PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAI LY TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1939 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Studint Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Sumrn r Session. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. All right of republication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matte. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier. $4,00; by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTEO FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National ,Advertising Service, inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO . BOSTON -LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1938-39 Editorial Staff Managing Editor . . City Editor . . . Editorial Director. . A ciate Editor . . Associate Editor . Associate Editor , Associate Editor . . Associat1e Editor , Sports Editor . .. Women's Editor . . Business Stafff Business Manager . Credits Manager . . Women's Business Manager Women's Advertising Manager. Publication Manager . . Carl Petersen Stan M. Swinton Elliott Maraiss . Jack Canavan Dennis Flanagan Morton Linder Norman Schorr . Ethel Norberg . Mel Fineberg . Ann Vicary . Paul R. Park Ganson Taggart ZenovianSkoratko . Jane Mowers *Harriet Levy NIGHT EDITOR: HERVIE HAUFLER The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. The 48 States And The Fifth Column.. .. THE DIES COMMITTEE has finally come through with part of the evi- dence which we assume has long been resting in their files, but which for some reason or other, they have not seen fit to publish or act upon. In exposing the treasonous ex-Major-General Moseley, the Dies Committee has unquestionably proven that he is an agent in this country paid by fascist bureaus to sow the seeds of discontent among the American people and to attempt to overthrow the existing government. Overthrowing our government is, of course, no simple matter, but the fact that Moseley has begun the work that closely parallels the activity of "Fifth columns" in other countries-to what extent the Dies Committee has not yet made known-is proof there is cause for action and that the Committee has until now been negligent, failing miserably in carrying out investigations which it was delegated to do. What is probably more important in the evi- dence against Moseley and his associates is the tie-up which they have with certain important members of the Republican Party. These Repub- licans are denying any relations with Moseley, but the evidence shows that there was corres- pondence between them in which the Republi- cans sent lists of their more important members who could be contacted for assistance. It was Republican Party men who applauded Moseley's vicious, anti-Semitic speech in which he advocated a program similar to that in Germany. Are we then to assume that the Re- publican Party has thrown its forces in support of a group which is attacking the New Deal and creating discontent among the American people, at the same time preferring to disregard the real objective of this group? Such unscrupulous activities as these are un- healthy to the best interests of the American people as well as to the Republican Party and should be ferreted out as soon as possibly by a government authorized agency as the Dies Com- mittee. -Bernard Dober Social Security Defies Attacks ... THERE is at least one New Deal pro- ject that has squelched much of its opposition by proving to be a success. The Social Security Act, now in its third year of operation, has caused conservatives to swallow many of their dire prophesies. Those opposed to the Act made two salient predictions: the reserve fund would not be large enough by 1942 to pay all requested benefits, and the provisions of the act .ould not cover enough professions to accomplish the desired ends. The progress of the Act has put both these predictions on shaky ground. Tabulations show that the amount taken into the reserve fund between Jan. 1, 1937, and Dec. 31, 1938, was $966,000,000. Of this accumulated amount only $11,000,000 was paid out in bene- fits. These figures indicate that if the proposed rate of gradual taxation is continued, the re- serve fund will reach $47,000,000,000 by 1980. However, government experts think it un- necessary to amass such a fund. They recom- the coverage provisions to include large scale farming operations, domestic service, maritime employment, service for non-profit organizations (schools, churches, charities, etc.) and service for federal and state governments. These branches of work have been most often used in illustrating the inefficiency of the Act. Govern- ment officials estimate that if this recommenda tion of the Board is accepted, well over 80 per cent of the workers will be covered. Defying the best efforts of government ex- perts, the problems of casual labor and self-em- ployment remain barriers to the complete effi- ciency of the Act. The Board has found no way of covering the man who wanders from job to job, and the man who hires himself. But these derelictions of the Act in no way minimize its achievements. There is little reason to doubt that If allowed to continue at the present rate of development, the Social Security Act will soon be recognized not as a mere New Deal project, but as a permanent American institution. -Emile Gele Our Zoological Cell Block T HERE is one section on our campus that a medieval torture chamber could not have rivaled. We refer to that section behind the medical building which the Uni- versity proudly calls its "zoo." In this "zoo," a few animals are caged in cement pill-boxes where they pace back and forth. There are only four brief walls confining them, three made of wire, the fourth is part of the wall of their shelter. One of three grey fox- like animals, last week appeared ill, dragging its hind paws; this week there are two in the cage. The big bear sits there day after day, a pitiful example of enforced patience. This contribution to science is not so great that the University could not afford to go with- out it. Either send them to a place where they can live comparatively freely, or let the Humane Society put an end to this needless suffering. -Jean Brodie Kuhn Arrest And Dewey Boom... T OM DEWEY'S dramatic action charging Fritz Kuhn, Nazi bund leader, with grand larceny and forgery has met with all kinds of speculation. Many sage political observers find a possible motive, going deeper than the criminal indictment. Kuhn has repeatedly denied the charges. He showed confidence in his innocence by waiving extradition proceedings in Pennsylvania and returning voluntarily to New York. Police detec- tives questioning him always received the dogged, insistent reply that he was unaware of the purpose of those arresting him. New York papers, however, were just recover- ing from the huge headlines and reams of paper devoted to. the Squalus tragedy; metropolitan news was at a standstill. Ugly rumors of sabotage were circulating.- Word of New York's District Attorney's action circulated rapidly. It was received as anothel Dewey triumph. Yet, political observers probing for something deeper than mere larceny and forgery recall that Thomas E. Dewey's name has been mehtioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 1940. The presidential race in 1940 will be a bitter one; every vote, and significantly, every minority group's vote, will count. Action against Kuhn- symbol of Nazidom in the United States-would do much to enlist the support of those who may not agree with Dewey but agree less with Nazi activities. Possibly political strategists are reading too much into a routine action by the District Attor- ney's office-an action prompted after a weel's investigation of the Bund leader's activities. Suspicion about Dewey's motives, however, still remains and only the future will tell if arresting Kuhn marks the beginning of a Dewey boom. -Patrick Beams Student Apathy Toward Culture .. . ONCENTRATED efforts have been going on for years in this country to make the populace more appreciative of the better things in life. Millions have been spent. on museums, orchestras have operated at losses, and many persons have devoted their lives to the spreading of culture. And yet the results have always been the same: the few who would take advantage of the opportunities anyway, are practically the only ones who visit these museums, or attend these concerts. Our campus is very similar to the country as a whole in this respect. Except that we have here many more opportunities for acquainting our- selves with these better things. But apathy is, evidently more entrenched in us than it is in the nation at large. In spite of the opportunities, in spite of our supposed enjoyment of a higher level of culture, the proportion of students that take advantage of the opportunities is far less than in the philistine world. A free concert was offered by the Band, last Tuesday, for example, a concert that supposedly appeals to all; yet the attendance barely filled the lower foor of Hill Auditorium. And prob- ably most of those present were either music students or friends of members of the Band. We come to a university to obtain a broad, cultural viewpoint. We are surrounded by oppor- tunities to realize this aim, and in fact, if there were anyevidence of interest, we would probably have even more opportunities. The University's Little Symphony Orchestra offers concerts with no admittance charge. Organ recitals, art and sculpture exhibitions are announced almost daily in The Daily Official footloose citizen of Nazi Germany.' In himself he testifies that stone walls do not a prison make, and that there can be a kind of regimentation in which a man surrenders his soul more completely than in the routine arranged for those who are locked in. I do not want to seem melodramatic, but the fine old phrase of a lost novel which swept this country in spite of its cheap literary quality comes back to me. As I remember, Uncle Tom said to Simon Legree:-"You may own my body, but my soul belongs to God." And I can think of nothing more persuasive and eloquent than Bergdoll's decision to take t rap in his true homeland rather than continue as a spiritual vassal under the direction of Der Fuehrer. I have stated my own opinion much too mildly in suggesting that Bergdoll's sentence should be halved. It would be even better to confine him in military prison for a day and a night, and then set him free as an honored guest at some testi- monial dinner at which he should receive a sea- son's pass to the World's Fair and an inexpensive gold watch. Somehow I seem to see him as one who has a right to claim citizenship in the world of tomor- row. As a matter of fact, his guilt in the first place was somewhat technical. Liebowitz could have gotten him off. Apparently he was not in any true sense a conscientious objector with a strong moral inhibition against any kind of warfare whatsoever. When this state of mind is sincere it certainly deserves the respect of any country. Bergdoll, as far as I know, made no assertion that he belonged in that group. But there is no evidence, as far as I can see, that he evaded mili- tary service because of any craven fear cr cowardice. He was not completely rendered dowflt in the Melting Pot when the great war came along. After You, Mr.Krock By HEYWOOD BROUN "There is," says the New York Times in a leading editorial, "an unknown business man who comes to the White House periodically to argue with the President, and always loses." And the editor goes on to kid the Chief Executive, good humoredly enough, about the device which is not unfamiliar in the Roosevelt broadcasts. By a coincidence Mr. Arthur Krock, on the same page and in the same paper, raises a familiar spirit who appears to serve him in about the same capacity as "the unknown business man" of the Whte House. I refer to that unidenti- fied insider who seems to furnish the able Washington commentator with so large a portion of his material. More and more Mr. Krock be- comes a mystery man, floating about high above the mundane newspaper world of tangible fact and dealing only with those blithe spirits who are wholly off the record. I seem to see Krock himself hanging from a cloud by his toes and releasing at convenient, intervals some attendant carrier pigeon to carry the goods news down to earth. * * * It would hardly be safe for any one of the coterie except the bird to touch common clay or cold corroboration. They have been off the record so long that an actual name or address might cause each one of them to shrivel into nothing like Rider Haggard's "She" once the enchant- ment of mystery had departed. In all fairness to Mr. Krock he deals with more than one disembodied demon. On some occasion it may be a race track patron who discussed the economics of WPA on a clubhouse porch with Harry Hopkins. And again the startling story may emanate from the unnamed diplomat who confided to the Times exclusively that President Roosevelt had invited Hitler and Mussolii ib confer with him somewhere at sea. This particu- lar yarn was so exclusive that the plan had never come to the ears of the President, the Fuehrer or the Duce. There is an undoubtedly apocryphal story that Arthur recently clambered into a cab in the District of Columbia and gave the waiting drive the destination. "What address?" said the hack- man. In high dudgeon his fare replied,"Do you take me for a reporter? I refuse to give you any number. I'll have you know I'm a Washington commentator, and everything I say or do is strictly off the record." You Too, Mr. Broun (Editor's Note: We have received a statement from Arthur Krock, chief of the New York Times Washing- ton Bureau, with the request that it will be appreci- ated if papers whichepublished the Broun column in question will also publish the Krock statement.) The Krock statement follows: "In his most amusing column about me Wednesday Mr. Broun strongly makes the un- amusing implication that my sources are myths and inventions. He bases the column upon one of mine which related that an intimate friend of ., h . assigned to him, but it should certainly be cut in half or made even shorter. By the strange whirl of events the man who was 'pictured al- most as a Judas now becomes one of the prize exhibits of our democracy. Here is a per- son who feels that there is greater freedom in an American prison than as a fte feci1i Me H lywood Broun It seems to me that America ought to go very light on Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. I don't hap- pen to remember how long a sentence has been The Editor Gets Tod .. . To the Editor: According to the statement printed in the box, the Michigan Daily is not responsible for the "views of its Staff Writers," however, it seems to me, The Daily might be responsible for its own policies. Therefore I rather won-, der what reasons The Daily may have in disseminating unfriendly and un- truthful information about Poland. There were several instances of it during the past several months, how- ever, I shall limit myself to the period under the new editorial staff. Right in the "inaugural" issue of May 10th The Daily graciously con- ceded Danzig and Pomorze to Hitler by entitling the little map of these regions "Hitler's Northeast Terri- tory," which indicates that The Daily did not learn anything about head-j lines from the recent excellent articles on press propaganda by Joseph Gies. Or, is it a reflection of wishful think- ing of Poland's enemies? In the May 25th editorial, "Poland, Pawn of Power . . ." the writer dis- plays such an ignorance of the sub- ject that it is utterly impossible to polemize with him; he is so overfed with anti-Polish propaganda that he° almost bemoans the "selfish motives" of France and Great Britain in "tak- ing pains to insure Poland's con-1 tinued independence." Well, unfortunately Poland has plenty of friends among the other nations, based not only on apprecia- tion of her merits in the history of1 Europe, but also on community of vital interests, and only two enemies: foolish ambitions of Hitler and cer- tain wholly and international inter- ests for whom Poland is an "obstacle"t for Germany and Russia being weld- ed together. I wish to assure you that I am not interested in counteracting any dis- semination of anti-Polish feelings;t the Polish government does not both- er with it; the important chancellories of the world are well and correctlyI informed about Poland and after all the truth will always prevail. How- ever, H. A. Goldman "deferent" to Hitler's mendacious claims cuts a1 funny face on an editorial page ofs The Daily. -F. W. Pawlowski The Japanese Blockade If ever a national policy was dictat- ed simultaneously by strength andt weakness, it is the newly announcedt Japanese naval blockade of allI Chinese ports. Indication of such a policy came in the molestation ofi British and French liners on the highi seas by boarding parties from Japa- nese warships.hBefore international1 complications had time to developt from either of these incidents, Japa- nese navy spokesmen explained theset actions as part of a virtual blockade of shipping on the China coast. "It is not a question of rights, but. of what Japanese authorities de- mand," said the spokesman in dis- cussing the halting of the British liner Ranpura and thenFrenchliner Aramis. Thus Japan now takes the action which she feared to take a year ago. It is a safe guess that Japan's tim- ing of the blockade announcement coincides with the engagement of England and France with their case of "Hitleritis." As long as those two nations fear the spread of that dis- ease in Europe. though naturally they have filed sharp diplomatic pro- tests with Japan, they are in no con- dition to move fleet units to the Orient. The Japanesetare famous for their ability to put the pressure on or turn it off in accordance with the needs of the moment. But there is probably another and equally important angle to it and that is pressure on Japan from the Chinese situation itself. Japanese casualties from the conflict to date are estimated at 750,000 and the falling yen in relationship to the Shanghai dollar gives clear indica- tion that the financial strain on the island empire is rapidly reaching the breaking point. In other words while Japan prob- ably thinks this is the opportunity to blockade all China with a mini- mum risk of British-French involve- ment, she knows that she is sinking deeper in the Chinese morass every month with her chances of getting out with a whole skin becoming less every day. -St. Louis Star-Times So They Say.. . REFERENDUM - We regard the war referendum as impractical and unwise, and we share the doubt ex- pressed by Senator Norris that it would aid materially in keeping the country out of war. We can barely imagine a Congress of men like Norris of Nebraska, brave enough to oppose war when the people want it. Even less likely, it seems to us, is a Con- gress that would vote for war before evidence of the people's will to fight had become unmistakable and over- whelming, as it was in 1917. -New York World-Telegram. * * * (Continued from Page 2) tion prizes in the Mental Hygiene of Childhood. The University of Michigan an- nounces, through a gift of the George Davis Bivin Foundation, Inc., the availability for the year 1938-39 of several prizes for graduate and un- dergraduate students for the en- couragement of research and study on problems concerned With the men- tal hygiene of childhood. Similar awards were made for the year 1936- 37 and 1937-38. Awards of $35, $20 and $10 are offered to graduate students for a Master's thesis or special studies. Awards of $20, $10 and $5 are offered for papers submitted by advanced undergraduate students. The following conditions govern the awards: 1. Papers may be submitted by stu- dents in any division of the Univer- sity. 2. Doctoral dissertations are ex- cluded from consideration for the awards. 3. In order to be considered for an award for the current year, papers must reach the chairman of the com- mittee, 2509 University Elementary School, not later than 4 p.m., June 5, 1939. 4. Copies of all prize winning pa- pers are to be sent to the Secretary of the Foundation. The Foundation reserves the right to publish such papers if it so desires. 5. Awards may be withheld if, in the judgment of the committee, no papers of sufficient merit are con- tributed. The committee also re- serves the right to adjust the amounts when papers of equal merit are sub- mitted, or if such division will better serve the purposes of the grant.' 6. The following committee has been designated by the Graduate School to administer the award: Professor Martha Guernsey Colby, Professor Howard Yale McClusky, and Professor WillArd C. Olson (chairman). C. S. Yoakum, Automobile Regulation: The following schedule will. mark the lifting of the Automobile Regula- tion for students in the various col- leges and departments in the Unkver- sity. Exceptions will not be made for students who complete their work in advance of the last day of class ex- aminations: All students in the fol- lowing departments will be required to adhere strictly to this schedule. College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: All classes. Tuesday, June 13, at 12 noon. College of Architecture: All classes. Tuesday, June 13, at 12 noon. School of Business Administration: All classes. Tuesday, June 13, at 12 (Bureau of Home Economics, Dept. of Agriculture). Complete announcements are on file at the University Bureau of Ap- pointments and Occupational Infor- mation, 201 Mascn Hal; office hours: 9-12 and 2-4. R.O.T.C. members are reminded of the Memorial Day formation, regard- less of the weather, 10:00 a.m. today, at Waterman Gymnasium. Teachers: I would like to meet all students who are receiving a teaching certificate either in June or August, in Room 205 Mason Hall, Thursday, June 1, at 4:15 p.m. T. Luther Purdom, Director University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Infor- mation. Seniors: Official Senior Class Commencement Booklets and Fold Announcements are now on sale at Burr, Patterson and Aud Co., 603 Church Street. Notice to N.Y.A. Applicants: Stu- dents who feel they will need finan- cial assistance through the National Youth Administration next year should leave their summer addresses with Miss Elizabeth A. Smith, Room 2, University Hall, before the close of this semester. Men's Judiciary Council Petitions. All undergraduates of second se- mester Junior standing, wishing to petition for a position on the Men's Judiciary Council, should turn in pe- titions setting forth their qualifica- tions for membership on the Council to the Union Student Offices in care of Hadley Smith. Deadline Wednes- day, May 31. Academic Notices Final Doctoral Examination of Mr. Nelson Fuson will be held on Wed- nesday, May 31 at 3 p.m. in the East Council Room, Rackham Bldg. Mr. Fuson's field of specialization is Physics. The title of his thesis is "The Far Infrared Absorption Spectrum and the Rotational Structure of the Heavy Water Vapor Molecule." Professor H. M. Randall, as chair- man of the committee, will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. C. S. Yoakum. Final Doctoral Examination ofMr. Lowell Sinn Selling will be held on Wednesday, May 31 at 2 p.m. in Room' 2, Waterman Gymnasium. Dr. Sell- ing's field of specialization is Hy- giene andsPublic Health. The title of his, thesis is "An Analysis of the Causes of Homicidal Mortality: A Study of Two Hundred Forty-Two Cases of Murderers Examined in the Psychopathic Clinic of the Recorder's Court. Dr. J. Sundwall, as chair- man of the committee, will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present.' C. S. Yoakum. Final Doctoral Examination of Mr. Joseph Edwards Van Riper will be held on Wednesday, May 31 at 2 p.m. in 15 Angell Hall. Mr. Van Riper's field of specialization is Geography. The title of his thesis is "Some Geo- graphic Aspects of the Rural Zoning Problem in Marquette County, Mich- igan." Prof. K. C. McMurray, as chair- man of the committee, will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the 'faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. C. S. Yoakum. Final Doctoral Examination of Mr. Carl W. Nelson will be held on Wed- nesday, May 31. at 3 p.m. in 411A West Engineering Bldg. Mr. Nelson's field of specialization is Engineering Mechanics. The title of his thesis is "Stresses and Displacements in a Hollow Circular Cylinder.'" Prof. J. A. Van den Broek, as chair- man of the committee, will condidet the examination. By direction of the Executive ,Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting mem- bers of the faculty and advanced doc- toral candidates to attend the ex- amination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. C. S. Yoakum. Mathematics Final Exams, (College DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University) Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30 P.M.; 11:00 A.M. on Saturday. noon. School Tuesday, School Tuesday, School Tuesday, of Education: All classes: June 13, at 12 noon. of Engineering: All classes. June 13, at 12 noon. of Forestry: All classes. June 13, at 12 noon, School of Music: All classes. Tues- day, June 13, at 12 noon.I College of Pharmacy: All classes. Tuesday, June 13, at 12 noon.1 School of Dentistry: Freshman class; Wednesday, June 7, at 12 noon. 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