Weather Cloudy today; tomorrow snow and colder. . 990mosommor I I6E ir wMilYi.\ ' y"If YVT1T VOL. XLIX. No. 108 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1939 __ _ _ _ _ _--__ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. .. Congress Considers Arms Bill Senator Johnson Charges 'Insidious Propagandists' Leading U.S. Into War Says U. S. Wants No Entanglements WASHINGTON, March 2.-('P)- Senator Johnson (Rep., Calif.) lev- eled a forefinger at the Senate today and warned it, as one who sat in that body in the trying days of 1917, that "insidious propaganda" is at work again to lead this nation into war. Lay'ng down a two-point foreign policy, which he said would have the thoroughgoing support of the public,. he declared in a rising voice: "First, America wants no war. America will fight to defend herself, but America wants no war. Criticizes President "And secondly, America will have no entangling alliances; not only that, but America will have no commit- The Day In Washington Before the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Glass, (Dem., Va.), disputed Secretary Morgen- thu's contention that there was need to continue President Roose- velt's broad monetary powers. A House committee approved giving President Roosevelt author- ity to reorganize Government de- partments. The Administration was re- ported looking into the possibility of getting war materials not avail- able in this country from war debt- ors as payments on the debts. Thomas A. Rickert, head of the United Garment Workers Union, was appointed an American Fed- ~Belief In Divinity Possible Only By Supreme Faith' - - Niebuhr Theologian Presents View Of Protestants In Last Of SRA Series On God It is impossible to arrive at a con- cept of God by reason; a supreme faith in the notion that God trans- cends existence, that he is the creator, judge and redeemer of existence, is the only means, Prof. Reinhold Nie- buhr told a capacity crowd in Rack- ham Auditorium last night, closing the SRA series on the "Existence and Nature of God." Presenting the Protestant view- point on a subject which had been treated -om the agnostic view by Bertrand Rossell and from the Cath- olic standpoin4 by the Rt. Rev. Masgr. Sheen, Professor Niebuhr, who teaches Applied Christianity at Union Theo- logical Seminary, emphasized that religion is the implicit sense of life's meaning. And, in that same respect, God is the ground, the end of life's meaing, the beginning of our think- ing and the end. "Whenever we rea- son if God exists,' he said, "we as- sunw our God." Life Has Deep Meaning Speaking excitedly, with many head and hand gestures, Professor Niebuhr pointed out that life does not have a simple meaning; it is al- ways threatened and threatening. And, he continued, any simple ex- planation of life must be wrong be- cause life itself is complex. Using a young Nazi as an example, he ex- plained that his meaning in life is the nation, the glory of the Germai} Britain Boosts Appropriations For .Airforces Program Follows On Heels Of Boastful Declaration By German Air Ministry state. But what happens when the nation falls? This meaning breaks down. "We who have a meaning in life," Professor Niebuhr asserted, 'are always seeking more." Giving a brief resume of the his- utory of philosophy, Professor Nie- buhr described four schools on the subject of the existence of God and the universe: the Platonic, or school of reason and rationality; the natur- alists, led by Aristotle; the classical mystics; and, the one that he himself embraces, the Hebraic - Christian school of supreme faith. 'Majestic Because Miserable' Man is different from the Platonic, 18th Century and Nietzche concept, he declared. Man is made in the1 image of God, but he essentially is a creature, dependent, not only with reason but also endowed with spirit. This ma}, he continued, can rise above reason; else how can he try to get rid of reason? "Man is much more majestic and much more miserable," he stated, "and he is majestic be- cause he is miserable." World Faces Another War, SaysNiebuhr By MORTON L. LINDER It took Prof. Reinhold Niebuhr exactly three minutes and forty-three seconds to go over the European situ- ation and to predict that, while an- other war is quite inevitable, we will first have another crisis similar to the Czech incident, to be precipitated by Italian demands on France. In this record-time analysis, Pro- fessor Niebuhrasaid that he is con- vinced that, had the American em- bargo of arms to Spain been lifted in time, Spain would have been saved. He added, however, that it was hard to say just what "in time" meant. He implied, however, that, if the em- bargo had not been enforced against Loyalist Spain, Franco and his help- ers would not have been able to make their rebellion successful. Intervention, Professor Niebuhr ex- ha , Is 6nb of the Most dishonest, two-faced policies ever to be followed by any respectable na- tion. And the major portion of the blame, he went on, is to be placed on Britain and her semi-fascist Tories. While on this subject, Professor Nie- buhr made it quite clear that he did not think British politics and par- ticularly her maneuverings of late were exactly in the most unselfish tradition. "The British office guaran- teed a Franco victory, hedeclared. Had the United States declared herself decidedly against a policy of non-intervention, he pointed out, we would have secured a prestige and a world-admiration and we would have strengthened immeasurably our posi- tion as world-leaders.. By collaborat- ing in the plot, however, we aligned ourselves with the wrong and dis- honest side, 'he said. Referring to France and the recent colonial demands of Italy, Professor Niebuhr said that he though that France would capitulate and give Tunisia to Mussolini. This, he main- tained, will be the new crisis, and it is difficult to say whether another Muiich will be satisfactory. France has no clear policy of any kind; she is tied to the apronstrings of Bri- tain, and, Professor Niebuhr, empha- sized, non-intervention was much more harmful to France than Britain. France Seeks 'Lasting-Peace' InSpanishWar Naming Petain Minister To Franco Called Bid For Insurgents' Favor Ports Are Closed To Loyalist Goods PARIS, March 2-(P)-France to- day began a new effort to bring about the end of the 31-month-old Spanish Civil War with the unconditional sur- render of the Spanish Republicans, and at that same time appointed Marshal Henri Phillipe Petain as ambassador to Nationalist Spain. Marshal Petain, who taught Gen- eralissimo Francisco Franco many years ago at France's war college, was named ambassador in the hope he would win his former pupil away from Italian and German influence. Pressure On Madrid Cooperation with the Nationalists to close French ports to shipments of all supplies to Republican terri- tory was one of the first evidences of pressure on the Madrid regime. The French action served to illus- trate a declaration to the Chamber of Deputies' Foreign Affairs Com- mittee by Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet that France and Great Bri- tain were working to give nationalist Spain a quick victory while Italy seemed to desire continuation of hos- tilities. Rome Wants Troops In Spain An explanation of this paradoxical situation was advanced by official 3,ssertions that the Fascists wished to keep their troops in Spain as a threat to France while the two wes- tern democracies were assured by the Nationalists that the Italians would leave immediately when the conflict ended. Official Nationalist dispatches from Burgos said fresh revolutionary plots had broken out' in Spanish Republi- can territory. Three Republican naval command- ers were alleged to have been sent- enced to death because they "were disgusted with.the proposal of Gov- ernment leaders to install offices aboard destroyers." Eugenio Cardinal Pacell Becomes Pope Pius XII IsletedOnThid allo Caution Needed. .In Wdige. Act, Says Dickinson (Editor's Note: This is the second of two articles dealing with the machinery of the Fair Labor Stand- ards Act.) By JACK CANAVAN A plea for caution in "efforts to raise wages by law" was voiced today by Prof. Z. Clark Dickinson of the economics department, member of In- dustry Committee 1-A for recbm- mending a minimum hourly wage for the woolen and worsted industry. He declared the machinery of the Fair Labor Standards Act better adopted to sound wage-determining policy than the wage procedures of the late NRA, "especially from the standpoint of representation of the public interest." "The outstanding contrast," he de- clared, "is between the furious speed with which industry codes were put into effect under the NRA and the deliberate progress being made under the present Wage and Hour law to- ward industry adjustments. (In both cases blanket minimum wages and maximum hours were provided at the outset). "Less striking yet significant dif- ferences appear in the respective pro- visions for representation within each industry of employers, employes and the public," Professor Dickinson pointed out. "The available em- ployer and worker representatives are better informed and organized now than in the NRA days. "In the NRA, the public was rep- resented by a comparatively few of- ficials in the Washington adminis- tration (the Administrator's imme- diate assistant and his Consumer's Advisory Board); whereas the new act provides that the Administrator shall as soon as practicable appoint a committee for each industry . (which) . . . shall include a number of disinterested persons representing the public, one of whom the Admin- (Continued on Page 6) Martin Meets CIO Challenge VATICAN CITY, March 2-(P)--Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli was elect Pope today and took the name of Pius XII on his 63rd birthday in one history's shortest conclaves. He was chosen on the third ballot in the fi day of voting. He became the 262nd Pontiff, Spiritual Ruler of 331,500,000 Cathol and temporal sovereign of Vatican City just 20 days after the death of P - XI, whom he served ,as Papal Sec w -tary of State for eight years. As Papal Secretary of State he we :: to the United States in 1936 and w received by President Roosevelt. PeoplI fainted in the crush of 15 000 faithful who jammed St. Pete Square to receive the benediction the tall, thin and ascetic diplon who was raised by his brother Prin of the Church to the Vicarage Christ. It was a popular election acco plished in three ballotings wits 24 hours after the 62 Cardinals, I full membership of the Sacred Cc lege,mhadbeen locked in secret Co clave. His % quick election broke seve precedents of recent concldves. Eyes On His Nazi Policy It came in one day; it was in t afternoon; it placed a native Romr at the head of the Roman Catho Church; and it was broadcast. Not since 1721, when Innocent . POPE PIUS XII. was elected, has the College of C dinals made a Roman the Bishop Rome and Sovereign Pontiff of Catholic world. Prof. iorence Vatican Prelates and Italians ai expected Pius XII, a member 01 0O Talk Here noble Roman family long promin in church affairs, to carry on in ma 4 a ~ ~ ~'~'.' -# ~14..~~ Itn two ommittee to seeK peace ,e- 1 the AFL and CIO. I 6r 1 1 IIIIYI nents, no understandings or agree- ments by which we may be taken in- to the vortex of a war, or by which we might be taken into the disputes of Europe." While the Californian, veteran of many a fight to keep America from what he terms "foreign involvements," was criticizing President Roosevelt's foreign policy as leading to "sanc- tions," which he called worse than war itself, the hubbub over 'national defense and foreign policy continued elsewhere. Largest Peace-Time Appropriation The House began consideration of the largest annual appropriation bill for the War Department ever to come before it in time of peace-nearly $500,000,000. And early in the de- bate, it received a warning from Rep- resentative Snyder '(Dem., Pa.), in charge of the measure on the floor, that as soon as Congress decides up- on the scope of the proposed expan- sion of the air corps: "Very sizeable (additional) amounts will be asked, to provide 'critical items' of equipment, which would be needed in an emergency, such as an- ti-aircraft artillery, semi-automatic rifles, anti-tank guns, tanks, light and heavy artillery, ammunition and gas masks." The ensuing discussion evoked from Rep. Luther A. Johnson (Dem., Tex.), a member of the Foreign Affairs Com- mittee, a statement that for several years Great Britain had followed a policy of appeasing "these dictator nations" and that "every act of ap- peasement had only made war the more unminent." Election Board To MeetTToday Applicants To Administer Voting In Senate Race A meeting of an applicants for po- sitions on the Student Senate elec- tions board will be held at 4 p.m. to- day in the Union. The coming Student Senate elec- tion, Friday, March 31, will be ad- ministered by this board, headed by Edward Magdol, '39. In issuing the call for board members, Magdol point- announced a 65 per cent boost in her airforce appropriations today close on the heels of a ,declaration by Ger- many that the Nazis intended to maintain their advantage in war- planes. Air Secretary Sir Kingsley Wood submittedrestimates to the House of Commons calling for the spending of the record sum of 220,626,700 pounds ($1,103,133,500) for the 1839-40 fis- cal year starting April 1. This huge outlay for the Empire's air branch was disclosed only a day after Air Minister Field Marshal Her- mann Wilhelm Goering of Germany warned that the Reich was producing planes "in numbers and of quality which seemed unthinkable." Sir Kingsley Wood's figures in- creased Britain's 1939-40 defense costs announced thus far to 535,426,- 381 pounds ($2,677,131,905) , and the general budget of 1,070,022,462 ($5,- 350,112,310). The general figures in- clude an appropriation of $2,000,000,- 000 for civil services. Another appropriation of approxi- mately $1,000,000,000 for debt charges was expected to boost the general budget to around $6,250,000,000 when Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduces it next month. Roth Ensemble Closes Concert Series March 9 Popular Budapest Artists End Choral Union's 60th Season The Choral Unioi will close one of its most successful seasons in its 60- UAW President Suspends year history Thursday, March 9, when Two Board Members it will present the Roth String Quar- tet of Budapest, famed string en- DETROIT, March 2.-(P)--Sus- pension of two more members of the semble group, in Hill Auditorium, in United Automobile Workers' Execu- its second local appearance. tive Board was Homer Martin's an- The organization consists of Feri swer today to a move by his CIO-sup- Roth, founder and first violin, Jenn ported opponents to undermine the Antal, second violin, Ferenc Molnar, convention he has called to meet viola, and Janos Scholz, cello. Each here Saturday. of the members was trained in the Martin acted against Loren Hous- tradition of the world famous Buda- er of Detroit and Charles E. Madden! pest Conservatory of Music and was of Pontiac, bringing to 17 the num- a solo artist of distinction before the ber of members of the original 24- group was formed in 1926. man board whom he has suspended. The group made its American de- The suspended majority in turn has but in 1928, and since then, its pop- moved to impeach him as president ularity has spread throughout the setting his trial for Cleveland, March country. It has been especially well- 11. received at American universities, ap- Today's moye came as a labor dis pearing at more than 50 in the last pute unconnected with UAW factiona decade. strife closed the Chrysler Corpora- "Playing for college audiences is an tion's Dodge forge and truck plant experience which always gives us a throwing about 1,400 men out of work new thrill," Mr. Roth says. "Some of the members of our college audiences are so well educated in music thatth a e i l c i l a d e n they are highly critical, and we know vi y P o u to dustry, balanced by intimate ac- quaintance with theoretical econom- ics, according to Prof. Z. C. Dickin- son of the economics department. Since his student days when he was active in the Fabian Society, he has been on intimate terms with liberal elements Japanese Reinforcements Arrive On Chinese Soil TSINGTAO, China, March 2.-(IP) -Several thousand fresh soldiers from Japan have arrived here to re- inforce, the armies in China. The incoming troops appeared l much younger than the men who formed the units which arrived in , China at the outbreak of the unde- . clared war. IWill Present galled Selfish ByHenemn Collective Scurity .d. Supported By Opposition Parties, Says Professor By ELLIOTT MARANISS The people of the United States should not be misled about what to expect from the present British gov- ernment in the matter of interna- tional relations today, Prof. H. J. Heneman of the political science de- partment said in an interview with The Daily yesterday. "When we speak of Britain's atti- tude towards foreign affairs," Pro- fessor Heneman said, "one question that must always be asked is: which Britain? "If one is searching for those in Britain who support the League sys- tem and the ideal of collective action, for those who are in favor of peaceful culated by Britain to be best in serv- ing her own national interests, re- ;ardless of the consequence to others. She has done this in past and she follows such policies at present. To expect otherwise is futile and ideal-r istic, he said.- 1 . In reviewing the policies of Brit- ish governments prior to the Munich settlement, however, Professor Hene- man declared that he found that sev- eral apparently contradictory courses' have been followed in pursuit of this desired end of national self-interest. In general three classifications of policy can be made. It was suggested, by some, that Great Britain strengthen her ties with the League system and endeavor to make collective security a reality. These groups suggested that, Britain become a champion to lead in the punishment of aggressor states who J i 3 a that we must play even better than our best for them." Art Cinema Shows Soviet Film Today "The Childhood of Maxim Gorky," Soviet film, will be shown at the' Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre at 8:15 p.m. today and tomorrow, under the auspices of the Art Cinema league. 'The picture was shown here for the first time last night and has re- ceived praise from members of the audience. Prof. Mentor L. Williams, of the English department, praised it as "surpassing most Hollywood Two Gentlemen Of Verona' "Who Is Sylvia? What is she cate and full of wit. We hope to do That all our swains commend her?" this play in its youthful charm, buoy- -Shakespeare, "Two Gentle- ancy, and in certain aspects its low men of Verona." comedy." "Two Gentlemen of Verona" was Ann Arbor will learn the answer to selected also because of the warm that immortal song when Play Pro- reception given Play Production's duction presents "Two Gentlemen of "Henry VIII" several years ago. Verona" from March 29 to April 1, It was written during Shakespeare's at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. youth and was described by Professor A matinee'will also be given onSatur- Windt as "a treasure house of ideas day, April 1. which were fully realized in his later Play Production has already pre- masterpieces; the beginnings of what sented the better known, and over- was later seen in "Twelfth Night,' done, Shakespearian plays and the "Romeo and Juliet," "The Merchant present vehicle was selected to ac- of Venice," and others, he explained quaint the community with this play Such notable Shakespearian char.