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CHICAGO" BOSTON * LOS ANGELES -SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1938-39 Board of Editors Managing Editor Editorial Director City Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Book Editor Women's Editor Sports Editor . . . . Robert D. Mitchell. . .Albert P. May1o . . . Horace W. Gilmore, . Robert I. Fitzhenry * . . . S. R. Kliman * .. Robert Perlman . , . . . Eari Gilman * . . . William Elvin . . . Joseph reedman * . . . . Joseph Gies . . . . Dorothea Staebler . . . . Bud Benjamin Business Department Business Manager Credit Manager . Advertising Manager.. Women's Business Manager Women's Service Manager . Philip W. Buchen Leonard P. Siegelman SWilliam L. Newnan Helen Jean Dean * Marian A. Baxter NIGHT EDITOR: NORMAN A.SSCHORR The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Should Palestme Be Paititioned?. WHAT WAS PRESENTED in 1937 by the Peel Royal Commission as the long-sought solution to the Arab-Jewish conflict in the Holy Land has been termed "impractic- able" and last week was rejected by the Wood- head Commission in a recent report to the British Government. Recommendations of the Peel Com- mission that Palestine -be divided into an Arab, a Jewish and a British-mandated state were nullified, and His Majesty's Government has pro-, posed a series of roundtable conferences with Jewish and Arab leaders in a desperate effort finally to settle this problem and to forestall a seemingly inevitable new wave of outbreaks and bloodshed. With anti-Semitic atrocities sweeping, over central Europe, and with the failure of other lands to absorb German and Polish refugees, these projected meetings assume considerable significance in the international problem of re- settlement. Government of Palestine has been a thorn in the side of British statesmen ever since that ter- ritory, ruled by the Ottoman Empire before 1914, was turned over to England by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 as a mandated territory. Zion- ist leaders encouraged mass immigration in this new "Jewish Homeland," which was ,promised them in the Balfour Declaration, and exiled Je vs all over the world looked to Palestine as a haven from the ravages of a growing anti-Semitism in Germany and Roumania. Arab nationalists, to whom Britain had promised territorial integrity, too, charged that they have been betrayed, and their resentment to a steady influx of Western peoples grew constantly. During the past five years its expression has changed from minor street brawls to wholesale rioting, bombings and assassinations. Conditions came to a breaking point in 1936-37, when unprecedented violence swept the country. A Royal Commission, headed by the, late Earl Peel was established to survey conditions in the attempt to put an end to strife in the Holy Land. This group reported in July, 1937, that Palestine should be partitioned into three autono- mous states. The House of Commons refused to endorse this partition plan on the ground that "the pol ical, administrative and financial difficulties involved in this proposal are so great that the solution of the problem is imprac- ticable.". In December, 1937, the Secretary of State for the Colonies announced his intention of further investigating the situation, so that a more pre- cise and detailed scheme might be devised. To this end, a four-man Royal Commission, led by Sir John Woodhead, was sent to Palestine. Wood- head and his associates, Alison Russell, A. P. Waterfield and Thomas Reid, traveled around the country for several months, searching into the economic and political life of the country. They heard testimony from Jewish leaders, but since any partition plan was abhorrent to the Arabs, the latter boycotted the Commission's hearings. The Woodhead Commission reported Nov. 9 that it had rejected the Peel recommendations and that the two alternative plans under con-, sideration had not yet been unanimously ap- to lhe rab f3 rce~ as' accepted by the British Government with a report that it "will continue responsibility for the government of the whole of Palestine." It expressed the belief that "the surest foundation for peace and progress in Palestine would be an understanding between Arabs and Jews." With this end in view, His Majesty's Government proposed to invite repre- sentatives of the Palestine Arabs and neighbor- ing states on the one hand, and of the Jewish agency on the other, to confer with it regarding future policy, including the question of immi- gration into Palestine. These proposed conferences, which Colonial Secretary Malcolm MacDonald announced would be held soon after the New Year, have not been well received by Jewish and Arab leaders. The Jewish Agency, the body designated as the offi- cial Jewish organ, has expressed concern over the invitations to the "neighboring Arab states," believing that they have no valid status in the Palestine. At the same time, many Arab leaders advocate a boycott of the proposed meetings, be- cause such Arab leaders as the exiled Grand Mufti of Jerusalem have been excluded from tl meetings, for revolutionary activities. England must, of necessity, retain this strate- gic country, of military and commercial signifi- cance. It is evident that both Arabs and Jews "have something" on the British, by reason of the careless promises made to both. If peace is to be established and if a true Holy Land is to be maintained, representatives of the three parties should know that they ae deciding a problem of significance to the entire world, in dealing with this mandated territory. They must be willing to make concessions,becausein compro- mise lies the only hope for a lastingsettlement. Arabs and Jews, both Semitic people, have lived side by side for centuries. They must continue to do so-in peace. Immediate surrender of all parties to this realization is particularly impera- tive in the light of the European situation. -Norman A. Schorr The Editor Gets Told The Cause Of The Spanish Cathiic To the Editor: In the Washington Post of Monday, Nov. 21, there was a story that should be interesting to Catholics and to all Americans. The story cites the statement of Prof. Francis M. Shea, Dean of the University of Buffalo School, and a director of Catholic University at Washington: "the last months have demonstrat- ed that the only hope of religious freedom and religious tolerance in the world lies in democ- racy." Professor Shea pointed to Hitler's intol- erance of any faith other than the myth of Nordic supremacy, and urged that "loyalist Spain should be .permitted freely to purchase munitions and materials of war in this country" since "it seems to me inevitable that a Fascist' Spain will swing into the orbitof the man who is calling the tune along the Fascist axis, and that man is Hitler." The occasion of this opinion was the meeting in Washington of the Lawyers' Committee on American Relations with Spain. Frank P. Walsh, honorary president of the National Lawyers, Guild, in opening a round table discussion at the meeting, said: "I urge my 20,000,000 freedom- loving fellow Catholics in this country to study the true causes of the Spanish Catholic and to form their own independent judgment." Speaking in Spain in opposition to any attempt to mediate the Spanish conflict, which claims hundreds of lives, rand wrecks thousands of lives each day, the Bishop of Madrid-Alcall declared that "it is impossible to tolerate democratic liber- alism" on the grounds that it "is the mask of tyrannical Marxist aboslutism." Certainly democratic liberalism is not a mask for Fascism. It seems to me that Catholics, as believers in the future of American democracy, would do well to consider the words of Mr. Walsh, and to consider the true cause of the Spanish Catholic. That cause will never be the support of Hitler's European policy. --Daniel Robertson 'Willy Fiends' . At Basketball Games To the Editor: With the football season successfully past, next up is basketball., In the last two years I have witnessed all of Michigan's home basketball games. Without fail on Saturday or Monday night I joined the seven p.m. rabble for a slide down State Streethill, and a peek at the boys in their silk (or is it sateen) panties. I say "peek," for that's about all one can get. Time was, and not so long ago, when we could attend a Michigan basketball game and actually see forty minutes of basketball, but those days are no more. Now we are lucky if we-are able to see the first ten minutes of play, for from then on there is nothing but a haze. It closely re- sembles one of London's better fogs; and it is s all due to a group of callous, selfish individuals. I refer, of course, to those weak-willed "willy- fiends" who just can't exist without that "lift" (?) for even so short a time as seventy minutes. J believe that's the average time for a Big Ten basketball game. It rseems hardly necessary to point out the effects a pool room atmosphere would have on a game that requires utmost efficiency of heart -- , - n1n .,1 , if +t fn1 ,o n fi TODAY. in WASH INGTON --by David Lawrence- /° WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-World-wide signi- ficance attaches to the forthcoming Pan-Ameri- can Conference which Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who has just left Washington, will attend in Lima, Peru. Ordinarily, a Pan-American Con- ference is of concern only to this hemisphere. But there is reason to believe that the dictator- ship governments in Europe have their eyes on the gathering and would like to stir up behind the scenes a break in Pan-American solidarity. It has been the policy of the Washington Gov- ernment for many years now to cultivate a better understanding among Latin-American nations of the policies and purposes of the United States. Under Republican as well as Democratic adminis- trations, a policy of good neighborliness and warm friendship has been pursued. Thus, Charles Evans Hughes, now Chief Justice but for many years Secretary of State u.nder a Republican .regime, carried forward the good neighbor policies of his predecessors, as did Secretary of State Stimson under the Hoover administration. If, therefore, anybody abroad seeks to imply that divisions on domestic questions are carried to foreign policies as they affect Latin America, the appointment of former Gov. Alfred M. Lan- don of Kansas, Republican presidential nominee in 1936, to be a member of the United States delegation to the Lima Conference is in itself a refutation of such a belief. Republicans Back Hull Mr. Hull to a remarkably significant extent. possesses the backing of millions of Republicans as well as Democrats. He is perhaps the most un- partisan man in the present Administration. Hence, he can truly be regarded at Lima as the spokesman of all the people of the United States' in their desire to maintain friendship and develop new policies with the countries to the south of us. As the 21 Republicans meet at Lima, new and yet in a sense old questions with a new mean- ing will confront the various delegates. Originally, the Monroe Doctrine was enunciated by the United States as a warning to Europe to keep governments abroad from colonizing the western hemisphere and extending their empires. Brazil, more, than 100 years ago, proposed an offensive and defensive alliance for all the Pan-American countries. There have been, moreover, several attempts to make the Monroe Doctrine a formula for cooperation among the 21 republics in which all would have proportionate obligations. The Washington Government, for a long time, has declined to consent to the making of the Monroe Doctrine a multilateral affair and has reserved the right to consider it a national.policy But this action has been misunderstood in Latin America as implying a desire for special privi- leges and special rights. What America has meant merely has been that, irrespective of whether any other country in this hemisphere is ready to protect the Ameri- cas against threats of European invasion, the United States would consider that to be a para- mount duty. Dictators Eye South America But now, when European dictatorships feast their eyes on Latin America as the last treasure- house of the world, and opportunities for exploi- tation seem to be opening up, the question of what common policies of a commercial character shall be pursued by the Pan-American countries becomes something broader than the Monroe Doctrine. The world has seen how commercial penetration without extension of actual sover- eignty can undermine a government and set up a totalitarian state. The United States Government may be ready now to amplify the Monroe Doctrine so that the other 20 republics will feel parties to a new declaration of purpose and a new international organization to preserve peace. First and fore- most, of course, is the forthcoming armament program. The United States plans to have a mili- tary force big enough to protect the oceans and the air against European attack on any country in this hemisphere. This means close military cooperation between Washington and the other governments of this hemisphere. The foundation for such a virtual combination of western hemis- phere powers may be laid at Lima, but it will materialize only after 21 republics have recog- nized the importance of making a practical and united front against European philosophies of both the communistic and fascist variety. Clearly the Lima Conference may bring the assurances which the Munich conference failed to give to the democracies of the world in their efforts to guarantee themselves against the ravages of war. Land Of Culture The other day Emil Ludwig, the noted bio- graher, returned to Paris from a trip to the United States. He chided those Europeans and hyphenated Americans who glibly dropped arro- gant remarks about the lack of culture in this country. As a land of culture the pendulum is swing- ing in America's favor. Where once visiting lec- turers came here to denounce all that we cher- ished now they temper their criticism. Where once tender-hearted American souls flocked to Europe's shores because they could not tolerate what they called our crude, homespun nature and lack of culture, now they admit that America is wholesomely refreshing. Though our culture may not bear the marks of classical antiquity our contemporary life, both economically and culturally, is far superior to that of the Old World. Here in the Midwest alone, have been produced 'Dummy One heavy black mark against the Rpublicans in the midterm election is their choice of dummy Senators in Oregon and South Dakota-Sena- tors who, it is safe to say, will not take the oath of office, but will drawi senatorial pay and allowances for two months. One is Miss Gladys Pyle, who was nominated and elected for the two- month remainder of the term of the late Senator Peter Norbeck, lately held on appointment by Senator Her- bert Hitchcock. The other is Alex G. Barry of Oregon, chosen for the remnant of the term of former Sen- ator Frederick Steiwer, 1936 Republi- can keynoter who resigned last Janu- ary with a year of his term to run. In California, where Senator Mc- Adoo resigned the day afte: he gen- eral election, Governor Merriam has appointed Thomas M. Storke, Santa Barbara newspaper publisher, as Sen- ator for the two-month interim before Sheridan Downey takes his seat. Since Mr. Storke is a Democrat and a close+ friends of Mr. McAdoo and yet sup- ported Governor Merriam for re- election on the Republican ticket, the thing savors strongly of a deal be- tween the retiring Senator and the1 Governor to pay off their political+ debts at the Government's expense. In New York, on the other hand, no advantage is being taken of the opportunity for political plunder. Both Mead, Democrat, and Corsi, Re-I publican, candidates to fill out the unexpired term of the late Senator Copeland, were elected only for the I period beginning next Jan. 1. While Attorney-General Bennett believes the law requires the Governor to make an appointment to fill the two-month vacancy, there is no indication that Mr. Lehman will do so. These remnants of unexpired terms are an unfortunate, if seemingly un- avoidable, by-product of the abolition of the lame-duck session of Con- gress. Under the old system, the new- ly elected Congress did not meet for 13 months unless a special session was called, but the old Congress returned in December after the election for a session lasting until March 4. The Norris amendment moved up Con- gress' regular meeting time to Janu- ary, at the same time eliminating the session containing defeated members. This leaves dangling a short term of approximately two months when vot-I ers are called on to fill an unexpired term. There is a precedent for the poli-' tically cheap course the Republicns followed in Oregon and South Da- kota by nominating dummy candi- dates for the unexpired terms in their states. But the criticism heaped on that precedent should have been en- ough to keep them from repeating the mistake. Two years ago, one Guy9 V. Howard, a politically unknown Minnesotan, filed for the remnant of the late Senator Schall's term. TheI term was overlooked by the regular candidates and the salary-bent Mr. Howard was automatically chosen. What did he do? Well, the chief thing was to draw a salary of $1666.661 -that and enjoy the other emolu- 1 ments of the office. He had a suite of rooms if he wanted to use them and he was entitled to the privileges and immunities of a member of Con- gress. His name went into the Senate records, and yet, bedause no session of Congress was called, he was not sworn in and he answered to no roll calls. He stepped out, if it can be said that he was ever in, the very day his work as Senator should have begun- the day Congress met. The taxpayers received absolutely nothing for their outlay. The probability that a special ses- sion of Congress will ever be called between November and January is remote. Such a session would re-es- tablish the lame duck as a lawmak- er. Unless a great emergency existed, that course doubtless would bring widespread disfavor on the President who called it. In view of the practical- Iity of the situation, it would be infin- itely better to leave these remnant terms unfilled for two months than to set them up with dummies. The political parties can prevent the election of these stuff-shirt sal- ary-drawers in the future if they have a mind to. All they need to do is to nominate for the remnant terms the candidates they are putting up for the succeeding terms. Then whoever is elected will become Senator upon his election and will be sworn in when Congress meets in January. Dummy members are beneath the dignity of the Senate. The pair from Oregon and South Dakota should be the last to clutter up its roll. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch Unusual Gift A bequest of the sort all too fre- quently neglected by benefactors of educational institutions is that left to Washington University by the will of Mrs. Sarah L. Glasgow Wilson. The university in time will receive around a half-million dollars from the es- tate. This amount, it is provided, is to constitute an endowment fund "for increase of salaries of the teaching force, preferably professors, in the College of Liberal Arts and School Engineering Building. The Beginning Dancing Class will A. H. Lovell, Assist. Dean. meet at 7 o'clock instead of 7:30 p.m. Concerts 1 Soph Cabaret: There will be the following meetings of various com- Flagstad Concert Postponed. mittees of soph Cabaret: Madame Flagstad has been obliged Rehearsal of the whole floor show, to postpone her Ann Arbor concert J Tuesday at 8 p.m. (Continued from Page 2) nesday from 4 to 6 in Room 2116 Natural Science. Sophomore, Junior and Senior En- gineers: Mid-semester reports for grades below C are now on file and open to inspection in the office of the Assistant Dean, Room 259 West on account of illness. Exhibitions Museum of Classical Archaeology: Exhibits from Egypt-Dynastic, Grae- co-Roman, Coptic and Arabic periods1 -from Seleucia on the Tigris and from Roman Italy. In addition, a special exhibit has been arranged of a portion of a recent acquisition of Roman antiquities presented by Esth-j er Boise Van Deman. LecturesI University Lecture: Henri Feyrig, Director of the Department of An- tiquities in Syria, will give an il- lustrated lecture on "The Meeting of Greek and Iranian in the Civilization f Palmyra" at 4:15 p.m. on Wednes- day, Nov. 30, in the Rackhan Amphi- I theatre under the auspices of the Mu- seum of Classical Archaeology. The public is cordially invited. French Lecture: The first lecture on the Cercle Francais program will take place today at 4:05 p.m. sharp, Room 103, Romance Language Bldg Mr. Paul Leyssac of the Theatres Rejane and de l'Oeuvre in Paris and of The Civic Repertory Theatre in New York will give a Dramatic Re- cital in French. Tickets for the whole series of lec- tures can be procured from the Sec-t retary of the Romance Language De- partment (Room 112, Romance Lan- guauge Bldg.) or at the door at thej time of the lecture. - Colonel W. Stewart-Roddie Lec- ture: Tickets for this lecture aret available at Wahr's Book Store until 5 o'clock this afternoon. The Hill auditorium box-office will be open from 5 o'clock until 8:15 p.m. 1 Events Today Deutscher Verein: The first of five illustrated talks sponsored by the Verein will be given this evening at 8:15 p.m. in the MichiganI League. Professor Otto LaPorte will' speak on "Uber Japanische Volk-t skunst." t Associate membership tickets for the whole series or single lectures1 may be p'rocured at the door at theI time of the lecture. The Graduate Education Club will i meet this afternoon at 4:15 p.m., in the. library of the University Elementary School. Professors S. A. Courtis and W. C. Olsen will present their respective viewpoints on the subject, "Remedial Instruction in thel Light of Recent Growth Studies," af- ter which the meing will be thrown open for questions, contributions, andI general discussion. Refreshments will be served promptly at 4 o'clock. All graduate students who are interested in this topic are invited to be present. Varsity Glee Club: Special rehearsal tonight at eight o'clock. La Sociedad Hispanica: There will be a meeting at the Michigan League this evening at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Earl W. Thomas of the Depart- ment of Romance Languages will pre- sent a short talk, "Viaje por Mejico." Games and song will complete the program. Members will please bring their song books. All those interested are invited to attend._ Association Book Group: Albert Schweitzer's "My Life and Thought" will be reviewed by Mr. Kenneth Mor- gan at the meeting of the Association Book Group, Lane Hall, 4:00 p.m. Christian Science Organization: 8:15 p.m. League Chapel. Students, alumni and faculty are invited to at- tend the services. Omega Upsilon: There will be an important meeting tonight, 7:30 p.m., Morris Hall. Tau Beta Pi: There will be a regu- lar dinner meeting this evening at 6:15 in the Union. Professor Shir- ley W. Allen of the Forestry School will give a short talk. League House Presidents will meet in the League today at 4:30 p.m. Hillel Photographers Club will meet today at 8 p.m. Rehearsal of the chorus of floor show every day at 5 p.m. Meeting of the publicity committee at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Mass meeting of all hostesses Wed- nesday at 5 p.m. Coming Events Cercle Francais: There will be a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7'30 in Room 408, Romance Languages Building.. If you cannot come, please call Adelita Oritz at 2-3791. Association Fierside: Professor J. H. Muyskens 'will discuss "Speech Difficulties and Social Adjustment" at the Association Fireside, Lane Hall, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Seminar in Physical Chemistry will meet in Room 122 Chemistry Bldg. at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Dr. L. 0. Case will speak on "Inter- metallic Compounds: Some relations between physical properties and structure." Ethics Seminar: The Ethics Sem- inar which is conducted by the Stu- dent Religious Association will meet hereafter at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Lane Hall,instead of Friday. International Center, Tuesday, Nov. 29. Seven o'clock. Speech Clinic. Class in English Pronunciation. Wednesday, Nov. 30. Three o'clock. Trip to the Ann Arbor Daily News. Mr. Arthur Stace, the Managing Edi- tor, will himself take the group through the beautiful new press building and explain the operation of the presses and composing rooms. Four o'clock. Tea for the Foreign Women of the University. This tea is given by Mrs. Bacher, Assistant Dean of Women. Thursday, Dec. 1. Seven o'clock. Speech Clinic. Class in English Speech. Four o'clock. The usual tea. Friday, Dec. 2. Recreation Night. Sunday, Dec. 4. Six o'clock. Sup- per. Seven o'clock. Program given by the Japanese students, sponsored by the International Council. Eight o'clock. Mr. Frederick Wiest Drum Major of the Michigan Band. has consented to conduct a half-hour sing every Sunday night. He plans. to teach us the Michigan songs and other popular songs. Phi Sigma meeting Wednesday eve- ning, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. in the West Lecture Room of the Rackham Bldg. Milton B. Trautman will give an il- lustrated lecture on "Studying Birds in Yucatan." Attention is called to the change in time of the meeting to permit atten- dance at the Choral Union Concert. Dues are payable. Refreshments will be served. A.S.C.E. The Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil En- gineers will meet Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1938 at 7:30 in the Michigan Union. Professor Horace W. King will give an illustrated lecture on his travels through Syria, Palestine, and Iraq. Field trip on Friday, Dec. 2. Mechanical Engineers: There will be a meeting of the A.S.M.E. at the Union, Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Prof. R. S. Hawley of the M.E. Dept. will speak on some phases of the coal industry. There will also 'be a film, distributed by the Diamond Power Specialty Corp. of Detroit, en- titled "Coal is King." Sigma Xi. The next chapter meet- ing will be held Monday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. in Room 1042, East Engineering Bldg. Prof. Stalker will address us on "Recent Research and Progress in Aviation Development." This will be followed by inspection of the lab- oratory equipment including the Wind Tunnel. Graduate Luncheon: Wednesday, November 30, twelve noon, Michigan League, Cafeteria Style. This meet- ing will be held in the Cafeteria Al- cove in place of the Russian Tea Room. Professor Leslie A. White, of the department of Astropology, will speak informally on "The Science of Culture."g The Hiawatha Club will hold an im- given by Bernard Weissman and Sel- ma Chibnick at 8 p.m. All welcome. The Book Shelf and Stage Section of the Facplty Women's Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Louis W. Keeler, 1135 Granger Ave., today at 2:45 p.m. Mrs. Thomas J. Mitchell is assisting hostess. 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: 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. 41 ---- portant business meeting in the Hillel Book Club meeting today Union on Wednesday at 7:30. Please with discussions on Sholem-Asch. Re- note the change in time; it will enable c ixw rf v o hc An s mml P a n - _- I, fII .. T i - .-