TILE MICIHIGAN DAILYFRIDAY THE MICHIGAN DAILY A LIBERAL MANIFESTO t .. r-- -'' A . -- r r= f II , Wis.-w:-=;= - ___._._ ,. _It+. k''tK, r id rrx_ Yrf rl .yrri J: b T ecy . p.w .r , ++,...: r.+ f -: Edited andu malnaged by atudents of the University of Micbigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and suimmer Session. Member of the Associated Press The Associatedt Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of republication of all other matters herein also reserved, Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, "ichigan, as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail,. r4. i tRPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL Af.'VtTI3ING HY National Advertising Service, Inc. Cu/l'e Publishers RepreserIigive 420 MADISON AvE. NEW YORK, N. Y, C IIVAc.)'o 4N LOS A G CLEs -SAN FRA4t I m ; Member, Associated Colleg;ate Press, 1938-39 By JACK CANAVAN ONE FACT LOOMSout above the welter of world chaos which confronts the thoughtful University student today. Liberalism is in the throes of a death struggle. The ideals for which Americans have spilled their blood on a thousand battlefields 'are fast being relegated to the museum shelf as the archaic relics of an obsolete age. To the student who calls himself a Liberal, in the true sense of. the word, the situation calls for more than a sigh tinged with regret. It is a signal that the time has come for a renascence of the Liberal tradition, a re-definition of its char- acter, a reaffirmation of its superior blessings as a way of life. For if Liberalism is to survive, it must prove itself superior in a politico- economic- social sense to conflicting idealogies which chal- lenge its existence. One need not seek abroad for the roots of the Liberal movement nor the seeds of its apparent disintegration. The phenomena of totalitarianism which is sweeping Europe toward another Dark Age has its parallel in the American scene. That we have not yet quite reached the crucial stage is no proof of natural immunity. Yet a true understanding of the liberal tradition implies a knowledge of its growth through the centuries if current threats to its progress are to be recog- nized and repelled. The doctrine that the best society is that whicly allows the individual the greatest measure of freedom evolved from bitter experience as men began to understand the true nature of man, and the political economy in which he func- tioned. It was postulated on the historical ob- servation that wherever and whenever liberty prevailed over despotism, the arts flourished, wars declined, and life took on a richer promise. Scarcity The Root The earliest societies \had forced upon them the realization that economic scarcity was the root of all their problems. As Professor Carver of Harvard declared, "where there is scarcity there will be two men wanting the same thing and where two men want the same thing, there is an antagonism of interests." It was from this seem- ing clash of interests that the need for the "state" as a regulating institution arose. And in the laws which mark the relation of the state to the individual may be traced in concrete form the rise and fall of Liberalism. Primitive law sought only redress of griev- ances, but with the evolving social state in Greece and Rome, a new legal order was born, the es- sence of which was stability. The philosophy which echoed through Plato's "Republic" and St. Paul's exhortations until it finally found legal expression in the Justinian Codes held that the duty of law was to preserve the social status-quo, to keep each individual in his ap- pointed groove and thus to prevent the friction of these "antagonistic interests." Clearly this was not Liberalism. Dominant throughout the Middle Ages, this static concept took" formin feudalism in which the "dignity of man" had no place, and witlh the growing progress of the industrial arts in mercantilism and the guilds, systems of rigid restrictions on freedom of enterprise. And with this authoritarianism, starvation and war went hand-in-hand. Gradually, as church and empire lost their hold on medieval society, legal and political phil- osophers, like Sir Edward Coke, awake with the growing importance of man as an individual, began to view law not as the means of bending man to the conformity of a preconceived society, but a means of conformity to what Pofessor Pound of Harvard called "the nature of rational creatures." Recognition Of Mar This recognition of man as a creature governed by rational impulses was a necessary foundation for the coming Liberalism of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It led to the doctrine of "natural rights" inherent in human beings and demonstrable by a reason which society, state and law were bound to accord. This doctrine, devel- oped economically by Adam Smith, metaphys- ically by Immanuel Kant, and politically by John Stuart Mill, represented the high tide of Liberal- ism as a world force. It culminated in the Declara- tion of Independence in America, and a surge of democracy abroad. It held that society could best be served by allowing each man to pursue his own individual interests; that the role of govern- ment was to safeguard this liberty, protect it from encroachment or restraint and no more. Under this Liberalism, man for a time made remarkable progress. The Industrial Revolution which it helped unleash increased his material income many-fold, while his psychic gains were incalculable. Man, for a time, seemed to hold destiny in the palm of his hand. Why then, the sudden debacle? Why this stumbling backward on the very threshold of the promised land? To the realistic observer of human affairs, the conclusion is this. Liberalism has not betrayed mankind, mankind has be- trayed Liberalism. Man, as an individual, has lost faith in his ability to govern himself. Haunted by fear of the breadline and the poor- house, helpless in the face of forces seemingly beyond his control, he looks to government to provide security, even at the cost of liberty. You ofM By Sec Terry A LONG the Nagyboldogasszony utja in Budapest. Hungary, _ former Michigan student, whose name might better be withheld, offers up " . . . the whole kingdom of Hungary fort a good hill-billy' hamburger with a Union chocolate malted . . ." He longs for a good American cigarette ("a lousy imitation of the camel cig- arette named 'darling' costs 24 cents a pack, making smoking a luxury"), and pines away for a session of tor- rid swing music, for which the Hun- garians lack hi-de-ho and genuine feeling. Gypsy music and delicious wine add to his general melancholia. But of far greater interest than ground meat, benny goodman and fine vino are the observations of this American student in Central Europe who is acutely aware of prevalent tension. He begins his intimate com- mentary with a familiar note: "Politically all Europe is still in one helluva mess. Munchen settled nothing. It merely postponed a war that is as inevitable as the mathe- matical rule that says 2 and 2 make 4. Germany I suppose is the greatest disturber, although Italy isn't very far behind. The nazification of Deutschland with the intensive pro- paganda and the cruel, inhuman per- secution of the Jews has worked the German people up to an unprecedent- ed pitch. Munchen with the prestige that it gave Hitler has fired up their ambitions. They are naive enough politically to believe that from now on everything will go very easily, practically without opposition-and, of course, because of their rigid cen- sorship the people aren't acquainted with the strong anti-German feel- ing existing in other countries. "For example, in passing through Germany the authorities took my American newspapers away from me.I To Members of the Council: There will be of the University Council Jan. 9, at 4:15 p.m., in Angell Hall. FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 1939 VOL. XLIX. No. 73 Faculty Tea: President and Mrs. Ruthven will be at home to faculty members and residents of Ann Arbor iunday from 4 to 6 p.m.I Universityz a meeting on Monday, Room 1009 Sanford, Margaret L. Sanford, Ruth Savage. Joan Shapero, Jean Shedleski, Carolyn Sherman, Marjorie M. Silver, Shirley Spadafore, Loretta L. Stone. Marion I. Suffrin. Barbara Taylor, Joanne Tennant, Ruth Townsley, Marceline Turner, Doris M. Urmston. Nancy E. Walcott, Virginia Ward, Virginia P. Waters, Phyllis E. Whitehead, Betty Jane Williams. Eleanor M. Wiltsee, Joyce H. Wiseman, Margaret H. Wolter, Mary Lou Young, Florence Janet Zunk, Betty DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN PublIcatlun in the 1ulleUn is constructive notice to ail members of the t7Uversty. Copy received at the offlce of the Arsistant to the President until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Student Loans. The Committee on Student Loans will meet on Jan. 9 in Room 2, University Hall to consider applications for loans for the second semester. Appointments must be arranged in advance. Faculty, School of Education: The regular luncheon meeting of the faculty will be held Mondayno on Jan. 7. at the Michigan Union. A full attendance is urged as a num- Student Book Exchange: 'Those ber of important announcements will wishing to apply for work in the be made. Student Book Exchange, which will function to resell students' used texts Board of Managing Editorr. Editorial Director-. City Editor . Associate Editor Associate Editor AssociatLe EditLor Associate Editor Associate Editor Book Edito Women's E .l di tos Editors Robert . DMitchell AlIb)(,rt P. Matylo Hore W. Gilmore Robert .L Fitlenry S. R. Kleima P~iL~l rt P1erinian3 [ ,;eph Freean oeph (lie Notice to Men Students: For the information of men students living in approved rooming houses, the first semester shall end on Thursday, Fete. 9, and the second semester shall be- gin on the same day. Students living in approved room- ing houses, who intend to move to different quarters for the second semester, should give notice in writ- ing to the Dean of Students before 4:30 on Thursday, Jan. 19, 1939. Per- mission to move will be given only to students complying with this re- quirement. Business Department Business Manager. . . , . Philip W ]uchen Credit Manager ' . .Leonard P. Siegelnan Advertising Manager. . William L. Newnan Women's Business Manager . Helen Jean Dean Women's Service Manager . . . Marian A. Baxter NIGHT EDITOR: HARRY L. SONNEB3ORN The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Do You Want 1he Truth? AT 4 P.M. TODAY, the campus will have an opportunity to hear why two Michigan men left comfortable homes and these cloistered halls to face bullets and shrap- nel in"a civil war in Spain. m1*nan Service, '39, and Robert 'umin, '7,1 left Ann Arbor in June, 1937, as did Ralph Neaf- us '36F&C. All three reached Albacete, Spain, the headquarters of the International Brigade, via Cherbourg and Paris and after tramping across the top of the Pyrenees mountains into Spain. Neafus enlisted in the Mackenzie-Papin- eau Battalion, became an artillery observer and was in command of a company of 60 men when he was captured by the Rebels at Calanda .on March 31. He has not been heard from since. And although his friends still hope that he may be alive and "lost" in some fascist jail, the indications are that he, like many other officers and Spanish trade-union members, was killed after his capture. Cummins and Service have both just returned, Service with a bullet wound in his left lung hardly healed. Do you want to know why these boys went to Spain? Do you want to know what they fought for? Were they recruited or did they go volun- tarily? Do they regret their action, or would they do the same thing again? Do they feel that they accomplished something worthwhile? Service's best friend in Spain was James Lard- ner, son of the writer Ring Lardner, who left a job as correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune in Spain to volunteer for the Interna- tional Brigade. He was killed in action. Do you want to understand why he put aside his type- writer for a gun? Why did he go out under a hail of shells and airplane bombs, giving up a good salary for meagre pay? Cummins and Service will speak at 4 p.m. today in the Union Ballroom. The other speakers will be Dr. Edith' Sunmerskill. member of the 0ritish Parliament. who recently visited Spain, and Jay Allen, who was for 12 years correspond- ent for the Chicago Tribune and covered Rebel Spain until forced to leave for reporting the massacres at Badajoz. If it's first hand information you want, here it is S. R Kleimn" R eq ired Readin For COngreSsmel , Aj1HE REAL SIGNIFICANCE of the T Supreme Court decision upholding the Sixth Circuit Court and the National Labor Relations Board in the Ford case lies not so much in the settlement of a procedural matter as in the fact that America's foremost advocate of individualism was forced to follow certain rules established for the collective good. The Supreme Court did not pass judgment on. the accusations of unfair labor practices made against the Ford company and so the case is still open. But it is gratifying if not a trifle sur- prising that without dissent the high tribunal allowed no room for special privilege in a ques- TODAY by DavidI IN WASHINGTON Lawrence President Roosevelt's message marks an ad- vance on all his previous state papers, for it is an explicit statement of the aims and purposes of his administration, made without rancor or emotion, but with a deeply earnest conviction that liberalism as he conceives it is building a stronger and better America. With the President's survey of the international situation, few observers. will dissent. Indeed, there will be widespread approval of the clear re- statement of America's traditional policy of awareness to dangers that confront democracy. The national defense plans are yet to be re- vealed in detail, but their basic purpose is no the University Hospital a dazed union membem with the back of his head badly bashed) and after other charges of violations of the Wagner Act, the labor board investigated, held hearings and in December, 1937, issued an order recom- mending that the Ford company cease what it had found to be unfair labor practices. When the company failed to comply, the NLRB asked the Circuit Court to enforce its order. Amid charges that the company had not been given adequate hearing, the Supreme Court ruled in the Kansas City Stockyards case that ali administrative agencies must give "full and fair hearing" before issuing orders. The labor board, anxious to avoid reversals on technical grounds, sought to withdraw its or'der from the Circuit Court, with which it had filed its proceedings. This action by the Board was in no way an admission of "guilt" or an acknow- ldgement that it had been unfair to the Ford company. The Ford lawyers objected strenuously when the Circuit Court remanded the case to the Board on the ground that the court, having ac- cepted jurisdiction, must decide one way or the other. In putting it.s stamp of approval on the Cir- c'it Court's action, the Supreme Court was mtuNally reaffirming the fairly well establislhe4 1rocedurc of remanding a case to a lower court or n adinistrative tribunal for fu'ther pro- ccecdin'gs. This practice has been followed by courts in the case of the Federal Trade Com- mission, and by no less an authority than the Supreme Court itself. Chief Justice Hughes writing the decision said that the Board had not been "dilatory or vexa- ious" but had done "what the court could have compelled." He added that "whatever delay has resulted is due to petitioner's (the Ford com- panv's) resistance to that course." The highest court in the land has said again that the National Labor Relations Board, en- trusted with the difficult task of preserving labor's right to organize, is giving fair and ade- quate hearing to the employer. The fate of the Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Board, however, will be decided 1,17 + fi..... . - . nn ...' - -n,, inCo nn rc r, I. longer in doubt throughout the world--America lines up with democracies and can no longer remain "indifferent to international lawlessness anywhere." But does this mean war? Not at all, the Presi- dent answers, for he points out there are other, means "of commanding a decent respect for the opinions of mankind." He then proceeds to mention the one-sided application to world events which rigid neutrality laws require and hints that America will use her economic in- fluence and economic power to bring home "to aggressor governments the aggregate senti- ments of our own people." When the President transfers the thoughts of readers and listeners from international ques- tions to domestic issues he seeks of course, to persuade the American people that a "United Democracy" is necessary to ward off trouble from the outside, and with this broad statementi few will quarrel. When it comes, however, t6 deciding how social and economic reforms can bring unity at home through removal of the present unemployment and threats of economic crisis growing out of a rising debt, Mr. Roosevelt will find economists differing with him. It's the way taxes are imposed and where they, are placed that makes all the difference in the world between a rising and a falling national income. Somewhat the same contention applies to the President's point about the total debt of the country, public and private, which, he says, "is no larger today than it was in 1929 and the interest theron is far less than it was in 1929." This is the kind of a general observation which on its face is true, but upon analysis does not justifythe deductions which will be drawn from it. Thus, while the interest on government debt has declined materially, this is not true of private debt to the same extent. Likewise, t.he ' writing down of private debt throkigh liquidation Shas lerf fthecoluntry with plant assets which farc by !,o, leatns functioning as they did in 1929. To pit it another way, if we separate private debt and public debt, we find, of course, that private debt is the larger part, and just because liquidation has curtailed the assets of private citizens and has caused huge losses to the econ- onmic system does not in any way justify or re- late to the fact that "government debt has risen at an unprecedented rate. The practical question is how long America can pile up four billion dollar deficits every year and what effect will this rapidly increasing debt have on the whole economic system. There are but two alternatives-one, of course, is what may be termed national bankruptcy and a break- ing down of government credit, and the other is depreciation of the dollar. The first of these will not happen, because political power is too great to permit it, and; besides. depreciation of the dollar. that is hrinf.. "They can't afford to let the people know the truth about the intcrnational situation; therefore they expect and demand a great deal. Consequently, they must not i ease up on their foreign policy. In fact they can't . . . It is ever thus; when one talks a big game he must produce, creating mir- acle after miracle, or others be- come discouraged with him and brand him a loudmouth whose« boasts are empty." Then he discusses the German economic situatioi emphasizing Hit- ler's policy of "Drang nach Osten," the push to the east. "Germany eyes the rich wheatfields, oil wells, miner- als and potential markets of the Ukraine with considerable greed. "The food problem is very acute. In the first place all available wealth is poured into armaments. The food- stuffs that they already possess are used in ersatz'-the process of mak- ing synthetic rubber . There is already consider- able discontent in Germany. The intelligentsia still desire the freedom of speech, etc. The Prussians are very domineering, and the southern peoples-who are really much nicer! folk-resent it. The Austrians-or at least a part of them-still dream about an independent country of their own . . . Niemoeller has a tremendous following. Then those officers such as von Papen who were summarily discarded have followers who I am sure will strike when the opportunity arises. Thus at the same time a war is full of danger for the reich, but on the other hand it is imperative. "Germany has begun to build a tremendous highway across Czecho- slovakia leading toward the Ukraine. This, if anything, is a very menacing sign. As a matter of fact, a good many people predict a German-Rus- sian war for the Spring of '39. It isn't outside the realm of the possible, England is unprepared and it is ques- tionable whether she would risk a war for so-called 'red' Russia. France has her troubles with Italy and the Tunis question. On the other hand, Japan would no doubt be willing to help in humbling Russia. Just what will happen is difficult to say. I wouldn't even attempt it. Neverthe- less, something must happen soon. This unsettled condition can't con- tinue interminably." This ex-Michigan student would be interested to know Gallupis report of a recent poll in England of the ques- tion: First Mortgage Loans: The Umuver- sity has a limited amount of funds to loan on modern well-located Ann Arbor residential property. Interest at current rates. Apply Investment Office, Room 1111, South Wing, University lIall Hygiene Requirement: The follow- ing students are exempt from the freshman hygiene equirement: Abraham, Jeanne Adams, Susan Alexander, Elizabeth Altschuler, Shirley Appleton, Virginia Arison, Gabrielle Baisch, Donna E. Basse, Lois M. Belisle, Betty Benson, (Mary) Elizabeth Bouchard, Elinor J. Brodie, Jean Brooks, Dorothy E, Burton, Mae Bushman, Janice E. Campbell, Margaret S. Carpenter, Patricia A. Clark, Helen Terry Clawson, Margie Cohen, Jeanne E. Cole, Marion Cory, Sally Ann Cottrell, Janet L. Crockett, Betty Crosby, Alice H. Crow, Agnes Cummins, Martha Cummins, Mary" Curry, Sally Densmore, June Eberly, Georgiana Eckert, Barbara Eiting, Margaret Ellias, Naomi Engstrom, Mary Fausel, Ruth Fisher, Elaine Flesham, Audrey Foote, Barbara Fowle, Carolyn E. Fuldauer, Eunice B. Ferguson, Roberta Gabriel, Margaret Gates, Florence Geiger, Jean Goetz, Catherine Ann Gossard, Nancy D. Gunn, M. Lyle Guntley, Cora E. Hackett, Cora Hadley, Patricia C. Hale,,Dorothy Hammond, Mary Harrington, Gratia Hartman, Frieda A. Higgins, Marjory Anne Hileman, Betty R. Heames, Harriet E. Hebert, Bibianne C. Hill, Elizabeth Hulbert, Margaret H. Imber, Shyrle Jack, Bernie L, Kann, Vivian Keller, Ann Keene, Dorothy Kettring, Dorothy J Knisely, Eula C. LaRue, Anna V LaRue, Charlotte E. Laur, Magdalene Lewis, Bruna Lewis, Margaret L. Lewis, Marion Lovejoy, Phyllis MacDonald, Lois A. Maddy, Jeanne A. Menter, Mary Miller, Grace E. Miller, Jeanette I. Mitchell, Mary V. Mowrey, Rosemary Neafie, Mary E. Nicolai, Marguerite S1r,: ~ ~ n a ---n f from Feb. 8 to Feb 17, may secure application blanks at either Room 2, University Hall, or from 3-5 p.m. at the Michigan Union Student Offices. Both men and women students will be used. Pay will be 40 cents per hour for booksellers, and 45 cents per hour for cashier. Those appli- cants with previous experience as salesmen, or cashiers, will be favored. Please file applications at your earl- iest possible convenience .in order that personnel may be selected as soon as possible. Academic Notices English 1 ,O, Junior Honors. All students wishing to elect Junior Honors for the coming term should see Mr. Weaver on or before Jan. 9. Office hours: 10-11, MWF, 2218 A.H. February Candidates for the Teach- er's Certificate: The Comprehensive Examination in Education will be given on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 9 to 12 o'clock (and also from 2 to 5 o'clock) in the auditorium of the University High School, Students having Saturday morning classes may take the examination in the afternoon. Printed information re- garding the examination may be se- cured in the School of Education olfice. Directed eahing,Qualifying Ex - aiination: All students expecting to Fo directed teaching next semester are required to pass a qualifyi.ig ex- amnaitiomn in the subject wch tey expect to teach. This examination will be held on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. Students will meet in the auditorium di the University High School. The examination wil con- sume about four hours time; prompt- ness is therefore essential. Exhibitions Exhibition, College of Architec- ture: A national exhibition of Rep- resentative Buildings of the Post- War Period, selected by the Commit- tee on Education of the American In- stitute of Architects and circulated by the American Federation of Arts, is being shown in the third floor ex- hibition room, Architecture Build- ing. Open daily, 9 to 5, except Sun- day, through Jan. 18. The public is invited. Algebra Seminar will meet today at 4 o'clock in 3201 A.H. Dr. Thrall will speak on "Prime Power Roots." University Choir: Rehearsals 7 to 8 o'clock, Friday evening, Lane Hall. Students and members of the Fac- ulty are welcome. The choir is made up of those who wish to sing the best of old religious music, for their own pleasure. Assembly Executive Council meet- ing will be held today at 4:30 p.m. in the League. Please be present. 3 _ The Suomi Club will hold a social meeting tonight at 8 o'clock in Lane Hall. All Finnish students are invited. Refreshments will be served. Open Badminton: Because of nec- essary building repairs, open badmin- ton in the evenings in Barbour Gym- asitIM will be~isontinrued until fur- ther notice beginning today. Services will be held at the Hillel Foundation tonight at 8 p.m. Dr. Abram L. Sachar, National Director of the Hillel Foundations, will speak on "The Present Jewish Crisis." The class in advanced Hebrew at the Hillel Foundation will not meet this week Stalker H1all. Class in "Through the New Testament" will begin to- 'night at 7:30 o'clock at the First Methodist Church under the leader- 0 "If there were a war betwen G"r"any and Russia which side ould you rather sce win?" Eighty-five per cent of the volers favored Russia, although approxim- ately one third of the British voters declined to express an opinion. "This sentiment," Gallup writes, "exists de- spite Prime Minister -Chamberlain's policy of making a "deal" with Ger- imany. It raises a question whether Germany could expect much aid from reat Britain in case Hitler's ambi- tions in the Ukraine lead him to war with Russia." The Michigan graduate, studying in Hungary as the result of a fellow- ship, dislikes the university methods there, "so I don't take the classes seriously. Instead I am reading Hun- aarian literature, learning the ren