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'J'HE DIES COMMITTEE habit seems - to have taken a firm hold on certain individuals around the country. Two examples of the type of mind which predominated among Mr. Dies' witnesses during the so-called investi- gation of un-Americanism have turned up at the open hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on the appointment of Prof. Felix Frankfurter tolle Sureme Court. The witnesses, who appearedat their own re- quest, were a Mr. George Sullivan and a Mr.I Collis Redd. Redd appeared as a representative of "The Constitutional Crusaders of America," while Sulivan's qualifications as .a witness lay in the fact that he has been a writer on "anti- sulbversive" subjects Sullivan's "testimony" was to the effect that Professor Frankfurter had been associated with two well-known Communists in two activities, (l) William Z. Foster, in the American Civil Liberties Union, and (2) Maxim Litvinoff, in tie "Jewish Hall of Fame," made up of 120 of tde greatest living Jews. Sullivan asserted that Prfessor Frankfurter made no protest at being lilted along with Litvinoff. "If Litvinoff and Frankfurter belong to the same group," the Associated Press quoted him as saying, "surely neither of them belongs on the Supreme Court." The :AMerican Civil Liberties Union is one of the many organizations slandered before the Dies Committee last year. It is devoted to the cause of aiding individals of all parties and persuasions who have suffered deprivation of civil liberties, i.e., the right of free speech, free assembly, etc. It is a measure of Sullivan's erude intellect that he characterized it as being engaged in defending the right to over- throw the government by force. Both Sullivanj and Redd stressed Professor Frankfurter's race anid foreign birth. Both used the term "subvers-j iW' in referring to the origins and affiliations of the prospective justice. - Redd, the Cpnstitutional Crusader, at first told te Committee that his organization represented "consumers, taxpayers, the unemployed and everyone but the CIO and the A.F. of L." A little questioning presently elicited the fact that Redd is the sole member of the "organization., nt is fairly safe to say that neither Sullivan nor, Redd nor any of their numnerous proto- types who have paraded through the public prints in the last six months have anything like an accurate conception of the democratic form' of government or American history. They repre- sent a species of mentality, not too strong to be- gin with, which has been clouded by inflamma- Cory "anti-subversive" literature. It is the type of mind of< which fascists are made; and if it as be laughed to scorn today the time may come when laughter will not suffice to combat it. Especially is this true when- one considers that it is a mind founc- not only among one-man Qonstitutional Crusaders, but high-ranking army Officers (cf. George Van Horn Moseley, major- general, retired), congressmen (cf. Representa- WASIINGTON, Jan. 11--The broad principles of President Roosevelt's message to Congress, in- sofar as they relate to freedom of religion as a foundation stone of democracy, are still being discussed here. For the truth is no message in recent history has focused more pointedly the fundamentals of democracy in direct relationship to the policy of national defense. When thePresident said "religion, democracy and international good faith" require a united defense, it will be recalled that he significantly declared "to save one, we must make up our minds to save all" because they are "all the same fight." Never before has a President linked religion to democracy as a thing worth fighting for with our national power, and that is why the subject is still uppermost in conversation and comment here, notwithstanding the fact that a week hag 'gone by since the message was actually delivered. The spiritual note in public affairs, to be sure, has been rising perceptibly of late, so the Presi- dent's emphasis is opportune, but it is also a fact that what the totalitarian states like Russia, Germany and Italy have been doing to undermine, religious practices and religious worship has created in America a deep-seated feeling of con- cern lest the indifference toward God which motivates Fascism and Communism spread to America. The basic point is what the defiance of religi- ous tenets has done to the Russian and German and Italian governments in raising the banner of physical force as the supreme purpose of the state itself. America, of course, is not going to war on such abstract questions, but America is being asked nevertheless by the President to understand the forces which have bred such barbaric policies of anti-religion abroad. Few people here would deny that the disin- tegration of a democracy can be begun by de- fiance of religion, for it is well understood that, when fair play and individual liberty, which are so interwoven with democratic institutions, are, broken down, irreligion sets in. It is nevertheless novel to find 'public policy being shaped by considerations as broad as these, and the consensus here is that Mr. Roosevelt has quickened the heart of the American people with his restatement of the democratic faith. There is something more important, however, than mere restatenent of democratic doctrine as an integral part of national defense purposes for the benefit bf foreign peoples or our own. It is the fact that attention begins to be placed on religion as an inspiration in public life itself. Clearly, if religion is the source of democracy in an international picture, such as we are witness- ing today, it is even more so when the domestic picture is viewed. Those words, "social responsibility," which have been used again and again in public ad- dresses to denote the scope of social and economic legislation, take on a new meaning nowadays when the President himself speaks of religious feeling as a central part of our national life. Out of religious thinking, irrespective of creed or race or class, often comes the motivation of good government. Often, on the other hand, in the compromises of party politics or in the individual ambitions of persons who want to be elected or who want to be reelected, the tenets of religious faith are cast aside or at least neglected, and the principles of common honesty and unself- ishness, vhich are basic in the Christian Faith, are ignored. Again and again, some political leaders console themselves with the notion that politics is a kind of game in which the moral code can be different from that which is supposed to prevail outside of public life. It is here that a return to religion is most needed, and there are signs that such a revival, quietly and unosten- tatiously, is beginning here as it is in Great Britain. What the President said may have referred to the broad international aspects of democracy's fight for self-preservation, but it also applies with equal force to the need for changing the personal lives of persons in positions of respon- sibility in government and business; in fact, throughout those key institutions which from day to day make democracy function. Certainly, with compulsion the underlying force of Fascism and Communism, volition .be- comes the only parallel force in democracy, and, to induce the right sort of voluntary action for the common good, the place that religion occu- pies will tend to become more and more vital in a democracy like ours. That's why the Presi- den't message will remain a topic of conversa- tion hereabouts for months, if not rs to come. Nazi Demand To Switzerland A warning to Switzerland that if she wants to be regarded as a neutral Power she must stop agitation and propaganda against Germany i contained in the "Vokischer Bcobachter," the Nazi party paper. It says- Germany, as one ofathe guarantor States, has a right to demand from Switzerland neutralized since 1815 that she maintain national neutrality. What Germany must very definitely claim from a small neutral Power is an objective and fair attitude towards German affairs. It is a matter of complete indifference to the Reich what goes on in Swiss Internal policy. On the other hand, the Reich must require from Switzerland that she restrain the shameless agi- tation which has been going on for years against the internal policy of Germany and which has reached intolerable proportions since the taking over of Austria and the Sudetenland. Swmitelnd nivmt hp inr eissr nn--i +n Y o0u of M NOTES and FOOTNOTES y Sec Terry. LAST SUNDAY'S New York Herald-Tribune carried a notably clever account of what Edythe Summerskill, the lady M.P. who spoke here recently, called, "Qhambelain's peregrinations." It was a copyrighted story, datelined London and written by Joseph Driscoll, and the first couple of paragraphs will perhaps convey the tenor of the whole:.. "Prime Minister Nevilleh hnaberl in,,tire- less salesmai of his own bran. of peace labeled Appeasement with a capital 'A, takes to the road agafin Tuesday, when he and his junior partner, Lord Uaifax, the Foreign Secretary, strikes out for Rome to try to sell Premier Benito Mussolini on the merits. of maintaining the status quo and whatever peace there is at the mment. "In advance of the departure,..lr Cham- berlain's busy critics. are already ringing a "no sale" sign his mission. Admittedly, U Duce is a tough customer to approach and to persuade to sign on the dotted line. However, Mr. Chamberlain has got himslf into such a position that he simply ipust come back fron Rome with-a sale of some sort; otherwise, his traveling days are over as a Prime Minister." Information beyond this point, we leave to the curious. However, in case the thought occurs, permit usto say that not even the slightest ref-{ erence is made to a farmer's daughter. R' ALPH HEIKKINEN, Michigan's own travel- ing representative, has returned from San Francisco, where he played as a member of the Eastern All-Stars in the Shrine game on Jan. 2. Heik's impressions of the West gathered be- tween frosted vernors at the Union contain a brief for China Clippers, which made a magni- ficent sight in 'Frisco's picturesque bay; Olivia de Havilland, beauteous Hollywood actress whom the squad met while she was making a picture with Errol Flynn; exuberant Mickey Rooney, Pat O'Brien and Rosalind Russell and Robert Montgomery; gay. New Orleans, and Baylor's Patterson, an unsung halfback who pulled a Davey O'Brien for the Westerners to chase the Easterners almost out of the ball park. He thinks Marshall Goldberg- is the fastest starting half- back in football. ,He doesn't think many of the stars will play pro football, and this includes Howie Weiss, the Wisconsin powerhouse and the Big Ten's most valuable player, who asked th. Detroit Lions for $10,000 with a wink in his eye. Heik also reported that Don Siegel, Wolverine tackle who also represented the East, lingered in New Orleans for a few days. Heik took inventory of his gifts as an All- American selection, .showing u s,- the beautiful watch Kate Smith sent, Ni hich he was wearing, and telling- of the New York Sun's Waltham', which he prizes as a time-keeping gem, other watches, blankets, sweaters and scrolls that were heaped upon him. He doesn't know what to do with the white All-America and Shrine game sweaters. "They're too flashy and conspicuous to wear about the campus," he said with charac- teristic modesty. 'He won't play professional football, he ex- plained with convincing logic. * * IN THE MAILS: Dear Sec:. I have almost finished my first semester of college life now, and I would like to ask you a few questions: (The letter was written on a W4ashington, D.C. hotel, letterhead, sealed in an envelop of the "Nittany Lion" at Penn State, and postmarked "Ann Arbor" A fellow who gets around like that ought to find the answers for hmself, but since he asks, we splicited the aid of our campus ex- pert on such matters.) "1. Why do students wear white shoes in winter time?". Ans. Although the'question obviously involves an indictment of our moriern economy, SS adds that it would be a social error to go barefooted, and besides, they're not white shoes but regular ones chalked with light dust collected during long, motionless hours spent drinking cokes. Thank you. - "2. Why do co-eds smoke?" Ans. The hashish school has practically van- ished, so we presume that you refer to tobacco. SS claims it makes the girls look sophisticated. Personally, SS smokes to keep awake, which, he adds, is a good argument for the use of tobacco in the classroon. "3. Why -do students admire the Arboretum so greatly?"{ Ans. SS, himself a misogynist, refused to answer this one. As for us, well, the only time we sought the quiet of that retreat, we wound up in a place with a lot of queer stone benches, and not until we saw writing on one of them, to the effect that "He lived well, if not wisely," did we realize that wasn't the Arboretum. "4. Why is Marian Phillips, popular?" Ails. The lady iniquestion gave 80 some reasons for hating mnnrecently, and it followed natur- ally that campus lotharios, none of whom knew her previously, sought her acquaintanceship. Anyone with that many reasons was worth know- ing. SS says he met her mother the other evening' and was disappointed; she's naive and wit-con1- scions, he says. Thank you. "5. What happened to the Gargoyle when It was stolen?" Ans. This is a rather touchy subject with us, but SS claims that though See d'annunzio Terry appropriated them to bury that phoney "stolen" gag for the last time, no one really:believed them really stolen except- a credulous Daily night edi- The Editor ~Gets Told.. Taking Exception . . To the Editor; While reading the editorial Ger- many's Fourth Front, I was so much amused that I decided to answer sev- eral questions to the somewhat baffled writer. Of course it is true that the editorials represent the views of the writer only, hence the matter is not as serious as it might be. However, in order to give your realers the truth of the matter you should occasionally give space to a slightly pro German writer. Far be it from me to defend the Nazi regime in all its affairs, how- ever the advantages given to Ger- ,many and its people so far outweigh ;the few wrong moves it has commit- ted, that it can not and should not be looked at from an antagonistic side. No government is 100 per cent perfect, not even our own Democracy. The fact of a real success of the Third Reich is causing antagonism and jealousy in 'widespread circles en- hanced by the so-called free press and the radio. The picture does not look black at all, as a matter of fact it looks bright- er and better than it has looked for 25 years. There is no question about it that Russia is the only and direct enemy of Germany. Why should Eng- land and France oppose Germany?, Any downfall of the Nazi regime in{ Germany means automatically com-j munism for Germany as well as Eng- land and France. This is the one and, only solution to the puzzle. Can youI picture England going communistic? As to economic and social condi- tion of the ordinary German being- intolerable is a pure and outrageous lie. The average German has had a - better living in the past three years than he has ever had in all of Ger- many's existence, This is the real and only reason why the people are calm and ostensibly pro Hitler, There ist plenty of work all over Germany.l From 7 million unemployed to anr actual labor shortage in five short years. Production and work means1 wages and salaries. There is also plenty of good food contrary to some of the reports printed. These statements I can prove by dozens of letters received from my relatives and friends living in Gr-v many of the ordinary people, not even belonging to the Nazi party. They are .all glad .-and thankful for thec change that has come about.l As far. as any minority group oft anti Nazi feeling is concerned, thatk is steadily decreasing, because seeing is believing, facts do convince-doubt- ers. Even with all this there are still some nitwits who can not see or do not want to see facts,. so it is neces- sary to have a police force. Germanyf did not watch its fourth front during the last war and the outcome of it is i Well known, therefore a well trainedr police force is not only. welcome butt necessary to any nation in time off peace and war. . -Max Aupperle Mortality - 1 Commencement of the secondt quarter of school is an appropriate1 time for academic inventory. Already1 the first contingent . of those-who-r shouldn't-have-come-in-the . - first- place has made its quiet withdrawal, left to. pursue individual fortunes with the added stigma of being college "failures." Others will continue to1 make, unannounced d e p a r t u r e throughout the year for divers reas- ons-mostly scholastic and financial.t Such departures constitute no trivialI matter, for nearly half of those regis- tered in the nation's colleges this fall will, not receive diplomas 4 years hence, if estimates based on previous years are correct. - This vital problem of student per-a sistence in college is dealt with in an illuminating survey made by Dean Everett W. Lord of Boston university.I The survey reveals that of 214,000 freshmen who registered in 241 of the nation's colleges, 99,644 failed to graduate within 4 years. This con- clusion, in itself, is not surprising, but Dean Lord, in his discussion, raises several challenging facts. Dean Lord places partial blame for the appalling mortality rate on the colleges themselves, because, he say since 0,000 of the "detached"~ stu- dents failed courses so completidy it fis apparent they °,should never have been admitted in the first place. Fur- ther, he says, the tragedy w hich be- falls such fatalities is not sufficiently appreciated by colleges or society. These students are, in effect, black- listed by other colleges and, to a cer- tain extent, by business, he writes. From 25 to 29 per cent of the with-r drawals are due to financial reasons, the survey points out; . this, despite the large sums provided by the NYA, scholarships, loans and college jobs. The loss which individual students and society at large offers from this restriction -of opportunity has often DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publicat~ion the Bulletin is: constructive haotice to ail members oftheg Pniversity. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President ut 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. THURSDAY, JAN. 12, 1939 is being shown in the third floor ex- VOL. XLIX. No. 78 F hibition room, Architecture Build- ing. Open daily. 9 to 5, except Sun- Smoking in Universay Buildings:Iday. through Jan. 18." The public is Attention is called to the general rule invited that smoking is prohibited in Uni-- versity buildings except in private of- Ti flees and assigned? sminlg rooms' T," Exhibits: Paintings by Sarkis erand eassigned smonkn roomd Sarkisian. and prints from the col- where piecautions can be taken andI lection of the Detroit Institute of control exercised. This is neither a Arts under the auspices of the Ann mere arbitrary regulation nor an at- . A aupion. J 1 A2, Arbor tart A sociationl. Jan. 11 o2 Tempt to meddle with anyone's per-t2 afternoons from 5 to 5, North an sonal habits. It is established and Soth Gallerof Alumni Mmoral enforced solely with the purpose of HatllG leries of Alumni Memorial preventing fires. In the last five years, 15 of the total of 50 fires reported, or' 30 per cent, were caused by cigarettes Textile Exhibition, College of Ar- or lighted matches. To be effective, citecure: A showing of modern the rule must necessarily apply to textiles consisting of rugs, hangings, bringing lighted tobacco into or bedspreads and pillow cases, de- through University buildings and to signed by Marianne Strengell, now the lighting of cigars, cigarettes, and on the staff of the Cranbrook Aca- pipes within buildings-including demy of Art, is on display in the such lighting just previous to going ground floor cases of the Architec- outdoors. Within the last few years ture Building. Open daily, 9 to 5, ex- a serious fire was started at the exit cept Sunday. through Jan. 25. The from the Pharmacology building by public is invited. the throwing of a still lighted match into refuse waiting removal at the Events Today doorway. If the rule is to be enforced The Engish JournaCub will meet at all its enforceinent must begin at this evening at 8 p.m.. in the -West the building entrance, Further, ittConferezlne Roo m ..of the Mckhat is impossible that the rule should be Co .Ffesence Room . of the Rackiak enfrce wih Ue cassof ersns ifBldg. Dr. F. G. Cassidy will speak enrforced withone class of persons if on "Aims and Methods of Linguis- a.nothet class of persons disregards it. te. rdaesuet n aut It is a disagreeable and thankless tims." radtenv students andfaculty task to "enforce" alm6st a-ny rul. members are invited to._ attend. This rule against the use of tobacco within buildings is perhaps the most Psychologica'. Journal Club: Meet- thankless and difficult of all, unless ing this evening at 8 p.m. in the it has the winning support of every- Small Amphitheatre of the Rack- one concerned. An appeal is made to ham Bld . Prof. N.R.F. Maier will dis- all persons using the University build- cuss "Experimentally Produced Neu- ings--staff members, students and rotic Behavior in Rats," with a film. others-to contribute individual co- operation to this effort to protect Varsity Glee Cub: Rehearsal at University buildings against fires. 7:30 tonight. Tryouts for "Trial by This stakement is inserted at the Jury" to be held at 7 p.m. request of the Conference of Deans, Shirley W. Smith. Freshman Luncheon Club:. Meeting ---- today. Our guest today will be Of- Student Loans: There will be a ficer Wurm of the Michigan State meeting of the Committee on Stu- Police. Whether you live in Michigan dent Loans in Room 2, Unliversity or not this will be interesting to you. Hall on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 17 at which time loans will be consid- French Lecture: The third lecture er-ed for the second semester. Ap- on the Cercle Francais program will pointments should be made in ad- take place today at 4:15 p.m., Room vance, 101 Rtnno3a"m~er w K k 4 r r F k. r Academic Notices English 47. Mr. Seager's section t will not meet this morning.' All Students: Registration for sec- ond semester. Each student shouldt plan to register for himself during the appointed hours. Registrations by proxy will not be accepted.t Robert L. Williams,1 Assistant Registrar. Registration Material, College of 1 Architecture. Students should call for second semester material at Room 4 University Hall at once. The Col- lege of Architecture will post an an- nouncement in the near future giving9 time of conference with your classi-r fier. Please wait for this notice be-. fore seeing your classifier.1 Robert L. Williams, Assistant Registrar. Registrationm Material, Colleges ofI L.S.&A.. Education, Music. Stu- dents should call for second semes- ter registration material at Room 4, x University Hall as soon as possible,. Please see your adviser and secure all necessary signatures. Robert L. Williams,1 Assistant Registrar, Candidates for the Teacher's Cer-i tificate, June, 1939: Before making; elections for the second semester,s bach candidate should check the re- quirements in his or her major and minor teaching fields, as outlined ini the School of Education announce- ment, page 39 and following. Notice to Students Planning to do Directed Teaching: Students expect- ing to do direted teaching the second semester are requested to secure as- signments in Room 2442 University Elementary School on Thursday, Jan. 12, according to the following schedule: 9:00,. Latin, Mathematics, French, German. 10:00, Scieice, find arts, conuer- cial subjects- 11:00, English. Speech 1;30, Social Studies. Assignments are made in the order of application. 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 Aichitets and circu lated by the American Federation of Arts, Reich Official Is Target For Long-Distance Shots BERLIN, Jan. 12 -(Thursday)- (P)--Long-distance shots reportedly fired at a German Consular official's 1W., manceLanguage Buliing. Mr. Marc Denkinger will speak on: "Ports de France." Tickets for the whole series of lee- tures may be procured from the see- retary of the Romance Language De- partment (Room 112, Romance Lan- guagv 13i tilding) or at the door at the time of the lecture. Scimitar meeting will be held tonight at 8 p.m. at the Michigan Union. At this time, there will be an initiation of new members, and all the old members, are requested to be prompt in attendance. Ann Arbor Independent Women will have a meeting in the Kalamazoo Room of the Michigan League at x 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. Final ar- rangements and plans for the Friend- ship dinner will be announced, Everyone is expected at the meeting. Executive Committee meeting of the. American Student Union at 4 p.m. at the League. The Men's Physical Education Club meets in the Union tonight at 9 p.m. Business will be considered. he Book Group of the Michigan ames will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Rackhami Building. The room will be posted on the bulletin board in the lobby. The program will con- sist of the reviewing of three out- standing books. The Ilillel Photography Club will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Foundation. New members are wel- come. The class in Modern Jewish Prob- lems will meet at Hillel at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Comning Events Architects and Engineers are in- vited to an illustrated lecture on Lihing Equipment, Friday, JIan.' 13 at 4:10 p.m. in Room 246 West En- gincering Building by Mr. Allen J. M;art ii, oneof (our g!raduates broad- ly experienced in illumination el- gineering and research in lighting. i c will treat timhe feaitutres which