THE MICHIGAN DAILY DAIY -I 'I. being felt even in Ann Arbor; and that the walls of a seventy-thousand dollar fraternity house, a chem lab, or a million dollar football stadium cannot shut out the consequences-in short that so called "isolation" is only a myth which explodes at the touch of reality. Particularly if you were one of the seven hun- dred who were forced to leave school, you might wish that you had lent more of your energies and support to the task of preventing a war in another part of the world, even if it meant the scrapping of our traditional foreign "isolation" policy for something more realistic. Incidently, all the above suppositions are not suppositions at all, but are actual quotations taken from the Michigan Daily of 1914 after war had broken out in Europe. F -,Tack Canavan IE Edited and managed by students of the University of chigan under the authority of the Board in Control of udent Publications. 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Horace W. Gilmore . . . Robert I. Fitzhenry . S. R. Kleiman . . . .Robert Perlman . . . William Elvin . . . . Joseph Freedman . Earl Gilman . Joseph Gies . . . . Dorothea Staebler .Bud Benjamin Business Department Business Manager . . . Philip W. Buchen Credit Manager . . . Leonard P. Siegelman Advertising Manager . . William L. Newnan Women's Business Manager . . Helen Jean Dean Women's Service Manager . . Marian A. Baxter NIGHT EDITOR: DENNIS FLANAGAN The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only., rlhe Myth Of Isolation ... W HILE EUROPE TOTTERS on the brink of a war which might well plunge civilization into another Dark Age, "VMichigan students are worrying over tomorrow's quizzes, and Michigan sororities and fraternities go about their rushing, chatting blithely about Saturday's pep-meeting and coming house party plans. Wrapped in the supposed security of a cloistered campus, two thousand Michigan fresh- men are pondering that pressing question: "Which louse shall I pledge?" and wondering: "Will State beat Michigan?" Here in our sheltered "ampus world within a world, separated from the danger zone by two thousand miles of ocean, and protected by a nation which we have been told by some is economically self-sufficient, we are prone to think that whatever powder kegs 'may explode abroad, the tremors will not be felt in the fraternity house or class room. Suppose the Daily tomorrow carried the follow- ing lead on its front page: Because of the strin- gency of money and the inaccessibility of paying situations about the University and Ann Arbor, approximately 700 students will be lost to the University this fall ... . The direct cause is said to be the European war which has tied up all financia connections and reduced in many cases the payroll in small firms and managements. Suppose a few days later this story appeared: War has had its effect on the ranks of foreign students enrolled at Michigan. Therm are 27 fewer students from foreign lands this year, due direct- ly or indirectly to war. . . . It is believed that there are many more foreign students in AnnI Arbor who have not been able to register because their money wvas held up in passing through the warring countries. The next day you might read: Dr. Charles II Dunlap, '16D has left for London, being ordered into -the ar'my mnedcal service of England. He Is the first student at Michigan to be ordered to report for service in the European war. Or you might read this: Owing to the outbreak, of war in Europe, Professor Hugo Thiem of the lFrench dept., who has been spending the past year in France on leave of absence has had to' indefinitely postpone the issuance of a book which he has been preparing on "The History of French Verse." Suppose these headlines confronted you at breakfast some morning: Hold Alumnus As German Spy. War Department Will Hold Summer Camp This Year To Train Students And Graduates Fr Service. Faculty Men Stranded Abroad. Suppose in your room on the third floor back you came across these items in the Daily: Because of the unsettled financial condition into which the European war has thrown this country, it has been deemed advisable by the central com- mittee in charge of the campaign for a net $1,000,000 Michigan Union Clubhouse to post- pone the active canvass until some such time as financial affairs become more settled. * * * In contrast to the purely problematical effects of the war on the University is the pressing need of European books and chemicals, felt in almost, rinrartmentt o nf the Iniversiv. With the THE EDITORIAL ABOVE shatters. we hope, the illusion that we are isolated from the rest of the world and from the momen- tous events taking place in Europe-in Munich at this moment. Students at the University of Michigan can and must do something to voice their opposition now both to a recurrence of war and to England and France giving their consent to the dismem- berment of our sister democracy, Czechoslovakia, in the vain hope that such a course will appease the unappeasable Hitler. We can accomplish something by peaceful means immediately. At noon today on the Main Library steps the Progressive Club, local chapter of the American Student Union, the Ann Arbor unit of the Ameri- can Federation of Teachers, the American League for Peace and Democracy and other church and civic organizations are sponsoring a "Save Czechoslovakia" meeting. This meeting is one of many such gatherings that are being held throughout the nation today to support our government's position and to demonstrate to the principles in the Munich four- power meeting that America's youth condemns a continuance of the fascists' aggression against peaceful countries. Your voice must be raised at the Library steps at noon today, for youth's desire for peace-a lasting peace built upon justice among nations- must be made clear to those who toy with our future. , -Robert Perlman Rooseveltt TouHitler .,*. RESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S second message to Hitler Tuesday night was a piece of statesmanship of the first order. With Europe on the brink of a war that cannot fail to affect the United States profoundly, it was the President's duty to exert whatever influence possible in favor of world peace, for the sake of American security as well as for altruistic rea-, sons. The difficulty lay in finding a formula for such intervention which would not involve the United States in any way in the crisis itself, but which yet would be more than a random expression of pious hope. The President's message fulfilled the requirements to perfection. The most important feature of the communi- cation was the implication, restrained but clear, that the question of- peace or war rests solely with the head of the German nation. Hitler's re- ply to the previous message from Roosevelt had dealt with the issue entirely in terms of the Sudeten minoi'ty problem. In reply to this the President stated: "The question before the world today, Mr. Chancellor, is not the question of errors of judgment or of injustices committed in the past. It is the question of the fate of the world today and tomorrow. The world asks of us who at this moment are heads of nations the supreme capacity to achieve the destinies pf nations with- out forcing upon them as a price, the mutilation and death of millions of citizens." The President then went on to point out the sterility of results achieved by the appeal to force in 1914 and to emphasize his previous plea for the continuation of negotiations in progress. The alternative he termed "the use of force on a scale likely to result in a general war . . . as un- necessary as it is unjustifiable." He then stated simply that present negotiations, still open, would continue if Hitler gave the word, and suggested that they be conducted in some neutral place, He added the warning that "history, and the souls of every man, woman and child whose lives will be lost in the threatened war will hold us and all of us accountabe should we omit any appeal for (war's) prevention." Ii concluding, the message made clear that the United States has "no political involvements in Europe," but that "we recognize our responsibili- ties as a part of a world of neighbors." It is true the President might have spoken sooner or said more; but it is equally true that, with the strong isolationist sentiment which has existed for many years in this country, he might have said less. The message, as it was, is the most explicit and sound statement of the Ameri- can view of contemporary European affair yet made. -Joseph Gies Study In Viewpoints In the contemporary exchange of public opin- ion, with every statement of fact warped and blurred by the injection of vested viewpoints, how easily does one label himself for classification as a "liberal" a "conservative" a "socialist," or the exponent of some other theory of government. Every new issue arising in a public forum calls forth the comment of the intelligent critic of E government affairs. The ever-present conflict of business and government, the current crisis in Europe, the permanent palaver of prating poli- ticians-all these and many more are the com plex issues on which are grafted the subtle signi- ficance of carefully mis-stated propositions. Heywood Broun American isolation has ended. With dignity and simple eloquence President Roosevelt has pointed out that we belong to the fellowship of nations. I think we might all commit to memory this state- ment from the message to Chancellor Hitler and Presi- dent Benes:- "The supreme desire of the ' American people is to live in peace. But in the event of a general war they have to face the fact that no nation can escape some measure of the consequences of such a world catastrophe." It seems to me that this is beyond denial. The truth of such a factual statement is not likely to be challenged. And it may well be that no one in America will criticize the right and duty of our President to state the truth for us and all the world in a period of peril. Indeed, it seems to me that an immediate at- * tempt should be made here at home to reconcile those who have conducted verbal battles over the ' wisdom of "isolation" and "collective security." K * * Confuse Rather Than Clarify These are words which at times have served to confuse rather than to clarify opinion. In the heat of debate charges have been hurled back and forth which were hardly fair. There has been, for instance, the accusation that anybody who said he believed in "collective security" favored the sending of an American expeditionary force to defend the borders of Czechoslovakia. And it has been unjust to accuse all "isolationists" of being completely indifferent to any woe outside our borders. Possibly one of the best ways to arrive at an effective and united American policy on foreign affairs would be the scrapping of the old phrases. With new ones we might start all over again and eliminate a certain amount of useless waste mo- tion and friction. Let us all, at the very least, arrive at a clear and concise definition of what- ever phrases are to be used. In the present situation America must formu- late a policy. And I insist that neither thanking God for the Atlantic Ocean or saying, "Let Eur- ope stew in its own juice," is a sufficient policy. In fact, neither constitutes any policy at all. Here in America we heard the voice of Hitler distinctly yesterday afternoon. We heard a voice rise to a scream, and after it almost broke in frenzy the roar of the crowd. It was-shall we say in an effort to be moderate?-a shade dis- turbing. Tougher On The Surface Further comment may be made later, but my first impression was that Hitler was tougher on the surface than in the core of his pronounce- ments. It seemed to me that for all the repeated declarations of invincible military strength there was a glimmer of realization that there is such a thing as world opinion. And I do believe that the world may marshal voices stronger than that of Hitler, even at his highest pitch. This is con- jecture. October 1 is near at hand. You and I have heard the voice of Hitler. We have read the words of President Roosevelt. A choice lies before us. There is no choice of what our choice will be. And it is not an alien issue but a matter of na- tional concern that a settlement should be reached which is "peaceful, fair and constructive." The Atlantic Ocean is not so broad that we in America can afford for our own sake and the sake of civilization to be indifferent to the com- ing of justice. The life blood of democracy must be thicker than salt and water. The fabric of peace throughout the world must be preserved. We cannot close our eyes. We are among the family of nations. The saying that history repeats itself may be questioned. as a whole, yet it is true that historic events or series of events embrace similar ele- ments, for they are essentially an evidence of choices; that is, such events are the natural fruitage of men choosing either that which is good or its opposite. During the recent weeks of successive crises and general uncertainty, when fears of war have dominated the news, occasionally there have appeared reports of some speaker or writer or group calling the people to prayer for peace. This is a hopeful sign, for it indicates some awak- ening to the need for choosing to utilize a power which has not been sufficiently sought or recog- nized. Present fears, and the instinct to turn to pray- er as a means of relief are somewhat analogous to the historical conditions of stress which con- fronted Jehoshaphat who, seeing what appeared to be the imminence of war and calamity, and no possible escape, chose to depend on God. It is recorded that when it was acknowledged that in Him alone is "power and might," and when the people began wholeheartedly to, praise Him, the enemy began to destroy itself. At the present hour when statesmen are earn- estly seeking through justice and reason to find the solution for deeply difficult problems, any evidence of a repetition of that notable historic choice to seek unto the one source of wisdom and justice is heartening. For war will cease and true peace and reason reign, when men, in humil- ity, choose to turn unreservedly to the infinite in- telligence, the one certain source of wisdom, jus- tice, and peace. --The Christian Science Monitor War Romw Peri l By Sec Terry STIMULATED alumni and the ebullient brethren on the campus forget ultimatums, communiques and ' crises in their zest for the organized mayhem of the gridiron, I am sharply reminded of my friend's mental dis- comfiture last October, when the al- falfa lads roundly thrashed our lads. I implored him, Friday night before the contest, to tour the town with me. It was the night everyone en- joyed a good cry at the expense of our courageous police department. Leaning a bit toward the intellec- tual side, my anonymous crony dis-- likes the joe-college aspect of Uni- versity existence, but he consented to go along. To escape the riots, tear' gas andggeneralsdin about the cam- pus, we decided to visit a downtown dance salon, where we found a typi- cally discordant jam session in full sway. Blatant trumpets and trom- bones shrieked out the message as the drummer, gleaming fantastic- ally, ,writhed in tribal agony. Their* faces contorted, couples danced as though bewitched. The trombonist made weird expressions as he blew his fool head off. "Look at that slush pumper," I confided, with a know- ing smile, "he's out of this world." My friend didn't hear. He looked frightened as though he had been magically transplanted into some weird purgatory. Something had to be done. "Do you have your ticket to the football game tomorrow?" I asked to break the spell. As though uncertain that tomorrows ever exist- ed, he replied in a whisper, "Football game, yes I have." And the thought" made him relax. "Football tomor- row" gave him something solid to anticipate in a world .he never made, -Xerxes. CAPT. JOHN CRAIG is popular in Ann Arbor. Last winter posters full of the suggestion of deep-sea ad-. venture caused a large number of people to go to Hill Auditorium to . hear him tell "how I got the picture of a yawning lion" or something, equally aquatic. The lecture he did not deliver can be found finely illustrated in the September number of Natural History. X.T.C. Delirium Along similar lines, S. S. points out' the scrambled metaphor in the Daily's interview with Prof. Long, which be- gins, "The possibility that Chancellor Hitler bit off more than he can chew in his near-fanatic speech Monday in which he nailed himself to the wall Hmm, the versatile chancellor ist also an acrobat. * * * * CONTRAST1 Mae knew not where to put her hands; They waved like flitting wings, And so it came about that she Learned to twang HARP strings. l Fay knew just where to put her hands; In dainty, sweeping flings,I And so it came about that she < Learned to twang HEART strings., -Francois1 NEWSPAPERS CREATE big gates and All-Americans, and sometimes in their cruel, dispassionate way, Tom Harmons and Bill DeCorrevonts. Last7 year, when Tom innocently handed the Daily a copy of a telegram from Tulane University, he found himself plummeted suddenly into the sports headlines. "I didn't think that wire would go any further than the Daily," Tom naively explained, but he surely; must have glowed at all the publicity. Tomorrow, eighty-odd thousands, aware only of a talent manufactured by the press, will watch Harmon per- form, and -the pressure surely must impress itself upon him. In one breath,; he says, "Publicity is like perfume;; it's to be inhaled, not swallowed." A moment later, he says, "That's a lot of people, and they're going to ex- pect a lot of things . . ." It's a stiff price for a .young fellow to pay for, publicity he never ordered, but we think Harmon has both the ability and equilibrium to square himself. "Two people will be in those stands who aren't going to be disappointed," Tom told us, almost gravely. "I'm not going to let ,Mr. and Mrs. Harmon down." From a strictly reportorial angle, Harmon's baptism under fire will be interesting to observe. prevent us from acquiring a stake in the war. There are thousands of things be- sides muntions which Europe would need, and, so far as France and Brit- ain are concerned, the means exist to purchase them in huge quantities. We! refer to some three billions of private credits, in the form of stocks, bonds and cash in bank, held here by Brit- ish and French investors. Unquestion- ably these would be made available to their governments. The boom produced by such expen- ditures and by such devices as Cana- dian purchasing with British inspira- I tion would start idle factories work- ing and employ thousands of men now on the work relief rolls. As in the case of the World War, this stimu- lant to our economic system would have a powerful effect on American sympathies. The jingle of coin in the pocket would be the most insidious and powerful of all forms of propa- DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of tb. Universtty. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Piano Studios. It will be appreciated if residents of the city who have rooms equipped with a piano which can be rented to music students for practice, will communicate with the office of the School of Music, 7513. Fraternity Registration: All new students desiring to be rushed or to pledge a fraternity must register at the Union, Room 306, between three and five this week. Department of Astronomy Astronomy 204. Spectrophotometry. Williams. To be offered during the first semester. Astronomy 205. Cosmogony. Curtis. To be offered during the second se- mester. Degree Program Advisers, 1938-1939 American Culture, Development of, addition of D. L. Dumond, 214 H.H. Anthropology, addition of M. Ti- tiev, 4506 Museum. . Chemistry,' addition of B. A. Soule, 48 Chemistry. Evening Class in Ceramics and Modeling: An evening class in Ce- ramics and Modelling will be given under the auspices of the Extension Division. The first meeting will be on Monday evening, Oct. 3, at 7 in Room 115 Architectural Building. Non-credit course. Fee $10. Mr. Howard W. Whalen, Instructor. E.M. 3a. A laboratory course in Dynamics will be given for those in- terested, consisting of 10 experiments on forced vibration, balancing, va- rious forms of vibration damping, etc. Monday, 3 to 5 p.m. in Room 314 West Engineering Annex. Far Eastern Art: Correction in Graduate School Announcement. Pp. 171-2. For: "Fine Arts 191. The Art of China and Japan; etc.," read "Fine Arts 191. The Art of In- dia . . . First semester." For: "Fine Arts 192.The Art 'of India; etc.," read "Fine Arts 192. The Art of China and Japan . Second semester." Note: Although Fine Arts 191 and 192 may be taken separately, it is recommended that they be taken in sequence as they appear above. In special cases Course 191 may be tak- en after the completion of course 192. German 11. MWF 5 p.m. Braun. From Friday on will meet in Room 225 A.H. instead of 203 U.H. n V ik ~ r- C *- -D Exhibition of Contemporary Chinese Paintings: The water-color paintings of Ya-Kun Chang, a contemporiary Chinese painter of recognized stand- ing, will be exhibited from Saturday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 11, in exhibition rooms 3514 and 3515 at the Horace H. Rackham Building. The exhibition, which is sponsored by the International Center, includes both brush paintings and "finger-tip" paintings. Mr. Chang, who is at pres- ent enrolled in the Graduate School of the University, will be at the ex- haibition; rooms afternoons to explain his work. Admission is free. Lecture~s . University Lecture: Dr. Emanuel G. Zies, Geochemist at the Geophysical Laboratory offthe Carnegie Institu- tion at Washington, D.C., will lecture on the subject "Volcanoes and Their Eruptions," illustrated by lantern slides, at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Natural Science Auditorium. The public is cordially invited. University Lecture: Thomas A. Knott, Professor of English in the University of Michigan, formerly IManaging Editor of Webster's 'New International Dictionary, will lecture on the subject "Behind the Scenes in Building a Twentieth-Century Dic- tionary" at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, in the Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building. The public is cordially in- vited. Events Today (Continued from Page 2) opening of the fi st semester must be, approved as at any other time. Before permitting.any student or students to participate in a piublic activity (see definition of Participa- tion above), the chairman or man- ager of such activity shall (a) require' each applicant to present a certifi-' cate of eligibility, (b) sign his in-' itials on the back of such certificate and (c) file with the Chairman of the Committee on Student Affairs the names of all those who have pre- sented certificates of eligibility and a signed statement to exclude all oth- ers from participation. University Band: Any member of' the University Band who does not have in his possession a certificate of eligibility should call for one at the office of the Dean of Students before 4:30, Friday, Sept. 30. N nesday evening at 7 o'clock, each Sunday afternoon at 4:15, and on other days short programs at 12 o'clock. Choral Union Concerts.: Ten con- certs as follows will be given in the Sixtieth Annual Choral Union Con- cert Series provided by the University Musical Society: Lawrence Tibbett ..... . .... .Oct. 27 Cleveland Orchestra ..... . ..Nov, 7 Jose Iturbi...............Nov. 22 Kirsten Flagstad ...,..,.,... ..Nov. 30 Boston Orchestra ........Dec. 7 Josef Hofman......,.....Jan. 10 Budapest Univ. Chorus ......Jan. 25 Yehudi Menuhin ........ . ...Feb. 15 Gregor Piatigorsky .........Feb. 27 Roth String Quartet......March 9 Season tickets may be ordered at the office of the School of Music, Maynard Street, at $12, $10 and $8 each. Orders are filed and will be filled in sequence. Exhibition (_ 5, introduction to Scientific Ger- man. This course is designed for stu-# :dents who are concentrating or pre-s paring to concentrate in one of the# sciences. Prerequisites: Courses 1 and 2 in the University, or two years of German in high school. (Tu Th, 9 a.m. 208 UH.: W, 9 a.m. 203 UH. Philippson). Four hours credit. Stu-E dents interested in this newly intro-7 ducedicourse should register for it immediately, first calling at the de-; partmental office (204 UH). History Concentrations: Owing to the necessity for the maintenance of proper records, program changes will; be signed only at the office of the adviser, 321 Haven Hall, during office; hours, TuWThurs, 3-4.-, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, School of Music, and School, of Education. Students who received marks of I or X at the close of their last term of attendance (viz., semes- ter or summer session) will receive a, grade of E in the course unless this work is made up and reported to this office by Oct. 26. Students wishing an extension of time should file a petition addressed to the appropriate official in their school with Room 4 U.H., where it will be tr~ansmitted. Math. 301. Seminar in Analysis. Preliminary meeting for arrangement of hours and discussion of topics, Saturday, Oct. 1, at 11 o'clock, in 3014 A.H. T. H. Hildebrandt, School of Music Students. C115, C116, C117, Directed Teaching (In-I strumental), Initial meeting for all students electing one or more of these courses, today at 3 p.m., in Room 306, Law Students: All first year men and juniors in the law school who wish to compete in the Annual Case- club meet court competition will reg- ister today in the first floor of Hutch- ins Hall. Registration hours will be from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., 12 to 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Perspectives: There will be a meet- ing for all students interested in try- ing out for the staff of Perspectives today, at four o'clock in the Publica- tions Building. Union Tryouts. Will all sophomore tryouts who were out for the Michi- gan Union Council last semester please report at the Student Offices of the Union today at 4:30 p.m. Delta Epsilon Pi cordially invites all students of Hellenic descent to at- tend an informal gathering to be held at the Michigan Union in Room 302 tonight at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Hillel Foundation: Friday Evening Services will be held tonight at 8 p.m. Sermon: "The Dreadful Days" by Dr. Bernard Heller. The Sigma Al- pha Mu fraternity will act as hosts at the social following services. Lutheran Student Association: The Open House and Mixer-of the Luther- an Student Association will be held at Zion Lutheran Parish Hall to- night (Friday) at 8 p.m. All Luther- an Students and their friends are in- vited to come anytime after the hour stated. The Parish Hall is located at 309 E. Washington, next to the church. Stalker Hall. This Friday night be- gins our Bible Class under the lead- ership of Dr. C. W. Brashares. This year the subject will be "Through the New Testament." The class meets from 7:30-9 p.m. A Football Party will begin at 9 o'clock. Candy Booth Committee Members: All girls on this committee turn in class schedules and eligibility 'slips this week at the Undergraduate Of- fice of League. Coming Events Pi Lambda Theta: Important meet- ing Oct. 1, in the University Elemen- tary School - immediately following the football game. The Angell Hall Observatory will be open to the public Saturday evening