vWBather Oc~~asin now aantidcer AW 4br aiti Editorial The U.S. An Aid To China?. VOL. L. No. 118 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 194 PRICE FIVE CENTS Inquiry Called y Congress To Investigate Airplane Deal War Secretary Requested To Testify Next Week For House Committee Roosevelt Calls In Technical Experts WASHINGTON, March 13.-(P)- The release of 400-mile-an-hour Army fighting planes to European belligerentsresulted today in a Con- gressional inquiry. Secretary of War Woodring was asked to appear before a House mili- tary affairs subcommittee early next week to explain a war department policy which has permittedAmer- ican manufacturuers to sell dupli- cates of some of the Air Corps' new- est war planes to Great Britain and France. Major General George C. Marshall, chief of staff, also will be asked to testify. President Roosevelt also turned ris attention to problems arising from Allied war orders-problems which have developed differences among some of his advisers. He called to the White House cabinet officers and technical experts concerned with the war orders. There was no immediate word as to what was said at the conference. The Army disclosed the release for foreign sale of a second high-speed fighter, a Lockheed P-38 two-motor interceptor pursuit craft credited with a top speed of 420 miles an hour in a test flight. A Curtiss 1-40 fighter was released earlier. The Navy said permission had been given to sell foreign nations four of its new planes. New American Poetry Stressed By Untermeyer Ranking Poet Dramatizes Modern Works In Talk Before 500 Townspeople By LAURENCE MASCOTT Through last night's slush and ice, more than 500 townspeople, faculty- men and students trekked to Rack- ham Auditorium to hear Louis Un- termeyer, ranking American poet and anthologist, express the thesis that here in contemporary America "a new poetry, a new dynamic art is being created." Mr. Untermieyer will lecture on "Old and New England" at 4:15 p.m. today in the Amphi- theatre of the Rackham Building. An informal discussion of the lecture will be held at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow in the East Conference Room of the Rackham Building. At times slowly and methodically, at other times quickly and enthu- siastically, but ever speaking on terms his audience could compre- hend, Mr. Untermeyer, emphasizing the "American theme and the Amer- ican idiom," informally dramatized to his audience "the poetry of modi ern America." ' The talk, "Poets of the Machine Age," was a University lecture spon- sored by the English department of the engineering college. "We should not talk of the ma- chine versus the artist, but rather the machine and the artist," Mr. Untermeyer pointed out. "At first, viewing as a sordid machine civil- ization that world in which men, the creators of the machine, were driven by the very objects of their creation, the poet retreated, withdrew into his own private haven, his own 'ivory tower." But Mr. Untermeyer last night ar- gued against that philosophy of po- etic retreat. He maintained that re-' treat by the poet was "an admission (Continued on Page G) Yoakum To Speak' To 'Grad Council' Dean Clarence S. Yoakum of the Norman Thomas Will Discuss Socialism In Speech Here Today Finland Seeks Scandinavian Pact Socialist Party Chairman AlsoTeo Show Problems Of Modern Democracy "Does Democracy Need Social- ism?" will be discussed by Norman Thomas, presidential nominee on the Socialist ticket and national chair- man of the Socialist party, at 8 p.m. today in the Natural Science Audi- torium under the auspices of the League for Liberal Action. As co-editor of numerous publica- tions for the League for Industrial Democracy, the national socialiss leader has contributed many articles on social and economic problems arising from the depression. The au- thor of, "Is Conscience a Crime?" and "America's Way Out," Mr. Thomas is well known for his fight to foster the spreading of socialist doctrines in the United States, Charles Buck, '40, president of the League, said. Mr. Thomas has been prominent in politics for more than a decade. During that time he has been a candidate once for the office of gov- ernor of New York, twice for mayor Ross C tts Hockey Team; Letters Given As State Begins Reconstruction; Russians Hail 'Policy Of Peace' NORMAN THOMAS of New York City and three times for president of the United States. Tickets for Mr. Thomas' lecture, the fourth in a series of six, can be purchased at the door, Buck stated. Owen Gear, Congregational minis- ter, will speak March 20, on "The Rights and Responsibilities of La- bor." Tucker Smith's discussion March 28, on "Labor and Mass Pro- duction," will conclude the series. 'Perspectives' -Story Contest ClosesToday 'Story Magazine' Offers $100 Prize To Winner In National Competition Entries in the preliminary short story contest being conducted by Perspectives, campus literary maga- zine, must be submitted before mid- night today, according to James Al- len, '40, and Harvey Swados, '40, co-editors. The two winning manu- scripts are to be entered in the se- venth annual "Story Magazine" all- college contest. Scripts must be typed and double- spaced with the number of words recorded and may be handed in at the Student Publications Building, or at the English or engineering Eng- lish department offices. In addition to competition entries, other types of material for publication in Per- spectives must also be submitted to- day at the aforementioned places. or to Hervie Haufler, '41, fiction ed- itor; David Spengler, '40, essay ed- itor; James Green, '40, poetry editor; or Edwin G. Burrows, Grad., book re- view editor. "Story" is offering $100 as a first prize and $50 for the second in a national competition. It will accept only those stories that have been endorsed by the University through the preliminary contest, and reserves the right to allow reprinting of the winning selections in short story an- thologies. Soviet Mlilitary Command Claims Fall Of Viipuri After Two-Hour Assault Hostilities Cease In Other Sectors MOSCOW, March 14 (Thursday( . -(A)-The Russian military com- mand early today announced its troops, in a two-hour assault just before yesterday's armistice, had cap- tured the city of Viipuri, which goes to Russia anyway by the peace trea- ty with Finland. While the Soviet people and press hailed the peace treaty as a great triumph for Joseph Stalin's "policy of peace" and a shattering blow to British and French "imperialist" plans to spread the war all over Europe, the Leningrad military com- mand issued this communique: "13th March: at 7 a.m., after two hours of storming, the Soviet troops occupied the town of Viipuri. On other sectors of the front there was nothing important up to 12 noon. At 12 noon Leningrad time hostilties ceased on all sectors of the front in conformity with the peace treaty." The Russians laid siege to Viipuri immediately after the fall of the Koivisto forts on Feb. 24. The Kremlin made no effort to conceal its satisfaction that the dic- tated peace with Finland was the greatest defeat to Great Britain in a century. Rosa Declines ASU Position Presidential Nominations May Be Filed Today Robert Rosa, Grad., declined to run for reelection as president of the American Student Union in a statement read to the membership at a meeting held last night in An- gell Hall. Declaring that he did not suppor all the points of the ASU peace pro- gram, Rosa, who had led the unsuc- cessful fight two weeks ago to have the local chapter brand Russia's war against Finland an act of aggression, said he did not wish to be consid- ered officially responsible for the en- tire program. It was decided to set up boxes in Angell Hall lobby and in the lobby of the General Library today to re- ceive further nominations for of- fices to be filled. Nominations will close at 5 p.m. Voting will be con- ducted at the table in the library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow. I f t100 200 MILES IKandalaska ;;tiTornio Kemijarvi -4V O 1 -.4 4Y r 0 4_ '.4 Vi-u 1 .,,z' 't r "' '4. -N ang e S + co',, EsTOA __ The Russo-Finnish peace treaty ending their 105-day-old unde- clared war gave Russia the entire Karelian Isthmus (1) and 'ie ' uncaptured city of Viipuri. Russia also gained a 30-year lease on the southwestern Finland "Gibraltar" of Hanko (2) and the far north Sredni and Rybachi peninsulas (3). During the year a railway cutting Finland in half above her narrow waist will be build from Kandalaska '4 to Kemijarvi (5), eastern terminus of the Finnish railway westward from the Gulf of Bothnia. Russian Gains In Peace With Finns Foreign Minister Tanner Declares His Country Is Too Small' To Resists Diplomat Thanks America For Aid HELSINKI, March 13.-(P)-Fin- land, mourning its peace with the grief of the vanquished, was given hope tonight of saving its independ- ence and protecting its short bor- ders through the prospect of a de- fensive pact with Sweden and Nor- way and was exhorted by its gov- ernment to rise from its "state of mutilation" through unity. Foreign Minister Vaino Tanner, after a national broadcast ,to the people, told the foreign press that conversations looking to a defensive alliance with the two large Scan- dinavian states, already arranged but halted by the war, would be started soon. The initiative in this, he said, came from Finland. Tanner Statement Earlier, with their mourning etched black against a background of softly falling snow, the Finns had heard Tanner declare that Fin- land's defense against Russia had foundered on the "unwillingness or inability" of Sweden and Norway, (and behind them the Western Al- lies) to send troops or allow troops to cross their soil. "All that can be said against us," he added, sadly, "is that as a nation we are too small." The defensive alliance, if it is effected, would be intended to pro- tect the independence 'and boun- daries of Sweden, Norway an4 Fin- land from aggression-mainly, it is presumed, Russian or German. No Oblgation Tanner, to the newspapermen, de- nied that the Western Powers had pressed Finland to continue the war; gave them thanks for "large quan- tities" of war material "although they had no obligation to Finland" and expressed gratitude to the United States for monetary aid and for the volunteers who have come from America. Asked if he though today's peace was an interlude, he replied: "I can't answer." He disclosed, however, that this "unhappy peace" was made without consultation with the army com- mand. "Peace," he explained, "is a po- litical question. We did not ask the army headquarters about it. The only thing we asked was the position on the front." Despite the treaty stipulation for ratification by the Finnish Diet within three days, Tanner said this might take two weeks. D. T. Niles To Talk On Religion Today D. T. Niles, Christian leader from Ceylon, India, will speak at a lunch- eon given by the Student Religious Association at 12:15 p.m. today and at an informal discussion tonight, both at Lane Hall. Reservations for the luncheon may be made by calling the Student Religious Association. Scheduled to speak on "Youth and the Christian Faith Today," Mr. Niles is well known as a youth leader and as secretary of the World's Commit- tee of the YMCA. On his present tour of North America, he is visiting Christian youth groups in universities and other centers throughout the United States. As the third in a series of book re- views being sponsored by the Student Religious Association, Prof. Robert Angell, of the sociology department, will review T. S. Eliot's "The Idea of a Christian Society," at 4:15 p.m. to- morrow, in Lane Hall. A 50c Investment Rented This Apartment! W MATTON Twn-rnm fur- CHARLEY ROSS The sparkplug and high point scorer of this year's hockey team, Charley Ross was selected by his teammates last night to captain the 1940-41 squad. He succeeds the col- orful Eldon "Spike" James. Coach Eddie Lowrey also an- nounced 11 letter winners and the selection of Russell Carey, Niles, as, senior manager. A sixty-minute player in every game, Ross scored 12 goals and made two assists to pace the Wolverines from his defense post throughout the season. It was characteristic for Charley to grab the puck in his own defense zone, swing around his net gaining speed, skate into enemy territory and let fly with one of his blazing'-shots, by far the hardest on the team: His most successful night came against the Paris A. C., the last game played at the Coliseum this season. (Continued on Page 3) Bulletin SHANGHAI, March 14 (Thursday) -P)--Resumption of fighting be- tween Soviet Russian and Japanese troops on the Nomonhan front on the border of Outer Mongolia was reported here today in unconfirmed advices from Manchoukuo. Fighting in that area was ended last September by an armistice. Significant Pact. . Ileneman Discusses Terms Homer Shantz Will Give Talk. Vegetation Will Be Topic Of Address Tomorrow Homer L. Shantz, expert botanist and zoologist, will discuss "Vegeta- tion, What It Means," at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow in Natural Science Audi- torium. The talk, a University lecture spon- sored by the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, is open to the public. Shantz has been head of the Divi- sion of Wild Life Management in the National Forest Service since 1936. He served previously as an investi- gator with the Bureau of Plant Indus- try of the Department of Agriculture, an dis the author of numerous pub- lications dealing with plant physiolo- gy and with natural vegetation and its value as an indication of the agri- cultural capabilities of land. Russian gains in the terms of the new Finnish-Soviet peace treaty leave Finland's independence almost at the mercy of Moscow, Prof. Har- low J. Heneman of the political sci- ence department commented yester- day in an interview. Weesner Receives Editorship At Technic Dinner Last Night George W. Weesner, '41E, was ap- pointed editor-in-chief of the Mich- igan Technic last night at the an- nual Technic staff banquet in the League, which featured the present- ation of 18 keys for outstanding work during the past year and the announcement of the staff for the coming year. Weesner, Harold E. Britton, newly appointed business manager, Sey- more A. Furbush, managing editor, and Charles R. Tieman, editorial di- rector, all '41E, will comprise the publications board for the 1940-41 Technic. The Russian army could at any time use its newly-won territories as bases for further attacks to com- pletely snuff out Finnish national existence, he explained. He noted that the concessions finally made in- volved even more territory than Rus- sia had demanded last fall, thus indicating a flat victory for the So- viets. In view of these facts, he raised the question of the futility of the Finnish effort, which has done the country actually more harm than good. Major Step Acceptance of the new treaty com- pletes a major step in Russia's cam- paign to consolidate her defensiv, position in the west, Professor Hene- man observed. He pointed to large concessions to Russia in Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as the partition of Poland, as other indica- tions of the Soviet drive to strength- en her western defenses. This objective was to be accom- plished by the establishment of Rus- sian air and naval bases to the west' of Russia's western boundaries, Pro- fessor Heneman explained. He re- -n1nr fla t is nlrc - ra frst nn firmed in another Molotov address (Oct. 31) to the same body. Molotov Warning In these same speec'nes, Professor Heneman observed,dMolotov warned Finland and Sweden that Russia would tolerate no fortification of the vital Aaland Islands, in a strategic position just at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland. (Finland had just communicated to Sweden her plan to fortify these islands.) And, ad- mittedly Russia is in a better posi- (Continued on Pare 61 Michigan Arts Academy Opens Annual Parley Here Tomorrow 4 Have you ever wanted to know about the sense of humor among the Pueblo Indians or perhaps the ef- fects of the European War on Amer- ican trade? Have you ever wanted to know about anything? Your chance has come because the odds are very favorable for your finding your question listed for discussion in the 45th Annual Meeting of the language and literature, psychology and sociology. Under consideration at this year's meeting is a plan for establishing a section on folklore in the Academy. Heading the Michigan Folklore Group which will serve as the test-1 ing ground for such a section is Prof. Ivan H. Walton, of the engin- eering college. Professor Walton will