Weather Fair, rising temperature. Jr 4NP 4 aiti Editorial About That April Peace Meeting ... VOL. L. No. 128 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1940 PRICE FIVE CENTS Washington . . 0 Pittman Wants Trade Treaties To Be Brought Before Senate New Deal's Independence Called 'Unconstitutional' By Senator From Nevada Ariy, Navy Agree To Sell To Allies WASHINGTON, March 25.-(P)-~ Chairman Pittman (Dem.-Nev.) of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee denounced the New Deal's system of tariff making as unconstitutional to- day and said Congress should require that trade agreements with other lands have the approval of two-thirds of the Senate before' they can be- come effective. He spoke as the Senate unexcited- ly began debate on what had been billed--due to the eagerness of the Administration and the determina- tion of the opposition-as the big controversy of the session. To Sell Planes The War and Navy Departments agreed today, it ws learned, to per- mit the Allies to obtain the latest model fighting planes as soon as they are available, releasing experimental craft which heretofore have been, withheld. Sale %to France and Britain, of about 600 new planes now under con- struction for the Army and Navy will be permitted, officials said. These will inlude six of the Army's latest bombers and pursuit planes, on which deliveries will not start for several months As a result of this policy revision, it is expected that the Franco-Bri- tish purchasing mission will go aheadt with its plan to invest $1,000,000,000 in American aircraft. So far, it has placed few contracts, because this government would not release latest model planes. No Announcement No formal announcement of this new policy was made today, as Secre- tary of War Woodring is to explain : it to the House Military Committee tomorrow. The new plan stipulates that no secret military devices will be released with the planes, that the War and Navy Departments will decide whichl of the planes now being constructed will be diverted to the Allies, that in each case the manufacturer must have a better plane in view and that the buyers must guarantee that they will not manufacture or assembleI planes of American design abroad.J The Allies, moreover, will be re-t quired to furnish full reports on the performance of American planes i4i action abroad, to aid in improvinga later models of United States planes. Inn Arbor To Be Host To 250 Ohio ValleyCatholic Students Newman Clubs From Four States Will Participate In 14th Annual Convention Here, April 19-21 The full hospitality of Ann Arbor, the League, the Union, and the University of Michigan campus will be offered to more than 250 Catholic students--members of the Ohio Valley Province of Newman clubs-when they gather here for their 14th annual convention on April 19, 20, 21, ac- cording to plans announced today by the University Newman Club. Distinguished Catholic speakers - from the state of Michigan and from Washington, D.C., will address the several banquets and luncheons and 'the communion breakfast which will be held during the three days of the 1940 conference. To carry the hospitality theme to a logical end, members of the Univer: sity Newman Club are also making arrangements for a "dating bureau" which will provide male 4nd female escorts for the convention banquet and dance. t Earl Stevens and his orchestra will play for the Convention Dance, which will be held Saturday, April 20, in the League, following a dinner meet- ing. From Four States More than 45 Newman Clubs, from the states of Indiana, Ohio, Mich- igan and Kentucky will send dele- gates to the convention. Burns Huttlinger, '41, and Mary Ellen Spurgeon, '40, are co-chairmen of the convention. They are being assisted by Robert Sinolensky, '40, in charge of rooms; Gus Dannemiller, '40, in charge of reception, and Ed- ward DeVine, '40, and Lawrence An- derson, '43, in charge of banquet and dance. Jack Walsh, '42E, is making arrangements for the Sunday morn- ing Communion breakfast at the Union, Edward Egle, 'Grad, will di- rect registration, and Mary Jane Kenny, '42, is making arrangements for the dating bureau Max Schoetz, '42, will train guides and Jack Coo- ney, '40, is in direction of publicity. A reception on Friday night for the first contingent of delegates will open the convention program. A dance will be held and refreshments will be served. Saturday's first official event will be a luncheon at the League, which will be attended by visiting delegates and members of the University New- man: Club. F'ollowing the luncheon Student Paper Issued Today New Iss4 i Of 'Journalist' Printed In Ann Arbor The year's first issue of The Michi- gan Journalist, experimental news- paper published by students of the journalism department, will appear tomorrow. Each issue of The Journalist, which is issued twice monthly, is printed in a daily newspaper plant in some Michigan city. This issue was print- ed by the Ann Arbor News. The next will be printed by the Owosso News- Argus. Editors of The Journalist are mem- bers of the department's class in Edi- torial Direction. Professor Wesley Maurer supervises The Journalist, with Prof., John Brummn in charge of the editorial page and Prof. Donal Haines in charge of the preparation of news articles. a meeting will be held in the Rack- ham Building at which Miss Agnes Regan, national corresponding secre- tary of the National Catholic Welfare at Washington, D.C. will speak. Miss Regan is a national honorary mem- ber of Theta Phi Alpha, sorority for Catholic women, and is a prominent member of , Catholic Youth counsel groups, Babcock To Speak John W. Babock, of Detroit, will deliver the banquet address on Sat- urday night. The banquet will be held in the League, preceding the dance in the ballroom. Sunday morning Mass will be at- tended by the Most Rev. Edward Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit, and the Most Rev. Joseph Albers, bishop of Lansing; the Most Rev. William Murphy, bishop of Saginaw; the Most Rev. Stephen Woznicki, auxiliary bishop of Detroit; and the Most Rev. Joseph Plagens, bishop of Marquette. Secretary of State Harry Kelly and President Ruthven will speak at the Communion breakfast which will be held at the Union following Mass. Msgr. Michael J. Ready, general secretary of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, will attend the convention and will address the dele- gates on Sunday morning. Prof. H. Davis Plans To G ive Talk On Swift Authority On 18th Century+ English To Give Lecture Today At Rackham ' Prof. Herbert Davis, famed auth- ority upon 18th century English and the works of Jonathan Swift, will dis- cuss "Swift and the Pedants" at 4:15 p.m. today at the Rackham Lecture Hall. The talk, open to the public, is a University lecture sponsored by the English department. Professor Davis is head of the Eng- lish department at Cornell Universi- ty and president-elect of Smith Col- lege. Born in England, lhe taught English at the University of Toronto before appointment to his present post at Cornell two years ago. He was only recently appointed presi- dent-elect of Smith. Professor Davis' special field is the study of 18th Century English. He has frequently contributed articles on this period to several prominent periodicals and has edited several authoritative works upon this age for American publishing concerns. He is at present involved in the editing of a similar work for a British publish- ing house, Professor Davis devotes himself par- ticularly in his writings upon 18th1 century English to research and eval- uation upon Jonathan Swift, his times and his works. British Liner rops Anchor In Canal Zone 35,739 - Ton Mauretania Believed To Be On Way For Duty In Australia Queen Mary May Round Cape Horn CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, March 25.-UP)-The 35,739-ton British liner Mauretania anhjored tonight in Cristobal Bay, presumably in prep- aration for making transit of the Panama Canal tomorrow. The great ship, which sailed under sealed orders from New York five days ago, was dark except for her running lights. Presumably she will remain in the bay overnight. The. British Consul and agents for the ship were silent concerning plans for the Mauretania's transit of the Canal and the ship's ultimate des- tination, but it was believed gener- ally in the Canal Zone that she was enroute to Australia for use as a troopship. The Mauretania, which ordinarily can carry 1,500 passengers, sailed from New York only one day ahead of the Queen Mary, her big sister, Despite complete secrecy as to the destination of the ships, both were reported in New York to be enroute! for troopship duty, probably from Australasia to the Near East. (Because of her size, the 81,235-ton Queen Mary cannot be taken through the Canal and, if she is enroute to Australasia, probably would go around the Cape of Good Hope). England Hears Demands For New Government (By Associated Prep) Great Britain seethed today with outspoken demands for a new war government which would concentrate power in fewer hands and give more authority to dynamic Winston Church, first lord ofthe admirality Elsewhere: 1 Unusual activity kept Prench and Italian diplomats on the go, with the French premier, Paul Reynaud, talking privately for the first time with the Italian ambassador. The boom of artillery echoed along the Western Front and ended the Easter calm. Canada was ready to give her te- cision on her liberal government's conduct of the Dominion's war effort. The London Star quoted "well-in- "irmed political circles' as saying a :ve-man cabinet would 'be organized hortly to replace Britain's present uine-man inner group. Churchill, it was said, would speal for the land, sea and air forces as wll as the ministries of supply and shipping. At present he talks only for the admiralty. Waltz Announces Postman Brings Photo of Lovely Joan Bennett Members of Alpha Rho Chi, archi- tect's fraternity, are expecting big things from the postman today-but it will have to be unusual to excel the autographed picture of Joan Ben- nett whic harrived mysteriously in the mail Monday. For some reason or another, and none of the brothers have figured out the answer, a large, framed pic- ture of the Hollywood beauty was delivered at their door, and neatly autographed, "I Hope You All Be- come Great Architects Someday," Today the picture is mounted in the living room of the house. What's next? Even the members of Alpha Rho Chi won't guess, but they're hoping. Growth Of U.Se Culture Traced By Uiitermeyer Literature Was Followed By Architecture In Use Of American Theme By LAURENCE MASCOTT "American -culture first came of age in writing, especially in the poetry of Whitman and the host of 'libera- tors' that followed him; architecture followed rapidly in utilizing the American theme; but American art developed hesitatingly, slowly, and American music slowest of all." Thus did Louis Untermeyer, noted poet and anthologist, yesterday trace the growth, development and pro- gress of native culture in his talk on "New Frontiers in American Culture" delivered at Rackham Amphitheatre. The lecture, the fifth in a series of six, will be discussed informally at a meeting at 4:15 p.m. today in the East Conference Room of the Rack- ham Building. Treating the problem of "the uni- versal versus the particular," Mr. Un- termeyer emphsized "You can't be- gin with the universal-you only achieve platitudes. You must begin with the particular, then advance to the general, and finally you reach the universal." Mr. Untermeyer first insisted that in art he was merely an "enthusiastic amateur." He maintained that he was simply attempting to correlate the different American arts, not so much for their quality or technique, nor for their greatness, but for "their potentiality as American art," Williams To Talk On 'M-Day Plans' Prof. Mentor L. Williams of the English department, will speak on, "M-Day Plans" at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Union at a Michigan Anti- War Committee meeting, according to John Huston, '41, counsellor for the group. Professor Williams' talk, the sec- ond in a series of educational pro- grams planned by the Committee, will point out the problems of regi- menting the industries and youths of the United States if this country becomes involved in the present Eu- ropean conflict, Huston said, International At A Glance (By Associated Press) LONDON - Pressure grows heavier for new war government, suggest inner cabinet of five min- isters instead of nine. PARIS-Thud of artillery ends Easter calm on Western Front; Premier Reynaud meets Italian ambassador for first private con- ference with Mussolini's envoy. ROME - Hungary's premier confers with Foreign Minister Count Ciano; French ambassador leaves for home to report on Italy's position. OTTAWA-Fate of Canada's liberal government hangs in bal- ance; 6,600,000 eligible to vote Tuesday on conduct of Domin- ion's war effort. Play Production Announces Cast For aTi Critic' Sheridan's 18th Century Play Opens Tomorrow For Four Day Showing A cast whose principal character does not utter a word was announced yesterday for Play Production's ver- sion of "The Critic," by Dr. William P. Halstead of the speech depart- ment. The play, an 18th century satire by Richard Brinsley Sheridan,. opens a four-day run tomorrow at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The curtain will rise for each performance at 8:30 p.m. Lord Burleigh principal character in "the play within the play," will be portrayed by George Spelvin. Bur- leigh is Queen Elizabeth's chief coun- sellor. His part consists in appearing on the stage, sitting down, and think- ing. Other leading male characters are James Moll, Grad, as Puff, a conceit- ed author; Hugh Norton, Grad, as Sneer; and Duane Nelson, Grad, as Dangle. Principal female parts are played by Marguerite Mink, '40, as Mrs. Dangle; June Madison, '40Ed., as Til- burina; Doris Barr, '40, as the con- fidant; and Nathalie Schurman, '42, as the Justice's lady. The complete cast numbers about 50, Dr. Bloomer said, This figure in- cludes those who work the warships in the battle scene, he explained, as well as characters in the final "Page- ant of the Rivers." This pageant, known in theatrical circles as the Masque, is being direct- ed by Ruth H. Bloomer of the physi- cal education department. This scene features fantastic and extreme cos- tumes which, in line with satire and comedy, actually impede the players' action. Campus 'Peace Council' Receives His Consent By WireMonday Night Twelve Local Units To Sponsor Meeting Sen. Gerald P. Nye, progressive Re- publican from North Dakota, will keynote the all-camp s Peace Rally to be held here April 9. Senator Nye last night wired the Campus Peace Council, representing 12 campus groups, and indicated his willingness to speak here. A staunch isolationist, Senator Nye is internationally famed for his in- vestigation and scathing denuncia- tions of the muntions industry. He was a bitter opponent of the recent arms embargo repeal. Speaks In New York In a speech delivered Saturday in New York's Town Hall and quoted in last Sunday's New York Times, Sena- tor Nye assailed President Roosevelt's foreign policy and declared that he favored the passing of a constitution- al amendment to require a referen- dum of the people for a declaration of war by the United States, except in the case of a direct attack. He said: "Youths of 18 to 21, who would be directly concerned with the business of fighting, should be permitted ,to vote in such an amendment." Senator Nye also maintained that the power vested in Congress to pass on declarations of war wasoverbal- anced by the fact that "a single pair of hands" could shape up a foreign policy that could bring matters to such a state that Congress would have no alternative but to vote for war. Sees No Danger In answer to questions from the floor after his speech, the Times quot- ed Nye as saying: "I would most def- initely continue my isolationist policy even if the Allies were losing the war; the combined armies and navies of Germany, Russia, Japan, England and France couldn't get within striking distance of our shores; even if Hitler won, it would take him twenty years to catch his breath." The Campus Peace Council, formed last week, in order "to articulate the students' desire for peace for Ameri- ca" is composed of these repre'senta- tives from the following campus or- ganizations: Carl Peterson, Daily (chairman); Phillip Westbrook, Congress (secre- tary); Donald Treadwell, Union; Dor- othy Shipman, League; Thomas Ad- ams, Interfraternity Council; Bar- bara Basset, Panhellenic Association; Mary Frances Reek, Assembly; Har- riet Sharkey, WAA; Robert Kahn, ASU; Ted Spangler, Athletics; Karl Olson, Michigan Anti-War Commit- tee; Vivian Sieman, League for Liber- al Action. Maki Earns $2,000 For His Native Land Appearances here and in Lansing by Thisto Maki and Paavo Nurmi, the two "flying Finns," raised between $1,800 and $2,000 for Finnish relief, Dr. Lloyd W. Olds announced yes- terday. The sum is four times larger than any other brought in during the two runners' U.S. tour. Twenty-five hundred tickets were sold for the relays and an additional $650 was brought in by the Lansing appearance. Naylor Stone, personal representative of the runners, termed the A.A.U. meet the "largest and best conducted" of any in which they have participated. Expenses for the relays were kept at a minimum in order to raise more money for Finland, ASU Will Sponsor Neutralit Lecture "Is Roosevelt for Peace?" will be the topic of a public lecture by Her- bert Witt, national executive secre- tary of the American Student Union at 8 p.m. today in the Natural Science Auditorium, according to Ellen Rhea, '41, president of the local chapter. A graduate student of Columbia University, Mr. Witt resigned his position as district secretary of the New York chapter of the ASU to Sen. Gerald P. Nyc To Speak April 19 ,At Rally For Peace I I Band Concert Will Feature SpringMusic Although eccentr.ic Ant i abor weather has made its name a sea- sonal anomaly, the Annual Spring Concert of the University Band will come off as scheduwed, 8:30 p.m.. Thursday, in Hill Auditorium. Originating before the regular Concert audience a portion of the concert will be broadcast over the first nationwide hookup ever given any college concert in the United States. Ih broadcast, to be carried over the Mutual Broadcasting Sys- tem, will go out from 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. Michigan students will have the opportunity of seeing the Band play under the famous baton of Morton Gould, prominent young American camposer of symphony music, who will act as guest conductor of the concert. He will assist Prof. Williai Revelli, regular conductor of the University Band, who will occupy the podium as the Concert opens. Mr. Gould is the composer of the "Second American Symphonette," from which the currently popular "Pavanne" was adapred. His appear- ance with the University Band will be highlighted by the introduction of his most recent composition, "Cow- boy Rhapsody," played for the first 1 4 t 2 Z C Series For U Of Prizes Tnion Staff New Kellogg Dental Institute To Be Dedicated Here April 3 Industrious polishing and a general air of activity around the new W. K, Kellogg Foundation Institute for Graduate and Postgraduate Dentistry at North University Avenue and Twelfth Street, across from the League, indicate the approach of the dedication ceremonies to be held at 10 a.m. April 3 in the Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building. Combined with the dedication cere- monies will be the annual homecom- ing of the School of Dentistry. Presi=- dent Ruthven will preside over the morning session which will take the form of a formal convocation of the University at which will be represen- tatives of all the schools and colleges as well as the administrative officers. Dr. Emory Morris of the W. K. Kel- logg Foundation will present the In- stitute to the University and it will be officially hccepted by President Ruthven on behalf of the Regents. Responses to the gift will be given Louis will speak at 11 a.m. on "Den- tal Radiography" in the Lecture Hall Dr. Simpson is considered one of the outstanding workers in the radio- graphy field according to Dean Bunt- ing. Following Dr. Simpson's address will be a luncheon at noon in the Union. Mr. Louis Untermeyer, noted poet and anthologist, will speak on as yet an unannounced subject. At 2 p.m., the alumni and members of the convocation will assemble at the south side of the Institute Me- morial, a stone monument dedicated to Dr. Miller, an eminent dental sci- entist. Following the dedication of the monument, at 2:30 p.m. will be a pre- view of the Kellogg Foundation Insti- tute, Simultancously with the luncheon in the Union will be another luncheon in the League for the ladies. After- wards, the ladies will have a preview Addressing the 250 student em- ployes of the Union last night, Stan- ley Waltz, business manager of the organization, announced the inception and details of a series of scholarship prizes to be awarded every semester by the Union. Under the present set up, three of the students employed by the Union will be awarded a $50 prize in May, to be applicable on tuition in any col- lege in the University, and three simi- lar awards will be made at the end of the next semester. The awards will be made by a com- mittee consisting of the manager and assistant managers of the Union, the student president, financial secretary of the Union and the Dean of Stu- dents. The awards are to be made on the basis of work in the Union and scholarship. The committee will take into account a student- ballot, and departmental heads' ratings. Eligibility for the prizes includes employment on the Union staff for two semesters or the equivalent. The program is so arranged that no stu- dent may receive the awards in con- secutive semesters. More than 150 citizens gathered last night at the Ann Arbor High School for the regular bi-monthly meeting of the Community Forum and thoroughly thrashed out the problem of "Housing Costs in Ann Arbor." They heard a panel of six men, prominent in the local housing in- dustry, make the assumption that housing costs in Ann Arbor are high and then outline the ascribed causes for this situation. Costs Are High Those factors outlined were: high cost of land; high cost of materials and high cost of labor; high costs created by financing, taxes, insur- ance, building codes, zoning laws, and costs of municipal services. The group then discussed the problem of rent and agreed that rent in Ann Arbor was high. This situation, they claimed, was due to a shortage of houses-and this shortage, it was maintained, was due to insufficient building in the last ,,t~n V;,r ornmunity Forum Panel Group Debates City Housing Problems ing in dormitories. The result of the program, therefore, so far as the housing of local citizens is concerned, was considered negligible. Secondly, the forum considered the cost of labor and discussed the prac- ticability and desirability of giving labor "a lower hourly wage and a higher annual wage."' Price-Fixing Specifying insulating board as an example of the high costs of mater- ials, the group then asked: "Does the high cost of materials indicate price- fixing or is the situation mere co- incidene ?" As support of the "price-fixing" thesis, the claim was made that ma- terials have the same cost bothi in Ann Arbor and Detroit and among almost all the dealers. It was pointed out, moreover, that there is a varia- tion in quality in' that Ann Arbor receives better lumber than does Detroit. Under the rules of the Community Forum, however, no resolutions or conclusions were reached. Dr. SR Dunhami A Series To Cohelude With Talkl Concluding the Student Religious A ..,.A.. n iai)' .sgprinc' of Tiipinv ., .