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LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1939-40 Editorial Staff Hervie Haufler Alvin Sarasohn Paul M. Chandler Karl Kessler Milton Orshefsky Howard A. Goldman Donald Wirtchafter Esther Osser Helen Corman Managing Editor . . . . Editorial Director City Editor . . . . Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Sports Editor S . . Women's Editor . . . . Exchange Editor Business Staff Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Women's Business Manager Women's Advertising Manager. Irving Guttman Robert Gilmour Helen Bohnsack . Jane Krause NIGHT EDITOR: JEAN SHAPERO The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Mr. Morrissey's Views . .. R. MORRISSEY'S letter in a recent issue of The Daily was an eloquent, if mistaken, apologia for Adolf Hitler's aggres- sion in Europe. In his defense of Hitler's past and present actions, Mr. Morrissey truly has used "bold and unconventional thinking." He would better have applied some rational thought with regard to the whole bloody mess that is the European War. In his letter, he promises that the. "fruits of a German victory will eventually bring pros- perity to the long imprisoned peoples of Cen- tral Europe." What does Mr. Morrissey think would happen to those "imprisoned peoples" if they were subjected to Nazi control? The an- swer is easy-the same thing that is even now happening to the conquered countries of Po- land and Czechoslovakia-"education" of the people to the Nazi doctrine and enforcement of that "education" by torture and execution. It is extremely difficult to find out just what is actually happening in those conquered coun- tries, but there have been reports of mass execu- tions of workmen in Bohemia as a punishment, the Nazis say, for alleged sabotage; there have been reports of political leaders sent to cencen- tration camps to be tortured because they would not accept Nazi methods of "education"; there has been information of riots instigated by the Nazis upon peaceful Czechs, of whom hundreds were arrested and many, picked at random, were shot to death. In Poland there have been worse reports: HESE STORIES may be considered highly exaggerated perhaps. But why Weren't for- eign reporters allowed to go into those countries and discover for themselves the truthfulness of the reports? The fact remains that they were not allowed to go in, but had to rely upon Ger- inan sources which, of course, emphatically labelled the stories propaganda against the Reich. Foreign correspondents are certain that what is now happening in Poland and Bohemia is nothing short of national racial exterimina- tion, a methodical elimination of all leaders who Will not bow before Hitler. Hitler's own Mein Kampf gives support to this viewpoint. R MORRISSEY predicts that Hitlerism is not permanent but will prove to be quite harmless twenty years after England's defeat. We should not worry, therefore, he claims. Eng- land and France believed that there was no need for worry when they allowed Hitler to take his Sudeten Germans. He did not want Czecho- 0ovakia, he promised. But the Czech govern- ment fell to the Nazis, none the less. It was only when Hitler again broke his promise and in- vaded Poland, claiming that the action of the Poles had prompted the invasion, that Cham- berlain and Daladier quickly changed their minds and recognized the potential danger to their countries: they collaborated in declaring War on Germany. Yet, in view of all evidence to the contrary, Mr. Morrissey assures us that the Third Reich will become harmless twenty years after England's defeat. - Robert Mantho Mascott, Walker Are Columnists Writing campus columns for The Daily in the coming year will be Laurence Mascott 'a _TncEm {ara- 3rac-nu ,ia .Qim +e., By DAVE LACHENBRUCH WITH FEVERISH SPEED and virtually no forethought or control, the typical city shoots upward into skyscrapers and tenements, packing its dwellers closer and closer together. At the same time, it spreads aimlessly into the surrounding country, covering miles of land withuneconomic, half-developed subdivisions. The result, in most cases, has been an pgly hodge-podge of towering offices, mansions, slums, hot-dog stands, warehouses and decay- ing residential districts. The by-products are congestion, tangled traffic, damaged property values and wasted land. But the worst victim of this unplanned growth has been the American home. Year by year cities and rural communities have become more ramshackle and crowded; until today fully 36 per cent of all the dwellings in the United States have been classified by the Government as "sub- standard." And crime, disease and squalor- despite an unusually high rent standard-in- crease in our American community. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, following the practice of many European communities, through the Suburban Resettlement Adminis-- tration, has attempted to set an example to private industry in the field of community pre- planning. The Administration has done strik- ing work in this field, through the medium of Greenbelt Towns, situated at Greenhills Ohio; Greendale, Wisconsin, and Greenbelt, Maryland. Greenbelt towns are different from any towns ever built, in this country or abroad. They did not grow up in a random, hodge-podge way, like most villages; they were completely planned in every detail, before construction was started. Streets, utility systems, schools, stores, parks and dwelling areas are designated for greatest possible efficiency and livability. There are no slums, junkyards, dumps, misplaced billboards or run-down neighborhoods. Nor will there be any in the future. Each town is surrounded by a protective "green belt" of parks, farms and forests, to keep these undesirable elements from crowding into the community; and the town's own plan will prevent such growths within the village limits. GEENBELT, MARYLAND, is located seven miles from Washington, D.C., and houses over 2,000, 70 per cent of whom are government employes. All work within the Washington met- ropolitan area. The purpose of Maryland's Greenbelt, as set forth by the Administration. is to provide "a demonstration of suburban town planning for decent, safe and sanitary housing at a reasonable rent, as contrasted with the overcrowded and insanitary conditions found in so many cities today." Greenbelt has been occupied since October, 1938;-always at capacity and with a waiting list. It is laid out in crescent shape, has 885 living units, in group and multiple arrangement. The dwellings are arranged in large super-blocks with approximately 125 modern homes in one block. Efficient dwellings, they are built to strict standards of durability, comfort, sanita- tion, privacy and convenience. They have large Lindbergh Proposes Domestic Preparedness .,.. SUNDAY NIGHT the voice of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh calmly reiter- ated the necessity of adequate preparedness, the improbability of foreign invasion of the American continents and the imminent internal danger of fifth column movements. His Amer- ican audience already accepting the eventuality of participating in European strife and the re- duction of miles between American peace and the Continental conflict found his statements the antithesis of the trend of American publi opinion. It was the same Lindbergh who over a year ago pointed to the superiority of German air forces. It was he also who advocated more ade- quate defense measures for the protection of the Western Hemisphere. POSSIBILITY of crossing the Atlantic with long-range bombers has been a fact known to aeronautical authorities for many years, he cited. If such a maneuver should be used by an aggressive foreign power, the attack without land forces would be absolutely ineffective. And, furthermore, since land forces could be trans- ported to this side of the Atlantic quickly and in sufficient numbers only by sea, the United States could easily block such a move by ade- quate naval and air strength, he minimized. Coming in the amazing near-hysteria of offi- cial and public opinion, Col. Lindbergh injects a note of sanity in viewing the current trend of events abroad. To be best prepared in any future participation or non-participation in the European chaos, he advocated reasonable mea- sures which are of primary immediate import to our own nation. Definite policy of aerial armament, of under- standing with our Latin America neighbors, of internal, political and economic strength, and of constructive peace for the future, were all present problems demanding solution before the determination of policies to guide some unpredictable attempt of our own shores. "The greatest inheritance which we can pass on to our children," Col. Lindbergh stresses, "is a rea- sonable solution of the problems that confront our time." SCORING the "hysterical chatter of calamity and invasion" which has run rife in public opinion he proposed a realization that we can stay out of war if we stop asking for it and if we prevent the small minority controlling prop- aganda and influence from hnlding swav over windows, cross-ventilation and are well insu- lated. There is a variety of types to meet the needs of families of various sizes. THERE ARE many lawns and shaded park areas where all ages can enjoy them without being subjected to the noise and danger of busy streets. For each super-block there is an under- pass leading to the mercantile, school and rec- reational areas. Greenbelt has been called "the cooperative community." This is not a completely correct appelation in reference to the whole village, but the mercantile area stores are run accord- ing to the Rochdale principles of cooperation. This area consists of four extremely modern buildings in which are located a service station, garage, fire station, barber shop, beauty salon, bus terminal, drug store, theatre, laundry, shoe repair and valet shop, grocery store, post office, management offices, telephone exchange, news- paper office and variety store. The stores in this area are leased and managed by the towns- people in accordance with the Rochdale prin- ciples, as follows: 1. Membership open to all residents. 2. No inequitable restriction upon membership or participation. 3. One vote per member regardless of number of shares held. 4. No voting by proxy. 5. Limited investment of capital. 6. After all obligations have been met, profits shall be distributed to the consumer- members in proportion to the amount they have purchased. 7. A $10 investment is all that shall be re- quired for membership. THERE IS ALSO a community building which serves as a gymnasium, auditorium, shower and locker room. There is an artificial lake well stocked with game fish, with metal row boats and small sail boats. There is a very modern and sanitary swiihming pool. And now-here is the amazing part of the whole plan-the expense. Monthly rentals on living units vary from $18 to $21 per month for one room bachelor apartments, $24 to $31 for two and three room apartments and from $28 to $41 for three to seven room houses. These prices include heat which is furnished by the management, each group of homes having one heating system fed by oil burner from storage tanks. The prevailing median rent for a subur- ban house in the suburban Washington area is approximately $60 to $70 per month. A six- room house of much more modern and scienti- fic construction in Greenbelt rents for $39 a month, including heating, electric range and refrigerator. Water charges range from 20 cents to $1.20 per month, and electricity from $2.25 to $3.35. FAMILIES ARE SELECTED on the basis of income, stability of employment, ability to adapt themselves to community living and need for better housing. Income groups admitted vary from $800 per year for one person to $2200 for a family of six. Government studies have proved that under private industry, at a not much greater expense, the same type of planned modern communities could exist. In these days, when government money is spent for battleships, guns and uniforms, and public eyes are turned from those slaughtered in this country by disease, starvation and crime, to those being slaughtered by war in Europe, perhaps the time is ripe for private industry to try its hand at city planning where the government has left off. EDITOR DAILY OFFICI -(Connued from Page 2 .et, The INDIANA STATE BUREAU OF PERSONNEL announces existing vacancies for well-qualified Psychia- tric Social Workers. Salary range: $150-195. University Inquisition The Bureau has also received the official May Civil Service Bulletin for To the Editor: New York City. Robert Warner in a recent letter Complete announcements on file to The Daily claimed that Profes- at the University Bureau of Appoint- sor Hyma's proposal to have mem- ments and Occupational Informa- bers of the faculty inquire into a tion, 201 Mason Hall. Office hours: prospective student's political views 9-12 and 2-4. would undermine our "freedom of Summer Employment: We have on political thought." Certainly, a uni- file in the Bureau of Appointments, versity such as Michigan, founded 201 Mason Hall, a number of selling upon those very principles which 2obsonthlsmmerumofs. Ang Mr. Warner so highly extols should .jobs for the summer months. Any- one interested in this work is wel- do all in its power not only to pre- come to look over the material we serve but to further those "cherishedhvOe o rth-12,r2-4. ideals" of civil liberty. have. Office hours 9-12, 2-4. However, the first step in realiz- Any girls interested mn living in a ing such an objective should be to cooperative house next year with girls remove from our universities those of other religious, racial, and cultural who propose to change our present backgrounds, please call Stalker Hall, American democracy into a proto- 6881, and leave their names and tele- type of Russian Communism or Axis phone numbers. Fascism. The intellectual dishonesty of the young Fascisti at Bologna Academi Notices and Hiedelberg has resulted in their being ruthlessly relegated to an The Doctoral Examination of Lynn academic straight-jacket. Michigan's DeForrest Abbott, Jr., will be intellectual acrobats who within the held at 2:00 p.m. today in 315 last few months have leaped, simul- West Medical Building. Mr. Ab- taneously with the Moscow "ideal- bott's department of specialization is ists," from "collective security" to Biological Chemistry. The title of "complete isolation" have manifested his thesis is "Glycine Precursors: The this same spirit. In preaching their Availability of Some N-Alkyl Glycine undemocratic doctrines of hate and Derivatives for the Synthesis of Hip- mental regimentation, the small puric Acid by the Rabbit." radical minority upon the Michigan Dr. H. B. Lewis as chairman of the campus may some day readily turn committee will conduct 'the examina- away from action in the "Daily" tion. By direction of the Executive letter column to the more effective Board, the chairman has the privi- tactics of the "fifth column." lege of inviting members of the facul- They, not our Professor Hymas, ty and advanced doctoral candidates are the greatest threat to American. to attend the examination and to democracy and should summarily be grant permission to others who might made cognizant of the fact that they wish to be present. are not wanted on our college cam- C. S. Yoakum puses. Freedom of speech is a doc- trine that requires eternal vigilance The Doctoral Exa-nination of Gio- for its protection. Hence, our uni- vanni Giovannini will be held at, versities should serve as extermina- 2:00 p.m. Today in 3223 Angell tors to root Democracy's chameleon- Hall. Mr. Giovannini's depart- like enemies out'of our political life, ment of specialization is English not as rostrums from which they Language and Literature. The title might pour their hate-ridden shi- of his thesis is "The Theory of Trag- bolleths. edy as History in Renaissance and - Ralph Berlow, '43 Neo-Classical Criticism." Professor N.tE. Nelson as chairman of the committee will conduct the ex- Mother Defends Idealism amination By directionofuthe Ex- To the Editor: ecutive Board, the chairman has the1 privilege of inviting members of thei Since you entertain letters from faculty and advanced doctoral can- mothers, I should like to add my diates to attend the examination and two-cents worth. The serious part to grant permission to others who about the appearance of the letter signed "A Mother," for you, is not might wish to be present. the fact that she is afraid to expose C. S. Yoakum her son to emotionally immature The Doctoral Examination of Dana1 professors (I suggest she remove Young will be held at 3:00 him from the University entirely), p.m. today in 411A West En- but that you consider that kind of gineering Bldg. Mr. Young's depart- letter material for your paper. ment of specialization is Engineering I, too, follow the editorial page of Mechanics. The title of his thesis is The Daily with interest, amusement "The Analysis of Rectangular Plates and boredom. The flaw of reasoning with Clamped Edges." for peace at any price is that there Professor E. L. Eriksen as chair- are still a great many people in this man of the committee will conduct word, and in America, who value the examination. By direction of the mere physical life very little-yes, Executive Board, the chairman has there are even mothers of sons near the privilege of inviting members of; military age who believe one must the faculty and advanced doctoral have ideals and some spiritual life candidates to attend the examina- to make life supportable. tion and to grant permission to others Yours sincerely, who might wish to be present. Jean D. Noble C. S. Yoakum The Doctoral Examination of Har- Representative Ln dberg old Edward Wallace will be held at To the Editor: 9:00 am. Friday, May 24, in 3089 N.S. Mr. Wallace's department of tl on harles A. indberhas beenhspecialization is Zoology. The title the wisdom courage, and initiative of his thesis is "Life History and Em- to tell the entire nation that we are bilgorTx iori Trmata safebile Cot (Lissorchiidae, Trematoda)." involve us is not "Europe's meddling Dr. G. R. La Rue as chairman of in our affairs but our meddling in the committee will conduct the ex- Europe's affairs." amination. By direction of the Ex- As a yolung 'man Lindbergh be- ecutive Board, the chairman has the came a national hero, now he ap- privilege of inviting members of the pears in the light of a national faculty and advanced doctoral can- prophet-I suggest that we listen didates to attend the examination to this man who has native honesty, and to grant permission to others understanding, humility and simple who might wish to be present. greatness. C. S. Yoakumn I should like to point out that The Doctoral Examination of John Americans, generally, don't under- Frazer Lamb will be held at 4:00 p.m., stand the people of continental Eu- Friday, May 24, in 247 West Engineer- rope. I'm not making a criticism- ing Bldg. Mr. Lamb's department of there is certainly little enough op- specialization is Electrical Engineer- portunity for us to know them well- ing, The title of his thesis is "An I merely state a conditon. Lindbergh Investigation of the Peak, Average, is the only one of our leaders who and Effective Currents and Voltages has demonstrated that he is an ex- Occurring in the Series Ferro-Res- ceotion to this. onant Circuit." His inspiring article in the May Professor M. B. Stout as chairman Readers Digest, his recent address, of the committee will conduct the Prof. Barnes' lecture here on cam- examination. By direction of the pus and subsequent student com- Executive Board, the chairman has ment in The Michigan Daily form the privilege of inviting members an excellent and clear case: German of the faculty and advanced doctoral victory in the European War does candidates to attend the examina- not "equal" disaster . . . not to Eu- tion and to grant permission to rope, not to America, and not to ohers who might wish to be present. the World-now, or in posterity. C. S. Yoakum We must stop thinking that it does, because as long as we do we Doctoral Examination of Thomas may one day want to fight to pre- Kenneth Haven will be held at 3:00 vent it, and that would be disaster. p.m., Friday, May 24, in the East A long time ago Lindbergh was Council Room, Rackham Building. violently attacked as a poor Amer- Mr. Haven's department of specializa- ican because he open-mindedly ac- tion is Business Administration. The cepted German hospitality and wit- title of his thesis is "Investment nessed German disnlavs of their mil- Banking Under the Securities and The- AL BULLETIN Doctoral Examination of. Ralph E. Bennett will be held at 1:00 p.m. Fri- day, May 24, in 1129 Natural Science Bldg. Mr. Bennett's department of specialization is Botany. The title of his thesis is "Morphology, Cytology, and Physiology of Perithecial Forma- tion in Pseudoplea Briosiana,." Professor L. E. Wehmeyer as chair- man of the committee will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. C. S. Yoakum The Doctoral Examination of Wal- lace Alger Bacon will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 24, in 3217 Angell Hall. Mr. Bacon's department of specialization is English Language and Literature. The title of his thesis is "Shakespeare's Dramatic Roman- ces." Professor Paul Mueschke as chair- man of the committee will conduct the examination. By direction of the Executive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. C. S. Yoakum The Doctoral Examination of Sam Allen Singal will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 24, In 313 West Medical Building. Mr. Singal's department of specialization is Biological Chem- istry. The title of his thesis is "The Lipotropic Action of Some Sulfur- Containing Amino Acids and Relat- ed Substances." Dr. H. C. Eckstein as chairman of the commitee will conduct the ex- amination. By direction of the Ex- ecutive Board, the chairman has the privilege of inviting members of the faculty and advanced doctoral candi- dates to attend the examination and to grant permission to others who might wish to be present. C. S. Voakum Lectures Medical Students: Dr. Richard Harrison Shryock, Professor of His- tory at the University of Pennsyl- vania, will present an Etracurricu- lar Lecture to the Medical School at the Rackham Lecture Hall today at 4:15 p.m. Subject: "Cults and Quackery in American Medical History." All Medical School classes will be dismissed at 4:00 p.m., in order that the students may attend this lecture. All interested students and laymen are invited. Dr. Bruno Meinecke, of the Latin Department, will give a demonstrated lecture on "Ancient Grecian Music", tonight at 8:00 in the East Lecture Room of the Rackham Building. The public is cordially invited. Today's Events Chem and Met. Engineering Sem- inar today at 4:00 p.m. in Room 3201 E. Engr. Bldg. Mr. Marshall Stand- ing will speak on "Methods of Obtain- ing Equilibrium Measurements for Crude Oil-Natural Gas Systems." Zoology Seminar: Tonight at 7:30, Amphitheatre, Rackham Building. Reports by Mr. Irving J. Can- trall on "The ecology of the Orthoptera and Dermaptera of the Edwin S. George Reserve, Livingston County, Michigan with notes on hab- its and life histories" and Mr. William H. Stickel on "A revisional study of the Colubrid genus Sonora, with some remarks on the evolution of the color patterns of snakes." The Observatory 'Journal. Club will meet at 4:15 p.m. today in the Observ- atory lecture room. Professor N. H. Anning will speak on "An Anomal- ous Orbit." Tea at 4:00 p.m. Varsity Glee Club: Installation banquet at the Union tonight at 7:00. Serenade after the ban- quet. In addition to those who went on the Spring Trip, the following are invited to attend: Holt, Muller, Har- dy, Stephensen, Lovell, Shale, Fen- nimore, Massin. Alpha Phi Omega will have a ban- quet at 6:30 tonight in the Union. All members please be present. The Senior Ball Committee will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Union. League House Presidents: Meeting for election of officers for next year, today at 4:30 p.m. in the League. Please attend or send a representa- tive. The Political Science Round Table will not meet today as previously scheduled. Coming Events Deutsher Verein: The nieni.o anA Drew Pediso 3 AobertS.Alleu WASHINGTON - Only those around the White House knew it, but the President's $1,182,- 000,000 emergency defense program was only about one-third of that urged on him by his Army and Navy chiefs. Their original program called for a total of $3,000,000,000, of which approximately $2,000,- 000,000 was for immediate expenditure; the rest to be authorizations for future outlays. A large part of the additional money was pro- posed for expanding ship-building facilities and the construction of navy vessels already author- ized, but for which no money has yet been voted. Another big chunk was for enlargement of plane building equipment by erecting government plants in strategic sections of the country. These plants presumably would have built fighting planes under patent licenses from pri- vate owners. The plan was particularly designed to solve the "bottleneck" problem of large-scale production of airplane motors. Roosevelt vetoed these and other proposals on the ground that they would lead to congres- sional controversy, thereby delay the urgent phases of the program. He thought the wisest course was to confine the program to items most needed and get them started immediately. Later the situation could be re-examined, he said, and a new program formulated if necessary. That is the background for the cryptic state- ment in his message, "I will not hesitate to ca1l the Congvs into npial sesinn if at anv