THE MICHIGAN DAILY MICHIGAN DAILY - The DAILY WASHINGTON MERRYMGO-ROUND OF ALL, THINGS!.. Bly MVorty-Q. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN WW..*WWA*.WW**WAWW .... --r Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of republication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier. $4.00; by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERinING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. cHICAGO 'BOSTON * LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1939-40 Editorial Staff Carl Petersen ... Elliott Maranis . . Stan M. Swinton Morton L. Linder . Norman A. Schorr . Dennis Flanagan " John N. Canavan . Ann Vicary . . Mel Flneberg . . Business Staff Business Manager Asst. Business Mgr., Credit Manager Women's Business Manager . Women's Advertising Manager. Publications Manager . . Managing Editor Editorial Director . City Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Women's Editor Sports Editor * Paul R. Park Ganson P. Taggart Zenovia Skoratko Jane Mowers H arriet S. Levy NIGHT EDITOR: HERVIE HATFLER The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Cleaners And Students' Interests . . O NE OF THE DAILY'S primary re- sponsibilities is to protect, wherever it can, the interests of the student body of the University. Whenever the interests of students have been at stake in the past, it has been our concern to see that they are not trespassed upon. We have tried to be vigilant in this regard. We have en- couraged the building of dorms for adequate housing; we have given our support to student enterprises of all description; we have urged measures that safeguard student health-the list is endless. Today a situation has arisen in which the in- terests of the students are vitally concerned, a situation directly affecting the student pocket- book. For again, as so often in the recent history of Ann Arbor, a price-war has broken out among the city's cleaning establishments. A newcomer has entered the field, has quoted prices on clean- ing that are substantially below the established rate. Immediately the established firms have cut their prices below his, and the cycle which we have seen so often in the past has begun. The pattern is a familiar-one. A new firm enters into competition with the old firms and quotes a low price. The old firms immediately cut prices, and keep cutting them until the new firm, unable to operate under such conditions, is forced out of business. Then the old firms boost their prices up to or above what they were originally in order to recoup their losses, and it is the consumer who is hurt in the long run. We do not assume that the manager of the new organization is in business for any other reason than to make money; we cannot guar- antee that the low prices he quotes will be maintained should he be successful now; we do not know that his organization is not inspired and backed by some powerful cleaning concern anxious to break into the local monopolistic fields. But we are certain of one all-important fact. The manager of this new concern is quoting a low price that will benefit the student trade and he evidently feels this price is suf- ficiently high to guarantee him a satisfactory profit. If anything is to come of this latest attempt to lower cleaning prices to Ann Arbor, those who are interested in securing such prices, the stu- dents, must consistently support the entre- preneur who is trying to bring about the per- manently lower prices, regardless of the short- run attractions of the rock-bottom prices ad- vertised by the established firms. Realizing that this subject is of a controversial nature, the Daily will welcome expressions of opinion from the organizations concerned and from members of the student body and faculty. --Carl Petersen Bull Sessions Incorporated .. YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD the remark that a goodly portion of the best effects of college life accrue from the stu- dent's participation in "bull-sessions". In the process of expressing your opinions and arguing them, you are thinking pretty much "on your own." It is for this purpose that the Winter and WASHINGTON-Those who sit down with Franklin Roosevelt on Sunday afternoons or at other times when he is really in a relaxing mood, have seen a distinct change in him recently re- garding a third term. Around Christmas time, and even through most of January it was their distinct impression that the President was anxious, even determined to retire from the White House when his term expires in January, 1941. To one of his cabinet members, Roosevelt in effect remarked: "This job is getting to be just the same thing over and over again. I send up a message to Congress. I prepare a new budget. Just the same old routine. I'm bored and I want to get out." To another close friend who is mayor of an important city, the President said: "I feel like.a baseball pitcher who's been in the box for eight innings. I'm tired and I need a rest." To several other friends and visitors, Roosevelt spoke at some length about the need of building up new leaders within the Democratic Party. With several he definitely discussed the advis- abiliy of nominating Cordell Hull. To one friend who urged the President to run again, he re- marked: "There are plenty of men in the coun- try who can take my place." All this, however, was prior to about the mid- dle of January or the first of February. Since then there has been a change. The change is a little hard to put your finger on. Actually, the President isn't saying a word to the effect that he is a candidate, even to his close advisers. But, on the other hand, he is no longer saying that he is tired and wants to get out. He just isn't saying anything. But he is doing a lot of things. And this is what convinces some of the best friends Roose- velt has, that he has now decided to run for a third term. For behind the scenes, the President has been familiar with, if he has not actually directed, every move made to put delegates in state pri- maries favorable to his candidacy. He put his hand abruptly into the Louisiana situation, was delighted with the opportunity to line up dele- gates in New Hampshire, gave his blessing to the plan by which Ambassador Joe Kennedy would corral delegates in Massachusetts-later to be turned over to him. (Strategy which was formation is needed, the adult experts provide it. IT IS IN THE CHOICE of these adult resource leaders that the Wesleyan Guild's parley is most fortunate. Leading the discussion on "Ra- cial Discrimination" will be Dr. J. J. McClendon, Detroit chairman of the Michigan branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Prof. Earl S. Woldaver of the business administration school. Mr. Alex Barbour, educational director for the Chrysler local number seven of the UAW-CIO, and Mr. Leonard Woodcock, Detroit labor economist, will help guide the "Labor" group. Members of the University faculty will lead the discussions on "Peace" and "After College What?" With this purpose and these leaders, it seems that the Wesleyan Guild forums should find a place alongside the Spring and Winter Parleys. - Hervie Haufler The NLRB Gets A Helper . . . SEN. ROBERT W. WAGNER of New York, who fathered the National Labor Relations Act, is the author of a new piece of proposed legislation designed to better the labor conditions of the country. And the veteran senator is to be praised, for the pro- posal continues his fight for just provision for al ithe people by the establishment of a media- tion board which will supplement the NLRB. Contrary to the belief held in some quarters that the NLRB deals with all sorts of labor dis- putes, it must be remembered that that board was devised solely to insure the collective bar- gaining rights of Labor. And by means of elec- tions held at a multitude of factories and other business establishments throughout the country, much of Labor has signified who it wished to have as its bargaining agent. Such a Board was and is of prime necessity, but, unfortunately, no provision was made in the creating act for positive help in settling the-many disputes aris- ing between employer and employees on the questions of wages, hours and working con- ditions. The newly proposed legislation is in- tended by Senator Wagner to erase this diffi- culty. THE BILL PROVIDES for a national mediation board composed of three members who would be available to settle disputes arising from ques- tions of wages, hours, and working conditions. The board would take over the functions of the understaffed, rather impotent Conciliation Ser- vice of the Labor Department and would handle major strikes and disputes. Its principle func- tion would consist in bringing the two disputants together and formulating final agreements in double quick time. Need for such a board is readily apparent since we can easily see the suffering of workers and the losses to capital caused by long strikes. The old Conciliation Service can do little, since it has never had the necessary prestige or the confidence of capital and labor. The new board, as provided for in the Senator's bill, would be placed on a firmer legal basis, its authority would be well-defined and the more adequate appropriations asked for by Wagner would cre- spiked when Jim Farley got the jump on Ken- nedy and filed in Massachusetts first.) Big Boosses Boost . .14 Bit One factor which unquestionably had a lot to do with the change in Roosevelt is the'report which State Democratic bosses have beenbring- ing him. New Deal idealism is the complete antithesis of all that Boss Ed Kelley of Chicago and Boss Hague of New Jersey stand for. Yet they, and dozens of others who control local machines, are determined that Roosevelt shall run-and for only one reason: they are out to win. The average State boss makes politics a busi- ness. To stay in business, he has tQ' keep his men in office. He has to win. Usually he doesn't care a snap of his fingers about liberalism or conservatism or any other ism connected with his party's national ticket, except only that it be able to draw votes. For sometimes it takes a bang-up presidential candidate on the national ticket to put across the local ticket. And what Mayor Hague and Mayor Kelley are figuring on is that they can win locally if Roosevelt is on their ticket nationally. So if the big bosses whose income taxes have been probed by Roosevelt's Internal Revenue and whose gambling friends have been hounded by Roosevelt's Justice Department-if after all this punishment, they still want Roosevelt, then it must be because he is the man who can win for the Democratic Party. No Roosevelt Announcement 14 Bit You can write it down in the book that Roose- velt will make no announcement regarding a third term, probably not even five minutes before the Democratic National Convention opens on July 15. He will remain in Hyde Park and get the reaction of the convention over the telephone. And probably only after the question of his can- didacy has gone to the Floor of the Convention will he indicate his willingness or unwillingness to run for a third term. And those closest to him these days are betting their money that his an- swer will be "Yes." I'd Rather- Be RIGHT! By SAMUEL GRAFTON TO SEND MR. SUMNER WELLES on a grand tour of the European war is a rather com- plicated way of staying out of it. It is-like seeing how near you can put your finger to fresh paint without touching. One always gets smeared in those experiments. I don't know the purpose of the trip, but I doubt whether Mr. Welles is goig abroad in order to tell Europe that we feel like staying home. There is a lunatic rhythm in the devil's waltz we have been dancing with Europe. It begins with a stern refusal in time of peace to have anything to do with the old world. We are unin- terested. Our motto is hands off. The moment war starts, and it becomes in- finitely less safe to have to do with Europe, we are there, starry-eyed and sentimental, our handsome, naive countenances reflecting our high vitamin content and our lack of realism. Thus during the war-time we send two mil- lions of the best American boys to France, but during peace we woudln't take the risk of send- ing one middle-aged diplomat to Geneva. Too dangerou s. We might lose him. WE WON'T HELP EUROPE, in time of peace, to prevent a war. But when war starts, we jump right in, speaking of our great mission, to halt the struggle and to shape the peace. We become interested in fire insuraunce after the fire breaks out. Thiseis not bright. For by now it is too late for a peace in Europe. The only contribution we can make is to start counting off our 21-year-olds, in squads of eight. We must sit and listen for the postman's knock, as he brings messages from Mr. Welles. I hope those messages will not resemble the re- ports of another special Presidential representa- tive, Colonel House, who made several grand tours of the First World War on behalf of Wood- row Wilson. COLONEL HOUSE had a conference with Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, in London, fourteen months before we entered the war. Sir Edward reported on that conference in the following terms (the famous House-Grey Memorandum) the phrasing of which was agreed to by Mr. House: "Colonel House expressed the opinion that, if was ready, on hearing from France and England that the moment was opportune, to propose that a conference should be summoned to put an end to the war. Should the Allies accept this proposal, and should Germany refuse it, the United States would probably enter the war against Germany. "olonel House expressed the opinion that, if such a conference met, it would secure peace on terms not unfavorable to the Allies; and, if it failed to secure peace, the United States would leave the conference as a belligerent on the side of the Allies, if Germany was unreasonable." JT IS PROBABLY tactless to bring this up while Mr. Welles is packing for his trip. How- ever, when the question is war or peace, tact it- self becomes a kind of offensive quality. This trip is going to agitate the American people, and the more suspicious and jumpy they are about THE PERIOD from 1930 to 1940 was a vital episode in the history of the comparatively youthful United States. Various names have been ap- plied to these ten years: The Fab- ulous Thirties, The Threadbare Thirties, The Dizzy Years, etc. What it actually was was the recurrence of national growing pains; progress pains. It was the writhing of a na- tion built insecurely, attempting to cast off imposed yokes and find it- self, reestablish itself on firmer, surer grounds. These ten years are vitally im- portant for the future of the United States, for they brought out strongly the many weaknesses of our societal structure and pointed the direction that rebuilding must take: toward a more equal, humane and righteous society, with no discriminations and no intolerances. And, with the turn of a new period, it becomes more and more apparent that the United States is the last hope in a crum- bling world; it is the last fortress of freedom and equality. And this, of course, means that the lessons of the Thirties must be heeded, and the shortcomings must be corrected, and we must go on, not rebuilding, for to build again on the debris is to invite future "Threadbare Thir- ties"; but we must clear the debris and put in a solid foundation, upon which we can erect a better America. * * * IN THIS WEEK'S Life Magazine was published a picture album of this eventful period, and Mr. Q thinks it would be interesting to note a few of the personages in the spot- light and see how many of them you can identify: 1. A Commissioner, whose com- mittee tried to bring about an en- forcement of the hollow and useless Prohibition Amendment. 2. The Technocrat, who attempted to solve society's ills by stopping the spread of machine invention. 3. A Gangster, whose gambling and liquor-running career. in New York is unsurpassed in criminal an- nals. 4. A Secretary of War under Hoo- ver. 5. A Congressman, whose riotous carryings-on made staid Washington blink and blush. 6. The Go-Between in the Lind- bergh kidnapping case. 7. The G-Man, whose campaigns against crime first put the FBI in the public's eye. 8. The Heiress who sued her moth- er for millions because she was not allowed to bearbchildren. 9. The Woman Athlete, who won every possible title for women and then beat some of the men. 10. The Stratonaut, whose balloon excursions put him on the front pages of every newspaper. 11. The Wife of an army officer who was mysteriously murdered in an island in the Pacific. 12. The Man who tried to assassin- ate President Roosevelt in Florida. 13. The Head of the Chase Nation- al Bank, involved in a scandal. 14. The Woman who led the fight to keep people from drinking. 15. The Second Lady of the land, who for so long dominated Washing- ton society. 16. The Vice-President under Hoo- ver. 17. The Promising young heavy- weight fighter whose career was cut short by a motorcycle accident. 18. The Utilities Magnate, whose unscrupulous connivings with other people's money were uncovered. 19. The Head of the New York Stock Exchange whose shady deal- ings recently landed him in prison. 20. Three Men, an aviator, a comedian-philosopher and a great football coach, all killed in airplane accidents. ELL, how did you do? You should have been able to name at least 15 out of the 20. In case you are interested in those you couldn't re- member, here are the answers: 1. George Wickersham 2. Howard Scott 3. Legs Diamond 4. Will Woodin 5. Marion Zioncheck 6. Jafsie Condon 7. Melvin Purvis 8. Ann Cooper Hewitt 9. Babe Didrickson 10. Auguste Picard 11. Thalia Massie 12. Guiseppe Zangara 13. Albert Wiggin 14. Mabel Willebrandt 15. Dolly Curtis Gann 16. Charles Curtis 17. Young Stribling 18. Samuel Insull 19. Richard Whitney 20. Wylie Post, Will Rogers Knute Rockne The familiar "School Boy Patrols" and similar methods of safety educa- t~in n ta ,iinnc ihir ehnl (Continued from Page 3) the Gospel Records Historically Trustworthy."4 Today's Events Varsity Glee Club will broadcast over WJR today from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. All members of the glee club meet in Morris Hall at 11:15. Regular Rehearsal at 4:30. Scalp and Blade will nold a rushing1 smoker for all members and rushees1 today at 5:00 p.m. in the Union. Eta Kappa Nu meeting of all men interested in the proposed spring in- spection trip at the Michigan Union today at 5:00 p.m. All student in- terested in making the trip must at- tend this meeting. Graduate Outing Club will meet today at 2:30 p.m. in rear of Rack- hamh Building. Program: hike around Ann Arbor or skating at the Coliseum. Supper at the club rooms. All graduate students and faculty in- vited. Executive Committee of American Student Union meeting in Union to- day at 11:00 a.m. International Center: Dr. Albert J. Logan will speak on "Argentina" to- night at the Center. A technicolor film on Argentina will also be shown. Sunday Evening Social, at the New Michigan Wolverine, 209 S. State Street. Music. Refrshements. Every- one welcome. The annual Hillel Oratory contest will be held at the Foundation at 3:00 p.m. today. The public is invited. Coming Events German Table for Faculty Mem- bers: The regular luncheon meeting will be held Monday at 12:10 p.m. in the Founders' Room of the Michigan Union. All faculty members inter- ested in speaking German are cordial- ly invited. There will be a brief in- formal talk by Professor Georg Stein- dorff, Egyptologist, formerly of the University of Leipzig. Physics Colloquium: Dr. John Kraus will speak on "Some Recent Develop- ments in Antenna Systems" on Mon- day, Feb. 26, at 4:15 p.m. in room 1041 E. Physics Bldg. Romance Language Journal Club meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 4:15, in Room 408 RL. Papers by: Alfredo T. Morales, Grad: "A review of A Brief History of Philippine Literature (T. del Castillo).", James C. O'Neill: "Albert Thibau- det, A Bergsonian theory of art." Graduate students in Romance languages are invited. Biological Chemistry Seminar will meet in Room 319 West Medical Building, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27. Subject: "Some Phases of the Metabolism of Iron and Copper." Seminar in Bacteriology will meet in Room 1564 East Medical Building Monday, February 26, at 8:00 p.m. Subject: "Penetration of the Antiser- um into Lesions." All interested are invited. Junior Mathematics Club will meet Monday, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m., in 3201 A.H. Movies and slides will be shown with a discussion of the Isograph of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, by Ted Hildebrandt. Botanical Journal Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Room N.S. 1139. Reports by: Harriet Smith, "Interspecific hybridization and selection in Tragopogon." Betty Robertson, "Expansion of taxonomy with respect to the sperm- atophytes." Donald O'Brien, "Chromosomal chimeras in plants." Erich Steiner, "Physiology of popu- lations." Engineering Mechanics Colloqui- um: Mr. William H. Harvey will talk on "Calculations of Slopes and De- flections of Beams with Transverse and Axial Loads Utilizing the Method of Superposition," in Room 314 West Engineering Annex on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will precede the meeting. Tau Beta Pi. Dinner meeting Tues- day, Feb. 27, 6:00 p.m., Michigan Union. Prof. R. A. Sawyer will talk on "Industrial Spectrographic An- alysis." Please be on time. Society of Automotive Engineers meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Michi- gan Union. Mr. N. L. Blume of the Oldsmobile Engineering Executive Office will give a slide presentation of the new Oldsmobile automatic transmission. Association Forum: Professor Dur- fee, of the Law School, will lead a dis- cussion of the lectures on "The Ex- istenp ceand Nature o f eljyjn hy Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. in the League. JGP usher's meeting Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. at the League. Attendance compulsory. Assembly Ball Decorations Com- mittee meeting on Monday, Feb. 26, at 5:15 p.m. The Bibliophile Section of the Faculty Women's Club will meet at the home of Mrs. F. R. Finch, 1619 South University, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 2:30 p.m. The Bookshelf and Stage Section of the Faculty Women's Club will meet on Tuesday, February 27, at 2:45 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ralph H. Upson, 1116 Ferdon Road. Michigan Dames: Art group will meet Monday evening, Feb. 26, at 8 o'clock, at University High School. Marshall Byrn is discussing furniture and electrical equipment repairing. Membership cards requested at each meeting. Guests are welcome. Churches First Methodist Church. Morning Worship service at 10:40 a.m. Dr. C. W. Brashares will preach on "Chris- tian Youth." Stalker Hall. Student class at 9:45 a.m. at Stalker Hall led by Prof. Wes- ley Maurer. Theme: "The Religious Man in the Modern World." Wesleyan Guild Meeting with sup- per at 6 p.m. at the Methodist Church. There will be four discussion groups on 1) Peace, 2) Racial Discrimina- tion, 3) Labor Problems, and 4) After College, Then What? Disciples Guild (Church of Christ): 10:45 a.m. Morning worship. Rev. Fred Cowin, minister. 12:00 noon. Students Bible class. 6:30 pm. Guild Sunday Evening Hour. Lester Sperberg will lead a discussion on "Understanding Our- selves." Social hour and refresh- ments. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church: Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion; 11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Ser- mon by The Rt. Rev. Frank E.'Wil- son, D.D., Bishop of Eau Claire, Wis.; 11:00 a.m. Junior Church; 11:00 a.m. Kindergarten, Harris Hall; 7:00 p.m. Student meeting, Harris Hall. Open discussion on the topic, "What I Think Jesus of Nazareth Stood For;" 8:00 p.m. Adult Confirmation Class, Church Office Building. First Congregational ChurchL 10:00 a.m. Symposium on Religious elefs "Why I Am A Catholic," by Prof. W. A. McLaughlin. 10:45 a.m. Public Worship. Dr. L. A. Parr will preach from the theme, "The Faith We Maintain," his sub- ject being, "That God Is Still the In- escapable." 5:00 p.m. Student Study Group on "The Christian Fundamentals," led by the pastor. 6:00 p.m. Student Fellowship sup- per, followed by an address by Prof. Mentor L. Williams on "Adventures in Reading." Election of officers. The Student Evangelical Chapel services for Sunday, Feb. 25, will be conducted. by the Reverend Thomas Van Eerden of Grand Rapids. Both the morning worship at 10:30 and the evening worship at 7:30 will be held in the Michigan League Building. First Presbyterian Church: 10:45 a.m. "Why Are We Here" will be the subject of the sermon by Dr. W. P. Lemon. 5:30 p.m. Westminster Student Guild will meet for supper and fel- lowship hour. At 7 o'clock they will show the picture "The Healing of M'Vonda," a two-reel motion picture in color, taken in Africa by Dr. Robert McCrackin. First Church of Christ, Scientist: Sunday service at 10:30 a.m., subject "Mind." Sunday School at 11:45 a.m. Baptist Church: 9:30 Graduate Bible Class, Prof. LeRoy Waterman, teacher. 10:45: Morning worship, sermon topic, "Thy God-My God." 12:00. Student Round Table discus- sion topic, "What is the Christian Attitude Toward the State?" 6:15. Roger Williams' Guild in the Guild House,, 503 E. Huron. Prof. LeRoy Waterman will talk on "Why a New Translation of the Bible?" Unitarian Church: 11 am. "Well Known Congressmen" sermon by Rev. Marley. 7:30 p.m. Round Table Discussion, Mr. George Frank, Grad., will speak on "A Student Looks at Religion." Refreshments following. Service at 10:30 a.m., subject "Mind." Sunday School at 11:45 a.m. Hillel Foundation: Reform services will be held at the Foundation this mornin at 11: 00a m .The ermw