11 colder. Mg A6F No, 24 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, OCT. 21, 1939 p q SI I da zis Call Turkey Britain's Stooge' In Mutual Aid Pact I I Invading German Planes Fly Over English Base But Fail To Drop Bombs Finland To Renew Talks With Russia By MELVIN K. WHITELEATHER BERLIN, Oct. 20.-(P)-Nazis to-j night declared Turkey became "Brit- ain's stooge" when she signed a mu-~ tual aid pact with the Allies and could no longer be regarded as a neu- Adolf Hitler received a personal re- port on the tri-power pact from his1 ace trouble shooter, Franz Von Pa- pen, German ambassador to Turkey. Von Papen arrived in Berlin today after a hurried trip from Ankara. He was expected to return to his post within a few days. Although German political leaders professed to see a loophole in the pact in Turkey's reservation against being drawn into war against Russia, attacks on the agreement were caus- tic. The government meanwhile opened a system of special short-term cred- its for businesses throughout the Reich which have been hard hit by) the war to prevent bankruptcies andI sharp disruptions in national econo- mny. A high command communique re-Y ported quiet on the Western Front. Repatriated Germans continued to arrive in Gotenhafen (Gdynia) andj Danzig. Most of those arriving from the Baltic countries were professional people-doctors, teachers, artists, lawyers-but from 15 to20 per cent were farmers. Great Britain: Raiders s Fired On By Anti-Aircraft LONDON, Oct. 20.-(/P)-Invading German warplanes flew over the stra- tegic Firth of Forth again today but dropped no bombs and escaped the fire of anti-aircraft batteries and British fighting planes which went up to meet them. Air attacks on strongholds of British naval might had been ex- pected, one authority said. He added that the performance of defenders in shooting down eight German planes during raids earlier in the week was< "encouraging." On the Western Front, Britain but- tressed the allied "waiting wall" with fresh troops and counted as a gain every day of mud and every delay of a possible wide-scale German offen- sive. British military authorities dis- closed that the flow of troops which; put 158,000 British soldiers on French) soil in the first five weeks of the war had been continued and might soon be increased. Allied armies gradually being strengthened were described as dig-t ging in for the winter in the blockade by land and sea to starve Germany out. Reviewing the minor "experimen- tal" actions of the week, one author- ity declared: "We are one week nearer winter. Each week makes the chance of Ger-1 man large scale operations that much; less.") The British board of education hasi started school children gathering acorns and beech nuts to feed pigs. A memorandum sent to 10,000 rural schools said acorns were more nour- ishing than oats and beans. WAA To Back Balloon Sale At, Yale Game In an attempt to estaiish a new Michigan tradition, 6,000 helium- filled balloons bearing the colors of Michigan and Yale will be released at the kick-off of the game Oct. 28. Conceived, organized and carried out by the Women's Athletic Associ- .ation, the plan should, from all in- dications, take its place in the gal- lery of Michigan traditions. The balloons, which will be sold for ten cents a piece by members of the Women's Athletic Board and their helpers, will be blue, yellow and white. Filled with helium, they will 'ise straight into the air upon being released. Instructions as to the releasing of the balloons will be announced over the public address system, and print- ed instructions will be included in the regular programs. Fielding H. Yost, Director of Physi- cal Education, has .given his whole hearted approval to the plan; and William D. Revelli, conductor of the Michigan band has consented to lead the band in a song as the balloons are released. The task of buying and selling the balloons has ben undertaken by the Women's Athetic Association with no thought of profit. Due to the high, cost of heliiftn gas it will be necessary to sell all the balloons in order to realize expenditures. Mary May Scoville,. '40, has been appointed chairman of the project. Jane Grove, '41, is in charge of the selling force. World Affairs Club Will Meet Calderwood Sets Tuesday For FirstMeeting The International Relations Club will hold its first meeting of the year at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the League, Prof. Howard B. Calder- wood of the political science depart- ment, the Club's faculty adviser, an- nounced yesterday. All students interested in serious discussion of present-day interna- tional affairs are invited to attend, Professor Calderwood said. Founded several years ago here, the Club par- ticipates in the annual regional con- ferences of .International Relations Clubs of other schools. Tuesday's meeting will deal chiefly with problems of organization for the. coming year. Subjects for discussion and the necessary committees will be chosen. The room in which the meeting is to be held will be listed on the League bulletin board. The Club also maintains an exten- sive library of books and research material on world affairs. One of the plans suggested for this year is a series of round-table discussions of the European war by members of the faculty, equipped to speak authorita- tively on its various phases. Deadline Announced For J-HopPetitions The Men's Judiciary Committee announced a deadline yesterday for all education school petitions for J-Hop committeemen. Women should submit their peti- tions at the League undergraduate offices before 5 p.m. Monday, and men's petitions should reach the Union student offices before noon Tuesday. The Council also announced two new rules affecting membership on dance committees. They are as fol- lows: one, each student may have one and only one vote for his dance com- mittee; and two, students graduating in 1940 and 1941 may hold positions on two dance committees, while stu- dents graduating in 1942 may serve on only one dance committee. 1 *1 Ti Neutrality Act Not To Cover Surface Ships Roosevelt Distinguishes. Vessels; Explains Limit Of Territorial Waters Sen. Brown Raps Lindbergh Speech HYDE PARK, N.Y., Oct. 20.-()- President Roosevelt drew a sharp line of demarcation today between un- dersea and surface ships of bellig- erent nations, asserting at a press conference that they were as dis- similar as apples and peaf . He turned aside in that manner a question about the possibility of extending to surface vessels of the nations at war in Europe the re- strictions he imposed, by a proclama- tion issued under the neutrality law, on the use of American ports and> territorial waters by their submarines. Some persons received the impres- sion, however, that since he placed the two types of ships in different categories he invited the interpreta- tion that he would not put them in the same classification under the neutrality act. Reporters sought to lead the Presi- dent to a discussion of the idea that restrictions on submarines involved German naval operations primarily, whereas restrictions on surface ves- sels would affect the Allies more than Germany. Mr. Roosevelt, who arrived from Washington by special train this morning to spend the weekend at his family home, devoted much of the press conference to a discussion-of the limits of the territorial waters of the United States. He said they varied with circumstances. Those limits, he added, might range from three to hundreds of miles off the coast. Brown Calls Lindbergh's Talk 'Gratuitous Insult' WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. -(P)-A barrage of short speeches from both sides carried the Senate's general neutrality debate toward its close today with Senator Prentiss Brown (Demn.-Mich.) asserting that Col Charles A. Lindbergh offered Canada a "gratuitous insult" in a recent radio speech. The Michigan Senator, supporting the Administration move to repeal the embargo on arms shipments to belligerents, referred to an address in which the famous flier called for retention of an embargo on "offen- sive weapons" and virtually demand- ed that Canada cut her link to Bri- tain. Asserting that, if Canada should be attacked from abroad, the United States would have to defend that country, Lindbergh simultaneously questioned the Dominion's "right to draw us into a European war simply because they prefer the crown of Eng- land to American independence." Britain Pries IntoU.S.Mail, Officials Say. American Letters Opened En Route To Germany; Hull To Consider Action Mail Will Be Sent Via ItalyIn Future WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. -(A')- United States postal officials formal- ly called the State Department's at- tention today to Great Britain's action in stopping American mail addressed to Germany. Secretary Hull began considering whether to make representations to Britain. Queried by reporters, he said that the Government would re- serve all its rights under internation- al law and that he would give the question whatever attention it called for. Postal officials said yesterday that the British, in searching ships for contraband, had taken American mail, censored it and then sent it back to this country. It was announced here that mail to Germany would, in the future, be routed through Italy to avoid inter- ference by Britain. Consequently any controversy on the subject may be avoided in the future. Today's incident recalled an ex- change of notes between the United States and Britain and France dur- ing the World War. Secretary Lan- sing told the British in January, 1916, that he did not admit their right to remove or censor mails carried by neutral vessels. Thereupon, Britain and France promised to refrain from seizing and confiscating "genuine' correspondence." The controversy was renewed later in the year, however, when Lansing received reports that American mails were again being seized. He admitted Britain might intercept at sea all mail coming out of and going into effec- tively blockaded enemy ports. He also admitteddthat parcel post might be considered merchandise and treat- ed as such under the rules of con- traband. But he pointed out that the traditional policy of the United States was to permit mails to go even to enemies of this country. Finally, he proposed that the issue should be submitted to arbitration. His proposal was not accepted. First Lady To Be Guest Of Ruthvens Next Week Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt has accept- ed an invitation to stay with Presi- dent and Mrs. Ruthven during her visit to Ann Arbor next week. Mrs. Roosevelt will probably arrive in the city from Detroit shortly before her lecture at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in Hill Auditorium. According to pres- ent plans she will not remain here on Friday. Her talk will be the first of a series of eight to be given by the Oratorical Association. As Gridders Seek Second Big TenWmin Over Chicago i Dunham Hits New Welfare Act's Unsound Provisions, Ambiguities Finland: Expected Negotiations To Be Short By LYNN IIEINZERLING HELSINKI, Oct. 20.-(RP)-'Moral- ly strengthened" after the Stockholm conference of the four Nordic states, Finland will send her former pre- mier, Dr. Juho Kusti Paasikivi, back to Moscow tomorrow for renewed ne- gotiations expected to last not more than two or three days. Paasikivi will leave at 11:20 p.m. (4:20 p.m. EST) with Finland's coun- ter-proposals to the Soviet govern- ment, which were expected to reflect the will.of the northern countries to steer clear of any entangling alliances and to protect their neutrality and independence at any cost. The fact that an additional dele- gate may accompany Paasikivi was By LEONARD SCHLEIDER The "ambiguities, defects and un- sound forms of administration and organization" in Michigan's new Wel- fare Reorganization Act, passed in the last session of the Legislature, make it a "discredit" to the state, accord- ing to Prof. Arthur Dunham, com- munity organization specialist in the University's Institute of Public and Social Administration. Professor Dunham's views are ex- pressed in an analysis of the Act issued yesterday by the Michigan Conference of Social Work. Agencies Cut To Six Among the provisions of the Act are reduction of the number of state welfare agencies from nine to six; replacement of the state welfare de- partment and the emergency welfare relief commission with a department of social welfare, under two coordi- nate executives, the Supervisor of So- cial Security and the Director of So- cial Welfare; institution of a county department of social welfare, under a "full time working" board, in each county; and the establishment of a bifurcated plan for the administra- tion of federally-subsidized public as- sistance and general relief funds. General relief is administered by the county department of social welfare with minimum state supervision. Professor Dunham charges that the pitalization of afflicted and crippled children by the probate court, a ju- dicial agency. ThenewAct, Professor Dunham declares, fails to abolish the dupli- cation of state aid to dependent chil- dren, over-centralizes state adminis- tration of federally-subsidized cate- gories of public assistance and con- tinues the "anomalous" position of the county welfare agent. Not only does it introduce into general relief the "unwise" distinction between county poor and township poor, he goes on, but it makes the state pro- vide at least 50 per cent of general relief funds without having the right to supervise their expenditure. Other disadvantages, Professor. Dunham asserts, are the lodging of the state juvenile institute commis- sion, a directive agency, within the state department of social welfare, and the consolidation of "totally un- related" soldiers' and sailors' relief with general relief. Basis Not Sound As a whole, Professor Dunham ad- mits, the Act "obviously has certain constructive features and will make possible certain improvements" but it does not, in his opinion, "afford a sound basis for the permament reor- ganization of the public welfare serv- ices of Michigan." In 1936, the late Governor Fitger- a 1 r anninted -~1Prfessr DuTinhanm