____ 9A TUL~MCIUIA AL 'Y -9 A 1 , . 7r." Y It y"AIN DI)LY Reader Disagrees With Englishman ..,... ..,., ., .. e .n _. n:. .xr-x «-..w aw .: .-w n .. ..+..-,.t. vw..:.ewm a«.4.x...t.=+..,.rvFm w.. ro,.+a -.wr.:.«e wa,..,..v w.m .. .. ., _.. _.,. _ y1 On 'Virtuosity' Of France And Britain II 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 othermatters 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. AVER1,SING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MAoisoN AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CICAGO 'Soson . .LO AGELES - SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1939-40 Editorial Staff I Petersen Lott Maraniss n M. Swinton r'ton L. Linder 'man A. Schorr anis Flanagan n N. Canavan n Vicary IFineberg . . . . *Managing Editor . . Editorial Director * . . ity Editor Associate Editor. S . ... . Asociate Editor S . . .- -Associate Editor . . . . Associate Editor * . . .Womehxs Editor~ . . . . . Sports Editor Business Staff siness Manager. ., t. Business Mgr., CreditrManager men's Business Manager men's Advertising Manager blications Manager Paul R. Park Ganson P. Taggart Zenovia Skoratko Jane Mowers Harriet S. Levy To the Editor: And to him who is "yours faithfully," our dis- tant neighbor Mr. Allan Swinton of London, England: The message appearing in the Michi- gan Daily of Nov. 1 is an extremely interesting one. It is concerned with the war now being waged on the part of Germany to extend her imperial interests .at the expense of more for- tunately situated nations and on the other hand by Mr. Swinton's British Commonwealth in con- junction with whatever France chooses to deem herself in her present role, both intent on seeing to it that additional German interests shall not perchance be carved from the bodies imperial of these two virtuous ladies. Britannia and La Belle France are determined that Germany shall continue, as in the case of Czechoslovakia and more recently in that of Poland, to move in a more comfortably easterly direction. Has nod the umbrella jointed to pastures fresh - - -? But Mr. Allan Swinton raises questions beyond these which are very, very pertinent to the U.S., and I am delighted that he has raised them here, where they can be answered in the very forum in which they are put forth. For it is very seldomn that this- is the case. Indeed it is an unfortunately rare occurrence. Britain's more official Ambassador to the U.S., Lord Lothia, is wont to have his words spread more widely in the press of our country as he weeps for his agi- tated Commonwealth. (That's a long word and I'm not certain which of its two parts should be accented.) Apology To Britirn Mr. Swinton suggests first of all that I, as an American, owe to Mr. Chamberlain and to the British people an apology. This I graciously ten- der, for I know it is true that in America it has recently been stated quite falsely that the inter- ests of Mr. Chamberlain and of the British people are identical. No, it is quite true, to the contrary, that Mr. Chamberlain hopes for much from this war that does not bode well for the families of the workers of England. There is that matter of the jointing umbrella. In answer to Mr. Swinton's second grievance I can only say that if, in my"prejudice and ignor- ance" as one of "that race of chronic malcon- tents and haters" I appear somewhat ,flustered and self-conscious" in my inability to accept the thesis: "that of the world of free men, England is still the heart and life," it is only because I am .not greatly impressed by Mr. Swinton's mildly chauvinistic ideology embodied in the tendered. "offers of men, money and munitions" (it's al- most poetical) "to maintain this distant war" which have come from the one hundred and nine assorted tribal potentates (109) of varying sorts of imperial independence of Britannia's skirts. Points Held Indistinct Oh, yes. It seems my position as a citizen of the "politically amorphous and myople" United States had led me to include points two and three as indistinct. After all, can Mr. Swinton expect a short-sighted person to recognize this sort of, distinction? (The pulsing heart of freedom, and the garnering munitions user?) Fourthly, at any rate, "while holding virtuous- ly aloof" I have tried to conceal my horror of an impending "economic retreat to within (own) borders." But then I might go on and on if I don't stop somewhere. What with "smash Hitlerism" and so on there does seem to have been an impressive number of words, doesn't there? -Daniel I. Robertson y r r 0 t r r J t i land . . . maybe in a certain definition of "self defense" England is practicing just that in des. perately trying to keep other Powers from steal ing the position in the world she herself ha "acquired" by hook or crook; with emphasis pi the latter surely. But whether or not Great Britain is purst ing a policy with which we can sympathize, iti most positively one which we must never become so sympathetic with as to become a "party" t it (or have we already?). If our own place i the Sun depended on the British Sun neve setting we might well go to war as their ally, an state our war aims with those that England wi never declare; but neither England nor any o the rest of the world will prove that the uncon ditional defeat of Germany is pre-requisite t World Peace and World Happiness, or even t prosperity for the English-speaking world. be that ever so controversial an issue, let's foc heaven's sake stop specializing in stressing altru ism where altruism has become almost totall irrelevant. In World War Jr., talk of altruism equals propaganda, almost 100 per cent pure. --EricG. Lindahl Heywood,*Broun General Johnson seems to be worried by th fact that some of his readers no longer love him He also pleads that the rules of free-for-all de- NIGHT EDITOR: MILTON ORSHEFSKY The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Student Senate-- Keep It Representative ... IT IS EVIDENT that for any represen- Itative body to become representative or to remain that way, all persons having the fight to participate in its business must take an active interest in doing soJ. The Student Senate, which is holding its fourth all-campus election today, was designed .s such a body, representative for the entire campus, a democratic organization. Its elector- 1l system, which gives representation to minor- [ties, is the Hare system of proportional repre- sentation, one which is most desirable As a means to make the Senate a cross-section of the student body. Every student of the .University has the right o be represented in the Senate, either as a nember himself or by having one of the other members stand for his views-he has the right to ,e represented whether he is conservative or lib- Sral, communistic or socialistic, independent or affiliated. Every student mayr-and is expected o--.use his franchise if the Senate is to be a ody truly representative of the student body. Last spring 2,033 students participated in the eection. This figure is expected to be approxi- nately repeated in the election which is to be held today. But 2000 out of 11,000 students can >y no means be termed a representative vote. We must realize that the student of today is he. citizen of tomorrow. In a democratic na- ion, it is the duty of the citizen to vote if the ation is to be kept democratic. In a democratic iniversity, it is the duty of the student to vote if lie representative bodies of that university are. o be kept democratic. No lackadaisical, 2,000 Mut of 11,000 vote will be adequate in today's lection. A much greater number of students rust vote today if the Senate is to be truly demo- ratic and representative. -William B. Elmer he Czech Riots: Warning To Hitler ... S ATURDAY, Oct. 28, 1939, marked the 21st anniversary of the foundation f the Czech-Slovak republic. Curiously enough, he "liberation" of Czechoslovakia by Adolf Hit- r does not seem to have made much difference o the people of the country who, with no thought f gratitude to the Fuehrer and his friends at Munich, saw fit to mourn the loss of their repub- c-.. Czech patriotic societies, operating secretly in lew of the rigid control imposed by the Nazi igh command, instructed all members to don bourning clothes and arm bands. Warned gainst starting trouble on the anniversary by aron Constantin von Neurath, Reich "Protec- >r," the Czechs were told that dire penalties waited any who violated the "honor of the ,eich." The police of Bohemia-Moravia backed p the Baron with some choice commands of heir own Nevertheless, the Czechs, demonstrating their sual tenacity of purpose, came out to celebrate he anniversary of their republic and totally for- ot the stern admonitions of the Nazis. An Asso- ated Press report states that some 800 persons ere arrested in the course of the day's riots. Unimportant is the number of persons arrest- ,, although it shows the usual Nazi method of Drew Pectso an obetS.All There will even DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN bate should be tempered for Colonel Lindbergh. Speak- ing of the critics of "Poor Lindy," the columnist says "They are equipped for a continuing smear - and he isn't. I wish Lindy had stayed on his pedestal.' Many will second the pious wish expressed by the Gen- eral in his latter sentence. be agreement on the part of To the Editor: An underlying or philosophic point that Pres- ton Slosson brought out in his editorial counter- criticism Tuesday was excellently taken, and was sound as logic goes . . . if Munich was dis- honorable then the launching of World War Jr. could hardly be dishonorable, being the antithesis of the "Infamous Appeasement."' However, this, along with many other well founded points concerning such things as the sincerity of the English people, always seem to me to be a deviation from what is much more relevant, much more nearly the basic issue: Why are the rulers of Great Britain sponsoring this war, if it is going to be a war? Now it is true that England discarded the policy of ap- peasement for force, but the supposed altruistic motives of saving Czecho-Slovakia and Poland are a myth . . . by the time England is ready for her Versailles II, with the objective in mind of renewing her own leasehold on the world, and sets about to take Poland away from bankrupt Germany, we may well find that a virtually "new state" will have to be created-the enforcing of which might conceivably contribute to "Back- ground For War" all over again . . . certainly Poland will have been partly "digested" by that time. England Helps England England didn't help Masaryk-Land and she didn't help Poland; she is helping England. If anything, "anglophility" is much more clearly an expression of my philosophy of living than is pro-Germanism, though I dearly love the periods I've spent in both Germany and Eng- their struggles will lead them, the Czech-Slovaks are true to their ideals of democracy, individual' liberty and independence." These manifesta- tions of loyalty come from the people of a country which Germany claimed was nothing but a mis- take of the Treaty of Versailles, designed only for the reason of keeping the power of Germany in Europe at a minimum. The persiste.nce of the Czechs in their belief in the republic should pre-' sent ample refutation to such claims. That Ger- many went in to protect the whole country is disclaimed by the Institute which says that in- justices perpetrated since the Nazis invasion are worse than the terms of Versailles. Their answer some who are not quite sure that it was a pedes- tal on which the Colonel placed his feet. But who are these rough guys against whom "Old Iron Pants asks protection for himself and the "Lone Eagle"? As far as I can gather, the gangsters who have scared the iron out of the soul of the General are Dorothy Thompson and Eleanor Roosevelt. "Iron Pants," indeed! The General's piteous plea would come with better grace from Barbara Frietchie. And yet I would not like to see any harm come to the old warrior, and when he turns to his Bible I hope he will not happen upon verses 52, 53 and 54 in the ninth chapter of the Book of Judges. If by chance the eye of "Iron Pants" strays in that direction I beg him to refrain from read- ing. It was only the other day that the General, in writing of Mrs. Roosevelt: "I regret that this most gracious lady couldn't stay in her ivory, tower." The analogy to the Bible story might be much too close for comfort, since it runs as follows: "And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. And a certain wo- man cast a piece of millstone upon Abimelech's1 head, and all to brake his skull. Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died." If General Johnson were not a commentator sci singularly open to suggestion I would commend the passage to him, for it contains several les- sons which he might well take to heart, and even: a few which it would be well for him to pass along to Colonel Lindbergh. "Old Iron Pants'' found out some time ago that the syndicated pen is mightier than the full-dress sword. He had laid about him with considerable effectiveness, and surely no lack of vigor. But he must learn not to cry out so quickly, "Hold, enough!" when the counter-attack begins. The General says that several commentators have undertaken to "Smear Poor Lindy." He bases this on the fact that several contained a veiled threat against the soveign rights of Can- ada. In the eyes of the General this constitutes "smearing." He refers to the attitude of the Colonel's critics as "hateful, scurrilous and con- temptible." And the other day, in a speech, he said that name-calling was the beginning of dic- tatorship. That puzzles me. It seems to me that if give-and-take is silenced there is no democ- racy. I do not think the right to bid spades and to call them should be restricted to generals and colonels. And, in addition, "Old Iron Pants" should take his spurs off when he sits down to write a column. He should say to himself, "You're not in the army now." He errs if he believes that all readers should stand at attention the moment either of his thumbs hits a capital "I." To speak of Colonel Lindbergh as a helpless martyr thrown to the lionesses is such a little far-fetched. After all, the hot breath of two national hook-ups is still on Lindy's neck. He is right or he is wi'ong, as you choose. But he still speaks as pilot-not as pontiff. Spirit Of Education "There is nothing sacrosanct about methods and organizations; these are but devices good 10 WASHINGTON-Biggest behind- o the-scenes story in Washington to- n clay is taking place in an inconspicu- r ous hearing room of the Civil Aero- d nautics Authority. Unnoticed and l1 almost unreported by the newspapers, f it is the struggle of two powerful - groups of blue-stocking financiers to o get the last remaining air route o across the North Atlantic. Basic issues behind the struggle is whether one company-Pan Ameri- - can Airways-shall control all the y overseas air routes of the United Y States. And some of the inside his- -m tory of this monopoly resembles the. land-grabbing of the early railroads. Pulling for Pan American Airways in the present Civil.Aeronautics hear- ing are the Whitneys, the Vander- bilts, the Mellons of Pittsburgh and the Bruces of Maryland., Pulling on the other side to secure an Atlantic air route competing with Pan American is American Export Airlines. Behind it, in turn, is Tom- my Hitchcock, one of the greatest . polo players that ever lived, and the banking firm of New York's Governor Lehman, American Export is petitioning the Civil Aeronautics Authority for per- -mission to fly from New York to a - French port on the Bay of Biscay, r which would make connections to the Mediterranean, where Anierican, Export Lines already operates a fleet of merchant ships. The company al-I ready has built clipper planes cap- able of flying the Atlantic, non-stop whereas Pan American clipper stop i at Newfoundland and the Azores. New Routes Opposed This week, Pan American, vigor- ously opposing the new route pro- jected by American Export Airlines, asked the CAA for the use of all six transatlantic landings at Port Wash- ington, L.I. Since six landings aret the total now permitted, this wuldr exclude American Export Airlines automatically. If the Civil Aeronautics Authority handles Pan American with the samet tender care shown by the tit'ed States Government in the past, Amer- ican Export will not have a show. For never, since the days of Doheny endL Sinclair, has one company been sot favored. At one time during the Hoo-y Sver Administration virtual orderso were given the State Deprtent to aid Pan American 'to the oclusion of other aviation compaies. t It is the strict policy of the Statet Department never to discrimiate be-a tween American companies, but to chmpion them impartially in foreignr countries. In the case of Pan Ameri- can, however, it deviated from this' "olicy with brazen indifference. In 1929, Postmaster General Wal- ter Brown, who ladled out airmai subsidies, wrote to Secretary of State Stirmson asking that' "all practi1a assistance be given tothe Pan Amen- r can Airways in seuring Operating arrangements in preference to any n other American conpany." Walter Brown was Hoover's chief b cmpaign manager, and his astound- ing instruction came at a time when the Curtiss company was giving Pan American a stiff race In Chile. Pan-American Buyers As to why~ Postmaster Brown n should have discriminated in favor C of Pan American never may be known. But a glance at Pan Ameri-' I can stockholders is informative. One of the largest stockholders is R. K. P Mellon of Pittsburgh, whose uncleA then sat in the Hoover Cabinet as Secretary of the Treasury. Another B large stockholder is David I. E. b Bruce, son-in-law' of Arndew Mllon. t The Mellon interests are second oly to those of Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny") Whitney, who has 157381 shares of Pan American stock, and e John Hay ("Jock") Whitney with 28,- a 200 shares. ; Perhaps it was the spell of the d Mellons and the Whitneys. Perhaps r it was the fact that Pan American l hired some of the State Department's d most influential diplomats. At any . rate the company proceeded to get m unheard-of concessions.s S. American Monopolies r At that time Pan American en- joyed no monopoly in South America. t Its chief competitor was the New t York, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos i Aires Line, known as Trimotors. But A suddenly the State Department threw a all its weight behind Pan American, t helping it to get monopolistic con- cessions and landing privileges in F Latin American countries. The company now has routes down both coasts of South America, one t across the Pacific, and one across the t North Atlantic. Big qjuestions in w Washington now is whether it will t get a monopoly of the North Atlantic i also. l The Mellons. the Browns. and the b (continued from Page 3) present and the chairmen of depart- ments are asked to be of assistance in bringing this about. Smoking in University Buildings Attention is called to the general rule that smoking is prohibited in Univer- sity° buildings except in private of- fices and assigned smoking rooms cohere precautions can be taken aind control exercised. This is neither a mere arbitrary regulation nor an at- tempt to meddle with anyone's per- sonal habits. It is established and enforced solely with the purpose of preventing fires. In the last seven years, 30 of the total of 80 fires re- ported, or 37 per cent, were caused by cigarettes or lighted matches. To be effective, the rule must necessarily apply to bringing lighted tobacco in- o or through University buildings and to the lighting of cigars, cigarettes, and pipes within buildings-includ- h$ such lighting just previous to go- ingg outdoors. Within the last few years a serious fire was started at the exit from the Pharmacology building by the throwing of a still lighted match into refuse waiting removal at the doorway. If the rule is to be en- forced at all, its enforcement must begin at the building entrance. Fur- ther, it is impossible that the rule should be enforced with one class of persons if another class of persons disregards it. It is a disagreeable and 'thankless task. to "enforce" al- most any rule. This'rule against the' use of tobacco within buildings is per- haps the most thankless and difficult of all, unless it has the willing sup- port' of everyone concerned. An ap- peal is made to all persons using the University buildings-staff members, students and others-to contribute individual'cooperation to this effort to protect University buildings against fires. This statement is inserted at the request of the Conference of Deans. Shirley W. Smith. Faculty, School of Education: The regulai' monthly lunchen meeting of- the Faculty will be held on Mondayr Nov. '6, at 12 o'clock noon' at the Michigan Union.1 To The Members of the Faculty of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: The second regular meet- ing of the Faculty of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, for1 the academic session of 1939-1940 will be held in Room 1025 Angell Hall on Monday, Nov. 6, at 4:10 p.m. The reports of the various commit- tees, instead of being read orally at the meeting, have been prepared in advance and are included with this pall to 'the meeting. They should be retained in your files as part of the minutes of the November meeting. Edward Ii. Kraus' Agenda- 1. onsideration of the minutes of the meeting of Oct. 2, '19 9,'which have' been distributed b campus rnail. 2 Consideration of the reports sub- mitted' with this call to the eeting. a. Execgtive Committee, prepared by Prfessor Walter F.'Hunt. b. University Council; prepared by Professor C. S. SchoepIle.' c. Executive Boardof the Gradu-l ate Schol, prepared by Professor E. '. Barker ..; d Senate Advisory Committee ont Unvely Affairs, prepared by Prof.- . ID. "Thorpe.' e. Deans' Conference, prepared byk Dean Edward H. Kraus. 3. Report on the tutorial system, by Prof. W. G. Rice, chairman of the Advisory Board.a 4. Discussion of the report, "Thep Evaluation of Faculty Services," led y Prof. J. K. Pollock, chairman of' he committee.( Students, College of Literature, Sci- ence, and the Arts. Courses dropped after Saturday, November 4, by stu- dents other than freshmen will bei ecorded E. Freshmen (students with ess than 24 hours of credit) mayE rop courses without penalty through2 he eighth week. Exceptions may beI made in extraordinary circumstances,Q uch as severe or long continued ill- ness. Freshmen in the College of Litera- ure, Science, and the Arts may ob- ain theirfive-week progress reports n the Academic Counsefors' Office, Room 108 Mason Hall, from 8 to 12 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. according i o the following schedule: Surnames beginning P through Z, Friday, Nov. 3. School of Education Students, otherE han freshmen: Courses dropped af- er Saturday, Nov. 4, will be recordedc with 'the grade of E except under ex-I raordinary-circumstances. No course s considered officially dropped un- ess it has been reported in the office f the Registrar. Rnnm 4. Tniversity Individual skill tests in tennis, golf, rni~ng, chery and badm into .will b >e' given t.inc ' from ~ pm. at Women's Athletic BuU ing. Swim nming tests will be 'givn every Tues- day and ThurFay cverifngs at 8:30 at the Union Pool. Please sign w th ma- tron at W.A.B. for tests. Academic Notices E.E. 7a, Building IllumiG ation, Sec- ond Section will meet today at 1 p=. in Room 247, instead of on Satutrdayat 8,.in Room 246, estn- gineering Building. E.E.7, Illumination and Photometry, will be excused from the class period today at 11, in order to attend the demonstrations on lighting given in connection with the Michigan-Life Conferences 9:30 to 12 noon, and par- ticularly the lecture on Polaroid from 10:35 to 11:25, in the auditorium of the Rackham Building. Get tickets fromSecretary's Office, 263 West En- gineerng Bldg. Homework for next week: Study chapter 7 through Art. 46, page 262, andProblems 5,8, 1, 18, 19, 30, 33 in Chapter 5. Engineering Mechanics 1: Review of material covered to date in E.M. 1, all classes, today in Room 401 W. Engr. Bldg. from 7 to 9 p.m. English 113: I shall not meet ny class today. .E A. Water. Lectures University Lecture: Professor Ed- ward H. 'Reisner of Teachers' Col- lege, Columbia University, will lec- ture on "Adaptations of the Danish Folk High School to American Use," at 4:10 p.m. on Monday, Nov.'13, in the University High School Auditoi- um. The public is cordially invited. Dr. Gould Wickey, General Secre- tary of the Church Boards of Edueca- ti6n, wil speak in the Rackham'Lec- tune Hall, Sunday, Nov. , 8 .m., on the topic, "Livin Wth Others." Dr. Wlckey's address, which is open to the public, will conclude the Inter-Guild Conference in which the National Secretaries of seven Protestant De- nominations are taking part.' Television Lecture and demonstra- tion with mnoving pictires, Hill Adi- torium tonight at 8:15. The is ho admission charge and the iubll" is cordially invited. Today's Events Scabbard and Blade: F-4 will hold a retreat ceremony at 5 o'clock this af- ternoon. All members should do Atheir utmost to attend, since the 6th Corps Area Inspector Will b8e'present at t~is ceremony. No sabers,'draw "rifles from H.Q. and be ready to form in front of H.Q. promuptly at 5 p m. Uni- forms required. Outdoor Sports Club: All women students' are invited to the Bike Ride sponsored by the Outdoor Sports Club today at 4:15 p.m. The 'gofp~will meet at the Women's Athletic1ulld- Ing and go to a nearby shop where bikes illbe rented. Phi Epsilon Kappa and the Men's Physical Education Clb invite'all students to a showing of "Ch'anpins of the Gridiron," a sound iotih plc- ture of National Professional ' ot- ball League teams , actipn dug the 1938 season.' The Pict es kill be shown toigt at 7 pm. in Rnm Stalker Hall: There will be a dinner at the Metiodibt ChuriY for ll Methodist stuidenits and"iteir friends at '6 o'clock tonight Dr. Hell Bollinger, national secretary for Wes- ley Foundation, wil be "h e pea$ er folwing the dinner. F0 r se a- tions, call 6881 before noon. Congregational Fellowship: All Congregational students 'and their friends are invited to attend 'the party this evening at 9:00. Dancing, games, and 'refreshments. 'Conor- ence delegates and others intenered are also invited to come to Pilgrim Hall at 7:30 to meet with our Natpli- al Student Secretary. Hillel Foundation: The class inYid- dish will meet'at the Hillel Thurida- tion this afternoon at^4:30 p.m. The Hillel Choir will hold its first regular practice this afternobn , at 4:15 at tbe Foundation. All those interested are invited to attend. Conservative services will be held at the Hillel Foundation tonight at 7:30 with Ronald Friedman, Grad., acting as cantor. Prof. Rdbert 4n- gell Will lead the fireside dscussion of the subject "Men and Bbks W ch Have Influenced My"Mind." A'- cial hour will follow. Coming Events