MICHIGAN DAILY i1 AS OTHERS SEE IT ".'~mo w 1 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 reser'ved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class;I mail matter. Subscriptidns during regular school year by carrier, $4,00; by mail, $4.50. RFEGSENTED FOR NATIONA. ADVmIk'SING BY National. Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADJSoN AVE. NEWYORl, N-. Y.- CHICAGO ' BOSTON * LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO Member,, Associated Collegiate Press, 193940 Editorial Stafff etersen Maraniss . . d. Swinton . . L. Linder a A. Schor . Flanagan Q. Canavan icary . , . neberg . . . Business Staff is Manager usiness Mgr., Credit Manager 's Business Manager 's Advertising Manager tlons Manager Managing Editor Editorial Director . City Editor . Associate Editor SAssociate Editor *Associate Editor *Associate Editor Women's Editor . sports Editor . Paul R.l Park Ganson P. Taggart Zenovia Soratko . Jane Mowers H arriet S. Levy NWC*HT EDrITOR: LAURENCE MASCOTT The editorials yublished in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The. Daily staff and represent the ,views of the. writers only. . Is The U.S. Neutral? . . . THE UNITED STATES is not neutral-. T By repealing the arms embargo, It has definitely shown on which side of the fence it is. The Neutrality Act, written in peace-tim'e was not intended to aid any foreign country. By changing its own, with specific countries In- volved, we are certainly behaving in a most un-neutral manner. Proponents of the repeal of the arms embargo ha~ve used the "City. of Flint" incident as one off the reasons why the repeal will- help us keep out of war. If we don't want to. get involved, we need not malke such a "fuss" over one inci- dent. During the Spanish War hundreds of British ships were sunk or stopped, yet Britain wias not drawn into that conflict, because she didI not want to be.+ In the face of those people- adoptinig a fatal-- istic view that we can't escape being drawn into the war and in the face of such prophetic; University faculty men who say that we will be involved directly in the- second world war by Christmas time, too much emphasis can not be placed'on taking steps to. pr~event the general adoption of this air of fatalism. In the first place, we must..realize that our entrance into this conflict will not be motivated entirely to "make the world safe for democracy". That we may have some ulterior motive is brought to mind by an item recently printed in the Washington 1Merry-Go-Round column bY Drew Pearson 'and Robert S. Allen. It reads, "One of the Administratlon's most effective weapons in the House neutrality battle was sup- plied by the home towin of Senator Arthur Van- denberg, leading defender of the arms embargo." "It consists of a full-page advertisement in the Grand Rapids Herald,, of which Vandenberg once was editor and publisher, vigoiiously calling on Congress to repeal the arms embargo in order to pr'eserve the peace of tehe country. The ad was paid for and, signed by 76 of the principal business men of the city." "Among the first names on the list was that of John Wood Blodgett, multi-millionaire phil- anthropist and treasurer of the Vandenberg- for-President Club." At the time when people were agitating vigor- ously in 1937 to get the arms embeargo lifted during the Spanish War, our law making body said that such action would necessitate our getting into that conflict. Not two years later when people are agitating against repeal of the aimna embargo, our legislature lifts the arms ban. Why the sudden change? In a national collegiate weekly poll talken' in more than 100 colleges and universities, 58 per cent of the students questioned answered "no"~ in reply to the question, "Should the neutrality law be changed so that any country at war could buy war supplies in the United States?" Even with the addition of the words France and England, no substantial shift in student opinion was seen'. College students afd among the first ones' who will be called in the first draft and college students are the ones who will be paying for the war after its con- clusion, yet their opinion apparently counts for little or nothing when our lawmakers get to- gether As ~enator Nye (Rep.-N.D.). so aptly puts it, "I think the United States ca stay out of the Eur'opean War if we will forego the trade gains, which a foreign war offers us." Remembering The Communists Again To the Editor: In the United States and abroad definite at- tempts are being made to involve the United States in the European war; to identify our in- terests with those of British imperialist aims. President Roosevelt, in his first message con- cerning the conflict, made the assumption that a sympathy with British aims is inherent in the American mind. This was and is a disastrously dangerous assumption. The fight to aid Bri- tain and France has gone on until now the em- bargo on explosives and destructive machinery has beerI lifted with only a few opposing voices. that this is only' a beginning is apparea to most university students. But Mr. Edward Anderson, in his letter of last Wednesday, has chosen to overlook com- pletely this immediate and serious question. In order to keep out of war the people of America must actually work to maintain the conditions of peace. Any efforts to drag us into the fight must be dealt with whether made by greedy Sprofiteers and financiers, or the more obvious attempts of Britain and France to lude neu- tral and peaceful nations. - The Dies committee is theoretically a servant of the American people, yet does not Mr.' An- derson see that, in its attempts to still the pro- gressive voice in America, the committee is go- ing hand in hand with the war-mongers? We are compelled to believe that this is dbvious even to Mr. Anderson, And when he sees that the Department of Justice has bowed to the in- spired and un-American Mr. Dies, he makes pre- tense of deprecation. But tlfen Mr. Anderson waxes rather irresponsible, He makes definite charges of a despicable nature. He accuses Mr. Earl Browder of treason against the people of America. ]Re is unable to support the charges and indeed does not attempt to. He claims that facts axe known. On the assumption of this claim he accuses the Communist Farty and theYoung Communist League of hypocrisy. Sure- ly acts of treason justify prosecution for treason. There has been no such charge by the. Depart- ment of Justice, and there is no basis for one, The policy of the Communist Party of the United States has been repeatedly and clearly put forth. The Young Communist League is aware that only a socialist society in America i can establish the conditions necessary for in.- dividual security, and a cessation of war for empire. The Young Communist League will work, as the. Communist Party does, for a sQcialit America. It will continue to support the efforts of the Soviet Union to keep war out of the Baltic and out of the Balkans. For the imperialists would make of this war a crusade against the one country in the world that consistently. works for peace; the one coun, try that has demanded a cessation of this war. . Is, AU. Anderson unaware of the Immense im- portance of Soviet policy as a factor for world peace? Or does Mr. Anderson object to it be- cause it has been successful? Because, in spite of the efforts of puny journalists to deny the fact, war is very much less likely to spread to the small and vulnerable Baltic countries? If Mr. Anderson actually wants to .mderstand the nature of the Soviet Union's actions, for peace he must look to the facts of an existing imperialist war. This is not a time for hasty and childish conclusions. The results ofr such an attitude can be only failure to meet the grave problems of the crises to come. If Mr. Anderson is interested in the actual policy of the Soviet Union, he would do well to remember that the American newspapers pro- ceed today gn the assigption that our people. feel themselves to have sowge vaguely/defined stake in this war. The Young Conunist League knows that we have not. Executive Qomm ittee Young Coi1unist League -And The Socialists To the Editor: Franklin Roosevelt's 'neutrality speech' last week denounced as "one of the worst fakes in current history" the warnings sounded in and out of Congress on the 'danger of American participation in the war.. Actually,, though, it was the President's 'neutrality' which was ex- posed as the real fake-when at his bidding th State Department peremtorily demanded' that the German and Soviet 'overnments surrender the City of Flint It is almost tragic that the drama of l'affaire City of Flint should have obscured its real meaning and the real facts of the incident. Only under pressure was the seizure and deten- tion of a score of American vessels by British and French warships (and the confiscation of cargoes carried by two or more of them) revealed. In these cases, not only did the State Depart- ment not protest, but the very facts were con- cealed. On the. other hand, the State Depart- ment did not even. wait to establish the facts before it demanded the immediate release of the City of Flint. The ostensible justification was that in the Anglo-French affairs the seizures conformed to international law, but that the Russo-German detention did not. Now under the Hague 1907 Convention, Article 21 provides that a prize ship may be brought into. a neutral port "on account of unseaworthiness. stress of weather or want of fuel or provisions." formally at least Russia adhered to these provisions. The Germans brought the ship into Murmansk on a claim covered, by "unseaworthiness,"' and it was in the port only. a few days. Maybe the Germans were lying, and: Stalin was helping- them-they are scarcely above a little deceit! But the U.S. Government could not possibly' know this to be a fact. The State Department's demand, was a. premeditated. move prior to, any investigation of the situation! The whole incident is an unmistakable warn- ing. sign to the American people that the whole apparatus of the New Deal--fundamentally, American capitalism's War Deal-is geared to dragging us into war on the side of the Anglo- French camp. If- such a flimsy pretext. as the City of Flint is utilized to such an extent, imagine the State Department hysteria when Lusitania- like incidents develop. American capitalism is not, and cannot be, neutral in the European war. And it is not sufficient for The, Daily to cry that this is an "Imperialist War" in Europe. "Our own" in- perialism, the Wall St.-Washington axis, has a tremendous stake In the' conflict.. The capi- talist struggle for markets n elude "our own" ambitions for the domination of the Orient and Latin America. Nothing less than the decisive rejection of both camps in the world conflict, and the firm support of a tUird camp-the, camp of the international socialist and labor move- ments-carries any weight. For us, in America, the lines are being sharply drawn.. Big Business rallies itself around. Roose- velt, and prepares for War Profits, while J. P. Morgan's Mr. Stettjnius prances in and out of White House councils, The mbargp is repealed, which is more than a mere step for aiding the Anglo-French camp; it is, primarily a vital move towards stepping up American industrial pro- duction to War Levels! There is no issue of War or Peace. American capitalism has no such alternatives. The New Deal could not solve, and now-it. can't even face, the problems of unemployment, agricultural collapse, insecur- ity, of a youth without a future. The New Deal, by its own logic, has been transformed into the War Deal. These are the facts. There is no accepting or rejecting these. There only remians the, acceptance or rejection of the international revoltionary movement, which alona can offer a practical solution for the terrible crisis of Western civilIabion Young People's Socialist Leapg e,. Fourth International " It Seems To Me By Heywood Broun My eye was arrested by the some- what startling headline "Harvard Murphys Get $360 Each." It made me wonder whether President Con- .ant had thought better of the Ivy pact to play only students on the football field. But the despatch seemingly, bore no hints of any reaching after men of brawn. The story simply said that in 1916 a cer- tain William Stanislaus Murphy, of the Class of '85, had established an annual scholarship for Harvard Mur- phys. Seemingly only five; are eli- gible at the moelnt, and one of them is a Murphey, which should not count at all. However, the gift merely says the money is to go for "the collegiate education of men of the name of Murphy." Seemingly, all Murphys look alike to the authorities at Cam- bridge no matter how they slice the name. It is $' curious sort of scholar- ship, and if I were a Murphy I think I might resent it. No Murphy needs a hand-picked education, an appoint- ed college or'any other special favors whatsoever. Under proper leadership and direction, the Murphys do just as well as any other man. S0aaOfPete Murphy As a matter of fact, in my day along the Charles my closest friend was named Lambert Murphy. Of course, we called him Pete. Lambert needed no help from any Stanis- laus, but went through under his own steam. Nor was he ever in the red while at Harvard, on account of' a good singing voice and the fact that he was the luckiest Murphy who, ever drew to an inside straight. As a matter of fact, I imagine he would have scoffed at any such niggling subsidy as $360. On nights when he could manage to work in both a con- cert and a poker game he cleared more than that in a single evening. And, in addition, he passed several college courses. A scholarship might have reduced his initiative and caused him to give up cards. As it was, he followed his twin careers into latei life, and for a time he was. a tenor at the Metropolitan Opera House. He also made a tour of South America, where he chose to bill himself as Pietro Murfino. Murphys are acute in financial matters and seldom stand in the need of any patronage. Pete loved his art, and even when he was at the Met he found that his singing job took him avaay from the game only for short stretches at a time. His favorite role was that of the Voice of a Sailor, which I believe, is a character in Tristan and Isolde. The part is spotted very well, since it' comes' around 8 o'clock, at the very begin- ning of the opera and is sung off- stage. Back In Twenty Minutes Signor Lamberto Murfino would heave himself out of his chair just before it became his turn to deal and say, "Don't anybody touch myI chips. I'll be back in twenty minutes." The opera house was just around the corner. You could have hit it with a blue chip. I have heard Tristan several times. At least, I have if it's the opera where the hero takes. such a terribly long time to sing himself to death in the last act. How- ever, I never got there in time to hear Voice of a Sailor. If my musical education is correct, that comes right after the overture. * * *- At any rate, the standing joke was to say to Pete as lie left t e nice cool gambling dive, "Don't for- get when you get on the stage that you need Jacks to open." As a mat- ter of fact, he didn't have to goJ on the stage, don sail pants or pen- cil his eyebrows. They just boosted him up on top of a stepladder, where he emitted a few piercing notes and returned breathless to say, "I'll, play these." The last time I saw him was in a parlor car, and he told, me he was teaching. But whether it was poker or singing he didn't say. At any rate, he seemed to be doing all right. The Murphys generally do. To The-Editor To The Editor: The article concerning the some- what unfortunate condition of the library (Mich. Daily, Nov. 2, '39) seems to have been taken a bit too seriously. Inasmuch as Mr. Kaler has been severely criticized, I feel that the actual conditions.should, be disclosed. The "attack" was written, not by Mr. Kaler, but by a friend of his and was primarily intended as a joke.. It did, however, contain some truths in my own as well as a few other's estimation. But, in general, the theme of the article was a silly satire., It is regretful that it was interpret- ed, so seriously by Mr. Adams and such a reaction probably was not an- ticipated. However, the actual writ- er happens, by a quirk of fate, to be a resident of Michigan. Needless to say, if an out of state student has complied with the requiremelits set down by the University, ($75 tuition (Continued from Page 2) University' may at his own cost pur- chase annuities from the association or any of the class of faculty mem- bers mentioned above may purchase annuities, at his own cost in addition to those mentioned above. The Uni- versity itself, however, Will contribute to the expense of such purchase of annuities only as indicated in sections 2, 3 and 4 above. 6. Any person in the employ of the University, either as a faculty mem- ber or otherwise, unless' debarred -by his medical examination may, at his own expense, purchase life insurance from the Teaciers Insurance and An- nuity Association at its rate. All life insurance premiums are borne by the individual himself. The University makes no contribution toward life insurance and has nothing to do with the life insurance feature except that it will if desired by the irisured, de- duct premiums monthly and remit the same to the association. 7. The University accounting of fices will as a matter of accommoda- tion to members of the faculties or employes. of the University, who de- sire to pay, either annuity premiums or insurance premiums monthly, de- duct such premiums, from the pay- roll in monthly installments. In the case of the so-called "academic roll" the premium payments for the months of July, August, September, and October will be deducted from the double payroll of June 30. While the accounting offices do not solicit this work, still it will be cheerfully assumed where desired. 8. The University has no a- rangements with any insurance or- ganization except the Teachers In- surance and Annuity Association of America and contributions will not be made by the University nor can premium payments be deducted ex- cept in the case of annuity or insur- ance policies of this association. 9. The general administration of the annuity and insurance business' has been placed in the hands of Sec- retary of the University by the Re- gents. Please communicate with the u. dersigned if you have not complied with the specific requirements as stated in (3) above. Herbert G. Watkins Ass't Secy. to new members of the faculties this. evening in the ballroom of the Michi- gan Unionat 8:30 p.m. The reception will take place Presidents of Fraternities and Sopr- orities are reminded that the mem- bership lists for the. month of Oc- tober are now due at the Office of the Dean of Students, Chairmen and Managers of student activities are reminded that eligibility lists of all participants for the first semester are now due at the Office of thp Dean of Students, lanks for this purpose are available in Room 2, University Hall. Dormitory Directors, Sorority Chap- erons,. and House Heads: Freshmen women. may have 10:30 permission on Wednesday, Nov. 8, for the Union Open House. Academc Notices. History 49: Midsemester (assign- ments I-VI): Thursday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. Sections 1, 2, 3, Room C, Haven; Sections 4, 5, Room 231 A.H Psychology 33, 37 Makeup Fxamina- tion will be given Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. in Room 2125 Natural Science Bldg. Concerts Graduation Recital: Albert Zbin- den, BM., will give a piano recital in partial fulfillment of the require- ments for the Master of Music de- gree in the School: of Music Audi- torium on Maynard Street, this eve- ning at 8:15 o'clock. The public is invited. STwilight Organ Recital: Frieda Op't Holt will give the second in the series of Twilight Organ Recitals on. the. Frieze Memorial. Organ in Hill Audi- torium Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 8, at 4:15 o'clock. The general public, with the exception of small children, is invited. . 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 Universiyt High School Auditori- um. The public is cordially invited. The Reverend Frederick Cowin, of the Church of Christ Discpiles, will give the fifth lecture in the series on "I Believe" which is sponsored by the Student Religious Association. The, lecture will be held in the Rackham Amphitheatre, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 8 p.m. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ness meeting today at 430 p.m. in the Graduate Library of the Elemen- tary School. Afternoon of American Square Dancing: The International Center offers the second in a series of Aftr- noons of American Sc'uare Dancing this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock in the Ballroom of the Michigan Union. The Ford Dance Orchestra and Mr. Lovell will be in, charge. The Center has extended an invitation to fifty of the women of the Michigan League. Their tickets may be obtained through Miss McCormick at the League. A few tickets are still available at the office of the Center. The Social Ce te of the League members are to report at the Union from 4 to 6 p.m. this after- noon to participate in the Interna- tional Settlement square dancing. Women's Intercollegiate Debate: Meeting for first Conference Debate, tonight at 7 p.m., Room 3209 Angell The Christian Science Qrganization will meet tonight at 8:15 in the Chapel of the Michigan League. Faculty Women's Club: The Play. Reading Section will meet this after- noon at 2:15 in the Mary B. Hender- son Room of the Michigan League. Michigan Dames: G.eneral meeting under auspices of Music group, 8 o'clock at the League, this evening. This will be the. last opportunity for registration of names (payment of dues a prerequisite) to be included in the handbook. The Conversational Hebrew class will, meet at the Hillel Foundation at 7 p.m. Coming Events ClhenmUsry Colloquium will meet in Room 303 Chemistry Building at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8. Mr. Nor- man Bauer's topic will be "Refraction of nonrare gas ions" and Mr. C. E. Maxwell wil. speak on "Esters of ben4lic acid as mydriatics." S in Bacteriology will meet i Ron 1564 East Medical Building on; Wdesday, Nov. 8, at .8p~m.Sub- et: Microbiological Problems of Al- bani. Biological Chemistry Seminar will meet in Room 31'9 West Medical Buildi>, at 7 P.M., Wednesday" No- vember 8. The subject to be dis- cussed is "Some Phases of the Prob- lem of Blood Coagulation" All in- terested are invited to ated. Varsity Glee Club: Meet at 9:45 P.m. on Wednesday in the Glee Club rooms to sing for the Union Open 'House. The serenade will start im- mediately followin gthis. Phi Sigma Meeting, 8 p.m., Wednes- day, Nov. 8, in Outing Club Room of the Rackham Building. Election of candidates for membership. .All ac- 'tives urged to be present; refresh- ments. C.A.A. Flight Training: Captain Harry D. Copland of the Civil Aero- nautics Authority will speak on "Air- way Traffic }Control and its Relation to Private Flying," Wedpesday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m., in Room 1042 East En- gineering Building. Sigma, Eta. Chi, regular meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. There will be a short business meeting after which Jeannette Drake will tell of her traveling experiences this last summer. Members and pledges are also reminded of the church bazar and, requested to please be on hand to sell Christmas cards during the hours for which they signed up. La Sociedad Hispanica will meet in the Michigan League on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. There will be a tall and a series of. slides, on Puerto Rico by Gilberto Marxuach. University of MichiganFlying Club: The University of Michigan Flying Club, meets Wednesday evening at 7:30, p.m. in the Union. A, three-reel motion picture entitled "Plane Soar- ing". will be shown as part' of the program. Also important arrange- ments are to be made concerning the First Annual Midwest Intercollegiate Flying Meet to be held at Ann Arbor Airport Nov. 18 and 19. All commit- tee chairmen will present reports. Re- member the piture which will be tak- en at 5:15 Wednesday at the airport. Be at the Union at 5:10 for trans- portation. Meet Sunday as usual. Garden Section, Faculty Women's Club, will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednes- day, Nov. 8, at the home of Mrs. Her- bert Harley, Underdown Road, Bar- ton Hills. Michigan Dames: Drama group meets Wednesday evening, Nov. 8, at 8 o'clock in the home of Mrs. C. V. Weller, 1130 Fair Oaks Parkway. For QUULLIVER'S CVR By YOUNG ULLIVERq Nomination for All-American Sucker: Sports; Editor Mel Fineberg. . * *1 * 'J'ODAY'S business concerns The Old Maid, the Bette Davis movie now on view at the Majes- tic. We are taking the trouble of devoting a column to this picture because it is a ty-pe; it is a very good expression of the higher efforts, of bouregois art. The Old Maid is a bad job in every respect but one: the acting of Bette Davis. This is as it should be, for in every decadent society it is the art form which degenerates; the virtuosi at- tain greater and greater heights. Substance becomes negligible, absurd, or, what is worse, the most stupid and heavy handed sort of argument for 'the status quo; technique becomes more and more involved, design more and more complicated. So in The Old Maid, as in most Hollywood art, it is the acting (the most unimportant as- pect of cinematic production) which is the out- standing feature, just as in the musical, world today it is the interpreter and not the composer who accomplishes anything: Edmund Gould- ing's direction of The Old Maid is simply im- possible-there was' obviously no attempt made. to transform a stage play. into a moving picture. Gulliver never saw the. original play (he's in- clined to think he's lucky now), but he could see the ending of each act in the. picture. Act I is ches of various American folksongs thrown in just for the hell of it. As for the theme of The Old Maid, it is Holly- wood by way of Zoe Akins, by way of rdith Wharton, which means that a sad little story of bourgeois morality was pepped up for Broad- way and then jazed up for Hollywood (cleans- ing by Will Hays). Miss Davis of course interprets her role mag- nificently. Note that the sane thing can be said of Greta Garbo and the interminable series, of trashy pictures in which she has appeared. Bette Davis has a most mobile, as well as beau- tiful face. It appears to good advantage in The 014 Maid. The best scene in the movie is of course Miss Davis' imagined conversation with her daugh..ter Tina. Mr. Goulding's contribution to Miss Davis' efforts is a lighting which puts her half in shadow, half in light-one of the stalest tricks in the Hollywood bag, and ineffec- tive simply because you can see the entire scene worked out according to the crude old formula.. In short, the story of The Old Maid has very little meaning for modern audiences; it has not been transformed from a stage play to a. movie play; the direction is . s; the music is worse; the acting is excellent. It's the same old story all over again, and the boys who plumped for an artistic renaissance out in Hollywood, Cal. might do well to transfer their excitement to Bad Axe, Mich.