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Hore-Belisha
And A German Peace . .
A FUNDAMENTAL POINT in British
policy, rather than purely personal
considerations is apparently the true interpre-
tation of the recent removal of Mr. Hore-Belisha
from the British cabinet.
As war minister, -ore-Belisha was opposed to
the apparent delays .and the general inactivity
of the present European conflict. A man of ac-
tion, he strongly favored quick and forceful
action and was not in accord with Gamelin and
several British leaders in their policy of a slow
strategic war.
Mr. Chamberlain, on the other hand, as this
latest move indicates, still has strong hopes of
reaching a peaceful settlement with Germany.
Mr. Hore-Belisha is Jewish and neither is he
willing to let the war ride smoothly pending
such negotiations. His presence in the cabinet,
was therefore detrimental to any possibility of
peace negotiations and it was with this in mind
that Chamberlain affected his removal from the
cabinet.
All signs in Europe, therefore, point toward
a decided change in the lineup of the war. The
changes and 'peace moves" which are becoming
apparent will not be peace moves in the strict
sense of the term, but will affect a drastic re-
shuffling of the contestants in Europe's little
tragedy.
Finland is tempotarily holding - the Russian
bear by the tail and the Scandinavian countries
appear ready to throw their-combined strength
into the fray. If England decides to back the
Scandinavians, she will gain a foothold in the.
continent from which she can launch an attack
upon Germany from the north. In the Balkans,
German threats"on Rumania have not. pleased
Italy, and here again the British could readily
strike a bargain for a base of operations to the
south of Germany.
Hitle's generals are fully aware of their pre-
dieament, and as the pact with the Soviets has
apparently not netted much in the way of mater-
lal aid, they are ready for any proposals that will
ease the pressure on the Reich and still save
Hitler's face.
The German people, several dispatches from
Berlin have noted, are not over-enthusiastic
over the Russo-German pact. Thus the stage is
set for a continental alliance to stop Russia,
united under the old hue and cry of "saving the
world from communism."
Though no direct move in this direction has
been affected, yet entire conduct of the European
war and of continental diplomacy offers cir-
cumstantial evidence, and the Hore-Belisha in-
cidence is merely the last in a long chain of
circumstaricees. The fruit is ripening, and will be
ready for harvest before many more moons.
Whether it is picked will probably depend upon
the decision of an unpredictable man named
Hitler. Karl Kessler
Cornered Currency
The twelve-sided threepenny-bit that was in-
troduced a year or two ago in Britain has never
been very popular with the- public-until now.
But when the citizen is abroad late, and needs his
loose cash, the threepenny- bit becomes for him
one of the "meaner beauties of the night." It
is change that gives him a welcome rest from
THE EDITOR
GETS TOLD..
Anerican Neutrality And The Daiy
To the Editor
There appeared recently in The Daily an edi-
torial by Mr. Elliot Maraniss in which it was
confidently asserted that the majority of Ameri-
cans will prefer peace and democracy, despite
the. efforts of powerful pressure groups to drag
this country into active participation in the
European war. It was further asserted that the
Roosevelt administration had abandoned the
leadership of the genuinely liberal forces of this
country and had identified itself with the war
mongers.
The inconsistency of the editors of The Daily
onsome of these issues should be apparent to all
readers whose memories extend backward for
even one year. How do they reconcile their pres-
ent concern for strict American-neutrality in the
present war with their once widely proclaimed
advocacy of repeal of the arms embargo to, bene-
fit the Spanish Republic?
Furthermore, it is gross exaggeration to ac-
cuse 'President Roosevelt of lending his support
to the forces tending to draw the United States
into war. Although every sensible observer will
agree that the principle motive behind the pres-
ent:neutrality policy of the administration is to
extend effective aid to the allies, nevertheless
this is. not the same as a deliberate effort to
Slad this country into war, any more than was
the effort to repeal the arms embargo, which
'also was motivated primarily if not solely by a
desire to help a foreign government repel a
"foreign invasion."
But what about the other charge, that the
President has abandoned the leadership of the
genuinely liberal forces in the nation? Even
assuming that he is commited to the allied
cause, even to the extent of joining them in
war, it does not follow that he has cast aside
the standard of liberalism and democracy. For
it is not true that peace and democracy go to-
gether necessarily. This is a naive assumption
which is not substantiated either by logic or by
history.
Let the editors of The Daily reflect, and then
examine their consciences. If they do this they
will discover that it is not the New Dealers who
have deserted the ideals of democracy for a less
noble cause, but rather it is that very bloc of
pseudo-proletarian collegiate radicals and "lib-
erals," best represented by the American Stu-
dent;Union, with which the editors of The Daily
are associated. No sincere believer in democrat-
ic government, or in the peaceful settlement of
international disputes. can countenance the ac-
tionof the American Student Union at its re-
cent conVention, in which it refused to condemn
Russian aggression against Finland. As long as
our editors remain affiliated with that hypo-
critical organization, they ought for the sake of
prudence to refrain from throwing stones at our
sincere but misguided President.
-Louis P. Nadeau, '40.
Academic Freedom
And Free Speech
ACADEMIC FREEDOM, a popular sub-
ject when academicians meet, was
the topic of Dr. Mark H. Ingraham's lecture
here this week before the University chapter of
the American Association of University Profes-
sors. It is a subject closely related to the right
of free speech recently brought to public atten-
tion with the refusal of two large Eastern schools
to grant Earl Browder an opportunity to speak
on their campuses and with the riot-reception
accorded Browder at Yale.
Academic freedom for professors is a matter of
degree with which the prestige of a school varies
directly. Limitation on the freedom of professors
in their lectures injures the scholastic reputation
of a school and the standing of its graduates far
more than a run-down physical plant or insuf-
ficient funds, important as these latter items are.
Science, particularly, felt the handicap of in-
tolerance in its earlier years. Teaching of the
Darwinian theory of evolution in the biological
sciences was opposed successfully for many
years as a threat to established institution. Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan's argument against the pre-
sentation of a theory of evolution when he en-
gaged Clarence Darrow on the question in the
historically famous "evolution trial" of Tennes-
see is an example of such conflict.
Today, academic freedom for political theories
has supplanted science as the object for attacks.
Scoffers who discount the need for a greater
freedom often do so on the grounds that advo-
^ates of a cause ask tolerance only for their own
,)oinions and are unwilling to grant it to others.
Events in the political arena seem superficially to
bear this out, but it is a trite excuse that will
not stand up under examination. Those who
argue for personal freedom of speech while un-
willing to concede it to others are attempting to
maintain an indefensible position and are not
Fhe .ones considered here.
To put it another way-a defender of Earl
Browder's right to speak under the sponsorship
-f a Campus group at a great Eastern university
foes not mean that the defender is a Commun-
st. Neither does it follow that defending a pro-
fessor's right to speak freely on theories of gov-
rnment is equal to plotting the overthrow of
that govemnment in which he lives. To learn
about biology, the student must study evolution-
ary theories-to learn about government, he must
study political theories. Nowhere in a Democ-
racy is the student compelled to accept his studies
is his own opinions and beliefs.
c~he
Drew Person
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Robert S.Allen
WASHINGTON-Here is the inside story of
Roosevelt's secret offer of the Navy secre-
taryship to Col. Frank Knox:
The Chicago publisher and GOP candidate
for vice-president .was asked to come to Wash-
ington for a private talk with the President at
4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. The meeting took
place in the Oval Room on the second floor of
the White House. Knox was not told the pur-
pose of the conference, but he had a pretty
good idea. However, he thought the offer would
be for the Army portfolio, since there had been
considerable speculation that Roosevelt wanted
to replace Secretary Woodring.
The President lost no time in getting down to
brass tacks. He reminded Knox of the editorial
he had printed in his paper shortly after the
start of the European war, urging a "coalition"
cabinet with several Republican members, in
order to meet the emergency in a "national"
rather than a partisan manner.
"I think that was good advice then, and I
think it is equally sound now," Roosevelt said in
effect. "As you know, the Navy secretaryship is
open and I'd like very much to have you take it.
It's a very important job and I think you're just
the man, Frank, to fill the bill."
"Thank you, Mr. Presinent," replied Knox. "I
appreciate deeply the honor you pay me. And if
there were a real emergency I would be entirely
at your service. But I don't think emergency
conditions exist any longer, and under the cir-
cumstances I feel I'll have to decline your very
kind offer."
Mrs. Cordell Hull
For several years, Mrs. Cordell Hull has been
looking forward to the end of her husband's
service as Secretary of State so that he might
enjoy the autumn of his life and make it long.
The thought of his undertaking a presidential
campaign at 69, and then a possible four years
in the White House, is more than she can bear.
Having no children to rear and no house to
tend, Mrs. Hull devotes herself to caring for her
distinguished husband. She frequently appears
at the State Department at noon and sends
word by the chauffeur that she is waiting to
take theSecretary home to lunch. She objects
strenuously to his lunching from a tray on the
corner of his desk.
Hull's Florida and Carolina holidays prob-
ably never would take place but for Mrs. Hull.
She persuades him to go, then makes all the
arrangements.
Two years ago, when there was discussion of
Hull getting the Nobel peace prize, Mrs. Hull
urged her husband to resign, if and when he
received the prize, and let it mark the culmina-
tion of his career.
If the greater prize of the Presidency were to
come within Hull's grasp, perhaps Mrs. Hull
would abandon all caution for the great political
lottery. But at present she, personally, is look-
ing forward to January, 1941, as the time for
taking her husband off to the comfortable
havens of retirement.
Revised Dies Report
The final version of the Dies Committee re-
port was a lot different from the first draft, and
a lot milder. A snappy argument took place in
a secret session over the various bombshells it
originally contained.
These bombshells had been inserted by J. B.
Matthews, one of the committee investigators,
who wrote the original report. Here are some
of them which still remain unpublished:
"From the beginning of the Congress of In-
dustrial Organizations down to the present time,
Communists have wielded a dominant influence
in its policies."
"The Communist Party, under instructions of
the Soviet Government, has engaged in subver-
sive activities in the Army and Navy of the
United States, in munitions plants and basic
industries."
"There are many self-admitted members of
the Communist Party who are government em-
ployes."
Also the report charged that the leadership of
the United Automobile Workers and American
Newspaper Guild are under Communist domina-
tion.
These sensational statements drew a flurry
of protests from the three liberal members of the
committee, Representatives Joe Casey (Mass.),
Jerry Voorhis (Calif.), and Jack Dempsey (N.M.).
They held that the charges were unsubstantiated
by any evidence uncovered by the committee and
merely were Matthews' personal opinions.
Casey At. Bat
Casey was particularly incensed at Matthews'
charges against the CIO, and insisted on includ-
ing in the report this statement: "The over-
whelming majority of CIO members as well as
the 15resident are not Communists or Communist
sympathizers."
Voorhis and Dempsey warmly supported Casey
but the two GOP members, Noah M. Mason (Ill.)
and J. Parnell Thomas (N.J.), vehemently ob-
jected.
"You can count me out," shouted Mason, leap-
ing to his feet, "I won't have any truck with
Lewis and his labor radicals."
"That goes for me, too," echoed Thomas.
"You're both playing cheap politics," rapped
Casey. "The facts don't support you and you
know it. This committee is partly responsible
GULLIVER'S
CAVILS
By Young Gulliver
O THE THOUSANDS who called
and asked why they were de-
prived of the Cavils in last Satur-
day's Daily: Gulliver had turned
over the job of writing the column
to one David Zeitlin. Mr. Zeitlin,
not realizing that there are such
things as deadlines, took his time.
Result, no column. To make up for
it, Mr. Zeitlin's offering will appear
in tomorrow's Daily.
Gulliver's reaction to the Winter
Parley of last weekend was pretty
much like yours. It can best be il-I
lustrated by the story about Jimmy
Durante and his father. Jimmy took
the old man to see' a Eugene O'Neill1
play, the kind of play where you
bring sandwiches, canned beer, a
deck of cards, etc. They staggered
out of the theatre at around mid-
night. Schnozzola turned to his
father and said, "Well pop, how'd.
you like the show?"
"What kind of show is that?"
answers the-old man. "No music,
no girlies, just TALK, TALK,
TALK!!!"
SINCE today seems to be storytell-
ing day, kiddies, here's one
about a college professor. We haven't
printed any professor stories in a
long time, so here we go. This one is
about the man who never lectured to
less than 500 students-we mention
no names. They -say that after you
have talked to hundreds of people
for a certain number of years you
don't see anything in front of you
but a blur.
But this man was an exception, al-
though he had been in the business
for more years than we care to men-
tion, and around about October he
began to notice a lad in the front row
who wasn't taking notes. Week in,
week out this guy would come in, sit
down, and never even open his note-
book, much less doodle in it. Finally
the professor's patience gave out, and
one day he broke off a lecture in the
middle of the hour. He fixed his
eye grimly on the noteless lad and
said to him in a very loud voice,
"Might I ask you why you do not
deem it necessary to take notes?"
"Oh," murmured the scholar, quite
undismayed, "I don't need to take
notes-I use my father's . . ."
NEVER LET IT BE SAID that Gul-
liver hates everything, True it1
is that he likes neither Herbert
Hoover nor Campbell's Mulligatawny
'oup nor Andrea Leeds. And there!
nay be valid reasons for accusingt
Y.G. of being an Anglophobe. Butl
he must admit a sneaking fondness
for the gent, whoever it may be, whoe
)wns the 1922 Ford which you have
Trobably seen around town. Overj
Ihe rear window is this sentence:
DON'T LAUGH, MINE'S PAID FOR.
Gulliver also likes Homeward To
America, the new volume of poetry
by John Ciardi, who was in school
ere last year (he was a Hopwood
)rize). John, who is visiting in Ann
Irbor now, gives Perspectives a free!
lug in his Acknowledgment, so we're
givingJohn a free plug here. Buy
his book. It's good.
The third item that Gulliver owns
up to enjoying for today is Samuel
3rafton's I'd Rather Be Right. Graf-
ton Good, Opines Fellow-Columnist.
1AST ON THE ORDER of business
for today is the award of the
Order of the Frayed Garter to the
-oung man whom he saw charging
around the corner of Ingalls and
'East Ann Streets at 11:30 Sunday
ivening. He was dressed in an ordi-
'ary sweatshirt and peach colored
shorts-nothing more-and if he
does it again Gulliver's going to call
he cops. Where does he think he is,
Russia?
O Murphy
And The Cou rt
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN
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writer and have some knowledge of
stenography. Application may be
made to Professor John S. Worley,
Transportation Library, 1026 E. En-
gineering Bldg.
Junior Aeronautical Elmgeering
Students who plan to specialize in
aircraft engine design should leave
their names in the Department Of-
fice by Wednesday, Jan. 10. This1
in ormation is important in con-
nection with an opportunity for out-
side work during te coming sum-
mer.
Teachers' Oaths: All students and
others, with. the exception of faculty,
who took the "Teacher Oath" in the
School of Education Office may call
for their receipts in 1435 University
Elementary School.
German Departmental Library. All
books due-by January 12.
The Congress Cooperative House,
909 East University, is accepting ap-
plications for room and board for
next semester. Application blanks
may be obtained either at the house,
or at the Dean of Student's Office.
Robert Owen Cooperative House.
922 South State Street, is accepting
applications until Wednesday, Jan.
10. Applications may be obtained
at the Dean of Students ,Office or
at the house and must be returned
to the house. For further informa-
tion, call 7211.
Football Ticket Iesale money
may be called for in the Union
5 p.m.- through Friday.
Students interested in forming
hobby groups should put, a slip con-
taining name, phone number, and
hobby, in the Hobby Box in the
Union Lobby.
Academic Notices
Mathematics 36, Section 2 (En-
gineering) will not meet Tuesday, so,
that those who have the Economics
3xamination may attend. The class
will meet on Wednesday at 8 o'clock
instead.
Exhibitions
Exhibits of the University's Arch -
-ological Research in the Philippines, t
Great Lakes Region, Ceramic Types i
>f the Eastern United States and of
"eramic Technology and Ethnobo-
any are being shown in the Mezza-
nine floor Exhibit rooms of the
Rackham Building. Also exhibited
are antiquities from the University
excavations at Seleucia-on-Tigris and
from Karanis. Open daily from 2:30$
o 5:30 and from 7:30 to 9:30, ex-r
cept Sunday.
c
Lectures'
University Lecture: Mr. W. H. Au-
len, English poet, will lecture on "A
Sense of One's Age" under the aus-
ices of the Department of English at
4:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, in the
Rackham Lecture Hall. The public
is cordially invited.
University Lecture: Dr. Oliver
Kamm, Scientific Director of tlhe
Research Laboratory of Parke, Davis
&Company in Detroit, will lecture
.)n "Vitamin K" under the auspices
of the College of Pharmacy at 4:15
p.m. on Jan. 15, in Room 165, Chem-
istry Building. The public is cor-
dially invited.
Today's Events
Continued Fractions Seminar will
meet today at 4:00 p.m. in 3201
A. H. Professor Bradshaw will speak
on "A Modified C. F."
Biological Chemistry Seminar will
meet in Room 319 West Medical
Building, at 7 tonight. Subject:
"The Hormones of the Anterior
Pituitary' All interested are in-
vited.
Botanical Journal Club meeting
Court cannot function without judges
promoted from the lower courts. It
is, however, grossly unfair not to
recognize the great public service of
the men who make up the judiciary.
Is there no one among the several
hundred judges on the Federal Dis-
trict, Federal Appellate and state
Supreme Courts worthy of nomina-
tion to the Supreme Court? The
question answers itself. Mr. Roose-
velt would have done well to go out
into the country and recognize the
excellent work which is done year in
and year out in many of the lower
courts.
Like all Mr. Roosevelt's Supreme
Court appointments, the nomination
of Mr. Murphy has the color of being
highly personal. Justice Black was
a staunch New Dealer in Congress.j
Justice Reed was Solicitor-General.
Justice Frankfurter was a close friend
and trusted adviser. Justice Doug-
las was intimate in the administra-
tonight at 7:30 in Room N.S.
1139. Reports by: Evelyn Eich-
elberger, "Development and struc-
ture of phloem"; Jean Farrell, "Tra-
cheid elements in ferns; Tracheids
in gametophytes of Psilotum"; Hugh
Loveland, "Fossil spores"; Reports on
the Columbus meetings by various
persons.
Mathematics Club will meet to-
night at 8:00, in the West Conference
Room of the Rackham Building. Dr.
Goldstine will speak on "Minimum
Problems in the Functional Calcu-
lus."
Choral Union Rehearsal this
evening at 7 o'clock sharp at
at the School of Music Building.
Members of the Chorus will please
return copies of the "Messiah," if
they have not already done so, today
between the hours of 9 and 12, and 1
and 4, at which time they will also
be issued copies of the "Samson and
Delilah."
A.I.E.E. meeting tonight at 8:00 in
the Michigan Union. Speaker: Pro-
fessor Charles W. Good on "The
Value of the Engineering Research
Department." Also business meet-
ing.
Executive Council of Assembly
meeting today at 4:15 p.m. in the
League. All members must be pres-
ent.
Deutscher Verein will present the
second lecture of the current series at
8 o'clock tonight at the League. Pro-
fessor Percival Price will speak on
"Einiges uber das Glockenspiel,"
Everyone is invited.
La Sociedad Hispanics meeting
this evening at 7:30 in the
League. Mr. Merhab will give a short
talk, and there will be initiation of
ew members.
Usher's Committee of J.G.P. meet-
ing today at 4:30 p.m. in the League.
All interested junior girls are wel-
ome. Anyone not able to attend,
all Betty Lombard, 2-3225.
J.G.P. Central Committee Meeting
t 5:00 p.m. today in the League.
Peace Commission of the American
Student Union will meet at 4:30 p.m.
oday in Room 302 of the Michigan
Union. All who are interested are
nvited.
The Christian Science Organization
will meet tonight at 8:15 p.m. in- the
chapel of the Michigan League.
Hillel Class in conversational Ne
brew will meet at the Foundation to-
night at 7:30 p.m.
League Dancing Class: Beginning
class at 7:30 tonight; intermediate
class at 8:30.
Faculty Women's Club: The play
reading section will meet today at'
2:15 p.m., in the Mary B. Hender-
on Room of the Michigan League.
Coming Events
Algebra Seminar will meet Wed-
niesday at 4 p.m. in 3201 A.H. D.
Nesbitt will speak on "Ideals in Al-
gebras."
Seminar in Physical Chemistry
will meet in Room 122 Chemistry
Building at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday,
Jan. 10. Dr. R. H. Gillette will speak
on "Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
Especially of Nitric Oxide."
Psychology Journal Club meeting
for Wednesday, Jan. 10, has been
postponed.
Phi Sigma Lecture Series on
Thursday, Jan. 11, at 8:00 pan. in
the Rackham Amphitheatre. Speaker:
Professor N.R.F. Maier on "Psychol-
ogy's Unfinished Business."
Phi Sigma Winter Initiation Wed-
nesday, Jan. 10, at 8 p.m. in Rackham
Assembly Room. Speaker: Dr. Max
M. Peet, University Hospital. Also
Biennial Convention report.
Varsity Men Debaters: There will
be a meeting of men interested In
seconid semester Varisty Debate on
Thursday, January 11, in room 4203
Angell Hall at 4:00 p.m. Those un-
able to attend this meeting should
see Arthur Secord, 107 Haven Hall,
prior to January 11.
La Sociedad Hispanica is present-
ing a Spanish lecture on Wednes-
day, January 10, at 4:15 p.m., in
Room 231, Angell Hall. Professor
J. N. Lincoln will talke about famous
Spanish paintings. All ticket holders
are invited and additional tickets
may be obtained from the officers
of the Society or in Room 302, R.L.
Ann Arbor Independents' meeting
on Thursday, at 4:15 in the League.
All unaffiliated girls living in private
homes are eligible to attend.
OR HIS FIFTH APPOINTMENT
to the United States Supreme
'court. President Roosevelt has chos-
.n Frank Murphy, his Attorney-I
General for almost a year to the day.i
Measured in terms of Mr. Murphy's
demonstrated qualifications and of
thle mediocrities occasionally called
to the Supreme Court, the appoint-1
ment is excellent--and yet it falls
:hort of satisfying hopes which werd1
held out for it. There is a discon-
certing patness about it. The fact
that Justice Butler was the court's
only Catholic strongly suggested a
Catholic successor. But this served
at once to focus attention on Mr.
Murphy as the ranking Catholic in
the administration, with the result
that many Catholic lawyers and
judges of established eligibility and
wide experiences were hardly con-
sidered.
There is ample precedent for ele-
vating an Attorney-General; Justices
Stone and McReynolds, to name only
sitting Justices, went from the Cab-