I Edited and managed by students of the University. of Michigan under the authority of theBoard in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the Uniyersity year and Summer Session. Membet of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of republication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL. ADVERi.SING BY National Advertising Service,- Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AvE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CICAGO 'B703 O L ANGELES SAN -.FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1939-40 Editorial Staff A. ~Schorr 'anagan Canavan ry. berg Managing Editor Editorial Director . City Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Women's, Editor 9sorts Editor . - . Business Staff Business Manager . . . Paul R. Park Asst. Business Mgr., Credit Manager Ganson P. Taggart women's Business Manager . Zenovia Skoratko Women's Advertising Manager . . Jane Mowers Publications Manager . . . . Harriet S. Levy NIGHT EDITOR: ELIZABETH M. SHAW ye The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Business In Election Years THE FIRST WEEK of 1940 is history. On everyone's lips seems to be cheer and hope, as present prospects indicate a more prosperous year. After long years of spasmodic employment and periodic layoffs, the steel IMills are again working full time. Lengthy and disastrous labor troubles hve been disposed of, the auto- mobile business seems to be taking a new lease on life, and demand in this field has picked up remarkably. Business as a whole, n spite of new federal tax proposals, seems more confi- dent, with the President's move toward a bal- anced budget an important factor in the re- juvenation. Mr. Roosevelt began his first term in a wave of national despair; present conditions indicate that he will close his second term in a period of national confidence. Yet, to this general picture of widespread hope and cheer, there should be added a sombre touch, a warning. A glance at the real causes for this temporary confidence will find them to be artificial and, in the long run, probably unhealthy. Existence of war in Europe, coupled with our new Neutrality Act (allowing war exports on a cash-and-carry basis), undoubtedly accounts fQr much of the increased activity in our steel mills. Farmers, too, are finding an increased and more profitable market for their products on the battlegrounds of Europe. Many business- es, even those only remotely connected with the war, are expanding capacities. What will happen in these numerous cases when the war comes to an end? Disaster. Only disaster. Markets will vanish. Profits will dis- appear. Increased capacities will result in the anassing of huge surpluses, or in the disuse and deterioration of valuable property and ma- chlinery. One has only to look to the results of the last war to realize the truth of these statements. Most of the disastrous farm foreclosures, for ex- ample, resulted from undue confidence which the farmers displayed during the last war in buying new property and mortgaging land they already possessed. Wfien the war ended, mark- ets for the added produce vanished, and farm- ers could not pay for their new land. Another reason to view this newly-found con-. fidence only with extreme caution is the estab- lished custom of American presidents to coddle business during the last year of their term. President Roosevelt, following this policy, has already indicated (in his budget message) tha he intends to "take it eas.y" on business this year. After the uncertainties of an election year, however, more discouraging measures may be in store for business. So, while rejoicing in a spirit and hope and confidence which we hope will last, let us never- ulsieless proceed with caution, mindful of the pitfalls which await the man who lets giddy confidence "go to his head." - Howard A. Goldman. inih Loans Lest We Forget HE PROPOSED LOAN of $60,000,000 to Finland by the government of the United States seems to indicate that this nation has forgotten, or is on the verge of for- getting, at least part of the lesson learned from the last war, the First World War. From 1914 to 1917 this country made gigantic loans to England and France-with little or rid security, nothing more "mortgaged" than Fin- land has to offer today. Few people in America wanted to enter the First World War, not many more than want to fight a European quarrel now. Yet the American people were aroused to what was eeffctively a "we want war" fever, and one of the strongest arguments for our entry was that we had to protect our invest- ments and loans by defeating Germany. Finland is now in a position similar to that of England and France in 1914-a position less likely to turn out well, yet a position which many people feel implies a moral obligation for the United States to come to her aid finarially if not actively. Finland, it is .argued, has kept faith with America by repaying loans made her by this na- tion. Therefore, continues the argument, Amer- ica should show-her appreciation by advancing more money to Finland in this moment of ex- treme need-hang the expense-forget the fact that a desire to protect non-secured loans helped involve us in one war and might well help drag us into a second-to the devil with the cone- quences. Or it may be that the advocates of a loan to "little" Finland have merely overlooked the possibility of danger to our present position of neutrality from such action. They may have forgotten that what happened in 1917 can hap- pen again in 1940. The United States is now in a position of neu- trality which can be maintained only by re- membering every detail of past experience, by overlooking no item which might conceivably lead us the least bit nearer to entering any con- flict. Loans today should only be made to war- ring nations if they are prepared to grant us the right to occupy territorial possessions in the event of defaulted payments-let Britain mort- gage Bermuda or British Honduras, let France deed French Guiana to us-those concessions would be adequate security for most loans. And secured loans, we must realize, are the only ones that are not likely to demand "protection" in the form of our fighting to aid our debtors. Finland certainly has no possessions to mort- gage. She has no security to offer. The results of the war in which she is now engaged may not even leave her an integral nation. If we were to lend money to Finland now, any Rus- sian successes against her would call forth shout of "protect our loans," from Americans. No matter how slight the danger attached to a loan to Finland-or any act, for that matter- by the American government or people, we should refrain from its commission if it seems in the least likely to aid in involving us in war. - William Newton. Of ALL Things.+++ . .. By Morty-Q ... . . IT LOOKED LIKE A SIT-DOWN STRIKE or a mass meeting protesting some great out- Wednesday morning milling about the Union all excited about something. And at 10 they were still there, some standing, some sitting, others talking and yet more walking and run- ning. And at noon, they were there, only stronger than before. And 3 p.m. saw them still standing and sitting, talking and walking. Most of them were very young-looking men, but they seemed grim and determined; they looked about them fiercely and menacingly. And they mumbled amongst themselves. An unin- formed observer might easily think this was some revolting group or at least a bunch of ob- jectors. But those on the know did not get ex- cited for they knew that these young men were standing in line to purchase their J-Hop tickets. Passing through the Union lobby Mr. Q. saw one of these fellows making himself comfort- able on a chair in the North Lounge and was amazed to learn that here was a fugitive from rage or as if somebody was giving away some- thing. At any rate, there they were, at 7:30, a World Series bleachers box-office. You know how a couple of those guys each year pitch a tent or something outside the World Series stadium about two weeks before the opener so they can be first in line? Well, this young col- legian was determined not to be outdone and he intended to park in the lobby all night to be first in line for tomorrow's J-Hop sale. THIS J-HOP, the glamor affair of the year, al- ways brings with it a bunch of screwball stories, mostly concerning the great troubles to which young men will go to get a suitable beauty for his date. So, in the past, there have been tales of girls coming from -thousands of miles (at the boy's expense), and of airplanes being chartered and of movie stars being wired to please attend as the young man will surely shoot himself if she doesn't. Mr. Q. remembers one star-struck gent a few years back, who thought that Carole Lombard was the most perfect thing that ever powdered a nose. So first he sent her a letter. And he received a picture with a lovely autograph: "Ever yours, Carole Lombard." , And he was thrilled (if he had looked on the back he would have seen the stamped number, 36,864). So then he sent her a wire, telling her all about the J-Hop and how if she didn't come as his guest, well, there was no telling what he was going to do (the charge would have purchased a suit with two pair of pants). But she was sorry, she couldn't pos- sibly make it; it wasn't in her contract or some- GETS TOLD Sir: ,I THIS LETTER I should like to propose what what may at first seem an ostrich tiolicy, namely, that the people of the United States, both as a nation, and in their own hearts, and, more important, that the present government of the United States, declare a mental and moral embargo on all radio, newspaper, and newsreel material concerning the current European war; that this attention now given to foreign affairs be actively redirected toward internal problems. Such an action, involving as it would the greatest show of moral courage America has been called upon to make since the days of Lincoln, although at first glance it may appear provincial and backward, will, I believe, come to seem the finest step the nation could make toward a better and healthier state of mind. Americafs answer to the challenge of the economic depression and near collapse of 1933 was the New Deal. At the last presidential elec- tion 27 millions of men and women placed their faith and approval on its policies. By reason of their belief in the rightness of the Roosevelt program, the people of the country were willing to allow the administration to accumulate an unprecedented national debt in its fight to cure the evils in the economic and social systems. The task of the New Deal is not yet completed, nor has it been, in a permanent sense, even half, or a third, completed! Yet even as the nation worked through the years of the 'Thirties, the .cloud of war, rising no larger than a man's hand, above Shanghai and Manchuria, overspread the world about her. By 1938 that cloud had grown so ominous as'to draw the eyes of America upward from the huge task of restoring prosperity in which she was en- gaged, toward its towering shadow. TODAY THE CLOUD HAS.BURST; war is be- side us. But this war means different things. To some it brings horror that such frightfulness yet exists; to some it brings disil- lusionment, that the effort and slaughter of .1914-1918 should be rewarded by this new night- mare; to some it brings hatred for those nations which they consider aggressors, or sympathy for those nations in whose cause they believe; to some it brings only a rather sadistic indif- ference, so that they greet the day by reading of battles and bloodshed at the breakfast table, or brighten the evening by listening to regular broadcasts concerning gains, losses, and casual- ties, much as they would listen to a football game or prize fight, considering the war news as mere news, to be read without much thought, although, by the very frequency of their contacts with the war news developing toward the war 4at accustomedness and acceptance which is fatal in the face of the arguments of a hothead :r demagogue. BUT TO SOME MEN the war brings other thoughts and feelings. To some it brings the thoughts of profits such as they have not enjoyed in 10 years (of course, these profits would be greater still if we were involved in the war); to some it brings the vision of a nation enjoying the unnatural prosperity, the re-employment, new factories, and higher wages which a Euro- pean war brings about, keeping its citizenry unquestioningly happy and well fed, without ever having had to answer in the fullest analysis the great questions which the years 1929 to 1933 raised; to some men in positions of political power, the war brings the precious opportunity to proclaim a national emergency, to point a fearful finger at the warring world, and to shout for national unity and cooperation in this year 1940, in which they will be called upon to show working solutions to the problems which they promised the electorate to solve. Do we want war? We are engaged in a war this moment, however much we try to desert and flee to, Europe! An honest man, unless he be perfect, is ever at war with himself. An honest nation fights its battles with itself to the last extremity. This nation entered a war March 4, 1933, a war against 1929 and all the factors which made the events of that year possible. That war is only just begun, yet al- ready we flee from its cannon. Consider the enemies which our government is pledged to overthrow, unemployment, bad housing, debt, government expense (remember the economy act of 1933), weakness of the railroads, an ag- riculture unable to stand on its own feet. Have we put .them to rout, or merely skirmished with them? Consider the Wagner Act, the Social Se- curities Law, or the Wages and Hours Bill. Are they permanent gains, or hard-won and barely held salients? Has our New Deal scored smash- ing victories in any save the fields of banking, securities, and conservation? We dwell perpetu- ally on a Western Front, of which the European War is only a-quiet sector. The time is more than ripe for a strong re- direction of American thought toward the strug- gle upon which we embarked at home seven years ago. The government can easily lead such a redirection by a strong, honest and cour- ageous attack on the problems at hand, by a return to the spirit of the summer of 1933. If it cannot, or will not, another government, by the rules of our political system, can take up the battle. President Roosevelt has yet the glorious opportunity to make himself leader and director of the assault. It will take great cour- age to renounce the war prosperity as unnatural, to continue in our reforms when outwardly nothing seems wrong; it will take great courage for political leaders to carry on the fight at home, WASHINGTON-Tip-off to the much discussed ousting of Leslie Hore-Belisha as British Minister of War is the fact that his successor, Oliver Stanley, is one of the most pro-German members of the Cabinet. Stanley is the son of Lord London- derry, educated in Germany and a member of the Cliveden set which was responsible for the Munich pct and encouraged a rapprochement with Hitler before war broke. Oliver Stanley, now 43 years old, has been promoted to high position solely through the influence of his Lather. Add to this the facts that Hore- Belisha is Jewish and was the most active member of the British Cabinet ~in prosecutingthe war, and you get the main reason why Chamberlain ousted him. That reason is: Chamberlain and the overwhelming majority of the Cabinet want to make an early peace with Germany, then turn against Russia; and Hitler will not talk while a Jew is heading the British army's drive against Germany. With a pro- German Minister of War, the chances for peace are better. Popular Belisha Also-and this must have been a contributing factor - Hore-Belisha was the most energetic, one of the youngest, and decidedly the most popular cabinet member in Britain. As such, he constituted the chief po' litical threat to Chamberlain. He had greater potentialities than any other man for leading an effective opposition to Chamberlain. Many people predicted that he would be the next Prime Minister. Therefore, it was better for Cham- berlain to polish him off and place him on the side-lines now, rather than after he got too important. It is worthwhile to rememrber that' the Chamberlain Cabinet is con- posed largely of men old in years, even older in mind. Anthony Eden, now Minister of Colonies, is young, but has not been a vigorous member of the Chamberlain Cabinet. A quiet career man, he has been con- tent to sit on the sidelines and let Hore-Belisha do the scrapping. Malcolm MacDonald, son of Labor' Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, also is young, but has been a big disappointment. As Secretary for the Dominions he is a nonentity. The Old Order When Duff Cooper was First Lord of the Admiralty, he and Hore-Belisha made a young, hard-headed team of fighters for Empire defense. But with Duff Cooper's resignation Hore- Belisha remained the one representa- tive of the new generation, surround- ed by starchy representatives of a sys- tem which is making its last muddling stand. These factors were more important than Hore-Belisha's row with the army, though this row was' by no means petty. As War Minister, Hore- Belisha first fired all the fuddy- duddies at the head of the army, re- placing them with younger men. This was all right, but then he made the mistake of riding herd on the young- er men. Finally, and least forgivable of all, he democratized the British military schools, making it possible for a com- moner to become a high ranking of- ficer. Hitherto, British military colleges had been open only to young men of wealth and position. Hore- Belisha shocked the army by putting the cadets on the same status ofr equality as at West Point. So the clique which controls the British army began greasing the skids for him from the very start.dAll of which added up to his exodus last week. Squirrels On The Dole Lafayette Park, across from the White House, is a place where old men . and tired stenographers and total strangers sit in the sun and think. The other day an old man stopped to feed nuts to a bob-tailed squirrel. Another man stopped to watch- "Very tame," remarked the on- looker. "Does he know you?" "Yes, but he would do this for any- body. So would all the squirrels here. They're all panhandlers; they're all on the dole, like the rest of us." f 0 * THE EDITOR cye Drew Pcrso. RoberS$Alke - E ... ® .. DAILY OFFICIAL BULL (Continued from Page 2) the Office of the Dean of Women by noon of Jan. 15. Jeannette Perry Assistant Dean t Women Concentration Advisers for the See- ond Semester, 1939-1940: Usually the office hours of the advisers listed be- low may be found either outside their office doors or in the departmental offices. American Culture, Development of, D. L. Dumond, 214 H.H. Anthropology, L. A. White, 4506 Museum. Astronomy, W. C. Rufus 9 U.H. Botany, H.H. Bartlett, 3025 N.S. Chemistry, R. K. McAlpine, 406 Chem.; B. A. Soule, 408 Chem. Let- ters and Dentistry, W. G. Smeaton 472 Chem. Letters and Medicine, W.' G. Smeaton, 472 Chem. Economics, R. P. Briggs, 9 Econ. Letters' and Business Administration, L. L. Watkins, 205 Econ. English, J. L. Davis, 3228 A.H. Let- ters and Law, F. W. Peterson, 3230 A.H. Fine Arts, B. M. Donaldson, Room B, A.M.H. Geography, H. M. Kendall, 19 A.H. Geology, I. D. Scott, 4055 1.S. German, H. W. Nordmeyer, 204 U.H. Greek, W. E. Blake, 2024 A.H. Histry, B. W. Wheeler, 316 H.H. Letters and Law, L. G. Vander Velde, 118 H.H. History Honors, S. . Scott, 320 H.H. Journalism, J. L. Brumm, 213 H.H. Latin, J. E. Dunlap, 2028 A.H Letters and Forestry, S. T. Dana,' 2045 N.S. Letters and Nursing; M. Durell, 2036 Hospital. Library Science, R. H. Gjelsness, 311 Library; E. Wead, 111A Library. Mathematics, N. H. Anning, 204 S.W. Mineralogy, A. B. Peck, 4075 N.S. Music, O. J. Stahl, 300 B.M.T. Oriental Civilizations, R. B. Hall, 11 A.H. Oriental Languages and Literatures, L. Waterman, 2021 A.H. Philosophy, P. Henle, 309 M.H. Physics, H. R. Crane, 141 E. Physics. Political Science, H. B. Calderwood, 2037 A.H. Letters and Law, L. Pre- uss, 2033 A.H Psychology, M. G. Colby, 2127 N. Religion and Ethics, L. Waterman, 2021 A.H. Romance Languages, A. J. Jobin, 405 R.L. (Spanish) J. N. Lincoln, 402 R.L. Science and Mathematics, J. F. Shepard,:2122 N.S. Social Studies for Teacher's Ce- tificate, B. W. Wheeler, 316 H.H. Social Work, A. E. Wood, 310 H.H. Sociology, R. C. Fuller, 311 H.H. Speech, W. P. Halstead, 4200 A.H. Urban and Rural Community, See ANNOUNCEMENT. Zoology, A. E. Woodhead, 1079 NS. Letters and Medicine, A. H. Stockard, 2119 N.S. The University Bureau of Appoint-. ments and Occupational Information has received notice of the following Michigan Civil Service Examinations. The last date for filing application is noted in each case:, Child Welfare Worker Al, salary range: $140-160, Jan. 16. Child Welfare Worker I, salary range: $150-190, Jan. 16. Adult Parole Corrections Worker I, salary range: $150-190, Jan. 20. Adult Probation Corrections Work- er I, salary range: $150-190, Jan. 20. Also the State Department of Cor- rections is giving an examination for District Supervisor of Parole, salary 'range: $200-240, Jan. 20. District Supervisor of Probation, salary range: $200-240, Jan. 20. Complete announcements on file at the University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Information, 201 Mason Hall. Office hours: 9-12 and 2-4. U pas and a collection of German prints from the Detroit Art Institute, Alum- ni Memorial Hall, 2 to 5 p.m. Lectures University Lecture: Mr. W. . Au-. den, English poet, will lecture on "A Sense of One's Age" under the aus- pices of the Department of English at 4:15 p.m. today in the Rackham Lee.. ture Hall. The public is cordially In- vited. University Lecture: Dr. Oliver Kamm, Scientific Director of the Research Laboratory of Parke, Davis & Company in Detroit, will 'leture on "Vitamin K" under the aupices of the College of Pharmacy at' 4:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, in' Room 165, Chemistry Building. The public is cordially Invited Today's Events 1940 Mechanical & Chemical Engit- neers: Mr. M. Bernard Morgan, Chief Plant Engineer of the American Vis- cose Corporation, Meadville, Penn- sylvania, (rayon manufacturers), will outline the opportunities with this or- ganization at a group meeting to- night at 7:00 in Room 311 'West Engineering. Following this, ap- pointments will be given for inter- views on Saturday morning. Arab Culture Society will meet for organization this afternoon at 5:00 p.m. in the Lounge of the Interna- tional Center. Membership open to Arab students and American studenta and faculty. Badminton courts in Barbour Gym- nasium are open for mixed play on Monday and Friday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30. Harris Hall: Instead of the usual tea today, we shall meet at 4:00 p.m. in the Rackham lobby to attend Mr. Auden's lecture. Stalker Hall: Bible class tonight at 7:30. Dr. Brashares will lead the dis- cussion. The Congregational Fellowsip Bible Class will meet this evening, at 7:30 in Pilgrim Hall. All are cordial- ly invited. Westminster Student Guild Bible Study Course will meet this evening from 7:30 to 8:30 in the Presbyterian Church, to be led by Dr. Lemon. Bring questions to the class. Westminster Student Guild is hav- ing a sleigh-ride this evening. The group will meet at the Presbyterian. Church at 9:00 p.m. For reservations call 2-4466. If the weather is un- favorable, there will be Open 'ouse. Coming Events German Table for Faculty M11em- bers: The regular luncheon meeting will be held Monday at 12:10 p.h. in the Founders' Room of the Mic igan Union. All faculty members interrest- ed in speaking German are cordially invited. There will be a brief infor- mal talk by Dr. K. Scharenberg on, "Krankheiten grosser Maenner" Junior Mathematics Society will meet 'Monday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 '.m., in 3201 A.H. Dr. Eilenberg will #peak on "The Concept of Dimension." Re freshments. Eta Kappa Nu meeting in Michigan Union on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 7:00 p.m. Those wishing 'to "eat In a group will meet in the usual place at' 6:30 p.m. International Center: Profrssor 'Harley Bartlett will speak at the In- ternational Center on "The lvtalyan Peoples," at 7 o'clock, Sunday ight, following the supper hour. He will show his pictures of "Sumatra" on Monday evening at 7 o'clock. New Michigan Wolverine, 209 S. State Street, is having Open House on Sunday, Jan. 13, from 6:00 to 12:00 p.m. Refreshments. Movies on Cooperatives in Michi- gan will be shown Sunday at 3 p.m. in Room 318 Michigan Union. The Inter-cooperative Council cordially invites all those interested in cooper- atives to attend. Landon's Job one of the few speeches Rep. Joe Martin, astute Republican floor lead- er, will make this winter will be at the Kansas Day dinner in Topeka, Jan. 29. While Martin is definitely a dark- horse presidential possibility, he isn't lifting a finger to boost his candi- dacy and has emphatically told friends he wants nothing done in his behalf. If the lightning should strike, he would accept; . but he will run up no rods for himself, and he takes a rigidly neutral stand toward all active candidates. Martin's No. 1 goal is to be Speak- er of the House in case it goes Re- publican, and he will do nothing to German Departmental Library. All books due today. Football Ticket Resale money may today. Speech Concentrates, Majors and Minors: Please call at the Speech De- partment Office, 3211 Angell Hall, this week for an appointment with the concentration adviser. Academic Notices Make-ups for all Geology 11 blue- books including the field trip blue- books will be given today at 9 o'clock, in the Natural Science Auditorium. Elementary Orchestra Ensemble and C201, Special Problems, will not meet as regular classes Saturday,£ Jan. 13, but will attend Instrumental Clinic in the Union Ballroom. Exhibitions Graduate Students and other Uni- versity students are invited to listen to a radio broadcast of "Manon," giv- en by the Metropolitan Opera Com- pany, on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2:00 p.m. in the Men's Lounge of the Rackham Building. Graduate Outing Club meeting on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in rear of Rack- ham Building for program of outdoor sports, including tobogganing, skat- ing and sliding. Supper in club rooms if desired. itraduate students and faculty invited. Hope For The Parties Just as the label of "Roaring Twenties" has been applied to the pre-depression era, so will the decade that has just ended probably go Exhibits of the Universitys Arch- eological Research in the Philippines, Great Lakes Region, Ceramic Types of the Eastern United States and of w!.rai'.. TA,,hnnln-rrvn d F A54.tmihn._ 1 Graduate School Dance will b en on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 9:0