W'7eather Light s..: a i ciier. LL Fifty Years Of Continuous Publication .aitxi tditorial Whitier D3ewie a a I VOL. LI. No. 112 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1941 Z-323 a -. -,, PRICE FIVE CENTS Government Acts To Secure Funds For Aiding Briti sh Reliable Sources Indicate Naval Vessels Will Be Sent Before Money Is Voted; No Ship Trades, Lord Halifax ,States WASHINGTON, March 10.-OP)-With the bill authorizing the enor- mous British aid program all but enacted, the Administration moved swiftly today to obtain the money-one well-informed Senator said $3,000,000,000 would be sought as a starter. n President Roosevelt spent a busy day confering with fiscal and legisla- tive advisors and Speaker Rayburn, one of the latter, said the Chief Execu- tive would send to Congress by midweek his initial request for cash and con- tract authorizations under the program. Reliable sources have indicated, however, that long before these funds specifically earmarked for British arms can be votedsmall naval vessels and other equipment already on hand will be on their way to the British. The Lease-Lend Bill empowers the Presi-Q- Tank Squad Defeats State In 50-34 Win Michigan Enters Only One Natator In Each Event; AAU Record Is Set By WOODY BLOCK Matt Mann played the role of "Good Samaritan" last night. He en- tered one man in each of three Scholarship Applications Are Available Literary College Stndents (Ian Now Obtain Blanks At Office Of Dean New Grants Given To Needy Students Nazi Demand Reported For Axis-Yugoslav Pact; RAF Bombs French Port I dent to transfer up to $1,300,000,000 of existing munitions and supplies. The Lease-Lend bill itself needs only a few formalities to make it a law. The House is scheduled to ap- prove the Senate's amendments to- morrow, after some brief debate. Mr. Roosevelt will sign the legislation "sometime Wednesday unless we hit a snag not now foreseen," said Steph- en Early, presidential secretary. Rep. Cooper (Dem-Tenn) moved that the House vote be taken tomor- row on agreeing to all Senate amend- ments, which would obviate the need for further legislative procedure. Rep. Martin of Massachusetts, the Repub- lican leader, agreed to this with the comment that each Senate amend- ment "in my judgment helps the bill." To expediate the appropriation legislation which the British aid pro- gram will entail, Mr. Roosevelt plan- ned to confer tomorrow with a num- ber of key men in the House-Chair- man May (Dem-Ky) of the Military Committee, Vinson (Dem-Ga) of the Naval Committee, Snyder (Dem-Pa) of the Military Appropriations Sub- committee, Scrugham (Dem-Nev) of the Naval Appropriations Subcom- mittee that handles deficiency funds -Representatives Woodrum (Dem- Va), Cannon (Dem-Mo) and a Re- publican, Taber of New York. No More Naval Trades, British Ambassador Says (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 10.-Vis- count Halifax, the British ambassa- dor, said today that he considered it to be unlikely now or in the future that the United States and Great Britain would trade any naval craft. The Ambassador made the state- ment to reporters during a call at the State Department. Halifax said that he had never heard the matter discussed, nor did he consider it like- ly. Art Cinema Will Present Russian Film "University of Life," the third in a series of Russian films depicting the life of Maxim Gorky, will be shown at 8:30 p.m., March 13, 14 and 15 in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre under the auspices of the Art Cinema League. Based on the writers' autobio- graphical sketches, the film deals with the fruition of his genius at the university in Kazan on the Vol- ga. The struggles which he under- went in order to satisfy his intense desire for knowledge are revealed in the story of the poverty in which he lived and which was climaxed by his attempt to commit suicide. Subtitles in English will follow the action., Tickets for all performances are 35 cents and may be reserved by call- ing 6300, the box office at Lydia Mendelssohn, beginning at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Largest State Map Placed On Display Covering a surface of two hundred fifty square feet, the largest exist- ing map of the state of Michigan was rSpanish Club r Will Present Play Tomorrow a, 'Puebla De Las Mujeres'a Will Be Given One Night; Tickets On Sale Now Tickets for "Puebla de las Mu- jeres," Spanish play to be presented by La Sociedad Hispanica at 8:30; p.m. tomorrow in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre, will be on sale at the box-office in the League today and tomorrow until play time. All seats to the production are reserved and are priced at 50 cents. Those who hold La Sociedad His-1 panica lecture series tickets may re-j ceive a special price by presenting their tickets to the box-office when making reservations. One of the most famous plays ever written by the Quintero brothers, "Puebla de las Mujeres" concerns itself with the power of gossip in a typical small Spanish town. The plot is built around the very humor- ous and successful attempt of the chief village gossip to force the hero and a local beauty to fall in love against their will. The young lovers will be portrayed by Norma Bennett, '41, and Claude Hulet, '42, while June Larson, '41, in the role of the matchmaker, will play the lead. Charles N. Staubach, director of the play, announced that he ex- pected this year's production to come up to the high quality mark set by former performances. The Spanish society has a long history of success- ful plays behind them, he said, some of which include Zaragueta, pre- sented last year, "The Grasshopper Ants," "Fencing At Love" and "A Romantic Youhg Lady." U.S. Raises Food Issue WASHINGTON, March 10. --P)- In the face of French threats to arm or convoy ships through the British blockade, the United States raised the question of food for unoccupied France with Great Britain again to- day, but without any apparent result. events, gave Michigan State all the seconds and thirds they desired and Applications for the following still walked off with an easy 50-34 scholarships, which were not included victory in a dual swimming meet held in the list printed in The Daily, are victoryalso available in the office of the in comparative secrecy at the Sports Dean of the College of LS&A. These Building. scholarships are available to students As an added attraction, a four- in the literary college. man backstroke relay team of Ted Phillipps Scholarships only for Horlenko, Dick Reidl, Bill Beebe and freshmen in the College of LS&A Francis Heydt erased the National proficient in classical languages. AAU 600 yard backstroke mark of Three scholarships are granted for 6:53.7 from the books with a splen- $50 each. Application should be did 6:42.2, beating by over 11 sec- made before Oct. 21. onds a record set by Wolverines Samuel J. Platt Scholarship for Charley Barker, Beebe, Reidl and law students and pre-law students Tom Haynie in 1939. in the' College of LS&A taking com- Evidently tired of smashing more bined curriculum in letters and law. records after a rather busy weekend More than one scholarship is granted in Iowa City, where they cracked for an unspecified amount. Appli- every long course mark in the books, cation should be made to the Dean the Wolverines swam just fast enough of the College of LS&A or to the last night to win every race on the Dean of the Law School. program. Jack Wolin captured the United States Army Veteran Schol- diving so that made it a clean sweep. arships for honorably discharged. Larry Luoto, State sophomore, beat soldiers of the U.S. Army qualified out Jim Wilkinson for second place. for admission whose discharge is not - The Michigan coach gave some of more than five years previous to ap- his stars the evening off and the plication for scholarship. Commis- others he only worked once. Fellows sioned officers are not eligible. Five like Gus Sharemet, Dobson' Burton, grants covering tuition for one se- Jack Patten and Charley Barker had mester are made. Application should a virtual holiday as this quartet made be made with the Adjutant General up the winning 400-yard free style of the Army in Washington. relay team. Agnes C. Weaver Scholarship for relayteam.needy, deserving, students in the Barker, continuing the torrid pace Medical School or the College of he set in the Conference meet, swam LS&A. More than one grant is made the best leg with a 52.8 clocking. Bur- on the income from $4,700. ton's time was 53.6, Patten's 54.2 and Ethel A. McCormick Scholarship the Great Gusto turned in an open- for junior and senior women dis- ing 54.6: tinguished by leadership in women's There was litle competition for activities. Three scholarships are :Continued on Page 3) awarded of $100 each. Apply to the PPresident.s of the League during March. Peace Group Margaret Mann Scholarship for Spromising, needy students in the De- Holds M eetin partment of Library Science. Pos- sibly more than one scholarship is granted for unspecified amounts. Discuss Convention P1an Apply to the chairman of the De- Discugs nvtionA ai s, partment of Library Science.h Organization' s Aims - -_____ Germans Hit Southeastern Coast Of Great Britain; Italian Boat Torpedoed British Forces Hit At Jibuti's Lifeline LONDON, March 10. - (P) - The RAF heavily attacked the German- held Port of Boulogne in brilliant moonlight tonight while the Nazi Luftwaffe concentrated for the sec- ond successive night on an English south coast town and set the sirens screaming in London, East Anglia and along the east coast as well. j The RAF raid was a repeat per- formance after three unopposed sweeps over the French coast in the afternoon, British sources reported. In turn, the German attack on the south coast of England was re- ported fairly heavy, and London had two alarms before midnight. The Admiralty said an Italian cruiser of the condottieri "A" class, a sister ship of the Bartolomeo Col- leoni, which was sunk in a Mediter- ranean battle last summer, had been torpedoed, apparently also in the Mediterranean, although the com- munique did not say so specifically. An escort of Italian destroyers was believed to have picked up some of the survivors. The Bartolomeo Colleoni and its three sister ships were considered to be among the fastest cruisers in the world. The Bartolomeo Colleoni was sunk last July 19 by an Australian cruiser and British destroyers. The other three ships of the class are the Giovanni Delle Bande Nere, the Alberto Di Giussano and Alberico Da Barbiano, all of 5,069 tons and having eight six-inch guns. All were built in 1930. Royal Fliers Bomb Addis Ababa Railroad CAIRO, Egypt, March 10.-()P)- British forces pressing into Ethiopia have struck at the Italian lifeline by bombing the Addis Ababa-Jibuti railway, the RAF command an- nounced today, while a report from Khartoum in the Anglo-Egyptian Su- dan said Ethiopian patriots and Brit- ish troops have driven the retreating Italians out of Dambacha, 190 miles by winding road from Addis Ababa. A train near Diredawa and the air- port at that town, 65 miles from the border of British Somaliland, were declared blasted by British bombers Saturday night, despite a sharp bat- tle put up by Italian fighter planes. A direct hit was claimed on the train. The British also said they attacked the station at Addagalla, about 50! miles northeast of Diredawa. Will Lecture Today ADMIRAL YATES STIRLING, JR. Yates Stirling To Speak. Here *On Far East As the seventh lecturer in the cur- rent Orat.orical Association Series, Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr., will speak on "'The Challenge Across the Paci- fic" at 8:15 p.m. today in Hill Audi- torium. Prof. Joseph R. Hayden, of the .political science department, will introduce Admiral Stirling. Problems of naval defense and naval strategy, both 'as regards our defense efforts in the Pacific and as they affect the outcome of the wars now raging in the Eastern and West- ern Hemispheres will be the main points of Admiral Stirling's speech. Patrons are asked to use their regular March 11 tickets for today's lecture. The Box Office at Hill Auditorium will be open all day today for the sale of single admis- sion tickets. Having served as Commander of the Yangtze Patrol on that Chinese river during the days of the Nation- alist' Revolution, Admiral Stirling has complete first-hand knowledge of the crucial Naval situation in the Far East. From the rank of midshipman, Stirling rose to the important post of Chief of Staff of the United States Fleet, and as a result speaks with authority on naval matters. For years he has been known as a stormy petrel *as a result of his /outspoken criticism of naval affairs and his insistence upon telling the full truth as he sees it. Ann Shorr, secretary of the De- troit American Peace Mobilization Committee, told the Ann Arbor stu- dent delegation of the aims and forthcoming plans for the APM meet- ing in New York April 5 and 6 at a' meeting held in Unity Hall last night.! The~fight for our every day needs and rights as well as cooperation with other groups on campus and in the city who are fighting for their rights, Miss Shorr said, will strength- en the will of the people and will increase the chances of preserving cur democracy. In the discussion after Miss Shorr's talk, plans were made to publicize the forthcoming Conference on De- mocracy in Education, which will be held at Cambridge, Mass., March 29 and 30. Discussion was also held on the problem of war propaganda as expressed in the class-room by var- ious professors. Strikes Close Two Factories In Detroit Area DETROIT, March 10-(P)-Strikes closed two more industrial plants in the Detroit manufacturing area to- day, and a CIO union filed notice of intent to strike in a Wyandotte Salt plant characterized by defense of- ficials as the "sole practical source" for certain chemicals" needed in na- tional defense. A walkout by members of the Unit- ed Automobile Workers (CIO) closed the plant of the Midland Steel Pro- ducts Corp., whigh employs about 1,700 workers supplying frames to automobile /manufacturers. Company officials declared the Midland plant was engaged on defense contracts. The Midland strike was called in advance of the scheduled 11 a.m. deadline today, and Leo Lamotte, UAW-CIO regional director, said the move was ordered because of "a com- pany attempt to move dies, fixtures and stock out of the plant." Charles Bethel, UAW-CIO organiz- er, said the management had reject- ed union proposals for "abolition of piece work, equal pay for equal work, and wage raises." Edward M. Owen, conciliator for the State Labor Mediation Board, said he warned the union last week that the board considered the Mid- land plant to be engaged in defense work, and insisted on a 30-day notice of intent to strike. The union's strike notice was -filed February 27.1.4 Belgrade's Compromise Offer Meets Refusal By BerlinDiplomats Officials Expected To Visit Germany. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, March 10. -P)-Germany was reported in au- thoritative diplomatic quarters to- night to have dashed Yugoslav hopes of a compromise understanding with the Axis and to have demanded full alliance in the three-power pact. As a consequence, there were un- confirmed reports that Premier Dra- gisa Covetkovic and Foreign Minister Alksander Cincar-Markovik will go to Germany tomorrow or later in the week to join Bulgaria, Slovakia, Ru- mania and Hungary in the Rome- Berlin-Tokyo Axis. On the eve of the date it had been reported Yugoslav statesmen would go to Berlin to sign a friendship and nonaggression agreement with Ger- many, the Nazi Minister Viktor Von Heeren was said to have called on Cincar-Markovik and declared such a compromise was not acceptable. By a friendship and nonaggression accord Yugoslavia had hoped to re- main a bystander in threatened Bal- kan troubles and to avoid taking sides until the situation is clearer. But Germany's veto appeared to have cast it in the same role as Bul- garia and Rumania-whose territory already is occupied by German ar- mies. If German occupation becomes the lot of Yugoslavia, the operation may be not without difficulty, for reports here told of undercover movements in the provinces to organize resis- tance among hard-fighting peasants and war veterans. Students Plan Starvation Day To Aid Nedy Student groups are planning spec- ial starvation meals in order to con- tribute funds to the World Student Service Fund Drive endeavoring to raise $100,000 nationally to aid stu- dents in China and Europe. Besides the general day of starva- tion set for Friday, various organiza- tions have made special contributions. A group has met at the home of Rev. H. R. Pickerill on each Wed- nesday to eat a starvation meal so that they may contribute to needy students; abroad. The Inter-Guild Council will hold a starvation luncheon at noon Thurs- day at Lane Hall. The meal will be prepared by Barbara Edmonds. The members of the St. Andrews Episcopal student guild of Harris Hall contributed to the fund'by hold- ing an ordinary dinner in place of a holiday feast last Thanksgiving. Group Z, student religious group of Lane Hall, has a starvation Sunday night supper and thus donated mon- ey to the national fund. Students wishing to participate in the drive have also made "movieless dates" for this weekend in order to save the money spent for entertain- ment for the fund. At Smith more than $7,000 was raised by starvation meals and other projects and at Yale students keep in- dividual collection boxes for their contributions. These are some of the projects that have been tried and found suc- cessful, the committee in charge of the project headed by Jean Fairfax, '41, announced. Art Group To Open Exhibit Here Today An exhibition entitled "A History of the Modern Poster" will open to- day in Alumni Memorial Hall, West Gallery, and continue through March Attention Girls! ! !, The Enuineers Need Help With Their Social Life Haber Condemns Legislation Designed To Repress Strikes Repressive measures against strikes were strongly condemned yesterday by Prof. Wm. Haber of the economics department in a discussion of labor's position in the defense program. "While the smooth functioning of the productive system is , essential for defense, any legislation which im- plies, the abrogation of established or recognized rights, jealously re- garded by a large number of people is to be avoided particularly if the same ends can be accomplished by established methods," the economist declared. Professor Haber resumed his teach- ing duties this semester after a year's absence during which he served as director of the National Refugce Service. Experience has shown that repres- sive measures have never been suc- cessful he asserted. "Canada has had % long, successful practice with near- ly compulsory methods. The success of the plan has been due to the re- i . . ,. . fullest extent the use of mediation! and voluntary agreement. With this objective, cooling off periods where overt action by labor or industry is held in abeyance pend- ing the assembly of facts, may con- tribute towards the eventual avoid- ance of strikes and lockouts, he felt. He warned against hasty legisla.. tion since the number of people in- volved in strikes at the present time are only a small fraction of 1929. The year 1929 was cited because he ex- plained strikes are common to every period of industrial recovery. "The amount of time lost in the last year through strikes has been almost in- significant. In fact, during the last year more time has been lost in de- fense industries through accidents than by strikes," he declared. If prices increase or if employers. should reverse the trend towards co:- lective bargaining then stubborn strikes are likely to occur in the fu- ture, the economist said. By A. P. BLAUSTEIN and DAN BEHRMAN Something's the matter with the social life of students in the College of Engineering-and if you don't be- lieve it you can ask them. That's just what the Inquiring Re- porters did. More than 50 under- graduate engineers and members of the faculty were asked the following question: "Is there anything the mat- ter with the type of social life led by engine students and, if there is, what's the reason?" The general consensus of opinion is that the engineer doesn't have as full a "social" career on campus as most other students-especially those in the Literary College. And, most of them add, that's the reason why the women here think that engin- eers make. poor dates. Several representative comments from both students and members of the faculty are as follows: J. Walter McDowell, '43E: Social life depends on the individual but the engineer is handicapped because he doesn't have the same opportun;ty as lit students to meet girls. The fact fully enough they have concluded that the Michigan girls do not meas- ure up. Murray Kamrass, '42E: The engine school has a lack of social life rind it has this lack because its students are more concerned with what goes on in their slide rules rather than what goes on in the outside world. Numbers, not figures, seem to con- stitute the entire social life and love of the engineer. Prof. Roger L. Morrison of the transportation engineering depart- ment: The engineers have a social problem but I don't think that it's really too great. The only reason that they don't go out more is because they are, for' the most part, too busy with their work. Herbert McCord, '43E: Our trouble is that there aren't enough coke and beer hounds in the College of Engin- eering. This eliminates the best cam- pus technique for meeting people so, X would suggest as a remedy the in- itallation of hostesses in the new labs. Prof. Felix W. Pawlowski of the Harr Cal y Sch ooler ls For Uni Con Among Farmers Urging that Michigan farmers unite behind the national farm pro- gram "before it is scuttled behind a screen of national defense," Harry N. Schooler, regional director of the