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THE MICHIANA ,W 4y
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Hervie Haufler
Alvin Sarasohn
Paul M. Chandler
Karl Kessler
Milton Orshefsky
Howard A. Goldman
Laurence Mascott
Donald Wirtchafter
Esther Osser
Helen Corman
Editorial Stafff
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City Editor
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Business Staff
Business Manager . .
Assistant Business Manager
Women's Business Manager
Women's Advertising Manager
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Irving Guttman
Robert Gilmour
Helen Bohnsack
Jane Krause
NIGHT EDITOR: ROSEBUD SCOTT
The editorials published in The Michi-
gan Daily are written by members of The
Daily staff and represent- the views of the
writers only.
Freedom Of Assembly
And Youth Congress .. .
Tp3E AMERICAN YOUTH CONGRESS
has asked me to be one of four local
people to endorse their Conference for Democ-
racy in Education in Washington, and I have
agreed-not because I am in wholehearted sym-
pathy with the group, but because I believe that
any bunch of America's residents who want to
get together to express their views should be
free to do so.
Although freedom of assembly is included in
the Bill of Rights, it has been amply demon-
strated throughout America during recent
months that that part of the Constitution means
nothing to a good-sized chunk of the populace.
Communists have to slink to their meetings;
radicals of many different shades of opinion
have had to endure cries of "un-American"-at
this hysterical time when un-American takes
on a traitorous significance.
Last year Ann Arbor had its own demonstra-
tion of bigotry when the American Student
Union tried to hold what it called a hearing for
those students who were invited not to return.
T IS PRETTY APPARENT what trend of
thought will be expressed at the AYC con-
vention. The Battle of Britain will be called
an imperialistic dog-fight. Winston Churchill's
very poor labor record will be reviewed. The
lease-lend bill will be harshly condemned. The
acts to curb civil liberties, to permit wire-tapping
and discriminations against aliens, to keep Ne-
groes out of the military services will all be
criticized. There will probably be a plea for
more NYA funds, a protest against the mili-
tarization of the CCC, harangues against war-
profiteering.
Mrs. Roosevelt has already frowned upon the
convention, and the nation's press is getting
ready to blast it as another Communistic "gim-
pe" 'Congress.
ACTUALLY it will hit at a number of very
acute ills. War-profiteering, for instance,
is going on and it is wrong. Negroes are being
excluded from military service, and if you be-
lieve in Abraham Lincoln then you will believe
that such discrimination is wrong.
I personally find that such groups as the AYC
and the ASU are too suspicious, have too much
of a persecution complex, rant too loudly. But
if a group of these young firebrands wants to
tell the world what is wrong,- it's all right with
me. They never tell me to keep quiet. r
- Hervie Haufler
to be the leadr of his party. Taft even chal-
lenged Mr. Willkie's right to speak as titular
head of his party, Of course, there never was
much sympathy among the old guard Republi-
can politicians for Willkie, and it probably was
only necessity that made them cooperate with
him in the 1940 presidential campaign. This
may be the opening gun in their attempt to read
him out of the party.
IN CONGRESS, TOO, the situation is ominous
for the GOP. From the beginning of the 76th
Congress up to the outbreak of the war, Repre-
sentative Joseph W. Martin was able to keep the
party together and to inflict several defeats on
the Roosevelt administration. Strategy tech-
niques were developed so that use could be made
of most of their party's increased strength and
coalitions made with rebel Democrats. Since
the war, however, things have changed. The
party is faced with the task of preserving unity
as the Opposition and also keeping up with pub-
lic opinion. It must not become an opposition
party merely for oppositions sake on the vital
measures of foreign policy and defense now be-
fore Congress.
True enough, the Republican Party is tradi-
tionally isolationist. Dating from the first World
War and the defeat of President Wilson's plan
to enter the League of Nations, it has represented
the geographic areas of the country always iso-
lationist and even today feeling remote from the
war. Out of the 25 Republicans who voted for
the lease-lend bill in the House 15 came from
the East and 10 from the middle part of the
country. Most House Republicans voted against
the lease-lend bill not because they do not favor
aid to Britain, but because they are afraid it
might lead to war or favored other amendments
to it. Their Congressional leaders and Mr. Will-
kie have warned against a plan of all-out oppo-
sition to the Roosevelt Administration's pro-
gram. It is vitally important that the party
follow this advice. Constructive opposition is
worthwhile, destructive opposition is a handicap.
The Republican Party, then, in the next few
months faces crucial decisions. It should strive
for unity and carry out the role of an intelligent
opposition.
- George W. Sallade
RECORDS
ON VICTOR'S LATEST RELEASES, top bill-
ing goes to the waxing of the Metronome
All-Star band. This combination consists of
those musicians winning first positions in the
annual poll of favorites. Space does not allow
the complete lineup, but some of the men per-
forming are: Benny Goodman, T. Dorsey, Cole-
man Hawkins, Harry James, Count Basie. With
these top flight musicians, nothing but the best
could be expected. Needless to say, the result
is a terrific jam-session of rides, interspersed
with comparatively weak instrumental work.
Taking off on Bugle Call Rag on the A side, the
band follows through with One O'Clock Jump on
the back. Perhaps only previous prejudices could
be the only determinants of who is outstanding.
There is little fault to find with any of the solos,
but the instrumentals are a bit shaky because
of a sparsity of rehearsals. Undoubtedly this
is one of the outstanding recordings of the year,
and should be added to your record collection.
Turning to the latest Okeh releases, we were
happy to see that Mr. Krupa answered our fer-
vent plea of a few weeks ago by waxing his long
awaited theme song, Apurksody. Although
Apurksody tends to become a bit commercial in
spots, it is'the best turned out by Gene in some
time. Featured are the familiar Krupa tom-
toms and a very nifty little tenor ride by Walter
Bates. The B side, Jungle Madness, is faintly
reminiscent of Sing Sing Sing (recorded by B.G.
several years ago). Again the tom-toms are fea-
tured with some very delicate clarinet and
trumpet work.
Count Basie's Okeh waxing of Stampede in G
Minor and Who Am I are weak and not up to
the standards of the Counts fine combination.
(Maybe we'd better make a plea for the Count
and see if the charm works twice). Stampede
consists of slashing brass and reeds wailing for
a man to fill Lester Young's shoes. Basie's bass-
less (pardon) piano has a short and tasteless
break. Who Am I is a pop warbled by Helen
Humes. 'Nuff said.
Artie Shaw's latest on Bluebird, Dr. Living-
ston I Presume and When the Quails Come Back
To San Quentin, made by the hot Grammercy
5, shows what can be done with a small com-
bination. Despite slight lapses into commer-
cialism, these numbers contain some mighty
solid music.
Bluebird turns up with Harlan Leonard jam-
ming through on Ride My Blues Away and My
Dream. This outfit, though a little ragged,
shows definite promise. Particularly noteworthy
is an excellent sax ride on Blues. Watch this
band. They have the makings of a great jump
crew.
--Gut-bucket Gus
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR-
'False Counsel'
To the Editor:
This is an open letter to Mascott.
An overwhelming majority of the American
people agree with the Roosevelt, Willkie, Hull
contention that the control of the high seas by
law abiding nations is the key to the security
of the Western Hemisphere.
That contention so often advanced and ex-
plained in our public press will stand in itself.
It is a conclusion reached by men who under-
stand our economic system and who desire its
survival. It is a conclusion reached from the
experiences of the ages that he who controls
the world's sea lanes determines the economic
structure of the world.
And it is a conclusion once held by Mascott
and many other former believers in collective
security. To quote you from your editorial of
March 11, 1939: "If the democracies are not
equipped to assume a stand, our INTERRE-
LATED INTERESTS SHOULD FORCE US to
give them aid, physically as well as morally ...
Our foreign policy must not be based upon a
quixotic theory of isolation."
And of course you understood that conclusion
when you advocated all-out aid to Republican
Spain so that she might survive the Axis in-
vasion.
And no doubt you also realized at the time
that isolated individual aid to Spain by the
Abraham Lincoln brigdes was not the answer
to the Axis invasion. Nor were the individual
gifts to Spain sufficient to support a military
machine adequate to cope with the fascists.
Yet today, you, and shall I say certain left
wing groups, now commit mental somersaults
by contending that oui national security is not
dependent upon a friendly world for America
to trade in. Oh granted, you did state the pious
desire that we aid Britain but not enough to
win. You weaseled with an if-if it doesn't get
us into war. And how much will get us into war?
One plane, one hundred, or one thousand planes?
If Britain is to keep the Dictators off the
world's highways she must survive at home. To
do so she must receive immediate MATERIAL
AID. The only effective means to achieve this
is through the Lease-Lend Bill. That the bill
is far reaching no one denies. But recent con-
gressional amendments insure ultimate Congres-
sional safeguards. As Mr. Willkie said, "In times
of emergency democracy must entrust its head
with many extraordinary powers if it desires to
survive."
That it will entail enormous expenditures no
one denies. But when one is faced with a fight
for economic self preservation one cannot mea-
sure the price by ordinary standards. For un-
less we maintain a free trading world our free
enterprise order cannot survive. And without
it we shall lose our political structure socialists
to the contrary notwithstanding.
The futility of continued followance of the
false counsel of the isolationists should now be
obvious to all. Their policies have dominated
America's economic and political thinking for
the past twenty years. It nurtured this fan-
tastic state of international anarchy.
In conclusion I think I express the sentiment
of many students when I suggest that the Daily
staff cease its infantile practice of cloaking it-
self with martyrdom. We' proponents of the
Lease Bill hate war equally as much as do you.
We also wish that the wasteful expenditures for
armaments could be more advantageously spent
for social purposes. But wishing doesn't make
it so. Therefore I think it fair if I suggest to
the Daily to accept an old challenge-discuss
the real issue of this war, namely what will be
the economic consequences to the American free
enterprise order if Hitler defeats England? Can
it survive or must we also adopt a regimented
economy?
- Fred Niketh '41L
Browder And Debs
To the Editor:
The kept press has conducted its usual cam-
paign of vilification against Earl Browder. Even
the New Republic which is 'very hostile to Brow-
der and has given its enthusiastic support to
the War Deal, has to admit that his sentence
to four years in prison smacks of political ven-
geance. Mr. Browder was tried on a flimsy pass-
port violation-the story of which began back
in 1929 when he used a pseudonym on a passport
in order to avoid difficulties while travelling
through fascist countries. The case might have
been prosecuted long before it actually was, but
the government showed little interest. Only
when he became one of the leading opponents of
the War Deal was the case resurrected. In addi-
tion it is clear to all that the punishment does
not fit the crime-if there were a crime.
The case is significant to all students for its
startling similarities to the Debs affair in World
War I. Then Eugene Debs was sent to prison
for his unyielding opposition toy the imperialist
plans of the monopolists. Debs' classic state-
ment at the time of his conviction was: "Great
issues are not decided by courts of law but by,
the people." This serves for today.
Debs received nearly a million votes while in
prison. Time has proved his correct analysis of
World War I, just as it has exposed his attackers.
It is well to remember that Browder like Debs
was sent to jail in the last war because he, too,
spoke out against the war. Mr. Browder carries
on the tradition of socialist struggle against the
wars into which a moribund imperialist system
plunges the people of the world.
We do not wish to make a martyr of Earl
THE REPLY CHURLISH
By T6UCHSTONE
ANOTHER week. Down town Sat- coat, slacks, saddle shoes after all on your part, I am yours etc. etc.
urday night, wandering, and these years, and loud voices. Good etc.
bring you the following from a mis- cleancut, healthy kids, though, and l:
that's what really matters. Add to
spent but sober evening. At one cut that, what's become of the Landlady? NOMINATION for Man of the Week,
rate shop you can buy peanut brit- But the statistics show-yes, the sta- former Pennsylvania governor
tle for nine cents the pound. I bought tistics show and show ,and show. Earle, now USMinister to Bulgaria
some. Had a fine spaghettti (is that Dorm boys will ,make good YMCA .ho gave the orchestra in a Sofia
the way you spell it?) dinner, and workers some day. itery ten dollars to play Tipperary,
with it a small bottle of champagne,.. .. . had a champagne bottle (again
and we did wax merry on same, talk- es yEi's derchampagne) thrown at him by a per-
adwdiwameronsmtl- Despite City Editor's underhand- son suspected to be of German blood
ing French in poor accents. On the ed attack last week, don't forget andszsyphad to quote
radio the Wayne King hour, with thean Nazi sympathies, and to quote
rado theane in hounr wih hethe Wynx dance, Friday at the Mr. Earle, "I warded it off and re-
most treacle-voiced announcer I have Unon admission onQ buck and door taliated by injuring his (the throw-
yet heard saying the most outrageous- prizes plenty of time after the bas- er's) features,"
ly cooing things about romance and ketball game.
soap to the women of America.*
Wandered up' and down Main -From The Blue Cross News, De-
Wandered upind own Mas FOR THE DEPARTMENT of Vn- troit Humane Society's mimeographed
Street, shunning the horse operas, derstatement, and your list of publication which they send to my
crime waves, and wars at the local Kasual Kritics, I submit the follow- mother because she gave them a dol-
movie houses, buying a half pound of ing, from Karl Karlstrom's review lar when we sent the pregnant cat
cashew nuts and a half pound of Friday of the Budapest Etring Quar- away, I take the liberty of lifting the
jely beans at another store. Noticed tet: following:
the Jehovah's Witnesses people stand- "-with grace and perfection that
ing on the Qorners selling their mag- brought out the best of this work. A IS THIS "MAD BULL" YOURS?
azines and papers, with the children slight interruption, in the form of a The shelter is now harboring a
of the family always there, shiver- broken string, did not at all detract somewhat mysterious cow. Who
ing just a little in the service of their from the very pleasurable perfor- owns her, where she really came
Lord. Object to their dragging the mance." from, why she was wandering
kids in on this very tawdry busi- ; k, around in west side traffic, no one
ness, but as for the adults, they are Forgot to say earlier that on Sat- knows,at least up to this writing.
sincere, and though I wouldn't invite urdaynPgert strollanedhre o y Perhaps you remember reading
them to dinner, I am glad they don't of Doctor (I can't mention trade about the "wild bull" that was ap-
ket kicked around in this town the names) X's Weather Calendar, Show- pearing suddenly from nowhere,
way they do i some places. ing Weather Forecasts . . . Plant- wrecking cars, disappearing and
HOME EARLY and a letter to the ing Dates-Holidays, Moon Phases- appearing again, to chase fright-
One Girl, and when I vent over Time of Sunrise and Sunset, also Best Hened ladies up porches. Michigan
to the Arcade to mail it, burst in on Fishing Days and What to Do for umane Society officers were sum-
torrid love scene between tailcoat and Your Liver, or when you have Over moned on the double quick to help
torrd lve cenebeteentailoatandpolice capture the wild beast.
evening gown, playing ditto in front Indulged. I see that the sun risesrs
of the post-office, and they both did today at 6:40 and will set at 5:46. The "mad bull" finally corralled
stare at me as if to say what the The Moon, which is shown full black i a coal yard at Buchanan and
hell are you butting in here for mail-. face, is a New Moon, and will set at 23rd Streets, and turned out to be
ing letters? Hot chocolate, and out 5:35 p.m. The weather, my calendar a modest part Jersey, frightened
on the street again in time to catch tells me, will be Variable, out of her wits. At the request of
the lusty singing of the frosh dorm * the authorities, Michigan Humane
boys on their ways home. A thought, Dear Student Religious Associa- officers removed her to the shelter.
but just a thought because I don't tion; In re your letter concerning Does she belong to you?
want Karl Litzenberg on my neck, activities at Lane Hall for the rest End quote. No. she doesn't, but it's
that the beautiful fire-proof build- of the year, I wish to state that I a swell story and thanks a lot. Hbw
ings are turning out a pretty stan- am not a Miss, but a Mr. Hope this is our cat coming along? So long
dardized product, something in sports will correct any misapprehension until soon.
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN
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tonight at 7:30. All interested
cordially invited.
are
Graduate History Club Meeting to-
night at 8:00 in West Conference
Room, Rackham Building. There will
be a general discussion, led by Pro-
fessor A. E. R. Boak, on the possibili-
ties for employment in the field of
history. Come prepared to bring up
any questions which you may have
on this subject.' All graduate stu-
dents in history are urged to at-
tend.
Botanical Journal Club will meet
tonight at 7:30 in Room N.S. 1139.
Reports by:
Francesca Thivy: "I. Algal colon-
ization at Munibles Head. II. Studies
in the periodicity of the algae inI
Beauchief Ponds, Sheffield. III. Al-
gae in the bed of the Dead Sea."
C. K. Tseng: "Review of some
papers on the reproduction of Caul-
erpa."
Ruth Chen-Yinz Chou: "Recher-
ches cytologiques sur les Bacteries et
les Cyanophycees."
William J. Gilbert: "I. The influ-
ence of environmental factors upon
the development of algae and other
micro-organisms in the soil. II. The
role of algae in the nitrogen cycle of
the soil."
The Romance Languages Journalf
Club will meet today at 4:15
p.m. in the West Conference
Room of the Rackham Build-
ing. Professor Marc Denkinger will
discuss "L'Etat present des etudes sur
Chateaubriand." Professor N. S. Be-
ment will make the third annual re-
port of the Foreign Language Study
Committee on its progress in the
study of the foreign language cur-
riculum in Michigan accredited high
schools, and of the foreign language,
entrance credits and elections of
freshmen entering the literary col-
lege. Members of other departments
who are interested are cordially in-
vited.
Sigma Xi meeting tonight at 8:00
in Room 1042 East Eng. Bldg. Pro-
fessor O. A. Boston will conduct a
visit of the shops of the Department
of Metal Processing.
Varsity Glee Club: Special rehears-
al tonight, 8:00-9:00. All members
are requested to be present and to
bring activity cards. This is import-
ant.
Grover Loening, famous aviation
pioneer and engineer, will give a talk
as guest of The Student Branch of
The Institute of the Aeronautical Sci-
ences tonight at 8:00 in The Kellogg
Auditorium in the new Dental School
Building.
at 7:30 at the Michigan Union. All sion to the various professional
wishing to sail this spring must at- schools of the University has again
tend. The meeting is open to all in- been arranged. This series of talks
terested. will be given as follows:
Thurs., February 27, Business Ad-
Any ROTC student interested in ministration, Dean C. E. Griffin,
learning to bugle, report to G. J. Small Ballroom, Michigan Union.
Marrs at Headquarters tonight at Tues., March 4, Dentistry, Dean R.
7:15. W.' Bunting, Room 319-23, Michigan
Union.
The ROTC Drum and Bugle Corp Thurs., March 13, Medicine, Dean
will meet in the ROTC Drill Hall to- A. C. Furstenberg, Room 316-18,
night at 7:15. Michigan Union.
Thurs., March 20, Law, Dean E.
Social Service Seminar: Two films B. Stason, Small Ballroom, Michigan
on the care of neglected and de- Union.
pendent children, "A Day in the Thurs., March 20, Education, Dean
Methodist Children's Village" and J B. Edmonson, University High
"Life in the Jewish Home," will be J.hB. Ediosus H
shown at the meeting of the Student School Auditorium.
Religious Association's extra-curric-
ular seminar on social service, to-I
night at 7:30. The seminar is open l
to any interested students.
Oriental Religions Seminar: '"Bud-
dhism" will be the subject for dis-
cussion led by Miss Ubol Guvanasen,I
Thailand, Lane Hall, tonight at 7:30.
Catholic Sociology Class: A meet-1
ing to organize this class will be held
today at 4:15 p.m. in the St. Mary's
Chapel Club Rooms. Anyone wish-P
ing to attend is welcome.
Harris Hall: This afternoon the tea1
will be held at the home of Missi
Jenks, 406 Observatory Lodge from
4:00 to 5:30. University students are1
welcome.t
J.G.P. Central Committee will meet1
tonight at 7:15 in the Council Room'
of the League. Every member
should attend.
J.G.P. Tryouts will continue today
for those persons whose last names
range from N-Z, from 2-6 p.m. in
the Grand Rapids Room of the
League.
Christian Science Organization
will meet tonight at 8:15 in the
Chapel of the Michigan League.
Faculty Women's Club: The Play-
reading Section will meet today at
2:15 p.m. in the Mary B. Henderson
Room of the Michigan League.
Michigan.Dames: Regular meeting
to be held in the Amphitheatre of
the Rackham Building tonight at
8:00. Dr. W. P. Lemon will review
one of Browning's works.
Coming Events
The English Journal Club will meet
in the West Conference Room of the
Rackham Building at 8:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, Feb. 26. Papers on De-
Quincey's and Paw l Elmer More's
criticisms of Pope will be followed
Tues., March 25, Library Science,
Dr. R. H. Gjelsness, Room 110 Li-
brary.
Tues., April 1, Architecture, Dean
W. I. Bennett, 207 Architecture
Building.
Thurs., April 3, Graduate Studies,
Dean C. S. Yoakum, Small Ballroom
Michigan Union.
Tues., April 8, Pharmacy, Dr. H. B.
Lewis, Room 313, W. Medical Build-
ing.
Thurs, April 17, Music, Dr. E. V.
Moore, Small Ballroom, Michigan
Union.
Thurs., May 1, Engineering, Dean
I. C. Crawford, Small Ballroom, Mich-
igan Union.
Thurs., May 8, Forestry, Dean S. T.
Dana, Small Ballroom, Michigan
Union.
There will be a talk on Nursing by
Miss Reddig, Director of the School
of Nursing, but the date has not yet
been set. An announcement con-
cerning the date of this talk will be
made within a few days.
All of these talks will be given at
4:15 p.m. on the dates scheduled.
The Beta Chapter of Iota Alpha
will meet Wednesday, February 26, at
7:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room, 3205
East Engineering Building.
Speaker of the evening will be Pro-
fessor George Granger Brown, De-
partment of Chemical and Metallur-
gical Engineering who will talk on'
"Patents in Litigation."
Graduate Speech Students: The
February meeting of the Study Club
for graduate students in Speech will
be held Wednesday, February 26, at
4:00 p.m. in the East Council Room
of the Rackham Building.
German Club will meet Thursday,
February 27, at 7:45 p.m. in room 319
of the Union. Dr. Reinhold Schairer,
University lecturer, will speak on
"German Educational Ideals Before
Hitler."
American Student Defense League:
There will be a talk by Professor
Charles F. Remer of the Economics
Republicans Need
Unity, Leadership
. 0 0
T HE REPUBLICAN PARTY has
reached its Armageddon. Weak-
ened from lack of federal patronage for the last
eight years and faced with a continuation of this
for another four years, it is now about to go over
the precipice into the abyss of oblivion because,
of the schisms over party leadership and foreign
policy. The loss of federal patronage has only
weakened, not completely disrupted the party.
In the last election it polled the highest vote
tqtals in its history, although failing to win the
election. The machines are still well-oiled. Ward
leaders and precinct leaders. the most imnortant
L
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The
City Editor's
,5c0i tch
The workings of the educational mind are
puzzling at times. One geography professor has
arranged his class alphabetically into two neat
groups, men on one side and coeds on the other.