UR THE MICHIANA ,W 4y TTJt~DAT, ~EBRtTARY 2~. 1941 _____ _____ ____ _____ _____ ____ _____...........- -..-. THE MICHIGAN DAILY ~uI~~~~~S~h ~Rl -- Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newpaper. All tights 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 .the regular school year by carrier $4.00; by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc, College Publishers Representative 420 MADIsON AVE. NEW YORK. N. Y. CHICAGOe"rBOSTON* L aLSANGELES " SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1940-41 Hervie Haufler Alvin Sarasohn Paul M. Chandler Karl Kessler Milton Orshefsky Howard A. Goldman Laurence Mascott Donald Wirtchafter Esther Osser Helen Corman Editorial Stafff Ed a . Managing Editor . . . . Editorial Director City Editor S . . . Associate Editor . . . Associate Editor . . . . Associate Editor * . Associate Editor . . . . . Sports Editor . . . . .Women's Editor . . . . Exchange Editor Business Staff Business Manager . . Assistant Business Manager Women's Business Manager Women's Advertising Manager . . . . 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 ,I 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 (Continued from Page 2) 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 r mt*"t- 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.