PAGE FOUR .THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, MAY 24, V THE MICHIGAN DAILY r LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 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 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 the regular school year by carrier' $4.00, by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED POR NATIONAL ADVERTI3NG BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N. Y. CHICAGO - BOSTON . Los ANGELES * SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1940-41 Emile Gel . . Robert Speckhard Albert P. Blaustei David Lachenbruc Bernard Dober Alvin Dann Hal Wilson Arthur Hill Janet Hiatt Grace Miller Editorial Staff . . . Managing Editor Editorial Director n . . . . . City Editor h . . . . Associate Editor . . . . Associate Editor . . . . Associate Editor . . . . . Sports Editor . . . Assistant Sports Editor . . . . . Women's Editor . . Assistant Women's Editor Business Staff . . . . Business Manager . . Assistant Business Manager . Women's Advertising Manager . . Women's Business Manager Daniel; JamesI Louise Evelyn H. Huyett B. Collins Carpenter Wright . An Imperialistic War To the Editor: NOTICE TODAY that Professor Slosson says he was a Wilson man while he was enjoying his "proud moments" as well as during his "dis- illusioned nineteen-twenties." In other words, if I may risk drawing a conclusion, I assume that Preston Slosson believes, as no doubt Wilson did, that the Germany of 1916 was a menace to world peace. So, as everyone knows, Mr. S. believes that we should go to war to stop Ger- many, and create another World Court and League of Nations to maintain the peace. Prof. Slosson holds that failure of the U.S.'s entry into the League was responsible for the League's collapse. But, why did the U.S. stay out? Why was the League ineffective in its cru- cial tests? And are those same forces still present? A LONG TIME AGO, a school of "Economic Determinism" predicted a lot of things that are happening now. It is true that the minute details were sometimes awry, but I believe that the analysis of the forces at work was essentially correct. The capitalist system has created an aristocracy of wealth in all the nations of'the world in spite of what Prof. Slosson says about the free ballot in this and other countries. Harry Elmer Barnes says that the two major political parties in this country are becoming more and more alike every day; Tweedledum and Tweedle- dee as it were, fighting for the spoils of office. (Boy, did he hit the nail bn the head in regards to F.D.R. "opposing" Willkie.) This aristocracy is compelled by its very nature to pit one group of nationals against another to gain or maintain its wealth, and this is the crux of the matter. The economic frontiers were closed early in the Twentieth Century, and then began Imperialist War. As a result of the last war, Hitlerism was born, a necessary consequence for the continued state of war that began in 1900 and is stillgoing on. And now, Prof. Slosson still holds that if Hitler is defeated, and a new League of Nations is formed, victory is ours. Dear Sir, how in the world are we to have world peace when a British Empire exists, or if Mr. Luce's (LIFE) dream of the U.S. policeing the world comes true? "Collective, cooperative so- ciety?" By all means; but that does not mean English or American dictation. It has not been proven that the English speaking peoples are the finest people on the earth, as Dorothy Thompson says. We can learn more about "col- lective, cooperative society" from the Eskimo than from the English. YES, PROFESSOR SLOSSON, we all want peace, but I venture to say that we can never obtain it your way. We can get peace by re- moving the basic cause of poverty, crime, and war. We can get peace by ridding ourselves of the most blinding, corrupting, wasteful, and stifling of all forces, CAPITALISM*. *Engineers, please note: 1941 model automo- biles do not mean progress if a coolie earns eight cents a day in Java to supply rubber for the tires, and if an army is necessary to see that Herr Schmutz gets the profit. We will receive no dividends by fighting Hitler for the same reasons, and in the same way, as we fought the Kaiser. Wilson was disillusioned afterward, and so will Prof. Slosson be. Wait and see. Time will tell. - Ruvin Simionivitch UcdbetSAfei 9 T9 WASHINGTON-What most worries the State Department today is the fact that Hitler is poised over Spain, can shoot down to the Straits of Gibraltar, thence to French West Africa. From there it is a short hop to Brazil and South America. In other words, Spain-the mother counfry of most of South America--is the real spearhead of Nazi attack and influence among our Good Neighbors. This was deliberately planned by Hitler as long as six years ago, and the results of this far-sighted policy are now beginning to bear luscious fruit. THE MARQUIS DE AGUTAR, ageht of Catholic groups in Spain and certainly no Communist, this week gave eloquent testimony of this fact. Already Hitler has twelve divisions in Spain, the Marquis said, and has sent four ships loaded with munitions to Nazi sympathizers in Latin America. General Franco. whom the State Department career boys helped install as Spanish dictator, signed a secret agreement with Hitler on October 8, 1938, by which Germany took over Spain. However, according to the Marquis de Aguiar, Hitler found it more expedient to use Spain as a blind to get everything possible out of the United States. So, for the time being, Fascist Spain was instructed to be neutral. UEAL FACT is that Spain is no more neutral than France. Today Spanish Falangists are operating throughout Latin America, even next door in Cuba. The Falangists have started a tremendous movement to take that island back to the mother country-Spain. Obviously if Spain did win a foothold in Cuba, the island would become equivalent to Crete, only nearer, in serving as a stepping-stone for invasion of the United States. Meanwhile wealthy Mrs. Alexander Weddell, wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, donated an orphanage to the women's auxiliary of the Falangists, arch-enemies of the U.S.A.-a gift which the Madrid press credited to the German Ambassador. rTHIS was not half as bad, however, as the short-sightedness of certain State Depart- ment officials who helped put a puppet of Hit- ler's into power in Spain. For instance, when civil war broke in Spain in 1936, it made no difference to the State De- partment's career clique that General Franco had consulted with Mussolini before he began his revolution. Joseph C. Green, head of the State Department's Munitions Control Board, went ahead and urged U.S. munitions dealers not to sell arms to the established government of Spain to protect itself against the revolution- ary agents of Hitler and Mussolini. ALSO, the State Department career boys did their best to keep the Spanish Ambassador from seeing the President of the United States; so that he was only able to get to the White House through such a roundabout channel as the then Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wall- ace. When he did see the President, Ambassador de los Rios warned him-even as early as 1936- that if the seeds of Fascism were planted in Spain, the mother country, they were sure to sprout in Latin America, a warning which the career boys regretfully remember five years later. NIGHT EDITOR: EUGENE MANDEBERG The editorials published in The Michi- gan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. How About' A Safety Island? LTHOUGH there have been no re- cent fatalities at the intersection of North University, Washtenaw Avenue and East University, the problem of making it a less dan- gerous place to cross is nofie the less urgent. That there isn't a high accident toll for that corner under the present conditions is almost miracu-I lous. Students hurrying home from the direction of Barbour Gymnasium at lunch time are faced with the almost impossible task not only of look- ing in four directions before crossing but also of wondering which of several paths a car com- ing from one of these four directions will take. To make matters worse, none of these streets has a stop sign. Each driver, eager to find a chance to squeeze through to where he wants to go, will speed across the intersection between onrushing cars without a glance at a pedestrian who is often stranded out in the middle of the crossing with automobiles careening crazily on all sides of him. At night the pedestrian is actually taking his life in his hands to cross there. It is impossible to see in all directions if one does not step out into the street, and city busses and autos have a very dangerous habit of turning off North University onto East University too close to the curb for anyone to stand there. PROBABLY the only way to solve the problem would be to resort to the methods of metro- politan cities and construct a small safety is- land, outlined with reflectors for use at night, at the middle of the intersection. The proper shape and position for the island would have to be left to the genius of some engineer. It will be a difficult task, but undoubtedly it is a neces- sary one. Since this is only one of several dan- gerous intersections in Ann Arbor, perhaps. De- troit's recently organized Traffic Safety Asso- ciation will serve as a model for a similar group to clear up safety problems here. -Gloria Nishon A Man Without A Country .. . VERYONE is still in the dark as to what Rudolph Hess's motives were in dropping over to Bonnie Scotland, but if he expected sympathy and peaceful refuge as a vic- tim of Hitlerian "persecution" it seems he must be shockingly disappointed. According to Wil- liam L. Stoneman, Chicago Daily News corre- spondent in London, a recent newsreel depicting the results of German atrocities throughout the world was accompanied after each incident by the comment, "The Nazis did this and Rudolph Hess is a Nazi." Then, after some shots of Ger- man aviators, brought down over England, being marched through a London station, the com- mentator states, "Let's get all the news we can from Rudolf Hess and then lock him up with the rest of the rats." With this last suggestion, adds Stoneman, "--most British citizens would agree." Evidently, the "blood, sweat, and tears" diet which Hitler has forced on the English people has produced such a passion of hatred for>the Germans that they cannot reconcile themselves to being friendly or partial even to those who arannosedtoor f nrhns digustd with the SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1941 VOL. I.. No. 168 Publication in the Daly Official Bulletin is contructive notice to all members of the University. Notices To the Members of the University Senate:, The second regular meeting b of the University Senate will be held on Monday, May 26. at 4:15 p.m., in the Rackham Lecture Hall. i Louis A. Hopkins, Secretaryt Seniors: The firm which furnishes1 diplonmas for the University has sentF the following caution: Please warn graduates not to store diplomas in cedar chests. There is enough of theF moth-killing aromatic oil in the aver- age cedar chest to soften inks of any kind that might be stored inside them, resulting in seriously damag- ing the diplomas. Shirley W. Smithn Commencement Tickets: Ticketsa for Commencement may be obtaineda on request after June 1 at the Busi-T ness office, Room 1, University Hall.i Inasmuch as only two Yost Fieldf House tickets are available for eachd senior, please present identification card when applying for tickets. V Herbert G. Watkins To All Members of the Faculty andt Administrative Staff: If it seems cer- tain thatrany telephones will not be used during the summer months, please notify the Business Office, Mr. Peterson. A saving can be effect- ed if instruments are disconnectedb for a period of a minimum of threes months.1 Herbert G. Watkins Florence E. Allen Scholarships forC Women at New York Universitys School of Law: Notice of the estab- lishment of six full-tuition scholar-t ships of the New York University2 School of Law for deserving womenc graduates of accredited universities and colleges has been received at thet President's Office and may be in-I spected there. These scholarshipsC are for women who desire to enter the School of Law in September,c 1941. Letters -of application should be sent to the Secretary of the Com- mittee on the Florence E. Allenr Scholarships for Women, Miss Mar- cia V. Maylott, New York Universityc School of Law, Washington Square, New York City. They should be ac-p companied by an official transcript of the applicant's college record, a re- cent photograph of the applicant, atT least one letter of recommendationE from an academic officer of the ap- . plicant's college, and two letters ofa reference from persons other than relatives of the applicant residing inr the applicant's home town. These papers should be submitted by July 15, 1941. Scholarships at the Summer Insti- tute for Social Progress at Wellesley, Massachusetts, July 5-19, 1941. An opportunity is presented for twot members of .the graduating class ort recent alumni of the University of Michigan. men or women, to secure scholarships of $60, covering the cost of tuition, board and room at this1 conference, the theme of which is "Strengthening America at Home and Abroad." The program of the Institute may be inspected and appli- cations for the scholarships obtained at 1021 Angell Hall. All Senior Engineers: Special as- sembly from 3:50 to 5:30 p.m., Mon- day, May 26, in Room 348, West En- gineering Building, for cooperation with Carnegie Foundation concern- ing engineering defense training. Head Mentor, Professor A. D. Moore will be in charge. A. H. Lovell, Assistant Dean To Men Students Living in Room- ing Houses: The full amount of room rent for the second semester is due and payable on or before Thursday, May 29, 1941. In case a student's room rent is not paid by this date, his academic credits will be with-' held upon request of the householder to do so. C. T. Olmsted, Assi" tant Dean of Students The following students have been accepted for admission to the Degree Program for Honors in Liberal Arts in the fall of 1941. These students are to meet in Room 1020 Angell Hall, Monday, May 26, at 4:30 p.m. Those who are unable to attend this meet- ing should see Professor B. D. Thuma in 2125 Natural Science before Mon- day noon: Alcorn, Barbara Allan, Richard T. Avery, Margaret A. Berlow, Ralph F. Briddon, Dorothy F. Byer, Alice Chapman, Robert L. Chockley, Julie 'Crowe, James A. Dewey, Horace W. Gilmer, Jean M. Goldsmith, Richard E. Goudsmit, Alfred Ross, Emily C. Schwab, Ruth B. Terrell, James R. Thomas, Ruth Waner, Robert M. Warshaw, Saul Wolf, James IV. German Departmental Library: All books due today. Le Foyer Francais will again open its doors at 1414 Washtenaw during the Summer Session. Read on pages 113 and 114 of the Summer Session Bulletin all the advantages Le Foyer Francais offers this Summer. For further information see Pro-, fessor Charles E. Koella, Room 412, Romance Language Building, or apply directly to the Office of the Dean of Women. The University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Information has received notice that VOGUE is again sponsoring the Prix de Paris, a career contest for senior women. Its purpose is to discover girls with imagination, writing ability, and a flair for fashion and to open the door to those girls who seek a career in merchandising, journalism, ad- vertising, or fashion reporting. Further information on file at the Bureau, 201 Mason Hall. Office hours: 9-12 and 2-4. Academic Notices Aeronautical Engineering Students: Courses Aero. Eng. 6 and 20 will not be offered in the 1941 Summer Ses- sion, but will be replaced by the fol- lowing. C. E. 4S, Advanced Theory of Structures, including analysis of complicated systems, and methods of successive approximations. Stephen P. Timoshenko, Professor, Stanford University. Offered June 30 to July 26. M, T, Th, F, at 10:00. One hour credit. Aero. 23a; Design of Aircraft Struc- tures. Harold W. Sibert, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati. Offered June 30 to August 22. M, T, W, Th, F, S, at 11. Three hours credit. Aero. 30a, Methods of Analysis of Monocoque Structures. Lloyd H. Don- nell, Associate Professor, Armour Col- lege of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology. Offered July 25 to August 22. M, T, Th, F, at 10. One hour credit. Doctoral Examination for Donald Frederick Boucher, Chemical Engin- eering; Thesis: "Continuous Coun- ter-Current Extraction of Oil from a Porous Solid," today at 9:00 a.m. in 3205 East Engineering Bldg. Chair- man, J. C. Brier. Doctoral Examination for Charles Sanford Rayment, Latin; . Thesis: "The Unifying Element in Lucan's Pharsalia," today at 9:00 a.m., in 2009 Angell Hall. Chairman, J. G. Winter. By action of the Executive Board the chairman may invite members of the faculties and advanced doctoral candidates to attend the examination and he may grant permission to those who for sufficient reason might wish to be present. C. S. Yoakum Concerts Carillon Recital: Percival Price, University Carillonneur, will present a recital from 7:15 to 8:00 p.m. Sun- day, May 25, in the Burton Memorial Tower. Hi, program will include Russian hymns and compositions by Franz Schubert. Student Graduation Recital: Kath- erine Sarich, Contralto, will present a recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree at 8:30 p.m., Monday, May 26, in the School of Music Audi- torium. The concert will be compli- mentary to the general public. University Band Concert: The Uni- versity of Michigan Concert Band, William D. Revelli, Conductor, will give its annual Spring Concert at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, in Hill Auditorium. Included on the program, which will be open to the general public, will be compositions by Wagner, Dvorak, Wood, and Wein- berger, and marches by Sousa, Gold- man, and Alford. A massed orchestra of 130 players formed from civic orchestras of Ann Arbor, Monroe, and Wyandotte, wil give a program in' Hill Auditoriu 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 25, under the direction of Joseph Maddy of Ann Arbor and Charles Shipman o: Monroe, and featuring Flora Mae Younglove Wolf as piano solott. Ad- mission complimentary. Exhibitions Twelfth Annual Exhibition. o Sculpture ill the Michigan Leagu( Building. On view until June 21. I A-A.,.. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Coming Events .. The English Journal Club will hold its final meting of the year on Tuesday, May 27, at 8:00 p.m. in the West Conference Room of the Rack- ham Building. Officers for next year will be elected. Miss Barbara Clarke will present a paper discussing Sher- man's criticism of Whitman's poetry; Mr. Edgar McCormick will discuss Santayana's attack upon Whitman' "barbarism." The meeting is open to the public. Varsity Glee Club: All members are reminded of the serenade Tuesday evening, May 27. Meet at 9:45 p.m. in the Glee Club room. Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Annual Banquet will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Michigan League. Robert J. Woods, Chief Design Engineer of Bell Aircraft, will be the main speaker,, Cass Hough, President of the Sports- man Pilots Association, will be toast- master. All Aeros and others are in- vited. Tickets may be obtained from Officers of the Institute or Mrs. An- derson in the Aero. Department. Picnic sponsored by the Future Teachers of America will be on Sun- day, May 25, at 5:00 p.m. at the Island. All Education students and friends are invited. Plans for next year willbe discussed. Each per- son should bring his own food. Graduate Outing Club will meet Sunday, May 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the Clubroom of Rackham Bldg. (Use north west entrance). Hiking or bicycling\ Suppe at 6:00 p.m. All graduate students are cordially in- vited. The Bethlehem Evangelical-F.P- formed Student Guild will have a pic- nic meeting at Bass Lake Sunday. Cars will leave the Church at 3:30 p.m., rain or shine. Churches First Church of Christ, Scientist: Sunday morning service at 10:30. Subject: "Soul and Body." Sunday School at 11:45 a.m. Disciples Guild (Christian Church): 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship, Rev. Fred Cowin, Minister. The Disciples Guild will leave the Guild-House at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, for a picnic supper and vesper service on Huron River. Those wishing to join the group later should call 5838 for information concerning location. The Sunday morning Bible Class has been discontinued for this year. Ann Arbor Society of Friends (Quakers) meets Sunday in Lane Hall. Silent Meeting for Worship at 5:00 p.m. Business Meeting at 6:00 p.m. First Methodist Church: Morning Worship Service at 10:40. Dr. Charles W. Brashares will preach on "Church Union Now." Wesleyan Guild meet- ing. Meet at the church at 5:45 p.m. for transportation to the Earhart Estate for the Guild meeting in honor of the Seniors. Dr. E. W. Blakeman will speak on "The University After the University." St. Andrew's Episcopal Church: Sunday, 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. High School Class, Harris Hall; 11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon by the Rev. Henry Lewis; 11:00 a.m. Junior Church; 11:00 a.m. Kindergarten, Harris Hall; College Work Program, Harris Hall. 7:00 p.m. Chaplain's Hour; 7:30 p.m. "The Individual Christian's Responsibility Today," by the Rev. Henry Lewis. There will also be a Compline Serv- ice and refreshments. Tea will be served on Tuesday and Friday from 4 to 5:30. There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion on Wednes- day at 7:30 a.m. Unitarian Church: 11:00 a.m. "Wa- ter Over the Dam" Outdoor service at Saline Valley Farms, with Annual Church picnic following. Transpor- tation will be provided for those not driving. First Congregational Church: 8:45 a.m. The Church School will meet for its Annual Spring Sunday School Breakfast in the Assembly Room. 9:30 a.m. Junior and Intermediate Departments of Church School. 10:30 a.m. Kindergarten and Pri- mary Departments of Church School. 10:45 a.m. A Patriotic Memorial f Service will be- held, which members of ten patriotic organizations and - auxiliaries will attend in a body. Dr. Parr will preach on "What Mean Ye By These Stones?" 4:30 p.m. Cars will leave promptly to take members of Student Fellow- ship to Cedar Lake for a picnic. They f will be the guests of theUniversity of e Michigan Congregational Alumni. They will discuss plans for the student program for next year. 9 A Letter Home To My Mother By TOM THUMB --- Dear Ma, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME since I've written you, so I am writing in answer to your last letter in which you told me to give you the real lowdown on what's happyening in all these automobile strikes, etc., up here in Detroit, etc. The men working at That Motor Company vot- ed overwhelmingly, I see by the paper, in favor of the CIO. Harry Bennett, who is in charge of all the employes at the Co., said "It's a great victory for the Communist Party, Gov. Murray D. Van Wagoner and the National Labor Rela- tions Board. The law provides that we must live with them and we never violate the law." You wouldn't know it, Ma, but there's 51,866 of those Communists working at That Plant. That's what Mr. Bennett says, and he ought to know. You ought to see that plant these days. 51,866 wild bolsheviks running around like mad, carrying bombs and sabotaging everything in sight, with only Mr. Bennett's crew to maintain order. THE PLANT is now a veritable battleground. Them Communists are working their damned heads off to manufacture them new defense air- planes and blitzbuggies and stuff -- but they ( ain't doing it for Uncle Sam - it's for Uncle Joe. They're building all these armaments as part of the Soviet strategy. What these here fellows are gonna do is have a revolution when the time is ripe and then use all these here tanks and planes and blitzbuggies against the United States Government. They're even appropriating a V8 Special Deluxe for Commissar Van Wagoner. Oh, it will be a gory mess. And they have special secret communications with all the other unions (unions is the Russian word for orchee- chornia, which means borers-from-within) and when this great underground network starts networking they will Russkrieg the whole U.S., and them asking for more dough! It's their way of sabotaging billions and billions of dollars worth of national defense orders. Them Communist lab- orers ain't entitled to more dough, they're just supposed to do the work. If they had any brains they'd work their way up to be President Of The Company, and if they ain't got any brains they wouldn't know what to do with the money they got, anyway. They ought to be glad they're getting anything at all. HE REAL FELLOW who should get the extra dough is the President of these here com- panies, or the Enterprenewer, as we say in Eco- nomics class. He's the fellow who gets all the ideas. And besides the cost of living is going up and he's got to live. Them labor comrades ought to work for nothing, thankful enough they ain't in Europe or some other Communist country. So I think they ought to fire those 51,866 Communists out of that Ford factory and ship 'em all off to Rooshia, where most of 'em came from anyway, or their ancestors. They can get law abiding Americans. to work for 'em - fel- lows who would be glad to work for the great cause of putting out fine cars for the American home or putting out blitzbuggies for the Amer- ican army, without worrying about how they're going to eat. Sorry I flied off the handle, Ma, but it gets me sore the way you read these lies at home in the Communistic newspapers. WE HAVE HERE now, I believe, the most per- fect example of democracy to be found any- where or at any time. This here democracy realizes the limitations of all the small men and puts them in a place where they can get along, but not beat up on the big fellows who are running things, as they should. In conclusion, Ma, let me say again God Bless