DACE PFOUR
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1940
THE MICHIGAN DAILY Letter To The Daily Describes
-* London During Nazi Air Attacks
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The British Isles are now being besieged,
an event which has repeatedly occurred in their
battle-scarred history. However, England has
never been successfully invaded since the time
of William the Conqueror, and its present gen-
eration has been born with a tradition of "back
to the wall" warfare that includes the rout of
the Spanish Armada and Napoleon's fiasco at
Trafalgar. The following letter was written by
an Englishman to New York friends who for-
warded it to The Daily.
September 30, 1940
"A LL DAY LONG we get raid alarms of vary-
. Ing length. Sometimes the raiders come
over for several hours and sometimes they are
driven off in an hour or so during the day. When
the official alarms go we are one of the com-
panies that carry on with their work. We pull
down the blinds in case there is an explosion
outside which would send the glass into the
rooms, but we have spotters on the roof and if
they see the planes directly overhead the private
signal is given and the staff goes down to the
aid raid shelter. The roof spotters decide when
we can come out again. This saves a lot of time
as the official warnings are always much longer.
We do this to try and keep up output and keep
work going in the general interest of keeping
up the business of the country.
I will now describe the last three nights that
I have experienced. On Friday night I went
early to a movie show in the hope that I could
see a show before a raid warning came on. About
8 o'clock, however, the manager came on the
stage and said there was an air raid warning on
and all people who wished to leave had better
leave now (otherwise they could stay and see the
show). I stayed on and when I left the building
about 9 o'clock in the dark the anti-aircraft
barrage was very fierce. The danger is walking
in the streets when the guns are firing as often-
times large pieces of shell fall down as naturally
everything that goes up must come down. I have
picked up pieces of shell 8 inches long so you
could imagine what it would be like to be hit
by one of these. However, on occasions of this
sort I wear a steeel helmet.
I went to bed about half past nine and the
attack on London continued. One could hear
the planes overhead and the bombs screaming
down, sometimes very close to the house. The ex-
plosions were loud and the anti-aircraft guns
were sometimes almost deafening. About 2
o'clock in the morning it really became bad and
it seemed as though they were all fighting over
my house. I decided to get out of bed and go
down to the air raid shelter as the house was
shaking with the vibrations of the crashing
bombs and guns. I had not been in the shelter
twenty minutes before I heard an incendiary
bomb just miss the house and fall close by. I
could hear some people trying to put a fire out
so I put on my steel helmet and ran out to find
that the fire was about two doors away. A moth-
er and two daughters in the house by themselves
were trying to put it out. We managed to put
the bomb out successfully with little damage
done. About 4 o'clock in the morning the all-
clear signal went as the raiders had left the
City. They always get away before daylight,
otherwise they get caught by our fighting planes.
You can quite understand we are not very keen
on bringing them down over London for if they
fall it means a lot of bombs coming down with
them and destroying houses, etc. It is rather
like the idea of a wasp getting into a drawing
room full of expensive China and you are wait-
ing to swat it when it gets in some inexpensive
looking place. It is very much the same idea of
tackling bombers over London in the dark.
After a night of this sort I thought I would
take the Saturday morning from work and go
out into the country for a quiet weekend in a
little village in Surrey. I have some friends who
have a country house all surrounded by trees,
etc. In the middle of the night to my great
surprise incendiary bombs just rained down on'
us. We had to rush out in our night clothes
to put out the fires. We counted twenty-three
incendiary bombs in all and as luck would have
it, not one of them fell on the house. One fell
within two feet of my car which was in the
courtyard. The fires made the place just like
daylight but we managed to get them all out
by throwing earth on them.
Last night five delayed bombs fell in the gar-
den and in the vicinity. These are extremely
dangerous as sometimes they go off in a few
hours and sometimes it may not be for six days.
They are extremely hard to find when they fall
in soft earth as the soil closes over them. We
could only find the one which went off some
distance from the house and fortunately in-
jured nobody. I decided then to come back to
London as it didn't seem such a bad place after
all. On my return I found that a building
three doors from us had been demolished but so
far we are all right. They seem to be dropping
incendiary bombs all over the countryside. I
think the reason is that some of the Nazis lose
their heads when they approach London with
the big anti-aircraft barrage and just drop their
bombs out in the country and return, as they
can run no danger this way. It is all a matter
of luck. There are parts of England that are
very quiet but anywhere around London seems
very lively these days.
You might imagine from my description that
the whole of London is being bombed to pieces.
It sounds like that at night and when you go out
in the rporning expecting to find everything in
ruins you can go-quite a way before you can find
a house that has been demolished and then you
see thousands of houses further on that have
not been bombed and then find again others in
ruins. London is so immense that it will take
years of consistent bombing to greatly affect
it. Naturally traffic conditions are often-times
very difficult, as the fallen houses get in the
way, etc., and communications are badly upset,
but these are soon put right and we try to carry
on as usual. There is no scarcity of foods and
everyone is cheerful-at least the majority, and
we have the-satisfaction of knowing the losses
that are incurred are out of proportion to the
results achieved.
The above is a fair description of life in Lon-
don at present.
Yours very sincerely,
Eric L. H. Cosby
Business Staff
Business Manager .
Assistant Business Manager .
Women's Business Manager .
Women's. Advgrtising Manager
Irving Guttman
Robert Gilmour
Helen Bohnsack
Jane Krause'
NIGHT EDITOR: EMILE GELE
The editorials published in The Michigan
Daily are written by members of The Daily
staff and represent the views of the writers
only.
Bringing Up
Nazis..
THERE'S A KID about seven years
old who lives tm our block ad who
runs around our house almost every day. His
parents are German, and the little fellow is be-
ing brought up in the real new German style.
But one never quite realized how much of the
new order hate was in him until a few days ago.
We were building our homecoming exhibit,
and the kid was there, helping out. The central
attraction of the display was an airplane, which
seemed to hold a special attraction for him.
When we had finished the plane, the kid asked
us what we were going to do with it after the
weekend. When he found out that we had no
further use for the airplane, he said that we
should give it to him. And what, we asked him,
would you do with a big airplane? His face was
serious as he told us that "I'd take the plane
over London and bomb it all over."
He stood there calmly, blandly telling us that
he would use that toy, if he could, to kill English-
men. Then as a finishing touch, he threw in a
"Heil :Hitler." The heil is not new to the kid.
He shouts it every so often while playing on the
street;It may sound funny, coming from a little
runt, 'but the desire for that airplane doesn't
seem sblaughable.
At first glance, the thought comes- to mind
that there is something seriously wrong in the
kid's bringing up. His parents are the cause for
that childish theme of hate. Something ought
to be done about it Bringing up a child here in
the United States with the thoughts and desires
of a :junior storm trooper. Right now, the kid
stands -a swell chance of eventually becoming
the district Bund leader. Call his talk childish
prattle if you want, but soon he will be old
enough to believe his "prattle." His hate will
grow with him and enlarge as he becomes big-
ger. His beliefs will be Nazi beliefs and his ;ac-
tions will be New-Germany actions.
For this, we condemn the child's parents. For
this, we must condemn the generation that put
the Treaty of Versailles in effect. For this, we
must condemn the men who accent hate, who
foster racial superiority, who. warp the minds
of the common people.
The kid is a product of "the new world order.'
He is a product of the hate of the last war. He is
a typical example of the European youth, living
on the hatred of his neighbors. He represents
not only the German youth, but the English,
Italian, Russian and French youths. His hate
was forced on him by his parents; their hate was
forced on them by a ranting and raging little
man who did not originate the doctrine of hate,
but who has brought it to a new peak in violence.
For if there is any excuse to be offered for Hitler,
it is that he too is a product of the hate and
revenge of the last decades. He too runs around
shouting his hatred of the English, but he shouts
louder than the kid or his parents, so he has a
bigger audience.
Yes, we condemn the kid's parents. But unless
we keep ourselves in hand, our children will one
day condemn us. To hate and fight against
the new order is the aim of every lover of free-
dom. The "new way" is one of regimentation,
one of ruthlessness. But to hate the Germans
as Germans, or the English as English is to bring
the condemnation of future generations down
._..
Letters To The Editor
To The Editor:
President Ruthven's statement on the expul-
sions demands an answer. The American Student
Union, as one of the organizations participating
in the Michigan Committee for Academic Free-
dom, feels itself bound to speak out in the name
of the expelled students.
The Daily has been sent a series of press re-
leases by the Michigan Committee for Academic
Freedom which it has failed to print, as yet. In
one of them we find a significant statement by
Rev. Owen A. Knox of Detroit, Chairman of the
committee, pointing out the evasive nature of
Dr. Ruthven's reply.+
Reverend Knox states: "Instead of frank-
ness Dr. Ruthven replaces silence with evasion.
He declares that his refusal to grant an open
hearing to the students is in their 'best inter-
ests'-despite the fact that it is the students
themselves who have demanded a statement of
the charges and an open hearing! Certainly,
if the students had something to hide they
would be more anxious for concealment than
Dr. Ruthven. It is apparent that this reticence
was based on other grounds."
Michigan State College officials in a U.P.
dispatch on June 27, which the Ann Arbor
Daily News carried, praised Dr. Ruthven for
"requesting students suspected of having 'un-
American' views not to return next fall."
The dispatch goes on to say: "The American
Student Union attempted to organize a branch
here several years ago, but we found that it
conflicted with other student activities which
adequately served the needs of the student body.
We told them so. They haven't been back since."
Why does President Ruthven ignore these
statements? Are the Michigan State officials mis-
informed? Does Dr. Ruthven's refusal to partici-
pate in the open trial belie his own utteran es?
How can he declare a case which has never been
opened as officially closed? These are questions
to which the students of our university and
every university in the country demand an
answer.
This case has attracted the attention of prom-
inent scholars throughout the nation. The open-
of the American Federation of Teachers, A. F. L.;
Joseph Curran, Nat'l Maritime Union, C.I.O.;
State Senators Diggs and Nowak; Franklin P.
Adams (F.P.A.).
All students and faculty members are cordially
invited to act as jury.
Executive Committee,
American Student Union,
University of Michigan
SRA Lectures
To the Editor:
I was very glad to learn, from its recently
published program, that the Student Religious
Association is continuing its lecture series.
In the past, the determination on the part of
the Association to present a well-rounded series
by including even the most unorthodox views has
led to its bringing such noteworthy men as Ber-
trand Russell and Anton Carlson to the campus.
I notice that the Association is continuing the
policy this year in having as one speaker the
eminent physiologist Martin Fischer. In view of
the fact that Dr. Fischer is a scientist, I am look-
ing forward to his presentation of "The Nature
of Man."
It seems that the policy of presenting all points
of view on the subject of the lectures is a very
commendable one. Such open-mindedness
should be characteristic of a university com-
munity.
- Robert T. Swartz, '41
The City Editor's
SCRRqTCH PHD
Michigan's football game with Penn here Sat-
urday gives promise of being one of the best in
the nation. All the newspaper services are plan-
ning to send ace men. And it will be broadcast
by a couple of big men-maybe Bill Stern and
&WPTCR
by moscott
That slinky fellow came here again
this morning and plunked another
ream of closely typed drivel on our
desk. Here goes :
I promised that I'd continue my
merry tale of the Essex Super Six
named Alcibiades and of three Michi-
gan men and a coed. Today's chapter
is entitled: "How I Won a Woman in
a Raffle."
Well, last week, we left our little
safari stranded in a little mountainI
town. The junk man offered us seven4
dollars but we held out for thirty.
After a hard struggle we got him to
take Alcibiades for eight dollars. A
moral triumph. But he didn't gyp us!
After we -sold the car, we deftly re-
moved the tires, the horn, the win-
dows and an old piece of fungus which
happened to be growing out of the
back seat.
Our problems were not over. We had
to get to AA ourselves. And we had!
eight dollars. We took inventory of the
baggage; - an old pair of corduroy
pants, six bottles, a dead mongoose,
three bottles, a spider web and six-
teen bottles. So we disposed of ,the
contents of the bottles and left the
baggage there to rot.
But we were 700 miles from Ann
Arbor. How would get there? There
was only one answer-the almighty
thumb. But when we reached our
decision, one member of our little
party shied away. It, was K (for so
we shall call her temporarily), who
was the "woman" in the party. The
other three members of our group'
however, thought highly of the idea.
We decided we must split up into
twos to make the tedious journey.
Obviously, there was a catch there.
Who would hitch with K? O (for
such was the name of male number
two) hemmed. Z (the other) hawed.
Finally Z made the startling sugges-
tion that rocked the globe with its
momentousness. He suggested, I
quote, "Let's toss a coin to see who
gets K." K didn't object. But O, the
pride of the economics department,
suggested coyly: "Now, come on fel-
lows-let's be rational about this
thing." By "rational," O meant let
him go with the woman. Z and I
of course, were violently opposed to
any action of this type, so O was
overruled, despite his economic pro-
testations. K, of course, had nothing
to say in the matter.
So the moment had come. K was
to toss the coin. She threw it into
the air. Like a knife (it was a dime)
it sliced the night air. Down, down,
,rnn it fell. t landd 1head~s.That
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at 8:00 p.m. All members urged to
come. All interested are invited.
Coming Events
Anatomy Research Club will meet
Thursday, October 24, at 4:30 p.m.
in Room 4556 East Medical Building.
Dr. James T. Bradbury will give
a paper on "Is A.P.L. a Gonadotrop-
ic Substance?-A Clinical Evalua-
tion in the Woman."
Tea will be served in Room 3502
4:00-4:30 p.m. All interested are
cordially invited.
U. of M. Flying Club will meet on
Thursday, October 22, at 8:30 p.m.
in the Union. Plans for the coming
year will be discussed, so all students
who would like to purchase an air-
plane under a group plan should be
present. Every pilot in the Univer-
sity is welcome. Refreshments.
The Beta Chapter of Iota Alpha
will meet at 7:30 p.m. ,on Thursday,
October 24 in the Seminar Room,
East Engineering Building.
caI tisurged that every member on
capus attend.
Alpha Lambda Delta will meet
Thursday, October 24, at 4:30 p.m.
in the League. If you cannot come
at 4:30, come as soon as possible.
Men's Physical Education Club
will meet on Thursday, October 24,
at 8:30 p.m. at the Michigan Union.
All physical education students are
urged to attend.
Mimes meeting of the members on
Thursday, October 24, at 10:00 p.m.
Important work concerning the Union
Opera.
League House "Representatives will
meet at 4 p.m. Thursday in the
All Freshman Women Orientation
Advisers will meet in the League at
4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Suggestions
for next year's Orientation will be
received and discussed.
Katharine Pickerill Cooperative
House, 328 E. Huron St., announces
an Open House on Sunday, Oct. 27,
7:30-11:00 p.m. The public is invit-
ed.
Inter-faith Study Trip: Students
interested in studying the services of
different faiths are invited to leave
their names at Lane Hall. The first
trip will be made to Detroit on Sun-
day, October 27, to attend a Greek
Orthodox service. Reservations must
be made before Friday.
Open Meeting of the Young People's
Socialist Club to discuss economic
policies, Thursday, 4:15 p.m. in the
Michigan Union.
Seminar in the Bible will be held
Thursday, 4:30 p.m. at Lane Hall.
Subject: "The background and con-
tents of the Old Testament.
Michigan Dames: Tea at the home
of Mrs. A. G. Ruthven on Friday,
October 25, 4:00-6:00 p.m. All wives
of married students and Internes are
invited.
Michigan Dames: First meeting on
Wednesday, October 30, in the Mich-
igan League at 8:00 p.m. All wives
of students and Internes are invited.
Women's Tennis Club will meet to-
day at 4:15 p.m. in the Women's
Athletic Building. Everyone is in-
vited to come out for matches with
the men's team.
Alpha Phi Omega meeting tonight
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