Wev ather Wit Go Ahead and Wear It. .t 4tIUa I a113 Two-Year Degree Program Advocated.,. Editorial VOL. LII. No. 137 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1942 Z-323 PRICE FIVE CENTS India Leaders Seek Further Consideration Of Proposals Wavell Joins Negotiations; Aerial Reinforcements Reach Australian Front As Allies Mass Power Japs Report Gains In Burma Fight NEW DELHI, India, April 4-(')- The chances of favorable reception to Britain's freedom. proposals were kept alive today by the entry of Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell into the ne- gotiations, and by evidences that the two major political elements, the Moslem League and Congress Party, were giving careful second thought to their decisions. Weighing heavily with dominant Congress Party leaders, informed sources believed, was the realization that it would be catastrophic if Sir Stafford Cripps, the British special envoy, left India without a solution and the country was left to face pos- sible religious war at a time when Japanese invasion is threatened. Leaders Reconsider Some evidence that the powerful Congress Party was giving renewed consideration to the British plan, al- ready rejected conditionally, was seen in the statement of Maulana Abul Kalan Azad, party president, that the working committee at a two hour ses- sion had considered the situation in Bengal and Assam in view of the warfare approaching from Burma. Mohandas K. Gandhi, inspirer of the Nationalist movement, Who had delayed his departure to give the committee his advice, told newspa- per correspondents that he still was observing "strict silence," but when asked if he would advise Bengal to follow his policy of non-violence, replied: "I would advise the whole world to do so-not only Bengal." Wavell, Cripps Confer General Wavell, commander-in- chief in India, conferred with Cripps, then received Azad and Pandit Jaw- aharlal Nehru, past president of the Congress Party. Wavell is expected to see Moham- med Ali Jinnah, president of the Moslem League, next week. It was presumed that Wavell told the Indian leaders how far Britain was prepared to go in compromising on the all-important issue of defense, the direction of which Britain orig- inally insisted should be left solely to her. New Air Reinforcements Reach Australian Front UNITED STATES ARMY HEAD-' QUARTERS in Australia, April 4.- (A)-Gen. Douglas MacArthur be- spoke Easter-tide divine guidance "in the great struggle that looms ahead" today as confidence mounted in Allied quarters that the United Nations will be able to defend this Australian springboard for an event- ual offensive in the Southwest Pacific. Much of this confidence, it was disclosed, sprang from steady aerial reinforcements now making possible an air patrol of Australia's approach- es so comprehensive that it should give three or four days advance warning of the appearance of Japa- nese invasion forces. Allied aviation continued to dom- inate the skies, shooting down at least 10 Japanese planes and probably 12. Six were destroyed in a raid on Koepang, Dutch Timor, and four others-bombers-were shot down in breaking up a raid on Darwin, where antiaircraft bagged two and fighting planes two. Two Japanese fighting planes also were listed as probably destroyed. British, Chinese Troops ill BI tck In Burmra LONDON, April 4. Uel') Oulnu- bered British and Chinese troops took up stronger new positions north of fallen Prome and Toungoo tonight in a grim effort to halt fierce Japanese drives toward the Burma oil fields and toward Mandalay, already under heavy fire from enemy bombers. Military men said there was no doubt that the Japineseewould con- tinue without pause their thrusts to the rich prizes north of the battle- fields before the monsoon-due with- Deferring OfEvaluation Plan Brings Objections Certain Sectors Of Faculty Maintain Now Is Time For Investigation Of Local Teaching Problems (Editor's Note: A controversy overinteualm nrofscmtes evaluation of faculty services and ten- in the usual manner of such matters ure has recently arisen in the literary of business and passed by a majority school. Feeling that the problem is of of the faculty members at the meet- importance to both faculty and stu- ing. dents, The Daily will carry a series of He said the reason for the Execu- articles explaining its various aspects. tive Committee's action ha been The first of the articles is concerned adequately explained. "Thdy felt with the general basis for the contro- that it was best to postpone for the versy.) duration of the emergency any plan By HOMER SWANDER of student evaluation of faculty mem- The recent literary college scrap- bers. It would take a lot of time ping "for the duration of the emerg- to carry out and we just do not have ency" of plans for student evaluation the amount needed." of their teachers has met with strong Although there are many other disapproval among certain sectors of sections to the proposal as it was the faculty. adopted in the fall, its supporters Vigorously objecting to the use of argue that the part concerning the the war as an "excuse to postpone students has from the first been a thoroughly worked - out plan" objected to more strongly than any which was to go into operation this of the others. semester, these men assert that "if In the face of the success of al- there ever was a time when the edu- most identical plans in other uni- cational system and the quality of versities and in the engineering teaching should be investigated that school this, they claim, is difficult time is now." to understand. The resentment thus expressed is a Questionnaires asking/ for evalua- culmination of dissatisfaction which tions of faculty men from the stu- has been growing for the past decade Turn to Page 2, Col. 5 and which resulted in the adoption last fall of the first definite and pre- B e wue cise system in any university for M ae or ucrewer evaluating faculty men. At that time, those who had been W ill G ive T alk vigorously pushing the reform felt that at last they had accomplished OC ~ W o ., their aim, but at the February fac- On Utiio 01K ulty meeting a motion was introduced ____ by the Executive Committee of the College to postpone indefinitely the iviliai Defense Official the section on student evaluation To Describe Activities of faculty members. Adherents of the plan claim that In Air Raid Protection the motion was "rushed through without previous warning and passed In an attempt to acquaint the pub- without adequate opportunity for lic with methods of self-protection discussion." against enemy air raids and sabotage, In reply to this accusation, Dean Major W. A. Brewer, of the National Edward H. Kraus, chairman of the Office of Civilian Defense, will speak Executive Committee, says that the at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Hill Auditori- motion in question was introduced um on "The Nature and Purpose of Civilian Defense." All students, faculty members and Fa[ ea he , residents of Washtenaw County are F rh invited to attend the lecture, which is sponsored by the University War S Extra Serv ices - Boardand the County Defense Coun- cil, H erald Easter Prof. Glenn L. Alt, chairman of the committee in charge of the lec- ture course, said that Major Brew- Fair weather and the wide variety er's talk will be followed by several of Easter programs planned for Ann others, all of the topic of home de- Arbor churches promise to let stu- fense. dents and townspeople alike forget Alt said that the lecturers would disquieting war news temporarily to- show how to deal effectively against day as they observe the anniversary hysteria and disorganization which of Christ's resurrection. the enemy would attempt to create The University's role in the Easter through his air raids and sabotage. festivities will be taken by Prof. Per- In a special message to county cival Price, University carillonneur, residents, Edwin J. Huntington, who will present a program of Easter chairman of information for the music between 10:30 and 11 a.m. County Defense Council, said yes- today. A second program will be terday that it was time to forego played from 7:05 to 9 p.m. as a mem- peacetime pleasures and pursuits. orial to Jef Denyn, late director of Included $among the experts in the Mechling Carillon School in Bel- civilian protection, air raid precau- gium. tions, prevention of sabotage and Among the church services mark- fortification of local resources who ing the city's observance of Easter will lecture here later in the same will be a special pageant at the St. series are: Andrew's Episcopal Church to be Owen J. Cleary, state air raid given at 4:30 p.m. in addition to warden, who will speak on "The Air communion services at 7, 9 and 11 Raid Warden and the Citizen-Mu- a.m. tual Responsibilities." The First Congregational Church Capt. Donald Leonard, of the will hold a special Easter service at Michigan Council of Defense. 4:30 p.m., and will also conduct John Bugas, chief of the Detroit morning services at 10:45 a.m., while branch office of the Federal Bureau Turn to Page 6, Col. 1 of Investigation. F FBI Agents Take Pelley Into Custody Leader Of Silver Shirts Arrested For Sedition Under Espionage Act 'Promoted Enemy Success' Is Charge NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 4.-(P) -William Dudley Pelley, anti-Sem- etic publicist and advocate of totali- tarianism for America, was arrested by FBI agents today on charges of sedition, waived examination and was held for trial in the U.S. District Court at Indianapolis. The grey-goateed leader of the Sil- ver Shirts, who left here this after- noon for the mid-western city in the custody of U.S. Marshal Bernard P. Fitch, was charged specifically under the Espionage Act of 1917 with dis- tributing false statements intended to harm the United States and "pro- mote the success of our enemies." If convicted, he faces a possible sen- tence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $10,000, or both. Routed Out Of Bed Pelley was arrested this morning at the Darien home of George B. Fisher, a self-described "old friend" who told the Dies Committee in 1940 that he had contributed $20,000 over a period of 18 months to the Silver Shirts. Four "very gentlemanly" FBI agents, said Fisher, routed them out of bed, notified Pelley he was under arrest and confiscated manuscripts and magazines in his possession. At Indianapolis, U.S. District At- tor B. Howard Caughran asserted that Pelley, former editor of "The Galilean," recently suspended publi- cation, was charged with three counts in the formal complaint. Aided Enemies The first alleged that he attempted to aid enemies of the United States through publication of "The Gali- lean," and the second and third that on two occasions he "knowingly and feloniously did attempt to cause in- subordination, disloyalty, mutiny and refusal of duty in the military and naval forces of the United States." Before a House committee two years ago, Pelley expressed approval of Adolf Hitler's anti-Semeticism. He testified that he probably would have been running the government then if his Silver Shirts had succeeded in enlisting sufficient support to wipe out what he called subversive ele- nments. If he had taken over the govern- ment ,he added, he probably would have put into effect something re- sembling Hitler's anti-Semetic poli- cies. Recruits Join1 New Air Unit First Wolverine Squadron Takes University Men Thirty Washtenaw County men, slated for air corps training as a unit, have completed the first Wol- verine Squadron, it was announced yesterday by W. M. Strickland, chair- man of the Washtenaw County Air Force Sponsors Association. Sufficient to form a 20-man squad- ron with ten replacements, the group is composed of University graduates and students in addition to local resi- dents. About 30 additional students qualified in Ann Arbor have been credited to their home town areas, according to Strickland. The Wolverine Squadron will be trained as a unit by the air corps with Washtenaw County replace- ments available to fill any gaps left by "washouts." Plans for forming two more Wol- verine Squadrons are already under way, Strickland declared yesterday. The air corps traveling board for fly- ing cadet examinations will be in Ann Arbor for the entire week beginning April 30, 'h1 afdy Vanirshs' To lBe Shown Today "The Lady Vanishes"-one of Di- rector Alfred Hitchcock's most suc- cessful productions--will be shown at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. today in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre by the Art Cinema League. Tickets for the film, which will be presented along with two short sub- jects, are on sale at the League desk. U.S. Submarines Destroy Jap Cruiser, Other Ships As Enemy L osses Mount Commanders Of Sunken Ships Saved Commander E. P. Abernethy (left) of the fleet tanker Pecos and Commander R. P. McConnell of the seaplane tender Langley, are shown during an interview in San Francisco, Calif., where it was disclosed that the two vessels were sunk by the Japanese in the Pacific. Knudsen Claims Overtime Pay HoldsUp Production Program Ex-Head Of OPM Scores Forty-Hour Work Week As Defense Obstruction WASHINGTON, April 4. - W) - Lieut.-Gen. William S. Knudsen, Army Production Director, entered the controversy over. the 40-hour week today with a statement that while it had caused little delay to the war production program, heavy pay- ments for overtime work had proved a hindrance. But, where the latter were con- cerned, he noted, in a letter to Rep. Robertson (Dem.-Va.), that "labor leadershave publicly offered to rem- edy this, -and if they do it will be constructive." Knudsen put his views on paper at Robertson's request, and the House member made them pub- lic. Meanwhile, with Congress in a vir- tual Easter recess and no action on the labor question in sight for more than a week, the Administration was authoritatively reported to be sound- ing out labor leaders on the possi- bility of a voluntary agreement to make 44 or 48 hours the basic work week, to be worked without overtime pay. Premium payments would be given for work in excess of the figure agreed upon. Vice-President Wallace was under- stood to be active in this effort, bent upon quieting the agitation which has surrounded the controversy. Uniformed ROTC Men To Honor Army Day With observance of Army Day tomorrow spread over the entire weekend, the only visible evidence on campus will be the wearing of uniforms by all members of the University ROTC. This year the occasion will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of our entrance into the last world war. To prevent interference with production for the present war, many communities scheduled their observance for yesterday and to- day. In many cities war preparation will be suspended for the day by Army units, with the permission of President Roosevelt, to stage the parades and reviews tradition- al in past years. Russian Reserves Advance To Front From Interior For SpringsCampaign 29 Jap Warships Destroyed To Date WASHINGTON, April 5. - (P) - Hard-hitting 'American submarines have sunk or damaged four Japanese warships in recent days to keep the score of ship losses heavily in favor of the United States. The Navy announced today that the submersibles had: Sunk a Japanese light cruiser near Christmas Island, south of Java. Da raged another light cruiser with two torpedo hits in the same vicinity. After scoring its first hit, the sub- marine trailed its victim, and scored with the second on the following day. Damaged two seaplane tenders near Bali. Other Ships Damaged Besides these sucesses, the Navy also reported the subs had damaged a Japanese naval supply ship near Lambok Island, not far from Bali, and one unidentified ship, in addi- tion. In all the Army and Navy have classified 29 Japanese warships as sunk, seven as "sunk or probably sunk," four "believedsunk," and two "possibly sunk." In addition 40 have been damaged. These successes helped offset the bad news in last night's announce- ment that the U.S.S. Aircraft Tender Langley and two smaller American warships had been lost in the battle of Java with a tollof some 700 offi- cers and men. Meanwhile 25 American naval ships of all types have been listed as "sunk." Shipyards Increase Gain The score is weighted in favor of the United States, too, by the factor of speed of replacement. American shipyards are working at top speed. Launchings since the war began have exceeded losses. Dozens of warships are on the ways. The exact rate of Japanese replacement is unknown, but is officially considered to be a fraction of that of the United States. In types of vessels lost, the United States stands well ahead, too. The Japanese losses are composed only in part of two battleships, an aircraft carrier sunk, another be- lieved sunk, four cruisers sunk, with three sunk or probably sunk, one de- stroyer leader sunk, eight destroyers sunk, with two others probably sunk and three possibly sunk, three sub- marines sunk, and one aircraft ten- der sunk. Newly Trained Reserves Move To Leningrad Front LONDON, April 4.-(A')-The first of several million Red Army reserves, freshly trained and brought from ev- ery part of the Soviet Union, were moving into the line from Leningrad to Taganrog on the Black Sea tonight in a plan designed to throttle the German spring offensive with a total force of 7,000,000 Russians. Russians here said the reinforced Red Army had no intention of relin- quishing the initiative which has car- ried it westward since early Decem- ber, although it was apparent that the Soviet counter-offensive had lost momentum in recent weeks. Soviet dispatches reaching London said reinforcements had been moved into the Leningrad garrison over a double-track railway laid across the ice of Lake Ladoga. Besides capturing another popu- lated center in this area, the Russians were described as steadily advanc- ing in the Kalinin region northwest of Moscow, making continued cav- alry sorties that cost the Germans dearly. One cavalry unit in two days of fighting on this front was said to have put out of action 1,630 Nazi offi- cers and troops, while artillery fire destroyed six enemy tanks and 37 trucks. Daw son To Speak On Civil Liberties A Voice From 1Te Far Esft: From Professors To Politicians: 3,500 Voters Expected To Cast Ballots In Elections Tomorrow Native Of India I Of People For (llitor's Note: The Daily, in view of the present crisis in India, will attert to bring to its readers the opinions of' University students rorm India At pr-esent thre are only three ntive In- dians heure. one dlrined cco rnnient The statement or the outhr will ap- Mrs Francesca Iivy, Grad, is a I) nnbeliever i India's sincere as- piriions for remocracy and her will- ingne";s s ucces'fully 5shoullder "anry task that may fall to hee as at oieni her of the United Nations." Charming and friendly, Mrs. Thivy was a resident of Madras and is now doing research work in botany at the University. Before leaving In- dia in the spring of 1939, she was ,on the staff of awomen's college there. Mrs, Thivy predicts that if the proposals set forth by Sir 9tafford Cripps were adopted, cooperation of all sections of the country with the pholds Desire Dominion Status in the British proposals for safe- guarding minorities are more than sufficient. Although one of the Mos- 1em leaders, Ali Jinnah, yesterday rejected the British plan, Mrs. Thivy poilnted out that the general opinion of the country is that the present prop)osals provide enough time during which an agreement between the two groups vwil be reached. Declaring that India is a young as- pirant to democracy and is eager to go out against the enemy, Mrs. Thivy explained that attainment of virtual Dominion status would satisfy the demands of the people for a real democracy. Should Great Britain transfer the portfolio of defense to an Indian Minister, thereby acqui- escil(g to the present demand of theI Indian National Congress, Mrs. Thivy feels that her nation will have won the goal it has been striving to reach for centuries. The interval between the last war! By ROBERT MANTHO Ann Arbor will play the game of politics in its own quiet way tomor- row when approximately 3,500 voters are expected to go to the polls and register their votes for seven alder- men, seven councilmen and five con- stables in the annual city election. Five University professors are in the running--two of them pitted against each other for the position of alderman in the sixth ward. Busy making final arrangements for the election, City Clerk Fred C. Perry stopped long cnough to predict that the vote will be light in spite of the mild spring weather and said that final tabulation of votes will be official an hour after the polls close. The reason for the speed-up in re- turns is due to the re-introduction of voting machines after a pencil-and- paper siege of 16 years. It was in 1926hthat voters last used voting machines in this city. Polls will open promptly at 7 a.m. votes by the city election commission total 36-less than half the number of officials hired to tabulate paper ballot votes in the past. Advance indications point to a hotly-contested battle for the posts of aldermen in the fourth and sixth wards. One hundred fifty five ab- sentee ballot applications have been received for the entire city. Of this total, 47 are from the fourth and sixth wards. In the fourth ward, the race is be- tween Lester H. Pollock (R), incum- bent, and Maurice F. Doll (D). The contestants for alderman of the sixth ward are Prof. Arthur D. Moore (R), incumbent of the engineering depart- ment, and Prof. John L. Brumm (D), of the journalism department. The battle for alderman of the first ward is between Prof. Lewis G. Vander Velde (D), of the history de- partment, and Herman D. Allmen- dinger (R). Contestants for the post of alderman in the seventh ward are Prof. Shirley W. Allen (D), of the