P4Q tQUTJ THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MAY~ 13, 1944 l rr t. t 1T tt The WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND By DREW PEARSON and ROBERr S. ALLEN 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 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 car- rier $4.00, by mail $5.00. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL AOVERTIaING HT National Advertising Service, Inc. 4. College Publishers Representative 42O MADISON AVE. NEw YoRK, N. Y. CHICsAGO BOSTON * LOS AAELUS * SAN FRaNCIsCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1941.42 Editorial Staff Homer Swander Morton Mintz. Will Sapp Charles Thatcher George W. Sa~lad . Bernard Hendel Myron Dann . Barbara deFries . . Managing Editor * . Editorial Director . . . ,. City Editor . . Associate Editor Associate Editor . . . Sports Editor . Associate Sports Editor . . . Women's Editor WASHINGTON-During the public hearings on the reason for the delay in quantity produc- tion of synthetic rubber in the United States, the Truman Investigating Committee held a secret session at which officials of Standard Oil of New Jersey were closely questioned. In the course of this secret interrogation, W. S. Parish, president of the corporation, declared that plans for the production of synthetic rub- ber "were held in a state of suspended anima- tion" for several months by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The following are extracts of Farish's hereto- fore undisclosed testimony taken from the offi- cial transcript of this secret session: MR. FARISH: "In June, 1940, to October, 1940, a group of the Advisory Committee and the Council of National Defense was the gov- ernment agency selected to consider and promote synthetic rubber. This committee soon found that it could make only suggestions which no one was authorized to carry out, so in the fall of 1940 the responsibility was turned over to the RFC. "This agency worked on the rubber plans with Standard and other companies, which led to the completion of. a definite program in January, 1941. These plans called for 75 percent of the capital to come from the government and 25 percent from industry. They were held in a state of suspended animation by the RFC for several months, due possibly, to a desire to save taxpayers' money. Finally, on June 22, 1941, Standard was authorized to go ahead with its part of a new and larger program financed largely by Defense Plant Corporation." MR. HOWARD (another Standard official) : "Our attitude is perhaps best shown on this matter of plans in this way: in July, 1941, we were asked by RFC to prepare plans for a 15,000- ton plant. That work was suspended by RFC a little later. Despite that suspension we contin- ued at our own expense on those plans in order that there might be no delay, and when the war broke out in the Pacific and we were ordered to resume work on the plans, they were virtually complete." MR. FARISH: "I would like to make just one comment on the general objective, as I under- stand it, that this sub-committee is dealing with, and that is, you are trying to find out, has there been any delay in the production of synthetic rubber? If there has been any delay, whose fault is it or what caused it? I simply want to reiter- ate that I can't find any logical reason why any rubber company or any oil company would be concerned with, or be a party to, any delay. "There has been some reluctance, and I might say some slow movement, on the part of govern- ment authorities. My thinking apparatus tells me there has been, perhaps, some influence at work that has caused some delay." SENATOR TRUMAN: "We want to find out what that influence is and see if we can stop it." MR. FARISH: "I don't know what has caused the delay. There has been some reluctance on the part of the government to push this question and to put money into it. -h Here's one reason this newspaper work isn't all the fun you may think it is: * * * The local Free Press correspondent, whom we know quite well, trotted over to Ypsi last week to do a story on a proposal to billet war workers in the Ypsi Normal dormitories. In the course of his day of sitting in outer offices, he interviewed one Miss Drucilla Ran- som, a nice little girl from.T'ontiac who some day, she says, will teach kindergarten classes. What did she think of the billeting plan? She just didn't know quite what to say. The reporter then wrote down a few obvious things and asked her for permission to quote her on those points. She thought it was a "grand idea" but asked the reporter to show the quotes to the Dean of Wom- en. She really couldn't say a word for publica- tion, she explained, unless the Dean approved it. The reporter was fluffed off by the Dean. She wouldn't even talk to him. The reporter, who doesn't see why any college-age girl should submit her personal opinions to her Dean, went ahead and filed some 500 words. lie put the quotes that Miss Ransom OK'd into his story and about a week later the FP received a sharply-worded letter from Miss Ransom's friends claiming that she had been misquoted and demanding that the FP print an apology "just as big as the story." Now the correspondent is in hot water with his office. * * * We dont know too much about Deans of Women . . . but maybe we're learning fast, eh? - The City Editor DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) Undergraduate Women: Students are reminded of the regulation that they are expected to leave twenty- four hours after their last examina- ation. Permission for any other ar- rangement must be secured from the Office of the Dean of Women. 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GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty Business Manager Associate Business Manager Women's Business Manager Women's Advertising Manager Publications Sales Analyst rut NIGHT EDITOR: MARK LIPPER The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Doily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Russia No Threat To Permanent Peace . . I N HIS REPLY to Tom Thumb yes- terday, George Walsh entangled himself in a mass of confusion and con tradic- tions w ich render his stand not merely unten- able but ludicrous. Mr. Walsh decries the selfishness and the ter- ritorial aspirations of Russia, fearing that they will stand in the way of a post-war peace based on the Four Freedoms of Roosevelt. It is indeed noble of you, Mr. Walsh, to ad- vodate taking any step necessary to ensure a post-war world based on the ideals for which we are fighting. But aren't you just a bit inconsistent with your nobly expressed ideals. when you ask us to turn against our strong- est ally after she has helped us defeat the Axis' Doesn't your conscience hurt you even a little when you are ptrfectly willing to take advantage of the fact that Russia will be forced to contnue her fight against Germany out of pure self- defense even if she knows that we intend to "stab her in the back?" ND don't you carry out your "double stand- ard" of morality a trifle too far when you so casually conclude that in the event Russia does tepem up with Germany after hearing that the Allies are going to betray her, it will be proof that she "had never really supported the Allied cause?" You seem to be peculiarly addicted to incon- grufity, Mr. Walsh, for in the very same sen- tence you jump from the incomprehensible to the ludicrously absurd. You say " . .. and this (Russia's teaming up with Germany) would be no loss to the Allies." You can't really believe that, can you Mr. Walsh? Who has done most of the fighting in this war? Who has kept the Germans so busy in the East that they were prevented from invading England and conceivably even the United States? What army has been the only successful force against the German military machine? Would you really like to fight against both Germany and Russia, Mr. Walsh? BUT let us get back to your original premise. You casually assume that Russian aims are in direct opposition to the Four Freedoms and that they constitute a threat to world peace. In no case up to the present have we had evidence of that sort. There has not been a single ex- ample of the internal policies of Russia having a detrimental effect upon any of the rest of the world. You quote the New Republic of almost three years ago to show that Stalin is attempting to force Communism upon the rest of the world. Not only has there been no evidence for that, but since then it has become clear that our newspapers and magazines of a few years ago -even the liberal ones-gave us a more dis- 4 German Departmental Library: All books are due today. Academic Notices Electrical Engineering 23n, Ele- mentary Radio, will be repeated dur- ing the Summer Term if a sufficient number of students request that it be offered. E.E. 23n is a course in radio for students of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, and for other students without technical background. It consists of lectures, laboratory, and code practice. There are no prerequisites and it gives four hours' credit. Will any student whol is interested please telephone the Electrical Engineering Department, Ext. 443, or call at Room 274 West Engineering Building. Zoology Seminar on Thursday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Amphitheater of the Rackhara Building. Reports by Mr. Jack S. Dendy on "The Fate of Animals in Stream Drift When Carried into Lakes" and Mr. Ross Hardy on "Soils and Mammalian Dis- tribution in Southwestern Utah." R.O.T.C. Military Science 2: All students meet at 7 o'clock tonight in Natural Science Auditorium. Wm. E. Renner, Major, Ord. Dept., AdhIutant Metal Processing 4. Section III: Neither lecture nor laborat ory classes will be held today. Claisses will be resumed at the usual time on Satur- day, May 16. English llonors Course for Seniors: Applications for admission to this course are due in the English Office (3221 A.H.) not later than noon on Saturday. May 16. W. It. lluiphreys tia IExamination, ung lish I and II, Wednesday, May 20, 8-10 a.m., as follows: English I Arthos, 35 AH; Bacon, 35 All; Cal- ver, 406 MHl; Peake, 35 Al. English II Bader, 201 UH; Baum, W Phys Lee; Bertram, W Phys Lee; Boys, W Phys Lee; Copple, W Phys Lee; Engel, 305 SW: Everett, 1025 AH; Faust, 1025 AH; H Fletcher, 209 AH: Fogle, 2054 NS; Garvin, 2054 NS: Green, 202 W Phys; Grel lit,, E Haven. . 1aug,. 205 MH; :Hem, 205 M1; McClennen, 1025 AH: MeKelvey, 205 MH; Millar, 3011 AU: O'Neill, 1121, NS; Schenk. 302SW; Schroeder, 3056 NS; Stibbs, 2203 AU; 'Thein, 3209 AH: Walker, 2234 AH: Weimer, 203 UH: Weisinger, 101 Eu W(lls, 1025 AUi. Make-lip examina tion, lor unavoid- able examination conflicts only, will be given Friday, May 22, 7-9 p.m., in Rooms 25 A.H. and 1025 A.1l. Concerts Franklin Mitchell, a pupil of Pal- mer Christian, will be heard in an organ recital at 8:30 tonight at the Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washte- naw Avenue. The program as ar- ranged by Mr. Mitchell will include works by Schmid, Buxtehude, Bach, Franck, Leach, Widor and Karg- Elert. The public is cordially invited. John McAlister, Pianist, will give a public recital at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 14, in the Assembly Hall of the Rackham Building, in partial fulfill- ment of the requirements of the de- gree of Master of Music. He has arranged a program to include works of Schubert, Beethoven, Respighi, Brahms and Chopin. Recital: Victor Hildner, a student of Palmer Christian, will give an or- gan~ recital in Hill Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, to which the public is invited. The program will include works by Boehm, Fres- cobaldi, Bach, Franck, Widor and Liszt, and is given in partial fulfill- ment of the requirements of the Master of Music degree. Exhibitions The Ann Arbor Art Association presents its Nineteenth Ann Arbor Artists Exhibition May 1 through May 13, 2-5 afternoons and 7-10 evenings, daily, except Sundays, in the galleries of the Rackham Build- ing. 'Thirteenth Annual Exhibition of Sculpture in the Concourse of the Michigan League Building. Open daily until after Commencement. Lectures University Lecture: M. Pierre Cot, former member of the French Cabi- net, will lecture on the subject "The Present Situation of France," under the auspices of the Division of Social Science, on Thursday, May 14, at 4:15 p.m. in the Kellogg Foundation Institute Auditorium. The public is cordially invited. William J. Mayo Lecture: Dr. R. K. Ghormiey of the Mayo Clinic, Roches- ter, Minnesota, will give the William J. Mayo Lecture on Friday, May 22, in the Hospital Amphitheatre at 1:30 p.m. The title of his presentation will be "A Clinical Pathological Study of Back Pain." Events Tody Jilnior Mathematics Club will meet tonight at 8:00 in 3201 Angell Hall. Plans for next semester will be made "I don't want to be a killjoy, girls, but in a real emergency wouldn't it be better to call a doctor?" UAW Plays Into Enemy's Hands O THOSE OF US who believe that the great- other this purchasing powe1 must be decreased, tn1)., irl - uUo ac hot T U AW uld av ' .-it- est hope for democracy lies in the trade union movement and have therefole continually pleaded the cause of labor, it is a bitter disap- pointment to have to watch one of the nation's finest unions play directly into the hands of its most determined enemies. And that is exactly what the UAW-CIO is doing when it demands a flat dollar-a-day wage increase for Ford workers. Thus far Presidellt Roosevelt has been able to stave off successfully the thrusts of those Congressmen who insist that there is a need for drastic anti-labor and wage-freezing legislation. But he cannot be expected to hold out against anti-labor pressure if labor itself goes blindly ahead ignoring the dangers of inflation by de- manding wage increases in industries which already pay some of the highest wages in the nation. We had hoped that the CIO would ad- here to its announced intention of demanding more wages in only sub-standard industries where it has a more than legitimate argument. Certainly the Ford Motor Company is not sub- standard. This is just the sort of action for which reactionary employers and Congressmen have been waiting. They can now point with glee to the "selfishness, the greed, the blindness" of the labor movement-and people will listen to them. The UAW-CIO has handed them, on a silver platter, additional arguments against the unions at a time when such arguments can be used more effectively than at almost any time in recent years, In addition to playing into il hands of 11w reactionaries, the UAW--by insisting upon wage raises in the automotive industry--is substan- tially increasing the dangers of inflation. Al- ready there is much too great a purchasing power in the country compared to the amount of consumer ,goods available. In some way or an- even reason to believe that the fourth freedom- that of expression-may in time be greatly in- creased. And a brief word about the Finnish invasion. Tf NA-v ,alsi hoecme rlear now that if Russia not increa- sco e wo1 1tWWUIH vuU. IN ARGUING in favor of the dollar-a-day in- crease, the National UAW Ford Council de- clared: "During the past year the cost of living' throughout the United States has increased 13 percent, far outstripping any wage increases and causing every worker in the nation to suffer a cut in real wages." Such an argument is abso- lutely invalid. There is no single person or group of persons who should expect to maintain the same standard of living during the war as they did in pre-war lays, The real income of every one of us must ne'cessarily he lowered-and low- ered substantially. This does iot mean tihat the rich should be allowed to become richer or that profits of big business should go untouched. Both should be taxed to the very limit-a 100 percent excess profits tax and a $25,000 limit on incomes are certainly not too harsh. This kind of taxation, however, will not of itself avoid inflation. It must be accompanied by taxes on lower il- comes, by wage stabilization, and by a system of forced savings. In particular, Ithe plan for forced savings is of immenlse importance and one which s hold imendia tely be supported by the labor move- mlent Commonly called the Keynes Plan, the program is one in which the worker would re- ceive a certain proportion of his wages in pay- ments deferred until after the war. In this way present purchasing power would be decreased, thus avoiding inflation. And employes would have a cushion to fall back on in the event of a Ist-wvar crash. Such a prosra tim js the only sensible o1e for the labor ;novemeiit to follow at the present time. Instead of demanding wage increases which cannot possibly be granted if inflation is to be avoided, the UAW-and other unions- should insist that the government institute a system of deferred payments similar to the Keynes Plan. With such a policy established, it would then become possible once more to demand wage increases which could be ab- sorbed in the forced savings and would not contribute toward inflation. Labor leaders and the labl)orers themselves nmust x ealize before it is too late that the entire I ....1 ,".; , .