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WASHINGTON, April 7.-Some
of the members of the Rocke-
feller office are chafing at the
Spanish appeasement policy of the
State Department. They would
like to move against the Fascist
activities of certain Spanish ele-
ments in Latin America, but every
time the subject is broached at the
interdepartmental conferences, theI
State Department vetoes the pro-
posal.
Both the Rockefeller Office and
the State Department have been
told the inside story of what these
Spanish elements are doing below
the Rio Grande, and that Spanish
Legations and Embassies have
taken over the anti-United Nations
propaganda formerly done by the
Axis diplomats before they were
kicked out.
Continuation of these activi-
ties in part nullifies the effect
of breaking relations with the
Axis by Latin-American coun-
tries-the policy which the
State Department has been
pushing ever since the Rio con-
ference more than a year ago.
Not all of the Rockefeller office
are agreed on policy, some being
ultra-appeasement minded. But
others, though wanting to stop
the Spanish activities, are afraid
of the State Department.
Labor Protecting Farmer
CIO President Phil Murray
raised some strenuous objections
to Government price statistics at
a recent conference in the Office
of Price Stabilizer James Byrnes,
attended by Cabinet members and
farm and labor leaders.
Murray contended that the
cost of the"nation's "Food Bas-
ket" had risen a great deal more
than official price indices show
-far more, he stated, than cor-
responding increases in wages.
"I don't know what these price
statistics are based on," the CI0
leader asserted, "but they don't
accurately reflect the higher liv-
ing cost which the average worker
must pay these days."
Murray was aiming his shots
at Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins, who was present and
whose Bureau of Labor Statistics
compiles data not only on wages
but on living costs. Looking dag-
gers at the labor leader, Mrs.
Perkins shot back:
"My department is responsible
for those figures. What's wrong
with them?"
"They favor the farmer," snapped
Murray.
At this juncture the conference
One pound, or 31 tablespoonsful, of
waste cooking fats will produce the
glycerine, processed as an explosive,
required to fire four 37 mm. anti-
aircraft shells.
was interrupted by a hearty laugh
from Farm Bureau President Ed
O'Neal, whose genial sense of hu-
mor is admired both by his anti-
inflation foes in the Administra-
tion and by his friends in the Con-
gressional Farm Bloc.
"Oh, I wish some of my farmer
friends could listen to this," chor-
tled O'Neal. "Just imagine the
Labor Department protecting the
farmer against labor. That's one
for the book."
Mrs. Perkins and Phil Murray
did not appear to be amused by
the farm leader's dig, but Byrnes,
together with Secretary of Agri-
culture Claude Wickard, couldn't
conceal their mirth.
He Defeated Rumi
The man who really turned the
tide of Congressional debating
against the Ruml plan was Okla-
homa's hard-hitting Congressman,
Wesley Disney, cousin of Holly-
wood's Walt Disney.
Disney used to be a prosecuting
attorney, has tried over 100 murder
cases. Using hammer -and - fist
prosecution tactics, Disney let
loose with a speech which shat-
tered the opposition. He argued:
(1) Tax forgiveness would be
the entering wedge for repudia..
tion of debt. The next step after
forgiving taxes, Disney warned,
was to repudiate government
bonds, then private debts, then
mortgages, next insurance obli-
gations. This argument made an
impression.
(2) Disney gave a vivid word-
picture of Dr. Beardsley Rum],
Macy's Department store treas-
urer, and chairman of the Fed-
eral Reserve Bank of New York,
who originated the Rumi plan.
Those who have seen Ruml in
Washington, where he has been
working on behalf of tax-forgive-
ness, are familiar with his love of
colorful dress. When he comes to
Washington, one of the first things
he does is put on his pink corduroy
pants and his Russian orchid
jacket.
But to most of Congress, Ruml
was a distant myth. So Congress-
man Disney gave a side-splitting
description of the frank, eccen-
tric, "Big Breeze" Ruml. Quoting
Collier's, Disney said:
"He laughs his big bass laugh at
quips about his brilliant plumage
and casually mentions the fact
that in the country he wears pas-
tels-and orchid corduroy jacket
and dove-pink corduroy trousers."
"Imagine," continued Disney,
"trying to get a farmer to vote for
you after you've voted for the tax
plan devised by a man like that?"
Note: Ruml, an extremely lik-
able person, was even franker than
Disney reported. Collier's also
quoted him as saying: "If you
ever hear of me dropping dead on
a tennis court, you'll know it was
because I was crossing it on my
way to a Scotch and soda."
Will HistoryRepeat?
History does not always repeat
itself, and our military leaders un-
doubtedly are smarter in this war.
However, the inside history of the
First World War shows that in the
fall of 1918 they were woefully ig-
norant as to how long the war
would last.
It will be recalled that on Sept.
26, 1918, Bulgaria surrendered. On
Oct. 6, Turkey proposed peace.
Meanwhile Austria-Hungary had
sent out peace feelers, and on Sept.
29 the German Supreme Com-
mand asked the Kaiser to propose
peace. When this was delayed
Hindenburg on Oct. 2 sent an ur-
gent demand which read as fol-
lows:
"The Supreme Command insists
on its demand of Sunday 29th Sep-
tember that a peace offer to our
enemies be issued at once."
Nevertheless, despite all this,
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig,
when asked by the British cabinet
for his views on Germany's
strength and the prospect for
peace, reported on Oct. 19 that the
war would last into the next year,
or 1919.
Marshal Haig completely failed
to evaluate the political factors of
Bulgaria's, Austria's and Turkey's
surrender. He said:
"In my opinion the German
Army is capable of retiring to its
own frontiers and holding that
line against equal or even superior
forces . . . The French Army seems
greatly worn out . . . The Ameri-
can Army is disorganized, ill-
equipped and ill-trained, with
very few N.C.O.'s and officers of
experience. It has suffered severely
through ignorance of modern war-
fare and it must take at least a
year before it becomes a serious
fighting force . . .
"If the French and American
armies were capable of a serious
offensive now, the Allies could
completely overthrow the remain-
ing efficient enemy divisions before
they could reach the line of the
Meuse.
"They are not . . . In the com-
ing Winter, too, the enemy will
have several months for recupera-
tion . .. So we must conclude that
the enemy will be able to hold the
line which he selects for defense
for some time after the campaign
of 1919 commences."
Yet Hindenburg nearly one
month before had urgently and
repeatedly demanded peace over-
tures. And less than a month
after Haig's report, Germany ab-
jectly surrendered.
(Copyright, 1943, United Features Synd.)
TIME TO PLAN:
Students Should Attend
Post-War Conference
MICHIGAN students will have an opportunity
to participate in a conference on the prob-
Lms of restoring the world to a sane peacetime
basis this week-end at the semi-annual post-war
conference.
A lecture by Prof. Preston W. Slosson Friday
night on "International Government" will be fol-
lowed up by a group of panel discussions Saturday
afternoon. At the close of the discussions reso-
lutions will be drawn up expressing the group
opinion on each topic.
The importance of understanding problems
of this sort cannot be overemphasized. The oft-
heard argument that it is too soon to begin
quibbling over who will grab what after the
war is entirely unfounded. It is not quibbling
to set up a group of principles upon which the
peace will be made. It is not quibbling, for
example, to discuss now, while we may think
unhurriedly, whether or not it is feasible to
determine boundaries by plebiscite.
Of a series of weekly discussions on post-war
topics sponsored by the Post-War Council, the
best attended so far was one given especially for
soldiers on campus. If those who are fighting the
war will take an interest in the subject, the least
students can do is to begin studying the problems
which they must help solve afterwards.
- Jean Richards
INADEQUACIES:
Survey Shows Failure
Of Educational System
TRADITIONAL education-the teaching of
reading and writing and arithmetic-received
its greatest indictment when the entire liberal
arts program was blasted by the results of The
New York Times educational poll which dis-
covered that college students had an astonishing
lack of knowledge about American History.
Educators are prone to wearily shake their
heads and admit that the largest amount of the
curricula to which students are exposed is for-
gotten in an amazingly short time. They claim
that repetition is the answer, and if the teaching
of subjects was begun with the lower grades and
continued through school that the knowledge lost
would be decreased.
But their arguments collapse in the light of
this poll which discovered that only 6 per cent
of the 7,000 students in 36 colleges who took
the test, could name the 13 original states.
More woeful than that, a mere 22 per cent
could identify Lincoln's place in the history of
the nation.
THESE STUDENTS have taken American His-
tory at least three times in their public school
career. Most of them have also taken a semester
of civics and sociology. They evidence most
clearly the decay and utter inadequacy of formal
education. How many times have they heard the
"great Lincoln" extolled and yet all they seem to
remember is that he was an exceedingly honest
man.
Jefferson to them wasn't a great president, but
merely the person who lived at Monticello and
whose face now decorates the new Jefferson
nickel. The Spanish American war which gained
for us the troublesome Philippines has dwindled
into such insignificance that only 15 per cent
BRUTAL TRUTH:
Sending Food to Europe
Would Prolong Conflict
HE PROBLEM of feeding the starving nations
of occupied Europe has for the past two years
been weighing on the American conscience.
According to Mary Hornaday, writing in the
Christian Science Monitor, the "feeding of
Europe's hungry millions-especially women
and children-is a settled policy of the United
States Government whenever it can be rightly
done."
In that phrase, "rightly done" lies the crux of
the whole situation. For before any food can be
sent to Europe, two conditions must exist.
1.That a distribution system be devised to
get food through the Nazi lines without having
it get into Nazi hands, or indirectly benefit
them by releasing equivalent supplies on hand
for German use.1
2. That sufficient stores of food are available
to tackle the problem, especially dried, milk.
The chances of success in meeting these con-
ditions are not great.
REPORTS on the activities of the Red Cross in
feeding Greece are not encouraging. While
great work has been done in relieving the peo-
ple's suffering, Greek refugees who have recently
fled to North Africa reported to American offi-
cials that the leakage into enemy hands has been
nearly 40 per cent.
In cases which involve humanitarian motives
it is difficult to make decisions that will not hurt
any party. The best approach to the problem is
to examine the view which the Nazis are taking.
From all the evidence gained through our relief
work in what was unoccupied France, Spain and
Greece, they are anxious that this policy be con-
tinued.
And one may ask, why not? It is obvious
that a Red Cross Agent cannot be on hand to
check up every time a bottle of American milk
is consumed. The steady leakage which would
result from our undertaking to feed occupied
Europe could easily prolong the war for years.
The bomb dazed populace of Germany would
be pleased to discover that those foolish Amer-
icans are helping to build up their larder.
The only effect which feeding the conquered
nations could have would be to keep the people
from the verge of starvation, while prolonging
the trouble which is responsible for their plight.
- Monroe Fink
CEILING PRICES:
Bankhead Bill Adoption
Will Cause Inflation
THE DECISION whether the country is to have
uncontrolled inflation is now squarely in the
lap of Congress.
Today that body will consider overriding Presi-
dent Roosevelt's veto of the Bankhead bill to
raise ceiling prices on certain farm commodities
by requiring that Government subsidy payments
to farmers be ignored in the calculation of parity
prices.
It is significant that the President, the OPA,
and labor have all been unalterably opposed
to this bill. Time and again it has conclu-
sively shown that it would boost the retail cost
of food 6.7 %, add one and a half billion dollars
P'd Rather
_Be Right
By SAMUEL GRAFTON
NEW YORK, April 7.- Everything for the
offensive! That is the slogan for the moment,
the hour and the year. What bothers you? Is
it our relations with Russia?
Our relations with Russia now are one thing.
They are still rooted in the last war and the
last peace. Those relations will be, must be,
entirely different after the coming offensive.
It is impossible to say now how this country will
feel about Russia after fighting with Russia
in true coalition warfare. The offensive alone
can break the chain of former events, and give
us a new relation with Russia in a new era.
To skip the offensive, even in our thinking, is
to think about nothing.
If we are really poised on the edge of this great
and terrible adventure, as every sign shows, then
that knowledge ought to be right up front in our
minds. We ought to be thinking the offensive,
living the offensive, talking the offensive.
We ought to reject a bill for farm price in-
creases, not because we fear an inflation in 1945
but because this year is the year of the great
offensive, and because such a bill is a piece of
impudent irrelevancy at such a moment.
What were you doing, grandfather, when the
great offensive was being planned? "I was trying
to override the President's veto of a price increase
bill." No, it will no go down. They will not
even remember the name of the flankhead bill.
At most it wil be a footnote among the curiosa of
the war.
The coming offensive will light our way to
the future or show there is no way. All our
values are its values. Yet we display a goat-
like capacity to leap straight over It, even in
our discussion of issues which are meaningless
without reference to it.
No one has asked, in connection With the com-
ing international conference on the "post-war
food problem" whether the delegates will'know,
or not know, that the big offensive is, or is not,
scheduled.
Yet how can they juggle the "post-war food
problem" in their paddy paws without that know-
ledge? It makes all'the difference between mere-
ly hoping that France and Greece will some day
be fed, or really knowing that a sure and certain
delivery service is being organized for this year.
The coming offensive is the biggest single
fact of the war, the year and our lives. It
should inform every public utterance on every
question. Whenit comes, it should come as
the natural fruit of our hope and work, not
as a cheap thrill for the titillation of men
whose minds were on something else all the
while it was being prepared.
It is hard to see how a-single meaningful speech
can be uttered in Congress on any subject, unless
it is illuminated by the feeling of the imminence
of the offensive. We ought to act and speak as
if it were going to come off tomorrow morning,
for it may.
Yet we hear forever the ponderous booming of
men with all the time in the world discussing
how many soldiers ought to be turned back into
becoming how many farmers, quite as if this were
any year but the big year; or talking about orga-
nizing "neutral" food convoys for the captive
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1943
VOL. LI No. 132
All notices for the Daily Official Bul-
letin are to be sent to the Office of the
President in typewritten form by 3:30
p.m. of the day preceding its publica-
tion, except on Saturday when the no-
tices should be submitted by 11:30 a.m.
LNotices
Student Tea: President and Mrs. Ruth-
ven will be at home tostudents this
afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock.
Group Hospitalization afd Surgical
Service: During the period from April 6
through April 17 the University Business
Office will accept new applications as
well as requests for changes in contracts
now in effect. These new applications
and changes will become effective May 5
with the first payroll deduction on May
31. Please be advised that after April17
no new applications or changes can be
accepted until the month of October.
If you wish to finance the purchase of a
home, or if you have purchased improved
property on a land contract and owe a
balance of approximately 60 per cent of the
value of the property, the Investment Of-
fice, 100 South Wing of University Hall,
would be glad to discuss financing through
the medium of a first mortgage. Such fi-
nancing may effect a substantial saving in
interest.
Dinner Meeting and Forum, sponsored
by the local chapter of the A.A.U.P., on
Friday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Union.
The subject will be "What the People
Expect of the University in the Post-war
World."
Make reservations for the dinner by call-
ing Professor Christian Wenger, 33 East
Hall, Tel. 578.
Forum starting about 7:30 will be open
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre for a patri-
otic revue, "Listen, Mr. Speaker," by 150,
Gtudents from the Roosevelt High School,
Wyandotte.
Students: A list of graduates and former
students now in Military Service is being
compiled at the Alumni Catalogue Office.
This list already numbers approximately
3,000. If you are entering Military Service,
please see that your name is included in
this list by reporting such information to
the Alumni Catalogue Office. This cour-
tesy will be greatly appreciated.
Lunette Hadley, Director
Alumni Catalogue Office
Lectures
American Chemical Society Lecture:
Dr. Frederick D. Rossini, of the National
Bureau of Standards, will lecture on the
subject, "Chemical Thermodynamics of
Hydrocarbons", today at 4:15 p.m. in
Room 303 Chemistry Building. The pub-
lic is invited.
Dr. Luis Ramirez, of Paraguay, will give
the third of a series of talks on Latin
America on the subject, "Survey on Para-
guay", under the auspices of the Latin
America Society of the University of
Michigan, tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Rackham Amphitheatre.
Faculty, students and townspeople are
welcome to the lecture, which will be de-
livered in English and without charge.
Academic Notices
ROTC Drill: Today all Companies will
'Fall In' on Hoover Street, in front of the
IM Building with rifles. Officers 'will be
prepared to give instruction in individual
protective measures. Cadets will wear
clothing suitable for field work.
of Music faculty, will present a recital.
In addition to the above works, the pro-
gram will include a group of English
songs by Miss Lewis. ,
The general public is invited.
Exhibitions
Exhibit: Museum of Art and Archaeol-
3gy, Newberry Hall. Arts and crafts of a
ioman provincial town in Egypt.
The twentieth annual exhibition of
work by artists of Ann Arbor and vicinity
is being presented by the Ann Arbor Art
Ussociation in the Exhibition Galleries
of theRackham Building, through April
13, daily, except Sunday; 2 to 5 after-
noons and 7 to 10 evenings. The public
is cordially invited.
Events Today
Oriental Religious Seminar: Babu Amin,
of Bombay, India, a graduate student in
engineering, will speak on Hinduism, and
its place in the modern life of India, at
Lane Hall today at 7:30 p.m.
Wesley Foundation: Tea and Open
House for all Methodist students and
their friends this afternoon, 4:00-6:00, in
the Student Lounge.
Coming Events
Varsity Glee Club: All men should be
present for a very important rehearsal on
Thursday, April 8. Those men who can-
not attend should call their president at
3918, Wednesday or Thursday, and leave
a message.
Michigan Sailink Club will meet on
Thursday at 7:30 in the Union (room 316).
The regular Thursday evening recorded
program in the Men's Lounge of the
Rackham .Building will be as follows: