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LOS ANGELES * SAN FRANCISCO No blackout! E Bud Brimmel Leon Gordenker Marion Ford Charlotte Conover . Betty Harvey James Conant.. B Elizabeth Carpenter Pat Gehlert Jeanne Lovett Martha Opsion Sybil Perlmutter Molly Winokur Margery Wolf son Barbara Peterson Rosalie Frank . ditorial Staff Business Staff Editorial Director . City Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Women's Editor * Columnist . . Local Advertising . . . Circulation . . . . Service Contracts . . . . Accounts National Advertising * . . . Promotion Classified Advertising Women's Business Manager Telephone 23-24-1 NIGHT EDITOR: MONROE FINK Editorials publishcd in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. .. W1ERRY GO, ROUNMOD , B D RE W PEARSON + WASHINGTON - What most people don't realize about the coal crisis is that during the one month of long-drawn out negotiations in New York, there wasn't any nego- tiating at all. Actually, the mine operators made no proposals nor counter- offers to John L. Lewis. For one solid month they sat, in effect tell- ing Lewis: "You may not like it, John, but this time you have to go before the War Labor Board." The War Labor Board was the last body the big miner wanted to appear before. There were several reasons. First. some of the labor members of the Board are old per- sonal enemies of his. Second, he has strongly suspected Will Davis, WLB chairman, and public mem- ber Wayne Morse, of the Univer- sity of Oregon, of being out to get him. Finally, he knew that ex-sena-- tor Ed Burke of Nebraska, attor- ney for the Southern operators, was a bitter foe of FDR's and was suspected, rightly or wrong- ly, of wanting a strike. Many of the operators individually were quite willing to grant some con- cessions to the United Mine Workers; but as a group they figured it was good strategy to sit tight and pass the buck on to Leis's old enemies on the War Labor Board. Thus personalities-not exclud- ing the old, bitter enmity between Lewis and Roosevelt personally- played the most important role backstage in bringing on the coal crisis. Possibly the mine operators might not have been so recalcitrant if they had not received a tip at the very start of negotiations a month ago that the dispute would be sent to the War Labor Board anyway. This tip came in the form of a telegram from the Presi- dent himself, to both sides, urging a speedy, peaceful settlement and warning that the War Labor Board would be called in if necessary. When Secretary of Labor Per- kins read this telegram she im- mediately saw the implications, and blew up. It was bad strategy, she felt, for the President to in- tervene so early in the dispute. Also she knew the operators would take this as the tip-off to stage a sit-down until the dis- pute could be referred on to the War Labor Board. So, calling in WLB Chairman Will Davis, the man credited with drafting the telegram, she lost no time conveying her feelings. "You've put the boss on the spot," she accused Davis. "You should know better than to get him mixed up in this right now. The time for him to step in is after all NEW YORK, May 4.- There is a lot of unofficial post-war plan- ning going on. The Navy is pre- paring- to fight all comers who might try! seriously to reduce- its war-swollen size. Captain Leland P. Lovette, Navy Director of Public Relations, has just advised his staff to make ready for that argument. Check, the world of the future for Navy men is a big-Navy world. But for a number of high fig- ures in the Republican Party, the world of the future is one in which there will be a drastic return to states' rights, small federal budgets, and local self- government. Governor Bricker, of Ohio, now leads that drive. One would-liketo. introduce, him to Captain Lovette, murmurig that you two people ought to know each other. Are loca bud- gets going to maintain the big- Navy of the future?- (Meanwhile, a number of South African thinkers are thinking, un- officially, about a United States of Africa. It will be an odd world- of the future which sees more feder- alism in Africa and less federalism in America.) Also on the post-war plan front, Senator George of Georgia, in a remarkably able address to the United States Chamber of: Com merce, has warned industry that if it wants to avoid government interference with business, it will have to get used to the idea of producing some $155,000,000,000 of goods and services each.year, keep- other avenues have failed-not be- fore." Fixing Davis with a critical eye, she added: "Wit,'you're too excited over this case." Davis countered that this,was wartime and it was necessary tot bring all possible pressure on both Lewis and the operators for a quick settlement without let- ting the case drag, on for weeks., He added that Lewis. should not be given "special treatment," but handle like any other labor leader. "Yes, you say you treat him like. other labor leaders, but you don't," shot back Miss Perkins. "You're always putting him on a pedestal, singling him out as a special fig- ure. This telegram proves it.' Irked by the needling, Davis re- plied: "That's not true. I have only one thought in mind. I want to save my country from a serious strike." "Well, if you mean that, you are proceeding in the wrong way," responded Miss Perkins. The WLB chairman challenged this, but Madame Secretary closed the argument. "Forget it, Will," she said. "This is a battle of nerves and John L. Lewis seems to have got your goat" It is estimated that one cent added to the price of every barrel of crude oil would add $14 millions a year to the nation's fuel bill. SAMUEL GRAFTON'S I'd xRathfer BeA"& Right ing 55,000,000 Americans employed. Government spending during de pression, he says, is not a plot, but the natural result of unemploy- ment. This was an exceedingly realistic meeting of the Chamber with less hoorah and more hard facts than usual. It was good to hear somebody at one of these meetings state the simple truth about the post-war period, that one man is not going to starve willingly for the sake of another man's principles. The Chamber showed that its new, thoughtful mood was not put on, for its resolutions committee ended its work by endorsing exten- sion of the reciprocal trade trea- ties, by a vote of 34 to 11. The- committee lined up with Mr. Roose- velt and against the du Ponts, Who spoke- for the other side, Here, again, I find myself comr ing bacJk to Governor Bricker, and to the leading Republicans, and- to. their nostalgic little un- official post-war plans. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States has voted, three to one, for the trade treaties. All the Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, to a man, have voted, 10 to 0, a- gainst these treaties. Will not some leading Republicans realle the danger of the present drift, which finds the Republican par- ty far to the right of the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States?' Anyhow, the world of the future, as these (I think the phrase is "hard-headed") business men see it is a world of reciprocal trade treaties, negotiated by the Presi- dent, while the world of the future as Governor Bricker and his friends see it is one in which all these problems will be solved right in their own cute little villages.- I think the Republican party must begin to face up to the ft- ture as squarely as some of Its spokesmen, such as the New Tori' Herald Tribune,have done Ac- tually, its post-war planning, a outlined in its recent activity, is not planning at all. It is only a kind of moaning low. The thIng Governor Bricker says he wants isn't a plan. It is a sentimental ballad. And while the Bricker idea does not show up in the par- t-y's national resolutions, It - tainly shows up in the party's Congressional voting record. Actually, the official side of the Republican party, far more than its members or its newspapers, is wandering into a very special poai- tion. It is not at all the mirror of conservatism any longer. It is te mirror of die-hardism. It has .be- come the dreamiest of all the par- ties, for among the worlds of the future now being planned, the Bricker world of a return to tie village green is the most wildly improbable, the most unfactually imaginative, the most starry-eyed, if you like, of them all. (Copyright, 1943, N.Y. Post Syndicate) In Australia, tea is rationed at the rate of one ounce every two weeks to each consumer. STATESMAN: FDR Scores Miners' Production Stoppage PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT proved once again that he is a master statesman and leader. His appeal to the coal miners Sunday night was not based on a series of over-used bromides ex- tolling the "brave men who are giving their lives that our democratic principles may live." Such inclusive tactics are reserved for amateurs such as Rickenbacker. Roosevelt adopted a much more sensible pat- tern of persuasion. He brought this war right into the miners' homes. He showed them how their sons, their brothers, their friends would suffer if they neglected their duty toward Amer- ica. He re-enunciated his pledge that under the present administration the rights of workers would remain adequately protected. But he also told the strikers in no uncertain terims that they are obstructing the war effort and endangering the future of their country. Nor is John L. Lewis, bushy-browed dictator of the mines, a novice in the field of politics or propaganda. His order to resume work for a two-week truce preceded Roosevelt's speech by less than an hour. Far be it from John L. to let it be assumed that he has been influenced by Roosevelt. T HREE YEARS AGO Lewis' pride was re- sponsible for his resignation from the CIO. At that time he began to "devote" himself en- tirely to the "sacred cause"' of the "underpriv- ileged" miners. Today his stubborn pride may be responsible for holding up the coal supplies necessary to keep American factories running' at top speed, necessary to speed American sol- diers to their destinations, necessary for the whole total war effort of the United Nations. If Lewis succeeds in stopping the flow of coal, if American industry comes to a stand- still through lack of power, he and his UMW lieutenants may pat themselves on the back for a job well done. Who knows? Perhaps Hitler will order a duplicate of Lindbergh's medal struck off and present it to his American henchmen with his heartiest congratulations and gratitude. It would certainly not be an unwarranted or undeserved reward. ALTHOUGH some laborers endorse the miner's cause (few are in favor of Lewis' tactics), this controversy may not be thought of as a battle of ideals. It is more a conflict of person- alities-of two men who were formerly friends but turned enemies when one could not entirely accede to the other's demands without disrupt- ing a balanced governmental set-up. Were it a battle of ideals, UMW officials might not have refused to hear the testimony mediated by the War Labor Board. They might have presented their arguments and accepted the verdict of the Board. They con- end that the hoard is prejudiced. If it is, it is only because their cause is unjust for it comprises as many labor representatives as it does industrial leaders and business men. Roosevelt has shown that he is the boss. He has ordered troops to the mines to protect any workers who put love of country above love of union. He has pleaded with the workers to ignore Lewis' demands. He has brought into play almost every available resource at the com- mand of the President of the United States and the Conmander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy. For Lewis to stand alone against these forces is suicide for the future of labor and dangerous to our united war effort. - Mel Brown CHALLENGE FOR ACTION: U.S. Student Assembly Gives Campus Chance To Aid in Post-War Planning THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN is now in the position of being labeled as a typical mid- western university which is not concerned with what is going on in the rest of the United States. It is important at the present time that the college students of the United States join to- gether so that their voice may become a strong factor in the shaping of the post-war world. It is quite obvious that the international set-up which is finally arrived at will be one that we will have to live with. It is also obvious that we should share in the shaping of this world. There is a movement going on at the present time to fully organize an U.S. Student Assem- bly. As the situation now stands only a stu- dent executive committee and an adult advis- ory committee are functioning. A convention is going to be held this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in New York City for students from universities and colleges throughout the coun- try to fully organize this Assembly, to arrive at a definite war policy and "to decide how best this organization can serve American students." Each university and college will be allowed three voting delegates which are to be chosen from the organizations which represent the stu- dents on each particular campus. Such world and national issues as the situation in North Africa, the Ball-Burton-Hatch Bill, our relations with the Soviet Union and the reports of the National Resources Planning Board will be dis- cussed as they relate to the future posi- tion of the students of the United States. At the present time there is no national organ- ization of students. The International Student Service which met in Washington in 1942 is now completely disbanded. Because of its announced policy the United States Student Assembly is much to be preferred. The program is as fol- lows: "Where the ISS was diffident about taking sides in the political and economic struggle, and generally remained above the battle, the USSA is definitely and militantly ranged in the liberal sector." ARE THE STUDENTS of the University of Michigan going to continue their placid iso- lationism or are they interested in joining with the students from all over the United States to see that the desires of all the students who are fighting this war will be realized? We will have little reason to grouch about the peace which is made if we do nothing ourselves to influence this peace.- There is not time for violent discussions on what our policy will be. The national conven- tion is this week and it should be our main concern to make sure that Michigan students will be represented at that convention. If we waste time in quibbling we will lose our oppor- tunity to act with the rest of the students of America. Are we members of an isolated mid-western university or do we belong to a university which is national and international in its activities? -Mary Ronay NATIONALISM: Peace Can Be Stopped By 'Anerica First-ers' THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, self-styled "World's Greatest Newspaper" which was staunchly isolationist up until the day of Pearl Harbor, is still beating the "America First" marching drum. This time the Tribune is advocating a world union under the flag of the United States. While the Tribune has finally awakened to the need for some sort of a world organization, the plan it proposes is so blatantly nationalistic, as to be repulsive to the very foreign countries to which it is supposed to appeal. Col. Robert McCormick, publisher of the Tribune, has suggested the scheme whereby any nation desiring a "closer association with the United States can do so by becoming a state of this nation as provided under the Constitution of the United States." Specifi- cally applied this would mean that Great Britain could become part of the United States by entering as four states: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ACCORDING to the Tribune, the plan will make it possible to achieve closer interna- tional cooperation, without the United States yielding its sovereignty to some world organiza- tion. Yet the plan calls for the entering states to lose their sovereignty. They must surrender themselves as nations in order to gain the in- significance of a state. The loss of sovereignty would be greater than if the nation were defeat- ed in war. This is typical of the twisted thinking which is thwarting the efforts to attain a true world union. Other countries are no more anxious to yield their national sovereignty than we are. They NEW ORDER: DA ILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Dr. Leonhardt Proposes Post-War World Plans SEVERAL IDEAS, worthy of thoughtful con- sideration by every member of the United Nations, for a successful post-war plan were pre- sented recently by Dr. Hans L. Leonhardt, a man who, by virtue of his German birth, Danzig resi- dence up to 1938, knowledge of history, law and economics should know what he is talking about. Dr. Lconhardt, in his address, placed much of the blame for this present war on the dip- lomats who had become so incensed in their selfish race of isolationism that they were un- aware of their sacrifice of the common good. He then went farther and said that our inter- national relations were out-of-date, the basis for all our troubles actually being the, strong sense of nationalism that has been developed by every independent state of today. The national states as they were first created were not particularly harmful, in fact they had many good points in their production of great scholars, literature, and culture in general, But our civilization grew; it became more com- plex, the world shrunk, our entire economic and political systems changed while the na- tional states remained and this anachronism caused our present holocaust. The great question that Dr. Leonhardt insists we ask ourselves today is, "Is that system of national states as a principle still tenable in our time?" The answer is no; these states are outmoded institutions we have dragged along in our rapid development. However, we cannot simply ac- knowledge this fact and start over again with some other plan. We have these states, we must work with them, weeding out their undesirable n ~ .. r}i.. .: i. . . . ,. i L .. .. , ..1 . .. . _ . ._ . _ TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1943 VOL. LIII No. 156 All notices for the Daily Official b l- letin are to be sent to the Office of the President in typewritten fot by 3:39 p.m. of the day preceding its publica- tion, except on Saturday when the ne- tices should be submitted by 11:39 a.m. Notices Student Tea: President and Mrs. Ruth- ven will be at home to students Wednes- day afternoon, May 5, from 4 to : o'clock. Commencement Tickets: Tickets for Commencement may be obtained on re- quest after May 10 at the Information Desk in the Business Office, Room 1, University Hall. Because Hill Auditorium will be used for the exercises, and because of its limited seating capacity, only three chance for survival and our ways of government and living would need not undergo a terrific change; eaoh state could govern as it pleased but any advances it made towards the destruction of another, state would be promptly and efficiently prevent- ed by a strictly 'enforced interna- tional law. Certainly these ideas are a mini- mum for the post-war world. -His- tory has taught us that we can no longer afford to calmly, blindly sit back after a war and allow any nation to rearm and start another massacre for the control of the. world which would force us to sacrifice our youths every twenty years. It should be quite plain by now tha e- - csr- - } ti- - tilstrs- ir- - tickets will be available for each senior. Please present identification card when applying for tickets. Herbert G. Watkins, Assistant Secretary Notice to ben Students in Rooming Houses: Men students living in Approved Room-, ing Houses who intend to move from their present quarters at the end of the Spring Term must give notice in writing to the Dean of Students before 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May C. Forms for this purpose may be secured in Room 2, University Hall. The offiiai -closing date for contracts in -rooming houses will 'be May 27, and room rent shall be computed to include this date, excepting for seniors and other stu- dents who for one reason or another may wish to occupy their rooms for a longer period. In this case, the renat shall -be, computed to include the -extra time the room is occupied. C. T. Olmsted, Assistant Dean of Students La o iedad flispanica offers two sc-hc4- arships to the 1943 Summer Session of the National University of Mexico. Any stu- dent who wishes to apply, please see Pro- fessor E. A. Mertado in 'Room 302 Romance Language Building. Seniors in Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, and Mechanifal Engineering: Mr. C. C. LaVene, Engineering Employ- ment Manager of the Douglas Aircraft Company, will Interview May and October graduates In all Departments of Engineer- ing on Thursday, May 6. There will be a group meeting at S:30 a.m., in Room 3205 East Engineering Building. All interested. seniors are asked to attend this meeting if possible. Interviews will start at 9:00 a.m., in Room 3205. The Douglas Company needs engineers for its Oklahoma, Illinois of a series of the talks on Latin Amrica on the subject, "Some Aspects of Chilean Life," under the auspices of the Latin American Society of the University of Michigan, tonight at 8:00 in the Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building. Faculty, students, and townspeople are welcome to the lecture, which wil he de- livered in English and without charge. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Norman Day- mond Humphrey, Sociology; thesis: "The Mexican Peasant in Detroit." Wednesday, May 5, East Council Room of the Rack- ham Bldg., 2:00 p.m. Chairman, R. C. Fuller. Byaction of the Executive Board, th1e Chairman may invite members of the fac- ulties and advanced doctoral candidates to attend these examinations and he imay grant permission to those who for suffi- cient reason might wish to be present. C. S. *Yoaawm Exhibitions Ehibitwo: Pottery by Foster and Haile. Sponsored by the Museum of Art and Archaeology, through May 12, g to s daily except Sunday. Galleries of the Raekham Building. Fourteenth Annual Exhibition of Scul - ture, Michigan League Building. Open Daily. Everts Today -Delta chapter of Delta Omega will meet today .in Room 16, W. Medical Bldg. The Polonia Society will meet .tonight at 8:00 at the International Center. Re- freshments.