i h1 .:G a i Uab -r K $ 1 il. - -- ii.~ lit iii V . . - __.__... _ .. v .. __. .. .w _.. , Fifty-Third Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Midliigan under the authority of the Board in COnttol of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the regular University year, and every morning except Mon- day and Tuesday during the 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 carrier $4.25, by mail $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1942-43 PEPRE9ENTED FOR NATI6NAL ADVERTI8011 BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 40 MADi soN Ave. Ni YORt. W. Y. CHICAGO BOSTON . LOs ANaielS " SAN FRANcIscO Board Resolutions The Board in Control of Student Publications at a meeting on January 30th unanimously adopted the following resolutions: 1. That it is the sense of this Board that the Michigan Daily should be published in the interests of the University as a whole, the concept of University here to include students, fac- ulty, University officials, and alumni. It is the duty of the Board to determine what the inter- ests of the University are and how they shall be served by The Michigan Daily and other stu- dent publications. under its control. 2.: That in the management of The Daily, in the selection of news, letters, advertisements, editorials, etc., the Board should allow to The Daily editors the maximum amount of freedom and discretion consonant with the interests of the University as a whole; and that the Board will hold the editors to a strict account for the exercise of the freedom and discretion so allowed. The executive editors are presumed to accept these principles and be bound by their spirit. 3. That when the editorial staff differs with the Board in Control it shall use its right to petition the President of the University, or through the President, the Regents of the Univer- BERRY EOPE ROUND ; By DREW. PEARSON="' Editorial Staff John Erlewine . Irving Jaffe . . Bud Brimmer Marion Ford . Charlotte Conover Eric Zalenski Betty Harvey . .e . . . . Managing Editor . Editorial Director . . . City Editor Associate Editor . Associate Editor . . WSports Editor * .Women's Editor M a a t + , Business Stafff Edwa'd J. Perlberg Fred M. Ginsberg . Mary Lou Curran. Jane Lindberg. Business Manager Associate Business Manager Women's Business Manager Women's Advertising Manager Telephone 23-24-1 NIGHT EDITOR: BUD BRIMMER Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Id Rather Be Right_ By SAMUEL GRAFTON (This column is syndicated by the New York Post Syndicate and was copyrighted in 1943.) NEW YORK-HITLER'S NEXT MOVE: There mustbe a lot' of figuring being done in Nazi hedquarters these days, so important that there is probably a special Nazi censorship bureau to blot out.the scribblings from the high command's tablecloths before they are sent to the laundry. , For there must be a next move, a big next move. Merely to sit tight would be to lose control of a deteriorating situation. Some ef- fort must be made to assert mastery. What will that Nazi effort be? It might be in the military field, and, if so, I would not attempt to speculate on it. I am will- ing to leave German strategy to the German gen- eral staff, resting content with the results of it this last year. THE CRYSTAL BALL But then, again, it might be in the political field. At this point, the crystal ball on my table begins to glow, and almost to bounce. What could be the most desperate, the most daring, and the most realistic political move for the Nazis to make? Let us (and we now know something of the Nazi method) set up some speculations: Perhaps the formation of a new super-govern- ment for all of Europe, with political borders wiped out, one currency installed, and th sud- den granting of new rights to subject popula- tions. A NEW HOLDING COMPANY .Letius arry on, for the one virtue in specu- lation is that it may keep us from being taken by su;prise: Perhaps, since Hitler's own peace offensives have failed, there might be an "all-European" peace offensive against the west, conducted by an !all-European" council, with, perhaps, Span- ish help. (The use of such facades, of political subsidi- ary corporations and political holding companies, is an essential part of the Nazi method. Spanish fascism, which obviously needs peace to last any time at all, might be glad to help Hitler in a peace drive, where it is very reluctant to help him in war. A peace offered to the west by "all of Europe," from Finland to Spain, might be very useful to Hitler, even if it only started a debate among us.) But now, let us set up the (clearly prema- ture) hypothesis that Germany is really in extremis, that she is about to be knocked out. What are the political possibilities then? CONTROLLED ABDICATION Perhaps an actual abdication by Hitler, and the setting up of a new German government, one which might even .publicly abandon Nazi ideol- ogy, on the face-saving plea of emergency mo- bilization against the Bolshevik peril. (Since Hitler's current political maneuvers have not been enough to cause schisms in west- ern thought,, what more logical to the Nazi mind than to increase the dose, to take action so startling that it must have political effects abroad? Remember, further, that the Nazis have always conceived of the last peace, even though it started with a German revolution, as only an sity, for redress of grievances, but it shall refrain from publishing these differences in any way. Strauss Report Reaffirmed By uhanimous vote the Board also reaffirmed the principles and policies set out in a letter which the Board chairman, Professor Louis A. Strauss, sent to President Ruthven on January 18, 1933. This letter was as follows: To President A. G. Ruthven and the Alumni Committee on University Publications. Gentlemen: Through the courtesy of Mr. Wilfred B: Shaw, I have been permitted, as Chairman of the Board in Control of Student Publications, to read the report of the discussion held by the members of the Committee on May 7, and compiled by him as Secretary of the Alumni Council. Mr. Shaw has, further, allowed me to examine his subsequent correspondence with several members of the committee, who have enlarged somewhat upon their views as expressed in the meeting: the opinions of Mr. Thomason, who was absent from the meetings, are set forth in a couple of letters that may be regarded as completing the discussion by emphasizing an aspect of the sub- ject that was, perhaps, somewhat neglected in the conferences. A considerable part of the discussions had to do with problems and policies of official Univer- sity publications, news dissemination, and other matters. With this part, the present communica- tion does not concern itself. On the other hand, the opinions of the alumni regarding student publications are of vital interest to the committee charged with the direction of these activities. In the forty-odd years that have passed since the founding of The Michigan Daily, many prob- lems of control have arisen, grown or diminished in importance, been faced and solved or side- stepped and avoided. In general, there seems to have been, in matters of editorial and news service, as contrasted with the business manage- ment, little attempt to formulate a definite and permanent policy. Such policy as there has been was of the laissez-aller order. It is easy to find fault with earlier Boards in Control for such apparent aimlessness, but it is obvious that their attitude has reflected a divided state of mind in the University Faculty. From time to time, as emergencies have arisen, there has been a vigor- ous demand for strict supervision or censorship; this has been offset, in another quarter, by an attitude of easy tolerance based upon a recog- nition of the undeniable historical fact that The Daily was established and has long been main- tained as an organ of student outlook and opin- ion. Its editors have taken high groundas to their inalienable right to say what they please- the "freedom of the press" has been sacrosanct in their eyes, which have been, at the same time, a little blind to certain correlative duties and responsibilities. In this theory they have been intermittently supported by the Board in Con- trol, and by members of the Faculty who view with amused indulgence the blunders, extrava- gances, and lapses in taste of youthful reporters and editors, as natural and not to be taken seri- ously. WITHOUT entering into a detailed analysis of the good and bad features of the past admin- istration of the publications, we wish to point out that insensibly, in the course of years, the func- tion and status of The Daily in its relation to the University has undergone considerable alteration. It can no longer be regarded merely as an organ of student opinion. However, we may regret the change, we cannot escape the conviction that this newspaper has ceased to be a safe plaything for infant journalists: its influence radiates be- yond the nursery, in other words, the campus. Rightly or wrongly, it is supposed by many to be the official journal of the University: its news articles are widely quoted in the public press and accepted as authoritative: its editorials dealing with matters of University finance and policy, however plainly they may purport to be expres- sions of student opinion, are not infrequently supposed to be "inspired" by the University Ad- ministration. False or inaccurate statements of facts, hostile criticism, and zealous, well-meant advocacy of the policies of the institution or its claim to the generous support of the state have alike caused serious concern and embarrassment to the administration, the faculty, and the alumni and friends of the University in recent years. During the present industrial crisis the situation has rapidly grown acute. The Board in Control of Student Publications is indebted to the Con- ferehce of Alumni for its frank and illuminating discussion of the problems involved and its sug- gestions for their solution. From Mr. Shaw's summary of the conclusions which emerged from the discussions in the Con- ference, the following points are quoted as perti- nent to a revision of the policies of the Board in Control: 1."The Board in Control of Student Publica- tions should exercise a more definite supervision over editorial policies of the student publications; 2. "No student publication should be allowed to go to press without adequate supervision; 'It is evident from the discussions in the Confer- ence and from the subsequent correspondence that such an agreement could not be reached. The demand that "no student publication should b- allowed to go to press without adequate super- vision" cannot be easily reconciled with the asser- tion (by another committee member) that "The Daily is and must remain an organ of student opinion. The minute it reflects faculty control and censorship it' will lose its influence." Here we have precisely the same divergence of view among members of the Alumni Committee that has so long divided the faculty. Mindful of this, (a third committee member) wisely expresses doubt whether "it is expedient to lay such a document in the lap of The Daily editor or the Board in Control at this time." HE DISAGREEMENT as to the nature and extent of supervision does not, however, im- ply a similar disagreement as to responsibility. We find in the discussion and correspondence a virtual unanimity of sentiment for a definite investiture of the responsibility in the Board in Control. How the assumption of such a respon- sibility can be reconciled with the preservation of student initiative and freedom is the real problem at issue. Supervision of The Daily before it goes to press would make the paper effectively a faculty publication: this would seem both impracticable and undesirable. It would impose an undue burden upon members of the faculty whose time can be otherwise employed with greater profit to the University. And it would destroy at one blow an invaluable adjunct to the regular educational resources at the com- mand of the University by reducing the func- tions of The Daily staff to mere routine. The Board in Control would view such a result as deplorable. The testimony of past editors to the value of college journalism in preparation for life is too emphatic to be lightly disregarded. To preserve the best, while eliminating, as far as possible, the dangerous elements in the train- ing afforded by this work must be the earnest endeavor of both the students and their advisers. The Board believes that this can be effected through sympathetic cooperation with the edi- tors. Its responsibilities can be delegated to them to the extent to which they prove, worthy of the trust. But they must expect the sympathy they have enjoyed in the past to be combined with a firmness of policy by which alone the interests of the University can be safeguarded. In formulating the following statement of policy for its own guidance and that of the edi- torial staff, the Board in Control has tried to keep in mind the views expressed by the Presi- dent of the University, of the participants in the Alumni Conference, and of its own members, based upon an experience of varying length of service; it has also sought to give due weight to the opinions of the faculty and the student body, as far as these can be known. The fundamental fact underlying the princi- ples of control of student publications is that ownership of these publications, as properties of the University of Michigan, is vested in the Board of Regents. The Board of Regents has consti- tuted the Board in Control of Student Publica- tions its agent with full responsibility for the conduct, both financial and editorial, of the several journals. The Board in Control appoints the managing editor and business manager of each publication: these in turn appoint the mem- bers of their respective staffs, subject to the ap- proval of the.Board in Control. Each member of the staff is responsible, directly or indirectly, to the managing editor or business manager, who is responsible to the Board in Control. (The pres- ent procedure is for the Board to appoint five senior editors and a business manager.) THUS the relation in which the editors stand to the University is virtually the same as that of the editors of a privately owned newspaper to its proprietor. The latter are answerable to him for their adherence to the declared policies of the paper; if they can not conscientiously or will not conform to these policies, they may resign or be discharged. No question of censorship is in- volved, for there is no imposition of external authority. It is, so to speak, a family affair. Similarly, the editorial and business staff of The Daily, for example, are answerable to the University, as represented by the Board in Con- trol. They are selected for their positions on the assumption that they are competent and right- hinded; if, in- the judgment of the Board, they fail to perform their duties satisfactorily, they must be dismissed. The fact that pretty generous salaries are attached to the higher positions and proportionate compensation to lower ones, cer- tainly tends to enhance the validity of the parallel. The important difference between The Daily and the city newspaper is that the Board in Con- trol does not bind its editors to a positive policy. It prefers to allow them as great freedom as pos- sible. It demands only decency, truthfulness, and due regard to the best interests of the University. In the presentation of the news of the day, whether of the campus or the world outside, they have a free hand: in editorial comment there- WASHINGTON-Immediately after his return from North Africa, the President summoned Congressional r leaders to the White House for what they all later described as a "highly confidential" meeting. Fact is, however, that most of the things FDR told Congressional lead- ers that day, off the record, he told his press conference next day-for publication. There were details about the way the Firestone Rubber Company is double-tapping rubber on its Liberia plantation, the way Roosevelt cele- brated his birthday, with cake and candles in the -plane 8,000 feet over Haiti, and the story about the Presi- dent's being so comfortable in Casa- blanca that he didn't want to move, in spite of advice that the conference. should shift locale from day to day for safety's sake. But there were at least a few things the President included in his talk with Congressmen which were not revealed to the press. One was the touchy problem of civilian unrest and possible revolt among the native population, par- ticularly Arabs., The President pointed out the danger of such an outbreak to our military operations. It would be like having hostile ac- tion on the rear flank, he said. The other matter which the Presi- dent discussed with Congressional leaders was the Tolan-Kilgore-Pepper bill creating a centralized civilian reorganization for the War Produc- tion Board and the production pow- ers of the Army and Navy. The President backed up the Army and Navy, said he was emphatically opposed to the bill, and asked for Congressional support in defeating it. If the bill passed, of course, it would be tantamount to Congress stepping in and telling the Execu- tive that the production end of the war was not being run efficiently. The Army and Navy, especially the former, have been bringing all sorts ofbpressure to block passage of the bill, which would place their production entirely under civilian control. Note: The President's report on Arab unrest checks with that of OWI's Milton Eisenhower, brother of the General, recently returned from North Africa. Capital Chaff According to Hollywood Reporter, Sam Goldwyn is suffering from baby shortage. He needs a dozen or two infants for scenes in the Russian picture, "The North Star," but mothers in middle-class maternity hospitals are not cooperating as they used to. Prosperity is so general that these mothers no longer jump at the $75 rental fee for new-borns . There's likewise a camel shortage, due to demand for North African fairs of larger scope. In criticism of student body, faculty, or administra- tion, it must forego abusive personal- ities and insulting innuendo. Agita- tion for reform or advocacy of the retention of existing traditions should be calm and moderate, free from acridity and violence. It should be distinctly understood that no field of comment or discus- sion is closed to the student editors. Manifestly, however, certain fields are more clearly their rightful and peculiar province than others. In the world of student interests, such, for example, as the social life of the stu- dent body, student government, class politics, athletics, dramatics, etc., their views are important and influ- ential: if their attitude is not in accord with that of the student body, they have the student body to reckon with. So long as the editors make fair and unselfish use of the consider- able power inherent in their office, the Board in Control has no need or wish to interfere with their func- tioning. On the other hand, questions of University policy, administrative, fi- nancial, educational, etc., primarily concern the Board of Regents, the President and other executive offi- cers, and the faculties. To many thoughtful minds, whether of stu- dents, faculty, or alumni, it would appear to be the part of wisdom for the editors voluntarily to eschew dis- cussion of these subjects as demand- ing greater expert knowledge, riper experience, and more mature judg- ment than young people may be ex- pected to command. Others who hold it desirable that they should give serious thought and expression to matters of graver import than col- lege politics and athletics. It is the old impasse. The Board in Control wishes it distinctly understood that no field of discussion is under interdict. But it should also be remembered that freedom of speech, unless backed by sound judgment, readily be- pictures. OPA neglected to put a ceiling on camels, and their rental has risen from $15 to $25 a day ... Both staunch New Dealers, Senator Lister Hill of Alabama, has been panning Senator Claude Pepper be- hind his back . . . Republicans are saying that the fact that FDR, at the Casablanca conference, settled vital matters of military, naval, diplo- matic strategy without "Three Old Men" of his cabinet, shows how to- tally unimportant the cabinet is. The Secretaries of State, War and Navy- Hull, Stimson and Knox-apparently had nothing to say about it. . . The Roosevelt-Vargas meeting in Brazil makes a prophet out of Thomas Jef- ferson, who wrote a friend in 1820: "I should rejoice to see the fleets of Brazil and the United States riding together as brothers under the same family and having the same inter- ests." Merchant Shipping A heavyweight scrap is about to break into the open between the Navy and Maritime Commission on the is- sue of the Navy's desire to take over control ofthe entire American Me- chant Marine:. Very quietly, the Navy has supplied certain members of the House Naval Affairs Committee with information about the "subversive" and "undisci- plined" conduct of American seamen on merchant ships, and at least one Congressman has declared privately that the information will shock the entire country when it is disclosed. The Maritime Commission, how- ever, is skeptical, suspects the Navy of feeding biased information to Con- gress in order to take over merchant shipping. The Navy made a similar campaign last year, but was overruled by the President, who opposed any change in the civilian status of the Merchant Marine. Latest batch of stories makessen- sational reading. Take the case of the "Thomas Jefferson." According to the Navy, this ship was operat- ing in the dangerous waters of the Aleutian Islands when a U.S. de- stroyer came alongside in the early morning and asked for oil. But, ac- cording to the Navy version, the master replied, "We can't give you oil until after eight o'clock; the men are at breakfast." Maritime Commission investigated the charge, found that the incident occurred not in the Aleutians, but in the safe water near Seattle, Wash. Also, the master of the "Thomas Jefferson" had volunteered to pro- vide the destroyer with oil at any time, but it was mutually agreed to move out of mid-channel first, so the two ships would not block the traffic. As soon as this was done, the oil was passed to the destroyer. (Copyright,. 1943, United Features Synd.) upon the editorial page. For example, frequent complaints are brought against the critics of music and the drama. This is perhaps inevitable; the reading public is quick to resent the cocksure expression of amateur opinions that are at variance with its own. Too often the embryo critic affects a manner that sits none too gracefully even upon the blase metro- politan reviewers who serve as his models. Our sense of humor does not always readily prevail over our wrathful astonishment at the arro- gance or condescension of tone with which youthful ignorance plays havoc with the performances of the greatest artists. Nor is it easy to forgive the wanton cruelty sometimes inflicted by the critics upon their own fellow- students who try to give their best to the college stage or platform. Doubt- less, some of those who write on music and drama are imbued with a sense of high obligation to foster and en- courage what is best in the cultural life of the campus: but their criticism is frequently vitiated by a mani- fest tendency to self-exploitation-a smartness to which the demands of common honesty and common ~de- cency are recklessly sacrificed. We are here concerned primarily with good manners and right-minded sportsmanship. Against lapses of taste and errors due to ill-breeding legislation is well-nigh helpless. Such lapses may and do occur in the news items or feature articles, and in the correspondence to which The Daily opens its columns, (and for which it disclaims responsibility), as well as in editorials, humorous columns, or critical departments. In no part of the paper can the editors rightfully disclaim responsibility for vulgarity, scurrility, or bad taste in any form. They should remember that the repu- tation of the University is, to a cer- tain extent, in their hands, and they should do theirtutmost to uphold its honor and dignity. The Board in Control pledges itself to keep this ideal constantly before their eyes. It can do no more-and no less. SDAILY OFFICIA. BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) Lecture: Dr. George Calingaert the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation 'w lecture on the subject, "Some R tions of Organometalic Compound sponsored by the American Chemic Society, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 4: p.m. in Room 303 Chemistry Buildir The public is invited. Concerts Choral Union Concert: Jaseha8 H fetz, violinist, will give the eighth co: cert in the Choral Union Series, Tue day, Feb. 16, at 8:30 in Hill Audito ium. His program will consist of nu bers by Mozart, Bach, Vieuxteml Prokofieff, Shostakovich, Glazounc and Tschaikowsky. A limited numb of tickets are still available ,at t offices of the University Musical So ety in Burton Memorial Tower. Alec Templeton, Pianist, will heard in a special concert Thursd: evening, Feb. 25, in Hill Auditorli Tickets (tax included): $1.10, 90c al 60c, and may be purchased at t offices of the University Musical S ciety in Burton Memorial Tower. Charles A. Sink, Preside: The Regular Tuesday Eveni R corded Concert in the Men's LofteRakanuidn a i of the Rackham Building at 8 p.a will be as follows: Debussy: La M and Suite Bergamasque; Handc Concerto for Viola and Orchestra a Concerto for Oboe and Orchestr; Haydn: Symphony No. 101 (Clock). Events Today Mathematics Club will meet t evening at 8 o'clock in the West Co ference Room, Rackham Bldg. Profe sor Churchill will speak on "A Stuc of Mechanical Resonance by Modei Operational Methods." Graduate Student Council w: meet today at 5:05 p.m., West Lectu Room, Rackham Bldg. Election of o ficers. All members please be presen Michigan Dames will hold gener meeting this evening at 8:15 in t Michigan League Building. Profess4 Roy W. Cowden will be the gue speaker. Disciples Guild: Tea will be serv this afternoon at the Disciples Gui House, 438 Maynard St., from 5: to 6:00 p.m. Both Disciples and Co gregational students and friends a: invited. Christian Science Organization wi meet tonight at 8:15 in Rooms D an E of the Michigan League. Coming events ROTC Drill: All ROTC cadets ei rolled in Wednesday drill will repo to the I.M. Building in uniform wil gym shoes at 4:00 p.m., Wednesda Feb. 10. Advanced Corps cadets shou' be prepared to give instruction Manual of Arms. Reference: FM 22- par. 36-56. The Thursday Drill se tion will report on the rifle range: old Headquarters. Plywood for War: Mr. Thomas I Perry, of the Resinous Products ar Chemical Company, Philadelphia, w present a talk and demonstration c this subject Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2:30 p.m. in Room 2039rNatural Sc ence Building. Mr. Perry is e the leading plywood engineers in ti United States. Forestry students wI wish to attend this lecture will 1 excused from classes for that hot All others interested are cordially ii vited. Varsity Men's Debate: There w be a squad meeting to organize f the second semester at 8 o'clock We nesday evening in room 4203 Ang Hall. The School of Music Melody Mix for Faculty, music students and students taking music courses: Ente tainment and refreshment. Thursda Feb. 11, at 7:45. Grand Rapids Roo of the Michigan League. Monroe Smith, National Director American Youth Hostels, will spe at the Women's Athletic Building 8:00 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11. Anyo: interested is cordially invited to a tend. trogram of Recorded Music: T first in this semester's series Wednesday evening programs of r corded music at the Internatior Center will be held onFeb. 10,at 7: p.m. The program for the evening Robert Schumann, Concerto in A 1 nor, played by Mtra Hess; Brah3 Concerto in D Major for violin a orchestra, with Jascha Heifetz a the Boston Symphony conducted Koussevitsky. Polonia Society Meeting: Re4rgaj zation for second semester. Meet Recreation Room in the Intern atiox Center, Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 8 p Agenda: Meeting Nite, Election Da