I - '.1, .[1 L i.'$ l 1 !1.,f it 1'1,,:-1- i 1 V T\ T-. iy Ai L:1 ........... ...... -- ---- I'd Rather Be Right BySAMUL GRFTON NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-The New York Times editorialized for three and one-quarter columns on our promise to de-loot Japan. The editor paused at that point for want of space, but be- fore he had finished he had reached (among others) the conclusion that we would need com- pulsory peace-time military service if we were adequately to police the new Pacific by sea and air. HE'LL SAVE A LOT OF MONEY - 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 *, gular 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 ror republication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of repub- lication of all other matters herein also reserved. . Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michiga, Ae second-class mail matter. Subscriptions during the regular school year ,bycar- rier $4.50, by mail $425.v 'Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1942.43 That victory course, have to he will i of any payingt alreadybegins to seem like a strange for us, since the Japanese citizen will, of be under no such burden. He will not give compulsory military service; in fact, not be allowed to have an army or navy size; and he will forfeit the privilege of taxes to support the same. Editon Marion Ford , Jane Farrant '.Claire Sherman NIarjorie' Borradalle Eric Zalenski Bud Low . Harvey Frank .Mary Annie Olson Marjorie Rosmarin. Hilda Slautterback Doris Kuentz a! Staff . . Managing Editor . . . Editorial Director . . . City Editor . . . Associate -Editor . . .,Sports Editor . Associate Sports -ditor . Associate Sports Editor Women's ,Editor . . Ass't Women's Editor . . . . Columnist . . . . Columnist Business Staff Molly Ann Winokur Elizabeth Carpenter Martha Opsion . . Business Manager . . Ass't Bus. Manager . . Ass't Bus. Manager Telephone 23-24-1 NIGHT EDITOR: DORIS PETERSON Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. EPOCH-MAKING: Teheran Declaration Is Landinark in History 'I'HE TEHERAN declaration, announced yes- terday as the result of a conference of three of the greatest leaders of all time, will undoubt- edly go down as one of the great landmarks in history. the text of the declaration, by force of necessity, is confined 4o generalities. But it is nonetheless epoch-making. For the first time in history the leaders of the three greatest na- tions in the world have met in person to delare: "We came here with hope and deter- tiination.. We leave here friends in fact, in spirit and in purpose." To everyone who hopes for lasting peace and a true "world family" of nations, the psychological effect of the docu- ment is tremendous. The declaration is no less significant in a military way. Definite plans have been made for a full scale invasion across the English Channel and for the "timing of operations which will be undertaken from the east, west and south." The German people now know that the end is defin-" itely in sight and that their only hope is to throw out the Nazi regime and sue for immediate and unconditional surrender. -Jennie Fitch WAR TIME COLLEGE: Michigan Holds Leading Training Role in Nation TODAY marks the second anniversary of the infamous Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor and without saying more, the thoughts it brings to mind are significant. In a local vein, this day recalls the role the University has played in the war effort of the nation. Michigan was one of the first universities in the country to fully comprehend the impact of the war on an institution of its kind and procedes almost immediately to mobilize its facilities for an active part. The academic program was completely re- vamped, a University War Board was estab- lished, and in general the administration quickly grasped the gravity of the situation. Michigan has assumed its rightful place as a leader in the training programs for both the Army and Navy commensurate with its peace- time leadership among educational institu- tions. -Stan Wallace WAR EFFORT: Women.Are Needed In U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps TODAY as never before in history, there is an urgent need for women in all braneb' armed services. Through the WAC, WAVES, Spars and Marines, women are contributing im- portant and essential work to the war effort. However, there is one branch of the service which is not as well known as these others- the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. Its pro- gram provides free tuition, uniform, books and maintenance expenses plus a stipend each m lth He will live in his island home, without being compelled to take frequent unwanted ocean voy- ages with a top sergeant for a playmate; he will. do some light work in exchange for imported food; and he, alone among the peoples of the Pacific, will enjoy a guaranteed peace, without having to contribute to the cost of it. Of course, the industrial and bankingg houses of Mitsui and Mitsubishi, which have led him into his tragic ,adventure will very probably go. temporarily bankrupt, but the average Japanese may be able. to face that prospect equably enough, with the help .of his celebrated Oriental stoicism. THE. PARADOXES OF PEACE Not having to pay high taxes to support an army and navy, the Japanese government will operate on a low budget. Since no part of the Japanese industrial plant will be needed to pro- duce weapons, it can all be applied to commercial output; a privilege which will be denied to us. Since about 70,000,000 people will be crowded into a small area, there will be an abundant and cheap labor supply, and its natural concomitant, a low price level. The Japanese will thereby be DREW PEARSON'S - WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Democratic leaders are tryng to keep it quiet, but there was a hot blow-up over the 1944 campaign at a private Ad- ministration luncheon on the Senate side of the Capitol the- other day. The principals were Democratic National Chairman Frank Walker, Food Administrator Marvin Jones and Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa, whom the President attempted to purge in 1938. . "What's this I hear about you not running for reelection to the Senate in 1944?" asked Walker.. "That's right," replied Gillette. "I've an- nounced that I,wouldn't run again for the Senate, and I intend to stick by it." "And you still don't agree that you ow something to the party?" shot back Walker. "Owe something to the party that tried to kick me out of office?" replied Gillette angrjty. "I guess nt! Far from it, Frank, and you can tell the President, if you want to, that I will not run for reelection as Senator from Iowa on the Democratic ticket under any cir- cumstances." With that, the Iowa anti-New Dealer turned on his heel and walked out. However, one thing Gillette still has to make clear to Capitol Hill observers is whether he will run for the Demo- cratic Presidential nomination in 1944, should Roosevelt eschew a fourth-term nomination. U.S. 'Loyalist' eterans... Some time ago, this column revealed the man- ner in which American youngsters who had fought for the Spanish Loyalists during the civil war of 1936-39 were being kicked around inside the U.S. Army. They were flunked out of officer candidate schools even when they stood near the top of their class, and many were refused combat duty. Since then, thanks to liberal Assistant Secretary of War Jack McCloy, this situation has changed. Spanish Loyalist veterans have been given a chance to get into combat. They have more than justified this reversal of dis- crimination. Here is the record of a few of them: Sergeant Anthony Toney of Gloversville, N.Y., received the Distinguished Flying Cross for air operations in the Pacific; Sergeant Jerry Wein- berg of Brooklyn was cited for the DFC for par- ticipating in the Ploesti air raid, in which he was forced down; Sergeant Robert Thompson of Long Island City, N.Y., received the Distin- guished Service Cross for heroism in the South Pacifi&; Captain Herman Bottcher won the DSC and Purple Heart and is reputed to be one of the greatest jungle fighters of the war. Also, Lieutenants IIrving Goff of New York City and V. Lossowski of Rochester, N.Y., are teaching Italians guerilla warfare as they learned it in Spain. (Copyright, 1943, United Features Syndicate) well placed to outsell the world, shipping their goods over trade routes policed by other nations at their own expense. If the above seems wildly paradoxical, let us recall that it has happened before in our time that peace has turned out to be a paradox. I remember an evening, years ago, spent with a learned German exile, who demonstrated to me that because we took so much from Germany after the last war we both forced the German wage level down and compelled Germany to build a new industrial plant. Because it was new, it was modern, and because it was modern, it was' efficient, and through all these circum- stances taken together, the victors forced the conquered into the position of being able to undersell them everywhere in the world. We did it with our own little hatchet. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING BETTER For these, and other reasons, I find I resist the concept of a "Pax Americana" in the Pacific, to be enforced by our boats and our planes, forever and endlesly shuttling, back and forth, through vast watery spaces in which (we stoutly main- tain) we have no imperial ambitions. Yet the suggestion is already being seriously discussed that Britain will "guard" the Atlantic, while we "guard" tie Pacific. It will not work. It is a strictly military solution, which ignores economic realities. Since it calls upon us to dedicate our- selves to the perpetual protection of imaginary American lifelines to a non-existent American India, it is not without its dreamy and interna- tiona1-WPAish aspects. Somewhere ahead there lies something better than compulsory military service for Americans as the solution for the problems of the Pacific. Perhaps the growth "of China, and the freeing of Asiatic colonial peoples, and a great new Asiatic Council, all these developments gradually forcing political maturity on the reluctant people of Japan. Anything less than this is gong to be an awfully long-drawn-out and expensive eva- sion. A solution which takes American boys out of their classrooms, and leaves Japanese youth in theirs, seems to me to be only partly thought- out. (Copyright, 1943, N.Y. Post Syndicate) k, ef'ersj Letters to the Editor must be type- written on one side of the paper only and signed with the name and address of the writer. Requests for anonymous publication will be met. Stockwell Poll Wrong? A RECENT article published in The -Daily stated certain facts con- cerning the apathetic attitude of the women of Michigan toward war ac- tivities, and cited as a specific example the residents of Stockwell Hall. The results of the poll taken by a Daily reporter indicated 118 of 250 Stockwell coeds were taking no part in any work outside of classes. This poll failed to consider all the resi- dents of the dormitory, and exagger- ated the number of those not en- gaged in war activities. To determine the true figures, another poll was ,taken last week by members of Stockwell's council. Reports from this poll prove that 265 of the total number of under- graduates (364) are doing work which contributes to the war effort. We are not attempting to make excuses for those girls who are not taking an active part in the war ef- fort. We hope, after considering the information gathered in the later poll, that we will be able to increase the number of Stockwell coeds parti- cipating in war work. However, 73 per cent, the number of active coeds revealed by the council poll, is a far more encouraging report than the percentage indicated in the Daily article. Stockwell Cabinet Members Miriam Dalby Eileen Bradley Jane Thompson Marion Luhis Frances Bostwick Pat Moore Julie Gzucs Adele Blumberg Editor's note: The Daily still feels that the original poll is more indica- tive of student war work on campus. It must be pointed out that the poll conducted by the Stockwell cabinet members included the names of wom- en who signed up for work, whether they dlid it or not, and the names of women who have done nothing more than purchase war stamps. We meant in no way to imply that the women "That new employee is fitting like one of the; living in Stockwell Hail alone are guilty of not doing war work. Iiuepoint Trivia? PEOPLE accost me on the street, in the classroom, at the dinner tible and while I'm shaving to tell me taIt the trivia printed in The Daily under the fancy heading of "Sawdust mad Oyster Shells" by Bluepoint has reached the beyond-hope stage. For several weeks now I have been reading Bluepoint's amorphous chat- ter on equally amorphous suhjects. And I am more convinced than ever that my interest and that of a major- ity of the Daily readers parallels the flight of a heavy object from a high point-strictly in a downward direc- tion. Bluepoint's first column, the best, was in the writer's opinion trivia without decorations. Each succeed- ing column has been tainted with trivia of an even more trivial na- ture. At first, I thought the writer GRIN AND REAR IT 9 k -'---v- - - I --' G\&f By Lichty w , -; imto the job nicely-he's just girls already!" was being amorphous because it was an opening column and there hb dn't been any opportunity to establish a foundation. Each pass- ing week points out my error. The style that started out to be individ- valistic is still individualistic, but it is so in the same manner that something in a deep rut is all by itself. I am overwhelmed by the r onsistencyv of "Sawdust and iOyster hel." It is consistently without body or significance. I read it through and when I finish I say almost unhesitatingly, "So what!" Every columnist has the right to turn out something occasionally that the public can react to with a "so what" attitude. But, when the writer plays around aimlessly like a child disinterestedly pawing some cold and unwanted cereal, your interest is bound to waver and break. And with the loss of interest comes a feeling strong enough in rebellion that the readers feel something should be done. -Hopeful DRAMA FUNNY 1 BUT CHILLY, "Arsenic and Old Lace," played at the Michigan last night, gave the packed theater everything they came to see. One of the maddest comedies ever presented to Ann Arbor audiences was that--nad. In fact, every member of the Brooklyn Brewster family was crack-brained from the nephew Teddy, who imagined himself to be Teddy Roosevelt, to the two spinster aunts, Abby and MRartha, who amiably effervesced in tea par- ties of choice elderberry wine spiked with a lacing of strychnine and arsenic. Screen hor- ror man, Boris Karloff, another nephew, lived up to his cinema reputation with homicidal hankerings. The acting was excellent from Karloff down to the window box corpses. The most humorous character was Teddy who looked more like old "Rough and Ready" than did Roosevelt himself. His intermittent bugle blasts and hurried exits to the cellar "Panama Canal" broke up the tense-f ness of eerie Karloff's horror scenes. Although Mortimer's first scenes were over- played, bis genuine acting in the final scene when he discovered he was not one of the mad Brewsters thoroughly dispelled any miscon- ception the audience might have had of him. However, our sympathies were with Mr. Gibbs who never knew how close he came to being mur- dered. SO COMPLETELY was the entire plot inter- woven with murder that it even won out in the woven with murder that it even won out in the final scene as Mr. Witherspoon, director of the insane asylum, fell victim to the crazy actions of the Brewster spinsters already committed to his care. The stupidity of the cops throughout the en- tire play was always good for a few laughs, al- though their inability to grasp the obvious situation was a little trying at times. Dr. Einstein, also a bogus, provided a comic accomplice -to sinister Karloff. Einstein's funniest scene lasted slightly more than two seconds and he didn't say a word. Those in the audience who were attentive responded appreciatively to the good doctor's about face on the stairs when he spied the long arm of the law. The directing was flawless. The audience was kept so engrossed in the dialogue and sequence of events that changes of costume were hard to de- tect. No prompting was evident. Unfortunately for the enjoyments of some the audience was unusually hilarious causing many punch lines to be entirely lost although the actors noticeably had to wait for the laugh- tor to subside. "Arsenic and Old Lace" was enjoyed by the entire audience. Ann Arbor should have more plays and performances such as the one last night. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 3) r ^. are continuing the study of either language, are invited to compete fory the Phillips Classical Scholarships. Two scholarships, of fifty dollars each, will be awarded on the basisj of an examination covering the pre- paratory work in Latin and in both Latin and Greek, as described in the bulletin on scholarships, a copy of which may be obtained in Room 1, University Hall. The examination will be held this year on December 9, in a room and at an hour to be determined by the mutual conveni- ence of the contestants. Interested students are urged to leave their names with Professor Copley or Dr. Pearl, 2026 A. H., or with Dr. Ray- ment, 2030 A. H. Pre-Forestry and Forestry Stu- dents: Announcement is made of the annual essay contest for the Charles Lathrop Pack Founda'tion Prize in Forestry. The prize is $30, and the contest is open to all forestry and [pre-forestry students. Contestants may consult, if they wish, with mem- bers of the faculty of the School of Forestry and Conservation as to suit- ability of topics. Essay titles should be filed not later than Jan. 10 with the Recorder, from whom further de- tails may be obtained. Choral Union Members: Members in good standing will please call for their courtesy passes to both the Bos- ton Symphony Orchestra and the Don Cossack concert, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, between 10 and 12, and 1 and 4 o'clock, after which time no passes will be issued. Charles A. Sink, President The University Bureau of Appoint- ments has received notice of the fol- lowing Civil Service Examinations: United States-Coal Mine Inspectors, $2,600 to $4,600 per year. Closing date for above applications is Jan. 20, 1944. State of Michigan-Student Per- sonnel Assistant, $150 to $170 per month; Personnel Technician, $180 to $220 per month; Telephone Operator, $110 to $132 per month; Stores Clerk,r $110 to $143 per month.t -City of Detroit-Plasterer, $63 toz $81 per week; Public Housing Aid, C $2,150- to $2,553 per yeaf.t Further information may be had from the notices which are on file in the office of the Bureau of Appoint- ments, 201 Mason Hall, office hours 9-12 and 2-4. . A Lectures Food-Handlers' Lecture: A seriest of two lectures for food-handlers will# be given on Tuesday evenings, De- t cember 7 and 14, at 8:00 p.m. in Kel-# logg Auditorium.# All food-handlers working in com-! mercial establishments are required# by City Ordinance to attend a series7 in order to obtain a permanent food- handlers' card. All persons concerned with food service to University students are asked to attend. French Lecture: Professor Arthur L. Dunham, of the Department of History, will open the series of French lectures for 1943-1944 spon- sored by the Cercle Francais, on # Thursday, Dec. 9, at 8:00 p.m. in the Assembly Room of the Rackham Building. The title of his lecture is: "Quelques problemes economiques de la France de demain." Tickets for these lectures may be procured from the Secretary of the Department of Romance Languages (Room 112, Ro- mance Language Building) or at the door at the time of the lectures for a small sum. Holders of these tickets are entitled to admission to all le - tures. All servicemen are admitted free of charge to all lectures. Academic Notices Botanical Journal Club will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 4:00 p.m. in Room N.S. 1139. Reports by Mar- jie Gieful on "Distribution of Races of Puccinia Graminis," and Harriet Smith on "The Evolutionary Signifi- cance of Autopolyploidy." English 181 will not meet today. M. L. Williams School of Education Students, oth- er than freshmen: Courses dropped after Saturday, Dec. 11, will be re- corded with the grade of E except under extraordinary circumstances No course is considered officially noon, Dec. 8; Surnames beginning F through' L, Thursday, Dec. 9; Sur- names beginning M through S, Fri- day, Dec. 10; Surnames beginning T through Z, Saturday forenoon, Dec. 11. Arthur Van Duren, Chairman, Academic Counselors 9 Concerts. Choral Union Concert: The Uni- versity Musical Society announces the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky, Conductor, for the fifth concert in the current Choral Union Series on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 8:30 p.m. in Hill Audi- torium. The program will consist of numbers by William Schuman, Shos- takovich, Moussorgsky, Debussy and Rimsky-Korsakoff. -Charles A.,Sink, President Student Recital: Elizabeth Ivanoff, violinist, will present a recital in par- hial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree at T)3 pm. on Thursday, Dec. 9, in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Her program will include compositions by Vitali, Beethoven, Chausson, Grana- dos and de Falla, and will be open to the general public. Miss Ivanoff is a pupil of Professor Gilbert Ross. Exhibitions Exhibition, College of Architecture and Design: An exhibition of paint- ings by Eugene Dana, and color prints by Louis Schanker, is presented by the College of Architecture and De- sign in the ground floor corridor of the Architectural Building through Dec. 28. Open daily, except Sunday, 8:00 to 5:00. The public is cordially invited. Events Today Junior Research Club will meet to- night at 7:30 in the Rackham Amphi- theatre. The program will be given by F. E. Shideman, of the Depart- ment of Pharmacology, and H. J. Gomberg, of the Department of Elec- trical Engineering. Michigan Chapter of the A.A.U.P. will meet at the Michigan Union to- night at 6:45. This will be a closed meeting. Members should convene in the cafeteria line, get trays of food, and go to the tables in the Uni- versity Faculty Club, where dinner will be eaten and the program given. BARNABY I'll fly in a window and we'll all meet-er-at the lunch counter.I ... Now ... How can we get YOU into the store inconspicuously? By Crockett Johnson COOCKE fI With my makeup artistry and all the stuff in this attic-Ah! These sunglasses. . . And a hat and veil! And a bit of this bathrobe cord I tf Mom. Mr. O'Malley fixed it so Santa 'Claus won't know us CROCK[TT aK nl jj4 IJ A,