PAGE FOUR- I-(E lrHIt'W AN' r)Arf FRIDAY, DEE. :It.:1041 - '. ~ ~ . U.~..A A. ~. ~I ..C/ PEY XU.J .Al + + f +v. ivy avi iV Fifty-Fourth Year Ni e r w s Edited and maraged 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 egular 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- n Ucation of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, !a second-class mail matter. Subscriptions during the regular school year by car- rier $4.50, by mail $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1942-43 Editorial Staff Marion Ford Jane Farrant . Claire Sherman Marjorie Borradalle Eric Zalenski Bud Low . . Harvey Frank Mary Anne Olson Marjorie Rosmarin . Hilda Slautterback Doris Kuentz . Managing Editor Editorial Director City Editor Associate Editor Sports Editor Associate Sports Editor . . Associate Sports Editor Women's Editor . Ass't Women's Editor . . . . . Columnist . . . . . Columnist Business Stafff AM' ir.AnnV'iokur. P liabeth carpenter. Martha Opsion Telephon Business Manager Ass't Bus. Manager Asst Bus. Manager to 23.24-4 SAWDUST AND OYSTER SHELLS WE'RE READY TO ADMIT now that what they've been telling us about liberalism is Probably true-it's not one of the things that grow up with you. A year ago we would have made a sworn enemy of anyone who dared even to suggest that our own rather hotheaded ideas were going to change. But already we're be- ginning to see the other side and that, as every- one knows, is fatal. With it all we've developed a kindly, almost tolerant attitude toward the students who stand up and preach communism in English exposi- tion classes and who set out as freshmen to or- ganize the local dry-cleaning establishments. We think they're going, to change too. it's just possible, we keep telling ourselves, thatthe co-op gang will be voting straight Re- publican in '58. The thing of the matter is, of course, that you begin to see finally that nothing is ever really new, that you probably never in your life have one new idea. Everything you uphold nowv has been tried before. Communism? We had the Brooks farm in America before Russia became a European power. And the English Christian Socialist League had Socialist ideals a lot straighter twenty-five years ago than Hitler's got them now. People keep telling us, that there wouldn't be any sort of progress in the world if there weren't young radicals in it. This, to our mind, is the most ridiculous argument of all. Young radicals never start what they preach. They just see a movement coming and they try to speed it up. The big trouble with them, of course, is that- they're way ahead of their time, they're too far sighted for their own good. It's becoming our conviction that anything that has to be fought for is not ready to come, and once achieved is not going to last very long or really help solve the big problem. AS LONG AS THE DAILY has been talking about the position of women on campus why not take as an example the women who organ- ized starvation campaigns from one end of the country to the other in order to get the vote. As a matter of fact, they were pretty good radicals. None of their ideas were new but they had them pretty straight. But the fact that we are fight- ing in An Arbor today, conditions that are a lot like those that their apparently effective cam- paign supposedly eradicated, is adeluate proof that they came too soon. They tried to get rec- ognition for women before either the women or the country were ready for it and all they suc- ceeded in getting were the extremely hollow letters of the law. For that matter, you could look at the Civil War or whatever small partof it had anything to do with freeing the slaves and you could look at the South now and be quite justified in observing that they were not ready for Lincoln's proclamation, that-the freeing of the slaves didn't solve the real problem. There are millions of other examples and there are probably a lot for the other side of the argument. We're not sure of all this, we're not old enough ourselves to be properly conservative. It has already, however, begun to upset us-that there are college students who can make them- selves miserable because communism is slow in coming and we've seen enough pretty liberal young Dailyites leave Ann Arbor and come back conservative business men not to doubt that age has a lot to do with the way you think. Maybe it's just that people get tired when they're older; it's probably just as simple as that. NIGHT EDITOR: MONROE FINK Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. CHALLENGE: Coeds Need Direction In War Activities A LOT OF DUST has been stirred up in the past week by the discussions over the part University coeds are taking, or failing to take, in the war effoit. But so far no apparent im- provements have taken place. Despite possible variations in estimates of just how many women are doing their part, the fact remains that a substantial proportion is still too lazy, too apathetic, or too uni- formed to stir from their do-nothing routine. To 'give these girls the benefit of the doubt, let's say that they are inactive because they fail to realize how badly they ar needed. If this is true, it is imperative that a Univer- sity organization be set up which will reach the women who are doing nothing in addition to their school work. There is no time for bickering over unimport- ant details of this problem. We must all work together to see to it that the hospital, the laun- dry, the blood bank, the surgical dressing unit, and all the other projects get the help they so desperately need. AT THE BEGINNING of the fall term last year, the same problem existed. It was faced squarely by campus leaders and it was solved. On Oct. 7, 1942, The Daily printed a front page editorial addressed to the students, saying . "our deep-down willingness really to kick-in and help has barely been touched." In a meeting at the Union on Oct. 11, the top officers of almost every major men's or- ganization on campus made plans for the formation of a new body to supervise and coordinate the war-time activities of the men and to direct them to urgent jobs. The creation of the Manpower Mobilization a Corps was officially announced two days later. Men were registered and work began. Those men worked on short-handed farms, saving several valuable crops, they collected metal for the scrap drive, they took jobs in local restaurants, and they filled numerous other positions. The Manpower Corps was a success because it was efficiently organized, it had the coopera- ion of the students, and it tackled the task at hand. Most of those men are now in the Armed Forces. It is up to the girls to take their place. s there any reason why they don't respond to the fullest extent? IN THE CASE of the coeds, there is no need to set up an entirely new organization to cope with the problem. The framework for leader- ship already exists in the form of the Women's War Council. Representing all coeds as it does, the Council could be to the women what that Manpower Corps was to the men. It could be the focal point of war-time activities for girls. Right now there are quite a few women on ;ampus who are unaware of the junction of the Council. If it is to furnish the direction for the PnwAq-riu ing-thi emrgenc. it must adot a DMEW PEARSON'S MERRY-GO-ROUND WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Two-fisted Senator Vandenberg of Michigan. no friend of the Roose- velt Administration, summed up the soldier-vote bill situation when he said that the Eastland substitute would "make it practically impossible for absentee Michigan servicemen to vote," "A man is entitled to vote as well as tofight," concluded Vandenberg. One thing he had in mind is the fact that most State legislatures are not scheduled to meet next year, and a number will not meet until after elections. Therefore, it is a safe bet that few legislatures would act on the ,recommendation of the Eastland Bill to pass absentee soldiers' vote legislation. Vandenberg's statement, together with the fight waged- by Senator Scott Lucas of Illinois, co-author of the original soldier-vote bill, were among the few high points of statesmanship in one of the worst debacles of democracy so far seen among the so-called statesmen of the U.S. Senate In contrast, there were many low points, one of them stirred up by white-thatched Sen- ator Jaimes M. Tunnell of Deleware, who de- clared of the Eastland substitute: "If the Sen- ate does not want the boys to vote, let it say so' fearlessly. Let us not use a subterfuge and pretend we are giving them something when we are not.", To this, Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith of South Cairoliria replied: "Doesn't the Senator believe his State is patri- otic enough-as are other States-to call a spe- cial session of the legislature to provide an op- portunity for the precious boys to vote?" aging with fury, Tunnell shot back: "Why does the Senator speak so sarcastically by saying 'the precious boys?' " Smith sputtered in confusion, did not answer the question. Finally regaining his composure after the emotional slip-up, the South Carolin- ian, asked Tunnell if it would be "impossible" to call special sessions of State legislatures. Tunnell replied that it would be "impossible td get the soldiersto vote in accordance with the proposed substitute and no one knows it any better than the Senator from South Caro- lina." "I do not know any such thing," replied Smith meekly. "Then the Senator doesn't know as much as he should know," countered Tunnell amid laughter from the galleries, Note:"Only Northern Democrats who voted against a clean-cut voting system for soldigr were Walsh of Massachusetts, Walsh of N .Jersey (Gov. Edison's new appointee from his own Edi- son Company), and Rhode Island's Peter Gerry, millionaire descendant of the Gerry who signed the Declaration of Independence. (Copyright, 1943, United Features Syndicate) BOONDOGGLING: Findings of Committee refute Butler Charges THE RECENT REPORT from the Congression- dl committee sent to South America on an nspection tour should prove interesting, if only as acontrast to the startling charges made by Senator Butler a few weeks ago. Whereas Senator Butler firmly declared that 'Good Neighbor spending by the United States is a wild extravagance," the House committee, headed by Representative Matthew Merritt, rec- ommended that steps be taken for the immediate planning of post-war commercial relationships. While Senator Butler charged that the whole policy ofaiding Latin American countries was "naively conceived and- badly coordinated boondoggling," the investigating ' committee hmaintained tlat the "Good Neighbor" policy had produced mutual benefits throughout the Western Hemisphere. It is entirely possible that the warning issued by the committee was directed at one Senator Butler. "Bungling tactics by amateur good-will 3missaries has in some instances injured Ameri- -an standing," the Congressmen stated. VICE-PRESIDENT WALLACE showed not only good sense, but wise diplomacy in apologizing to Latin America, for the Senator's "bungling tactics:" It has been exceedingly difficult to bring about any kind of good- will between the Am- ericas. The memories of exploitation and fin- ancial control; of dollar diplomacy during the twenties have been too vivid in the minds of the Latin Americans. With ten years of hard, painstaking work on the "Good Neigh- bor" policy, gvernment officials would be most unwise to allow any individual to pull out the foundations upon which that friendship was built. The Congressional committee, and not Senator Butler. has the right answer for solving the problems of Latin American relationships. "Boon- ioggling" and charges of graft have no place in the picture of good heighborliness. -Virginia Rock i DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN GRIN AND BEAR I By Lichty t .f FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1943 VOL. LIV No. 33 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. Notices The University Bureau of Appoint- ments has received notice of the fol- lowing Civil Service Examinations: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania- Secretary - stenographer, $1,176- $3,456; Typist, $1176-$1,584; Super- visor, $2,136-$4,200; Visitor, $1,584- $2,136; Accountant, $1,860-$3,456. Closing date for applications is Dec. 15, 1943. , The Bureau has also received no- tice of Work-study fellowships to the New York School of Social Work for 1944-45. Applicants must qualify as regular graduate students eligible for a master's degree. Competition is open to college seniors, only if they have previously had some substantial work experience. Closing date for applications is Feb. 15, 1944.' 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: Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information Interviewing for orientation advis- ors and for the centrol committee of the '47 Corps will continue every afternoon through-Wednesday, Dec. 15. Interviews will be held from 3 to 5 every afternoon and from 9 to 12 Saturday, Dec. 11 in the Undergrad- uate Office at the League. Women's Judiciary Committee The Teachers Insurance and An- nuity Association calls. attention to the following provisions for holders of retirement annuity contracts, and concerning insurance contracts ap- plied for after Dec. 9, 1941: 1. When the holder of a premium- paying retirement annuity contract enters a military, naval, or air force of the United aStates, Canada, or Newfoundland, he may cease prem- ium payments on the contract with the assurance thathhemayarestore the contract by simply resuming payments - (without - payment of the "omitted" premiums) if he does so at the close of such service or within six months thereafter. At that time he will be expected to sign an appro- priate agreement as to reduction of the contractual benefits correspond- ing to the omitted premiums, and the premium resumed will be on the same actuarial basis as it would have been- if premiums had been paid con- tinuously. 2. All new life insurance policies applied for after Dec. 9, 1941, will contain a provision excluding the risk of death resulting either (a) from service outside the continental limits of the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland in a military, naval, or air force of a country at war, or (b) from operating or riding in any kind of aircraft, except as a fare-paying passenger on scheduled airline flights. In event of death under such excluded circumstances, the reserve under the policy, less any indebtedness, will be payable to the beneficiary. This procedure applies to all kinds of newly-written life in- surance policies, including collective insurance, but of course not to life insurance policies previously written without any such clause or to any annuity contract. Among some groups of applicants particularly likely to enter the forces, the total amount of insurance the Association will write on an individual is re- duced. Herbert G. Watkins, Assistant Secretary Academic Notices Students, Fall Term, College of Lit- erature, Science, and the Arts: Courses dropped after Saturday, Dec. 11, by students other than freshmen will be recorded with the grade of E. Freshmen (students with less than 24 hours of credit) may drop courses without penalty through the eighth week. Exceptions to these regula- tions may be made only because of extraordinary circumstances, such as serious illness. -E. A. Walter Freshmen in the College of Litera- ture, Science, and the Arts may ob- tain their five-week progress reports in the Academic Counselors' Office, 108 Mason Hall, according to the fol- lowing schedule: Surnames begin- ning F through L, Thursday, Dec. 9; Surnames beginning M through S, Friday, Dec. 10; Surnames beginning T through Z, Saturday forenoon, Dec. 11. Arthur Van Duren, Chairman, Academic Counselors 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 dropped unless it has been reported in the office of the Registrar, Roorm 4, University Hall. School of Music Freshmen may secure five-week grades by calling at the office of the School of Music. 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 Architecturesand De- sign in the ground floor corridor of the Architectural Building thr'ough Dec. 28. Open daily, except Sunday, 8:00 to 5:00. The public is cordially invited. Events Today Ann Arbor Library Club will meet on Friday, Dec. 10, at 7:45 p.m. in Room 110, University Library. Mr. James K. Boyland of the Library of Congress will speak on "Unfamiliar Aspects of Irish Life and Culture." There will also be a business meeting with election of officers for the year. Refreshments. Wesley Foundation: Bible Class at 7:30 p.m. "I like t6' play hard to get-Kissing them is apt to make them-think it's pbssible to spend an evening at home, without -even going to the movies." Sainuel Grafton's d Rather Be Right NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Senator Reynolds of North Carolint now mentions the Atlantic Chatte even more frequently than des'Drothy Thompson. He worries about the Atlante Charter night and day. It is his darling, his precious,' his dear. This isolationist Sriator is beside himself with fear lest Messrs. Roosevelt and Chiurchill shil fall to respect the Atlanti 'harter, when they come to such natters as defining the border of Poland, Why shouldn't those two' men respect the'Atlantic Charter? Hell, they wrote it. In fact, when they wrote it, Senator Reynolds didn't care much for it. Now he loves it more than any declaration- these two men have made sihce. So far as Roosevelt and Chrchill ar con- cerned, he heard themn the first time. A Sudden Hurrah for Hong Xong American isolation is, of dourse, trying to figure out some h'eans of fighting the Declarations o Mos- cow, Cairo and Teheran, and the states' rights, or Atlantic Charter, doodle is the best it has fbtind so far. But one of the New York Daily News's writers is working a kind of variation of the same game. Mr. John O'Donnell has sudden- ly set up in businiss as a de- fender of the- Four Freedoms, especially of one of- them, free- dom of speech. Mr. O'Donnell declares that this freedom was violated at- Cairo, where press correspondents - were riot permit- ted to talk to the heads of states. He hints darkly that England is trying to avoid returning' Hong Kong to China, and that- Ohiang Kai-shek was kept from tiuiking to the correspondents because he might have said sonething about Hong Kong, thereby apoiling Winston Churchll's afternoon. We have here another strange new political love affair, for Mr. O'Donnell has long distinguished himself, or at least marled him- self, by his savage attacs on the concept of the .FourpFreeos, as formulated by Mr. Rosevel*. Furth- ermore, Mr. O'Donnell's interest ii the future of Hong Kong h -;hIth- erto been extremely mild, to say the least. And a- Bunch of Flower's So now we hav&: Sefltdtr Rey- nolds passionately upholng the Atlantic Charter, and John&"<'Di- nell strenuously botlered-Abotit the Four Freedoms and' the rrtoria1 integrity of China. Te pr'ila- tionists have tuned t ia ism in a big way. But-'it shotild be noted that- they are -using mora idealism, not to proniote iiterna- tional action, but to block it. These men have foqght inter- national co-operation for years. They did so, at first, in the guise of "practical' characters, tough babies, hats on the backs of their heads, so to speak, cigas jutting out, chins rough, no lobaoney and no nonsense. Tht having failed, they are now, in effect, donning starched pinafdres, hold- ing bunches of flowes' in thelir hands, and piping of the rights of men in an unpracticed Idealist treble., It is another exercise in the dark science of obscuranhtism, that which holds the use of almost any argu- mentative bait justified, so long as it leads to victim to the appointed place. (Copyright, 1943, N.Y. Post Syndicate) Saturday, Dec. 11, at 4 o'clock in the East Conferences Room of the Rack- ham Building. All staff members are cordially invited to be present. Professor Charles P. Wagner will speak on Mexico, in the light of his recent trip to that country. Profes- sor Ermelindo A. Mercado will- pre- sent some first-hand observations on conditions in Puerto Rico. - Mathematics Club will meet -Mon- day evening, Dec. 13, at 8 o'clock, in the West Conference Room, Rack- ham Building. Professor Ambrose will speak on "Ergodic Theory." Bacteriology Seminar, Saturday, Dec. 11, 8:30 a.m., in Rm. 1564-East Medical Building. Topic Virus Di- seases of Plants. All interested are invited. All University Women: Contrary to previous announcement, Junior Girls' Project will sell 1war bonds between 4 And 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday only in the League lobby. PEOPLE BLAMED: - - Americans Must Act on Pro blems of Inuflation WAR MOBILIZATION DIRECTOR James F. Byrnes just about hit the point in his radio speech this week when he struck at "even the the American people" for their failure to comple-: bend the seriousness of weakening;the ariti-in- flation program. The pressure groups are nothing more than Americans banded together who are putting some selfish goal before their duty to their country. And as for the Congressmen, their actions can be blamed upon their constituents also, for enough pressure. exerted upon. any Congressman will usually result in action which will be in line with the thoughts of his backers. The Congressmen and the pr'essure groups are merely reflecting the attitude of the American people as a whole, their indifference and selfish- ness and blindness to the needs of their country. The people don't seem to realize that if inflation is allowed to really hit this country it is they themselves who would suffer the consequences f higher prices, acute shortages, and Jhe drop in value of their war wages. And it will be the Americans themselves who either sign the death xarrant of the anti-inflationary program or who see that inflation is stopped and stopped fast. The responsibility rests sduarely on the shoulders Df the American people. -Evelyn Phillips BARNABYY There's a play pen for Lost ts I By Crockett Johnson _. ,_ .., ,,, M __. E if n urea-- mnufsa=# min -. L'... _, a_- He's not here. I wonder if-while I CROCK~E-< Copyrigh~t 143 9fild N,64 wf,.gr Lost Chi cdren