PAGE -FOUlt Nli I'Al 1 3" -A N. 11-A, I IN WWNE-SDAY$ DMA 15, 1943 PAGEFOURrp4 U.4I%~A 1'---I Fifty-Fourth Year I H y1 a ffi3' '9.' *L~P r^'yTI aa.-J-w Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board .in Contro) 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- lication 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 car- rier $4.50, by mail $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1942-43 Editorial Staff Mario c Ford . Jane Farrant . Claire Sherman Marjorie Borradaile 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 WE HEAR IT SO MUCH, this theory of the value of objectivity in dealing with contro- versial questions. The notion that one can de- pend upon "impartial observations" and statis- tics to get an "accurate view. If someone would convince us that the premise is sound, we would accept the rest of the theory. But it seems to be something "liberals" all assume, without saying why. Psychological experimentation has shown that a stimulus acting upon an organism pro- duces a response. The "objectivists" want to leave out the organism . . . want to get from one side of a river to the other without admit-. ting they crossed a bridge. They put meat in a grinder and see that it comes out different than it went in, but deny that the machine caused the change. For instance, almost any liberal professor will tell you that, after carefully weighing the facts, he has come to the conclusion that organized labor isn't doing all it can for the war effort. Mention post-war problems and to almost any progressive business man, and he will tell you that-according to impartial observers-the big- gest worry is whether the Soviet Union will pro- mote red revolution in the European states be- fore we can set up good democratic governments there. Where do they find such accurate and unt- colored information? Why, they read "The New York Times," "The Christian Science Monitor," "Time," "Reader's Digest," and lis- ten to H. V. Kaltenborn and Fulton Lewis, Jr. They get "all the news that's fit to print," "a true picture of conditions as they exist." THEN what are we eomplaining about? Well, let's look at the professor. He almost cer- tainly has never been a union member, or worked and lived as factory workers do. Last summer when he had his house painted he had to pay an outrageous wage to the union painter. And the other night when he read the wages factory workers are getting now, he couldn't help com- paring them with his own salary. And the businessman, for all his foresight- edness, can scarcely be expected to lose his fears of communism in this country when he starts considering the European situation. Be- sides, he knows the Soviets don't believe in private property or the class system upon which his whole condition of life is based. Now these men sit down Sunday afternoon to catch up on their reading. They start with page one: and eventually get to the editorials, but probably miss completely the advertisements covering each page. The revenue from these ads determines the size of the paper, and since bus- iness concerns are generally not pro-unions or pro-Soviet Russia, it is extremely unlikely that the editor will print news which will alienate his customers and cut off his own salary in the bar- gain. Circulation, too, is an important item, and MUSICI ONE OF'THE leading male choruses in the world today appeared here last night when the Don Cossack chorus and its dynamic leader presented the sixth concert of the present Choral Union Series to an enthusiastic Ann Arbor audi- ence. It is no wonder that the chorus isso outstand- ing for its director, Serge Jaroff. is a fine musi- cian who knows choral work as well as any be- cause of his excellent training. But there is an even greater reason for the fine work done by the ensemble: the presence of a working principle that is so important in any art and yet often completely overlooked. The men sing what they know and have experienced in their own lives. They are all men who have been reared in Rus- sia, they know the country, its people and its music. Consequently when they present Russian songs you may be sure that their rendition is authentic to the last detail and full of a real spirit. This fundamental principle of dealing on- ly with what one is familiar has too often been neglected, and it is heartening to see it thus ap- plied, proving its own worth so completely. The program opened with a group of reli- gious songs and a requested number, all indic- ative of the superb control possessed by the entire group: their pianissimo passages which swelled to great organ-like tones were magni- ficent. A series of gay, festive songs followed, and Shvedoff's "Russian Fair" was particular- ly outstanding here because of the way in which the spirit of the men spread to the audience, which enjoyed itself immensely. The last group, including the Hymn of the United Nations by Shostakovich, was predomin- ately war songs and a vigorous dance finale with all the gymnastics, followed by two encores, end- ed the program. The ensemble is not only to be praised for its excellent blending and great pre- cision in every essential, but also for its abun- dance of fine solo voices, all of which goes to make up an outstanding chorus that is certainly one of the greatest musical aggregations of its kind today. -Jean Athay since the Negro people are a minority group, why should the best reporters cover Harlem beats? And besides, reporters may be subject to the same prejudices readers have. So what are we saying? That the solution to these problems can't come till professors join unions, till we're willing to look at the Soviet Union as she is and not through a cloud of hate, till economic interests cease making free- dom of the press an empty phrase. And what have you to do with all this? Once you've made up your mind you can't sit on a fence all your life-you're free to start doing things. Help change the world-on campus, in Congress, in post-war planning. You are a more valuable citizen when you realize that writing your Congressman is a better pastime than try- ing to be objective. i. i Business Staff WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.- Some extremely important conferences have been taking place between the State Department and the Treasury -which the public doesn't know about but which may influence our whole policy on the South American con- tinent for years to come. Briefly summarized,, these confer- ences involve the question of whether the United States should crack down on Argentina. Specifically, they in- volve the question of whether we should permit Argentina to sneak her gold out of this country and con- tinue to use her credit in U.S. banks to pay off Nazi agents in the U.S.A. Actually, they involve the broad- er question of whether a gang of pro-Nazi Argentine Army officers, educated in Germany, should be permitted to continue to thumb, their noses at the U.S.A., while every other Latin American coun- try anxious to be friendly with this country is amazed that we let them get away with it. - During these State Department conferences, a battery of Treasury officials has argued vigorously that we must crack down on Argentine finances. A coterie of diplomats has sat around Mr. Hull's desk, most of them arguing to the contrary. The Secretary of State himself swings his black-ribboned pince-nez glasses.and listens. So far, nothing has hap- pened. Amazing Intrigue . Meanwhile, the story of what is happening in Argentina continues to be the most amazing of the war. Few people realize that the most prc-Nazi nation outside of occupied Europe has developed right under the wing of our Good Neighbor policy. There is a strong censorship in Argentina. Any newsman who writes what is really happening is kiked out of the country, sometimes beaten up by gangsters. But pieced together from diplomatic dispatches, from re- ports of returned diplomats and frxm the underground, here is a close-up picture of what is happening. The former government of aged President Castillo was conserva- tive, isolationist but somewhat pro- American, and leaned increasingly toward the United States as it be- came apparent that the war was sure to go in our favor. Then, suddenly, a clique of Argen- tine Army officers seized power. This was on June 4, one month after ve had triumphed in Tunisia, several months after the tide of Russian de- feat had turned to victory at Stalin- grad, and when it was quite oinvious even to doubting Argentines that the Allies would come out victorious. The revolution was engineered within a few hours, with the loss of only thirty lives. The Army simply took command. The men who led the Army were, almost without excep- tion, friendly to Germany. Many -f4 them had been educq ted there. An even greater number had been care- fully cultivated by the Nazis. And what most people don't kiuow is that many Argentine Army offi- cers, paid meager salaries, had bor- rowed heavily from German friends. Some of them, though not pro-Ger- man at heart. were subjected to blackmail and threat of exposure re- garding these debts unless they played the Nazi game. Refuge for Hitter? One theory which cannot be proved, but which is believed by many diplomatic observers, is that Hitler's gang for years had worked to build up a place of exile for them- selves in case of defeat. After the fall ofrStalingrad and then Tunisia, The WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND By DREW PEARSON "1 I . . . ; GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty Molly Ann 7inokur Elizabeth Carpenter Martha Opsion they began to see defeat staring them in the face. That, therefore, was the cue to move into Argentina. But what can be proved is that concrete Nazi plans had been made long ago to seize the oil fields of Patagonia; also that the crew of the Graf Spee had special training and instructions in infiltrate into Argentina for revolutionary pur- poses in case of naval defeat. Spearhead of pro-Nazi leadership in Argentina is General Vasilio Per- tine, who served as Argentine mili- tary attache in Berlin during the last war and was so pro-German that he offered his services to Germany and they were accepted. Since then, he has been president of two large Ger- man companies, Semma and Afa T'i- dor Varta. Today, under the revolutionary re- gime, General Pertine is Mayor of Buenos Aires, which, because so much of Argentina's popuplation is con- centrated in this one city, is the second most important post in the country.' . (Copyright, 1943, United Features. Synd.) . . Business Manager . . Ass't Bus. Manager Ass't Bus. Manager e 2'3-24-1 i Telephon NIGHT EDITOR: RAY DIXON Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NAVY DRIVE: Coed Response Uged In WAVE Recruiting THE WAVES are returning to Ann Arbor and will have a recruiting and information booth in the League until 5 p.m. Friday. This is the second appearance of the WAVES on campus this semester. The first time they were here they met with a gratifying response and it is their desire to outdo even the campus interest evinced in their first drive this time. The main interest' of the recruiting officers who are here at this time is to give informa- tion to women who will be graduating in Feb- ruary and who would be eligible to join the WAVES following graduation. At present a drive is on to'fill the WAVES quota of 20,000 recruits for the year. If this quota can be filled there will he a total of 47,000 women serving in this auxiliary force. These women are doing a vital work in untold naval shore establishments. Tday women are doing the work at control towers at air fields, serving the nerve centers of Navy communica- tions, restoring health to the wounded at naval hospitals, packing the Jarachutes that will save men's lives. There will be quite a few girls graduating in February who could qualify for the WAVES but there are too few women actually consid- ering the WAVES as a post-graduate vocation until the war is over. It provides an oppor- tunity for self-advancement, the learning of a profitable trade and the opportunity to serve one's country in a very helpful capacity. Senior girls should take advantage of this opportunity to acquire information concerning this valuable service whether they have any defi- nite intention of joining the WAVES or not. - Evelyn Phillips FREE FASCISM:' Political Trend Evident In Release of Mosley THE BOMBING OF BERLIN last week over- shadowed the most important British action, namely, the freeing of Oswald Mosley, Britain's leading fascist. Although the effects of Mosley's release were not as startling as the bombings, it holds greater significance for Great Britain's future. The government's action in releasing Sir Oswald, his wife, and a number of Mosley's followers was conducted in true British tradi- tion. Mosley and his followers were held in prison for three years without trial under a wartime security regulation. Mosley's ill health was given as the reason for his release. His wife and followers, however,, were not ill, and they also were released. So Britain, inspired by a guilty conscience and respect for upper-class privileges, released the country's leading fascist. In doing so, it found itself fiercely attacked by organized labor and the unorganized public. This anger over traditional English proced- ure is not a fight about Mosley but a popular .r.i n oIPL o vnf-nee i n enotimel -~711 . /I ; R/Y I'd RaUther BeRight By SAMUEL GIALFTO] N d £ ; 4 '.;; 1. ~ 14 0-e19#'a, cJhica;O 'riS . 2c -And if you folks are the type who like to do Postwar Planniug- you can run riot on this! DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ... NEW YORK, Dec. 15.--Chew betel nuts and win the war. What war? Why, the war against, Roosevelt. Haven't you heard? The President wants low prices. Let's give him high prices. The President wants high taxes. Let's give him low taxes. Have a nut? HAVE A NUT? Anyway the soldier boys will take care of the President when they can make their voices heard. So let's let the soldier boys vote. Hey, just a second. They might vote for the President. So let's not let them vote. States' rights, that's the ticket. Have a nut? Throw out subsidies. Throwing out subsidies will win the war. Hey, but we vegetable oil pro- ducers like our subsidy! All right, leave that one in. WHO BUNGLED THE MIRACLE? We're not doing enough fighting in the Pacific. And too many boys died on Tarawa. Okay, pal; let's divide up; you makge the first speech and I'll make the second. Have a nut? Yes, sir, this administration deliberately led us into the war. Yes, sir, this administration wasn't thinking of war at all; that's why it got caught at Pearl Harbor. It planned it all. It never planned a thing.. It did. It didn't. Who bungled the big production miracle? I mean, who miracled the big production bungle? And in Manhattan an obviously frightened man delivers a strange speech to the National Association of Manufacturers. THEY SCARED THE WRONG MAN He is Mr. Charles E. Wilson, former president of General Electric, now vice-chairman of the War Production Board. Ile has been listening to the noises in Washington, and he is plainly scared. And why should he be scared? Those noises have been designed to frighten the Presi- dent of the United States, not the president of General Electric. But something has got under Mr. Wilson's skin. He talks of how much hate there is in the country. le speaks of something wild and dangerous that may lie right ahead of us "a right-wing reaction" which may "draw some sections of capital so far away from our tradi- tions as to imperil the entire structure of American life as we know it." He seems to be trying to say that somehow we have got to get together again; and his hand makes a little gesture. We mustn't oppose the Moscow Declarations. We mustn't support the Moscow Declarations. We must support and oppose the Moscow Dec- larations. Give labor some more money and get the labor vote. Get the labor vote and down with labor. Hlave a nut? (Copyright, 1943, N.Y. Post Syndicate) .. .. .. i ' WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15, 1943 VOL. LIV No. 37. 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 Women's residences will close at. 10:30, p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, but, if necessary, special arrangements may be made with house heads to arrive on later trains that same night. No house head is authorized to grant any permission involving the cutting of a class. Alice C. Lloyd, Dean of Women Academic Notices Classes in English 107 will not meet until after the Christmas vacation. After theholidays, classes will resume on their usual schedule. Candidates for the Teacher's Cer- tificate for February and June 1944: A list of candidates has been posted on the bulletin board of the School of Education, Rm. 1431 U.E.S. Any prospective candidate whose name does not appear on this list should call at the office of the Recorder of the School of Education, 1437 U.E.S. Spanish 2, 31, 32, 61, Mr. Stau- bach's sections, will meet as sched- uled Thursday and Friday. Exhibitions Exhibition, College of Architecture and Design: An exhibition of paint- ings by Eugene Dana, and color prints by Louis Schanloer, 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 Research Club will meet in the Rackham Amphitheatre tonight at 8:00. The following papers will be read: "The Discovery in Eastern Washington of a Hitherto Unsuspec- ted Glacial Lobe," by W. H. Hobbs, and "Protective Coloration in Mam- mals," by L. R. Dice. Please note, change in program. Sociedad Hispanica: Due to the illness of the officers of the club, the meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled. It Circolo Italiano will meet to- night at 8:00 in Rm. 305 of the Michigan Union. All faculty mem- bers, students, and servicemen in- terested in speaking Italian are in- vited. Pan-hellenic representatives will meet today at 4:00 in the Michigan League. Two delegates from each sorority should attend. The Association Music Hour will continue Bach's "St. Matthew's Pas- sion" tonight in Lane Hall. Child Care and Girl Scout and Girl Reserve information table will be in the lobby of the League today and Thursday, Dec. 16, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Girls may sign up for any phase of the wo rk with children in which they are interested. Surgical Dressing Unit will be open at the League today, 1:00-5:00 p.m. i. Coming Events The American Institute of Electri- cal Engineers will meet Thursday evening at 7:30 in the Michigan Un- ion. Mr. A. R. Hellwarth, electrical system engineer at the Detroit Edi- son Co. anda former member of the faculty here, will speak on "The Communication System of Detroit Edison Co." Plans will also be made with respect to the A.I.E.E. picture for the Michiganensian. Refresh- ments. Le Cercle Francais will meet on Thursday, Dec. 16, .at 8:00 p.m. at the League. This meeting is for mem- bers and would-be members. Ser- vicemen are also invited. Phi Sigma meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the West Lecture Room of the Rackham Bldg. Election of officers. Women's Glee Club will meet Fri- day, Dec. 17, at 4:00 p.m. in the Kalamazoo Room to have a picture taken for the Michiganensian. Wear white blouses and plain dark skitts. Brine dues. BARNABY By Crockett Johnson ---. All right' Maybe it W AS your fairy Godfather who caused all those accidtents, Barnaby . .. We'l not argue about it . .. Now go see Santa Claus. And we'll hope there won't be any more trouble. ? _BJ tr. O'Malley wudn't cause an rouble on pupse, Mom. f ; } r i. 1t No, of course not, but- / We'll be right back. We just have to pull Santa's whiskers off. WHAT?-JANE!-IBARABY! S. O'Malley d s _,.M:JOH NSON/ ' Copyright 1943 PFild Pbhit,. aIZ- ,Your mother said not 1oput/ Well, why doesn't your Fairy ___ - . I k