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OCCASIONALLY roommates are good for
something. Not often, but once in a while,
the night before your bluebook when she's sweet
enough to make coffee. Or cleans the room when
it's your turn. The other night our roommate
did us a service a little out of the ordinary.
She's a go-to-meeting girl, and looks at the
bulletin board in the Union every day to see if
there are any interesting discussions going on
that night. So yesterday morning she bounced
in to say, "Ijey, remember that meeting I went
to Thursday night at the Union? The one I
came homn' so enthused about, the Michigan
Youth for Democratic Action?"
I didn't remember, but I nodded my head to
save explanation.
"Well. the Student Affairs Committee recog-
nized them, and right away now they're begin-
ning to do something.
"Well, what? Really I don't have too much
faith in organizations which start up in spurts.
Too often they fall down right away. But, what
1s this long-named group going to do?"
"They're going to conduct a poll about the
soldier vote on Thursday, and . .
That was enough. If she'd said almost any-
thing else I would have turned back to my books
and gone tp sleep. But the soldier vote at this
moment is the light of my life. and may be the
death of a few Congressmen if they don't mind
their manners. And any group which has enough
sense to settle on the topic of the day is indeed
doing something to further Democratic Action.
and we'll join right away.
ND NOW that we've made up our mind to
support MYDA, we have a few suggestions
to keep them from the ugly death mentioned
above.
Intellectuals that students are supposed to be,
we noticed a line half a block long in front of
both movie theatres last Saturday night to see
shows distinctly not first-rate. So why don't
you give us education and "intellectual stimula-
tion" with some good movies, like "Native Land,"
which is the report of the LaFollette Civil Lib-
erties Committee investigation in movie-form
(with Paul Robeson). And some OWI films
about our allies. And perhaps "The Battle of
Russia," filmed by USSR cameramen, and as-
sembled and shown by the U.S. Army to all
troops stationed within this country.
Also, how about sponsoring some of the
classes we thought of a few months ago: on
"Under Cover," and our allies: Britain, China,
Russia, Latin America? We still think the
ideas are good, and a sailor we met at home
UNDEMOCRATIC:
Congressimen Should
Be Allowed Active Duty
PRESIDENT Roosevelt ruled Monday that le
islators can't serve both in Congress and in
uniform.
It seems that the order was aimed at pre-
venting members of Congress who hold reserve
commissions from going on tours of active
duty. If this is so, then it is taking away one
of the best means these men have of finding
out about the' war.
These servicemen representatives are really
representing more than the people back home.
They are representing their buddies in service!
With these facts in mind it does not seem right
to prevent them from seeing what is happening
on the front. This is the only possible way that
they can find out how the servicemen want them
to vote.
Attorney General Biddle advised the Presi-
dent that the Constitution forbids service in
Congress and the armed forces at the same
time, so Mr. Roosevelt asked Secretary of War
Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Knox to
see to it that legislators confine themselves to
legislating.
The constitutionality of the issue should have
been discovered long ago. Instead the matter
was allowed to slide until it was to the adminis-
tration's advantage to enforce it. If Congress-
men are not allowed to go to the front, then at
least some criticism of the war effort will be
prevented.
When Reif. Will Rogers Jr. spoke here re-
cently he said that he felt that he was repre-
senting the soldiers more than any other group
of persons. He believed that he could repre-
sent them better because of the contact he had
had with them.
Should we deprive our servicemen of this
right, for that's what it amounts to in the long
run?
-Doris Peterson
Christmas-time further convinced us. He was
explaining that he'd been in the Aleutians for
several months, flying some kind of a plane,
which he named and looked at us for recog-
nition. "Why, don't you have to take plane
spotting classes at the University?" We could
only nod an ashamed "no." "Surely you have
other classes, though, in why the war is being
fought, and study of all the Charters and Con-
ferences and Declarations which the Big Four
have figurel out?"
We said yes to as much as we could, and
planned to do something about it as soon as we
got back to Ann Arbor. Perhaps MYDA can do
it for us. "With us, rather" my roommate
amends.
Samnel
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NEW YORK. Jan. 12.--I think I
showed yesterday that mere Hears-
tian truculence toward Russia will
not solve the Polish-Russian border
question. It may feel good, inside:
it may put Mr. Hearst in a fine glow:
it may give a lift to the spirits of
certain representatives of Poland.
But it will not solve the prob-
lem, for the more truculence in the
west, the more insecure Russia
must consider herself to be, and
the sharper must be her sense of
need for great military establish-
ments on her western border.
This is a self-limiting process. The
sno'e luck Mr. Hearst has in rousing
antagonism toward Russia. the poor-
er are Poland's chances. If he suc-
ceeds. Poland is lost.
Never the Twain?
What are the other alternatives?
The Polish government-in-exile has
made a stab at a policy by ordering
Polish guerrillas not to co-operate
with Russian troops now over the
border. The government - in - exile
seems to be in a kind of blizzard on
the question, for it has ordered its3
guerrillas to go on fighting the Nazis.
while not co-operating with the Rus-
sians. But it is doubtful whether
Nazi troops in Poland will conveni-
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ANNUA L SPEECH:
President's Act Would
Oro'anize Production
DESIGNED to make every able bodied adult
in the nation available for war production or
any other essential services, the national service
act which President Roosevelt proposed in his
annual address to Congress yesterday answers a
crying need for a more efficient and total mobil-
ization of the labor resources of the United
States toward a quick victory.
National service in the President's own words
is, "the most democratic way to wage a war.
Like selective service for the armed forces, it
rests on the obligation of each citizen to serve
his nation to his utmost where he is best quali-
fied." Fully understanding the fears of many
that a national service act might become a
vehicle for the surpression of the rights of
labor, he added, "It does not mean any reduc-
tion in wages. It does not mean loss of retire-
ment and seniority rights."
Far from being an inovation, national service
acts have already been made law in Great Brit-
ain, Canada. Australia and New Zea'land. In
these countries, such an act has served to pre-
vent strikes. which have so threatened the Am-
erican war effort during the past year. It has
served to keep labor resources from being em-
ployed in those non-military fields whose only
value is the high rate of profit which they have
brought to their owners.
Recommended jointly by the War Depart-
ment, the Navy and the maritime commission,
passage of the act will, as President Roosevelt
said, "give our people at home the assurance
that they are standing four-squared behind our
soldiers and sailors. And it will give our en-
emies demoralizing assura ne that we mean
business-that we, 1.'0 million Americans, are
on the march to Rome. Berlin and Tokyo."
-Monroe Fink
Q1ESTI)N ABLE:
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rfHERE IS A WAVE of juvenile delinquency
sweeping through the country. But here in
Michigan we are primarily concerned with De-
troits delinquency problem.
There are many teen-age youngsters obtain-
ing liquor and getting drunk in Detroit.
Deplorable.
So the state legislature passes a statute which
says that it is mandatory that persois. b.etween
21 and 26 years of age carry identification cards
in order to purchase alcoholic beverages.
Immediately, Detroiters above 21 years old,
scoffed at the statute, and teen-aged drinkers
flocked to the registration office and obtained
cards without even having to falsify their ages.
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ating enemies may be able to fight 1,tters to the Editor must be type- different dorms so my view is not
them without embarrassing social written, double-spaced, on one sid' o limited. As a naitter of fact, I
contacts. the pate only and signed with the know several girls who have gotten
By adopting this hasty invention, name and address ' he wrier. E- themselves outside jobs at meal
the Polish government-in-exile runs (uests for anonymous publicatwns too
tersofosncntooftswn be mvt. time in order not to have to eat at
the i'isk of losing control of its own bethe do~frmz. Until I read the letters
guerrilla movement. qh om ni ra h etr
The Polish guerrilla is trying to mentn, 8:tfl .i..In The "Daily" I thought the girls
T o g r ir twere pretty unanimous in their
work out a foreign policy while a
REING just a male I'm probably a opinion of the dorm food and that
Nazi stands over him with a knife. darn fool for sticking my nose in- the opinion was , "it is LOUSY."
andc thistinkinganderhaps, to to what is strictly a fe mle affair. In my letter I should like to reply
put him out of patience with games but when those partictlarly nauseat- to "Disgruntled's" stoners. The way
and hunches. ing brickbats started flying about, I I understand the food situation, five
It Falls Apart just had to get in. When a complaint days a week cabbage is served as a
WhFats Aposltiagainst food is answered by the state- side dish, and, for a change, on the
What possibilities remain? Mr- ment that the complainer's grammar sixth and seventh days, cabbage is
geasts wiNesY rk Daly Miror s ex-is no good. even tihe meek a'i e served as the main dish. Miss Fiske
amine even this absurd proposition, At the outset 1 hasten to admit cks for xamples. Doesn't she real-
at its face; as if it were a solution and quite frankly-that my infor- ie that when examples are so ram-
carefuly considered, and thoughtful- mation is all second hand-gleaned Pant it doesn't occur to one that a
ly advancedfromc e'f instance even is necessary?
But it cannot be examined, for it I've talked tols th sal I think it's quite obvious that even
aI r h eif meals do contain all the necessary
falls apart at a touch. Such a pol- vitamins and minerals, if they are
cy would make it mandatory for hunch oc'urred to DerI Ftl u 1rei 1 made up of the same constituents
Russia to absorb, not only a part of years ago. with results that are on day after day and are poorly prepar-
easnsPoland which was Russian the 'ecord. Hodid wvcmeotJcdbfo long they will become quite
until the last war, but all of Poland, here? I : voftin . She en ids by saying the
and as much more of Europe, and My purpose. so far, has been, not world and its inhabitants do not
also of China, as it could take. to try to solve the Polish-Russian ftmnt ion exclusively for "Disgruntl-
If the Mirror's monstrous pipe- quarrel, but to show that the more ed." Maybe the world, in general,
dream ever became a reality, I should.
dream eer e a rety, I u frantic of current solutions merely doesn't, but the University of Michi-
like to see Mr. Hearst himself be put take us into ine'ieciible labyrinths, gan makes it imperative for coeds to
in charge of trying to mobilize the and leave us in the strangest places, live in some University controlled
enslaved peoples of Europe against with our hats knocked dov over otir house. For these living accomoda-
SRussia, after they have watched Rus-
Rusaatr hyhv wthdRs ears,. This is a real wo rl, andi a t.ions the University gets a fancy re-
szan armies working out on their Nazi n1 1uei ve ygsa ny
sianarmes wrkig ot onther N zlai~d one; and only those whoa know m-luneration. Inasmuch as the girls
enemies for two years. just how real and how hard it is, are forced to live in the dorms,
Up the Dark Alley and who do not gaily pretend other- shouldn't the University be bound to
But what are we talking about, any- wise, will help us to solve the Russian- lprovide them with food at least as
how? The policy of war against Rus- Polish difference. good as they can get outside?
sia is Hitler's policy: the very same (Copyright. IJ.44. N.Y. Pot Syndicate -Hal Miller
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The WASHINGTON
MERRY-GO-ROUND
By DREW PEARSON
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Not since the days
when Justice Hugo Black, then a Senator, ex-
posed the wolf packs of Washington, have Capitol
corridors and cocktail lounges been so packed
with the brazen, charming gentlemen out to
lobby for their special interests.
Most brazen instance is the recent back-
stage by-play to force Senator Claude Pepper
of Florida to vote for the insurance bill or else
face a fight for re-election. The insurance
lobby's play is the run Ambassador Joe (Mis-
sion to Moscow) Davies against him.
What happened was that Payne Midyette. an
ex-president of the National Association of In-
surance Agents, called Pepper from Tallahassee
and asked how he was going to vote on the bill
exempting insurance companies from the Sher-
man Anti-Trust Act. Pepper said he was against
the insurance companies and against the bill.
Midyette then became threatening. Ile is an
old friend of Pepper's and is especially close to
Pepper's law partner, now a Circuit Court
judge. But he indicated, in none too veiled
language, that the insurance lobby was ready
to raise $10,000 each from several different
groups and put a strong candidate in the field
against Pepper.
Since then. it has developed that the proposed
candidate is Joe Davies. who would also have the
support of the Florida Du Pont interests.
Meanwhile, Pepper is standing pat on his
vote. Florida insurance men thought for a
time they had him converted and expectantly
awaited his appearance before the Senate Judi-
ciary Committee. This was a closed-door ses-
sion, with nothing supposed to leak out. Next
morning, however, Florida insurance men
phoned Pepper wanting to know why he hadn't
supported their position. They had a virtual
transcript of his testimony against them.
All of which illustrates who is dominating, at
times actually running, Capitol Hill today.
Note: Joe Davies is reported not anxious to run
against Pepper, and he probably won't.
Exit Bombsight,. .
There is every indication that the U.S. bomb-
ing to which the Japs will be subjected in 1944
will be without benefit of bombsight.
The Norden bombsight hls been publicized
as the great secret appliance which will help
us win the war. It has been highly successful
in the Eurogean theatre, but in the Pacific it
has actually become excess baggage.
Supply officers in Washington are still assign-
ing bombsights to planes for Pacific action, but
fliers are urging that the device be left at home.
They have found that the most successful air
attack in the Pacific is the low-level tree-top
bombing, in which medium bombers sweep in on
the target and let the bombs drop when they are
so close they can't miss. This is better than any
precision instrument ever invented.
The tree-top flying requires greater pilot
skill, also the use of delayed-action bombs so
that the planes can get away from the target
before it blows up under the plane.
This is the kind of work that was done in the
famous battle of the Bismark Sea. in which ev-
ery Jap ship was destroyed. It was also how the
Nazis sneaked up on Bori and wreaked havoc
with Allied shipping.
orrisons Mad .,.
Probably never before in history has a member
of Congress so flagrantly used the free Congres-
sional frank as Representative Jimmy Morrison
in his current campaign for Governor of Louisi-
ana. The marathon-lunged, midget "Huey Long"
believes in sparing no expense in his campaign
-as long as the Federal taxpayers are footing
the bill.
At the last count, approximately a million
pieces of campaign literAture - folded, ad-
dressed and mailed entirely at the taxpayers'
expense-had been sent out by Morrison, urg-
ing Louisianans to vote for him in the January
primary. The mailing charge alone would
amount to about $30,000 if Morrison had to
pay it out of his own pocket.
However, Morrison hasn't contented himself
with this gratuity. He has also introduced some
brand new wrinkles that should open the eyes
of his older. though less ingenious colleagues.
A great believer in the "ersonal touch,"
Jimmy has four girl employees of the House
majority room addressing by hand the envel-
ores for his campaign ballyhoo. It would be
quicker and far less exuensive to use an ad-
dressograph, but Morrison wants the Louisi-
ana voters to believe that they are getting
something special. He can well afford to do
this-it's nothing out of his pocket.
(Copyright. 1944. United Features Syndicate)
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, 1944
VOL. LIV No. 51
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Notices .
Student Tea: President and Mrs.
Ruthven will be at home to students
this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock,
Lectures
University Lecture: Dr. Ragnar
Nicolaysen. Director of the Depart-
ment of Nutrition of the University
of Oslo, Noiway, will speak on. "Some
Aspects of Calcium Metabolism; an
Endogenous Factor in the Absorption
of Calcium from the Intestine." on
Thursday. Jan. 13, at 4:15 p.m. in
Rm. 151. Chemistry Building. This
lecture is given under the auspices of
the Medical School and the Depart-
ment of Biological Chemistry. All
interested are invited.
tory and the European Se'tion Area fessor Trow, Mr. Baba, and Mr. .Eb-
and Language Program, on Thurs- elke participating. Everyone invited.
day, Jan. 13, at 7:30 pm. in thee~-~
Rackam Aphiteatr Thepublc 'he Association Music Hour will
Rackhad Amphitheatre. The public1continue Bach's "St. Matthew Pas-
is invited. "ion' at 7:30 tonight at Lane Hall.
Lochner Lecture Cancelled: The
Louis P. Lochner lecture scheduled by
the Oratorical Association for Thurs-
day evening has been ecacelled, Tick-
ets for this lecture may be used for
the appearance here of the Honor-
able Sumner Welles. former Under-
secretary of State, who has been en-
gaged by the Association to speak in
Hill Auditorium on March 30 on the
subject. "Our Foreiia Policy." Indi-
vidual tickets will be on sale March
29 and 30 at the box office of Hill
Auditorium.
The University of Michigan Strim
Orchestra, Gilbert Ross. Conductor,
will present a program of composi-
tions by Handel. Frescobaldi. Stam-
itz, Bach and Boccherini. at 8:30
p.m., Sunday. Jan. 16. in the Lydi
Mendelssohn Theatre. Ruby KuhI
man, pianist. vii appa as soloist.
The public is cordially m-ii ed
A.I.E.E. will meet Thursday at 7:30
p.m. in the Michigan Union. Mr.
Carl Wesser, radio engineer at the
F-M station, WENA, will speak on
"The Operation of Station WENA."
At 8:00 sharp, the picture of the
members will be taken for the Ensian.
so please be on time. Refreshments.
The University of Michigan _Sec-
tion of the American Chemical Soci-
ety will meet on Monday, Jan. 17, at
4:00 p.m. in Rm. 151 of the Chemis-
try Bldg. Professor Herbert E. Carter
of the University of Illinois will speak
on "Nutritional Significance of the
Amino Acids." The public is invited.
jThe Anericani Society- of Mechani-
cal Engineers will meet on Thursday,
Jan 13. at 7:30 p.m. at the Union.
Professor A. F. Sherzer will show sev-
Vral reels of film on the Arctic region
ond Eskimo life in the Hudson Bay
district. All engineers are invited.
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University Lecture: Dr. Ragnar Post- mr Concilmeetng o
Nicolaysen. Director of the Depart- i ursday. Jan. 13, at 4:30 p.m. at the
ment of Nutrition of the University today at 4:y0 p.m. itRmh1139.eNI IUnion,
Iof Oslo. Norway, will speak on the Bldg. Reports by Barbara Bingiam
subject. "University Life at Oslo un-
jder "n iOccs t ion." under the on "Penicillin. and Eleanor G arth . T ea at International Center is
German Occupation. under the waite on "The Value of Legume In- erved each week on Thursdays from
auspices of the Department of His- oculatoin." 14:00 to 5:30 p.m. for foreign students,
-aculty. townspeople, and American
7n t4.lId.t 11' e A.Chl. netin wtill be .-rld ii sttudent friends of foreign students.
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