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STA'TE POLITICS: Indicted Lawmakers May Vote, Keep Seats OUR STATE legislature does funny things. Within the last two weeks, about 14, and more likely to come, of our able state legislators have been indicted by Judge Leland Carr's one- man grand jury for accepting bribes or seeking them. Due to a precedent set in 1937, when a state senator was allowed to keep .his seat after being convicted of fraud and imprisoned, in- dications are that these new offenders will be permitted to keep their seats and vote in the legislature. It now comes to light that the 1937 precedent was the result of a political trick played by the Republicans to prevent the Democrats from ob- taining a majority in the state senate. Let it be understood that we are firm believers in the principal that a man is innocent until he is proved guilty. But when 14 of our legis- lators are charged with a crime which reflects upon their fitness to serve in Lansing as repre- sentatives of the people, it seems laughable that, they are allowed to continue in the job that they are accused of exploiting. While these men should notPe immnediately ousted, it seems only, reasonable that they should be temporarily deprived of their seats and votes until the verdict of the court is announced. Michigan's legislature has been a party to nu- merous shady deals. Most people have closed their eyes to the follies of our lawmakers. It's about time that the people of this state stopped laughing at that outfit in Lansing and elected a group that the taxpayers won't have to feed in our many penal institutions. -Bob Goldman Pd Rather Be Right By SAMUEL GRA"FTON NEW YORK--Jan. 27-That was a strange Town Meeting of the Air last week. The subject was the national service act. The debaters were very neatly selected. Mr. James Carey, secretary- treasurer of the C. I. O., attacked national ser- vice. Mr. Warren Atherton, national commander of the American Legion, defended it. Two knights representing opposing camps. But by what authority did they meet to break lances? The question is important, for that radio program dramatized the split between labor and the service men. It almost made the split official. You could actually see it. There stood Mr. Carey, representing labor, and op- posing national service. And there stood Mr. Atherton, of the Legion, defending national service. So it was worker vs. soldier; labor union offi- cial vs. American Legion; a picture drawn in black and white; an animated over-simplifica- tion. THE MAKING OF A CARTOON Why Mr. Carey should have lent himself to the manufacture of this cartoon is not clear. And it was a cartoon. In camps throughout the country, and, in posts around the world, Army men are being told, or are beginning to feel, that they have a quarrel with labor. So Mr. Carey obligingly helps to stage the quarrel on a coast- -to-coast hookup. And regardless of all qualifying statements made by the debaters as to the official or un- official capacities in which they spoke, regard- less, also, of Mr. Carey's wonderful statistics con- cerning labor's record, the residue left in the public mind is that the service men want a greater degree of national service, and that they have said so, through their champion, while labor holds back, and that it has said so, through its champion. IT ISN'T BLACK AND WHITE AT ALL Mr. Carey should have stood in bed, rather. than lend himself to the manufacture of this incredible radio Disney. For actually, the line-up pro and con nation- al service is extremely intricate. It is not a case of workers vs. soldiers. If the opponents of national service had sat in a cluster of chairs around Mr. Carey, they would have in- cluded Colonel McCormick, Senator Reyn- olds, and, probably, most of the Republican National Committee. None of these have much fondnkss for Mr.Carey. In their number would have been included all those Senators who want a severe anti-strike law, instead of national service; and if they had been present last Thursday, they would probably have been seen smiling little cat smiles while Mr. Carey made their job easier for them. In Mr. Atherton's corner, upholding national service, there would have President Roosevelt, the arch-Republican (but also arch win-the- war) New York Herald Tribune, and also most of the liberal press of America. PLAYING THE OTHER MAN'S GAME It is labor's duty to choose its place in this complex struggle with the utmost care and ex- actitude. The speed with which labor has leaped gaily into the precise role its enemies have cast it for in this dispute raises the most serious ques- tions. One of them is: By what authority have Messrs. Murray and Green, and such of their subordinates as Mr. Carey, been permitted to help reduce this complicated situation to a crude, black-and-white, worker vs. service man car- toon? I do not question the motives, of Messrs. Murray, Green and Carey. I do say that they are nervously and innocently playing the game of their opponents. The worst anti-labor forces in America could not have bought a better radio show than last week's Town Meet- ing, even though it was not planned that way. It made it all so clear that labor and the ser- vice men are opponents; it did it with precisely that spurious, animated-cartoon clarity With which clever men are even now working on the minds of service people. Its enemies have handed labor a masquerade costume to wear; it has obligingly put it on and is posturing in it. (Copyright, 1944, New York Post Syndicate) Rome's Iminittent Fall Poses Badoglio Issue AY3E we've finally decided what to dto with Badoglio and the king. We must have if we've decided to take Rome, and it seems as if we have. When we landed i Italy, Badoglio knew he had to do something quick or be exiled by his people. The result: "I will resign as soon as the Allies reach Rome." Immediately, then, he ran to General Clark and said, "You need spiritual leaders to keep the people from riot- ing. The king and I can completely control the Italian people." So the State Department thought it was a terrific idea and we swal- lowed it, hook, line, and sinker. And all of a sudden it became an almost impossible job to get to Rome. But the other day a few of the boys were out fishing and got blown onto shore only a few miles from Rome, (too bad it wasn't Rome's seaport) and through no fault of their own were forced to drive the Nazis back. So we've either decided how to handle the king, or we'd better figure something out quick, because in spite of everything, we're going to take Rome. -Don MacPherson DREW e PEARSON'S MERRY-GOROUD_ WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Young Nelson Rock- efeller is a son and heir of the wealthiest man in the U.S.A. His father's fortune is tied up in various Standard Oil companies. One of these has had extremely rough treatment at the hands of Bolivia, which cancelled outright its conces- sion in that country. Yet, in the present Bolivian revolution, young Rockefeller, as US. Coordinator of Latin-American Relations, has taken a stand in favor of the revolutionary Government, despite the fact that a member of the new Bolivian Cabinet, Carlos Montenegro, is au- thor of "Standard Oil's Gold Against Bolivia's Justice." Rockefeller takes this position despite the fur- ther fact that the State Department frowns on the new Bolivian Government; also despite the fact that the revolutionaries, according to their statements, are revolting against the tin barons of Bolivia who ordinarily would have a lot in common with Standard Oil millions. Inside the Diplomatic Corps, the Bolivian revolution is considered one of the most sig- nificant in years and of deep-rooted interest to the American public, There are two rea- sons. 1. The Bolivian revolt may be the forerunner of others in other Latin-American countries. 2. The U.S. Government is split - the State Department taking an unfavorable position; the Rockefeller office and Vice President Wallace taking a favorable one. This is the first time the State Department has found itself with an- other Government agency to countercheck its moves. Uprising Against Tin Barons,. . The State Department claims that a gang of self-seeking anti-American opportunists have seized power in Boliva. But the Rockefeller- Wallace, group claim that this is a deep-rooted social economic uprising which springs from the manner in which Bolivian tin miners have been ground down by the big tin barons. When Vice President Wallace was in charge of the Bureau of Economic Warfare and the purchase of strategic war materials such as tin, he argued that the United States had a right to make sure that a certain percentage of the high price the U.S.A. was paying for tin was passed on to Bolivian workers, not pocketed by the tin barons. e He was not very successful. Last year, a BolivianImin strike culminated in a disastrous shooting of many tin miners by Government troops. And though President Penaranda was invited to Washington pampered in the White House, he has just been kicked out by a revolu- tion springing from the tin workers. WiidrIpis * * fast spring, a 2:-year-old girl ad ated from Trinity College in Washington. In spite of the great demand for college-trained women in the Government, she doubted that she could get a job. Reason: She is blind. 'today Catherine Miley, a lovely brunette whose eyes do not see, is working as a typist for the War Production Board. Usig a dictaphone, she types with steady accuracy. The other day, an official gave her a table of rainfall figures to type, column after column. She made no mistakes. Like all Government typists, she has to make an original and three carbons, two on white paper and one on green. She keeps the different papers separate in her desk,. . and never mixes them up. What's more, she never reverses a carbon, (Copyright, 1944, United Features Syndicate) VOL. LIV No. 64 TIIURSDAY, JAN. 27, 1944 All notices for the Daily Official nul- 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 Fourth War Loan Drive: To bu War Bonds, call 2-3251, Ext. 7. A "Bond Belle" will pick up your ordei and deliver the bond the next day Use this service and help the Uni- versity meet its quota. University War Bond Committe Registration Materials for Spring Term: Colleges of L.S.&A. and Arch- itecture; Schools of Education an Music: Registration materials foi the spring term should be called foi now. Architect counselors will posi a notice when they are ready tc confer. Robert L. Williams, Asst. Registrar Graduate Students Expecting the- grees at the End of the Current Term: A list of all master's degree applicants will be posted on the bul- letin board in the Graduate School office in the Rakham Building on Tuesday, Feb. 1. If you expect a de- gree and your name does not appear on the list you should file an appli- cation before Feb. 12. The Graduate School will not be held responsible for any onissions that may occur on the degree list as a result of the late filing of diploma applications. C. S. Yoakum Annuity Policy Holders: The fol- lowing statement has been received from the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association: In the next few weeks TIAA will mail to policyholders the statements which have been sent each year to furnish certain information regard- ing retirement annuity contracts. These statements have . heretofore shown the amount of premiums cred- ited during the preceding calendar year and in most cases have shown also the current amount of accumu- lation under the contract. Last summer it became apparent that, because of an exceptionally large volume of office work and a shortage of experienced employees, TIAA had better make some arrange- ment to 1educe th'e large year-end job of calculating, checking and posting to the statements some 26,000 items representing accumulations as of December 31, 1943. After some investigation it was decided to "stag- ge" this work, doing half of it this t year, and, it is expected, half next year. Under this plan it is antici- pated that every holder of a retire- ment annuity contract who has here- tofore been notified annually as to the current amount of his accumula- tion will receive such notification either this year or next, but not at both times. Accordingly, this year the state- ments for contracts issued January 1936 to June 1941, inclusive, (num- bered A15,064 to A31,624) will show only the amount of premiums cred- ited to the contract during 1943. They will carry a brief explanation as to why the amount of accumula- tion is not shown and will offer to furnish this figure, on request in urgent cases, as soon as can be done. This year's statements for all other contracts will be of the same form as they have been in the past. TIAA's tentative plan for next year is to show the amount of the Dec. 31, 1944 accumulation in statements for the 1936-41 group of contracts, but not in statements for contracts issued before 1936 (numbered Al to A15,063 Statements for retirement annuity contracts issued since July 1941 (numbered above A31,624) have here- tofore shown the amount of fully- paid deferred annuity purchased, ra- then than the amount of the accumu- lation, and no change is contem- plated, Ilerbert G. Watkins, Assistant Secretary Choral Union Members whose at- tendance records are clear, will please call for their courtesy pass tickets to the Marjorie Lawrence concert between the hours of 10 and 12, and 1 and 4, Friday, Jan. 28, at the offices of the University Musical Society in Burton Memorial Tower. No pass tickets will be issued on Sunday, the day of the concert, Seniors in Aeronautical and Me- chanical Engineering: Mr. R. B. Holmes of the Bell Aircraft Corpora- tion, Buffalo, N.Y., will be at the University on Friday, Jan. 28, to interview seniors for positions in the Niagara Falls' and Buffalo plants. Interested men will please sign the interview schedule posted on theI Aeronautical Engineering Bulletin Board, near Rm. B-47 East Engi- neering Bldg. Application blanks may be obtained in the Aeronautical Department office. Academic Notices History 11, Sec. 2 will meet in Rni. 102 Ec. Building for the rest of the semester on Monday and Friday at 10:00. Seniors who wish to be eligible to contract to teach the modern for- eign languages in the registered Sec- ondary Schools of New York State are notified that the required exami- nation in French, Spanish, German and Italian will be given here on Feb. 18. Those who wish to take this examination should notify Professor Pargment (100 R.L.) not later than Feb. 12. No other opportunity to qualify will be offered until August, DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Building. The title of his lecture is "Lecture Dramatique." All servicemen are admitted free of charge to all lectures. Concerts Stuldenxt ecital: Virginia Holmes, pianist, will present a recital in par- tial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music, at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 31, in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Her program will include compositions by Haydn, Beethoven, Liszt, Brahms, Chopin and Ravel. She is' a pupil of Joseph Brinkman. The public is cordially invited. Events Today Varsity Glee Club: Regular re- hearsal, 7:30, Michigan Union. The Surgical Dressings Unit of the Hillel Foundation will meet today N0 KIDDING ....ARE YOU REALLY DOING THE BEST - YOU CAN TOO ? .*. GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty - e}4& 40. c -c "You people respond nobly to appeas - vyou I bltoy 1Nd, collect salvage, give away your blood - why canlt yon step forward in the car?" CONTRADICTIONS PLUS: Sentiments, A ctions of So thern Con gressie it Show Allegiance to Controlling Few, Not Majority CONGRESSMEN from a few Southern states, particularly from Mississippi, seem to be a mass of contradictions. It is very hard to follow their reasoning in the soldier vote bill. Reluc- tantly, faced by the anger of the entire nation, they say, "Sure. Our boys are fighting for the rights of free men, and we want theim. to vote." "But it isn't practical!" After it is carefully explained that it is prac- tiCal, they stroke their chins for a few minutes and then say, "Unconstitutional! That's it. It's unconstitutional!" Again we carefully explain how very, very constitutional it is. But again they shake their heads. Like a jackass stub- bornly blocking traffic while we desperately fan the fire of facts that we've built under him. Could it be that they really don't want our boys to vote? If the sentiment of these congressnen ex- centralist groups could no longer control elec- tions. This means that these states are against the interests of the majority. The vote of these states on the anti-lynching bill, the wage hour bill, the NLRB anmendments, and any and all others for the benefit of the majority of the population, have all been for the bene- fit of the controlling few. They have used force when necessary to gain their objectives. Likewise, we should literally cram these measures down their throats-not by physical force but by the united efforts of the radio, press, and outspoken disapproval from the people. -Selig Estroff 1944, when Summer School atten- dance is a prerequisite for admission to the examination. Doctoral Examination for PI saela Helen Lugoski, Chemistry; thesis: "An Electron Diffraction Investiga- tion of the Molecular Structures of B~iphenyl, O-Terphenyl, Tetrapheny- lene Hydroquinone, 1, 4-Divfuoro- benzene, 1, 2, 4-Tribluorobenzene, Trifluoromesitylene, and Benzotri- fluoride," today, 309 Chemistry, 2:00 p.m. Chairman L. 0. Brockway. By action of the Fxecutive Board the Chairman may invite members of the faculties and advanced doc- toral candidates to attend this exam- ination, and he may grant peLmi5- sion to those who for sufficient rea- son might wish to be present. - C. S. Yoakumi Doctoral Examination for Charles Edward Brockway, chemistry; thesis "The Dissociation Rates of Certain Pentaarylethanes," Friday, Jan. 28, 309 Chemistry, 4:00 pm. Chairman W, E. Bachmann. By action. of the Executive Board the chairman may invite member-s of the faculties and advanced doe- tbral candidat.es to attri'rl fis ux- from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Volunteers will please wear a washable blouse Or smock, Tea at International Center is M.rved each week on Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. for foreign stu- dents, faculty, townspeople, and American student friends of foreign students. 'The Post-War Council will hold a public panel discussion on the ques- tion "Can National Sovereignty Be Limited?" ,oday in the Michigan Union. Faculty members participat- iig iin thie panel will be Prof. Kiss, G(eograpily; Prof. Sellars, Philoso- phy, and Prof. Shepard, Psychology. Coming Events Annual Spaish Play; Tryouts will be held on Thursday, Friday and Monday, Jan.27, 28 and 31, in Rm. 408 R.L. from 3-5 p.m. All those interested please attend. Biological Chemistry Seminar will meet on Friday. Jan. 28, at 4 p.m., in Rm. 307 West Medical Building. "The Metabolism (Oxidation) and Nutri- tive Value of Ethyl A lenh"ol' will h BARNABY By Crockett Johnson Gosh., The MnaGoi os' F He does't weigh dowi hs ',lv Isn'fthalmt hairder10rm be? Cl3OWV ii WV