THE MICHIGAN DAILY I'd Rather Be Right By SAMUEL GRAFTON DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN _ 1 .. , Edited and managed by students di the University of Michigan under the authdrity of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the regular 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 for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credits in this newspaper. All rights of repub- lication of all o her matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mnail matter. Subscriptions ,duringthe regular school year by car- rier $4.25, by mail $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1943.44 Editorial Staff Marion Ford Jane Farrant . Claire Sherann 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 ft . . . Columuist Business Staff Molly Ann Winokur . . . Business Manager Elizabeth Carpenter . . . Ass't Bus. Manager Martha Opsion . . . . Ass't Bus. Manager Telephone 23-241 NIGHT EDITOR: LOUISE COMINS Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. ABOUT FACE: Finns Consider Breaking Relations with Germany N A RECENT SESSION, the Finnish Cabinet stated the "possibility that preliminary deci- sions were taken" in regard to Secretary of State Cordell Hull's declaration that Finland must face the consequences of her continued state of col- laboration with Germany or quit the war. With the consistent and accelerated bombing of her premises by the Russians, it is quite likely that Finland will very soon issue a positive decis- ive statement officially breaking'l'er sundry rela, tions with the Nazis. Since her entrance in the war, she has lost more than 250,000 men, which is a great depletion on her meager population of 2,000,000. The Finns have never given themselves wholeheartedly to the support of the Nazi cause. They were forced into the war by their ancient hatred of Russia and their desire to. protect their domains against aggression. For this reason, they have leen wary of declaring an armistice and thus opening a path for pos- sible Russian occupation. However, the possibilities of Russian occupa- tion would be mild compared to the inevitable consequences Finland will have to face if she continues her state of collaboration with the Germans. Finland is well aware of that fact! - Neva Negrevski 'OSTRICH-LIKE': State Department Must Break Spanish Relations LAST WEEK when the State Department an- nounced that oil shipments to Spain would be shut off, a move was finally made to prevent Franco from continuing to play his little game of helping the Axis while hiding behind the mask of neutrality. For almost eight years previously the State Department has followed a strict "ostrich-like" policy of non-intervention as far as Spain was concerned, refusing to recognize the fact that Franco has been helping the Nazis by supplying them with vital war materials. It is high time that our State Department do more than threaten "to reconsider trade and general relations between Spain and the United States." Only by breaking off diplomatic rela- tions, by applying an economic blockade and by aiding the popular underground movement in Spain can we stop Franco from being Hitler's efficient silent partner. -Louise Comins NO EXPEDIENCY: Italians Need To Solve Own Political Problems REPORTS from Italy maintain that our expe- diency policy in that country may soon be revised, The Allies are about to disregard King Emanuel entirely, and are also ready to ditch Marshal Badoglio as a deadhead. This decision should have been made when the NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-When Mr. Willkie at- tacks the President for not demanding more taxes, he is really attacking the President for making concessions to the Republican Party. Mr. Willikie wants 16 billions in new taxes, Mr. Roosevelt has asked Congress for 10 billions, and the bi-partisan bloc, which is in thorough control of Congress, and to which the President must yield, will not go much above 2 billions. The bi-partisan bloc includes a number of Democrats, obviously, but it includes almost all the Republi- cans in both Houses. So we might say that Mr. Willkie is running for President on the ground that he wants 16 billions in new taxes, as the potential candidate of a party which wants about,2 billions. It is a curious situation, for the more firmly the Congresional Republicans hold out for only 2 billions, the more concessions must the Presi- dent make to get any tax bill at all, and the bolder, therefore, does Mr. Willkie's stand appear. His party cuts the President's tax program down, and thereby places Mr. Wilkie in a position to point out how small it is. Or, to put it another way, the more concilia- tory the President is toward the Republican DREW Che PEAO NN'S