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T H E MItHICAN DAILY
SUNDAY, FEB. 13, 1944
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FREEDOM GUARANTEED:
Lt. Enriquez Praises Aid of
U.S. im Philippine Governiment
"A people and a country that are
afraid to be free deserve to be slaves
forever," Lt. Alberto Enriquez, a sol-
dier in the Philippine army who is
studying here, with Co. A, said in a
recent interview.
"It only behooves us to aspire to be
free since America has guaranteed
us our freedom. The government of
the Philippines is the achievement of
the United States government.
"This is the single example of a
greater country helping her colony
to attain freedom for no where else
do we have such an example of
freedom obtained under the tu-
telage of a sovereign power," he
said.
"We could not defend our island
for long by ourselves. I think this is
the reason why there have been pro-
visions that America should main-
tain army and navy bases on the isl-
ands after we receive our freedom.
"We hope that America will
work with other sovereign nations
so that our neutrality will be re-
spected. If this is done, I do not
see where there could be any dan-
ger. America will be too powerful
to be ignored.
"Like the Americans, we are made
of many diverse blood strains. There
is not one person you could point to
as a pure Filipino, as we derive char-
acteristics from many different races.
"Our total population is about 18,-
000,000. We have enjoyed the bene-
fits of civilization only a short time,
as our development was retarded by
lack of opportunity. After the Unit-
ed States government took over,
though, we made great progress. At
the time of the war we had a balanc-
ed budget and an autonomous form
of government," he stated.
"When I came to America in 1940,
my impression was that of, a child
meeting his Santa Claus for the first
time. Every year it was customary for
the Philippine government to send
men to study at West Point, Anna-
polis, other specialized schools. I was
sent here by the constabulary, our
law enforcement agency.
"To most Filipinos, America is
a far-away land of many possibili-
ties and opportunities. The sun.
was rising as our ship was passing
under the Golden Gate bridge,C
which to me was not only a beau-
tiful sight but it was like the reali-
zation of a dream. To Filipinos,
America is a country you dreamf
abuot but never visit," he added.
Lt. Enriquez served as aide of Gen.
B. J. Valdes, chief of staff of the
Philippine government in exile which
is now operating in Washington, D.C.,
He is a graduate of the University of
the Philippines.
While here he has studied in the
F B I National Police Academy,
,United States Departmcht of Jus-
tice, Chejnical Warfare School at
Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, and,
Incendiary, Exposive and War Gas
School of the New York Fire De-
partment.
He spent time observing the New
York police department, the Michi-
gan State police department, the
Pennsylvania motor police, and the
technical research department of the
Chicago police.
Search for Crash Vienii
MEMPHIS, Feb. 12.---(/)-Swift
currents of the Mississippi River to-
night continued to baffle salvage
crews searching for the bodies of 24
occupants of an American Airlines
Transcontinental plane that plunged
into the water Thursday night.
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TENTATIVE LOCATION,
Of the 100,000 acres of land in southeastern Michigan, which the Department of Conservation would
acquire in a proposed recreation plan, 18,300 acres are in' Washtenaw County. This area and the plan
for its development is pictured in the map above.
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Attempt To Bols
WASHNGTON, Feb. 12.-O)--The
story of the thorough-going Nazi
drive to bleed Holland white in order
to bolster the German war machine
was told today by the Netherlands
Information Service.
Since the fall of the Netherlands
in 1940, it said in a survey, material
and human wealth of the country
has been drained consistently, leav-
ing a tremendous job for relief and
reconstruction authorities.
Looting, Killing Described
The extent of Nazi looting and kill-
ing was described in the following
point by point summery:
Total executions from May, 1940,
through December, 1943, were esti-
mated at 20,000 and it has been re-
ported that 300,000 persons in Hol-
land have gone into hiding from the
Nazis.2
The food situation has deteriorated
to the point where the official ration
contains slightly over half the calor-
ies per-day of the normal pre-war
diet.
Rations Cut;
There has been a steady increase
of disepse and the death rate has
risen from 8.6 in 1939 to 9.4 in 1942.
The clothes rationing system is in-
sufficient to provide for most elemen-
Germans Bleed Holland White in
ter War Machine
tary needs, and $64,000,000 worth of
textiles were requisitioned by the
Germans in 1943.
The housing deficit is estimated at
from 150,000 to 300,000 dwellings and
large parts of several towns have
been demolished.
180,000 Jews Deported
According to an official Nazi pub-
lication, 418,000 Dutchmermhave been
taken from Holland to do forced la-
bor. 120,000 of Holland's 180,000
Jews have been deported to Poland
or Germany.
The Nazis have imposed $1,648,-
000,000 occupation costs on the Neth-
erlands treasury, confiscated $300.-
.000,000 worth of Jewish property,
and forced the Netherlands Bank to
finance Dutch exports to Germany.
But as the Germans press their
mobilization of Holland's resources
for their own use, active Dutch resis-
tance through sabotage grows, the
information service said.
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Build Up Morale
Soloists and a small chorus from
Company A are continuing their se-
ries of popular performances to build
up the morale of local servicemen and
war workers. During the past two
weeks, besides other engagements the
men have been featured at the Ann
Arbor USO and at a Bell Telephone
War Bond Drive.
At the Open House of the USO,
Cpls. R. Burrows, M. Gulick and Pvt.
W. Walker presented "An Hour of
Informal Music."
Earlier in the week, the Twelve-
Man Chorus of the Company A "Nips
in the Bud" show presented special-
ties at a Rally for War Bonds for
employes of the Michigan Bell Tele-
phone Company. Cpls. R. Miller and,
J. Boucher appeared as soloists.
A number of future programs for
members of this group have been
arranged and will be announced
shortly.
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Posed plan, Mr. McLaughlin cited es-
timates which conservation experts
have made. At the present time we
have 8,000 acres in city parks; the
experts say the need calls for 24,000
acres. In county parks this area has
4.000 acres but an estimated 35,000
a cres is essential. In state parks now,
7.600 acres; there are needed, 100,000
acres. The Great Lakes' frontage
which is now available for public use
is 12 miles, six miles of which is
found at Belle Isle; the experts say
tle need calls for 40 miles.
The aim of the recreation program
is to give to four million people ade-
quate recreational facilities within 40
miles from their homes. The plan
would provide for the purchasing of
100,000 acres of land over a seven
year period at a total cost of approxi-
mately $1,500,000.
The land in the area to be pur-
chased would be developed for public
use in picnicking, swimming, camp-
ing, boating and canoeing, touring,
hiking, riding, winter sports, nature
study, fishing and hunting. Mr. Mc-
Laughlin said, "These areas are nat-
urally suited to all types of recrea-
tion so it won't cost much after ac-
quisition to put the land into actualI
use." He said that no new organiza-
tion would need to be set up as the
present Conservation Commission
could take over the administration of
the program with little trouble.
In closing Mr. McLaughlin stressedi
the urgent need present in south-
eastern Michigan for the program
and urged the people's support that
the passage of the bill may be secured
and the plan put into actuality im-
mediately in the post-war period.
Non-Fiction
AVALANCHE.. ..... . Kay Boyle
BEHIND THE STEEL WALL..............Fredborg
HOW TO THINK ABOUT
WAR AND PEACE Mortimer T. Adler
FAR ON THE RINGING PLAINS George Rodger
PERSONS AND PLACES . .. George Santyana
LEND-LEASE.......... E. R. Stettinius
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Low Sales Tax
LANSING, Feb. 12.-(I)-The ex-
ecutive board of the Michigan CIO
council today joined, advocates of
sales tax reforms for Michigan, de-
manding that the tax be reduced to
one and one half per cent, and cri,
ticized Gov. Kelly for his failure to
present what it termed an "ade-
quate" industrial program to the
special session of the legislature.
The board, in a resolution adopted
at its quarterly meeting, denounced
the demand of municipalities for a
share in the sales tax income as a
"grab bag for local politicians who
desire a kick-back of excess funds
derived by the state." It also said the
sales tax was no longer needed, and
branded it asran inequity because "it
is collected from those least able to
pay," and because "it is double taxa-
tion." Local municipalities, it said,
were to blame for their tax dilemmas
because of the 15 mill tax limitation,
and suggested a revision of city tax
methods.
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THE MICHIGAN DAILY SERVICE EDITION
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ANN XRBOR, MICH.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1944
held today. Earl "Father"
Hines with his 28-piece
band will be here to play
the swing part of the pro-
gram. The Michigan Con-
cert Band will provide the
symphony portion. This
new idea promises to. be
interesting, if, perhaps,
confusing.
PLAY PRODUCTION
staged a turnabout last
week. Instead of present-
ing an insignificant play
by an insignificant author,
they chose the "Comedy of
Errors." But they added a
few original touches, too.
The costumes were those
used in the New York pro-
duction of "The Boys from
Syracuse," the accompani-
ment was a harp ensemble.
The acting was, on the
whole, fair.
V-BALL, which will be
held here March 3, will
have an added attraction
this year, it was an-
nounced last week. The
finals for a barber-shop
quartet contest will be held
at the Ball. Elimination
onpetition will be today
Pilot
THE CAGERS scored an
expected easy win over the
hapless Chicago Maroons,
74-41, to rack up their
fourth Conference victory
against seven losses. Tom
night led the Big Ten in-
dividual scoring parade,
added only six points to
his total, and is now in
fourth position. Strack led
the Wolverines with 15
points,
MICHIGAN'S hockey
team annexed its second
successive win and avenged
an earlier loss at the same
time by edging out the
Vickers Sports Club of De-
troitein-a thrill-packed
contest 6-5. The Wolver-
ines started with a rush,
netting all of their goals in
the first two periods, but
had to stave off a desper-
ate last period rush to eke
out the victory.
THE WRESTLING
TEAM, minus the services
of Jim Galles, Bob Gittins
and Hugh Wilson, still had
enough power to over-
whelm Indiana 23-3.
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Jacqueline Cochran, director of women pilots of the
Women's Air Force Service, U.S. Army Air Forces, is
shown here seated in the cockpit of her service plane.
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cing, stick figures, known
as the "Foreboding Four."
For several days students
wondered if the posting of
these figures was the work
of gremlins, Yehudi, an
vcana iinto ofEloise.
verine fans Saturday night
in a meet with Western
Michigan and his squad
got off to a flying start by
trouncing the outclassed
Broncos 93-11.
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