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Jane Warrant Claire Sberman' Marjorie Brradaile 4rA I Zenski . Bud Low . . Harvey Frank-.. -May -Mr Anne Olson TarJorie' Rosmarin Hilda Slautterbackr 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 S. . . . . Columnist Biihiness Staff Molly Ann Winokur . . . . p izabeth Carpenter . . . As Martha Opsion Ass Telephone 23-24-1 usiness Manager s't Bus. Manager s't Bus. Manager NIGHT EDITOR: BARBARA HERRINTON Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by imembers of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. .OLDIERNOTfE: State l Is Adequate, But What About Other 47? 4T IS HEARTENING to note that at least one legislative body does not believe in the old haying, "Put off today what you can do tomor- row." Finally deciding that the United States Con- gress was tossing the soldier-vote football long enw!gh, the Michigan Senate yesterday passed a bill guaranteeing absent servicemen an op- portunity to vote. Particularly significant is Sen. Ivan Johnson's 'tatement: "If Congress says soldiers may vote ,only for the President and Vice-President, we .don't have to agree, and can see tiha our boys are provided with 'a full ballot." The bill, which observers believe will be pas- sed by the House before the end of the week, will provide for ballots with the names of all the parties and candidates ineluded. Farther, sligid the nation's Congressmen get around to passig a national law, the Michigan soldiers' hill would be adapted to conform to federal regulations if possible. Consequently, Michli- gan servicemen are certain to vote, whether they do so under state or national jurisdiction. Our legislators are to be coninended for their action. With Gov. Kelly's signature on the bill, state officials will have 70 days to get the printed ballots to fighting men in the most distant out- posts before the November voting. Perhaps Michigan's step will inspire some of the laggard Congressmen in Washington to put through a national soldier vote bill. For even though servicemen of this state are pro- fvided with an opportinity to elect their leaders, there will be millions denied that same right. -Virginia Rock I9d at h ei# Be Right_ By SAMUEL GRAFTON NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Let us start with the question of whether we are at war with the Ger- man people, or only with their leaders. The ques- tion answers itself. We are at war with whom- ever is at war with us. Thus if a little German jungfrau is stuffing machinegun belts for Hitler, we are at war with her, even if she is only 17, even if she is as cute as apple pie, and even if she has never had a political idea in her life. I go further: There may be a German worker, polishing artillery shells, who secretly hates fas- cism; who in his heart of hearts, loves democracy and prays every night for Hitler's downfall. Are we at war with him?. The answer is obviously, yes. This is not a Chekhov war. We are not interested in a people's secret thoughts, but in the work of their hands. If their hands help Hitler, they are our enemies, though their hearts be breaking. SHALL WE BE SOFT OR L HAt? Now, it has been suggested that a "soft" at- titude toward the Germans may encourage them to make a revolution; that is, if we promise to feed them after the war, to let them run their own affairs, if we guarantee their independence, they may be stirred to an uprising. This is the "bait" theory, which holds that revolutions are obtained the way mice are trapped, with a bit of cheese. Actually, the "soft" attitude only re- lieves the pressure on the German people. If we are going to, e amiable, anyway, after our victory, then the Germans may safely continue to brood about life and polish artil- lery shells. Oddly enough, the mechanical adoption of a "hard" attitude has much the same effect. If conditions are going to be intolerable after the war, if we are going to kill, sterize, partition, etc.; then, again, there is no reason for the Germans to act. If the matter is out of their hands, then it is out of their hands, and that is that. LET THE GERMANS SOLVE IT All our specific plans, therefore, from parti- tioning Germany to teaching in the German schools, are a little silly, because they relieve the German people of the necessity of making a choice., If it doesn't matter what they do, then it doesn't matter what they do, and there is no need for them to do anything. Our planning, hard, soft, and medium rare, merely cushions the Germans against reality, and encourages them in their inertness. We are forever "filling in the future" for the Germans. We break our heads over such questions as "Are there any good Germans? Are the Germans a sick people? Are they incurable? Can they be re-educated? Who shall teach in their schools?" NO WAY TO TEACH But it is the Germans who must be made to break their heads over these questions. It is precisely by straining against these problems. by struggling with them, that the Germans will re- educate themselves, if at all. We cannot reform the Germans by answering these questions for them, any more than we can teach a child alge- bra by doing its problems for it. So, our first step in solving the German problem is to make the Gernan peopleface it, to give themn a sense of the blankness of their own futures, to convince themu that their fu- tures are not "filled in," but empty, beyond the merest police surveillance; that if they want something more than that, they had better, in their loneliness, and faced by our indifference, go to work on the problem. What should our "attitude" be toward the mass of the German people? It should be that we have no attitude. If they want us to distinguish good Germans from bad Germans, they had better find some way of establishing the dis- tinction themselves. (Copyright, 1944, New York Post Syndicate) COMMON AIM: Peace DISC" ss ous Ar Step ii fit Direect i i U EPRESENTATIVES of major organizations, of labor, industry and the farmers are meet. ing today and tomorrow in Atn tiCiy for an unusual joint conference. Sponsored by the National Assoiation o Manufacturers the group is meetig for an "off the record" discussion of the possibility of a common post-war program. United States Chamber of Commerce, AFL, National Grange, American Legion, CIO, American Bankers As- sociation and Rotary International are some of the 16 oddly-assorted organizations which the NAM has listed as participating. Predicting the probable results of this confer- ence would be mere speculation. But one thing at least can be said with certainty. The fact that the major conflicting groups of the nation are meeting to attempt to form some sort of unified plan for the future represents a good sign. In times like this, national unity is essen-- The entire nation must stand solidly behind the winning of the war, and the securing of a just, permanent peace to follow. If the CIO, AFL, NAM, etc., are able to come to some sort of agreement in terms of these ends, the chances of securing them will increase a him- dred fold. Only with the people presenting a united front against the enemy, can these ends be accomplished. Today's meeting of the major divergent groups in the nation repre- sents a step in the right direction. -Kathie Sharfnan CHEERS FOR WLB Roard Acts To lReiive Racial Discrimiunation THREE CHEERS for the WLB for its recent enlightened stand on wage discrimination against Mexican, Indian and Negro workers in Arizona copper mines. A decision delivered by the War Labor Board's Nonferrous Metals Commission pointed out the presence of discriminatory wage scales and ordered that steps be taken toward the elimination of these practices. The immediate case affects the Miami Copper Company, the International Smelting and Re- fining Company and the Inspiration Consolidat- ed Copper Company. But the influence is ex- pected to be felt in other companies whose dis- criminatory practices are even more stringent. It is action like this that will make the Am- erican people and the people of the world feel that perhaps there is something in the verbal- isms which we so vehemently adhere to in word. It is a step forward hi the abolishing of blind race biases and discriminations which can do nothing but weaken us as a nation-and as a fighting people. --Evelyn Phillips DREW PEARSON'S MERRY-GO-ROUND WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-A little over a year ago, Randolph Paul, Treasury Department coun- sel and tax expert, was asked to meet with five business leaders described to him as "controlling the tax policy of the United States." He was told that these five men wanted to confer with him regarding impending tax legislation. Curious as to who could control a policy over which the nation once fought a revolutionary war and which is supposed to be the prerogative of Congress with the advice of the Treasury, Paul consented to meet with the five men. They were: 1. Ellsworth Alvord, tax lobbyist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, former tax lawyer for Andrew W. Mellon, and most successful tax lawyer in Washington. 2. J. Cheever Cowdin, head of the tax com- mittee of the National Association of Manu- facturers, chairman of University Pictures Corporation, and director of various other big corporations, many of them aviation com- panies, 3. John W. Haynes, former Under-Secretary of the Treasury, investment banker, heavy stockholder of Martin bombers, -tobacco in- terests and the largest orchid farm in the world'. 4. Lewis Brown of the Johns-Manville Com- pany. 5. Roswell Magill, former Under-Secretary of the Treasury, now Wall Street tax attorney for various big firms. This group told Paul that the RumI plan was in the cards, also the sales tax, and that he would have to go along for the 1943 session of Congress. They laid down various other tax plans as a virtual ultimatum which the Treasury could take or leave, but which they said were assured of Congressional approval. Sen. George's IPro grim . . . The tax lobby did not reveal who were their key Congressional pals whom they so confidently expected to do their bidding. But the tax battlej DAII N 1FFiC"tIL FRIDAY, FEB. 18, 1944 VOL. LIV No. 83 A notne" for the hily OfIeidl Bi- Itti are to be sent to the Office o the Pt-'identit iypewriten form by 3:30~ .U. fat lie day preeeigits pbie~t- ion, except on Saturday when the no- tires holdhe submitted by 11:30 .ut. Notices Mid - Year Graduation Exercises: Feb. 19, 1944, 9:30 a.m., Assembly in Hill Auditorium (Academic Dress). All Graduates will be seated in Sec. III, the center setion, Main Floor. Seating will be uinder the direct ion of Marshalls. Color Guard will assemble in Lob- by, first floor. Honor Guard will assemble in Lobby, first floor. D)eans and Directors who take a- tive part in the exercises will assem- ble in east dressing rooms, first floor. Regents, Secretary, Minister, Speak- er, President, and others of Grop I, Honor Section will assemble in west dressing rooms, first floor. Other Faculty Members will assem- ble in second floor dressing rooms. The seating of the public will be under the direction of ushers. 10:00 a.m., Opening exercises. Tickets for the Midyear Gradua- tion Exercises are now available at the Information Desk, In 1 University Hall, After 9:30 a.m. ! Saturday, Feb. 19, they may also be obtained at the box office in IHil Auditorium. Midyear Graduation Exercises: Classes on Saturday morning, Feb. 19, with the exception of A.S.T.P classes and the Saturday classes of the School of Education, will be dis- missed at 9:45 a.m. to permit faculty members and students to attend the Midyear Graduation Exercises. The Automobile Regulation will be lifted from 12:00 noon on Saturday, Feb. 26 until 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 6. Identification Cards: All students who attended the University during the Summer or Fall Terms are re- quested to bring their identification cars with them when registering for the Spring Term. Office of the Dean of Students Notice to All Fraternities: The In- terfraternity Executive Committee at its meeting on Feb. 15, 1944, fined three fraternities for pledging men not registered with the Interfrater- nity Council as required by the "Rushing Rules for the Duration." It also levied a fine of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per man on all houses who pledged an independent man or men living in the house at the time of pledging. This is strictly against the Interfraternity Council's rules. All men interested in the Inter- fraternity Council, and desiring to petition for the job of Secretary- Treasurer for the coming term should have their petitions in the IFC office, 306 Michigan Union, by March 10, 1944. Men must be Juniors. Choral Union Members are re- minded to call for their courtesy passes to the concert of Ezio Pinza, between the hours of 9 and 12 and 1 and 4, on the day of the concert, Monday, March 6 (first day of the which followed in the last session of Congres and in this session, regard- ing two different tax bills, showed that the five men were not talking out of turn. They had some very po- tent Congressional figures helping them and, as a result, the latest tax bill is a hodge-podge of compromise, with many of the powerful lobby's proposals sticking out like a sore thumb. One key figure in writing the tax bill was Chairman George of the Sen- ate Finance Committee, great friend of convivial host Ellsworth Alvord of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Georgia Senator has vigorously de- nied that tax lobbyist Alvord influ- ences his vote. However, it is most enlightening to compare the tax pro- posals of Mr. Alvord befqye congres- sional committees and those advo- cated by Senator George. In some cases, the wording is almost identical. Senator George also was prevailed upon to address the annual meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last April, at which his 11-point tax program was almost a dead ringer for the previous tax proposals of his tax- lobbying friend with the U. S. Cham- ber. Their proposals are so similar that some people have suspected George has a ghost writer from the Alvord law firm helping him. (Copyright, 1944. United Features Synd) l / 10144, Chicagq Tiei, Inc. lrI-. ' ^' .I' GRIN AND BEAR IT sy Lichi'y L.. tI "They can plan all the gadgets they.want for the post-war kitchen! i'll settle for the old-fashioned kitchen with just a husband in it!" second term) at the offices of the University Musical Society inM Burton Memorial Tower. Academic Notices Examination Schedule: Wednes- day, Feb. 23, 2-4 p.m. English 1: Bertram.................205 MII Bredvold................3017 AHl Calver...................003 AHU Davis...................2235 All Eisinger.................082 NS Engel...................) Haven Everett.229 AUH Fletcher................E Haven Fogle... ................1035 AU Greenhut...............4003 AlI Hawkins...............2231 AH Helm ......2203 Aft Morris............ ....... 18 AU Ogden..................GHaven Pearl ...................2016 AH Rayment................205 MII Rowe ....................3011 AH Schenk ..................3017 All Tho pe . ..... ............. 2203 Al Warner.................2225 AH Weaver ................2215 AHU Weimer ...................4203 AHU Wells. ................2235 Al-I Williams ................. 102 Ec English 2 Calver ........ Fogle ......... Millar .......... Nelson ........ Ohlsen ........ Taylort......... . Tw { .2003 .1035 .2082 . 209 .1121 .2013 AHU AlH NS AH NS All German Department Room Assign- ments for final examinations, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25: German 1-Gaiss (2 sections) & Winkelmiian: 205 MAason H.all; Van- Duren and Copley: 2225 Angell Hall; Diamond, Reichart & Philippson: 35 Angell Hall; Eaton and Courant: 1035 Angell Hall. German 2-Winkelman (2 sec- tions): 2003 Angell Hall; Gaiss, Phil- ippson & Willey: 2054 Natural Sci- ence. German 31-all sections: D Haven Hall. Germ an :;2-.-both sections: 3017 Angell Hall. Biological Chemistry Seminar will be held today at 4 p.m., in Rm. 319 West Medical Building. "The Bio- logical Occurrence and Metabolism of the Pyrimidines" will be discussed. All interested are invited. Recommendations for Departmen- tal .Honors: Teaching departments wishing to recommend tentative March graduates from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts and the School of Education for Depart- mental Honors should send such names to the Registrar's Office, Rm. 4 University Hall not later than March 6. The Hopwood Bulletin, page 9, paragraph 18, reads: In particular or irregular cases the committee may, upon petition, waive particular parts of these rules, but no petition will be received by - the committee after March 1, 1944. Applications in Support of Re- search Projects: To give Research Committees and the Executive Board adequate time to study all proposals, it is requested that faculty members having projects needing support dur- ing 1944-1945, file their proposals in the Office of the Graduate School by Friday, Feb. 18, 1944. Those wish- ing to renew previous requests whether now receiving support or not should so indicate, Application forms will be mailed or can be ob- tained at Secretary's Office, Rm. 100G Rackham Building, Tel. 372. Concerts Choral Union Concert: Ezio Pinza, Bass, with Gibner King, accompan- ist, will give the tenth program in the Choral Union Series Monday, March 6, at 8:30 p.m. (first day of the second term) in Hill Auditorium. Coming Events Carl Weinrich, guest organist, will present a recital at 4:15 p.m. Sun- day, in Hill Auditorium. His program will consist of compositions for organ by Handel, Buxtehude, Bach, Mozart, Jepson and Hindemith and will be open to the general public. Final Examination for History 116' will be held in Rm. G, Haven Hall, instead of in Rm. 1025 Angell Hall, on Friday, Feb. 25, 8:00-10:00. Room Assignments, Final Exams in Math., College of L.S.andA.: In general classes will use their regular rooms for final examinations. In the following cases, however, classes will use the rooms specified: f Anning .. . .....Math. 7 Anning . .Math.13 Bradshaw ......Math. 11 Craig ... ..... Math. 53 Dwyer ... . . Math. 8 Dwyer .,....Math. 13 Eilenberg ......Math .7 Losh.........Math. 7 Raiford ... .. .Math. 14 2029 A.H. 2013 A.H. 2003 A.H. 2203 A.H. 3011 A.H. 3011 A.H. 3010 A.H. 2235 A.H. 2013 A.Hi. PEACE NOW MOVEMENT: Group, .ported by Dies Committee, Is Fascist Coalition Opposed to Democratic Principles Sociology 51: .Final examination for all sections Saturday, Feb. 26, 8-10 a.m. The room arrangement is as follows: 1025 Angell Hall-Carr, Hawley and Myers; Natural Science Auditorium-Holmes, Ostafin and Bouma. Sociology 54: Final examination for all sections Thursday, Feb. 24., 8-10 a.m., Rnm. C, 1-aven hall. ESTERDAY the Dies Committee reported that the "Peace Now Movement" has committed seditious acts and has a tendency toward treason. It didn't report, however, that Peace Nov has a definite tendency toward fascism and has with- i it a fascist coalition. "Peace Now" professes to be a pacifist or- ganization'dedicated to peace and non-discrim- ination among all men and nations. But if "Peace Now" is so interested in stopping wars 4ainst our fellow man, why can people with anti-semitic, anti-Negro, anti.-labor beliefs join, as has been reported in the Detroit News, PM and other newspapers? When a group with such a memibership) sends organizers to "race- riot" cities, as they are doing, can the result be anything but more disunity and greater group hatreds? Furthermore, why has "Peace Now" backed John Rankin, who was cheered for his anti- einitic speech in Congress? Why has Hoffman, ,tro wants a march on Washington by force, be- tome their representative by reading their propa- ganda into the Congressional Record? Why have they contacted Wheeler, Nye (mentioned i "Under Cover" as considered by the fascists prefer that we be at war with our allies rather than fascism. By this time most of us know that there can be no peace while fascism exists in the world. Fascisn, to exist must expand and use its man- power to prepare for war-its only method of solving unemployment. Peace Now rants its formulas: "Japan was begged to attack us. There is no difference be- tween Britain, the United States and fascism, We can trust a fascist nation to respect a peace treaty." Peace Now says it, the Nazi short wave radio and every known fascist says it. Peace Now sounds like the greatest coalition of fascism that we have had to combat in this country. Al- though neatly-cloaked in pacifism (it was super- Americanism before the war), their true color comes out in their propaganda and membership.- Peace Now must be exposed now as a fascist coalition so that no more of our citizens will be dlped into serving fascism, -Eleanor hunn E XA M SCH EDULES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS Time of Exercise Time of Time of Examinations Exercise Time of Examination Monday at 8 ...... Friday, Feb. 251 9 . . . .Monday, Feb. 21] 10 .... .Friday, Feb. 25 11 ... Tuesday, Feb. 22 1 ... Thursday, Feb. 24 2 ... ..Tuesday, Feb. 22 3 ...Saturday, Feb. 26 Tuesday at 8 .... Saturday, Feb. 26 9 ... Thursday, Feb. 24 10 Wednesday, Feb. 23 11 Wednesday, Feb. 23 1 . ..Monday, Feb. 21 2 ... Saturdauy, Febl. 26 3 .Wednesday, Feb. 23 E M.1, E.M.2; C.E.2 ...*Monday, Feb. 21 M.P.2, 3, 4; French . ...*Tuesday, Feb. 22 10:30-12:30 10:30-12:30 8:00-10:00 2:00- 4:00 2:00- 4:00 8:00-10:00 8:00-10:00 10:30-12:30 10:30-12:30 8:00-10:00 10:30-12:30 2:00- 4:00 2:00- 4:00 2:00- 4:00 8:00-10:00 10:30-12:30 Monday at 8 ........ Fri., Feb. 9.......Mo., Feb. 10 .......Fri., Feb. 11.. ...Tues., Feb. 1 ......Thur., Feb. 2....... ies., Feb. 3........Sat., Feb. Tuesday at 8........Sat., 9 ......Thur., 10......Wed., 11...... Wed., 1.......Mon., 2........Sat., 3.......Wed.., 25, 21, 25, 22, 24, 22, 26, 26, 24, 23, 23, 21, 26, 23, 10:30-12:30 10:30-12:30 8:00-10:00 2:00- 4:00 2:00- 4:00 8:00-10:00 8:00-10:00 10:30-12:30 10:30-12:30 8:00-10:00 10:30-12:30 2:00- 4:00 2:00- 4:00 2:00- 4:00 By Crockett Johnson Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. BARNABY No, son, they're not broadcasting a fight this evening-bei ween a , ghost and a leprechaun. . And imay have to go to Washington next week about the dam project. SI've got to locate our elusive 11 iI Mr. O'Malley, my Fairy Godfather, won't BE in Washington next week. After the light tonight he must l 'i - Q- Just rushed over to say goodbye, m'boy. !'m off for Washington at once! Political Science 1, 2, 51, 161 ........Mon., Feb. 21, 8:00-16:00 Speech 31, 32; French 1, 2, 11, 31, .,Ct r xi I r fl nfl .jte I it I A