THE MICHIGAN DAILY I RAY, WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND: Supply Problem Paramount By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-Over in the Pentagon Build- ing, the military problem which the generals are watching and worrying about most today is supplies. Actually it's not the production of supplies on the home front which so much con- cerns the Army, but getting them from the chan- nel ports to the fast-moving Western Front. If gasoline, bread and bullets can keep up with the tanks and armored cars of Generals Patton, Simpson and Hodges, then not much in the way of German resistance is expected. But the inside fact during Patton's last lightning advance was that he ran out of gas and supplies; and he stayed out of gas and supplies for 12 long days. He was powerless to move. That was the turning point in the war last year. This hitherto untold chapter of the Western Front campaign occurred in September, after Patton's spectacular tank dash across France to the edge of Germany. It reveals one of the sort spots in the European picture and one reason why the military schedule, which called for victory last autumn, got sidetracked. General Patton, whom the Germans fear most, had been rushed out ahead and was being used as a decoy to divert attention from the 1st and 9th Armies, which were scheduled to mass against the more vulnerable northwest German border. But ,Patton ran out of gasoline, and had to wait, chewing his nails, with empty fuel tanks. General Eisenhower ordered mountains of supplies sent direct from the United States. But although civilian production at home got the blame, the real bottleneck was not in the United States, but with the entire distribution system in France. In fact, this has been the subject of drastic inside in- vestigation by top generals in the Pentagon Building. Red Ball Highwy... IN THE LAST WAR, U. S. transportation in France was under W. W. Atterbury, presi- dent of the Pennsylvania railroad. In this war, transportation and supply distribution have been kept under pi'ofessional Army men. Instead of recruiting railroad and trucking experts, two West Pointers, Lieut. Gen. John Clifford Hod- ges Lee and his deputy, Brig. Gen. Royal B. Lord, took over the job. Criticism of supply has been such inside the Army that General Marshall ordered a personal probe, and even Gen. B. B. Somer- veil, in comand of services of supply, wrote a critical four-page report and sent Maj. Gen. Leroy Lutes to France to report on the situ- ation. Lutes took with him a staff of colonels, made a thorough survey, and submitted a blistering report urging that the entire supply set-up in France be revamped-including those in command. Endless meetings followed in the Pentagon Building at which efforts were made to patch up the mistakes. This was at the time when an Army propaganda drive talked about failures on the home front and said that men in the front lines were left without supplies. Meanwhile a representative of Time maga-. zine was taken in General Lee's special airplane for a tour of the supply front, and later pub- lished a glowing description of the supply job. That description, however, did not correspond. with the highly critical report of General Lutes. One criticism was that the much-advertised "red ball highway" under Maj. Gen. Frank S. Ross was not sufficient to carry war goods from the channel ports to the front. Mean- while, insufficient railroad troops and equip- ment were brought to France to repair the battered French railroads. Night-Walker Biddle .. . A YOUNG MAN with a radio in his car drove up to an apartment house in Washington called Dumbarton Courts-not far from Dumbar- ton Oaks. He parked the car, went into the apartment where he lived, undressed, and went to bed. Maybe he was drunk, maybe he was deaf. Anyway, he left his radio on-and loud. There it sat, blaring away into the night. The house next to Dumbarton Courts is the residence of the Attorney General of the Unit- 4 ON SECOND1 ByB ay Dixon RUSSIAN TROOPS have entered Vienna, but news reports say it ain't no waltz. The Tokyo cabinet resigns on the day that the Reds denounce their neutrality pact with Japan. Let's hope that the new Nipponese cabinet isn't able to talk Uncle Joe into re- signing another pact. ' Item with sociological significance: Roger the Lodger says that he knows a nice girl "even if she doesn't smoke or drink." These automobiles Which the manufacturers are being permitted to make this year will not go "chug chug." We understand that the auto-magnates, to show their appreciation to WPB boss Krug, are going to fix it so they go "krug krug." ed States, Francis Biddle. The Attorney Gen-. eral was in bed-asleep. But he was awakened pronto. So were other members of his fam- ily. Nobody will testify as to what Mr. Biddle said, but the chances are it was unprintable. But what he did was much more effective. He put on a robe over his pajamas, walked out on the street, reached into the car, and switched off the offending radio. As he crawled back into bed, the Attorney General of the United States was heard to say, "there ought to be a law against things like that!" (Copyright, 1945, Bell Syndicate, Inc.) I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: American Attitude By SAMUEL GRAFTON SENATOR WHERRY, of Nebraska, says he may not vote for a world organization after all, because of the way Russia has been behaving. It is -'time we examined this line of chatter, which is almost exclusively American, and is rarely heard anywhere else in the world. A Briton who is displeased by some development in world affairs, will say that he is displeased. Period. That is all he will say. But among some of us there still persists the thought that if we are displeased by the world we live in, we will pick up our marbles and go play some- where else, perhaps on Mars or the moon. Some of us are forever threatening to leave; we carry property suitcases around with us, and waggle our railroad tickets furiously at the rest of the world. Only there is no destination printed on them. The Senator's gag is an old one; the moment the game gets a little rough, or he doesn't like the way the score is going, he announces that he is no longer a player, and has become a spec- tator. He is off the field and back in the stands. To hell with the game, he says. Goodbye. Lei us face the fact that this peculiarly American attitude is actually frightening to the rest of the world, which is gaining the opinion that we are a set of wistful and sensi- tive characters, ever ready to walk solemnly and in melancholy silence out of the room if the wrong word be spoken. Senator Vandenberg uses these tactics to a certain degree, too. So far as I can find out, he is the only member of any of the San Fran- cisco delegations of any of the forty-four coun- tries who is making loud pre-conference state- ments as to what he is going to demand. The only one in the whole world; every other dele- gate on the planet has maintained a decent si- lence, and is waiting to see what will come up, and what can be done. What sanctions does the Senator propose to apply against all humanity in case the rest of the world finds it doesn't agree with him? He has only one weapon, the unspoken threat that he will go home; he will refuse to vote for the final treaty. The Senator's arrogance can only be based on some inner feeling that he has an alterntive; and in this he drama- tizes America's elusiveness. This unreal feeling that we have alternatives obsesses us. We have little sense of the reali- ties and urgencies of international meetings; little sense that the President's predicament in dicussing, say, voting arrangements with Rus- sia, is our predicament, too. The President is our representative in such discussions, but when the mood suits us, we instantly part from him; we become spectators, and we look down our noses at him as if he were a completely free individual. We act on the pretense that he has the same freedom, working in Yalta, as an editorial writer working in New Hampshire. Something bad is happening as a result; we have become the only' nation in the world in which ratification of key instruments is a doubt- ful issue. The world knows now that many of us have the intense belief that we are ultimately uninvolved, that we can always cut and run. This feeling in us goes very deep. We enter into solemn international conferences, during which we carry on as serious and responsible par- ticipants; but when they are over, our sense of the reality of the rest of the world fades, and we consider the results as if we are all alone with our destiny. We have yet to prove, for example, that we can get an economic treaty, of any kind, past the Senate, if it offends any particular interest at home. We have not been able to show that we can get Bretton Woods rati- fled, if it offends some bankers; or the Mexi- can water treaty ratified, if it offends one state; or the Anglo-American oil treaty rati- fied, if it offends some oil companies. The world fades out; every issue becomes a home issue; we are suddenly rich in alternatives that don't exist; good-bye, world; nice to have known you. Ratification is an issue nowhere else; it is only we who claim this peculiar privilege of being in when we want to be in, and out when we want to be out. That is one reason why a pause has come over the development of world unity; the world has stopped to look at us, and wonder; it has the oddest feeling that we are the big man who isn't there. (Copyright, 1945, New York Post Syndicate) fUHE TB By PAULA BROWER THERE was only one piece of mai in my box this morning, anda business envelope at that. I drew i out gloomily-a long, thin envelop from the National Council for a Per manent Fair Employment Practic Committee, sent with the stam carefully put on upside down-whic I tenderly opened and, for lack o more enticing correspondence. rea in its entirety. The FEPC has lon struck me as a both worthy an necessary institution, but it. seem that it now faces a crisis. The organization's beginning cam in 1941, when, in an effort to elimi nate discrimination in war employ mhent because of race, creed, color national origin or ancestry, the Pres ident's Committee of Fair Employ ment Practice was established Though it had great success, it wa considerably weakened because of it lack of legal authority to enforce it orders, and in 1943 an effort wa made to eliminate these weaknesse at a conference which was held i Washington.f This conference was attended by civic, union, and religious leaders representing every race and creed, and out of this group the National Council for a Permanent FEPC was established. In January, 1944, the Dawson - Scanlon - LaFollette bills for a permanent FEPC were introduced in the House and by the time the 78th Congress ad- journed in December hearing had been held and the bills were re- ported out favorably in both House and Senate Committees. In Janu- ary, 1945, the bills were reintro- duced in the 79th Congress, with hopes for further progress toward their eventual passage, and they will soon come to the floor of house and Senate for vote. All herings in the Senate commit- tee so far have been indicative of the final success of the bill, unless the threatened filibuster proves effec- tive. Newsweek wrote in its February f26 issue, "Southern senators already are preparing to filibuster toadeath the bill that would make permanent the Fair Employment Practice Com- mittee. One Senator is quoted as saying: 'They haven't seen a filibus- ter around here yet if that bill comes up... If the bill is to be passed it is very important that the filibuster be prevented or at least endured if prevention is impossible. For al- ready overburdened senators, a fil- ibuster is a test not only of endur- ance but of conviction, and in such a case the importance to a senator of knowing just how strongly his state feels about the issue at stake cannot be over-emphasized. There are two things which can be done to combat the danger threatening the Senate Bill 101. One is for the senators to refuse to be worn out by the filibuster, no matter how- long it may last. The other is the adoption of cloture, a rule to limit debate. In a situation like this, in which the opposition's means are directed entirely toward taking advantage of the human, physical reactions of men to nervous exhaustion, a man must feel not only that by holding out he is acting in accordance with his own conviction, but that if he were to weaken he would be directly opposing the will of the people he represents. The strength or weak- ness of the pressure which public opinion exerts will be the determin- ing factor which will affect the ulti- mate outcome. In February Senator Taft of Ohio introduced a, Senate bill to establish a Permanent FEPC on an investigatory and advisory basis only, without enforcement powers, which of course would entirely de- feat the purpose of passing thej Senate and House bills now ap- proaching discussion. This danger{ of reducing the powers of bill now thrieatens the House. It is feared that followers of Senator Taft in the House may try to use thisj means of combatting the bill since they cannot kill it with filibuster. The bill has the sponsorship of both major parties. Thus, in both Senate and House the vigorous and noisy support of the people is most important to the much-needed success of this struggle Clothing Drives HEN in the course of spring cleaning you look over your wardrobe and find a pair of shoes that hasn't been worn in three years and a sweater that doesn't go with any of your new skirts, give a thought to the clothing drives. Allied war relief organizations can always make use of your cast-off clothing. Europe's shivering millions won't mind if the styles aren't ap- pearing in the current fashion mag- azines. -AnptM- a Cair EADMILL to set up a Permanent FEPC. If we Al have even the remotest hope of pre- a venting future wars we must do ev- t erything in our power to see that e racial and religious intolerance and - discrimination are not allowed to e flourish. This failure will mean that p fighting the present war is not en- h ough, to remedy the ills which caused f it, but that there is at least one issue d which will have to be fought about g again. Treatment of minorities is d one of the major issues over which s l the war is being fought, and to allow this bill to be swallowed up in the e senseless garble of a filibuster would -i be. to commit an unforgiveable in- - justice against the men fighting ov- , erseas and against anyone who has - made a sacrifice in this war. - This is not an issue which we can in any pretense toward de- s cency ignore. We must act-im- s mediately, in large numbers, and s for the passage of the bill. Write S your congressmen. Make sure that s they know just how emphatic' pub- n lic opinion is. By such action and only by such action the passage of the bill'can be furthered because itj will: (1) induce a favorable vote, (2) encourage the supporters of the bill to fight down the filibuster, and (3) discourage the filibuster- ing senators themselves. This chal- lenge is the sore of thing which we 'will face after the war, and which will shape the. post-war world, for it is indicative of the way things will be handled then. We cannot fail this preliminary test. We owe it to every man in our armed for- ces and to ourselves. Soviet Decision RUSSIA renounced her neutrality with Japan yesterday and the world is busy trying to decide the whys and wherefores of the move. Does Russia, reasonably conservative and shrewd government in diplo- matic matters, sense an immediate end of the war with Germany? Why else would she open herself to pos- sible attack on her eastern front by Japan. Others question whether Rus- sia will declare war on Japan imme- diately following the April 25 con- ference. There is no doubt that Russia will help the Allies merely by re- maining out of the war and by renouncing her neutrality. Japan must maintain troops along the Manchurian frontiers to be ready for anything Russia may do or in the advent of an actual declaration of war. Just keeping a few thous- and Jap soldiers off islands like Iwo Jima or Okinawa would help the United States. We must realize that Russia has played a clever game of diplomatic relations. The German-Russo Non- Aggression pact was merely a meas- ure used to hold off any German attack until Russia felt strong en- ough to begin the aggression herself or hold off any German attack. It will be weeks or perhaps even months or years before anyone un- derstands the true reason or reasons for the move that was made yester- day. But Russia is our Ally and we should respect her diplomatic judg- ment. -Lois Iverson DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1945 VOL. LV, No. 114 Publication in the Daily Official Bul- letin is constructive notice to all mem- bers of the University.Notices for the Bulletin should be sent in typewritten form to the Assistant to the President, 1021 Angell Hall, by 3:30 p. m. of the day preceding publication (11:30 a. m. Sat- urdays). Notices Change of Time: Effective at mid- night Sunday, April 8, Central War Time, one hour slower than Ann Arbor city time (Eastern War Time), will be officially adopted by the Uni- versity. and at the same time all officially fixed time schedules will be moved back one hour. Thus classes which have been stated as beginning at 8, 9, and 10 a.m., Eastern War Time, will henceforth nfeet at 7, 8, and 9 a.m., respectively, Central War Time, and corresponding changes will be made for other class hours, office hours, etc., throughout the day. Announcements in the Daily Official Bulletin, Weekly Calendar, and other official publications after April 8 will be made in terms of Central War Time. Grcup Hospitalization and Surgi- cal Service: During the period from April 5 through April 16, the Uni- versity Business Office (Rm. 9, Uni- versity Hall) will accept new appli- cations as well as requests for chan- ges in contracts now in effect. These new applications and changes will become effective May 5, with the first payroll deduction on May 31. After April 16 no new applications or changes can be accepted until Octo- bor, 1945. School of Education Faculty: The April meeting of the faculty will be held on Monday, April 23, instead of April 16 as originally scheduled. i ---- Instructors are invited to attend the special meeting of the University Senate on Monday, April 9, at 4:15 p.m. (E.W.T.) in the Rackham Lec- ture Hall for the purpose of receiv- ing and discussing the report of the Senate Advisory Committee, "The Economic Status of the Faculty". Faculty, College of Literature, Sci- ence, and the Arts: The civilian freshman five-week progress reports will be due April 7 in the Office of the Academic Counselors, 108 Mason Hall. Students, College of Literature, Science & the Arts: Applications for scholarships should be made before April 14. Application forms may be obtained at 1220 Angell Hall and should be filed at that office. To all male students of the Uni- versity: There will be no refunds or renewals on lockers purchased for the Fall Term 1944-1945 at Water- man Gymnasium or the Sports Buil- ding after April 14, 1945. these reports and transmit them to the proper officers. City of Detroit Civil Service: An- nouncement for Marine, ;Operating Engineer (Fire Boat), $3,381 to $3,- 864, has been received in our office. For further information, stop in at 201 Mason Hall, Bureau of Appoint- ments. University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information Lectures University Lecture: Professor Ar- cher Taylor, Professor of German, University of California, will speak on "Renaissance Scholars and Their Books", Tuesday, April 10, at 4:15 p.m. (E.W.T.) in the Amphitheater of the Rackham Building. The lec- ture is under the auspices of the Department of German. The public is cordially invited. Events Today B'nai Brith Hillel Foundation: Hil- lel War Service Committee Will meet at 3 today. All interested Hillel members are urged to attend. Tea will be served. Coffee Hour: All students are in- vited to the Religious Association Coffee Hour from 4 to 6 in Lane Hall this afternoon. Professor and Mrs. Wilber R. Humphreys will be the guests of honor. The Geological Journal Club will meet in Rm. 4065, Nat. Sci. Bldg. at 12:15 p.m. today. Program: Profes- sor W. H. Hobbs will speak on "Rem- iniscences of American and Foreign Geologists". All interested are cor- dially invited to attend. Biological Chemistry Seminar will meet today at 4:30 p.m. in Rm. 319 West Medical Building. "The Por- phyrins and the Porphyrias" will be discussed. All interested are invited. The April meeting of the Ann Ar- bor Library Club will be a Sympos- ium based on Fremont Rider's "The scholar and the future of the re- search library". Papers by C. Camp- bell, E. Campbell, M. Drake, F. Ham- man, S. Jonas and H. Walter. Dem- onstration of reading machines for use with films, Rm. 110, General Li- brary, 7:45 p.m. today. This meeting is open to non-members, if they are interested in coming. Coming Events French Films: 3 French films "Men of the Maquis", "The Liberation of Paris" and "Next Time I See Paris" will be shown Thursday, April 12 at 3:10 (University time) in the Kellogg Auditorium, under the auspices of the Cercle Francais. Those holding 'tickets for the series of French lec- tures will be admitted free of charge. Others may pay admission at the door.. There will be an important 'meet- ing of all the members of the Michi- gan Union Staff at 1:30 Saturday April 7, in the Student Offices. If you can't attend call any day this week between 3 and 5 p.m. "Target for Today", a full-length film which records the bombing of 11 f i -f 4 .. I -Anneue anenxez A Representittive from the Good- year Aircraft Corporation, Akron, O., By Crockett Johnson will be in our office, Monday, April 9, to interview girls for their College Staff Training Program: If inter- ested, call Bureau of Appointments, rprises can achieve quite o Univ. Ext. 371, for appointment. no up its exaensive offices, 5 - 1 So O'Malley wants us to keep buying new properties: Issue securities on them and uy more new properties... It's risky, but- Yes, gentlemen. learn to think in -I- Wemust Biggar . I -t- 77= 7- R,, L- O'Malley Ente saving by givir The President c can work here iust as welf. 1 11 I II Al F I .. :r T._.:. "I s_1 _- _r y_ _i I