PAG vv WO THE -Vi HiGAN DAIlYf -ATU I,iJUNE 9, 1945 ------- . ..... &4rF Mtd4jgrn ail F f ty=Fifth Year WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND: Whitney's Name Cleared Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Oontrol of Student Pubieatons. Editorial Staff Evelyn Phillips Margaret Farmer Ray Dixon . . Paul Sislin 'Rank Mantho avis Kennedy Ann Schutz Dick Strickland Martha Schmitt *Kay McFee a a . Managing Aditor ditorial Director a . ,s . qity Editor a a Associate Editor " o, . . Sports Editor Women's Editor . Associate Women's Editor Business Staf * .. Business Manager . . . Associate Busines s gr. . . Associate Busines Mg, Telephone 23-4-1 Member of The Assoidated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to 12e se for re-publication of all news dispatches credited to it or otierwise credited in this newspaper. AL rights of re- publication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michlgan, as -scond-class mail matter. Subscriptions during the reg1par school year by car- rier $4.50, by mail, $.25.. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 194445 NIGHT EDITOR PAUL SISLIN Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Unted Youth Group T'HE FIRST all-campus organizational meeting got -off to a good start. -Steps were taken to gain recognition by the University admini- stration. A structural outline was made for the organization, around which will be built up a united youth group. Plans were discussed for carrying out the purposes of the organization-adoption of a foreign University, establishment of contact with other youth groups throughout the world and the sending of delegates to future youth confer- ences. The enthusiasm shown by 175 persons is some compensation for the absence of some 6,925. In an institution which boasts anenroll- ment of approximately 7,000, it would seem that a greater proportion of students would have shown up at the meeting. It is understood that this is the busiest time of the year, that students are most concerned now with final examinations.. Yet, it is hard to believe that every minute of the day is oc- cupied with study. It would seem that at least an hour of time could be spared for something which requires the support of everyone. Understanding between members of the younger generation from all parts of the world is the fist step toward understanding between all peoples of all nations. This organization has a meaning for every one of us. It is our chance to voice an opinion in world affairs, because only through unity can youth gain .influence. The second all campus meeting has been arranged for 4:15 p. m. EWT (3:15 p. m. CWT) Tuesday at Lane Hall. The rest is up to us. -Anita Franz Deadlock Broken -'HE VETO deadlock at the San Francisco Conference was finally broken Thursday when the Big Five came to terms on a compro- mise agreement. Under the settlement, any one of the major powers will be entitled to a full veto over decisions calling for military enforcement; this is the provision Russia has been demand- On the other hand, no nation can alone pre- vent a dispute from being brought before the Security Council for discussion; this is a con- cession to France, China, Britain and the United States. Results of the compromise are difficult to foresee; we cannot tell who has made the better bargain. The arrangement is realistic in that promises given beforehand would be a feeble guarantee for military action, and freedom to take disputes before an international council has been assumed. But the real significance of this action is apparent, and it is encouraging. An agree- ,ment has in any case been reached; with the stalemate resolved, the way is left clear for a cooperation far more necessary than any single question. -Mary Brush Bretton Woods IASSAGE of the Bretton Woods agreements setting up a world bank and monetary sta- bilization fund in the House by a decisive 345 to 18 vote indicates that our representatives in Washington are cognizant of the fact that we r"nn hnita n c rra cf7il intarnntiann] nr}3iting1 By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-Some time ago, this column told how the Nazis had sent out a propa- gand broadcast to the European war theatre :laiming that Colonel John Hay "Jock" Whitney, husband of the ex-Mrs. Jimmy Roosevelt and a close friend of Harry Hopkins, had been crit- ical of President Roosevelt while in a German prison camp. The Nazi radio, as described in the column, told how Jock Whitney first refused to talk, later was placed with a German posing as a British officer, at which time he loosened up and, according to the, Nazis, was critical of the president. The Nazis. used this to try to show how politics permeate the U.S. Army. Colonel Whitney later managed to escape from the German prison camp, when the box- car in which he was riding was bombed and wrecked. He has since written this columnist a letter denying that he ever criticized the president, and has also set forth the interest- ing circumstances surrounding his capture. In fairness to Colonel Whitney, whom this columnist holds in the highest esteem, the per- tinent portions of his very interesting letter are published below, together with a transcript of the Nazi broadcast. Whitney Kept IName Secret . . . COLONEL Whitney writes: "I have your reference of March 4th to the effect that I fed anti-Roosevelt propaganda to the Nazi machine while I was their prisoner. You got the wrong dope from somewhere and I'll tell you why ". Since my cne chance of escape depended on the enemy's not knowing that I was of any -value to them, I remained anonymous even to my fellow prisoners. I was very careful not to talk familiarly about my "name" in order to avoid the slightest association with import- ance . "2. 'Even if I had shot my mouth off to them, my conversation could not have been recorded since we were never in a prepared camp, but always on the move, and mostly under fire. "3. The only British-uniformed soldier I -saw was well-known to me. "4. I escaped without the Germans having a clue as to my identity. "5. If I had talked about the president, which I didn't, it would have been only in terms of the highest admiration for himself and his leadership. Nazi road cat oted ..+ THE NAZI broadcast, illustrating the extent to which the enemy went to try to confuse American troops, follows: "Broadcast by D.N.B. in German language, by wireless, to Europe on November 3, 1944, at 6:34 EWT, quoting I.I.B. (International Information Bureau) under Berlin dateline. "Berlin-Statements made by Colonel John Hay Whitney, American banker, after he was taken prisoner throw an interesting light on the American conduct of the war in FranceI.ILB. has received the following extract from a report on the questioning of this American, Whitney, a prisoner-of-war, which took place on August 13. "Situation in Northern France-The Colonel who throughout the questioning was very reticent, became later very talkative and jolly in the company of other captured officers. He played poker with them and talked, among other things, about military and political ques- tions. The discussion then turned to the sit- uation in northern France. This was the most remarkable of his utterances: "'On August 20, the U.S. First Army, con- centrated at Vernon as focal point was supposed to ford a crossing over the Seine. In views of the disorderly condition in the German rear, it was expected that a quick thrust would be pos- sible, and at least nine German divisions would be cut off. According to American calculations, resistance of the German northern flank would then completely collapse, and the way would be open through Belgium into Holland.' "Changed orders-Colonel Whitney empha-. sized that this plan was cancelled at the last minute on orders from the highest authority (meaning President Roosevelt), and the focal point was shifted to the right flank so as to en- V tTHOUGT... By Ray Dixon_ BRETTON WOODS agreements have been OK'd by the House of .Reps, but they are going to have a tough time in the Senate, you can Bank on that. * '* * * The Stabilization Fund is scheduled to have 8,500,000,000 bucks in it. Some fund, beh keed. * * * * Figures involved in these proposals sound awfully high, but the price is cheap if monetary stability among nations can be achieved. * * * Note to clothes cleaning establishments: Truman holds a press conference and supports Justice Robert Jackson's proposals to take Nazi war criminals to tire cleaners. That should clothes the deal, circle Paris from the south. In his opinion, this was a complete mistake because a delay of at least ten days was unavoidable. "Political reasons-he has the impression, which was shared by many high American offi- cers, that, quite intentionally and for political reasons, offensive operations were stopped. In the course of a later discussion, Whitney men- tioned the name of General Patton who, if he likes to admit it, knows very well why the thrust at Vernon was not carried out." ILincoln-Roosevelt Brtl~ddyra. .. SHE QUESTION of making February 12, Lin- coln's birthday, a national holiday has now been put up to the Senate by North Dakota's Senator Langer in a manner difficult to dodge. Hitherto, Southern legislators have opposed any national holiday for the Civil War president, but' when Senator Downey of California introduced a bill to make January 30, Roosevelt birthday, a national holiday, Langer immediately intro- duced the Lincoln birthday bill and insisted that the judiciary committee could not report one cut without the other. Both bills will probably die in committee. (Copyright, 1945, Bell Syndicate) 'D RA AT HE? BE RiGHT:. By SAMUEL GRAFTON HAVE AN IDEA that one reason why the American public has found San Francisco disappointing is that it has lost an illusion dur- ing this conference. That always hurts. The illusion was that a world organization could of itself make peace secure. We cherished this happy idea; it was one reason why we made such a jamboree of San Francisco. We actually hoped, not two months ago, that foreign policy as we have known it had come to an end in our day; that we had discovered a wonderful new apparatus which made foreign policy, in the old sense, unnecessary; from now on we would do it. by machine, the way we toast our bread. A certain American primitivism went into this hope, in many respects a splendid quality, youthful, naive, optimistic, and decent. What hurts us about San Francisco is not the kind of charter it is producing; the charter, as thus far contrived, is a good charter. I don't be- lieve our disappointment is based on the nature of the charter at all. It is based on the shocking discovery that in spite of the charter, or any conceivable charter, we shall still have thousands of problems to solve in our relations with the world; that we shall have to solve them by hand, so to speak,' one by one; that we can't throw them into a world security hopper and have the right answer come automatically out. WHAT HURTS is the feeling that the kind of problem we face today, vis-a-vis Russia and Britain and France, shall have to be faced by us, on a more or less daily basis, for the next fifty or a hundred years, or forever. We have discovered the world at San Francisco, and it hurts. Our feeling that we could clear up all foreign problems by having a single meeting of the na- tions is only the other side of our feeling of a few years ago that we could clean up all for- eign problems by not having anything to do with the other nations; both approaches are sweeping, grandiose, summary and primitive. The two approaches are not so unlike as one might imagine; both are based on a profound conviction that the rest of the world is not really real, not really equipped with life of its own, with desires, anguish, hurt, and pride. The pain we feel at San Francisco is the pain of growing up to become an adult member of this tangled world community; it is the pain of breaking through another one of the con- centric shells of unreality which have divided us from the world. We shall have to quarrel, and live, become fond 'and be hurt, and neither General Electric nor Stettinius has any apparatus for avoiding the complex relations which lie ahead. That does not mean that the world organization is .not of the most enormous importance in helping us to make this a more peaceful and easier world; but it is we who shall have to make it so, through the world organization; the world organization will not do it for us. IT SEEMS to me that we Americans have a duty to analyze whatever remains in our thinking of that primitivism which once took the form of isolation: The world crowds in on us; and we try to fight it back with oversimpli- fied formulas; it presents itself in all its rich variety of half-tones, and we answer with the thinnest of line drawings. It is America against Russia, we say; conservatism against radical- ism; we ignore the possibility that most of the British Empire may soon be under Labor gov- ernments, as a good part of it now is, that the tide now sweeping through the affairs of man is taking forms more complex than can be handled by cartoon. No pat word can guide us now. The easy formula which falls from the ready lip has the juvenile quality of all sweeping comments on life. Part of the shock of San Francisco is that there the curtains parted, and let us glimpse the truth that there is nothing we can do with the world except live in it. (Copyright, T945, N. Y. Post Syndicate) DAILY OFFICIAL 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 Angel Hall, by 2:30 p. m. of the day preceding puhlleation (1030 a. in. Sat- urdays). CENTRAL WAR TIME USED IN THE DAIiY OFFICIAL BULLETIN. SATI'URhAY, JUNE 9, 1945 VOL. LV, No. 16 Notices President and Mrs. Ruthven will be at home to alumni, members of the graduating classes rind their friends, on Friday afternoon, June 22, from 3:00 to 5:00 CWT. Attention February Graduates: Col- lege of Literature, Science, and the Arts, School of Education, School of Music, School of Public Health: Students are advised not to request grades of I or X in June. When such grades are absolutely imperative, the work must be made up in time to allow your instructor to report the make up grade not later than 4:00 p. i., June 27th. Grades received after that time may defer the stu- dent's graduation until a later date Recommendations for Depart- mental Honors: Teaching depart- ments wishing to recommend tenta- tive June graduates from the College of Literature, Science and the Arts and the School of Education for de- partmental honors should send such names to the Registrar's Office, Room 4, University Hall, by noon of June 25th. The Summer Session of the Grad- uate Curriculum in Social Work, which is given at the Rackham Mem- orial Building in Detroit, will open for registration Friday and Satur- day, June 15 and 16, classes begin- ning Monday, June 18. The session will close Friday, Aug. 10. This is a change from original dates set. Admission: School of Business Ad- ministration: Applications for ad- mission to the School of Business Administration for the Summ er Term or Summer Session should be filed at 108 Tappan Hall prior to June 15. Fall Term enrollees should also apply now if they are not to be in residence during the summer. Identification Cards which were issued for, the Summer, Fall and Spring of 1944-45 will be revalidated for the Summer Term 1945 and must be turned in at th time of registra- tion. The 1944-45 cards will be used for an additional term because of the shortage of film and paper. To Members of the University Sen- ate: There will be a meeting of the University Senate on Monday, June 11, at 3:15 p. m. CWT (4:15 EWT) in the Rackham Amphitheater. The program includes: Recommendations of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. Report on Provisions for Veterans by Clark Tibbitts. Report on International Relations' by L. A. Hopkins. Student Accounts: Your attention Power of Press EVIDENCE of the effectiveness of the press as an agency for forc- ing concrete reform is to be found in an admission by Dr. John H. Baird, assistant medical director of the Vet- erans' Administration, that publish- ed attacks on veterans hospital ad- ministration by Albert Deutsch, New York newspaper PM reporter and Albert Maisel of Hearst's Cosmo- politan were instrumental in bring- ing about change. Questioned before the House Veterans Committee as to whether the attacks caused the Veterans Administration to "do a little ser- ious thinking," Baird replied, "Yes. When we're attacked we look around and try to improve things." The articles which provoked the, comment were written in sensational style and received prominent "play" in the two publications. Baird said he thought they were one-sided. These, of course, are the objections offered by any agency on the defen- sive before a crusading press. It is well to consider that ineffi- ciency in veterans hospitals would undoubtedly have continued indefi- nitely had the articles been re- strained by advertisers or other control from above. Public service administrations which restrain press investigation and publication of their activities tacitly admit they have something to cover up. Such policy is hardly in the best inter- ests of the public. -Milt Freudenheim ANY BONIs TODAYri y Illustrated by Erie Erieson Biiig Croiiy I e"That horse ought to put hisa bueks in War hoards." * is called to the following rules passed by the Regents at their meeting of February 28, 1936: "Students shall pay all accounts due the University not later than the last day of classes of each semester or summer session. Student loans which are not paid or renewed are subject to this regulation; however, student loans not yet due are exempt. Any unpaid accounts at the close of busi- ness on the last day of classes will be reported to the Cashier of the University and "(a) All academic credits will be withheld, the grades for the semes- ter or summer session just completed will not be released, and no tran- script of credits will be issued. "(b) All students owing such ac- counts will not be allowed to regis- ter in any subsequent semester or summer session until payment has been made." "Library Science: Students who expect to begin work in Library Sci- ence in the summer session or the fall term are urged to apply now, Room 311, General Library." 'German Departmental library books are due in the departmental office, 204 University Hall today. Life Saving - Women Students: Students who completed the life saving class which was offered the first semester by the Women's De- partment of Physical Education should call for their emblems and certificates at Office 15, Barbour Gymnasium as soon as possible. Concerts Student Recital: Richard Sokatch, a student of piano under Professor Joseph Brinkman, will be heard at 7:30 p. m. (CWT) Sunday, June 10. in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, in a recital given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music.His program will include compositions for piano by Bach, Tansman, and Beethoven, and will be open to the general public. Student Recital: Mary Louise Nig- ro, flutist, will present a recital in partial fulfillment oftherrequirements for the degree of Master of Music in Music Education, at 7:30 p. m. CWT, Monday, June 11, in Lydia Mendel- ssohn Theatre. She is a pupil of Otto Krueger, and will be assisted by Audrey Unger and Jean Morgan, violinists, Bernard Mason, violist, Mary Oyer, cellist, and Lynda Peltz, pianist. The program is open to the general public. Events Today The Annual Senior Engineering outing will be held today at 2:00 at the Island. All senior engineers and faculty are urged to attend. Alpha Kappa Delta will hold its spring picnic at 4:00 p. m. in the Arboretum at the foot of the hill behind Prof. Wood's house. Bring nothing. A picnic dinner and a base- ball game will be waiting for you. In case of rain phone the sociology office in Haven Hall before noon for infor- mation. Land of Liberty will be shown in the Rackham Amphitheatre this evening at 6:30 under the auspices of the Post-War Council, Inter Racial Association, Michigan Youth for Democratic Action, and the Uniyer- sity of Michigan Bureau of Visual Education. No admission will be charged and all those interested are invited to attend. Coming Events The Lutheran Student Association will hold its annual Senior Ban- quet Sunday at 4:30 p. m. CWT in Zion Lutheran Parish Hall. Installa-; tion of officers will follow dinner and the program.( student-written play entitled Girls Best Friend will be given a laboratory production in the auditorium of the Elementary High School, at 7:00 p.m. (CWT), Monday, June 11. Open to the public. The Navy Olympics: The Depart- ment of Physical Education and Ath- letics cordially invites students, fac- ulty members, and the general pub- lic to attend "The Navy Olympics," athletic competitions between the battalions of the Navy V-12 and the N.R.O.T.C., which will take place un- der the Department's auspices from 6:00 to 8:30 p. m. (CWT), Wednes- day, June 13, on Ferry Field. Churches First Church of Christ, Scientist: 109 S. Division St. Wednesday eve- ning service at 8 p. m. Sunday morn- ing service at 10:30 a. m. Subject "God the Only Cause and Creator." Sunday school at 11:45 a. m. A spe- cial reading room is maintained by this church at 706 Wolverine Bldg., Washington at Fourth, where the Bible, also the Christian Science Textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and other writings by Mary Baker Eddy may be read, borrowed or purchased. Open daily except Sundays and holidays from 11:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. First Baptist Church, Rev. C. H. Loucks Minister and Student Coun- selor. Roger Williams Guild House, 502 E. Huron. Saturday, June 9, 6:10: choir re- hearsal in the church. 1:30 Roger Williams Guild members will go canoeing. Members will meet at the Guild House. Those who do not canoe, will enjoy a bonfire on shore. Sunday, June 10: 9:30, morning worship, children's day program with service of dedication of children. 4:00 Roger William's Guild meeting. Panel discussion on Inter Guild activities and student leadership. 5:00: cost supper at the Guild House. First Presbyterian Church: 1432 Washtenaw. 9:45 a. m. morning wor- ship service. Sermon by Dr. Lemon, on "Facing Life." 4:00 -p. m. The Westminster Guild invites you to hear Mr. Franklin H. Littell speak on "Student Religion." You would also be welcome to stay for supper at 6 p. m. First Congregational Church: State and William Sts. 9:45 a. m. CWT: public worship. Dr. Parr's sermon will be on the subject "The Architect of Laputa." 3:30 p. m. Congregational - Disciples Student Guild will meet at the Guild House and continue to Riverside Park for a supper picnic. Closing Vesper Ser- vice will be led by Bernice Grimes. First Unitarian Church. State and Huron Streets. Edward H. Redman, Minister. Miss Janet Wilson, Organ- ist. Mrs. Claude Winder, Church School Superintendent. 9:00 CWT Unitarian-Friends' church school. 9:00 CWT Adult Study Group. Dean James B. Edmonson, Speaker. "Ed- ucation in the Post-War Period." 10:00 CWT Service of Worship. Ser- mon by Rev. Edward H. Redman on "Enjoying Life." 6:30 CWT Unitarian Student Group. Mr. Eiji Tanabe on "Just Hopes of the Nisei" Unity: Sunday Service will be held in the Michigan League Chapel at 10 o'clock. Nina Albright Noble, Pres- ident of the Detroit Theosophical Society will be the guest speaker. The Student Discussion Group will meet at the Unity Reading Rooms, 310 S. State St., Sunday at 6 p. m. EWT. University Lutheran Chapel, 1511 Washtenaw, will have its regular Sunday service at 10:00. The Rev. A. Scheips will preach on the sub- ject, "The Hope Set Before Us." BARNABY By Crockett Johnson 7 G gingerbread was the only situfhe. E07 ,,. As you know, Mrs. Schwartz, that's a veryl'tf r .. ,, i if the Witch doesn't know r 7 Ii