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Hirohito's Palace
INCE General Doolittle's first raid on Tokyo in
the spring of 1942, Emporer Hirohito's palace
grounds have been out-of-bounds for Allied
bombs. Because of the prevailing opinion that
the "peace-loving" Emperor will be an invalu-
able asset as possible security against the chaos
and revolution which may follow Japan's defeat,
this conciliatory policy has been followed and
the royal grounds have been left intact.
History has shown, on the other hand, that
Japan's emperors are not peace-loving but
that they have instilled in their people an
allegiance to the Emperor for the purpose of
meeting militaristic and political ends. In
recent years those who opposed the militarists
and the economic reformers were assassinated
or charged with high treason. "The Japanese
nation has been made exceedingly vulnerable,"
writes Jesse F. Steiner, "by deliberately per-
petuating out-moded feudal practices and be-
liefs and building upon them the loyalty of
the people."
While the illiteracy of her people formerly
aided the Japanese government in constructing
a superstitious reverence to the Emperor's di-
vinity, recent decades show that through the
advancement of science and a compulsory system
of elementary education, the Japanese people are
no longer easily fooled by superficial obedience
and the dogma of divine right of the Emperor.
While many Japanese soldiers may be willing to
meet death for Hirohito, many more are becom-
ing interested in gaining a larger voice in the
government.
In order to destroy the institution of Em-
peror-worship, which for centuries has dic-
tated the lives of the Japanese people, we must
direct our air attacks not only at the indus-
trial and military centers of Tokyo but also
at the shine of imperial ancestors. Objections
that such a procedure is sacrilegious and
violates the laws of international warfare are
groundless because the Japanese government
does not classify the official shrine as religious.
In fact, the national symbols of imperial
power may well be called the fountainhead
of Japanese militarism.
-Pat Houser
Brazilan Elections
PREDICTIONS of good things to come are to
be found in recent action taken by Brazilian
President Betulio Vargas announcing the return
of his nation to democratic procedure. State-
ments issued by Vargas during the course of the
past week revealed that legislative and executive
offices throughout Brazil as well as the presi-
dency will be returned to an elective basis.
As though in answer to skeptics, the "benevo-
lent dictator" made it clear that he would not
run for the office he has held since he abolished
democracy in Brazil. Long suppressed political
parties are forming plans for the national elec-
tion now in the offing.
Since 1932 one of the Latin American "re-
publics" most friendly to the United States,
Brazil has been an active supporter of the
Pan-American Union and, according to Sumner
Welles' "Time for Decision," played a leading
role in the conferences of foreign ministers
which established hemispheric unity in 1941.
EDITORS NOTE: Students and faculty members
areturged. tosexpress their views in Letters to the
Editor. Letters should be limited to 300 words, how-
ever, and must be signed with the name and address
of the writer. Anonymous letters cannot be pub-
lished.
Student Town Hall
ACTIVE discussion groups have always been
a tradition at the University of Michigan. So
the Student Town Hall in a series of open forums
is really no innovation on the Michigan campus.
But there is an acute demand at this particular
time to reembark on these discussions which
have always been so characteristic of this Uni-
versity
In the first place, there has been an alarm-
ing lull in open student discussion in the past
few years. While certain smaller groups have
sponsored discussions from time to time, there
has been no one single sounding board for the
entire campus. At least it is evident that the
war has cut into the number and quality of dis-
cussions. The Student Town Hall will be an
early sign of Michigan students awakening to
their postwar responsibilities.
In the second place, there has never been a
dearth of lectures and faculty-led discussions
while there has been a lack of student-insti-
gated, student-led, student-dominated discussion
groups. It is clear that faculty members are
a help with their specialized information and
tempering experience. Recognizing this, faculty
members are cordially welcomed to join their
student associates in the approaching discussion
series. But the emphasis, in the past on faculty
presentations, will here be on student participa-
tion. This shift in emphasis is especially appro-
priate in view of the topics to be discussed. The
first question that will be examined is "Post War
Military Conscription."
There is no doubt, then, that the Student
Town Hall will be accomplishing several ob-
jectives. First, it will continue an old Michi-
gan tradition. Second, it will accentuate a
vital part of that tradition-Student initiative.
-Martin M. Shapero
-M. John Condylis
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Canadian Army
BILL MULLENDORE'S editorial entitled "Can-
adian Army" was evidently motivated by a
commendable desire to defend the reputation of
the Canadian Army. However, two of his points
are debatable. The first concerns the "several
odd thousand deserters, most of them of French
Canadian extraction." I believe that Mr. Mullen-
dore is mistaken as to the second part of this
statement. From what I have been able to gather
from Candadian and American newspapers, as
well as from Canadian correspondents, it appears
that, in this particular situation, opposition in
the army itself to the recent draft for overseas
service has been proportionately distributed
among all the provinces of the Dominion. I would
be interested to know where Mr. Mullendore
secured his statistics in support of his extraordin-
ary statement.
The second point inviting inquiry is this
statement: "The result of all this adverse pub-
licity has been a general attitude of contempt
for the fighting qualities of the Canadian
soldier." Now, how could anyone, save a hope-
less idiot, assume such an attitude toward
soldiers who were fighting by the side of the
British when we were almost defeating in Con-
gress the Bill for the Extension of Military
Service (a few months before Pearl Harbor)
and President Roosevelt was meeting with the
opposition of almost one half of the Congress
in his attempt to lift the embargo on exports
to belligerent nations? . . . Unlike Russia and
the United States, Canada did not wait to be
attacked to enter the war against the forces of
evil. So we can refrain from adopting a
"general attitude of contempt" toward her
fighting men who have done as good a job as
the American in every theatre of war and dur-
ing a longer period of time.
The war effort of the whole of Canada, includ-
ing the much maligned French Canadians, has
been proportionately as great, if not greater,
than that of the United States and certainly
greater than that of our other Allies in this
hemisphere who were also exposed to the Nazi
menace. I often wonder why the French ele-
ment in Canada must always be singled out for
any abuse or gratuitious insults that happen to
occure to an American journalist . . . Have
Brazil and the others contributed as much to
the war effort as French Canada alone? They
have not.
Conscription in Canada is a purely domestic
affair, such as the Negro and Jewish questions
Jaywalkers
Britons are rugged individualists, which is
why the London Daily Mail says, "There it politi-
cal dynamite in the proposal that pedestrians
should be compelled to cross city streets at cer-
tain points." A Briton will stand for only so
much. He'll stand for strict rationing, and high
taxes, and a total draft of men and women.
But deprive him of the right to walk in traffic
lanes and it becomes, in the words of the Daily
Mail, "regimentation in a form which cannot be
mistaken." Push a British pedestrian just so
far, and he'll jaywalk.
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
are purely American problems. I note the
French Canadian newspapers do not discuss
these questions, nor that of the "several odd
thousand", American soldiers who are AWOL
in Europe. I should think, though, that they
might express wonder to our intense interest
in conscription in Canada when we do not
manifest the same interest in conscription in
Australia, South Africa, India and our group
of Latin-American Allies. The conscription
question in Canada involves political, soci-
ological and economic ramifications which have
nothing to do with personal courage and re-
quire extensive study of Canadian history. Un-
fortunately, very few of our publicists are ac-
quainted with Canadian history or the Cana-
dians themselves, for that matter.
-Antoine J. Jobin
-Assistant Professor of French
Iloiinie Says
THE relation of religion to the peace has be-
come a subject of fresh importance. This an-
cient issue has ,put on modern dress. (1) Jewish
minority and persecution, while an initial demo-
cratic problem, now resolves itself into a Nation-
alism of resettlement in Palestine versus Inter-
nationalism; (2) the Orthodox Christians try-
ing to function anew among vast populations in
the devastated countries are smothered by the
dominance of non-religious Soviets; (3) the war
over those ideologies which constitute a quasi-
religious threat to all legitimate religions is
about to be settled by laymen; (4) many demo-
cratic Christian groups both Catholic and Pro-
testant, acting separately and jointly have stated
the basic principles of a lasting peace as they
understand government, with a grace, a forceful-
ness and a vision which was never attained at
other critical periods of Christian history; (5)
Anglicans, beginning with the Malvern Confer-
ence which in 1942 selected five non-theological
issues basic to world order, have conferred in
various countries, including the U.S.S.R., and
are prepared to make a distinctive social contri-
bution but will have no voice.
They said in part: "The extreme inequalities
in wealth and possessions should be abolished.
,Every child should have equal opportunities for
education. The family as a social unit must be
safeguarded. Man's daily work must be restored
to that of a Divine vocation. The resources of
the earth should be used as God's gifts to the
whole human race and used with due considera-
tion for the needs notably of the present genera-
tion and future generations."
Yet there are good reasons for having ec-
clesiastic bodies as such excluded from the San
Francisco Conference. A few questions will
bring the major reasons to mind: If the Jews,
as a people, are seated, how can other minor-
ities scattered in many countries be excluded
and what basis could be established if a Jewish
delegation should be admitted with the right
to vote? If the Vatican should be seated be-
cause a Vatican State exists, by what method
could we offer a seat to Lutherans or Baptists
who renounce the temporal aspects of religious
control? In case the American and British
Friends should be allowed a delegation be-
cause of their constructive charity, what would
you reply to the Catholics and the Presby-
terians? By such an approach to the problems
of "organized" religion we arrive at approval of
the exclusion of all from the World Order Con-
ference April 26th. We are forced to ask,
"Because of these considerations must the
peace be merely political and in no sense ac-
cepted as a spiritual enterprise?"
Various replies throng the mind, many of them
coming out of the long and varied history of re-
ligions. One reply may suffice. If one can agree
to accept that expression of human experience
called religion as something different than eccle-
siastical bodies and entirely distinct from any
sectarian statement of belief, we then can permit
the delegates to assemble according to a political
pattern or on the basis of a geographic repre-
sentation. In such a case we would find assur-
ance that the Orthodox faith will have its ex-
ponents in the men from Greece and Russia,-
the Anglicans in men from England and other
parts of the British Commonwealth,-Catholic-
ism in delegates from Italy, France and Brazil,-
the Jews in delegates from Holland, England and
the United States, Islam in delegates from Tur-
key and Irac, and Confusianism in Chinese dele-
gates.
In any case, that religious issue was well
stated by Pius X11 at Christmas time, 1941.
Humanitarian issues must find champions
"within the limits of a new order founded on
moral principles," said the Holy Father. There
is no place for that cold and calculating ego-
ism which tends to hoard the economic re-
sources and materials destined for use of all
to such an extent that the nations less favored
by nature are not permitted access to them."
(See "Approaches To World Peace," Byson pg.
808). And the words of Edgar Brightman will ap-
peal to us as crucial-"some few truths at least
remain unaffected by victory or defeat-the
validity of the scientific method, the truth of
mathematics and the respect of personality."
Edward W. Blakeman
Counselor in Religious Education
SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1945
VOL. LV, No. 981
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Mr. Perry Gage of the Lockheed Air-
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must be filled out prior to the inter-
view, may be obtained in the Aero-
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Bronson-Thomas Annual German
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be held from 2 to 5 p. m. Friday,
March 23, in Rm. 204 University
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$28, will be presented to the student
writing the best essay dealing with
some phase in, the development of
German literature from 1750-1900.
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Lectures
University Lecture: Dr. Feliks
Gross, Managing Editor of "New
Europe," will lecture on the subject,
"The Small States in Post-war
Europe," Friday, March 23, at 8:00
p.m., in the Rackham Amphitheatre,
under the auspices of the Depart-
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To all male students in the College
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By action of the Board of Regents,
all male students of this College, ex-
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elect Physical Education for Men.
This action has been effective since
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Slips may be called for in Rm. 230
West Medical Building on Tuesday
and Wednesday, March 20 and 21,
ANOTHER
tion was
poor Schubert Produc-
offered at the Michigan
Theatre yesterday afternoon. Thisl
time Franz Lehar's operetta of thel
Gay Nineties, The Merry Widow, was
the object of distortion.
However, no matter how stren-
uously the company tried, it could
not mar the sparkling melodies of
Vienna's favorite musical come-
dist. Even the ill taste of pres-
enting the work in modern dress
combined with an odd fusion of
dated and present day slapstick
could have been excused if thej
musical talent had compensated
for it.
Needless to say, the first act was a
complete fiasco. It took a while be-
fore this confused member of the'
audience was cognizant of what was
going on and why; whether the or-j
chestra was still tuning up amid thej
obscure small talk (not singing) of
the vocalists or whether theregwas
utter chaos on the stage.
Fortunately, the second and third
acts picked up tremendously. This
does not indicate, though, that any
improvement was sensed in vocal
technique. The one exception to this'
was Toby Durst, a tenor with a very
promising voice. The two bright
spots in the entire show opened the
second and third acts. Both were
colorful ballet scenes with a group of
rather graceful dancers. Especially
dazzling was the Can-Can group
which includes a very vivacious young
lady, Flower Hujer, who is worthy
of commendation.
hn the whole, the members of
the ballet and comedians such as
George Lipton as Count Mazzi,
Leroi Operti as Baron Nikoff and
Sally Arnett as Mme. Nikoff did
their bit to raise the caliber of this
production.
-Kay Engel
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The three men we suggested to
O'Malley for his consideration
were hired as officers at once!'
Why yes, Grey. A Dormant and
Company check for that issue
of O'Malley Debenture Bonds
See? O'Malley won't allow
himself to become involved
in details. His success lies
B Crockett Johnson
!'!l call Dormant and Company
and have the $100,000,000 we
took in on my debenture bonds
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