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DemobiliZtiion
LAST week commanders of three of the
branches of the armed services spoke of the
danger that rapid and extensive demobilization
is causing.
General Carl ("Tooey") Spaatz termed the
discharge system "hysterical demobilization"
and blamed the deterioration of the Air Forces
on it. He forecast a "rising curve of flying ac-
cidents due to loss of experienced ground per-
sonnel."
Admiral Ernest J. King admitted that the
Navy could not fight a first class battle today
because of its disorganization.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower said, "If our
strength in Germany is cut below the point
where we can do our job, then we had better get
the residue out as quickly as possible."
A danger is clearly stated here, and yet -all
of America is eager to have its defenders re-
turn. Those men who have fought overseas
for months should be, and are being, sent
home, but there are many who had just been
drafted when the war ended.
Reluctant as people are to send men overseas
in peacetime, it is necessary under plans set
forth in war-time conferences.
General Eisenhower asks, "Are we going so
far in weakening ourselves in Europe that we
are going to abandon unfulfilled the purpose
for which we fought?"
-Patricia Cameron
By SAMUEL GRAFTON
COME to think of it, there was something odd
about our destruction of Japan's cyclotrons.
Cyclotrons are not factories for making atomic
bombs; cyclotrons are laboratory instruments
for studying the nature of the atom. To destroy
them is like destroying logarithmic tables, or
perhaps microscopes would be a better illustra-
tion; and thus there was in the act something
like a touch of intellectual vandalism. I am sure
no such motive consciously entered the hearts of
our military men when they ordered the destruc-
tion; but, after all, it is the whole point of our
atomic policy that, consciously or unconsciously,
it makes us fear knowledge.
There is a kind of splendor in the manner in
which American scientists have risen to protest
the destruction. Professors Johnson, of Chicago,
Stone of the University of California, and Bur-
ton, of Notre Dame, have protested, and so has
the Association of Oak Ridge Scientists. These
men are hardly pro-Japanese (many of them
worked on the atomic bomb which killed so
many Japanese) but something about the sight
of soldiers pulling laboratories apart gives them
the goose-bumps.
The action was unlike us, somehow; it was-
unlike America; and it raises horrid visions for
the future. While, for example, we have not
yet made a bonfire of books, it would be only
a logical follow-up of the destruction of Jap-
anese cyclotrons to destroy any good Japanese
book on nuclear physics; if the one is justi-
fied, the other is, too. And then what do you
do with the Japanese physicist? You can't
very well have a sergeant blow him up. Do
you make him sign a pledge not to think?
OUR action was a kind of wild pitch; and it is
a characteristic of our atomic bomb policy
that, instead of giving us a real solid feeling of
security, it makes us fearful, and it makes us
pitch wildly. For President Truman, hardly a
week before, had carefully dravn a line between
theoretical atomic knowledge and industrial
atomic techniques, of the kind which make it
possible to build fission bombs; he had said that
while we would keep the second a secret, we
were not greatly concerned about the first. Then
we go on to destroy cyclotrons, which are run by
quiet-type characters who can rarely tell a fac-
tory from a mine.
The greatest value of the incident is that it
shows us exactly, and in the clearest form, what
is worrying American science; our policy sen-
tences almost everybody outside a selected group
of official thinkers, to ignorance concerning a
vast field of natural knowledge. It means that
the enemy will not only be deprived of factories
for making steel and munitions, which is one
kind of problem; but that he is also never to
know the truth about the neutron. He is to be
officially benighted.
He is to be kept ignorant; his ignorance is
necessary to us; and that is a new kind of
thing in our world, almost a new kind of
world for us. Yet it reminds us of a very old
kind of world, too; of bygone civilizations
cetirt. th~e,Clitor
Labor's.13igoMorment
To the Editor:
TAKE issue with your editorial entitled GM
Strike signed by Lila Makima.
It is my belief that the notion that "Labo's
big moment" consists of a production-crippling
strike or wave of strikes is adverse to the true in-
terests of all three parties to industrial produc-
tion-the Public, the Unions, and Management.
It is my honest conviction that labor's big
moment will come when union leaders can
agree with management leaders that the you
and me of industrial America-the public,
have a vital interest in higher production,
higher wages, and lower prices. To say that
wages can be boomed without increasing the
prices of consumers goods is mere political
talk
To say, as Miss Makima did, "Management
must come to terms now" after reporting the
existence of a serious production stoppage is
lut one-third of the story. I submit that the
labor, management, AND the people, through
their governrment, must "come to terms now."
I believe that the editorials and letters which
have appeared in this student paper since No-
vember 1 do not do justice to the intelligence
of the students of this University. The editorials
and letters I have read have been too "union-
minded."
As a citizen and veteran, I expect that our
government will help recalcitrant unions and
stubborn management to reach agreement
through negotiation. When negotiation fails, as
it does all too often, I believe that the public in-
terest in economic health requires compulsory
arbitration in some form.
I maintain that none of the three parties
to t enera Motors-AW-CIO strike is
faultles; and that saying fanagement must
comc to terms now" is a biased understate-
ment.
-Joseph N. Morency, Jr.
which once tried to thrive and prosper by
forcing algebra underground, or whatever.
SOME of us are pitching wildly in another de-
partment, too; and I think now of the com-
ments which are increasingly cropping up in
some (isolationist) newspapers, to the effect
that it is anti-American to question our atomic
policy. Here we are really getting into something
new, for not only do we have an official science,
for the first time in our national history, but we
also have supposedly patriotic and unpatriotic
ways of thinking about that science, and of
commenting on it, and it is precisely this welter
of cops and laboratories, and of demagogues pas-
sionately laying down the law of both, that is
frightening some of our best scientists.
This mixture of legal authority and science
and hot nationalism, all compacted, appears to
our scientists as something strange, and pro-
foundly, perhaps irremediably, reactionary;
and it seems to me that those of us who are
more familiar with the issue of freedom as it
concerns the press, etc., must begin to think
now about freedom and the scientist, for much
is wrapped up in that issue.
(Copyright, 1945, N. Y. Post Syndicate)
O(ff the 9ence
by Leo ard Cbei
A FEW DAYS after my first column appeared
in The Daily, I received a long and very
sarcastic letter from a Mr. Mackey, a student
at the university and a veteran of World War
II. His letter expresses a point of view that is,
unfortunately, common to many of our veterans.
He dismisses any question of the workers' kids
going hungry with, "I would have thought they
might have saved a bit." He quotes soldiers as
saying, "The unions roll in greenbacks; we roll
in the mud." He describes cold nights at the
front when, "Our ammunition was limited, and
it was understood on some authority that this
shortage was occasioned by strikes in certain
plants manufacturing ammunition."
Near the end of his letter Mr. Mackey makes
the observation that, "Years ago the writer of
"Off The Fence" would have been called a dan-
gerous radical."
Mr. Mackey is, of course, entitled to his
opinion. As a veteran he has a right to expect
people to give special consideration to his
expressed views. But, because his opinions
mean so much, the veteran has a special obli-
gation to consider the opinions of others, and
to search for a truer picture of what is
actually happening than he can get from his
daily newspaper, or from casual conversation.
He has an obligation to dig out the real facts,
and to make his judgment on the basis of the
evidence he finds.
What are the facts on wages, profits, and
prices, and how do honest people like Mr. Mackey
get such distorted pictures of what's going on?
This is what "In Fact" for November 12, 1945
had to say: "The newspapers showed which side
they were on by sensationalizing strike news,
suppressing real news, as for example the official
U. S. Government survey showing that industry
generally could afford a 24 per cent wage increase
without losing money, decreasing dividends, or
increasing the price of the goods-in fact Gen-
eral Motors could do all this and reduce the
price of a Chevrolet by $100."
So say the Government economists, according
to "In Fact." And just in case anyone thinks
Editor Seldes of "In Fact" is a "dangerous
radical," I will quote a character reference for
Mr. Seldes. Harry S. Truman wrote to Mr.
Seldes, "I believe you are on the right track ...
and I hope you are successful."
If the reader is interested in more facts,
here they are. According to U. S. Department
of Agriculture statistics, the average worker in
manufacturing industry was earning $45.42 a
week in August, 1945. The cost of living has
risen 30 per cent since 1939, which means the
average worker in manufacturing earns $31.90
a week at 1939 prices. That's not exactly
rolling in greenbacks.
But what most veterans are really interested
in is strikes. Well, what about the wartime strike
record of the unions? What are the facts there?-
According to Secretary of Labor Schwellen-
bach, "Not one of these work stoppages had the
sanction of top labor leadership. And the fact
is that time lost through strikes averages only
one-tenth of 1 per cent of total time worked.
. . . By staying on the job holidays, American
workers more than equalized the time lost
through strikes."
Writing a column of opinion that is really
"Off The Fence," I naturally expect name-
calling. I am fully aware of the fact that "Years
ago the writer of 'Off the Fence' would have
been called a dangerous radical!" I am also
familiar enough with my American History to
know that George Washington, Thomas Jeffer-
son, Tom Paine, and Abe Lincoln were all called
dangerous radicals in their day. Moreover, they
really were radicals, and the first three were
actually Revolutionists.
So you see, Mr. Mackey, it all depends on
the time and place, and who's calling names.
Who can state with certainty that both Mr.
Mackey and Mr. Cohen would not have been
burned as witches had they lived in a certain
town in Massachusetts about 300 years ago?
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second4
in a series of articles on the Far EastI
by S. 1D. Yvehta, an Indian national
attending the University.t
AMERICAN intervention in China is
no longer a secret. The State De-1
partment knows this, yet forges ahead{
with the continuance of help to the
Chungking government. With Ameri-
can planes, arms and ammunition,
with the blood of United States Ma-
rines, the Chinese people are driven
under the one-party dictatorship of
the Kuomintang.
Thereare those who call this one-
party dictatorship a democracy. Let
us examine the facts.
The fact that Chiang Kai-Shek's
government is not democratic has
been proclaimed even by anti-
Communists in China. The undem-
ocratic character of the Kuomin-
tang has been described by one of
its leading members as follows:
"If we had strictly observed the
principles of democracy during the
past twenty years, the democratic
spirit of Kuomintang would today
shine brilliantly. Unfortunately, we
have not strictly observed this prin-
ciple for various reasons. As a result
of the organization of the Kuomin-
tang now moves on the contrary from
top down to the bottom. The men
of the committees of the provincial
and municipal party headquarters,
for instance, are appointed by the
central party headquarters. . . . .
Does it not mean that the represen-
tatives of the Kuomintang National
Congress elect themselves? We must
frankly admit the fact that in these
twenty years the machinery and
practice of Kuomintang have turned
in a wrong direction, inconsistent
with the party constitution drafted
by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in 1923 and con-
trary to, the spirit of democracy."
Sun Fo, China Looks Forward (p.
107).
This member of the Kuomintang,
who served his party for years, is not
alone in pointing out that reaction-
ary elements now dominate the
Chungking government. Donald M.
Nelson. in his January 26, 1945 report
to the late President on his mission
to China, stated:
"The government should also
benefit from its closer relations
.with industry. At the same time
the heightened status of Chinese
industry under the War Produc-
tion Board will tend to exert a
liberalizing influence. Under that
influence there is more likelihood
that moderate elements in Kuo-
mintang will continue to gain
power adding to the chances of
genuine cooperation between the
national government and the Com-
munists."
What is this in effect saying? It is
implies that the chief obstacle to
genuine cooperation between the na-
tional government and the Commun-
ists lies with reactionary elements
within the Kuomintang ..who wield
the power, and it says that effective
cooperation awaits the rise of the
moderate elements in the Kuomin-
tang.
The membership of the Kuomin-
tang amounts to less than one per
cent of the population under its
control. Governmental representa-
tives have not been elected since
1936. The places of those who have
died have been filled by appointees.
Whether or not the country has
had time for an election, is it il-
logical to suppose that those who
have been appointed will toady to
those to whom they owe their ten-
ure?
The Central Government itself is
made up of a number of rival cliques,
whose only common denominator is
loyalty end- subservience to feudal
reaction. Each group has its Gestapo.
Prominent among these is the gang
run by the C. C. Group, which is led
by two brothers, Chen Li-Fu (for-
mer Minister of Education and in
charge of Kuomintang Party organi-
zation, and Chen Kuo-Fu, head of
the personnel division of Chiang's
headquarters. Another such group
is headed by Tai Li who runs the
secret police of the Military Affairs
Commission. Both these organiza-
tions operate abroad as well as in
China, keeping track of the behavior
of Chinese students and officials
abroad and presenting their views to
the believing eyes of foreigners.
Let us turn next to an evaluation
of the way in which the war was
fought against the Japanese. Max-
well Steward of the American Coun-
cil Institute of Pacific Relation states
in his book, War-Time China (pub-
lished in 1944):
"Manufacturers who had made
contracts with the government found
that owing to the constant increase in
prices of raw materials and labor they
could not afford to fulfill their con-
tracts. They found it more profitable
to hoard and speculate in raw mate-
rials than to run them to finished
goods..... Mineral output had also
been cut drastically and because of
the extremely high costs of trans-
portation, most construction, includ-
ing the building of new industry, had
come to a standstill."
The Central Government failed to
build the basic war industries. And
they blamed the lack of supplies on
the inadequacy of American lend-
lease.
But what do the figures say?
The figures say that although steel.
production in China wept down
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Notices
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Lectures
Lecture: Paul Hagen, former Ger-
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leader, and author and, lecturer on
the subject, "European Labor in the
Post-War World," on Friday, Nov.
30, 4:15 p.m., Room 101 Economics
Building, under the auspices of the
Workers Educational Service. The
lecture is open to the public.
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Mathematics: Orientation Seminar
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Mr. Rabson will speak on the Five
Numbers.
Employment Seminar: The first of
a series of meetings to study employ-
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general survey of the course and dis-
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will speak on "Electronic Structure
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interested are invited.
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Art Cinema League presentation
from 10,000 tons in 1942 to 8,000
tons in 1943, Allied aid increased
at the same time from 3,000 to 20,-
000 tons monthly. The argument
that military defeats were due to
insufficient Allied aid thus appears
to be a disguise to hide the real
crux of the matter.
There is more, far more, for those
who believe in the staunch anti-Jap-
See CHINA p. 4
Air Corps Vets
A RMY AIR CADETS recruited from civilian
life are offered three options under the
present discharge plan: honorable discharge, a
career in the postwar Service Force or enlistment
in regular Aimy.
No provisions have been made, however, for
the discharge of pre-service cadets. Those
who fit into that classification have objected.
They have entered their present training from
the regular Army and have consequently for-
feited rank and pay as well as the opportunity
to gain discharge points.
These pre-service cadets have had no oppor-
tunity for air crew training through voluntary
enlistment because of the strict early require-
ments which were later lowered. When the
recruiting program slackened these men were
taken.
They would be eligible for discharge under
the present plan if they had gone through to
commissions, but as explained, they have had
no opportunity for air crew training.
The men in this branch of the service feel
that they have been discriminated against.
They, too, should be eligible for discharge.
-Liz Knapp
Wheel, er's See
"IOU would be compelled to go to war with
Russia," said Senator Burton Wheeler to his
colleagues the other day, even if the United Na-
tions were already organized to stop aggression.
In opposition to a bill outlining the terms of
American participation in the United Nations
Organization, he suggested "a real peace confer-
ence" to bring about disarmament, abolition and
international contrbl of the, atomic bomb.
BARNABY
By Crockett Johnson
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