THE MICHIGAN DAILY IrRIDAI Fifty-Sixth Year I1 { DAILY OFFICIAL 1 7 ''e, T° I Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board of Control of Student Publications. Margaret Farmer Robert Goldman Hale Champion Emily E. Knapp Pat Cameron . Editorial Staff Business Staff Managing Editor City Editor Editorial Director Associate Editor Associate Editor Dorothy Flint.............Busines M anager Joy Altman ..........sociate Business Manager Evelyn Mills .Associate Business Manager Telephone 23-24-1 Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re-publication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of re- publication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mail matter. Subscription during the regular school year by car- rier, $4.50, by mail, $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1945-46 NIGHT EDITOR: CLAYTON DICKEY Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Polish Reief.. LAST night in Ann Arbor four prominent Detroiters, who were sent to Poland by the Detroit Polish Democratic League for a first- hand survey of the wide-spread wartime destruc- tion in that country and its attempts at recon- struction, presented their eye-witness account. They 'described conditions everywhere in Poland as desperate. Five million transients are wandering' the roads, seeking a place in their homeland and meanwhile living like animals with little nourishing food and only the most ragged clothing. The two-thirds of the popula- tion living in villages is in extreme poverty. Yet, the Poles are working hard for recon- struction. In Warsaw, which was 90 per cent destroyed by the war, the small shopkeepers are already reopening their shops in the midst of comb rubble. But Poland cannot do the job of recon- struction alone. If we are to assure for all nations their rightful liberty and democracy, if we are to have a world where all nations may enjoy the same advantages, we our- selves must work toward these ends. Contributions for Polish relief are being re- ceived at the First Methodist Church. It is up to us-the people of the United Church, the citizens of the state of.Michigan, the students in Ann Arbor-to help students in its task of re- 3onstruction. -Frances Paine ONE building permit for a new house was issued in Ann Arbor during January, 1946! During February building permits for three new single houses and for one new five-apartment building were issued! Including alterations which would provide new apartments in exist- ng homes, permits were issued for a total of 13 added apartments and two added rooms in Janu- ary, for 10 added apartments and four added rooms in February. In the entire year of 1945, building permits were issued for a total of 219 added apartments and for three additional rooms. Discounting the one building project being undertaken by- the University, only 43 additional apartments were granted permits in all of 1945. The fore- mentioned University project is a 176-apartment levelopment for married student veterans, but it will not be completed for some time. Let's add them up. In the last 14 months a total of 247 new rooms, apartments, and houses have been granted building permits. The number of these which have actually been completed is.very small. Still excepting that University project, the majority are not in new buildings, but are merely alterations in existing homes. For practical purposes, there is NO new building at all. But the number of students in Ann Arbor increased 2,896 in a week. Just compare the figures. Do we have a housing problem? Nor can we expect many additional results to be obtained by doubling up, or by the continu- ing conversion of private homes into apartment houses. The Mayor's Survey of Housing, a thor- ough canvass of Ann Arbor conducted by over 200 volunteer workers, was an attempt to uncover living space not ordinarily rented. They found a total of 203 new sets of accomodations which could house 304 persons. Miss Edith Bader, director of the Survey, stated that NOT OVER FOUR OF THESE WERE APARTMENTS. Ac- cording to Miss Bader, "We found the job we did did not meet the needs of married veterans." , Of the 203 listings which the Survey did un- cover, there were 22 withdrawals, and 53 others are not ready for habitation. This last group are all dependent upon getting labor, materials, etc., to convert them. So actually the Survey found 128 places where people could live immedi- ately. They have placed between 130 and 140 persons, primarily men students, and they still have some rooms available for women. The Survey had applications from 58 veteran non-students, of whom 30 had children. That's at least 146 persons for those four apartments. In the words of Miss Bader, "some were real hardship cases." The Ann Arbor Real Estate Board has been conducting a free rental bureau for veterans since several months ago. They stopped counting at 371 applications, of which 75 Votes Count.. . THE proposed campaign of the American Vet- erans Committee to publicize the Michigan representatives who voted against the subsidy and price control provisions of the Patman housing bill puts the spotlight on one of the most glaring defects of the average American citizen. Disregarding the AVC's viewpoints on the housing subsidy, the mere fact that any organiza- tion is making an attempt to force the American voter to find out how his representative in Con- gress is voting is commendable in itself. Look at it subjectively-we listen to a few campaign speeches, read a few militant edi- torials, get a free package of matches 100 yards from the poll, and send a relative stranger to Congress. Then we forget about him-maybe remember only that he has a massive white mane, looks good in striped trousers and once had his picture taken fry- ing an egg on the steps of Congress (without butter, of course)-until next election. Two-or six years later-comes another elec- tion and the same gentleman brags about his record in Congress for the past term, and another gentleman, supposedly equally as sincere, decries everything the incumbent did. And the Voter, who for two years has thought nothing of the problem other than to glance through the Bureau of This and That pamphlet on the Care and Maintenance of the Automatic Gasoline Pump (sent under the blessings of the Congressional frank, of course), goes to the polls and makes his X with little other intelligent thought. How much better if each time an important bill comes before Congress the American voter would take the trouble to find out how his representative there stood on the matter- and remembered it when the next election pops uP. The New Republic and to a certain extent the PAC have made steps in this direction through publication of roll call votes in Congress; some of the various veterans organizations are moving along the same paths. The task of the voter is to read what they publish, to ferret out of his paper how his people in Congress stand on im- portant questions of the day-and remember it. There is an all-important interim Congres- sional election coming up in the not-too-distant future. It's worth a little thought between now and then. -Bill Baker per cent were from students. What are we going to do with those four apartments? The real point behind all of these facts and figures is this. Present housing facilities in Ann Arbor have been stretched past the breaking point. Married couples with children are living in one room. Students are commuting from Detroit. The sole solution is the construction of hundreds of new apartments and homes. The Wyatt Housing Program was designed to make this construction possible. But the House of Representatives has slashed out completely the payment of $600,000 in subsidies to promote the expansion of building materials production. The House has dropped the clause providing for ceiling prices on existing homes. The sole remaining features of importance in the bill provide for ceiling prices on new homes, and channel building materials to low-cost dwellings. The American Veterans Committee in Ann Arbor has condemned the House for "deserting the veteran," and has promised to wage a cam- paign against the re-election of those Republi- can Representatives from Michigan who opposed the subsidy and ceiling clauses. The Citizens Housing Committee, of which Prof. Robert Angell is chairman, held a meet- ing on February 26 at which a motion was passed providing for the appointment of a local Housing Expediter by the Mayor IF the Wyatt Bill is passed. Will we have the Hous- ing Expediter? Will the Wyatt Bill be passed? The meeting of the Citizens Committee stressed the importance of the subsidy provisions in the Wyatt Program. These are gone now. They must be re-instated by the Senate. As Mayor Brown said, there is "much advantage to the local community" involved in the passage of the Wyatt Bill. -Ray Ginger MERRY-GO-ROUND: Fili inos Blue By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-In approximately six weeks, the Philippines hold their most important Presidential election, and shortly afterward- July 4-the Filipino people cast off from the United States to become a full-fledged inde- pendent republic-the first in the war-troubled Pacific. Millions of eyes in the Dutch East Indies, French Indo-China, and India are watching this historic experiment. The building up of a free, independent Philip- pines in 50 years is something of which the American and Filipino people can be justly proud. Yet, to have independence succeed, there must be continued stability after July 4, and already there are unfortunate rumblings of internal trouble. Unfortunately, also, some of the men close to General MacArthur appear to be a root cause of that trouble. Filipinos bluntly accuse them of using their military prestige and position during the war to further their economic position after the war. It boils down to the age-old battle of for- eign business interests pitted against native farmers and labor, part of the same issue which has caused turmoil in French Indo- China, Malaya, and the Dutch East Indies. Unfortunately, General MacArthur, though a military hero to the Philippine people, was not an economic hero. In fact, the reverse. He made the mistake of surrounding himself with a staff which has somewhat dimmed his military lustre and who have helped the Filipino people think more about a full rice bowl than medals. Among these men are: Courtney Whitney-A Manila lawyer, who hap- pened to be in the United States at the time of Pearl Harbor, got commissioned, and, upon ar- rival in Australia, was placed in charge of the Philippine Section of GHQ. Except for military strategy, Whitney, a close friend of MacArthur, virtually ran the Philip- pines. Mike Elizalde-Former Philippine Commission- er in the United States of America, who owns thousands of acres of sugar plantations, one entire block of Manila warehouses, and who plays close to Gen. Manuel Roxas, who is con- sidered MacArthur's personal candidate for President. Col. Andres Soriano-Wealthiest man in the Philippines, Soriano was a Spanish citi- zen up until one day after Pearl Harbor. He was also Franco's honorary consul in Manila, collected large sums of money for Franco during the Spanish Civil War, and was given the Grand Medal of Naval Merit by Franco as a reward. Despite this, MacArthur made Soriano a colonel on his staff. Soriano owns gold mines, lumber companies, and two large breweries in the Philippines, to- gether with two others in Kansas City and Mil- waukee. It was to one of these-the San Miguel brewery-that the War Department flew 20 tons of beer-bottle caps in three special planes last December. No one not close to MacArthur could have secured the priorities to fly 20 tons of beer- bottle caps across the Pacific, War Department officials freely state. (Copyright, 1946, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Publication In the Daily Official Bul- £etin 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,1 1021 Angell Hall, by 3:30 p. m. on the day preceding publication (11:00 a. m. Sat- urdays). FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1946 VOL. LVI, No. 82; Notices Sunday Library Service: On all Sundays during the Spring Term, be- ginning March 10, the Main Reading Room and the Periodical Room of the General Library will be kept open from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Books from the other parts of the building which are needed for Sunday use will be made available in the Main Reading Room if requests are made on Saturday of an assistant in the reading room where the books are usually shelved. The University Automobile Regula- tion will be lifted for the following groups during the periods indicated: Sophomore Medical students-from 12:00 noon on March 9, to 8:00 a.m. on April 8.' Freshman Medical students-from 12:00 noon on March 9, to 8:00 a.m. on March 18.- Choral Union Members whose at-t tendance records are clear, please call for their pass courtesy pass tickets for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra concert on the day of the perform- ance Monday, March 11, between 9:30 and 11:30 and 1 and 4. After 4 o'clock no passes will be issued. Michigan Union Student Book Ex- change: Will the book collectors for the Michigan Union Student Book Exchange please turn in all the out- standing white cards to the Exchange offices on the third floor of the Un- ion before 5:00 p.m. today. These cards may be left any time from 10:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 5:00 today. Lectures Professor J. Kampe de Friet, of the Universit6 de Lille, France, will speak on the subject "Theory of Tur- bulence," at 4:15 p.m., today, in theI East Lecture Room, Rackham Build- ing; auspices of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering. All those interested are invited. French Lecture: Professor William McLaughlin, of the Romance Lan- guage Department, will offer the third of the series of the French lec- tures sponsored by the Cercle Fran- cais on Thursday, March 14, at 4:10 p.m. in Room D, Alumni Memorial Hall. His lecture, which will be il- CU RRENT MOVIES The Art Cinema League presents Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone in "Mutiny On the Bounty;" an MGM production di- rected by Frank Lloyd. CLUTCHING my complimentary ticket tightly in my perspiring hand, I dutifully trudged over to the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre last night to ogle the old salt-spray classic, "Mutiny On the Bounty." Perhaps as a gesture of animosity towards critics I was directed to a side-aisle seat unique in that one could see prac- tically nothing of the screen from it. Clark Gable does not look his best when viewed on the bias. The sum total of these impressions, garnered in splendid defiance of the League's gnashing teeth, led me to believe that "Mutiny On the Bounty" is much the same sort of enjoyable, essentially escapist entertainment it was when first released. Its escapist appeal, coupled with the magnetism of Mr. Gable's name, should assure a large audience for it. Despite thistpopular appeal, the film has a quite respectable artistic record. It won the 1935 Academy Award, and Charles Laughton's per- formance won the New York Film Critics Award of that year. "Mutiny On the Bounty" has re- mained memorable in the last analysis because of Charles Laugh- ton's famous portrayal of the in- famous Captain Bligh, whose ordeal in an open boat forms the crux of the plot. It is one of the great character performances in the cinema library and the pleasure of seeing this revival lies to a great extent in hearing Laughton bellow, "MIS-ter Christian!" From where I sat it more or less had to be the high-point of the evening. --Barrie Waters By Crockett Johnson We could travel for a season or two, m'boy. I take it you've never had a glimpse of the Taj Mahal. Er, quite lustrated with slides, is entitled: "Caen, ville d'art, ville martyre." Tickets for the series of lectures may be procured from the Secretary of the Department of Romance Lan- guages (Room 112, R. L. Bldg.) or at the door at the time of the lecture for a small sum. These lectures are open to the general public. Academic Notices Candidates for the Teacher's Cer- tificate for June: Please call at the office of the School of Education, 1437 University Elementary School, on Wednesday or Thursday afternoon, March 13 or 14, between 1:30 and 4:30 to take the teacher's oath. This is a requirement for the certificate. Graduate Students: Prelimjnal' 2 examinations in French and German for the doctorate will be held on Fri- day, March 8, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Amphitheatre of the Rackham Build- ing. Dictionaries may be used. Graduate Students planning tt take the Graduate Record Examina- tion are notified that this examina- tion will be given in two sessions March 13 and 14, at 6:45 p.m. Students taking the examination who have not paid the $3.00 examina- tion fee should pay at the Cashier' Office and bring the fee stub to the Graduate School Office. Veterans' purchase of the examination has been authorized by the Veterans' Admin- istration and veterans can receiv approval for the remission of the fec at the Graduate School. The examination is required of all new students and of former student so notified. Recreational Leadership: Upper- class women students wishing train- ing in recreational leadership shoul apply at Room 15, Barbour' Gym- nasium 8:00-12:00 or 1:00-3:00 today. Biology Chemistry Seminar will meet today at 4:00 p.m. in Room 31 West Medical Building. "Hydrogen Sulfide-Biological Production and Metabolism." All interested are in- vited. History 50, Section 6, will meet in Room 315, H. H., Monday, at 9:00 a.m History 12, Section 5a, TuTh, 3:0( p.m., will meet in Room 216, Haven Hall, instead of in Room E, Haven Hall. History 11, Lecture Group IV TuTh, 11:00, will meet in Room 348 Engineering Building, instead of in Room C, Haven Hall. History 12. New sections. Note room changes. Section 3a, TuTh, 11:00, 1018 A H changed from 231 A H. Section 4a, MF, 1:00, 229 A H. Section 10a, TuTh, 1:00, 229 A H Section lla, MF, 1:00 Rm. E, H H Section 12a, TuTh, 10:00, 2003 N S Section 17, MF, 1:00, 2003 PT S. History 12, Section 13, MF, 9:0( changed from Room 101, Econ. Bldg. to Room 4082 N S. History 50, Lecture, TuTh, 10:0( will meet in Room 1025 A H. instead of in Room B, Haven Hall. History 50, Section 8, Th, 2:00 Room 229 A H. Freshmen Health Lectures For Men: It is a University requirement that all entering freshmen are required t take, without credit, a series of lec- tures in personal and communit health and to pass an examination on the content of these lectures Transfer students with freshman standing are also required to take th( course unless they have had a simiai course elsewhere. Upper classmen who were here a freshmen and who did not fulfill th requirements are requested to do s this term. These lectures are not required of veterans. The lectures will be given in Room 25, Angell Hall at 5:00 p.m. and re- peated at 7:30 p.m. as per the follow- ing schedule. Monday, March 11 Tuesday, March 12 Wednesday, March 13 Thursday, March 14 Please note that attendance is re- quired and roll will be taken. Required Hygiene Lectures For Wom- en-1946: All first and second semester fresh- man women are required to take a series of hygiene lectures, which are to be given the second semester. Up- per class students who were in the University as freshmen and who did not fulfill the requirements are re- quested to do so this term. Enroll for these lectures by turning in a class card at the Health Service, if this was not done at the time of regular classi- fication at Waterman Gymnasium. Please note that, due to conflicts with other courses, a third section (III, meeting Wednesdays) has been added. Students now enrolled in Sec- tions I or II may change to Section III by reporting to Mrs. Bagley at the Health Service. Satisfactory completion of this course (or of P.H.P. 100; elective; 3 hrs. credit) is a graduation require- ment.. Lecture Schedule I-First Lecture, Mon., March 11, 4:15-5:15, N.S. Aud. Boot Franco . .. THE United States, Britain, and France have at last politely asked the Spanish people to oust Franco. Nine years after Franco came to power three great nations have realized that he is a fascist and that Spain has a fascist govern- ment. And so they have asked the Spanish people to rid themselves of Hitler's satellite, to hold democratic elections. Of course, the United States, Britain, and France are a little tardy. Franco probably would never have become Generalissimo if an arms embargo had not been placed on shipments to the Spanish Loyalists. And World War II probably would have been avoided if the Axis had been prevented from using Spain as -a proving grounds. But IF is an unpleasant word. And we should be happy that the United States, Britain, and France have at last asked that Franco be busted. We are happy. But simply "asking" the Spanish people to "peacefully" rid themselves of their fascist government is likely to be an impotent way of getting any action. The statement of the three powers needs a corollary saying that direct support will be given a republican government in Spain. If we wait for evolution to democracy il Spain, as Carlton Hayes, former United States ambassador to Spain, has suggested, we may have to wait a long time. Evolution, as the Darwinians will tell you, is not a rapid process. But there are potent measures to be taken against Spain that will not mean civil war. A diplomatic break with Spain is long overdue. So is an economic quarantine. And the United Nations Organization could and should take action. Franco is now in the weakest position of his career as Generalissimo. Spain has had a drought, resulting in the worst harvest the coun- try has had in a century. There is a critical shortage of electric power and basic foods. The economic state of Spain is worse than ever before because of the end of war markets. There is corruption among Franco's own henchmen. And the Spanish people as a whole are growing more and more tired of the dictatorship. It is fashionable now to call Franco and his fascist government an anachronism. Every- body does it. But being stylish is hardly BARNABY Make a brilliant treatment of the script. Cram it full of drama, thrills, chuckles and love interest. And have it back on I Remember. . . J. J. O'Malley is getting $350,000 for the story. And this year it may not pay vs to show a tax loss. I I