THE MICHIGAN DAILY illow Power Problem r of a recent conference on the elec- rie power situation in Willow Run Vil- came a specific and organized pro- by the Village AVC chapter. Theii' res- n provides that a representative will >pointed from each housing structure ake full responsibility for replacing fuses and reporting abuses in elec- circuits throughout the Village cording to Walt Hoffman, Village AVC man, the resolution would eliminate hief grievance encountered in the situ- that of the great lapse of time be- replacement of burnt fuses by main- ice personnel. ore important, however, is the fact this plan, if carried out by responsi- iLndividuals, would provide a temporary tion to the whole electric power prob- at Willow Village. orials published in The Michigan Daily written by members of The Daily staff represent the views of the writers only. IGHT EDITOR: JOHN CAMPBELL Each representative could maintain some control over the use of electrical circuits in his own- housing structure. In addition he could replace blown fuses immediately with regulation 15-amp fuses, discouraging oth- ers from breaking open the fuse boxes and substituting wrong fuses. Villagers would continue to use such dlectrical appliances as seem necessary. The only casualty, in fact, would be a great number of fuses. But replacing fuses is nothing new to the FPHA, which has had to replace some 15,000 so far, and the com- fort of Willow Village residents is probably more important. Obviously, this plan would not be satis- factory on a permanent basis, but it is im- portant to remember that Willow Village is a temporary housing project and that its future use by University students will probably be limited. We realize that adoption of the AVC pro- posal would necessitate a "change of policy" by the FPHA. It is a change, however, that would be' much appreciated and respected by all those who are "roughing it" at Willow Run. -John Campbell * FEPC Campaign HE INITIATORY petition to make Mich- igan the fifth state to establish a Fair Employment Practices Commission has just been declared "fatally defective" by the Vichigan Supreme Court. By a vote of 5-2, he highest court of the state has ruled that rregardless of its widespread support, the neasure would have been illegal as 'a law ince it contained no title and thus could never legally appear on the ballot in that orm. There can be no dispute as to the integrity >f the court's action, because it is not the luty of that tribunal to rule on the desir- ability of a measure under consideration be- fore it. However, as George Antonof sky, :hairman of the Ann Arbor FEPC Council tated, "we do not believe that the FEPC ON WORLD AFFAIRS: initiatory petition with more than 200,000 state wide signatures can be so easily ignor- ed and that the will of such a substantial number of people will yet conquer." Sen. Stanley Nowak (Dem.-Detroit) has already indicated that he will reintroduce within a few days a new bill to replace the measure killed by the court, which will be the same as the previous one except that it will contain a title. Legal technicalities oght not to be able to stymie the will of the people. If the State Legislature is uncertain as to the support of the proposal by the people, let them consider it and then refer it to the people for their decision in a refer- endum at the next election. -Walter Dean The Cit y Editor's SCRATCH PAD BACk IN NOVEMBER 1945, an interest- ing "experiment" in group living was conducted out at Chi Phi Lodge, 1530 Wash- tenaw. The "experiment" was not consciously per- formed and has never received any public notice on campus. But it points the way to a possible solu- tion of the problem of student association within the University framework - provid- ed there is any sort of general agreement that there is a problem. What happened out at Chi Phi Lodge is this: When the Chi Phi's took over their house again, after it had been used to house war-time coeds, only a handful of the fra- ternity's members were back on campus. They wanted to operate the house, so they opened their doors to non-members. By the time the fall semester of that year opened, an assortment of Chi Phi's, members of other fraternities and independents had filled every room and, during the spring term veterans' refresher course, overflowed on to divans, etc. By the third week of the semester at the latest, this "fraternity" had reached such a state that you couldn't tell it from the real thing. Camaradie was high, parties were held and nobody seemed to ind that his roommate or the guy who sat next to him at mealtime hadn't been rushed, pledged and ritualized. In short, this random group reaped all the benefits of a fraternity - a small group living in somewhat homelike surroundings - without needing an ominous fraternity symbol to enforce solidarity. If, someday, this "experiment" were im- plemented generally throughout Fraternity- Sorority Row, the undesirable trappings of the present Greek setup could be eliminated without destroying the fulfillment of vital student needs. It is absolutely certain that students on any campus are going to gravitate to small groups. Few people want to spend four years of their lives in a mountain of bricks, mortar and cell-blocks such as the quad- rangles. But the manner in which students are given the opportunity to live in small groups is the criterion of any university's job of housing. A number of letters from Daily readers have come into the office re Wednesday's "Scratch Pad." One fraternity member has suggested that The Daily "set up a tempor- ary open forum column" on the suject. "This is a question which cannot be handled in a light manner," he says. "There are powerful arguments for every stand. Are fraternities and sororities undemocratic? Are they in the best interest of the student body? Should the system be expanded, mod- ified, abolished or just what?" The Daily has long had an "open forum column" known at Letters to the Editor. Perhaps the questions the fraternity membr raises in his letter could form the basis of published discussion. \ -\ .\. \ V \ ' - S " N N3 "Cale hatidit a U and as i hte h' okn o *Am EDITOR'S NOTE: Because The Daily prints EVERY letter to the editor (which is signed, 300 words or less in length, and in good taste) we re- mind our readcers that the views ex- pressed in letters are those of the writers only. Letters of more than 300 words are shortened, printed or omittedpit the discretion of the edi- torial director. l S' S' b S 5 ' f Veteran Bnuis To the Editor: "Cable that idiot at UN and ask him whether he's working for us or the rest of the damn world." DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN SOS from London Letters to the A4ul BILL MAULDIN .. By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER tND SO, at long last, destiny has caught up with the-United States. N'w we are being asked to fish or retire o our own boathouse - no more bait-cut- ng for other people! Our friends have run ut of tackle. Another fisherman has ap- eared for whom anything else than the hole lake is too small. This is the meaning of the British avowal f its inability to prdtect Greece any long- r. London is admitting that its available ieans are too small to remain spread about he planet. Either they will be recalled to >ok after the diome fires in Britain - or aese fires will go out. Obviously, therefore hey are going to be recalled. Into the va- ancies thus created, somebody is going to Love. We can heed the SOS from London and fill the gap - or the Soviets will do it for us. Whether it is Greece or Palestine or [ran or China, this is the message. There is nothing startling or sudden about his knocking at our door. Fate has been overing around since the close of the last ar. Then was the first ;call, the invitation o enter the League of Nations and Play a al part in shaping the future of Europe nad of Asia. We had shown great power. ower implied responsibility. Had we listened, there wduld be a differ- at world now. There need have been no ap grabs, no Italian insolence, no building p of the German aggressor, no Hitler, no rorld War II, no prostrate Europe and no oviet menace." Had we consented then to play a modest part in the world theatre, we should not now be compelled to take the lead or get off the stage. We refused. A part in world responsibility as the last thing we wanted. It would ave meant less time for our amusements. twould have meant daily cooperation and >ntact with "slick" foreigners. We were .rong, we were rich. We told ourselves we ad nothing to fear. Why should we be- >me our brother's keeper? Today destiny no longer beckons appeal- gly. Destiny is abrupt - "Come on, you- et in or stay out!" "It's not true," they snarl. "The United tates has nothing to fear from anybody. he whole world outside the Americas can o communist, go to pot - and we would ill remain happy and democratic and pros- erous. Do not listen, Mr. Citizen!" This is the question. And we know the nswer. - m The United States of America - six and a half per cent of the world's people living on about seven per cent of the land -- can by no stretch of the imagination defend its prosperity, its influence, its democracy or its independence without allies. Afpower that got control of Europe, Asia and Africa, could, once it got prepared, dictate to the two Americas. We could submit - or go down fighting! Here is the danger. Here is the dilemma. This is the choice revealed by the British appeal. (Continued from Page 2) Mr. Laurence Sickman, curator of Oriental Art of the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art in Kansas City, will give an illustrat- ed lecture at 4:15 p.m., on Fri., March 7,Rackham Amphitheatre., His subject will be, "Archaeologi- cal Research and Discoveries in China During the War Years." The public is cordially invited. Auspices of the Department of Fine Arts. Furniture Industry Lecture: Mr. Frank E. Seidman, of Seidman & Seidman, Grand Rapids, will speak on economics of the furniture in- dustry at 11 a.m., Friday, March 7, West Conference Room, Rack- ham Bldg. All students in the Wood Tech- nology Program in the School of Forestry and Conservation are ex- pected to attend and any others interested are cordially invited. Ernest J. Kumip, Architect, San Francisco, California, "What an Architect Shouldn't Know," 4:15 p.m., March 12, Rm. 102, Ar- chitecture Bldg. ' A cademic Notices Events Today University Radio Programs: 2:30 p.m., Station WKAR, 870 Kc. Tales from Poe--Thou Art the Man." 2:45 p.m., Station WKAR, 870 Kc. The Botany Series-"A Bo- tanical Stamp Collection," Dr. Lewis E. Wehmeyer, Associate Professor of Botany. 3:30 p.m., Station WPAG, 1050 Kc. George Cox, baritone. The Geology and Mineralogy Journal Club: 12 noon, Rm. 3055, Natural Science Bldg. V. Brown Monnett will speak on the sub- ject, "Geologic Exploration on the Canol Project, 'Northwest Terri- tories, Canada." IN REPLY TO Mr. Mayerson's answer, to my letter, the follow- ing facts are pertinent:J The Chicago Area Counci of AVC, representing 4,000 members, held its annual convention Oct. 25, 1946, and debated the (then) pro-, posed Illinois State Bonus, result- ing in the platform committee's conflicting reports: "The Minority report objected specifically to the method of fi- nancing the bonus. It charged that the people, along with the veterans; would be saddled with irrepealable taxes on horse race gambling,-cigarettes and real and personal properties. "The Majority report conceded 'that certain politicians are using a bonus to gain control of the veteran's vote' and that it 'is be- ing financed so that it takes much of the money out of the pockets of persons including ourselves,' but it pointed out: 'We find that we can better af- ford to pay taxes over a period of years than to do without the bon- us now . .. It is the only solution available now . . . The AVC will do its utmost to assure its ap- proval.' "-The Chicago Sun, Oct. 26, 1946. 1. Clearly on the issue of a state bonus, there is a split of opinion among local AV Commit- tees, with reasonable men differ- ing. 2. However, t h e reasonable members of the majority report who favored the bonus, also favor- ed other social benefits: "The proposed platform also' called upon Gov. Green to call a special session of the General As- sembly right after the elections to consider the plight of veterans seeking housing." Clearly the issue is not "Bonus versus Housing." The two are distinct issues, not to be confused. 3. However, the issue "whether a State Bonus?" is now entirely academic in both Michigan and Illinois, since a democratic vote on the issue revealed the mandate of the people. i If AVC locals continue to op- pose the execution of this demo- cratic mandate, the inference is, such AVC locals care nothing foi the expressed will of the people. 4. The only real issue at this time is, "Whether a federal bon- us to reiedy inequalities between the bonus amounts voted by dif- ferent states?" Michigan's max- imum bonus is $500; New York's is reported to be $50. Does Mr. Mayerson believe that a Michigan veteran is worth ten times as much compensation as a New York veteran? Does he believe a bonus should be awarded on the theory of "Sovereign States Rights?"-with the resultant inequality? That is the only real issue at this time. --Emmet J. Donnelly * * * New Proposal Wngton. Then my group would stage a big campaign kig students who felt that ti a.mendment was no goo toge busy and dash off a letter t the senator or congressman-all ma- terials including stamps courtesy of the committee. But we may as well face it-this amendment seems pretty certain of getting before the 'states for their rati- fication-so then my ommttee- still undaunted - turns tothe states and bombards them. I admit that all of these ef- forts woud probably not have a very marked effect but at the very least it would give the stu- dents who took part in them the satisfaction of doing something concrete towards gaining their goals. The University might not approve-I don't know-but the publicity might overcome their ob- jections. I suppose this proposal will go the way of most proposals but at least I will have had one satis faction out of proposing it - I must confess I get a certain per- verted pleasure in seeing my name in print. -George May * * * Seven Cent Cup? To the Editor: 1THY IS ' that while some caterers in Ann Arbor charge only five cents per cup of coffee, others charge seven cents? As I see, it, this is a conspiracy of mon- opolistic capitalists exploiting the public, or that inefficient produc- ers are permitted to co somthing for which they are not best fit- ted. This shouldn't happen in a free competitive economy or I don't know my Ec. 52. Since I am compelled to either buy 2/5 less cups of coffee per month, or seek out and walk out of my way to patronize the five cents per cup establishments, this is undemocratic and an encroach- ment upon my freedom, i.e., free- dom of experiencing the least dis- utility while -getting the greatest satisfaction of my craving for caf- feine. Because of the insecurity of not knowing what price I'll be charged for coffee, I'm becoming even miore irritable than I was in pre- vious years. I snap at people, though I don't at all look like a tu'tle (I think). I propose that a committee or oI'ganization be formed to anni- hilate this confiscatory practice. Also, a petition to be sent to U.N. calling for an explanation of cof- fee policy by Brazil. I'm no For- ester, but I saw some pictures of xrazilian coffee trees-they bore evidence of having been too close- ly trimmed, contributing to a smaller market supply of coffee (unbrewed, that is). To hasten action, only those persons whose hearts beat with manifest destiny, and who have a sympathetic re- gard for fundamental human val- ues undertake this highly import- ant duty. The only alternatives I see are: 1. Some governmental agency such as V.A., formed for ability for supererogation, undertake the brewing of coffee to insure a uni- form high standard of efficiency plus economy. 2. Educate the younger gener- ations to abstain from coffee and its evils. 3. Take the coffee cure, if the Health Service has one. The time to act is NOW. OR- GANIZE or my personlity sl l be further warped, anid I'll end up a state asylum statistic instead of a Michigan graduate. -George Georgiou 1 American Institute tects: Student Branch, Rm. 101, Architecture of Archi- 4:15 p.m., Bldg. lir. American Citizen can place his money, his power, his brains and his ener- gy behind creating his kind of world order - or he can refuse and see somebody else set up an order 'that spells his doom. (Copyright 1947, Press Alliance, Inc.) I Algebra Seminar: March 7, Rm. 3201 Prof. W, F. Eberlein Boolean Rings. 4:15 p.m., Angell Hall. will speak on All Gargoyle Literary Staff Members: Brief meeting, 4 p.m., Gargoyle Office, Student Publica- tions Building. Association Coffee Hour: 4:30- 6 p.m., Lane Hall Library. German Coffee Hour, 3-5 p.m., League Coke Bar. Delta Epsilon Pi, Orthodox stu- dent society; 8 p.m., St. Nicholas Church, 414 N. Main St. Profes- sor 0. M. Pearl will lead the dis- cussion on "Early Religion of Greece." Refreshments. All stu- dents invited. Cost Supper: All interested in Cost Supper at Hillel Foundation tomorrow at 6 p.m. please contact William Resnick (5473) before 5 p.m. tonight. I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: A merican Conservatism By SAMJUEL GRAFTON PARIS-The American Conservative would not, I think, feel very much at home in Paris. His opposite number here is a kind of beaten man. I have heard a French Con- servative suggest earnestly that the very old and the youth ought to be let off on collab- oration charges, as an act of conciliation and mercy. If he could obtain anything like this, he would feel that he had won a great political victory for these times. But this is a defensive line at best; it does not very much resemble the full throated roar of an American Conservative's daily political dis- quistion. Even the Left, though it has its vehem- ent and bitter moments, sometimes seems to walk on eggs. One Frenchman, who had held a position of some importance in the Popu- lar Front Government before the war, tried to explain the thing. "The French were beaten by the Germans," he said, "and then set free by the Allies, and they did compara- tively little to halt or help these great events. This sad knowledge is deep inside them, it cooks within, and as a result they are not in the mood to listen to grandiose political ideas from anyone." Since the Right here is linked directly with those grim past events it is quite clear why it lacks that gladiatorial note which at the moment, marks American Conservatism. One of our Southern con- servative Congressmen or one of our Ohio Republicans would, I think, cause a riot here with his first statement to the press. One has a feeling that American Conser- vatism is a very lucky Conservatism in- deed, retaining an ebullience and confi- dence almost unique on the planet today. The nther thino is that Euroneans do not show that all Leftism is related in a mystic way; Europeans much prefer to think it is not. As a result, western Europe does not altogether share in that very complete new philosophy, about the world clash on every level, at home and abroad, between different ways of life, which America pushes today with so much verve. The evangelical (like the gladiatorial) note is missing from west- ern European Conservatism; it hardly has a syllogism to its name; it tries at most to defend, not to convert. THERE WAS THE CASE of the confused waitress, to whom I put the usual quest- tion about the future of France. "We are not very proud right now," she said and she actually turned her face away. "But what will happen?" "Perhaps there is still an elite which Will save us," she said surprisingly. She was a very confused waitress. "Maybe the monar- chists will do it. I read their paper." "What about Socialism?" I asked her. "I like Socialists very much, too," she said. "They are quite nice." She would accept either monarchism or socialism, which is, I think, rather unlike any American approach I know of. SO THERE IS something almost quiet here in contrast with current American atti- tudes of anti-Leftist assertism and defiance; to these a tired Europe listens, as to a dis- tant roar. One wonders if American Con- servatism realizes how unique a quality now envelopes it and how what it believes to be a perfected cosmic philosophy is dwindling, through force of circumstance, to the singu- lar and the national. (Copyright, 1947, New York Post Corp.) ConcIeits Student Recital: Ruth Wolkow- sky, pianist, will present a recital in partial fulfillment of the re- quirements for the degree of Mas- ter of Music at 8:30 p.m., Sat., March 8, Rackham Assembly Hall. A pupil of Joseph Brinkman, Miss Wolkowsky has planned a program of compositions by Beethoven, Haines, Rachmaninoff, and Cho- pin. The public is cordially in- vited. Exhibitions Drawings of the human figure. March 7 through March 27, Main floor, Architecture Bldg. Paintings by Charles Farr and Gerome Kamrowski of the faculty of the College of Architecture and Design, Rackham Galleries, cur- rent through March 14. Gallery will be open from 10-12 a.m., 2-5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Conservation of Michigan Wild- flowers, an exhibit of 46 colored plates with emphasis on those pro- tected by law. Rotunda Museum Building. 8-5 Monday through Sat- urday. 2-5 Sunday. Current through March. Michigan Takes Shape-a dis- play of maps, Michigan Historical Collection, 160 Rackham. Hours: 8-12, 1:30-4:30 Monday through Friday, 8-12 Saturday. Willow Run Village Art Show University Community Center 1045 Midway Willow Run Village Crafts and paintings by Village residents on exhibit at the Uni- versity Center, Assembly Room, through March 30. The public is cordially invited. IZFA .will sponsor an Shabbat at 8:15 p.m., Hillel dation. All are invited. Oneg Foun- Lenten Class in Religion: 7:30 p.m., Russel Parlor, First Presby- terian Church. Coming Events Dr. Karl F. Meyer, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of California and the Hooper Insti- tute, and a member of the faculty of the School of Public Health of the University of California, will address the students of the Michigan School of Public Health on Saturday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 in the Auditorium on the subject "Relationship of Diseases of Animals to the Diseases of Man." All those interested may attend. To the Editor: IT OCCURS to me that the ef- forts of the students arehpret- ty much wasted by writing to The Daily. Every once in a while some half-way decent criticism or com- plaint or suggestion turns up in in the Letters to the Editor col- umn-you have to wait- an awful long time sometimes but if you're patient I think you will find this to be true. But after all-who reads the Daily-some of the Uni- versity students, a few of the fa- culty and some hospitalized vet- erans. Does President Truman, foreign minister Bevin, Kim Sig- ler, Senator Taft, Francisco Fran- co or Henry Wallace read the Michigan Daily? Presumably not. Now here is my suggestion which you can ignore, laugh at or take seriously-I don't care. Why not set up some sort of commit- tee - one more on campus wouldn't.make much difference- a committee which would have the exclusive job of drawing up me- morials and remonstrances, get- ting names on a petition, getting an organized letter writing cam- paign by literary-minded and properly incensed students under- way on any subject they thought fit. Take this proposed amendment to the Constitution limiting pres- idents to two terms as an ex- ample. My committee, let us say, would decide that this amendment was no good so they would pass around petitions for students to sign and then these would be sent to somebody or other in Wash- Women's Research1 31, instead of April 7,< announced. Club: March as previously Graduate Outing Club: Winter Sports, 2:30 p.m., Sun., March 9, northwest entrance of the Rack- ham Bldg. Sign up before noon Saturday at the Check Desk, Rackham Bldg. Acolytes: 7:30 p.m., Mon., March 10, East Conference Room, Rack- ham Bldg., Prof. Lobanov-Rostov- sky will speak on "Hindu Philoso- (Continued on Page 6) Editor al Staff Paul l'arsha ......... Managing Editor Clayton Dickey............City Editor Milton Freudenheim..Editorial Director Mary Brush........... Associate Editor Ann Kutz........... Associate Editor Clyde Recht.........Associate Editor Jack Martin.............Sports Editor Archie Parsons..Associate Sports Editor Joan Wilk...........Women's Editor Lois Kelso .. Associate women's Editor Business Staff Robert E. Potter .... General Manager Janet Cork.........Business Manager Nancy Helmick ...Advertising Manager Member of The Associated Press CURRENT MOVIES BARNABY1 _.__ i IIA I I I II I lq lll 1 ,,.....e..:.ht 1967. 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