PAGE FOUR .11a ~ LA 5 ~AA.A~PL3 J . 5 .E WEDNESDAY. [l ''i'ARF.R. ?2 ;1 Adst ~h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __._ _____ _____._ _ _ _ _ _ :s, i: ur:. r., Vt. 1 ViSiJl , z.;, l bi 6 I r Friendly Firmness MR. BYRNES made a speech last Friday which received so little reaction that we are al- most inclined to feel sorry for him. The fact that the report on the Paris Peace Conference by our major delegate, the Secretary of State, went almost unnoticed in the nation's press is significant. At a time when our foreign policy is sup- posed to be a major issue of controversial dis- cussion, this utterance was not considered as bearing any light upon the controversy, and therefore not even worthy of serious press comment. What was supposed to have been an important statement of policy turned out to be merely an ineffectual denial of 'charges that our policy is "tough." That the denial was ineffectual is almost self-evident. The crux of Mr. Byrnes' address was the statement that our policy is one of "friendly firmness," not of "toughness" toward Russia. With tremendous self-righteousness he attempt- ed to point out all the concessions which have been made by the Allies to that obnoxious Soviet nation. Closer scrutiny of the long list will reveal, however, that these were not con- cessions. The fact that Russia has regained Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ruthenia, Bessarabia and Port Arthur is not evidence of concession. These lands have either always belonged to Russia, or were hers by agreement with Germany or by plebescite conducted in each country con- cerned. Or is Mr. Byrnes indirectly inferring that our recognition of these facts is a con- cession? What else but "tough" can our action be called as regards the refusal of a loan to Czech- oslovakia, undeniably the only country in Eur- ope today which is conscientiously striving to achieve real democracy, both political and ec- onomic? Czechoslovakia is simply being punished for sticking with the Russian bloc, a fact freely admitted by all concerned. No word was said by Mr. Byrnes of the most important issue confronting the Con- ference - Russia's claim to the Dardanelles. The reason for the omission is obvious - we intend to be tough about the straits which mean life or death to Russia. "Firmness," then, is just another word in- tended to appease those persons who are slowly beginning to realize that such acts as our show of strength in the Mediterranean are su'nerfluous and will get us nowhere. If we were really strong, there would be no need of such shows. A strong man does not need to flex his muscles for the public, continuously. The word "firmness" carries with it the connotation of ideals. But there are no ideals in our foreign policy. A determination to, stick by a status quo in regard to every country except those in which we have no influence can hardly be exemplified as ideals. The dem- ocratic ideal is supposed to be our moving force. So the United States refuses a loan to Czechoslovakia but grants one to Greece! Mr. Byrnes is to be commended for his state- ment regarding the press, the truth of which, however, must be taken on his own word. That is, that the public has been misinformed through day-by-day reports emphasizing the difficulties encountered by the conferees rather than their achievements. But Mr. Byrnes did nothing to correct that situation, since his so-called re- port gave no definite account of action, item by item, either. It all adds up to this. The statement was all it should have been, had it stated the truth, which it didn't. Mr. Byrnes is not a statesman. Ile has taken the attitude that toughness can only be met by toughness, not bothering to con- sider the basic reason for the distrust and dis- cord. Mr. Byrnes is acting in the world arena as if he were still in the Senate cloak-room. It is only a matter of time before Russia's enor- mous patience and forbearance gives out, "ob- noxious" though they may seem at present. -Natalie Bagrow I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: Recession By SAMUEL GRAFTON A FEW MONTHS ago, if you had mentioned the word "recession" anywhere in our busi- ness community, men would have drawn back from you in horror, their wives would have cut your wife, and pretty soon, you would have be- come known as the man who drinks alone. But time changes everything. Now some of the best people in downtown New York speak openly of the coming recession.' What is more, they seem not displeased that a recession is coming; they expect great things of it. They feel that it will readjust prices and costs, meaning wages. Conning their form sheets, stock market records, and dream books, they re- call that there was a recession in 1920-21. after which we had almost ten years of good times. Now, like the baseball pitcher who once passed an ice-wagon on his way to a no-hit game, they look for the ice-wagon again. They pretty near- ly come to the point of saying we must have a recession in order to have good times. How deeply have we managed to entangle ourselves, that this and only this, should be our way out! If rising prices have made a re- cession unavoidable and necessary, then reces- sion was really the issue, during those summer days when we debated price control, and weak- ened it. The coming disturbance can, with jus- tice, be labeled the Taft Recession; and to the Senator from Ohio should be reserved the honor of breaking a bottle of stale champagne over the first soup-kitchen. He and some of his con- servative Democratic friends will be entitled to remark that they planned it that way. Only, the coming recession may well turn out to be a disappointment to some of those members of the business community who are waiting for it. It may not be nearly as neat as they expect. For one, the United States may find itself enjoying the next recession in solitary splendor. Most of Europe will be too busy to have a recession, and Britain and Canada have managed to keep prices down, and to avoid inflation; they need not join in our recession, any more than they joined in our recent meat panic. As to what it will do to American influence in foreign affairs to have this country, corner- stone of the West, bogged down in a private recession, is just one of the questions thus opened up. The world will lean on its elbow, and regard us with curiosity, as the only naton left on earth in which it is held, as a matter of principle, to be wrong to come in when it rains. A world which we have asked to accept our leadership must hear with astonishment our thin outcry for an economic decline to set us' straight. To a humanity sick of disorder we must seem strange indeed, pampered and pe- culiar, begging for dirty weather as the only way we know to clean our streets. (Copyright 1946, by the N.Y. Post Syndicate) Inert Government WE HAVE BEEN waiting more than three months for the campus traffic survey which this week produced some results which have been quite obvious for a long time. Last summer the Student Legislature pe- titioned the Ann Arbor Common Council to install a traffic light in front of the Union at the corner of S. State ahd S. University, and another at S. State and either N. University or E. Liberty. In July it was pointed out to the Common Council that the record enrollment of the University this fall would produce a pedes- trian traffic problem at these intersections which only traffic lights which would break up the flow of traffic on S. State could effectively solve. The fall semester and great masses of stu- dents have come to State Street and an AAA survey has been conducted to inform the Com- mon Council that they need to take the very action that the Student Legislature recom- mended this summer. Presumably we will now get traffic lights . . . sometime. For the present we poor pe- destrians can only hope that there will be no delay in procuring these lights which could have and should have been ordered three months ago. a --Tom Walsh BILL MAULDIN - 146yUnted eau Syn cat, nc. -Tm Reg.U.SPat.Off -Allrgh sreserved ..._ -Drive begins to bar U.S. Communist Party from state ballots. (News Item) Scientists still unable to explain elephant's pathological dread of mice. (News Item) DAILY OFFICIAL 'BULLETIN Liberals and Communism, II IN AN EDITORIAL appearing in yesterday's Daly, I pointed out that liberal organizations were losing their effectiveness because they were being labeled "communistic." Today I should like to distinguish the basic differences between the liberal and the Communistic programs. First there is the difference in aims. The liberal is working toward the improyement of capitalistic democracy- while the Communist is working to replace capitalistic democracy with communist totalitarianism. The liberal is opposed to a laissez faire, hands-off-business policy. By instituting a cer- tain amount of government regulation, he wish- es to correct the evils of runaway capitalism while still retaining the essential features of our free enterprise system. The Communist, on the other hand, wishes to do away with capi- talism and institute complete government con- trol. Liberals and Communists often support the same things, but for entirely different reasons. The liberal, for example, wishes to regulate monopolies because monopolies re- strict free competition. The Communist wish- es to regulate monopolies because he regards regulation as a step toward government oper- ation of all industry. The liberal wants better working conditions for labor because he wants to see both labor and management get a square deal. The Com- munist wants better working conditions be- cause he regards this as a step toward labor's domination and the elimination of manage- ment. The liberal supports FEPC because he wants to help all minority groups. The Communist supports FEPC because he knows he must have a large following to overthrow capitalism and has naturally singled out those groups which have been mistreated most under capitalism. This is not to say that the average Com- munist has no sincere interest in minority groups or the working class. It is only to point out that his primary aim is the overthrow of capitalism. A SECOND difference is in method. The Com- munist will resort to armed revolution to gain his program. The liberal will rely only on peaceful persuasion and the ballot box to gain his. The liberal wants economic security and racial equality under a system of political freedom. The Communist intends to enforce economic security and racial equality by sac- rificing political freedom. The Communist shouts about free speech only when he himself is denied free speech. The liberal stands for free speech no matter who is speaking. If the Communist gets into power he will try to suppress all opposition. The lib- eral welcomes opposition as a necessary part of democracy. A third difference lies in the source of in- spiration. While realizing that a great deal of improvement is needed, the liberal still believes in America and derives his main inspiration from Jefferson, Wilson, and Franklin Roosevelt. The Communist derives his main inspiration from Marx, Lenin, and Stalin. In this connection, many liberals support Wallace because they believe the United States can keep out of war only by trying to meet Rus- sia halfway. Communists support Wallace be- cause adoption of his views would give Russia a freer hand. In this very brief space, I have tried to point out main differences in the liberal and Com- munist programs. Though they are basic, the liberal dare not take the knowledge of them for granted. To allow the liberal program to be confused with the Communist program is to allow the liberal program to be defeated. -Walt Hoffmann (Continued from Page 2) Board, Michigan Youth for Demo- cratic Action, National Lawyers Guild, Newman Club, Omega Psi Phi, Pep Club, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Sigma, Prescott Club, Quarterdeck Society, Rifle Club, Roger Williams Guild, Society of Women Engineers, Spanish Club, Sphinx, Undergrad- ate Education Club, University Wo- men Veterans Association, Westmin- ster Guild, Women's Athletic Assoc- iation,. Women's Glee Club, World Student Service Fund, Zeta Phi Eta. Faculty, College of Literature, Sci- ence, and the Arts: The freshman five-week progress reports will be due Sat., Oct. 26, in the office of the Academic Counsleors, 108 Mason Hall. Camp Davis Summer Session 1947: Because of limited facilities at Camp Davis it is imperative that all stu- dents expecting to elect courses in surveying at Camp Davis report im- mediately to Prof. Harry Bouchard, 209 W. Eng. Bldg. Michigan State Civil Service An- nouncements have been received in this office for: Public Health Laboratory Scien- tist III, $300-$360; Unemployment Compensation Hearing Referee IV, $380-$440; Prison Academic Schools Supervisor I, $200-$240; Public Health Physician IV and VI, $380- $690; Nurses Training Supervisor III, $300-$360; Sanatorium Thoracic Consulting Surgeon VI, $620-$720; Nutritionist I, II, and III, $200-$360; Library Assistant B and A, $145-$190; Bridge Engineer II, III, and VI, $250- $690; Game Research Ecologist A, $170-$190; Airport Mechanic A2, II, and IV, $160-$440; Electrician Help- er B, $155-$175; Electrician AI, I, and II, $205-$290; Nurses Training Supervisor III, $300-$360. Closing date is Nov. 6. For further information, call at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. WILLOW RUN VILLAGE: WEST LODGE: 8:30-11:30 p.m., Fri., Oct 25, Stu- dent Dance, Jerry Edwards' Orches- tra. WEST COURT: 8:00 p.m., Wed., Oct. 23, Wednes- day Night Lecture Series, Harley H. Bartlett, Chairman of the Depart- ment of Botany, "Jungle Episodes" Univ. of Wisconsin Alumnae, Host- esses., 2:00 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 24. Open class in Child Care, sponsored by the Washtenaw County- Health D - partment. 8:00 p.m. University of Michigan Extension Class in Elementary Psy- chology. Mr. Herbert Meyer, Instruc- tor. :00 p.m. Little Theatre Group. 8:00 p.m., Fri., Oct. 25, Classical Recordings, Mr. Weldon Wilson commentator. Academic Notices Debaters: Important meeting to- night at 7:30 in 4208 Angell Hall. Biological Chemistry Seminar will meet on Fri., Oct. 25, at 3:00 p.m., in Rm. 319 W. Medical Bldg. The sub- ject to be discussed will be "the Pro- teins of Muscle-Myosin." All inter- ested are invited. Seminar in Applied Mathematics will meet today in Rm. 317 W. Eng. Mr. Max A. Woodbury will continue his talk on "Excitation of Peripheral Nerves." Visitors are welcome. Special Functions Seminar today at 10100 a.m. in Rm. 340, W. Eng. Bldg. Prof. Rainville will talk on Hypergeometric functions. Concerts Student Recital: Audrey Unger, violinist, will present a program in partial fulfillment of the require- ments for the degree of Master of Music, at 8:30 Thursday evening, Oct. 24, in the Assembly Hall of the Rackham Bldg. Program: Handel's Sonata in D Major, Brahms' Con- certo in D major, DeBussy's La plus que lente, Nigun by Bloch and Danse Espagnole by de Falla. Miss Unger is a pupil of Gilbert Ross. The public is invited. Exhibitions The Museum of Art presents water colors by Doug Kingsman and De Hirsh Margules from Oct. 4-Oct. 27, Alumni Memorial Hall, daily, includ- ing Sunday, 2:00-5:00 p.m., Wed. 3:00-5:00 p.m. Mondays closed. The public is cordially invited. Art Exhibit: Non-objective, color mono-types by Jeanne de Wolfe, Cal- ifornia artist, and an extensive col- lection of textiles from Guatemala are now on exhibition in the ground floor corridor of the College of Archi- tecture and Design. The exhibit will be current until Oct. 31. Events Today Association of University of Mich- igan Scientists will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the Rackham Amphi- theater. Dr. P. K. Stumpf, of the New York Association of Scien- tists, will speak on a program of ac- tivities for an association of scien- tists. The public is invited. A.S.M.E. The second meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will be held tonight at 7:30 in the Union. The speaker will be Mr. Ernest J. Abbott, President and General Manager of Phycists Research Co., Ann Arbor. Mr. Abbott's subject will be, "Produc- tion Engineering for Profilometer Manufacture." The program will be illustrated with slides and demon- stration of profilometer equipment. All mechanical engineering students are cordially invited. The Student Branch of the Am- erican Pharmaceutical Association will hold its regular meeting to- night at 7:30 in the E. Conference Room of the Rackham Bldg. There will be a discussion on the merits of an independent Pharmacy, as opposed to Chain Pharmacy Af- filiation. Sigma Gamma Epsilon presents Mr. G. A. Eddy, Michigan State Geol- ogist, in a discussion of the Michigan State Geological Survey at 8 o'clock today in the Union. Promotion of the FEPC bill will be among the projects discussed. Der deutsche Verein will hold ,its second meeting of the semester at 7:30 tonight in the Henderson Room (third floor of the Michigan League). Dr. Thomas of the German Depart- ment will present a talk entitled "German Influence in New Eng- land.", All students interested in the so- cial and cultural activities of the Verein will be most cordially wel- come to this meeting. All interested faculty members and visitors are also invited. Student Religious Association: Seminar on the Sociology of Relig- ion will meet today at 3:10 p.m., at Lane Hall. The Singing Groupawill meet at 7:30 tonight in Lane Hall. Association Recreational Work- shop will meet at 8:45 tonight in Lane Hall. Dancing Classes: The schedule for the Dancing Classes is now 7:30 to 8:30 on Tuesday for Beginners, 7:00 to 8:00 on Wednesday for the first Intermediate Class, and 8:00 to 9:00 on Wednesday for the new Interme- diate Class. The Classes are held in the League Ballroom. More co-ed assistant teachers are needed and urged to report for both nights. Russian Conversation Group will meet at the League Grill at 3:30 this afternoon. Unity: Mid-week Study Group will meet in Unity Reading Rooms, 310 So. State St., at 7:30 tonight. Sub- ject: "In his Name." Coming Events The Geological Journal Club will meet in Rm. 3055, Naturay Science Bldg., at 12 noon, Fri., Oct. 25. At 12:20 the Club will adjourn to Rm. 2054, Natural Science Bldg., where the program, "A Review of Research Work at Camp Davis," will be led by Dr. A. J. Eardley and will be partici- pated in by students who attended the camp the past summer. Tea will be served; bring your own sand- wiches. Sehator Claude Pepper, outspoken Florida Democrat, will address a public rally at 9:00 p.m., Thurs., in the local Masonic Temple. He will speak on a subject of national and international significance. The lec- ture is jointly sponsored by the In- dependent Citizens' Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions; the campus chapter of AVC; IRA; and MYDA. The meeting is open to the general public. Xi Chapter, Delta Sigma Pi, will meet at 7:30 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 24, in Rms. 323 and 325 of the Union to hold informal initiation ceremonies for eleven pledges. Phi Delta Kappa organizational coffee hour--Thurs., 4:00 p.m., W. Conference Rm., Rackham Bldg. The Regular Thursday Evening Record Concert sponsored by the Graduate School will include Mo- zart's "Hunt" Quartet, Chopin's Pi- ano Concerto in F, Moussorgsky's "Boris Godounoff, and Smetena's "Bohemia's Meadows and Forests. All graduate students are cordially in- vited. Cass Tech Alumi: There will be a reunions of all Cass Tech Alumni after the football game Saturday at the large fireplace at Island Park. Bring own hotdogs, etc. The Sociedad Hispanica will hold a meeting on Thurs., Oct. 24, at 8:00 p.m. in Rm. 318 of the Michigan Un- ion. All members and others inter- ested in Spanish are cordially invit- ed to attend. Fifty-Seventh Year Edited and managed, by students of the University of Michigan under the author- ity of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorail Staff Robert Goldman........Managing Editor Milton Freudenheim.....Editorial Director Clayton Dickey.................City Editor Mary Brush...............Associate Editor Ann Kutz...............Associate Editor Paul Harsha............Associate Editor Clark Baker..................Sports Editor Joan Wilk.................Women's Editor Lynne Ford..A. ssociate Women's Editor Business Staff Robert E. Potter.......Business Manager Evelyn Mills... Associate Business Manager Janet Cork.... Associate Business Manager Telephone 23-24-1 Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled 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 are also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mail matter. Subscription during the regular school year by carrier, $5.00, by mail, $6.00. Member. I O. CL'ftet the CclitO/ Nails and Coffins To the Editor: BOB HARTMAN'S delightful little dissertation on the disastrous effect of inflation, where war-weary vets have to supplement their $65 gratuity with a little work, was read with no small amount of amusement. His philosophy well reflects the inherent illness that afflicts modern America. The fact that healthy young men have to work to partially support them- selves while attending school is certainly to be decried! There aredstudents on the campus who remember the day when they welcomed jobs gathering leaves and breaking concrete at 35 cents per hour; and self-supporting, put themselves through school. Such work was not beneath the dignity of former college students. He attacks inflation, yet advocates increased governmental subsidies to vets. This would only tend to aggravate the inflation he con- demns. War veterans returning with the idea the government owes them a living, or a higher education, as represented by the prevalent "something-for-nothing" philosophy, will be rudely awakened some day to learn that the wealth of a nation springs from the work of its citizens. A few months drafted service does idealism should be expected from university veterans than from the union racketeers, the profiteers of big business, and the unscrupulous politicians. Don't drive another nail into the coffin of our democratic way of life. Let's fight to keep the veterans' record clean. -Warren C. White David Young (Veterans) * * * * Progressive Congress To the Editor: FOREMOST IN THE 79th Congress' fights against reaction, Senator Claude Pepper has emerged as the leader of the liberal bloc in the Senate. A fighter in the tradition of the late Sen. Norris, the outspoken Florida Demo- crat has taken a consistently progressive stand on all domestic and international issues. He is in Michigan for the next few weeks to take the stump for progressive Democratic candidates in the Nov. 5 election. University faculty and students, Willow Village vets, and townspeople will have the opportunity to hear this outspoken senator speak on a subject of national and international significance this Thursday at 9 p.m. in the local Masonic Temple. A recent campus survey indicated that at least 13,000 students 9,667 of them veterans, at the University, are of voting age. The im- portance of electing a progressive Congress this fall canot be overemphasized, for the rep- resentatives of the people must decide OUR future. Sen. Pepper will be brought here under the joint sponsorship of the newly-organized chap- ter of Independent Citizens' Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions, which repre- sents many faculty and townspeople; the cam- pus chapter of AVC, IRA and MYDA members. His address is for every citizen of voting age. Let's give the good Senator a hand! -Charlotte M. Bobrocker BARNABY Most friendly of your father. To have my observations on education typed at his ffe. Rut I'll h firm on one point. I Confidentially, m'boy- Although it's human not to want to give credit to, the other fellow- Did he comment on I He just stuffed the papers in his brief case, Mr. O'Malley. Yours and his- He said he wasn't going 1 - _. _. _ ®-- I 11U i A I I