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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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Student Opinion Needed
AS AN integral part of an expanding Uni-
versity, the General Library faces many
problems, the satisfactory solution of which
largely depends on faculty-student opinion.
In a pamphlet entitled "Library Leaflet
No. 2," Dr. Warner G. Rice, Director of the
General Library, has set forth certain fun-
damental obligations of the Library, in-
cluding making available well-balanced book
collections, generous circulation privileges;
aid in assembling information and well-
lighted, well-ventilated rooms. Officials have
realized the inadequacy of lighting in cer-
tain rooms of the General Library, and have
taken action to install a more satisfactory
system. With regard to the other obliga-
tions mentioned, Michigan students are
fortunate.
But the Library is faced with certain
more controversial problems, some of them
war-born, others brought to light by ex-
perience.
The prime problem is whether under-
graduates are to be brought together in a
single central building, or whether many
smaller reading rooms strategically lo-
cated are more feasible. Dr. Rice has
cited several arguments in favor of the
dispersion of readers, including the ad-
vantages of conveniently located facili-
ties, the avoidance of a traffic problem
at the central building aid the greater
usability of small catalogs at the branch
reading rooms. Disadvantages of such a
system, on the other hand, would include
duplication of catalogs, the expense of
more library attendants and the fact that
the students would not be constantly in
contact with the large book collections
of the General Library.
A second important determination must
be the degree of instruction to be given the
undergraduate on library use. Is the present
brief orientation scheme inadequate? Would
early, informal training in special fields of
a study be of greater value to the individual,
as Dr. Rice has suggested?
A third major problem is found in the
inevitable need for the use of advanced
techniques of teaching, motion pictures and
sound recordings. In this regard, the proh-
lem of location and the need for trained
attendants is again encountered.
Many students have expressed a desire
that smoking be permitted in the Library.
This would present, under present condi-
tions, a disturbing influence for many oth-
ers, damage to books, and the inevitable
litter. Does this problem suggest the neces-
sity for special smoking rooms, under the
usual supervision, in which only such books
as are normally available for general cir-
cultion may be used?
Originally opened on Sunday so that
students might comfortably enjoy books
of general interest, the Library is now
used mainly for the purpose of actual
study. Would development of recreational
reading facilities in dormitories better en-
courage recreational reading - actually
an important part of a thorough educa-
tion?
Finally, Library officials have long rec-
ognized the unusual, though understandable,
position the General Library holds as a
"social center." Its centralized location has
inevitably brought requests for check room
service, individual lockers, accommodations
for ticket and tag sellers, poster space, and
even, Dr. Rice states, for lunch rooms. To
what extent should a center for study, re-
search, and reading materials make allow-
ances for its potentialities as an assembly
point?
It is apparent that expressions of opin-
ion on the part of groups and individuals
are vital to the development of a complete
University library system,. Such expressions
are welcomed by Library officials. Dr. Rice
has stated his intention of formally asking
aid of a number of student groups with
respect to their preferences regarding Li-
brary services, but beyond this, it is up
to those interested to initiate their own
opinions and make themselves heard. The
future adequacy of this vital unit of the
University will depend upon the considera-
tion which is given the problem now.
-Bob White
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Editorials published in The Michigan Daily
are written by members of The Daily staff
and represent the views of the writers only.
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NIGHT EDITOR: NATALIE BAGROW
No PeaceWith Veto
IF THE United Nations is ever to become
a world government and if we are to have
lasting peace, the veto power of the Big
Five must go!
In the first place, the veto is undemo-
cratic. Simply because it is a big power,
one nation is able to defeat the will of the
majority of nations. In no democracy does
a man's power or wealth increase his vot-
ing strength..
In the second place, the veto is unfair
to all the small nations in the UN. Russia,
Great Britain, France, China, and the
United States, by clinging to the veto, are
refusing to relinquish any portion of their
national sovereignty but the little na-
tions have already given up a portion of
their sovereignty by virtue of their accep-
tance of majority decisions (with Big
Five concurrence).
In the third place, the veto ties the UN
hand and foot. It means that the UN is
unable to act against one of the Big Five
or against a nation favored by one of the
Big Five. Since wars are made by big pow-
ers with little nations only as pawns, the
UN will not be able to keep the peace if it
cannot act against a big power (or a nation
favored by a big power) that commits an
act of aggression.
In the fourth place, the veto power puts
national interests above world interest.
If New York, California, Michigan, Texas,
and Illinois had the right to veto laws
passed by our Senate, no bills contrary
to the interests of these states would be
passed. By not giving any state the veto,
we rightly put national interest above
state interest. Similarly world interest
must be put above national interest.
The Big Five's veto power in the UN is
undemocratic and unfair to small nations.
It ties the UN hand and foot, and puts na-
tional interests above world interest. If the
UN is to succeed, the veto must be abolished.
-Walt Hoffmann
MAN TO MAN:
Rule or Ruin
By HAROLD L. ICKES
THE PEOPLE, almost without exception,
are squarely behind Secretary of the In-
terior Krug in his determination to persuade
John L. Lewis that he is not bigger than his
government. But of course they do not want
a victory even over Lewis at a cost that no
free country could afford to pay. Whether
the Government could have used more effec-
tive strategy or whether the timing might
have been better is now of minor importance.
The important fact is that the issue has
been drawn as to whether or not this arro-
gant labor boss is to ruin or rule our econ-
omy.
The issue should be fought through to
a finish without any further appeasement
of Mr. Lewis. He is in a morally indefens-
ible position. President Truman must not
fail firmly to support his Secretary of the
Interior on this issue. Dr. John R. Steelman
should be sternly put in his place by the
President, if again he should move to the
support of his great friend, Mr. John L.
Lewis.
rTRUE, THE MINERS whom Lewis is using
for further political advantage are en-
titled to justice, even if they are indifferent
to the inevitable suffering of their wives and
children, but they owe to other men and
women everywhere, not only here but
abroad, the same measure of justice that
they expect for themselves.
The Administration fortunately has at
hand an effective weapon to be used in its
fight against John L. Lewis. I refer to the
Big Inch and Little Big Inch pipelines, built
at great cost during the war, but now lying
unused in the ground, all of the way from
east Texas to their Philadelphia-New York
termini. The highest economic use for
these pipelines is, of course, for natural
gas
But to have this result, there is not
a single day to lose. There is not even an
hour to spare. Major General Littlejohn,
in charge of the War Assets Administra-
tion, may have made a wise decision in re-
jecting, a few days ago, all bids for the
purchase of these lines. But whether this
decision was wise or not, only the future
can tell.
There can be no excuse for further un-
certainties and delays as to these pipelines.
Moreover, speedy action will have the effect
of out-maneuvering and of out-smarting the
ferrets who, from both the inside and the
outside of the War Asssets Administration,
have been trying to make ;. killing for their
private profit.
GENERAL LITTLEJOHN should not
have to be told that those who bid
originally for these pipelines must know
already whether they will increase their
bids. It is absurd to suggest a delay of
60 or 90 days for new bids. He should not
allow politicians or saboteurs to bring his
administration under public suspicion.
Dr. Steelman should be told to keep out
and General Littlejohn should keep a
better watch upon some of his own em-
ployees than he apparently has in the
past. He would do well also to frisk
Wayne Johnson, a collector-extraordin-
ary of campaign funds for Edwin W.
Pauley and the Democratic Party, for pos-
sible concealed political weapons, if he
should come upon the premises.
My suggestion to the General is that he
set December 5 as the deadline for new bids
for these pipelines. Then he ought to accept
promptly the best bid for gas. One of the
conditions ought to be that the highest
bidder will undertake immediately to put
the pipelines into temporary operation while
losing no time in getting ready to put
through them as much gas as possible in
the most modern and efficient manner. The
bidder should also be required to prove that
he has a market for all of the gas that can
be transmitted and that he is willing to
buy, at a fair price, sufficient gas in the
Texas fields where it is now burning waste-
fully in flares.
(Copyright 1946, N.Y. Post Corp.)
Re Dean's Statemnit
THE MICHIGAN DAILY editorial page
has so far this semester carried abso-
lutely no staff editorials criticizing any
campus social problem, destructively or
constructively.
While The Daily invites its readers' com-
ments regarding Miss Lloyd's allegations of
student dishonesty, it will continue its pol-
icy of refusing to editorialize on any sub-
ject on or off the campus regarding which
it dloes not have factual evidence.
In its news columns, The Daily will con-
tinue to bring the students complete cov-
erage of campus activities.
Opinions expressed in The Daily's Letters
to the Editor columns represent those of
individual students, NOT of The Daily staff.:
It is the function of the Letters column to
reflect campus opinions. If these are "de-
structive" it is not the business of The Daily
to censor them, other than in accordance
with its established policy regarding letters,
which may be found at the head of the Let-
ters column every time that column appears.
-Milton Freudenheim
* * * *
Miss Lloyd's statement is included in
the page 1 news story headlined "Dean
Lloyd Emphasizes . "
BILL MAULDIN
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ON WORLD AFFAIRS:
UN's Crippling Defects
(Continued from Page 2)
tending classes on Friday or Sat-
urday following Thanksgiving.
Offices of the Dean of Students
Automobile Regulation, Senior
Medical Students: The automo-
bile regulation will be lifted for
graduating seniors in the Medical
School at noon on Sat., Nov. 30.
Office of the Dean of Students
Basketball preferred admission
tickets, in accordance with the no-
tice in the D.O.B. of Nov. 21, will
be issued to students, faculty
members, and athletic coupon
book holders in the main corridor,
Univ. Hall, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon and
1:30-4:30 p.m. on Mon., Nov. 25,
Tues., Nov. 26, Wed., Nov. 27 and
Fri., Nov. w9. Students must pre-
sent their student receipts for fees
and coupon book holders must pre-
sent their coupon books.
Varsity Glee Club: The Wednes-
day section meet at 7:15 tonight in
Rm. 305, Union. Thursday section
meet at 2:00 p.m., Sun., Dec. 1, in
Rm. 305, Union.
Students, Colloge of Literature,
Science and the Arts: Applications
for scholarships for the year,
1947-48, should be made before
Dec. 2. Application forms may be
obtained at 1220 Angell Hall and
should be filed at that office.
Students interested in applying
for Fellowships under the Julius
Rosenwald Fund should apply to
the Office of the Dean of Students,
Rm. 2, University Hall, for fur-
ther information. The awards are
offered to Negroes throughout the
nation and to white southerners
interested in problems distinctive
to the region.
The Santa Ana, California,
schools, are in need of specially
trained teachers for physically
handicapped children, including
those with cerebral palsy. Specific
abilities would include teaching of
lip reading, speech correction, and
specialized remedial reading. In-
formation at Bureau of Appoint-
ments and Occupational Informa-
tion, 201 Mason Hall.
Willow Run Village:
West Court Community Building
Wed., Nov. 27, No Wednesday
Night Lecture this week. The en-
tire community is invited to at-
tend the Interracial and Interde-
nominational Thanksgiving Serv-
ice at the North Community Build-
ing.
Fri., Nov. 29, Classical Record-
ings Program given by Mr. Weldon
Wilson.
West Lodge
Wed., Nov. 27, 6:30 p.m. Basket-
ball League; 7 p.m., Duplicate
bridge; 7 p.m., Social directors'
meeting; 7:30 p.m., Forum on
"Who's Right in China?" under
the auspices of AVC. Speakers will
be Dr. Herbert Abrams and Dr.
Stewart Allen. 8:30 p.m., Dance
entertainment committee meeting.
Low wages and low living stan-
dards are a threat to future peace
and prosperity. The country's
great natural resources, its gi-
gantic productive capacity and
skilled work force, will count for
naught, unless our workers earn
an income high enough to sus-
tain living standards.
-Economic Outlook
Lectures
University Lecture: Charles P.
Parkhurst, Jr., curator of the Al-
bright Art Gallery of Buffalo, will
lecture on the subject, "The Dis-
covery an- Restitution of Art
Loot in Geimany" (illustrated), at
4:15 p.m., Tues., Dec. 3, in the
Rackham Amphitheater; auspices
of the Department of Fine Arts.
University Lecture: Professor
W. V. D. Hodge of Cambridge Uni-
versity, England, will lecture on
the subject, "Harmonic Integrals,"
at 4:15 p.m., Wed., Dec. 4, in 3011
Angell Hall, under the auspices of
the Depatment of Mathmetics.
The public is cordially invited.
Academic Notices
Special Functions Seminar will
meet at 10.00 a.m., Wed., Nov. 27,
Rm. 340 W. Engineering. Mr. Han-
sen will taik on Laguerre and Her-
mite Polynomials.
Seminar in Applied Mathe-
matics will meet at 3:00 p.m.,
Wed., Nov. 27, Rm. 317 W. Engi-
neering. Prof. N. Coburn will con-
tinue with his paper on "Super-
sonic Flow." Tea at 2:30, Rm. 315
W. Engineering. Visitors are wel-
come.
Concerts
Faculty Recital: Mabel Ross
Rhead, Professor of Piano, will be
heard in a faculty recital at 4:15
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 1, in Lydia
Mendelssonn Theatre. Program:
compositions by Bach, Scarlatti,
Schumann, and Chopin. The pub-
lic is cordially invited.
Events Today
University Radio Programs
Wednesday, 2:30 p.m., Station
WKAR, 870 Kc. "Wi.at Prospective
Teachers Mope their Pupils Will
Learn About Arithmetic and Its
Uses," Dr. Clifford Woody, Pro-
fessor of Education;
2:45 p.m., Station WKAR, 870
Kc. School of Music Program,
University String Orchestra, Gil-
bert Ross, Conductor. G. F. Haen-
del Suite-Prelude, Pastorale,
Dances;
3:30 p.m., Station WPAG, 1050
Kc. Campus News.
Debaters: There will be no meet-
ing tonight.
Lecture with motion pictures at
8:30 p.m., Wed., Nov. 27, Lydia
Mendelssonn Theater. "Mexcan
Holiday," Robert Friers; auspices
of the La Sociedad Hispanica. The
public is cordially invited.
Michigan DamestMusic Group
meet at 8:15 tonight at the home
of Mrs. Wallace Lenz, 439 Fifth
St. Mr. S. Helm of the School of
Music will speak.
Coming Events
Association of University of
Michigan Scientists Discussion
group on Control of Atomic En-
ergy will, meet at 7:15 p.m., Fri.,
Nov. 29, East Council Room, Rack-
ham Bldg. All interested are wel-
come.
The Graduate Outing Club is
sponsoring a class in square-danc-
ing at 7:45 p.m., on Thanksgiving
Day, Women's Athletic Bldg. All
interested are invited. A small fee
will be charged.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: No letter to the
editor will be printed uniless
signed, and written in good taste.
Letters over 300 words in length will
be shortened or omitted; in special
instances, they will be printed, at
the discretion of the editorial direc-
tor.
No Authority
To the Editor:
WISH to protest against the
action of the History Depart-
ment in bringing the self-styled
expert of foreign affairs, William
Henry Chamberlin, to the cam-
pus. I fail to see how anyone can
consider this man an authority
on anything.
Mr. Chamberlin lived in Rus-
sia 12 years. In this time he should
have been able to learn something
about the Soviet Union. Yet, he
stated in the Yale Review of
March 1941, "that Stalin would
venture to hurl his much purged
Red Army against the Reichswehr
is almost too improbable to be-
lieve." (Italics mine). Writing in
the Nineteenth Century of May,
1940, he said that "he (Stalin)
knows that his system could not
stand the strain of a major war
with a first class power." (Italics
mine).
If, after living 12 years in the
,Soviet Union, Mr. Chamberlin
could not judge the strength of
that country with even a slight
degree of accuracy, one wonders
what his opinions, after a four-
month stay in England, of the
British Labor Party are worth.
Mr. Chamberlin has stopped
at nothing to vilify the Soviet
Union. He even took a page
from Hitler and used racism of
the worst sort in his attacks on
that country. For instance, Mr.
Chamberlin, writing about Stal-
in's face said "it is a face of
unlimited guile, the sort of face
one would expect to see in an
Ameer of Afghanistan-or in
an old fashioned Chinese war
lord." He went on to imply in
the same article ("Asia Invades
Europe," Nineteenth Century,
May, 1940) that England and
Germany should make peace
and turn against the USSR.****
I hope that in the future the
History Department will use bet-
ter judgment in its selection of
speakers. A man who addresses
the students of this campus
should be one whose past analy-
ses have been correct and one who
does not ape Hitler's r a c i a l
theories.
-Edward H. Shaffer
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'Friends' of Labor
To the Editor:
FEW THINGS in our press these
days are quite so farcical as
the advice given by the armchair
"friends" of labor on how unions
should conduct themselves. Yes-
terday's "Daily" editorial was no
exception.
It advises the Mine Workers
that, since strikes against the
Government are unpopular, it
would be wise to postpone the
present strike until the mines are
returned to private ownership. It
blissfully ignores the fact that the
last coal strike was called against
the private owners but, in short
order, the government seized the
mines in what was called the
"public interest" and it became a
strike against the Government.
How can we assume that history
will not repeat itself?
It suggests, and correctly, that
a strike at this time will inspire
harsh anti-union legislation.
Hence, it again advises the ,strike
to be postponed. However, as long
as strikes are indefinitely post-
poned there is no need for anti-
union legislation. In fact, there is
no need for labor unions since
they would be failing in their
function of protecting workers' in-
terests.
As long as the Government in-
sists on protecting only the in-
terests of Management we can
expect such legislation. The ques-
tion of enforcement is something
else yet.
-Cornelius J. Loeser
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Play Shortage.
To the Editor:
EVEN in the Army they worried
more about morale than they
do at Michigan. Why? Does the
University honestly believe that
recreation and studies don't mix?
Have they really abandoned all
the traditional ideas of an edu-
cation augmented by "breakfast
table" conversations; or are they
unaware of the critical recreation
shortage in Ann Arbor?
When I came to Michigan in
1939 the recreation facilities in
Ann Arbor were exactly the
same as they are now with a
few minor deletions, yet today
we have almost twice as many
students. I realize that shcrt-
ages in building materials make
Letters to the Editor
a wholesale opening of new rec-
reation facilities impossible but
I do ask that the facilities now
available be opened for maxi-
mum use rather than lsed,
curtailed or restricted.
Let's begin with the number
one recreation of Michigan stu-
dents for 50 years, namely beer
drinking. I never have had a
glass of beer, yet I consider the
hours I've spent in good conver-
sation over the amber brew at the
Pretzel Bell, Metzgers' or the Old
German, one of the most enjoyable
and beneficial aspects of my edu-
cation in Ann Arbor. Yet today,
with twice the students at the
University we can no longer meet
our friends, build up school spir-
it and leisurely discuss education
at the local beer hall. No, ladies
and gentlemen, it is now frowned
upon in this coed college com-
munity. Unless you are 21 and
have a license you can no longer
frequent the Bell, and if you are
21 and have a license, then where
is the cross section of student
opinion you once met there? The
average student is considered by
University-controlled Washtenaw
County too young to have a beer,
and as such too young to enjoy
the other benefits of a Pretzel
Bell evening in Michigan fellow-
ship.
Then there are women's hours.
Before the war the women stayed
out until 1:30 on Friday night and
2:30 if a senior. The excuse to
change all that was patriotism.
It was unpatriotic to use fuel and
electricity for that extra recrea-
tion time and it was indescrete to
be "frivolous" in time of war. But
what of now. Why don't we
change back? Ann Arbor recre-
ation is so crowded only a third
of our students can enjoy any or-
ganized recreation on a given
evening. Nearby Detroit is burst-
ing with entertainment. Sports
attractions, legitimate theatre and
dancing, but who can take a Mich-
igan girl to Detroit and return in
time to meet the wartime em-
gency curfew still in existence?
Then there is the auto ban which
constricts the limited recreation
still more.
I will not suggest that the
University has no good reasons
for all these recreation restric-
tions, but I do doubt whether
all the restrictions are necessary
when there is an urgent need
for recreation at the University.
The students don't ask much
but when spirit sinks so low that
half of them stay home from a
football1game (Wisconsin) because
it is raining, then Michigan does
not mean to the student in '46
what it did in '39. I am a return-
ing veteran 26 years old. I can
drink my beer, drive my car and
stay out all night. I don't choose
to do any of the three, but I do
sincerely appeal to the University
faculty and administration, to
give Michigan back to the stu-
dents. Repeal or relax the regu-
lations which strangle the Pretzel
Bell. Give your new '46 freshman,
the same chance to learn, relax
and have fun that you gave my
class in '39 and all the great class-
es before it. It is still a funda-
mental truth that fellowship and
leisure time are as important to
education as the books and classes
they supplement.
As surely as we all want Michi-
gan to continue as a great insti-
tution in heart and mind let's
regroup our values and give the
new Michigan men the same op-
portunities we had before them.
-Wm. F. (Buck) Dawson
By EDGAR ANSELL MOWRER
FLUSHING, N.Y.-The outstanding facts
of the first United Nations Assembly are
first, the revelation of two crippling defects
in the United Nations as now constituted,
and, second, the efforts of the more intelli-
gent delegates to correct these defects.
Fanatical left-wingers profess to see in
these efforts an attack on the Soviet Union.
Actually, the defects would be just as ap-
parent and the need for correction just as
vital if the Soviet Union never existed. These
people should remember just occasionally
that it is possible to think of the world in
other terms than that of the opposition be-
tween the Soviet bloc and the others.
The more obvious defect is the veto right
that places five big powers above all law
and enables any of them to commit high-
handed acts without fear of legal curb.
(President Roosevelt, according to James
Reston of the N.Y. Times, stated at Yalta
that "no major power, including the United
States, would remain in an. organization
that could take punitive steps against it!")
While four of the veto-wielding powers
have come to see that' further arbitrary
and frequent application of the veto will
end by smashing the UN and are willing
to limit its application iby fixed rules, the
Soviet delegation is holding out for fur-
ther extension of the veto power.
A clear majority of the little countries
are in open revolt.
Unfortunately, the second defect of the
UN Charter seems almost to justify Soviet
scorn for little countries. This is the fiction
of the "sovereign equality" of all member
states (true only in a juridical sense in an
organization without veto) which prompted
the "one state-one vote" practice in the
alone). Yet they dispose in the Assembly of
no less than twenty-six out of fifty-four
votes (forty eight per cent).
Small wonder that Molotov should
speak disparagingly of the little countries
before the full assembly or that Vishinsky
should angrily ask just what the critics
of the veto power proposed to put in its
place!
In a recent column I deplored the fact
that the veto critics had, as of then, not
completely answered Vishinsky. There was
of course the demand expressed by the New
Zealand representative, Sir Carl Berendson,
in his classical critique of the veto:
"We (New Zealanders) ask no veto; we ask
no predominant or decisive voice. We ask
for our proportionate voice in those Coun-
cils that will influence the affairs of man
as far ahead as man can see, a proportion-
ate voice, no more, no less."
There have been the casual references of
the Belgian and Dutch delegates to an ideal
system whereby each state would vote ac-
cording to its importance.
It remained however for the Philippine
delegate, General Carlos P. Romulo, ex-
newspaper editor and Pulitzer Prize winner,
to answer Vishinsky squarely an'd irrefut-
ably.
General Romulo said: "We who oppose
the veto are willing to support any system
capable of keeping the peace." He ad-
vocated turning the Assembly into a legis-
lative body with limited powers. But not
under the "one nation-one vote" rule be-
ing used by the Latin Americans and the
Arabs. This the great powers cannot ac-
cept. It would be monstrously undemo-
cratic. Therefore, the General argued,
the "one nation-one vote" rule must be
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