T HE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 17, 1947 " Fifty-Eighth Year I I BILL MAULDIN ON WORLD AFFAIRS: IByrnes' New Book ,.. -- . °' 1l\I Letters to the Editor... Edited and managed by students of the Uni- versity of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff John Campbell..................Managing Editor Clyde Recht ..........................City Editor Stuart F nlayson..............Editorial Director Eunice Mintz ...................Asoit Editor Lida Dailes .......................Associate Editor Dick Kraus ..........................Sports Editor Bob Lent................Associate Sports Editor Joyce Johnson .................. Women's Editor Betty Steward.........Associate Women's Editor Joan de Carvajal .................Library Director Business Staff Nancy Helmick ...................General Manager Jeanne Swendeman......... Advertising Manager Edwin Schneider .................Finance Manager Melvin Tick ..................Circulation Manager Telephone 23-24-1 Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re-publication of all new dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this news- paper. All rights of re-publication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Mich- igan, as second class mail matters Subscription during the regular school year by carrier, $5.00, by mail, $6.00. Member, Assoc. Collegiate Press, 1947-48 Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: NAOMI STERN Academic Freedom WITHIN THE PAST YEAR, freedom of thought, expression and assembly in the educational institutions of Michigan have been dealt a number of staggering blows. Teachers have been fired or refused em- ployment because they objectively exposed their students to all ideas or points of view fundamental to a complete understanding of their subjects or freely exercised their constitutional perogative as citizens of the community. Students have been denied their consti- tutional right to become active members of legal groups both on and off the cam- pus. Campus organizations have been refused freedom to assemble and have been sup- pressed. Books which conflict with the currently accepted interpretation of history and pre- sent world affairs have been censored or removed from school and public libraries. As this inquisition has developed, the in- tellectual freedom of every student and teacher in Michigan has been seriously en- dangered. Recognizing the ominous implications of this growing threat to student and fac- ulty liberty, 101 delegates from 48 organ- izations met at the Michigan Academic Freedom Conferences last May to discuss ways and means of repulsing these in- fringements on academic freedom. Subsequently, the Conference adopted the following resolutions: 1. We reject utterly the attempts of out- side agencies to coerce, intimidate, or by other means force their opinions as to the functioning of educational institutions or the activities of students and professors at these institutions. 2. We reaffirm the right of students and faculty members to join and participate in the activities, on or off campus, of any legal organization they desire. 3. We believe that all students should enjoy the rights of free speech and assembly at Michigan colleges and high schools. 4. We oppose any form of discrimination on the basis of color, race, religion, or na- tional origin on Michigan campuses. 5. It is the sense of this body that teach- ers be hired solely on the basis of their pro- fessional accomplishments, and not on the basis of race, creed, national origin or poli- tical belief. Tomorrow delegates representing stu- dent, veteran, church and labor groups throughout the state will meet in Ann Arbor for the Second Michigan Confer- ence on Academic Freedom with the pur- pose of establishing permanent organiza- tional machinery to disseminate informa- tion and actively combat attempts to re- press academic freedom. Whether this Conference succeeds in ful- filling this crucial objective depends en- tirely on the positive action of Michigan students and faculty members. Unless alert students, faculty members and citizens attend and support the Con- ference with all their intelligence and en- ergy, academic freedom in Michigan may fall before the relentless onslaught of re- action. --Joe Frein Y THE MARSHALL PLAN we can help the Europeans be what they want to be, By EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER AMERICANS who want to know why they are worrying about the Soviet Union in- stead of concentrating on football, brands of tobacco, the new length of skirts and the coming presidential election, should read "Speaking Frankly" (Harper and Brothers), the account of two years "cold war" with Russia by our ex-Secretary of State, Jimmy Byrnes. In this candid book they will find the answer to the question why the United States and the Soviet Union do not "set- tle their differences and make peace. Mr. Byrnes' answer is that it takes two countries to make peace. The Soviet Un- ion does not want peace on terms accept- able to the United States. It does not want European or any other recovery outside its own sphere of influ- ence. It lives and plots in hope of the next great American depression that will leave Ill-advised Program WITH THE ARRIVAL of each succeeding meatless, eggless, or poultryless day, President Truman's food conservation pro- gram takes on more and more the air of a vast soap selling publicity stunt. This analogy is not true merely be- cause the chairman of the Citizen's Food Committee, Charles Luckman, happens to be a former soappromoter himself (though the publicity methods used have put to shame the soap operas) but, more to the point, because even a cabinet member, Clinton Anderson, can no longer keep a straight face. His statement that meatless days are relatively naive and useless in combating current shortages were later withdrawn by him under Administration pressure, but the truth cannot be so easily overlooked. When a cabinet officer feels warranted in making such a statement, it is well to probe beneath the ballyhoo and see what the real situation is. Judging from well-verified newspaper reports, three questions seem in- escapable. First, why does the Administration not make an honest, all-out effort to transport the millions of tons of grain still lying out in the great wheat states and threat- ened with spoilage through a shortage of railway cars? Second, if the government really wishes to -lower food prices - with which is tied up the whole question of food shortages - why does it not cease buying food in such huge quantities as to create an artificial scarcity, thus raising the prices? Third, why doesn't the government re- lease the vast hoard of canned goods, dried eggs, wheat, and potatoes which it has bought, stored, and even destroyed to jack up those same prices which other units of the Administration are endeavoring to low- er? It may be readily seen by this that a tragic paradox exists today - a govern- ment which is trying to raise prices and lower them at the same time, and a gov- vernment that urges consumers to save food for the starving millions of Europe, while at the same time holding itself the largest single stock of foodstuffs in the country away from those starving people. For months, Americans have been bom- barded with bleak reports of near starva- tion in Europe, and with little doubt, the situation is probably as serious as pictured. Few would question that our duty calls for us to help these peoples, both with machin- ery and food, to restore their shattered econ- omies. But, the fact remains that the Truman program is feeble, ill-advised, and virtually useless unless it strikes at these three basic questions just mentioned. After all, it is very hard to convince Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public that they should give up their pound of hamburger every Tuesday when these conditions axe known to exist un- checked. -Russell B. Clanahan the Soviets and their communist allies free to enslave the world. We Americans will just have to go on worrying about the world - or turn it over to the communists. If widely read, this book, which ought properly be called the "education of Jim- my Byrnes," could make the American people see why the Truman Doctrine, the , Marshall Plan, aid for national China, etc. are essential to our American sur- vival. Mr. Byrnes tried to get peace'and failed. Still he does not believe in the fatality of war. He implies that war can best be avoid- ed by American willingness to support the UN, if necessary, to the point of war. Here I agree with him. But when he suggests that the democracies should shortly evacuate Germany and then, if the Soviets refuse to do the same, invoke the United Nations and compel them to do so, I rub my eyes and wonder. As matters now stand, any democratic withdrawal of armed forces from Germany would involve the risk of seeing that po- tentially poisonous country join up with Russia in an even more vicious effort for common world domination. I sincerely hope that Mr. Byrnes' error here is not shared by Secretary Marshall. Never again, short of real international government or Euro- pean union, must the exclusive control of the Ruhr industrial powerhouse be in Ger- man hands. Another point: what would you think of a high government official who, upon retiring, stripped his office of its furniture and air conditioners, took them home and sold them? Yet what has Mr. Byrnes done? He has, in "Speaking Frankly," published not only his own experiences and shorthand notes, but material from public documents in the possession of the U.S. Government which have been withheld from other writers on foreign affairs. I refer specifically to his extensive use of the so-called "Hilger Doc- uments" outlining the vital Soviet-German relations between 1939 and 1941 (captured in Germany) and to the Ethridge Report made by Mr. Byrnes' personal emissary to the Balkans. Several American newsmen and writers have asked for access to these without suc- cess. Yet Mr. Byrnes incorporates their contents in a book for which - it is an- nounced - he has a $75,000 guarantee, $25,- 000 from the book publishers and $50,000 from the New York Herald Tribune Syndi- cate. (Copyright 1947, Press Alliace, Inc.) Lane Hall Program THE RECENT ISSUANCES from the Of- fice of Student Affairs seem to have caused quite a turmoil around campus. But if we analyze the reactions that have been expressed on these matters we find they are rather negative and certainly no addition to the higher education that we are sup- posed to be getting here. If the new and revised rules of the Uni- versity are necessary, and it is reasonable to suppose that there are grounds for them, then it is time for some constructive criti- cism on how students might better spend their time. Studying naturally comes first, but there is also a social adjustment that must be made if we can really believe that our university students graduate with a well-rounded formal education. The University has opened Lane Hall for student use at all times. It finances the Student Religious Association which covers every student on campus whether or not he is affiliated with a secular group. The pur- pose of the Association is to promote the fellowship and social contact that is vital to education. Here is an opportunity for any student to make his contribution to a worthwhile program. SRA offers Student Town Hall for those interested in planning forums on current issues. There are Monday evening discus- sions, informal chats where students meet on common ground and get to know how the other half lives. Association Coffee Hour is designed for fellowship over a cup of coffee. Saturday luncheon discussion group offers another opportunity for students to get together for informal programs that they plan them- selves. Seminars provide group study on re- ligious and ethical subjects under faculty leadership. Also included in the SRA program are the facilities at Lane Hall. The music room harbors many classical record albums, the library is open for studying and reading, and the lower floor is available for recrea- tion. The program of SRA is flexible to meet the needs and demands of the student body. It is continually changing as new groups form to carry out ideas of their own inter- ests. There is a place at Lane Hall for every student interested in music, current affairs, publications, discussion groups and social events. -Bette Hamilton A Sv 'p \h ' as Fc J-rT I C (t EDITOR'S NOTE: Because The Daily prints everyletter to the editor re- ceived (whiich is signed, 300 words or less in length, and in good taste) we remind our readers that the views expressed in letters are those of the writers only. Letters of more than 300 words are shortened, printed or omitted at the discretion of the edi- torial director. * * * Dangerous Results To the Editor: WOULD LIKE to raise another, point in this argument against the liquor ban. I am one of those 4poor, unfortunate women" who for various reasons, does not care for liquor. This new ruling is harder on us than others, because the results of this ban are going to be far worse than what it is trying to do- away with. The University willhfind that drinking will not cease-rather it will be done in parked cars, coun- try roads, etc. To me it is better to have drinking in a fraternity party, or the like, where there is a chaperon and a fairly decent atmosphere than in the situation that will ensue if this ban is con- tinued. The best way to promote drinking is to ban it. I feel there will be less drinking if the stu- dents don't have to sneak around corners to do it. I only wish the people behind this ruling would realize the dan- gerous results that will inevitably follow. i .,i c -C'F' i a i lD " 3 a DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in The Daily Official Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Notices for the Bulletin should be sent in typewritten form to the office of the Assistant to the President, Room 1021 Angell Hall, by 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding publication (11:00 a.m. Sat- urdays). FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1947 VOL. LVIII, No. 22 Notices Directories: Call Extension 696 in the Business Office and order the number of faculty directories needed in your department. De- livery will be made by campus mail when directories are avail- able, presumably about October 24. Herbert G. Watkins Secretary Assembly of the School of For- estry and Conservation: Rack- ham Amphitheatre, 10 a.m., Mon., Oct. 20. Mr. Courtland B. Mani- fold, who is in charge of the for- estry work of the Soil Conserva- tion Service, will speak on the ac- tivities of that service. All stu- dents in the School who do not have nonforestry conflicts are ex- pected to attend. To Faculty Personnel: All those holding appointments payable on the University Year basis will receive their first check on October 31. Should an emer- gency exist in any individual case, checks which would be collected on October 31, may be obtained previous to that date by coming to the Payroll Department, Room 9, University Hall. Library Tour for Graduate Stu- dents: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18, graduate students of the University will be taken on a trip through the General Library by members of the staff. The tour will start at 4:15 p.m. on Thurs- day and Friday, and at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Rm. 110, first floor, General Library near the West entrance. Approved house social events for the coming week-end: October 17 - Greene 'House, Helen Newberry, Journalism So- ciety, Victor Vaughan House, Wesleyan Guild, Zeta Tau Alpha. October 18 - Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Sigma Delta, Delta Sigma Pi, Inter-Cooperative Coun- cil, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Rho Sig- xma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Starring's League House, Theta Delta Chi, Theta Xi, Trigon, Wesleyan Guild. leaves her residence. In such cases, the housemother is requested to attach to sign-out sheets an ex- planation of each late permission granted." Use of Restricted Parking Areas: Parking areas on campus which are designated as "RESTRICTED TO THOSE HOLDING PER- MITS," are to be used only by per- sons displaying the parking tag. It is to be noted that a student driving permit is not a parking permit, and consequently does not carry with it the right to use those areas. Beginning Monday, Oct. 20, penalties will be imposed upon those individuals whose cars are found parked in Restricted Areas without the proper parking tag displayed. Sophomore Women: Collection of class dues ($1), through Octo- beh 21. A booth will be open in the League from 3 to 5 daily. Organ- ized houses will be contacted per- sonally. Student Print Loan Collection: A few prints are still available for loan to students who have not al- ready been assigned a picture for the fall semester. These prints are on display at Rm. 205, Uni- versity Hall, and may be picked up immediately upon payment of the rental fee. Teacher's Certificate Candi- dates: The Teacher's Oath will be given to all February candidates for the teacher's certificate on Oc- tober 23 and 24 between the hours of 8-12 and 1:30-4:30 in Rm. 1437, U.E.S. Placement: Students are re- minded that Friday, October 17, is the last day to pick up registra- tion blanks. Registration blanks may be obtained at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall during office hours (9:00-12:00 and 2:00-4:00). This applies to February, June and August grad- uates as well as to graduate stu- dents or staff members who wish to register and who will be avail- able for positions next year. The Bureau has two placement divi- sions: Teacher Placement and General Placement. The General Division includes service to people seeking positions in business, in- dustry, and professions other than teaching. Only one registration period will be held during the current school year. Blanks must be returned one week from the date they are taken out. Students are urged to register as soon as possible as em- ployers are already making ap- pointments to come for interviews. Lectures University Lecture: Professor Pierre Lavedan, of the Department of History of Art of the Sorbonne, will lecture on the subject, "Contemporary Problems of Urbanism in France" (illus- trated; in French), at 4:15 p.m., Mon., Oct. 20, Rackham Amphi- theatre; auspices of the Depart- ment of Fine Arts. The public is invited. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Charles Schaffner Goodman, Business Administration; thesis: J. Kenny. Approval? To the Editor:t MY GIRL and I eat Wheaties.I Since Wheaties are advertised over the Jack Armstrong program, we enjoy very much to listen toI the All-American Boy. If we need University permission to listen to Jack, do we need written ap- proval to eat Wheaties? -George T. Whitehorne. Shocked1 To the Editor: WE WERE SHOCKED to notice Michigan students bitterly complaining, in The' Michigan Daily, about the new liquor ban.1 What is happening to our younger generation, that they are so taken1 by the use of alcohol that they cannot bear to part with it for a measly nine months of the year. This attitude of the Michigan stu- dents shocks us even more than the testimonies from the Nurem- burg trial. Our group ranges in age from 23 to 27, and we fully realize that at our tender age, it is best to look at our elder elders, for guidance in such problems in our growing up. Let us emblaze upon the sky in flaming letters of Maize and Blue, the eleventh commandment: THOU SHALT NOT DRINK. To indicate our backing of the new regulation, we have signed a pledge that not only shall we discontinue the consumption of alcoholic beverages, but to further this righteous cause of the Uni- versity, and let the coeds take note, lips that touch liquor shall never touch ours. Our slogan: Today the Univer- sity of Michigan; Tomorrow the World. -Warren Lindeman. * * * 'Necessary Rule' To the Editor: ON THE FIRST PAGE of The Michigan Daily of Sunday, Oct. 12, '47, I read "Drinking ban meets with student protest" contributed by Harriet Friedman. The ban has been called "unrealistic," "mid-Victorian" and "unnecessary regulation." I would like to say that the University's drinking ban is the most realistic and necessary regulation to meet the present day serious disease of alcoholism in the United States. An American young man is very enthusiastic about his personal freedom. It is highly- commendable but trouble starts when intoxicated by the idea "He is free to do anything he likes," he forgets what is good for him and what is not. In his suc- cessful attempt to stand the un- due social pressures, he rejects them even when they are bound to yield good and healthy results for him and for the society to: which he belongs. Any sane man will think drink- ing as injurious to health but still protest runs, "It is mid-Victorian, girls can't even think of liquor any more." May I ask, is it the pride of modern girl to reject even good points of the Victorian age? "The Development of California as a Manufacturing and Marketing Center for Fashion Apparel," Fri., Oct. 17, West Council Room, Rackham Bldg., 2 p.m. Chairman, E. H. Gault. Doctoral Examination for Stan- (Continued on Page 6) Every important corner of every treet in most of the cities of the Jnited States you. find liquor bars. Nhy? Not going in the psycholog- cal causes which induce young nen and women to drink, I would like to stress that out of 58,250,000 kmericans who drink moderately today will rise the 3,000,000 ex- essive drinkers and 750,000 chron- ic alcoholics of tomorrow You, young men and young vomen, who protest under the cover of "personal freedom" and those of you who call liquor "so- cially acceptable beverage" are overlooking one of the serious problems of your society. University in its parental atti- tude is doing nothing more than to point the right path. Take it easy and think over what you are protesting for. S-Darshan Singh * * * For Maloy To the Editor: MAY WE ADD our voices on the MYDA controversy. Several letters against Mr. Maloy's edi- torial have appeared in The Daily. Curious that two of the four let- ters (Mr. Shaffer's an'd Misses Biener, O'Brien and Tozer's) were so identical in phraseology that one wonders whether mental tel- epathy were used. At any rate, we admire this sparkling and ef- ficient coordination of MYDA. Mr. Shaffer, in his rebuttal to Mr. Maloy's editorial, says that people who are known to hold cer- tain political beliefs are open to persecution. For this reason he writes: "I think that no one has any right to tell anyone else my political philosophy." We disagree wholeheartedly with Mr. Shaffer. We feel that if one sincerely be- lieves in a political faith, one in- validates both the faith and the sincerity by suggesting that the beliefs be hidden under cover. This smacks slightly of totalitarian tac- tics. A democratic organization should not have to hide the polit- ical ideologies of its leaders and members. Mr. Sloss in his letter stated that if he were a member of the Democratic Party, any organiza- tion of which he were chairman would be a Democratic Party front group. If Mr. Sloss is re- ferring to a non-political organi- zation, the analogy is of course correct. But let us not be naive enough to believe that a campus or national political organization elects officers merely for their administrative ability,, but rather for their ability to administer the policies to which the organization subscribes. Therefore the, political beliefs of officers of, an organiza- tion inevitably mirror the plat- form and the principles of that group. -Abby Franklin. Jerry Braunthal. Against Maloyn To the Editor: DICK MALOY'S editorial in Sunday's Daily entitled "MY- DA Chairman" makes vague ges- tures toward sensationalism. Not only does it take the lead spot on the editorial page, but the reader is advised on the first page to quick turn and read it. Maloy seized upon Ed Shaffer's Communist affiliation to shock his readers and to prove the worn- out allegation that MYDA is " . . . the property of a single political party." He attempts to drive home his point by stating that Shaffer was chairman of MYDA last year and was re-elected. It appears that Mr. Maloy has chosen to write on something with which he is un- familiar, since it is well-known that Harriet Ratner was chairman last year. The very fact that we of MYDA elected Ed Shaffer to the chair- manship of our organization is the strongest proof that MYDA indeed is not the property of any single political philosophy or party. We believe that political discrimination is as dangerous to democracy as racial or religious discrimination. We do not ask members their race, religion, or political creed. We demand only allegiance to democracy and will- ingness to fight for its preserva- tion. Ed Shaffer commands the re- spect of MYDA's membership be- cause of his work in MYDA; he was elected because of that work. If Shaffer belongs to other organ- izations, that's his business. We know and respect him as a mem- ber of MYDA, and we elected him as such. If Maloy intended to impress his readers with the "revelation" that Ed Shaffer is a Communist, he is likely to be disappointed. At a meeting of the deans last spring, before MYDA's recognition was withdrawn, Ed admitted his mem- bership in the Communist Party. He has never attempted to deny or conceal that membership. Maloy claims that "MYDA . loudly professed its simon-pure character when banned from cam- 4 4 1) \ ,I 1 d CURRENT MOVIES I' At the State THE VIGILANTES, with Jon Hall and Margaret Lindsay. WITHOUT even putting in their appear- ance until the final fireworks, it would seem that by virtue of their name alone, The Vigilantes were capable of scaring the neckerchiefs right off the west's worst boys. Which is mighty handy for the sake of justice and the happy ending, as Jon Hall playing a two-gun marshall carries about as much conviction as a Junior G-Man with a cap pistol. Called in by the local judge to save the town from corruption, our hero Women students are notified. that regular weekend rules will apply to those 41ishing to attend out-of-town football games: "Weekend-(a) Overnight: Any girl expecting to be out of her house Friday, Saturday, or Sun- day night must notify the head of the house personally, leave ad- dress in advance, and sign in when she returns. (b) Late Per- mission: Routine requests for late permissions must be made in ad- vance to the Office of the Dean of Women except for Friday, Satur- day, and Sunday nights. For Fri- day, Saturday, and Sunday nights, housemothers may grant this per- mission if they approve and if the permission has been requested in person by the student before she A I BARNABY. 0 r i AV 1 1 I r _. ,. I cor,:"ah< tSS7, t , M1s.:OOP