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NIGHT EDITOR: DICK MALOY
World Ledrp
WORLD leadership has been ours for the
taking since World War I, but we have
been afraid to assume that responsibility.
We are now getting our last chance.
President Truman, recognizing this in
his speech yesterday, pointed out that we
must take positive action now, when the
"future of the free nations of Europe
hangs in the balance," and inflation here
is becoming steadily worse.
In the president's outline of a ten-point
plan for halting runaway prices here, and an
extended aid program for our European
allies, the emphasis lay on the interrelation
of our foreign and domestic programs. Such.
a coordinated plan is necessary if America
is to become a leader.
However, President Truman weakened
his appeal by making it secondary to fur-
ther failure of "voluntary action." We
have watched the operation of "voluntary
action" since the war, and we think most
Americans have had enough.
President Truman has tried, very gently,
to wake up the American people. Unfortu-
nately, he has shown too much esteem for
Congress, which will undoubtedly accept his
program as a maximum, rather than the
minimum which it actually represents.
-Harriett Friedman and Joan Katz

By SAMUEL GRAFTON
O NE DANGER in a prolonged, four-or-
five-months debate on the Marshall Plan
is that the country will come to believe dur-
ing such a period that Russia is its only
problem. Repetition, etc. With the debaters
debating, the publicists publicizing, and the
Senators senating, the period of debate is
likely to become something like a long, nar-
row tunnel, at the end of which can be seen
only the face of Stalin. But it is not true
that all our problems are Slavic, unless we
I t Cems to M
By DON NUECHTERLEIN
ONCE AGAIN the question of what to do
with Franco Spain has come before the
United Nations and once again the United
States has refused to join with other coun-
tries in a resolution calling on UN members
to withdraw their ambassadors and minis-
ters from Madrid and on the Security Coun-
cil to act if a democratic regime is not estab-
lished in Spain within a "reasonable" time.
The United States' position is that we do
not favor economic measures against
Spain nor action by the Security Council
which would initiate change by violence.
But if one looks more closely at the
matter it becomes clear that we have a
much greater reason for not wanting an
immediate change in Spain, for the mere
fact that Russia is the greatest advocate
of direct action to bring the overthrow
of Generalissimo Franco is a strong in-
dication that the Soviets have more in
mind than just ridding Europe of its last
Fascist government.
Strictly speaking, the Soviets have a case
when the question of Franco's regime comes
up for discussion. After all, we did fight this
war to ride the world of Fascist govern-
ments and institutions and we paid a high
price to bring about the defeat of Hitler
and Mussolini, so why should we now per-
mit Franco to continue in power? If this
were the only point involved, I have nd
doubt that the United States would agree
with the Soviets that action should be
taken, but if one considers the fact that
until Franco's final victory in 1938 the
Communists held the power in Spain, an en-
tirely new question arises: Would we rather
have Franco, who has no outside support,
in power or should we take the chance
of having the Communists come back and
line themselves up with the present Soviet
plan to dominate Western Europe? Consid-
ering the precarious situation in France and
Italy, this question becomes even more im-
portant in view of our policy of containing
Communism throughout the world.
This past summer I was able to visit
Spain and find out for myself what the
people think about Franco. Although I
spent only a week in Madrid and Bar-
celona it became apparent that Franco
maintained popular support for one most
important reason-fear of a Communist
return to power. The Spanish people know,
just as does our government, that despite
the faults of Franco's dictatorship, he has
made short work of the Communists in
Spain. There have been no strikes, walk-
outs, or Communist inspired acts of vio-
lence; since there is ho political freedom
Franco's army assures the absence of or-
ganizations or groups which might op-
pose the government's policies.
I was amazed when I first saw Madrid,
for I had expected to find the ancient city
with thousands of poor people roaming the
streets, as in Algiers and Casablanca. But
Madrid is extremely modern,'clean and from
all appearances peaceful and prosperous.
The stores were full of articles for sale and
the people appeared helathy and well-
dressed.
Although one does not feel the pressure
of a police state while in Spain, there is

little doubt that Franco rules with an iron
hand. There is no organized resistance in the
country, no free elections, and no real free-
dom of speech. As one walks down the
streets of Madrid, he is aware of the large
number of men in uniform, reminding him
of our larger cities during the war. The most
interesting aspect of the Spanish uniform
is the great resemblance to those worn by.
the Nazis, complete with boots and hip re-
volver.
During a private conversation with the
hotel manager, I was warned not to be
misled by the seemingly peaceful air ex-
isting in Madrid, nor by the fact that
everyone appeared to be prosperous. He
explained that about 25 per cent of the
people live well, while the other 75 per
cent are poor. There is no middle class in
Spain and the black market is rampant
in all sections. I was also informed that
generally speaking, the majority of they
Spanish were dissatisfied with Franco's
government and would welcome a change,
but fear of the Communists made Franco
the better of two evils. So for the pres-
ent, it appears unlikely that Franco will
be overthrown by his own people although
they are against his regime.
Here then is our dilemma: We have fought

are willing to talk about
housingski.

inflationski and

With the many media we Americans
have developed for shouting into each
others' ears, a prolonged Marshall Plan
debate can do a certain distorting job
on the American consciousness. During
such a period I wouldn't give two nickels
for our chances of getting rid of water
pollution, unless you could link it in some
way with the Red Menace. We shall, dur-
ing that time, be living in one world, but
a narrow one.
One may well fear that during such a
period We might come to be infected by a
certain touch of unreality. Without ever
saying it, in so many words, we might build
the folk belief, deep down, that only Russia
stands between us and earthly paradise.
There are already some who seem to
believe that our only domestic problem
is to get rid of Reds at home, and our only
foreign problem is to get rid of Reds
abroad. It is not yet obsessional, in a na-
tional sense, but it might become so. We
have seen what happens to nations which
become swept by single, simple ideas, and
how in the end they do things, with utter
conviction which seem remarkable, not to
say bizarre, to the outside world.
I do not deny that Russia presents sharp
problems. But it is so easy to consider that
she presents the only problem. It takes sev-
en years at college to become a doctor, al-
most as much to become a dentist, four years
to be an architect, but you can go into the
anti-Russian profession in one minute. All
it takes is the simple, declarative sentence,
"I hate Russia," and you're in business. No
license; no nothing. As compared with the
amount of work a man must do to become
an expert on, say, the depletion of our oil
reserves, the advantages are staggering.
Hence it seems clear that certain warnings
are in order.
I would hate for the West to become
known mainly as The Place Which Op-
poses the Russians. Historically, Com-
munism rose as the system which oppos-
ed capitalism. It would be sad if a kind
of switch took place, if Communism be-
came the thing that is, while capitalism
became only that which opposes it. That
would be a sort of defeat in itself.
To keep our Western many-sidedness
alive, therefore, to avoid being swept by ob-
sessional feelings, to preserve that humor
and poise which are as much a part of our
civilization as railroads and refrigerators,
to spend our money abroad to build a bet-
ter life on this planet, not just to stop
something, to maintain steady progress for
the poorest among us - all this seems to
me to compose an obligation immense and
inescapable. To do otherwise, or to do less,
is to pay Russia the greatest of inverse com-
pliments, to recognize her as the transfixing
eye, which governs our pulse and our ac-
tions.
(Copyright, 1947, N.Y. Post Syndicate)
CURRENT
MOVIES
At the Michigan ...
GONE WITH THE WIND, with Vivian
Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard and
Olivia DeHaviland.
GONE WITH THE WIND is as welcome to
Ann Arbor this week as the scent of
roses in the crisp autumn air. Coach David
0. Selknick has fielded an impressive line-
up which, from opening kickoff to final
whistle, crashes through for consistent gains
and scores repeatedly. Marked by perfect
team work and stellar signal calling, the
cast uncorks spectacular plays that will
hold your interest throughout. With nary
a fumble or an offside penalty to mar the
razzle-dazzle of the performance, GWTW
stands out as on'e of filmdom's finest
achievements.

At the State...

MATTER OF FACT:
Buchen 113(11(,!
1947
By JOSEPH ALSOP
BERLIN- In these times, it is
sometimes impossible to un-
derstand the political process
without exploring the dark places
of the soul. Precisely such an
exploration is necessary, to grasp
why the Soviet Union can not
and will not agree to a German
peace settlement on terms ac-
ceptable to us: and why the West-
ern powers can not and must not
agree to a German settlement on
Soviet terms.
The iron foundation of the iron
Soviet control of their zone of
Germany is a system of concen-
tration camps more extensive than
that established by the Nazis.
Some of the old black names re-
cur. Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen
and Fuenfeichen are all again in
full use, and more than 14 new
ones. The smaller camps in this
grim roster contain from 8,000 to
10,000 men and women. The full-
scale establishments of the M.V.
D. hold from 15,000 to 25,000
souls. In all, at this moment, a
population of 200,000 is now con-
tained in these places of death.
Places of death they are,
moreover. One camp concern-
which reliable figures have been
obtained - Ketchendorf which
holds 8,000 prisoners - has an
average rate of fifteen deaths
per day. This is about 5,500
deaths per year, a death rate
rather more than two-thirds of
the inmates annually.
In the other camps, roughly
similar death rates ae known to
prevail. Thus the Soviet terror
quite probably takes an annual
toll of in the neighborhood of
150,000 human lives in an area
with a population of about 18,-
000,000. If the police of New York
State annually put to death 100,
000 New Yorkers by torture, or
exposure or starvation, or all three
combined, the situation would ap-
proximate that now obtaining in
the Soviet zone of Germany.
Nor are these men and women
thus condemned to death in life
or death itself, the same who
are stained with guilt for the
second world war. It was two
years ago when the Soviets con-
ducted their great round-up of
former Nazis, landowners and
business men. Of those then
caught, many have been de-
Nazified by the simple expedi-
ent of joining the Communist-
front Socialist Unity Party. And
of the remainder, the great ma-
jority must either by now be
dead or transferred to the work
camps in the Soviet Union,
which is the equivalent of the
death penalty. The majority of
the new population of these
places of death in eastern Ger-
many is composed, rather, of
Socialists and others who are
suspected by the secret police
for reasons quite unconnected
with the past.
Seven students prominent at
Berlin University as members of
the Christian Democratic party
were walking together down the
Unter den Linden. M.V.D. agents
halted them, placed them under
arrest and took them away.They
have not been heard of since.
The Landerat of a Thurin-
gian kreis, a loyal Socialist, re-
sisted the totalitarian tactics of
the Socialist Unity party at
election time. lie was arrested
for "sabotage and corruption."
He has not been heard of since.
In Saxony-Anhalt, Soviet mili-

tary government ordered local
German business men to buy
building materials and structural
steel in the West German zones
at black market prices, for the ac-
count of Soviet-owned factories.
When the goods were delivered,
the business men were charged
with black market operations,
prosecuted and heavily fined. The
old-fashioned German bureau-
crats in the land finance admin-
istration ventured to argue that
the fines should go into the land
treasury. A subordinate escaped
to tell the tale. His chiefs have
not been heard of since.
In Brandenburg two members
of the works council in a fac-
tory at Henningsdorf ventured
to send a letter to the local
newspaper, complaining of the
food situation. A little later,
they did not come to work in
the morning. They have not
been heard of since.
But no purpose is served by in-
definitely multiplying these brief
stories, each one of which con-
ceals a dreadful infinity of ruth-
lessness, of cruelty, of terror and
of heartbreak. Enough has been
related to begin to give some in-
sight into the meaning of the
night of the soul.
(Copyright 1947, N. Y. Tribune Inc.)E

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Chemical Engineering, Mechanical'
Engineering, Metallurgical Engi-
neering. He is also interested in
talking to men with some mechan-
ical aptitude interested in sales.
Call at the Bureau of Appoint-
ments, extension 371, for complete
information and appointments.
University Community Center
Willow Run Village.
Tues., Nov. 18, 8 p.m., Open lec-
ture-"How Does a Writer Write?"
Prof. Allan Seager. Followed by:
Wives' Club meeting and Creative
Writers' meeting.
Wed., Nov. 19, 8 p.m., Natural
Dance Group; 8 p.m., General Nur-
sery Meeting.
Thurs., Nov. 20, 8 p.m., The New
Art Group.
Sat., Nov. 22, 8 p.m., At Home.
Records and popcorn.
West Lodge:
Tues., Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m., Fencing
Group; 8 p.m., Volleyball League.
Wed., Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., Dupli-
cate Bridge tournament.
Fri., Nov. 21, 8:30 p.m., West
Lodge Hayride.
Sun., Nov. 23, 4-6 p.m., Open
House Tea at Dormitory 2; 6:45
p.m., Michigan - Indiana football
pictures.
Lectures
University Lecture: Carroll L.
Shartel, Professor of Psychology,
and Chairman of the Personnel
Research Board, Ohio State Uni-
versity, will lecture on the sub-
ject, "Some Problems in Studying
Leadership," at 4:15 p.m., Thurs.,
Nov. 20, Rackham Amphitheatre;
auspices of the department of Psy-
chology.
University Lecture: Mon-
sieur R. Jasinski, Professor of
French Literature, University of
Paris, will lecture on the subject,
"Les generations litterraires" (in
French), at 4:15 p.m., Thurs., Nov.
20, Kellogg Auditorium; auspices
of the Department of Romance
Languages.
Marriage Relations Lecture Se-
ries: The third lecture of the se-
ries, 'Courtship and Pre-Marital
Relations," will be given at 8 p.m.
tonight by Dr. Evelyn M. Duvall in
the Rackham Lecture Hall. Stu-
dents are requested to present
their identification cards at the
door in addition to their tickets.
Mr. Henry L. Logan, Fellow of
the American Institute of Electri-
cal Engineers, Manager of Dept.
of Applied Research of the Holo-
phane Company, Inc., of New York,
- will speak on "Light for Living," at
4:15 p.m., Architecture Auditorium,
Thurs., Nov. 20. The public is in-
vited.
Academic Notices
Doctoral Examination for Char-
les Schaffner Goodman, Business
Administration; thesis: "The De-
velopment of California as a Man-
ufacturing and Marketing Center
for Fashion Apparel," at 4 p.m.,
Tues., Nov. 18, West Council Room,
Rackham Bldg. Chairman, E. H.
Gault.
Botanical Seminar: 4 p.m., Wed.,
Nov. 19, Rm. 1139, Natural Science
Bldg. Paper: 'Pistillate Conditions
in Ragweeds," by Kenneth L.
Jones. Open meeting.
Classical Representations Semi-
nar: Tues., Nov. 18, 4:15 p.m., Rm.
3010, Angell Hall. Miss Burroughs
will speak on Young Symmetrizers.
Zoology Seminar: Thurs., Nov.
20, 7:30 p.m., Rackham Amphi-
theatre. Mr. James B. Kitzmiller

will speak on "The lag of differ-
entiation of wings and related
structures behind their determina-
tive in the aphid Macrosiphum
sanborni (Gillette)."
.Concerts
University of Michigan Sym-
phony Orchestra, Wayne Dunlap,
Conductor will play a concert in
Hill Auditorium at 8:30 p.m.,
Wed., Nov. 19. Program: Mendels-
sohn's Symphony No. 4 in A ma-
jor ("Italian"), Copland's Suite
from the Ballet "Appalachian
Spring," and Symphony in D
minor by Franck.
The public is cordially invited.
Organ Recital: Marshall Bid-
well, Lecturer in Organ from the
Carnegie Institute of Technology,
Pittsburgh, Pa., 4:15 p.m., Wed.,
Nov. 19, Hill Auditorium. Program:
Compositions by Handel, Loeillet,
Bach, Widor, Jacob, Karg-Elert,
Bossi, and Vierna. Open to the
general public without charge.

Letters to the Editor...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Because The Daily
prints every letter to the editor re-
ceived (which 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.
Out of Order
To the Editor:
CRAIG WILSON'S article in
Saturday's Daily on "Food
Gripes" should also have been en-
titled "Words, Words, Words." A
majority of the residents of East,
Quadrangle hold that the foc d
served there can be considerably
improved without additional cost
to the University, and a repre-
sentative committee has 'Oeen
chosen to investigate the titua-
tion.
Mr. Wilson is entirely out of
order in censuring the Quadrangle
residents for "lack of apprecia-
tion" before the findings of the
committee have been Miade pub-
lic and answered by the Univer-
sity. Without answering con-
cretely one of the actual gripes,
he seeks to bring public pressure
against a committee tbat has not
even had a chance to make a re-
port.
. -Donald C. Knopf
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Exchange Rate
To the Editor:

SEE that Mr.
found but one
troversy regarding

Neuwirth has
point of con-
my letter on

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Job for FBI

Exhibitions
Museum of Art: PAINTINGS
LOOTED FROM HOLLAND,
through November 28. Alumni Me-
morial- Hall: Daily, except Mon-
day, 10-12 and 2-5; Sunday, 2-5;
Wednesday evening, Nov. 19, 5-9.
Gallery talks: Nov. 20 and Nov. 25
at 4:15: The public is cordially
invited.
Atomic Energy: Association of
U. of M. Scientists calls to the at-
tention of its members, and any
others who may be interested, the
exhibit ondatomic energy, its sci-
entific and political implications,
now on display at the Ann Arbor
High School.
Events Today
Sigma Delta Chi: Meeting, 7:30
p.m., Michigan Union. Mr. Robert
Tarr of the Pontiac Press and
past - national President of SOX
will be guest.
University of Michigan Sailing
Club: 7 p.m., Rm. 229, W. Engi-
neering Bldg.
Deutscher Verein: 7:30 p.m.,
Rm. 305, Michigan Union. Aha-
teur program. Announcement of
time and place for 'Ensian picture.
Polonia Club: Meeting 7:30 p.m.,
International Center. Formulation
of plans for the pot-luck dinner.
All members are urged to attend.
Refreshments and entertainment.
Christian Science Organization:
Regular weekly meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
Upper Room, Lane Hall. All are
invited.
National Lawyers Guild presents
John W. Rae, Ann Arbor Attor-
ney, who will speak on "The Func-
tion of The Prosecutor in a Non-
urban Community"; 4 p.m., Michi-
gan Union.
Tau Beta P: All old members
and pledges. 'Ensian picture to be
taken in the Michigan Union, 7:30
p.m.
Coming Events
Varsity Debating: Meeting,
Wed., Nov. 19, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 4208,
Angell Hall.
Phi Delta Kappa, national pro-
fessional fraternity in Education:
Dinner and initiation, 6 p.m.,
Wed., Nov. 19, Faculty Dining
Room, Michigan Union. All mem-
bers are urged to attend.
Delta Sigma Pi, professional
Business Administration frater-
nity: Business meeting, Wed., Nov.
19, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 302, Union.
Pledges meet 7 p.m. same room.
Sigma Gamma Epsilon: Meet-
ing, Wed., 12 noon, Rm. 3056, Nat-
ural Science Bldg.
A.Ph.A.: Student Branch meet-
ing, Wed., 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19, East
Conference Room, Rackham Bldg.
Mr. Don Francke, Chief Pharma-
cist, U. of Michigan Hospital, will
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"Canadian Currency" of Novem-
her 7. For that I am very thank-
ful - I have anticipated a much
worse criticism.
May I take this opportunity to
congratulate Mr. Neuwirth on his
fine letter. I do believe that he
knows more about the situation
than I do.
However, I would like to say
a few words in defense of my ig-
norance. I am aware that the
Canadian and American currency
is officially at par, but just try
ard . get those "one hundred
American cents" for a Canadian
dollar. In Ann Arbor the discount
is twelve per cent. I believe that
the code would vary in other
banks or in different areas of the
country. but I don't believe that
I could find a bank or an area
within a convenient distance of
Ann Arbor that had a discount of
but three per cent.
That is why I sent my five dol-
lars home!
-Paul Binkley
Future Objectives
To the Editor:
ALTHOUGH President Tru-
the present special session of Con-
gress was to provide immediate
relief for the war-prostrated na-
tions of Europe, Congress in deal-
ing with the problem wlil do well
to aim at' a broader objective. It
should work not only for the tem-
porary rehabilitation of the coun-
tries to be aided, but also toward
establishing them on a firm eco-
nomic basis in order to achieve a
long-run stability.
There appears to be two prin-
cipal steps that need to be taken
in pursuance of this goal. One
is the question of our trade re-
lationships with the nations to be
assisted under the Marshall Plan,
and the other involves the con-
clusion of a definite peace with
Germany ...
We cannot really help Europe
by setting up a sort of interna-
tional dole, and we learned the
doubtful value of pump priming
theories from the experiences of
the New Deal. The only sound
solution for Europe's economic
distress - and the only one from
which we stand to profit -- is to
provide her with markets and pur-
chasing power; and this in turn
means that we must stand ready
to accept much more of the only
means of payment now at her
command, namely, goods and
services.
But if European industrial pro-
duction is to be put on a paying
basis once again, a substantial re-
vival of German industry seems
inescapably called for. No other
continental nation has the re-
sources or the technical know-
how to produce the heavy industry
essential for modern production.
The most encouraging sign to
be read from the statements by
leaders of both the Republicans
and the Democrats on the special
session is their apparent realiza-
tion that although Congress must
act rapidly if its stopgap program
is to succeed, it ought by all means
to act most carefully and with an
eye on future as well as present
objectives.
-Cornel Francu
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THE SENATE War Investigating Commit-
tee has ended its hearing into wartime
plane contracts given to Howard Hughes
with no results.
The failure of the committee to reach
any conclusion or make an indictment
indicates the uselessness of the Congres-
sional hearing, as a method of obtaining
justice.
Early in the hearings, the wily Hughes
turned the spotlgiht on Senator BreWster's
supposed connivings with Pan American
Airway's Washington lobby. Although a dil-
atory charge, it had the effect of postpon-
ing the hearing.
Hughes' press agent, the elusive Johnny
Meyer came in for study along with Major
General Bennett E. Meyers, retired, USAAF.
Both have yielded evidence tending to lead
the investigating committee away from its
original subject: Hughes plane contracts.
Most of the committee's time has been
spent batting down the counter-charges
hurled by Hughes and extraneous sub-
ject-matter.
No conclusions have been reached, al-
though public hearings have been ended.
All the red-faced committeemen have is the
unhappy remembrance of a press field-day.
Congressional investigations are prone
to counter-attacks by smart men like
Hughes, who know the committee's weak-
nesses.
If justice is to be done, and Congress
.is to preserve its already well-battered dig-
nity, an efficient method of indictment and
trial must be arranged-one that will catch
profiteers, politic or otherwise.
One sure-fire method of catching
profiteers and proving their guilt is to
employ the services of the FBI. The Sen-
ate should pass a resolution outlining its

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GREAT EXPECTATIONS,
Mills and Valerie Hobson.

with John

IKE PLUM PUDDING or a thick London
J fog, Great Expectations is as typically
and thoughly British as could be, and no one
regrets the fact. From the fluffy English
accents to rowing a boat through the mist
with a top hat on, the essence of Charles
Dickens' novel is perfectly preserved and
results in highly palatable film fare. Open-
ing with a bang that will shock you out of
your red plush seats, the story tells in
smooth sequence of a young man's ambi-
tions, misfortunes and successes. The yarn
is too involved to relate, too interesting and
well presented to try to reproduce. You can
chalk up another excellent production for
J. Arthur Rank and the British movie in-
dustry.
-Harvey A. Leve.. .

To the Editor:
CHANGES are needed in the
Michigan State Constitution.
Specific changes mentioned by the
panel "Constitutional Revision in
Michigan" at the University Press
Club of Michigan Friday after-
noon include constitutional pro-
visions concerning legislative ap-
portionment, county home rule,
the 15-mil tax limitation, and
constitution provision for tax uni
formity:'
Students of state government
have continued to argue that
Michigan's Constitution put in
force in 1908 is hopelessly inade-
quate for the complex government
of 1947.
At Friday evening's Press Club
meeting Gov. Kim Sigler reitera-
ted these charges and added some
new ones. The present Constitu-
tion, the governor said, has per-
mitted a multiplication of boards
and commissions during the last
decade that have no responsibility
to any official elected by the peo-
ple. During the last 25 years
these commissions have increased
in number from 58 to 97.
The Legislature, Gov. Sigler as-
serted, is attempting to run the
affairs of the state under an an-
tiquated Constitution that per-
mits the taxing body of the state
- the Legislature itself - to
handle only 30 per cent of the
state's funds. The other 70 per
cent of the state's funds, he add-
ed, is tied up by constitutional
provisions.
Whateverc else that is said about
Gov. Sigler, there is no denying
his sincerity. His extemporaneolu
address to Michigan editors andr


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