CTIECHh~ I USDAY, Filibuster's Filibuster DAY- ANT) N 1IGHl TLONG oratory ndl t:tii-eow0wing 1:r oll calls trrire the1.(1de1 of "bsnes h eUile tte ei this week. For that ancient and dishonorable de- vie, th0 filibust4er, is aain in use. This time a ,iqiie of 'Southern senators are fili- bustecring the verY imeasure that would eurb the filibuster. i ~necessary to win their poinit, they intend to cripple the -%holela-akn process indefinitely. Thle Southaerners ,know that if an anti- fi lbuste r tme a ure is passed---one by which two-tirds of l'the se (nators could shut off cdebate -theIy ('~.11tstoPctitii onl civil rights measures. ,Wl These bills, which wou-ld . outlaw poll taxes and lynchiin, re wht they are mainly aittacking. jliut t Ie(7rit.xaper'ating, wearying talksessiol isalsoholill)pwork on thePe. aii 'sv~huhleisafive program. V'ot ( (f ey 1w eoiiiitl< s that could be discusnsing t iher hills wvill be allowed to meet as lo1.ng as the gentlemen from the South want to read the Encyclopedia Britannica into the ('ongressional flee- S ordl. 't[lie se~ iu us louy arueli uttit's their consllti U 1,S ;I rii it. to sywhat they please, Thel nltu o a a lot to say about co w1 s ' l\\ ti .'o aleisldte, to do business. Thait'sthieir *job. '11 iat swhly the people have Ile(ct,(!theni. The ('ons.tittionpc doesn't saty that a small grov-p o d'so-cld"legislators" can throw a money ,,rnch i the while leg- islative machf 4i:iwry. 'l'at it isn't t heir job. it jniiilaeit':,,sliot i',- btey Were 'electe~d. It 5 1 itl ties I ll~mkflit7; t(o~k StWeC of What ,!(1;(i j(J- , reall',' Ou.WI itlwl. 01,r11ot they ,do, tip": . o_,1I , kI! I hib .,I.er must f( 1 'bOt F'. 11 4I. 7 (e S , 1 o t e i t v -" Mary Sei. Editorials pulblished in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: JO MISNER Y01U(P lAiAA TAYV hAPPY', with Joan aIilaire3 bcaet. ( Caintit a. t 8 O)NLY Af'~JO I 1 . i tosype'd Cci-ll-V~ie tnie comed ties { ho : t as urzit's slickti i iI 11ovii 1.i oi IUIY R) i ' llaA :cIEN1, dteci'ving nitherY~ Joa4n Fntine surpises --- after several recent high power dramxa super -flops -- wi t imo nor te d etivz e. a d is tinctly happy fling at the light, gauzy r1,MIE CLOUD) 0c5iii issuitli; periodically stuff, Eri on01 a par with any of the fmorn thez St ate Thea tee this we(ek is the standard igh.it-comedy girls, she looks espe- masculine re{ai',tion i 11 i Marta Toren, Ciully we~ll w.,ith 1 riend Jilmmy. VI'titr'to dli'aewhat Miss l'inen *Eddite A lbert--only a inasme jeviouly-' IasaladItdetlidn eat e so well would be lieie dni ieshlli :ta a petty !s5UlrE.'lhtl(s. S I ' iiiay Lb"e harged w ih ei-i w ith pilay product ion, are now Vgeting th(eir chane Undoubtedly, this University of Michigan Theatre Guild is as its founders clam, an organizaion of tihe students, by th e st udents and for the 5tidi'its. -=lecrb Ytvir. RteporIe Pledges WHAT'S.IN A NAME? It's 0od(d just how singulranal apella- Lion may be sometimes. Take the name Toy. for example. Webster's defines the word among other wvays as a "wild fancy" or an "odd conceit ." How could one better describe the edict issued by Detroit's lpretentious Police Com- missioner barring from Police feadquar- ters newspapermen who do not sign non- Communist affidavits or whose loyalty is not affirmied by their editors. When an individual (displays a whim which affects no one but himself, we merely laugh. But when Ihis idiosyncrasy openly in- fringes upon the rights of others. seious thought, not laughter, is required. Because of mounting criticism even from conservative quarters, Toy has backed down somewhat in his demands on the three ma- jor Detroit papers, all of which are about as left wing as the Wall Street Journal. In- stead of individual pledges, he will now ac- cept lists of accredited reporters from their editors who up to now have indicated no doubts as to the integrity of their employees. In addition, he will ask that the editors submit letters stating that to the best of their knowledge the reporters named are not Conmmunrists -apparently Vasists and Ku Klux Klansmnen are quite acceptable. Toy said that he will accept the word of these editors because he knows them personally, but reporters from other paprs and wire services must still sign individual pledges because "I do not know the wire servic'e bureau chiefs or the editors of' the smaller papers." Toy's order is a direct blow 'aimed at freedom of the press, as many have al- ready asserted, but its implications go fur- ther yet. The action deprives both employer and employee of the fundamental demao- era tic freedom of choice. Unless the reporters not from the "Big Thfree'' sign pledges, they will be unable to gain access toJ police headquarters and therefiore uunable to fulfill tihe rquit'ennts of their jobs. Thus, mianag;ementt can no longer hire anyone it may ch:ioose, but, only those who, in effect.,- meet this appov al of Toy by taking loyalty oath.. BY the Samle tokenl,{the prospective ei- ploye= lost'" his iira'ogatiw'e to take a ,jobl, ewen when he is acceptable to the eiii- ployci' on the basis of ability. His political beliefs ('ease to be his own business and nobody else's. Instead they formn an essenl- tial criterion by whlich pi'osjpetti Vt' cinpjloy - er's are forced to judge him, -withi his indi- vidl iiierit asstifiig a.quite seceondaz'v i'ole. One of the most unfortunate results of get-rid-of-the-Ried purges is than by and large it is not the Communists who suffer, but sinei'e. idealistic persons whose prin- ciples do not allow' themn to answecr quet ions c'oncrningOi h('' political beliefs. Their right to hold whatever beliefs they desire is guaranteed them by the Constitu- tion and not subject to supervision by otht'i's, they point out. As for Communists, if they are anything like tihe conniving, soulless fanatics they are painted as by purge investigators, they obviously will not have qualms about taking i i r t' t K } t irs Y r J r w ~ St+L .t - ., The baily accords its readers the privilege of submnitting letters for publication in this column. Subject to space Limitations, the general pol- icy is to Publish inl the order in which they are received all letterti bearing the writer's signature and address. lelters exceed liig 31M1 word:, repeti- tious letters and letters of a defaim- tory character or such letters which for any other reason are not in good taste will not be published. r'he editors reserve the ari~ilc[e ofut on- detnsin:;]Plee. Uarri ficatr iit 'To the Editor: (ON FEBRUARY 23 in reportingi to the Student; Legislature onl the action of the Comititee con Student, Affairs, I stated that the Counmittee had refused perission to the Studenft Leg-'islature to hold an open mieetinga withl the He- tprofitable debate on ouir campus concerning the major'pr'oblems of our day. -George W. Shepherd, Jr. h 'l scared because I hear so few voies raised against this practice. An attack against academic freedom and democracy in educa- lion always preceded and is nece- sary for any attack on freedom generally. Such actions are Hit- lerian in concept because they stifle further intellectual thought anid hence, threaten the freedom of all Americans. The scveral re- ('exnt violations of academic free- dom cannot be viwd as acciden- tal or isolated events, but are closely related in that they are a direct result of the fear and hiyster'ia engendered over the com- munist question. Today this atmosphere prevents us from seeing thle mreal threats to academic freedom and " prevents us from speaking out when Jim Zarichny, a student at Michigan State, is expelled for attending the wrong kind of a meeting off campus. How many students and teachers must be expelled before we wake uip? Who's going to be the next victim? No matter how hard we may try, we cannot ra- tionalize these actions. Our com- placency and apathy concerning this whole question can only en- courage repetition of such flag- rant infringements. -Calvin Llpptt, To the Editor: IN REGARD to tie letter pub- lishedi in The Daily 2-25-49 by urne Hai'old TI. Walsh, I think it advisable that some one give Mr. Walsh a little well needed advice. "Open your' eyes, you dear child, and awake to the realization that you are grown up now. We sinners have so very much to do in the great city of Ann Arbor. Let me see, I believe there are at least six places where one can pur- chase a glass of beer and my gosh, there areU't two whole movies, that, are acceptable to public taste. "Yes, Mi'. Walsh, it is ;just terrible to thinik of poor' little old you getting a nasty old "D." We sinners feel terribly sorry for you. Have you noticed these nasty young coeds on our campus, Mm. Walsh? Be careful or' one of them might em- barrass you by running up to you and saying, "Boo!" In conclusion, if you don't like our' habits, there are many other universities for you to enroll in. Why don't you try Vassar?" -,till Johnson. To the~ Editor: TSUNFORTUNATE that Har- *old T. Walsh is not adult enough to judge how much he can drink and when he can afford to cut classes. Most of us are aware of the possibilities of missing something when we decide to cut and are willing to take the con- sequences. -Gladys F. Rivkind. 1M4w di ffirigal Dat i IBy S A31U EL GRAFTON WONDER wh iat would happen if there were a Six-rnoriths' moratoritlnl o vio- lent aniRs isatements in the United Statfes, and(n.[ Aerci st atements ini Ru tssia. I do not promise that this would produce peace. In fact it is obviously one of the weakest peace plans ever brought for'ward. But it might gi ve us time to think. It might als-o ;top tt uin'omnfortable feeling the Vworli~ now has- tha~t it is being built up, step by ste, to aimc awful climnax, as by time twlisus tts iir"s oh a skillful mnelodramna. A no>rt'tri on the mordant phrase, a ho(lida 'y fom hna'tor1Iing., seems ia fairly 1,1ractica1 l tineti tli. t is not (Juite as good as aslto fthe German prob- lem vwouldbe , l~tr it oughtt to be easier to arra. Bo.v , t .ia~.ra anid the United State5:s an tgn e u p "a4lent lan"guage w'tith- ot s rrt uernga ivvial intereusts, My plan i;5sas ithe enor .cand legal. andil, :a linongot-heradait''e it headks straighlt om[ie et tbnistd ( )NE LEASON C~I ilat' the moi'atoi'ium ii iea is hatwe ll'soo gongto dete 1 c, he Norttlani 1eeePact. Now, it is wel knownailat t;re isOnly oo4t' way ,to get suchan istr'mithr nough Con !ress:, andc th1at is: to Scar e the hell out of it. You nev: er canc _i bltIthrough ia pact o1 thins sort. or a Marshall 1M !,orany similar measur'(. withiout ac'dne<,._i if thleenm were at the gaealid ma ~iig 1,I e il iauhist's in athle You hvetobuldupthe mcnat'e to get the re"mdy, ith te i',1u1tthat you often ha;ve more menatater you've obtained the remeaa, d y than xSte ')d 1before ,you askted for it. To pu)wt ;cIVhe Maisall Plan through, for examle equredso much anti-Ruissiani oraor. tstby the time thie plan was adopted the possibility of East-West trade in Europe land beeni killed stone cold dead --thoughit to rest oret'ihat trade( had been a prune ptirpose' of the plan. The next few mnonths a r'a likely then to) sees anti-Russian. vu'balisms ich a i.peaIk in Congress. not because of any particular Raus- Sian maneuver of the moment, but simply because the pact will be up for discussion. It will be, so to sek a technical tirade. The mor'atoriumi wouild cornec just in time. 'T E l lS IA NS would, of course, have to stopi hlering on us during the six mloniths, in v. icli e e were not hollering on them,(01"the iyhqlT1think this would he' as hard on tw; theman us. 'They have, for nmove taitit years. been picturing the rest oSA tin'" odrd to their own people, asben Jw t i'aiti' iatftil natur'e'arid lowe ('hii'ai4.r. Nt t ente fact that whenr littr ata('U'uth v;:weh(lped thxem, and nt; Ge _Inian-: ni it'eible action, by ther wn i alyisof the nature o1' cap- ita '.-, E t cased them toi alter their' o'a tory . ('u;rrently, they'd be as host as Ave, foir orat 'i;-al p!remises andolsmuall talk, if a udnmoaoinon insu;lt -wer'e to bepricaiirl Aialiinthe !ensing 1..silt'e' i'Ot''snigla l' iei'd lm'nnthe' Balkanls to ('hiri, akin i~hatItmssi itends to do towal e i pr metof livincg stand- ards, ithee 'a areas inl coin years. 'Tia t's OW' of tI a.tt;[inns I li ke about the piOpo:-cd orl ini:it Cdoes lead you back tozI I\ ad1Urua(amne;l .ils:. Committee for Disprlaced Stu- U. of M. Theater Guild:-.,Organi- dents; General nmeeting, 7:30 p.m., ;ration meeting, Michigan League, Russian 'Iea Room, Michigan Wed., Mar. 2, 7:30 p.m. Bring cer- Lu.aguze. tificates of eligibility. AGENDA: General committee. report. UTniversity of Michigan Sailing Progress reports fr'om. sponisor- 1 Club: Open meeting, Wed., March ing organizations. 1 2. 7 p.m. All initerested urged' to Appoint meint of n ew coimumit tee at ten'd~. memibers New faculty sponsoi'. American Institute of Electrical Planning for next; griltil of dis- Engineers and Institute of :Radio placed students. 1Eng ineers, Joint Student ]Branch: -- --- Meeting of thle student branch, 'Wolverine Club: Flash card Matrch 2, 7:30 p).mi., Rooms 3 K-L- Committee meetin, 8 pan., Mich-1 M, Michigxan Union. Speaker: Dr. irian Union. Roomi will be posted. Herbert R. J. Grosch, oft the In- - tei'national Business Machiines Ind('rgradute P'hysics Club: Company. Topic : "Electronic Meeting, 20:38 1U~ndall Labora-, Compute'rs," openimie(etinig. Re- tom'v 7 : :0 p.m. I ltctiom of aiffi- I frt'shinlits. Fifty-Ninth Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Harriett Friedman ....Managing Editor Dick Maloy ................City Editor Naomit Stern ........Editorial Director Allegran Pasqualetti .. .Associate Editor At Biumrosen ........ Associate Editor Leon Jaroff ..........Associate Editor Robert C. White... Associate Editor B3. S. Brown ............Sports Editor Bud Weidenthal ..Associate Sportsi Ed. B3ev Baissey .....Sports Feature Writer Audrey Buttery ..... Women's Editor 'Mftry Ann Harris Asso. Women's Edij r Bss Hayes .................Lbrarian 11,isincss Staf f Richard iTait ......Business Manor Jean Leoiiard ....Advertlsing MAanige-r William Culm'an ....Fuanco Manager Cole Chr~sianL .. .Circulation Manager §lh'pone 23-24-1 Mfemtber of The Associated Press The Assoeiated Press i:9 exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited to this newspaper. All rights of republication of all other matters herein are also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mal matter. Subscription during the regular school year by carrier, *5.00. by mall, $6s.00. _ (tiaaem'deck Society : 7 :30 pi.iii., 1 Ri. 3-X .Miitan tt Uliorin. Mr. I Essery of Detrcoit, \ illii speakmol "Admiiralty Lawv." (Coffee flour:W Michael Stluaight, I editor' (f New Republic, guest,en- tir'e stuti('nt. bodty aludI fculty in-1 vited, Sponsored by AL)A, 4:15- 5 ::30 p.m., Michigan Union. Polo nia Club: Open meeting.l 7:30 p.m., lntei'rnatioiial Center. tili' ski Club: Meeting, 7:30 p~nm., Mai'cii 2, Michigan League a iHoouui .will hi' ptisted), Movie. WVestminsteu' Guild, of the First Presbyterian Church: Regular' Wednesday afternoon tea, March 24 to 0 p.m., Russel par'lor church buildin-. Everyonie welcomae. Scared To the Editor': T WO MORE pi'oiessors have *been fired fom' voicing dangem'- ours thoughts--this tinie at Oregon State College. Frankly, I'm scared. I'm scared becatuse it's becoming an accepted praUcticed in colleges amnd ,univei'sities to expel both teachers and students for holding unpopular beliefs. I'm scared be- cause the latest victims are sci- entists, and I was brought up to believe scientific progress requires complete freedom of thought. Gal- ileo was also condemned for ad- vancing unpopular theories. This type of thing is supposed to be- long to the Middle Ages. I'm also I.Z.F.A.: Beginning Wed., Mar'ch 2, 7:45 gan Union. Topic: Zionism." study: group, p.m:, Michi- "Hlistory of I-ookingtoBack 11 _, IIARNABY Tn., entire Uniivcrsity weas under the You'd b',ter ploy indoors, A.r nk l #- i i'.. tirie Fif you like. It's nice and o ellig ly, 'oy? Ana'fom l otm4 for Ah!--Youhave resolved to prtdice. the -noble art of L I