'I tl t,, Itt I t A >R t 3ViAT,-Wtai tA 2$ 1 3S ..... . ........... . ........... J'orid Pecice CE,,ferciace U NDF.RSCO ED by blatant crie,; that it. rep:re>sentts :1 " ,nounling boIat'd for ('om- munilist prop)-a il1 1 ii n t~"(.IlaborA Ic ef- fort to disguise e d o ad ffort,", fhe much-publicized !Cultural and Scientific Conference for World Peace yesterday en- d1eavored to justify its calling. Nobody knows as yet what will be tde- ckled., if anything. Nobody is certain that world peae. will be the main b~one of con- tenttion. Ittt repercussions from all sides have labeled the conference as a veitalble hotbed of something or other. "A propaganda agency" seems to be the most widely used term explaining its pur- pose. As a retaliatory measure, Gov. Thomas Dewey has offered his support to a rival ~neeting planned for New "York City tomor- rowv by the Americans for Intellectual Free- dom group. Meanwhile, constant bickerings over the outright denial of visas to conference dele- gates from Britain, Italy and France have occasioned firm stands by both factions in- volved. Sponsors of the conference pro- tested vigorously to Secretary of State Dean Acheson over this refusal of visas, admittedly demanded as a result of decisions by Amer- ican consuls in London, Paris and Rome. They went on to explain that they must disagree with the "arbitrary action of our consular officials" and urged State Depart- mnent officials to reverse the action already taken to prevent delegates' Arrival into this country. Editorils publish,- l in The Michigan Daily are wurit/en by .1embhers of The Daily staff and represent ther vi-'s of the writers only. NIGHT EDTTORtt: PHIL DAWSON COM Let li a eUr!"tii id It 0 ~n1u4oit-i- (uJt~' hni f agIL tt41:c Nodel lx Il uiti Scit ity l'at i1(1tat Z~t ;i ll Oflte :>Uil od ispon- sors were ,,,,,s( ifte(lwith Communist- front orgatniz-.azt.., the c(mmittee-i- icharge deno>unced :tiii-conference charges by calling tiwina "arttmpts to sutppress the truth. Ad 1wfeytovor jpitch heightened as the -roulp rebelled :.;Aganst visa deial to jprolnllitnt 11011-t( 'omanist leaders. mleuitioliig lProf. .1. 1). BeritalIt ritish scientist who helped plant the D)-Day in- vasion of' Normandy and Abbe Jean Boulier, Catholic priest and1( an auothority onl in ternatiounal lain. Now we are confronted with the fact that mass picketing, by angry anti-Communists, will further a itent 14, 1 toall,(conferuenepro- ceedings. No fewv "flies inl the ointment'" will be caused by this ijicketingl, pamphletecering and street demonstrations designed to ex- hibit a wrathful American reaction to an al- leged "lace curtain Comnuinist meeting." Catholic War veterans group oig.inated the action and drew iniediate backing from otheir interested orai-za tion s. Communist-inspired attacks on U.S. foreign ptolicies constitute the theme of the parley, according to claims of the State Department, "Baloney" seems to he the overall sentiment in direct answer to the alleged debating point of world peace, as renewed protest to the meeting springs up from all sections of the country. And when smoke fronm the a-day battle has cleared awvav, we shall see l lainly if there has been any (definite actionl taken t0 flrUlate a lbasis For Cici world peace, or if ilt has . l berl aliot.1her ('unmnslflt- IA led thon ini lile "'ides t11, < delnoc alie andi we1-wishiii ,Auwiric;iuil ltil lit . Courageous A.,wardi FOR TE IRST TIME in its history,th Sciences awarded the Oscar for the best, picture of the year to ia British picture, "Hlamlet," and the same award for the year's best male performance to Laurence Olivier for his role in that same picture. '1 it; is a most pleasant move b~ecause it shows that Hollywood's leading citizens are not thinking along petty, provincial lines. In a sense, this took a little courage as wvell as objectivity. After all, here are many leaders of the American motion picture in- dustry indicating to the American public that, try as they would, a better product was made far across the sea. Perhaps it's stretching a point, ,Jo say that; it would be most .surprisingv for- the American auto- m1obile, die .asting or fertilizer industry to admiit thai;,,t better product was made in Elaind. And, siijwrIbas lacnlet' is, the crop (if American motio-n Iiictxr industry pro- duced elloug Ii m11a hre, uIrt istiec inemnas to give the Acade jumy all easy ut itf it decided to be narwa ITW:i ti li ting. Certainly nobody wooIl l cry too) lood i f''"Ihe Snak e Pit,'" "Johnny Belinda- or "Tlreasure of the Sierrai Niadre lhad wlke(d Off Witlh the honors. And, lastly, thec move is anothe r inica - tion that, Hollywood, for all its comniner- cialism and childish ballyhoo, has x hinge, if not preponderant. niumber o1 matureC, re- sponsible leaders. It is another step along the path broken by the indlustry's leaders which have had the guts t~o tackle such I l~rblemsas ill treatment of the na1Cri lly ill ini "The Snake Pit, r'' iti-so iit jn in '( ih I.leiin,''s pAgree- ment"' or aid ii iol isro Iin '"1w c Ii iW eekend"~ in ima iite, sober tilun,,. tiLPROSECUTIION and Sentencing of suinbat hers; in this clay andl age is an ;r riaw nro iri . pure a1,10 sill il. Sunbat hing ji: one of thei 1110:4, iri lorioy u ti s extat, Many people consider sunshine beneficial to the human skin and find the desire to get an even Suntan logical. To them, the human body is no more immoral than the human figure presented in works of art, than the bodies of lower animals or any other aspect of Creation. They refuse to be ashamed to be as God made them. Nudism is practiced all oveth ie world b~ut it is not an international, subversive movement, like Communism. In some so- ('ieties, people have never worn clothes. while in many other cultures clothing has been functional or decorative, but not moral. Those cultures are not necessarily "inferior" from ary view point, Elsewhere, tradition has enforced the cov- ering of certain parts of the body. Adam and Eve clad themselves modestly in fig leaves that would no longer appear modest to many Americans. Chinese womnen had to hide their feet. It is anathema for an Arabian woman to show her face in public. In the Western world, the amount of clothing is suggested by functional relations. What is comnme .il faut on the beach wouldl never be permitted in the parlor. All but the most conservative will con- cede that clothing requirements vary with time and place. Where British movies re- strict the exhibition of female legs, the Johnston office is wary of excessive de- colletage. Not so many years ago, coedu- cational swimming or nude bathing by the sexes would have been considered un- thinkable, -and( the showing of early Twen- teth Century bathing sits never fails to provoke general merriment. Bll i Finln da t nd Japani mixed bathing has had no stigma attached, and hony Sot qu Nudists have only carried a trend to its logical conclusion. They have discovered that they can get, along without clothing. Nudist colonies generally consist of respect- able citizens, often whole families, who can- not be accused of celebrating unatu ral orgies. Asa,:t ratter of fact , of the nine de- fendants convicted of "obscene and indecent co~nduct" in the Monroe County trial, only one woman was unmarried. Four married eoniles made u the u rest. of thei list We shall certainly grant than any idivi- dual has a right to have religious and moral scruples against nakedness, and the ma- jority of us will continue to wear clothes. But the suppression of an inoffensive mi- nority must be regarded as an invasion upon civil rights, and we hope that in the future a more enlightened interpretation of the law will be accorded to similar cases. -John Nefeld. Leu ide rs hip rphI NATIONAL Students Association (NSA) has brought an unusual and im- portant program to Michigan this week-end which students should be prompt to take advantage of-the student leadership pro- grain. Beginning with talks last nlight which were intended to stimulate discussions of student problems, the conference evolved into discussion panels or bll sessions this morning. Each panel deals with a differ- ent phase of campus life. There are panels on student leader-student relations, stu- dent leader-faculty relations, and student leader-administration relations, all im- portant fields in the never ending exrta- curricular problems of the student body. Due to the fact that the conference is being held in connection with the Regional Conference of the NSA, there is an added advantage to be gained from the meetings. Colleges from all over the state will have representatives here to explain how they have settled their problems and to seek solutions to some which Michigan students may have handled. From the bowl of information totaling ap- proximately 150 delegates expected to at- tend, we can extract invaluable information for the furthering of student government here. Members of the faculty and administra- tion will be taking advantage of the oppor- tunity to hear student discussion of their problems. It is hoped that the student body will do likewise. -Don McNeil. [LookiWgBack 50 PEARS AGO: The library issued an average of 812 books a day during 1898, and accommodated an average of 338 wvomen and .512 mien a day. In addition, the students in seminars and other classes boosted the total afttend- ance to 1200 ax(lay. 30t YEARS AGO: A bill passed by the state legislature made physical examinations compulsory for cooks, waiters and other food handlers in dormi- tories, boarding houses and restaurant. Dean Victor C. Vaugihan praised this measure as a safeguard to protectig students froml- con- tagious diseases. G:i 13'111E'ltlllf'+ i {1l fl ;Lilk O S IA., It A Houl-le?" i~ i N Hi r -.i 1 i~~' < & 11 / __,- 'txt i 'A "nil \/ y w 3 ;7 . News oft dire Week MATTE OF FACT. ir~t~tr~to thkeEdor r ' 1Th i Dlly j4 cmtls ts reatders ite privilege or' ,t tti i g w frltl.,s for pruhlit'atlion hi tIs colon. tSubject to SpaeP hhnitallions, file generval Iil - ICY Is to Publki hin flte dr in Ihich they are received all Ilters hearingt the writer',; signture anrd additreSs. ILe trrsexceeding :31110 wirr+ls, rveplI- tioUs letters anld lettrs of, a defamna- tory charac ter or slch lt terswhichI for- any other reasonit are tnt in Igiml t:1a stwill not he rhikireil. 'lie edlitors reserve the ltr'ivilrlcof cun- dewsliag- letters. tiavern or's 11r1e' To the Editor: 1 THE FOLLOWING is a telegrami received yesterday frominTGov- ernor G. Mennen Williams ad- dressed to the cast and staff of Froggy Bottom : Congratulations on a wonderful show. Best of luck for a success- ful revival 1o tile Editor: N o ONE "can deny," as Manuel Guerra (March 17) said, "the allegiance of Roman Catholics everywhere to the spiritual man- daite of His Holiness in Rome." To Catholics the Pope is their spiritual leader, but Guerra insists that the Pope is wrong in swear- ing "political anti - Communist oathi," that IHis HolinesN should stay clear of politics. No onle call denly, saty T, f he allegkia rice of Commun711ists ever~iy- where to the political nanda lIte of dtatheirpolitical leader, but why tMen 1.14> ie arsallforeeS tot destroyV Intorr tt t r'owLectthe spiritual life of the millions of Christians andt nont-Christians ailike, the Pope has hlad to stimulate every morll method txossible to combat thle tpirit natl lholocutst of Commlu- [ 115111. Earl Bi'owdier in "'What is Coin- in uiistl?" said, "we Communlttists dio not (listinguish between g-oodl and bad religions, because wce think: they arc al bad for the m1asses. We are nob interested in the locaitionl of God's residence." 'Io Communists the Catholic. E1rotetant and ,Jewvish religious~t ai'e canicerouls to their ungodly aims. No wonder Lte Pope uises tereiy means to defend all reli- gions, to fight for our spiritual f reedom. More recently, Bezboznik, a Communist publication, has car- ried numerous illustLrations show- inig Christ as a grotesque figure being swept into an ashl heap or ridiculing Christ's birth and other feast clays. These appear in John Chapple's book "LaPollette Road to Comm unisml." Surely anyone must realize that the Pope and other religious lead- ers do not fight Communism be- cause they are opposed to reason- able changes nor because they seek to preserve vested interests or to resist the progrTess of the Russian people. They believe the philosophy of Communisms is basi- all1y wrong aend they oppose, it With Chris itn, principles that t~hey\ know 1k be right and good andl .irrst, --.zanies A. Htoule. The Jitters By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP W ASHINGTON--The classic description of Tmeaningless maneuvering is given in the ancient quatrain: "The good old Duke of York; he had ten thousand men. He marched them up the hill; then marched them down again." It is pretty important to realize that the Kremlin's current moves probably have been very little more prac- tical meaning than the doings of the mnut- ton-headed duke, despite the jitters they are causing everywhere. At the moment, for instance, those who want an excuse for opposing the Atlantic Pact are saying that the inclusiono 'CII \JEIMA' At the Orphewn CLANDESTINE :Georges Rollin and Suzy Carrier. I F MEMORY serves me, the outstanding virtue of the Italian Open City was its realism. Someone has suggested that Clan- destine is the French counterpart; and I say, "the hell it is." Clandestine is a pho- ney; a lousy third-rate movie that doesn't merit reviewing, much less attendance. Certainly I am not alone in being weary of Gestapo big-wigs sporting large black limousines and swaggering around in ex- pertly-tailored uniforms. Gestapo chiefs with Oscar Wilde mannerisms but hearts of the purest, blackest gall. Mighty men who butcher with a relish but who are uable to find a sizable (hence, not too eaisily hid) group of saboteurs lurking in a neairby wood. I don't~ believe it for a minute! This particular number is so fall of loop- holes, it would exhaust your patience and mine to enumerate them. Its the usual conflict between thle undergro ud and the German occupation forces in France in 1944; then thueres an added bonus in a Norway was "needlessly provocative." This directly results, of course, from a care- fully calculated campaign of' threats to keep Norway out of the Atlantic fact which was launched months ago. At that time the Soviet Ambassador at Stockholm, Chiernychev, began to wvork on the Swedes. Finland, he roared, would be in- vaded if Norwvay .joined the pact. Perhaps, he muttered, Norway would be invaded too. The Swedes, who wanted to preserve Scandi- navian isolation in any case, were easily convinced. They in turn persuaded the more nervous European foreign offices. Even- tually, the story showed up here. It was given added color' by a series of shrewdly planned episodes, such as the Soviet note to Norway. Finally, this par'ticular engagement in the war of nerves reached its climax about a fortnight ago. "Pr'avda" roared a few deci- bels more loudly, against the "uncooperative" Finns. The Soviet Ambassador at Helsinki, General Savenkov, behaved witha rudeness that was unusual even for him. These developments accidentally coin- cided with a period of temnpor'ary political difficulty for' the independent, Conmmu- nist-free go ernmzent of Soc'ial Demnocr'atic Premier Fag erholun. 1he)(-wor'dlinstanxthy went out that there was to be "another' Czech coup." Or it was said that the Finnish ('0mm unists-.-a relatively small minority-would rise against the govern- nient withm arms 5supplied ftr'om. the Soviet b~ase at hlangoe. The Krenilin's pr1essure campaign against the Yugoslav heretics miust be taken much more seriously than the threat to Finland. But lucre again, thle 'ondit ions for at coup~ on the Czech patter'n simply do not exist. The obviously plante(d rumors, such as flhe story that four Y ugos lav generals were going to liquidate Marshal 'Tito lest weekend, do not deseveserious consideration. 'Vito's 400,- 000 men are the conly real force in t~he Bal- kans, capable of maaking mincemeat of the Romanian and Bulg arian units moving aim- lessly about on the frontiers. And the Yugo- slav secret police have shown every evidenice of being able to cope wvith the --guerrillas" INT ERNATITONAL Atlantic Pact.. Terins of the 20-yv' er NortIh Atlainltic All iance'( wee revealed. The lust oric a unca ue~ut (t tiina i kock 01 i ally01on'of Ithe siua t oryina t ions; was an aittack ol all of Iheinn. lchat ~ iol ws tedgedl to ome to the aid of an attacked signa tory n ~ion withI sucr a sist tne ''s it dees necessary, including the tse of ar'med force." Leaders of the Western powers generally favored the past. Sena- tor' Vandenber'g (Rep., Mich) term'nid it "aI powerful insurance policy against Wold War III." But. a Russian broadcast charged that "This pact means war on the Soviet Union.'' Secretary of State Acheson branded as a ''lie'' the Mu ssiauu charigs ItIhat,. the allince is aggessive, and( Baid ''I his (ollt iy i i:;nl tlaiiinie(i make \vwar gailst anyone.'' The 'pac-(t lhas yot l, bei'ra iic'itby cite tritd(t tlsoi'5 al'ou . Atantic Power )efensc Plan s . The Atltantic a llia ice e rs\ (Ievealled plans t) set Ill) a "'(omtnlilo stria tegic plan''for' defense i:igaiist !z ssia, which would be a major lask of aIjoirnt de'fen se c'omriitteec 14) 1 e uintthoi mied by tle Atlantic Council, ia body set 1u1)b1),V the 1)14' Peacee Conrferelive . A World Peace Confere'nce pso 1i4rd( by thle National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Profession, whose cairman is Prof. Harlow Shuapley of Harvar'd University, op~ened in New Yok. Secretary of State Acheson termed it "a souinding boud for Communist propaganda," and State Departnient officials described it as a move to oppose the North Atlant ic Pact. NATlIONAl, Itent C(ontrol . Th'ie Senate passedl a ''homne rule'' bill to ex tench rent cotrol 12 to 15 months and allow some rent- boosts il) Ito 10 pr' cent. States would be permitted to uemove remt curs, audi wit h tIhe governors' permis- sions, cities amd towns woul, also. Admtniiistration Democrats said the home-rule featu'e would wreck the entire federal rent control pr'ogam. The House had already passedl a bill for a flat 15 month extension, and the Senate-Hotuse differences were scheduled to be sbmitted to a joint conference. Veterans' Pension . The House sernf back to ('0omm1ittee' a nmilti -billion dollar veteans' pension bill by a vote of 208 to-207 'fle bill was introduced by Rep. John Rankin, D-Miss. STATE Embezzlement Charg-e . High state officials entered the investig ation of alleged embezzle- ment of Washtenaw County funds. Circuit Judge James R. Breakey, Jr., launched a one-mvan grand jury investigation into the alleged em- bezzlement. Further'. former treasurer Clyde D. Fleming, who served from 1941 to 1948, was c'a'ed in Municipal Court wiitl fougery of public recor'd. WES... A committee of five out-of-State educators launched an unofficial inquiry into the ,year-old feuid ovem' the University's Workers Educa- tional Service. LOCAL IUion Oper'a : "Froggy Bottomi." the first Michigan Union Opera since 1941, opened Wednesday at the Michigan Thleatre and was considered to be a success. Governor G. Mennen Williams, who attended the opening, was loud in his praise, of the show "It was very good; I enjoyed it im- mensely," he said. He also remar'ked that- le thought the Union Opera was here to stay. The setting of "Froggy Bottom" was a veterans' housing project, and the plot of the opera certered arouind difficulties between the veterans and their wives. Regent Talk.. Alfred B3. Connable, member of the Board of Regents, declared that he had no fear of' Conlmn~tisrn on the Michigan campus. He spoke at, a Youing Republican meeting, and a1lso said that 'there is no more loyal group of people in America t lion the student s and faclty o hetu University campuses." Campus Elections ... Exactly 108 students sinnedl up to scrap it out for 37 class offices and Student Legislature seats in the Student Legislature Spring elec- tion, scheduled for April 19 and 20. Block Voting .. . The East and West Qiiadrangle announced that they wouldn't ut up slates for the spring SL eletionis, bt instead would try to wok for more intelligent voting by holding open horses. Faculty Evaluation.. Associate Dean Lloyd Woodburn Of the liteay college praised the faculty evaluation program and~ revealed that the faculty eauned a "B'' a ver'age. 10:45a i.. (iiiel uservice a nil nruiseury. 4:30 p.m..li_ sir roi) 5:3(} p.m., Pot -lucsaipper. Mon., Mai'clu 28, 8 p.m., Coopera- tive Nurser'y Board. Faculty Wives' Club Executive Conmittee. Tues.. March 29, 8 p.mn., Wives Club. Ilobby Show. F~ash iou Sh ow ---Local Talent. "Wed., March 30, 3:45-4:45 p.m., Primary children's play group. (Sponsored by internominational chuu'ch) , r 8 p).m., Ceramrics. Bridge for be- t innrers. Fre'neli.('lass. Thur's., March :31, 8 pnCer'- amI~ics. 'Wate-color. Met al work. University Lectures in J ournral- ismn: Stanley S. Swinton, Associ- ated Press foreign correspondent and alumnus of the University of Michigan, will address a campus audience of journalism majors and o them' interested University students Mon., March 28, 3 o'clock Rm. B, Haven Hall. "Covering Asia's Revolutions" will be his sub- ject. Sigma Delta Chi member's will preside at the coffee hour fol1- lowing the lecture. Acadeic Notices Electrical Engineering Collo- quium: Mon., March 28, 4 p.m., 2084 E. Engineering. Mr. W. C. Brown of the Raytheon Corp. will speak on Microwave Magnetron Engineering Development Pm'ob- lems. Sports Instruction for Women: Women students who have com- pleted- their physical education; requir'ement may register as elec- tives on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings (March 28, 29 and 30) in Office 15. Bar'bour Gymnasium. Concert The Chicago Symphony Orches- tra, Fritz Busch, guest conductor, will be heard in the last concert of the Choral Union Series, Sun., March 27, 7 p.m. Program: Ver- di's Overture to "Luisa Miller"; Haydn Symphony in G major (Oxfor'd): Brahms' Variations on a Theme by Haydmn; and the Beethoven Symphony Nc). 2 imu D maj43or. Tickets are on sale dlaily, up to Saturday noon. at the offices of the University Musical Society, Bumton Memor'ial Tower; and will be on sale at the Hill Auditorium box office Sunday, at 6 p.m. Events Today Saturday Lunucheoni Iisc ussion Grouy: 12:15 p.m., Lane Hall. The Michrig'an Christian Fellow - ship: Rev. Howarmd F. Yeager of the Zion Luther'an Church willl preside oveu' a discussion on "Whiat (c'oftinilifd fri'ou 1'age 3) is4 a P;oitllictl("Cr'stian Life'" 7::30) pil.. i i reside om,001 L ane lt~ill. (" t' i r'e ti nalt- )i ; ilts +GtuildY will concludec its seu'ies of programs on "P~romu Friendship to Marriage" :it a Fireside discussion, Guild House, 438 Maynard St. 7:30 'pm. and 9p.mi. "One Great htotr" a new radlio program sponsom'ed by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America will be heard over CBS, NBC and Mutual networks at 10 p.m. Memnbers of the Congrega- tional-lDisciples (Guild will meet at the Giuild House and listen togeth- 4' r', Mu tiou Picture: "Grand Illut- sioni," a French film., presented by Art Cinema League and A"VC. 8:30 p.m., Bhill Auditorium. (Con tinued.con Pge5) DAILY OFFICIAL_ BIJETIN Fifty-Ninth Year Edited and managed by students of fthe University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Harriett Friedman ....Managing Editor Dick Maloy ................~ City Editor Naomi Stern ........l~ditoriai Director Allegra Pasquaretti ...Associate Editor Al Blumrosen ........ 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Cta't varv Aft-'a Amn thajt-777-77 14,06 _ Miss Myron! You're