THE MICHIGAN DAILY fED N 'D RATHER BE RIGHT: ngry Improvisations By SAMUEL GRAFTON W'E'RE THE GREAT .research kids in this country, and being faced with the big question of what to do about Communism, one might have supposed that we would have hired experts, sifted out all the at- tempted answers of the historic past, and worked out something fresh, creative and streamlined. Instead we have improvised, and, on the whole, we have improvised drearily and ineptly. Take, for example, the matter of loyalty investigations of federal per- sonnel. These investigations require enor- mous work and large expenditures. I won- der if they have reduced by one man- hour the amount of police activity that is still needed to guard against real disloy- alty, say, spying. I doubt it. It is my feeling that Just ashmuch routine police work is needed as before the investiga- tions. Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: DOLORES PALANKER TWELFTH NIGHT, by William Shake- speare. With Arnold Moss, Frances Reid, and Carl Benton Reid. HE 1949 DRAMA SEASON hasn't run its full course yet, but I'm willing to enter- tain predictions that when it has, this week's presentation of "Twelfth Night" will look as good as any in comparison. This is because of the fortunate combination of two things: Mr. Shakespeare, and the present cast. The performance, rendered for the most part in good, round midwestern accents, seemed to lose little in the translation. Arnold Moss delivered the part of the fatuous Malvolio with a happy synthesis of dignity and absurdity, and with what looked from the sixth row like near-per- fection. As the incredible Sir Toby Belch, Carl Benton Reid romped ponderously about the stage, playing his part with obvious gusto. He was abetted in this by Philip Tonge as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, whoi demonstrated remarkable restraint by refusing to overwork an easily over- workable role. As Feste, the not-so-clownish clown, Harry Townes ought to be accorded top honors1 with Moss. He did his stint with ease, pre- ci ion, and the slightest taint of an Irish brogue in his voice-apparently a holdover from his leprechaun role in "Finian's Rain- bow."1 Frances Reid, who played Viola, and1 who was required by her part to appear1 disguised as a young man, didn't fool me for a minute. She's a girl, and a veryt charming one, too. Also completely pres-t ent were Mary Jackson as Maria, NevaI Patterson as Olivia, and Jon Dawson as Orsino. Apparently inspired by the company in which they found themselves, the ten ort twelve Play Production students who assisted acquitted themselves with honor. Costumest and art were under the direction of thet Mellencamps, who are evidently unable to dot a second-rate job. t -W. J. Hampton. t And if you look closely into the thing you will see that these investigation, without in any way solving the crisis in our relations with Russia, have produced a new crisis of their own-a civil liberties crisis. * * * S0 NOW we have two crises, Russia and civil liberties. And the federal budget crisis makes three-for the very sharp bud- get crisis of the moment stems directly from the fact that we feel we must spend 22 billions of dollars next year on arms and foreign aid to head off Russia. Our at- tempted solutions spawn new crises, crises which stand at one or two removes from the master crisis of our time, but which are, perhaps, more imminently dangerous to our national equilibrium than the big one, the main one. .9 * * YET THESE ATTEMPTED answers to Russia, costly and dangerous as they are, have been adopted without searching and critical historical study. And our cen- tury is rich in precedents tending to show that the solutions we have worked up are not, on the whole, very promising. The history of our times is a history of inept answers to the Russian problem, most of them running along the line of constructing armaments and engaging in a bookkeeping of loyalty. Perhaps there is something in the tidal wave of anger that Communism arouses in anti-Communists that is responsible, an emotion so raging that it puts a check-rein on thought itself, and forces action into a ohcice among a very few, by now familiar, patterns. * * * WE NEED CONTROL, to solve our prob- lems, and we know that anger is a surrender of control; we know, or ought to know, that it is quite impossible to build anything in a blind rage. We know enough from modern psychol- ogy, also, to understand that a rage which cannot find an outward expression is very likely to turn inward, into self-de- structiveness of one kind or another; and the almost casual collapsing in our time of important countries which have built themselves around the single theme of anti-Communism would seem to lend force to this notion. One feels also that Communism itself depends to a degree on the hope that its opponents will so entangle themselves in the crises produced by their own attempted angry solutions "that they will in the end be able to solve nothing. One searches in the tangle for answers that will have in them something of coolness, precision, ac- curacy, restraint, humor, understanding- the kind of qualities that more or less go with success. a* * HAVE NO SUCH ANSWERS, except that, on the Eisler incident, I think we should have waved the man on to Poland, turning the thing to our advantage as a dlemonstra- tion of almost intolerable forebearance, and of our ease in our own minds-just as I feel that a cool but direct American warning to Russia against aggression would have been more effective than the expensive, de- fensive huddling of the Atlantic Pact. It is along such lines that we must try to think.1 Our problem, four years after the war, is not whether we are going to be as strong as Russia, but whether we are going to be the first nation in history that will be able to think coolly, clearly, economically about the Communist problem-and that's a tougher test than merely being strong, tougher and more trying.' (Copyright, 1949, New York Post Corporation) T he City Editor's SCRATCH PAD 6 THE LIQUOR problem is back on campus. According to a recent news story a fra- ternity is being bounced from campus be- cause a dozen of the boys got together around a keg of beer in the basement to celebrate some of the brothers' birthdays. The campus cops walked in on the affair and made a report to University authorities. This incident, coupled with several other violations of disciplinary regulations over the past decade, resulted in a semester's suspension of the fraternity. This suspension raises a question con- cerning the wisdom of the present dis- ciplinary rules. It has been two years since the disciplin- ary rules were re-worded to absolutely for- bid the presence of liquor in student quar- ters. There was a great hue and cry when the rule was first announced. Fraternities, which were most directly af- fected by the rule, went easy on drinking at parties for a while. After the furor died down, things went on pretty much as be- fore. The rule wasn't rigidly enforced, and everyone knew it. At most parties the brew still flowed freely. For a really big affair the student groups just rented a spot off campus or out of town where they could imbibe with- out having to keep one eye out for the gendarmes. After the initial announcement of the liquor ban a student-faculty committee had been named to study the question. After one or two meetings they quietly passed out of existence. Well then, why do we have this sudden rigid enforcement of the liquor ban again? Several other groups have been nabbed with liquor in the house-they got off with nothing more than a slap on the wrist. Why should this particular incident precipitate the suspension of the group involved? It has been suggested that the authorities are following the same policy they are sup- posed to have followed in getting the polit- ical speakers ban lifted. On that ban the authorities followed such a strict interpreta- tion of the rules that public opinion was aroused and eventually enough pressure was applied to have the political speakers ban lifted. This may be the reasoning in cracking down on the liquor question. Certainly something needs to be done to change the present stupid rule. Now we have a completely hypocritical rule. Drinking is an acceptable social habit. In the normal course of events a youth grows up in an environment where this habit is accepted. Then he comes to college. Ie has to sneak his brew as if it were a crime to drink. He goes off to a joint-off-campus or out of town and hurriedly downs a lot of beer, then staggers back to the campus to his party or dance. Or he sneaks a drink in his house in an atmosphere of law-breaking. This entire situation has been caused by the present hypocritical liquor regulation A change is needed. There need be no conflict with state laws. The members of the house certainly could be counted on to police the activities of their fellows. The liquor situation could be cleared up if drinking were permitted in the healthy atmosphere of a chaperoned party. -Dick Maloy. "It Doesn't Have Any Particular Significance" TO A WAN SPAOA 7,-- N~ / U Letters to the Editor- DIAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) Kellogg Auditorium. The public is invited. University Lecture: "Modern Art, the Search for a Symbol" (il- lustrated), Lincoln Kirstein, art critic, author, and secretary of the Ballet Society, Inc., of New York; auspices of the School of Archi- tect and Design. 4:15 p.m., Fri., May 20, Rackham Amphitheatre. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Dou- rossoff Edmund Morley, Speech; thesis: "An Analysis by Means of the Sound Spectrograph of Intel- ligibility Variations of Consonant Sounds Spoken by Deaf Persons." 3 p.m., Wed., May 18 Room B7, 1007 East Huron Street. Chairman, H. H. Bloomer. Doctoral Examination for Jo- seph James Hickey, Zoology; the- sis: "Survival Studies of Banded Birds." 2 p.m., Thurs, May 19, 3091 Natural Science Bldg. Chair- man, J. Van Tyne. Doctoral Examination for Jer- ome Phillip Horwitz, Chemistry; thesis: "The Effect of Structure on the Course of the Schmidt Re- action on Unsymmetrical Ke- tones." 2 p.m., Thurs., May 19, 224 Chemistry Bldg. Chairman, P. A. S. Smith. Doctoral Examination for Dan- iel B. Suits, Economics; thesis: "The Relationship of Capital Ex- penditure to Labor Productivity as Shown by a Study of Selected Industries, 1919-1939." 3 p.m., Thurs., May 19, 105 Economics Bldg. Chairman, Gardner Ackley. Doctoral Examination for Loyal Ansel T. Gryting, Romance Lan- guages: French; thesis: "The Old- est Version of the Twelfth-Ce'- tury Venjoce Nostre Seigneur." 4 p.m., Thurs., May 19, East Coun- cil Room, Rackham Bldg. Chair- man, E. B. Ham. Astronomical Colloquium: 4:15 p.m., Fri., May 20, Observatory. Speaker:'Kenneth Yoss; Subject: "The McCormick Proper Motion Studies." Department of Botany: Semi- nar, 4 p.m. Wed., May 18, 1139 N.S. An ecologic and taxonomic analysis of the genus Opuntia in the Big Bend Region of Texas. by Margery Anthony. Open meeting. Zoology Seminar: 7:30 p.m., Thurs., May 19, Rackham Amphi- theatre. Miss Helen Arliss Denyes will report on "An Ecological Study of Brewster County, Texas, with Special Reference to the Habitat Restriction of Certain Small Mammals." Mr. Joseph J. Hickey will report on "Survival Studies of Banded Birds." Open meeting. Concerts University Symphony Orches- tra, Wayne Dunlap, Conductor, will play its final concert of the school year at 8 p.m., Thurs., May] 19, Hill Auditorium. Program: Sin- Student Recital: Thomas Ton- neberger, organist, will present a program in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree at 4:15 p.m., Wed., May 18, Hill Auditorium. Compo- sitions by Handel, Bach, Widor, Buxtehude and Dupre. Mr. Ton- nebreger is a pupil of Frederick Marriott. Open to the public. Student Recital: Malcolm Fos- ter, Baritone, will be heard in a program at 8 p.m., Wed., May 18, Kellogg Auditorium. Mr. Foster is a pupil of Harold Haugh. Compo- sitions by Arnold, Mozart, Wolf, Faure, Ravel, Sibelius and Rach- maninoff. The public is invited. Events Today Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences: Mr. Lysle D. Cahill will speak on "Latest Developments In Gas Turbine Work In England." Election of officers. 7:30 p.m., Rm. 3G, Union. Delta Sigma Pi, Professional business administration frater- nity: Business meeting, 7:30 p.m., Chapter House, 1212 Hill. Coed Folk and Square Dancing Club: 7:30 p.m., WAB. All mem- bers please attend for last meet- ing. Modern Dance Club: First dress rehearsal at 7:15 tonight for the SPRING DANCE CONCERT this Saturday. Bring 50 cents and money from ticket sales. All mem- bers not in the concert should ap- pear to receive tickets to sell. Young Democrats: Meeting 7:30 tonight (insteald of Thursday), Union. Elections. West Quad Radio Club: 7:30; p.m. . Women of the University Facul-1 ty: Tea, 4 to 6 p.m., fourth floor clubroom, League. 1950 Religion in Life Week Plan- ning Committee: Meeting, 4:100 p.m., Upper Room, Lane Hall. Roger Williams Guild: Weekly "chat" and tea, 4:30-6 p.m., Guildt House. Michigan Christian Fellowship: Bible Study, Book of Acts, Chap- ter 13, 7:30 p.m. Upper Room, Lane Hall. Westminster Guild, First Pres-1 byterian Church: Informal teaI and talk, 4 to 6 p.m., Russel par- lor, church building. U. of M. Dames Bridge Group: 8 p.m., Henderson Room. Coming Events Mr. John C. Beukema will talk on "Opportunities in Chamber ofE Commerce and Trade Association1 Work," Thurs., May 19, 7:30 p.m.,1 131 Business Administration Bldg.c Students and faculty are invited. Phi Kappa Phi Meeting: Thurs.,f May 19, 4 p.m., East ConferenceE Room, Rackham Bldg. Members The Daily accords its readers the privilege of submitting letters for publication in this column. Subject to space limitations, the general pol- icy is to publish in the order in which they are received all letters bearing the writer's signature and address. Letters exceeding 300 words, repeti- tious letters and letters of a defama- tory character or such letters which forsany other reason are not in good taste will not be published. The editors reserve the privilege of con- densing letters. * * * Proper Fi nction To the Editor: A FTER FOLLOWING THE dis- cussion of the so called "Fair Deal" proposals such as compul- sory health insurance, attempts to force private groups not to dis- criminate, increases in taxes to pay for things like public housing, etc., it seems to me that the com- mon basic issue in all such' pro- posals gets back to the proper function of government. It is easy to proclaim the 'benefits to be gained from some particular piece of legislation, as most Daily writ- ers do, but it requires more thought to discover what the total effect ofallsuch proposals wil be on freedom and the individual's incentive to progress. There are two theories of the proper function of government. The first, and basically the Amer- ican, is that he who is governed best is governed least. As long as a man does not violate another man's freedom, the government should not regulate him, and un- less he is the victim of some im- portant misfortune, the govern- ment should not attempt to take care of his every need, but should leave him to work out his own problems. Under this system of government the maximum incen- tive to individual responsibility exists, and the freedom of a person to try his own ideas promotes maximum progress. The superior- ity of our country is proof that this system works. The second theory, as held by various Communists and socialists here and abroad, is that the people are incapable of taking care of themselves, and thus should be placed on a cradle-to-grave secur- ity basis so as to give everyone a "fair deal." To make this work, the government tells you where and how many hours to work, where to live and how much rent to pay, what to buy and how much to pay for it, and all the rest including at times even what to think. The closest most of us have come to this was life in the services. We saw the irresponsible let-the- other-fellow-do-it attitude that developed, the loss of incentive to1 progress, and waste. No sane per- son wants to live under such a system, but these systems exist in the world today because in some countries one law after another1 "for the people's good" has been1 passed until all freedom was gone. The course of history is the study of how men have been enslavedt and forced in the end to revolt by1 a growing government, which has choked off freedom and the chance for progress. Let's not let this happen here in the guise of social legislation "for the people's good." -Stanley Dole. * * * Power Politics .. To the Editor: T PAINS ME to see so many young liberals among us con- fuse personal ethics with the pol- icies of our State Department. They seem to think that this "war" we are waging against the Soviet Union is based sheerly on ideals. They even have the mis- taken impression that the last war was fought to preserve democracy in the world. I think it is a rather prevalent fallacy. It is the type of opinion that our policy mak- ers would wish us to hold. It is truly the motive for which many have suffered and died. Sadly enough, this point of view has no place in the scheme of interna- tional politics America, like all modern states, takes the pragmatic approach to politics. This is called Power Poli- tics. It is the only kind of politics active in the world today. The sooner the citizen learns that se-' curity comes before the public wel- fare; strategy preceeds ethics and the value of prestige is greater than Christian ethics and humility -the sooner he will be able to understand his nation's policy. There is no inconsistence in the recognition of Spain. We have a goal and we will adopt all the means at our disposal to accom- plish it. If you ask me to draw a conclu- sion concerning all this, then I might agree with the liberal. Knowing that one's country is dealing in hypocrisy is not a pleasant thought even if it is the fashion. There is a great tempta- tion to damn the whole mess. When we do, however, we censure reality. But there is nothing about the reality of a situation that nec- essitates approval. We, like all nations, adhere to the adage that "the means justify the ends." (Let me hear no more about this term as applied to the Russians). There is somehow the feeling that we may be strangled by these means. This is what I am afraid of. There is the possibility that we may "pragmatically" blow each other into fissionable particles. There is another possibility that, through increased informational facilities, the people may know the truth that lies behind the abstrac- tions of national symbolism. It is necessary that we realize, before it is too late, that there are no idealistics in the State Depart- ment. We must be at least as in touch with reality as they are. Above all, it is imperative that We remain moral creatures-but as Dr. Conant put; we must be "tough-minded idealists." Let us not attribute qualities to affairs that do not exist. This is the first step toward "tough-minded" ideal- ism." If we condemn the attitude toward Spain then let us be equally moral and condemn the entire pol- icy for what it is: Power Politics. -Arthur K. Buchbinder. No thingTo Do THERE'S NOTHING to do in Ann Arbor except go to the movies. Nothing, that is unless it happened to be last weekend, when there were no less than seven extra events scheduled to appease the jaded student entertainment appetites. Con- certs, plays, an operetta and an arts fes- tival provided all the variety of "things to do" found in a city five times the size of Ann Arbor. Most of these activities, if not partici- pated in by students, were sponsored by them. And yet four of the events went in the red, and one reported only "adequate attendance." Something is obviously wrong when en- thusiastically - backed, widely - publicized, solid entertainment values fail to recruit ca- pacity audiences. Admission fees in most cases were nominal, and in all cases lower than those charged for comparable enter- tainment in a large city. The first reason for the lack of student support is probably the superabundance of events scheduled last .weekend. The Student Legislature Social Committee, which is re- sponsible for planning the University's so- cial calendar, obviously overloaded the agenda. Seven extra happenings, plus the usual movies and dances is a lot on any weekend. In addition this past weekend was crowded with sorority and fraternity for- 'nals, and was a scant two weeks from finals. But there's a deeper reason than crowded schedules. Even on quieter week- MATTER OF FACT: Hong Kong Mobilization By STEWART ALSOP HONG KONG-To the visitor arrived from Shanghai, Hong Kong appears wonder- fully calm and comfortable. The Shanghai streets are like a carnival in a nightmare; the streets of Hong Kong, like a bustling, colorful country fair. On the Peak above the city there are big, comfortable houses, cool breezes, and that air of peaceful stuffi- ness which is the hallmark of British colo- nial existence. But the real difference between Hong Kong and Shanghai is quite of another, more grim order. This city is sternly mobilizing for its own defense. It is mo- bilizing because there is a chance that something as ugly as what is now happen- ing in Shanghai may start here within a few weeks or months. It is mobilizing be- cause there is even a very remote chance that China's civil war may become an in- ternational war when it reaches Hong Kong's bordrs. Before too long (six weeks to three months is the best guess), the Communist "Peoples' Liberation Army" will arrive at the borders of Hong Kong's leased territory on the main- land. Mao Tse Tung's victorious troops will then face a reinforced Hong Kong garrison of some twelve thousand British troops- hardly more than a corporal's guard. But if the "Peoples' Liberation Army" then at- attack on Hong Kong will mean war with a major power. There are other reasons why the British do not expect to have to fight. The busi- nessmen especially rather nervously hope that the Communists have already decided to allow Hong Kong to continue to func- tion as a funnel for trade and a "window to the West." On the other side of the balance sheet, less optimistic political observers point out that Hong Kong is a rich prize, and that when the Communists control the mainland, the prize of this little island will be almost within their grasp. Moreover, the Commu- nists could hope to seize the prize, if they were so minded, by a process of strangula- tion, rather than by direct assault. In this rather ominous situation, only two points are clear. First, the way the Chinese Communists choose to deal with Hong Kong will be the first decisive test of their policy toward the Western world as a whole; if they adopt the "window to the West" approach to the Hong Kong problem, we can assume that for the immediate future, they will wish to carry on extensive trade. Second, if the Chinese Communists attack Hong Kong, there will be a fight; that fight will extend beyond Hong Kong's borders. And there will even be danger of a Far Eastern War. (Convri"ht .199. Newvorke .ld Tr-ibune. -r, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies will speak on, "The Key to the Treas- ure Chest of Ancient Languages." Reception in Assembly Hall. Mem- bers invited. NSA Travel Bureau will be open for the last time this semester, Wednesday and Thursday, May 18 and 19, 4-4:45 p.m., in Office of Student Affairs. Gilbert and Sullivan Society: General meeting, Thurs., May 19, 7 p.m., League. Agenda: Ordering pictures, voting on the next show, recordings of present production, and arrangements for party. SociedadHispanica: Final meet- ing of the year; Hussey Room, League, 8 p.m., Thurs., May 19. Elections, announcement of schol- arships to Mexico. Bring member- ship card to vote. Deutscher Verein: Meeting, Thurs., May 19, 7:30 p.m., Union. UFA film, "Prewar Germany." Election of officers. Alpha Phi Omega: Meeting for elections, Thurs., May 19, 7:15 p.m., 1018 Angell Hall, (not the Union). Every member is request- ed to attend. Club Europa: Business meeting for election of new officers, Thurs., 8 p.m., International Center. 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 Naomi Stern.....Editorial Director Allegra Pasqualetti ... Associate Editor Al Blumrosen........ Associate Editor Leon Jaroff..........Associate Editor Robert C. White ..Associate Editor B. S. Brown............Sports Editor Bud Weidenthal ..Associate Sports Ed. Bev Bussey ..Sports Feature Writer Audrey Buttery.......Women's Editor Mary AnnHarris ... Asso. 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The public is Hall, Rackham Bldg. Prof. George Miller will be guest and will en invited. G. Cameron, Chairman of the tain with dramatic selections. 'up: elen iD. ter- $6.00. BARNABY Soof! Nothing like a breath of fresh air! - s a How do you breathe underj the water. Davy Jones? ,, " 3 The Greeks, who set Davy up in business as King of th Spa eali rze hhaAdn 1.1Ai - ls -;aanIIc- 1 EI