., , ,,.,.. ._ . .- .._. __ ,.n. . Foreign Policy, &'TheGOP TI Republican Party must abandon the bi-partisan" foreign policy.! Even those Americans who are satis- fied with the pr.sent internationalist foreign policy must agree to this, for they must see that any coalition of the two parties which prevents the people from exercising a clear choice on a major prob- lem defats the republican system of gov- ernment. The Republican Party must realize that it cannot win with a "me-too" foreign policy any more than it can win with an imitation of the New Deal domestic program. The GOP has not won since 1928. It has not tried saince 1936. Each campaign brings the Republicans further to the left. After each defeat the party's "liberals" shout: "We must root ou the Old Guard. We must become more pro- gressive." But in trth the Old Guard was rooted out long ago, and the party has almost "progressed" itself out of existence. Now it appears that the conservative side of the Grand Old Party is again gaining con4 trol. There are indications that the 1952 platform and candidate will truly oppose the Democratic March to the Left. Nominal opposition is changing to actual opposition on the domestic front. But on the foreign front no pretens is made: The Republican party openly pleads, "Nolo contendere." What the Republicans must realize is that the "bi-partisan" policy is the Democrats' ,policy. The New Deal sowed it; the New Deal will reap it, for good or evil. Where was this "bi-partisan" foreign poli- cy born? It was conceived in 1940, when the Democrat and Republican platforms were equally isolationist, and the candidates were equally internationalist. Both promised non-intervention; neither meant it. Profiting by a lack of opposition on foreign policy, Roosevelt won by Willkie's default. The payoff came after the election when Willkie was sent off by FDR to dis- cover that this is, after all, "One World." In 1944 a cry of "Unity!" stifled all real opposition to Roosevelt's handling of foreign affairs. It may have been a futile time to probe past skeletons in diplomatic closets - such as the why and who of Pearl Harbor. But was it not the duty of the opposition party in a republic to in- quire what commitments th-1 Commander- in-Chief was making to other nations without the Senate's consent? These were commitments which would bind us after the conflict, after the emergency which 0hmanded Unity, Silence, Obedience. The final surrender of the Republican party's voice in foreign affairs came in 1945, when 'the internationalist set, led by ex-isolationist Vandenberg, Stassen, and Dewey, threw in its lot with the Democratic conception of how. the Brave New World should be run. These Republicans, and later most of the rest of the party, were tricked, flattered. "Here is a policy so obviously virtuous that we needn't consult the people," the Demo crats cooed. "And just think, we're going td let you share the rewards with us." The 1948 election shows what rewards the dul-d Republicans shared. This foreign policy is the Democrats' baby. If the people like it, the New Deal gets the reward. If the people don't like it - where can they turn? Despite their opinion of the policy it- self, all who truly believe in representative government will agree that the Republicai party must abandon the "bi-partisan" for- eign policy. This will give the GOP at least a chance of victory. More important, it will give the people their first voice in foreign affairs in two decades. -Floyd Thomas. Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: ROMA LIPSKY [CURRENT MOVIESJ QUARTET, with a host of excellent per- formances. ONE HEARS ON leaving Quartet, "Well, I like the first and the fourth, and I don't care what you thought of them." Quartet, being four short stories cinematized, com- parisons are easy (and odious, I'm told) but, for me, I'll take numbers three, four, one, and two in that order. We have through all the films examples of Maugham's sort of humor: cute and the same time lewd (especially in "The Facts of Life," the first film). We have through all the films Maugham's way to social success: "Do nothing, old chap, forget it.". We have in other words, Maugham as he described himself: "competent, superficial, flippant, childish, and entertaining. The Kite (the third), a story about a mad English family that flies kites every Satur- day afternoon, is the best because it sus- tains a point of view implied throughout. The Colonel's Lady (the fourth) is fine, being a story about a tweedy, philandering Englishman (Cecil Parker) whose wife German Nazis Revive, "Why Keep It Tied? You Can Just Sit And Watch it" THE SPECTER that stalks the dreams of every high commissioner in the German sector is personified by Dr. Fritz Dorls. Dorls, leader of the right wing Socialist Reich party, in an interview with the New York Times correspondent Jack Raymond arrogantly announced that his party stood for an elite state under Prussian leadership modeled after Mussolini's cor- porate stat3. Dorls' statements and actions have a fai.. miliar ring of a certain paper hanger of the 1930's. His party also has had a ph. nomenal growth. In October of 1949 it consisted of two members. Today Dorl claims 60,000 registered followers. The party likewise is designed to appeal to youth. About 75 per cent of the members are under 40 years of age. The membershi drives and speeches have been marked by brawls. It uses the magic words of "Reich" and "Socialist." It has a military hero in the person of Maj. Gen. Otto Remer, tha man who foiled the plot against Hitler's life in 1944. Dorls, who holds a degree of Doctor of, Philisophy in History, makes no bones about where he learned his tricks. He emphasized ""I was a Nazi party member from 1929 to thevery end - to the very end." He demonstrates his art by substituting the name Roosevelt for Wilson in the statement, "Roosevelt is the real criminal of today, THOMAS L. STOKES: Acheson Ouster WASHINGTON-Politics is regarded as a devious game - particularly by the un- initiated. It often is, too, at the lower levels. But, in the big leagub, at the level of presidents of the United States, the most successful politics frequently is to be" natural, to act like an ordinary human be- ing, to appeal to other through the simple virtues that we all admire-. Whatever his shortcomings, President Truman has this essential simple human quality in politics more than any other presi- dent in a long time. What was it that car- ried him through victoriously in 1948? It undoubtedly was his dogged fight against heavy odds. Our people love a scrapper. He was that - right up to the end. No devioud politics here - just being natural and straight-from-the-shoulder. Loyalty to friends and faithful lieutenants is another quality our people admire. Harry Truman has that, and sometimes in cases where it seemed misplaced for a President o the United States. Republicans have ham. mered away at loyalties that were vulner able, and often with sound reason as a mat- ter of good government, but the peosle were not greatly agitated. In many another ad- ministration, for example, General Harry Vaughan would have been ridden right out. He is still at the side of the President. * * * NOW, in an entirely different category and on the top level, a strenuous fight is be- ing made to oust another administratio figure, Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Here the President's loyalty is well-placed, for Dean Acheson is an able public servant. The President has great respect and ad- miration for him and, beyond that, likes him prsonally. He has let it be known from his retreat at Key West that he is going to stand by his Secretary of State and is ready to fight for him. Quickly the President dispelled rumors that pop--d up over the weekend among the professional slate-makers that Dean Acheson was to be removed and Chief Justie Fred M. Vinson would replace him. The rumors were magnified when the Chief Justice was called to Key West by the Prsident. Some Democrats in Congress have been worrying about Dean Acheson as a possible political liability in the fall elections. Poli- ticians become unusually skittish in an elec- tion year and are ready to clear out any controversial figure in high places who might hurt their chances for re-election. This fear in the case of the Secretary of State was transmitted to President Truman. Mr. Truman is, himself, a shrewd politi- cian, as is now well known. Confident him- self of his Secretary of State's ability, he has chosen to stick loyally by him and depend on the people to see his way eventually in regard to Dean Acheson. He has much at stake politically, himself, in the Congression- al elections, but he doesn't frighten as easily as do some members of Congress. * *.* CIRCUMSTANCES already are developing in his favor. It is becoming obvious now that the latest crusade against the Secre- tary of State, that of Senator McCarthy, is beginning to boomerang as the senator's house of "red" cards that he tried to build in the State Department is collapsing about his head. Responsible Republicans have shied away from this one and are letting their colleague go it alone, but he has, neverthe- less, stuck his party with it, at least tem- porarily. There is a valid issue which could be made against Secretary Acheson as to broad policy, which is, of coursa, admini- stration policy. This is the adamant posi- tion the Statia Department took, with the President's backing, against any new ap- proach to Russia for which there has been a wide public demand in recent weeks with the H-bomb development. This now has been modified somewhait responsible for the tragic disunity of Ger- many." In explaining his program he goes on to say, "The idea of a United Europe is acceptable even if it must be accomplished./ through war. This is a revolutionary per- iod and every revolutionary period devel- ops into th dictatorship of an elite and a single group of victims. A German Reich is required, and to it must belong all those peoples with the natural right to be Germans." Dorls is a shining example of the pitiful job the Allies have done in attempting to de-nazify the German people overnight; They have falteringly tried to do in five years what should have taken 50 years. Thr have discovered that the only people capR- able of aiding the occupying forces in run- ning the country are former Nazis or com- munists. The outcome of this bungling is easily foreseen. And it can happen. The Nation points out that if all the small parties of the right wing combine, Germany wouldi become one of the strongest states Europe has yet to see. There is a real danger that the fascist pustule underlying the political skin of Germany will erupt and infect the en- tire continent of Europe. What is the answer to this nerve-racking jumble in Germany? Possibly it lies in a statement by Dorls, "The only danger to our plans is an understanding between the United States and Russia. If that happens, of course we are lost - but then that can- not happen." -Ron Watts. DREW PEARSON Merry-Go-Round Washington WASHINGTON - Bible-quoting Robert Kerr of Oklahoma is really rolling up the bulwarks to protect his oil and gas interests. Senator Kerr's oil and gas lands are valu- ed at approximately $100,000,000 and his gross income is around $14,000,000. The net income from his Kerr-McGee Company last year was $1,218,627, on which the company paid only $6,949 in taxes. His preferred stock earned $22.63 a share and his common stock $1.40 - all of which isn't bad for a Senator. However, the gentleman from Oklahoma is not content with these lush profits and low taxes. He has already put his brother, Aubrey Kerr, on the federal payroll with the RFC. He has been lobbying ceaseless- ly to pass the Kerr bill which would in- crease the price of natural gas to almost every northern city - and also increase his own dividends. But on top of all this, the Senator now wants to appoint a federal judge who for years has been in the pay of the, oil com- panies, and who - human nature being what it is - might find his rulings from the bench leaning toward his old clients. The proposed judge is popular W. R. Wal- lace of Oklahoma City, long-time attorney for the Magnolia Oil Company, a subsidiary of the giant Socony-Vacuum. Wallace has wandered back and forth between the Re- publican and Democratic parties, but has always been as good a friend to Bob Kerr as he has been to the oil companies. * * * ENTHUSIASTIC NEW SENATOR A DIGNIFIED YOUNG MAN of 71 bustles about the Capitol with the eagerness of a Boy Scout at his first camp. He listens intently to the Senate speeches. He shows up bright and early at all committee meet- ings. When the bells jangle through the Senate Office Building for a quorum, he dashes off like a fire horse, trailing assist- ants behind him. This quietly dressed, bald man with an intelligent face and pleased-as-punch look is Herbert Lehman. He has been a suc- cessful banker, the governor of the largest state longer than any other man in his- tory, and Director of UNRRA. But most of all he likes being a Senator. Fact is that Lehman is finally realizing a dream of 12 years. In 1938, he was all set to run for senator when a call came through from the White House. Franklin Roosevelt asked him to head the Democratic ticket in New York as governor. Now, 12 years later, he has finally realized that ambition, and from his first day in the Senate, January 3, has shown a zest that dismays and wearies even the young mem- bers of his staff. SPEECH POLISHER SENATOR LEHMAN has given only a few speeches. But when he does, he works over them like an artist over a masterpiece. Mrs. Lehman sits proudly in the gallery, and when his oratory is over the Senator rushes to inquire, "How did it sound?" He is the same way with his statements. When big issues come up, some Cbngress- men prowl the halls searching for re- porters to get their statement in print. But Lehman is no shoot-from-the-hip artist. He likes to think about the problem overnight, write out his views and then go over the words with a sharp pencil. But even an old hand at government, such as Lehman, is bewildered at the variety of business dumped in his office. On a normal day his mail runs 1,000 to 6,000 letters. They * . -'V. j" l IetteP4 TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interest, and will publish all letters which are signed by the writer and in good taste. Letters exceeding 300 words in length, defamatory or libelous letters, and letters which for any reason are not in good taste will be condensed, edited, or withheld from publication at the discretion of the editors. Hung for a Sheep ... To the Editor: CONSIDER myself a fancier of Rabelais, the gallows' humor, and perhaps even the bloodthirsty Grand Guignol, but I was not amused at the well-written .but ill-conceived account of the jail- ing of four Indians in Idaho. Per- haps I may be allowed to quote a couple of paragraphs written by Harold L. Ickes, who does not use his sardonic wit on the unfortun- ate underdog, appearing in The New Republic, Jan. 2, 1950: "Out in Idaho recently (2/2 months more recently than The Daily's recently) four youthful In- dians became entangled with the law . . . . These young Indians were sentenced on October 11 to a combined total of 56 years in the penitentiary for the theft of one sheep in Juliaetta, Idaho. To be sure, the sheep, which may have been worth all of $15, was return- ed alive to the owner. To be sure, also the prosecuting attorney had assured them that if they would plead guilty, they could count on the leniency of the court. "They did plead guilty, where- upon the promised "leniency" was jerked out from under their feet and each was precipitated into jail for 14 years. Then too late, they employed counsel. His plea for leniency, or at least consent that the four Indian youths, aged 19 to 21, might enter a plea of "not guilty," was rejected by the stern judge, who probably never in his whole righteous lifetime had so much as slightly fractured the least of the laws of his state." Further down in his column, Ickes quotes the U.S. Commission- er of Indian Affairs saying, in making a comparison between this case and one where a white man got five years for allegedly absconding from a bank with thousands of dollars: "Somehow I cannot help feeling that the less one steals, especially if he is an Indian, the heavier the sentence." This is not the day to hang for a sheep. -John Neufeld Reply to Gregory ... To the Editor: yIES, MR. .GREGORY, it's a cruel, hard world; full of "ashamed" affiliated, and lonely, misunderstood independent stu- dents. But must we suffer such defeatist conditions? One solution would be for the IFC to hire a staff-psychoanalist to rid the frat men of their perse- cution and inferiority complexes and to convert them to wholesome, energetic and free young men again. But this might culminate in the feared extinction of the glorious fraternity life: for becom- ing free,amature, and independent individuals again, the boys might have gained sufficient inner emo- tional strength not to need the artificially created, external "feel- ing of belonging." (What a weap- on for Mr. Failer and the AIM!) But you might ask how I as an independent can so fully under- stand and sympathize with the fraternity men? Well, I have prob- lems similar to yours, Mr. Gregory; I too feel insulted by your dis- criminatory clauses and I too fear extinction - the extinction of the true independent. In many ways my dorm life is like your frat life: as the frat houses all sorts of brothers - athletes, lawyers, engineers - so does the dorm. Whites and Ne- groes, Protestants and Catholics, Jews and Mohammedans, as well as your class of people are found in dorms. Yes, we even have some frat men living here! And in spite of our lack of selectivity of mem- bers, no one is ignored. You see, the only difference between your frat and my dorm is a minor dif- ference: slight difference between your operational definition of "complete democracy" and mine. Thus, Mr. Gregory, it must have become obvious how closely relat- ed the independents and the af- filiated are: both want "democ- racy." And in this spirit of uni- versal brotherhood, I would like to suggest that should any frat man, pledge or rejected rushee need emotional help and support, I am sure that Mr. Failer, Mr. Klyman or any independent will guide him toward maturity and self-understanding. -Arthur Hecht "But (the Mundt-Nixon bill) provides a dangerous short-cut to thought control and police-state regulation. This is precisely the pattern of legislation set by the Nazis and police state governments for accomplishing the destruction of the rights of the people." -William O'Dwyer, Mayor of New York Lectures University Lecture, complimen- tary to the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. "The Promotion of Beauty, an Essential Element of Wise Living." Dean Gilmore D. Clarke, College of Ar- chitecture, Cornell University. 4:30 p.m., Fri., Mar. 24, Rackham Am- phitheatre. University Lecture. "Human Or- ganization in Higher Education." President Douglas M. McGregor, Antioch College; auspices of the Research Center for Group Dyna- mics, .$:pm., Thurs., Mar. 23, in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Academic Notices Deadline for students who wish to apply for admission to the Doc- toral Program in Social Psych- ology as of Sept., 1950, is Sat., Mar.. 25. Applications may be ob- tained in the ,program office, 306 Mason Hall. Seminar in Elliptic Differential Equations (and Seminar in Ap- plied Mathematics): 4 p.m., Thurs., 247 W. Engineering Bldg. Speaker: Mr. L. A. Jehn. "Gen- eralizations of Green's Formulas." Preliminary Ph.D. Examinations in Economics: will be held during the week beginning Mon., Apr. 24. Each student planning to take these examinations should leave with the secretary of the Depart- ment not later than Fri., Mar. 31, his name, the three fields in which he desires to be examined and his field of specialization. Concerts Band Concert Canceled. The concert by the University Sym- phonic Band, previously announ- ced for Tues. evening, Apr. 4, has been postponed. The new date will be announced later. This cancellation does not effect the program by the Varsity Band to be given at 3 p.m., Sun., Mar. 26, Union Ballroom. Student Recital: James W. Mor- ton, Clarinetist, will present a pro- gram in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree at 8:30 p.m., Fri., Mar 24, Architecture Auditorium. He will be assisted by Bethyne Bis- choff, pianist, and David Ireland, violist. Program: Works by To- masi, Hindemith, Schumann and Mozart. Mr. Morton is a pupil of Albert Luconi. Open to the public. Faculty Concert: Gilbert Ross, violinist, and Helen Titus, pianist, will present a sonata recital at 8:30 p.m., Thurs., Mar. 23, Rack- ham Assembly Hall. Works by Schubert, Brahms, and Prokofieff. Open to the public. Exhibitions Museum of Art, Alumni Memor- ial Hall: Second Annual Student Arts Festival Exhibit; weekdays 9-5, Sundays 2-5. The public is *invited. Events Today Canterbury Club: 10:15 a.m., Holy Communion; 5:15 p.m., eve- ning prayer and meditation; 12:10 to 1 p.m., Lenten lunch followed by prayer and meditation. Young Democrats: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Union. Polonia Club: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., International Center. Future plans to be discussed. Students of Polish descent and friends invited. , Michigras P a r a d e: General meeting: 4 p.m., Rm. 3R, Union. All groups entering Michigras Pa- rade are requested to have a re- presentative present. Parade peti- tions are due at this time. La P'tite Causette: 3:30 p.m., Grill Room, League. Student-Faculty Hour honoring Economics and Political Science departments, 4-5 p.m., Grand Ra- pids Room, League. Gilbert & Sullivan Society: Re- hearsal of men's chorus only, 7:15 p.m., League. How to Meet Human Frontiers: Congregational - Disciple - Evan- gelical & Reformed Guild. 7:30 p.m. U. of M. Sailing Club: Business meeting and shore school, 7:30 p.m., 311 W. Engineering. International Center Weekly Tea: 4:30-6 p.m. Undergraduate Botany Club: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 1139 Natural Science. Speaker: Prof. A. H. Smith. "Spring Fungi." Deutscher Verein: Open meet- ing, 7:30 p.m., Hussey Room, Lea- gue. Speaker: Prof. NormanL. Willey. Topic: "The German Lan- guage and its Neighbors," University Marketing Club: "De veloping the Market for a New Product." Mr. Louis P. Butensch- oen, manager, Solvents Sales, Dow Chemical Company. 7:30 p.m., 130 Business Administration Bldg. Open meeting. IZFA: Open meeting, Hillel Foundation. Special presentation by Haoleh, IZFA chalutz group. Movies. U. of M. Hostel Club: Open meeting, 7:30 p.m., Lane Hall. Round-table discussion by 5 for- eign students on a subject con- cerned with the life of a student in countries from which they have come. Michigan Crib: Meeting, 8 p.m., Kalamazoo Room, League. Topic: "The Adoption of the Proposed Constitution." All members are re- quested to attend. C.E.D.: Meeting, 4:15 p,m., Un- ion. Coming Events B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation: Friday evening services, 7:45 p.- m. to be followed by a fireside discussion led by Dr. Ralph D. Rabinovitch, Chief of Children's Service, N.P.., University Hospi- tal. Topic: "The Child is Father to the Man." Women's Glee Club: Rehearsal, 4 p.m., Fri., instead of Thursday evening in the League. German Coffee Hour: 3:15-4:30 p.m., Fri., League Cafeteria. All students and faculty members in- vited. Hiawatha Club: Mixer, 8:30 p.- m., Fri., Grand Rapids Room, Lea- gue. All U.P. students invited. International W e ek Student Groups: Meeting of representa- tives of all groups participating in International Week, 4:30 p.m., Fri., Mar. 24, International Cen- ter, Recreation Room. Russian Circle: 8 p.m., Mon., Mar. 27,MInternational Center. Speaker: Mr. Orel, Department of English. Visitors' Night, Department of Astronomy: Fri., Mar. 24, 7:45 p.m., Angell Hall. A short illus- trated talk will be given by Mr. Edward Lewis in 3017 Angell Hall. Following the talk the student ob- servatory, fifth floor, Angell Hall, will be open for observation of the Moon and Saturn, with the tele- scopes, provided the sky is clear. Children must be accompanied by adults. University Museums: Fri., Mar. 24. Exhibition halls will be open from 7 to 9 p.m. Movies: "Roots of Plants," "Seed Dispersal," and "Plant Traps," 7:30 p.m., Kellogg Auditorium; auspices of the Uni- versity Museums, through the courtesy of the Audio-Visual Ed- ucation Center. I ,r ,b. a 't t -.1 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 Leon Jaroff..........Managing Editor Al Blumrosen..............City Editor Philip Dawson......Editorial Director Mary Stein..........Associate Editor Jo Mvisner............ Associate Editor George walker.......Associate Editor Don McNeil............Associate Editor Wally Barth......Photography Editor Pres Holmes.........Sports Co-Editor Merle Levin...... .Sports Co-Editor Roger Goelz...Associate Sports Editor Lee Kaltenbach....... Women's Editor Barbara Smith.. .Associate Women's Ed. 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(2) Rank in scholarship in the upper 25% of his graduating class. (3) Give evidence of leader- ship and enterprise best indicated by participation in extra-curri- cular activities. (4) Be in good health. Applicants must be can-, didates for a degree in June. No specific course or specialized train- ing is required. For further information and appointment to interview, call the' Bureau of Appointments 3-1511,I Ext. 371. A BARNABY 1, - r-- ..---- Tell the Pixies to appoint a committee. We'll arbitrate at once. In the cellar. Well,_bring her along. If she's up on her shorthand she can So O'Malley wants to talk it over, huh? i... al. ...