'i w THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESD~AY, FEBRUARLY 21, x.950 -Ir AMIDST- crats a liberal Ree ernor Jam Irving Ives a typically Dewey & the Old Guard THE SNICKERS of smug Demo- tration. "It must have been some very clum- nd the guarded complaints of such sy Republican," he said. publicans as Pennsylvania's Gov- "Anyone who thinks that an attack on the es Duff and New York's Senator fundamental idea of security and welfare s, the Republican Party launched is appealing to the people generally is living vacuous statement of principles in the Middle Ages." I last week. At the same time, perennial presidential candidate Tom Dewey was up at Princeton University doing a Pit of reflective thinking and talking of his own. Whether Governor Dewey was sincere in his statements and has actually learned a lesson in liberalism from his humiliat- ing defeats is definitely ponderable, but what he said at Princeton amounts to rank heresy when compared to the new laid Republican platform. The gist of Mr.' Dewey's argument was this: 1-Those who make the Republican party the conservative-reactionary party, the Democrats the liberal-radical party, are as- suring 'the Democrats of victory in every election, he said. 2-The conservatives in Australia and New Zealand, Dewey pointed out, won only "upon the firmest assurances that they would retain the welfare provisions made by their opponents." 3-Although he was still against "the gal- loping socialism of big government," Dewey was scornful of whoever had pinned the label "welfare state" on Truman's Adminis- Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: DAVE THOMAS The fact that in a speech last fall Dewey himself denounced the "self-feeding, ever- growing, nobody -can -feed -you -but-us- philosophy of the welfare state" makes his most recent observations appear all the more startling. Proceeding on the assumption that Dewey is sincere in his new-found philosophy, his Princeton platform is definitely encouraging as to the prospects of the Republican future. It would indicate that Dewey intends to seize the leadership of the moderate-pro- gressive elements of his party and direct a real fight for control against the Old Guard element of the party - something he should have done two, if not six, years ago. Such a fight, were it successful and I think it could be, would result in a strong, progressive Republican party which in turn would mean a revival of our near-defunct two-party system. Further, Dewey's twice-eclipsed politi- cal star might rise once again to presi- dential prominence could he carry the fight. By using his own New York govern- ment as a model of the new progressive Republicanism he is currently preaching, the Governor would be a strong force to contend with in the coming 1952 cam- paign. Aside from these indications, Dewey's newly pronounced theories disclose an even more astounding and here-to-fore unheard of political fact - even' a Republican is capable of learning. -Rich Thomas ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round WITH DREW PEARSON ART THOSE WHO ARE able to get over to the University Museum of Art in Alumni Memorial Hall before March 15 will find the exhibit, The Arts Work Together, now showing an unusual and rewarding ex- perience. From the Levitt Gallery in New York n comes a display showing how modern painters, sculptors and architects can get together to produce an organic whole rather than finding themselves accident- al and often uneasy bedfellows. I particularly enjoyed the views of what must be the world's most princely private swimming pool. Just a swimming pool? Well, not exactly. On a 7,000 acre cattle ranch overlooking San Francisco Bay, shel- tered by dramatic rock formations spangled with flowers and framed by huge oaks, is a broad stone terrace. At the north end is a recreation building backed with rough fieldstone and fronted with sheet glass. To the left of the massive rocky fireplace -is a soda fountain and, far to the right, the gray stone wall is relieved by the bright mural panels of John Haley. The bath house provides not only the usual facilities, but luxurious lounge rooms for men and women. The whole surface area, terrace and all, is provided with radiant heat. The pool it- $ef is a graceful boomerang-shaped lagoon containing in the center a giant piece of free form sculpture executed in concrete by Adeline Kent. The part of this object that lies above water provides a tiny island for sun-bathing and a raised platform for div- ing. While the lower section is pierced by a great hole to make underwater swimming more fun. Not all other buildings are as success- ful. A hypothetical project for the Mac Duff Tobacco Shop, designed by Burton Eddy, contains a 20-foot high nude male wooden figure which the sculptor, John- fled Bergschneider, has perhaps optimis- tically hoped yould fit into the cigar-store Indian tradition. It doesn't. As the great bard said, "Lay on, Mac Duff; and sane be he who first cries 'hold, enough'." There are also designs for some rather interesting murals for the lounge rooms of the Exochorda, one of the American Export Lines' new ships. The large one over the bar, by Steinberg, has all this artist's sense of sly whimsy, down to the center panel of a group of travellers looking at a mural over the ship's bar. But the map of Mine Okubo looks to me like a run-of-the-mill Fortune advertisement, whereas the dining room mural by Loren MacIver, while handled with much more delicacy and skill, is still a bit precious. Doubtlessly the most peculiar thing in the show is a design for a bedroom, bathroom, and garden by Robert Kennedy of Boston. I suppose somewhere there must be some- body who wants an expensive house with only a bedroom and bathroom. The garden is quite lovely; an interplay of eerie shapes suggesting sea forms, executed as a mural for the bottom of the pool by Laurence Kupferman, is repeated in a large free- standing screen nearby. How these bright tones will be preserved against snow, ice, sun and water is not indicated. Nor in the giant mural that agitates the entire long wall of the bedroom, with streaks of flame and sunbursts, is there any indication of how the occupant gains rest. -Robert Enggass New Books at the Library Amory, Cleveland, Home Town, New York, Harper & Brothers, 1950. Llewellyn, Richard, A Few Flowers for Shin- er, New York, The Macmillen Co., 1950. Lockridge, Frances and Richard. The Dis- honest Murderer, Philadelphia and New York, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1950. Saroyan, William, The Assyrian and Other Stories, New York, Harcourt, Brace, and Co., 1950. Shellabarger, Samuel, The King's Cavalier, Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1950. Smith, Walter Bedell, My Three Years in Moscow, Philadelphia and New York, J. B. Lippincott Co., 1950. . IetteA' TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interest, and will publish all letters whichsare 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. 4} . "Father, Dear Father " DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN WASHINGTON-Around the giant Penta- gon building, just across the Potomac, winds a labyrinth of beautiful boulevards built during the war at considerable cost to American taxpayers. The other day in Richmond, Va., the two builders of these boulevards, McKen- zie Davison and W. J. "Doc" Hardy, walk- ed into court and pleaded "no contest" to four of six counts accusing them of de- frauding the government of $217,806 in taxes - the same government which paid them handsomely on war contracts. Behind this 'virtual Vplea of guilty lies a long story, dating back to October, 1948, in which this column exposed Hardy and Dav- ison, not only for income-tax evasion, but for political wirepulling, concealment, and dodging. When this column published the story on Oct. 19, 1948, it was so sensational that some papers refused to print it. The two road contractors had made out false invoices, written checks to other con- tractors, who then cashed the checks themselves, and generally falsified. Yet for eight months after this column's ex- pose, they argued, pleaded, and haggled with patient Justice Department attor- neys. Finally, last July the case was sent to the U.S. Attorney in Richmond for prosecution, where, however, it dragged. And it was not until after this column, on Oct. 21, 1949, again reviewed the lengthy delay that the tax-evading road builders finally were in- dicted. * * * GRAVE RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS PERHAPS THE gravest briefing given to Congressional leaders since V-J Day took place at the Pentagon building last week. The substance of the closed-door session was that Russia must be preparing for ag- gressive war. The briefing was given by Lt. Gen. Al- fred Gruenther on behalf of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to members of both the Senate and House Appropriations Com- mittees and Armed Services Committees. Gen. Gruenther was cautious in his state- ments, confined himself largely to a dis- cussion of Soviet armed strength, let the Congressmen draw their own conclusions. After listening to the report, however, Congressmen Engel of Michigan, Sikes of Florida and Cannon of Missouri spoke out that Russia could have only one purpose in building such a powerful arsenal: to wage war. Here are some of the main facts presented by Gen. Gruenther - facts which Moscow already knows since there is no particular secret about our armed strength. Russia, he said, is spending 18 per cent of her national wealth on arms, which is triple what the United States is spending. Even taking our top budget figure of $15,500,000,000 - which includes stockpiling - the United States is investing only 6 per cent of her wealth in defense. Russia has 40,000 tanks. This includes the best heavy tank in the world - the Joe Stalin Mark III. In contrast, the U.S. Army has only 7,000 tanks, none of them can muster over 500 divisions at the drop of a bomb. * * * JOHNSON KEEPS QUIET THROUGHOUT THE briefings, Secretary of Defense Johnson took a back seat and let military spokesmen talk. At one point, however, he broke in only to be slapped down by Congressman Sheppard of Califor- nia. Sheppard wanted to know how reliable the information on Soviet strength was, and while a civilian expert was trying to explain that the Iron Curtain is drawing tighter, Johnson tried to brush aside the question. "If we can't get an answer," snapped Sheppard, "we may as well go home." The Secretary of Defense subsided. Gen. Gruenther brushed aside questions about increased military needs by warning: "Don't ask me. I am liable to be biased." Once he quipped: "As Senator Wherry has said, military people would fortify the moon." Gruenther also warned that we must not bleed ourselves by overspending, that some people are too concerned about security and not enough about economy. Finally, Secretary of Defense Johnson broke in and suggested that the Chiefs of Staff should join Gen. Gruenther in answering some of the questions. One by one, General Bradley, Army Chief of Staff Collins, and Chief of Naval Operations Sherman agreed that economy comes first. Johnson beamed like a school- teacher whose pupils are reciting the cor- rect answers. Bradley reported that our occupation troops are in areas where they are stra-. tegically useful, and assured that we could. meet any attack by quickly concentrating our forces. (Copyright, 1950, by the Bell' Syndicate, Inc.) The Hiss Case ... To the Editor: THE DAILY is in need of an opinion opposing that express- ed by Roma Lipsky in the Feb. 16 edition. Most readers will agree with Lipsky that the guilt of one man shouldn't be spread over the entire New Deal. We are agreed that some Congressmen used the case for publicity. But in order to keep our thinking clear we should review some lanes of thought fa- vorable to the prosecution. It might be noted here that Mr. Hiss was not indicted for Com- munist activities, but for per- jury. He said that he had not seen Chambers after Jan. 1, 1937. He said that he hadn't given Chambers certain documents. The testimony of a former maid, the documents, the typewriter, the coincidence of dates involving the four-hundred dollar loan in late 1937 - these show that the prose- cution's case was not groundless or dependent entirely on Cham- ber's testimony . . . By reading that Mr. Hiss him- self produced the typewriter and other documents which proved damaging to his case, a person might be left with a more favor- able attitude toward the man. Let us explore the possibility that Mr. Hiss knew very well that the type- writer and documents eventually would have been produced by the prosecution. Indeed, Mr. Hiss would have been more suspect if the typewriter could not have been found. Producing the typewriter, as well as instituting suit against Chambers, were the bold doings of a desperate man. It reminds one of the story of the fist aiplane pilot ever to survive the dread tailspin in the early days of fly- ing. The pilot thwarted death by an act which all those who had crashed and died before him had not thought to try: Instead of fighting against the downward spiral the pilot abetted it - sent his plane screaming toward earth at full throttle - and regained control of his machine. Mr. Hiss had courage. It is, by the way, one of the commonest of virtues. The world will never want for well-intentioned dupes who ap- praise a man's integrity by his gentlemanly conduct. History can be cited from the Fuchs case to before Socrates. There are other aspects of the conduct of the gentlemanly Mr. Hiss which might make the reader think a moment. First, can a brilliant, innocent man so easily forget the face of a for- mer associate to the extent that he will say positively that he had never seen the man? Is it the act of an innocent gentleman, not a dentist, to demand to look into a man's mouth in order to identi- fy him, when he cannot remem- ber the man's features? One more thing: From what source came all of those intimate, embarrassing details about Mr. Chambers' past? Did they come from a gentleman who professed not to know him? Who else would be so interested in having those details brought to light? It would take a defense attorney years to compile a record of so many little details - without the aid of a man, with a brilliant memory, who knew Chambers well. -Stephen Sheffrey Opportunity . . To the Editor: THE YOUNG Republicans' new platform is a masterpiece - of self-applied labels and neat, high sounding and pleasingly ambigu- ous slogans. It puts to shame those poor folks who sell their applesauce in tin cans. Take the major labels for in- stance. The ones which sent young Jim Gregory off into 1,500 odd words of emoting prose. The "Op- portunity State" is the would-be new battlecry for their grand old party.- "What a striking contrast tothe title Welfare State," chirps this Daily editorial writer a trifle na- ively. He got the very obvious Republican point. At the possible expense of destroying this poor chap's illusions about politics, I think it only fair that someone point out to him that the term "Welfare State" as used to smear the Democratic party is also a Re- publican-fostered phrase. I can only conclude, and Mr. Gregory may too if he choses to view the matter rationally, that this platform, based upon this articially created innuendo, at- tacking the "sickly socialist wel- fare state," really only carries for- ward the old Republican propa- ganda line rather than striving to be an intellectually honest and objective statement of principles which college students could and should make to the political scene. I would suggest to my Republican friends that this approach has failed to fool enough of the people enough of the time. I wonder why you neglected to include some of the other "Rights" which labor and the American people got from the Taft-Hartley Act. I couldn't find the section on what revisions you proposed to make in that Act. Does the "elim- ination of "double taxation" mean you want to getrid of corporation taxes? I wonder if you can ex- plain why the Republican Farm Bill is "sound" as contrasted with the Brannan plan which you cas- ually labelled "impractical?" Space is short here but I sug- gest to Mr. Gregorytandhhis fol- lowers that if any of them care to factually support specific prin- ciples within their masterpiece, I, and I'm sure ma.y others would be only too happy to reply! We might remind the Young Republicans that since way last summer the Young Democrats have tried to pin them down on a series of public debates on current Congressionalissues. Perhaps the YR is ready now? -Tom Walsh Squirrel Loses Teeth FLAT RIVER, Mo.-toP)-A lit- tle grey squirrel tumbled down a six inch mine air vent shaft and lived. On the way down however, it lost its toenails and footpads. Also missing are its front teeth. (Continued from Page 3) Varsity Debate and Oratory: Open to all undergraduates in good standing, except first-sem- ester freshmen. First organization- al meeting of second semester, at 7:30 p.m., R. 4203, Angell Hall. Program: Oratorical plans and contests outlined by Dr. William Sattler; demonstration debate; preliminary varsity debate assign- ments for tournament on March 3, and for other dates on inter- collegiate schedule. Gilbert and Sullivan Society - Try-outs for all principal roles for "Iolanthe." Tues., 7-10 p.m., Room 3M, Union. Christian Science Organization: Testimonial meeting, 7:30 p.m., Upper Room, Lane Hall. All are welcome. The Cercle Francais will meet Tues., Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Hussey Room, League. Songs, film: "Food for Paris Markets" (recent release), coffee. All mem- bers warmly invited. N.S.A. Comm. of S.L.: 4 p.m. at the Union, 3N. Student Bill of Rights Forum, Committee reports, and new business. Interested stu- dents are invited to attend. The Choral Union will hold its regular full rehearsal tonight at 7 o'clock sharp, in Room B, Ha- ven Hall. I.S.A.-General meeting, 7:30 p.m., at International Center. AIEE-IRE will meet with the Michigan Section of the AIEE in the Rackham Amphitheater at 8 p.m. to hear Mr. William D. Cock- rell of the General Electric Co. talk about Magnetic Amplifiers. Coming Events U. of M. Rifle Club. Shoulder to Shoulder Match with ROTC Team, 8 p.m., Wed., Feb. 22, at ROTC Range. Practice Hours for Club, Mon. and Fri., 1-3, Tues. and Thurs., 11, and Wed. and Fri. eve- nings in ROTC range. Rifles and Coaching available. Ullr Ski Club: Meeting Wed., Feb. 22, 1035 Angell Hall, 7:30p.m. to plan a trip and enter the meet at Boyne Mountain this weekend. Alpha Kappa Psi, professional Business Administration frater- nity, invites all interested Busi- ness Administration and Econom- ics majors to attend a rushing smoker, Wed., Feb. 22, chapter house, 1325 Washtenaw, at 7:30 p.m. Groups in Hindi will be or- ganized at the International Cen- ter starting at 8 p.m. Tues., Feb. 21. Both beginners ad advanced students will be welcome. The Women of the University Faculty will meet for dinner in the Hussey Room of the Michigan League, Wed., Feb. 22, at 6:15 p.- m. Dr. George G. Cameron, Pro- fessor of Near Eastern Cultures, will speak on his 1948 expedition to Iran. Phi Lambda Upsilon meets at 7:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 22, W. Con- ference Rm., Rackham Bldg. Prof. James B. Wallace will discuss "Re- lationships of Music to The Other Arts and to Science." U. of M. Hostel Club. First meet- ing of semester. Thurs., Feb. 23, 7:15 p.m., Lane Hall. New mem- bers invited. U. of M. Hostel Club. Portage Lake Skate or Hike. Sat., Feb. 25. Meet at League at 12, with lunch. Call leader. Bob Duval, 2-0609, shnut transportation. Square and Folk Dance Club Meeting: All interested men and women are welcome. Women's Athletic Building. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 22. WEEKLY CALENDAR INTERNATIONAL CENTER Tues., ' Feb. 21 - 8:00 p.m., Medical loundtable, Guest Speak- er, Dr. Malcolm H. Soule. Wed., Feb. 22 - 8:00 p.m., In- struction in Ballroom Dancing; 8:00 p.m., Canasta Instruction. Thurs. Feb. 23 - 4:30 p.m., Tea at International Center;.8:00 p.m., Camera Club; 7:30 p.m., Polonia Club.x Fri., Feb. 24 - 7:00 p.m., Sports program at Intramural building. Sat., Feb. 25 - 3:00 p.m., Music Hour; 4:00 p.m., Movies on America; 8:00 p.m. I.S.A. Open House. Sun., Feb. 26 6:00 p.m., Ger- man Supper, Films on Germany, Roundtable Discussion. I.A.S. Meeting: Wed., Feb. 22 7:30 p.m., Rm. 1042 E.E. Film: Target: Peace (by Consolidated) also Election .of Officers. SDX Meeting-7:30 p.m., Wed., Feb.- 22, in the Journalism De- partment, Haven Hall. Young Progressives of America: First meeting of semester Wed., Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., Michigan Un- ion. Bring your friends and ideas for' action. Kindal Nihon Kenkyukal: Gen- eral meeting Wednesday, 8 p.m., East Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. Semester dues will be ac- cepted. Movies taken in post-war Japan will be shown. All inter- ested persons invited. ASCE Student Chapter presents Dr. Bruce G. Johnston, Director of Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Le- high University, speaking on "Semi-rigid Building Conne- tions," sponsored jointly by ASCE Student- Chapter and the Civil Engineering Department. Wed,. Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., Michigan Un- ion, Room 3-KLMN. Refresh- ments. Michigan Arts Chorale: Regular rehearsal Wed. night at 7 p.m., Rm. B, H.H. New members wel- come. Pre-Medical Society: Dean Gor- don H. Scott of Wayne University will address Pre-medics on the topics: Medical School Admissions and What is Expected of the Fu- ture Physician. Also, March o Time movies on "Frontiers of Mo- dern Medicine" and "Heart Di- sease,".Wed., Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m., Room 1400 Chem. Bldg. New mem- bers invited. Romance Journal Club. Wed., Feb. 22, 4:15 p.m., E. Conference Rm., Rackham Bldg. Prof. Marc Denkinger and M. Georges Levin will speak on contemporary France. Guests invited. Sigma Gamma Epsilon. Will meet Wed., Feb. 22, Rm. 3054 Na- tural Science, 12:15 p.m. Business meeting with a discussion of this semesters activities. A.S.M.E. Open meeting, Feb. 22 7:30 p.m. in the Arch. Bldg. Aud. Report on A.S.M.E. National Meet- ing by Prof. F. L. Schwartz. Films -"Alloy Steels" and "Unfinished Business." Canterbury Club: Tues., 5 p.m., Mardi Gras dinner and carnival, Page Hall, everyone welcome. Wed., 7:15 a.m., Holy Commun- ion followed by Student Breakfast. 10:15 a.m., Holy Communion; 5:15 p.m., Evening Prayer and Medita- tion. 8 p.m., Evening Prayer and Sermon. tj 4 1 {;; ;4 , .4 Y' _r A .4 i t A CURRENT 7 I MQ/l At The Michigan .. BATTLEGROUND, with Van Johnson, George Murphy, Marshall Thompson and a, company of khaki-clad bit players. CENTERING ON THE activities of the 101st Airborne Division in the Battle of Bastogne, this movies is a well-executed dramatization of the day-to-day life of sold- iers fighting through a history-making ac- tion. As such, it is a very human, frequently humorous, study of character types react- ing to the crisis in which they have bee placed. It isn't profound, nor are its ef- forts directed toward dramatizing the ins and outs of military strategy. It is a "piece of life" film which, happily, takes as its subject a very climatic period in the Battle of Europe. With perhaps ten men who could be called centralchrates-it cano~rt Lyn intn 1 vi,' saga of another soldier's false teeth, and another's big feet for which no boots can be found. A large share of credit should go to Mar- shall Thompson as the trustful replacement who gradually evolves into a slightly dis- illusioned skeptic. But "Battleground" is primarily the story of a whole group of men, of which these individuals are merely parts. After all this amusement, concentra- tion on the human element of the story, and surprisingly few stabs of tragedy, it comes as a shock to the audience, as to the company, that these few men have held the line which was incapacitated by fog, fuel and food shortages, until the weather lifted and the rest of the army was finally enabled to function. 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