i, THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1949 _______________________________________________________________________________________ I Free Enterprise Lyric , ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round WITH DREW PEARSON LETTER to the editor in yesterday's Daily questioned "the intelligence, the liberal- ism, the worthiness" of the Student Legisla- ture and the National Students Association because of a song which was sung at a recent SL-NSA open meeting at Rackham Amphi- theatre. The writer charged that the lyrics of the song, "God Bless Free Enterprise," were apparently sung "with great glee by those sons of virtuosity who like to cast condemnation and ridicule on the system of self-fulfillment and free investment that built this country." The author of the letter, however, failed to note that while the song was sung with some "glee," it was an amused "glee" rather than an expression of the legislators' per- sonal political beliefs. At the conclusion of the song, when the full significance of the lyrics dawned upon the audience, the general feeling of amuse- ment in many instances turned into a strong feeling of distaste. Several legisla- tors were heard to remark after the meet- ing that they felt the song was "entirely out of place." Certainly we do not believe that the song lyrics represent the political opinions of all of the NSA delegates at the convention last summer-or even of a very significant mi- nority of them. And much more obviously, the SL members were not casting "condem- nation and ridicule" on the American free enterprise system. Jim Brown. Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: PETER HOTTON "There - Everything Fits" I } 1 ,- 1 - g . ° ' f Y . ti 4 a~ti f7 _ rye .. . , y _. WASHINGTON-Last year, the 80th Con- gress investigated an Army propaganda mill which used taxpayers' money to sell the American public on military conscription; while Senator Byrd of Virginia also criti- cized any branch of the government that issued a press handout publicizing its op- eration. But, today there operates backstage in the Navy, a secret publicity bureau almost solely dedicated to smearing the Army and Air Forces and disrupting unification. The publicity bureau is called "Operation 23" and it consists of 12 officers and 17 en- listed men, all on regular duty and officially assigned to this detail. The detail is com- manded by a full-fledged naval captain. This underground unit takes orders chiefly from Admiral Arthur Radford, out- spoken critic of the B-36. Significantly, Operation 23 has been flood- ing newspapers with anti-Army propaganda at the same time an official Naval board has been investigating another Navy smear- the secret memo which claimed that Sec- retaries Symington and Johnson ordered the B-36 because of personal or monetary gain. * * * IN THE BATTLE to restore the basing- point system, big business has had a unique partner-Senator Joe O'Mahoney of Wyoming, the famous trust-buster. No one could believe that O'Mahoney would come out on the side of the big trusts. Hence, many liberals were lulled to sleep by the fact that O'Mahoney intro- duced the basing point bill. In the eyes of big business, this is the most important bill to come up this session of Congress. For it would amend the anti- trust laws so that the steel industry, for Letters to the Editor - Civic Improvements ONE LIKES TO THINK of the town he lives in as progressive. And in Ann Ar- bor, progress has come as a pleasant sur- prise, partially overcoming perennial cyni- cism. Pleas for "forging ahead" have been partly answered here, with several new urban projects: 1. To relieve almost impossible loads car- ried at the two local banks, a branch office on South University sprang into being. 2. Cries of insufficient parking space throughout Ann Arbor resulted in construc- tion of a three-story "carport," receipts from which are to be used to finance the general local parking system. Three new municipal parking lots were recently opened, with the same system of financial dispersement. 3. Hospitalization benefits have been fur- thered by plans for a modern veteran's hos- pital, near the outskirts of town. With a 500-bed capacity, the structure will supple- ment work done by already mobbed "U" Hospital and the Veterans Readjustment Center. 4. Postal needs will be met by addition of a new post office branch near campus- town, operations on which were launched early last month. And on the University side: 1. New student dormitories and adminis- trative and classroom buildings have met with no little success the urgent need for "spreading out." 2. Other worthwhile projects, namely a maternity home, University golf service sta- tion and sewage plants are in the offing. Particularly encouraging today is the gen- eral feeling, and trust, that whenever some- thing needs to be done around here, it will be done-eventually, if not now. And we can be hopeful that civic enterprise and ambition in Ann Arbor, now in full swing, will continue to give us what we ask. -Don Kotite. example, could charge the same price for steel from the blast furnaces of Pittsburgh, Pa., or Geneva, Utah. This practice of reg- ulating prices by absorbing shipping costs was outlawed by the Supreme Court, so big business turned to Congress to overrule the court. O'Mahoney made his bill' sound so harm- less that it almost passed the Senate wihout an objection. Only at the last minute, Sen- ators Russell Long of Louisiana and Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, both Democrats, caught what was going on, and put up a fight against it. Back in O'Mahoney's trust-busting days, he bitterly criticized the basing-point sys- tem as a conspiracy by the trusts to reg- ulate prices. That's the reason his col- leagues couldrdt understand why he now introduced a bill to restore the basing point system. In fact, because of O'Ma- honey's reputation, many Senators still believe his bill would encourage instead of stifle competition. What they don't know, however, is that O'Mahoney was sold a bill of goods by the Westvaco Chemical Company of Westvaco, Wyo. This company has paraded as an in- dependent which discovered large trona de- posits in Wyoming and now hopes to build a new chemical business producing soda ash from natural trona. WHO'S FOOLING WHOM? THE SENATOR from Wyoming wanted to emphasize the independence of the com- pany when he brought Robert D. Pike, an engineer for Westvaco, to Washington to testify. "This is an independent plant, is it not?" O'Mahoney asked about the Wyomingplant. "Yes, sir; entirely so," nodded Pike. "It is not a subsidiary to any other plant engaged in the same business?" the ex-trust buster brought out again. "No, it is not," replied Pike. "So that if and when established to develop the potentialities of this deposit, it will be an independent competitive enter- prise," O'Mahoney added. "That is correct, senator," agreed Pike. Yet behind the legal red tape, the West- vaco Company is not p independent. For the same record, in which this testimony was printed, identifies Pike-in fine print- as representing the Westvaco Chemical Di- vision of the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation. This turns out to be a Delaware Corporation with tentacles all around the world. MIXED UP WITH I.G. FARBEN T IS DESCRIBED in business directories as "one of the principal producers of industrial chemicals in the United States," and it was involved in court action this year with the international cartel in al- kalis. On August 12, the mother company was slapped with a court injunction for vio- lating the Sherman anti-trust act through this cartel. Named as co-conspirators were I.G. Farben Company, of Germany, and Solvan Et Cie, of Belgium. The head of the British cartel, Imperial Chemical In- dustries, Ltd., of London., was also named as a defendant through its subsidiary, Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., of New York. The court charged that the co-con- spirators had been parties since 1924 to contracts governing the sale of alkalis in the world market, and that the American cartel members had agreed to prevent. other independent American firms from selling alkalis to foreign markets. This agreement was enforced by a policing sys- tem by which inspectors on U.S. docks bought up any materials likely to get into the hands of other exporters, it was charged. So it now turns out that Westvaco Com- pany, which is shouting its independence, is actually tied to an international cartel. Some senators are now wondering where that leavesSenator Joe O'Mahoney, the great trust buster. (Copyright, 199, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) 50 YEARS AGO: A CROWD OF 2,000 cheered the Wolverines to a 12-0 victory over Notre Dame. * * * 25 YEARS AGO: Illinois, sparked by the immortal Red Grange, beat a fighting Michigan team 39- 14. Although the Wolverines played a good game, it was Grange's contest all the way. * ' * 15 YEARS AGO: Pierre Laval, the former premier of France, was named to succeed the slain Louis Barthou as French minister of affairs. -From the Pages of The Daily. The Business Cycle "EVERY FEW YEARS our industrial sys- tem gets the jim-jams. Capital flies to cover, factories close and labor goes tramp- ing across the country seeking honest em- ployment and receiving a warm welcome- --r . . DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 3) MATTER OF FACT by JOSEPH ALSOP A Representative of E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company, Wilming- ton, Delaware, will interview stu- dents in the above divisions on Oct. 19 and 20. Interviews will be scheduled for Chemical Engineers in the Chemical Eng. Dept., for Oct. 19. Interviews for Mechani- cal Engineers will be arranged at 225 W.. Engineering for Oct. 20. See Bulletin Boards for further information. Bureau of Appointments: A representative of the Ceco Steel Products Company will be at the Bureau of Appointments Thursday and Friday, Oct. 20 and 21 to interview February gradu- ates for their Sales Training Pro- gram. They are interested in Me- chanical, Architectural, and Civil Engineers, as well as Business Ad- ministration students with at least one year of Engineering training. For appointments call 3-1511, Ext. 371. Approved Student sponsored So- cial Events for the coming week- end: Fri., Oct. 21 Delta Tau Delta, Graduate School Student Council, Kappa Nu, Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity, Sigma Aiph Mu, Triangle Frater- nity, Zeta Beta Tau Sat., Oct. 22 Alpha Chi Sigma, Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Beta Thete Pi, Collegiate Sorosis. Delta Chi Fraternity, Delta Ep- silon Pi, Delta Sigma Delta, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Upsilon Frater- nity, East Quad Council, Gamma Phi Beta, Henderson House, Lambda Chi Alpha, Lloyd House, Michigan Christian Fellowship, Nu Sigma Nu. Phi Alph Kappa, Phi Chi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Rho Sigma, Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa, Phi Omega Frater- nity, Psi Upsilon. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Tau Delta Phi, Theta Chi, Theta Delta Chi, Theta Xi, Triangle Fraternity, Trigon, Zeta Beta Tau, Zeta Psi, Alpha Rho Chi, Sigma Chi. Academic Notices English 32, Section 2 (Litzen- berg): Bring the Mill text to class today. Anthropology 149 will meet from now on in 1209 Angell Hall. Doctoral Examination for Clar- ence Maxwell Fowler, Physics; Thesis: "The Design of a Magnetic Focusing Coincidence Spectro- meter and its Application to the Analysis of the Long-Lived Euro- pium Activities," Thurs., Oct. 20, East Council Room, Rackham Bldg., 3 p.m. Chairman, J. M. Cork. Seminar in Classical Analysis: Wed., Oct. 19, 2 p.m., 277 W. En- gineering. The second talk on Concepts of Geometric Function Theory will be give by Dr. Jo- seph Ullman. Zoology Seminar: First meet- ing, Thurs., Oct. 20, 8 p.m., Rack- ham Amphitheatre. Prof. Dugald E. S. Brown will speak on "Trends in Professional Biology." Refresh- ments. Botany Seminar: Wed., Oct. 19, 4 p.m., 4082 Natural Science. Dr. William C. Steere will speak on Some Vegetational Studies in Alas- ka. Master's Degree in History: A foreign language examination for the Master's Degree in history will be held in Room C, Haven Hall, Fri., Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. Those who intend to take the examination must register in the History Office, 119 Haven Hall by Oct. 20. The use of a dictionary is permitted. Engineering Mechanics Semi- nar: Mr. Alfred R. Bobrowsky will discuss "X-ray Diffraction and Stress Analysis" at the meeting, Wed., Oct. 19, 4 p.m., 101 W. En- gineering Bldg. Visitors welcome. AE 160 Seminar: 1504 E. Engi- neering, Wed., Oct. 19, 4:15 p.m. Mr. A. Dunlap from the Propulsion group of the Aeronautical Re- search Center at Willow Run Air- port will speak "On Flame Propa- gation." Visitors welcome. Geology 11: To those who re- ceived "X" in Geology 11 last se- mester: Final make-up examina- tion, Oct. 21, 4 p.m., 2054 N.S. Botany 1 make-up examination for those who did not take the final examination in June, 1949, will be given Thurs., Oct. 20, 7 p.m., 2033 Natural Science. All persons in- tending to take this examination must leave their names in the of- fice of the Department of Botany, 3003- Natural Science, by Thursday noon. Physical Chemistry Seminar: Thurs., Oct. 20, 2308 Chemistry, 4:07 p.m. Dr. R. C. Taylor will dis- cuss "Dielectric Absorption by Electrolytes in Solvents of Low Di- electric Constant." Makeup Examination in Eco- nomics 51, 52, 53, 54: Tues., Oct. 25, 3 p.m., 203 Economics Bldg. Any student expecting to take this examination must leave his name with the Departmental Sec- retary before the examination. Concerts Christmas Concerts: Handel's "Messiah" will be presented by the University Musical Society Sat., Dec. 10 at 8:30 and a repeat per- formance Sunday afternoon at 2:30, in Hill Auditorium. The per- formers will be: Chloe Owen, so- prano; Anna Kaska, contralto; David Llo'yd, tenor; Oscar Natzka, bass; University Choral Union and orchestra; Mary Stubbins, organ- ist; Lester McCoy, conductor. Tickets for both concerts are now on sale at the offices of the University Musical Society in Bur- ton Memorial Tower. Events Today Scabbard and Blade: Meeting, 8 p.m., North Hall. Roger Williams Guilders "Chat" at the Guild House, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Fellowship and food. study groups, 7:30 p.m., Upper Room, Lane Hall. Wesley Foundation: Do-Drop-In for tea and social hour, 4-5:30 p.m., Methodist Church. Undergraduate Psychology Club: Organizational meeting, 8 p.m., Union. All psychology concen- trates invited. Arrangements made for seminars and speakers. Student Legislature Meeting: 7:30 p.m,, Grand Rapids Room, League. Women's Physical Education Club: Meeting. Wally Weber will speak on "Football from the Spec- tators Viewpoint." 9 a.m., WAB Lounge. American Society of Civil Engi- neers: Regular meeting, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 3KLM, Union. Speaker: Mr. Ward Parr, Director of the State Highway Laboratory. Tea 'n Talk: 4-6 p.m., Presby- terian Church. formation on Scholarships and Graduate School. Coming Events . Union Staffmen and tryout smoker: Thurs., Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., Rms. 2 k 1 m n. All staffmen and men wishing to work on staff are requested to attend. Pictures will be taken. Refreshments. U. of M. Hostel Club: The following is a list of activi- ties for the club for the following week. All members and visitors invited. Sat., Oct. 22-Square Dance at Jones School, 8-11 p.m.; Sun., Oct. 23-Bike conditioner and Cook-out, meet at 2 p.m. at League for afternoon trip; Sat.-Sun., Oct. 29-30--Hallo- ween Bike to Harmony Valley, meet 8:30 a.m., Sat., League, with packed lunch and bike for 45 mile cycle to hostel. Call Mary Con- over, 257971, before Friday noon, Oct. 28. Hillel-I.Z.F.A.: Beginning He- brew group, Thurs., Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m., Hillel Foundation. Every- body welcome. U of M. UNESCO Council: First meeting, Thurs., Oct. 20, 7 ,p.m., 1022 University High School. Pro- gram: Explanation of UNESCO, refreshments, and 15 minute sound (Continued on Page 5) fA~diu at 4 The Daily accords its readers the privilege of submitting letters for publication in this column. Subject to space limitations, thergeneral 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- thous letters and letters of a defama- tory character or such letters which for any other reason are not in good taste will not be published. The editors reserve the privilege of con- densing letters. NSA Song... To The Editor: TO MR. HOWARD Hartzell, the Student Legislature, and the NSA Committee, I owe an expla- nation. When the chairman of our NSA Committee asked me to type up a song-sheet for the Report to the SL, I had the lyrics to only two of the Michigan Region songs-and added the third, "God Bless Free Enterprise," because I and sev- eral others had thought the song amusing. It was NOT "a work sung with the great glee of those sons of vir- tuosity who like to cast condem- nation and ridicule on the system of self-fulfillment and free in- vestment that build this country and incidently the U of M," to quote Mr. Hartzell. Actually, it was part of an at- tempt to get across more than simply a factual account of the Congress. The one thing the delegation has always wanted, and something that is practically impossible, is to have each and every student at- tend an NSA Congress. To meet people from all over the country, who have similar aims, although different backgrounds and differ- ent methods of attacking the com- mon problems, is an enriching and encouraging experience. And when the going gets rough- est, and the delegates haven't slept for what seems like years, it's a wonderful thing to be able to "kibitz" . . . even about the most important things. Many a song crept up-songs which may out- wardly have seemed to be ridcul- ing some of our strongest beliefs-- but which did not deter us from working together to accomplish common aims, to contribute to and strengthen the student commu- nity of America. So please don't take the song seriously-you really don't have to believe it to sing it-and it is not something we hope to have in first-place on the Hit-Parade. Had you attended the meeting, Mr. Hartzell, you would have under- stood the addition of the song in context. Rather than make an issue of a song such as that, I would much have preferred Mr. Hartzell (and all the other people on this cam- pus) to express his opinions and criticisms of the program and pol- icy of NSA, and above all, to make some concrete suggestions to ifie Student Legislature and the Na- tional Student Association, which, in the last analyses, is working for him-and not attempting to be a song-writing institution. -Dorianne Zipperstein Delegate, USNSA 4 4-1 E 72 &. L-O G ic. W 1949 THE WAJA 1-14"14 ra 44 L f Canterbury Club: 7:30 to p.m.; Rev, and Mrs. Burt are home to all Episcopal students. 10 at WASHINGTON-Behind the battle be- tween the angry admirals and Secre- tary of Defense Touis Johnson, there is something infinitely bigger and more im- portant to every American. This is simply the fact that President Truman and Secre- tary Johnson have apparently decided, in 'the year of the Beria bomb, that the de- fenses of this country can safely be weak- ened. There has been no public debate, or even announcement of this incredibly grave decision, which involves the future of the whole free world. The President has simply issued an order that defense expenditures shall be limited to $13 billions in the 1951 budget. And Secretary Johnson has gone along with this presidential order. The effect of the presidential order is further increased by the pay raise which Congress has just voted to the services. The cost of the pay raise will be $500 millions. Thus in practical power terms, we shall only be purchasing $12.5 billion worth of strength next year, as against just short of $14.5 billions worth of strength originally planned to be purchased this year. In fact, the amount of defense we will buy for ourselves next year is to be nearly 15 per cent less than what we are buying this year. Since such vast sums are none the less to be spent, it may superficially appear that the President and Secretary Johnson are still buying as much defense as we need. The truth is, however, they are really buying almost no defense at all, as any leader in the defense field will privately admit but publicly deny. THIS IS TRUE for two reasons. In the first place, all defense expenditures are relative. The Soviet economy, while im- measurably weaker than our own, is still the economy of a giant power with vast That blueprint is not however, being realized at present. To take the simplest example, one of the most conspicuous features of the Joint Chiefs' blueprint is the reliance placed on the strategic air arm. Strategic air power is intended first to serve as a deterrent to Soviet aggression. Second, if the deterrent fails and war comes, strategic air power is supposed to strike at the enemy's vitals, to weaken his offensive capability, and thus to cut him down to size. This planned role of the strategic air arm is what makes it theoretically possible to maintain balanced land, air, and naval forces that would other- wise seem appallingly weaker than the im- mense Soviet armament. * * * BUT THE JOINT Chiefs of Staff and the leaders of the Air Force have also agreed that an Air Force of seventy groups, witU twenty groups assigned to act as the stra- tegic air arm, is the smallest that can do the job. It is already public knowledge that the President and Secretary Johnson have decided that it will be enough to have an Air Force of forty-eight groups, with four- teen groups assigned to the strategic role. Furthermore, the $13 billion budget ceiling now imposed by the President will vitally effect the efficiency of this already reduced Air Force. If the fourteen groups with stra- tegic roles are to achieve reasonable effi- ciency, the ten groups now equipped with B-29s and B-50s must be rapidly re-armed with the greatly superior B-4 Other facts like these, so reminiscent of the foolish inter-war years, are to be found at every turn, in all spheres of the de- fense effort. The net meaning of these facts is that, relative to the Soviet Union, we are growing weaker, not stronger. Because the Soviet Union is a non-naval Anthropology Club: Second meeting, 7:30 p.m., 3024 Museum. Entrance by- the rear door. Dr. Frederick P. Thieme will give an illustrated lecture on "Primate Lo- comotion and Behavior." U. of M. Theatre Guild: tryouts for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 7 p.m., and general meeting, 8 p.m., League. U. of M. Rifle Club: Firing and instruction, 7-9 p.m., ROTC rifle range. Practice hours this semes- ter, Mon.-1&2; Tues.-11; Thurs. -11; and Fri.-1&2. Coed Folk and Square Dance Club: 7:30 p.m., Women's Athletic Building. Special guests, Klein- stuck House, Lloyd House, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Phi Kappa Psi. Newcomers welcome. Alpha Phi Omega Pledges: Organizational meeting, 7:15 p.m., Union. All pledges be present. Social Ethics Forum: 7:15 p.m., Lane Hall. Sociedad Hispanica: Meeting, Hussey Room, League, 8 p.m. Mexican film "Tierra Mexicana." A.S.M.E., Student Branch: Open meeting, 7:30 p.m., Architecture Auditorium. Film: "Steam for Power." Young Progressives of America: Meeting; 7:30 p.m., Union. Prof. John F. Shepard of Psychology Dept., will speak on "How to Fight Discrimination." Semester pro- gram of YPA on Jim Crow will be projected. Election of executive board. New members invited. Re- freshments. I.A.S.: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 3S, Union. Speaker: Prof. Morko- vin, Adviser to Grad School. In- Fifty-Ninth Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. 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