FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949 f - Splinter Groups EVERRYONE wants world peace-but every- one has his own little formula of how to obtain it. More than 10 campus groups are devoted to developing better understand- ing among nations and promoting world peace. Many of these clubs allow only a select few in their membership, like the Inter- national Relations Club and the amorphous Ann Arbor chapter of the National Council of Arts, Sciences and Professions. They think that they are the chosen ones who can lead the world out of its labyrinth of confusion; but all that develops at their meetings is the formation of one more esoteric clique. Other organizations are open to all comers, such as the United World Federal- ists, UNESCO and numerous others. These gr'oups are not to be as censured as the closed ones. But still there is no necessity for so many clubs that profess to have the same ultimate goal. Why can't each of these organizations give up its supposed originality and assimilate into one cohesive group? These splinter groups are defeating their own purpose. They are just like the various nations in the world, individualistic and each with its own uncompromising panacea. People should learn from history; un- fortunately they do not. The annuals of the ages clearly show that nationalism has led only to defeat, isolationism only to entanglements and uncompromising spirit only to war. A college campus is as good a place as any for people to begin cooperating. But ap- parently all of these pacifist groups are in- terested mainly in satisfying the needs and egos of their immediate membership. Tl professed goal of international cooperation and world peace seems to get lost along the way. -Norma Jean Harelik. At the State ... At the Michigan ... SLATTERY'S HURRICANE, with Richard I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE, with Ann Widmark, Linda Darnell and Veronica Sheridan, Cary Grant and far too many Lake. beautiful WACS to be realistic. THOUGHA SURE BET to please Wid- YOU KNOW YOU'RE in for a good laugh mark enthusiasts, "Slattery's Hurricane" Yg can be ignored by all seekers after good cin- about five minutes after the film begins ema. to unwind when Cary, a Frenchman with While winds, rains, and hurricanes are a remarable knowledge of English, drops all raging in the background through most sorts of lingerie on Annie's desk in WAC of the picture, a persistent storm-in-a- headquarters. teacup is being whipped up by most of the characters. And the happy duo doesn't disappoint Sharing the starring role with the hurri- you. Much of the humor is blunt, but most cane is Widmark, an ex-Navy flier who puts of it is good. In short, Cary and Annie are his aeronautic knowledge to work for a dope- feuding and fussing, more of the latter as smuggling ring, studiously ignoring the the picture and Cary advance, but are ethics of the situation. During his free really quite charmed by the other's' physi- hours he, Miss Darnell, Miss Lake and a cal and mental disposition. pickup play -Spin the Bottle, which with Annie is assigned to Cary as he sets out Widmark is a whiskey bottle, on his last mission for the French army. But they don't play clean, because the Though his progress in the assignment is sphinx-like Miss Darnell happens to be slow, Annie is not. She achieves the cap- married to one of Widmark's old Navy ture of poor Henri Bouchard (Cary) in a buddies. Miss Lake is his only alternative, haystack which didn't have a needle, but but she is completely colorless. did have Cary, Annie and a motorcycle. The The Hollywood touch taints the film, how- two-wheeled vehicle, complete with sidecar, ever, with Widmark becoming a regenerate plays a passive role in the torrid haystack character at Miss Lake's hospital bed, and romance, but the other two inhabitants going through a Baptism by Water as he managed to find various exercises with flies through the harrowing hurricane for which to keep busy. the UNITED STATES WEATHER BU- Returning to headquarters, Annie and REAU. Cary announce their intention to mai'y. With such incompetents sharing the bill, Then the fun begins. Cary is reduced to a Widmark must naturally put on a one-mah war bride, something he finds rather incon- show. Though the script with which he has ceivable. to work is not deathless drama, he does Not only 4 he deprived of his wife on the more than the audience can rightfully ex- wedding night, but he is also deprived of his pect. With the aid of some excellent se- sleep for the next three nights. quences showing the hurricane's violence, the movie becomes relatively entertaining. Howard Hawks, a man with a fine -Fran Ivick. appreciation for sentiment, finally directs the two to a cabin aboard the U.S.-bound transport and all is tranquil. Editorials published in The Michigan Daily I couldn't swear to it, but the last shot, are written by members of The Daily staff of the Statue of Liberty passing by their and represent the views of the writers only. port-hole, seems to reveal a slight blush on the old girl's face. You'll know why after' NIGHT EDITOR: PETER HOTTON 90 minutes of piquant humor. --Kirk R. Hampton. £ditIlkte By LEON JAROFF TO READERS of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, midnight means "too late." The clock which first appeared on the cover' of the Bulletin in June, 1947, has always suggested that little time remained to solve the frightening problems which emerged with nuclear fission. That there was time, however, was always indicated by the position of the hands, which stood at eight minutes to 12. SO LITTLE TIME BUT THIS WEEK many Bulletin readers were somewhat shaken. The hands on the cover of the October issue, jarred out of their customary position by the atomic explosions in Russia, were dangerously close (three minutes) to midnight. In the Bulletin's lead article, Professor Harold C. Urey, physicist and Nobel laureate, drove home the point effectively: "I view the acquiring of bombs by Russia as exceedingly ominous," he warned. "It appears that in four years the Russians have learned how to make bombs and have constructed substantial plants for this purpose. They can make a stockpile in a relatively short time. "I should say about TWO YEARS could and probably will see the lead of the United States effectively wiped out." Yet just last month, in a much more widely-publicized statement, General Walter Bedell Smith assured us that it would be at least 10 years before Russia reached our present stage of mass production of A- bombs. RUSSIAN A-BOMB FORECASTS WHOM SHALL WE believe? To evaluate each of the predictions given above, take, for example, forecasts made several years ago by leading physicists concerning Russian production of the atomic bomb. Leo Szilard (1945) : "I would say it is more likely than not that another country will have it in six years. In two-and-one-half it is possible-." Harold Urey (1945): "We should not think of a longer time than about five years." Harrison Brown (1946): "-in another three years the U.S. may not stand alone as a possessor of atomic bombs." Compare these predictions with those of General Leslie R. Groves and other mili- tary and Congressional leaders who stated flatly that the Russians couldn't possibly produce a bomb for at least 15 and perhaps as many as 40 years. Perhaps the time has come for us to turn an attentive ear to our atomic scientists. WHAT CAN BE DONE? IF OUR ATOMIC progress is so unsatis- factory as to enable Russia to overcome our A-bomb lead in two years, some drastic changes must be made. On this subject, none of our scientists mince words. An organization which may be taken as the official voice of U.S. science, the Amer- ican Association for the Advancement of Science, recently blasted our national "se- curity" system. It concluded, after a lengthy investiga- tion, that the present security regulations actually impede scientific work and menace the nation's long-range security. * * * SCIENTIFIC PARALYSIS PROF. UREY added his voice by revealing that many brilliant scientists are un- able or unwilling to work for the Atomic Energy Commission because of petty security regulations which hamper and even paralyze their work. Here in Ann Arbor, a University physicist, Prof. James Cork recently pointed out that many atomic scientists cannot even work on projects in which they are interested.' We have been given our warning-not by hysterical admirals or uninformed Con- gressmen, but by calm, coldly-calculating atomic scientists. To them, the writing on the wall is very clear. We must sever the bonds which are now strangling our atomic research or be prepared to face the consequences in the very near future. The hands of the Atomic Age clock are moving inexorably toward midnight. DREW PEARSON: The Veep WASHINGTON-Still coy about his St. Louis romance, Vice President Barkley blushingly admitted to the Senate before adjourning that he "may" spend some time in Missouri instead of heading right back to Kentucky. The question was brought up by Mis- souri's usually humorless senator Forrest Donnell after a fellow Republican, Sen- ator Wayne Morse of Oregon, assured that the Vice President would be welcome in his state any time-even if he is a Demo- crat. With a twinkle in his eye, Donnell broke in: "I should like to invite the Vice President most graciously to visit Missouri occasion- ally." Gilded Cage it THIN by b. s. brown THE DEVINE COMEDY: Leave all good Michigan people resolve to present Friend Thomas Devine with Angell Hall-or better, with the Little Brown Jug. Leave us not think that Bennie Oosterbaan and his fighting ball club beat Minnesota last Saturday. It was Friend Thomas who accom- plished what everyone thought would be impossible, so to his battered desk in the Free Press building should go the pottery symbolic of Michigan-Minnesota victory. Friend Thomas, early last week, wrote an inspired article which discussed all of Michigan's football ills. It was a well-written article, accurate in most respects. And because Thomas said what everybody, including Bennie and the Boys, knew, he immediately became Mich- igan's.'salvation. Lyall Smith, Thomas's Free Press cohort, all but says that Friend Thomas's printed chatter caused the Wolverines to recognize their. shortcomings and thus led to the upset victory over the Gophers. Quoth Lyall: "To say that it (Thomas's story) was an article which aroused comment among Michigan's following is putting it mildly. IT ALSO AROUSED THE MICHIGAN FOOTBALL TEAM. "It helped transform a squad which had attempted to rest on its National championship laurels and make those laurels take the place of the spirit, tactics and football fundamentals which had made them champions. "It helped transform a group of good football PLAYERS into a great football TEAM." So leave all Michigan people be forever grateful. Thomas has done the UM football team a good turn. Some of the Wolverine fans realized, even in the turmoil of victory last Saturday afternoon, that Friend Thomas was truly a friend. Many of them, standing below the press box with clenched fist, were calling in deep and heartfelt appreciation and with complete familiarity, "We want Tommy! We want Tommy!" Leave all Michigan breathe a fervent thanks to Friend Thomas and offer him the Little Brown Jug for his outstanding achievement of 1949. That should cover everything for today, but . . CONGRATULATIONS to the Tri-Delts. Their Homecoming display, which took top honors in the women's division, was a creation of inspiration, though I'm sure Friend Thomas didn't appreciate it. But of all, I liked the come-back made by the lasses of Helen Newberry. Employing sheer genius, after the wind and the rain had completely destroyed their endeavor, the girls posted a sign next to the wreckage which said, "It should only happen to Minnesota." It did! THE PHANTOM FOUR, one of the finest quartets on campus, is rapidly carving a niche of popularity for itself round these parts. In addition to their many and appreciated serenades, the four songsters appeared at the Homecoming dance last Saturday night, offering three selections. The final piece was a singing commercial for the League Formal. Now get this. Commercial and all, not one of the four said gentlemen will be at the Formal. Come Friday noon, they'll all be headed for Champaign and the Illinois-Michigan clash. How about that. That covers everything for today. Letters to the Editor I ederated Drug Scheme The Daily accords its readers the privilege of submitting letters for publication in this column. Subject to space limitations, the general po- ley 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'defaa- 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. Catholic Power .. . To the Editor: YOUR PAPER IS to be com- mended for its courage in printing a review of PaulBlan- shard's book American Freedom and Catholic Power. Many large newspapers have hesitated to pub- lish either comments or advertise- ments about the book, for fear of Catholic boycotts - particularly since it caused the famous con- troversy between ex - Governor Lehman and Cardinal Spellman. If Roman Catholics will read this book with an open and un- prejudiced mind, it may help them to see that their Church is a "fascist Christianity," bound up byahierarchy and dogmas which accumulated through dark cen- turies in Europe when freedom was not known. Although I am now a Protestant, I was born, raised, and indoctrinated in the Roman Church-so I know where- of I speak. -Francis X. Bower. *.* *. L Issues . To the Editor: LIKE MANY other students who are concerned with the wel- fare of the entire campus, I feel the desire to express my views concerning the recent misunder- standing evidenced between the IFC and AIM, in regard to the forthcoming all campus election next November 21-22. Due to familiarity with both parties concerned, and after much serious thought, I am sincerely convinced that a healthier atmo- sphere would prevail on the cam- pus political scene if party lines could be determined on something other than a residential basis. The Student Legislature has al- ready taken steps to make for more intelligent voting by ar- ranging for more open houses where candidates can be seen and heard. We should progress further in this direction. I would like to see real coopera- tion in the formation of student parties based on freely associated ideas whereby candidates would be allowed to representsomething more tangible than they are per- mitted under the present arrange- ment. It seems reasonable to assume that if the electorate were per- mitted to vote for more clear-cut campus issues than we are now permitted, if we could vote for candidates who represent ideas and issues we would have a more responsible student government. -Ray Guerin. Reactionary . . To the Editor: IN MY SPEECH 31 class a fra- ternity man defined (what I consider a definition belonging in the column of greats) a reaction- ary. Of course, he did this quite unknowingly. We were instructed to prepare one minute personal conviction talks. My fraternity colleague had chosen the subject of discrim- intnorv eises in frternal cnn, existed sixty years ago, especially, when these clauses don't fulfill the wishes of the present members. No, I'm afraid my fraternal col- league overstepped his logic- either fraternity boys are proud to be members of a reactionary institution, or they like the idea of racial and religious discrim- inatory clauses. -Ray Franklin. IDA----DILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 3) Pre-Medical Society Quarterdeck Rifle Club Roger Williams Guild Russian Circle Sailing Club Senior Society Sociedad Hispanica Society of Automotive Engineers Student Legislature Student Players Student Religious Association Theater Guild Triangles Turkish Club Undergraduate Psychology So- ciety Unesco Unitarian Student Group United World Federalists University Bands-Vulcans Wesleyan Guild Westminster Guild Women's Athletic Association Women's Glee Club Women's Judiciary Council Women's Physical Education Club Wolverine Club Wyvern Young Democrats Young Friends' Fellowship Young Progressives of America Young Republican Club J Lectures University Lecture: "Study of Adaptations among Torrential Fishes of India" (illustrated). Sec- ond of two lectures by Dr. Sunder Lal Hora, Director of the Zoologi- cal Survey of India; auspices of the Museum of Zoology and the Department of Zoology. 4:15 p.m., Tues., Oct. 25, Natural Science Auditorium. American Chemical Society Lec- ture: D. Richard Ogg, Jr., will speak on "Unimolecular Reactions and the Decomposition of N205", Thurs., Oct. 27, 8 p.m., 1300 Chem- istry. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Wal- ter Oscar Kupsch, Geology; thesis: "Geology of the Tendoy-Beaver- head Area, Beaverhead County, Montana," Tues., Oct. 25, 4065 Natural Science Bldg., 12 noon. Acting Chairman, K. K. Landes. AE 160 Seminar: 1504 E. Engi- neering, Wed., Oct. 26, 4:15 p.m. Mr. R. Fledderman will speak "On Problems in Sprays." Refresh- ments. Visitors welcome. Bacteriology Seminar: Tues., Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m., 1520 E. Medical Building. Speaker: Mr. Robert Backus. Subject: Electron Micro- scopy of Some Viruses. Engineering Mechanics Semi- nar: Prof . Ormondrovd will dis- N THE MIDST of a nationwide crackdown on dope rackets comes more evidence of what local and federal law enforcement offi- cers have been trying to combat--this time, the theft from several Detroit drugstores of valuable narcotics, worth nearly $4,000 on the illicit market. The robberies, in themselves, don't seem so startling. Similar occurrences plague almost daily dealers in all parts of the country. The real disaster is apparent when one surveys the individual thefts on a mass scale. Either all dope peddlers are working strict- ly for themselves, or contacts and markets are being centered within one vast clearing house, somewhere in the U.S. We learned from New York City police reports last January that a trio of smugglers, found with nearly $2,000,000 worth of pure cocaine stuffed in a suit- case were probably involved in sales of narcotics smuggled into New York from Venezuela, Peru and Chile. These men were further implicated as cocaine vendors who sold to dealers in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee and St. Louis. On this basis, we may assume that the recent surge of narcotics robberies is an outgrowth of such "federated" drug schemes. Effective "weeding out" of ringleaders will be possible, therefore, only when law en- forcement officers deemphasize the local angle and crack down nationally through linkage of suspects and activities. -Don Kotite. music MUSICIANS and concert goers alike sat astounded by the Sunday evening per- formance of the Boston Symphony. Throughout the audience one felt an elec- tric concentration on this marvel of music that silenced even the usual dry coughers. Charles Muench has taken the already fine Boston Symphony and brought it to even greater heights. Always noted for its precision, the orchestra has achieved un- der Muench a refreshing clarity. Every tone, each attack was distinctly heard. The programming was excellent. Muench's choice of a French composition, Raubaud's "La Procession Nocturne," was, a fitting in- troduction. The unfamiliar music was har- monically rich, the interpretation warm and lucid. The Piston "Symphonic Suite" suf- fered in comparison with the other com- positions. The audience was caught off guard in the finale. They expected more, both in quantity and quality. The Ravel, however, was very well received as well as superbly played. Laurent's tone did special justice to the flute solos. Greatest surprise of the evening was Muench's interpretation of Beethoven's The following sections meet in 1035 Angell Hall: No. 5 to 6 (Eldersveld) No. 7 (Bretton) All other sections meet in 1025 Angell