PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1950 DREW PEARSON FrancoPolicy WA SHINGTON - A secret huddle of Rus- Sian and Hungarian generals plotting an attack on Yugoslavia is the inside reason for the State Department's sudden offer to aid Yugoslavia, if she is threatened. American intelligence agents in Vienna and Belgrade picked up the alarming re- port of the Russian military conference from the anti-Communist Hungarian un- derground. Stalin attached such importance to the conference, according to this report, that he sent both his No. 1 aide, Georgi Malenkov, and Marshal Constantin Rokossowski, who is organizing the satallite defenses in East- ern Europe. Chief decision reached at the confer- ence, according to the underground, was' to build bases in the Tatra Mountains of Hungary for firing rockets into Yugo- slavia. A few days after this report was received, U.S. Ambassador George V. Allen told re- porters in Belgrade that Washington is ready to help Yugoslavia "preserve her inde- pendence and sovereignty." -U.S. POLICY ON FRANCO- FRANCO SPAIN received almost as much attention as the burning question of what to do about Formosa when Secretary of State Dean Acheson was closeted for six action-packed hours with the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week. Acheson's arguments on Formosa were similar to those he gave the Senate the day before, but his delineation of Spanish policy was so complete that it should have been presented to the American people. Acheson left no doubts about the State Department's opposition to the Franco dictatorship. There never can be a real understanding between the United States and Spain while Franco stays in power, he said, and it is time the Spanish people were waking up to the fact..... .... .... As far as he was concerned, Acheson said, we should continue to withhold full recog- nition of Spain (we partly recognize her now through a charge d'affaires) until Franco is turned out. Acheson frequently referred to the Spanish dictator as "undependable" and irreconcilable in his contempt for de- mocracy. * * * -FRANCO HINDERS TRADE- The Secretary of State added, however. that if the United Nations ever rescinded its 1946 resolution - which led most member nations to recall their ambassadors to the Franco government - the United States could hardly refuse to re-establish an em- bassy in Madrid. "But it is not our intention to initate such acton," reported Acheson. "To do so would imply approval of the Franco gov- ernment. On the other hand, I think recognition would come quickly if there was a change of government." He also explained that the European Co- operation Administration had found it vir- tually impossible to do business with Franco because of the restrictions he placed on American aid and his refusal to abide by ECA regulations. (Copyright, 1949, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: JIM BROWN Governenl gg Prices NCE AGAIN taxpayers must shell out to raise the price they'll have to pay for eggs. The government has re-entered the egg market, and indications are that it will buy close to one billion eggs during the next four or five months, in order to keep the price of hen fruit from falling. These eggs will cost more than $25,000,000. The near-record production level being maintained by hens is cited as the cause of the new purchases. And so the government is buying eggs again, although it already has more than two-and-a-half billion it can't get rid of. These were bought for $90,000,000 in the form of powder under 1948 and 1949 price support programs. MUSIC r'" THE FINAL CONCERT of the Budapest Quartet was marked by the character- istic perfection which we have come to ex- pect from this organizatios. Their tone, in- dividually and collectively, was, at all times simply sumptuous, and their 'ensemble" left nothing at all to be desired. This, I be- lieve, is all that can be said about such play- ing: to say more would be superfluous. It is a great deal more difficult, though, to give such a clear estimate of the music played on this occasion, for much of it is of a controversial nature. For example, the Beethoven Quartet Op. 18, No. I was received by the audience with a somewhat mixed reaction; some were bored, while others were simply enthralled. Personally, I was affected neither way for I rather felt that the music is uneven, though nev- er totally devoid of interest. I find the sec- ond and third movements superb, but rather feel that the outer movements are merely saying what Haydn had said so much better. This, however, is just one man's opinion. The Hindemith Quartet Op. 22, No. 3 is another case in point. I find this music strange and rather forbidding, yet, at the same time, tremendously compelling. If I say that it was ice-cold music, this isn't meant in any derogatory sense at all. This to me was precisely its appeal, if a rather per- verted one. I was left with an uncomfortable feeling at the end, a feeling that I had heard something quite remarkable and yet, just a little inhuman. Take, for example, the third movement with its eerie (not haunting) theme in the violin, set against a relentless pizzicatto background in the cello and viola; or again, listen to the almost brutal out- bursts of the viola in the second movement. Brilliantly effective this music is, but, try as I may, I can find nothing in it that could be called sensuously beautiful. This, may I say again, is just one man's opinion. What a relief it was, then, to hear such a wonderfully personal utterance as the "Death and the Maiden" Quartet in D minor. True, it is a brooding, even tragic work, but it expressed these emotions, in terms of beauty, not merely in those of ice-cold violence. Perhaps there are people who say that the tragic can't be expressed beautifully; if so, I urge them to listen, in particular, to the first, and second move- ments of this quartet. In their final concert of the series, the Budapest Quartet once again proved that they are probably the finest such group before the public. After all is said and done, what is there beyond perfection? Harris Crohn For months the government has been trying to sell the old eggs to the British- at less than half the price it paid for them. But the British won't buy. So now the administration is considering giving the eggs and other perishable surplus goods to relief organizations. This would certainly be the best solution under the circumstances, and it's surprising that none of the government's "experts" thought of it before, while desperately-need- ed food rotted away in the dark. But even if it does use the eggs for relief, the government will be doing so primarily for selfish motives-to prevent embarrass- ment rather than to prevent hunger. Charity is a secondary consideration. Its inept handling of surplus eggs is typi- cal of the administration's generally waste- ful price support practices. Farm price supports may be necessary at times. But they were introduced during the depression as an emergency measure, to save farmers from bankruptcy in a time of acute financial crisis- These economic crutches have remained to become an institution. Farmers now feel entitled to government subsidies as a birthright. They maintain unnecessarily high "production in the knowledge that Uncle Sam is always standing near to buy up the large surplus. For instance, the agriculture department had naively hoped that farmers would cut surplus egg production by killing off hens and holding down orders for new chicks. But the farmers didn't cut back. Why should they? They know when they're well off. This is just one more example of gov- ernment-sponsored wastefulness at the taxpayers' expense. An investigation of farm price supports is clearly called for. Otherwise, we will con- tinue to have abuses like the egg scandal, in which (getting back to poultry jargon) farmers are grabbing all the white meat and leaving the wishbone for the rest of us. -James Gregory MATTER OF FACT: T aft .Campaignt By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP W ASHINGTON - Finding a Democratic candidate to run for the crucial Senate seat of Robert A. Taft of Ohio is becoming a sort of political comedy. On Thursday, Democratic National Chairman , William Boyle returned from Columbus after being told by most Ohio leaders, "It looks like Fer- guson." This meant that Taft's opponent would be Ferguson, whose chief gualifica- tion for the assignment is his intense thirst for it. THE SAME DAY, without consulting either the local Democratic organization o' the anti-Taft labor groups, Dr. Henry Bush, a professor at Cleveland College and chair- man of the Cuyahoga County Americans for Democratic Action, hurled his relatively un- known hat into the ring. As this is writtei, him because of his long refusal to commit farm leaders (who have distinctly cooled to himself) is expected to announce his candi- dacy.. Finally, the always unpredictable Gov- ernor Frank Lausche has suddenly begun showing signs of interest in the Senate race. He has said he would some to Wash- ington to talk things over with President Truman, who, ostensibly at least, is inter- ested in finding someone to beat Taft. He has already talked with certain of the la-k bor strategists, including C.I.O. chieftan Philip Murray. Since he rarely makes up his mind about running for any office un- til the last hour for filing, Lausche cannot be absolutely ruled out. Nonetheless, although the labor strategists are wistfully wondering whether Dr. Bush may not be "another Paul Douglas," it still looks like Ferguson. This simply means that the great Ohio election, hitherto billed as one of the grand contests of the century, will become a competitive display of the po- liticai techniques Ohio knows best. These are the techniques of the late Mark Hanna. Ohio will hardly hear a grave debate of serious issues. it the Taft opponent is Ferguson. Perhaus Ohioans will be consoled by the many millions of outside money the struggle ought to bring into their state. * * e UT THE MAJESTIC mustering of finan- cial resources on both sides can lead to only one thing in the end. Organization, which is what money really buys in politics, will be undertaken on a scale and with an intensity quite unprecedented in such con- tests. The organization will be more signi- ficant than the campaign speeches. Yet this will not alter the two central facts in the Ohio situation. If Ferguson . is the nominee, Taft will be more likely to win. And if Taft wins, he will be in the best possible position to gain the Repub- lican Presidential nomination. Only two developments now in sight could then dash from his lips the cup he has so often grasped for. His own victory in Ohio might be dimmed by the simultaneous defeat of most of the other Republican conservative Senators. Or he could suddenly be con- fronted with the much-bruited Presiden- tial candidacy of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Xette/P 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. DAILY OFFICIAL BU1ETIN Discrimination . To the Editor: THIS discrimination issuemust have something done about it, clearly is indicated by the Friday Daily. The IFC tabled a motion which would have permitted no adverse criticism of such matters as that Negroes can't play on the basketball team, at least by play- ers on the team in question. The same principle can be extended to the Navy, where a man can't dis- agree with the policies of his su- perior without getting something done about it to him, just like the students' not being able to get anything done with the policies of the University on Thanksgiving. Or China. Not the University poli- cies, though; just China. But Lady Carter doesn't think so; she, like most among the stu- dent body politic, is unaware that this voluntary inability, willy- nilly, to belong tora campus organ- ization or team or anything is not only just discrimination, but also we put too much emphasis on things that aren't in keeping with a liberal, democratic school. It's almost the same thing like the situation of mercy-killing or the question. There are things you can't go up above. We must all realize this, and work to prevent it, or we are surely not going to be able to "live with ourselves." -Harold T. Walsh * * * To the Editor: MACMILLAN shows a great deal of understanding in pointing out that the root of discrimina- tion is attitudes, not practices. No gentlemen's agreement, no con- centration camp, is more painful than the feeling that one belongs to a group which is despised. One comes to share this attitude, and we have self - contempt, self- hatred. As MacMillan suggests, removal of discriminatory ques- tions may have little effect on this feeling. But the attitude of standing up and denouncing what we see as wrong, wrong in that it offends our sense of what is just and heal- thy, may have a great deal of effect on the attitude of contempt and self-contempt.uNot merely winning the fight, but putting out the effort necessary to win it, may be getting at the root of the prob- lem. --Al Eglash * * --*a Textbook-Drive . . To the Editor: ters you have received, under the impression that they represent the totalropinion on campus, you are utterly mistaken. There seems to be much argu- ment over whether or not Barnaby is funny. I resent being told by some narrow-minded individuals, who do not enjoy Barnaby, that the strip is therefore not funny. I understand why some people would feel this way and concede them their right to feel as they do. But, who are they to dictate that Barnaby, because they don't like it, is not funny? There are all sorts of humor and it is up to all to grant that things they don't laugh at may amuse others, and to allow them their privilege of being amused. I, for one, demand Barnaby's return and would like an explanation of his disappear- ance. -Pamela Wagner (EDITOR'S NOTE: Barnaby's tern- porary absence was caused by fail- ure of the syndicate to send The Daily the matrices from which the comic strip is cast into lead for *ri**ting.) 'New Voice . 1l I f To the Editor: SOMEONE HAS written a letter accusing The Daily of trying to be "balanced." That's ridiculous. There isn't a college paper in the country that is more representative of the "smart young collegiate radical." The cause of this insolence was an excellent article by Jim Greg- ory. But there aren't enough edi- torials of that kind to justify such an accusation. -Mary Lou Watt * * * British lingl;ong " 0 0 ALPHA PHI OMEGA, service frternity, is national sponsor- I' ;t Cr R~kEIN 't AOiE /l S II '1 At The Michigan... THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, with Danny Kaye and a legion of human props. HOLLYWOOD'S PATTER-MAN is back in town again, and if you liked him before, you'll probably like him this time. For Kaye is his usual well-meaning but blundering self, people are, as usual, "af- ter him", the movie is packed with re- strained slapstick, and Kaye eventually triumphs. Changes have been rung in, though. For this edition of Kaye humor, we have period costumes of the Napoleonic period against the small-town water-well background. Kaye is naively peddling a rot-gut elixir in a company of gypsies with cohort Walter Sle- zack. His dishonest cohort deserts him and he is picked up by the police of a corruption- ridden French burg. Then, through tricks of fate and forged documents, the city officials mistake him for an inspector-general who is visiting the country towns to clean them of graft. With exceptional lack of grace, Kaye makes the transition from rags to riches, and gets himself involved in even greater diffi- culties, till the executioner's axe is finally hanging precariously over his noggin. It's gay, it's light, it's funny in several spots. But there is also evident the tendency for the director to drive a good comic se- quence into the ground in lieu of thinking At The State . . PINKY with Jeanne Crain, Ethel Wa- ters, Ethel Barrymore, and William Lundi- gan. "I'M NOT TRYING to be heroic." Jeanne Crain, as the white negro girl Pinky, explains to her white fiance on their break-, up; and this way of looking at things, evi- denced in the script of Dudley Nichols and Philip Dunne and the direction of Elia Ka- zan; is the guiding grace that produced a film that proved first to be entertaining and enlightening too. To me it was successfuW because it left enough for the audiernce to fill in. We all, in varying degrees, realize the irrationality of the black and white crazy quilt, but what we want to see is a valid production of the views of it we hold. If a way forward is shown so much the better. This film, without excessive explana- tions or pleas-I could count only three serious slowdowns -DRAMATIZES what might happen to a pretty and intelligent' Negress that happened to be born poor and white. Unlike such films as LOST BOUNDARIES and THE QUIET ONE, there was here a complicated enough plot needing no sloppy flashbacks. That there are Negroes born white is a special but strangely fascinating situation and into such a solid dramatic base, slightly melo- dramatic if you prefer, an implied tolera- tion message blended easily. It is Tuesday and most people have seen the film so, space lacking, I shall list some of the things I thought were good. The love a ffnira n, l-. airh, iainl dii na - 1-he -s ing a campus-wide collection of used text books. These books will be given to the University oper- ated Textbook Lending Library for use by needy students. This project has the full co- operation and encouragement of the University Administration be- cause for a number of years the resources of the Loan, Library have been very much limited. It is hoped that through this campus wide collection the Library may be built up to a point sufficient to meet demands. Certainly many of us would pre- fer to contribute our used books to this worthy cause rather than throw them away or take mini- mum prices from book stores. In order for this project to be successful it will require maximum support from each student on campus. At the end of this semester after' our courses are passed (we hope), let's give somebody else a chance. Paul L. Weinmann Drive co-Chairman * * * Barnaby. To the Editor: WHERE IS Barnaby? If you have succumbed to the senti- ments of various derogatory let- To the Editor: WITH reference to M r. R i c h y Thomas' editorial, "British Hongkong," which appeared in the Michigan Daily on Friday, 13th January, 1950, I should like to make a few comments. In essence, Mr. Thomas questioned the wis- dom of the Hongkong Govern- ment's move in giving Governor Sir Alexander Grantham emer- gency powers to cope with mount- ing local labour unrests. Before we pass any hasty judg- ment two pertinent factors must be borne in mind. Firstly, it seems beyond doubt that the tramcar conductors' strike was mainly in- stigated by active communist agents in Hongkong. Secondly, it was. the conductors' union which refused arbitration offered by the Government for wage adjust- ments. Knowing very well that they could not expect to take Hongkong by military actions, the communists have launched an economic warfare by plotting la- bour unrests in Hongkong and hoped to bring chaos to Hong- kong's economy. If one knew the communists and their tactics, one cannot but feel it justified to give the Governor wide emergency powers to handle any eventuality that may arise. This is not to say that the Brit- ish have abandoned the rule of law which is inherent in British administrations and which has brought justice to all wherever the Union Jack flies. But whenever the welfare and safety of any part of the empire is at stake, every known measure would and should be taken to ward off that danger. Hongkong had survived an exten- sive general strike in 1922. I have full confidence in the ability of the Hongkong Government to pull her out of another one again, if and when it occurs. -Edward S. Yanne, '50 (Hongkong) Court Reversal .S. . LANSING-(Al)-The State Su- preme Court yesterday reversed the graft conviction of former Rep. Martin A. Kronk, Detroit Democrat, who was accused of ac- cepting a bribe in the 1939 legis- lature. (Continued from Page 3) and the Department of History. 4:15 p.m., Wed., Jan. 18, Rakhamn Amphitheater. University Lecture: Second of two lectures on "The Chemistry of Vision." Dr. George Wald, Pro- fessor of Biology, Harvard Univer- sity;auspices of the Department of Biological Chemistry. 4:15 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17, Rackham Amphi- theater. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for An- drew Daniel Perejda, Geography; thesis: "The St. Clair River-A Study in Political Geography." 3 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17, 210 Angell Hall, Chairman, R. B. Hall. Mathematics Colloquium. Tues., Jan. 17, 4Wp.m., 2011 Angell Hall. Prof. W. W. Rogosinski, of Kings College, Durham University, New- castle, England, will speak on "Ex- tremum Problems in the Series of Functions." Physical Chemistry Seminar. Wed.. Jan. 18, 4:07 p.m., Rm. 1300 Chemistry. Dr. Richard L. Stein, of Princeton University, will dis- cuss "Interaction of Methylene Deformation in Paraffin Crystals." The assignment for Wed., Jan. 18, for Prof. Peterson's English 31 course (sections 7 and 13) is to read poems 35, 37, 38, 238, 263, and 264. Concerts Student Recital: Ruth Stein, pi- anist, will present a program at 4:15 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17, Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree. Compositions by Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Bergsma and Brahms. )pen to the public. Miss Stein is a pupil of Joseph Brinkman. The Cincinnati Symphony, Or- chestra, Thor Johnson Conductor, will give the seventh concert in the Choral Union Series tonight at 8:30 in Hill Auditorium. The pro- gram is as follows: Suite from "The Water Music," by Handel (arranged by Sir Hamilton Har~- ty); "Joseph's Legend" by Richard Strauss; and Symphony in D min'- or, by Cesar Franck. Choral Union Members, wnose records of attendance are clear, will please call for their courtesy passes admitting ,o the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra concert, be- tween the hours of 9:30 to 12, and 1 to 4 today, Tues., at the office of the University Musical Society, Burton Memorial Tower. Student Recital: Jack Wc )x, baritone, will present a program at 4:15 p.m., Wed., Jan. 18, in Ly- dia Mendelssohn Theater, in par- tial fulfiliment of the require- ments for admission as a graduate student of voice. His program., op- en to the public, will include con- positions by Lully, Hande, Strauss; Wolf, Faure and Saint-Saens, as vwell as a grou) of Englisn songs. Mr. Wilcox is a pupil o Arthur Hackett. The Michigan Singers, Maynard Klein, Conductor, will appear in its first full concert on the campus at 8:20 p.m.. Wed., Jan. 18, in , Mia 1f1 Mndelssohn 'I ;eatr'r Th program will include compositonsm by Schutz, Victoria, DePres, Pales t; in, L,bussy, R':s Lee Finney, CaIos Chavez, Pe r Mennin, and Brahms.- e 'eieral pubs is invited. Events Today Christian Science Organization: Testimonial meeting, 7:30 p.m., Upppr Room, Lane Hall. All are welcome. Quarterdeck Society, Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3-D, Union. Square Dance Group will meet from 7-10 p.m., Lane Hall. Religion and Life Week Com- mittee will meet at 5 p.m. in Lane Hall. Supper will be served. Michigai Chapter, American So- ciety for Public Administration: Social Seminar, 7:30 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17, West Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. Speaker: Prof. Roscoe C. Martin, President, Am- erican Society for Public Adminis- tration and Chairman of the De- partment of Political Science, Sy- racuse University. Interested per- sons invited. Coming Events Canterbury Club. Wed., 7:15 a.m., Holy Communion followed by - Student Breakfast. The Women of the University Faculty will meet for tea from 4 to 6 p.m., Wed., Jan. 18. Tea will , be served in the fourth floor club- room of the Women's League. U. of M. Rifle Club. Practice, 7 p.m., Wed., Jan. 18, ROTC rifle, range. Michigan Arts Chorale. There will be a regular rehearsal Wed, Jan. 18, 7 p.m., Rm. B, Haven Hall. ULLR Ski Club: Meeting Wed., 7:30 p.m., Union. Movies and final r plans for the Boyne trip between terms. Cars are still needed for they trip. Also anyone interested in joining the ski team is invited. U. of M. Young Republicans Club meets Wed., Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., Union. Nominating Commit- tee will be appointed; discussion and final vote on Club's platform. of Party principles; summary of Big Ten Conference plans; Re- freshments. U. of M. Theatre Guild: General meeting, Wed., Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., League. The Undergraduate Psych Club will meet Wed., Jan. 18, at 8 p.m., in the League to determine a con- tribution to the Granich Memor- ial Fund. American Chemical Society meeting Wed., Jan. 18, Rm. 1300, Chemistry Bldg., 8:30 p.m. Lectur- er: Dr. Harrison Brown, of the Institute of Nuclear Study, Chica- go, will speak on the subject "The Neutron Pile as a tool in quantita- tive Analysis." *l 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 Jarof............Managing Editor Al Blumrosen...............City Editor Philip Dawson.......Editorial Director Mary Stein.............Associate Editor i Jo Misner............ Associate Editor George Walker.......Associate Editor Don McNeil.......... Associate Editor Alex Lmanlan.....Photography Editor . Pres Holmes........Sports Co-Editor Merle Levin....... .Sports Co-Editor Roger Goelz.Associate Sports Editor Miriam Cady..........Women's Editor Lee Kaltenbach..Associate Women's Ed. Joan King................Librarian Allan Clamnage ...Assistant Liirariajn. 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