TIDE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1950 TUE MICHIGAN DAILY I I SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14. 1950 ii 38th Parallel Crossing DESPITE ALL claims that the 38th para- llel would not stand as an artificial bar- rier to the UN forces, it appears that there was some hesitation on the part of Gen. Douglas MacArthur to send non-Korean members of the UN army over the line with- out the OK of the UN Assembly. It is highly speculative what could have motivated the General and his staff to take the action that they did. But the General's own military and (sometimes) political shrewdness could be the founda- tion for a series of events that have plac- ed UN soldiers from all countries across the parallel without military intervention or great propaganda blasts from the Com- munist countries. In looking over news reports of the fight- rig prior to Oct. 1, a well fitting explanation of MacArthur's actions is clearly exposed. Foreign correspondents appeared to have been very careful in pointing out the ac- tivities of the UN Forces. Seldom was the action of any particular national group play- ed up in the news stories. Then came the lightening invasion by UN forces at Inchon and the entire North Korean resistance disintergrated. By Oct. 1, UN forces had reached the 38th parallel and Seoul was practically secure. It was on Oct. 1 after UN soldiers crossed the line that the reports.took on a new fla- vor. They no longer played up the activities of the UN forces, but headlined the achieve- ments of. the South Korean army working above the 38th parallel. In the days that followed the crossing of the line until the final Assembly's go ahead, Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: RICH THOMAS it was almost always the South Koreans, not the UN, that were advancing above the line. On Oct. 3 Lindesay Parrott reported in the New York Times that while South Ko- reans were operating above the line, other UN forces were apparently waiting for word from the UN Assembly. In the same report he told of U.S. Marines moving north of Seoul at an almost leisurely advance against resistance consisting of only sniper fire and road mines. On Oct. 5 after the UN go ahead to cross the line, Tokyo sources close to Gen. Mac- Arthur said that he now felt no hesitation about sending American troops north of the 38th parallel. Contrary to all the denials that the bar- rier held any political significance, it ap- pears that MacArthur did hold back with non-Korean forces until he got the nod from the UN Assembly. Fear of possible Red Chinese interven- tion, if the line were crossed by the "West- .ern imperialists," may have led to the sub- tle political distinction by sending only South Koreans into North Korea. MacArthur, a well versed man in the in- tricacies of the oriental mind, may have planned this bit of political strategy with the following idea in mind: Red China, as well as the North Korean civilian population, will not view the in- vasion of North Korea by members of their own nationality with the alarm that would accompany an unauthorized UN in- vasion by world forces. The critical period, of course, would be reached when the first troops crossed the line. At anytime after that, the propaganda directed at the "ag- gressors" would have lost its significance. If this is the reason, then the plan worked beautifully. The UN now has soldiers repre- senting nearly all the member nations over the line and relatively little has been heard from Peiping or the Kremlin. -Ron Watts ON THE Washington Merry- Go-Round WITB DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-Inside fact about the President's visit to MacArthur is that as early as last July he had a hankering to go to Korea. At that time, the secret service went into a tantrum even at the thought of such a trip and is still worried at the idea of the President's meeting MacArthur in mid-Pacific. The plan of a trip to the Pacific was revived approximately a week ago in talks between Truman and Averell Harriman, who had already been to see MacArthur to smooth out the-Formosa embroglio. Har- riman advised the President that it would be an excellent idea for him to talk to MacArthur personally, and the President finally made his decision a week ago last. Friday. The decision was kept so secret, however, that at the Monday morning briefing which defense chiefs give the President every day, no word of the trip was mentioned. Only at the end of the meeting did the President ask the staff to leave and General Bradley to remain' behind. "General," Truman said. "I've been con- templating this trip for a few days. Do you see any reason why I shouldn't make it?" "No, I would be one of the first to urge you to talk to MacArthur," Bradley replied. Bradley went back to the Pentagon and suggested to his chief, Secretary of De- fense Marshall, that he accompany the President on the Pacific trip. But Marshall said he was too new in his present Job and not entirely familiar with the prob- lems of the Pacific;'therefore, that Brad- ley had better accompany the President. The argument put forward by Harriman to Truman regarding the visit was that Mac- Arthur had some excellent ideas on the rehabilitation and administration of Korea. This will be the main topic discussed by the twomen. DIFFER ON OCCUPYING KOREA There has been a difference of opinion between the State and Defense Departments over the future occupation of Korea, once the war is over. The National Defense de- partment wants to occupy the entire coun- try with United Nations troops, thus per- mitting American troops to leave for use elsewhere. The State Department agrees that U.N. troops should be used to a con- siderable extent, but maintains that a cer- tain number of American troops should re- main in Korea. The State Department is anxious that the rehabilitation Job be done with great care and thoroughness and be- lieves that U.S. personnel must be largely re- sponsible. The tate Department points out that one of the greatest losses of the Korean War has been the psychological effect upon Europe which has watched the bomb- ing of helpless Korean cities. This has brought back in the minds of Western Europeans the realization that in case of war between the United States and Rus- sia they too would be the object of inten- sive bombardment. Therefore, the State Department proposes to make an example of Korea and to show the world that if it is necessary to bomb a natioin, we also will undertake to rehabilitate and rebuild it. Harriman told Truman that Marshall has some good ideas on this whole question of a UN protectorate. In talking to close friends, the President has said that he also wants to make it quite clear in MacArthur's mind as to who is the boss regarding Far Eastern policy. MacArthur not only let loose with his statement about Formosa, which brought a virtual reprimand from the White House, but MacArthur was also on intimate terms with Secretary of Defense Johnson, who vigorously disagreed with Truman regard- ing Formosa. The President has confided to friends that he wants to make sure MacArthur realizes that over-all policy is being made at the White House, not in the Defense Depart- ment or in Tokyo. * * * WOULD ACHIEVE PEACE Truman has also told friends that his greatest ambition is to establish peace in Korea; that we cannot afford to lose the peace as we have in the past; and that he believes a trip in which he can collect first- hand information from MacArthur will help to achieve this goal. The President confided to one friend that he was sorry he had let his associates talk him out of having Chief Justice Fred Vin- son go to Moscow in the fall of 1948 on a peace mission. He said he wasn't going to be talked out of this kind of thing again- hence his trip to see MacArthur. LOUEY JOHNSON'S CHIN Those who have watched ex-Secretary of Defense Louey Johnson at the American Legion Convention and elsewhere testify to the fact that Louey has taken his firing from the cabinet in his stride. You have to know Louey Johnson to ap- preciate how terrific a blow his exit was. Louey had looked forward to being Secre- tary of Defense for 10 years-planned, hoped, yearned for the job. Then-after holding it for a year--he was bounced!. For a lot of strong men this would have been too much. But Louey has mingled genially among the crowds at the Legion convention in Los Angeles just as in the old days elsewhere. Meeting Pvt. Peter Emeterio in the Hotel Biltmore lobby he stopped to chat with the Marine Corps vet wounded at Taejon, told him how he had hated to give the order to send the Marines into battle, how the decision not to defend Korea had to be reversed over- night, what a great job the Marines had done. Then he strode on. The press has given Johnson a far tougher bath of criticism than was given his pre- decessor, but Louey is keeping his chin up just the same. Candidate Qualificationts QUALIF'ICATIONS OF office seekers and holders have long been a favored topic of discussion in political science texts and newspaper columns. Whether on the local, state or national level, there are always charges from some quarters that men holding office are in- competent and should be left off the next ballot. Generally these utterances seem to come from the political "outs," and they are often disregarded as trumped up charges. Recently, however, a candidate for public office gave reason to believe that some of the charges are quite valid. He said that he has not kept up on cur- rent issues, but pointed out that he isn't in office yet. Besides, he explained that he has no research material available now. It seems rather questionable that such a person is qualified for a congressional post. It would be far better if candidates were elected because of the responsibility they have shown in the past-not their promise for the future. Any man that has not taken it upon him- self to keep up with issues of the day, gives little assurance of suddenly burying himself in study. This incident makes it more apparent that some candidates for our public office have no business being nominated. It points out a great flaw in our system of government which should be remedied. How this correction will be brought about is a big problem. Basically, of course, it would be well for voters to look into the qualifi- cations of office seekers a little more deeply than they have in the past. Also political parties should shoulder the responsibility of presenting people to the voters who are well qualified to represent them. If the people and parties do not revise the easy-going attitude toward electing candi- dates by such simple and painless schemes, more drastic steps might be required to clean up the nominating procedure. One such plan mirht be the frequently suggested tests for political candidates. In itself such a proposal would present many problems to be solved before it could function. The material that would be put into the test would have to be decided, as would which offices required the test. And who would set up and administer the examination would have to be figured out. Such a plan, if put into effect, would completely change our nominating process. Such stern measures can be avoided, how- ever, if the people and the political parties see that qualified men are chosen candi- dates for office. -Vernon Emerson NewMachine GIANT NEW mechanical computers have now reached a point where they "plan* and "act" along lines of human reasoning.. Logal human thinking can be broken down into mathematical formulaes, and it is pos- sible for these machines to produce a mathe- matical conclusion from these formulaes.. Those conclusions can then be re-translated The possibilities of such a nachine at a UN Security Council debate are in- numerable. Serving as a listening-post to a heated debate between Jacob Malik and Warren Austin, it would logically measure both sides of the question by mathematical formulaes. If there are con- tradictions or inconsistencies in the in- formation presented to it, the machine can reveal this in its conclusion. As a silent, truth-seeking member of 'the UN, it would automatically denounce a Rus- sian lie as a lie, using accurate mathe- matical computations :translated into hu- man reasoning as its basis for judgment. The development of such a machine at a time when malicious Russian propaganda is the theme in the war of words at the UN comes as a much-needed weapon for peace. If truth cannot be sounded loudly enough by human means at the Security Council to fight Russian propaganda, then mechani- cal means should be employed. If such as fact-seeking machine will sound the de- fense needed for peace, it is a worthwhile measure, no matter what the means em. ployed to proclaim the ultimate conclusion of truth based on fact. --Mary Letsis. Endurance FOR THE seventh time in the course of five years, John Stewart Service, a career foreign service officer, has won for- mal designation as a loyal American citizen. He is now entitled, we think, to permanent possession of the coveted trophy-a trophy which most of us outside the Government claim for ourselves as a matter of course. He appears to have been guilty of nothing more than foresight respecting the dissolu- tion of the Nationalist government of China and forthrightness in reporting his views to his superiors. For this offense, he was subjected to calumnies by Senator McCarthy. The Mc- Carthy charges were carefully sifted by the State Department's Loyalty and Security Board; both bodies declared them to be groundless and cleared Mr. Service of any suspicion of disloyalty. -The Washington Post. "You Could Visit One Of The Generals In Siberia" 'I. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN - '! Publication in The Daily OfficialI Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. NoticesI for the Bulletin should be sent in typewritten form to the Office of the Assistant to the President, Room 2552 Administration Building, by 3:00 p.m. on the day. preceding publication (11:00 a.m. Saturdays). SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1950 VOL. LXI, No. 16 Notices School of Music Student Assem- bly: 11 a.m., Mon., Oct. 16, Lydia Mendelssohn. All classes have been excused in the School of Music during this hour in order that the entire Student Assembly and fa- culty may attend. Dean Moore will make announcements of con- cern to all, and the film, "Hymn of the Nations" featuring Toscanini, Jan Peerce, and the Westminster Choir will be shown. School of Education Faculty: Meeting, Mon., Oct. 16, 4:15 p.m., University Elementary School Li- brary. Placement Registration: Univer- sity Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information w ill1 hold its annual registration (see schedule below) for February, June and August graduates as well as graduate students or staff members who wish to register. It is most important to regis- ter NOW because the Bureau con- tinues to serve its registrants after graduation by helping them se- cure better positions. There will be only one registration period dur- ing the academic year. Registra- tion material will be given out at the meetings. No material will be distributed before the meetings. The Bureau has two placement divisions: TEACHING and GEN- XettePJ 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. Reviewers Rights . To the Editor: THE UNITED STATES is a democracy, and everyone, I suppose, is entitled to hold an opinion about anything. The right 'of every concert-goer to be a mu- sic critic is guaranteed in the First Amendment. While I personally hold that the commonwealth of art is a dictatorship and that the con(.'ct of its citizens should be sternly regulated, I am forced to admit before the overpowering weight of opinion (that of the Misses Reed and Nelles, and that of Mr. Melchior himself) that Mr. Melchior is still a great tenor. Of course unenlightened despots like the terrible Rudolph Bing will nev- er yield-even before the authori- tative opinion of Mr. Carl Geh- ring of the Ann Arbor Daily News. But the First Amendment and democratic process do not con- done libel and violence. The Miss- es Nelles and Reed have 1) im- pugned my sanity, and 2) threat- ned me with a hole in the head. This is no longer a matter of cri- ticsrW,;. those who defame my thinking and plot against my safe- ty also infringe upon my honor. My weapons are diminished sev- enth chords in a darkened room on the top of Burton Tower. -Harvey Gross * * * ' Armed Germany . * 01 To the Editor: THERE SEEMS to be through- out this country a great wave of fear at the prospect of re-arm- ing western Germany. To spread this fear, the voices of Mr. Neuch- terlein and Mr. Neufeld have been added to the Ann Arbor scene. The above gentlemen have cited a few facts to demonstrate how dangerous an armed western Ger- many could be. They have further "analyzed" the thinking of the German people to illustrate their untrustworthiness as an ally against communism. Finally, they have concluded that we should not, at this early stage in the de- mocratization of the Germans, permit them to build up their armed forces. I also have a few facts and a few results of analyzing German minds but I come out with an en- tirely different conclusion. First fact: Without an armed western Germany as an ally, the demo- cracies of Europe even with full U.S. aid, could be overrun by Rus- sia and her cohorts in just about no time flat! Second fact: After capturing western Germany, the communist could easily restore the big industry and build the ar- my which we are now suppressing, thus giving them the same advan- tage which they would enjoy should Mr. Neuchterlein's fears materialize. Third fact: With top- level control by the joint chiefs of the Atlantic Pact powers (to in- clude Germany) there is little fear of aggression by western Germ- any-either alone or in coopera- tion with the communists. Fourth fact: The great majority of west Germans are, by no means, lovers of Russia!- First mind analysis: The Ger- man people resent being suppress- ed and the most effective way to d __. ui make them sympathetic to Russia is to force them to continue in their present state of insecurity. Second mind analysis: The Ger- man people, who are accustomed to a strong leader, are becoming irritated by the bickering and the hesitancy of the Western Powers in parceling out their freedoms. Conclusions: That the conclu- sions of the above-mentioned gen- tlemen are founded on fears which have no foundation. An armed western Germany is most vital to the defense of Europe and the world's democracies. -Robert B. Olsen Huntley's Reply . To the Editor: THANKS to Mr. Buchbinder I am reminded that what I have been saying to Women's Clubs and to the Rotary may be dangerously misunderstood in these dangerous times. The Press certainly did not misquote me, as the theme of my speech, taken from McCune's re- cent book on Korea, was that we are two or three hundred years behind in our revolutionary prin- ciples, nor did Mr: Buchbinder misquote the reporter who said that I said that our failure in Ko- rea should be blamed on our fail- ure in Korea should be blamed on our failure to recognize the im- portance of revolution in the Ori- ent. Here Mr. Buchbinder leaves fact. I was speaking of our failure in Korea from 1945 to 1949. Ob- viously I was not talking about the war that has rightfully follow- ed an act of aggression, since no- body could say we have failed in that. Anyone who has any acquaint- ance with the Far East will agree with me that a revolution has been going on for someutime, di- rected first against Western domi- nation, and then against exploita- tion of the peoples themselves by members of their own countries. I think that we all know that Rus- sia capitalizes on this kind of ag- rarian unrest. We should know by this time that, in those countries where Russian domination has given farmers temporary relief, sooner or later the so-called free- ly-owned farms become collect- ivized and farmersfind themselves in as hopeless a seivitude as they have been in for the last several centuries. It seems to me, on the other hand, that we in this country, born of revolution, should keep our eco- nomic and political concepts of; revolution apace with the way in which we revolutionize other as-1 pects of our life: for example, the production of automobiles, the3 manufacture of TV sets, and the appearance of milady's ankles. Part of our tradition, in fact, has been "30 acres and a mule" for the farmer, which is revolutionary. Now one can try to stop the power of a revolution or guide it.a A totalitarian government like Ja-] pan's attempted to put the lid on the Japanese farmer's discontent. Pearl Harbor was one way to stop a series of over a hundred peasant revolts in Japan. Since the sur- render of Japan, on the other hand, General MacArthur has been dividing up the Zaibatsu, pegging land at government prices, and selling it at easy rates to the farmers who have been tilling it for centuries under feudal share- crop arrangements. This is the American way of handling .a revo- lution that we inherited by dint of victory. So I agree with Mr. Buchbinder that we live in dangerous times, but no one is helped by a confu- sion between success in a war wag- ed against aggression (note) and failure during peace to solve, south of the 38th parallel, the problems growing out of a revolution that Japan had been sitting on tightly since 1910. This is the issue, and not (as half of Mr. Buchbinder's ironic letter belabors) the necessity for me to argue against the McCarran Act in order to make consistent a person who "holds views also held by the Communist Party." . Fighting under the U.N. we shall win the military victory. And then (let us hope) we shall put into operation, under the U.N., the plan recently outlined by U.N.E.S.C.O. This program is revolutionary. It had better be. If it is not, and if we can't do better at revolution that Russia can for these Asiatic peoples, then we had better let them all go the way of China. Even Mr. Buchbinder's dangerous. times will not deter me from ut- tering this patriotic platitude to what clubs happen to invite me to luncheon. (These groups seem to be capable of understanding my argument very well.) Frank L. Huntley Music Criticism . . . To the Editor: A TTENTION Mr Gross- Your criticism of Lauritz Mel- chior's recital lacked verbal court- esy! In your attempt as a music critic, you have brought down the wrath of these particular readers. We must say that even such a music critic as the renowned Mil- ton Cross would not be as caustic with his criticism of even the most artless performance. In your criti- que you have proved that you are an egoist who inflates himself at some other person's expense. In your attempt to impress the reader with your vocabulary, you have transgressed verbal propriety. Moreover, I cannot perceive why the Michigan Daily allows you to represent the University of Michi- gan. You and your writing are certainly not an asset to us. In short, your criticism was not ap- preciated. -Francis S. Seichter --Alphonse Yezbick (Ed..Note-Mr. Goss represents neither the University nor The Daily. The opinions voiced in any review a~e those of the reviewer.) * * * Query . To the Editor: WHERE IS Mr. Christensen go- ing to hide after Michigan beats Army this Saturday??? Norman E. Meese ERAL. The TEACHING division covers all types of teaching posi- tions as well as other positions in the educational field. The GEN- ERAL division includes service to people seeking positions in busi- ness, industry and. positions other than teaching. It is important to register NOW because employers are already asking for February and June graduates. There is no fee for registering at this time. After the regular enrollment, a late registration fee of $1 is charged by the University. On Mon., Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. a meeting will be held in the Rack- ram Lecture Hall for those inter- ested in TEACHING placement. On Tues., Oct. 17, 4 p.m., a meet- ing will be held in Rackham Lec- ture Hall for those interested in GENERAL placement. Those interested in registering in both divisions are invited to at- tend both meetings as different material will be covered in the two meetings. Academic Notices Make-up final examination for Political Science 1 and 2, Spring 1950, will be held Thurs., Oct. 19, 3:10 p.m., 2203 Angell Hall. Stu- dents must bring proof of excused absence from the regular final examination. Doctoral Examination for Jesse Bowdle Wright, Mathematics; the- sis: "Metaprojective Geometry," Mon.. Oct. 16, East Council Room, Rackham Bldg., 8 p.m. Chairman, A. H. Copeland. Events Today Intercultural Retreat - Detroit Recreation Camp. Leave Lane Hall at 5 p.m. Bring blankets. Cost for trip. Will return Sunday afternoon by 4 p.m. Inter-Guild Workshop: 2-5 p.m., Lane Hall. All chairmen of com- mittees are asked to be present or send a substitute. B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation: Saturday morning services, 9 a.m., Lane Hall. Hostel Club: AYH Square Dance, Jones School, 8 p.m., Sat., Oct. 14. Admission charge. Sunday Morning Horseback Rid- ing will be held on bridle path. Anyone interested contact Norma Ockree, 2-4067. Special attention given to inexperienced horsemen. Meet at League, 9:30 a.m., with bikes. We will bike out to Glencoe Stables near Pittsfield Village. Coming Events Industrial Relations Club: Or- ganizational meeting, Mon., Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., Union. Election. of secretary-treasurer and discussion of semester program. New mem- bers are invited. Dance Classes: A few tickets available for the Couple Dance Class on Tuesdays, 8:15 p.m., Lea- gue Ballroom. (Continued on Page 3) Sixty-First Year Edited and managed by students o: the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications AI Editorial Staff Jim Brown......... Managing Editor Paul Brentlinger......... City Editor Ronma Lipsky....... Editorial Director Dave Thomas ..........Feature Editor Janet watts ....... .. Associate Editor Nancy Bylan.....Associate Editor James Gregory.....Associate Editor Bill Connolly......... Sports Editor Bob" Sandell .. Associate Sports Editor Bill Brenton .. Associate Sports Editor Barbara Jans.......Women's Editor Pat Brownson Associate Women's Editor Business Staff Bob Daniels.........Business Manager Waiter Shapero Assoc. Business Manager Paul Schaible .... Advertising Manager Bob Mersereau ...... Finance Manager Carl Breitkreltz .. Circulation Manager Telephone 23-24-1 I. 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