T HE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1950 THOMAS L. STOKES: 1 Cost of Senators WASHINGTON-How much does a United States Senator cost? Apparently the price is pretty high this year in some of our bigger states, a great deal more, in fact, than the lucky gentlemen on election day could make from their salaries and allowances if they served many times their allotted six years. And, as for the unlucky ones-they could retire, if the money had not gone down the drain. This all serves to bring up again the once-lively subject, to which little atten- tion is paid any more, of excessive politi- cal campaign costs, the evils of the "buy- ing-in" process on candidates (like having a piece of a prize fighter) and what to do about it. As to the last, the answer has been sought in vain for a long time. Laws have been passed that haven't worked; new solutions have been offered which get no place for one or another reason, in- cluding lethargy and perhaps a lack of the old moral sense that used to stir our people. Time was when great moral indignation was aroused over large campaign expendi- Vures. This reporter can remember the great furore here during the 'twenties, the great debates in the Senate, when two men were denied seats there because of what were considered too lavish expenditures in the 1926 primaries. * * * * BEFORE THAT, to attract national atten- tion, was the attempted ouster of Sen- ator Truman H. Newberry of Michigan, a Republican, because of an expenditure on his behalf of $190,000 in the primary cam- paign against Henry Ford. The Newberry case dragged along for three years, finally, the Senator was seated, 46 to 41, in Janu- ary, 1922. But the resolution seating him condemned such expenditures as "contrary to sound public policy, harmful to the honor and dignity of the Senate." When seven senators who had supported him were de- feated in the November election, in which the case was an issue, and there was a threat of pursuing the case further, he 're- signed his seat. The Newberry price tag today would be a bargain in some states. No one can estimate what the totals on both sides will be in the critical Taft- Ferguson contest in Ohio, which probably will be the pleak this year, nor in hot sontest's in some other big states. Reports submitted to the clerk of the house here do not tell the whole story of the cost of campaigns, and never do. But it is inter- esting, as a sample, that the Republican Finance Committee of Pennsylvania re- ported it had spent $747,841 from January 1 to October 25 of $835,259 it had collected. Every state is full of all sorts of other committees financing both parties, so one such report as this is only part of the picture. Ways have been found around all laws passed to regulate campaign expenditures, beginning early in this century with sta- tutes sponsored by Teddy Roosevelt with emphasis on prohibiting bank and corpora- tion contributions, continuing with the 1925 corrupt practices act, which actually lim- ited expenditures for house and senate cam- paigns, now forgotten and a dead letter, and culhinating in the Hatch Act of 1939 and subsequent revisions. Limitations by the latter of $5,000 from any one contributor are circumvented by various devices, among them, of having several members of a wealthy family each credited with a contri- bution up to the limit. The $3,000,000 limit for political coinmittees, aimed at national party committees, is evaded by creating all sorts of state and local committees of each party which are not covered. SINCE LABOR has grown strong and has organized politically it likewise is raising big campaign chests to counter big political expenditures on the other side and protect its interests. Attempts to prohibit those also have failed, and logically, since it would be unfair to penalize one group. This would seem to be a good time for thee, congressional campaign investigating committees to explore this whole subject, to find out, firsthand, how much this year's campaign is costing, and just who and what various interests are paying the bills, so that we might get a real look-see into this phase of our democratic process. Among other things it would help us to understand what goes on here in congress. (Copyright, 1950, by United Feature 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: JANET WATTS a a ON THE Washington Merry-io "Round WITH DREW PEARSON "Say, What Ever Happened To Sea Monsters Anyhow?" DAILY OFFICI AL BULLETIN WASHINGTON-Now that the elections are over, President Truman is consider- ing important Cabinet changes. He will also be faced with important vacancies on the Supreme Court. As a result, he is contem- plating the most sensational shift he ha§ made since he eased out various Roosevelt Cabinet members right after FDR's death. The double-play between the Cabinet and the Supreme Court involves: 1. Secretary of State Dean Acheson, who will resign. ' 2. Chief Justice Fred Vinson, scheduled to take Acheson's place. 3. Justice Felix Frankfurter, who will re- sign. Acheson will then be appointed to his Supreme Court seat. 4. Justice William O. Douglas, who expects to resign-probably to replace General Ei- senhower as President of Columbia Uni- versity. 5. Attorney General Howaid McGrath, who will be appointed to the Supreme Court. 6. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer, who will probably resign. Discussed as his suc- cessor are New York Attorney Morris Ernst and Stuart Symington. 7. Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews, who will be made Ambassador to Ireland. Union Facilities STUDENT disinterest in the Union is go- ing to boomerang sharply soon, and the men of the University will have no one to blame but themselves. Few students realize the mar.- services the Union performs for them. Consequent- ly, the quantity and quality of these ser- vices is declining because of their neglect. In addition to the usual recreational fa- cilities of bowling, billiards and weekend dances, the Union also has numerous minor projects like ski trips, football ticket resale, parliamentary procedure classes, travel ser- vices, bridge tournaments and theatre par- ties. The Union has continued to sponsor these things, in spite of discouraging turn-outs and participation. Sometime soon the Union staff will tire of presenting opportunities which no one uses. They'll quit. This quitting day draws nearer as financial loss is added to general disinterest. The de- cline of dance attendance in the last two years has been noticeable. Furthermore, fewer men are turning out to carry the Union burden on each year. True, the Jnion is forboding in several ways. It is old, dingy and gloomy, and there is traditionally a dearth of women there. But the Union should be more than a place to go when there's nothing else to do. If adequate student interest isn't ,forth- coming, the Union and its services to the University may disappear from the campus scene. George Killion, head of the American Presi- dent lines, will take his place. While these switches will not occur at once, the most important-the exit of Dean Acheson-will probably take place within 60 days. *" * * ACHESON AND VINSON Truman is more fond of Acheson per- sonally- than of anyone else in the cabinet -except Secretary Marshall. He has told friends that he believes history will show Acheson to be one of our greatest Secretaries of State. However, he also fears that Ache- son, because of his defense of Alger Hiss, will never be able to regain public confi- dence. Furthermore, Acheson, physically ex- hausted, has wanted to resign. Meanwhile, Acheson's old professor at the Harvard Law School, Felix Frankfurter, has been toying with the idea of stepping down from the Supreme Court, and may time his resignation with Acheson's so the latter can be appointed to his seat. r Also, though a closely guarded secret, Chief Justice Vinson has been briefed at least once a week on foreign policy. He is invited to the White House frequently, and Truman has even been asking distinguished foreign visitors to confer with Vinson. - The fact that the President picked Vinson to go to Moscow in October, 1948, was no accident. He has long had the greatest re- spect and affection for the Chief Justice. And though he called off the Vinson Mis- sion to Moscow, Truman has privately ex- pressed regret that he did so. Howard McGrath, now Attorney General, is scheduled to be appointed to the Vinson, Court vacancy, though not necessarily to the chief justiceship. It is more likely that Jus- tice Hugo Black will receive this honor. Meanwhile, Justice Douglas has been sounded out by Columbia University about succeeding Eisenhower. In fact, while Ike was in Washington conferring with Tru- man, Douglas was in New York conferring with certain Columbia trustees. Douglas was graduated from the Columbia Law School and would be a natural to replace Ike. * * * MANCHURIAN CRISIS A backstage controversy had been taking place between Washington and Tokyo for some time prior to Chinese intervention in Korea as to how far American troops should go toward the Manchurian border. Secretary of State Acheson had argued that the U.S. and U.N. troops must stop be- fore they got near the hydroelectric pro- jects along the Yalu River, which supply the power for much of Manchuria. Therefore, the State Department long ago urged that U.N. troops stop 40 miles this side of the Manchurian border. The Joint Chiefs of Staff heartily concurred in this, and this was one of the main points dis- cussed with General MacArthur at Wake Island. At that time MacArthur agreed. However, when he reached the 40-mile neutrality belt, he wired Washington for permission to send South Korean troops oe- yond to the Manchurian border. He said that they were to go on mopping-up missions and as military police to maintain order. However, MacArthur's intelligence was faulty and the South Korean troops found themselves badly outnumbered. When they got into trouble, MacArthur wired Wash- ington for permission to send U.S. troops to rescue them. While the Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't like this, they found it difficult to overrule the commander in the field, and wired permis- sion (Copyright, 1950, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Stacy and , IThe Press A WEAKENING of journalistic principles is clearly shown by those newspapers that brand Robert Stacy as "firebug" and "pyro- maniac." With little more than accusation to go on, this sensationalizing by the press helps create a dangerous thought trend. In the courts of law, a man is innocent until he is proved guilty. But with the help of unfavorable publicity by the newspapers,, that rule has been somewhat altered by the public mind to mean if a man is ac- cused, he is guilty. But until proof has been established and a verdict passed, Sta- cy is still innocent. The police who work daily with criminals of all sorts cannot themselves discriminate between the innocent and the guilty. So- ciety, with fewer facts and at a greater dis- tance from the suspects, cannot possibly be is any position to judge. The smear con- nected with Stacy's being called a "hairy creature dancing around a ritual fire" will very likely remain, even after the trial. This thought trend can quickly spring to other avenues of thought. If a person is a suspected Communist, premature "Red" la- bels attached to him can have a disastrous effect. Owen Lattimore's newspaper beating was dealt before proof was established con- cerning his suspected Communist affilia-, tions. Preston Tucker was blacklisted by the N f i:C- 4 -fr4'4, C k' f/ 1\ SAU ~iSI Division will interview February graduates from the Business Ad- ministration School who are in- terested in accounting, purchas- ing, technical sales and personnel; and electrical, mechanical, and industrial engineers for design, de- velopment, and manufacturing. United States Rubber Comtpany in Detroit, will interview Chemical and Mechanical Engineers, both February and June graduates on Thurs., Nov. 9. Applicants must have a "B" or above average. On Thurs., Nov. 9, Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, will interview Chemists and Chem.- ical Engineers, February and June graduates, on B.S. and M.S. levels. National Lead Company Re- search Laboratory, South Amboy, New Jersey, will interview Thurs., Nov. 9, Chemists, Chemical Engi- neers, Physicists, and Metallurgi- cal Engineers on the B.S., M.S., or Ph.D., level for research and de- velopment. Work will be on ti- tanium, with emphasis on pig- ments and metal. For further information and ap- pointments call the Bureau of Ap- pointments, Ext. 371. .e+EE t..o1 XetteA4 TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters o 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. Med School Blanks ... To the Editor: WAYNE L. Whittaker, Secretary of the Medical School, at a re-, cent meeting of the Unitarian Stu-' through the holes the Michigan lines opened for their ball carrier. After the Illinois game every Mich- igan man has to lower his head in shame, whenever the fact is men- tioned that three Michigan block- i dent Group claimed that "no in- ers several times could not remove formation concerning an applica- tion for the University medical the last obstacle between the ball- school is irrelevant." On the basis carrier and the opponent's goal. of this he assumed that questions Gone is the fury. of national origin and religion and What are the reasons and a request for a photograph are causes of our gridiron incompe- necessary information on the med- ical school application blank. tence? Are we the victims of the It is extremely doubtful that on dreaded disease of senioritis? Is it It i exremly oubfultha ondue to the fact that name players any application blank (especially and favorites of the coaches get one as short as the University the starting assignments while the Mnedical blank is) it is possible to worthy players warm the bench get any real insight into a person's for them? Is it due to the fact character. Questions of national that we are loaded with too many origin, race, and religion can give glory boys, who do not considerC no knowledge as to a person's abil- blocking worthy of themselves? ity to be a successful student. They I have no way of knowing what tell nothing of a person's person- I he nousa of ou ing wht ality or integrity. Surely these can- is the cause of our troubles but not be pertinent questions on so at the back of my mind linger short an application blank. questions like, why was our best pass receiver used only in two plays Possibly, after a student has al- and the next best warmed the ready been accepted into the medi- beh alst fo the whole g e cal school, there will be a need of so that men prominent with thei this information for the school to incompetence to hang onto a pass- be in a better position to under- ed ball were filling those positions? stand and thus help the student .w.l .p. i in his individual problems. How- The talk of injuries is no ex- ever, there seems ,little reason to cuse. Too many injuries mean only ask a student these questions be- one thing, the Michigan team is fore he has been accepted, not in the best physical condition. Weather conditions do not bother The request for a photograph a well schooled team as it was might possibly be valid as a means proven by Michigan against Wis- by which tuie medical school in- consin in 1947. Weather conditions terviews. It seems a bad policy, were as bad then in Madison, but however, that this photog'raph the score was 40-6 in favor of should be made an integral part Michigan. of the application blank. The pho- tograph is associated with the in- Things are bad as they stand terview, not the application. If a now, but the future looks bleaker. photograph is desired it can be It is a common secret that we were brought by the applicant to the able to acquire only 14 out of a interview, list of 50 desirable players for our Ter ~iw. hfreshmen team. It is my humble Th i..a h~±Iu ±1 h vc. Freshmen and junior college transfer students who have been notified of the Principal-Fresh- man Conference are reminded of their appointments in the Rack- ham Bldg., Thursday morning,a Nov. 9. Academic Notices Engineering Mechanics Seminar: Wed., Nov. 8, 4 p.m., 101 W. Engi- neering Bldg. Mr. Naghdi will speak on "Elementary Neutron, Diffusion Theory." Seminar in Applied Mathema- tics: Thurs., Nov. 9, 4 p.m., 247 W. Engineering Bldg. Prof. R. V. Churchill will speak on "Integral, Transforms." Geometry Seminar: 2 p.m.,' Wed., Nov. 8, 3001 Angell Hall. Mr. MacDowell will speak on Milnor's paper in knots. Orientation Seminar in Mathe-, matics: Meeting, Thurs., Nov. 9J4 p.m., 3001 Angell Hall. Miss Shien will speak on "Pohlke Theorem." Set Theory Seminar: Wed., Nov. 8, 3 p.m., 3201 Angell Hall, Mr. Shoenfield will speak on "The Operation A."I Topological Groups Seminar: Will meet on Fridays, 4 to 5:30 1 p.m., 3011 Angell Hall, Instead of Tuesdays as previously arranged. First meeting, Fri., Nov. 10. Concerts Organ Recital by Squire Haskin, Guest Organist, 4:15 p.m., Wed., Nov. 8, Hill Auditorium. Mr. Has- kin is organist of the First Pres- byterian Church, Buffalo, New York. Program: Works by Bach, Gabrieli, Clerambault, Couperin, Copland, Bingham, Langlais, Dur- ufle, and Franck. Open to the pub- lic. Program Cancelled: Opera Work- shop program, previously announ- ced for 4:15 p.m., Tues., Nov. 7, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, has been cancelled. Wood Technology Meeting: 7:30 p.m., 2039 Natural Science Bldg. Mr. Earle Fingerle will speak on "Modern Practices in the Mer- chandising of Lumber." U. of M. Rifie Club: Shoulder to shoulder match with .the Ann Arbor Rifle Club, 7:15 p.m. at the R.O.T.C. range. Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Profes- sional Geology Fraternity: Meet- ing, 12:15 p.m., 2054 Natural Sci- ence Bldg. Speaker: John S. Wil- liams. "Adventures in Colombian (South America) Geology." Open to members and faculty. Zeta Phi Eta: Meeting, 4 p.m., Zeta room, fourth floor, Angell Hall. Congregational, Disciple, Evan gelical and Reformed Guild: Sup- per Discussion at the Guild House, 5:30 p.m. Displaced Students Committee: Meet at 4 p.m., Lane Hall. Please he there or send a substitute. Flying Club: There will be no meeting this evening. Next meet- ing, Wed., Nov. 29. Members with memberships to transfer must do so before Nov. 27. Contact John Hammersmith at 9692. Pre-Med Society: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 1400 Chemistry Bldg. Speak- er: T. H. Schmale, Neuro-Psychi- atric Institute. "Psychological Factors in Medicine." New mem- bers invited. Sigma Xi: 8 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre. Prof. H. R. Crane will speak on "Recent Develop- ments in Hig-Energy Physics." Public invited. WAA Square and Folk Dance Club: Meeting place, Waterman Gymnasium. 7:30-9:45 p.m. Senior and Graduate Aeronauti- cal Engineers: Meeting with Pro- fessor Nelson, 1042 E. Engineering Bldg., 7:30 p.m., to discuss factor relating to employment in the aircraft industry. Tau Beta Sigma: Meeting, 4:15,, p.m., Harris Hall. ULLR Ski Club: Get-together meeting, 7:30 p.m., ABC Room, League. Aspen movies. Michigan Arts Chorale: Regular rehearsal, 7 p.m., Lane Hall. All members must be present. Israeli Singing and Dancing: :30 p.m., Union. Students inter- sted are invited. Beginners es- pecially welcome. The group will be led by a competent and experi- enced teacher. Go Club: First meeting, 7:30 p.- m., Kellogg Room, League. All Go players and those interested in learning the game invited. - Chess Club: Meeting, Kalama- zoo Room, League, 7:30 p.m. Members note change in time and place. / -Harry Reed ! ,1 MUSIC (Continued on Page 5) L ~ THE Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell gave a creditable if unspectacular perforihance Sunday evening in Hill audi- torium. It is perhaps unfortunate that Szell was scheduled to follow Munch for, while each \performance should be judged solely on its own merits, the interval has been so short that comparisons were inevitable, and Szell suffered by comparison. The program itself was interesting and worthwhile, and we are grateful to Mr. Szell for programming two numbers which have never before 'been played in Ann Ar- bor. Personally I was particularly grateful, for I had never before heard a public per- formance of Mozart's Serenade in D ma- jor, "With the Post Horn" (now a cornet); it was rewarding, too, to renew acquaintance with the lavish beauty and inconsistency of the Mahler Fouth Symphony. The performance of the music was not completely satisfactory. Apart from occa- sional and perhaps pardonable discrepan- cies in intonation and ensemble, there was a recurring lack of drive. Szell and his men did not look disinterested, but occa- sionally sounded as though they might be. Individual players, prominent in both numbers, sometimes played beautifully, but more often just adequately, and the var- ious choirs were frequently deficient in beauty of tone, sonority and closely knit ensemble. This does not mean there were no beautiful moments-there were many; but between them lay arid stretches in which musical interest was at a standstill. I did not like Szell's Mozart. It seemed to me lifeless, dry and overly "precious." He achieved some nice effects on small detail, but became so engrossed in these effects that structural unity, melodic continuity and rhythmic flow were sacrificed. Szell's grasp of the Mahler seemed much surer and in closer harmony with the spirit of the music. He still fell just short of im- peccable intonation and ensemble, and sac- rificed continuity to detail, but on the whole w1*J i e meucai sc oo nas every- thing to gain and nothing to lose by elimination of these questions. They claim that neither a per- son's race, religion, or national ori- gin have any bearing on his ad- mittance. Why then, can't they eliminate these questions and with, it eliminate all accusations of dis- crimination that are thrown at them? -Joe Savin Football- - To the Editor: WAS one among the many Michigan alumni who last Sat- urday, with a sickening feeling of disgust, watched a listless, soul- less, mentally crippled, and rnorai- ly deteriorated Michigan team go down to defeat after one of the, most miserable and humiliating performances ever displayed by the once "Mighty Wolverines." The 'poise, finesse, determina- tion, mowing machine-like block- ing, clock-work accuracy, hocus- uocus ball handling of the once vaunted, feared, and all-conquer- ing Michigan offense was nowherej to be seen on the field, having since been replaced by fumbling, bungling and bewilderment. There were times when every loyal Mich- igan alumnus could throw his chest, out about the way a Michi- gan player could block-out three opposing players all by himself, and how you could drive a truck! opinion that the prospect of warm- ing the bench for the "upperclass- Events Today men" among the team does not Phoenix Project Committeemen: look favorable to promising high- We ask that all students working school athletes. InhlathSaturdys.on the Student Campaign in any In last Saturday's disappointing capacity attend the rally in Rack- performance which saw the Uni- ham Lecture Hall, 7:30 p.m. Pro- versity of Michigan team, formerly gram includes Vice President Nie- the pride and joy of the State of huss, Dean Walter, and Dr. Ha- Michigan, lose its place toMichi- gan State College, in the hearts of Michigan fans and in the minds of high-school athletes of our State, there were four players who distinguished themselves in defeat. Hats-off to Wahl, Johnson, Old- ham and Bradford. -Romilos Sarri * * * Reviewing ... To the Editor: MRS. GREENHUT'S superb re- view of THE BICYCLE THIEF demands that I retract the generalization about her social perspective which I inferred from her review of ALEXANDER NEV- SKY. Though I still fully hold my specific criticisms of the latter re- view, my characterization of Mrs. Greenhut's general view as "Hearst-colored" now proves rash and unjust. But along with my apology, I also must leave the question of a possible inconsis- tency between her extreme anti- Sovietism and her keen perception of "the tragedy of modern man."* °-J. G. Barense ber. This is to be thei only mass meeting held to prepare us for the Campaign kick-off on Monday. Michigan Christian Fellowship: Bible Study, Fireside Room, Lane Hall, 7:30 p.m. Topic: Romans, chapter six. Wesley Foundation: Do-Drop-In, 4 p.m., Lounge. Westminister Guild: Tea and Talk, 4-6 p.m., Third floor parlor, First Presbyterian Church. 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Finance . Manager Carl Breitkreitz...Circulation Manager Telephone 23-24-1 I Looking Back I t I 20 YEARS AGO WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANT, in a stir- ring oration delivered in Hill Auditorium, attacked the Darwinian theory as completely false. "Man started with God and worked down," he declared. According to the report, Bryan's Univer- sity audience was in sympathy with him. Member of The Associated Press Hillelzapoppin: Meeting for re- The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication presentatives of groups who want of all news dispatches credited to it or to enter scripts for "Hillelzapop- otherwise credited to this newspaper. All rights of republication of all other pin," 4 p.m., League. matters herein are also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan as second-class mail Bridge Tournament: 7:30 p.m., matter i Union. Master Point play tonight. Subscription during regular school year: by carrier, $6.00; by mail, $7.00. BARNABY Mr. O'Malley-Your cigar burned the string! Look! THE GOOSE- I \ McSnoyd, you and yhave not always seen eye to eye. Especially since you persist in remaining invisible. But Let us repair to your kitchen, McSnoyd. I'll show you! While you dress the goose, I will prepare a dressing that will... mus I