PAGE TR'U THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATUR.DAY', 013ER 13, 1951. WAGE TWO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1951 r Ten Cent Programs DESPITE A RATHER ingenious University scheme, the stormy problem of the ten cent programs remains as puzzling as ever. The administration's plan of passing out free programs with each student ticket book has failed miserably. Many students never even got them and those who did generally lost or threw them away. The fact is that the free programs were doom- ed from the start and that the market for the ten centers is as large as ever. But since the city requires an excessive li- cense fee and the University won't allow the ten cent vendors on their property, not many of the midget programs are being sold. It is doubtful that the city will rescind the license fee. Its purpose is to regulate what the ordinance calls "transient traders." This is a right and duty of the municipal gov- Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: HARLAND BRITZ ernment and to lift the fee for students and discriminate against non-student vendors would be unfair. Thus if student vendors are to return with ten cent programs, it's up to the University to take action. Last year, it was decided that it was legal to sell on University property without a city license. At that time, the administration allowed student program vendors to sell on University property if they first got a permit from the SL. This plan worked well until the free pro- grams were issued this year. And because of the free programs the athletic board says that there is no need for ten cent ones. But the board overlooks the rather obvious fact that for the most part the free programs are now non-existent and that students want the ten centers. The SL-athletic department plan of last year was excellent. Everyone was satisfied, even the vendors of the 50 cent programs in- side the stadium. If the athletic board will only face reality, the problem can be brought to a swift and just conclusion. -Harland Britz fi MATE R Jr FACTr' By STEWART ALSOPII pONN-"We can do the job without the Germans, if that becomes absolutely necessary." This recent remark is reliably attributed to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Presumably, Eisenhower thinks that, given great air power and atomic superiority, the defense of Western Europe without a Ger- man manpower contribution is militarily feasible. And in the peculiar atmosphere of this artificial political capital, the remark takes on great significance. For the demonstrable fact is that some- thing has gone very wrong with allied plans for a West German defense force. Consider the facts. It is more than a year now since Secretary of State Dean G. Acheson, pushed and chivvied by the Pen- tagon, and against the advice of able U.S. High Commissioner John .McCloy, de- manded immediate German rearmament. At that time, the Pentagon planners, suf- fering from the delusion that the militant German nation would spring to arms at the word of command, were talking of an nportant German military contribution In a matter of months. Yet now, a year later, the first German soldier in the Western alliance is unlikely to put on his uniform for at least ten months-- and only then if all goes more smoothly than there seems much reason to expect. And the best private guess here is that, under pre- sent conditions, Western Germany will not contribute more than about eight rather thin divisions by the end of 1953-hardly a deci- sive contribution. In short, in the time of great danger im- mediately ahead, the job will simply have to be done "without the Germans." Meanwhile, in the view of some very able men here, it Is time to have a good hard look at what has gone wrong. ANY THINGS have gone wrong. For one thing, the effectiveness of the Soviet- Communist "unity" line has been vastly un- derestimated in the West, a matter which will be examined in a later report. But what seems to have gone principally wrong is that the Pentagon planners, fascinated like a rabbit by a snake by the thought of future German divisions, have fixed a rigid but en- tirely unrealistic time-table for German re- armament. Thus the Western administrators here, including the extremely able U.S. High Commissioner John J. McCloy, have been robbed of the flexibility required in negotia- tion. All negotiation is a matter, in the end, of the carrot and the stick. And because the German politicians are convinced that the West must have a German defense contribution at any cost, the allied nego- tiators had no stick. Logically, the Germans should be begging the allies for the means to defend their own soil. Instead, the Pentagon-planned program has placed the allies in the position of doing the begging. This immensely stimulates the sort of irrationality displayed by such a man as the powerful, fanatically nationalist Dr. Kurt Schumacher, leader of the Social Dem- ocratic party. Schumacher haughtily dismisses the Schu- man plan and the European Army, now the twin pillars of American policy in Europe, as French trickery. He would permit Ger- man rearmament only on the impossible condition that there were sufficient Anglo- American ground strength to halt a Soviet attack at the Elbe and once this condition was fulfilled, he strongly implies, Germany would rearm only in order to march to the Vistula. * * * W ITH THIS- sort of internal political pres- sure to deal with, it is not surprising that negotiations between the High Commission- ers and the brilliant, aging Chancellor Kon- rad Adenauer move sluggishly from dead- lock to deadlock. The fact is that until both a large stick and a juicy carrot can be made clearly visible to the Germans, the German rearmament project will continually bog down, as it has for more than a year now. The nature of the stick was summed up by one wise official here about as follows: "We should be in a position to tell the Germans flatly that if they really want it that way, we shall concentrate everything on the de- fense of the Rhine. Western Germany will then become a temporarily useful outpost and maneuver area in case of war." This is tough talk, but particularly in this country, tough talk sometimes clears the air. Yet the stick is not enough-there must also be a carrot, and a large one. Be- cause the risks of rearming Germany are so frightening, there has been a great ten- dency in all three allied capitals to try to keep Germany in rather clumsily-con- cealed leading strings during the rearma- ment period. This just will not work. A na- tion simply cannot be rearmed and kept in leading strings at one and the same time. The best men here are becoming increas- ingly convinced that we must be prepared to accept the risks of offering the West Ger- mans the only carrot which will really tempt them-genuine complete internal sovereign- ty, within a Western European framework. And surely as the choice between the carrot and the stick is made very clear, there can- not be much doubt in the end about how the Germans will choose. (Copyright, 1951, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) DORIS FLEESON: Ike's Last C hance WASHINGTON-One man has it within his power to make Gen. Dwight D. Eis- enhower president of the United States. If General Eisenhower dares to put his fate to the touch to gain or lose it all, he can be president. A political vacuum exists in this tired capital big enough to drive the Allied Army, the United States fleet and the Russian Air Force through. The incumbent Democrats have lost their grip; they are on the defensive; they are disgruntled with their president-no matter what they tell him to his face-and they know better than the press dares tell for fear of libel how many soft spots have re- sulted in government from their long tenure of office. They will deny it but many of them would prefer to lay down the respon- sibilities of power for a while so they can clean house quietly. Republicans will deny this too but it is a fact that many of them, including some of their leaders, are equally defeatist. They realize the party's deep divisions; the absence of vigorous competition for their presidential nomination makes them un- easy; they sense the risk inherent in the fact that the nomination seems slated to go' by default to one of their most contro- versial figures. The only hard-working politicos in sight are the bitter enders. In each party this group is pinning its hopes for success on what it believes to be the prospect that the opposition will nominate its weakest man. This negative approach characterizes the whole political picture. Both parties appear intent on proving not what they can do to fortify the free world so successfully that the Russians will fear to start a war but on showing how much the American people have to fear if the. other fellow wins This failure to look confidently to the future is a denial of the American genius for action. It is occurring only at home. Abroad plain Americans in impressive numbers are working around the clock, inspiring what were timid allies to new efforts, and accepting the American des- tiny with courage, even gayety. General Eisenhower's great chance to be president arises from his position as the symbol of this courage, confidence and faith, Americans have given every indication that they want to be inspired too as General Ike has inspired their allies. But the General cannot expect a so-called draft or a presidential nomination handed him on a silver salver This is so for two rea- sons-one spiritual, the other tactical. Americans value their presidency. They want it to be wanted. They have no use for reluctant dragons in connections with the greatest gift within their power to bestow. It is possible for an aspirant to go over the heads of the politicians to the people. But unless and until one does, the profes- sions have all the tactical advantages. The most intimate observers of Eisen- hower in action are convinced he wants to be president. They are equally sure that his dream of a bipartisan nomination, once a faint possibility if the world crisis sharpened, is no longer possible. Even George Allen has quit talking about Eisenhower as a Demo- crat, an idea which actually was implanted four years ago by a Democratic publicist to upset the Republicans. Thus, if the General is in earnest, he must first want the Republican nomination and he must say so very soon or it will slip irrevocably into the arms of Senator Taft. Time in his case is not, despite Plutarch, his wisest counsellor. (Copyright, 1951, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) L IIHI\V\I r .:.yl ! ete,'4 TO THE EDITOR The Datly 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. f :Y; ' iS Mf ?, r, ' 'r . " , ,, 1 +" Defense of a Critic .. .. To the Editor. MAY I offer a few words to Reader Berberian in defense of Music Critic Goss? My dear Berberian, in your re- cent letter to the editor you gave no reasons whatever for your assumptions that 1. Miss Goss' opinions about Miss deLos Ange- les' leider were based on her name and not on her singing, 2. Miss Goss would like "a fain dribbling on the keyboard" by the accompanist: 3. Miss Goss' personal opnio about the singer's guitar-playing should coincide with your own. Instead, all you actually do say Goss' balanced but critical re- view, and therefore Miss Goss must be a snob. Do you suppose Miss Goss ex- pects all her readers to accept her judgements as absolute? No cri- tic worth her salt expects that, (though, I'll admit, some of the other Daily critics apparently do.) Disagree with her if you wish, but don't get so wrought up about it! -Jim Mundres . . . Football Seating .. -- To the Editor: A sA newcomer (from Pakistan) to Ann Arbor (and America) I have been enjoying my orienta- tion to American activities. Last week I saw my first American- version football game. Recently I have read with interest some ar- ticles and letters on football in your columns, and I have been tempted to write to you, in a slightly different context. My con- tention is that there is too little football, really, for the hands seem to be used all the way. Fron' the way we play football in Pakistan, th American version is a series of 'fouls and fights,' and I was al- most led to ask my neighbour at the Stadium seats "When will the game be played." In my country it is still football that we play-pre- served in all its pristine glory, I suppose. It is 'foul' to push your opponent even slightly. A good game is a lesson in cooperation, for the game moves along through continual passing. Its playing is almost a fine art, and a good play- er requires a high degree of skill. I suppose I have to learn more to be able to enjoy American foot- ball. For the present the fine spirit of football fans in the stadium seats, the cheerleaders, the band -all this was wonderful and in- tensely enjoyable. And, well, I certainly wouldn't wish to see such a fine stadium have atom bombs blown into it, nor do I find occasion for sitting on a highbrow intellectual and moral pedestal to condemn foot- ball as such. From my point of view an attempt should be made to rediscover the original game, and to have MORE FOOT-ball. -Hassan Habib * * ' Daily Critic ... To the Editor: THIS is in reply to the criticism of the Gladys Swarthout con- cert, as presentedby Miss Virginia Voss in the Michigan Daily this morning. Having attended the concert, last night, and also being possessed of good ears, eyes and a desire to enjoy a pleasant eve- ning's entertainment, I feel that I am also in a position to judge the merits of an artist's performance. My first reaction to Miss Voss's article was infuriation. Part of this feeling was aroused by the fact that it appears to be a con- sistent policy of "Daily Critics" to "enjoy nothing." I dare say the entire audience was cognizant of Miss Swarthout's breathiness. Although this is gen- erally a deterrent to good sing- ing, I think also, it is human of any audience to consider that one of Miss Swarthout's age (which she carries handsomely) is apt to become shortwinded after years and years of oozing and snorting Carmen on the Metropolitan op- era stage. To place every artist on an un- wavering automatic critic-ma- chine, as though they were not made of flesh and blood, may seem fair play to a critic, but judging from the response of the audience, I have the feeling that Miss Voss's use of "we the audi- ence" includes a vastly smaller number than the term applies. True, there was plenty of evi- dence to make a thorough music student cringe, but in order to be a fair critic, Miss Voss might well have commented on some pleas- anter aspects of the concert. For example, I believe Eugene Bos- sart's solo renditions were well re-' ceived, as well as the "Habanera" and last encore number of Miss' Swarthout. I also believe I detected a note' of sarcasm in Miss Voss's opening sentence in regard to Miss Swarth- out "swishing" in her tanned self. The reading public is not insen- sitive to sarcasm, and I believe, finds it unnecessary and objec-, tionable. Indeed, if newsprint in the cri-, tic's column must continually be devoted to t h e "knock-them- down" attitude, I personally con- sider it a waste and an insult to the readers. If critics like Miss Voss and others can so consistently submit their time to unenjoyable eve- nings, they had best stay home, play tiddly-winks and allow those who wish to pay their money, The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsi- bility. Publication in it is construc- tive notice to all members of the University. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 2552 Administration Building before 3 p.m. the day preceding publication (11 a.m. on Saturday). SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1951 VOL. LXII, NO. 17 Notices To Deans, Directors, Department Heads, and Others Responsible for Payrolls: Payrolls for Fall semester are ready for approval. Please call at Room 3058 Administration Building before October 22. Choral Union Members whose attend- ance records are clear, will please call for courtesy tickets admitting to the Szigeti concert, on the day of the per- formance, Mon., Oct. 15, between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m., and 1 and 4 p.m., at the offices of the University Musical Society in Burton Tower. After 4 o'clock, no passes will be issued, The Union Calendar of Events is now available for free distribution in all men's housing units and in the Union lobby. Correction: Women students will have 1:30 a.m. late permission Sat., Oct. 13. Bureau of Appointments' Registration: The Bureau of Appointments and Oc- cupational Information will hold its annual registration for February, June, and August graduates on Monday and Tuesday next week. Those students who desire positions in business, industry and professions, other than teaching, will register on Mon., Oct. 15 in the Rackham Lecture Hall at 4:10 p.m. Those students seek- ing teaching positions on the elemen- tary, secondary, or college level will register on Tues., Oct. 16, Rackham Lecture Hall at 4:10 p.m. Lectures University Lecture, auspices of the College of Architecture and Design. First of a series of two lectures on "Problems in ComprehensiveDesign" BUCKMINSTER. FULLER, induzstrial designer. 7:30 p.m., Mon., Oct. 15, Ar- chitecture Auditorium. Academic Notices Doctoral examination for Edward Vartan Malcom, Psychology; thesis: "A Study of the validity of Individual Per- sonality Profiles Based on Each of Four Projective Techniques," Mon., Oct. 15, Voss says in effect: Anyone who enjoyed last night's performance must be an ignorant ass! One of the most important fac- tors to be taken into account, I guess, is that an audience attends a function expecting to be enter- tained while a "critic" expects to be bored. But it would seem that any sense of fair play requires a critic to present both sides of the picture. Daily "critics" are very conspicuous in their one-sided re- views. Miss Voss has taken great pains, apparently, to create the impression that Miss Swarthout's performance lacked any semblance of interest, originality, or appeal. It is unfortunate indeed that the "critics" of this paper are not possessors of artistic talents. For if they would only submit some pictures along with their rev'ews, they would undoubtedly rank near the top as the Funniest Cartoon- ists of the Year! -Dave Wampler *, * * Farouk's Jihad ... To the Editor: , FOR ONE, am getting a little fed up with suh statements as "Egypt may ask Russian aid to help her secure freedom front Western interference." Where is the logic? When has Russia helped anyone get their freedom uniless they were to ultimately fall intc One hears tre cry of JIHAD (Holy the ever expanding Russian arms? War) again against the so called foreigners in Egypt. . . . too bad that these wise old men didn't raise the cry when Farouk was squan- dering their money playing rou-' lette or entertaining so called "belly dancers." -Samuel E. Molod The Lord's Day .. . To the Editor: SOUR RESENTMENT against current library regulations is, I honestly believe, unwarranted. 1. It is inevitable that a cut in appropriations should result in curtailment of some sort; and cur- tailment of library hours is less painful to the student than a re- duction in the books purchased or the services offered. 2. Regardless of expense the li- brary ought to be closed on Sun- days. The Sabbath, in all Chris- tian countries, is a day of worship. Those students who wish, from private motives, to flout the cus- tom of Sabbath observance and hence the divine decree on which, it is based can surely study in their rooms. -John Vriend "Don't Go Away, Mister. I Really Need The Publicity" DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN :3 1027 East Huron Street, 10 am. Chair- man, E. L. Kelly. Project Meeting M720-1 on Mon., Oct. 15, 4 p.m., Angell Hall. Professor Dar- ling will be the speaker. CoIcert Concert. Joseph Szigeti, distinguished Hungarian violinist, will be heard in the Choral Union Series, Monday night October 15, at'8:30, in Hill Auditorium. Mr. Szigeti will present the following program, assisted at the piano by Carol Bussoti: Adagio (Tratini; Courante and Double from B-minor Partita (Bach); Caprice No. 24 (Paganini); Rondo Brillante, Op. 70 (Schubert): Prokofieff's Sonata in D major; and the Beethoven "Kreutzer" Sonata. Tickets are on sale at the offices of the University Musical Society in Bur- ton Memorial Tower daily; and after 7 p.m. at the Hill Auditorium box of- fice on the night of the performance. Evens Today SRA Inter-Cultural Outing, leaving Lane Hall, 5 p.m. Congregational-Disciples Guild: Foot- ball Open House after the game at the Guild House. Roger Williams Guild: Open House after the game. Wesleyan Guild: Hamburger fry aft- er the game, at the Guild. Saturday Luncheon Discussion Group: Lane Hall, 12:15 p.m. The Society of Friends Work Projects will be present- ed. Reservations may be phoned to Lane Hall. Coming Events Pol. Sci. Picnic, postponed 1 a s t Sunday, will be held Sun., Oct. 14, at Dexter-Huron Park. Meet in front of Angell Hall at 1 p.m. In case of ques- tionable weather call the Pl. Sc. office between 12 and 1 p.m., Sunday. Graduate Outing Club: Meet at the rear of the Rackham Building, 2 p.m., Sun., for an outing to Kent Lake. Bus- iness meeting and election of officers, 7:30 p.m. in the Club Room after the outing. Reserve Unit 9-3 Naval Research: Meeting Tues., Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., 18 Angell Hall. Speaker: Lt. Cmdr. C~iur- chill, Program Officer, ninth naval dis- trict. League Record Concerts Sunday (co-ed) .........8:30-10 p.m. Tuesday................8:30-10p.m. Friday ...................4-5:30 p.m. Every Week-Same Schedule. All con- certs held in LEAGUE LIBRARY. Program for Sun., Oct. 14: Mozart, Symphony no. 39, E Flat. Schumann, Symphony no. 4. Harris, Symphony no. 3. D'Indy-Symphony on a French Air (with Piano, U. of M. Hot Record Society. A pro- gram featuring records of Jelly-Roll Morton and Miff Mole Sunday at 8i p.m., Grand Rapids Room, League. Everyone invited. Phi Eta Sigma. Certificates of bership may be obtained at the lobby of the Administration Building, Mon. Oct. 15, between 1-4 p.m. Hillel: Open Cou. cil Meeting, Sun, 10:30 a.m., Lane hail. Everyone i- terested is welcome. Hillel: Feast of Tabernacles (Succoth) Services will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. syt 1429 H1il St., and Monday and Tues- day mornings at 8 a.m. at Lane I 1I. I *1 i 4 4 THE AMAZING MR. with A. E. Mathews, David Tomlinson. BEECHAM. Cecil Parker and ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round WITH b W PARSO welcome our visitors with human response. more W ASHINGTON-The Defense Department is alarmed over a wave of crippling strikes that have dangerously slowed jet- engine production at a time when jet fight- ers are desperately needed to turn back Russian jets in Korea and defend this coun- try against new Russian A-bombs. The situ- ation is so critical that the Air Force has actually been forced to accept planes with- out engines. Without putting the finger on either labor or management. the Defense Department frankly suspects Communists may be behind these strikes. At least, the Communists couldn't have struck in a more strategic in- dustry at a w orse time. For example, the strike against the Gen- eral Electric Lockland Plant at Lockland, Ohio, cost the Air Force several hundred jet engines. Another two-month-old strike at Browne & Sharp, Providence, R.I., has shut down a principal source of screw machines and other vital tools needed for . -SUSPECTED CONSPIRACY- THESE STRIKES have the earmarks of not being entirely coincidental. The ex- act engine types produced by the struck plants cannot be published, but they are so vital that aircraft production has been seri- ously crippled. In order to keep other plants from shut- ting down, the Air Force has accepted air- frames without engines and other key parts. Meanwhile, total plane production has fallen to almost half the monthly goal set by the President. The aviation industry isn't the sole source of labor trouble, however. Six major work stoppages have also occurred at the $500,000,- 000 atomic energy plant at Paducah, Ky. Another reason for lagging defence pro- duction is that structural steel has been go- ing into civilian construction instead of building defense plants. Also the nationis seriously short of machine tools. Labor, in- cidentally, is reported to be burned up at the newxr f hill w hirh is frll offlnnhnle fir HERE, AT LAST, is a movie even DAILY reviewers won't pan. This film is far and away one of the liveliest comedies to hit Ann Arbor in a rabbit's age. The per- formers are all skillful and their characteri- zations are delightful, but special mention must be made of A. E. Mathews, whose por- trayal of an addlebrained earl is nothing short of hilarious, Aside from the acting, the film itself is jolly well good fun throughout and is fla- vored with many stimulating bits of satire. It is a very effective version of a highly successful British play dealing (mercilessly) with politics in England. The scene is set on an aristocratic estate which has financially passed on to its re- ward. By virtue of the estate's economic em- barrassment, its owner has been reduced to the position of a potatoe peeling peer. In order to save the family honor, the butler runs for Parliament, his bitter opponent being the earl's son and heir, who by the way, has broken his engagement with an American heiress in order to marry the parlor-maid, who is in love with the butler. The feature alone is well worth seeing, but coupled, as it is, with a dramatically moving cartoon, we give it a lot. -Norm Gottlieb -Edith 3. Lee Yes, Mr. Warmpler .,. To the Editor: W E HERE at Michigan seem to be afflicted with a permanent case of Second Class Entertain- ment. I have been here for over a year now and haven't seen a good movie, play, or personal appear- ance. Many times I've thought I had, but then I'd read The Daily and realize my error. A case in point is last night's appearance of Miss Swarthout at Hill Auditor- ium. She sang "before a widely ap- preciative audience . . ." (Cara Cherniak in Wednesday's Daily). And yet, Miss Voss, a "critic," said that Miss Swarthout's breathing was all wrong; her selections all wrong; her interpretation and vo- calization "rusty." Except for a cutting remark, which was phrased as a compliment, concern- ing Miss Swarthout's voice, Miss - Sixty-Second Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board of Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Chuck Elliott .........Managing Editor Bob Keith............. ....City Editor Leonard Greenbaum, Editorial Director Vern Emerson...... ..Feature Editor Rich Thomas ..........Associate Editor Ron Watts ...........Associate Editor Bob Vaughn .........Associate Editor Ted Papes..............Sports Editor George Flint ...Associate Sports Editor Jim Parker ... Associate Sports Editor Jan Jlames....... ,...Women's Editor Jo Ketelhut, Associate Women's Editor Business Staff Bob Miller.........Business Manager Gene Kuthy, Assoc. 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