. PAGIE IOUR jT HE MICHIGAN DAILY TUkbDAY. UQ(TOJL 23, M f _______________________________. Franco Aid ANOTHER ONE of Senator Pat MCar- ran's Franco First moves was approved in a House-Senate Appropriations meeting last week. The committee, sparked by Franco sym- patrizer, McCaran, voted an additional 100 million dollars for military aid to Spain. What prompted the committee to make this move remains a mystery since a committee to study Spain's military needs is still in Spain and has not yet is- sued a report. This extra pocket money for the Falangist regime was added at the expense of a 154 million dollar cut in the over all aid ap- propriations in the Foreign Aid bill. From the military standpoint this uncalled for slash in favor of Franco can only mean an undermining of Eisenhower's program for military effectiveness in Europe. But more significant, this action is one of many which has revealed Congress' willing- ness to support Franco's dictatorship and thus to prolong the suffering of the Spanish people. The irony of U.S. aid to Spain is tht it came just as Franco's regime was on the brink of collapse. Last spring strikes shook the entire nation. These displays of disatisfaction were the on- ly foreshadowing one needed to recognize the strength of the growing movement against Franco. In addition to the long exist- ing Franco opponents, the Republicans and Monarchists, the strikes received support from the lower middle class, part of the Ar- my, a section of big business and many Catholic priests. But the U.S. did not have the patience to wait for Franco's fall. At least if the U.S. somehow saw it stra- tegically profitable to bail out Franco, some promises could have been extracted for a liberization of the regime. But his reign continues, and the hunger and disease is as bad as ever. While the Spanish people remain oppressed, the U.S. continues to send aid to one dictatorship in order to fight another dictatorship. -Alice Bogdonoff 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 Praise be to Orpheus. The Choral Union Series, in the fourth and fifth concerts of the season, has at last come across with a group of musicians worthy of undivided attention, unqualified praise, and the $2.40 or more we pay to hear them. In its twenty-seventh Ann Arbor appear- ance, the Boston Symphony, under Charles Munch, Sunday night presented a program displaying three different conceptions of essentially dramatic music, and as usual did well by them all. Judging from one hearing, the Honegger Symphony No. 5 was deservedly the chief point of interest in the program, both from the standpoint of its newness and its worth. The chordal first movement provides a sturdy, well-unified beginning and lays the groundwork for the rhythmic development and intricate color effects which follow. The finale is an extended effort to build up tension, and Honegger is evidently no amateur along this line. Repetition of a definite rhythmic pattern, running passages in the strings which almost but never quite reach their goal, the standard tremolo, and dissonant blasts from the brass section- all these work their magic before the move- ment is climaxed, and then closes on the significant drum tap. From Honegger's Fifth Symphony, the program proceeded to Tchaikovsky's Sixth, which Munch did his best to keep from be- ing overly "Pathetique." Restraint was the dominating characteristic of his interpreta- tion of the first movement. The lyric theme, particularly, was held back in its first ap- pearances in the muted strings, and not until the final section of the movement did it sing out in all its outworn glory. In the succeeding two movements, Munch showed Tchaikovsky to be as effective in creating impressions like the warm gracefulness of the second movement and the martial vigor of the third as he is in creating a passion- ately tragic mood. Munch's interpretation of this sym- phony is not a unique one; Tchaikovsky's lack of subtlety gives no opportunity for such an accomplishment . His interpreta- tion is rather faithful to the inherent characteristics of the music and ignorant of any surrounding traditions which can only obscure what quality the music has. Last night's concert gave Munch a chance to display his vitality and his generally liberal conception of orchestral technique. The Rameau was serenely handled, but in his reading of Sclumann's Fourth Sym- INTERPRETING THE NEWS: Vatican A ppointment Oil, Sweat And Dolars /ette'4 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. By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. Associated Press News Analyst PRESIDENT TRUMAN may have actually timed his decision on diplor*atic rela- tions with the Vatican in order to give the country ample time to debate it. By sending General Clark's Ambassa- dorial appointment to the Senate in the, closing hours of the congressional session, and then giving out word that, because of the old law against appointing military men to civilian jobs, there would be no recess appointment, the White House vir- tually assured several months of argument. Senate reaction to bitter criticism from the Protestant churches was that full hearings surely would be held, meaning no decision could be reached for weeks after congress re- convenes in January. The President's action is amazing in any case. Just about the time you are about to decide that narrow partisan politics plays an important part in everything that Tru- man does, he comes up with some highly controversial proposal that by no means can be considered good partisan politics. There was the Truman Doctrine of military aid to Greece and Turkey, the decision to inter- vene in Korea, the manner of General Mac- Arthur's removal, and now this calculated entry into a bitter religious argument against the traditions of all good politics in- an elec- tion or any other year. The Vatican move has been considered for a long time-almost since the time when the personal mission established by President Roosevelt through Myron Tay- lor came to an end. After that the State Department even recalled Frank Gowan, career diplomat whose personal entree at the Vatican probably has never been ap- proached by any other lay American. But as the cold wa progressed-with the Va- tican forced mo the position of an ally by the persecution of its program behind the Iron Curtain-the need for including it in Allied councils became more appar- ent. A prime factor is the Vatican's own inter- national position, making it one of the world's greatest information centers, if not the greatest one. As the need has grown for a great wave of enlightenment to offset Kremlin propagan- da, the need for official on-the-spot corre- lation of the various anti-Communist pro- grams has likewise grown. Vatican intelli- gence can make a vast contribution in this field. On the other side of the coin, the Catho- lic Church has vast influence among peo- ples in many of the countries where large parts of the populations are still luke- warm or opposed to the rearmament pro- gram. If greater coordination can bring thisinfluence to bear more directly, an important purpose will have been served. The argument over the appointment was bitterly under way within a few hours of the President's decision, and promises to continue in the same vein. The ultimate de- cision should be based not on religious pre- judices or political expediency, but on wheth- er the practical advantages of diplomatic relations with 'the Vatican outweigh the dangers of the disunity it creates in the United States. o.. C Serenading . To the Editor: ' 7, ; bk. ; ., .; , 9 . _ .. . =- . , C.:; t .. yP . :... r ::. J ' w-;+' " y e°Cj ar-estc r waf iI r DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN tI (Continued from Page 2) Tues., Oct. 23, 202 west Physics Build- ing. MA\TTE Jr r:ACT 1 By JOSEPH ALSOP ONDON-The circus atmosphere which Americans associate with elections is entiriely absent here. The familiar huge. billboard with the faked picture of the smil- ing candidate is replaced by an occasional prim sticker on a car: "Vote for iddlesby- Green, Conservative." Political publicity is so muted that this reporter, for example, in Manchester to attend a rally for Clement Attlee, found that no one in his hotel had any idea that the Prime Minister was to speak. Yet beneath this surface calm, feeling runs high. You will find, of course, leftwing Laborites muttering about "fascism" under a Conservative government, as well as Tory gentlemen snorting in their clubs about emigrating "if the demmed Belshies get back." You will also find intelligent people saying quite sincerely, "This could be the end of the road for us, you know." Oddly enough, no one can define in pre- cise and tangible terms just what differ- ence a Conservative victory would make. One distinguished Conservative, asked this question, replied after a moment of reflec- tion, "Well, for example, I think we'd get sweets off the ration more quickly." Ac- tually, in pre-election statements, the Tories have not been much more specific than this. The gulf of difference between the words "Socialist" and "Conservative" is not reflected in the election propaganda. The Conservatives have been offering, in effect, "the same old pill with a bit more sugar on it." Yet the fact remains that the forthcoming election here is an event of towering import- ance. Whatever government rules Britain in the months ahead will have to deal somehow CURRENT MOVIES with the rapid erosion of British world pow- er, on the one hand, and the menacing, sud- denly renewed draining away of the British economic lifeblood on the other. In these circumstances, a government with the power to goyern is the first essential. * * * THE LABOR government has some very solid achievements to its credit. Its greatest achievement is simply that there has been under Labor far more sugar on the British pill than most Americans realize. Dollar gap, inflation, and all, the standard of living of the majority of the British people has risen steadily since the war. In a coun- try impoverished by war, this is no mean achievement. Yet since the death of brave old Ernest Bevin, the illness of brilliant Sir Stafford Cripps, and the near-defeat last year, the Labor government has become a weak, an oddly faceless government. Unless all the experts are wrong, Labor simply cannot win a decisive majority. Moreover, the un- scrupulous "peace" campaign with its ov- ertones of the late thirties, which labor has waged in this moment of desperation, could return to haunt a future Labor gov- ernment. A weak government, half-com- mitted to a policy of peace at any price, could indeed lead Britain perilously close to "the end of the road." Yet even a strong conservative govern- ment, with a decisive majority (which is by no means certain) could also be haunted by the past. For it is almost impossible to set how the Conservatives can in fact deliver on their campaign promise of "a bit more sug- ar" on the British pill. There are thoughtful men here who believe that the Conservatives, if they win, will be forced to remove most of the sugar from the pill, and that the Con- servatives should have faced this fact blunt- ly during the campaign. IF THEY WIN, the Conservatives will cdme to power committed to the whole re- armament program, which is just begin- ning to bite hard into the British economy. They will have at the same time to deal with a drain on British gold and dollar reserves which is reaching more menacing propor- tions than ever before. Without further Am- erican aid, it is difficult to see how a Con- servative government could avoid a policy of ruthless deflation. This would mean sharp slashes in food subsidies and the social serv- ices, and a severe fall in living standards. It is on precisely this course of events that Aneurin Bevan and his fellow labor rebels are betting their political futures. A fall in living standards would usher in widespread strikes. Although a Labor gov- ernment can, and has, used troops to break strikes, for a Conservative government to do so would almost certainly hand the Labor party over to the extremists. This too, by destroying the national unity which is the hard core of British power, could bring Britain near to "the end of the road." The end of the road for Britain has often been predicted in the past, and always in- accurately. Yet it is worth bearing in mind the remark of one wise Englishman here- "If the Tories win with a workable majority, it may be about the last chance for a really stable. middle-of-the-road government of a Senator Estes Kefauver. 8:30 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 25, in Hill Auditorium as the second number on the 1951-52 Lec- ture Course. "The Citizen's Responsi- bility for Crime" is the subject of his address. Tickets are on sale daily at the Auditorium box office which is open 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2-5 p.n. Academic Notices Geometry Seminar; Thurs., Oct. 25, 4:10 p.m., 3001 Angell Hall. Mr. Kazar- inoff will speak on "Positional Proper- ties of Circles in 3-space." The University Extension Service an- nounces a new class in its evening program for adults: Michigan's Great Book Course. An evening section of this course, similar to that offered in the freshman year on the campus, will be conducted in the Extension Service program by John E. Bingley. Selected classics will be discussed, Noncredit course, eight ses- sions on alternate Wednesdays. $8.00. Registration, which is limited to 20, may be made in advance in 4524 Ad- ministration Building, or at the class room just prior to the opening session if there are places left. 69 Business Administration Building, Wed., Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. University Extension Service an- nounces that Faster Reading will meet on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in 131 Bus- iness Administration Building, instead of in 4009 University High School. Those who have not registered may do so be- tween 7 and 7:30 p.m. at the class room. Engineering Mechanics Seminar: Wed., Oct. 24, 3:45 p.m., 101 W. Engineering Building. Prof. R V. Churchill will speak on J. B. J. Fourier and Fourier Series." Algebraic Topology Seminar; Wed., Oct. 24. 9 a.m., 3010 Angell all. Dr. Raoul Bott will speak on "A New Ap- proach to the Steenrod Squares." Seminar in Complex Variables: Wed., Oct. 24, 2:30 p.m., 247 West Engineering. Miss Curran will speak on "Landau's Upper Bounds for Partial Sums of Tay- lor Series of Bounded Functions." Orientation Seminar. Tues., Oct. 23, 1 p.m. 3001 Angell Hall. Topic: 3, 5, 11, 17, 41. Mathematics Colloquium: Tues., Oct. 23, 4:10 p.m., 3001 Angell Hall. Prof. Leonard Tornheim will speak on the subject "On Normed Fields." Concerts Stanley Quartet, Gilbert Ross and Emil Raab, violinists, Robert Courte, vi- ola, and Oliver Edel, cello, will play the first in a series of three concerts at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Rack- ham Lecture Hall. Assisted by William Stubbins, clarinet, the group will pre- sent works by Beethoven, RossLee in- ney, and Mozart. The general public will be admitted without charge. Organ Recital: Kenneth Osborne, Head of the Division of Fine Arts at the University of Arkansas, will appear as guest organist at 4:15 Wednesday afternoon, October 24, in Hill auditor- ium. An alumnus of the University of Michigan, Mr. Osborne will play com- positions by Buxtehude, Vivaldi, Bach. Milhaud, and Franck. The public Is invited. Events Today Chess Club: Meeting, Room 3B, Un- ion. Cerce Francais Meeting. 8 p.m., League. New members welcome. Skit and refreshments. Deutsher Verein: Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Union. Songs, speaker and refresh- ments. The West Quad Radio Club invites anyone interested in amateur radio or experimental electronics to an open meeting, 7 p.m., in "The Shack" on the fifth floor of Williams House, West Quad. Christian Science Organization: Tes- timonial meeting, 7:30 p.m., Upper Room, Lane Hal. Hillel Drama Group: Organizational meeting and tryouts, 3:30 p.m., League.- Accompanist needed. Everyone wel- come. Pershing Rifle's general meeting of all Pershing Riflesmen at 7:30 p.m. in front of the T.C.B. Any cadet in MS. 'I and II, either Army or Airforce, in-' terested in becoming a Pershing Rifles- man is invited to attend. If it is cold, wear coats and gloves. If it rains, meet inside. Square Dance Group, open to all, Lane Hall, 7:15 p.m. Opportunity for Instruction. SRA Freshman Group meets at Lane Hall, 7:30 p.m. SRA Radio Program, Religion-in- Life, Station WUOM, 5:15 p.m. S.R.A. Council meeting, Lane Hall, 5:15 p.m. Hiawatha Club. Meeting, 7:30 p.m., League. Plans for year's activities will be discussed. Air Force R.O.T.C. Band: Rehearsal, 7:30 p.m. 229 North Hall. Bring music racks. Those who have been issued uniforms wear them. Episcopal Student Group: Meeting of Chaplain's study group, 7:15 p.m., Canterbury House. Congregational-Disciples Guild: Tea, 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., at the Guild House. Wolverine Club: Meet in the League at 7:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend Coming Events Graduate History Club. Meeting, Wed., Oct. 24, 8 p.m., East Conference Room, Rackham building. Prof. Clark Hopkins, Department of Classics, will speak on his recent research in Greece. Refreshments. Wesleyan Gui. Do-Drop-In fo food and fun, 4 to 5:15 p.m., Wed.. Oct. 24 at the Guild lounge. Come and bring a friend. Cabinet meeting, 8:30 p.m., Wed.. Oct. 24 in the Green room. All Guilders are welcome. Hillel: Meeting of all persons in- terested in singing in the Hillel Choral Group, Wed., Oct. 24, 4:15 p.m., Lane Hall. University of Michigan Rifle Club. Meet at the ROTC Rifle Range, Wed., Oct. 24, 7 p.m. Marksmanship experi- ence is not necessary to become a mem- ber of the Club. Folk and Square Dancing. Meet Wed., Ot. 24, 8 p.m., Barbour Gym. Every- one welcome. Union's Weekly Bridge Tournament. Wed., Oct. 31, Union Ballroom, start- ing at 7:15. Beginners are encouraged to attend. Winners will be given two weeks' free admission and runners up one week free admission. Coeds must sign out with their House Mothers for 11:30 p.m. Botany Club. Meeting, Wed., Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., 1139 Natural Science Bldg. Speaker: Miss Mina Winslow. Topic: North Africa-Algeria and Morocco. Bus- iness meeting important. All are wel- come. Episcopal Student Group: Holy Com- munion and Breakfast at 7 a.m., Wed., "Oct. 24. Michigan Arts Chorale. Meet Wed., Oct. 24, 7 p.m., University High School auditorium. Congregational - Disciples Guild: Sign up by Tuesday night for Supper Discussion Groups, 5:30-7 on Wednes- day at the Guild House. Topics: "Can Concerned StudentsFollow Where U.S. Foreign Policy is Leading?" and "A Philosophy and a Faith for These Trou- bled Times." THE BEST WAY of answering a bad argument is to let it go on. -Sydney Smith THURSDAY night we serenaded a girls dormitory and several' sororities here at Michigan. Since the adventof the fraternity it has been a custom of fraternities to serenade a girl to whom a brother has become pinned regardless of whether she was affiliated or in- dependent. Ironically as we were singing "College Days" . . . send my boy to Michigan ... we were rudely told to break it up by an Ann Ar- bor police cruiser while his sadis- tic companion shined his spot on bath robed girls on the sun porch. It seems that we were disturb- ing the peace and solitude of Ann Arbor where parking tickets are distributed wholesale and nurses are raped by high school youths. I understand that there is an or- dinance prohibiting disturbing noises during the evening: also spitting in public and burning leaves without a permit. In that there are sufficient laws to keep me from walking on the sidewalk I place my very being in jeopardy whenever I venture out. Since laws are for the benefit of the people I see fit to mention here that members of an adjoin- ing quadrangle voiced their "inde- pendent" public opinion by.swing- ing out in defiance of the local gendarmes. As the high school local rents and the general wealth of Ann Arbor is largely dependent upon the University and its functions I suggest that the authorities inter- pret more broadly the law with respect to student functions. Or perhaps a notorized permit for serenades could be instated as well as one for allowing unruly stu- dents to congregate in groups larger than twos. Perhaps the local enforcement officers should be implemented since the Christmas season is ap-' proaching and there shall be many carolers on the streets disturbing the peace. In memory of the good old col- lege days ... send my boy to Illi- nois. -Roy W. Bloch Jessup Appointment. . To the Editor: IN HER COLUMN published in the Thursday Daily, Doris Flee- son summed up the unfortunate case of diplomat Philip Jessup. In view of being turned down by a Senate foreign relations sbcom- mittee Thursday and the pending adjournment of Congress, it seems unlikely that Jessup's nomination as delegate to the UN General Assembly will be approved. Presi- dent Truman might give him a recess appointment, but even this expedient would be impossible if the Senate were to reject his nom- ination before adjournment. The United States would thus be de- prived of the services of a man generally regarded among his as- sociates as one of our ablest advo- cates in dealing with the Russians. The objections to Jessup's ap- pointment have been that he has had "an affinity for Communist causes" and that in 1949 he sup- ported U.S. recognition of Com- munist China. These arguments were respectively advanced by Senator McCarthy and President Harold Stassen of the University of Pennsylvania. Like most of his accusations, McCarthy's charge has been largely disproved by Jes- sup's past record. The Stassen charge, which has not been fac- tually disproved, even if correct does not invalidate Jessup's fitness as a diplomat. Many informed persons advocated U.S. recogni- tion of Red China at the time of the Nationalist collapse if merely as acknowledgement of a de facto political situation. Indeed, history has yet to prove that our course in not recognizing the Communist government was the best one. Two things are to be particular- ly regretted in the Jessup affair: first, that a person should be fainted for alleged past actions which have either not been sub- stantiated or cannot logically be accepted as blameworthy in them- selves; second, that a once highly respected liberal, Harold Stassen, should stoop to the level of "guilt by assertion," as Doris Fleeson puts it. --Don Cregier Ethio pa, My. To the Editor: 1 READ WITH sympathy some time ago the letter of the gentleman from Colombia who was distressed by the continual misspelling of his country's name. As one of the first Ethiopian stu- dents to come here I have a much more serious plea. Not only is my country's name often misspelt, mispronounced, and confused, but I have frequent disputes about its geographic location. It has been rightly said that Ethiopia has been "a land of mystery to the whole world" and that mystery seems to apply not only to its character but also to its location. Ethiopians speak of their coun- try as ETHIOPIA-a name digni- fied by Biblical references. The origin of the. name is somewhat shrouded in antiquity; but it is generally believed to have been given by the Grecians to the peo- ple that inhabited the "end of the earth" (the country beyond Eg, ypt). Thus Homer thought Mit]- opia "utmost of mankind;" ar A Herodotus believed that the coun-- try lay "where the South declines towards the setting sun." I refer only to the past to show that the ahcient vagueness and geographic ignorance persists to the presenk day. It is true that even such "great travellers" as Marco Polo placed Ethiopia in the middle of India or China. But my American friends are even more imaginative than those ancient travellers as they place Ethiopia somewhere in th West Indies or West Africa. As to "Abyssinia"-which is so often incorrectly used as synony- mous to Ethiopia-is the Euro- peanized form of "Haasha" (or some such Arabic word) applied to the tribe from the Semetio Sabeaen civilization which mi- grated to "Ethiopia" from south- western Arabia in about 1,000 B.C. Thus historically "Abyssinia" re ferred to the mountain kingdom in the central plateau where those ancient invaders originally set. tied. The term is of course incor- rect when applied to include the whole of the country. Whatever may have been the past disagreements as to its loca- tion and however persistently it is misplaced, ETHIOPIA-as far as I have been able to ascertain- now securely reposes in East Afri- ca: surrounded by the Sudan, Kenya, French-, British-, and Ex- Italian Somaliland. In geographic vernacular Ethiopia includes the territory lying between the 5th and 15th parallel of North latitude and 30 degrees 5 minutes-45 de- grees East. -Taffara De Guefe I N ANY controversy the instant we feel anger we have already, ceased striving for truth, and be- gun striving for ourselves. -Carlyle WHERE ALL think alike, no one thinks very much. -Walter Lippmann At The State... FLYING LEATHERNECKS Wayne and Robert Ryan. THIS PICTURE almost makes1 first-rate entertainment. with John the grade as There are two reasons for it being as ef- fective as it is: First, the action scenes, larded with actual combat film, are put to- gether with a skill that retains the fierce realism and brutality of the wartime shots and at the same time generates honest sus- pense within the story fabric, and secondly, the sound of martial brass knuckles is loud enough from Korea to Egypt to give this kind of a movie overtones that make it pala- table even after a plethora of predecessors in the telling of World War I. Unfortunately, the picture fails in its attempt to knit together the excellent combat incidents with the story of a mar- ine flyer's (John Wayne) struggle to for- ward the cause of close air support for in- fantry tactics. Perhaps sensing this, a sub- conflict between the protagonist and his chief subordinate over discipline has been superimposed on the ground-air struggle to give the picture greater cohesiveness. 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 James...........Women's Editor Jo Ketelhut, Associate Women's Editor Business Staff Bob Miller ..........Business Managert Gene Kuthy. Assoc. Business Manager Charles Cuson ... 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