,,. PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY RIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1951 I I I THE UNITED NATIONS General Assembly has again turned into a propaganda for- um for the cold war. Momentarily it seemed that the Assembly might this time provide a place of settlement for the world protag- onists. That fleet moment came Wednesday when the Big Three proposed a world arms in- spection and limitation, which would in- clude outlawing atomic weapons. This move had been expected. And a Rus- sian reply in the negative was also expected; but delegates somewhat wishfully hoped they were wrong. The reply was soon forthcoming. In his haste, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky even tried to get permission to speak ahead of Dean Acheson. Then he had a good laugh about the proposal. "I couldn't sleep last night from laughing at the disarm- ament proposal. Even here on the rostrum I cannot help but laugh at this Western pro- pagand." But he was the only one laughing. To the rest of the UN representatives his answer meant the continuation of the East-West propaganda struggle. It meant a contin- ued subordination of the principles of the United Nations to nationalistic bickering. Disagreement on settlement of the arms race is now mainly important because it means a split in the current session of the Assembly. But the end of international re- armament is itself a key step to putting the world at rest. Basically the Western proposal was sincere. The United States, far ahead in stockpiling atomic weapons, is ready to turn the develop- ment of atomic energy over to an interna- tional authority. However, the West stipu- lated that serious work on disarmament can- not begin until the Korean war is settled. Russia said the same, only noted that UN forces withdraw beyond the 38th parallel and, after a brief stop to collect their bag- gage, get out of Korea. The Soviet disarmament plan is to hold an international conference on the problem. They no doubt plan to use this as nothing more than another propaganda forum. Russia, in rejecting the Western pro- posal, has in effect rejected solving the arms problem through the UN. It doubts that this is the organization to handle such issues. And it is evident that even if the Assembly adopted the Anglo-French- American program, Russia could not be forced to comply with inspection and lim- itations of her military power. So the Assembly will continue to argue in circles, and the international situation will go on in the same way. Soviet insincerity makes the whole thing seem pretty hopeless. Perhaps the West should give in once again and attend a general disarmament confer.. ence even though it would porbably end in another word battle. This would weaken the UN, but present usage of that body is doing that anyway. -Vernon Emerson Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: CRAWFORD YOUNG DORIS FLEESON: Vatican Conclusions WASHINGTON-President Truman's sen- sational appointment of Gen. Mark Clark as Ambassador to Vatican State has receded from the front pages but not from the intimate discussions of politicians and diplomats. With considerable care these circles have been piecing together the known facts and their own private reports of action andj reaction here and abroad. As a result cer- tain conclusions are now generally held. Foremost among them is that General Clark personally will never serve as Am- bassador to Vatican State and that the Va- tican is better pleased to have it so since the General was insisting upon coming as a military man in full possession of his rank and emoluments. Another is that if President Truman per- sists in selling his proposed diplomatic in- novation as part of the Western alliance against Communism, he will embarrass the Vatican to the point where the new rela- tionship will start amid a confusion 'of pur- poses. Yet Truman is only stressing the main grounds upon which U.S. Protestants are being asked to subdue their fears of a breach in the principle of separation of church and state. One irony of General Clark's situation is that it makes strange bedfellows of the Pope and Sen. Tom Connally of Texas, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Connally's stated grounds for opposition is that General Clark uselessly slaughtered the Texas Na- tional Guard Division in the Italian cam- paign; of course he also remembers that Texas voted Republican in 1928 when Al Smith, a Catholic, was the Democratic candidate for president. The frankest dispatches from Rome ap- parently were evoked by a misapprehension on the part of the foreign news agency. Reu- ters, about the President's intention with res- pect to the Clark appointment. A Reuters dispatch said frankly that "President Tru- man had decided against appointing General Mark Clark asfirst United States ambassa- dor to the Vatican," basing his decision "on a legal opinion that the General could not accept the appoinment and retain his Army status." Actually the President had decided only that he would not give General Clark a re- cess appointment since Congress must enact the special bill desired by the General which would excuse him from retiring from the Ar- my. This was clearly reported here. But the Reuters dispatch, widely pub- lished abroad, with its assumption that General Clark was out of the way, prompt- ly evoked various dispatches that are much franker than those which assumed his nomination was all but a fait accompli. The London Times correspondent for ex- ample wrote from Rome: "Although the Vatican has said nothing- indeed it has shown a marked reserve over the whole question-it is known that the prospect of receiving a serving general as first American ambassador was far from pleasing, and the withdrawal by President Truman of General Clark's nomination will undoubtedly have caused relief at the Vati- can. As a civilian, the General would be wel- come. But not as a soldier. "Independent observers here feel that the whole affair has been a piece of clumsy handling of which, if information here is correct, Mr. Acheson was not even made aware. Though the Secretariat of State at the Vatican naturally know and approved of the intention to establish permanent rela- tions between Washington and the Holy See, it seems that the announcement of General Clark's nomination came as a complete sur., prise. "Nor was the official explanation given in Washington of the new nomination much appreciated by the Vatican. 'Rein- forcing the anti-Communist front,' how- ever realistic a formula it may be, is the sort of phrase, with its implications of blocs and groupings and alliances, which when associated with the Church is re- pugnant to the Vatican." Private reports apply even warmer terms to the Vatican's reaction to getting a general as ambassador and what is described as the discourtesy of no warning of General Clark's being named. It is suggested that the Presi- dent's partial retreat may have been in- fluenced by a cool reception from the Vati- can. That President Truman is impulsive and not very subtle is hardly news. He, himself, must have received reports similar to the foregoing and his reaction to them will be watched for. (Copyright, 1951, by The Bell Snydicate, Tlc.) "Peekaboo" ONO "f ~I w. 44 C= ;Z,$-a C r- VI/ l l+1+c WASNIw4TON POSY c..o-. Xetter4 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. ___ ------------ ON THE Wash'nWtol DMerryGoRould WITH DREW PEARSON it _ _ .v_..._.__ _ _ _; .._. CIINIEMA I i At Hill Auditorium ... IT HARDLY ever happens, but it does hap- pen; at some time one has the fortune to witness people acting in a way that re- affirms our finest human traditions. Sym- phonie Pastorale is such a consolation. My thoughts and feelings are still entangled in that close-to-perfect motion picture at this time and I wish no claim to objectivity. It is very good Gide; it is very human; it is very good. In Symphonie Pastorale one experiences a wonderful synthesis of Gide's intense mor- al awareness and his deep human sympathy, Such qualities ar edifficult to combine into some kind of a whole; and in the more Purtanical aspects of American living they even seem polar; but they have been com- bined before Gide by a Man who was, to say the least, essential to Purtanical theology and thought. The result of witnessing such a synthesis is to know for a moment some- thing terribly basic about people, it is to be aware of yourself in your helplessness as a human, and yet gain in the dignity of being human. And when that happens, it's like "an old man with a child's eyes, . that's great." To go on to point out the contributing excellencies of the film seems superflous. They are implied in the praise above. But for the record, one could ask no more from the actors. The fine effects pro- adu +.PA hrn,rIa, - eancir nnnrAnoatinn THE CUE HAS gone out to Republican speakers across the country to fan the flames of the Internal Revenue scandals into a hot political issue for 1952. To supply the ammunition, the Senate GOP policy com- mittee has done a painstaking research job, which wil be sent out for the confidential use of Republicans. This eight-page research pamphlet goes Into the case histories of 27 officials who are linked directly or indirectly with the Internal Revenue scandals. It also gives helpful hints on how to slant the scandals in order to-embarrass the Truman admin- istration. Here are some sample quotes, which the pamphlet suggests to Republican speakers: "The Bureau of Internal Revenue, with all the power it exercises over the most intimate financial affairs of he public, should be a citadel of integrity. But the dishonest acts of the Truman administration appointees are discrediting it in the minds of the peo- ple," the confidential GOP pamphlet charges. "What brought this sorry state of affairs to the Bureau, which for so long was held in wide acclaim and was a stronghold of public confidence?" demands the pamph- let. "Nearly twenty years of entrenched government sowed the seeds of corruption. The Truman administration is reaping now the fruits of its own abuse of political pow- er. "One levy of political hacks, chiselers and ward heelers has succeeded another in top- flight jobs within the agency," the confi- dential GOP instruction continues. "Gener- osity in political campaign contributions has been the open sesame for incompetents to aspire and obtain jobs . ... the Truman ad- ministration has sired the corruption of the tax collection agency by the intrusion of a brand of politics which makes no distinction between political loyalty and integrity." -CLEAN-UP MAN- rHE GOP CAMPAIGN letter also attacks the man Truman appointed to clean up the Internal Revenue Bureau-Commission- er John Dunlap. "There is nothing on the record to show that there would have been any attempt at a clean-up within the bureau, except for outside prodding," declares the GOP bro- chure. "It was not until affter several cases had been exposed to the public view that the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, John Dunlap, on October 3 ordered an in- vestigation of the tax returns of all offi- cials and enforcement officers of the Bu- reau. Dunlap was confirmed by the Senate several months before on July 18." that GOP speakers will soapbox circuit. (Copyright, 1951, by The be following on the Bell Snydicate, Inc.) "health." However, no official charges have been made against Bolich, and the GOP re- search guide underlines this fact to keep Re- publican speakers out of a law suit. Of Bolich, the GOP states: "included on- ly because during revelations oi irregulari- ties, Bolich requested reassignment for reasons of health, August 14, 1951 . . . No charges have been made against Bo- lich." These were the only underlined pas- sages in the pamphlet. Thus the pamphlet has laid down the line Live on Air .. . To the Editor: A R. SOL PLAFKIN seems to think that so long as a play deals with an important theme it is automatically a good play. He was offended because The Daily reviewer called the play "insuf- ficiently subtle," and directed an unfair and snobbish attack against the reviewer. But I thought the reviewer was generous. He could have said, what seem- ed obvious to me, that the play said what had been said before in the same way it had been said by the same typed characters who said it. Even the "Goldbergs" tele- vision series has, from time to time, presented characters of greater complexity, and handled economic themes with greater subtlety, immediacy, and under- standing. Perhaps Mr. Plaf kin con- siders it a stroke of originality to portray a family in which bitter- ness, resentment and jealousy are only occasionally relieved by a strained and tired humor. There was nothing in the play that told us the mother, at the end of the play, had been given "fresh attitudes toward life" by her children. Even the children, themselves, could hardly believe she had consented - to let her daughter go to college on a schol- arship. And though it was hardly the playwright's intention, it seem- ed to me that the mother was so worn out from all her emoting ir the previous act that simply out o sheer exhaustion, she permitted her husband to sign the scholar. ship papers. I can't answer any of the many questions raised in Mr. Plafkin's letter-but I was interested to hea him say that, during the depres- sion, so 'many potentionally bril- liant minds had gone to waste in factories and in business." -Marlin Demlinger * * * UN Problem . ... To the Editor: THREE MAIN problems con front the delegates to the Sixth General Assembly in Paris, France They are the problems of termi nating the Korean war, restorin and reestablishing the unity an principle of unanimity of the five great powers, and prohibiting ato mic weapons along with reducin the armed forces of the five grea powers. Of these three great problems settlement of the Korean conflic is the most immediately impera tive. The responsibility of the Unite Nation majority for the course o events in Korea grows with eac day the war continues. Already the police action which goes on un der the name of the United Na tions has killed three million peo ple, mainly civilians, including wo men and children; destroyed th homes and livelihood of 15 to 2 millions, imposed untold sufferin and misery on the entire people and enabled powerful financial in terest in the United States to loo the United Nations occupied par of the country of its resources. Although Syghman Rhee's ow subordinates, both military and ci vilian, testified that Rhee force opened hostilities on the mornin 'of June 23rd, 1950, and althoug initial reports in the United State newspapers (New York Herald 'Tribune, June 26th) showed tha the Rhee's forces had penetrated above the 38th Parallel severa miles in some places the Unite Nation rump Security Council ac cepted without question the Rhee' report version of the situation ... This rump United Nation Secur ity Council explicitly voting dow a proposal to hear the case of the Korean people, then violated th United Nation charter which onl ' permitted military enforcement ac tion by a decision of the Securit Council with the concurence o the five permanent powers in th absence of the Soviet Union an the Chinese People's Republic . . Indeed, while the UN continue this state of affairs, its name i given to atrocities which reporter of many pro-war newspapers i and out of the United States hav described as surpassing those per petrated by Hitler SS troops. An White Hoose and Pentagon ar now readying new horrors in th form of so-called "tactical" atomi weapons, to be used also presum ably with UN sanctions. Obviously, so long as the UN al lows itself to be the agency fo such crimes against humanity, i cannot contribute to the solutio of any other problem of war o peace. . -George P. Moskoff Tie Miracle... f To the Editor: - REALY TO Miss Levine. I have seen "The Miracle, and to this writing can think o s no general implications to be de r rived-from the religious fanat: cism of one demented individu - -derogatory to Catholic worshi 1 or principle. The important thin is that you had best recall Card inal Spellman's part in the bannin of that film. A Catholic citizen, in a lette to the Times apropos Mr. Kazan article, announced that a C rat ing from the Legion of Decenc made the unscrupulous film" a must" for many Catholics. I am ir Sclined to agree with that psycholo - gy. 9 To cut only four minutes of M d Kazan's picture is to say that thi e rest is morally passable. Does any - one think these minutes are incon g sistent with Mr. Williams' hone t naturalism? The Legion, in its con strained pedantry, has done n , thingeconstructively, but has a t bitrarily attenuated Kazan's con - siderable art. Rossellini has bee lanced from all sides; perha d Kazan should be pleased. He h f only been badgered, and from th h rear. -Conrad Brenner - $ -Briley & Grable ... To the Editor: e 0 "BY THEIR enemies ye sha g know them." John Briley's i responsible, undocumented, blan - ket indictment of Hollywood mu t have caused Senator McCarthy t turn green with envy. By what process of reasonin n does Briley decry the moral shor - comings of this generation, spea s of art as an imitation of life, an g then bemoan the present stiflin 'CURRENT MOVIES a of art in films which depict moral laxness? In the brief section of the edi- torial in which he gets down to particulars, Briley is guilty of either ignorance or deliberate fal- sification. He says we have all seen at least one "wholesome" pic- ture starring Betty Grable. Then he gives a list of things he says Miss Grable can do. Briley thus makes two "errors." He places the ability to do something in the same category as actually doing it, and he implies that any one who has seen at least one "wholesome" Betty Grable picture has seen Miss Grable do all or most of the things mentioned. Thank God for the dancing, singing, good cheer, and example of humility contributed by Miss Grable. Did the virtuous Briley acquire his knowledge of "bumps and grinds" in a spirit of scientific re- search? I challenge John Briley to cite a single motion picture in which he heard Miss Grable "fill her speech with innuendo and thinly-covered smut." Apparently, we need not go beyond the Michigan campus to find the need for moral reform. Put up, Briley, or shut up -Robert Davidson * * * Educational Mission.. .. To the Editor: ON SATURDAY November 3rd. as one of an audience attend- ing the Michigan Art Education Association Conference I learned that the concept about Columbus discovering America was nonsense and myth. Throughout the morn- ing and afternoon the man of the hour proceeded to condemn or dis- h credit almost everything includ- s ing the American school system. I It was suggested to a public'school t teacher gathering that they should I become a -pressure group-. At I best this is a weak and negative d approach, it becomes ridiculous - when it is not preceeded by a posi- s tive plan that measures realistical- . ly as a more workable solution to - a problem. The attitude of Mr. n Bond was unfortunate. He had an e excellent experience in England e which within its context would y have been sufficient to have given - the audience a thrilling and en- y lightening day. However as a dis- f coverer, prophet and as a mission- e ary for himself as head man on d the flying trapeze I will take the four psychologists who domposed s the balance of the panel on the s afternoon session. s -Emil Weddige, n Associate Prof. e College of Architecture and Design d * * e SL Voting ... e c To the Editor: WEDNESDAY and Thursday are - R the most crucial days studen >r government must facethis year t Whether or not the crisis is pass- n ed satisfactorily is up to you! r You have often been told tha the effectiveness of Student Legis- lature depends upon its proving it- self truly representative. This ca be done only by shoeing that th great majority of students hav taken the trouble to vote in the all-campus elections. Its effectiveness is also depen dent upon how wisely that vote i f cast. Votes should be cast for per sons known to have the energy i- forcefulness and logical reasonin al so needed for strong student gov ip ernment. Lg SL has opened the library fo I- you. Your vote can open the ad Lg ministration's doors for Studen Legislature. r Anyone with an identificatio 's card is eligible to vote. -Leah Marks y* * * a Reading List .,. z- - To the Editor: HAVE JUST read "To Maki r. Men Free" by Archibald Mac. ie Leish in the November, 1951, issu -- of "The Atlantic" magazine. I ar - only afraid that I will be just on st of the few who have read it. want everybody to read it. The im D- portance of readingthisarticle r-comes before any bluebook, an: n pressing situation. The articl n takes only fifteen minutes to rear ps and will not be boring. It will mak, as you think. It is pertinent. Its im he plications are immense. Pleas read it; you won't be sorry. -Victor Bloom * i' * Absolutely..., To the Editor; l1 APROPOS THE polemic concern r- ing the Legion of Decency, an( a- with special reference to the dog st matist Marc Lafromboise and hi to statement, (Daily, Nov. 2) "Trut: is absolute," may I inject the famr ag ous Buxter-Amohundro Law of Ab: t- solutes, to wit: "There exists absc k lutely nothyng whych maye t 7d consydered as absolute." g -R. Quinlan DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) S.L. International Relations committee: There will be a meeting of Commit- tee at 3:30 p.m. at the S.L: Bldg., 122 S. Forest. The committee is not limi- ted merely to S.L. personnel, so all in- terested are urged to attend. JGP. Meeting of the central commit- tee, 4 p.m., League. Record Concert. League Library, 4- 5:30 p.m. Canterbury club: Canterbury House Tea at 4 p.m. All Episcopalian stu- dents and their friends are cordially invited. Open Houses for SL Candidates: Fri., Nov. 9: 4:30-6 Lane Hall; 5-6 Martha Cook. SRA Coffee Hour, Lane Hall, 4:30-6 p.m. All students welcome. Motion Pictures, auspices of the Uni- versity Museums. "The Great Lakes- How They Were Formed." and "Great Lakes," 7:30 p.m., Kellogg Auditorium. Department of Astronomy. Visitors' Night, Fri., Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Mr. Albert Boggess III will lecture on "Exploring the Milky Way." After the lecture in 3017 Angell Hall, the Students' Obser- vatory on the fifth floor will be open for telescopic observation of the Moon and Jupiter, if the sky is clear, or for inspection of the telescopes and plane- tarium, if the sky is cloudy. Children are welcomed, but must be accom- panied by adults. Hillel: Services at Lane Hall at 7:45 p.m. followed by a Fireside. Professor Kenneth Boulding of the Economics Department will speak on "Quakerism." Everyone is welcome. SCongregational-Disciples Guild: The Athletic-Hop Party with the Evangelical & Reformed Guild, E & R Church. Meet at 8 p.m. at the Guild House to walk down. Wear sport clothes. Westminster Guild: Open House, 8 p.m. sRoger Williams Guild: Fiesta! (Fall semi-formal) 8:45-12. i The Evangelical and Reformed Stu- dent Guild will entertain the Congre- gational-Disciples Guild at 8 p.m. The 1party will be held in the Parish Hall of Bethlehem Church, 423a . Fourth Ave. All members and friends of both, groups are invited to attend. SWesleyan Guild: Square dance at the Guild, at 8 p.m. All are invited. At The State .. . TWO OF A KIND with Edmond O'Brien and 'Lizabeth Scott CERTAINLY not cinema, but good movie farenonetheless is the fast-moving story of intrigue and a 10 million dollar will. It should be particularly appealing to that cross-section of the college community which enjoys an occasional, well-written, pat, corny and predictable mystery, Adroitly adapted from a detective-type story by screenwriters Lawrence Kimble and James Gunn, this movie is reminiscent of some of the excellent tension situations found in a Dashiell Hammett plot. The quick pace set by the action is further reinforced by some very sharp reparte. Unfortunately, the picture has a tendency to lag from time to time during the 'love' scenes, in which the stars partake of looks so full of meaning that they would bring a maiden blush to the cheeks of Mickey Spill- ane. The characters are type cast and all in all they play their parts well; but special mention must be made of Miss Scott who does a beautiful job of walking back and forth across the screen. Considering that this is a predictable mo- vie, the ending comes as a pleasant surprise when crime does pay. Accompanying the feature is an excellent Terry-Toon which furnishes comic relief from a technicolor "short" which can best be described as a tragedy. Starring Denise Morgan and a girl who must have been the producer's daughter, Hollywood has given us twenty minutes of "entertainment" so poor, you have to see it to believe it. -Norm Gottlieb Sixty-Second Year Edited and managed by students of the Universty 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 ........... 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Call 5838 by 10 a.m., Mon., for res- ervations. Economics Club: 8 p.m., Mon., Nov. 12, Rackham Amphiterater. Professor Clare E. Griffin, Professor of Business Economics of the School of Business Administration, will speak on "Social- ism and Capitalism in Sweden." 'll staff members and advanced stude?4 in Economics and Business Adm ! tration are invited to attend. BARNABY I IU - M IK I Let your Fairy Godfather do the talking, Barnaby...And,11 Gorgon won't say anything. He won't get into any arguments- They may not understand abou ets. And to see a Pliocene four-legged carnivori- I w