THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1952 UU i I INTERPRETING THE NEWS Eisenhower's Speech By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. Associated Press News Analyst GENERAL EISENHOWER'S first annual report on the progress of unified Euro- pean defense serves several purposes. By the same token that it warns Europe that American patience and money are not unexhaustible, so it states his policy to the American people on an important po- litical matter. European commentators were quick to point out that the report was not only from the commander of the Allied forces in Eur- ope, but also from an important candidate fq the American presidency. In Britain, particularly, the General's em- phasis on the importance of economic se- curity to a sound military establishment was well received. A large section of American opinion undoubtedly feels the same. Russia, however, will not be able to infer weakness from the General's re- port. He said that Europe could fight now, Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writer only. This must be noted in all reprints. MIGHT EDITOR: DONNA HENDLEMAN whereas last year it could not, although he admits that even now the stand might have to be made west rather than east of the Rhine. But that was a needle, too, to spur arrangements for German rearma- ment. With Germany in line, he said, a firm front would be established from the Baltic to the Alps. And there he touched something that runs through the pros- pects for 1952 and 1953 like an exposed nerve. Will Russia wait for the establish- ment of such a line? Or will she.-strike for Germany, for the mobilization of the Ruhr and the rest of German military might, as the prelude to world war? Part of the Eisenhower report, discussing the application of new weapons to tactical arrangements in Europe, suggests this may be the key to defense of Germany pending her own participation. Atomic tactical wea- pons already being supplied to NATO forces, are "instantly available" to some units now. Eisenhower reiterated his belief in the American policy of establishing "positions of strength" from which to negotiate for disarmament and peace. Do what we have to do now, he says, and "we may see fulfilled the universal hope ex- pressed in the United Nations charter to reduce the diversion for armaments of the world's human and economic resources." In other words, stick it out a little longer and maybe there will be no war. ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round WITU DREW PEARSON ON THE DAY President Truman moved back into a completely rebuilt White House, Westbrook Pegler entered a Boston hospital. Maybe the shock was too great. Pegler had argued that the White House "ought to be destroyed. It is symbolic of royalty and privilege and of the verminous infestation of the American government by traitors, vile opportunists peddling im- perial favor and trimming suckers." . . . Matt Connelly's jaw almost dropped off when he heard his boss, the President, an- nounce he wouldn't run again. Though a White House secretary, Matt made it all too clear he wasn't .in the know .. . Said magnanimous Jonathan Daniels, first Tru- man biographer, to recent Biographer Bill Hillman, author of "Mr. President": "Your sense of timing was better than mine.".. . Attorney General McGrath may not be ef- ficient, but at least he's frank. He now ad- mits that he didn't really expect Newbold Morris to do a real job of investigating the Justice Department, after all. POLITICAL UNDERGROUND AFTPEOPLE now talk more and more of a convention deadlock at Chicago, in which case some want a deal with General MacArthur-Mac for president; Taft for vice president. They figure Taft would end up in the White House before the end of the term ... What some GOP leaders don't realize is that, with a preponderance of Democratic voters in the nation, they need a candidate who will woo Democrats. The two Republicans who can do it best are Eisenhower and Warren of California .. . Charles Van Devander, retired publicity ex- pert for the Democratic National Committee, may be replaced by astute Tim McInerny, former brain truster for Tom Clark . . . Twice in the past two weeks, the President has pulled the rug out from under his Demo- cratic party chief, Frank McKinney-once at Key West when he denied that the ques- tion -of running again was linked with the Korean Truce; again at the Jeff-Jackson dinner when Truman spilled the no-run beans without tippink a word to McKinney first ... The palace guard is also trying to pull the rug out from under McKinney. le's not easy enough for them to handle. UNDER THE DOME SENATE INVESTIGATORS have uncovered another tanker scandal. It involves the North American Shipping and Trading Company,which racked up a fabulous profit on a dozen tankers and liberty ships sold by the government for a song. Under the law, the ships were supposed to be sold only to American citizens. But the investigators found that the company was just a front for Stravos Naichos, a Greek citizen, who financed the deal behind the scenes for three million dollars ...The OPS is re- moving price controls from more expensive ladies' dresses . . . Hate-mongers from all over the country met in Columbus, Ga., recently to plan a hate campaign against the United Nations and minority groups. Tom Hamilton of the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan and Bill Hendrix, the Florida Ku Kluxer, harangued the meeting . . . Government clean-up man Newbold Morris is so determined to win Senate support that he is making personal calls on all but three senators. He hopes to visit one senator in the morning and two in the afternoon every day until he has talked to all 93. The three he won't bother with ar McCarthy of Wis- consin, Nixon of California, and Mundt of South Dakota, who opposed him in com- nmittee. SECRETARIAL POLITICS THE JOB OF White House Secretary Matt Connelly is solely to arrange presidential appointments. He has to decide who should not see the President, who should see him and for how long. His duties end there. "I wish to God this thing wouldn't drag out until November in the interest of the party." He signed the note simply "Matt" and attached it to a sheaf of secret papers sent from the White House to the Penta- gon. This is the first time anyone has pinned a frank political label on the Korean truce talks in writing-though hiits of politics came when Democratic Chairman Frank McKinney indicated that if peace came in Korea, the President would not run. Following this statement, Secretary of State Acheson phoned the President at Key West and expressed concern that Mc- Kinney's statement would give the Com- munists the cue to hold out for further concessions. Acheson had been talking to Secretary of Defense Lovett and said both were concerned. Acheson didn't say so, but in the State Department it was felt that the McKinney statement was almost equivalent to letting the Chinese select the next president of the United States. This was the reason for the President's quick denial next day. -NO MORE CONCESSIONS-- AT ABOUT THIS TIME General Ridgway was quite upset over a truce concession suggested by Washington which eliminated Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, as a port of entry for truce negotiation teams. Pyongyang is the hubcap of the Communist operation in North Korea and Ridgway wanted it opened to neutral observers during the armistice. Washington at first ruled otherwise, but now it looks as if Ridgway will get his way-despite Matt Connelly. For the truce negotiators have orders to make no more major concessions. The United States is standing pat. NOTE-This is not the first time Connelly has interfered in major policy matters. He euchred the President into okaying the all- important amalgamation of Pan American Airways and American Overseas Airways; is also credited with talking the President out of firing Attorney General McGrath. -LOW SENATE ETHICS- THE PRECEDENT set in the United States Senate last week of letting two oil lob- byists help direct Senate debate on Tide- lands Oil is going to plague that august body for many months to come. Already educational leaders and school teachers who want the Hill Amendment passed giving Tidelands Oil royalties to schools and colleges rather than to three states are demanding the same right of sitting on the Senate floor as was given the oil lobbyists. Not in some one hundred and fifty years of senate history has Washington witnessed a scene similar to that of last week when the two Tidelands Oil lobbyists were permitted to sit on the senate floor and coach the de- bate. The man who asked permission for the two lobbyists to sit in the Senate was Sena- tor Spessard Holland of Florida, Democrat, who led the fight for states' rights owner- ship of the oil lands which jut out under the ocean adjacent to California, Texas and Louisiana. Only a few senators were on the floor when Holland made this unusual request, and it was granted. Had more senators been present, unquestionably there would have been objection. However, during the rest of that day's debate, Walter Johnson of the National Association of Attorney Generals who has been carrying the ball for the oil companies, together with John Madden, as- sistant Attorney General of Louisiana, sat on the floor of the most distinguished legis- lative body in the world and coached Sena- MATTER OF FACT By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON - It is time to say blunt- ly what neither General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, nor his deputy, Gen. Alfred Gruenther, who is now testifying on Capitol Hill, can say in public. It is time, in fact, to point out that there has been a downright disgraceful failure to deliver weapons and war goods to Gen. Eisenhower's command in anything like the quantity promised. Figures are apt to be dull, but those given below deeply and directly affect the security of the United States. Since the aggression in Korea, about $10 billion has been appropriated to strengthen Western Europe against renewed aggression, the bulk of this money for arms. Of this great sum, only about $1.4 billion worth of weapons has actually been delivered to this country's Western allies. And much even of this comparatively miserable sum represents arms from surplus stocks in the United States and in Germany. Even by June 30, when the current fiscal year ends, the most reliable unofficial estimate is that not more than $2 billion worth of arms will be delivered, 50 per cent behind schedules already revised downward. Of the great appropriations already made, a whopping $5 billion has reportedly not even been obligated - the money is lying unused in the Treasury, and no contracts have been let against it. And the current estimate is that when the next fiscal year ends on June 30, 1953, there will still be an unex- pended balance of well over $5 billion. THESE figures are a record of abysmal failure. It was to protest in the strong- est possible terms against this failure that Gen. Eisenhower returned to this country last November. As a result of Eisenhower's protest, President Truman issued a direc- tive upping the priority on arms for Eisen- hower's command, which had previously rated in practice below the National Guard. But the current and future figures cited above show clearly that the record of fail- ure still continues. This having a deeply dangerous effect throughout the Western alliance. As Winston Churchill told the British Par- liament recently, British rearmament has been delayed for at least a year because, although "there is no question of reproach on either side," Great Britain "has not received aid in keeping with our defense burden undertaken by the late Prime Min- ister." The effect on the other NATO partners is even more serious than on the British, who produce the great bulk of their own arms. Arms promised for France and other continental allies simply have not been delivered. This long lag in de- livering the goods is directly connected with the current crisis in France and else- where. But what is really important to Americans is the effect of this failure on the security of this country. Unless virtually every strategic expert is dead wrong, the United States itself will be in deadly danger if Western Europe is still indefensible when the Soviets have a decisive stock of atomic bombs - and this time is coming soon now. Thus the failure to produce and supply the planned and promised margin of arms which the Europeans cannot produce themselves directly endangers the United States. And this is only a part of a larger failure. For by any reasonable test, the United States is losing the arms race with the Soviet Union in which we are now engaged. * * * SURELY THIS life-and-death race is one which this country, with its superb, in- dustrial equipment, should be able to win hands down. The failure is, indeed mys- terious. In Europe, the job Gen. Eisenhower has done seems all the more prodigious since he has really had so little to work with. The top mobilization civilians in this coun- try, including men like W. Averell Harriman, Robert Lovett and Charles Wilson, are with- out exception very able men. And there has certainly been no lack of money approp- riated. There are all sorts of partial explana- tions - the heritage of the Johnson era, the mysteries of "lead time," the bungling of the military, especially where the Mu- 'tual Security Program is concerned. But the central explanation seems to lie in a curious, mutually contradictory attitude about the American economy. On the one hand, we have heard so much about the "miracles of American production" that we have become complacent. The Ameri- can economy is now performing miracles of a sort, to be sure. On top of a defense program which is very large on paper, the United States is producing at the rate of 5,000,000 cars and a million houses a year, and the price trend is down if anything. But cars and houses, or refrigerators and television sets, do not weight heavily in the scale against Soviet jet planes and Soviet tanks. Theology.. . To the Editor: A UNITARIAN student group chairman, in a letter cap- tioned S.R.A. Dispute (Fri., Mar. 28) states that "a religion is a way of orienting man's life to his surroundings, etc., and that some- thing is moral or immoral in so far as it aids or retards this." Religion is impelled by the rec- ognition by man of a Supreme Matter. It is the manifestation of man's acknowledgement of depen- dence on Him. Religion is the orienting of man toward this Su- preme Being Who proclaimed a divine moral law binding for all human beings. The ten command- ments of God are an expression of this divine law. This moral law was fixed by Divine Ordinance through all eternity. It cannot change nor be changed due to the divine attri- bute of immutability. That which conforms to divine law is moral, that which transgresses divine law is immoral and must be rejected. God also implanted in man the natural law operating through man's conscience. Non-theistic individuals who are religious are merely expressing a natural impulse of the human soul, recognizing that there are superior beings and that they owe them honor and homage. The writer mentions authori- tarianism and freedom. Life itself is a continuous round of obedience to authority and .regulations. Chil- dren are subject to their parents and teachers. Students observe school regulations. Good citizens recognize the local, state, and fed- eral statutes. Those in authority bow to convention and uphold codes of ethics largely determined by divine and natural law. Freedom itself implies obedience to the law: divine, natural and civil (legally constituted). Trans- gress the law of God and you do not enjoy real happiness. Fail to observe the civil laws and you may findyour freedom of passage or worldly possessions curtailed. Break nature's laws and implac- able sanctions are impelled. -Marc Laframboise * * * Genocide . . . To the Editor: REGARDING your letter to the Daily on March 26th on Mr. "McPhaul's Speech." I concur in your opinion that the "adminis- tration can do a great service to the campus," by lifting the speak- ers ban. I also agree that "it is unfortunate that Mr. McPhaul could not speak on campus," but for reasons different from those you stated. The haste with which you choose to deny the fact that geno- cide is a policy of government, indicates to me that you have not read the petition, "We Charge Genocide." How is genocide defined by the governments participating (United States included) in the convention for the prevention and punish- ment of the crime of genocide. "In the present convention (Convention on Genocide) geno- cide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or reli- gious group, as such: A. Killing members of the group; B. Causing serious bodily or ficient numbers the attrocities against the Negro people, direct result of policy of the U.S. Govern- ment or the absence of policy to protect the Negro people from the inhuman treatment received. It is ignorance of fact or utter stupidity for one to conclude that the murder, floggings, lynchings, and being confined to the worst housing (commonly called ghetto) does not come under the confines of genocide. I share with you and others the desire to have the students decide the question. Therefore, let me take this opportunity to challenge you to debate the question before the student body. Is genocide a policy of government? Does the indifference of state and national government on the treatment of Negroes constitute complicity in genocide? Your refusal to accept the chal- lenge will be taken by me and all those familiar with your position, that you are not interested in the facts but are more interested in defending an unholy practice- that of White Supremacist every- where. -Balza Baxter Jr. * * * YR Liberalism.. .. To the Edi I'D LIKE to reply to Mal Schlus- berg's letter concerning the YR convention keeping two thoughts in mind: (1) By what standard do we label one man a conservative;anotherpa liberal? (2) Where can we place Eisen- hower, using this standard, if any? Mal seems appalled that Mc- Carthy was referred to as a "real gentleman." Some of McCarthy's methods, while in bad taste, have been the result of Administration pressure, when he was reluctant to name names. Certainly he has done a service in bringing the ex- treme leftist element in govern- ment into public view. Should we believe that the Messers. Hiss, Vincent, Clubb, Service, Lattimore, et. al. are the "real gentlemen"? Our pompous Secretary of State seems to think so. So perhaps we can't blame you, if you do, Mal. I will not quibble over whether Herbert Hoover is the greatest liv- ing American. Certainly he is one of the greatest, and his recom- mendations for government re- organization, which you also voted support of, Mal, are among the most constructive presented dur- ing the present Administration. You claim that we"made a farce out of civil rights"-How so, Mal? We endorsed compulsory state FEPC, and amendment to the McCarran Act and Taft-Hartley Law. These measures were de- signed to eliminate questionable practices, making existing condi- tions more equitable- How does Ike stand on these issues, Mal? In an editorial supporting him, Life allowed that his "hostility to government paternalism leaves no room for compulsory FEPC." We endorsed using Nationalist Chinese troops in the Korean War. I'm sure Ike doesn't go along with the old Administration argument, which is still their sole one,that use of these troops would provoke the Chinese Communists into Korea- but then, no, I'm not sure -he hasn't said. If and when Gen. Eisenhower comes home and takes his stand I will anxiously and broad-mind- edly listen to his views-until then, it seems asinine to rally IetteA 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. 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 construe- tive notice to all nembers 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). VOL. LXII, No. 131 FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1952 Notices Regents' Meeting: Friday, April 25, at 3:30 p. m. Communications for con- sideration at this meeting must be in the President's hands not later than April 17. Students, College of Engineering: The final day for DROPPING COURSES WITHOUT RECORD will be Friday, April 4. A course may be dropped only ,with the permission of the class- ifier after conference with the Instruc- tor. Students, College of Engineering: The final day for REMOVAL OF IN- COMPLETES will be Fri., April 4. Peti- tions for extension of time must be on filed in the Secretary's Office on or before Fri., April 4. Blue Cross Group Hospitalization, Medical and Surgical Service: During the period from April 14 through April 24, the University Personnel Office (Room 3012, Administration Building) will accept new applications as well as requests for changes in contracts now in effect. These new applications and changes become effective June 5, with the first payroll deduction May 31. After April 24, no new applications ar changes can be accepted until Oc- tober, 1952. General Undergraduate Scholarship applications must be filed at the Scholarship Division, Office of Student Affairs, 113 Administration Building by 5:00 p.m., today. Library Hours During Sprin Recess: From Fri., April 4, through Sat., April 12, the General Library will be open weekdays from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. The two study halls in the building will be open as follows: the First Floor Study Hall will be open from 9 to 12 noon and from 1 to 4 p. m., and the Base- ment Study Hall will be open from 10 to 12 noon and from 2 to 4 p. i., ex- cept on Saturdays when they will close at noon. The Graduate Reading Rooms will be open from 9 a. m. to 12 noon and from 1 to 5 p. m., except on Sat- urdays when they will close at noon. Library Science Study Hall will be open 1:30 to 5 p. m., Mon. through Fri., April 7 through 11, closed mornings and Sat- urdays. There will be no Sunday serv- ice on April 6 and 13. The Divisional Libraries and Angell Hall Study Hall will be openon short schedules, 1. e., 10 to 12 and 2 to 4 daily. Exceptions are: the East and west Engineering Libraries and the bureau of Government Library which will be open from 9 a. L ,to 12 noon and 2 to 5 p. m. daily, except on Saturdays when they will close at noon; Math- ematics-Economics Library will be open 8 to 12 Mon., through Fri. and 10 to 12 Sat.; the Physics Library will be closed for decorating: Fine Arts Read- ing Room will be open from 1 to 5 p. m. Mon. through Fri., April 7 through 11, closed mornings and Saturdays; the Study Hall at willow Run will be open only the regular evening hours 6:30 to 10 Mon. through Thurs. and on Sun. 1 to 5:30 and 6:30 to 10. Schedules will be posted on the doors of the Divisional Libraries, and informa- tion regarding library service during the vacation may be obtained by tel- ephoning the Director's Office, Ext. 750. Beach Aircraft Corporation of Wich- ita, Kansas, has openings for Design Engineers, Electrical, Mechanical, Struc- ture, Aerodynamics and Tool Engineers. Application blanks are available for those students interested. The Rhinelander Paper Company, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin is interested in a Business Administration or Economics student to fill a position as Industrial Relations Trainee. They, would like a draft-exempt individual. Plaskon Division, of Toledo, Ohio, is in need of a Research Chemist with an M. S. or Ph.D. degree for work in analytical organic chemistry and also a Research Chemist with a B. S. degree. In addition to this, they have open- ings for Junior Salesmen with a degree in Chemistry or engineering. startling in this letter, but I feel that Miss Voss's review of the re- centtperformance of Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" showed such poor judgment that attention should be called to it. To begin, Miss Voss iain- tains that the use of large chorus and orchestra was unsuited to the "intricate and deeply expressive" music contained in the work. This music is intricate and expressive, but it is also dramatic. The Passion is not a chamber work like Bach's cantatas and motets; it tells a dramatic story and does this with a fine sense of the pictorial, and. even the the- atrical. Otherwise, how would one account for the use of the string section to accompany the words of Jesus? The short, impassioned, outbursts from the chorus? It seems to me that the resources employed Friday night were not only appropriate, but were highly desirable. Also, Miss Voss said that the performance was not well inte- grated. I believe that a simple contradiction is in order; it was well integrated. Surely the choral portions were thoroughly prepared and (except for several perilously difficult entrances) came off very well indeed. And, despite .the lack The Freeman Chemical Company of Detroit is engaged in a government project and is in need of Chemists, Chemical or Electrical Engineers, and Physicists. For further information, contact the Bureau of Appointments. The Flint Civil Service Commission has several openings for Civil Engineers in the Department of Public Works. The Roddis Plywood Corporation of Marshfield, Wisconsi-n, has openings for Industrial Engineering Trainees. Mechanical and Civil Engineers as well as Industrial Engineers, graduating in June, can make application. The Ethyl Corporation of Detroit has openings for Organic and Physical Chemists with a Ph. D. degree and Chemical Engineers with a B. S. de- gree in the Patent Section. For further information and applica- tion blanks, contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Building, Ext. 371. Radioactive Products, Inc., of Detroit, has openings for graduate engineers and physicists. The minimum require- ments are a B.S. degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering, and high aca- demic standing. Industrial experience is desirable but not necessary. The Otis Elevator Company, Detroit, is interested in talking to students during vacation. Electrical and Me- chanical Engineers are needed to fill openings. They will probably be here to interview during May. For further information, contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Admin- istration Building. The Lasalle and Koch Company (an affiliate of R.H. Macy and Co., of New York) in Toledo, Ohio, will have a Career Day on April 12 and 14 for seniors interested in positions on their Junior Executive Training Squad. Stu- dents are invited to come in at 10:00 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. in the Training De- partment. Lectures American Chemical Society Lecture: The University of Michigan Section pre- sents Dr. Harold G. Cassidy, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, In a lecture on "Oxidation-Reduction Polymers", Tues., April 8, at 8 p.im., in Room 1300 Chem. Bldg. Visitors are welcome. Special Lecture on Applied Mathe- matics, sponsored by the Department of Mathematics. Dr. N.W. McLachlan, of London, England, and the University of Illinois, will lecture on "The Type of Solutions of Certain Nonlinear Differ- ential Equations with Reference to Mathematical and Engineering Aspects. Today, 3:15 p.m., Rm. 247, W. Eng. Bldg. All interested are invited. Academic Notices Mathematics Lectures: Professor M H. Stone, of the University of Chicago, will give a series of four lectures on Spectral Theorems and Locally Com- pact Abelian Groups the week of April 14. The first lecture is scheduled for Mon., April 14, at 3 p.m, in Room 3011 A. H. Concerts Student Recital Postponed: The pro- gram by Betty Wiles Ohlheiser, soprano, previously announced for Tues., April 15, in the Architecture Auditorium, has been postponed. The new date will be announced later. Exhibitions Museum of Art, Alumni Memorial Hall. "Accessions to the Museum Col- lections: Paintings by Hortense Gor- don" through April 25. Weekdays 9 to 5, Sundays 2 to 5. The public is invited, Events Today Motion Pictures, auspices of Univer- sity Museums. "Continent of South America," "Brazil-Tropical Lowlands." X7:30 p.m., Kellogg Auditorium. No ad- misson charge. Coming Events Deutscher Verein: Members of the GermansClub and others interested may attend a genuine German dinner at 6:30 p.m., Tues., Apr. 15, at the Pound House, 1024 Hill, by taking their name and small fee to 108 Tappan Hall. 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