wqp . FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDA, APRIL 25, 1952 ill ________________________________________________________________________________ I .:.:. Forgery of the Newspaper, Michigan Daily EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the transla- tion of the article that appeared in the Moscow Literary Gazette attacking The Michigan Daily. ON JAN. 15 of this year the newspaper "Michigan Daily," published in the city of Ann Arbor, State of Michigan, USA, printed a vile anti-soviet forged document. According to the paper; at the end of last year in a certain mysterious Soviet periodical "Krashdna Sovetski" there ap- peared a series of articles under the gen- eral title "Raid on Washington." The "Michigan Daily" put out a "resume" of this fictitious series and printed its alleged "final article." In the brazen forgery, cooked up by the American newspaper, there is described an incident in which a group of Soviet soldiers during the third World War crossed the At- lantic in a submarine and made their way to the American capitol. "The raid's purpose," boldly declares the "Michigan Daily," "was to murder General Eisenhower and all other 'greedy exploiters' who should fall into the hands of the raiders." The newspaper "Michigan Daily" is pub- lished by the University of Michigan, at which about 28,000 students are studying. This academic institution exists on state subsidies and mainly on "donations" com- ing from Wall Street. These "donations" comprise at the present time a round sum -nearly 20 million dollars. The monopo- lists are not spending their dollars for nothing. They control the whole life of the university, appoint the board of re- gents, determine the character of the academic programs, select the teaching staff, etc. The rector of the University of Michigan, James Pickwell Adams, com- bines his pleasant task in the field of en- lighienment with profitable activity as director of the "Providence Washington Insurance Co.," "Anchor Insurance" and "Davol Rubber." In addition to this he is a trustee of the rank reactionary "Catho- lie Association of Young Men" (YMCA). With such a solid gentleman it is pos- sible without difficulty to come to terms on anything. WHAT IS THE TASK which the "Michi- gan Daily" provocateurs have placed before themselves? Why was this crude for- gery fabricated.Z It is not hard to figure out the scheme: they wnt to convince American readers that the USSR also has its "Colliers" and that war propaganda against the USA is being conducted. The provocateur roar of the Michigan ink gangsters is doubtless closely connect- ed with the shameful failure of the war- mongering issue of the American maga- zine "Colliers," which was devoted to'the "perspectives" of a third world war and to the mad dreams of the Pentagon strate gists of occupying Soviet lands. When provocateurs and diversionists are caught in the act, their masters pretend complete innocence and act as though they had nothing to do with it. Something of this nature happened in connection with the war-mongering issue of "Colliers." The French weekly "Tribune de Nation" recently summed up the total results of these provocations. "The special issue of 'Colliers' devoted to the Third World War," writes the weekly, "caused unfavorable reactions not only abroad. In the USA themselves this extravagant anticipation of events was se- verely criticized by circles which are cer- tainly not inclined towards "appeasement." (Thus in the language of American news- papers is called the policy directed towards an understanding with the USSR-Ed.) Be- sides those who accused Colliers of direct instigation of war, many Americans found in its initiative a sort of psychological error f... "Colliers" was nowhere successful. The hooliganish trick of the warmongers' or- gan caused a storm of protest and indig- nation. And then the masters turned their backs to the provocateurs. General Wedemeyer in a special report to the State Dept. declared with irritation that, as a result of the publication of the warmon- gering issue of "Colliers," the movement against war and the USA's war program grew stronger in America and Europe. General Eisenhower emphasized that "Col- liers" had hampered his activity in putting together the notorious European army. Mister Acheson forbade the publication of "Colliers" in a separate brochure as had been earlier intended. The information or- gans of the USA and "Voice of America" re- ceived the Secretary of State's order to make no mention of the articles published in the issue. The U.N. Secretariat directed an official protest to the editors of "Colliers" against the "unauthorized use of the UN em- blems." Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt called the provoca- tive issue "a most unfortunate publication" which caused in Europe a "hostile feeling" towards the USA. However, (as is proper in such cases), new cadres began to be organized in the place of the fallen provocateurs. At that very mo- ment, financial and industrial bigwigs gave special money prizes to the authors of the inflammatory "Colliers" issue. The bosses of US politics feel panic-strick- en before a broad ifudience. That is why, for new provocations, they have selected such publications as the "Michigan Daily," which is neither well-known, nor possessing any particular status. THE MAGAZINE "Colliers" isissued in the millions of copies and circulated in nu- merous countries. This made all the more deafening the crash failure of its appeals for mass extinction of freedom-loving peo- ples. The "Michigan Daily" is a little- known, provincial university paper. False- hood and slander, incitement of war hysteria are thus hidden from broad public'opinion, and de-concentrated. Today the "Michigan Daily" propagandizes world conflict among student youth, tomorrow some other provin- cial newspaper of the same tinge will be convincing housewives of the inevitability of war, day after tomorrow some reaction- ary farmers' paper will be coming out in the, same spirit, and so forth and so on. *Colliers" flopped; it is too late to re- medy that. One must learn a lesson from its scandalous failure and on that basis ... cook up a new provocation! The "Michigan Daily" has done just that. To give maximum credibility to its forgery the newspaper, in its editorial column, cen- sures "Colliers," deplores "the clearly negative influence which their (the "Col- liers" editors-ed.) work has had on the growing worldwide fight for -peace." You see, we here at Michigan stand for peace; 'we would never, don't you see, dream up in- flammatory articles. "Colliers" tried it, and just look, dear reader, what happened! Starting in November, a series of articles have come out in the "Krashdna Sovetski" which, according to the Daily, "apparently, are the Russian answer to the flood of war- mongering literature, published recently in various American magazines." Let us turn to the contents of the cold- blooded forgery, which breathes bestial hatred of the Soviet Union. We pass over the fact that the magazine "Krashdna. Sovetski" does not exist in the Soviet Un- ion. This circumstance bothers the re- sourceful authors not a bit. From the ar- ticle of a fictitious Soviet magazine the American reader learns that Eisenhower in 1952 became President of the USA. He was thrust on the American workers by the Wall-Street warmongers in the Autumn of 1952. The war started when the "army of the West" was chased out of Europe. "In order to carry out the immediate punish- ment of the main war criminal ... a raid on Washington was prepared ... " And the submarine "X," leaving its base in Minsk (yes, yes, in Minsk-such is the erudition of the super-educated little mi- trophans of Michigan University!) set out for Washington. "The boldness of our plot apparently tool the stupid imperial- ists completely by surprise . . ." Any criminologist knows that the recidivist the thief, swindler, murderer, as a rule works out a definite pattern of crime, a definite way of committing it. The "Michigan Daily" forgery example lends full support to this assertion of crimi- nologists. This criminal pattern fairly bulges from the pages of the "Michigan Daily," this pattern of the journalist-warmongers, who, on orders from Wall Street, cook up articles and scenarios, novels and reporting. The "Michigan Daily" offered its reader a full Hollywood set. Subject: Soviet soldiers, who have secretly come to the USA and made their way to the White House, do away with the President, his family, his body- guard. Background: dark, ominous night. Heroes: melodramatic evil-doers, murdereis, naked women. . . *x s IT IS DIFFICULT to say what predomi- nates in this disgusting piece of falsifi- cation: insurmountable stupidity and idiocy or maniacal warmongering delirium. There is plenty of both, to be sure. "Two hundred yards up, above the shore," the Daily in- forms us, "one could indistinctly make out the white silhouette of the Lincoln monu- ment against the gray-black sky. The re- actionaries have erected all over Washington huge marble buildings in memory of the great statesmen who were tools in their hands. Lincoln was a President who declared war against the colored population of Am- erica.' And all this is supposed to be an article published in a Soviet magazine! We do not know who was the direct composer of this coarse provocative falsifi- cation. It is possible that "consiiltants" from moth-balled white-guard elements who have even forgotten their Soviet ge- ography were commissioned for this, with funds so generously provided by the fam- ous law of 1951. Or it may be that some home-grown "specialist in Russian af- fairs," who considers Minsk a port city, put his dirty paw to this article. In any case, by the "pattern" we can unmis- takably see that the main part was played by American paid scribblers who day after day fan up war hysteria, make pro- paganda for war and aggression and the mass lynching of simple people. From all this war-mongering scribbling there wafts the humanity-hating policy of the Penta- gon and the State Department. Were the "Michigan Daily" provocators more succesesful than their "Colliers" pre- decessors? Did the American war-propa- gandists this time succeed in drawing simple people into the spiders-net of falsehood and slander? No, they did not succeed. The op- eration which the Michigan paper undertook fell through miserably. In "Colliers" they did not reckon with the peoples' aspiration for peace, they did not understand that the time has passed when one could with im- punity wave a torch near a powder keg. The "Michigan Daily" provocateurs failed to re- alize the common sense of the everyday Am- erican... Mr. D. L., an inhabitant of Ann Arbor in the State of Michigan, where the paper is published, sent us the clipping from the "Michigan Daily" and gave to this filthy provocation the evaluation it deserves. "Dear Sirs," writes D.L. "The newspaper article attached to this letter was published in this form on Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the editorial page of the paper "Michigan Daily," which is published by the students of the University of Michigan under the direction of the Board of Controls of Student Publi- cations. "Since it is assumed that this article is a translation from a Soviet magazine and since the contents of it are such that its publication in the USSR would be con- sidered a criminal act (the law concerning incitement to war and sadistic violence) I suspect that this particular article is a deliberate, slanderous attack against the Soviet Union. "As an American citizen, I request that dome sort of protest be declared against this obvious falsehood." Your are right, Mr. D.L.! Yes, the filthy Yoo Hoo! Boys!Are You Displaying The Flag Properly?" r, .."°% -.R C ---- So Itte'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. SECOND SEMES'TER EXAMINATION SCHEDULE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS HORACE M. RACKHAM SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE OF PHARMACY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF NURSING SCHOOL OF MUSIC JUNE 2 - JUNE 12, 1952 NOTE: For courses having both lectures and recitations, the time of class is the time of the first lecture period of the week; for courses having recitations only, the time of the class is the time of the first recitation period. Certain courses will be examin- ed at special periods as noted below the regular schedule. 12 o'clock classes, 4 o'clock classes, 5 o'clock classes and other "ir- regular" classes may use any examination period provided there is no conflict (or one with conflicts if the conflicts are arranged for by the "irregular" classes). Each student should receive notification from his instructor as to the time and place of his examination. In the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, no date of examination may be changed without the consent of the Committee on Examination Schedules. Time of Class (at 8 (at 9 (at 10 MONDAY (at 11 (at 1 (at 2 (at 3 Time of Examination Saturday, June 7 Tuesday, June 3 Monday, June 2 Wednesday, June 4 Friday, June 6 Thursday, June 5 Thursday, June 12 Monday, June 9 Wednesday, June 11 Tuesday, June 3 Friday, June 6 Thursday, June 5 Thursday, June 12 Wednesday, June 4 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 9-12 2-5 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 9-12 2-5 Religion.,,, To the Editor: THE word, "imposition," as fre- quently used in recent issues of The Daily whenever religious convictions are at stake, is intend- ed to designate the effort to per- suade others that one's convictions are based on truth and should therefore be held by all men. This use of the word, I believe, is a coward's way out. I happen to be one of those pathetic characters-"throwbacks" of an earlier age perhaps-who believe that, in religious contexts also, there is an absolute distinc- tion between truth and falsehood. Holding as I do that the Christian Gospel is at bottom a news broad- cast from heaven directed 4f all men everywhere, I am committed to the belief that all Gospels con- flicting with the Christian one are false. Am I then being unchar- itable or simply logical? My faith also demands that I try to win others for it-is this possibly im- position? If so, every man who thinks and opens his mouth at all is guilty. Language is a patient thing. There are people who tell us that to speak for Christianity is prop- aganda but - O zenith of en- lightenment - to speak against it is not! One could go further and assert that tobe silent on the subject is to declare it unworthy of notice and, hence, to be opposed. Neutrality is humbug. Others want a definition of re- ligion covering all major faiths. Again this is a refusal to recog- nize that the religious YES of Christianity cancels out the re- ligious NO of a contending faith. It is like asking for a definition of chemistry which also covers al- chemy. In the interest of free discussion, let's stop crawling behind such verbal subterfuges as I have men- tioned. The word IMPOSITION, a hard-hitting piece of Latinity, should be reserved for the mode of persuasion that takes place at gunpoint. -John Vriend TUESDAY (at (at (at (at (at (at (at 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 These regular examination periods have precedence over any special period scheduled concurrently. Conflicts must be ar- ranged for by the instructor of the "special" class, Spanish 1, 2, 31, 32 Russian 2 German 1, 2, 11, 12, 31 Chemistry 4, 21 English 1, 2 Psychology 31 Sociology-Psychology 62 Economics 51, 52, 53, 54. 102, 153 (sections 2 and 3) Sociology 51, 54, 90 Political Science 2 French 1, 2, 11, 12, 31, 32, 61, 62 Speech 31, 32 Monday, June 2 Monday, June 2 Tuesday, June 3 Wednesday, June 4 Saturday; June7 Saturday, June 7 Saturday, June 7 Monday, June 9 Tuesday, June 10 Tuesday, June 10 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 I Wednesday, June Wednesday, June 11 11 2-5 2-5 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I Senator Kerr FOR THE FIRST TIME in 20 years, the Democratic party has the opportunity to choose a new leader. The honor bestowed upon the man to succeed Mr. Truman is a great one. He will be the leader of a party that has, for a fifth of a century, been con- tinually given the popular approval of the American people. To deserve this honor, any nominee must be one who has continually championed the Administration policy and worked for its enactment. Robert S. Kerr, Senator from Oklahoma, meets both of these qual- ifications. In all fields of politics, whether it be as Senator, governor, or party leader, he has distinguished himself. When Robert Kerr became Governor, Oklahoma was in a debt of more than $43,- 000,000, teachers' salaries were pitifully low, and neither Negroes nor women had any post in the State Administration. Kerr was able to eliminate the enormous Oklahoma debt. When he left the governor- ship to serve in the United States Senate, the state had a $40,000,000 surplus in its treasury. Yet, Governor Kerr was able to provide social services to the state along with desire for economy. Teachers' salaries were raised 40%: workmen's compensation payments were also substantially increased. Soil conservation developments, the largest highway program in the history of Okla- homa, and flood control projects were en- acted to meet the needs of growing Okla- homa. By far, the most outstanding qualifica- tion of Bob Kerr is his ability to unite people under him. Though, as governor, he had some of the top business men in his administration, the president of the OklIhma FederAra tino fnab osad- CA groes to three administrative posts, carried the Negro districts by four to one, and was recognized as a champion of minority rights by being elected to the board of directors of the National Conference of Christians and; Jews. At the same time he was elected twice as chairman of the Southern Conferences of Governors. Here indeed is a rare indi- vidual-one who can both win support of minority groups, and, at the same time, be well-liked throughout the Democratic South. In the senatorial election of 1948, Okla- homa's voters gave their former governor an overwhelming 175,000 vote majority. A staunch Fair-Dealer, Senator Kerr has voted "right" for 21 out of 22 key labor votes, and 94% of the Administration program. It was in foreign policy that Bob Kerr gained national prominence. Immediately after the dismissal of General MacArthur, when many Democrats felt it "unwise" to publicly speak against the policies of MacArthur, Senator Kerr delivered a message on the Senate floor, exposing the nihility of the MacArthur program. Noted Washington correspondent Marquis Childs wrote about Robert Kerr, shortly after this speech, "Senator Kerr is one of the most resourceful men ever to come to the Sen- ate." Senator Blair Moody commented on Sen- ator Kerr's ability to campaign, "Bob Kerr is by all odds the most colorful rough-and- tumble debater in the Democratic corner, and has ground some of the ablest Republi- cans to mincemeat in floor debate." From his log cabin beginning, Bob Kerr overcame early adversities. His rugged de- termination drove him on to success as an independent oil producer, and later, as Ok- lahoma's governor and senator. (Continued from page 2) Hillel Services will be held at 7:45 and Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at 1429 Hill St. Michigan Arts Chorale will meet at the second floor of the League, 6:50 p.m. Motion Pictures, auspices of Univer- sity Museums. "Pond Life," "The Snap- ping Turtle," and "Snakes are Inter- esting." Fri., April 25, 7:30 p.m., Kel- logg Auditorium. No admission charge. Graduate Student Mixer, 9 to 12 mid- night. Music by Paul MoDonough's Quartet. Refreshments. Graduate stu- dents and their friends invited. Acolytes. Meeting, 8 p.m., East Con- ference Room, Rackham Bldg. Prof D. Ivan Dykstra of Hope College will speak on "The True, the Real, and the Good." Refreshments. Department of Astronomy. Visitors' Night, 8 p.m. Dr. Stanley P. Wyatt, Jr., will lecture on "Radio Waves from Space." After the lecture in 3017 Angell Hall, the Students' Observatory on the fifth floor will be open for telescopic observation of Saturn and a double star, if the sky is clear, or for inspec- tion of the telescopes and planetarium, if the sky is cloudy. Children are wel- comed, but must be accompanied by adults. Tennis Instruction-women Students. An additional class in tennis Is to be offered on Fridays at 3:20 beginning April 25 at the Women's Athletic Bldg. Students who are interested should register immediately in Office 15, Bar- bour Gymnasium. Coming Events The 46th Annual French Play: Le Cercle Francais will present "Le Monde ou 1'on s'ennuie," a three act French comedy by Edouard Pailleron, on Wed., April 30, 8 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Box Office open Tues., April 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. and Wed., April 30, from 2 to 8 p.m. Free admission to mem- bers of le Cercle Francais upon presen- tation of their membership cards. Graduate Outing Club meet at the rear of the Rackham Bldg., 2 p.m., Sun., April 27. Red Cross Water Safety Instructors' Course. This course will be conducted by the Red Cross starting Mon., April 28, 7 p.m. at the Intramural Pool. P. Slosson will be the keynote speakef. An Israeli student will tell of his ex- periences in the War for Independence. Film on Israel progress. Everyone is welcome. Finance Club. Prof. Wilford J. Eite- manewill speak torthe Club on "Gamb- ling, Speculation, and Investment from the Theoretical Points of View," Tues., April 29, 4 p.m., 131 Business Adminis- tration Bldg. Free coffee following the program. Everyone is invited. The Intramural Rifle Match practice is to be held evenings of April 28, through May 1. The actual match firing of the Rifle Championships is to take place May 5 through 8. Interested per- sons may sign up in the Union Lobby or call Glenn Beckwith, S. Q., ext. 830. 40 10 sent of the Classification Committee. Time of Class Time of Examination (at 8 Saturday, June 7 (at 9 Tuesday, June 10 (at 10 Monday, June 2 MONDAY (at 11 Wednesday, June 4 (at 1 Friday, June 6 (at 2 Thursday, June 5 (at 3 Thursday, June 12 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS June 2 to June 12, 1952 NOTE: For courses having both lectures and quizzes, the time of class is the time e;the first lecture period of toe week; for courses having quizzes only, the time of class is the time of the first quiz period. Certain courses will be examined at special periods as noted below the regular schedule. All cases of conflicts between assign- ed examination periods must be reported for adjustment. See bulletin board outside of Room 3209 East Engineering Building between May 14 and May 21 for instruction. To avoid misunder- standings and errors each student should receive notification from his instructor of the time and place of his appearance In each course during the period June 2 to June 12. No date of examination may be changed without the con- I TUESDAY (at (at (at (at (at (at (at 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 Sixty-Second Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Chuck Elliott ........Managing Editor Bob Keith ..................City Editor Leonard Greenbaum. Editorial Director Vern Emerson ..........Feature 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 BnsIness Staff Bob Miller ...........Business Manager Gene Kuthy, Assoc. Business Manager Charles Cuson ....Advertising Manager Milt Goetz......Circulation Manager E.M. 1, 2; M.I. 82; Spanish Draw. 1; M.I. 135; German Chem. 4, C.E. 21, 22 P.E. 11, 12, 13 P.E. 31, 32, 131; Psyc 31 Ec 53, 54, 1Q2, 153 (Sec 2, 3) C.E. 1, 2, 4; Draw. 3; M.I. 136: Eng. 11 Draw. 2; E.E. 5; French Irregular classes may use vided there are no conflicts. Monday, June 9 Wednesday, June 11 Tuesday, June 3 Friday, June 6 Thursday, June 5 Thursday, June 12 Wednesday, June 4 *Monday, June 2 *Tuesday, June 3 *Wednesday, June 4 *Thursday, June 5 *Saturday, June 7 *Monday, June 9 Tuesday, June 10 *Wednesday, June 11 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 9-12 2-5 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 9-12 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 9-12 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 w any of the periods marked* pro- SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Courses not covered by this schedule as well as any necessary changes will be indicated on the School bulletin board. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Courses not covered by this schedule as well as any necessary changes will be indicated on the School bulletin board. SCHOOL OF MUSIC Individual examinations by appointment will be given for F