THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1952 ___________________________ I I The Acacia Plan's Virtues 3VIICHIGAN 'S SELECTION as the school to head the Big Ten anti-bias program is indeed heartening. With able leadership, the Big Ten Counseling and Information program should prove of great benefit in aiding houses in clause removal. Notwithstanding yesterday's editorial by Crawford Young, the Acacia Plan will prove to be the most effective method of bias-clause removal. The plan places the IFC squarely against discrmination. By doing so, it also commits each house to fight bias, and through its extension into the Big Ten, places every fraternity or sor- ority belonging to the Big Ten association against such clauses. Though the late IFC regime was delin- quent in its responsibilities duriig the first few months after passage of the Acacia pro- gram, there are several encouraging signs of progress here on .campus.- Reports have been written dealing with the anti-bias movement on campus and dis- cussing results of the Survey Research Cen- ter study on discrimination attitudes within fraternities. Together with other informa- tion, this material is being sent to national headquarters of various fraternities and to Greek groups on other campuses. Such pro- gress as this is a small contribution to anti- bias work, but it is encouraging in that it represents the beginnings of a much more extensive program. Perhaps the greatest step forward is Acacia's request for help in removal of its own clause. This appeal for assistance will give the new Counseling and Information service a real chance to accomplish effec- tive assistance. It should also be pointed out that had there been a plan of coersion in effect, such a request for assistance would probably not have been made. No one likes to be blud- geoned into action. The IFC now has a definite goal to con- centrate on, but there are still tremendous responsibilities to be lived up to if the Acacia program, oif any program short of an absolute time limit, is to be success- ful. It is up to the new officers of IFC and Panhel to appoint interested, consci- entious and hard-working people to staff the Big Ten counseling service. Furthermore a responsibility rests with each house to request aid and assistance in clause removal. They cannot be forced to seek this help, but if they continually re- fuse to recognize the serious problem of dis- crimination and are blind to its implica- tions, they will not only eventually ruin themselves, but will disasterously jeopardize the fraternity-sorority system as a whole. --Harry Lunn 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. NIGHT EDITOR: CAL SAMRA PREXY CANDIDATES: Justice Bill Douglas Survives As the Liberal's First Choice . . . etteri to the & lor . FOR THOSE WHO reject Eisenhower's white horse, Taft's All-American bally- hoo, and Kefauver's coonskin morality, there is one choice which can be made with a clear conscience-Justice William O. Doug- las. Since Douglas succeeded Justice Brand- eis in the Supreme Court 13 years ago, he has consistently stood out as one of the few progressive liberals with integrity and insight. And the Justice makes no bones about his liberalism. In contrast to Eisenhower, the stand the Justice has taken on domestic and foreign issues can easily be shown. As a staunch New-Dealer, he has no illu- sions as to the American equation that un- restrained free enterprise is the only way to preserve democracy. In the field of labor- management and economics, Douglas has been honestly sympathetic to labor, to con- sumers, to small businessmen and small in- vestors. Believing in a mixed economy the Justice has said, "We can pass Sherman Acts and Clayton Acts; we can create TVA's to restore a competitive equilibrium. We can also na- tionalize an industry whose power is too great for private interests to possess." * * * HIS STAND ON civil liberties is uncom- promising. "Peace and quiet may fol- low if an obstreperous minority is denied the right to free speech. But the deprivation of any minority of its civil liberties is a high price to pay for that peace and quiet." Douglas' dissenting opinions in recent Supreme Court cases will go down in his- tory along side those of Holmes and Bran- deis. In the recent Dennis case in which the Court upheld the imprisonment of the 11 Communists convicted under the Smith Act, Douglas held that the 11 had not committed an overt act but had attempted to teach Marxist-Leninist doctrine as contained in four books. Arguing that the books themsely- are not outlawed, the Justice said, "This is Tag Day The campus will be given an oppor- tunity today to participate in a Univer- sity-sponsored project that performs an outstanding community service. The project is Tag Day and the service is the operation of the University's Fresh Air Camp. Instituted to provide summer recreation for under-privileged children, the camp performs a much greater serv- ice, providing a recreational-rehabilita- tion program designed to aid them in be- coming good citizens. Traditionally, students man the buckets and call upon fellow students, faculty, alumni and townspeople to contribute to the fund. This year all four groups will take turns with the buckets in order to integrate the program more fully as a community project. The goal for the day-long drive is $4,000. To have it fall short of this would show a lack of community spirit and res- ponsibility. Eric Vetter to make freedom of speech turn not on what is said but on the intent with which it is said. Once we start down that road we enter territory dangerous to the liberties of every citizen." In the same case on clear and present danger-"Some nations less resilient than the United States where illiteracy is high and where democratic traditions are only budding might have to take drastic steps and jail these men for merely speaking their creed. But in America the Commun- ists are miserable merchants of unwanted ideas ... When the Court upheld, under the Mc- Carran Act, the deportation of three aliens who had been past members of the Com- munist Party, Douglas said-"Punishmerit through banishment from the country may be placed upon an alien now not for what he did but for what his political views once were or are." In a recent governmerW loyalty case, Douglas condemned the absence of a fair trial as "totalitarian" and the whole loy- alty program as unconstitutional. "Every government employee must take an oath of loyalty. If he swears falsely he commits perjury and can be tried in court. But when a disloyalty charge is substituted for perjury and an administrative board sub- stituted for the court, the spirit and let- ter of the Bill of Rights are offended." Defending academic freedom, Douglas at- tacked the N.Y. Feinberg Law as instigating a 'spy system" in the schools. THOUGH A FORMER supporter of Tru- man's Point Four, Douglas now repudi- ates the program. Truman's plan is to give economic and technical aid to Asiatic countries in order to strengthen their economies. But Doug- las protests on the ground that this aid only serves to further the reactionary in- terests of the wealthy land owners in power. Douglas' sympathy lies with the millions of peasants who suffer under this feudal system. With reference to the "American type" revolution, Douglas feels that the only way the oppressed can obtain land distribution and other reforms is through a social revo- lution and that the United States should aid through propaganda and financial help to promote such "democratic revolutions." His basic humanitarianism stood out last spring when he criticized Congress for bar- gaining with bags of wheat while India starved. Protesting that re-armament is not enough to prevent war, he has said, "The choice today is not between war and appeasement; our greatest error would be to fashion our foreign policy merely in terms of anti-Communism .. . we will end by ranting at the spectre of Communism but do nothing to eliminate the conditions on which Communism thrives." Douglas has said he will not run for Presi- dent. But it is still interesting to note how the opinions of a great man compares with those of the less profound men running for the Presidency. --Alice Bogdonoff and Jo Levine Christian Birthright.. . To the Editor: IN AN EDITORIAL entitled "Re- ligion in Education" (Wed.. Apr. 30) concerning New York's released time decision, the writer of the con expository column made the statement that "Religion does not belong in education." This as- sertion engenders considerable food for thought. Let us first ask: What is educa- tion? To educate is to develop the natural powers and to shape char-1 acter by teaching, discipline and other social processes. Education is a three-fold growth in know- ledge, in skills and in attitudes. Educators comment that the major portion of what is learned is soon forgotten. What then re- mains of the years spent in schools? Wehretain a certain amount of knowledge, and skills, and that which is of fundamental importance, the attitudes and the character development, since these influence personality and life hab- its. Which attitudes do we wish to inculcate? Justice Douglas express- ed a sour'd idea in rendering the decision when he said: "We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being. When the State encourages reli- $ious instruction or cooperates with religious authorities, etc., it follows the best of our traditions." In consequence can we not sug- gest that a Christian education is the birthright of every American boy and girl. Instruction about Christianity can easily be given and the student could be led to accept the Christian religion as his own and adopt a Christian philosophy of life as his philoso- phy. A Christian country or system of education that does not produce Christians or t h a t produces practising atheists does not live up to its name. Neutrality in such questions as: "God or no God?"; "Man, Christian or materialist?" is an illusion. Neutrality about religion is an anti-religious atti- tude. -Marc LaFromboise "We, What Do You Think?" .A/ \ S 'S- spread dissatisfaction that the University adopted a new policy which took a year and a half to formulate. Briefly, it is this: Any student organization which the University considers has worth-! while aims and is responsible isI .granted official recognition. With this they are free to invite any, speaker to address their group who they feel will further the aims of the organization and will con- tribute to their development. The sole responsibility and right to promptly banned by the Univer- sity. This action caused such wide- choose speakers lies in the student themselves. It is this plan that I believe should be adopted by this Univer- sity. As to what constitutes a re- sponsible organization, the defini- tion should be constructed as fol- lows: any student group is respon- sible, unless it, through one of its speakers, violates a state or na- tional law. In this case, the or- ganization would be denied official recognition for the remainder of the semester in which the violation occurred, as well as the next. Then it would be given a second chance. If it committed a second violation, it would be denied recognition permanently. This, basically, is the type of p.tan .. oItee nYouiq ue ~ huupl^"u. (. 4 . mediately use all of its influence in cooperation with like minded groups, to bring about the end de- sired by the majority of those stu- dents voting April 1 and 2. -Dick Phillips Hy13pothesis ".". To The Editor: WHAT LEGITIMATE needs do W students have that are filled by Communist affiliation? Assume a student with certain dearly held ideals of justice: what will strike him about our campus? First, conceivably, its segregated social facilities: the wasteful dup- lication of a recreational building for men with another for women. He might wonder at an alumni supremacy which permits ex-stu- dents, no longer meaningfully con- nected with the University, to ob- struct, in the name of Tradition, the reforms demanded by a major- ity of the student body. Of the welter of organizations on campus our youth will find that those with Communist sympathies dramatize these conditions, that their lecturers and leaflets protest them. I submit that the University has an obligation to our not-so-hypo- thetical youth, that the motives which may cause him to tie up with pro-Communists are of a sort it would do well to encourage, that what our student objects to on campus is in fact objectionable, and that he has a right to the pas- sionate avowals of democratic faith he will hear from his left- wing companions. It must first assert its indepen- dence of the alumni in the name of a tradition greater and older than that of the Little Brown Jug, must support the creation of dem- ocratic action groups. The University will have to spon- sor a permanent series of convo- cations which all exposed to pro- Communist lectures might well be required to attend. Here dynamic spokesmen for democracy would. probe the Communist ideology, would unmask its reactionary un- derpinning-above all, would pre- sent alternatives. The University will not find an answer to subtly autocratic phil- osophies in crudely autocratic procedures. High deeds and mighty voices-these must be its weapons if it seeks to reclaim our idealis- tic student from the one apparent haven he can find on an otherwise hostile campus. -Ernest Lilienstein Appeal... To the Editor: IN MY APPEAL to the Sub-Cona- mittee on Discipline, I have asked that puunishment (proba- tion) for refusing to answer ques- tions put to me by the Joint Judi- ciary Council, be set aside, on the following grounds: 1. I was charged with a viola- tion of the Regents' By-Law con- cerning speakers and found not guilty, yet I was found guilty of an act for which I was not charged, for which I had no hearing, and for which I had no chance to de- fend myself. I contend that this procedure is arbitrary and unjust. 2. I was told specifically that falsification of facts would be con- sidered conduct unbecoming a stu- dent, yet I was not told that re- fusal to answer questions would be considered misconduct. In fact, on occasion, I was told to answer questions, "yes," "no," or "I do not care to answer." Therefore. I am being disciplined for following the instructions of the Council. It appears contradictory for the Uni- versity to punish someone for fol- lowing its instructions. 3. I answered all questions con- cerning my connection with the dinner. However, I did not become engaged in a discussion of a ques- tion which had no connection with the dinner (concerning by extra- curricular activities, of which the University has a record), nor did I become engaged in a discussion of other people concerned with the dinner. My own connection with the dinner was the question in hand, and for which I was invited to defend myself. I contend that it is unreasonable to force me, on pain of punishment, to incrimi- nate others, especially since the University itself stated in its presss release that "No . student was forced to incriminate others or answer questions nor was refusal to do so held against any student." (Michigan Daily, May 4, p. 2) 4. In my testimony before the special investigating committee, the following colloquy took place: Mike Sharpe: What kind of re- percussion would this. (investiga- tion) bring on the people who at- tended the dinner? Mr. Blume: If there is no vio- lation, there would be nothing. In the light of this statement by a University official, it appears inconsistent to mete out punish-' ment to those found innocent of violating a University regulation. --Myron E. Sharpe 1 i T 4 Hail Columbia.... To The Editor: IN THE RECENT discussions about the Lecture Committee being able to place limitations on the exercise of free speech on the zampus. in comparing the good and bad points of the present Lec- ture Committee set up, one ques- tion has not been discussed as much as it should. It is, "What do you propose to offer in place of E k i t .I V t I . , flip riirrpnf. cvcfpm q 1 ART tie cure ytem : oxmplan I believe should be adlopteda. Perhaps this could be answered However, in order for this or any by looking at a similar situation other similar plan to come about, that recently occurred on another the Student Legislature should campus. Two years ago, at Co- immediately begin to represent the lumbia University, the Young opinion of the campus, as exempli- Progressives invited Howard Fast fled by the recent Lecture Com- to speak to their group. He was mittee Referendum and should im- AT 10 P.M. TODAY, the 29th Annual Ann Arbor Artists Exhibit closes out of the Rackham galleries, and any of you who have not yet seen it are advised to delay no longer. If you have attended these shows in the past, you will remember that they are spon- sored by the Ann Arbor Art Association whose function, I believe, is to encourage local artists, amateur and professional, by showing their works and offering them for sale. You will remember also that every- thing tendered is accepted, and if you don't remember it, you'll notice it. A good many of the offerings show the influence of calendar art, but they are not always successful imitations. Fishing scenes, landscapes, and such like consume much of the space in the galleries. Al- though of a different style, many of the modernistic attempts can be lumped to- gether in the same category as the fore- going. It seems that the same people have to be relied on to bring the level of the show up: Kamrowski, Slusser, Wilt and La More do their part in this respect. Carlos Lopez. alas, seems to have better things to do with his work than surrender it to the locals; his lone offering does not do him justice. Of Richard Wilt I have said perhaps enough on two earlier occasions, and I will only say that his "ring around" and "the family" are among the dozen best in the show, and just about on a par with his other paintings. I might say the same for Chet La More's "ancient image," and particularly for his humorously Klee- esque "in effigy." Another bright light on this horizon is Jamie Ross. His paintings show more prom-, ise, perhaps, than any others on the walls, and what is more, they also show more ful- fillment than all but a few. 'In memoriam" made its appearance not long ago in the North Gallery of Alumni Memorial Hall, and was more recently reproduced (very inade- quately) in "Generation." His "street scene" is not quite as good, but is marked by the same simplicity and strength. Alice Reischer and Helene Lazarus will be familiar to many, and their canvases retain the same qualities that mark their previous exhibits. Hal McIntosh has done ON THE1 Washington Merry-Go-Round WITH DREW PEARSONI DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN' WASHINGTON-Three amazing Chinese documents have just come to light on the wake of the Nationalist Chinese cables which Sen. Wayne Morse (R. Ore.) has in- serted in the Congressional Record. The three new documents, so far unpublished, show that the supposedly friendly Chinese Nationalist Government has been in the same category as Russia in trying to obtain the secret of the atomic bomb. Furthermore, the Chinese confidential instructions show a consistent attempt to obtain A-bomb secrets, beginning imme- diately after the Hiroshima explosion of 1945 and extending through 1948. While this kind of espionage is to be ex- pected from a satellite country, it is a highly questionable, if not unfriendly, act on the part of a government which has been kept alive only by millions in U.S. cash, materials and military support. The first secret Chinese, cable is dated Sept. 1, 1945, immediately after the Hiro- shima and Nagasaki explosions. It reads: "From: Air Force Headquarters "To: Air Attache, C/O Chinese Air Force Office in U.S.A. "Your cable received. You are instructed to continue search for information in re- gard to atomic bomb. "C. J. Chow" C. J. Chow, who signed the cable, is the commanding general of the Nationalist Chi- nese Air Force, and one of the highest men in Chiang Kai-Shek's councils. BIKINI SECRETS SOUGHT The second cable is dated Dec. 6, 1946, and shows that even after a great deal of pub- licity in the United States over the leak of atomic secrets, Chiang's government was "From: Chinese Air Force Headquarters "To: Air Attache, C/O Chinese Air Force Office in U.S.A. "You are instructed to collect the in- formation in regard to the report of the results of the Bikini atomic bomb tests in July and send back immediately for our study. "C. J. Chow" The two above cables have, come to light in a manner somewhat similar to the way in which the Russian spy ring in Canada was exposed-through a code officer. In Canada. the code clerk of the Russian embassy, Igor Gouzenko, decided that his country should not be spying on the United States. In Washington, Captain Fang, code officer of the Chinese Air Mission, also had mis- givings about Chinese prying into the secrets of a government that was supporting China, and supplied the above translations from his original coding notes. * * * -PRICE PROTECTOR-- Ben Fairless, son of a coal miner and now president of U.S. Steel, largest Steel Corpor- ation in the world, was talking to Ellis Ar- nall, ex-governor of Georgia, now price ad- ministrator for the nation. "Ben," said Governor Arnall, "how many shares of U.S. Steel stock do you have?" "A thousand shares," replied the head of the steel company. "What! Only a thousand! You're a piker," replied Arnall. "You mean to say that you're running this thing on only a thousand shares? Why, I've got almost that many various steel shares myself, and I'm battling on the other side-for the public." Arnall has been the toughest man the steel companies have had to deal with in (Continued from page 2) Doctoral Examination for willis Nor. man Pitts, Speech; thesis: "A Critical Study of Booker T. washington as a Speechmaker with an Analysis of Seven Selected Speeches," Thurs., May 8, 3 p.m., East Council Room, Rackham Bldg. Chairman, G. E. Densmore. Aero Seminar: Dr. L. L. Rauch will talk on "Information Theory and the Design of Experiments," Thurs., May 8, 4 p.m., 1504 E. Engineering Bldg. In- terested students, teaching and re- search staff welcome. Seminar in Applied Mathematics. IThurs., May 8, 4 pin., 247 W. Engineer- ing Bldg. Mr. Keeve M. Siegei, of WRRC, will speak on "Forced Separation of Variables." Doctoral Examination for Lynn Ran- dolph Peters, Chemistry; thesis: "The Thermal Decomposition of 2. 3-pyrro- lidinediones," Thurs., May 8, i p.m., 3003 Chemistry Bldg. Chairman, W. R. Vaughan. Concerts Woodwind Quintet, Nelson Hauen- stein, flute, Lare Wardrop, oboe, Albert Luconi, clarinet, Ted Evans, French horn, and Lewis Cooper, bassoon, with Benning Dexter, piano, will be heard at 8:30 p.m., Wed., May 7, in the Rack- ham Lecture Hall. The program will include Trois Pieces Breves by Ibert, Quintet by Deslandres, Sarabandeet Menuet, Op. 24 by D'Indy; Suite (d'ap- res Corrette) by Milhaud, and Sextour by Poulenc. The general public is in- vited. StudentRecital: Jennie Parker Hide- brandit, pianist, will be heard at 8:30 p.m., Thurs., May 8,-in the Architecture Auditorium, playing a program in par- tial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music. A pu- pil of Helen Titus, Mrs. Hildebrandt will present compositions by Haydn, Schubert, Debussy and Beethoven. The general public is invited. Voice Class Program, 4:15 p.m., wed., May 7, in 506 Burton Tower. Soloists: Glenna Gregory, soprano. Esther Mc- Glothlin, Mezzo-soprano, Sally Hansen, Contralto, Lloyd Evans, Tenor; accom- panists: Janice Clark, Lucille Stans- Comparative Religions Seminar meets at Lane Hall, 7-9 p.m. All interested1 students invited. Polonia Club. Meeting, 7:30 p.m., International Center. There will be1 dancing and refreshments. All those of Polish descent and those who are in- terested in Polish culture are invited. Undergraduate Botany Club. Business meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Dr. Clover's house, i522 Hill St. Elections for the fall se- mester. Speaker at 8 p.m., Dr,. Weh- meyer, Botany Department. J-Hop Committee will meet at 7 p.m., Room 3D, Union. Hillel Publicity Committee. Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 1429 Hill St. All those who are interested are invited. For further in- formation call Bill wise, 30521, ext. 252, or Eve Kadden, 30715. Hillel News: Hillel Publications Con- mitt'e will be interviewing people who are interested in working on the Hillel News staff, 4 p.m., at 1429 Hill. For those who can not attend, contact Beki Fagenbaum, 30715, or Joan Fried, 9322. Weekly Union Bridge Tournament.' 7:30 p.m., small Ballroom, Union. Open to all students. Late permission for co- eds. Arts Chorale Rehearsal scheduled for Wednesday evening, May 7, in Univer- sity High School Auditorium, will be held instead in the basement of Lane Hall, State and Washington St. Student Legislature. Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Hayden-Cooley dining room, East Quad. Women are to get late permission. All interested people are invited. U. of M. sailing Club. Intraciub rac- ing at Whitmore at about 2:30 p.m. Ukrainian Students Club. Meeting, 7:30 p.m., 1024 Hill St. Guests are wel- come. Delta Sigma Pi, professional business administration and economics frater- nity. Regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Chapter house. Anthropology Club: Meeting, 8 p.m., West Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. n, IiI ". fT. a - irn Pnl n l 3. Spring production and other new business. Individual Houses appearance sched- ule-Interfraternity Council Elimina- tion Sing. Rooms 3R-S, Union. 7:30-Phi Sigma Delta 7 :40-Chi Psi 7:50-Phi Gamma Delta 8:00-Theta Delta Clii 8:10-Sigma Phi Epsilon 8:20-Theta Chit 8:30-Kappa Sigma 8:40-Sigma Nu 8:50-Phi Kappa Taul 9 :00-Chi Phi 9:10-Delta Tau Delta 9:20-Alpha Tau Omega 9:30-Sigma Alpha Epsilon 9:40-Phi Delta Theta 9:50-Kappa Alpha Psi Coming Events International Center Weekly Tea for foreign students and American friends, 4:30-6 p.m., Thurs., May 8. Literary College Conference Steering Committee. Thurs., May 8, 4 p.m., loll Angell Hall. Graduate Student Council Meeting. Thurs., May 8, 7:30 p.m., Graduate Out- ing Club Room, Rackham Bldg. To elect officers and other business. Chess Club. Meeting, 8 p.m., Thurs., May 8, Union. Modern Poetry Club. Meeting, Thurs., May 8, 7:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Room, League. Poems to be discussed: Dylan Thomas' Fern Hill, The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower, A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London and The Marriage of a Vigin. All these poems will be found in Oscar Williams. Mr. Felheim of the English Department' will participate indthe discussion, and everyone is invited. Hillel Social Committee meets Thurs., May 8, 7:15 p.m., 1429 Hill St. All mem- bers and interested2people are invited. Socieded Hispanica. Picnic, 4:45 p.m., Fri., May 9, Fresh Air Camp. Meet at campus flagpole. Reservations can be made at the Romance Language Build- ing. Spanish foods and entertainment. 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 ......... 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