PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1953 I ___________________________________ I U Pointed .Pen By HARLAND BRITZ amendment seems to lie in the policy of Daily Associate Editor crucifixion that the Taft group has warred ITH THE partisan-charged words or on Roosevelt and the Democratic party. Walter Judd (speaking at Hill Audi- What's more, forgetting the logical bar- torium) still ringing in our ears, the in- riers, the tormentors would do well to think satiable right wing Republican Congress- twice before reneging on the international senreatae ihtirwingupRhepblican wnrs obligations of the United States. Such ac- men are again stirring up the muddy waters inwudntnybemarsigtohe of party hatreds. Unconcerned with the ap- tion would not only be embarrassing to the parent absurdity of their cause, they are Administration, which is trying to main- even causing a cleavage within their own tam its perspective in this matter, but to party in their attempts to discredit the the international esteem of the nation. party that they have already defeated at The campaign being over, it was hoped the polls.,that this type of balderdash would at least simmer down to a low roar, but the forces This time it's Senator Taft and his co- of unequivocal partisanship are not to be horts who have pushed through the Senate denied. Foreign Relations Committee a rider which n this connection it is well to commend would throw up a cloud of doubt as to the Harold Bohlen, the Eisenhower nominee as validity of the agreements signed by Roose- Ambassador to Russia for his fair and ra- velt and Truman at Yalta and Potsdam. tional presentation of the Yalta talks as he They would say that the Eis9nhower bill saw them. It was his view that Roosevelt was charging Russia with perverting the agree- guilty of no betrayal of free peoples and that ments by enslaving free peoples did not his decisions were the only ones conceivable "constitute any determinations by Congress at the time. Bohlen refused to blame FDR for as to the validity or invalidity of any of the any bad intentions or basically bad deci- provisions of the said agreements or un-' sions in the case derstanndhingsse. derstandings." This degree of honesty is no doubt un- This is, in effect, saying that the Rus- palpable to the scorched earth school of sians have perverted an agreement which defamation, but it is encouraging to those may not even exist, as far as we're legally Democrats and Republicans alike who hope concerned. When viewed in its logical for at least elementary sanity on Capitol context, the only explanation for the Hill. Red Power Bid Seen (Continued from Page 1) MALENKOV took a prominent role in last "You Smell Something Rancid?" fall's Russian Party Congress. obviously a very close associate of He is Stalin. McCarthy and the Files SEN. JOSEPH McCarthy is on his way to winning another ignominious victory. Early yesterday, R. W. Scott McLeod, the State Department's new security boss, fell a possible victim to the self-styled Wis- consin Communist-purger. According to McCarthy, McLeod has expressed the desire to "cooperate" with his investigating committee now examin- ing pinkish influence in the "Voice of America" set-up. The extent of McLeod's supposed co-op- eration is not clear, but McCarthy has de- manded that State Department files be thrown open to his scrutiny. Furthermore, he has threatened to sub- poena these files if the department refuses to assist him voluntarily. "Co-operation" must necessarily mean to the Wisconsin representative full license to steam roll over the private lives of countless individuals. Mc- Carthy has demonstrated in the past that he is exceptionally gifted in this vocation. A long standing, and bitterly contested Truman-Acheson principle is also jeopor- dized. The former president made it quite clear to all MtCarthys that State Depart- ment files are no business of anyone ex- cept the department concerned. The ex-president feared, and rightfully so, that by exposing these files to political demogogues innocent people would be smeared by hysterical, self-seeking elected officials. It also has been noted that many of the "facts" contained in these files are based on inaccurate, hearsay information. Those who supported, and continue to sup- port this stand, also argue that supposed Communists are more easily detected in key government positions by being examined by a jury of their peers. Should McLeod concede to McCarthy's outlandish demands, or should McCarthy force the opening of these files through the course, one can expect to see a new "Slaugh- ter of the Innocent" get off to a flying start. --Mark Reader On the other hand, Malenkov reportedly has many enemies within the party. He has an implacable enemy in a young, influential member of the presidium and secretariat, Khrushchev. Significantly, Malenkov is also unpopu- lar with the Red Army, according to re- liable sources. The Red Army may be considered Factor X in this political cross- word puzzle. Its leaders, particularly General Bulganin, are highly influential. Even if Malenkov is Stlin's favorite, it does not seem that, on this count alone, he will be able to gain cmplete control of the party. Since the end of World War II, Stalin has apparently lost his monolithic control over the party, and consequently, will probably not be able to impose a pet successor on the party. Perhaps at one time Malenkov was un- disputed contender to Stalin's position, but indications now are that he has a great deal of opposition. As for Beriya, such authorities as Louis Fischer consider him the foremost com- petitor to succeed Stalin. Reason: The MVD and MGB represent a powerful arm in the Soviet Union. A spy system, i controls the railways, roads, tele- phones and telegraph in the country. It possesses an armed force with numerous well-equipped military regiments. It super- vises defense of the frontiers, and controls administration of the concentration and forced labor camps. Beriya's position is further enhanced by what is reportedly a rapport between Gen- eral Bulganin and himself. And, unlike Malenkov, Beriya is very popular with the Red Army. In his latest book, "The Life and Death of Stalin," Fischer predicts that "when Stalin goes, the secret police will have the biggest share in determining who shall be the new dictator." If so, this puts Beriya in a very commanding position. Fischer adds: "The ultimate development in the leadership of a police state would be the identity of the head of police and head of 'state." This would be Beriya. SINCE FISCHER wrote, however, three months have passed, and a great deal has happened in those three months, though the flux in the U.S.S.R. is not al- ways commonly reported. Recently, several important function- aries of the MVD and MGB were demoted from the party central committee. This may be interpreted as a weakening of the Beriya wing, but again, it may be simply one of the many reorganizations of the secret police. Moreover, anti-Zionism and anti-Semit- ism have made a pronounced appearance, as evidenced in the Slansky Czech trials and the recent arrest of nine Jewish doctors for allegedly having poisoned two upper-cham- ber Communist officials. Since Beriya himself is allegedly Jewish, this would seem to diminish his chances to ascend to the dignity of Big Brother. Also, it may be recalled, the secret police were subjected to sharp criticism by the Red press in the poisoning affair. The latter finger-pointing has been in- terpreted as being a move on the part of Molotov to drive a wedge between Beriya and Malenkov, who, up until January, had formed a kind of coalition. The important thing to note, however, is that Beriya, like Malenkov, has a well-oiled machine behind him, and a good deal of backing from members of the presidium. He is to be watched. Molotov, the former Foreign Minister, is an Old Guard Bolshevik who saw the Octo- ber Revolution. As vice-premier and mem- ber of the presidium, he is still regarded as one of the four most influential men in Russia. To his.advantage is, of course, his vice-premiership and the fact that he is a bridge to the myth of the glorious Revolu- tion. Since he may not be directly involved in the struggle for power, Molotov may be a logical compromise candidate of the type that people whisper about at American political conventions. In the past, there has been considerable tension between Molotov and Beriya, because of intrusion of the political police into the affair of the foreign office. The drawback in Molotov's case is his lack of a powerful machine to support his aspirations. Many experts, however, feel that there will.not be a party controversy over suc- cession after the death of Stalin. Fischer writes: "The Communist Party is now an automatic machine of unanimity." ( I POUNPs of BUTTE A A WASIINGTON-Congressman Leo Allen of Illinois, Republican, is one of the best-natured members of Congress, but the spunky chairman of the House Rules Com- mittee can slug it out when the occasion re- quires. Meeting tax-cutting Congressman Dan Reed of New York the other day, he let his fellow Republican know in no uncertain terms that he was going to continue block- ing Reed's tax bill. /When Reed testily demanded that Allen report his bill out of committee for a vote by the full House, Allen replied: "My committee will be guided by the lead- ership of the House-Speaker Joe Martin." "All right," blazed back Reed, "Then we'll force my bill out of your committee." "We'll see about that," Allen retorted, cooly. "We'll see about that." Allen's stand took real courage because Dan Reed is not only chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, but also rules on the membership of all House committees. As such, he can make it tough for those who tangle with him when it comes to parceling out prize posts on im- portant committees. However, Allen has a few weapons of his own. One is the firm conviction that he was right and that political parties, like individ- uals, should keep their promises. Two, he has the strong moral support of Speaker Joe Martin; and three, the backing of Pres- ident Eisenhower, who wants to balance the budget before cutting taxes. * * * --SENATE SECRECY- AUNT,GRAY Bernie Baruch who has battled against inflation during two world wars, is now battling against Senate secrecy. His scorching telegram to Senator Capehart of Indiana against secret ses- sions, however, did little good. "How can the people who fight and die, suffer and pay, pass any judgment if they are left unaware of what and why legisla- tion is passed?" elder statesman Baruch wired the committee chairman who's con- sidering price-wage controls. Immediately following Baruch's telegram, Capehart's committee held another session Books at the Library DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN1 which was so secret that no minutes were taken and even the committee staff was barred. Afterward, with no written record to keep them straight, Senators seemed completely confused as to what had happened. Sen- ator Capehart said that Defense Secretary Wilson was "hopeful" of a cut in military costs; but Senator Robertson of Virginia in- dicated that Wilson said just the opposite. Senator Maybank of South Carolina said Secretary of Commerce Weeks favored some sort of price-wage freeze power in case of emergency; but Senator Bricker of Ohio said Weeks seemed just the opposite. However, believing the American people eire entitled to know the facts, this column can report the accurate highlights of what happened at this secret session: -INSIDE THE COMMITTEE- 1. Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey stated flatly that the actual cost of operat- ing the government cannot be cut this year. Cuts might be made in some nonoperating categories, Humphrey said. . . . He's been looking over the veterans budget for pos- sible cuts. . . . Heaviest cuts' would have to be made in foreign aid and defense. 2. Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson disagreed about cutting the defense budget. didn't see how any big cuts could be made this year, said he hoped to reduce the de- fense budget by five billions in the fiscal year 1953. . . . Instead of cutting the budget now, Wilson said, he'd actually stepped up spending on several items, such as airplane engines. "Do you think the government can be run like big business?" asked Senator Ir- ving Ives of New York. "No," replied the man who once said what's good for General Motors is good fbr the United States, "there are too many sac- red cows." 3. Secretary of Commerce Weeks empha- sized that government should get out of all business, such as synthetic rubber and smelting tin. All three cabinet officers agreed they did not want to' keep stand-by machinery for controlling price-wages, did want stand-by authority for a straight, 60-day freeze in case of emergency. This would give Congress time to enact new controls legislation. Not a word w snoken durina this highlv, (Continued from Page 2) Alpha Tau Omega Beta Theta Pt Chi Phi Chi Psi Chicago House Delta Kappa Epsilon Kappa Sigma Phi Chi Phi Delta Phi Phi Delta Theta Phi Gamma Delta Phi Rho Sigma Prescott House Psi Omega Sigma Chi Sigma Nu Sigma Phi Epsilon Theta Chi Theta Xi. Zeta Psi March 8 Chi Omega Phi Delta Phi Boy Scout counselors: The Detroit Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America are seeking counselors for their summer camp. They will inter- view carididates at the Bureau of Ap- pointments Fri., Mar. 6. For further information please contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Building, telephone University exten- sion 2614. Personnel Interviews. On Mon., Mar. 9, there will be a rep- resentative on the campus from Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., to talk to students interested in Industrial Selling. The Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Iowa will have an interviewer here from Detroit on Tues., Mar. 10, to see June graduates interested in positions with this company. The Scott Paper Co. of Chester Pa.. will have a representative here on Tues., Mar. 10, to talk to men interested in Sales. Personnel Requests. Michigan Civil Service 'Commission announces examination for stenog- rapher Clerk A. Applications are due on March 25, with the exam being given on April 25. In order to qualify for the position one must have two years' stenographic experience and a high- school diploma. The Civil Service Commission on Wayne county announces examination for Personnel Assistant. This is open to students expecting their degrees in June, 1953, and offers appointees a chance to learn the techniques of pub- lic personnel administration and to gain experience in public service. Ap- plication blanks are available at the Bureau of Appointments. The Vassar Summer Institute will hold itseWork-Study Program for un- der-graduate students July 1 to July 29, 1953, for those interested in Teach- ing, Recreation, Child Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Pediatrics, Marriage and supplies. The Vokar Corp. of Dexter, Mich., hs an opening for a young man to work part-time during the afternoon. The work would include handling the stores and supplies. The Household Finance Corp. in Ann Arbor has openings for young men to part-time work either in the morn ing or afternoon, to do customer con- tact work. One who has had some ex- perience in this line may apply, as well as those with no experience. For further information concerning these and other openings, and also for appointments, contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Building, Ext. 371. Lectures Mott Foundation Lectures. Second of two lectures by Barbara Ward Jackson, Assistant Editor of the London Econ' omist. Topic, "Moral Order in an Un- Jcertain World," Thurs., Mar. 5,8:00 p.m. Rackham Lecture Hall. Reception, 9:30 p.m., West Conference Room. Academic Notices Course 402, the Interdisciplinary Sem- inar in the Applications of Mathematics to the Social Sciences, will meet on Thurs., Mar. 5, at 4 p.m. in 407 Mason Hall. Dr. Frank Harary of the Insti- tute for Social Research will speak on "Graph Theory." Seminar in Applied Mathematics will meet Thurs., Mar. 5, at 4 in 247 West Engineering. Professor Paul Naghdi will speak on "The Bending of Axially Sym- metric Plates on. Elastic Foundations." Seminar in Organic Chemistry on Thurs., Mar. 5, 7:30p.m., 1300 Chemis- try Building. Mr. R. K. Putney will ettepj 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. selt, pianist, David Klein and Patricia Phillips, violinists, Donald Glaser, vio- list, Camilla Heller, cellist, and Joan St. Denis, soprano. The program will in- clude works by Mozart, Grovlez and Spohr, and will be open to the general public. Events Today Congregational Disciples Guild. Mid- Week Meditation in Douglas Chapel, 5:05-5:30. International Relations Club. Dr. James F. Green, Deputy Director, Office of United Nations Social and Econom- ics Affairs, Department of State, will. speak on "Multilateral Diplomacy: The General Assembly in Action" at 4:15 p.m. in Auditorium A of Angell Hall. All interested persons are welcome. Beacon. Come and see the color films on New Zealand in West Quad dining hall No. 1 at 8 p.m. Everybody welcome. The French Club will meet today at 8 p.m. in the Rumpus Room of the Michigan League. There will be a talk by Mrs. Dieudonne, of Nice, on the "University Life in France." A brief skit and dancing and refreshments will follow. Modern Poetry Club. Meeting tonight at 8:30 p.m., Room A, League. Dr. Her- bert Barrows will be guest speaker. The poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins will be discussed. We will base our discussion on those poems of the Os- car Williams edition. Those who could not attend the first meeting and who are interested in becoming members are also welcome.-, International Center Weekly Tea for foreign students and American friends from 4-6 p.m. Kappa Phi. Buffet supper at the Methodist Church at 5:15. All members, pledges, and possible prospective mem- bers are invited to attend. Graduate Student Council meeting at 7:30 p.m., West Conference Room, Rack- ham Building. German Coffee Hour in the Union Cafeteria from 3:00 to 4:30. An oppor- tunity for informal German conversa- tion. Everyone welcome. U. of M. Sailing Club will hold a meeting in the West Engineering Build- ing at 7:30. Swimming party on Mar. 6 at the I.M. Building and work party at Whitmore Lake on Saturday. Christian Science Organization. Tes- timonial meeting at 7:30, Fireside Room, Lane Hall. La Petite Causette will meet today from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. In the North Cafeteria of the Michigan Union. All interested students are invited. Gilbert and Sullivan. Trial by Jury rehearsals tonight in thenLeague for tecorus; in the Union for the principals. Both start at 7:15 sharp. Michigan Crib-Prelaw Society. The Michigan Crib presents Mr. William Flanagan, Assistant Prosecutor of Wayne County. at 8 p.m. this evening in the Kalamzoo Room of the Michigan League. The topic of his discussion is "Alleged Juvenile Delinquants." Fac- ulty, students, and townspeople are welcome. Comning Events Westminster Guild is sponsoring a roller-skating party Friday evening. Meet at the Student Center at the First Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. Your friends are welcome to join us. Graduate Students at the First Pres- byterian Church have planned a dra- matic presentation of one of the na- tion's best-sellers, to be given at 8 p.m. Friday in the social hail of the Church. Come and get acquainted with other post-college young people. Wesley Foundation. Square dance and lummy sticks on Fri., Mar. 6, 8 p.m., Wesley Lounge. Motion Pictures, auspices of UnI- versity Museums, "Realm of the Wild," (color), 7:30 p.m., Kellogg Auditor- ium. No admission charge. Lane Hall Coffee Hour with Mrs. Barbara Ward Jackson guest of hon- or on Fri., 4:15 ton6:00 p.m. Lutheran Student Association co-host. All stu- dents and faculty cordially invited. Ed School Admissions To the Editors: IN HER editorial, "Education School Admissions," (2-25-53) Donna Hendleman criticizes the recent Regents' decision to change the requirement for admission to junior standing in the School of Education from grade-point ratio 2.25 to 2.00. She deplores the change as a short-sighted exped- ient designed to "bring more peo- ple into the teaching profession." Most disappointing here is the author's seeming contempt for the Lit. School "C" student. She la-. ments: "When a school (the Ed- ucation School) goes so far as to make itself attractive to the poor student (italics mine) it stands the chance of losing many good ones." Indeed! (Isn't merely a "C" av- erage required for graduation from all our undergraduate schools- and, incidentally, for candidacy to Daily staff posts?) Does Miss Hen- dleman really believe that a jun- ior with a "C" average is a failure, as a student and should, ipso facto, be considered unfit to pursue pub- lic school teaching as a career? Should this be substantially true, the "B" student (only "fair" by Hendlemanian standards) would be, at best, second-rate and only tolerable competition to the still unchallenged elite, the "A" STU- DENT. Where do we go from here? Let's face facts Miss Hendle- man : (1) There is a critical certified teacher shortage. S(2)Parents, understandably, will see to it that someone teaches their children (albeit, if necessary, someone who has nev graced Angell Hall or a reasonably fac- simile) (3) There is virtually no rela- tionship between marks (within A through C limits) and teaching success. (4) The "C" student at the U. of M. Lit, School has demonstrated "a certain amount of academic prowess" and, in view of points (1), (2), and (3), should, if he is able to relate well with youngsters, be given an opportunity to see if he can teach. (5) All teacher candidates (from A to Z, if you please) are calculat- ed risks. If anyone, including Daily edi- tors, has a workable plan for im- proving on the above circumstance (point 5) please submit same to the State Department of Public Instruction, Lansing, Michigan. Charles H. Bisdee, Grad. Ed. Gershwuin Concert .. To the Editor: MONDAY evening an inenarrable horror was foisted upon an Ann Arbor audience through the Gershwin Concert Orchestra. The schmaltzy string section and the "jazzed-up" brasses simply did not mix; indeed, they gave the impres- sion of being in a viennese beer garden and an American dance hall simultaneously. Some of the brasses were off key so frequently that I wondered if this was not the result of premeditation. But enough description. of this thor- oughly egregious performance! There is a deeper question in- volving the Choral Union Concert Series itself. In recent years this campus has been offered such a potpourri of programs that only a cultural omnivore could derive meaningful experience from them all. I am not advocating exclusive addiction to Brahms, Bach and Beethoven. Certainly, variety may be a commendable objective; but ardent pursuit of mere omnifer- ousness degenerates into poor taste. May I suggest that the Univer- sity Musical Society consider of- fering two series-one for "high- brows" and one for "middle- brows"? Then one could purchase a series ticket without fear of suffering the agonies which arise from the present alrangement. This would provide better for und- erstandable differences in taste and still preserve the financial ad- vantages of the Concert Series ticket. -Ernest D. Wenrick, Grad. * * * Adlai Fund To the Editor: THE Student Affairs Committee recently decided against per- mitting direct solicitation in stu- dent housing units by representa- tives of the "Dollars for Sense" campaign. Campaign procedures have now been modified to meet SAC objections. The major organizational change concerns the method by which Young Democrats will approach other students for contributions, Instead of having campaign rep- resentatives get in touch with students in the different housing units, "Dollars for Sense" will contact these students for their contributions by mail. Anyone wishing to contribute will then be able to do so directly by send- ing the amount to Judy Bender, Treasurgr of "Dollars for Sense," at 338 East Jefferson St. Students who would like to obtain more de- tailed information about the cam- paign before making a contribu- tion will be able to arrange for an appointment with a campaign rep- resentative by returning a post- card, which they will find enclosed in the "Dollars for Sense" com- munication. The Student Affairs Committee decision in no way affects the fac- ulty organization. This drive is still sponsoredby the Young Dem- ocrats and all funds will be han- dled through the Office of Student Aff airs. The funds collected in this cam- paign will help make it possible for Adlai Stevenson to continue acting as a national leader of the Democratic party. They will pay for a research staff, a secretarial staff, travel expenses and radio and television time. In this way a contribution to "Dollars for Sense" will provide persons who wish to participate in the demo- cratic process with an opportun- ity to do so by supporting Ad'a Stevenson in making his' views known to a national public. -Will Hansen Finance Committee, YD's Sixty-Third Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control Of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Crawford Young.......Managing Editr Barnes Connable..,.....City Editor Cal Samra..........Editorial Director Zander Hollander.,......Feature Editor Sid Klaus........Associate City Editor Harland Brit?.........AssocWte Editor Donna Hendeman....Associate' Editor Ed Whipple...............Sports Editor John Jenks......Associate Sports Editor Dick Sewell..Associate Sports Editor Lorraine Butler....... Women's Editor Mary Jane Mills Assoc. Women's Editor Don Campbell .... 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