PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1953 U F The Busboys' Dilemma WHEN THE BUSBOYS in the West Quad walked off their jobs over a week ago, it was done to dramatize their unrecognized plight to the administration. At that time the busboys were hazy about the outcome of their demands but -they were certain that they wanted the removal of distasteful working conditions and a salary increase. Few in number, they struck because they were otherwise powerless to express their brief. The administration expressed "surprise" at the busboys' action. It was probably mere- ly surprise at their existence. Service in the dining rooms had been disrupted and this threw an otherwise smooth-running admin- istration machine out of gear. For the first time the busboys formulated their demands. They chose a committeee of two to negotiate with the administra- tion-but resolved to strike again if a pay boost was not forthcoming. The administration turned down their re- quest for an immediate salary increase. That was the state of affairs when the busboys walked out for a second time yesterday. Meanwhile, plans had been made to em- ploy extra help to service the dorm residents and so the full effects of the strike were nev- er fully realized. The administration cannot justify on any grounds, however, paying their em- ployes only an eighty-five cents an hour wage. Part time help or not, these bus- boys are students who are entitled to every possible consideration in order for them to complete their educations. Few, if any of them, have come to the University to spend extra hours working in order to get through college. Neither the University nor most of the merchants in Ann Arbor have accepted this. Wages are still low. For the most part work- ing hours prove to be inconvenient for stu- dents, which is all the more reason an extra wage should be granted to them when they are needed to fill outside jobs. Most employers are content to hide be- hind the cloak df legality rather than to pay the student a wage which will keep pace with the rising costs of living. If the busboys do get a raise in this in- stance, it will come as a result of the dynamic and unexpected way in which they manag to dramatize their arguments. -Mark Reader MATTER OF FACT By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON-The Soviet response to President Eisenhower's foreign policy speech -goes a long way to prove a point that all the more experienced government officials privately make. The President's bold peace program will come to nothing in the end, unless the United States is strong enough to be respected and feared. The Soviet response took the form of an editorial covering "Pravda's" entire front page, which is unprecedented. A week elapsed between the President's speech and this response. Without any doubt at all, during this week the Prav- da editorial was debated at length and in detail by the Kremlin's inner circle. Yet the reference in the editorial to "direct talks," an obvious hint that the Kremlin wants a face-to-face east-west meeting, is the only concrete reaction to the Eisen- hower program. The rest is propaganda, and nothing more. Indeed the Pravda editorial is full of hints that the Kremlin will not even consider ser- ious disarmament and the other absolute essentials of a true east-west setlement, such as President Eisenhower proposed. Meanwhile, unfortunately, Washington 'Positively bristles with hints that the long debate about budget-balancing versus na- tional survival is going the wrong way. It started with promises to "cut out waste." It may well end with a decision to cut out the strength this country needs to be re- spected by the Kremlin, without which Pre- sident Eisenhower's great peace speech will be mere empty verbiage. A fe'' Air Force examples from the Pen- tagon's current welter of "economy ex- ercises" and "tentative directives" will suffice to show the trend. Under Budget Director Joseph Dodge's original budget- balancing economy order of last March, the American Air Force would not mere- ly have been prevented from building up to its destined 143 groups. It would also have been cut back from its present strength of about 103 groups to its for- mer strength of about 70 groups. When this truth emerged, it was found to be unappetizing, and a new order was is- sued freezing group strength at approxi- mately current levels. When the Air Force analyzed the effects of this freeze on the Strategic Air Command, the Air Defense Command, and the Tactical Air Command, a little more leeway was again given. The new allowance was 110 groups. There is a great deal of evidence that the 143 group Air Force plan will now be abandoned, and that this 110 group Air Force will be of- +M U SUNDAY AFTERNOON brought an end to this year's faculty recitals as Benning Dexter, already heard as soloist with the Stanley Quartet and in a sonata program with violinist Emil Raab, this time had the spotlight entirely to, himself. The program which Mr. Dexter selected was truly ambi- tious. Beginning with four French baroque pieces, he also played two sonatas, Beet- hoven opus 109 and Scriabin opus 30, the Chopin E major scherzo, Ross Lee Finney's Variations on a Theme of Alban Berg, and a piano transcription of Aaron Copland's "El Salon Mexico." It was a program demanding several diverse interpretive approaches, and a mastery over all the stylistic mannerisms of the keyboard. The restrained, cal- culated articulation of the French pieces which allows each voice to sing through while yet keeping the total effect con- tained in a specific mood, would be out of place in the Beethoven where moods are juxtaposed necessitating a much wid- er range of pianistic subtelties. T lrnnican + a +n,4n, l 's,,art A alnd n, fered to the Congress as a means of "cut- ting out fat without touching muscle." The reason is obvious. The build-up to 143 groups, even if very economically car- ried out, must cost more and not less than the-present Air Force appropriations. "Civi- lian control," it is said, "has got to be re- asserted." But it is not indicated how civilian control will get around the absolutely cen- tral fact, that with a 110 group Air Force we cannot have first class strategic, tac- tical and air defense commands. The tac- tical air and our promised and contract- ed NATO air contribution will have to be largely sacrificed. Meanwhile, the im- provement in Soviet air defenses cannot be matched by an adequate increase of our strategic striking power. And it will be quite out of the question to take the urgently needed measures to defend this country against Soviet air-atomic attack. With this country lying open to air-atomic "devastation" within two years time, as of- ficially forecast by Project Lincoln, the Uni- ted States is not likely to be held in great respect by the Kremlin. To wait, to negoti- ate, to send us to sleep, to use the time of relaxation in order to build up Soviet pow- er-all these measures suit the Kremlin's book perfectly. But no one can suppose that it will suit the Kremlin's book to consider general disarmament, much less any form of "liberation" of the captive satellites, if American power is visibly waning and this continent is growing daily more vulnerable,. This does not mean that the strictest economy in the defense establishment is not needful. On the contrary, economy grows more urgent as our need for armed power grows more urgent. This does not mean either that fiscal policy is unimportant. On the contrary, a tight fiscal rein grows more necessary as the going gets more tough. Yet the hard facts remain. Even the pre- sent Kremlin peace offensive-even the bet- ter hoped for Korean truce-may be only a Soviet tactical maneuver. The new. situation in Indo-China cer- tainly suggests as much. In any case, what "Pravda" called "genuine and com- plete peace in all Asia and the entire world" is not to be gained, just because President Eisenhower tells the American Newspaper Editors that he wants it. Fortunately, the Administration tendency to put budget balancing ahead of survival is as yet limited to the lower echelons. The final decision must be made by the Presi- dent himself. (Copyright, 1953, New York Herald Tribune Inc'i sic- that was too inflexible to bear such a considerable undertaking. It had a mid- dle register from which any kind of sound might emerge, making the right sound, if it came, seem accidental. Also it was difficult to keep the piano's dy- namic range within bounds. But this may have been due in part to the performer's compensating for the bad keys. The French pieces and the Copland fared the best since here subtleties were at a minimum; one attack pretty much sufficed for the whole, whereas this would not be true in the rest of the program. However at times Mr. Dexter rose above the inade- quacy of his instrument and achieved mo- ments of real beauty. Such was the case in the Beethoven last movement, the Finney, and parts of the Chopin. He has a facile technique exhibiting brilliance and flourish in the Scriabin and the rapid chordal and octave passages of the Finney. It is hoped that in his next recital the instrument will be flex- ible enough to allow both he and the DREW PEARSON: Washington Merry-Go-Round- WASHINGTON-It has now been just about a year since the U.S. Congress voted $125,000,000 for Dictator Franco-on condition Franco in turn give the United States air and naval bases in Spain. But despite all the earlier publicity about Fran- co's desire to cooperate, the money so far has not been spent and in a few more weeks the appropriation will automatically re vert to the Treasury. It may save the tax- payers considerable money. This illustrates a new and recent tech- nique for conducting our foreign affairs- by and through the agents. of foreign governments. Under the Constitution, the President and State Department are supposed to conduct our foreign affairs by and with the consent of the Senate. But in recent years some foreign governments have hired Washing- ton lawyers with influence in high places to go over the heads of the State Depart- ment and White House. Further, they have sometimes been amaz- ingly successful, as for instance, the China lobby, shown in a recent column to have been able to make Formosa almost more important than American lives in Korea; able also to overrule both a Democratic and a Republican State Department. As another illustration, the Spanish lobby was able to get $125,000,000 appro- priated for Franco at a time when the State Department opposed the appropria- tion, at a time when Congress was sup- posed to be economizing, and at a time when Franco himsefl would not, and still has not granted air and naval bases to the United States in return. One reason Franco has not accepted U.S. terms for air and naval bases is because he thinks his lawyer-agents in Washington are potent enough to go over the heads of the State, Air Force and Navy Departments. And in the past, like the China lobby, they have been able to do so. Before the money was voted Franco talk- ed enthusiastically about American bases in Spain. But once he knew the money was available, he claimed up. For one entire year Air Force and Naval representatives have been haggling in Madrid. But' Franco won't deal. He not only wants more money but he wants to spend it his own way. Perhaps this is the result of a system whereby Washington lawyers representing foreign governments, can go over the heads of the executive branch of govern- ment and get money out of Congress. When you can get something for nothing, it's only human, after all, to hold out for It without giving bases in return. That's one of the dangers of diplomacy by Washington lawyers, and it's also one reason why the Foreign Agents Registration Act was passed. (Copyright, 1953, by the Hell syndicate) [CURRENT MOVES]1 At the Michigan .. . ANNA, with Silvana Mangano and Vit- torio Gassman. SILVANA MANGANO. whose supporting performance in Bitter Rice gave her something of an American following, is the biggest failure in this generally unsuccess- ful movie. Apparently her only native ta- lent consists of looking statuesque. Her di- rector, after what must have been infinite pains, evidently added two more poses to her repretory: looking sexually aroused, and looking bleakly disappointed with life. These Miss Mangano alternates with a kind of determined cautiousness throughout the picture. She plays a girl with a split personal- ity and a matching man for each half. Vittorio Gassman, as a bartender who ca- ters to the perverted rich, is the custo- dian of the evil part. A kindly farmer, siinply a lover of goodness, contests with him hotly for Miss Mangano's soul and, secondarily, for her hand. All the principal characters seem to have been oversimplified with a vengeance; their straight-line, one-color attitudes are never bent or shaded by anything the picture pro- duces in the way of complications. The ponderous flashbacks in which Miss Mangano recalls the events which have made her a nursing Sister apparently were scissored in by someone not too in- terested in the whole business. Past and present ramble their separate ways and manage to come out almost together. Most of the incidents in both tenses are shallowly conceived, conveying no more than old-fashioned chapter-headings; "In which our heroine succumbs again to the evil one, but resolves to do so no more." A clumsy climax, similar to Jane Russell's big moment in The Outlaw, was engin- eered to give Miss Mangano an oppor- tunity to writhe around on a dirt floor. The technique of dubbing in an English sound track helps the picture not at all. The difficulties of getting exactly measured translations result in irritating approxima- tions; the language itself is tasteless, be- longing to no particular time or place. And it is a disappointment to find a fine voice lien r.a wcemani'o vnplani nA b thh ac ,f a Berson Looks Back ... To the Editor: SINCE MY TERM on the Stu- dent Legislature expired, many have asked me how I can "ration- alize" the alleged' failures of SL on this campus. In response, I shall merely list the four basic functions of your student govern- ment (quoted from its constitu- tion), and mention some of the efforts made to perform them. rhis listing is far from complete. a. "to express student opinion": success in re-opening the Library on Friday nights and Sundays; four-day Thanksgiving holiday; saving of the Marriage Lecture series; expressions on Rose Bowl extension, final exam schedule, Lecture Committee; foreign lan-f guage requirement; Free Univer- sity of Berlin; discrimination: po- licy on bias clauses, removal of discriminatory clauses on appli- cations ; b. "to coordinate student activi- ties": leadership training pro- gram; committee to study student (re-) organization; coordination of elections; recently, power to approve constitutions of new or- ganizations; inviting major stu- dent groups, with speaking privi- leges, to SL meetings; c. "to serve the student body in carrying out projects to meet stu- dent needs": Student Blr R - "You Shouldn't Be Burdened With All This Stuff" S-C _ . -peJ!' -. rFT-Nf C wf he cannot run it; certainly not for long. The taint of his belief will be carried to the sensitive nose of public opinion and the organiza- tion is through. It has always been a source of wonder to me that the political mythology of the present 'could postulate the omnipotence of the Communist within any democratic group, and at the same time deny him the political intelligence with which to know that he was, by his actions, rendering that group politically ineffective. An inquest on the body of young, Progressives would reveal that the pathological agent was the virus of public libel resulting in the disintegration of its fundamental units-its mem- bers. ' -Ivan Gluckman * * Business & Peace.. . To the Editor: THE END OF the Korean War is in sight if the United States is willing to accept the proposals of the Chinese People's Republic. You know what these proposals are-now what do they mean to the United States. To the majority of the people they mean that our armies will be able to come back home. No longer will our soldiers have to face starvation, frostbite and death on the bleak fields of Korea. & .f elerj to the C ior .. . I. 4 change; Cinema Guild movies; shortage of help in the Quadran- Hence, the actual cause of the To the minority in control of Student Advisers; Travel Bureau; yle. In view of the fact that the walkout was somewhat sidelight- most of the large businesses, these calendaring of student events; number of student employees was ed. proposals mean, Prices plunge on work on faculty evaluations; pro- dropping at a faster rate than the -Richard W. Schmude, '53LSA stock exchange," (Det. News, posals on courses about religion; actual hiring of replacements, the * 1 March 30, 1953.) With every day Speakers Bureau; football pro- shortage was magnified to a een since the peace offer by the Chi- Dneshraewsmgiid tohaYP Defense. .. nes, the stock market and the gram success; HomecomingDance) marked extent. This meant thati .rthe men working in the dining T Efalling off. A brief rundown of ind ofepgallies;clarification of rooms would have to "double-up," TWOULD LIKE to say a couple business trends since World War student eligibility to vote in Ann so to speak, with the result thati of more things about Progres-IIwlgieacarrptueoth Arbor elections: removal of food E aea k~ae ec ie pcal hao rge II will give a clearer picture of the Arbo elctins:remvalof oodthey were leaving work later each sives, especially those who maded t taxes for students in Union and day. With final examinations in up the Young Progressives Club present eveopmens. League; the offing, matters were, as one between Spring, 1951 and their Business reached a peacetime d. "to delegate representatives the offiy me e, s t one etween Shis 1951 apeak around the beginning of 19- can readily see, conducive to con- extinction this semester. to all joint-faculty-student com- siderable disaffection. Here at Michigan things were 148. Soon after this the business mittees ... (with approval by au- In order to alleviate the revail- different than they had been in market started its decline and ing conditions and to induce more YP groups at the school from then the Cold War began to reach Governors of Residence Halls; re- n iwhich I'dtransfered: we had its fullest manifestations. The cent great successes: liaison with men to work in the dining rooms, ;arihic n dteansfouped.ne sr uihadrn cniud t on University S e n a t e; Executive we are asking for a justifiable Marxists in the group of one sort d plunge until there was talk Committee on Radio: Committee raise in pay to one dollar an hour. and another. But the point I want of a possible war and the arms on Student Loans, etc.C i We feel that this rate would be, to make is that I beheve most of build-up that goes along with If all this is "apathy," "glory- tsay the least, commensurate us knew it. Andwe,who were such war talk. After the war start- seeking," "do-nothingness," then with rates paid elsewhere by the fiers, kne h tt ere goo ed the American people began to haebe otdldd oUniversity. workers, often better than our I have been most deluded. I do , non-Marxist members. And we be wary in their dollar spending know that a great many of your; It is interesting to note that felt that they were working for and the trend went downward un- Legislators spend well over twenty since 1949 the room and board not th other wa around til 1952. Then began a rising and hours weekly in your service, and rates have risen 25% while in- us, e y levelling off period as war spend- I believe they deserve your sup- creases in student employee rates Moange areela o sw e te- ing by the government hit its port. No, they have not reached )f pay have been. in comparison, that we were both working to- perfection, but then, who has? much less. gether, and therefoe on the is- Again there is talk of peace and -Alan Berson, Grad. In expressingther opinion Miss reement w ould ccept the againthere is a falling off of * *Howard pointed out that our help And here. I'm told with a business. Are these trends going Final Exams chances of securing the proposed knowing smile, is where we made to keep us from having peace, or Toth Exio s ..rate of pay seems negligible. Whe- the fatal error; because before we are we going to build an economy To the Editor: ther right or wrong the signifi- knew what had happened, the based on human need. I AM ATTEMPTING to express cant point to note is that we have "Communists" had swept control We have a chance now to end the serious request of more presented our grievances and ex- of the organization from us and the bloodshed in Korea and to than one despairing student un- pressed our opinions. we were the journalistically popu- have peace! The question is before fortunately scheduled to encoun-I, In her effort Miss Howard spoke lar dupes! That's the way it reads :he American people and only by ter three exams on the first Fri- of rumors with regard to the ini- in the new history books. But I speaking out with the rest of the day and Saturday of tests. Is it tial walkout-rumors to the effect don't think that it really happen- peopleshof the world can we show not possible, without destroying that the walkout was due, in part, ed quite that way. that the people of the United the advantage to be obtained in "to a quad policy of automatic No one knows better than a Mates want peace. the new'schedule, to maintain a dismissal after threesabsences Communist that today he carries (Information on business trends fragment of the old order, by ter-frmwr.Brelthsruosteksofdahornyibal is taken from the Detroit News, froiwok."Brifl ctlaerumrsthekisoofdeahyor nyribealMarch 30, 1953.) minating classes two days pre- were erroneous with regards to organization. If he wishes to uti- vious to the onset of exams? Stu- the walkout, since, as Miss Howard lize the abilities of that organiza- -Don Van Dyke dying for exams which come in likewise notes, the quad dismissal tion in any way, he must keep out such close sequence is formidable policy was never used whatsoever. of sight within it. This means that Prof. Peterson . . . enough, but added to this the res- To the Editor: ponsibility for daily assignments AM BUT ONE foreign student or possible last minute tests, and I n BTisONmEs foregnStdentm the handicap of actual time con- to know the late Professor Fred- suming participation in class, such ILIABULLETINerick W. Peterson. But I am sure little studying as might be ac-U that others feel as I do at the complished, seems hopelessly fu- loss of a most understanding tile. It seems even more futile in ' friend. competition with students who (continued from Page 2) Tappan Hall or call Ext. 511. Meet at His interest in foreign students have been able to spend a great Almen brfitaesl1 6:30 p.m. at Tappan Hall. Songs and delA limited number of tickets are sti games afterwards. was fostered by wide travel, and deal more time in preparation. available and will be on sale through many of us had the pleasure of The appointment of a commit- Wed., Apr. 29, at the offices of the visiting him at his home Over a tee to investigate the problem is University Musical society in Burton Comig isi cup of tea prepared by our gra- Towcup ofgteaiprepareddby ourngra- certainly a promising step . . . for Tower. Beginning Thursdy morn Forum on College and University cious host, Professor Peterson's next ear.It i higly iprobbletickets will be on sale at the box office jcosbsPoesr°Ptro' next year. It is highly improbable, in Hill Auditorium. Librettos will be Teaching. Final session Fri., May 1, 3 enjoyable conversation brought however, that any revision, calling on sale preceding each concert in the to 5 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. Top- fra new schedule, will be effect- lobby. ic: How to Evaluate the Student's rog-meoisfouhmladIti d ,The public is requested to arrive suf- ress. Professors Bralley M. Patten and a pity that we are not able to td this year. Certainly, a more ex- ficiently early as to be seated on time, Leo A. Schmidt will discuss "Good and pay our last respects to such a pedient movement would be to re- since doors will be closed during per- Bad Examinations"; Professors Edward good friend, but his memory will store the two day class-free study formance of numbers. J. Furst and Mabel E. Rugen wil dis- remain in our hearts as a tiny peid rcdngeas hscuss "Additinal Factors to Consider." rmi norhat satn period, preceding exams. This Professor Algo D. Henderson will serve flame kindled by his friendship; would give at least some equality Events Today as chairman. Faculty of the University though we all will be scattered to of opportunity to those unfortu- and graduate students are invited. the four corners of the earth. riates with the early schedule al- S.R.A. Electorate meeting, Lane Hall, - -Naeem Gul Rathore ready mentioned. Otherwise, it 7:30 p.m. Election of 1953-54 officers. All The English Journal Club will meet can only be expected that class- qualified electors are urged to attend. on Wed.. Apr. 29, at p.m., in Room Y ~3-G of the Michigan Union. Professor / room attendance those two days, Ballet Club. Meeting tonight in Bar- W. Powell Jones, of Western Reserve without the encouragement of bour Gym Dance Studio. Intermediates: University, will read a paper entitled some even more overburdening 7:15; Beginners: 8:15. All interested per- "James Jo ce Masterl ineorestd are tests, will be n'il. sons are invited to attend.cini fotowtn. All interested are The routine demand upon the The 1955 J-Hop Committee will meet invited to attend. this afternoon at 4:15 p.m. in Room 3-K student from day to day is far too of the Union. The W.A.A. Folk and Square DanEe Sixty-Third Year rigorous to enable studying very_____ Club will meet on Wed., Apr. 29, from 8 Edited and managed by students of early in advance. On the other Students for Democratic Action. to 10 p.m. in the Women's Athletic the University of Michigan under the hand, the three hour exams ad- Meeting tonight at 8 p.m. at the Union. Building. Everyone welcome. authority of the Board In Control of Jack Widick author and U.A.W. spokes-. Student Publications. ministered by the University are man, will talk on "The C.'s Fight The 47th Annual French Play. Le Cer-__tuden __Pu_________. far too comprehensive to be mas- Against Discrimination." A business cle Francais will present "Le Tartuffe Editorial Staf tered by a single evening's review meeting will follow. All interested are ou l'Imposteur," a comedy in five acts Crawford Young.ManagingEditor welcome.by Moliere, tomorrow, Wed., Apr. 29. at or a hurried glance at notes be- welcome. 8 p.m. in the Lydia Mendelssohn Thea- Barnes Connable...... .....Cty Editor tween tests. If this newly added Student Players. The meeting sched- ter. Box Office open today from 12 to 5 Cal Sam ra...........Editorial Director pressure is not alleviated, exams uied for tonight will be held in Mason p.m. and tomorrow the day of the play, dKlaus. .....Associate City Editor will be unfortunately defeating Hall instead of the League, as sched- mrmb12stof8Leu.ereeFanmison Harland Britz........Associate Editor their own purpose . . . they will uled. The room number, however, will members of Le Cercle Franca.s upon be posted on the League Bulletin Board presentation of their membership cards. Donna Hendleman...... Associate Editor be esin ouailtytompovse Ed Whipple.............. Sports Editor be ttn o 'lity t ' as well as the bulletin board at the John Jene......Associate pdrts Editor rather than to learn. North entrance of Mason all. Time: Senior Ball Committee meets tona-orDikSei ..AscatSptsEtr Nthnrnc fMsnHl.Tm'row evening at 7:15 at the League Dick Sewe,...Associate Sports Editor -Betty Prescott 7:30 p.m. r Lorraine Butler .... ...Women's Editor * * * Young Republicans. Mrs. Rae Hooker, Mary Jane Mills, Assoc. Women's Editor Square Dance Group meets at Lane national GOP committeewomn Hfrom Don Campbel.......Chief Photographer Bus Boys . . . 'Hal, 7:30 p.m Michigan, will be a guest speaker at a To the Editor: Young Democrats. There will be a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wed., Apr. 29, in Business Staff EITHER Miss Jane Howard was, meeting of the executive committee benion. Election of secretary wil AlGreen ........ BusinessManager as evinced in her literar ef- and the newly elected officers at 7:30 Milt Goetz .... Advertising Manager as n teiai in the Union. Roger Williams Guild. "Yoke Fellow- Diane Johnston.. Assoc. Business Mgr. fort of April 25, totally misinform-s m aursday at 7 a n Judy Loehnberg,.... Finance Manager ed as to the actual student em- i Motion Picture. Twenty-minute fil.l , nom he- a m n Harlean Hantin. Circulation Manager I r e r 'L .. 41 4 le1 /