PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY AkAiL 4a, 1953 U U States' Rights vs. Public Profits THE UNITED STATES SENATE is about to commit one of the biggest legal steals in American history. Under the guise of protecting archaic states' rights, 56 members of the senior legislative chamber have voted to table the Anderson Amendment, a bill which would give the federal government a clear and final claim to mineral resources nder marginal seas. The Senate has now turned to debate te unamended Graham-Holland Bill, which will give three states-Louisiana, Texas and California-what is rightfully the property of residents in every state of the Union. Sponsored by President Eisenhower and the Republican Party and supported by powerful business lobbies, the Graham-Holland Bill recognizes so- called "historic boundaries" of states bor- dering on seas. Although most states mo- destly claim three miles of marginal sea, Texas says it has a historic right to three leagues (101 miles)-making its claim greater than that of the United States Government, which asks only three'miles. Although the Supreme Court has, in three separate decisions, ruled that submerged mineral resources do not belong to the states, the issue of the erroneously-labelled "tidelands oil" measure is not primarily one of constitutionality. Congress has a right to utilize every legal device available to insure execution of its policies. This is why the Graham-Holland Bill gives both own- ership and control of marginal seas to the states, but has a "separability clause" by which, if the Supreme Court decides that ownership cannot be given to the -states, control of marginal seas by states will still be legal. What the Supreme Court's decisions do indicate is that, at present, marginal seas do not belong to individual states. Thus Texas, Louisiana and California have no present claim to "basic and historic boun- daries" and the Anderson Bill would not have "stolen" state property. The real questions at stake are: wheth- er Congress has a right to give away pub- lic domain to private interests, whether Texas should be allowed to claim more sea area around its border than does the United States, and, finally, whether three states should be allowed to take the pro- fit from resources that belong to all 48. Each of these issues must be answered negatively by those who believe the inter- ests of nearly 160 million Americans are more important than the profits accru- ing to businessmen of three states. Although Congress has twice passed laws giving submerged sea resources to states, the public was not well enough informed of facts involved in such legislation at the times of previous passage to effectively pres- sure Congressmen into voting negatively on the issue. Even with the dramatic Senate filibusters of the past four weeks, it is dubious whether the average voter realizes that the federal government, -end thus the American people, will lose million's of dol- lars to these states if the Graham-Holland Bill is passed. If the money which has and will be accumulated from leasing rights to mineral resources in submerged seas had been used by the federal government for national defense, education and worthy pub- lic projects, taxpayers would have been spared the expense of these necessary bud- get items. As the issue now stands in Congress it seems inevitable that the Republican-led Senate will succeed in its attempt to bull- doze the Graham-Holland Bill through at the expense of a public which has prior claim to and need for the profits. --Dorothy Myers ON THE Washington Merry-Ito-Round wvith DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-For years it has been 'a White House custom to publish the names of Presidential callers. This is done on the theory that the American people have a right to know who talks to or tries to influence the most important personage in the nation, However, the White House has declined to make public the golfing partners of the Preseident--except for an occasional Sen- ator such as Taft-on the ground that Ike's golfing partners would be hounded by lobbyists who would try to influence the President through his golfing part- ners. Actually, those who golf or visit with the President in Augusta or at the Burning Tree Club in Washington can vitally in- fluence national policy. For instance, William Faricy, astute, charming president of the Association of American Rilroads, visited with Ike at Burning Tree recently. Farcy, one of the ablest and most personable representatives of big business in the capital, is anxious to block construction of the St. Lawrence Sea- way because of its competition with the railroads. Every President of the United States, so far, has been for the St. Lawrence project. So have such top Republicans as Dewey and Taft. However, Burning Tree golfer Farcy apparently performed miracles. For, after talking with him, Ike told Sen- ator Wiley of Wisconsin that he was op- posed to the seaway. Furthermore, he used all the arguments of the railroads against. the seaway. Wiley, who used to be council for the Milwaukee Railroad when Faricy was counsel for the Northwestern, recog- nized the arguments immediately. Wiley is a staunch advocate of the pro- ject which would connect the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. Uninfluenced by the President, he proceeded with his St. Lawrence hearings. Later the President changed his mind. He did not do so, however, until after the news leaked of his visit with persuasive railroad-~ man Farlcy at the Burning Tree Country Club. After the leak Ike reversed himself, lined up with other Presidents of the Uni- ted States for the seaway. In other words, it looks as if the tra- ditional policy of making public the names of Presidential callers, whether at the White House or on the golf course, was a good one. (Lists of those cruising with Truman on the Williamsburg were published. Ike is substituting the golf links for the Presidential yacht.) NOTE: Publication of White House call- ers and golfing partners carries out the spirit of the Lobbyist Registration Act and the Foreign Agents Registration Act, name- ly that there may be nothing wrong about representing certain business groups or cer- tain foreign countries as -long as it's not concealed from the public. * * * HOSTILE TIDELANDS MAIL EISENHOWER SENATORS aren't saying so publicly but some of them are not at all happy about the Tidelands oil policy of their administration. The mail of Sen.'Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, for instance, is running 200 to I1 against. him beausein o f his n.- states has become pretty well educated by the Senate Filibuster. Another thing worrying some Eisenhower Senators is the President's failure to sup- port his own Cabinet members regarding the extent of the tidelands oil concession. Both Secretary of State Dulles and At- torney General Brownell were emphatic in congressional testimony that the three tide- lands states must not have title to more than the ' historical boundaries-namely, three miles offshore except in the case of Texas and Florida which get 10% miles. In contrast, some tidelands senators want 100 miles or more offshore and the present bill leaves this to be decided in the vague fu- ture. However, the President, queried by the Senate regarding the deliberate vagueness of the current bill, ducked a definite stand. He did not side with his two Cabinet mem- bers, worried that Russia and Mexico might press similar offshore claims. * * * "GIVEAWAY ADMINISTRATION" ANOTHER PROBLEM worrying Republi- cans is the new trademark which the Democrats are cleverly conspiring to pin on Ike's Administration-namely "The Give- away Administration." "You don't practice economy by giving away national assets," argue the Demo- crats. "Nor does this giveaway policy bal- ance the budget." Democratic leaders are already preparing a list of so-called "giveaways" upon which they will ring all the changes. Here are some of them: SYNTHETIC RUBBER PLANTS-These were built at a cost of millions of dollars after Japan cut off rubber from the Malays and Indonesia. Now, with the Communists staging a new drive into French Indo-China on the borders of this same rubber area, the Administration is insisting on selling these rubber factories for about 15 cents on the dollar. SYNTHETIC OIL-FROM-COAL PLANT -This experimental laboratory at Louisi- ana, Mo., for making oil out of coal, cost the Government $75,000,000. However, the oil lobbies are opposed, and Secretary of the Interior McKay plans to sell it to pri- vate industry for a song. TIDELANDS OIL-Revenue from this wealthy oil area would bring several mil- lions annually into the treasury, help bal- lance the budget. Democrats plan to list the heavy oil-company contributions to Ike's campaign chest to show that this is a political pay-off not in the national interest. PUBLIC LANDS-Western senators are already talking about giving the public lands held by the Federal Government to each state. DUCKS AND SALMON-The firing of Albert M. Day, head of wildlife and fisher- ies bureau, at the behest of certain private game-preserve owners will be shown by the Democrats as a move to benefit the wealthy few who can afford game-hunting reserva- tions. POWER DAMS-This may turn out to be the biggest giveaway of all. If the plan goes through to turn government power over to private utilities, Democrats will show that the billions of dollars ;invested in dams by the taxpayers will actually benefit the pri- New Security Program PRESIDENT EISENHOWER yesterday an- nounced' in an executive order his ad- ministration's new plan for a more strict security plan for civil service employes which differs in several respects from Truman's program. Under the new program there are seven standards by which an employe's security and loyalty will be judged. The first pro- vision concerns behavior befitting a fed- eral employe and falls in the security category. The other six mainly deal with loyalty and involve sabotage, espionage, treason, associating with those opposed to the United States, advocating the violent overthrow of the government, being a member of a subversive group, disclosing unauthorized information and perform- ing one's work in a manner detrimental to the United States. One of the main differences between this new program and that of the Truman ad- ministration lies in the addition of security as a basis for dismissal. The new program with its lack of differentiation between se- curity and loyalty will involve more investi- gation prior to hiring and will entail inves- tigation of countless employees already on the rolls. Another change brought into effect by the executive order is the dissolution of the Loyalty Review Board and its subordinate regional boards of citizens unconnected with the government. The boards had served as a final court of appeal for loyalty cases. Under Eisenhower's plan, the main re- sponsibility for investigatiig a suspected loyalty or security risk would be in the hands of the department head. It would be left to his discretion whether, upon re- ceiving an accusation, he would disregard it as groundless, transfer the employe to a less sensitive post or suspend him and re- quest further investigation. If the circumstances were considered ser- ious the employe's case would be heard by a three-man board composed of federal officials chosen by the employe's chief, but not from his department. The department chief could then accept or reject the board's recommendations. AttorneyhGeneral Herbert Brownell has claimed that under this machinery "the system is more workable and an employe's case can't be dragged along for several years." This may be true and certainly, quick justice is always desirable. However, quick justice is not always good justice and the new plan has no provision for appeals against injustice. This appears to be a dangerous flaw in the plan since there is still a possibility that a civil servant might be dismissed on the basis of anonymous accusations. Under the old system whereby one could appeal to the Loyalty Review Board, there were still many abuses and innocent people were smeared and often dismissed on ques- tionable grounds. Without any system for appeal it is conceivable that there will be even more accusations based on flimsy ex- cuses or petty jealousies. In addition, mere association with per- sons who hold unpopular beliefs or belief in such views oneself may condemn an em- ploye. This can lead to an atmosphere of suspicion which is detrimental to the effi- cient functioning of government. This at- mosphere tends to establish orthodoxy in the civil service and render employes fear- ful of expressing their true opinions. This cannot in the long run be in the interests of the United States. President Eisenhower has tried to pre- sent a program which will institute great- er security for the country, but in doing so he is greatly impairing the freedom of the individual. He has indicated that he is not com- pletely satisfied with the system by speci- fying that the Civil Service Commission and National Security Council study the program for deficiencies or injustices. It is to be hoped that the system can soon be revised so as to insure greater protection for the civil servants as well as for the rest of the country. -Arlene Liss Looking Back To the 1950's AVERAGE Americans were oppressed by two fears, fear of communism and fear of the income tax. So long as the Democrats remained in power these two fears worked in opposite directions, But McCarthy dis- covered how to reconcile them. The real enemy, he said, is the Communist in our midst, and it is very much cheaper to fight the Communist than to fight Russia. So long as Americans are united and loyal-- so he told the nation-they are invincible and have no need to fear machinations of alien despotisms. If we purge our country of disloyal elements we shall be safe. But, in order by this policy to slake the popular thirst for combatting communism, it was necessary to discover continually new internal enemies. By acquiring con- trol of the F.B.I. and by the help of a band of subservient ex-Communists, Mc- Carthy succeeded in spreading the dread of internal treachery to a point where every prominent member of the Demo- C . PUBLIC MUSA ANNIM ' PROGRAM e1 t}{ k G. .yv Zy, ,fettei'4 TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its rders 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. Ma(ison & Angell er could understand why we com- To the Editor: plained about food like that, and To thE diTor:somhave done nothing to improve the I FEEL THAT some comment food as a whole. Such tactics by M should be made upon a de- Quad administrators have not plorable condition which affects gone unnoticed by the residents. a large proportion of the campus As for services, I feel that they wilpopulationffect and,y futueremedied, have decreased instead of increas- bodies. This condition, in short, icenthoughr ropaid for busboy is the Mason and Angell Hall service inorro adbad isteMsonprnd.AellHallon:g since the beginning of last fall gestion problem. Although it we have had to bus our own soiled may not seem like a major issue, dishes for the majority of the I think that, because of the many meals. The maids still only shift complaints I have heard from the balls of dust from under the faculty and students alike, atten-i bed to the center of the room. The tion should be called to both the janitors still do so little that if proper authorities and the stu- their services decreased, they Dest teuiidywould be going in reverse. Despite the utility of having our To sumarize the whole situation, "lit school" courses in one central' Tom say thetwhersiduto location (as contrasted to the let me say that the residents of widely scattered locations of the the West Quad have real com- past) the new addition has cre- plaints. Any unruly behavior is ated at least three new centers due to frustrations caused by the of congestion. Tlhe most congested pblcking of improvements through of these three centers is on the proper channels. Only when the ground floor of Mason Hall at administration seriously puts forth the entrance to the middle stair- this dormitory, will the dissatis- well. Between almost any class faction of Quad residents cease. hour there Will be found at this I -Ae .o ir point many twisting and writhing * * --AbeMoier streams of student traffic trying to go in at least six different di- rections. Why does everyone use To the Editor: this stairwell when ther~e is a THE IRRITATING feature about practically empty one at the far the hissing that goes on in north end of Mason Hall? I can Ann Arbor's movie-houses is that only answer that it seems to be it is not primarily to indicate the human nature to want to take hisser's displeasure - this would the shortest route; therefore the be annoying enough-rather, it architects of this new addition has become a means of enhancing certainly lacked an understanding the social standing of the hisser. of human nature. The other two He who hisses displays discern- greatest congestion centers are at ment, wisdom, great critical in- the foot of the middle stairwell in sight. He who does not hiss is ob- Angell Hall's basement and the viously deficient in these quali- hallway between the four new au- ties. ditoriums. An audience will be quietly We can hardly blame a profes- watching the movie when some sor for arriving late to an Angell viewer decides that he is unhappy Hall classroom if we consider the with the fare. He emits THE dangerous route he must travel. SOUND. This is the signal for Unless he leaves his Haven Iall pandemonium. The battle cry of office early or takes an outdoors the Olympic Elk is not responded route he will find the middle pas- to so readily, so fervently. The sageway choked with humanity. welkin is shattered with the noise Something should be done to al- of air, being forced out under pres- leviate these congestion problems. sure as each sheep hastens to fol- Obviously it would be too expen- low lest he be marked down by sive to correct any major archi- the crowd for tardiness. During tectural faults. Perhaps one-way the next few minutes, lip-reading student traffic systems would is in order for those who wish to have to be set up. At any rate follow the communications of the it would be disheartening to think actors. that it might take a serious acci- What can be done? In Ann Ar- dent, like being trampled under- bor the custom has almost become foot, to awaken campus authori- institutionalized. In seeking to ties to the present sad state of root it out, we must bear in mind congestion at Mason and Angell that most of the hissers are chief- Halls. ly interested in calling attention -Charles F. Davis, '53 LSA to their critical abilities rather * *than in venting their dissatisfac- Quad Discontent * * * tion. I have been thinking of To the Editor: printing cards which I would hand I HAVE BEEN a resident of the to each person who looks like a West Quad for the past four hisser as he enters the theater. It years. During this time, I have would say: "In you I recognize an noticed 'the growing discontent individual of sensitive taste, keen among student residents over the intellect, and culture. You have Quad system of management. To- the soul of a poet. You are an night, this discontent was culmi- esthete. Please don't hiss." nated in the busboy strike and Any other suggestions will be the ensuing behavior of other welcome. Quad residents. Bernard Ilulkower ) (Continued from Page 2) spring series of recitals at 7:15 Thurs- day evening, Apr. 30, with the follow- ing program: Prelude 7 for Carillon by Professor Price Selections from a "Cere- mony of Carols," by Britten, three English- folksongs; works for carillon by Couperin, Renotte and Raijk, and Fianz Schubert's Serenade and Marche Militaire. May Festival Programs. First Concert, Thurs., Apr. 30, 8:30: Al- exander Brailowsky, Pianist; Philadel- phia Orchestra; Eugene Ormandy. Con- ductor. Program: Brahms "Academic Festival", Overture; Chopin Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra; and Prokofieff Symphony No. 7. Second Concert, Fri., May 1, 8:30: Bach Mass in B minor-soloists: Doro- thy Warenskjold, soprano; Janice Mou- dry, contralto;' Harold Haugh, tenor; Kenneth Smith, bass; with University Choral Union, Philadelphia Orchestra, Thor Johnson, conductor. Third concert, Sat, May 2 2:30: Zino Francescatt, violinist, Program: Ros- sini Overture "L'Italiana in Algeri"; Tschaikowsky Overture-Fantasia, "Ro- meo and Juliet"; Beethoven Concerto in D major for violin and Orchestra; Alexander Hilsberg, conductor. Festival Youth Chorus, Marguerite Hood, con- ductor, in a Suite of Songs by Benjamin Britten; and Philadelphia Orchestra. Fourth concert, Sat., May 2, 8:30: Ce- sare Slepi, bass; Philadelphia Orches- tra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. Pro- gram: Strauss "Don Juan"; Hindemith "Mathis der Maer"; Weinberger Polka and Fugue from "Schwanda"; and arias-Mozart "Mentre ti lascio"; ver- di "Ella giamma m'amo" from "Don Carlo"; and Gomez "Di sposo di pa- dre" from "Salvator Rosa" Fifth concert, Sun., May 3, 2:30: Ru- dolf Firkusny, pianist; Philadelphia Orchestra; University Choral Union; Thor Johnson, conductor. Program: Schubert Overture in the Italian Style; Martin u ;Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra; two choral works-Brahms "Triumphlied," and "Prairie" by Norm- and Lockwood with baritone solo by Ara Berberian. Sixthconcert, Sun., May 3, 8:30: Zinka Milanov, soprano; Philadelphia Orches- tra; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. Pro- gram: Haydn Symphony No, 7; Barber Second Essay for Orchestra; Ravel's "La Valse"; and arias-Beethoven "Ah, perfido"; verdi "Pace, pace" from "For- za del destino"; and verdi "Ritorna Vincitor" from "Aida." A limited number of tickets are still available and will be on sale through Wed., Apr. 29, at the offices of the University Musical Society in Burton Tower. Beginning Thursday morning, tickets will be on sale at the box office in Hill Auditorium. Librettos will be on sale preceding each concert in the lobby. The public is requested to arrive su- jfciently early as to be seated on time, since doors will be closed during per- formance of numbers. Events Today The English Journal Club will meet at 8 p.m., In Room 3-G of the Michi- gan Union. Professor W. Powell Jones, of Western Reserve University, will read a paper entitled "James Joyce: Master of Words." Discussion will fol- low. All interested are invited to at- tend. The 47th Annual French Play. Le Cercle Francais will present "Le Tar- tuffe ou 'Imposteur," a comedy in five acts by Molere, tonight at 8 p.m. in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Box Office open from 12 to 8 p.m. Free ad- mission to members of Le Cercle Fran- cais upon presentation of their mem- bership cards. Roger Williams Guild. Midweek Chat from 4:30 until 5:30 Come help us pre- pare displays for the coming 50th an- niversary of organized church stu- dent work in this country, which orig- inated here with the Roger Williams Guild at the University of Michigan. Young Republicans. Mrs. Rae Hooker, national GOP commtteewoman- from Michigan, will be a guest speaker, at a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Union. Election of secretary will also be held. The W.A.A. Folk and square Dance Club will meet from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Women's Athletic Building. Everyone welcome. Wesley Foundation. Morning Matin Wed., Apr. 29, 7:30-7:50 a.m. Also Re- fresher Tea from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Senior Bal Committee meets this evening at 7:15 at the League. Russky Chorus. There will be an im- portant meeting of the Russky Chorus todayat 7:30, ninth floor of the Bell Tower. Plans for the Russian Night will be made. All members please at- tend, Pershing Rifles. Regular drill meet- ing in uniform will be held today at 1925 hrs. in the Rifle Range. Attend- ance is required. Cadets taking the Air Force examination, report to the gym after the examination. Bring gym shoes. Little Man On Campus Congregational Disciples Guild. Dis- cussion on "Christianity and the Ma- jor Academic Disciplines," 6:45-8:00 p.m. Board of Representatives. Meeting to- day at 4 p.m. in the League. Literary College Conference. Steering Committee meeting, 3 p.m., 1010 Angell Hall. Delta Sigma Pi, regular meeting to- night 7:30 at 927 Forest Ave. Coming Events U. of, M. UNESCO Council will pre- sent a panel discussion of the Arab- Israel situation Thurs., Apr. 30, 8 p.m., in Auditorium A, Angell Hall. Profes-1 sor Marshall Knappan, of the Political Science Department, will moderate the discussion, which is another program in a series on international relations cur- rently being presented by the Council. The panel will be composed of Pro- fessors Preston Slosson, William Haber, Clark Hopkins, and M. T. Ramzl Fac- ulty, students, and townspeople are cordially invited. The Institute of Aernautical Sciences will hold a meeting on Thurs., Apr. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3-D of the Mich- igan Union. Mr. Walter Doll, technical and research engineer at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corp., will speak on "Gas Turbine Development at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft." Refreshments will be served. Ukrainian Students' Club. Meeting Thurs., Apr. 30, in the Madelon Pound House (1024 Hill St.) at 7 p.m. Guests are welcome. Kappa Phi. Supper, program, and elec- tion of officers Thursday at 5:15. All members and pledges please plan to be present. International Committee of SL. Meet- ing at 3:10 Thurs., Apr. 30 in the Con- ference Room of the League. All in- terested persons are invited to attend. International Center Weekly Tea for foreign studentsandrAmerican friends Thurs., Apr. 30, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Roger Williams Guild. "Yoke Fellow- ship" meets Thursday at 7 a.m. in the Prayer Room of the First Baptist Church. We breakfast, and are through by 8. Christian Science Organization. Tes- timonial meeting Thurs., Apr. 30, at 7:30, Fireside Room, Lane Hail. La Petite Causette will meet tomor- row from 3:30 to 5 p.m. In the North Cafeteria Union. All interested stu- dents invited. Y I ,14 I "I've Been Getting In A Few Strokes Too" 'DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I! i J 4 1r Sixty-Third Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. 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Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mail matter. Subscription during regular school year: by carrier, $6.00; by mail $7.00. a -f r- '4 by Bibler The administration will, as it has previously, place the blame upon we "silly, immature boys." I do not believe that our discon- tent is due to our so-called imma- turity. The - administration has been steadily increasing the cost of living in the dormitories. Liv- ing in the West Quad next year will cost residents about $700. This is an increase of $205 over similar quarters four years ago. The causes for the increase are, according to University officials, Dirty Dishes .:. To the Editor: AN UNINFORMED viewpoint is evident in Miss Howard's ar- ticle "What Price Busboys? As defender of truth, right, and the University budget, she deemed the busboys request for .higher wages as an insidious plot to destroy the financial foundations of the Uni- versity. Apparently Miss Howard is not acquainted with the true reasons : # T+#2E O C~eC /;-rV- M A CL- e 4 '.1 3 .1