'i Lii of tll, !Nij t ajl+ i,,.a 4, l:l.-JN THE MICHIGAN DAILY I I * i LESSON IN SATIRE: Defense of a'Warmonger' . Or, He Didn't Really Kill the President (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a con- densed transcript of remarks Friday by the Honorable Charles A. Sprague, Alternate United States Representative, in Committee Three on the Convention on the Right of Correction, including a defense of The Daily in regard to Communist charges of "warmongering." Mr. Chairman: HAVE LISTENED to the persuasive ap- peals of the sponsors of this resolution and I have a very high respect for them and for their sincere interest in this proposal. So it is with some reluctance that the dele- gation of the United States takes a position contrary to the view which they espouse. I want, first, to make plain that the United States Delegation is in full sym- pathy with the desire for the promulgation of truth and the correction of error. The Delegation of the United States has been impressed with the feeling which is manl- 'est among many countries that the press of the larger powers, and among them would be included the press of the United States, ferquently commit errors of fact or errors of interpretation with respect to conditions in their own countries, and that the' feel helpless when it comes to ob- taining a redress, and therefore that this right of correction would be a very valu- able thing for them. However, sympathy * with them in their situation does not con- vince mie and the Delegation of the Uni- ted States that this is a very practical way to obtain correction. For, as certain of the Delegations have emphasized, this invokes governments in what is or ought to be primarily a professional obligation and responsibility. You are aware of the history of the two conventions on Gathering and Transmission of News and the Right of Correction. They were separately conceived at the Geneva Conference of 1948, but were joined in the period of gestation at the Third General As- sembly. They were born as Satmese twins and now a surgerey is proposed. Medical history shows that separation of Siamese twins is usually fatal and my delegation very much fears that such would be the result in this case. Moreover, the proposal attempts to sus- tain the life of the weaker member of the pair. It seems to the Delegation of the Uni- ted States more logical if severance is desir- ed to advance the first convention, as was proposed by the distinguished Delegate of China. As he remarked, that is affirmative, that is designed to facilitate the collection and transmission of news. Moreover, as the principle of rights of correspondents for travel, reporting, and use of facilities is es- tablished, there should be far greater accur- acy in reporting and hence less need of the right of correction. 'here are so very pratical difficulties in carrying out this convention, as the dis- tinguished Delegate of Canada has already noted. Within a domestic jurisdiction, there are laws and courts to police the press and punish libel and slander. No such agency is contemplated in this proposal. Governments become involved and any government is giv- en unlimited right to initiate the correction. The other government, which may have had no responsibility for the reporting of its nationals, thus is made a messenger boy. Its burdens are increased and there is no as- surance that the publication will pay any attention to the demand for correction. There is no determination that the original article is in truth false, and of course there are no sanctions. One can see the dawn of a new paper age with a huge volume of correspondence to correct every sort of .mistake in a for- eign publication, even to correcting an Ann Arbor daily that moved Minsk to salt water. Parenthetically, I should like to ad- vise the distinguished delegate from Byelo- russia not to be greatly disturbed over such errors. In my own state of Oregon, we are constantly having to stand guard because writers in American newspapers and maga- zines occasionaly rob us of our own lovely Crater Lake and give it to the neighboring state of California. Or, they move the mouth of the mighty Columbia River to have it empty into Puget Sound up in the State of Washington, some 200 miles away. Errors, to be sure, but they do not change facts. Now, I should like to continue with a ref- erence to that particular error, which was contained in "The Michigan Daily," as re- ferred to by the distinguished Delegate of Byelorussia. It was disturbing to the Dele- gation of the United States to learn that this daily, which is in face related to the great University of Michigan, would be so ignorant as to put Minsk on salt water, or where it might have access by a navigable stream to salt water. Accordingly, the Delegation of the Uni- ted States contacted that publication and received the following information. A sa- tirical editorial containing references to a submarine base in Minsk was carried in the Michigan Daily on January 15, 1952. It was entitled "I Killed the President," and was intended as a take-off or a satir- ical rejoinder to the Collier's article on "I Killed Stalin." The hope was to take off what was reputed to be warmongering on the part of Collier's. The editors felt, however, that the editorial was not fully understood and an explanation was print- ed in the succeeding issue of January 16, 1952. The city editor explains that the submar- ine base at Minsk was inserted in the .edi- torial purposely to add to the ridicule in- tended by the satire, and with the know- ledge that there could be no such base in Minsk. Alas, it appears that even our at- tempts at satire, inorder to confute and con- found those who may be accused of war- mongering, are misunderstood. But in that instance, note the nachin- ery that might be invoked by using the right of correction. The organs of Byelo- russia would institute correspondence with the United States Government to make sure that this was corrected, that Minsk was not on salt water, and that communi- cation would go to the "Michigan Daily" and would have to be processed there. You see, this adds greatly to the volume of work on the part of governments without the slightest indication that it would have any favorable consideration on the part of The Daily, or the paper, which commit- ted the error. It is a further matter of concern to my government that the one-sidedness of the right of correction articles may lead to their abuse as an instrument of propaganda. To summarize, if the present convention is to be divided, the part that might well be advanced would be the one on the gathering and transmission of news, which is a posi- tive step toward the free flow of truthful in- formation. Second, submitting the conven- tion separately will result in. only partial acceptance of the two, with its ensuing con- flicts. Third, the right of correction offers little prospect of achieving its objective. It would result in friction and impose unneces- sary burdens on governments, and invite abuse by propaganda organs of governments. Fourth, our reliance should continue to be on building professional integrity to seek, report and print the truth. MAGAZINES GARGOYLE, etc., etc. GARG, if you want my opinion, is getting sneaky. Like all people, he has his ups and downs and we don't hate him for it. But up until he got himself involved in poli- tics, most of us did not suspect what a two- faced person he is. Nw, however, we have documentary proof. Crag is a secret con- servative. Let me expose, point by point, Garg's piti- ful masquerade, his eager drive toward re- spectability. It is a sad record. First: Garg's cover this month. Few can deny it is a shocking representation of impartiality. Done in royal blue, it pays hidden homage to imperialistic alle- giances. In satirizing not only the Prohi- bition and Vegetarian, but also the Blanket Party, it displays a blatant disrespect for progressive American ideals. Second: it art. On the surface, the conti- butions of Mr. Stu Ross, Mr. L. H. Scott, and others appear as free and undisciplined as always. However, one cannot help but notice the names of certain commercial establish- ments reappearing between and beneath their superficially carefree representations. One can only suspect the apparent confu- sion of make-up to be deliberate deception, calculated to draw attention from what must be recognized as the names of-merchants. Third: the editorial content. And perhaps the most serious indictment, though some- thing I have long suspected-the jokes are old. Among the least deceptive of these works was a drab playlet entitled "Birth of a Baby" or "All the King's Kong." This depicts, quite frankly, a Fascist putsch led by one "Son," evidently some kind of Oriental. A rather involved treatise called "Malice in Blunderland" is the key piece in the issue, and is disgustingly restrained, even for Garg. It is, in a word, dignified, and in its course re- fers, not unfavorably, to eminent American conservatives. Also, regrettably, it has,, what has been called, "class." I hardly need to point out the original was the favorite work of that friend to the Czars, Victoria of England. The remainder of the issue was fraught with reactionary pap. "I was a Red Cell" is of a quality that ten years ago would have been unpalatable to the masses. One senses that he has read it before. The pernicious fable "Dunderhead, Son of Snicker" by Joseph and Stewart Aesop gives thinly-veiled publicity to the Re- publican Presidential candidate. On this day of decision, I call on Garg to consider the effect on the proletariate of ar- ticles like "Take Your Ballot Box and Stuff It." I call on Garg to pull its head out of the sand. "Oy vay" is passe. "Wuzzle wuzzle goo" is for Calvin Coolidge. Be forward-looking, Garg; find new horizons, seek brighter vistas. Repent. The only thing you have to lose is your Joe Miller. -Bill Wiegand DREW PEARSON: Washington Merr y-Go-Round WASHINGTON - As one of the hottest presidential campaigns in years comes to a close, here is the confidential survey prepared for General Eisenhower, Governor Dewey, and the top echelon of the Republi- can Party. It shows the Republicans confi- dent of winning 213 "certain" electoral votes, plus 128 "probable" votes, or a total of 341. It requires 266 to win. The GOP survey puts the two key states of New York and California in the "prob- able" column, though the Democrats claim they will carry both. Illinois, Stevenson's home state, is placed in the "certain" GOP column, while Massachusetts is placed in the "possible" column. Texas, on the other hand, where Ike< spent so much time and effort, is conceded to the Democrats. Michigan, though con- sidered "probable," is listed as "slipped during past week," while Minnesota, also listed as "probable," carries the notation "removed from sure column because of effectiveness of Democratic speaking cam- paigns in Minnesota." Truman, Kefauver and Sparkman; besides Stevenson, have toured Minnesota recently. New York is tabbed: "Expect to win if up- state organizations get the vote out." STATE-BY-STATE SURVEY HERE IS THE breakdown state-by-state: CONCEDED TO THE DEMOCRATS-- Alabama 11 electoral votes; Arkansas 8; Georgia 12; Kentucky 10; Louisiana 10; Mississippi 8; North Carolina 14; Okla- homa 8; Rhode Island 4; South Carolina 8; Texas 24; West Virginia 8; total 125. CERTAIN FOR THE REPUBLICANS -- Colorado 6; Connecticut 8; Delaware 3; Ida- ho 4; Illinois 27; Indiana 13; Iowa 10; Kan- sas 8; Maine 5; Maryland 9; Nebraska 6; New Hampshire 4; New Jersey 16; North Dakota 4; Ohio 25; Oregon 6; Pennsylvania 32; South Dakota 4; Utah 4; Vermont 3; Wisconsin 12; Wyoming 3; total 212. PROBABLE FOR THE REPUBLICANS --California 32; Michigan 20; Minnesota 11; Missouri 13; Montana 4; Nevada 3; New York 45; total 128.u POSSIBLE FOR THE REPUBLICANS-- - - ECErCC P to 11w Ieilor Luce's View ... To the Editor: NOT ONLY for the Young Re- publicans, but for all the American people, the Number One issue in this election is peace in Korea. But coming from the back- ers of the party of Dulles, a chief engineer of the bipartisan war pol- icy; McArthur, who would extend the war to Manchuria and China; the Old Guard in the Senate who supported our armed intervention in Korea and Formosa and clam- ored for more; and Eisenhower, promising to "liberate" Eastern Europe by military force, the YR's ad in Saturday's paper leave a foul taste in the mouth. When Truman ordered Ameri- can troops into Korea, there was only one voice raised in Congress against that unconstitutional act. It was the voice of Congressman Vito Marcantonio (American La- bor Party, N.Y.) The Republicans who now, at election time, cry about "Truman's war," were then silent. Nay, they applauded this new show of "toughness." Republi- cans and Democrats alike share the burden of a bipartisan foreign policy that has led the nation to the brink of disaster. The Progressive Party from the first opposed the waging of an un- declared war in Korea. We said then, that it would not do the American people any good, and we have been proven correct; we said that it would not do the Koreans any good either, and the ravaged Korea of today-one third of her population annihilated - is un- happy evidence for that. Today theProgressive Party is campaign- ing on a platform with "Cease Fire in Korea" at the top of the list, and is the only party on the bal- lot demanding peace instead of "total diplomacy."~ As the Progressive candidate for Congress in this district, I point out that Messrs. Dawson and Meader both nt only favor the bipartisan war program, but would (if they had their way) si- lence and stifle all opposition to this program by governmental suppression-the Smith Act, the McCarran Act, Michigan's Trucks Bill, were all intended for that ul- timate purpose. Clearly, a Progres- sive vote is the only vote marked unmistakeably for peace and for civil rights. -David R. Luce . * * : An Open Letter .. . To the Editor: THIS IS AN open letter to Gen- ~eral isenhower: You charge in your recent cam- paign statements that the "war,, in Korea is the result of Adminis- tration blunders and you promise that, if elected, you will seek forth- with to correct said blunders by going in person to the scene of ao tion. This approach, it seems to me, completely misses the point involved in the Korean conflict. It is really not an action on the part of the United States, as you imply; it is basically an enforce- ment of the United Nations Cove- nant which pledges the commit- ted nations to oppose unprovoked aggression-by force if necessary. It is the first time in the annals of history that an international or- ganization has with force of arms confronted an international crim- inal and commanded him to halt. Within each nation, each city, the world over, humanity has long since provided a police force as a protection against the local crim- inal. Countless thousands of moth-, ers have sacrificed, are sacrificing, their sons in this "war" against crime-a war that never ends. We are now on the threshold of creating a police force on the in- ternational level-on which level we have until now (Korea) still been living in utter savagery. Un- til Korea the Neanderthal nations (excepting none), each, with club in hand, could-upon due regard for the toes of rival savages-roam, about with impunity seeking whom the might destroy or enslave. There was no one, there was no law, to say them nay-until Ko- rea. , The "war" in Korea, from my viewpoint, is an international po- lice action-the first of its kind. But you may be sure, my dear gen- eral, that it will not be the last-- whether you are elected or not, DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) Wed., Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the new building's Lounge. It is important that all members be there. The Newman Club is having a coffee hour Wed., 4 to 5 p.m., at St. Mary's Chapel. All Catholic students and Weather Clear, Track Muddy o.. whether you go to Korea or not. Humanity's mothers, and wives, and sweethearts will continue to give up their loved ones in this critical battle for protection against humanity's criminals-lo- cal or international. There is, as I see it, nothing else we can do. -Arthur Witting * * * 3rd Mistake .,.. To the Editor: I WAS more than a little surprised while reading The Daily for Oct. 30 that one James McInerney was included in a list of those stu- dents supporting Gov. Adlai Ste- venson for President. After check- ing the student directory I'find that I am the only student by the name of James McInerney. I was not aware that casting one's vote for Gen. Eisenhower made him a Stevenson support- er. I don't know how my name came to be connected with this advertisement, but I should like to ask Mr. Al Blumrosen and/or Mr. Al Lowenstein; perhaps they can render some light on the sub- ject. The names of those two gen- tlemen were mentioned in some sort of appeal for student contri- butions to the Stevenson campaign fund, which appeal appeared at the bottom of the page, below the afore -mentioned advertisement. Of course it is conceivable that they are in the same fog in which I find myself; in that case perhaps those on The Daily who are re- sponsible for that advertisement's being published can render some assistance. At any rate, there is one thing above all else that I wish to make clear: I do not intend to have my name associated in any way with that of Gov. Stevenson or of the Democratic Party. James L. McInerney, '54 BAd. * * * Explanation... To the Editor: S'TUDENTS for Stevenson hereby apologize for erroneously in- cluding the names of Mr. Harold A. Holt, Mr. William G. Hampton and Mr. James L. McInerney in their Stevenson ad. The method of getting the names was to circu- late on campus about thirty copies of the endorsement. In an opera- tion of that size it is almost in- evitable that someone will sign a false name. We hope and believe that the practice was kept to a minimum, but it is probable that Mr. Holt's and Mr. McInerney's names appeared for this reason. We will retain the original signa- tures for a few weeks for anyone to examine. To facilitate arranging the names in order and avoiding spell- ing errors, the names were checked off in a student directory (itself subject to error) and then typed from the directory. A reexamina- tion of the directory shows no mark beside William G. Hampton, but there is one beside the adja- cent name of Victor H. Hampton. We therefore also apologize to Mr. Victor H. Hampton for not includ- ing his name and to all whose names were not included because of illegibility. Mr. Holt wonders how many "other unfortunate students" were misquoted. The answer is as few Tas human limitations permitted. It t is a deplorable commentary on Mr. Holt that he attacks our integrity by not admitting the possibility of an honest mistake and stating that the error was willful. That Voss' editorial of October 30 ("The Fallacious Propagandist") in which she depicted Senator Mc- Carthy as a liar. The Daily has repe ate dly smeared Joseph McCarthy without ever offering the slightest shred of evidence to refute what he has said, and to point out specifically where Senator McCarthy has lied. I have yet to find a single per- son who will deny the connection of John Stewart Service with sub- versive activities (see the Amer- asia case); or who will attempt to refute the volumes of evidence which have been submitted on Owen Lattimore to prove that he "has been a conscious, articulate instrument of Soviet imperialism." The fact remains that when all the smears have been flung against McCarthy's reputation that these specific charges still stand undenied. If people would spend as much time cleaning up Communism in our government as they spend baiting McCarthy, things in this country would improve., -William G. Halby *, * 'New Principle'.. . To the Editor: ON SUNDAY morning, Novem- ber 2nd, at 10:15 a.m., it was my good fortune to happen to hear Professor James K. Pollock, Chairman of the Department of Political Science, make a fifteen minute speech over WJR in favor of the election of General Eisen- hower on Tuesday. Mr. Pollock proceeded to give several spicfic reasons for voting for-Eisenhower. One of these was presented in the following man- ner: he placed on the record his conviction that it is important that we have a two-party system in this country, a conviction with which few will quarrel. Then Mr Pollock said that as a consequence of being out of power on the Na- tional scene, the Republican par- ty has "become divided and irres ponsible and if not elected to pow er this year it will fall into the hands of the most reckless and dangerous elements." Therefore (I paraphrase) w must elect Eisenhower to the Pres- idency. Let me make the point that thi reason was presented along witi several others which were spe- cific to this time. I do not want t convey the false impression tha this was Mr. Pollock's sole reaso for urging Eisenhower's election but it seems to me that this state ment must be taken in deadly se riousness, especially in view of thi source. Mr. Pollock does make quite a admission for an Eisenhower.sup porter, to wit: that the Republi can party has become irrespons ible. Unmentioned is the unfortu nate fact that the General ha undertaken to support unequivo cally the most irresponsible ele ments in the Republican party. More important is the new prin ciple of politics which seems to b inherent here, let us call it th principle of therapeutic election if, because it has been long out o power, a party (quite naturally an justifiably!) becomes divided an irresponsible, then give it responsi bility. Elect it to power. This prin ciple, heretofore applied primaril in the area of child-rearing,M something new in politics. M. Pollock is to be acclaimed for hi originality. -Robert J. Wolfson . * time we know that there are no limits to the demagogic smears, lies, and innuendo of this megal- omaniacal rabble-rouser." Apparently Mr. Wheeler is ac- cusing Senator McCarthy of smear tactics, but it looks to me like Mr. Wheeler is engaging in a little mud slinging himself. But after all he is a Democrat and a liberal so that, as Mr. Harriman said in his speech here, "he is only pouring it on." --Ronald E. Seavo 'Treason!' . .. To the Editor: THE Republicans have been de- nounced a hundred times in the last month for "playing poli- tics with lives" by injecting the Korean war into the campaign when it should remain in the realm of bipartisanship. If it is partisanship to plead for an end to idiocy and treason-if it is not already too late-then it is long overdue. In the year before the end of the War, the Russian Far Eastern armies received over a billion dol- lars in American arms and sup- plies. Late in 1945 all our forces and missions in China were re- moved. An embargo was placed on all aid to Nationalist China at the very time Russia was giving Mao's Communists the two billion dollar stockpile of war materiel in Manchuria. We assumed a neu- tral position as between Chaing and Mao, which was disastrous during 1946, when Chaing could have crushed the Communists en- tirely, and set the stage for all which has followed. The Wede- meyer report of late 1947 was han- dled as follows: In a letter to Tru- man-Gen. Marshall said, "I think this should be supressed." Truman noted in the margin, "I agree. Time after time in the two years following the Wedemeyer report, the U.S. could lave stopped Mao by firm stand, but instead re- buffed Chaing at every turn. How could such a series of blun- ders have taken place? I think it is because for the last seven years there has been a deliberate, cal- culated program carried on not only to protect but to advance pro- Communists in the State Departl ment. Acheson has surrounded himself largely with dolts and trai- tors who have, if results are to be the test, far outnumbered the men who have striven to reverse our foreign policy. For seven years men. of recog- nized wisdom and judgment have fallen as they criticized Acheson's policies until now the traitors, their dupes and allies are fright- eningly well entrenched in Wash- ington. All'this has gone on under the nose of a President who, for > whatever reason, has been blind to the catastrophe in the making. Stevenson is in a different ethi- cal league from Truman, but he has been strangely silent on Ache- son and his policies; moreover " there is a limit to what one man -however diligent, intrepid and untiring-can do to unseat his own party's administrative machine after a twenty-year reign. Perhaps not even Eisenhower can accom- plish the enormous job ahead; bt what little hope I still have for our chances to avert the War To End Civilization I place in him. George Broderick, '50 "THIS MAKING of Christiana will raise the price of hogs; if we grow all to be pork eaters we shall not shortly have a rasher on the coals for money." -Launcelot Gobbo in "The Merchant of Venice" f Greer A ltruism APPROXIMATELY 200 fraternity pledges and 60 sorority pledges gave the Uni- versity Fresh Air Camp a sparkling new paint job last weekend. Under the able di- rection of the Inter-fraternity Council and with the full cooperation of the University, this useful project was performed without the foul-ups that might have been expected in such a large-scale undertaking. Carried out through the machinery of the newly-formed junior IFC, the job of painting the ten frame cabins that house the camp's children during the summer was even finished a day ahead of sche- dule. Most of the credit, however, probably should go to the, fraternities themselves. Apparently some fraternity men on this campus are beginning to realize that there can be little to justify the existence of a fra- ternity system that considers itself separate and above the rest of the University com- munity. It is to be hoped that the "Help Week" idea (which has been carried out by some individual houses) will eventually become as firm a tradition among Greeks as their in- ane pledge "pranks" have been in the past. To accomplish this, however, it will be neces- sary to carry out more projects of the Fresh Air Camp nature. This will enable new pledge classes to gradually accept the theory of useful community work as an integral part of fraternity life. -Mike Wolff Fc uRRFab.E e, e >f .d ci y r. is ff iirlPuniu At the Michigan ... IVANHOE, with Iobert and Elizabeth Taylor and George Sanders. FOR SOME obscure reason this is a very enoyable film. The story is by no means a new one for the movies; Richard the Lion- Hearted seems to be one of the favorite topics of current scenario writers. Sir Walter Scott's romance might have been novel for his time, but any schoolboy who regularly attends matinees could relate the story of Richard and his evil brother John. es melodrama; but even he can be forgiven if one keeps the overall impression in mind. Elizabeth Taylor is beautiful but wooden; since her beauty is her only really neces- sary characteristic she too is adequate for her part. What really sells the picture are the battle scenes-the siege of de Bois-Guil- bert's castle and the duel between him and Ivanhoe. These action scenes have a flavor of authenticity not usually encoun- tered in such films; and the final per- sonal tournament with hand-axe and mac-ndI-chain is superb.. The Judicious 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...M..Managing Editor Cal Samra............Editorial Director Zander Hollander.. Feature Editor Sid Klaus ......... Associate City Editor Harland Britz..........Associate 'Editor Donna Hendleman.....Associate Editor Ed Whipple ........ Sports Editor John Jenks. Associate Sports Editor Dick Sewell.....Associate Sports Editor Lorraine Butler..W....omeh's Editor Mary Jane Mills, Assoc. Women's Editor Business Staff Al Green............. 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