FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1953 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ I I 11 1 1 "V 11 BEHIND THE LINES Middle East Defense Command - 1M ii (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of interpretive editorials dealing with the highly-nationalistic Middle East. Articles on North Africa, Iran, and Israel will follow. Today: Egypt and MEDO.) By CAL SAMRA Daily Editorial Director WHILE THE out-going Truman Admin- istration was successful in cementing a North Atlantic Treaty Organization, os- tensibly little progress has been made in engineering a Middle East Defense Pact. As a 'result, one of the first tasks of the Eisenhower Administration will be to grap- ple with the problem of establishing a de- fensive bastion in that vital area. The stakes are high. In the past four years the Soviets have made considerable headway among the Arab states, and the possibility of a major explosion-perhaps in Iran-is an excruciating thought to State Department and British diplomats. Arabs, oil, the Suez Canal, trade, warm- water ports, air-lines-all hang in the balance. But the salient importance of the area is its strategic location as the right flank of NATO. Egypt is still the key to the problem of erecting a MEDO.defensive structure. Prior to the ouster of the incompetent Farouk, the State Department had joined H. M. Government in overtures to the Egyptian Government, designed to create a MEDO for purposes of mutual defense against pos- sible Russian aggression. The lengthy nego- tiations broke down repeatedly as a result of Britain's refusal to make concessions to the Egyptian Government on the Suez Canal and the Sudan. Nearly half a year has now passed since the dolt-king was spirited off to Italy, the victim of a masterful coup by General Mo- hammed Naguib and a group of young army officers. What has happened in Egypt since Naguib assumed power bears very favorably on the MEDO scheme. Naguib seems to have taken on the stature of another Ataturk. Reports from. Egypt indicate that the General and his reform program have been remarkably popular with the Egyptian people, Land re(orm is being facilitated, and last week the government inaugurated a five-year plan to improve economic conditions in that poverty-stricken country. Meanwhile, the corruption-ridden Wafd party and the government itself have been purged of their more venal leaders. At present, a thorough overhauling of the rather fossil- ized Egyptian constitution is also being contemplated. Naguib, it would seem, can in nb way be compared with the usual stereotype of the Arab politician, who will ordinarily prom- ise the sun without procuring a mote. Un- like his fat predecessor, Naguib appears to be a realist with whom the West can bar- gain. Fortunately, he is also an implacable anti-Communist, realizing as he does the threat to his country from the northeast. Yet the General is a nationalist, and as such, a man who will have to be handled with the utmost of diplomatic acumen. At this crucial stage, the West will be able to bargain with Naguib only if it is willing to recognize the legitmate national aspirations of Egypt. The two imposing obstacles to be hurd- led are (1) the future of the Sudan and (2) the Suez Canal. Egypt, ever sensi- tive about the. source of its life-blood- the Nile, is still demanding British with- drawal from the Sudan. Weary,of years of British interference in Egyptian af- fairs, Egypt is also insisting on the re- moval of British troops from the Canal zone. To date Britain remains adamant on both counts. There are, of course, cogent arguments to be recognized on both sides. Without the Suez Canal, Britain might well be choked economically. As regards the Sudan, it is of great importance that the Sudanese are satisfied with any new arrangement. Un- fortunately, the situation has been com- pounded by the irrevocable bungling of the past, and reconciliation will, at best, be difficult. But whatever its complexity, the situation has all the makings of a compromise. What form that compromise might take is not yet clear, but it is certain that concessions will have to be made on both sides. Egypt, as the leader of the Arab states, must be reconciled to MEDO before a de- fensive alliance can be set up in the Near East. Once the Eisenhower Administra- tion recognizes this, it will be obligated to press for the immediate resolution of the differences between our European ally and our prospective Near Eastern ally. There is no place for petty power politics when the interests of both the Middle East and the West demand a unified command in that fomenting region. MATTER OF FACT: Eisenhower-Stalin Meeting In Memoriam N THE DEATH of Prof. Carlos Lopez both the University and the world of art have suffered a great -loss. Na- tionally recognized for his powerful paintings and drawings, the professor was well known on this campus as a warm, friendly person who was admired by both his students and colleagues. Prof. Lopez's untimely death at the age of 44 came at a time when he was reaching new heights in his power of psychological .penetration, .which .laid bare the minds and hearts of the people in his canvasses, An extremely versatile artist, Prof. Lopez was represented with high honors in many major exhibits and has several murals in government buildings. During World War II he won praise as a chroni- cler of the battlefront for Life Magazine. His wide circle of friends and admirers will long mourn the loss of an extremely sensitive teacher whose intense feeling and artistry were cut short in their prime. -Harry Lunn HAL BOYLE: Recollections By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK - () .- Everyone yearns to leave a modest hoofprint in the sands of time. There are two ways to do this: 1) Do something in the world yourself to put your mark upon it. (This-method is for the restless, two-ulcer, go-getter type of individual, such as Napoleon or the peo- ple who climb to the top of the Washing- ton Monument just to scratch their initials there.) 2) Keep a diary. Then after generations will honor you, not for your great personal deeds but because your shrewd insight has given the real inside story of your time. As the average man is born with a strong inclination to rest on his oars while he crit- icizes the other fellow's rowing, most peo- ple at one period of life or another start a diary with the secret hope it will win them ultimate fame. Since I early developed an utter appetite for leisure, that is the path to renown I choose. I suppose I have started and stopped . my diary 20 times. Any future historian who reads it and tries to figure out what life in the 20th century was like will have a lot of gaps to fill in from somebody else's diary. The earliest entries are marked by a sure judgment and a keen observation: "Agnes Stubble is the ugliest girl in the class . . . Old Man Robbins came home drunk again last night. Ha, ha, ha!" Then came the dawning of the old strug- gle between love and friendship: "Harry Banting wouldn't stay and play marbles after school. He is goofy over a girl in the fourth grade, and he's in the fifth grade. A cradle snatcher, eh?" A lot of the entries are followed by that wod-"eh?" In the books I was reading then somebody was always saying something like, "So that's your little game, eh?" In my last year in grammar school I joined an organization called the SSGP -for "Secret Service Girl Protectors." The entries are in code. The code consisted of substituting the numer "1" for the letter "A," " for "B"-and so on through the alphabet. The most significant entry I can now deci- pher by counting on my fingers-to crack the old code-says: "Bill and I trailed three girls home from school today. Everything OK. Following three more tomorrow." In the diary of my freshman year at high school there is a notation that clearly shows the growing disillusion of American ybuth in the prohibition era: "Algebra, ugh! What good is it?" Another entry in my senior year indicates the questioning spirit of those faraway days : "Why was I put upon this turning globe at all since Mary (last name censored) loves another?" A brief scribble during my sophomore year at college reveals the exalted grasp of poetry common to the more thoughtful student then: "Ah. the moon is a wound against the sky tonight. It looks like a cold sore on a piece of black velvet." The impact of the depression of the early 1930's on a fine, sensitive mind is shown in the following: "Dad says a college graduate without a job still has to earn his keep, so I must pass out handbills for his grocery store tomorrow. Ah, Shakespeare. Ah, Shelley. Did you have to pass out handbills for your bread?" The scattered diary entries in the years since I went to work merely mirror the de- veloping sordidness of a sorry world: "What a day this has been-trouble, trouble, trouble! . . . Tomorrow is my birthday . . . That tooth has been both- ering me again ... When am I going to have the guts to ask the boss for more money?" Gradually the diary just dwindled away in a sea of blank white pages. Maybe it won't tell much to the historians of an after age, 5 4, l f' e 4 : pY t : i . "Happy Ho'neymoon, You-All" ti x \\ - -, fj0 tJ % , EUB I~t V . ' ° , .. i R . P .s ., i !, ,. 1 L . -k y~t1TN r Y tw V By JOSEPH AND STEWART ALSOP FOR THE FUTURE, there is a lot of in- terest in the idea of an Eisenhower- Stalin meeting, which has so suddenly been injected into the news. As a matter of fact, it can be said on good authority that both the new President and his future Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, had been weighing this same idea before Generalis- simo Stalin indicated he, was not opposed to it. In the State Department, moreover, the thinking of the foremost American dip- lomatic experts has been running on the same lines. These future advisors of Dulles and Eisenhower reason that it will be cruelly difficult to limit the Korean war, if a grand offensive is launched. They admit that the only way to end the war is to make it hurt the other side more, so long negotiations seem hopeless. Yet they do not believe that either the Rus- sians or the Chinese desire to risk an unlimited war in the Far East. Hence they argue that there may be a good chance of a peaceful settlement in Korea, if President-elect Eisenhower and Generalissimo Stalin get together to "talk cold turkey." In these circumstances, it is a proof of the sound political judgment of the new President and the new Secretary of State that they are still inclined to give priority to the problem of Europe. In Europe at the moment, the Western alliance is showing signs of a very great and terrible strain. If these strains reach the breaking point--if Eisenhower meets Stalin with the Western alliance divided and -dissolving in his rear -he will not have a bargaining leg to stand on. In such circumstances, Stalin will only be interested in playing a waiting game, in order to see what prizes he may grab from the ruins of the West. Hence it can be said on the highest authority that the present plan is for John Foster Dulles to go to Europe, and to meet with the Allied leaders, as soon as he has taken his oath as Secretary of State. The need, as forecast soie time ago in reports from Europe in this space, is urgent. The NATO plan for European defense, orig- inally drawn by Eisenhower himself, is be- ing chopped down. Both in France and Germany, opposition is rising to the project for a European army, including the Ger- man contribution.of twelve divisions that is The new President and Secretary of State were always conscious of this grow- ing danger, despite their quite proper in- itial preoccupation with the problem of Korea. Their concern seems to have been crystallized into. a decision to take action, however, by an informal appeal from the old friend and co-worker of both men, John J. McCloy. As American High Commissioner in Germany, McCloy collaborated intimately with Eisenhower at all times. He had a special role moreover, in Eisenhower's vital decision to support the European army project, which Eisenhower at first regarded as impractical' When all hung in the balance, it was McCloy who brought together Eisenhower and the brilliant Frenchman, Jean Monnet, for a discussion of the proposed European army that lasted for almost an entire day. And it was immediately after this crucial meeting, in turn, that Eisenhower delivered his historic speech at the London Guildhall -the finest and clearest call for European union that has been heard since the war. Many European leaders know this back- ground. Many are also close friends of McCloy. For several of them, therefore, McCloy was a natural confidant. Both Jean Monnet and Germany's Chancellor Conrad Adenauer are known to have been among those who sent McCloy informal i warning of the trouble in Europe, com- bined with pleas for Eisenhower to turn . his attention to the European problem. These informal messages were transmitted at the meeting between Eisenhower, Dulles and McCloy in New York on Dec. 15. The nmere news of this meeting caused a signif- icant improvement in the political tone in Germany, where McCloy's name carries so much weight. From this fact one can gauge the potential effect of a journey to Europe by John Foster Dulles, when newly clothed with the authority of Secretary of State, and backed by the commanding authority of the new President. Dulles may have a very hard time. The French political crisis, for instance, will certainly complicate the matter of the European army and the German divisions. Yet if Dulles and Eisenhower can guide American policy safely around this nasty corner, a new perspective can well open. With a Western alliance again united and confirmed in its purposes, Eisenhower will then be able to speak to Stalin with the most unchallengeable authority. That is the kind of tone of voice that the Russian WASHINGTON-One of the most sensational aspects of the Mc- Carthy investigation was not known even to the Senate elec- tions committee members themselves. It was the sudden flight from the U. S. of a key witness and friend of McCarthy's-wealthy di- vorcee Arvilla Bentley. Mrs. Bentley, formerly married to the new GOP congress- man from Michigan, Alvin Bentley, skipped out of the country under the assumed name of Mary Peterson. Reason for her hur- ried exit was because she had officially given $7,000 to Mc- Carthy, which is more than the legal limit; in addition to which she told friends that she and her ex-husband had actually given around $75,000. Naturally, she didn't want to be crdss-examined by the Senate elections committee. Mrs. Bentley is a society lady living next door to Averill Harri- man on swank Foxhall Road in Washington. For a time her husband was in the State Department. For a time also, both he and Mrs. Bentley were great friends of McCarthy's. Now divoiced, she is still a friend. When the Senate elections committee got hold of some of Mrs. Bentley's canceled checks, they telephoned her, asked to see her. But she flew the coop before a subpoena could be served. Boarding an Eastern airlines plane at 1 a.m. Nov. 28, she arrived in Miami, transferred to Pan American airlines, and arrived in Nassau that afternoon. Meanwhile, her Washington lawyer, Joseph Rafferty, claimed he didn't know where she was, though actually she was in touch with him and asked him to get certain records of cancelled checks from the Riggs National Bank. Mrs. Bentley was escorted to the Bahanas by a professional ex-Communist, Harvey Matusow, who then returned to New York, but flew back to the Bahamas after the storm had blown over in order to pick her up and escort her back to Washington. It was $10,000 of Mr. and Mrs. Bentley's money given to McCarthy that the Senate elections committee found was care- fully withdrawn by Jean Kerr, his secretary, then deposited through circuitous channels in Wisconsin where it was used to speculate on soy beans. Congressman Bentley, when interviewed by the Senate elec- tions committee, emphatically stated that he had not given the money to McCarthy to be used by him personally. -SAM RAYBURN FIGHTS- SAM RAYBURN, the redoubtable Texan who celebrated his 71st birthday this week, was heartbroken when the Democrats lost last November. For a time he was determined to resigni from Con- gress altogether and retire to Bonham, Texas, where he is building a library to house his books, the records of some twenty congresses, and the gavels he has wielded when Churchill, the Queen of Eng- land, MacArthur, Eisenhower et al. addressed Congress. But his old friends and brother-in-law, Judge Marvin Jones of Amarillo, finally cheered Sam up, persuaded him not to resign. And the other day, when Sam stepped down as speaker and took the humble position of minority leader, he delivered a fighting pep talk to the closed-door session of House Democrats. "The recent election was not a victory for the Republican party," declared the ex-speaker. "All it demonstrated was that a nationally advertised product, whose place in the sun was made possible largely by two Democratic Presidents, is the national hero he's cracked up to be. "It was a personal victory for Eisenhower rather than the Re- publican party. "Aside from Ike's 'great personal popularity with the people,'" Rayburn continues, "I don't think 40 years in the military service automatically qualifies a man for the most important civil job in the land, any more than my 40 years in legislative work qual- ifies me to be a military leader. "But I hope the General will learn fast, that he will take.. advice and that he will get good advice." -SUPPORT FOR IKE- VREPUBLICANS WILL HAVE a tough time finding a better program to replace the Democratic reforms for the welfare of farm and city people, continued Rayburn. "They are going to learn the difference between construc- tion and obstruction," he added. "Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it took a carpneter to build it." Rayburn emphasized, however, that "the Republicans are en- titled to their chance at the helm of government and I hope for the welfare of the country that they do a good job. As for Democrats, now that we are the minority party we should show the country that we are big enough to support the Republicans when they offer anything that is good for the na- tional welfare. As minority leader I intend to follow that policy and will not oppose the majority party just for the sake of opposing. "But if they threaten to abolish the good things we Demo- crats have done for the people, things that are basic to our economy and prosperity, then it's time for us to become a fighting minority." -BOASTFUL BOLIVIAN ERIC RIOS BRIDOUX, the Bolivian pilot who crashed into an Eastern Airlines plane, killing 55 persons near the Washington airport three years ago, almost made the headlines again last week. tette' TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interest, and will publish all letters which are signed oy 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. present Senate rule may have its defenders but to my way of think- To the Editor: ing has very little defense. True to vote without provision and op- T WAS A disappointment to me portunity for debate would, be to see the majority of the both unwise and undemocratic; members of my Party in the U. S. but to debate at length without Senate vote in caucus not to sup- them voting, or making equitable port a change in Senate Rule 22 provisions whereby a vote could concerning closure. For persons be forced, seems to me to be pure like Taft and Dirksen it was a lunacy and completely ridiculous. sharp reversal in their previous I might add by way of note that piositions on the issue and for the Democratic Caucus didn't Senate Republicans generally, choose to even recognize closure with such commendable excep- as an issue and then proceeded to tions as Ives, Duff, Smith, Tobey, elect a complete slate of anti- and Morse, it was a repudiation of civil rights Southerners to con- their Party's historic position on stitute their leadership in the Civil Rights legislation. next congress. The proposal to continue the -David Cargo DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) Five students (women) placed on so- cial probation for one week anda warned; four students (women) placed' on social probation for two weeks and warned, For drinking by minor and using false idenkification to purchase liquor: One student fined $20.00 ($10.00 for each offense) and warned. For drinking in automobile and pro- viding minor with intoxicants: One student fined $25.60 (second offense) and warned. For participating it unauthorized party and providing minor with intox- icants: One student suspended indef- initely (repeated offenses); one student fined $20.00 and warned. For participating in unauthorized party and driving after drinking: One student fined $25.00 and warned. For participating In unauthorized party: Two students fined $10.00 and warned. For contributing to the delinquency of minors: one student fined $10.00 and warned. For conduct unbecoming a student and aiding in the violation of a state law by accepting and consuming intox- icating liquor as a minor: One student (woman) assigned counseling and .warned; one student (woman) placed on social probation for one week and warned. For misconduct: One student warned. For drinking in student residence and disturbing the peace: two students fined $10.00 and warned. For drinking in student residence, disturbing the peace and having un- chaperoned women in room: One stu- dent fined $10.00 and strongly warned. One group case was heard and the following disciplinary action recom- mended by the Joint Judiciary Coun- cil was ordered by the Sub-Committee on Discipline: For holding unauthorized party at which alcoholic beverages were sup- plied and served by the fraternity: one fraternity fined $500.00 and warned, placed on social probation for balance of school year; and officers ordered to resign. Sub-Committee on Discipline Personnel Interviews. On Wed., Jan. 14, there will be a representative at the Bureau of Ap- pointments from the Budd Company of Detroit to interview February gradu- ates in Accounting for their Training Program. The Lambert Company, of Jersey City, N.J., will have a gentleman here on wed., Jan. 14, to talk to February men, single and not draftable for their Sales Training Program. Business Administration or LSA students may make an appointment for an Interview. This company makes Listerine Anti- septic, tooth paste, and toothbrushes. Wimsatt Brothers, of Detroit, will be here on Thurs., Jan. 15, to inter- view February and June men for sales positions. The work would be in the Detroit area and would be connected. with wholesale building supplies. The American Airlines will have, a representative at the Sheraton-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit on Thurs. and Fri., Jan. 15 and 16, to talk to women in- terested -In becoming stewardesses. Personnel Requests. The Wisconsin Civil Service an- nounces examination for Architect II and III. The work would be in connec- tion with plans and drawings for new state buildings at colleges, hospitals, institutions, and at the university. The Ingersoll Milling Machine Co., of Rockford Ill., has openings for Mechanical and Electrical Engineers. both those with a Bachelor's degree and those with graduate degrees who have had some experience may make ap- plications. The New York State Civil Service examination for Professional and Tech- nical Assistant will be given on Sat., Jan. 10, at the Bureau of Appoint- ments. Those students who made ap- plication for the examination should call the Bureau of Appointments, Ext. 371. Harvard University, of Cambridge, Mass., has openings for Electronic En- gineers (experience In circuit design and development for digital computer equipment would be helpful); and Ap- plied Mathematician to prepare prob- lems for introduction to "the comput- ing machines. For further information concerning these and other openings contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Admin- istratio Bunildig, Ext. 371. Lectures cussion of the subject, "The Govern- The Jerome Lectures. General topic, "Manpower in the Western Roman Em- pire." Fourth lecture: round table dis- ment services," Dr. Arthur E. R. Boak, Richard Hudson Professor of Ancient History, Thurs., Jan. 8, 4:15 p.m. West Conference Room, Rackham Building. Academic Notices Thurs., Jan. 8, 3003 Chemistry Building, at 1:30 p.m. Chairman, L. O. Brock- way. Doctoral Examination for Thomas N'. Johnson, Anatomy; thesis: "The Su- perior and Inferior Colliculi of the Mole (Scalopus aquaticus mnachxrlnus)," Fri., Jan. 9, 4559 East Medical Building, at 3:30 p.m. Chairman, E. C. Crosby. Astronomical Colloquium. Fri., Jan. 9, 4:15 p.m., the Observatory. Speaker: Dr. F. D. Miller; Subject: "Two Recent Soviet Contributions to Galactic Dy- namics." Psychology Colloquium meets Fri., Jan. 9, 4:15 p.m., in Auditorium D, Ma- son Hall. Dr. Charles E. Osgood, Pro- fessor of Psychology, University of Il- linois, will speak on "Aphasia and Lan- guage Theory." Applied Mathematics Seminar. Meet- ing Thurs., Jan. 8, at 4 p.m., in 247 West Engineering Building. I. Marx will speak on "Recurrence Relations for Spheroidal Wave Fnctions." Course 401. The lecture previously scheduled for Course 401 will not be giv- en due to the illness of Dr. L. Hurwicz. Dr. L. Klein. of the Economics Depart- ment, will talk on "Measurement Prob- lems in the Cost of Living Index." The seminar will be held in 3409 Mason Hall, at 4 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 8. Events Today Between-Semester Project of the Sen- for Board. Those people who have been contacted will meet with the Senior Board in regard to the high school speaking project which will be con- ducted between semesters. The meet- ing will be in the League at 7:30 p.m. U. of M. Sailing Club will hold a meeting at 7:30 in West Engineering Building. Plans for ice boating will be discussed. Arts Chorale and Women's Glee Club regular rehearsal at 7 p.m., Lane Hall. Modern Dance Club will meet tonight at 7:30 in Barbour Gym. Will every member of the club please attend? It is especially important that those 'who participated in the Christmas program be present. International Center Weekly Tea for foreign students and American friends, at 4-6 p.r. Kappa Phi. Supper and program Thursday at 5:15 for all actives and pledges. This will be the last meeting this semester, so be sure to be there. Coming Events wesley Foundation. Meet at Wesley Lounge at 7:30 on Fri., Jan. 9, to go to the Hockey Game. Motion' Pictures, auspices of Univer- sity Museums, "Our Animal Neighbors," "Common Animals of the Woods," and "Gray Squirrel, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Jan. 9, Kellogg Auditorium. 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