PAGE FOUR TIHE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1953 I ___(4tel4 lkte MATTR OF PACT By STEWART ALSOP t1j c>L e tteri to e ,f toli 11) By HARRY LUNN Daily Managing Editor COLLEGE EDITORS devote considerable thought to the function their news- papers serve in the campus community and to the problems of finance ard censorship which continually crop up in most schools to make the editor's way a difficult one. Then they get together at conventions, as hundreds did last weekend in Chicago for the annual Associated Collegiate Press Conference, their discussion synthesizes observations about the college press in general and permits analysis of how well papers are fulfilling their role. Usually the role is defined vaguely as "serving the campus," a definition covering anything from publications acting as glori- fied college official bulletins to papers serv- ing as the sole student source of informa- tion on international and national affairs as well as campus news. Frequently the role is set by hard finan- cial facts-limited space forces many papers into microscopic campus nevs coverage at best. In other cases, faculty sponsors or strict censorship causes a limited outlook and an ineffective newspaper. Better business prac- tices with emphasis on local advertising so- Jicitation can somnetimes improve the first situation, but the later case of censorship is often seemingly insoluable. . However, tradition often cows student editors into accepting far more censor- ship than they would have to if they grad- ually set about to free themselves from watchdog administrative supervision. One of the best things about ACP con- ventions is the effect they have on editors whose outlook has been circumscribed by constant supervision, for the editors usually have their eyes opened and return to cam- pus with more courage and ideas on how to reverse the censorship trend. In many cases newspapers could be im- proved by broadening their coverage to in- clude news of student life outside the cam- pus. This can be done through utilization of National Student Association releases on international student activities and reports from students studying abroad. There should be no hard and fast rule on any college newspaper that discourages anything but local news from appearing in its columns. At the very least, student edi- tors should include editorial and interpre- ative comment on events outside the nar- row campus sphere. But the main thing that should be en- couraged in the college press today, and is too frequently neglected, is granting re- sponsibility and freedom of expression to stu- dent editors. Without the rights and respon- sibilities of a free press, the college press is little more than an administration sounding board and is actually a disservice to the community by presenting a distorted pic- ture of the scene it is reporting. . _.---- .W - I ON THE Wsit Merry-Go-Round s _____ EN ROUTE THROUGH THE MIDDLE WEST-There was a special reason why President Eisenhower stopped at the Defi- ance College in Defiance, Ohio, en route to the Mexican border. That reason had to do with 200 special cigars in glass containers prepared by the American Tobacco Com- pany and labeled "Defiance Welcomes the Eisenhowers, September, 195'3." Actually. Ike got there in October, so the cigars weren't quite up to date. Neverthe- less he got there. And the story behind all this is that Kevin McCann, president of The Defiance College-Dr. McCann insists upon the "the"-had obtained a promise from the President last summer that he would stop off at Defiance, O., en route home from Denver. Dr. McCann is Ike's original biographer and wrote the book syndicated in many newspapers last year which help- ed'to prepare for his nomination. And having obtained the promise that Ike would stop over, McCann proceeded to get ready for him. He spent $150 on a new cornerstone, raised a lot of money to extend the runways of the Defiance airport so Ike's big plane could land, and had the special cigars made for 200 guests. Furthermore, the city of De- fiance turned out with gala decorations-- when suddenly McCann got a wire from the President reading: "Sorry we won't be able to stop at Defi- ance on way home, Kevin. We have to stop in Chicago to pick up the kids." Ike referred to the fact that he had to pick up his grandchildren who were visiting in-laws at Fort Sheridan, Ill. McCann got a bad razzing from the folks at Defiance, and for a time he didn't feel much like living there. However, he went to Washington, made a personal appeal to the President, and Ike finally decided to stop at Defiance in October, not September. BOILING AT BENSON IF SECRETARY of Agriculture Benson had realized the political storm that was brewing in Wisconsin last week, he might not have announced his reorganization of the Agriculture Department on the date he did. As it was, Benson popped his plan to lop off a.lot of soil-conservation districts and abolish the production and marketing ad- ministration, just as Wisconsin farmers were showing what they thought of Ben- son's policies. Next day, however, some farm groups else- where in the nation were even more irate than those in Wisconsin-especially the Na- tional Association of Soil-Conservation dis- tricts. In making its reorganization an- nouncement, the Agriculture Department stated that the soil-conservation association had been consulted in advance. But that didn't seem to quiet soil-conservation lead- ers. "That's a lie," said Waters Davis of League City, Texas, president of the As- sociation. "We were not consulted. "I got a telegram in Providence, .R.I., in- structing me to bring my board of directors to Washington for a meeting at 2 p.m., Oc- tober 12," he explained. "This meant spend- ing $6,000 for traveling expenses for 25 di- rectors. Instead I brought in four leading directors, all of whom voted for Eisenhower. But we were given no chance to discuss the reorganization plan. The plan was all cut and dried. We were merely shown a copy of it.,, * * * BELLIGERENT CONFERENCE THE SOIL-Conservation leaders who came to Washington included Nolan Fuqua of Duncan, Okla.; George R. Heidrich, of Charleston, W. Va., R. Edward Baur of Van Meter, Iowa; and Francis Lindsay of Loom- is, Calif. They conferred with Earl Coke of Davis, Calif., Assistant Secretary of Agri- culture. All these men not only voted for Eisenhower but campaigned for him. At the meeting, Davis, president of the Association, asked: "Under your reor- ganization plan for soil conservation, what technical stations will the states have?"' "We have not given that any study," re- plied Assistant Secretary Coke. "What?" gasped Davis in astonishment. "Will you repeat that statement?" "We have not given that any study," Coke replied. Davis and his associates remarked that this meant that 1,000 highly trained tech- nical experts on soil conservation would be fired, seven big regional offices would be disbanded, and yet no provision would be made for technical experts in the 48 states to replace them. (Copyright, 1953, by the Bell Syndicate) WASHINGTON-It will be a strange turn of events if the first Republican ad- ministration in twenty years ends its firstJ term in office with the heaviest deficits in' peace-time history. Yet the logic of the situation in which the Eisenhower admin- istration finds itself is beginning to point rather clearly in this direction. Some days ago, the top government pol- icy-making body, the National Security Council, met to consider the level of the national defense effort, in the light of theI Soviet hydrogen bomb. No final decision onI defense spending was, apparently, taken butI the trend is suggested by the fact that the danger implicit in the growing Soviet air- atomic threat was officially determined to be "absolute." Moreover, the Council agreed at least in principle that continental de- fense effort, stretching over a period of several years, must be undertaken. This meeting occurred after Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson had predict- ed at a press conference that defense spending in the next fiscal year-1955- could be held to something like $2,000,- 000,000 less than' current spending. Whe- ther this prediction is to be revised in view of the National Security Council decision remains to be seen. But the fact is that even a $2,000,000,000 reduction in de- fense spending is much less than Wilson, Secretary of the Treasury George Hum- phrey, and other Administration policy- makers hoped for. It is not many weeks since the talk in the Defense and Treas- ury Departments was all about reducing defense expenditures by $6,00,000,000 or more. Moreover. the Security Council decision, if it is acted upon, obviously involves a con- tinued very heavy level of defense spending throughout President Eisenhower's first term. This raises the question: where is the money to come from? Treasury experts who have been trying to find an answer to this question find them- selves blocked at every turn. For a time, they rather longingly considered a Federal retail sales tax. But careful Congressional soundings indicated that this was politically impractical, and President Eisenhower has now killed the proposal once and for all. He has been careful not to kill an alter- native proposal, a manufacturers' sales tax, imposed at the source on manufactur- ed articles. Yet this alternative, although it may not be dead, certainly looks mori- bund. For one thing, a manufacturers' tax generates almost as much political opposition as a Federal retail sales tax. For another, such a tax simply will not do the budget-balancing job, unless it is set at impossibly high levels. The budget deficit for the next fiscal year is estimated at $7,000,000,000, or at the very best $5,000,000,000. And even the higher fig- ure involves a number of optimistic assump- tions. It assumes that defense spending is actually cut by at least $2,000,000,000. It assumes that heavy cuts can safely be made elsewhere, for example in foreign aid. It as- sumes that the Administration can forestall the reductions in excise and corporation taxes scheduled to take place automatically in April-no easy job. And it assumes, fin-t ally, that there will be no fall-off whatso- ever in the level of business activity and national income. The Treasury experts have concluded that a manufacturers' sales tax will gain in re- venue no more than $800,000,000 for each 1 per cent of tax. Thus to make up even $5,000,000,000 in revenue, in order to bridge the budget gap, would require a manufac- turers' tax of upwards of 6 per cent. Be- cause of the pyramiding effect of retailG mark-ups, moreover, the consumer would pay more than this, by a considerable mar- gin. Every voter is, after all, a consumer. It is not hard to imagine the political re- action in Congress and the country if the Administration proposed to hit the con- sumer such a wallop, in an election year. So the question-where is the money to come from-remains unanswered, unless the answer is to be found in further defi- cits for a long time to come. Secretary Humphrey deeply believes that deficit fi- nancing, by cheapening the dollar, con- stitutes in itself the most cruel, danger- ous, and regressive form of taxation. He has, nevertheless, taken the stand that the national economy can take big defi- cits-for a time-on an emergency basis. But he asked for assurances from the Joint Chiefs of Staff that, once the emer- gency investment in defense is made, de- fense spending will then level off, permit- ting a soundly balanced economy. The Joint Chiefs, however, simply can- not give much assurances, with the pros- pect looming on the horizon of a Soviet ballistic missile wedded to a decisive So- viet hydrogen-atomic stockpile. Thus the fiscal dilemma which confronts the Eisen- hower administration is complete, In this dilemma, it begins to look as though theI Administration will choose the evil of a budget heavily unbalanced for an indefinite period, as against the evil of threatenedI national devastation. There is hardly, inj fact, any other choice the Administration3 ra mal Leftist" .. To the Editor: WANT TO protest The Daily's use of the word "leftist" in last Saturday's issue to refer to an ex- Communist. Intentional or not, this usage contributes to the equa- ting of Communism with a whole variety of political opinion with which it has little to do. Let us never forget what Mc- Carthy and others whose ends he serves want us to forget: that whenever Communism has hopes of seizing control or has recently seized control, its most vicious at- tacks are directed at the "leftists." New Dealers in America and Ger- man socialists were the objects of these attacks. Roosevelt, in the Marxian lingo of the time, was a "social fascist;" German Social- ists were undesirable because they offered a humane alternative to nazism. More recently, the fate of Czech socialists under Com-I munist totalitarianism is yet fresh in our minds. The basic smear technique of confusingdthe basic differences betw een democratic leftists and totalitarian Communists is not dif- ferent in principle from the Com- munists' bizarre attempts to link democratic leftists with fascism: both try to erase the humane al- ternatives between e x t r e m e choices. In the thirties, the Com- munists were hoping for a catas- trophic upheaval in America and a popular recoil from nazism in Germany-it was in their interest to perpetuate evil conditions to enhance their appeal as a protest group. Today, we might ask why the McCarthyites are so interested in narrowing down political choices identifying them with Commun- ism? What is the course they want to force us to? I doubt that The Daily intended to abet this situation by its mis- use of the term "leftist," and hope that your style book will caution against such unfair abuses of po- litical terminology. --Allan Silver, Grad. V'(rsity i iglit . . To the Editor: THE NEXT TIME the University bands plan a Varsity Night, they can probably count this group of disteartened girls out. Arriving at 8:00 to sit in our "reserved" seats, which we dutifully paid for two weeks in advance, and roped off and labelled this afternoon, we were faced with a group already "planted" in our seats. Not only did they insult us by practically telling us that we had no rights to the seats but refused to move even when asked to by a mnember of the band. The other half of our seats were held down by an equally vehement bunch who maintained that they had the row reserved. Facing a disappointed and disillusioned group of girls, I told them they'd have to find a seat anywhere they could, and walked out. I would like to know who is in charge of seating arrangements. Why was it that no one seemed to have any authority to say that these were our seats? Unless a better system can be arranged where, when we pay for a re- served seat we get it, this is one group that won't get fooled again by a letter promising reserved seats! -Winnie Sarr *.*, Science for War .. . To the Editor: /S A HOPEFUL scientist I read the Chance Vought Aircraft advertisement, "Horizons . . Un- limited," appearing on the back page of Friday's Michigan Daily with more than just passing in- terest. This advertisement effec- tively posed the problem which every would-be scientist must face today. It spoke of the accomplishments of this particular firm in perfect- ing "guided missiles," a "new Navy Day Fighter," and an "attack plane." Addressing itself to people like me it went on to state that "these engineering accomplish- ments offer excellent long range employment opportunities ., Newly giaduated engineers and scientists . . . . will find interest- ing futures awaiting them . ..' Is this the kind of "interesting future" awaiting young scientists? Are we to use the, training we re- ceive at the University of Michi- gan merely for the purpose of cre- ating weapons of destruction? Is this the goal of science? The history of science has been the continuous struggle for truth. Our scientific heritage is the story' of this quest. Great scientists like Galileo went to jail rather than give np their right to search for - - womwopsk I"70" Sen. Burke . .. To the Editor: IN HIS EDITORIAL "The New Senator From Ohio," Gene Hartwig said that the appoint- ment of Tom Burke to fill Taft's position comes as a disappoint- ment. That disappointment does- n't approach the disgust I felt when I read the article. Mr. Hart-; wig is the typical close-minded person who because he prefers the GOP to the Democrats, believes even the worst Republican is bet- ter than the most qualified Demo- crat and anything the former, group does is unquestionably good. zer would make an interesting ar-. tid~e.+ -Pvt. Mike McNerney No Apology Ncessary To the Editor: what's (.ookitig Miss Laikin has a false idea of tolerance Because a man has de- finite standards doesn't mean he is intolerant. : nan was as se- vere on unrigia. .sness as Jesus was. Shall we cani Jesus intolerant? Remember, Miss Laikin said tol- erance was one of the great prin- eiples of Christianity. Christianity is. of course, the principles of Je- sus. The idea that Graham owes this University audience an apology is absurd. He was asked to speak on a subject; he presented his honest views on the matter. Graham call- ed no one "Godless." Could it be someone is labeling himself? -Joe Flora, '56 Tub-Thliinper . To the Editor: ASIDE FROM THE naive obser- vation that English 1 and 2 seem to have met with abject fias- co in their divine mission, I would like to comment briefly on the series of votive offerings served up to a certain evangelical anachron- ist in, Saturday's Daily. It was announced that Graham would not deliver a sectarian ser- mon, but a talk on contemporary affairs. In fact, the lecture was indeed a sermon, and indeed sec- tarian. Pull back the veil, brethen; step thru the mist of self-induced hypnosis; and you will see that this our post-war renouveau magi- que aims at nothing less than the suppression of freedom in the hu- man spirit, that Graham and his fellow necromancers offer us noth- a good United States Senator, not necessarily a Republican Senator. Tom Burke is a sincere man who has done much to help Cleveland and will more than do justice to the job he has just been given. His interests are the people and the, country and he won't be labeled a leftist or strictly a party man. In conclusion, if you want to write about rackets in Cleveland, Selt-E ing more than another opiate dose of old, orthodox, tub-thumping fundamentalism. He may rave about tolerance, but the rigidity of his beliefs and his disastrous me- thods of applying them cannot help but contribute to intolerance. Were he a true mystic, I would not 7 i It is time Hartwig looked at HULAMITH LAIKIN had ,just oercg mnsIuylgc U Ti,;HUAMTH AIKN ad usbegrudge him his faulty logic; but things more realistically and cause, no doubt, to object in he's not, he's a mystifier. without so much prejudice You Friday's Daily to her being ire- Little more than superficial per- didn't actually think Mr. Hart- quifed to attend the Billy Graham ception is required to see that speech lecture. There are also Graham's brand of religious or- wig., that the man who has been 'tooyi eeyteohrsd elected Governo' of Ohio four speakers I would object to hear- oxy is mere e oter side te o eor i ing. However, as long as that of the coin of that other political tes on te Democratic tce,; . and intellectual orthodoxy which would appoint a Republican to the peison were not a subversive toian inlul odoxyowhich Senate. In case you didn't know, our country, I see no reason why is now being imposed on our so- politics still dictate membe'ship 'any such person should be kept ciety. Graham may not know it, in that body, from campus platforms. President but he is lending his golden voice Eisenhower is the leader of a po- to a well-organized nationwide Furthermore, two of the names litical party with definite political campaign to liquidate individual you mentioned as "capable candi- views. That fact shouldn't keep and minority rights in America. dates" are ridiculous, and a third him off our platforms. Neither Religious reaction and political re- is not outstanding. No one would should definite religious convic- action run hand in glove. appoint to any position the man tions keep a speaker away. Let him speak. Let everyone he had defeated in the last elec- Miss Laikin was very severe and speak' But subject them all to the tion and expect to keep any Party very unfair to Dr. Graham. Her same degree of analysis. ties: thus, exit Charles Taft. Louis views are hardly indicative of the -Jack Danielson Seltzner is the most reactionary frank, honest manner in which the conservative you could name. And evangelist spoke. I would remind Grahi uc Injection anyone familiar with Cleveland Miss Laikin that Graham made it politics could tell you that the in- very clear that Christianity was To the Editor: famous editor of the Cleveland the answer "in his opinion." I see Press could challenge Nicky Mc- no danger in the type of speaker 1 5 JANET SMITH, Bride for the position of the most which Mr. Graham represents. We Re: your letter to the editor corrupt individual in 'Cuyahoga can hardly call a man who is (October 17) in which you state: County. Although Bromfield is of fighting for democracy and our "I personally wish there were some much ability, he has spent most way of life "dangerous." pill or shot we could give people of his life writing and farming; Miss Laikin insinuated Graham so they would take the advice of consequently, I doubt if he could was intolerant. That is certainly Billy Graham and others like qualify under the category "force- far from the truth. Graham res- him." ful administrator and legislator." pects the rights and views of Just watch whom you're inject- Taft's plurality of 431,000 in others and is not a "hair splitter." ing, sister! 1950 indicates that Ohio demands He is definitely tolerant. I think --Conrad L. Teitell :p* * DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Truth Serum .. . To the Editor: (Continued from Page 2) Room 3-M, Michigan Union, 7:30 p.m. All chess players welcome. L CUI( 1(EN( MQ'/IESj Museum Movie. "Science and super- la Sociedad iispanica will meet on sxtin" and "Adventures of Willie the Wed., Oct. 21, at 7:30 pam. at the Skunk." Free movie shown at 3 p.m. League. There will be a "Fiesta" with daily', including Sat. and Sun. and at ui nLsnsfo exc ilb i neu< t 110 ove coe M music and songs from Mexico will be 12:30 Wed., 4th floor movie alcove taught. Membership still open. All are scums Building, Oct. 20-27, urged to attend. S.L. Academic Freedom Sub-Commis- Lydia Mendelssohn Box Office is ac-I sioun meeting this afternoon at 4 P.m., cepting mail orders now for the De- Room 3 K-L, Michigan Union. All or- partment of Speech productions of ganizations invited to send a delegate. The Heiress on October 28, 29, and 31 Plans for Academic Freedom Week to and Elizabeth the Queen on November be discussed.i12, 13, 14, and 16.rFirst sixteen roes main floor and first two rows balcony Phi Sigma Society, Business meeting center are $1.20. Last five rows main at 7:30 p.m., followed by lecture at 8 floor, third through sixth rows bal- p.m., by William J. Schull, Institute of I cony center and first six rows bal- Human Biology, on "A Preliminary Re- cony sides are 90s. Last four rows bal- port on the Genetic Effects of the cony are 60c. The SPECIAL STUDENT Atomic Bomnb in Japan." Rackham Am- RATE of 50c is in effect October 28, phitheater. 29 and November 12. Address Play Pro- duction, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, The Congregational-Disciples Guild. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Enclose a self- Tea at the Guild House 4:30-6:00 p.m. stamped addressed envelope. Episcopal Student Foundation. Stu- Music Education Club will meet from dent Breakfast at 7:30 a.m., Wed., Oct.j 7:15 to 8:30, Michigan Union Rooms 3 21, Canterbury House. R&S Student group of Music Educators _____ National Conference. Miss Hood willa Sigma Alpha Eta will hold a meeting tell about her trip to Europe. Refresh- Wed., Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Michi- m~u~tI gan League. Dr. D. E. Morley, Asso- ciate Professor of Speech, will talk on The Deu tscher Verein will meet to- the opportunities in the field of Speech night at 7:30 in the Union, Rooms Correction, All those interested are in- 3-K and L. Included in the program are vited. two travelogue films of Germany: "Ro- mance of Old German Towns," and Congregational-Disciples Guild. Sup- "Sonniger Bodensee." Refreshments will perLESS discussion meeting at the be served. All welcome. Guild House, 7 p.m., Wed., Oct. 21. Ev- eryone interested is welcome. Episcopal Student Foundation. Tea ___ ISS JANET SMITH, Re: your letter to the editor I (October 17) in which you state: "I personally wish there were some pill or shot we could give people so they would take the advice of Billy Graham and others like him." If you really have the serum, for heaven's sake keep it quiet; would- n't want the Communists to get hold of it--would you? -Richard Koichi Tanaka Sixty-Fourth Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Harry Lunn.........Managing Editor Eric Vet ter..,..........:..City Editor virginia Voss.......Editorial Director Mike Wolff......Associate City Editor Alice B. Silver..Assoc. Editorial Director Diane Decker._...,..... Associate Editor Helene Simon........ Associate Editor z Ivan Kaye..,.............Sports Editor Paul Greenberg.... Assoc. Sports Editor Marilyn Campbell ..... Women's Editor Kathy Zeisler.. Assoc. Women's Editor Don Campbell..,....Head Photographer Business Staff Thomas Treeer.. Business Manarer t At the Michigan. LITTLE BOY'LOST with Bing Crosby and Christian Fourcade NOW THAT the Ann Arbor theater owners have established their policy of week- end little-houses and ten day feature-pal- aces, the movie-goer cannot expect a really good film on weekdays that he hasn't al- ready seen on the weekend. Usually, he is driven to a choice between cowboy pictures on cannibal isles and bottled sentimentality: This week, though, the choice is somewhat bet tel' "Little Bey 'Lost" attempts amusement without banality, honesty without grim- ness. It tri.es to rescue from the slush of "Dig'est" fillers a theme concerning a lonely child and a lonely parent. It is moderately successful. best thing he could; he used the "point of view" device. He presented the picture through the father's eyes. Crosby didn't have to act; he merely had to narrate, and he has a fine speaking voice. Since the father's attention was focused on the boy, he was the one really required to act. Christian Fourcade did a superb job. Each one of his movements was accurate and natural. Instead of taking the movie-goer on the usual site-seeing tour, the director kept to his point of view, showing Paris and the French country-side as they would appear to the father. As a result, Paris resembled every Western city, the country-side any country-side. They were backbround and bleakness. Occasionally, the camera set- tled on certain objects which also helped to convey the father's attitudes and feel- ings. t , from 4 to 6 at Canterbury House. Roger Williams Guild. Mid-week 'rea S.R.A. Electorate Meeting, Lane Hall, and Chat Wednesday afternoon, 4:30 to 7 p.m. j6:00, at the Guild House. Square and Folk Dancing. New calls Roger Williams Guild. Yoke Fellow- for experienced dancers, instruction for ship meets Thursday morning at 7 a.m. beginners, experience for those learn- in the Prayer Room. Devotional period ing to call. Lane Hall, 7:30-10:00. followed by breakfast. 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