Sixty-Seventh Year CDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 "It's Not a Magic Wand. Is It?" When Opinions Are Free Truth Will Prevail" Editorials printed in The :Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. AY, NOVEMBER 6, 1956 NIGHT EDITOR: DONNA HANSON 11 Vote OT ENOUGH can be said here or anywhere else regarding the right and the duty of the tizen to vote. Unfortunately, most of it has already been aid, again and again, making it harder and arder every two or four years to say it con- incingly. But the basic democratic obligations remain. ot only can the eligible American exercise xday his right to determine the policies of his overnment, but he must do so. 'HE AMERICAN nation is now at one of the most critical positions in its history; one olitical party holds up the current "peace and rosperity" while the other claims to be on :e verge of a "New America"-and yet, in he light of world affairs, the United States is ertainly not finding existence peaceful or rosperous. Foreign affairs at this time may overshadow omestic problems, but both are just as im- ortant in their respective spheres. Both Re- ublicans and Democrats have made charges rd promises-statements that must be ex- mined, to. the best of his ability, by every ngle voter in the country. Criteriafor judgment are up to the individ- al-everyone is free to vote on the basis of is own likes, dislikes and penchants. JOWEVER, one should not lose sight of the realization that he is casting his approval r disapproval of present and proposed policies. This is the time to speak up and say whether r not you agree with President Eisenhower's ast actions or Candidate Stevenson's pro- posals-today's the day you tell them just what you think of them. The polls are open until 8 p.m.-if you need a baby sitter or other help, just telephone one of the local party headquarters and you'll no doubt find eager assistance waiting for you. In any case, if you haven't done so already, please vote. -VERNON NAHRGANG Several Faculty Poll Responses Very Amusing SEVERAL RESPONSES to the Daily's faculty poll on the election were a fair riot. It was quite enlightening to see how lightly a few of the faculty take the election, especi- ally as most of the student replies to a like sampling were deadly serious and made rather dull reading. One prof, calling himself a Christian Demo- crat (a political party in Italy), listed Eugenio Pacelli as his choice. Eugenio, Cardinal Pacelli is perhaps better known to the world as the Vatican's Pope Pius XII. Another faculty member, a self-appointed Communist, chose none other than Richard Nixon as his prefer- ence for the Presidency. Clever, clever.. Then there was the prof, when asked for his party affiliation, announced that he liked his parties with "wimmin and liquor." Don't we all? Yes, indeed, in this day of grave problems, it's cheer-ing to see some of the funny, funny faculty not take polities so seriously. -R. H. . , ~i - S CHORAL UNION Casadesus Superb In Schumainn Concrt CONSIDERED BY MANY to be the undisputed master of continental pianists, Robert Casadesus again proved his worth last night, giving the audience at Hill Auditorium a masterful interpretation of the music of Robert Schumann, in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of the death of the latter. With a minimum of histrionics (a favorite vice with lesser virtu- osoes), Casadesus performed ,with exact and detailed timing, delicately phrased rubato, and' subtle shades of dynamics. His runs were clear, his chords neat-all of which is to be expected from an artist of his eminence. C THE ULTIMATE MOMENT of the evening was the final of the program, the heroic, youthful Etudes Symphoniques, number Op. 18. '01 L,-.. fg tPwAMx fF4 OP' ' , TODAY AND TOMORROW Second Thoughts in Washington Supporting Dramatic Arts Center rTHE unsteady stand in Ann Arbor's cultural world which the Dramatic Arts Center has carved out in the past two years stands with less solidity than at any previous time. Like most theatrical groups, the DAC needs audi- ences, it needs people who will attend its performances, not spasmodically but as sea- son patrons. ; The major reasons why people do not visit the DAC with any kind of regularity are pro- bably 1) that they do not know anything about the DAC; 2) that they have not been satisfied with previous performances; and 3) that they are unsatisfied with. the plays chosen for pre- sentation. For thoee who do not know what the DAC Is, it can quite easily be defined as a profes- sional theater group which puts on seven plays each school year. It is "living"- theater, that means, as Joyce Grenfell pointed out in her rezent concert, "real actors and real viewers." For those who have never seen a "real" play, the DAC can be a rewarding experience. It is not Broadway professionalism, but it is the best theater that Ann Arbor has known in the past few years. To lose it, purely through lack of use, would be a serious blow to the commu- nity. IN ITS first two seasons, the DAC put on some mediocre performances and some out- standing performan'ces: e.g., "No Exit," "Pyg- malidn," "The Doctor in Spite of Himself." The organization has distinguished itself suf- ficiently to warrant support - a few bad pro- ductions are insufficient grounds for abandon- ing Ann Arbor's only regular professional theater. As for the final reason, that the outfit does not always choose its plays wisely, there is some ground here for discomfort. Its first pro- duction was a weak play by Denis Cannan, "Captain Carvallo." Its next production,CStrind- berg's "The Father" is a much better play and one which should prove more pleasing. One wonders .for example how Medea will look in an arena stage. One wonders, too, why the DAC people do not turn their ideal spot to advantage by constructing an Elizabethan stage and, putting on Shakespeare. But if the DAC does not always deliver the high grade material it promises, it is still an organization whose vanishing would prove dis- astrous to the community, and an organization which deserves the support and interest of any- one who wants to keep theater alive. -ERNEST THEODOSSIN By WALTER LIPPMANN THE American position, as Pres-, ident Eisenhower declared it in his televiison address on Wednes- day evening, is now markedly different from what until then it had been supposed to be. The terms of our UN resolution - the resolution which Britain and France vetoed-meant that Israel had committed an illegal act, one which it had not moral right to commit. The inspired comment from official quarters in Wash- ington accused Britain, France, and Israel of aggression. Every- thing pointed towards a policy in which the United States would lead the accusers, perhaps by ap- ',lying economic sanctions and probably by action in the General Assembly. But what the President said de- fined a quite different American attitude: "As it is the manifest right of these nations to take such decisions and actions, it is likewise our right ,if our judg- ment so dictates; to dissent." If it is the manifest right of these nations to do what they are doing, then, of course, the President can- not and will not attempt to have them judged aggressors. What he will do is to "dissent," to point out that "the action taken can scarcely be reconciled with the principles and purposes of the United Nations." The policy of dissenting, having acknowledged that they have a "manifest right," is a very differ- ent thing from a policy of leading a movement to have them judged guilty of aggression. The Presi- dent's policy means, if the line he laid down is now followed, that we shall regard the UN not as a tribunal to judge, condemn, and punish but as an organ to mediate and promote a settlement. * * * . THE PRESIDENT'S position, which reflects the second thoughts of the Administration, is wiser than the first angry and unbal- anced reaction in Washington on Monday. If the original line of policy, which was embodied in the Lodge resolution, had pre- vailed, we would have had to go on to seek to condemn not only Israel but Britain and France as well, rallying the world in part- nership with the Soviet Union against them. This would have made our present differences, which are not now radical, into an irreparable conflict. What, taking the situation as we now find, it, is the American interest? In the .first place, to refrain from moral judgment. If we do not, we shall find ourselves arguing that Nasser is not an aggressor when he crosses his frontiers, which he has been do- ing several times a week, provided only that he uses small forces every time he crosses the frontier. The true friends of the, United Nations will recognize that Nasser by his raids into Israel, his inter- vention in North Africa, by his intrigues in Jordan and Syria, has created problems of security which the United Nations have not been able to solve. It would be a mortal blow to the United Nations if it transpired that the practical ef- fect of its operations was to in- vest an aggressor like Nasser with immunity. Therefore, in the interests of the United Nations, which is also a vital interest of the United States, let us insist that it be an organ for the solution of the prob- lems of Suez and Palestine and not a tribunal of judgment. * * * THE FRANCO-BRITISH action will be judged by the outcome - in the first instance whether the military objectives are achieved in a reasonable time and at not too great a cost. If they are not achieved, the decision will have been a gigantic blunder which may well have catastrophic conse- quences. The' American interest, though'we have dissented from the decision itself, is that France and Great Britain should now suc- ceed. However much we may wish they had not started, we cannot now wish that they should fail. If their action is successful, then the standard by which it will be judged is how statesmanlike is the settlement which they pro- pose. I assume, or at least I hope we have a right to assume, that London and Paris have no illu- sions that they can restore the old Suez Company, or something like it under another name. The moral credit of Britain and France, which is now shaken, can be. re- paired if they use with great imagination and maganimity the power in the Middle East that they are now fighting to gain. Then the surgical operation, though painful, will have been justified. 1956 New York Herald Tribune Inc. Rising to epic heights through the the evening's aesthetic peak by his now fiery, now soothing, now lilt- ing rendition. This piece demands the finest technique, with an abun- dance of interpretive intuition, and Casadesus excelled in both. Other noteworthy episodes oc- curred in the Waldscenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82, a programatic product of Schumann's later years. In particular there were the glist- ening, magical arpeggios of "The Prophetic Bird," and the essen- tially Romantic close, "The Depar- ture." In this work, the music alternates from dramatic to lyric mood for each of the nine sections. * * * DURING THE first part of the program, consisting of the Novel- ette, Op. 21, No. 8, and the descrip- tive Carnaval, Op. 9, Casadesus seemed to have A small difficulty in warming to the Romantic es- sence of Schumann's music. Per- haps this was due to a desire to avoid the opposite extreme of lush over-ripeness one so often encoun- ters in performances of this kind of music. One had the opinion, at this time, that Casadesus would have r been more at home with a Mozart Sonata, due to his rather classic touch and considered moderation in a realm where such was seldom observed. Occasionally there seem- ed to lack the spark that was the young Schumann. However, this by no means im- paired his mastery of technique, and perhaps the effect was in- tended. The Novelette may have given the impression of a dancing ballerina with very large feet, but no one could dispute thq propriety of the gay, fiesta mood prevalent throughout the Carnaval. And, as has been strongly indicated, there was no evidence of such interpre- tive reticence after the intermis- sion. An enthusiastic audience re- called Mr. Casadesus for three encores, which served as a tasty dessert after a delicious 'main course. All three were brief pieces, in the mode of the then-frequent "Album Leaves" for piano. ~ * * * A HISTORICAL NOTE: There appeared in the rather meager program "notes," listing the musi- cal sections of Carnaval, the letters ASCH, and SCHA, with the paren-. thetical addition, "Lettres dansan- tes." Before his marriage to Clara Wieck, young Robert Schumann had a romantic attachment to a girl named Aesch, and he gave her immortality by incorporating her name into some of his pieces. He did this by devising a motif from the letters of her name, A-Es-C-H, which was the German equivalent of A-E-C-B-flat. SCHA was a variation on this theme. It was anticipated about a century earlier in Bach's famous musical signa- tures, using the same system. -Brendan Liddell stirring score, Casadesus achieved DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 3) men students who have completed their physical education requirement may register in classes as electives on Mon., Tues. and Wed., Nov. 5, 6, and 7 in Barbour Gymnasium from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Attention is called to the opportunity for instruction in swim- ming. Mathematics Colloquium: Tues., Nov. 6, at 4:10 p.m., in Room 3011, Angell Hall. Prof. W. J. Leveque w illspeak "On the Frequency of Small Fractional Parts in Certain Real sequences." Tea and coffee at 3:45 in 3212 A.H. Events Today Science Research Club, November meeting in the Rackham Amphitheatre at 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 6. "Machine. Translation," Robert E. Machol-Engi- neering Research Institute; "Studie on Blood Fluke Diseases in the Phil- lipines," Nelson G. Hairston-Zoology. Election of new- members, introduction of new members. Dues for 1956-57 ac- cepted after 7:10 p.m. Placement Notices Personnel Interviews: Representatives from the following will be at the Bureau of Appointments: Wed. & Thurs., Nov. 7 & 8 Esso Research and Engrg. Co. (form- erly Standard Oil Development Co.), Linden, N. J. - men with B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. interested in iPersonnel and In- dustrial relations, for positions in Em- ployee Relations and for Research and. Special Studies. This probably will be the only time this year that a repre- sentative from this company will be here. Thurs., Nov. 8 Swift & Co., Chicago, 1l. - men with degrees in LS&A, preferred majors - Econ. and Chem., for Mgt. Training, Purchasing or Sales. February grad- uates. Fri., Nov. 9 Magnolia Petroleum Co., Dallas, Tex- as. - men with M.S. or Ph.D.. in Math. for Field Research. Research is aimed at improved exploration and producing techniques and equipment and ate made available to other Socony Mobil affiliates. For appointments contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Admin., Bldg.. Ext. 371. Personnel Request: Clinton Machine Co., Clinton, Mich., is looking for men or women to work as Cost Accountants. Prefer someone with experience. Examination Notice: The Bureau of Appointments has re- ceived booklets from the National Se- curityAgency, concerning the test to be given December 1, 1956. Everyone who interviewed with the Agency this semester or who plans to interview next semester is urged to take the examina- tion. As far as we know, this is the only' time the exam will be given in the 1956-57 school year. It is open to people in various fields such as lan- guages, economics, political science, history, geography, money and bank- ing, world trade, Journalism, area stu- dies, et cetera. For further information contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Admin. Bldg. Ext. 371. Y Ukranian Demonstration Justified I -4 gELDOM IS THE reality of our taken-for- granted freedom appreciated by Americans. Saturday night on this campus that reality was driven home to those who watched the 30 pla- card-armed European refugees hound three} visiting Russian officials inside the Union. But one had to talk with these Latvians, Lithu- anians and Ukranians to really appreciate what they were attempting to express. This was not a spontaneous demonstration. They had planned it for two weeks. Their "Go Where Joe Went," "Wipe The Blood Off Your Hands Before Coming Here," - and "Latvia Bleeds Under the USSR" signs were carefully painted in advance. At- 7:15 p.m.\ Saturday night they were scheduled to rendezvous behind the Administra- tion Building. In fifteen monutes everyone was there. Everyone was reluctant to be the group spokesman before the press, so someone sug- gested "collective leadership" which brought chuckles from very serious people. Editorial Staff RICHARD H SNYDER. Editor RICHARD HALLORAN LEE MARKS Editorial Director' City Editor GAILT GOLDSTEIN..................Personnel Director ERNEST THEODOSSIN................Magazine Editor JANET REARICK...........Associate Editorial Director MARY ANN THOMAS.................,Features Editor DAVID GREY....................... ,.. Sports Editor RICHARD CRAMER .........Associate Sports Editor STEPHEN HEILPERN........Associate Sports Editor VIRGINIA ROBERTSON............Women's Editor JANE FOWLER............Associate Women's Editor ARLINE LEWIS .............Women's Feature Editor JOHN HIRTZEL .................Chief Photographer Business Staff DAVID SILVER, Business Manager MILTON GOLDSTEIN.....Associate Business Manager WILLIAM FUSCH..................Adertising Manager CHARLES WILSON...................Finance Manager PARPCIA LA MBERTS.A........a 1'-. Ror.. ,Mne From they, they drove to Willow Run to meet the Russian's plane. Failing to make contact there, they followed the dignitary-loaded Uni- versity bus back to the Union. At the Union they cornered the Russians, glared at them and presented their placards. SUNDAY morning they were up at 9:00 to follow the Russians as they made a bus- window tour of the campus. Seven cars of refu- gees tailed the bus into Detroit Sunday night. Their job was done. Their action was anything but hospitable. Was it justified? Yes. First, this was not a personal rebuff to Messrs. Rubenstein, Solovyev and Kudrvavtsec. They came smiling and representing a govern- ment and it was that sham smile and that totalitarian, murdering government that was objected to. "They have recenly murdered as many people in Hungary as _ attent the University," said an angry demonstrator. "That is a fact and Americans mustn't forget or minimize it. The smiles of these men can't pull the wool over my eyes," he concluded. Second, these refugees have experienced the Red terror more directly than Americans can realize. Expressed one, "Every member of our group has had a close relative murdered or imprisoned by these criminals." Few Americans, meeting the unpunished ac- complices of their parents murder, could re- strain themselves to placard-waving. .But in the United States, man the animal, man the "eye for, an eye" creature has been restrained by something which the Soviet has no use for -law. LASTLY, they did this most of all for Ameri- cans. They intended it to be an eye- opener. "You Americans," complained one, "are too gullible. These men are henchmen of a murder- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Readers Comment on World Situation, Presidential Election An Educator * To the Editor: THE SOVIET visitors were ach- ing with indignation. Their hosts explained the principle of free speech. The visitors argued that such demonstrations in the ty's house were unhospitabl e. It University's house were unhospit- able. It was explained that the Union was a public house to stu- dents. The Soviets were immut- able; they would suffer this breach of host-guest tradition in the streets, but not in the University's house. They would not attend the dinner but remain locked in their rooms unless the demonstra- tions were obliterated. Vice-President of the University, Mr. Marvin Niehuss, approached the play of demonstrators who in a tortured indirect fashion might be considered the Soviet's hosts-East European men and women who es- caped in the shadow of their moth- er land's bones cracked by the ass- head of such welcomed guests as these. "How," said one Ukranian stu- dent to a reporter, "can you wel- come these criminals and murder- ers with open arms?" The reporter said something about communi- cation. The Ukranian's friend, still Wake up, his thoughts seemed to roar. Mr. Niehuss approached these "rude" hosts. He believed that the demonstration should disperse. Mr. Niehuss was faced with a problem. The Soviets would not leave their rooms if the demonstrators re- mained. The demonstrators had been standing mute and motionless in face of this argument. Mr. Niehuss spoke succinctly. He was not a circumlocuter for the Russians as those before him had been. He showed more than a cas- ual nod at the posters; he showed an unmistakable earnest sympathy which he contextually conveyed, an earnest sympathy that would sooner find the visitors fetid all nightrin their rooms, an earnest sympathy that found its culmina- tion with his spontaneous positive reaction to a demonstrator's re- quest for the time program of the Russians while in Ann Arbor. With this information, and in faith that Mr. Niehuss was not putting some- thing over on them, the students left. We left the Union Saturday night with people vitally and sym- pathetically aroused. But we felt somewhere somewhat good, proud to be students of a University di- rected in part by people intelli- gent, sensitive and functional, peo- - - - -- nn " NI nal er e regation, public housing and wel- fare and the farm problem have been sloughed off with the usual stock of well worn cliches. It has essentially been a campaign of personalities and manufactured issues, foremost among them Mr. Stevenson and his hydrogen bomb proposals. Even now with all the trouble in Egypt and, the Near East we find both candidates hashing over American policy and coming up with nothing of any significance. President Eisenhower has stated that we will not go to war nor take military steps (at least until after today) in the Near East and has been answered by Mr. Steven- son with the generalities and empty phrases all too familiar to this campaign. Yet, in the long run, this whole avoidance of issues is but another reflection of the political lethargy of the American people - an apa- thy - glaringly, disgracefully re- vealed in the voting statistics. If the candidates had been pressed they would have had no alterna- tive but to discuss the major prob- lems - but since they weren't America must once again go thorugh the motions of a glorified popularity contest today. -Bill Lewis for Nixon, Dulles, Eisenhower and Wilson. -Frank L. Huntley Denunciation . . , To the Editor: J WAS distressed to read that a fellow citizen of the United Kingdom saw fit to denounce the actions of Her Majesty's Govern- ment at a public debate on the Suez situation. Great Britain has been com- pelled to fight a police action to separate the Egyptians and the Israelis in order to keep open the 'Middle East, and to prevent the collapse of European economy. This action would have been better taken by the United Nations as a whole, but that organization is paralized at the moment, chiefly by the attitude of the USSR, and partly, by the impending elections in the USA. It is not the first time that Britain and France have stood alone to keep a free world. The United States has, within her borders both raw materials and manufacturing power. Great Britain and Western Europe have only a small quantity of raw materials in proportion to the population. We rely on imports to keep our peoples in full employ- ment. If the Middle East with its were fortunate enough to obtain the Panama strip outright wheras we merely held the Suez Canal Zone on lease and we left before that lease expired. If the United Nations had insisted on interna-. tionalization and had bought the Canal Zone from Egypt at the time that the British Army with- drew the present trouble would not have arisen. The American Press has not, on the whole adopted an unbiased attitude to the present situation. For example, sone newspapers published the Egyptain reports of the bombing of Cairo city by the RAF almost as if it were an established fact. We British need not be ashamed of our record in the Middle East in the past, nor need we be ashamed of our present action, which, without dobut, history will show to be the only possible action in the circumstances. -Tom B. Boulton Suggestion . * * To the Editor: ONE LITTLE suggestion f6r your political writers during the few hectic days before elections: When you report faculty attitudes toward "issues," let's identify the general _ r