Sixty-Seventh Year EDITED 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 STUDENT GROUPS PRESENT: -4 - vhen Opinions Are Free Truth Will Prevail" Fairy-Tale MUSKET SHOW: Opera, Musical Production H ANSEL AND GRETE L Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. TRSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1958 NIGHT EDITOR: WILLIAM HANEY British Request Borders on Insult ENGLAND'S REQUEST for waiver of its $81,600,000 interest debt to the United States borders on international insult. Postponement of this year's interest pay- nent on the World War II and post-war loans .s probably necessary. We are not in a position to play games with the delicate and shakey British economy. But cancellation, in view of the circum- stances which led to the present danger, is out of the question. The United States has clearly indicated its disapproval of the Anglo- French "invasion" in the Middle East. What- ever the financial considerations pi;essing them, England and France were unequivocably wrong -in their occupation of the Suez area. In a move which seems to ignore our dis- Lpproval, the Eden government has, very clearly, asked that the United States share in the violation of the United Nations charter. THE MACIINERY governing the loan ad- ministration is designed for just such eco- nomic emergencies. It is fortunate that in time of distress this country can quickly aid an endangered British gold and dollar reserve. Here, no matter what moral objections pre- vail, we should again do everything we can to keep our strongest ally strong. But to cancel even one dollar of this particu- lar interest payment debt would be to contra- dict our disapproval, and to expose our good faith to serious attack from the Arab nations. Postponement of England's obligation should come quickly, but cancellation and subsequent financial support of the Egyptian invasion must remain beyond consideration. -ALLAN STILLWAGON Tennessee Integration THE VOTERS of Clinton, Tennessee have made it quite clear that integration can proceed in that area calmly and rationally. The local mayoralty vote, 4-1 against a White Citizen's Council-backed candidate, also indicates that the closing of the Clinton High School was unnecessary. Some doubt may have existed in the eyes of a nation carefully observant of race problems as to the true feelings of the people in the area. It could have been argued that inasmuch as the citizenry appeared to be opposed to quick inte- gration, school board officials had better bide their time in forcing the issue. But the election shows that the parents, if not actively in agreement with the process, haver refused to support a candidate receiving active backing from segregationists. The blame for the riots and disturbances, then, can be placed at the feet of the" less placid White Citizens Councils. And past re- ports have shown that segregationists were present and active in the area. It also seems likely that other such "cancer- ous" elements in the integration-torn South are responsible for much of the inflammation following the 1954 Supreme Court Ruling. (N THIS ASSUMPTION can be found a par- tial preventative to further racial violence: Agitators responsible for inciting otherwise placid citizens to mob action - rioting, demon- strations, and violence-should be punished by even stiffer fines and sentences than are pres- ently extant. This is one outlet for federal and state support in addition to the drastic measures of enforcing the peace. Perhaps most important, the White Citizen's Councils themselves must eventually become subject to- prosecution for "plotting to over- throw" the Supreme Court's decisions. The reference to the Smith Act is intended; these organizations are just as dangerous to the ideals of America, if not more so, than any Communist. -ROBERT S. BALL, JR. Football Bowl Games Show Surprising Matches FOOTBALL BOWL promoters are faced with a rather ironic situation this year. There just aren't any outstanding matchings of teams. Through a combination of factors, only unbeaten Tennessee will enter a post- season game this year with a particularly im- pressive record. Iowa beat Oregon State, 14-13, earlier this year, so their Rose Bowl game seems less than spectacular. Syracuse-Texas Christian in the Cotton Bowl and Colorado-Clemson in the Orange Bowl also are new names to the post- season games, but these teams all lack strong won-lost records. The Sugar Bowl contest between Baylor and Tennessee could be a good one, but the most interesting match seems to be between Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech in-surprisingly- the Gator Bowl. At the same time, the East-West Shrine all-star game has one of its best lineups in a long time. 'Brigadoon' Delightful S 0 NOW it turns out that all the crying over lost tradition when Union Opera folded was nothing but sentimental tears. The new Musket organization's pre- sentation of "Brigadoon" is fifty times more vital, more enjoyable, more theatrical than any Union clambake I have seen. Musket is a hit, and "Brigadoon" is a beaut. The presentation of the Graus- tarkian musical is not perfect, but the defects are minor in light of the attributes. Perhaps it's best to get the faults out of the way first: the lighting was ofen slop- py, never up to the show's level and quite- erratic; the scenery did not fulfill its promise and grad- ually diminished in quality by the show's end; most important, the pace was inclined to drag at times and the show got creaky. With a little faster pick-up on dialogue and a little more push by cer- tain of the principals, the latter defect could have been avoided. Okay, enough of the not-so-hot. * * * LAST NIGHT, "Brigadoon" had flash, color, lots of genuine talent, real musical quality, and dancing that really sparkled. Not every- body had the ability of a pro, but the polish and assurance were un- mistakable. The people on the stage of the Michigan theatre knew what they were doing, knew where they were going, a d, what is most important, really enjoyed what they were doing. "Briga- doon" is a lovely musical, with a score that is tuneful and tender, telling of a Scottish town that comes to life only one day every hundred years and what happens when two modern outsiders stum- ble upon the town. They didn't lose the vitality last night. A word of praise first for the excellent dancing, chore- ographed by Lou Ann Rosengart- en and Joyce Prange with origi- nality and style, and interpreted by a corps of dancers with grace and effervescense, * * * PLAUDITS, too, to Gerhard Lindemulder's direction and pic- torially satisfying staging. But the major credit goes to the per- formers, and in this department there were some real standouts. Marian Mercer, the reigning queen of Ann Arbor theatre, con- tributes a dazzling and riotous performance as the sensual sou- brete, captivating the audience with the mere lift of an eyebrow. Pat Wright, as the heroine Fiona, plays the role as if it were written for her especially, showing grace and warmth combined with a lovely singing voice. And Herb Start, portraying the troubled hero of the piece, displays an in- tense and honest approach to his character which -results in 'a per- formance of realmerit. His voice also, is one of the show's delights and biggest assets. Rog Allen con- tributes an effective piece of characterization, Don Rosenberg impresses with his dancing prow- ess, and a small ball of fire in the dancing chorus, Terre Petziner, delights. "Brigadoon" has what it takes, and those who had a hand in it may well be proud. It is lively stuff and most welcome stuff at that. -David Newman "Look What They've Unleashed Now"' '1 / s 1' ;~Nj 7~7' b*f9S5 i TT(.,ASERt#4 TbnI POT TODAY AND TOMORROW: On winning New Friends -DAVID GREY Sports Editor t By WALTER LIPPMANN THERE is a notion going around Washington that the great ob-, stacle to understanding and good cooperation with the Afro-Asian countries is in our relations with Great Britain and France. Vice- President Nixon gave voice to this this notion in a campaign speech on Nov. 2 when he said that "in the past the nations of Asia and Africa have always felt that we would, whenever the pressure was on, side with the policies of the British and French governments in relation to the once colonial areas. This is untrue, and if it became a popular dogma, it could be very misleading. It is not true that we have "always," or even that we have often, used our influence to preserve "colonialism." Quite the contrary, as anyone knows who remembers the role the United States has played in Indoesia, In- do-China, in the British evacua- tion of the Suez Canal Zone, and in North Africa. What we have "sided with" in regard to the old imperial territories is the move- ments in Western Europe to bring about their independence ration- ally and in a workable way. * * * BUT THE deeper error of the notion launched by Vice-President Nixon is the assumption that the cooperation and support of India and of other Afro-Asian nations depends upon our relations with Great Britain and France - and that somehow we can win new friends if we cut ourselves off from old friends. To believe this is to forget half the world, to forget the Far East and the Pacific. The United States is present there in force. It is present in Japan, in Korea, in Okinawa, in the Formosa Strait, in South Vietnam, and in, the mandated islands, the so-called Trust Territories. Mr. Nixon is deceiving himself mightily if he forgets all this, and hugs the illu- sion that the Afro-Asians accept the position towards which we have expanded as a result of the second World 'tzar. We should have' no doubt that the Afro-Asian nations challenge our position in the Far East, and will raise the issues as and when the opportunity asises. They will raise the issue of our refusal to let the Red Chinese take the Chinese seat in the United Na- tions. They will raise the question of the status of Formosa. They will raise the question of the ques- tion of the detonation of big nu- clear bombs in the Pacific Islands. We must not delude ourselves with the notion that our differences with the Afro-Asiandnations, with the so-called Bandung powers, arise out of French and British policies and not out of our own. * * * I HAVE LONG been an ardent advocate of a policy of under- stand and cooperation with the new nations, and it has always seemed to me that the key coun- try, because of its size and its moral prestige, is India. We shall not be able to go far side by side with India towards a new relationship between the West and the East until there is a settlement which stabilizes in a peace treaty the relations between Communist China and the United. States. There, rather than in what remains of the British and French empires in the Middle East and North Africa, lie the crucial issues between the United States and the Afro-Asian countries. To those issues the President will have to address himself quite seriously if his new hopes are to bear fruit. 1956 New York Herald Tribune Inc. Food Prices Drop By The Associated Press Housewives will find bargains a-plenty in the nation's food mar- kets this weekend with beef, pork and chicken leading the parade. Chicken is far and away the outstanding buy. One big chain has slashed its price of dressed, oven-ready broilers and fryers to the lowest. level since this type of poultry has been pre-packaged for the retail trade. Beef prices are down from last week and considerably below the high levels which prevailed as re- cently as September. Fairy Opera Thrilling "HA NSELAND GRETEL" sounds as fresh and exciting today as it did in 1893 when its first performance won world wide fame for Humpef-dinck. Last night the enchanting melodies and charming subject which has en- deared this fairy tale opera to viewers of all ages throughout the years were very apparent. Mary Mattfeld and Svea Blom- quist as Hansel and Gretel com- pletely captivated their audience and charmed them into the make believe land of Grimms' story of the Bad Witch of the Ginger- bread-Candy house. One of the most effective scenes for Miss Mattfeld and Miss Blom- quist occurred in the first act when Gretel teaches Hansel to dance. The portrayal of childish joy and abandon was wonderful. Another nicely played scene came in the last act when Gretel picks up an eldeberry branch and, by imitating the Witch, sets Hansel free of the curse the Witch has placed upon him. Both Miss Blom- quist and Miss Mattfeld possess voices to match their acting abili- ties. Their voices fit the parts so well that one would almost think that Humperdinck wrote his opera for these two young singers. JAMES BERG, as the father (the only male role in the opera), displayed a fine strong voice that filled the theater without any no- ticeable strain. To the role of the Mother, June Howe imparted warmth and feel- ing through her beautiful singing and fine acting. Without some mention of the sparkle and brightness which Jan- et Ast gave her dual roles of the Sandman and Dew Fairy this re- view would be incomplete. Miss Ast has a remarkably fine voice although she has a small problem with diction. Alice Dutcher gave a fine per- formance to the difficult part of the witch. She very effectively por- trayed the wicked emotions of this antagonist. The orchestra was very respon- sive to Josef Blatt's direction. Al- though the score is taxihg in its complexities the orchestra exe- cuted its accompanying role with ease. The horn solos at the begin- ning of the overture were played very nicely. The Angel ballet which ends the first act showed fine choreog- raphy. Although the space in which to dance is very limited one is seldom aware of this fact. The initial appearance of the angels in their blue &id silver costumes under blue light is beautiful but much of the beauty of the dance is lost because no change is made in the lighting, thus the light comes from behind the dancers. In fact one sees the dancers only by the "spill" from the orchestra stand lights.; Clever sets helped to make the performance fast moving. It was fun to watch the chil- dren in the audience, who, unwill- ing to miss a single thing would move from seat to seat. Even the adults of the audience seemed to have been infused with the en- thusiasm of the younger set and were enthralled by the stage pro- ceedings. All the people who are responsible for this fine produc- tion are to be congratulated. -Bruce Jacobson DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Official Bulletin is an of- ficial publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsibility. No- tices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3553 Administration Building before 2 p.m. the day preced- i ng publication. Notices for Sunday Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1956 VOL. LXVII, NO. 61 General Notices Christmas. Holidays. While the Uni- versity offices and departments will be open on the Mondays before Christmas and New Year's Day, staff members will have the option of selecting one of the two Mondays as an additional holiday. Those staff members who se- lect the Monday before Christmas as a holiday will work the Monday before New Year's, and, conversely, those who work on the Monday before Christmas will have the Monday before New Year's as a holiday. Graduation Exercises for students who complete their degree requirements at the end of the first semester of the 1956-57 school year wiU be held Sat., 4 4 Quads Want Immediate Action gTLUDENTS' CAUSE concerning dormitory food received another boost yesterday. In an open letter, signed by 32 of 40 readers, to University Dean of Men Walter B. Rea, West Quadrangle residents listed 11 specific complaints concerning quad meals. The letter rightly called for "immediate ac- tion." It said most people in the quads expected that a riot similar to Sunday's would "occur before the semester was over." Points listed are so frequently brought up they become truisms. The letter emphasizes that University officials have been lax in handling the food situation. Tuesday night's Board of Governors meeting point out that the directing body of the Residence Halls often does not know how or why certain courses of action are taken. If University officials could somehow over- hear conversations in dorm rooms after meals they might bear observations similar to these: "Meal was better than usual, but that meat was tough"; "Can't they serve us ,something else for desert than those stale cookies we've been -getting for the past three days?" Those two comments were overhead follow- ing yesterday's noon mal. A third comment, more intense, even if not rational, was "If they don't do something about the food pretty soon, I'm going to move out of the quad." BOARD OF GOVERNORS has decided to meet twice a month instead of monthly in an effort to better understand dormitory prob- lems. But, will the Board act positively after it understands the problems, or will it follow the usual course of "We will look into it," as brought out in the Adams House letter? And, seems as though action of any kind, even if the Board were so disposed, takes 'a year and a Wednesday' to accomplish. Quad students want positive action now. -RENE GNAM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Nationalist China-and Quad Food at Michigan r , INTERPRETING THE NEWS: Eden Wrong or Failure? By J. M. ROBERTS - RAssociated Press News Analyst IT IS DIFFICULT to judge at this distance whether the Conservative party rebellion against Anthony Eden is because he was wrong or because his Suez venture failed. There is suspicion of the lattet since it comes after confirmation of the failure instead of at the beginning of the adventure. Americans, however, in passing judgment on the British and on the mess into which they have got themselves, morally and economically, should remember that there were Conservative MIm Airbinan t as well as Labor voices raised against the pro- ject as soon as it became known. O NE OF THE THINGS that has caused the reaction against Eden is the danger in which he placed Britain's alliance with the United States. For a while British indignation was great because the United States would not support her in this case. The rumpus drowned out the more sober thinkers who recognized the alli- ance as far more important in the long run than any canal or any passing indignity in- flicted by a small country. As they seek to mend the break, however, there are some factors in American policy which they must keep in mind from here on While it is all well and good and true to talk about the traditions of friendship between the United States, Britain and France, there are Free China Replies .. To the Editor: After reading the editorial in the Michigan Paily, I, as a per- son from Free China, was not only surprised, but also felt deeply regretful because of your point of view in regard to the problem of Chinese representation in the United Nations. Fortunately, I found out that the editorial only expresses the individual opinions of the writer. So far as I know, the majority of the freedom-loving people and the government of the U.S. are strongly opposed to the admission of Red China into the UN-a sol- emn organization for the curb- ing of aggression and the main- tenance of international peace, security and righteousness. Based on the three reasons which you presented in the edi- torial. I should like to have this opportunity to bring a few points to, v ,.ii r t sn , loyal armed forces and people both at home and overseas, has not only greatly improved during the recent years the administration of continuing the campaign a- gainst Communists, but is also making active preparations for the counter-attack against the main- land. Secondly, the Chinese Commu- nists have shown themselves to be tools of Soviet aggression in China and other countries in Asia. They invaded the Republic of Korea under the direction of the So- viet Union, engaged and stepped up its work of infiltratoin and in- tensified its subversive activities with a view to conquering Viet- nam and many other countries in Asia. To appease the aggr essor is tantamount to helping them by whetting their appetite. Anyone who knows the nature of Com- munism will not deny that it is virtually impossible to have any sccessful, annmasmen anr din- Pointless, Childish To the Editor, THE demonstration of many residents of the South and West Quadrangles Sunday con- cerning the inferiority of resi- dence hall food was a pointless and childish exhibition. Led into the streets by a group of ego-in- flated, ivy league demagoguse, their shouts of "we want food" and "down with the barf" only epitomized the impulsive imma- ture actions so prevalent among dormitory inhabitants. The perverted instigators of this purge entertained the false con- ception that their actions would reach the big city newspapers causing alumni to put pressure on the university administration. One can be certain that our il- lustrious alumni have little desire to improve eating conditions in campus dormitories. They don't eat here and would rather see longs in the same class as paint- ing buildings and staging patty raids. -David N. Lyon Rioto us* . . To the Editor: WHAT is meant by the Mid-East crisis? How will it alter American prices? Why did the British bomb the Suez? Did the Israelis have cause for distress? Hungary feels the UN will by-pass her While Russian duplicity pacifies Nasser. Why did Egyptians destroy their own fleet By placing it surely and pouring concrete? Russia hates powers who start war for oil; Russian tanks plow through Hun- garian soil. Students on the green 4-