;' THE MICHIGAN DAILY i r rinre M rtr wrr. rrrMw M el Ili ir fnM rrrn rrn s ewnrrnrwir _...- "..,. ..,..^ ^. irw'nrirrwnrr rr rnrM!.. - "* ""e""" "" ' I lichigan1 ,Established 1890 Daily - ._ ' , ; -' r It' _ _ :: 3 t {y p F - est mark in the entire United States government of economic goods. They place no restrictions on for a scheming foreign office in another country. the individual. He may work or not work. He is A false scent will sooner throw off a lone wolf not dictated to as to what line of work he shall engage himself with. His choice of what he shall than a whole pack. consume lies directly with himself, and his ability Perhaps Senator Borah is the camillus who to consume is limited only by his ability to earn, awaits upon the gods before the alter of world y/hich is in turn directly proportional to his abil- peace and co-operation. Perhaps and this is much ity and worth as a producer.Moreover, the peaceai attainment of this state of things is distinctly more nearly the truth, the Senator is again evolutionary not revolutionary. A socialistic-state charging the jungle, and the frail structures of is not attained in a day. It is attained by gener- foreign affairs will stand no such impetus as the ations of education through experiences, such as Senator carries with him. He is, unknowingly, we are now encountering, with the inability of the "free private enterprise" system to control the applying his gigantic blue pencil to a project vagaries of capitalism. which, once completed through the proper execu- These "foreign elements" to which you refer are tive channels, he might hasten to approve. How- totally communistic in the principles which they ever sincere and capable he may be-and this no shout through their little tin horns as well as in one doubts-he has placed a tremendous obstacle the methods which they so stridently prescribe in the way of the consummation of a project to for the achievement of their state; and, because it was the only way in which they could com- deal with these world econonic problems. mand and intelligent audience, they disguised themselves as Socialists. No, so -greet is the "stigma" which they have attached to the name Screen Reflections Socialist, very few true believers in socialistic doc- trines dare identify themselves as Socialistis, for t heir position is sure to be misunderstood. - , {}.!bbFrbsMRrvTlr n-. l r-T:tkll GPN ANN APW Published every morning except Monday during the vrsity year and Summuer Session by the Board in rtrol of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Associa- n and the Big Ten News Service. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use Srepublication of all news dispatches credited to it or A otherwse credited in this paper and the local news blshed herein. All' rights of republication of special spatches are reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as cond class matter. Special rate of postage granted by hird Assistant Postmaster General. Subscription during summer by carrier, $1.00; by mail, .50. During regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by ail, $4.50. Offices: Student Publications Building, Maynard Street, an Arbor, Michigan. Phone: 2-1214. mtatives: Lttell-Murray-Rutsky, Inc., 40 East urth .Street, New York City; 80 Boylston Street, Mvass.; 612 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. on, EDITORIAL STAFF- Office Hours: 2-12 P.M. Editorial Director..................Beach Conger, Jr. City Editor.........................Carl S. Forsythe State Editor......... ............David M. Nichol News Editor...............................Denton Kunze Telegraph Editor...............'.Thomas Connellan Sports Editor ....(... ....... . . H. Beukema BUSINESS STAFF Office Hours: 9-12; 2-5 excep$ Saturdays xBusiness Managers.......... ........Charles T. Kline Assistant Business Manager............Norris P. Johnson Circulation Manager ..................Clinton B. Conger TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1932 Senator Borah (Charges the Jungle.. Some are born great, others achieve greatness, and still others, like Senator Borah, intrude, and, we might add, without the results which we may justifiably expect a man of the Senator's unquestionably high calbiber to produce. His latest intrusion, if we may be allowed to call it such-for such it certainly is- is in the field of international debts and revision of the Ye:sailles treaty. In a radio speech, the lone rid- e from Idaho has asked .an international confer- ence on reparations and debts, disarmament, re- establishment of the gold standard, and the sb- irzation of silver in the Orient. He chose to char- acterize the Laussane agreements as, the 'most important step taken since the war looking to retoration of confidence in political and busi- ness, affairs." And -as chairman of the powerful, and too often dictatorial, Senate. Committee on Foreign Affairs, his demands must be considered. We have no quarrel with his statements for attempts would lead to a settlement of the world's problems in these fields are certailly to be given full support. We would, however, question the methods and tactics which the doughty Senator has chosen to use. Nor is this the first time that he has displayed them. Although his service in the Senate covered a period of almost a quarter of a century, his ser- ious entrance into foreign affairs must probably 'be traced from his victorious fight against the League of Nations. Before that time, he had chiefly confined his efforts in this field to the cas- tigation of the government for its Nicaraguan and.. Mexican policy. Since that time, while he has never been outside of the United States, he has become an increasingly strong influence in foreign affairs. All Europe listens when he speks. Public France jeers but her officials shudder when he mentions revision. Prime minister ask his opinion and "underdogs" the world over look to - him for' sympathy. It was Borah who forced the calling of the Washington Disarmament conference with a res- olution which he introduced in the Senate, De- cember 14, 1920. Only a short time later he be- gan his demands for a world economic conference But the Coolidge forces outwitted him by the ex- pedient of having Administration senators state that "feelers" had been sent to the governments of the world to determine their reaction to such a project. In 1926, his demands that the claims of Amer- ican nationals arising from the United States' neutrality during the early years of the World War should be settled almost caused a break with Great Britain. In 1931, he shocked the cordon of French journalists who accompanied Premier Laval on his visit to this country with the state- ment of his position on a number of world prob- lems. His statements at this time bear a strik- ing resemblance to his demands in his radio speech. Saturday night was but an incident in a ten-year fight for a conference such as he pro- posed. s The striking part of the entire performance is that he has been, for the most part, altogether in fields foreign to his own position and training. H{is demands for "public diplomacy" have more than once caused serious embarrassment for the office of the secretary of state. The continuance of such a practice may easily bring irreparable loss in the field of United States' foreign affairs. And Borah has time and again refused offers to 'join in the unofficial and inf9rma'1 discussions of the foreign affairs staff. His claim that he wishes to be free to criticize is hardly sufficient excuse for such a lack of co-operation and is a large factor in increasing the distance between "THE ROAD TO LIFE' To anyone familiar with the great Russian pic- tures such as "Potemkin," "Six Days That Shook' the World," "Wind" and "General Crack," it is not surprising that their first talking picture," "The Road to Life" should prove a sensation at it American premiere in New York recently. It was Douglas Fairbanks Who claimed that the Soviets are producing the finest films in the world. In addition to the remarkable technical skill, such- pictures are so powerful, perhaps, be-, cause they are, based on themes intimately re- lated to everyday events; they are of vital con- cern to every Russian, high or low. There are no Holloywood boudoir romances-although the Russians can, at will, stage orgies which make the American product seem pale and proper-nor are there synthetic tales of California appassionata. Their pictures tell, instead, of building a railroad, of a tractor and a cow, of a sailor's revolt when they are fed spoiled food, of the fall of the Czar- ist regime. Far from lacking glamour, such sub- jects-even to us who are removed from their tense pertinence-pack a thrill and a reality that is extraordinary the first time one meets it. You are seeing life, not Hollywood, and the contrast is an adventure in excitement. "The Road To Life," simply and amusingly, tells the story of the wild boys of Moscow left in the wake of the World war and the revolution. These desperate orphaned waifs were the scandal and terror of the Soviet government some nine years ago. At the pleading of one of the. Com- munal members, Nikolai Sergeyef in the picture, they are placed on a farm under his wise guid- ance and turned over to the healing influence of fresh air and work instead of prison guards and brutality \ As the pictre opens you see the ragged boys, pitiful, miserable and hardened. Organized in bands they steal anything and everything they can lay their hands on. Nikolai gets permission from the government to round the boys up and take.,them to hi s Collective. From here, the re- formation is slow and often highly humorous. He tames the boys' savage refusal of his offer by giving them packages of American cigarettes. When they reach the railroad station Sergeyef decides to risk sending the leader of the gaig- a sly young Mongolian called Mustapha-with money -to buy food for the journey, Mustaplia grabs the money and runs from the station. Will he come back with the foodI, or will he not? He does not return when the ramshackle trains begins to pull out. The -other boys dourly climb into their seats, as Nikolai waits in an anguish of suspense. If, Mustapha escapes he knows that s1oon the other\ boys will also. The train chigs and chugs, but just as the last car is leaving the edge of the platform, the beaming face of Mus- tapha is beheld. The experiment is saved. With his arms filled with provisions, he manages to clamber aboard the train, to the great joy of Nik- olai and all the boys. Mustapha hands over the parcels one at a time. Finally, with a sly smile, he digs into his shirt bosom and pulls forth a large sausage which he has stolen. No, not stolen, he says, "just luck!" But the reformation has be- gun,, none the less. This Mustapha is the triumph of the picture. He is young Mongolian boy, with an infectious smile which Mourdant -Hall of the New York Times called "the most charming and contagious ever described by the films." His success is reach- ing around the world. We must soon begin to realize that there are two groups traveling under the banner of the Socialists, and the communistic group is as widely at variance with the principles of true socialism as the Prohibition Party is at variance with the "wet" plank in the Democratic platform. True socialistic thought has, accounted for the greatest pieces of regulatory legislation which exist in this country today. Witness the anti- trust Laws, the pure food laws, child labor laws- the creation of The Interstate Commerce Com- mission, state public service commissions, the Federal Reserve Bank,'innumerable bureaus, such as the Bureau of Standards, which are both an aid to and a curb on the manufacturers-more recently the Federal Farm Board, flood control commissions, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. It is true. 'Much may be said for intelligent socialism." But, if we are to reap any harvest from socialistic principles, we must be a discern- ing audience and pick out those ideas which will be of thie most benefit- to us. And the first task which confronts us as a discerning audience is that oof being ready and able to distinguish be- tween the tin horns and the violins. Chas. M. Nisen. SOCIALISM BECOMES RESPECTABLE To The Editor: SAT E Featuring For Your EVENING MEAL... Two Complete MealsII w . with a wide variety of steaks, chops, cold plates, and fish. Daily salad, sandwich and fountain specials. Generous servings of good fod- 'Tb' 338 So. SState St. LN SP ='S a3 .1five S1'uck a Popmlar I4 Aud Everyone Likes to Hear a Good Tune Twice /C V Y atCash and trr Pices Cas a, arr aycos TusdyoWdesa, TusaFia AIM i/ 6k Campus Opinion Letters published in this column should not be construed as efpressing the editorial opinion of The Daily, Anonymousecommunications will be disre- gardied. The names of communicants will, how- ever, be regarded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be brief, confining them- ,selves to less than 300 words if possible. IN DEFENCE OF INTELLIGENT SOCIALISM To The Editor: "Much may be said for intelligent socialism." Your editorial of Friday, July twenty-second, began witli those words. They are irrefutable. May I take this opportunity of commending you upon introducing into your columns this subject which the governments of the world have recently had thrust before them as a political philosophy to be seriously considered. However, I am at a loss to explain why, with a wealth of arguments pertinent to the subject, you failed to differentiate between the two factions which make up the Socialist Party today. Per- haps your failure to continue in the spirit of your opening sentence and rise to the defence of what I term "sane socialism" is explained in your later, paragraphs. You say- "A large number of persons today, motivated by principles which form the best in socialism, will vigorously deny any such connections be- cause of the stigma attached to socialism by the entrance of these foreign elements." That is the truest and most regrettable fact with which "sane socialism" is confronted today. In your own words, it represents "an obstruction to actual progress toward needed reforms." How- ever, here with the crux of the situation complete- ly within your grasp you allow your fingers to relax, and a salient fact slitAers unheeded into{ the background. You failed to stress the fact that these "foreign elements" truly are foreign to so- cialistic ideals and principles. Let us look at these "foreign elements" to whom you have attributed the "stigma attached to so- cialism." If I may quote you again, they are' "'-elements who expend their entire energies in attempts to foment revolution and class hatred of the most bitter type. World revolution is their aim. Annihilation is their password." It is somewhat flattering to be told that "time was when almost every thinking person admitted socialistic principles and affiliations" but it cer- tainly never was any more nearly true than now unless by "socialism" is meant merely sentiment favoring progressivelegislation. Ameliorative wel- fare legislation which restricts traditional proper- ty' rights is always ealled socialistic by its oppo- nents but does not change the fundamental basis of industry-as socialism would. It is not at all clear when it was that socialism was pure and undefiled by the serpent of "foreign elements." The charges now made by The Daily have always been made by Consei'vatives and were once more widely believed. Those more reactionary say that liberals or progressives are obstructionists with no practical constructi1e program. All progress in- volves change,-which means destruction of what is to be replaced. The fact is that, for good or for ill socialism is more "respectable" under Norman Thomas than it ever was under Eugene N. Debs. American so- cialism is only as old as the century and, at first was more distinctly a labor movement than now, and thus easier t' label as "anarchy," "IWwism" or "sabotage." At least Debs was a leader of strikes and he held a place before the public like that of Foster at the present time. Now professors and ministers like John Dewey, Paul Douglas and Sherwood Eddy have accepted socialism, and others like presidents Frank and Hutchinson and Bishop McConnel are sincerely critical enough of the existing order to be called socialists by their opponents. Communism numbers Sherwood An- derson, John Dos Passos, and Theodore Drieser among its adherents. Perhaps the confusion between socialism and communism which the editorial seems to show is easily made since some socialists make it, but the distinction is perfectly clear-cut and obvious. So- cialism believes in the attainment of collective ownership of democratic methods, while Com- munism teaches that revolution is "inevitable." Whatever one may think of the merits of govern- ment'ownership it is hard to see how its advocacy can be called complete destruction without a pro- gram. A paper which presents the nws to university students should have informati6 in advance of that of John Hay in 1896 when he feared that be- cause of the support given by Debs to the candi- dacy of Bryan the latter would have the rich men hanged to telegraph poles, if he were elected pres- ident. Wayne W. Erickson. Editorial Comment ILLUSTRATIONS AS AN AID (Oregon State Barometer) College graduates are often accused of being "too theoretical," of being "impractical," of not "possessing sound ideas." These are bitter words of censure, yet true to a great degree. But-and this is the question-is the student himself alto- gether to blame? In nearly every college faculty are to be found instructors whose scope of information goes no further than the textbooks they have read. They may have secured a fair knowledge of their sub- ject insofar as some other person may have con- ceived it; but as to its practical application to life they have no adequate conception. There is no attempt to tie the material to experiences within the grasp of the student. Education is useful as it enables one to enjoy and understand life. Any course of study, if properly taught may reasonably be interpreted in the light of this standard. But if an instructor has not fortified himself sufficiently with knowl- edge ,of life as it bears specifically upon his own subject, how can he possibly hope to assist the student who desires to know the fundamental application of that subject. This may be in part the case against part-time student instructors, but this complaint may justly exteid to professors who boast B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. Many lecture courses and class discussions could be vitalized by interjection of a few actual life-happening illustrations. 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