TWO THEMICHIGANDAILY WEDNESDAY, t~1 2 £idik3Z tn &titJ I The WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND By DREW PEARSON 1 Edited and managed by students of the University of Mihigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. The Summer Daily is published every morning except Monday and Tuesday. Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use fcpr republication of all news dispatches credited to it or oiherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of republication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, es secind-claw mail matter. Subscriptions during the regular school year by, car- rier $4.00, by mail $5.00. RCRPSaTEO OR NATION4AL ADVERTISING ST" National Advertis'Ing'Se rvice, I1c, College Publishers Representative 420 MADiSON Ava. NEW YoRK. N.Y. CiJCAO * BOSo4 . LOS ANGELES. * SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1941-42 Editorial Staff $bmer Swander . . . Managing Editor Will e.app . . . . City Editor Mike Dnn . . . . Sports Editor ASSOCIATE EDITORS Hale Champion, John Erlewine, Robert Mantho, Irving Jaffe; Robert Preiskel 4waerd Perlberg Fred M.' Ginsberg MortnHne Business Staff . . . . Business Manager . . Associate Busiess Man ger Publicatin aae NIGHT EDITOR: JOHNIERLEWIlE L The editorials published in The Michigan) Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Pearborn Follows The Hitler Line. W E'RE FIGHTING a tough war but we don't have to go off half-cocked ncrd forget that this is the United- States, not G many., Because there is a war we should iyoid getting panicky and reverting to the old Nazi slogan of blood is thicker than nationality. THIS MEANS DEARB.ORN, MICHIGAN. The Safety Commission of that city, trying to help keep Hirohito out of Michigan at any cost, has made an inexcusable blunder in the case of ?t,-year-old Kenneth Mwrase. an American of J4panese descent. After Pearl Harbor and Kim- mel, the War Department issued orders which caused all Americans of Japanese descent living on the West Coast to be interned, a step that had to be, taken although it meant breaking up the well-ordered lives of many innocent people. Then the goveinment couldn't take any chances. t had to move fast to prevent possible sabotage fy unknown Japanese agents who might have bn taking advantage of all the Japanese- descended American patriots. When it was safe tomove these people out of internment-that is to say, after proper investigation had weeded out all suspicious characters-the War Department was all for releasing the interned. Tht is the background of the Kenneth Murasp incident in Dearborn. Now for the facts of the case itself. The Mt. Olivet Methodist Church in Dearborn wanted to bring four Americans of Japanese descent into the city. These four Americans had each been investigated by the War Department and released fron the West Coast internment camps. But the Dearborn Safety Commission rose-up in a grand burst of mighty wrath to veto the idea. Reverend Geer, pastor of the Mt. Olivet Iethodist Church, asked to have an open hear- ing of the case, at the same time compromising on one of the Japanese-Americans instead of the four the church originally wanted to bring into Dearborn. The church decided on Murase. The open hearing was granted. Then the city fathers-all solid citizens who had helped build Dearborn into the city it is, today-appeared on the scene. Three hundred of them grumpily went on record "agin" the church's idea. So the Safety Commission of Dearborn told the Methodist Church that Dear- born couldn't consider the preposterous notion of admitting the enemy into the city. THERE WERE REASONS given by the Dear- born city fathers to support their veto of kenneth Murase. Ralph Trotter, former com- mander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, De- psrtment of Michigan. super-patriotically took the speaker's stump. Said he: "On Dec. 7 the United States was stabbed in the back by the very ancestors of these people the clergy wants to bring into Mich- igan. In all the Japanese, race prejudice will overshadow citizenship in' any country." But Walter Enig, commander of the Allied Veterans Council of Dearborn-as pompous an crganization as its name sounds-took the cake ,y this statement: "We've got enough subversive elements here in Dearborn." Far be it from us to tell people their thinking is crooked, but if there is any logic behind Dear- -hnvn's move to orevent an invasion of the city WASHINGTON-On many occasions President Roosevelt has summoned labor and capital to the White House and semanded that they iron out disastrous disputes. But when business and labor leaders called on him last week with a pledge of "cooperation to win the war," the President had absolutely nothing to do with inaugurating the move. The unprecedented step was worked out in a behind-the-scenes conference held in the private dining room of a Washington hotel a few days before the labor and business leaders called on the President. Even before this, however, Eric Johnston, new, refreshing president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had warmed up the AFL and CIO, as exclusively reported in this column. After this advance work, Johnston summoned to the secret hotel meeting AFL President Wil- liam Green, CIO Secretary James B. Carey. AFL Secretary George Mjeany, William P. Witherow, president of the National Association of Manu- facturers, and all the others who later called, on the President, except CIO President Phil Mur- ray, who was out of the city. Eric Johnston sounded the keynote of the meeting. "I guess this is the first time in history." he said, that the AFL, the CIO, the NAM and the U.S. Chamber-the four great organizations rep- resenting employes and employers-have ever sat down voluntarily to adjust their own differ- ences without government help. "We are all intelligent enough to realize what's at stake in this war." Johnston continued, "and if we don't work together, free labor and free. management will be washed up. We simply can- Vote Politics Out Of Washington. . POLITICS is ticking again. For a while after Pearl Harbor' Washing- ton seemed to forget that it was divided into Republicans and Democrats, that such things as lobbying, farm blocs and, isolationists existed. But the political pendulum has gradually re- gained speed until now even the most casual government clock-watcher cannot help but feel that the Washington watch is reverting back to the political chaos of pre-war days. Probably the chief example of the way that Congressional attitude is obstructing the war effort for vote-getting reasons is its refusal to draft those in the 18- and 19-year-old age group. The Army has wanted 18- and 19-year-olds ever since the war started because it has been proven that men of these ages learn faster, have greater endurance, and eventually turn out to be better soldiers. But Congress refused the Army because it was afraid that the folks at home might not lite to have their "babies" drafted an; might show their displeasure at the next election. ANOTHR NOTORIOUS EXAMPLE of imme- diate political gains being placed before the interests of the country as a whole is the farm bloc's success in preventing a ceiling on sgri- cultural products. The OPA reported recently that the price of farm products has risen 71 percent during the last 33 months while metal and metal products (much more scarce than grain) have only had an 11 percent increase in a corresponding period. The farm bloc's stand is definite obstructionism that places sectional interests 'before national interests. And then Congress is ieiusing to vote the OPA the 195 million dollars that it needs to effectively control prices. Instead only 120 million dollars is being granted for this vital work, 75 million under the amount asked for by Price Adminis- trator Leon Henderson. The OPA was created and is operating to control prices so that there will be no inflation after the war. Prevention of price rises to dangerous levels is a difficult job when demand is greater than supply and it takes money to administer a successful program. And yet Congress refuses to grant the necessary amount. HE PRESSURE GROUPS are not only able to prevent Congress from enacting necessary legislation, but they are able to successfully en- courage Congress to pass non-essential appro- priations beneficial to but one section of the country. For instance, the recent millions ad- vanced for the Florida barge canal when the canal will take over a year and a half to build and when it is doubtful if we can produce the necessary barges. Political motives do snot dominate all con- gressmen. Probably a majority of them are serv- ing the country with patriotic, unselfish motives. However, politics is making too many serious inroads into the war effort. The only way to prevent this state of affairs from becoming worse is by voting the politicians out of Wash- ington. That should make them realize that the old rules don't hold any more, that the public is willing to sacrifice sectional interests for the sake of the natioral interest. and that what Americans want most of all is victory for the United Nations.- Ray Dixon tainly overshadow citizenship in any country. This is the logic of Mr. Ralph Trotter, an old citizen of Dearborn. The conclusion would be that we are going to lose this war because the people of the United States aren't united. They're going to sell out the country in the crisis, watch and see. In the second place, city fathers of Dearborn, ..V." -^1fal rn- 611hv rcia.s.-a .s in ..... not be divided at home and expect to win this war. Therefore, I think we ought to agree right now on some unified plan of action." After considerable discussion, it was decided to suggest to the President a "joint economic council." This would be composed of representa- tives of the four groups present, and would ad- vise with war agencies on labor-management problems and make recommendations, from time to time, on war labor policies. It wasn't announced at the White House, but this was the basis for the plan of cooperation which industry and labor spokesmen laid before the President a few days later. Labor's If luence . Despite the seriousness of the business-labor session, there was one mirthful moment when Johnston made a grinning remark about labor's 'influence" with the government. "What are you talking about," replied Bill Green goodnaturedly. "Big business is in the driver's seat. Your dollar-a-year men are run- ning the show." "That's right." chorused CIO's Carey and George Meany of the AFL. "Why, labor doesn't even have representation in the cabinet." This dig at Secretary of Labor Perkins brought a howl from everyone-including sedate William P. Witherow, president of the Manufacturers Association. "Come now," persisted Witherow. "You still haven't answered the question. What's the secret of labor's influence with the Administration?" "I guess it's because we control more votes than you fellows," grinned Carey. Elliot Roosevelt In Brazil On a recent trip from Rio to Washington, Fer- nando Lobo, astute Minister-Counselor of the Brazilian Embassy. stopped overnight at the strategic port of Belem, well-known these days to many an American aviator. At Belem's Grand Hotel, Lobo asked the pro- prietor how he liked the American fliers con- stantly passing through. "Fine," said the proprietor. "Fine. But once I did the wrong thing. A captain came to the hotel, a big American, and he wrote his name in the book, but I didn't pay attention. I just gave him a room on the top floor and forgot about him. "Then pretty soon came a colonel, and he signed the book. When he saw the name of the captain, he said to me, 'Look who you have here; this is the son of the President-Captain Elliott Roosevelt.' "So I ran upstairs right away and apologized to Captain Roosevelt for giving him such a poor room. But he was already stretched out on the bed, and hesaid, 'It's all right; it's fine.' So I left him. "But that night-what do you suppose? That very night, the German radio announced from Berlin that Captain Elliott Roosevelt was stay- ing at my hotel! What spies we have!" Note: Elliott has since been promoted to the rank of Major. His superiors say he earned it. Sawd'lt1and Owier .S2X/Z KEEP THINKING about going to Southbury- Southbury, Connecticut. Of course I can't, not possibly, but I'd like to, I like thinking about it. I've never been there but they say it's perfect, all green and sort of gentle and very old. Noth- ing, ndthing at all is new, or at least that's what they tell me. Probably there's plumbing and movie theatres and chain stores all right, but the plumbing is in an old farm house or another just like it and it's still the old music hall or maybe the general store, just a little different, out really the same. Oh, of course I won't go, it's the money, the train is so much I couldn't possibly afford it, but I like thinking about it. I'd go if I could afford it. I could stay in a two-hundred-year-old farm house with a wall as thick as your arm stretched out, straight up to your shoulder and there's a barn that's been made into a studio, and a stable for horses. I'm frightened to death of horses, I wouldn't dare ride one, but you'd expect to find horses in Southbury. KNOW she didn't mean it, it's one of those things that people say, it's the nicest kind of a thing to say, but people hardly ever mean it. She said, "come out and visit me, won't you? Come out to Southbury and stay for awhile," but she didn't mean it. I'd go if I thought she meant it. They say that it's quiet in Southbury. It's such a little town and there are no factories. The train doesn't even go through. You have to go to New York and find a train to a town nearby- they can't tell you the way in Ann Arbor. They say that if I went I'd have to buy a lot of clothes. I'd have to have a hat, maybe a yel- low felt with a wide brim, but I'd never wear a hat again and I'd feel so silly-yellow felt--be- sides, I can't afford it. Then too there's the matter of shoes, and, "really, my dear, you must have nne aod won lsit." T'd an if T didn't havo DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1942 VOL. LII No. 31-S All Notices for the Daily Official Bul- letin are to be sent to the Office of the Summer Session before 3:30 p.m. of the day preceding its publication except on Saturday, when the notices should be submitted before 11:30 a.m. Notices The University Bureau of Appoint- ments has received notice of the fol- lowing State of Michigan Civil Ser- vice Examinations. Closing dates for filing applications is'noted in each case. Inheritance Tax Examiner II Au- gust 12, 1942. $200 per month. Institution.Psychologist A, Augustf 22. 1942, $135 per month. Institution Psychologist I, August 22, 1942. $155 per month. Industrial Hygiene Physician V. August 12, 1942, $400 per month. Inter-County Drain Inspector I. August 12, 1942 $155 per month. Orchard Farmer B, August 12, 1942. $115 per month. Poultry Farmer B, August 12, 1942, $115 per month. Numeric Bookkeeping Clerk B, Au- gust 12, 1942, $115 per month. Blind School Elementary Teacher I, August 12, 1942, $155 per month. Bacteriologist II, August 12, 1942, $206 per month. Blue-Print Machine Operator B. August 12, 1942, $115 per month. Nurse Anaesthetist AI, August 12. 1942, $145 per month.- Farmhand C, August 12, 1942, $100 per month.1 Manual WorkerC, August 12, 1942,. $100 per month. Soils Engineer I, August 12, 1942,1 $155 per month.1 Soils Engineer II, August 12, 1942, $200 per month. Soils Engineer III, August 12, 1942, $250 per month. Further information may be had from the notices which are on file in the office of the Bureau of App int- ments, 201 Mason Hall, office hours 9-12 and 2-4. Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information' If you have purchased improved property on a land contract and owe a balance of approximately 60 per-' cent of the value of the property, the Investment Office, 100 South Wing of University Hall, would be glad to discuss the possibilities of refinancing your contract through the medium of a mortgage. Such re-~ financing may effect a savings in Interest. Consumer Education Exhibit may be seen daily at the Michigan League. Hours-11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Storehouse Building will act as a receiving center for scrap rub- ber' and also metals. Any depart- ment on the Campus having metals or rubber to dispose of for defense purposes, please call Ext. 337 or 317 and the materials will be picked up by the trucks which make regular campus deiveries Service of the janitors is available to collect the materials from the various rooms in the buildings to be delivered to the receiving location. E. C. Pardon Academic Notices Engineering Faculty: There will be a meeting of the Faculty of this college on Tuesday, August 4th at 4:15 p.m. in Room 348. A. H. Lovell, Assistant Dean and Secretary Summer Session Students of the English Department: All upper-class and graduate students enrolled in the' Summer Session are cordially invited to a tea on Friday, July 31, at four o'clock in the Assembly Room of the Rackham Building. Dr. Cleanth Brooks visiting Professor from Louis- iana State University will give an informal demonstration of certain teaching methods in poetry. College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Schools of Education, For- estry and Conservation, Music, and1 Public Health: Students enrolled in the regular Summer Session who re- ceived marks of I or X at the close' of their last term of attendance (viz., semester or summers session) will re- ceive a grade of E in the course unless this work is made up by July 29.t Students wishing an extension of time, beyond this date should file a petition addressed to the appropriate official1 in their school with Room 4 U.H.,1 where it will be transmitted. Seniors in Chemical Engineering:' Dr. F. N. Rugg of the Bakelite Corp- oration will interview chemical en- gineers who expect to receive theirj degree in September on Thursday,I July 30, beginning at 9:00 o'cloc.{ Sign interview list in Room 2028 E Engineering Building. Watch the Bulletin Board outside< Room 2028 East Engineering for no- tices of the interviewers from various companies who will be coming to talk to seniors.E. Senior Engineers: Mr. H. A. Hicks~ _ .,... of the Chrysler Corporation will in- terview Senior =Engineering students graduating in August or September, 1942, for positions in that organiza- tion, on Wednesday, July 29, 1942. Interview schedule is posted on the Bulletin Board at 221 West Engi- neering 'Bld. Interviews will be held in Room 214 West Engineering Bldg. R. S. Hawley, Chairman, Dept. of Mech. Eng. Tennis tournament schedule is now posted in W.A.B. for women's singles and mixed doubles. The first bracket must be played off by July 31st. Top person in each bracket is responsible for calling opponent to arrange time for play. Pay entrance fee to matron at desk in'Vomen's Athletic Building. Department of Physical Edu ation for' Women Events Today Graduate Coffee Hour Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. in the Men's Lounge of the Rackham Building. All faculty mem- bers, graduate students and their friends are invited to attend. Methodist Students: Tea will be served for all Methodist students and their friends from 4:00 to 5:30 this afternoon in the Wesley Foundation lounge of the church. Come in and greet your friends. "Lettcrs to Lucerne," rated as one of the best plays of the curient New York season, opens "tonight and will run through Saturday evening. This is the fourth production of the 1942 Michigan Repertory Players of the department of speech. Tickets are on sale at the Mendelssohn Theatre box office daily from 10-$:30. A Physical Fitness Review will be be held on Ferry Field Wednesday evening, July 29th, beginning at 7:45 o'clock. in which, the students en- rolled in the Physical Conditioning Classes will participate. This Review is to be dedicated to .Dr. Elmer R. Townsley. Price of admission is 50c for adults and 25c for children. The proceeds will be given'to Mrs. Towns- ley and her three small children. Tickets may be purchased at the Michigan Union, Michigan League, Haller Furniture Store, Wahr's Book Store, the Intramural Sports Build- ing, University Golf Course, and the Athletic Offices. H. O. Crisler Director Inter - Racial Association Panel: "Why Fight Discrimination Now?" Chairman-Professor Richard Fuller. Speakers: Richard Haikkenen UAW- CIO, Gloster Current, NAACP; Char- les Smith, Recruiting Officer, U S.N. Wednesday, July 29, 1942. Michigan Union. 8:00 p.m.. Women In Education: Luncheon in the Russian Tearoom of the Michi- gan League, Wednesday, July 29, 11:45 to 1:00. Dr. Margaret Bell, Professor of Hygiene and Physical Education, and Physician in the Uni- versity Health Service, will speak on "Some Aspects 'of Physical 'Fitness." Come and bring a friend. Sound Motion Pictures: "The Per- fect Tribute" and "Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough-Rider" v~ill be shown at the weekly Speech assembly at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Amphitheatre of the' Rackham Building. All Speech students should attend. The public is invited. American Society of Mechanical Engineers will hear Prof F. N. Men- efee on the subject: "The Engineer and the War," Wednesday, July 29th, f 7-n..,., a k Rrtnhar, r Tn . Lounge and Terrace. Single and couple admissions. Pi Lambda Theta' Picnic: Thurs- day. July 30, 5:30 p.m. Call Dorothy Tissue for reservations. Phone 8321. Meet at the steps of Univsrsity High School at 5:00 p.m. Cercle Francais: Professor Percival Price of the School of Music, will ex- plain and demonstrate the operation of the University Carillon to mem- bers of the Cercle. Students and fac- ulty who are interested will please meet Professor Price at the Burton Memorial Towver, Thursday at 7 p.m. A woodwind recital in which fac- ulty and students will participate has been planned by the Scool6 of Mu- sic for Thursday evening, Juys 30, in the Assembly Hall of the Rack- ham Building. The program will in- clude compositio's by Blume, De- Wailly and Thuille, as well as Quin- tet, Op. 5, witten by Dean Howard, a graduate student now enrolled in the University. Scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m., the recital is open to the general public. Summer Session Studeits of the English Department. All upper-class and' graduate students enrolled in the Summer Session are cordially in- vited to a tea on Friday, July 31, at four o'clock in the Assembly Room of the Rackham Building. Dr. Cle- anth Brooks, visiting professor from Louisiana State University, will give an informal demonstration of cer- tain teaching riethods in poetry. Dancing: Friday and Saturday evenings from 9-12 at the Michigan League. Come with orwithout a partner. Phi Delta Kappa: Initiation and banquet, Thursday, July 30th at a:15 p.m. at the Michigan Union. The speaker will be Dr. Norman W. De- Witt of Victoria College, University of Toronto. Graduate Outing Club: The Grad- uate Outing Club (and other inter- esting graduate students) will make a tour of Greenfield Village on Sun- day, August 2, leaving Ann Arbor at 2 p.m.' on the Greyhound Bus and returning at 6:50. The cost of the trip including lunch will be aput $2.00. All those planning to go are requested to sign up either at the In- formation desk at the League or at Rackham before 'Saturday noon. Watch this column for further notice about meeting place. Youth Hostel Trip: There will be a Youth Hostel Trip to Saline Valley Farms leaving the Women's Athletic Building Saturday afternoon, August 1, at 1:30 p.m. and returning Satur- day morning. This will be a bicycling group. Dept. of Physical Education for Women N The Future of Nationalism will be discussed at a panel discussion, by William Muehl, Paul Lim Yuen, and Max Dresden, at the Michigan League, Thursday, July 30, at 7:55. There will be questions from the floor. Everybody is invited. The Post-War Council Lectures on Statistical Methods: Professor J. Neyman will give the second of ,his series of lectures on "Methods of Sampling," on Thurs- day, July 30, at 8 p.m., in 3011 A.H. All persons interested are cordially in- vited. Growth and Education of Elemen- tary School Children, Byron O. Hughes, Instructor in Education and ttnrrh AarQa nrhiiTaran_ GRIN AND BEAR IT SCif 4. By Lichty V "I say we; got enough air raid shelters fer the hawgs an' cattle- now we'd oughter think of our families!"