THE MICHIGAN DAILY The WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND By DREW PEARSON Edited and managed by-students of the University of Michigan 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 STh1e Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of 1 news dispatches credited to or otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of epublication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mail matter. ubsscriptions during the regular school year by car- rier $4.08, by mail $5.00. S $ RPRES TED FOR NATIONA4. ADVERTUNNG BY - National Advertisiiig Service, Inc, College Publishers Representative 420O MIsSON AVE. NEW YORK. N.Y. * CHiCAGQ BOSTON.. Los MAUI3 f- *SAN FtApliSGO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1941-42 Editorial Staff lQouner wander . . . . Managing Editor 71;Sapp . . . . I, . . City Editor Mike Dann . . . - . . . Sports Editor ASSOCIATE -EDITORS- Hale Champiop, John Erlewine, Robert Mantho, Irving Jaffe, Robert preiskel Business Staff E dward Perlberg Fed M. Ginsberg Morton Hunter # . . Business Manager . . Associate Business Manager . . . Publications Manager (Editor's Note-This is the first of a series of Merry-Go-Round columns on the submarine men- ace and the reasons why Hitler has been able to establish his Second Front at our front door.) WASHINGTON-Much as we may hate to ad- mit it, any candid appraisal of the war must recognize that the Second Front today, instead of being in France, Belgium or Holland, actually is off the Virginia Capes. It -stretches just a few miles off our coast from New York and the oil-stained Jersey beach re- sorts to Cape Hatteras, Miami, the Gulf of Mex- ico and the Caribbean-where hundreds of ships have been sunk in the greatest marine graveyard in history. Along this Second Front one part of our Navy is held "frozen," thus preventing its participation in the convoying of troops and supplies to Britain. And along that front so many merchant ships have been sunk that the problem of sending an American army to Eng- land is =doubled and quadrupled. Thus, we cannot escape the fact that up to now-and even though the shipping losses have been reduced a bit-Hitler has successfully pre- vented us from establishing our second front in Europe by establishing his second front at our front door. It is to get at the root of these submarine disasters, andl try to help remove Hitler's Second Front from our own coastal waters that these articles are written. First, let it be said that though the Navy has made plenty of mistakes, it faces thousands of miles of coast line, deep water and a tougher job than the British. Also it faces a problem which few people realize-the expert espionage information supplied to Nazi submarines by Nazi agents in the Americas, And as long as Nazi submarines know in ad- vance where to lie in wait for a ship, no navy, no matter how good, can be entirely effective. How It Works To illustrate, here is the experience of a mem- ber of the Merry-Go-Round team who recently returned from a survey of the Caribbean Sea. After flying all day across the sea, from Vene- zuela to Haiti to Cuba, the pilot ofd the plane remarked: "Did you see any ships anywhere?" "No, did you?" "Not a one. And we were flying at 10,000 feet, with wide range of vision. But I didn't see a single ship all day." "Then how does it happen," the pilot was asked, "that a submarine, lying on the surface, with no range to speak of, can spot the ships and sink theml?" "The answer," said'the pilot, "is that the subs don't hunt out the ship. They get information of ship departures, and they lie in wait for- the kill. They don't cruise around looking for ships. The ships come to them." The pilot was right. The success of the Ger- man submarine campaign is the result of a highly efficient system of espionage and com- munication, which allows submarines to know the names of ships, tonnage, port of departure, and the time. He was right. The ship had been delayed two hours in leaving Panama. The Enemy Within In a British West Indies port, four ships were tolpedoed by a single submarine, which dared to come into the harbor for this slaughter, in spite of the fact that all four ships had deck guns. But the operation was safe, because at the time the submarine came into harbor, the gun crews were ashore. The submarine had infor- mation not only on the whereabouts of the ves- sels, but on the precise timing for the kill. This service is provided by "the enemy with- in"-agents and spies scattered through the ports of the entire Caribbean and Gulf area, an area which has been a haven for the lawless since the free-booting days of Jean LaFitte, continuing on through the rum-running days of Prohibition. In some Latin-American countries anybody with a pair of eyes-including Germans, Italians and Japanese-can see the departure of ships. In the port of Maracaibo, Venezuela, for exam- ple-and no port is more important for oil ship- ments-the docks are open to anybody. Last month a MWerry-Go-Round observer lunched in a Maracaibo hotel, and had this con- versation with another man at the table: "Do you live here?" "No, thank God!" "You're an American?" "Yes, a ship's officer. And I'm getting out of here at 2 o'clock today." "Where are you bound for?" "New York." "But you never saw me before. I might be an agent for the Germans. Isn't there any restric- tion on information about ship sailings?" "Naw, what's the use? Anybody can go to the docks and see for himself." Buck-Passing Venezuela has broken relations with the.Axis, but has not declared war. It would be a simple matter for an Axis agent to observe the sailing of an American vessel, then radio the news to ,a submarine waiting off Maracaibo. In fact, that is just what happens. Sinkings have been heavy in tpis area, and shipments of oil from Venezuela hpve been reduced 70 per cent since last February. Meantime, refineries are overflowing. The defense against this should be a monitor- ing system to locate the hidden radio stations, plus an expert U.S. intelligence service to locate the spies. And this is where there has been lamentable buck-passing and inefficiency. NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT PREISKEL The editorials published in The Michigan I aiiy are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers I r.y Jpdia's Stand Tragiaify Unrealistic... T HE All-India Congress Party has is- sued a statement promising a cam- pai n of mass civil disobedience to English rule unless India is granted immediate independence. The record of British rule in India is not an admirable one, and the people of that vast na- tion have ample justification for their long- voiced plea for independence from Downing Street. In times of international peace and sta- bility, there would be only one course for the ,i011h to take-to grant India the independence vich she has so long deserved. UT the Indian leaders-particularly those of '.tlie All-India Congress Party, are still unable to grasp the significance of the present world- -wide conflict. They have failed to realize that the values of ordinary times must undergo a Drastic--though temporary-shifting at a timee When all aims are subordinate to winning a war Whose outcome will dtermine the possibility of ever achieving those aims. They appa ently consider the war as a con- venient ace-in-the-hole to be used as a last resoft to force a grant of independence from $ritain. Not only do they seem incapable of . Appreciating the tremendous importance of the war for the world as a whole, but they do not even see its significance for the future of India itself. Nothing could be blinder than not to be aware of the bleak outlook for India should Hitler be victorious. There will be no inependence to fight for if HIitler should win. There will be no negotiations with Hitler's representatives as there are now with the representatives of Downing Street. Subjugation to Britain will be nothing as com- pred with subjugation to a German world- Empire. THE TIME has long passed when the Indian - leaders should have realized the necessity for cooperation in the war effort. If they don't awake soon, the time will have passed for any cooperation except with a new German world- order. When the war is won, it will be time to demand independence, but until then this policy of cutting off one's nose to spite the face is not only incomprehensible but downright tragic. -Irving Jaffe PM's Charges .gainst Patterson Fair?... (UR favorite newspaper, PM, has, been waging a wild and woolly war of late against what it terms the "Newspaper Axis;" PM is aiming its arrows particularly against Captain Joseph Patterson, publisher of tie New York Daily News, and raisiig the cry that some line must be drawn on freedom of the press during time of wai, The thing that disturbs us though is that 'PM has just about reprinted everything the News ever wrote about the war, but it has made no specific charges. Just what is the Nexs guilty of t1at the government should stop and reconsider Amendment One of the U.S. Constitution.? Is e News in collaboration with Hitler? Is it playing footy with Hirohito? Or is it just a newspaper which has been constantly isolation- st since the Munich pact of 1938? WE DON'T THINK that the New York Daily News is a model newspaper; as a matter of fact, we don't like the New York Daily News. But the fact remains that it is one of the few DAILY WFFICIAC BULLETIN SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1942 VOL. LII No. 39-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 Exhibition of Chinese Painting: Water-colors by Professor Chang Shu-Chi; Rackham Building Gal- leries; today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10. Consumer Education Exhibit may be seen daily at the Michigan League. Hours-l1 a.m. to 8 p.m. The University Bureau of Appoint- ments has received notice of the fol- lowing State of Michigan Civil Serv- ice Examinations. Closing date is August 26, 1942. Arts and Crafts Teacher Al, $145 to $165 per month. Elementary General Teacher Al, $145 to $165 per month, Home Economics Teacher Al, $145 to $165 per month. Kindergarten Sense Training Teacher Al, $145 to $165 per month. Music Teacher Al, $145 to $165 per month. Physical Education Teacher Al, $145 to $165 per month. Dairy Products Executive IV, $325 to $385 per month. Dairy Products Inspector A2, $125 to $145 per month. Garageman C, $100 to $115 per month. Institution Business Executive II, $200 to $240 per month. Inistitution Business Executive IV, $325 to $385 per month. Prison Industries Salesman I, $155 to $195 per month. Steam Fireman B, $115 to $135 per month. Further information may be had from the notices which are on file in the office of the Bureau of Appoint- ments, 201 Mason Hall, office hours 9-12 and 2-4. Academic Notices Freshmen, Summer Term, College of Literature, Science, and The Arts: Freshmen may not drop courses without E grade after Saturday, Au- gust 8. In administering4this rule, students with less than 24 hours of credit are considered freshmen. Ex- ceptions may be made in gxtraordi- nary circumstances, such as severe or long continued illness. Faculty, College of Literature, Sci- ence, and The Arts: Midsemester reports are due not later than Saturday, August 8. Report cards are being distributed to all departmental offices. Green cards are being provided for fresh- man reports; they should be re- turned to the office of the Academic Counselors, 108 Mason Hall. White cards, for reporting sophomores, juniors, and seniors should be re- turned to 1220 Angell Hall Midsemester reports should name those students, freshmen and upper- class, whose standing at midsemester is D or E, not merely those who re- ceived D or E in so-called midsemes- ter xaminations. Stdents electing our courses, but registered in the other schools or col- leges of the University, should be reported to the school or college in which they are registered. Additional cards may be had at 108 Mason Hall or 1220 Angell Hall. Carillon Programs: The bell cham- ber of the Burton Memorial Tower will be open to visitors interested in observing the playing of the carillon from 12 noon to 12:15 p.m. daily from Monday, August 10, through Friday, August 14, at which time Professor Percival Price, University Carillonneur, will 'present an infor- mal program. Candidates for the Teacher's Cer- tificate for August or September, 1942 are requested to call at the office of the School of Education be- fore August 10 to take the Teacher Oath which is a requirement for the certificate. Civilian Pilot Training: Learn to' fly! Applications are now being made for the next program of Ci- vilian Pilot Training which starts approximately September 1st. A full Iten weeks course is given in eightl weeks. Detailed information may be secured in Room B47, Engineering Building. See Mrs. Fischthal. Doctoral Examination for Clyde Vroman; field: Education; thesis: "A Basis for Selecting the Content of the Curriculum for the Training of Teachers of Music in the Univer- sity of Michigan," will be held on Monday, August 10, in West Council, Rackham, at 2:00 p.m. Chairman] F. D. Curtis. By action of the Executive Board the Chairman may invite members of the faculties and advanced doc- toral candidates to attend the ex- amination and he may grant per- mission to those who for sufficient reason might wish to be present. "Mother always wants me to confide in her-but I don't know what good it would do her-at her age!" _. . ____ AS OTHERS SEE SIT 0We Must Have Tomorrow's Weapons, TOO r By WALTER LIPPMANN WASHINGTON-There are now in circulation a number of catch phrases which men who are up to, their job would never think of using, until they had first sweated blood to avoid them. One of them is the "either-this-or-that" for- mula. Another is the formula which says: "You can't fight today's war with tomorrow's weap- ons." We shall not go far wrong if we adopt a strong prejudice and insist that the resort to either of these formulae is a good reason for asking whether the mah who uses them is not walking in his sleep. For, except in special cases, he is almost cer- tainly the 1942 model of the lean who in 1940 wanted to "superimpose" the armament program on normal business, and in 1941 did not think ciyilian industry could be converted to war. The vice of the either-thi'-or-that formula- either bomber-or-cargo planes, either merchant- ships-or-escorts-is that it takes for granted a fundamental fact which is not true. It assumes that we are just about at the limit of our indus- trial, mobilization; that we are near the peak of efficiency in the plants, that the flow of materi- als is effectively organized, ghat rigorous econ- dmy is being practiced, and that the civilian population has made all the sacrifices that can be asked of it. In our present stage of partial mobilization we do not even really know how much fat and how mucpt slack there is to draw uon. There- fore, before we can let anyone say that some- thing can't be done because there isn't enough of something or other, we shall not be unreason- able if we insist that he step aside and let some- one else try who has a tougher mind and a stouter heart. f SHE first-rate men in Washington never use this catch phrase because they know only too well that we are only at the beginning of a thorough-going mobilization. The armed services, the War Production Board and the civilians are still in the mental and moral atmosphere of abundance. We have scarcely begun, as the Higgins testimony about steel discloses, to take control of the supply of materials. As civilians we are still being coddled truth is that everybody is fighting today's war with the weapons of yesterday. The planes, guns, tanks, ships-that are now in service were designed and put into production 12, 18 and even 24 months ago. It is the fact, of course, that what we decide to produce today will not reach the fighting front for quite some time to come. But that is precisely the reason why, in addition to doing the utmost with what we have today, we should also be doing the utmost today to have better weapons tomorrow. Certainly it takes judgment, as well as vision and audacity, to prepare today the right weap- ons for tomorrow. But that is just what it takes to win this war: sound judgment in men wh' have bold hearts and seeing minds. If men of that sort do not come to the top, we shall never get the initiative in this war. -- From The Detroit Free Press LCTTCRS TO THE EDITOR Maybe Ike Could Move To the Editor: AS IT HAPPENS, I live beside a house which shelters a number of the writers on the edi- torial staff of The Michigan Daily. Last night I had difficulty in falling asleep, being troubled by a loud and regular sound as of a suction pump. This sound was undoubtedly that of the writers, busy dredging up editorials for the morning Daily. I am borne out in this supposi- tion by the editorials themselves, which quiet evidently owe their origin, not to inspiration, but to artifice. I do not condemn all that is not inspired; I simply cannot admire that which is dredged. To publish such stuff is to miss the point of dredg- ing. Ostensibly one dredges in order to clear away obstructing material, as when one clears a channel-so that larger ships may pass through. It is a means to an end, and the inter- est is in the end-as in a deeper channel. There toral candidates to attend the exam- ination and he may grant permis- sion to those who for sufficient rea- son might wish to be present. The Provisional Rifle Company will form at the ROTC Headquar- ters at 2 p.m. Another prol$lem in infiltration will be conducted. Seniors: College of Literature, Science, and The Arts, School of Ed- ucation, School of Music, School of Public Health: Tentatfve lists of seniors including tentative candi- dates for the Certificate in Public Health Nursing for both the Sum- mer Session and the Summer Term have been posted on the bulletin board in Room 4, University Hall. If your name -does not appear, or, if included there, it is not, correctly spelled, please notify the counter clerk. Sudents, College of Engineering: The final day for removal of incom- pletes will be Saturday, August 8. Petitions for extension of time should be filed in the Secretary's Of- fice at once. The final day for dropping courses without record will be Saturday, August 8. A course may be dropped only with the permission d the classifier, after conference 'vith the instructor. Graduate Students in Speech: Qualifying examinations in Speech in the following six fields: (1) Rhet- oric and Oratory, (2) Argumenta- tion and Debate, (3) History of the Theater, (4) Radio, .(5) Speech Sci- ence, (6) Practical Theater-will be given Friday, August 14, at 2 p.m. in, room 4203 Angell Hall. Political Science 1-11:00 Meet in Room 2215 Angell Hall instead of 209 Angell Hall at 11:00, Monday, August 10. Lectures The Michigan P.E.M. will be the subject of Track. Coach Kenneth Doherty's talk on Monday, August 10th, at 4:05 p.m. in the University High auditorium. "Weekly Review of the News' by Professor Howard M. Ehrmann, Dept. of History, Tuesday, August 11th, at 4:15 p.m. in the Rakham Amphitheatre. "The Cooperative Study in Action" by George E. Carrothers, Director of the Bureau of Cooperation with Edu- cational Institutions. Tuesday, Au- gust 11th, at 4:05 p.m. in the Uni- versity High auditorium. Lectures on Statistical Methods. Professor Craig will give the last of his series of lectures on "The Control of Quality of Manufactured Products," on Tuesday, 'August 11, at 8 p.m., in 3011 Angell Hall. All persons interested are cordially in- vited. Events Today "Misalliance," provocative comedy by G. Bernard Shaw, will be pre- sented tonight by the Michigan Rep- ertory Players of the department of speech. Tickets are on sale daily at the box office, Mendelssohn Theatre. Wesley Foundation: Wienie Roast tonight at the island fireplace. Meet in the Guild lounge at the church at 8:00 p.m. Reservations must be in at the office (6881) by 1:00 this afternoon. Cost 15c. Dancing in the Michigan League Ballroom. 9-12 p.m. 'Come with or without a partner. Weslev Foundation: There will be for a hike and picnic supper to -som spot near Ann Arbor. Approximat cost will be twenty cents per person. The Carillon recital at 7 :5 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9, will b presented by Mr. Hugh Glauser, Guest Caillonneur. In addition to works by Bach and Mozar, , Mr. -Glauser will play three of his own compositions for carillon-Prelude Etude and Postlude. These will b* followed by three modern works by Rachmaninoff, Bartok and Wein berger and the program will be brought to a close with Scots airs. Bridge at the Michigan League from 8 until 10:30 in the eveninj. Monday, August 10. Mathematics Club will meet Mon- day evening at 8 o'clock in theWest Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. Professor Neyman will speak= on "Cigarette Tasting Tests and Sim- lar Random Experiments; Probabil- istic Elements in Their Design." Blair McClosky, baritone, and guest Instructor of Voice at the School of Music during the Summer Session, has arranged a program of songs of Mozart, Schubert and Hugo Wolf for his recital at 8:30 p.m. Monday, August 10, in the Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building. Pre- viously announced for the Assembly Hall, the recital will be given in the Lecture Hall on the first floor and will be open to the general- public without tickets. Speech Students: A demonstra- tion broadcast of a half-hour radio play followed by an open forum dis- cussion will be given at 4 p.m. Mon- day in Morris Hall. Persons inter- ested in any phase of radio are in- vited to attend. The Last Square Dancing Blass will be given on Monday night, Aug. 10, at 7:30, at the Michigan League. Polonia Society: There will be a meeting this Monday, August 10, at 8 p.m. in the recreation room of the International Center. Plans f r the canoe trip a'nd picnic will be made, All Polish students are invited to at- tend this meeting. Senior Society will meet at 7:30 Tuesday in the League. The Latin Teacher's Responsibility in Planning for, the Post-Wr Peae will be discussed at the Coffee Hour for Students of Latin and Greek on Tuesday, August 11. The meeing will be held at4-10 in the West Con- ference Room of Rackham. A communal supper sponsored by. the Avukah Organization will be held this Sunday at 6:30. A short discussion on the Avukah program, will be led by Isadore Singer. David Crohn will direct the group singing. Reservations may be made by phon- ing Netta Siegel at 2-2868 before Surfday noon. The cost is 35c. Bridge at the Michigaui League from 2 until 4:30 In the afternoon. Coffee hour at 4:30 in the Rackham Building. Wednesday, August 12. "Glimpses Into Life in South In- dia'" is the title of motion pictures, partially in color, to be shown by Dr. Elizabeth Hartman on Tuesday, August 11th, at 8 o'clock in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Beethoven Sonata Series: On Tuesday evening, August 11, Gilbert Ross, violinist, and Mabel Ross Rhead, pianist, will repeat the first program of the series of Beethoven Sonatas series for -the benefit of those who were unable to secure