PAGV TWO TiIE MICHIGANbA-ItLy :ATIJ!$fAY, JULY 31, 194 ' -.7-,-- Fifty-Third Year P'aihted i Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the regular University year, and every morning except Mon- day and Tuesday during the summer session. Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all pews dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of repub- licEtion of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Of fic.- at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as geond-class mail matter. Subscriptions during the regular school year by car- dier $4.25, by mail $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1942-43 Editorial Staff Marion Ford Bud Brimmer Leon Gordenker Harvey Frank MrM Anne Olson . . . Managing Editor . . . Editorial Director . . . . City Editor . . . . Sports Editor Women's Editor nary iine .v . vac. i. 4 Business Staff Jeanne Lovett . . . . Business Maueger Molly Ann Winokur . Associate Business Mapager Telephone 23-24-1 NIGHT EDITOR: MARJ BORRADAILE. Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NEVER, NEVER: a MacArthur Should Not Try for Presidency EN. DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR had the right idea when he curtly said, "Let's get on with the war," when admirers told him that the war would prohibit him from running for the presi- dency. Why the good general should be preidept on grounds of his successes in the South Pacif- ic is difficult to ascertain. True he has seen success, but fighting the Japanese is no char- acter qualification for the presidency. MacArthur was the first great hero of the war, and clubs arose to perpetuate the glory of his name. It was suggested that the general should te rewarded with this top political job for his excellent work in the Pacific. But not to be dis- paraging let us glance at his work in the Pacific and what do we find? WE FIND a general who fought brilliantly and well when on the defensive. - We find a gen- eral who had to fight because his own lack of foresightedness had left the Philippines woefully unprepared. He had been hired by that govern- ment to build up the defenses of the islands, and he promised that the defenses he built up would hold off an invasion of 500,000 men. However, 300,000 swept over the Islands and captured them, leaving the Allied armies in a pretty bad spot. That he underestimated the Japanese shouldn't be held against him; plenty of peo- ple have underestimated the Japanese for sev- eral years. But the idea that a general who has been out of the country for years could run the United States is ridiculous. It's much wiser and a whole lot safer to con- fine our admiration to the naming of locks after MacArthur. - Margaret Frank FINIS: Martpower Corps Was rest ' ' Project Yet T HE MANPOWER Mobilization Corps died last week. It died because its work was done. It was created to supply the urgent need for a labor source for this community. It found the an- swer for supplying vital labor by -recruiting men students for farm work, factories, dormi- tories, and hospitals. A mass immigration of more than 200 men registered by the Corps saved the sugar beet crop in the Thumb district. Another contingent went to the aid of farmers in Milan and Mount Clem- 'efs, Early Sunday mornings Manpower members left a sleeping college town to pull the carrot crop in neighboring districts. A competitive Manpower scrap - o - meter stripped Ann Arbor of 42 tons of salvage copper, tin, and iron scrap for resmelting in war plants. Last spring the musical "Singtime, a Sym- °phony in Song," was produced to secure funds for the Bomber Scholarship. FORESEEING the decreasing number of male students, the Manpower Corps last- spring presented the idea of a high school manpower before the Student Council of one of the city high schools. Enhusiastically the pre-college group organized their own corps using the equip- PERSISTENCE IS A VIRTUE, then perhaps Republican Chairman Harrison E. Spangler ought to be nominated for G.O.P. presidential candidate in 1944. And, for any dull moments he'll have between now and election time, we recommend him read- ing Thomas English who wrote: "LeRs good from genius we may find "That that from perseverance flowing; "So have good grist at hand to grind "And keep the mill a-going." of course, Chairman S. may have come across this stanza already. Certainly he has put it into practice.' Just yesterday, after a week of "md-slinging, Spangler denounced "genius" as "a bold bid for the vote of our soldiers and sailors who are risk- ing their lives for freedom." He referred, of course, to President Roosevelt's speech last Wednesday in which FDR gave America a broad, encouraginpg picture of the war, and, most impor- tant, outlined a specific six-point plan for taking care of members of the armed forces after the war and converting the country to a peacetime basis. This to Spangler was only a fourth-term bid. Mustering-out pay, a chace for a job, unemployment insurance, opportunity for ed- iwation or trade training, coenpezlsaion al- pwaxpces, and pensions for the disabled all s ell one thing to Spangler-POLITICS, in capital letters. W E SER IOU§, constructive plans for re- #turning soldiers, sailors, and marines have behind them only humanitarian objectives. Any! president or national leader would do as much. Yet the 0.0.P. chieftain and many of his co- horts have failed to understand this. Everything to them is interpreted in terns of votes, elections, and a Republican victory it 1944. To them every action of the government is merely good grist for the political mill. The 9o s1 constructive action that Republi- can leaders, not only on the G.O.P. national clRwiwttee bpt also in Cougess, could make would be to discriminate a little bit more among the "New Dealisms" they attack. In- stead of "ust scoffing at everything, good or bad, that the Administration has proposed, they shquld offer something constructive at least. Where is the Spangler plan for soldier rehabil- itation? In truth, the Spangler-ites have thus far shown that they can't see beyond the end of a 1944 Republican ballot. - Bud Brimmer I'd Rather Be Right_ By SAMUEL GKAFTON NEW YORK, July 31.- The way I make it out, it is going to take a great deal of hard plan- ning to avoid having a better world after this war. We're not going to get out of this thing with- out improvements unless we're awfully careful. After all, you can't just sit around and hope for an impractical peace. If you want an im- practical peace, you have to go out and work for it. Consider the young people of England who are (says an article in the July issue of "For- eign Aoairs") on fire for reform and progress. And there are the young people of French Af- rica, cheering de Gaulle and democracy. Here are all the important political groups in France, Catholic, Socialist, peasant, Comm- nist, coming together on a program for a Fourth Republic. These are alarming signs that the world makes sense. We must face them like men. Those who want the world to make nonsense have a big job on their hands. They cannot hope to succeed without the most careful planping. And then there was that ominous Gallup poll, which showed that 74 per cent of the people in England and 74 per cent of the peo- pie in America (exactly the same figure in both countries) want a world police force. Gentlemen, this means order! I know that some of you have been trying to block this menace by making optimistic speeches about how the peoples of this world are always going to be opposed to each other, and how wars are inevitable, etc. Mr. Pegler has even said that rake antagonism is an old American custom. But,-gentlemen, I put it to you that this is mere idealistic dreaming. You will not save the situation by printing romantic essays in the Chi- cago Tribune about how everybody in the world hates everybody else. The hard, practical fact of the matter is that people are beginning to like each other. What we need are not dreamy-eyed liberals like Mr. William Randolph Hearst. He's been hating everybody for fifty years. And what do we have? A United Nations. Is that a system? No, it is time for those who believe in lack of progress to be practical, or, we may as well face it, this peace is going to work. Of course, we do have one or two people who really know how to plan against improvements. . . While We Watch . . ile iteMet, What Now ... THE WAVE AGAINST FASCISM rolls high now. The waters lap upward, the dictators stand knee deep in the flow, and some of them have gone under, like Mussolini. I wonder what the remainder of the strutting little men are thinking about, watching the earth beneath them being washed away. Take Franco of Spain. A very uneasy gent, I'll bet. I read where all is not well in Spain. They grumble for more bread, even those who fought the bloody war for Franco. They are finding that Fascism leaves things undone, things vital to satisfaction of the human soul, like enough to eat, a decent place to live, and a w decent standard to live by. It must be small solace for Spaniards to see hundreds of thous- ands of their own people still in Nationalist prisons, still not "conditioned" enough to the Franco philosophy to be set free safely. There have been rumblings in Italy for some time also. They were getting hungry too, they were finding out that the Duce and Fascism were less interested in the rehabilitation of the individual Italian than in their own pompous schemes for another Roman Empire. Franco has had time to watch the Duce sink in the Italian estimation until Ire was finally pushed out as dead wood by a worried monarchy-fascist set that had been propping him up since the Italian armies turned tail in North Africa. THESE THINGS must be making a worrisome' impression on Franco. Already he has an- nounced that Spain is ready for a return to roy- alistic forms. What he might have said, if he were given to honest statement, is that Fascism in Spain is proving as tenuous as in Italy. Rather than be pushed out by the Royalist group which has played ball with him all along in the common front against the Loyalists, he is taking Musso- lini's fate as a portent. He is now willing to con- cede that Fascism is so well established in Spain that a return to the Royalist forms can be effec- ted safely. Perhaps to add-a color and ancient grandeur to the new Spanish Empire, General- issimo? Or'is the dictator's chair too big for such a little man. even one with such grandiose ideas? When Italy and Germany have been crushed, Franco's Spain will be a pitiful and ludicrous little figure, clinging desperately to the branches of Fascism as the tree is hurtled downstream. Eventually Fascism in Spain may fold up. But why must we nurture it now, when we are slowly but very surely crushing the system we hate be- neath our military weight? Why do we treat Franco as a dictator apart, favor his monstrous little world with the usual diplomatic bows and trade concessions? While we are doing the job, we should clean up all the filth, which means going into the corners, not merely sweeping the dirt under the bed. We should clean out all the Fascists, or those who winked at the fascists in the countries we conquered. We should boycott, diplomatically and economically, as part of the expression of our revolt against Fascism. When Spanish people see their false world bog down, it is reasonable to believe that they can do the rest, even as we are counting on the Italians to do now. They won't be likely to disown Fascism, however, when they see that we still kiss its black hand. DREW PEARSO N'S ,6 MERRY-GO-ROUND WASHINGTON, July 31.- Inside fact is that President Roosevelt's fireside radio talk was sent- to Churchill in advance for his OK and approval. Churchill's talk before the House of Commons, however, was not sent to Washington in advance. If it had been, tactful suggestions might have been made to tone down the "seared, scarred and blackened" threats, since U.S. pol- icy is not to be harsh with the Italian people now that they have kicked out Mussolini. Ital- ians, unfortunately, are extremely suspicious of England, think she wants to keep certain Mediterranean islands, Pantelleria, perhaps Sicily. The man who prompted Roosevelt to rebuff the OWI for calling Victor Emmanuel a "mor- onic little King" was Admiral Leahy. He hot- footed it over to the White House immediately, warned the President there was no use heaping abuse on the new Italian government until it had a chance to act. Trouble was that OWI's broadcasts have been perated by a group of well-meaning Italian ex- iles who are so close to the situation they don't see the over-all, long-range picture. Move lTowrds Democracy Long-sighted U.S. officials regard this Italo- American move as one of the most broad-gauged steps taken so far toward early peace and to- ward healing European wounds. They recognize that we are in a unique position regarding Italy. With several million former Italians here, in- cluding many U.S. government leaders, this country can appeal to the people inside Italy much more effectively; also can help nurse Italy back to a democratic government without the mistakes of France. Long under despotism, Italy's transition from the sick-room back to healthy democracy must be careful and perhaps slow. Leading Americans APetteri 10 the &iitor I Re: Ann Arbor large percentage of property owners in dealing with the sucker public; will not rent their places to anyone the charge is always whatever the THIS COMMENTARY on the fair the shape of whose nose does not traffic will bear. Incidentally, Prof. city of Ann Arbor is prompted by meet with their approval. They will Slosson goes far afield to explain the the complaints, mostly justified, of say that 'the place is rented even high per capita purchase of war the servicemen and by Prof. Slos- though the "For Rent" sign is plain- bonds on the grounds of patriotism. son's solution of the problem. ly visible or some will have the per- Ann Arbor residents may or may not To begin with, if it will make, verse kind of honesty which will sim- be patriotic, but the explanation is servicemen any happier,=they can ply prompt them to say, "We don't simpler, than that. Ann Arbor is a be assured that the unfriendly at- rent to Jews." All we can say is that rich man's town; there is money here titude which they find Is not aimed Prof. Slosson's definition of cosmo- and bonds are a good investment. exclusively at them. Ann, Arbor is politanism must be peculiar indeed! The purchaser of a war bond isn't unfriendly to anyone who has an Ann Arbor is a boom town; it giving anything away! income under $3,000 a year (we was a boom town before the war. Going to church, as Prof. Slosson believe this would include service- Ann Arbor never experienced a suggests, is a fine remedy for the men). In Ann Arbor, a friendly depression similar to that experi- situation. No doubt, "if ye'll bide a. attitude can be bought but nobody enced by other cities of equal size. wee," somebody will shake your hand goes around giving slices of it Even in the depths of the econom- (maybe even the kind soul' who away. ic slump there was always a steady charged you 20 cents for that dish of The first word which we think of flow of income through the Uni- ice cream). We repeat, it's a fine when we think of Ann Arbor (any- versity and merchants and land- remedy; the only catch is that it way, the first printable word!) is lords always had a consumer group will remedy the situation only for "Greed." Servicemen have seen with cash. As in all boom towns, Sunday, between the hours of 11 and enough examples of this character- the characteristic of Ann Arbor 12 a.m. What about the rest of the istic judging by letters in The Daily, merchants and landlords is a de- week, Prof. Slosson? Do you think but since housing is provided for sire to make lots of money and to shaking hands with a merchant on them, "they ain't seen nothin' yet." make it fast. Whereas in normal Sunday will change him enough so To know Ann Arbor in all its ugli- towns merchants and property that he will charge you a fair price ness, one must look for an apart- owners are satisfied with a fair for his merchandise on Monday? Or ment for several days; or, if one is return on their investments, Ann will shaking your landlady's hand on really an earnest student of avarice Arbor merchants and property Sunday keep her from gouging you and plans to write a dissertation on owners (oh, we suppose there ARE when she collects her next month's it, this apartment-hunting period exceptions here and there) want rent? If going to church will accom- should be prolonged to a week or exorbitant profits or "they won't plish all these things, why then, we'll even a month. play." see you in church, Prof. Slosson! First of all, one would discover Nor is there any sense of fairness -M.J.K. that beneath the veneer of shrub- bery and trees, practically every other multiple-dwelling unit is its GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty own private little slum. /7 Secondly, an apartment in this ~ '- fair city, is anything with a two- burner gas plate in it. In Ann Arbor, you can be shown two or three rooms furnished with the owner's cast-offs, no bathroom (you share a bath on another floor with three other fam- ilies), an old /wooden ice-boxmand h,, fuc £alw4c you are asked to pay $65 a month, ~T a and pay your own utilities. In many PA "apartments" there is no sink at all, no water; you go to the bathroom for 2 1.1 your water supply. ,-- In Ann Arbor, you ring a bell where there is a "For Rent" sign G ; b' d and the first question fired at you by the old woman who opens the door is, "Can you pay60 dollars?" No "hello," no attempt to show you the place so that you can at least see how much less than 60 the i f " ' place is worth; just, "Can you pay 60 dollars?" If anyone thinks this is an isolated incident, we invite him or her to hunt for an apart- ment. And if Prof. Slosson be- lieves all this to be due to shyness on the part of the landlords and landladies, it certainly is a queer manifestation of shyness and should be looked into by competent psychologists. NE ITEM in Professor Slosson's letter which evokes a certain ' 4) s' - amount of bitter laughter is his de- scription of Ann Arbor as a cosmo- ).c a politan city. We strongly advise fur- I B ther research by Prof Slossn on the 'It's practically impossiole to ge compeLeni yes men' any more, subject. In Ann Arbor, a deplorably -men that say 'yes yes! like then heart was in it' DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN l-- SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1943 VOL. LIII, No. 25-S All notices for The Daily Official Bulle- tin are to be sent to the Office of the Summer Session in typewritten form by 1:30 p.m. of the day preceding its publi- cation, except on Saturday when the no - tices should be submitted by 11:30 a.m. Notices Notice of Withholding Tax Deduc- tions: All persons upon the Univer- sity Payrolls for services rendered after June 30, 1943, are notified that under the federal "Current Tax Pay- ment Act of 1943" there will be de- ducted from each salary payment made an amount equivalent to 20 per cent of such payment above legal elected, under Federal authority, to base this. deduction, after legal ex- emptions, upon 20 per cent of the salary payment to each individual calculated to the nearest dollar. Ev- ery employee of the University, in whatever capacity, should secure, at the Business Office, or at other of-' fices at which they will be available, a copy of the Government withhold- ing exemption certificate, Form W-4, and should promptly fill out and mail or file this exemptioncertifi- cate at the Business Office at which the certificate was obtained. The burden of filling out and filing this form is under the law exclusively upon the employee and if it is not filed in time the deduction of 20 per cent must be taken upon the basis of the employee's entire earnings with- out benefit of the exemption to which the employee would be en- titled if he or she filed the certifi- cate. -Shirley W. Smith Vice-President and Secretary Graduate Outing Club: Members Academic Notices Engineering Seniors: graduating in October, and all NROTC men in eighth term: The Senior Class Offi- cer elections have been postponed, and petitions may be handed in until Aug. 2 at the Office of the Dean of the College of Engineering. Elec- tions will be held Ag 5 and 6. Students who wish to enter a com- bined curriculum at the beginning of the fall term must make application on or before Aug. 1 in Room 1210 Angell Hall. There will be a $5 fee for late registration. History 347s. Seminar in Hispanic American History. There will be a meeting of this group on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. in Room 119, Haven Hall. -Arthur S. Aiton Mathematics Club will meet Tues- day, Aug. 3, at 4:15 p.m., in 3017 Angell Hall. Dr. Rothe will speak on "An Eigen-Value Theorem for Non- Negative Transformations" and Prof. Coe will speak on "A Diaphantine Equation." Graduate Students in Speech: A graduate symposium in interpreta- tion and history of the theatre will be sponsored by the Department of Speech at 4 p.m. Monday in the West Conference Room of the Rackham Building. Students in Speech: William D. Boutwell, Chief of the Information Service, United States Office of Edu- cation, will speak at the Assembly of the Department of Speech at 2:15} p.m. Wednesday in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. A demonstration radio broadcast also will be present- (ed. Schubert's Trio in B-flat major. Other programs in the series will be presented Aug. 5 and 10. Due to the limited seating capacity of Pattengill Auditorium, admission will be by card, obtainable in the office of the School of Music. Record Concert at Horace H. Rack- ham School: Another of the weekly concerts will be given Tuesday eve- ning at 7:45 p.m. The program will consist of the following recordings: Weber's Overture to Oberon, Moz- art's Quintet in C Major, Mendels- sohn's Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Strauss' Don Juan and. Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Servicemen are cordially invited to join the Grad- uate Students for these concerts. Exhibitions Rackham Galleries: Exhibition of Paintings from ten Latin-American Republics. From the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Open 2 to 5, and 7 to 10 daily, except Sundays. July 26 to Aug. 14. Events Today Comprehensive Examination in Methods and Materials i equired of all who will receive a Master's degree' in Music Education this summer. This morning, 10-12, Room 506, Bur- ton . Tower. Dr. R. H. Jones of Oxford Univer- sity, Director of the Workers' Educa- tion Association, will give an open lecture on "England Today" at 10 o'clock this morning in the Rackham Amphitheatre, under the auspices of the Summer Session. Delta Tau Delts on Campus: The Delta Chapter is giving awelcoming party for all Delts who are stationed here in the service.' At the Shelter !