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IPAGF, TWO

TH nIt CH IAbN AILY

THUnh5DAY, AUG. 19, 1942

Fifty-Third Year

I'd Rather Be Right
By SAMUEL GRAFTON

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NEW YORK, Aug. 18.- Sock the O.W.I. and
win the war. What wat? Why, the war against
the O.W.I. Didn't you know? This is one of
the big domestic wars of the summer. The
O.W.I. is suspected of being friendly to Russia.
Of eurse, this whole country is supposed
to be friendly to Russia at the moment. At
least that's the theory. The very same sources
which attack the O.W.I. for being friendly
with Russia bleat piteously the very next mo-
ment that we need some sort of p9litical
agreement with R1ssia, and that we had bet-
ter get it fast.
But apparently they want our policy of being
friendly to Russia placed in the hands of men
who are not friendly to-:Russia. That will cheer
the Russians remarkably, and then we will et
along with them.
Anyway, sock the O.W.I Of course we need
an understanding with Russia. We're for it,
say the critics, But anybody else who is for
it is a dirty leftwinger. Naturally, we have to
get along with Russia. But look at those fel-
lows on the government payroll; they want to
get along with Russia. Throw them out.
(And it is such a boring repetition of what
France went through in the days of the Franco-
Soviet pact. France then had in her hand ex-
actly what we hope to get out of the war. She
couldn't stand it. Frenchmen would not adjourn
their fear of domestic communism sufficiently
to enable France to stand up in the sunlight and
say that she was going to be what she was, and
Russia was going to be what Russia was. and
between the two they were going to keep Hitler
down to what Hitler was.)
So, sock a certain Mr. Bovingdon, too. We's
on the government payroll as an economic
analyst, and he once visited Russia. Also he

BYGONES AREN'T BYGONES:
Old Hatreds, Rivalries Revived by Nazis Must le
Destroyed by Allies for Peaceful Post-War World

AS ROOSEVELT AND CHURCHILL meet at
Quebec to decide the finishing touches of the
war, the clouds are separating over "Hitler's
Fortress" to show the order (rather chaos) that
the Nari regime has planned for Europe.
The Italians and other peoples of the conti-
nent may be clamoring for peace but massacres
among races still indicate that the lust for re-
venge has not died between rival nations.
In Greece Italian troops recently burned 50
villages in the vicinity of Mount Olympus in
retaliation for Greek patriotic resistance.
Bulgarian soldiers are repressing uprisings in
Thrace and Macedonia despite predictions that
an anti-Nazi revolt is imminent among Bulgar-
ians.
Hungarians and Rumanians are glaring at
one another and gritting their teeth over the
disputed Transylvanian territories.
The six-week-old Yugoslav government dis-
solved because the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
couldn't agree.
As the Red Army advances on the heels of
the retreating Germans, the old goosepimples
are reappearing on the flesh of the Baltic peo-
ples. Representatives of the Baltic countries in
this country published the new fears of Russian
power in their newspapers last week. According
to their articles, Lithuanians, Latvians, and
Estonians "have resisted the slave masters of
Germany but not to have Russians despoil their
liberty."
Thus at a time when all the teoples of the
world should be looking beyond national boun-
daries to the immense problems of interna-
tional relationships and cooperation following
the war, all of the little grievances and fears
and every wicked tradition within national
boundaries and between neighboring states
have. maintained the limelight,
The cause for this continual division of the
peoples of Europe is evident. The old roots, old
tragedies were not allowed to die by the Nazi
regime.
These grievances were, in fact, renewed and
revived by the Nazis who intentionally attemp-
ted to destroy all essence of voluntary cooper-
ation and substitute uncomprehensible trick-
ery and force the "new order." The Nazi
policy to cultivate the hatreds has had its
effect.
,Now the "new order" is a farce to most Euro-
peans. But the old rivalries and hatreds are
not a farce. The coals received the fat to flare
out again and these retaliatory desires have
shown no indication of falling into ruin as
"Greater Germany" diminishes.
THEREFORE, it's a bigger job than just mili-
tary strategy that faces the Quebec confer-
ence if post-war issues are to be considered as
news reports suggest and that will face confer-
ences to come.
The Atlantic Charter made two years ago on
the high seas must be maintained in the post-
war period to reassure the 30 odd nations signing
it of justice after the downfall of the chaotic
Nazi regime.
In addition, the cultures of all nations must
be raised again to their appropriate pedestals
of dignity and respect. And more important,
all nations, great or small, must be treated as
equals. It's not a utopian plan. It's the most
..:.. icn fAn 4h h- . s ofall -ni .. a v in

in regard to India, likewise a clamorer for inde-
pendence. Even India's variety of races and
internal political insecurity (according to the
British Foreign Office) should not be used as
an indefinite means for holding that country
within the empire. The Bengalis, Sikhs, Assam-
ese, Raiputs, Mahrattas. Tamils, Kanerese and
other races within India may be as different as
Spaniards and Russians but they should be
given an opportunity to work out their own gov-
erning authority.
The post-war world must recognize minori-
ties within nations; it must treat all nations
as equals; and must immediately soothe the
cuts and gashes that the Nazis have inflicted
or underhandedly opened and irritated be-
tween nations. - Marj Borradaile

dancea, once, or demonstrated gymnastics. ar'
something, before a communistic group. Fire
Bovingdon and win the war. What war? I
don't know. But the Soviet Embassy must
read the napers. It must send a cable home
when a government employee is fired be-
cause, among other reasons, he once visited
the Soviet Union.
One admits that the Russians are sometimes
enigmatic. But they have not lately, or at least
not in public, or at least not with cheers. con-
sidered it a complaint against a civil servant
that he once visited the United States.
Anyway, down with the O.W.I. It said a bad
word about an enemy. That's horrid. That is
scandalous. We don't do that, we who merely
say bad words about a friend.
It is so undignified, this fearful pursuit of a
policy of friendship without friendliness. We
should be surer' and prouder of ourselves, of
our America, of our common consent to get
along with each other without force or vio-
lence.rThese sudden startled leaps, these hor-
rid alarunms do not become us. How can we
negotiate with Russia, firmly and with candor,
while all the time our negotiators must keep
eye cocked over shoulder watching for new
panic flights into hysteria back at home?
Anyhow, sock the O.W.I. It wants the people
of Italy to rise. That is communistic. Gen.
Eisenhower also wants them to rise. That is not
communistic. And some Russian embassy at-
tache has to make this enigma clear in a tele-
gram to his enigmatic government back at home.
I wonder whether these frightened starts and
springs on the Red issue show faith in America,
or unseemly doubt.
Let him who calls loudest on the administra-
tion for a mature understanding with Russia
look into his own heart to see whether he has
helped or hurt that process.
(Copyright, 1943. N.Y. Post Syndicate)
DREW cm
PEARSO'S
MERRY-GO-ROUND
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.- The newspaper
PM, which has a healthy influence on Washing-
ton, has recently got its owner, Marshall Field
III of Chicago. in a most embarrassing spot.
PM has been riding the shirt off anyone who
ever succumbed to the wiles of Mussolini and
received from him a Fascist decoration. Espe-
cially PM has been riding Generoso Pope,
Italian-born New York newspaper publisher,
now ardently anti-Mussolini, because he once
accepted a decoration from 11 Duce and once
gave the Fascist salute before the grave of the
Unknown Italian Soldier.
What the editors of PM apparently don't know
is that their own financial godfather and pub-
lisher, Marshall Field, himself, also received a
Fascist decoration from Mussolini.
Mr. Field bears the title "Commendatore," and
so far as any published records show, he has not
returned the decoration to I Duce.
Marshall Field went even further and was
elected president of the Italy-America Society
on Jan. 27, 1930, when Mussolini was in his
heyday and when the Italy-America Society
was considered by many as an adjunct of
Fascism.
Yet Marshall Field's newspaper now pounds
away almost daily at everyone who ever received
a Fascist decoration.
Note: Real fact is that Generoso Pope went to
Rome in 1937 at the request of Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise to try to dissuade Mussolini from his
campaign against the Jews. While there he was
invited to lay a wreath on the tomb of the iUn-
known Soldier. and that was the occasion of
PM's picture of him giving the Fascist salute.
Lewis Deserts Willkie
One of the historic political speeches of the
1940 campaign came when John L. Lewis 'desert-
ed Roosevelt for Willkie.
John L. had been one of Roosevelt's most

powerful supporters, had contributed more
than $250,000 to his first political campaign,
had voted the United Mine Workers for him
almost to a man. He had received from Roose-
velt in return the famous section 7 a of the
NRA giving workers the absolute right of col-
lective bargaining. He had secured Roose-
velt's blessing for the Guffey coal act, for the
National Labor Relations Board and a dozen
other benefits for labor.
So a lot of people could not believe, until John
L. Lewis actually went on the air, that he would
desert his old friend Roosevelt.
However, Lewis even risked being deserted by
his union--as its members did desert him--on
election day--by coming out for Willkie.
Now John L. Lewis is about to execute another
switch. Talking to a prominent newspaperman
the other day. he proclaimed limself vigorously
against his old friend Willkie.
(Copyright, 1943, United Features Syndicate)
can't avoid fighting Russia, or how we've got to
let the Germans go scot free if we want to live
with them after the war (which by the way is
the line taken by the American Fascist organi-
zations), take it with at least fifty odd grains of
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a,&t"., to th4 &litor
AN INTERESTING phase of Tur- and many girls began to go to France they handled the emergency with
key's development is the emanci- and Switzerland for- their higher ed- ease.
pation of its women. But first a ucation. Women became teachers in Since 1923, there is no phase of
brief sketch of Turkey's history is state owned high schools and taught life in which the women of Turkey
necessary to show how their women both sexes. are not doing distinguished' and
got into a condition which needed They were given a chance to ex- useful work. In the present situa-
such drastic changes. press their nationalism and show tion, the Turisl woman does as
As far back as the eighth cen- their sense of public responsibility much as women do in Aperica.
tury, before they became Moslems, during the Balkan Disaster of 1912 Red Cross volunteer service, and
the Turks of Central Asia were free when they nursed the soldiers, helped factory work are as popular in
'from the social encumbrances with to evacuate the refugees, and aided Turkey as they are here. The new
which Americans associate them. the war widows and orphans. Turkish Republic is built on the
The men and women enjoyed the equal suffering, sacrifice and effort
same privileges and were placed on W cORLD WAR I brought events to of its men and women.
the same standard. They worked a crisis. Turkey's hands were so In short, the progress of the wo-
together for their livelihood and full, that ordinary business life and men of Turkey has been the outcoe
fought together against their ene- governmental machinery was threat- of an evolution, slow until 1908, and
mies, ened with collapse. The women accelerated within the last 35 years,
Soon Islam penetrated into Cen- stepped into the breach. They were therefore it presents a steadier and
tral Asia and in the 13th century, it not only the head of their families, more fruitful result than some of
became the state religion. At this but they dressed and fed the Army, the other reforms.
time, the Turks were expanding into filled the vacancies in offices, factor- This movement in Turkey, the
the near east and were influenced ies, and governmental departments, emancipation of women, as well as
by the social and religious customs and took the places left by the men the desire to change the social life
of Byzantium, Arabia and Persia tIbased on medieval customs, is not a
which they conquered. These cus- In 1916 the next big step came "westernization" as many people
toms were polygamy, the use of the when the women entered the uni- would believe. It is progress, based-
veil by the women and the separation versities for the first time. They were on national character and the tradi-.
of the men and women in social and allowed to study philosophy, law and tion of our country. Turkey is not
home life. literature. trying to become another nation, she
Thus it came about that the After the close of the war when is stepping forward doing her cultur-
woman of Turkey, from about the Turkey was invaded by the enemy. al boundaries to become a member
16th to the 19th century, was very the Turkish women were prepared of a great family-the world civiliza-
limited in her activities. She was for the role they had to play and tion. -Miss Gultikin Aga-Ogu
mostly confined to her home and
private circle of female friends, GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty
and she could only receive close
male relatives. She spent most of
her time in cooking, sewing, em- -
broidering and music. While she
"Medrise," or Mosque School and",
learned arithmetic, reading and
the Koran, This meager education
lasted for only four years of her
life.
At the end of the 19th century, the
movement toward emancipation be-
gan slowly tut surely. The Turkish
woman became bored by her shelt-
ered life and entered the fields of
social welfare. She sponsored hosp-)
pitals, orphanages, hostels, kitchens
for the needy and girls' schools. The
wealthier women donated to the con-
struction of roads, bridges, schools
and other public utilities. She also
established schools where the women
were educated to become teachers
and nurses, unheard-of professions r
for women. ti v{\
N 1895, the first woman's magazine (
was established for which the
executives and contributors were all
women. c-a.-
The Revolution of 1908 which
brought the fall of the absolute mon-
archy of Sultan Abudl Hamid was a -
contributing step in their struggle.
This period is known as the "Tanzi-
mat" which means reformation. The
Tanzimat brought our women greater -
opportunities in education. The l
Mosque School was developed into
the equivalent of European Lycees. "He's on a 10-day furlough-shows you what trouble a fellow can get
More teachers' colleges were opened, into when he's idle."
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN

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FROM THE SHOULDER
. 69CAhip4

AM NOT going to throw my books at Angell
Hall. nor at, what would be more appropriate
for a student of economics, the Ec Building. I
guess I just don't believe in throwing things.
Yes, this is my last column. It is also my last
opportunity before I leave for the service, to
express thanks to all those people who have
made my stay at Ann Arbor interesting, exciting,
and even (the ghosts of other Daily columnists
will haunt me for this) pleasant.
I have enjoyed my stay at Ann Arbor, and
after the war I plan to come back. But in the
meanwhile I hope that the dynamic, fighting
progressives (maybe there are still a few of
you left) will take up where I leave off, in
spreading the rrogressive truth in fighting for
that truth, and keeping faith in the common
people of this country, of whom everyone of us
is a part, and f9r whom I am gladly going out
to fight.
I have always tried to give you my opinions
straight. I have given them the way I thought
they ought to be given. I wanted to -make this
a fighting column that would leave its imprints
on the minds of progressive students and soldiers
on campus and inspire them to continue in their
faith. which is so glibly assailed by the so-called
realists, reactionaries and the rest of their ilk.
I wanted to give the readers of The Daily
something that would specifically deal with is-
sues of vital concern to all of us, something that
would come out unequivocally and unmistakenly
on one side of the issue.
Here's hoping I have given you a fighting col-
umn. I only hope that my place will be taken
by another fighting columnist (even if he or she
is a reactionary) for it is only those "half-and-
half" blended columnists so characteristic of
student papers, those weak-kneed, terrified
boys, to whom yielding to pressure is second
nature, who above all want to "avoid trouble or
a controversy," that confuse the youth of Amer-
ica, fail to give them fighting strength and in-
spiration to continue to make their power felt
in the country at large.
F COURSE many of our best youth leaders
are now lighting the foreign enemy. But
there are enemies at home that we must also

THURSDAY, AUG. 19, 1943
VOL. LIII, No. 38-S
All notices for The Daily Official Bulle-
tin are to be sent to the Office of the
Summer Session in typewritten form by:
3:30 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 exemption certifi-
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

countries. The salaries are $4,600
per year plus overtime (approxi-
mately $5,000).
Further information may be had
from the notice which is on file in
the office of the Bureau of Appoint-
ments, 201 Mason Hall, office hours
9-12 and 2-4.
-Bureau of Appointments and
Occupational Information
Academic Notices
The Angell Hall Observatory will
be open to the public from 9:30 to
11:00, Friday evening, Aug. 20, if it
is a clear evening. Double stars and
star clusters will be shown through
the telescopes. In case of a cloudy
or nearly cloudy evening, the ob-
servatory will not be open. Children
must be accompanied by adults.
Faculty College of Literature, Sci-
ence, and the Arts: Midsemester re-
ports are due not later than Wednes-
day, Aug. 25...
Report cards are being distributed
to all departmental offices. Green
cards are being provided for fresh-
man reports; they should be returned
to the office of the Academic Coun-
selors, 108 Mason Hall. White cards,
for reporting sophomores, juniors,
and seniors should be returned to
1220 Angell Hall.
Midsemester reports should name
those students, freshman and upper-
class, whose standing at mid-semes-
ter is D or E, not merely those who
receive D or E in so-called mid-sem-
ester examinations.
Students electing our courses, but
registered in other schools or col-
leges of the University should be re-
ported to the school or college in
which they are registered.
Additional cards may be had at
108 Mason Hall or at 1220 Angell
Hall. -E. A. Walter
Freshmen, Summer Term, College
of Literature, Science, and the Arts:
Freshmen may not drop courses

cation classes for the last eight wees
will take place in Room 14, Barbour
Gymnasium on Friday, Aug. 20.
Seniors: August and October 1943:
College of L. S. and A., Schools of
Education, Music, and Public Health.
Tentative lists of August and Octo-
ber 1943 graduates have been posted
in Rm. 4, U. Hall. Please check the
list and notify the counter clerk of
any discrepancies.
-Robert L. Williams
Assistant Registrar
College of Literature, Science, and
the Arts, and Architecture; Schools
of Education, Forestry, Music, and
Public Health: Summer Session stu-
dents wishing a transcript of this
summeris work only should file a re-
quest in Room 4, U.H., several days
before leaving Ann Arbor. Failure
to file this request before the end of
the session will result in a needless
delay of several days.
-Robert H. Williams
Assistant Registrar
Students, College of Engineering:
The final day for DROPPING
COURSES WITHOUT RECORD will
be Saturday, Aug. 21. A course may
be dropped only with the permission
of the classifier, after conference
with the instructor.
Students, College of Engineering
The final day for REMOVAL OF rN-
COMPLETES will be Saturday, Aug.
21. Petitions for extension of time
must be on file in the Secretary's
Office before that date.
--A. H. Lovell, Secretary
Faculty of College of Literature,'
Science, and the Arts; College of
Architecture and Design; School of
Education; School of Forestry and
Conservation; School of Music; and
School of Public Health: Class lists
for use in reporting SUMMER SES-
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