]PAGE TWO :tu1 MIuftN ArV- --i-" t, - 7 bLS I = .- O 'PRMAV ATTe- Otk-- 1412, as i/ 1ri n R1 aR R. °A.F rb 1Y _P C 2_ 1A1, a Ln'us A) J 0£L .M. U3 iV s Fifty-Third Year V' I'd ather "Be Righ--ot By SAMUEL GRAFTON £?1CP t t~_6/ioi___t S- - -----____-____--_______ 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 news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of repub- lication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mail matter. Subscriptions during the regular school year by car- rier *4.25, by mail $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1942-43 NEW YORK. Aug. i.- If there is any one question on which a democratic decision has been reached in this country, it is on the need for getting along with Russia. Nobody is flatly against getting along with Russia,, or, at least, nobody stands up in meeting and says so, in those words. The open quarrel is over method. Particular approaches to Russia vary a good deal, of course. "Some do it with a bitter look, some with'a flat- tering word." The Roosevelt school of thought on the question is in favor of military partnership with Russia, of supplying her with munitions, but it also favors letting nature take its course on the question of political relations, feeling our way slowly, recognizing no instant obliga- tion for political agreement with Russia on such "western" questions as France, Italy and, perhaps, Germany. (In a sense the administration is pulling back from final decisions, and improvising on the question of our relations with Russia, very much as it improvises and feels its way, on a day to day basis, on the question of our relations with Italy. This is the characteristic Roosevelt meth- od. Sometimes it leads to moves of great daring, as when we decided, before we were at war, to give tiaterial aid to Russia. But sometimes it makes us look as if we were standing still while the parade passed by.) The Willkie, or "One World," school detests these uncertainties, and desires to leap for- ward to a mature, settled relationship with Russia. It is impatient to get on with the bus- iness of living in the rest of this century. It knowvs that Russia is going to be here after the war, either as friend or enemy, and it votes for friend. While the Willkie school may lack some of the cautious qualities of the Roosevelt school. it has something that ma be even bet- ter and safer and that is purpose. It knows where it is going, while the Roosevelt school -sometimes proceeds so slowly it seems to have lost its rudder and to be going nowhere at all. There is yet another school of thought on the Russian issue, and this one might be called the "old sea dog" school, a phrase which was born when Admiral Standley, our ambassador to Mos- cow, scolded the Russians for being insufficiently grateful for lend-lease. The "old sea dog" school, which is a catch-all for varying degrees of hostility to Russia, thinks we should handle the Russians firmly, unsentimentally, even harshly. This is the school which tells Russia that the road to better relations with the United States is for her to ferget about the second front, to give up the Balkan states, and to declare war on Japan tomorrow morning. Everythbng will then be fine, for this school feels that the easy and simple way to wipe out conflict of policies between Russia and the United States is for Russia not to have policies. But when Russia begins to be a bit of an old sea dog herself, as when she sets up her own Free Germany committee, without asking us, this school goes into a hopping fury. Of course this school does not have any plans of its own for a free Germany, but it doesn't want anybody else to have them, either. It demands that we stand up firmly for our own program, but is not very sure what that program is, or even whether we ought to have one. It wants us to be loudly in favor of something quite indefinite. In this setup, Mr. Roosevelt's extreme slow- ness in reaching a political accord with Russia is clearly playing into the hands of the old sea dog school. The Russian press daily becomes more bitter. Mr. Ilya Ehrenburg now makes little jokes. If our slowness leads Russia to take unilateral action, the old sea dog school will then demand unilateral counter-action. Clearly, the time has come for a kind of leap ahead. Mr. Roosevelt has been feeling his way. Some- times, when the vehicles seem about to pile up on the road, it is only the man who can put his foot ,hard on the gas, and make speed, who is safe. (Copyright, 1943. N.Y. Post Syndicate) .I Editorial Staff Marion Ford . . . Bud Brimmer . , Leon Gordenker Harvey Frank Mary Anne Olson . Ed Podliashuk . .. . Managing Editor . . . Editorial Director S . City Editor * . . .Sports Editor . . . Women's Editor Columnist Business Staff Jeanne Lovett . . . . . Business Manager Molly Ann Winokur . Associate Business Manager NIGHT EDITOR: CLAIRE SHERMAN Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. A CHALLENGE: Vandenberg's Charges. Obscure Real Issues r HE HEAD CONGRESSIONAL SENTRY of the Republican Old Guard, Sen. Vandenberg, has accused the "gloratory of the Common Man" speeches of Vice-President Wallace as being the focus of disunity between the Republican and Democratic parties. On closer scrutiny, Vandenberg cannot be oblivious to the social implications of "One World" which has served as a Republican crutch to international peace policies. In his book, Willkie has made frequent innuendoes to the growing force of popular will and its needs; many of these are parallels to Wallace proposals of the post-war world. Vandenberg completely ignores the fact that the Republicans are crippling their political pos- sibilities by their obstinated stand on various anti-inflationary measures, notably the mortu- ous program of food subsidies. The seeds of dis- unity that Vandenberg speaks of have been sown in the last Congress in the area of national issues rather than those of an international character. THE ATTEMPTED issue is even deeper than this congressional point of friction between the nation's major political parties. Fundamen- tal issue could not be disguised when national chairman, Harrison Spangler, indicted President Roosevelt for articulating economic security promises to those in our armed forces. In the final analysis. the issue that Vandenberg has hurled at the Vice-President is merely a reflec- tion of the policy his party has used in the past three years of "opposition for its own sake." In other words, the Republican party has not had a leg to stand on, they have not come forth with any clear-cut constructive criticism of the Democratic administration, but have relied on name calling, and perversion of present Roose- velt policies as their standard in their "sincere fight for cooperation in hastening the end of the war." The fall Congress will be the crucial chal- lenge for the Republicans to show themselves in patriotic color; it is their opportunity to perpet- uate their Republican party by approaching national issues with intelligent objectivity, rath- er than pursue a suicidal course of opposing anti-inflationary bills just because they origi- nated with a member of the Democratic party. No, Mr. Vandenberg, the "disunity speeches" of Wallace is a Republican scapegoat. The problem of harmony between the parties is much closer to your nosition; it is a congres- sional discord on national issues. --Shirley Field SINCE GEORGIA has lowered its age limit for voting to 18 there has been quite a bit of controversy pro and con in other states. Those who would like to see the age limit lowered seem to base their opinion on the fact that 18-year-olds can fight and so should be allowed to vote. If this were the only basis for such a move I am certain I would be against it, as physical maturity and ability to take orders don't neces- sarily make for a politically mature citizen. However, there are many other reasons why 18-year-olds should vote. These young people have just finished high school acid few have further formal education. In their high schools they have been "expose" to political questions, debates and their interest and en- thusiasm for politics is much high- er than after leaving school. Fur- thermore they have learned why and how parties organize, elections and primaries work. At present these young people leave school and for three years have no voice in their government. Naturally often they lose interest. Perhaps this is a reason for the low voting proportionwe have. Thus the first reason for voting at 18 is interest, enthusiasm and knowledge of poli- tics. Another reason is the after effects. Although our secondary schools us- ually do stimulate interest in gov- ernment, they need further change in that direction. If our schools knew they were sending out voting citizens, it might stimulate changes to teach their students to think politically more than they" do. Some may say that young people don't have judgment or the ability to vote at 18 and many 18-year- olds feel that way themselves. But is there any reason why they will feel any more capable at 21? It fray take them three to five years (or more) to become experienced voters but we might better begin at 18 and have an experienced1, in- terested voter at 21 th~an have the present situation. I mean these arguments to be for both women and men, civilian and soldier, because, unlike George Koe- ser, I have known too many mature 18-year-old girls as well as boys to uphold the discrimination he sug- gests. Surprising enough, Mr. Koeser. there are many girls whom Frank Sinatra moves little-musically or politically. . -Eleanor Hunn A Lower Voting Age I HAVE READ with interest opin- ions in The Daily recently con-r cerning lowering of the voting age. I disagree with Mr. Koeser's com- ments on Sunday. He admits that the slogan, "old enough to fight, old enough to vote," is of dubious logic. Yet he advances a plan based on the same idea which is basically illogical, discriminatory, and un- democratic. He says that since soldiers of eighteen are making sacrifices, they should vote. Other eighteen-year-olds, he says, should not vote. He overlooks the sacri- fices of many young people not in uniform who have given up their education voluntarily in order to do war work. (The majority of soldiers had to be drafted.) Be that as it may, the right to vote is not something that should be given away as a reward for service. It is too precious; the future of our coun- try depends on the voters of today. The test of who should vote must not be, "how are they serving?" It must be "will they exercise good judgment as voters?" It would be foolish to say that soldiers are better voters than civilians. I do not be- GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty i lieve that the average soldier is a better or more patriotic citizen than the average civilian. Any attempt to bestow a privilege on part of a group while the rest does not receive it is undemocratic. Further, it is intolerant to say that young women have poorer judgment and would therefore make poorer voters than men. There are some in all groups who are stupid. I think if they were guaranteed votes, eighteen-year- old girls would take a healthy enough interest in politics to shame many adults. I would like to see the slogan "old enough to fight, old enough to vote" dropped. If the voting age is to be lowered to eighteen it should be be- cause we feel that maturity is reached then and for no other rea- son. If this action is taken, a corol- lary should be acceptance of full rights and responsibilities by eigh- teen-year-olds. No one eighteen or over would be a minor. -Stephen Barker The WASHINGTON MERRY-GOA-ROUND By DREW PEARSON I WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.- The Spanish and Nazi radio blared forth a message last week-end, which, if true, sounds very suspicious for sup- posedly neutral Spain. On the basis of the Axis- Spanish announcement, it would appear that Germany had established a secret bomber base in the Spanish Balearic Islands or somewhere in Spain. What the German radio claimed was that a squadron of Nazi torpedo planes (on Friday, Aug. 13) sank 70,000 tons of Allied shipping including two destroyers and four large merchant ships, just east of Gibraltar, as a big convoy was enter- ing the Mediterranean. The interesting thing about the Nazi com- munique was that the raid was reported made by torpedo planes. It happens that torpedo planes have a very limited radius between 300 and 4(0 miles. Because of the tremendous weight of the torpedo they cannot fly far; cannot spare much time hovering around in the air looking for their target. In fact some of the torpedo planes which went out to get the Bismarck were purely sacrifice planes never expected to come back. Compared to this 300-400 mile radius, it is a full 800 miles from Gibraltar to the nearest base in France. Big mystery, therefore, is where the Nazi tor- pedo planes came from. Was it the nearby Balearic Isles, or a hidden point on the coast of Spain?, This is the first case in a long long time that Axis torpedo planes have been able to pen- etrate anywhere near Gibraltar. The Spanish radio gave further corroborating details,,told how the Allied convoy was composed of 70 ships bound for Africa and how German pilots had been picked up by Spanish ships, while a German plane made an emergency land- ing at Aguilas. But there was nothing to explain how Ger- man torpedo planes were able to make tlis record-breaking flight. So, either the Nazis have developed a new long-range torpedo plane or else Franco has given the Nazis a secret base in Spain. NOTE: Secretary Hull recently told newsmen that he was entirely satisfied with his foreign - ----- policy, considered Franco with the United States. Yes, We Have No Bananas Who gets Mexico's bananas? While President Roosevelt is in Quebec, he might say a word to Prime Minister Mackenzie King about the ques- tion, for Canada is now getting most of the bananas tiaat would normally come to the United States from Mexico and Guatemala. This is because U.S. price ceilings have made this market less attractive. U.S. fruit merchants, done out of a good product, amnealed to the Office of Defense Transportation which appealed to the Inter- state Commerce Commission, which issued a ban on use of U.S. cars to carry freight from one foreign country to another. This was aimed at banana cars sent from Mexico across the U.S.A. to Canada. It stopped the shipments. but not for long. Promptly, the Mexican Embassy in Washington protested to the State Department, asking relief from the ban, and Mr. Hull protested to ODT. Solution probably will be an agreement to limit banana shipments to Canada, cutting off the big shipments, and making more bananas available to the U.S.A. Jimmy Byrnes' 'Whiskers' Ex-Justice Jimmy Byrnes went out to din- ner the other night at the home of his old friend Walter Brown, taking with him the Byrnes' family pet. "Whiskers," a scottie which recently has been featured pictorially in Washington newspapers. "Whiskers" was tied in the rear garden of the Brown home while the guests went in to dinner. But he protested loudly and vociferously. "I guess we'll have to do something about 'Whiskers'," Justice Byrnes finally remarked. "He's been taking himself seriously lately. It all comes from getting his picture in the news- papers." Capital Chaff People who have talked to the duPonts lately find that they are very much opposed to Wendell Willkie. consider him too progressive, but are very strong for Gov. Dewey . . . Sen. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, who has not been so keen about Willkie lately, took a trip through New England this summer and was amazed at Willkie's popularity. In that part of the coun- try, according to Bridges. there is no question whom the Republicans want as their 1944 nom- inee . . . The AFL and CIO got together in Illi- nois recently and decided that Democratic Sen. Scott Lucas's labor record was too reactionary for them. On the other hand his probable Re- publican opponent for re-election, Richard Ly- ons, was even worse. So labor groups are now looking around for an independent candidate to run for Senator in Illinois . . . Gen. Allen Gullion, efficient Provost Marshal, gets credit for the smooth operation of German-Italian prison camps in the U.S.A. ell-Behaved Soldiers Capt. George Vournas has given friends in the White House one of the finest tributes which could be paid the American Army. Writing from "I think Otis will be more temperate after he gets used to the novelty of having all the black coffee he wants in the morning!" DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN FRIDAY, AUG. 20, 1943 VOL. LIII, No. 39-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-j tices should be submitted by 11:30 a.m. Notices Student Admissions to Football Games: Full-time civilian students enrolled in the regular sixteen weeks Summer Term will be given student admission to the Michigan State Col- lege football game on Sept. 25 and to the Notre Dame football game on Oct. 9. Students must call for their admission coupons at the Athletic Office, Ferry Field, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the following days: Seniors and Graduate Students, Tuesday, Sept. 7; Juniors, Wednes- day, Sept. 8; Sophomores, Thursday, Sept. 9; Freshmen, Friday, Sept. 10. Students who do not call for their admissions on the dates scheduled above, will forfeit their class prefer- ence for seat location. Students desiring to sit together should apply for their tickets at the same time. Your University Treasurer's re- ceipt must be presented at the time you apply for your football admission, coupons. Admission of students in service uniforms will be handled through the Commanding Officers of the Service Units, and manner of these admissions will be announced later. -H. 0. Crisler, DirectorI The University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Informa- tion; All students who are registered with the University Bureau of Ap- pointments in either the Business or Teaching Division should come in to leave their change of address when they leave school, and also notify the Bureau when they have taken a posi- tion. This is very important at this time as positions to be filled at this time of the year are quite urgent. -University Bureau of Appointments ments, 201 Mason Iall, office hours 9-12 and 2-4. --Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information The University Bureau of Appoint- ments has received notice of the fol- lowing Civil Service Examinations. The United States: Senior Horti- culturists with the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, place of duty- various Central American 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 Labor Day, Sept. 6, will be ob- served as a University holiday. . Students who have competed in the Hopwood contests this summer may obtain their manuscripts at the Hopwood Room this Friday after- noon. --R. W. Cowden 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 a 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 h returned to 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 without E grade after Saturday, Aug. 21. In administering this rule, stu- dents with less than 24 hours of credit are considered freshmen. Ex- ceptions may be made in extraordin- ary circumstances, such as severe or long-continued illness. -E. A. Walter 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 notifythe 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 summer's 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 cdursea 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 IN- COMPLETES will be Saturday, Aug. 21. Petitions for extension of time must be on file in the Secretary's Office before that date. - A 11 Y -1 COE)S RIELIEVE LABOR SHORTAGE: .300 University Hospital VolunrteersContribute 10,000 Work Hours in War on Home Front UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 'bluejackets' have disproved the idea that coeds do not realize the signficance of a nation at war. The 'bluejackets' are better known as the University Women Volunteers. Under the leadership of women of the sophomore class over three hundred volunteers have contrib- uted thousands of work hours to relieve the shortage of regular staff members at the hos- pital, taking messages from wards to clinics, operating the Galen's Store, and preparing bandages and linen. SUMMER MONTHS have not discouraged 'vol- unteers who realize that soldiers in North Africa do not stop fighting because it is hot. Over sixty women contributed six hundred hours during the month of July. Volunteers have adopted the idea that hos- pital work is a privilege and a responsibility and