PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN D AILY SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1944 MMEMMM Fifty-Fourth Year F F ' t.. ---....., w. - . . F'' Ilk KEEP MOVING: Mark Twain Brought Up To Date COW 71FZI A6477100 ' 1 ..t ' :N' f t z pv 3 } Q fj pr3f i C ,,t v ' . : ,r I 7 . . _ Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. { - -_ ',, , ., _ ., ,, r° ;Y' ' r: _.. Vsf r° 4 ell for Editoriil Staff Jane Farrant m . . Betty Ann Koffmnan E Stan Wallace . . Hank Mantho . Business Staff Lee Amer . . . . B Telephone 23-24-1 Managing Editor Editorial Director City Editor Sports Editor usiness Manager -' , =. - - a. A . By ANN FAGAN GINGER " WE WERE thinking, yesterday, about the sad state of affairs in Poland: about the difficulties the government-in-exile is having with the Polish National Liberation Com- mittee, and with the Polish people, who don't seem to like the idea of returning to the feudal society, with its Church-State domination, which1 existed there before the war. LaterI in the day we started reading a sel- ection from Mark Twain's "A Con- necticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court": you may see the connection.t You may even notice how it relates i to the postwar British Empire, to the question of freedom for India, to the status of the tenant farmers in the South, and to the position of1 freemen everywhere.1 Hank Morgan of Hartford, a ma-t chinist at the Colt factory, is knock-t ed unconscious. He dreams that he awakens in the year 513, when King Arthur reigned in England. One day he goes forth seeking knightly ad- venture. "I came upon a group of ragged poor creatures who had as- sembled to mend the thing which was regarded as a road. They were as humble as animals to me; and1 when I proposed to breakfast with them, they were so flattered, so over- whelmed by this extraordinary con- descension of mine that at first they were not able to believe that I was in earnest. "And yet they were not slaves, not chattels. By a sarcasm of law and phrase they were freemen. Seven-tenths of the free popula- tion of the country were of just their class and degree: small "in- dependent" farmers, artisans, etc.; which is to say, they were the na- tion, the actual Nation; they were about all of it that was useful, or worth saving, or really respectwor- thy, and to subtract them would have been to subtract the Nation and leave behind some dregs, some refuse, in the shape of a king, nobility and gentry, idle, unpro- ductive, acquainted mainly with the arts of wasting and destroying, and of no sort of use or value in any rationally constructed world. "And yet, by ingenious contrivance, this gilded minority, instead of being in the tail of the procession where it belonged, was marching head up and banners flying, at the other end of it; had elected itself to be the Nation, and these innumerable clams had permitted it so long that they, had come at last to accept it as a truth; and not only that, but to be- lieve it right and as it should be. The priests had told their fathers and themselves that this ironical state of things was ordained of God; and so, not reflecting upon how un- like God it would be to amuse him- self with sarcasms, and especially such poor transparent ones as this, they had dropped the matter there, and become respectfully quiet. "I ASKED them if they supposed a nation of people ever existed, who, with a free vote in every man's hand, would elect that a single family and its descendants should reign over it forever, wheth- er gifted or boobies, to the exclu- sion of all other families-includ- ing the voter's; and would alsoJ elect that a certain hundred fam- ilies should be raised to dizzy sum- mits of rank, and clothed on with offensive transmissible glories and privileges to the exclusion of the rest of the nation's families-in- cluding his .own. "They all looked unhit. and said they didn't know; that they had never thought about it before, and it hadn't ever occurred to them that a nation could be so situated that every man could have a say in the govern- ment. I said I had seen one-and that it would last until it had an Established Church. Again they were all unhit-at first. But presently one man looked up and asked me to state that proposition again; and state it slowly, so it could soak into his under- standing. I did it; and after a little he had the idea, and he brought his fist down and said he didn't believe a nation where every man had a vote would voluntarily get down in the mud and dirt in any such way; and that to steal from a nation its will and preference must be a crime and the first of all crimes. I said to my- self: " 'This one's a man. If I were backed by enough of his sort, I would try to prove myself its loyalist citi- zen by making a wholesome change in its system of government.' --. 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DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Blood Plasma Needed W ITH THE forthcoming Red Cross Blood Bank, University civilian students will have an opportunity to make a real and concrete contribution toward the saving of human life on the battlefield-an opportunity no one in good health should overlook. The importance of blood plasma is empha- sized by war correspondent W. A. S. Douglas in a recent issue of PM. "A third of those wounded on the battlefield," Douglas says, "are gravely' hurt. Blood transfusion service, as we all ;know, has revolutionized the early recovery of such cases. "Blood and blood products are available everywhere, right up to the front line, and those Americans who donated blood so gen-, erously at the start of the war and who con- tinue to do so would feel well-repaid could they get a glimpse of life's own fluid being poured back into bodies deprived of it. ""The doctors seem reckless of their blood stores and there must be an amazing quantity piled up over here. Even so, it is going fast- so continue to give, give, give." UNIVERSITY WOMEN are already well on their way toward filling their quota of sev- enty-five blood donors, and men will have a chance to sign up Monday. Although the entire student quota has been set at 275, arrangements could undoubtedly be made for more than that number. To give a pint of blood is but a small contribution for most of us, and we have the unanimous word of medical men that there are no detrimental efects involved'. The fact that we can aid in, saving a life should be all the encouragement needed. The Blood Bank offers to those of us here in school the greatest opportunity for important contribution to the war effort. Let's top that quota! -Peg Weiss Latvia Protest DR. ALFRED BILMANIS, whom our govern- ment recognizes as the official Latvian mini- ster in this country, has communicated to the State Department a statement by the under- ground Social Democratic party charging that ' Soviet Russia has established an unlawful dic- tatorial regime in Latvia and proposing a post- war confederation of the Baltic nations inde- pendent of the Soviet Union. Dr. Bilmanis claims to be expressing the sen-. tiinent of the Latvian people, but it should be remembered that he is making this request on behalf of the Social Democratic party of Latvia. When Latvia was an independent nation, the Social Democrats had only about 20 per cent of the seats in the Latvian Parliament. Therefore, a request of this nature cannot be treated as an expression of the desire of all the people, of even that one country. As. for the idea of a Baltic federation, it would be desirable if all the Baltic nations agreed to it. As yet, however, there is no real evidence that these other nations are even interested in such a possibility. In many ways they will gain more by staying with Russia. THEIR main complaint is that Russia has established an unlawful dictatorial regime in Latvia. But here, too, there is no proof that Russia will continue this dictatorship after the war. For a long time the world was shocked I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: Hitler's New Set of Jews By SAMUEL GRAFTON NEW YORK, July 28-That poor Adolph, he has no Jews to blame his troubles on. So he has pressed the Junkers into service to be his new Jews. They shall serve as the Jews of Ger- many's Defeat II, as the Jewish Jews were the scapegoats for Germany's Defeat I. Nazi propaganda is hammering the point that the Junker Generals deliberately failed to bring up sufficient reserves to halt the Russian drive on the eastern front. These "reserves" are, of course, imaginary: the Junker Generals failed News, a Way to Peace 'WHEN Great Britain and the United States get together this autumn in Washington, as they plan to do, and discuss the future of world communications, there will be before them a bi-partisan declaration of American opinion that a free press and a free radio demand free transmission from every spot on the globe. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have adopted plans for news freedom, at the urging of a committee of the American Society of Newspaper Editors headed by Ralph McGill of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution. The guaran- tees which the editors seek are two: First, free- dom from censorship in any country in time of peace. Second, equal rates to all for the trans- mission of news-which means an end to the discrimination which the British communica- tions system has practiced in favor of the Empire and to the disadvantage of all other nations. If these principles which have now been so unmistakably enunciated can be made to prevail in the new world which is to come after the war, the hopes of an enduring peace will be greatly strengthened. THIS FACT has been demonstrated at its most dramatic by the new technique of revolution which, as practiced in the past several years in several European countries, starts with the seiz- ure of radio stations. It follows, therefore, that one of the strong- est guarantees that dictators shall not sway their people with prejudices and hatreds is to be found in a free and functioning press and radio. Rightly used, these agencies of public information will, instead, enable peoples to know one another better, and, through in- formed acquaintanceship, to like one another and learn to work together. Sumner Welles, in his new book "The Time for Decision," wrote that the German newspaper under Hitler as he knew it printed fantastic un- truths. He quoted Chamberlain as saying that the democracies were totally unable to get over to the German people any true understanding of the facts, and repeating President Roosevelt's assertion that one of the essentials to a lasting peace is freedom of information. "When this war is over," Welles wrote, "the peoples of the earth must never again permit a situation to arise where any people should be deprived of their inherent right to know the truth." -St. Louis Post Dispatch to bring them up because they do not exist; Germany has no strategic reserves, in the or- dinary military sense of the term. He Can't Be Wrong But that Adolph, he can't be wrong; everybody else can be wrong, but he can't be wrong. So he argues that the Junker revolt is responsible for the defeat in the East, whereas it is obvious that the defeat in the East is responsible for the Junker revolt. And thus we have an internal German breakup. It is grotesquely similar to the war of ten years ago between the Nazis and the Jews. Hitler's man, Robert Ley, refers, to the Junkers as "blue-blooded pig-dogs." The Jews were attacked because their blood was not blue, enough; the Junkers are criticized for having blood that is too blue. Jewish blood did not have the mystic qualities of the Ger- man soil in it; Junker blood seems to have too damn much German soil, or something. Any- way, they are both the wrong bloods; they sim- ply will not do. 'eil 'itler! Does Life Begin in '44? The Nazis seem to be making almost a bur- lesque effort to start life over again. They have no resources for establishing a new blitz, but Dr. Goebbels talks of secret weapons; these will be the new blitz. They have no Jews left, bitt the Junkers will serve as Jews; these aristo- crats will provide the occasion for a racial cru- sade. Dr. Goebbels threatens to establish total- itarianism in Germany, ten o'clock sharp tomor- row morning; as if Germany has had anything else for a decade. The Nazis are telling each other fervently that life begins in '44; and their new "beginning" is a distorted parody of '33. FOR IT IS not really true that history repeats itself; rather, it parodies itself, even more clumsily and grotesquely, as it returns to its initial themes. The Nazis will probably burn the Reich- stag again soon, if it still stands. 'eil 'itler! It is in this light that Dr. Goebbels' big speech of Wednesday must be read and understood. The Nazi party is trying to relive its youth. It trots out Goering and Himmler, with a delight- ed air of discovery, as if these were new charac- ters. The Party Doesn't Answer After proclaiming the gospel of "order" for eleven years, the Nazi party now announces that it is going to solve Germany's problems by "es- tablishing order." There is not a whisper nor a vestige of a new idea in all of Dr. Goebbels' long oration; it is a bargain-counter of used goods. The seventeen captured German generals in Moscow have given the German people a pro- gram; to lay down their arms, to stop dying. The rebellious Junkers have given the German people a program: to kill Hitler. Dr. Goebbels' speech must be considered as outstanding in competition with these offers. It is his attempt to give the German. people an answer to their problem, and his answer is that he has no answer. 'eil 'itler! (Copyright. 1944, New York Post Syndicate) SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1944 VOL. LIV No. 19-S All notices for The Daily Official Bul- letin are to be sent to the Office of the Summer Session, in typewritten form by 3:30 p. m. of the day preceding its publication, except on Saturday when the notices should be submitted by 11:30 a. m. Notices College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Schools of Education, For- estry, Music and Public Hcalth: Stu- dents who received marks of I or X at the close of their last semester or summer session of attendance will receive a grade of E in the course or courses unless this work is made up by Aug. 3. Students wishing an ex- tension of time beyond this date in order to make up this work should file a petition addressed to the appro- priate official in their school with Rm. 4, U.H., where it will be trans- mitted. Robert L. Williams Assistant Registrar Faculty, College of Literature, Sci- ence and the Arts: The civilian fresh- man five-week progress reports will be due Aug. 5 in the Office of the Academic Counselors, 108 Mason Hall. Arthur Van Duren Chairman, Academic Counselors The five-weeks grades for Navy and Marine trainees (other than Engi- neers and Supply Corps) will be due Aug. 5. Department offices will be, provided with special cards and the Office of the Academic Counselors, 108 Mason Hall, will receive these reports and transmit them to the proper officers. Arthur Van Duren Supervisor, Navy V-12 Graduate Students: Applications for degrees to be awarded at the endj of the current Summer Session should be in the Graduate School office by Monday, July 31. Students applying for degrees after that date cannot be assured of graduation. The Angell Hall Observatory will be open to the public from 9 to 11, this evening, July 29, in case the sky is clear or nearly so. The moon will be shown through the telescopes. Children must be accompanied by adults. The United States Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C., an- nounces that they are accepting ap- plications for Accountant and Audi- tor Positions. Salary ranging from $3,163 to $7,128 a year. For further details stop in at 201 Mason Hall. University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information The United States Civil Service Commission gives notice that the dlosing date for acceptance of appli- cations for Technical Aid, Ordnance Development( Trainee), $1,970 a year, will be extended to Aug. 31, 1944. University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information The United States Civil Service Commission gives notice that the closing date for acceptance of appli- cations for Control Specialist, Expe- diter, Maritime, Commission, Inspec- tor, Signal Corps Equipment, and Radio Mechanic-Technician, will be Aug. 9, 1944. Applications must be filed with the United States Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D.C. on or before that date. University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information Lectures Mr. Karl Akiya will be presented by the Inter-Racial Association in the first of a series of three lectures on the "History of Anti-Japanese Preju- dice in the United States" on Mon- day, July 31, at 8 p.m. in the Rack- ham Amphitheatre. The public is invited. Tuesday, Aug. 1: Professor Preston W. Slosson. "Interpreting the News." 4:10 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre. Tuesday, Aug. 1: University Lec- ture. "What Language Do You Speak?" Fred S. Dunham, Associate Professor of Latin and of the Teach- ing of Latin. 4:05 p.m., University High School Auditorium. Auspices, School of Education. Wednesday, Aug. 2: "China and America Face the Future." The Hon- orable Walter H. Judd, M.D., repre- sentative from Minnesota and former medical missionary in China. 8:30 p.m., Rackham Lecture Hall. The public is cordially invited. Wednesday, Aug. 2: University Lec- ture. "Brazil, Steppingstone to Al- lied Victory." Dr. Egberto Teixeira of Brazil. 8 p.m., Kellogg Auditorium. Auspices, Latin - American Society and the International Center. Thursday, Aug. 3: Professor Shih Chia Chu will not lecture on this date, but will lecture, as previously scheduled, on Aug. 10. Thursday, Aug. 3: "Interpreting China to the West." Dr. Arthur Hum- mel, Chief, Division of Orientalia, Library of Congress. 8:30 p.m., Rack- ham Lecture Hall. The public is cordially invited. Friday, Aug. 4: "China Hopes and Aims." Dr. Y. C. Yang, President of Soochow University. 8:30 p.m., Rack- ham Lecture Hall. The public is cor- dially invited. Academic Notices Intermediate Swimming- Women Students: Those who have missed one class meeting may make up this absence on Monday evening at the Union Pool, 7:30 to 9:30. Dept. of Phys. Educ, for Women "VOU SEE my kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its office-holders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere cloth- ing, and clothing can wear out, be- come ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death. To be loyal to rags, to shout for rags, to worship rags, to die for rags-that is a loyalty of unreason, it is pure animal; it belongs to monarchy, was invented by monarchy; let monarchy keep it. I was from Connecticut, whose Con- stitution declares 'thateall political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their benefit; and that they have at all times an undeniable and inde- feasible right to alter their form of government in such a manner as they may think expedient.' Soprano. 8:30 p.m., Rackham Assem- bly Hall. Thursday evening, Aug. 3. All Russian Choral Evensong: First Methodist Church Choir, conducted by Professor Hardin Van Deursen, School of Music. Soloists, Bonnie Ruth VanrDeursen, Soprano, and Harriet Porter, Contralto; organist, Irene Applin Boice. Russianinstru-, mental selections will be rendered by Elizabeth Ivanoff, violinist, and Ruby Joan Kuhlman, pianist. Sunday, Aug. 6, 8:30 p.m., First Methodist Church. The public is cordially in vited to attend. Exhibitions Exhibitions, College of Architec- ture and Design: "Look at your Neighborhood"; circulated by Museum of Modern Art; consisting of drawings, photo- graphs, and plans illustrating hap- hazard building and need for good play. Ground floor cases, Architec- ture Building. Student work continued on dis. planning. South end of downstairs corridor, Architecture Building. Open daWi, 9 to 5, through July 30, except on Sunday. The public; is invited. I ip Clements books. Library: Association~ Rackham Galleries: "Scenes an4I People of the Caucasus," (this week only) photographic exhibit circu-s lated by the National Council of American - Soviet Friendship, Nem York. Open daily except Sunday, and 7-10 p.m. Rackham Exhibition Rooms: f afternoon during the Conference orik China, beginning Wednesday thit week, there will be on display from four to six p.m. an exhibit of Chinese objects of art, with a collection of articles in everday use, which have been loaned for this occasion by the Museum of Anthropology of the Uni- versity and by private collectors. The Institute of Pacific Relations' will have on display books, publications and educational materials of particu- lar interest to teachers planning a China program in the school cur- riculum. Michigan Historical Collections, 160 Rackham Building. The Growth of the Universitv of Michigan in Pic- tures. Legal Research Library: Fine bin- dings by William C. Hollands, Lower corridor cases. Museums Building: Celluloid rep- roductions of Michigan fish. Loaned through the courtesy of the Institute of Fisheries Research, Michigan De- partment of Conservation. Events Today Good neighbor night at the USQ: No. not a lecture, not a fireside chat, BARNABY Pop. An invisible Leprechaun is sailing around in my toy By Crockett Johnson Nonsense... Is if stuck? ... Can't you pull it in? I put Barnaby. . . Jane... I won't believe a story like that- - Copyright 1944 Field Pblicwi-s He said you wouldn't believe us... But will you come and-