THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1953 PAGE TWO 1 1 Aftermath of German Riots THE PROCESSION of events set off by demonstrations and riots against harsh Communist rule in East Berlin and Red satellites is enough to perplex even the most experienced political analysis in this already highly confused world. Many have consid- ered the strikes by German workers. and the rebelliousness of Poles and Hungarians, as part of a normal reaction to oppression in the most desperate degree. Communist retaliation in the form of espionage charges directed at the United States apparently convinced no one. Even the Reds have become so accustomed to the procedure that they have assumed an apa- thetic nonchalance toward the truth of, their own accusations. Any criticism or charge leveled by the Soviet becomes mean- ingless by virtue of its source, which may or may not be a tribute to United States propaganda. The point is that whether their accusation is correct or not, the Com- munists are interested only in making it, and would probably be more surprised than anyone else if they did happen to be right. Consequently, the charge of American influence in the Berlin riots is ignored as ridiculous. Actually, the fact that it is ignored is even more ridiculous. Although history has proven in her own inimitable way that a people who have once tasted liberty cannot live long without it, a fact that could explain the minor revolts by itself, there can be little doubt that the striking workers had some outside provo- cation. That the riots were not a fortunate coin- cidence is pointed out by their timeliness in the cold war. The strikes were most likely planned and carried out by anti-Communist underground leaders with advice, and pos- sibly instructions, from Allied representatives in Europe. The purpose behind the. strikes, if this was the case, were to steal some of the initiative from the Reds in the war of nerves. * * * * WHATHER the main purposes of the strikes will be successful remains to be seen, for they were probably of the long- range assortment, designed to wedge a thorn into the Kremlin's side. However, the im- mediate results of the riots may be helpful to the United States in the cold war. That workers, for whom Communism is supposed- ly intended, revolt against the 'people's de- mocracy' should prove to the world, and especially to those whose grey matter is turning pink, that Communism is merely another addition to the century old list of devices for gaining power and keeping it in the greedy hands of a selected few. This is a terrific blow to Soviet prestige and pro- paanda power and simultaneously. a shot in the arm for American infiuence. Furthermore, the riots served as a warning to Russia that not all is well on the European front, and perhaps caused no little =anxiety inside the Kremlin's re- cently uneasy walls. They will most likely strengthen the diplomatic positions of the United Nations on the subjects of German unification and the Austrian treaty. Also, the United Nations have now been assured of assistance from behind the Iron Curtain .if there is ever a showdown between the Soviet and the free world. Developments following the riots have also contributed to encouraging the United States in the fight for freedom. The firing squad executions by the Communists acting in reprisal caused as much ill-feeling toward Russia as the riots and no doubt increased the resentment and hatred of the subjected satellites toward Moscow. THE ENSUING offer of $15,000,000 worth of food for the starving Red subjects by President Eisenhower-since a low food sup- ply was enumerated as a cause of the riots- and the subsequent refusal by both the East German and Russian governments add to American gains in the quiet, desperate struggle. Eisenhower's shipment of the food to Europe despite the rejection of his offer should also have a tremendous psychological effect on the millions of hungry languishing under Red despotism. Nevertheless, there is at least one bad note in the composition of events. The unrest evidenced by the riots makes it imperative for the Soviet to pour new vigor into its verbal campaign against the United States. In fact, Communist big-shots may have to go so far in trying to blame its troubles on American imper- ialists that they be obliged to back up their charges by starting a 'defensive' war. Although the Berlin riots may have mark- ed the long-awaited turning-point in the cold war, the United States must not fall into the satisfaction that Russia is crack- ing under the strain. Instead we must be even more on guard against Soviet ambi- tion, because their moves from now on may be even more desperate and drastic. --Jim Dygert COUNT the small liberties as they leap over the stile and disappear, One by one- One, To DifEer (those who believe in other ways betray) Two, To Listen (this lecture is canceled; the thoughts might lead astray) Three, To See (this movie is banned because some call it obscene) DRAMA "Why, Ye.-- I Knew LavreuN'i"a" NIGHT CLUB, a series of dramatic dem- onstrations, adapting a story of Kather- ine Brush, as presented by the Depart- ments of English and Speech AT WHAT is approximately the halfway point in the programs scheduled for the Popular Arts Symposium this summer, the performance of a series of presentations which demonstrate- the techniques of radio and television seemed very much in order. Last night, with the traditional efficiency of these "popular" mediums, a short story by Katherine Brush called "Night Club" re- quired only ninety minutes to be polished off in three different ways. It was a smooth and revealing demonstration. The program, of course, could be con- sidered in terms of the merits of the orig- inal story and the treatments of the respective adaptations. However, per- haps what was more striking about the evening as a whole was the fundamental ease and facility with which everything was performed. That is only partly a com- pliment. Amidst all the machinery and fine technical equipment, it did not seem like anybody took the time to step back and ask. What does the story mean? Or even: Is the story worth adapting at all? Allowingonce more for the fact that this was' merely a demonstration, there was the. uncomfortable feeling throughout the pro- gram that the various adaptations were not only typical, but too typical. In moving, cameras, adjusting recorded music, amid mak-. in sound effects, the overall view seemed lost by the director, the actors and every- body concerned. This should not have been, since there was obviously no great problem in adapting a story that has perfect unity of time and place and, as Radio Director Willis remarked, "talkable dialogue." In spite of that, both adaptations missed the point of the story which is basically the insensitivity of the protagonist. In the stage version, this is summed up by a closing line of the charac- ter's:'"Nothing ever happens to me," which is not an adequate substitute for the Mad- ame Bovary escape into cheap fiction, the character takes. The radio version does a little better here, unifying the tone of the story more completely. But unfortunately Miss Brush's removed cynicism is not well preserved and the background music completely missed its opportunity by employing Leon- ard Bernstein instead of cheap brass. The television demonstration, while in- formative, merely indicated the obvious tech- niques and the obvious solutions for obstacles which arise. Aggressively demonstrated by Edward Stasheff, program chairman, it de- fined the various specialized devices used in that medium. The demonstrations, hence, came off exactly as advertised. The people involved handled their jobs as if they were fully fa- miliar with them (the radio section being particularly skillful.) However, I think it is not out of placeto show a few more funda- mental understandings. Art, even popular art, is more than mere technique, self-con- sciously displayed. So far at least, there has not been much criticism of the "popular arts" that have been talked about in the various programs. Description and demon- stration, yes; but little intelligent evalua- tion. Maybe we most need some solid training in how to judge a thing. -Bill Wiegand ;F ea \" OM! 1wtt LtsGM" wvwssrar a+.se"r. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ON THE Washington Merry-Go-RoundI with DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-The diplomatic corps is laying bets that the Kremlin will ban Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen from return- ing to Moscow as a result of John Foster Dulles' boast that Bohlen knew Beria was to be purged. This not only put the U.S. ambassador in the position of being a spy, but of being a very good spy. Naturally the Russians don't want the top secrets of the Politburo leak- ing to us. any more than the White House wants secrets of cabinet meetings.leaking to the Russian embassy. Once before, Moscow banned a top U.S. diplomat, George Kennan, because he made an unfortunate remark about Russia. So the Dulles boast looks like a heaven-sent opportunity to get rid of an American ex- pert on Russia, who speaks the language and really knows his way around. Incident- ally, few U.S. diplomats are left who speak Russian. Actually Bohlen did not get a real scoop on Beria's purge. He merely reported what other western ambassadors did, that Beria was not at the Bolshoi theatre on June 27, the same night that tanks rumbled into Moscow. Bohlen, a brilliant diplomat but never averse to taking a rest, got caught by the Beria incident en route to a vacation after he had been at his new post only three months. He was planning to sun himself on the Majorca Islands when the purge of Beria was announced. It may have been to cover up the'vacation that Dulles boasted about Bohlen's alleged Beria prediction. Unfortunately, the two got their wires crossed. For, while Ambassador Bohlen in Paris told newsmen he didn't think the Beria matter would interfere with his Span- ish vacation, the Secretary of State in Washington was telling the press that Boh- len had come to Paris because he knew Beria was going to get out and so he would be nearer Washington in case they wanted to consult with him. After that statement, the ambassador had to go through with the deal. He took the next plane home, leaving his family in Paris, their summer clothes all packed for a vacation off the coast of Spain. Note-Some of Secretary Dulles' best friends in the State Department are figur- ing on how they can get him to say less at the wrong time. His recent statement about rearming Japan put the pro-U.S. Yoshida government on the hot spot, played into the hands of anti-Americans. Another Dulles background statement about desert- ing Chiang Kai-Shek brought a storm of wrath from Congress, caused Dulles to ask the White House to deny his own state- ment. latest request of the State Department was to know what books it carried by Judge Learned Hand, one of the most distinguished jurists in the nation; Rev. A. Powell Davies, noted Washington Unitarian; Elmer Davis and Raymond Gram Swing, two commenta- tors who have had the courage to criticize McCarthy.' FOUR-CENT STAMPS IKE GOT INTO A friendly argument with one of his best advisers on capitol hill the other day over the politically dynamite- laden question of increasing postal, rates. Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas, one of the stanchest and earliest Eisenhower sup- porters, was called to the White House to be sweet-talked into upping postage stamps, but was reluctant to go along. Meanwhile, another Kansan, Congress- man Ed Rees of Emporia, Chairman of the House Post Office Committee, got panicked into introducing a bill upping first-class mail from three to four cents, and airmail from six to seven cents. This, Carlson didn't like at all. What happened was that Postmaster General Summerfield originally proposed raising airmail rates to eight cents, but the air lines kicked up such a fuss that he compromised at seven. He also proposed. raising second-class rates on magazines, newspapers, etc., by fifty per cent. This brought a protest from some of the big magazines. And since the Saturday Eve- ning Post, Look, Life, and Time were among Ike's best supporters, once again Summerfield whittled down the increase -to 42 per cent. Meanwhile, Chairman Carlson of the Sen- ate Post Office Committee felt that Sum- merfield should delay the increased postage until Congressional committees could make a survey. On the other side of the capitol, Chairman Rees, also of Kansas, feared it would be bad politics to increase the price of postage stamps and told his fellow Re- publicans that he wouldn't introduce Sum- merfield's postal bill unless he was pledged congressional support in advance. In fact, the two Kansans, Carlson and Rees, entered into a pact not to introduce the postal bills. The other day, however, Ike personally phoned both of them, asked them to drop in for a talk. Whereupon Rees hastily in- troduced the increased postal bill-thirty minutes before he was due at the White House. However, the White House meeting was suddenly called off. This left Rees in the position of having walked out on his agree- ment with Carlson. Later, the President did call in Carlson, and for the first time the two old friends disagreed. Ike asked Carlson to introduce the postage increase, but Carlson felt the bill should be delayed until hearings could The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsi- bility. Publication in it is construc- tive notice to all members of the University. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3510 Administration Building before 3 p.m. the day preceeding publication (be- fore 11 a.m. on Saturday). THURSDAY, JULY 16. 1953 VOL. LXIII, No. 101 Notices President and Mrs. Harlan Hatcher cordially invite members of the sum- mer faculty to an informal reception honoring the visiting faculty on Fri- day, the seventeenth of July, fron eight until ten o'clock, In the Michigan League. Tickets are available at the Lydia Mendelssohn box office for the remain- ing plays in the Department of Speech summer series: The Country Girl and Pygmalion, $1.20 - 90c - 60c; The Tales of Hoffmann, produced with the School of Music. $1.50 - $1.20 - 90c. Box office open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students, College of Engineering: The final day for Dropping Courses Without Record will be Friday, July 17. A course may be dropped only with the permission of the classifier after con- ference with the instructor. Late permission for women students who attended "Knickerbocker Holiday" on Thursday, July 9, wil be no later than 11:15 p.m. "11 Packing Party. Clothing for the Free University of Berlin will be sorted and packed at Lane Hall from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday. Come for an hour or more. PERSONNEL INTERVIEWS: There will be a representative from The Procter & Gamble Co. of Cincin- nati, Ohio, at the Bureau of Appoint- ments on Thursday, July 23, to inter- view August men graduates interested in the company's opportunities in man- agement accounting. Positions offered in their Comptroller's Division include accounting, auditing, tax, and inter- pretive functions PERSONNEL REQUESTS The New York State Civil Service Commission will hold examinations In September for various positions in the field of Bus. Ad., Conservation, Public- ity, Engineering, Social Work, and Health. Further Information may be secured at the Bureau of Appointments. The Baltimore & Ohio RailroAd Co., Baltimore, Md., has openings for Civil Engineers in their Engineering Dept. August graduates are eligible to apply. The Michigan Civil Service Commis- sion has announced an examination for the position of Economic Research As- sistant If. Requirements include 1 yr. of experence in economic research plus a degree with courses in Econ., Statis- tics, Math., Bus. Ad. and/or Pub. Ad. or a Master's degree in Econ. or Bus. Ad. For applications, appointments, and additional information about these and other openings, contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Bldg., Ext. 371. Lectures THURSDAY. JULY 16 Summer Education Conference. Morn- ing session, Schorling Auditorium: "The Keen Edge," Frances Clarke Sayers, Vis- iting Lecturer, School of Education and Department of Library Science, 10:00 a.m.; panel discussion, 11:00 a.m. Afternoon: special conferences, 2:00 p.m.: Social Foundations, "The Curric- ulum and Needs of the World Communi- ty"-a discussion, 2431 University Ele- mentary School: speech correction, "The Development of Speech in Children," H. Harlan Bloomer, Professor of Speech and Director of the Speech Clinic; "Speech Disorders in Children," D. E. Morley, Assistant Professor of Speech and Senior Therapist in the Speech Clinic; "Speech Training for Children," Prudence Brown, Senior Clinician in the Speech Clinic, 1022 University High School; reading conference, "The De- velopment of Reading Ability"-a dis- cussion,. 1430 University Elementary School. Symposium on Astrophysics. 1400 Chemistry Building "Analytical Rep- resentation of Turbulence Motions," G. K. Batchelor, University of Cambridge, 2:00 p.m.; "Main Sequence Stars," E. E. Sapeter, Cornell University, 3:30 p.m. "Turbulence as a Polytropic Gas," G. K. Batchelor, 7:30 p.m. Linguistic Forum. "When Did the Long Consonants of English Become Subphonemic," Hans Kurath, Professor of English and Editor of the Middle English Dictionary. 7:30 p.m., Rack- ham Amphitheater. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Gladys Tor- res Lamoutte, Bacteriology; thesis: "A Histochemical Study of the Phagocy- tic Process," Friday, July 17, 1566 East Medical Bldg., at 9:30 a.m. Chairman, Ruth Lofgren. Doctoral Examination for Samuel Ir- win, Pharmacology; thesis: "Charac- teristics of Depression, Antagonism, and Development of Tolerance, Physical Dependence and Neuropathology to Morphine and Morphine-like Agents in the Monkey (Macaca mulatta)," Fri- day, July 17, 103 Pharmacology Bldg., at 10:00 a.m. Chairman, M. H. Seevers. Concerts Student Recital. Beatrice Ulrich, Pi- anist, will present a recital in par- tial fulfillmeiit of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music at 8:30 p.m. this evening in the Rackham As- sembly Hal. It will include the works of Bach, Mozart, Roy Harris, Brahms and Chopin. Miss Ulrich is a pupil of Mr. Brkman. Carillon Recital. Percival Price, Uni- versity Carillonneur, will present the 1953 Summer Evening Series No. 4, con- cert at 7:15, this evening. It will in- clude G. F. Handel's March from Judas Maccabacus, Bell music from the Royal Windsor MSS: Compositions; A Volin- tary, or a Flight of Angels, Three Un- named Pieces. Air, Sonata, Minuet, Two Allegros Two Selections from Sosarmes, Aria from Ariadne; Samua mBarber's Suite for Carillon, adagio, scheretto, andante, un poco niosso, allegro moto, and Spirituals Nobody Knows de Trouble I see, Bye and Bye, Were You There, Go, Tell It on the Mountain and all God's Chillun Got Wings. Exhibitions Museum of Art. Alumni Memorial Hall. Popular Art in America (Jne 30 -August 7); California Water Color So- ciety (July 1-August 1). 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays; 2 to 5 p.m. on Sun- days. The public is invited General Library. Best sellers of the twentieth century. Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. Gill- man Collection of Antiques of Palestine. Museums Building, rotunda exhibit. Steps in the preparation of ethnolo- gical dioramas. Michigan Historical Collections. Mi- chigan, year-round vacation land. Clements Library. The good, the bad, the popular. Law Library. Elizabeth II and her em- pire. Architecture Building. Michigan Chil- dren's Art Exhibition. Events Today President and Mrs. Hatcher invite the summer session students to an infor- mal reception at the Michigan League: Building this evening from 8 until 10 o'clock. Thursday Lunch Discussion at Lane Hall, 12:15 noon. Bernard Pagel, doc- toral candidate in astronomy at the University of Cambridge, England, re- source person. Topic: "Distance Out of This World" in language the aveige student understands. Call reservations to 3-1511, extension 2851. There will be a meeting of the Grad- uate Student Council at 7:30 p.m. in the East Conference Room of Rackham Building. Classical Studies Coffee Hour. Thurs- day, July 16, 4:00 p.m., in the West Con- ference Room of the Rackham Building. Students of the department and all others who are interested in the Clas- sics are cordially invited. Summer Session French Club. Meeting at 8:00 p.m. in the Michigan League to celebrate the French National Holiday. Popular French songs; charades; danc- ing. All students and Faculty members interested are cordially invited. Michigan Christian Fellowship Bible Study at 7:30 p.m., Lane Hall. Topic: I Prophecy Concerning Christ. II Atonement. Film Program. The Impressionable Years, produced for the United States Departnment of State, andTheLibrary, A Family Affair, produced by the Brooklyn Public Library. 2:00 and 3:00 p.m., Schorling Auditorium, Univers- MATT[R, OF FACT By JOSEPH ALSOP WASHINGTON-The Administration has won its fight over the ex- cess profits tax, and the White House mood is not to look the gift horse in the teeth. The President's legisltaive strategists are even claiming a major success, just as they did after the fights over the extension of the reciprocal trade act and the confirmation of Charles E. Bohlen as Ambassador to Moscow. Meanwhile, a good many of the more experienced Congressional leaders, Republican as well as Democratic, are saying that this was the kind of victory that ought to make a prudent commander think twice. Their reasons tell a significant political story. First, the President was not completely victorious in any of these three major struggles of his first Congressional session. In the tax fight, he asked for extension of the special corporate income tax and excise taxes, as well as the excess profits tax. He had to forget about his supplementary request, so the excise and corporate income tax expiration will stare him in the face next year. In the same manner, in the reciprocal trade fight, he had to agree to the House project to pack the tariff commission. And after the Bohlen fight he had to promise-or thought he had to promise-to avoid such conflicts in future. None of these con- cessions was trivial. The promise made after the Bohlen fight, for instance, has just borne humiliating fruit, in the form of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's successful veto of the impeccable Paul H. Nitze's Defense Department appointment. Second, the President should never have been forced to fight for such requests as these, much less make compromises to win. On taxes and reciprocal trade, he was only asking for time to reach a final decision. The Bohlen nomination should have been wholly non-con- troversial. In fact, you have to go all the way back to the unhappy Adminis- tration of Ulysses S. Grant, in order to find another just-elected, triumphantly popular American President running into this kind of trouble with the Congress. This is a warning, in and of itself. Third, and finally, such a warning bodes ill for the next session of Congress, when the really big issues have got to be tack- led. This is one of the really peculiar, much too little noticed features of the Administration's performance to date. The truly major issues have been put off. They have been referred to com- missions. They have been taken under advisement. And they have not been decided. The Administration is largely composed of men who are inex- perienced in government, or politics, 'or both. They cannot be blamed for wanting time to make up their minds about the big issues. But the practical effect of this delaying tactic will be to produce a really hair-raising legislative program for the next Congressional session, when all members will want to go home and mend their fences, for the 1954 elections. The list tells the downright awe-inspiring story. TAXATION: In the spring of next year, expiration of the spec- ial excise and corporate income taxes will cost the government anoth- er $3,000,000,000 of revenue-aL loss which the Treasury cannot afford. In addition, the gigantic task of a general tax revision is now con- templated for the next session. AGRICULTURE: The crucial parity provisions of the farm sta- tutes run out in 1954, and will have to be replaced. With a rural re- cession in progress, nothing could be'more controversial. FOREIGN ECONOMIC POLICY: The reciprocal trade act must also be replaced. Foreign economic policy is an even hotter subject than farm policy. y SOCIAL SECURITY; The President has repeatedly promised to broaden social security coverage, and is reported determined to keep his promise before the 1954 election. This problem, like the tax and foreign trade problems, will come before the House Ways and Means Committee. There Rep. Daniel Reed, still angrily presides, still op- posing the President's viewpoint on all three problems, and now thirsting for revenge after his recent defeat. DEFENSE AND THE BUDGET: This issue has also been-ducked this year, by taking one-shot defense saving and blaming the re- maining gap on the Truman administration. There is no space here for the technicalities, but it can be confidently stated that the Presi- dent will face a budgetary gap of at least 6.6 billion dollars, and perhaps more, for fiscal 1955. He will then have to choose, publicly and frankly, between three truly repellent alternatives-steeply in- creasing taxes; or stripping the national defenses; or forgetting his budget-balancing promises. Any one who knows the ways of Congress can imagine the conse- quences of a legislative program raising all these vital issues in an election year. (Copyright, 1953, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) *Iette' TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interest, and will publish all letters which are signed by the writer and in good taste. Letters exceeding 300 words in length; defamatory or libelous letters, and letters which for any reason are not in good taste will be condensed, edited or withheld from publication at the discretion of the editors. A f i i' 9 Af ro-Amer'icans The white and yellow races of To t Ei: -the world are regrouping for un- To the Editor: ity and mutual understanding. the "Colored" citizens of the Unfortunately the Nigro race is UntdSaFRO-M CA" Is he still lagging behind. If the Afro- dnied States. ("Coored" iro th Americans cannot redeem our race desiredysubteritteloryNer' aby cooperating with Africans, derogatory terminology used by wherein lies the hope for the pro- the "white masters" to scorn the Afr-Am s)gress of the Negro race? To those Aro-Americans.) towho do not know how to solve this Iomes"coore upenoplecarm problem I suggest, "Take pride in some "colored" people claim Arcnafis o samaso European ancestry To a liberal- African affairs, not as a means of ist, who believes in racial inte- counter-racism but as a devise gration there is nothing wrong for elevation of your own social with such a claim. But how prestige." many in this country believe in -F. Chigbu-Emene racial integration? Afro-Ameri- cans, as their true name depicts, have African ancestry. Unfortu- nately, as a result of coercion of the "white masters," the undue and unjust suppression of the African contribution to world civilization, and the tendency SixtyThird Year for people to dissociate themsel- Edited and managed by students of Yes from humiliation the Afro- the University of Michigan under the Americans tend to deny their authority of the Board in Control Cf African ancestry. The pity of Student Publications. such an action is the lack of pride in one's ancestry belittles Editorial Staff him. Instead of reaching their fHarland Britz .......Managing editor goal, ultimate conversion to the Dick Lewis. ............ Sports editor white race, as postulated by Mr. Becky Cnrad........... .Night Editor White who encouraged the col'- Gayle Greene........... Night Editor Pat Roelofs ., .... Night Editor ored to bathe in a mysterious Fran Sheldon............Night Editor drug that destroys the pigmen- tation of the skin and hence Business Staff turns the individual white, the Bob Miller........Businese Manager Afro-Americans are rewarded Dick Alstrom. .. Circulation Manager with discrimination and segre- Dick Nyberg.'....Finance Manager gation. The colored people will Jessica Tanner. Advertising Associate continue to be in the lowest so- Bob Kovacs...Advertising Associate 3 a 5 I a 1 t. I r ri I °t r e s r .r ,r r r s :r r .r e e I ** * * WASHINGTON WHIRL Alice Roosevelt Longworth says that when Washington is bombed by the Russians the i A