x 4r mtirliitd tttiy Sixty-Seventh Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 o intoni a"r rw wth Will vem Ti oday and Tomorrow By WALTER LIPPMANN Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. TUR DAY, JULY 20, 1957 NIGHT EDITOR: JIM DYGERT New Developments Add To Considerable Budget Mess IE ANNOUNCEMENT that the Adminis- ~ tration balanced the budget last year -- Id made a little surplus -- comes merely as iother complication in the growing confu- on in Washington over the Federal govern- .ent's spending. At the same time, Charlie Wilson's an- ouncement of a voluntary cut in defense ap- opriations has worsened the turmoil in the isy House of Representatives - now working adjust its budget figures with those already proved in the Senate. In fact, not only were committeemen con- tsed and shaken with Wilson's latest state- ents, but even the President was caught iort, asking for greater aid from the House id warning against additional cuts, when ai ie same time Wilson was adjusting his own idget to the recently-announced manpower its. And, through all the announcements and un- erminings, it was apparent this week that e Republicans would make every attempt to aim for themselves any money saved in the anipulation with the Federal budget. PPARENTLY, the Republicans have little in thp way of a code of ethics; obviously ley do not hesitate to put the party ahead the government. Throughout all the serious and important earings that have been continuing for sev- al weeks, Administration representatives ave been blandly giving congressmen one story while, at the same time, they have been working behind the scenes with possibilities and certainties for lowering sizes of necessary appropriations - all this without an indica- tion or word for the working congressmen. Moreover, some of the Republican depart- ment heads haven't even seen to notifying their own party members of these possibilities and probabilities in budget cuts. Obviously, the amount of skulduggery and throat-cutting in Washington is nearing an all-time high. When members of the same par- ty are not cooperating, the end must be near. PERHAPS. the solution would be to earmark certain departments of the legislative and executive for non-political consideration, as the civil service operates non-politically in the lower echelons of the government's red tape, getting the actual work completed without the bi-partisan conflict. The danger in such an undertaking is ap- parent, of course. It is a danger that is quite contradictory to basic American principles calling for free debate and the like. But it seems that tht line could be drawn to a certain point, and that within it there could be non-partisan consideration of important but basic governmental operations. That line should be drawn around the budget's depart- ment. -VERNON NAHRGANG Editor Glimpses of Asia 'A painless way of absorbing the cultures and traditions of various Asian countries has been organized fof the Summer Session. And it is generally agreed by the growing list of both old and new-found Asian enthu- siasts that a more delightful means of famil- iarizing oneself with the world's largest con- tinent cannot be had, except by following the advice of a popular song from a few years back and "taking a slow boat to China" or nearby territories. We refer to the "Glimpses of Asia" series, which has become a regular Tuesday evening habit for many, persons in the community.. The purpose of the' program, which is im- plied by the name, is to provide brief insights into the traditions and cultures of Asian na- tions. Through the cooperation of all concerned -primarily the International Center and its affiliated student organization - its intent has been effectively realized. Thus far five countriesrhailand, China, In- dia, Japan, and Burma have been represented and definite overall trends have been noticed. MOST ENJOYABLE of these, and the main reason that the programs have been so en- tertaining, is the keen sense of humor that these students bring from their homelands. It is of the "folksy" nature, lending intimacy be- tween the performers and the audience. This humor is beautifully augmented by the plenti- ful amount of American slang that has found its way into international students' speech. The qualities of charm are rather abstract and difficult to pinpoint, but we can all tell when it is present and when it is not. This seems to be one of their most outstanding characteristics. And of course these qualities found in the students are additional reflections on their native lands. The format of each program has generally been the same: dancing, music, brief disserta- tions on the country including photos and re- freshments, but the examples from each place have been decidedly different. THE ONLY problem with the "Glimpses of Asia," andone that needs to be remedied .immediately, is the lack of seating facilities. They have been disappointing, especially for those who arrive just before eight o'clock. While 150 free tickets are distributed for each "Glimpse," only 125 chairs are available. It is impossible to understand why officials have not made arrangements for the larger crowds that have been in attendance the past three weeks. It is obvious that the reason that more have come is because of the sessions' ear- ly successes. But this success certainly can't be continued in a too-small room where part of the audience has to remain standing and others are turned away. -FRED KATZ Ike's Press Talks Unique in World N OTHING IS more revealing of President Eisenhower, his attitudes and his stands, than the weekly press conferences he holds with Washington newsmen. Scheduled every Wednesday, the Confer- ences often provide important stories for the next day's newspapers as well as offer clari- fication and expression of Administration feel- ings and policies in many areas of national and international concern. At the same time, they give the nation a look at Eisenhower - the man and the poli- tician. Inevitably, newsmen see happenings in a different light than the President does; what they often assume to be an off-hand matter of little importance is regarded by the Presi- dent as a highly important issue. And the opposite is just as often true. Every week, as a result, sees the President dodging and side-stepping questions thrown at him from one direction and walking furth- er into other questions than newsmen expected. Eisenhower's (and Truman's and other pres- idents before him) press conferences are often revealing - and they are the only conferences in the world in which a chief of state sits down with newspapermen to answer unrehearsed questions while the rest of the nation, and, in- deed, the world, listens with eagerness and ex- pectation. -VERNON NAHRGANG NOW THAT civil rights legisla- tion is before the Senate, the crucial question is whether the leaders from the Southern states are willing to let a bill pass which is directed solely to securing and protecting the right of Negroes to vote. There lave been some indica- tions that Sen. Russell may be willing, after the Southern minor- ity have argued their case, to let the majority of the Senate pass such a bill. There is, also, some reason to think that Sen. Lyndon Johnson is feeling his way towards a compromise based on limiting the substance of the bill to the single issue of suffrage in the Southern states. By such a compromise the Southerners would be making a very big concession. But they would avoid, or at least postpone for some consideable time. to come, what would amount to a decisive defeat on the whole range of civil rights issues. If they resorted to a filibuster to destroy a bill amended to deal only with federal voting, there is a very good chance, as Mr. Rowland Evans, Jr., reported in the New York Herald Tribune the other day, that they will provoke a movement to amend the rules of the Senate in order to abolish the right to filibuster. If ever the rules are amended, the Southerners will be faced with a majority in the Senate which is prepared to use the Federal power to enforce all the civil rights laws, including thatsagainst segregation in the public schools. The South, therefore, has much to lose by being intransigent, and it has much to gain by a conces- sion on the right to vote. THE WORD "comp-romise" needs to be defined. A genuine compromise would be an under- standing that the bill should be amended by cutting out Part III, which deals with integration in the schools and other civil rights. Such an amendment would mean that the special feature of this bill - the use of injunction- would be limited to the cases where there is a denial by local election officials of the right to vote. The injunction procedure would not apply- to the school problem, or to The other civil rights problems. It would not ne a true compro- mise, on the other hand, to cut out Part III, and then also to amend Part IV to require trials by jury in all election cases. That would amount to the emasculation of the bill, and would mean that Congress was passing a bill that was not meant to be enforced. Either the Federal Government is to have power to secure and protect the right to vote or it is not to have that pow- er.I. That power can be, and should be, strictly defined. But there is no half-way station between granting and not granting the power. * * * ' THERE MAY be in the making something bigger than a compro- \ mise on the bill which is now be- fore the Senate. We may venture to hope that for the first time there exists an opportunity for something like a national settlement and under- standing based on the inherent principle and implied policyof an amended bill. The principle of the amended bill would be that the paramount civil right of an American citizen is the right to vote. If he can qua- lify under rules that are the same for all, the right to vote is his guarantee that he will be heard and listened to and counted. The corollary of this principle that the right to vote is the para- mount civil right is that the oth- er civil rights are not to be en- forced by the executive power of the Federal government. They are to be brought into being by per- suasion, experiment, negotiation, and by judicial process. It would be a bright day for the country if there could be a general national understanding based on such a view of the scope and nature of Federal interven- tion in the problem of civil rights. There are great reputations to be made by those, be they in Con- gress or in the Administration, who seize the opportunity which is open, and make themselves the architects of such an understand- ing. 1957 New York Herald Tribune Financial Roundup AT THE CAMPUS: British Score again "I Thought You Said You Finished Him This Tiie" A'NY s f - Q eEI, I m m - ar4. Merry- (,;O.. Ron nid By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON - Diplomatio circles are buzzing over a dra- matic move contemplated by Am- bassador De Moya and Dictator Trujillo of the Dominican Repub- lic. They are negotiating with two top New York lawyers plus a prominent public relations expert to have them make a tough, thor- ough investigation ofsthe alleged murder of Prof. Jesus Galindez, who disappeared while a teacher at Columbia University, and is re- ported to have been spirited back to Trujijlo City. The proposal is that if these two lawyers find Trujillo is guilty or in any way connected with the crime, they are to say so. But if the attorneys find Tujillo is not guilty thsy shall so report. They are to have a free hand to hire detectives, investigators or anyone else to probe the matter thoroughly. s * * * THE TWO proposed attorneys are Morris Ernst, counsel for the Civil Liberties Union; and retired N.Y. Supreme Court Justice Wil- liam H. Munson. The public relations expert ap- proached by the Dominican Em- bassy is Sydney Baron of New York, who in turn picked the toughest attorney he could find. Because of the incorruptible crusading caliber of the men in- volved, diplomats here are flab- bergasted at the daring of the Do minican, government in putting the reputation of the most pub- licizeddictator inthe western hemisphere in the hands of three men. Judge Munson, a lifelong Re- publican, a former district attor- ney in Buffalo, is the man who put labor racketeer Joe Fay in jail. He was also called upon to judge the legality of Mayor Impellitteria race in New York City. Ernst, a Democrat, was a close adviser to FDR, has written many books on civil liberties. If they find Trujillo not in- volved in the Galindez murder and other charges, it will be diffi- cult for anyone successfully to re- fute them. It will be interesting to see what happens. * * * SENATOR McClellan of Arkan- sas has been subpoenaing prosti- tutes from all over the United States to testify against labor leaders. He might well delve Into the structure of certain unions, particularly the Teamsters, to show how difficult it is for union members to have any power.. The other day A. E. Collins, a member of Teamsters Local 81 in Portland, telegraphed honest John English, secretary-treasurer of the Teamsters and an anti-Beck lead- er, asking for a hearing before the executive board of the Teamsters to show why the officers of Local 81 should not be removed and a new election held. Real fact is that Portland Local 81 has never been allowed to elect its own officers since it was formed two years ago. It has been headed by a "trus- teeship" appointed by Beck. The trustee is Clyde Crosby, who in turn appoints all the local's offi- cers. These must be paid $8,800 each by the local. Under present rules, these Beck-sponsored officers will represent local 81 at the Teamsters international convention later this summer. That was why Collins wired Honest John English. (Copyright 1957 by Bel Syndicate Inc.) "THE SHIP That Died of Shame," now playing at the Campus, again proves that the British are past masters at the art of making small, well knit movies. This black and white, small screen film presents an in- teresting theme and story with the emphasis on good acting, rather than spectacular effects. The idea on which the story pivots is that it is possible for a boat to have a conscience. This seem pretty far fetched to us land- LETTERS to the editor ,. . (Editor's Note: Letters to the Edi- tor must be signed, in good taste, and not more than 300 words in length. The Daily reserves the right to edit or withhold letters from publication.) Keeping Posted - To the Editor: THANK you so much for keep- ing us posted. Thursday's pa- per, center, page one, "List of eight conductors thatwill direct tomorrow evening's concert reads like a Who's Who . . Friday's paper, right center, page two,,"Last night the Univer- sity Summer Session Band pre- sent ed a concert on the Diag.." Was it in the "Daily Official Bulletin"? Of course not! We sel- dom find the front page of our .Daily contradicting its Bulletin. Congratulations on the fine shot of the crowd. Wonder what a shot would look like of those who, depending on your an- nouncement, stayed away in droves? -Daniel Livones :, 4 f4 rather whimsical concept may lubbers. Nicholas Monsarrat, who auth- ored the original story, was a member of the Royal Navy during World War II and obviously should know about such matters. At any rate, he takes a not very skeptical view of the possibility of a boat haxing not oniv more conscience than a man but also the voition- and capacity to rebel against its own use for th.l our- poses of crime. * * * BRIEFLY, the story concerns itself with the fate of a young PT boat skipper after World War II. Bill (George Baker), the skipper, meets one of his old crew mem- bcrs (Richard Attenborough). This fellow induces Bill to help him run a smuggling operation between France and England: The boat that they use is their old war time craft, and when the op- erations take a rather nasty turn, the boat develops mechanical troubles, e v e n t u a 11 y breaking down compl1 e t e l.y and going aground. George Baker maintains a cer- tain dignity while going through the melodramatic business of smuggling. Richai'd Attenborough, as his partner in crime, is, quite convincing with his brisk handling of the business details of crime. As Bill's wife, whose death be- gan his drift into crime, Virginia McKenna handles herself well. The character of Fordyce becomes a thoroughly slimy "operator" through the expert acting of Ro- land Culver, and, as the loyal crew memebr, Bill Owen turns in a good performance. The various other parts are handled well. * * * THE BLACK and white photog- raphy is in keeping with the rath- er somber note of the story and is quite effective in showing the Channel under various nighttime conditions. The Royal Philhar- monic provides the excellent back- ground music. In fact, the whole handling of the nostalgicand poignant impli- cations gives the picture a touch- ing quality. So this picture with its interesting central idea, nice strain of sentiment and mild ex- citement provides some good sum- mer viewing. -Phillip Burgess DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN, The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michi- gan Daily assumes no editorial re- sponsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Building, be- fore 2 p.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for Sinday Daily due at 2:00 p.m Friday. SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1957 VOL. LXVIII, NO. 19 General Notices Applications for Engineering Re- search Institute Fellowships to be awarded for the fall semester, 1957- 1958, are now being accepted in the office of the Graduate School. The sti- pend is $1,125 per semester. Application forms are available from the Graduate School. Only applicants who have been employed by the Institute for at least one year on at least a half-time basis are eligible. Applications and support- ing material are due in the office of the Graduate. Schol not later than 4:00 p.m., Mon., Aug. 19, 1957. Lectures Music Educaton Lecture, auspices of of the School of Music. "Using Televi- sion in Music Education." Edward Sta- sheff, associate professor of speech. 3:00 p.m., Mon., July 22, Aud. A, An- (Continued on Page 4) I I VI " -1 LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE: 'House of the Angel' Rewarding, Satisfying INTERPRETING THE NEWS: Zhuiov won't Be Coming By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst WHEN PRESIDENT Eisenhower suggested that any conference in this country by Gen. Georgi Zhukov might better be with De- fense Secretary Wilson than himself he put the whole thing on the back burner. Nonetheless, the very idea has stirred up con- siderable comiment both inside and outside of Congress. Rep. Bentley, Michigan Republican, put his finger on one of the most serious considerations Editorial Staff VERNON NAHRGANG, Editor JOHN HILLYER.............. . Sports Editor RENE GNAM.............................Night Editor Business Staff --if the matter is to have any serious consider- ation at all - when he pointed out that Zhu- kov is a prime defendant in a case now pend- ing before the United Nations. In that case, the Russian regime and the Red Army which Zhukov heads are accused of butchery and aggression in (Hungary. He is a high muckety-muck in Russian polit- ical councils in addition to being defense mins- ter. He may one day turn out to be the most important force in those circles. If he had op- posed the Hungarian action his voice would have been heard, perhaps decisively. Despite the President's mention of possibili- ties, there is no more reason to believe that Wilson could convince Zhukov that the Ameri- can military posture is for defense only than Eisenhower could convince him of the superi- ority of democracy over communism. The principal upshot of such a visit would be to convince some people that the United States is willing to do business with murderers, nn3t en m a ra igtrn cn s to th THE HOUSE OF THE ANGEL. By Beatriz Guido. New York: Mc- Graw, Hill, 1957. By JAMES E. IRBY IT IS a lamentable fact that Latin American literature is largely ignored n this country and receives little or no attention from our publishers. Such a state of affairs is cer- tainly not due to a lack of tal- ented and original writers on the Southern continent, for there are many of them, but seems to stem from the average American's mythical conception of Latin America as simply a distant never- never land of exotic tourist de- lights, frequent "revolutions" and vast resources for semi-colonial exploitation, and from the smug belief held by most of our intel- lectuals that great literature is the exclusive monopoly of Europe and the United States., The few Latin American works published here have often been poorly selected and sometimes doned as soon as the war-time emergency passed. * .4 * IT IS quite possible that "The House of the Angel," by the young Argentine novelist Beatriz Guido, has been brought out in English with some eye towards cashing in on the current craze for sophisti- cated exposes of adolescent sex in the manner of Francoise Sagan. But such an implied comparison is unfair, for Miss Guido's novel is a seriously and sensitively writ- ten work, closely related in theme and tone to some of the most dis- tinguished fiction by Latin Ameri- can women writers. However, it is unfortunate that this book of only moderate value and rather derivative character should have been chosen for pub- lication in preference to so many first-rate Latin American novels and short story collections, as yet unknown in this country. The protagonist and narrator of "La casa del angel" (first pub- lished in Argentina in 1955) is Ana Castro. daughter of a rich fantasies, and her growing aware- ness of the outer world of adult life, represented almost invariably in terms of an ominous sexual symbolism. *I * * THIS SYMBOLISM points the way to the obscurely motivated climax of the novel, in which Ana' fails in her attempt to project here fantasy upon outer reality and abruptly leaves behind her child- hood, becoming thereafter the captive of an irrevocable past, "an inhabitant of the wasteland," the passive witness of a world now seen to be impervious to subjective transformation, hostile, unreal and devoid of meaning. In an interview with Miss Guido published in Argentina last year, admiration for Proust and Faulk- the author expressed her great ner. Their imprint is readily ap- parent in this her first novel: Proust's subtle evocation of the twilight boundaries of childhood and adolescence, and Faulkner's characteristic synthesis of a uni- verse in chaos in terms of a nar- THE THEME which here un- derlies this process - that of wo- man's circumscribed existence and subordination to man in Hispanic society - is captured in many of its aspects, but not with the emo- tional intensity of Maria Luisa Bombal, the Chilean writer who has made this sense of woman's frustration the central element of a number of uniquely poetic sto- ries and novelettes. In general, the scope of experi- ence contained in "The House of the Angel;" presented in terms of a select aristocratic minority, is very limited: one gains the im- pression that this neatly outlined little cosmos of good and evil, fact and fantasy, is too much the pro- duct of a sheltered atmosphere of idle affluence, the atmosphere of the moribund Argentine oligarchy with its borrowed culture and Europeanized sensibility, the at- mosphere which vitiates so much of the otherwise sincere and pro- vocative writing of Miss Guido's older compatriots, Escuardo Mal- lea and Carmen Gandara. However, by virtue of its techni- SI I4