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e IDaily 1 The official nwipaper of the Publication BoeM of the University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, where it is issued daily during the regular sessions of the University by the Colonial Press. Inc.. except Mondays, examination and vacation periods, and during the official summer terms when published semi veeekly. Entered as second-class matter at the post office of Chapel Hill. N. C. under the act of March 3. 1879. Subscription price: $8.00 per year, $3.00 per quarter. Editor Business Manager. Managing Editor. Sports Editor Frank Graham and Chapel Hill In Chapel Hill we have become accustomed to men of vision, in Raleigh and Washington and at Lake Success, asking Frank Graham to fill positions of great significance and authority in the Nation and on the world scene. We know, because we've watched him close up, how admirable a Secretary of Defense, or of Labor, or of State, he would make; and, further, we know how magnificently he would serve his country and humanity everywhere were the President of the United States. It's not that we don't hear the other side too; indeed there are few mortals who could list as their detractors such an egregious collection of noisy and powerful men. But-it is, if anything, reassuring, from time to time, to note the sort of enemies Frank Graham has attracted by his courage and effectiveness in fighting for a better life for all men. Lately, it seems, some of these detractors have felt need to be especially active: Radio Moscow erupted into denunciations of the wicked "imperialist" of East Frank lin Street who had "coerced the Indonesian Republic" with the atom bombs he has long been known to keep in his oversized pockets. Then, Just last week, some of our homegrown radio noises, with political beliefs scarcely less repressive than Radio Moscow's, began telling the American Public that the security of the United States itself has been jeopardized because this same man (now a "Communist" or "fellow-traveler") had been made eligi ble to gaze at secret information about these same Atom Bombs, as it happens, that he has been carrying around in his pockets for all these many months! Against such rantings Frank Graham needs no de fense for those who know him or know of him, and who believe in the intrinsic worth of human beings and in their right to live as respected, happy parts of the comun ity. It is fitting that the "wisdom and energies" of this man should have been cited and utilized by Presidents of the United States five times picked by the American people to lead the Nation; and that his "integrity and independ ence" should be noted and praised by a foremost non political Board dealing with problems of American security. Of course in Chapel Hill we have what amounts to a vested interest in Frank Graham. The "Carolina Spirit" we speak of so much is not an isolated and unique proposi tion; we neither have nor want a monopoly of belief in the Christian ethic and the democratic ideal for which men so long have struggled so hard. All we can mean by the "Carolina Spirit" is that here, in our University com munity, we hope we can so live as to more nearly ap proach these universal goals than is now possible for most human beings. And in our moments of reflection, we know how very much of this "Carolina Spirit" is today dependent on Frank Graham how beholden is the glori ous Heritage of Freedom and Individual Responsibility, which is ours in Chapel Hill, to this great champion of good causes. We are prone to take this Heritage too much for granted; we find it easy to forget how very quickly the progress of a century can be lost, if the principles under lying the progress are not felt deeply and lived vith faith fully, by the entire community. That increasing numbers of us have come to comprehend this must be encouraging to Frank Graham as he stands his ground for us and for this Heritage in so many places and, at times, against such great odds. It is, of course, natural that we in Chapel Hill have grown to depend on him to be right here, now and always; and to feel our pride and pleasure in his world stature mingled at times with a jealous anxiety lest he ever accept a position in the Cabinet or in some faroff place. But even as he has served Chapel Hill selflessly and irreplaceably for so long, so should our attitude toward him be grounded in feelings other than local selfishness; if the call should again come to Frank Graham to serve the cause of humanity in bigger fields, and if he should again answer it, we must not begrudge other men the benefits of his wisdom, his energies, his integrity, his in dependence, and his goodwill. Meantime, as the new year opens, we can resolve to fight ceaselessly to make Chapel Hill, and the whole world we live in, the sort of place where Frank Graham would have an easier task. We can impart strength to the men on the faculty and in the student body who have understood, and sought to expand for everyone, the bless ings of Freedom and of rich and good living. A personal word to Dr. Graham is in order too. With his life he has so served as to make living more worth while and happiness more easily attainable for millions of his fellow-beings; in his living he has personified the timeless worth of human decency; his example has been an inspiration to decent men all over who would cherish and forward the simple goodness of democratic living. And to this man his neighbors and colleagues and stu dents extend their gratitude and proclaim their dovotion. Wherever he may be, Frank Graham must know that he lives in the hearts of men of Good Will everywhere even as he is living his life so Good Will itself can live everywhere. A. L. 2Tar 3HCeet .JH JOYNER. JR. T. E. HOLDEN Chuck Hauser ..Billy Carmichael III These Days: Footnotes On Berlin By George E. Sokolsky Miss Kay Summersby, in her book, "Eisenhower Was My Boss," blithely adds foot notes to history of the greatest value in appraising what hap pened during the war. Her ac count of the German surrender will be used by historians for many years as basic material. And it is to be remembered that the OWI and other propa ganda agencies gave an obvi ously untrue account. Well, Kay Summersby was around when the Germans sur rendered to Eisenhower. We should have marched into Ber lin and Vienna and the history of the world would have been different. At that moment the Russians demanded that the whole thing must start over again; that the Germans must again surrender in Berlin. Here's how Kay. Summersby describes the scene: "General Eisenhower mes saged Moscow he would be delighted to go to Berlin for a formal surrender ceremony. Then, the Prime Minister be gan calling; Beetle (Smith) was in and out a dozen times; other staff members added to the pressure General Eisenhower shouldn't participate in the Berlin surrender. His advisers' principal objection was one of military protocol: Marshal Zhukov was only an army group commander, far below the rank of a general of the army. Western pride and 'face' were at stake. This and other reasons brought the Supreme Commander to agreement; he sent another message to Mos cow, noting that his deputy, Air Chief Marshal Tedder, would represent Britain and America at the Berlin ses sions." Ed Kennedy of the Associa ted Press scooped the world by telling the truth. Miss Sum- . mersby puts it this way: ". . .Aside from his under standable anger, General Eisenhower was hurt. He had taken the press into his confi dence throughout the cam paigns from Africa to Ger many, often against conscien tious military advice and he was proud his confidence al ways had been justified. Now, at the one time when it mat tered most, the AP man had shown a complete disregard for that confidence." It never occurred to her or her boss that Kennedy's obli gation was to his readers and that neither Eisenhower nor anyone else had a legal or moral right to fake the sur render. The Germans had sur rendered. That closed the War. The lady's description of the Berlin surrender should have been set to Victor Herbert's music. It was comic opera from beginning to end. Then apparently they all settled down to a big drunk. Listen to her: "Taking my seat, I blanched at the liquid artillery before each place: bottles of cham pagne, red wine, white wine, and the Soviet secret weapon vodka. "The first of the coming barrage of toasts was proposed, naturally, by Zhukov, to, naturally, Premier Stalin. We waited awkwardly for the English interpretation by a Russian officer, then the So viets all performed a bottoms up, followed by their Western allies. I used champagne. Later, I degenerated to water; even champagne, at that pace, could be disastrous. "For almost four hours, the entire assemblage spent its time hearing toasts proposed and interpreted, then bottoms upped. The head table seemed to be in a perpetual uproar, as Zhukov, Tedder, Spaatz, and de Tassigny each jumped up to outdo the others in flowery toasts from their respective four nations. At 5 a.m. the party went ga-ga. ". . .The majority of the banquet guests were drunk, good-old fashioned drunk. Among the few survivors still afloat were Zhukov, who didn't drink. . ." (Copyright, 1948, King Fea tures Syndicate, Inc.) Distributed by King Features Syndicate hj arrangement wiLb The Washington Star Dr. Frank in Limelight FDR and TEXT OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S LETTER THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON June 16, 1944 Mr. W. Horace Carter, Editor The Tar Heel University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Dear Mr. Carter: It was good of you and Miss Yokley to write me about the feeling expressed by some North Carolinians that Dr. Frank Graham should devote his full time to the presidency of the University of North Carolina. Knowing Frank Graham as I do, I am not surprised that they want his full energies and full time. But knowing North Carolinians, I am sure they rejoice in the knowledge that the University's sacrifice in sharing Dr. Graham's services with their country is an important part of the Univer sity's contribution to the successful conduct of the war. Other colleges, corporations and instutions are lending the nation their best officials and officers. The nation is grateful for their services, but I believe that in serving America, they also best serve the companies and colleges whose free future depends upon our full victory. I have known the University of North Carolina as one of our great institutions which recognizes its responsibility for service not merely to its campus but to the commonweal. I know I can count on the University ' of North Carolina and the Old North State to continue to let the nation share Frank Graham's wisdom and energies in the cause to which the State and the University have sent so many of their daughters and sons. Very sincerely yours, Franklin D. Roosevelt Chollie's Follies New Year By Charlie Gibson In case more throbbing cra niums than resolutions came off on New Year's Day down New Orleans way, here is a likely list of ideas that at least one of us among the approxi mate 7500 might use to win friends and influence readers as a '49er. So help me Ripley, I vow as follows: (1) To study diligently, whenever Y-courting with Feme Hughes, snacking with Emily Ogburn, sleeping, mov ies, dates, bridge, meetings, bull sessions, weekend trips, dances, and my roommate, per mit it. (2) To honor and respect professors, laugh at all their generation's jokes, overlook their favoritism towards intel lectuals, and take note during their lectures yeah, note of how well Art Talley works crossword puzzles. (3) To hear no Charlie Long, speak no Miles Smith, and see no Saturday classes that I fail to cut. (4) Not to indulge in imports as long as coeds have either cars, money, or beauty; or as long as Sarah Jane Farlow is dateless, movies are cilcnt, and the Kath?koller sells milk. (5) . To mi::s all the cinema sins that E. Carrington Smith -incuks through town for one day i-tcnds but to catch such sure hits as the one today en titled something like "Every Mother Should Be Married". (6) To keep informed on Carolinantics; know at which friends to throw backpats, Who's Guilty? Time' On Convolutions W0: knives, and rice, respectively; and to remember at least one somethingerother that is going on daily whether, say, there is a play being made in Gra ham Memorial by the Labora tory theater group or in the Playmaker theater by the local dramagicians or in the arbor etum by well, Tinsley Camp bell and Barbara Dalton. (7) To be kind to dumb an imals and my fellow column ists now that Editor Ed has written curtains to the weakly , Commie comics trumped up by "Red" (His mother loves him anyway!) Robinson, a guy who evidently favored iron curtain tactics anyway. (By the way, watch now for a new-style column critique to be begun soon by Don Shropshire, a lad whom none of the people agree with all of the time but whose sincerity few of the people ever ques tion. Yours unruly long ago tried to talk Don into joining him with a companion piece to be called "Shrop's Slop".) (3) Not to spread unchecked rumors even if Winchell would winch if scooped over the cur rent hush-hush that a certain local novelist who knows far more about Brooklyn trees than CH dogs do is now study ing divorce, too. (10) To declare all the above resolutions and any other wild notions that were beer-born on January 1 to be null and void the first day this quarter that it rains in Chapel Hill. HAPPY NEW YEAR, all you survivors. Graham Recent discussion in the press and over the radio about Dr. Frank P. Graham has made particularly pertinent a letter President Franklin D. Roose velt addressed to The Tar Heel in 1944, right after the Presi dent of the University had accepted appointment to the Federal War Labor Board. Also of interest to Carolinians is an article appearing in this week's "Time" Magazine, sum marizing the connection of Dr. Graham with the Oak Ridge Institute and the Atomic pro jects underway there. The text of Roosevelt's letter appears in columns 4-5, and the text of the "Time" article appears below: To the University of North Carolina's scrappy little Pres ident Frank Porter Graham, discretion has rarely been the better part of valor. As far back as North Carolina's bloody Gastonia textile strike in 1929, History Professor Gra ham stuck his academic neck out to fight for a better deal for labor. Over the years, he fought against racial discrim ination and restriction of ac ademic freedom. He joined numberless "liberal" com mittees. Franklin Roosevelt often used him on commis sions on social and economic problems. . . In 1946, Graham became president of the Oak Ridge (Tenn.) Institute of Nuclear Studies, a position in which he was to be given access to confidential U.S. military in formation. The Security Of fice of the Atomic Energy Commission took one lock at Frank Graham's FBI file, thicker than a metropolitan telephone book, and refused to clear him for access to atomic information. Then the AEC made its own investigation. Last week, it cleared Graham. It was true, the Commission conceded, that Graham, in es pousing liberal causes, had at times been associated with persons and organizations "in fluenced by motives or views of Communist derivation." But the commission conclud ed: "It must be recognized that it is the man himself the com mission is actually concerned with, that the associations are only evidentiary, and that common sense must be exer cised in judging their signifi cance. . .The specific purposes for which he (Graham) had these associations were in keeping with American tradi tions and principles. Moreover, frcm the entire record it is clear in Dr. Graham's case that such associations have neither impaired his integrity and independence, nor aroused in him the slightest sympathy for Communism or other anti democratic or subversive doctrines." Write Away Mud and Slime Editor: Yeah, where the heck do you guys come off cutting out a feller's column just because he's a direct descendant of Carter Braxton, of Virginia, signer of the Declaration of Independence, to say nothing of Major Gilmer Breckenridge, of irgima. Could it be that you are so decadent and reactionary that you are afraid to see a real political philosophy in print. Or is it that, with true Fascist guile, you are using a few pro test letters as a blind behind which you grind freedom tu specc.i (or is it press?) into the mud and slime of feelthy capitalism? Give us more Robertson-it's half as much fun as the cross word puzzle, and twice as easy to see through. Whut kine editors are you, anyways, to suspend a man on, as the AVC puts it, "idealogical" grounds? R. Lee Siurdivanl. John W. Mc Reynolds. Roberi C. Svee!. Tom Wharion, A. Frank Moore, D. James Sharpe. William Teal Corley's Comments Panty-Waist Army? By Bill Corley The War Department's announcement that the new army will differ greatly from the armies of the past comes as a shock to many veterans. Tailor-made uniforms and kind sergeants niay be all right in times when there is no threat of war and the army is only a hollow symbol of unneeded power, but in these days of international tension, we don't need a group of petted and pampered Mama's boys. We have done too much of that sort of thing in the American Army as it is; and as a result we are destroying the greatest weapon that the American military forces have employed through out their history. This powerful factor in the winning of the vic tory in the last war is known by many names and titles but more commonly as American ingenuity and self-reliance. It was this trait that gave the G.I. his greatest advantage over the regimented German and Japanese soldiers. Yet we are system atically eliminating this important factor from our fighting forces while our potential enemies are building it up in their fightng units. In World War II the military supply forces sent everything from roast turkey to Marlene Dietrich overseas to help keep United States soldiers happy and contended. This policy has tended to make the average man too dependent on other people and has limited his ability to function properly as an efficient combat soldier. On the other hand the Russian soldier was given a rifle and his pack filled with ammunition; he was instructed to live off the land and to rely on himself for his individual comfox-ts and neces sities. Thus he began to develop the hardiness and inventiveness which characterized the American soldier of a few years ago. One has only to look at the list of new weapons and simple but effective war methods that came about as a result of this policy to see that it works. It works too well to be ignored if we ever have to fight Russia. Two of the most outstannding and most widely publicized developments made by Russian improvization were the Molotov Cocktail and the use of rockets on aircraft. When a nation's future existence is at stake in a world in which peace or war is at the mercy of an incident, then it is no time to cater to public fancy or Mothers' damned foolishness in worrying about junior's feet getting cold or someone hurting his feelings. 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