SATURDAY, MAY 7,-1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE SATUDAYMAY7,196 TE MIHIGN DALY AGE H.E F, See Transitional Period in Chinese Leaders/i ip By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Assoclated Press Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (MP)-Deepening mystery over the fate of Mao Tze-tung has spurred speculation among U.S. officials today about a possible power shift in Red China with worldwide repercus- sions. The belief that . the Chinese Communist leadership may be ap- proaching a transition period is one of several reasons for recent overtures by the Johnson admin- istration to reduce tensions and lower barriers between Red China and the United States. All these gestures have been re- buffed by the Peking regime, but administration experts believe they may have an impact on the for- eign policy attitude of future Chi- nese leaders. The United States and, so far as Washington authorities can de- termine the Soviet Union, also, have been watching the Mao mys- tery develop for several months with growing fascination.a The interest of Soviet leaders in the possibility of personality changes in the top of the Peking, ruling group is believed here to; be a prime cause of their deter- mination to hold the door open to some sort of Soviet-Chinese rec- onciliation. The Chinese refused to attend a recent Communist Party meeting in Moscow but the Soviets never- theless left the way clear for some later improvement in rela- tions. Mao's situation is regarded here as the key to what is likely to happen in Peking in the next few weeks or months. But it is a Mao which the outside world, reported- ly including Soviet as well as American experts on Chinese Com-I munist affairs, does not presently understand. Mao, 72, last made a public ap- pearance in November when he received a delegation from Cam- bodia. His absence from subse- quent public ceremonies did not at first arouse interest here and in other world capitals, since it has been his pattern to drop from sight for two or three months at a time. ill is the fact that the Chinese press has been engaged for more than a month now in virtually deifying him. The view that Chinese leaders who carry on after Mao inevitably will do things differently is wide- ly held among U.S. experts on China. They do not, however, ex- pect any sudden changes in poli- cy direction, especially so far as the United States is concerned. sive Communist world revolution -a major source of conflict be- tween China and other nations including the Soviet Union and the United States. Beyond such men as these, West- ern experts have little idea who might eventually succeed to pow- er in China, but U.S. authorities on China believe that after a period of time in the post-Mao era a power struggle among per- sonalities inevitably would develop and some of the younger men in the political structure might have different ideas about China's for- eign relations. It is to these unknown men and this more distant future that the recent change in emphasis in U.S policy has been directed. However, the immediate causes of this shift of emphasis are more contemporary. The Johnson administration ob- viously has been trying since last' December to develop a better tac- tical position for the next battle in the United Nations over the pro- posal to vote Red China into mem- bership. The close vote on this issue last fall caused U.S. officials to re- examine their position. Overtures since then include a policy decision to let U.S. doctors' and public health authorities vis- it China, a decision to let Chi- nese newsmen come to the United States, and most recently, the granting of permission to vari- ous American universities to in- vite Chinese Communist scholars to come here. Peking's response has been neg- ative. These same moves also were cal- But when he failed to reappear It is assumed here that the top, in Peking as winter ended, U.S leadership under Mao will con- experts began to speculate that he tinue whenever the reins of pow- was ill. The belief that he has er pass from the hands of the old suffered a serious illness or per- leader. This group includes Presi- haps undergone a major opera- dent Liu Shao-chi, Premier Chou tion is now the dominant view in En-lai, Defense Minister Marshal official Washington circles. He Lin Thio and Foreign Minister, did not appear at Sunday's May Chen Yi.' Day celebration. So far as Washington authori- Another cause of the belief here ties know, all these men are ded- that Mao is or has been seriously I icated to the theories of aggres-' culated by the administration to offset the criticism by some mem- bers of Congress of a too rigid policy toward Red China. American authorities discount all possibility of any real change in the U.S.-Red Chinese relationship so long as the war in Viet Nam continues. And they blame Red China for much of the determination to con- tinue it, saying the Peking lead- ership encourages North Viet Nam and the Viet Cong to reject all efforts to arrive at a peace settle- ment' Even if the Vietnamese war were settled at an early date, officials here believe Chinese leaders would be slow to modify their attitude of hostility toward this country. Their reasoning: At a timel when they are putting heavy pres- sure on the Chinese people for in- dustrial and agricultural produc- tion, Communist leaders justify much of what they do by holding constantly before the people the threat of an outside enemy. They have cast the United States in that role. This fact may explain along with whatever genuine fears they feel, the frequent outbursts of war tas kagainst the United States in Peking. Where the Soviet Union is con- cerned, however, Washington au- thorities believe that changes in Chinese leadership might bring some modifications of policy Their reasoning is the Chinese could benefit economically by re- storing at least a minimum of good relations with the Soviets whereas in the present state of enmity between the two great Communist powers, they get no as- sistance from the Soviet Union. Investigators Find Many Car Defects GM Says All Plants Will Operate Monday; Slowdowns Possible WASHINGTON ()-Investigat-. ing senators said yesterday almost one car in five turned out by the Big Four automobile makers in} the past six years has been recall- t ed to check for possible defects. But many of the defects did not involve safety, the automobile manufacturers stressed in provid- ing the figures to Sen. Abrahamk A. Ribicoff (D-Conn), chairman of a subcommittee investigating highway safety. Ribicoff agreed with the manu- facturers at a news conference at which he released figures provid- ed by Ford, General Motors, Chrys- ler and American Motors on their_ actions in recalling cars to dealT4 K OPAE S with defects and deficiencies in the last six model years. 'Recall Campaigns' Samuel Gonard, left, International Red Cross President, talks with Ribicoff distilled the data this Harriman in Geneva yesterday. Gonard told Harriman there is litti way: "In the last six years, 8,- present to protect American prisoners in the Viet Nam war. 700,225 cars have been involved in so-called 'recall campaigns.' The total auto production for that same period was slightly more dustry statistics.- "Thus, in six years, 18.5 per K R eb cent of the cars produced by the four major auto companies have been defective in some respects." u S Ribicoff, pleading that he is no .pe't in en expert in engineering, estimated that more than half of the defects did involve safety. NEW YORK (P)-In the wildest analysts had forecast for some of He said, "I am startled by the trading day in nearly four years the "high-flying" stocks. size of the percentage." the stock market yesterday plung- "People were crying," one brok- The automakers in their letters ed and then roared back in a tre- er said. "There was panic in peo- turning over the statistics to Rib- mendous fury of last hour buying ple's voices. You'd be surprised at icoff's Government Operations Throughout much of the day it how emotionally charged the at- subcommittee, stressed that many looked very much like the "day mosphere is." of the campaigns to recall cars of reckoning" that some market The final figures, which could did not concern safety. not be computed until long after Meanwhile, General Motors Corp ithe close nevertheless documented Jobless Rate Dips, Report U.S. To Prepare i Wholesale Prices Up Troop Exit from France WASHINGTON U/P) -- Rankiny Therefore, na n high-rstk ri n - WASHINGTON (if)-The Labor Department reported yesterday; further potential inflationary pres-' sures on the economy, with un-z employment dropping again to a 12-year low and wholesale prices inching up. The nation's jobless rate drop- ped to 3.7 per cent in April for the second month this year while total employment climbed more than one million to 73.1 million. At the same time, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that while long-rising wholesale food prices dropped, prices in a broad range of industrialv oods revgistered tion to the nation's record pros- perity. Johnson told his Labor-Manage- ment Advisory Committee Wed- nesday that this is "the crucial economic issue of the day," and y u .lyutv -1 - -a mig L1t pu , us e g1,1-tIML~ officials are reported now to have ficial put it recently, the United concluded the United States should States will move "with all delib- pull its forces from France as soon erate haste" to withdraw its mili- as arrangements can be made for tary installations and troops. a transfer to a still undecided new location. warned of disquieting signs in the Authoritative sources acknowl- economy, edged yesterday a near-consensus In the job report, Goldstein on this issue but said no decision said the unemployment figures are had been made and that the most significant from a long-term American note to France of April perspective, declining from 4.8 to 12 still is the official U.S. position. 3.7 per cent since April 1965. This note said the United States Greater Than Usual would comply with the French re- Both the drop in the jobless quest for withdrawal but added total and the rise in employment that the French deadline of April S a1. 1967. is too soon and suggested Before the decision to move be- comes final, it must be determin- ed where to move. U.S. officials know that the Benelux countries -Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembolrg - are discussing among themselves what hospital- ity they can offer -while Britain already has announced it would welcome NATO's political head- quarters on its soil. There is no crystallized Ameri- can thinking on the removal of NATO's political headquarters from France, officials said. There are some who advocate that it be kept in Paris because France wants to remain a member of the al- liance, even after she divorces herself from NATO's military structure. t f !1 1 ''; -Associated Press R UITLESS U.S. roving ambassador Averell Je the IRC committee can do at r Day 7radinllg low of $86 a share to show a 75- cent gain at $88.75. Volume had been heavy on sell- ing. Abruptly it became even heav- ier on buying. When figures fin- ally were computed they showed some 13.1 million shares had changed hands. This volume was the largest VI iiuuLIM V'uz~jic a~c~cUwere greater than usual for April. slight to sharp increases. Goldstein said. Over-All Rise He said the most significant This caused an over-ail rise of figures were the jobless drop from one-tenth of one per cent in 2.6 to 2.4 per cent among adult wholesale prices. men to the lowest since 1953, andt Many economists view low un- the drop from 1.9 to 1.8 among employment as a potential factor married men, the lowest since the in inflationary trends by bidding bureau started keeping such rec- up wages, and Asst. Bureau Com- ords in 1954. missioner Harold Goldstein said The consistently high jobless there is more evidence of growing rate among teen-agers edged up labor shortages, from 11.7 to 12 per cent but the The bureau said civilian con- unemployment figure for Negroes sumer demands and increased and other nonwhites edged down military purchasing contributed to from 7.2 to 7 per cent. the rise in wholesale prices, which Most of the increased employ- generally foreshadows a rise in ment was in manufacturing. family living costs. The bureau said stepped-up gov- The developments in two of the ernment purchasing for military government's major economic ba- and other uses sharply boosted rometers followed a two-day con- the price of lumber. ference of a special committee Civilian and military demandsj which President Johnson convened for copper boosted prices for it to consider the threat of infla- and other metals. two years instead, in accordance with a 1958 agreement between the two countries. Yet the officials say there is an increasing recognition of the fu- tility of trying to engage in a le- gal argument with a partner who refuses - to join in such a debate. Books, Supplies, and Tremendous Posters STUDENT BOOK SGRVICG I VOTERS and FUTURE VOTERS Some of us are going to travel 500 MILES AND HOME AGAIN said all 23 of its auto assembly plants will be in operation Mon- day in the wake of production cut- backs at four of the plants this week. A GM spokesman parried ques- tions as to whether all the plants would work a normal five days next week. Possible Slowdown He pointed out that GM has the right under its contract with the United Auto Workers Union to ad- just its work schedules on 24-hour notice. This could mean a shut- down or a slowdown of production could be achieved with a day's 10 notice. The spokesman said, however he had no reason to doubt that all 23 assembly plants would work five days next week. The world's largest auto man- ufacturer cut three of its assem-;4 bly plants to three days this week and had another on a four-day schedule. In addition, there were scatter- ed reductions in work schedules and work forces at some GM sup- plier plants this week. Dewey started a bottle cap col an abrupt reversal, a surge of buy- since 14.75 million transactions JVW orld 1Vers ing in the last hour. were registered May 29, 1962, the The Dow Jones industrial aver- day after the "Black Monday" Rourtdupage rose 3.86 points to 902.82, it crash of May 28. had been more than 13 points low- So heavy was trading that the er just one hour before the 3:3C "high-speed" ticker tape that p.m. gong. transmits prices to brokers and By The Associated Press Once again it was General Mo- others was 23 minutes behind WASHINGTON - Sen. Thomas tars agrp,,the or r transactions at the close. That J. Dodd (D-Conn) filed a $5-mil- manufacturer, that produced what too, was a record. lion conspiracy and libel suit yes- brokers said was the catalyst. The rally nevertheless came so terday against columnists Dr'ew Pearson and Jack Anderson. The market had broken Thurs- late and the preceding plunge had The Senate ethics committee day when news reached Wall been so pronounced that many investigating charges ofmmiscon- Street that GM was cutting back prices still were lower for the! ductiagaint Dodbe of comn- production. day. Of 1,446 issues traded, 872 duct against Dodd by the column-,-fl nd37rs ists. It was the opposite situation fell and 377 rose. yesterday. Prices were plunging In the background of yester- HONG KONG-Mao Tze-tung Then GM said all assembly plants day's unusual action was a running is recuperating from a heart con- would operate as usual Monday debate in Washington about the dition and soon may be well Prices soared. Some losses were chances of a tax increase, uncer- enough to appear in public, a for- wiped out almost instantly. tainty about the Viet Nam war mer Communist newsman was GM itself came back from a 1966 and the recent credit restrictions. quoted as saying in a Hong Kong newspaper. 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