vyweather Not much change in temperature. Ig 5k igP_ M iL ~iaitt Editorial Let's Look At The Record. VOL. LII. No. 84 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1942 Z-323 PRICE FIVE CENTS Sudden Stand By Argentines Casts Anxiety Over Parleys Castillo Refuses To Break Relations With Germany As Pressure Increases Asks Collaboration, But On Own Terms (By The Associated Press) The nature of the ultimate action against the Axis by the Pan-Ameri- can conference at Rio de Janeiro was laid open to grave new speculation last night by Argentina's 11th-hour equivocation over the manner and extent of her "collaboration" with the rest of this hemisphere. ! The focus of the conference shifted from Rio de Janeiro 1,100 miles south, to Buenos Aires where Argen- tina's Acting President Ramon S. Castillo told a press conference Ar- gentina would not break diplomatic relations with Germany, Japan and Italy-the step which all the Ameri- can nations were being urged to take simultaneously by joint agreement. Argentina Asks Own Way On the other hand, Castillo reiter- ated assertions that Argentina was prepared to collaborate with her neighbors in her own way. He said the last word had been spoken; but he scheduled a late night meeting with his Acting Foreign Min- ister. The Castillo statements followed authoritative reports that President Getulio Vargas of Brazil had ap- pealed directly to Castillo for an im- mediate rupture of relations with the Axis. The Argentine delegation had sig- nified willingness to make a break- but only at a time of Argentina's own choosing, and other Pan-American leaders held that this was unsatis- factory and insufficient. Pressure Exerted There even was an unconfirmed re- port that Argentine Foreign Minis- ter Enrique Ruiz Guinazu had in- vited U. S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles to fly to Buenos Aires to discuss the situation with Castillo. Ruiz Guinazu, in Rio, denied this, however, and soon afterward Castillo, in Argentina, said his mind was al- ready made up. Great pressure has been exerted on Argentina to go along with her sister nations ever since the confer- ence opened. In fact, the word that the Argen- tines might make a break-sometime -came after a dramatic conference at the Itamaraty Palace in Rio, where representatives of the United States, Brazil, Venezusela, Mexico, Colombia and Cuba were closeted with the Argentine Foreign Minister, Ruiz Guinazu. - After that conference, Cuba's dele- gate, Aurelio Fernandez Concheso, had been particularly optimistic. When Castillo's latest stand be- came known, Cuba was among the first nations to react. Organist Will Open New Series Today Inaugurating the 1942 organ re- cital series, Prof. Palmer Christian, of the School of Music and University organist, will be heard at 4:15 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. Featuring the Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C of the 17th century composer Buxtehude and "Cathedral Strains" and "Intercession" of the 20th century American composer Seth Bingham, the program will in- clude music representative of all periods. "0 Zion" by Horace Alden Miller, Toccata on a Gregorian Theme by Barnes, Pastoral Sonata by Rhein- berger, Trio by Krebs and Prelude by Purcell complete the program. Next week's recital will be played by guest organist Barrett Spach, or- ganist and director of music at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago. Tbe Quickest, Surest Way YOU Can Help Win This War °. - i ............... _ I Stamp Drive Opening Set ForFriday Defense Savings Tag Day Will Initiate Campaign To Raise Campus Sales Permanent Stations Included In Plans With previews today in several dormitories, sororities and fraterni- ties, the University war savings drive will officially open Friday when rep- resentatives from major campus or- ganizations offer minute-man tags to every student purchaser of a 10-cent defense stamp album. The majority of the dorms, frater- nities and sororities will be covered tomorrow, and defense bondsmen will move to downtown Ann Arbor Sat- urday. Every album they sell will in- clude a ten-cent defense savings stamp, first step towards a Series E defense bond. The Series E Bond, designed to fit limited budgets, costs $18.75 and ma- tures to $25 at the end of ten years. It can be exchanged for its purchase price and interest up to the date of maturity. Tags Are Opening Gun The tags will be the opening gun in a sustained campaign to bring up lagging University contributions for defense savings. Permanent stations will be set up on campus, and Uni- versity cashiers will join local mer- chants in the slogan; "Take part of your change in defense stamps." Defense nickelodeons have alsoj been proposed for the University campaign. These machines give the customer a song and stamp after he has deposited his coin. If used in Ann Arbor, they will be set up in the Union. Drive Has Support Headed by Prof. Charles Jameson of the business administration school and Burton Rubens, '42, the drive has received support from the League, Assembly, Interfraternity Council, the Union, Panhellenic, Con- gress,' the Student Senate and The Daily. Other organizations have already added to Ann Arbor's record of the largest per capita defense savings in the entire country. Twenty-five-cent albums have been substituted for favors at the J-Hop's two-night ex- travaganza and Phi Eta Sigma unan- imously voted to take up its share of stamps. Although the concerted drive will end Saturday, students will have an opportunity to buy defense stamps for duration. "Windy"' a new staff writer, will start to tell them why in Friday's Daily. Japs Continue To Advance OnSingapore Invading Forces Increase Pressure On Australian Defense Line In Malaya RAF Planes Bomb Nipponese Bases -BULLETIN RANGOON, Jan. 20.-(PJ)--Pre- ceded by bombing attacks, (Siam- ese) Thai troops crossed the Burma. frontier today east of Myrawaddi and engaged British defenders north of the town, a combined army and RAF communique said today. SINGAPORE, Jan. 20.-()-The Japanese advanced today to within 60 miles of Singapore in Western Ma- laya, where their blows were falling hard along a 30-mile sector stretch- ing from the Muar River down to the vicinity of Batu Bahat, and on the eastern front enemy patrols pene- trated to the area of Endau, about 75 miles above this base. While the invader's -pressure still was rising, particularly against the heroic and outnumbered Australians on the west, Japanese warplanes were in heavy action, loosing over Singa- pore bombs which fell indiscrimi- nately upon military and residential areas alike. Civilian casualties in the morning airraids on Singapore were estimated at about 50 killed and 150 injured. The RAF was casting out its fighter craft in offensive sweeps cen- tered about the Muar and British bombers were in action against en- emy bases, but not even these and the presence of United States bomb- ers striking behind the Japanese lines appeared to have overturned the in- vader's aerial superiority. (The Japanese news agency, Do- mei, claimed that Japanese advanced units had reached a point only 18 miles short of the causeway across Johore Strait to Singapore Island. Nevertheless, present Japanese ac- tivity was described in Tokyo as that of consolidation and mopping-up in preparation for "the general offen- sive against the island.") Profit Limits For Industry, Unions, Asked Investigating Committee' s Report Blames Strikes As Chief Defense Delay WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-(A)-In a double-barrelled report citing "tre- mendous financial gains" for labor unions and "excessive and uncon- scionable" profits for many defense firms, the House Naval Committee demanded tonight strict profit limi- tation on all war contracts and gov- ernment supervision over union fi- nances. Climax of a ten months' investi- gation, the Committee's majority re- port asserted that a. "considerable number of firms doing business with the government have begun to reap a harvest of excessive and uncon- scionable profits"-profits in "many" cases of 50 percent and one "as high as 247 precent." The majority - four Democratic members, including Chairman Vin-' son (Dem.-Ga.) and ten Republi- cans-bluntly blamed strikes as "the greatest single cause of delay in the defense program," and added that "tremendous financial gains" made by unions during the defense effort "present an astounding picture of concentration of wealth, a situation hitherto usually associated only with industry and finance." Army Air Corps Cuts Requirements For Flying Cadets Operating under relaxed rules, the Army Aviation Cadet Examining Board will visit Ann Arbor today and tomorrow to secure both flying and ground personnel. Under the recently announced lowered restrictions, the Board will enlist for flight training all young ........-- Russians Recapture Mozhaisk As Drive Remains Unchecked; Torpedo Boat Sinks Jap Vessel Daring Attack Strikes Ship Lying In Philippine Bay; Troops Renew Assaults Submar ne Activity Occurs Off Coast - BULLETIN - MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 20.-(P)-Planes from a Japanese aircraft carrier took the war today to the island of New Britain, stra- tegically situated nearly 500 miles northeast of the Australian main- land on the United Nations' route of supply from the east. WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-(/P)-A fast, tiny motor-torpedo boat of the United States Navy dashed into a Philippines Bay, the Navy announced tonight, ran a gauntlet of machine gun and shore battery fire and tor- pedoed a 5,000 ton Japanese ship. At the same time, the Navy said strong counter measures had been undertaken against enemy submar- ines off the Atlantic seaboard. These, it added, attacked several vessels in addition to those reported in the last few days. Japs Renew Attack The foray of the nine-man torpedo boat apparently was intended to sup- port the operations of Gen. Douglas MacArthur against the Japanese on Bataan Peninsula, between Manila Bay and the South China Sea. At the upper end and on the seaw.ard side of the peninsula lies Subic Bay. The attack occurred in Binanga Bay, which is part of Subic Bay and lies to the seaward side of the upper end of the peninsula. Meanwhile, MacArthur reported that the Japs had renewed their at- tack, concentrating on the center of his line. He =also informed the de- partment that six Army bombers had sunk a Japanese Cruiser near Jolo, between the Philippines and Borneo, and had left a big Japanese tanker in flames. U-Boats Active This cruiser and the 5,000-ton ship, no description of which was given, brought to a total of 41 the number of Japanese vessels which have been destroyed by the American Army, Navy and Marine Corps in a little more than six weeks of fighting. U-boat activity from Cape Hat- teras to Newfoundland was reported by the Navy. It noted the sinking of. three tankers in the last few days, made no mention of a fourth which was attacked but made port, and said there had been attacks on other ves- sels in American territorial waters. British Labor Leader Tells Of New Unity As far as British labor was con- cerned, the evacuation at Dunkirk was a "new Penticost" Miss Margaret, Bondfield, prominent British trade; unionist and labor leader said yes- terday discussing "How babor Fights" in the Rackham Auditorium. For it was the unity of action which encompasses Britain after the1 stupendous evacuation that British labor and industry put aside its dif-; ferences and went all out to replace the equipment lost in France, she went on. Government Restrains Workers 1 The government actually had to restrain the workers from imposing a seven day week and 12 hour day1 upon theiselves, Miss Bondfield de- clared, in order to keep a steady sup- ply of materials moving to the fronts,1 and to assure the health of the workers. After May, 1940, British industri-, alists and labor leaders talked to each other as citizen to citizen, rather than as employer to laborer. Miss Bondfield pointed out that it ' was labor which has put the pressure on for increased production of war materials. She added that labor has even been unjust in some cases in its demand for upping production, but its main objective has been to get moving and keep moving. Unions Share In Effort From the beginning of the war, Miss Bondfield said, the trades un- Japanese Smash Toward Singapore 0EMASo 25 MALACCA ' SEGANAT PAHANG MUA k . 0-I E NDAU O N .a*PA:OH BATU PAHAT \ KILUANGMERSING *RENGAM BE NUT. J 'O H O R E PONTIAN MAWAI KUKU ............ JOHORE BAHRU 518 NGA PO R AREA The British admitted that Japanese forces advanced yesterday to within 60 miles of Singapore. The Nipponese troops were aiming hard blows along a 30-mile area stretching from the Muar River (2) to Batu Pahat. The Japanese were reported to be bombing Singapore heavily. Civilian casualties were heavy. Yesterday Domei, official Japanese news agency, reported that Japanese forces had landed at Pontian Besar. This report was unconfirmed, however. The Japanese are also advanc- ing on the Segamat front (1) with Kluang the probable objective. Colleges Join In Effort ToSpeed Up Education, Students beat Rio Meeting, SignAccord While the foreign ministers of their respective countries are em- broiled in a drawn-out discussion at Rio de Janeiro, 37 of the 40 Latin American students in the University yesterday drew up their own mutual- accord pact, signed it and sent it on to President Roosevelt.r Representing 16 of the nations south of the Rio Grande, the stu- dents pledged support of the United States' "fight for world preservation of liberty," deeming it an honor to share in the all-nation war effort so that "government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth." J. Raleigh Nelson, counsellor to foreign students, said in his letter to President Roosevelt: "We have been gratified to note that this entirely spontaneous gesture of good will was suggested by our group of scholar- ship and fellowship students. It in- dicates an appreciation of what the cultural exchanges may mean." Signers of the memorial are from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Col- ombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nica- ragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The text of the statement follows: "The undersigned, Latin Ameri- can students at the University of (Continued on Page 2) President Signs Bill For Daylight Saving WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. -(P) - Schools Radically Change Curricular Programs By CLAYTON DICKEY In the precedent-breaking move to accelerate its curriculum, the Uni- versity of Michigan is not alone in the American educational world. On campuses throughout the land thous- ands of students are likewise settling down to year 'round studies for the durbtion. Most revolutionary speed-up meth- od is that announced by Purdue Uni- versity-the suspension of final ex- aminations. This action, plus the elimination of spring vacation, will enable Purdueto end its second sem- ester five weeks ahead of the old schedule, making possible a full- length semester during the summer. At Harvard and Yale College Board Examinations, formerly re- quired for admission, have been elim- inated and replaced by special ex- aminations. Harvard is considering a plan whereby students who for- merly depended upon summer work to attend college will receive finan- cial assistance from the university; and President James, B. Conant has urged that the government adopt a policy of selecting promising high school graduates for combined mili- tary and academic college training at government expense. The University of Chicago, which has been accepting high-ranking high school students at the end of their third year since 1933, now plans to expand the program. In addition, President Robert M. Hutchins and the Daily Maroon, student newspa- per, have declared themselves in fa- vor of a two-year degree program. Columbia University, which ordi- narily admits new students only in September, will organize a freshman class at the beginning of the second Hershey Declares Need For Recruits Means New Rating BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.-(RP)-Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey declared today that a lowering of physical standards would be necessary to draw man- semester in February. The university is also considering proposals to re- duce student expenses during an ex- tended summer session. Students at Dartmouth College who attend the 15-week summer ses- sion this year will be able to complete full-year courses in that period. The courses will meet six days per week. The University of Indiana, in addi- tion to going on a three-semester basis, has provided for continuous military training throughout the year. Students Asked To Help Draft Volunteers Are Needed To AidRegistration More than 20,000 volunteer work- ers will be needed by Michigan's local Selective Service boards to conduct the third registration, scheduled for Monday, Feb. 16, it was announced by Col. E. M. Rosecrans, state Selec- tive Service director. Persons wishing to volunteer their assistance on registration day should get in touch with their nearest Local Board, Colonel Rosecrans requested. With Michigan's registration con- centrated in one day, it is expected that approximately 435,000 men will visit registration places in public schools and other, government build- ings. Special registration places are now being established by Local Boards in all major industrial plants and colleges and universities. Colonel Rosecrans today issued printed copies of the President's pro- clamation and ordered Local Boards throughout the State to arrange for posting of the proclamation in board offices and all public buildings. The proclamation orders the registration of all male persons born on or after Feb. 17, 1897 and on or before Dec. 31, 1921. J.-Hop Ticket Sales Continue .T-Han tickets will besol1m ain Retreating Nazi Defenders Face New Entrapment As Soviet Pincers Close Germans Dislodged From Tula Region (By The Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 20.-The Red Army has recaptured Mozhaisk in a hard- won victory which blasted the Ger- mans from the last advanced citadel of their broken drive upon Moscow and left the invader facing the pros- pect of a cruel, 200 mile retreat to the Dnieper. The reoccupation of Mozhaisk, an- nounced officially by Moscow tonight after a 45-day offensive, sent Adolf Hitler's legions reeling back along Napoleon's terrible road of retreat and left Orel, on the south, and Rzhev, in the north, the only re- maining strongpoints held by the in- vader on the present Moscow front. Mozhaisk, 57 miles west of Moscow, is on the main Moscw-Smolensk- Minsk road and the Germans once were reported to have 100,000 men in the battle for that vital salient. Prisoners Taken What remains of these forces is in danger of entrapment by Soviet armies which have driven the claws of a giant pincers to the rear of Mozhaisk in the vicinity of Vyazma, 70 miles to the west. Some prisoners already have been taken, Moscow said. Even if some of the Germans do get through the narrowing gap, there are no suitable defensive positions short of Smolensk, where Hitler sup- posedly had established his head- quarters. There the Dnieper curves south- ward, affording the most likely posi- tion for a German defensive stand. The Moscow radio said Soviet forces attacking Mozhaisk were obliged to cut through strong, elab- orate defenses which the Germans had been building since October. They had mined all approaches to the city but in their capture suffered severe losses in manpower and equip- ment, the report said. German survivors were still being pursued to the west, it added. The correspondent of Krasnya Zvezda said 150 populated places were cleared of the enemy, "complet- ing the liberation of villages in the Moscow region." Germans Resist At the same time Germans were dislodged from areas in the Tula re- gion and considerable areas in the Smolensk region, the correspondent said. The Germans captured Mozhaisk in mid-November and had been un- der heavy pressure there since the Red Army counter-offensive started Dec. 6. The stubborn German resistance at Mozhaisk was described by the Army organ Red Star early Monday (Russian time) in a dispatch telling of bloody hand-to-hand fighting raging through streets crimson with flames started by the Nazis. Red Star said the entire city was afire. Tonight's Russian communique told also of the recapture of Ostashe- vo, described as a district center, and the village of Plensonskoye. Neither is shown on maps. War Correspondent Is Delayed In Trip; Lecture Postponed Fresh from the Libyan battle- front-practically "hot off the griddle"-ace foreign correspon- dent Quentin Reynolds, scheduled to deliver an Oratorial Association lecture here Thursday, has been delayed en route from Egypt and his talk has been postponed in- definitely. Association officials disclosed yesterday that he did not arrive on the Clipper as expected, and a ban on communications prevents as- certaining exactly when he will arrive. They expressed confidence, however, that the greatest war cor- respondent of the war is safely on his way.