I I u it igau aim WTCaher Cloudy . I.N A B#G N A T U A , VOL. LIV No. 116 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 22 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS RAF Smashes Key German Rail Centers ---------rd- Tariff Policy Proclaimed ByChurchill Imperial Preferential Rate Plan Will Not Be Hampered After War By The Associated Press LONDON, April 21.-Prime Min- ister Churchill assured the States of the British Empire today that they would emerge from the war with their imperial preference plan of mu- tually advantageous tariff rates un- hampered by the Atlantic Charter or by the 1942 Anglo-American Lend- Lease agreement. He told an approving House of Commons that President Roosevelt had assured him that "we were no more committed to abolition of im- perial preference than the American government was committed to aboli- tion of their protective tariff." I No Clash of Unity Seen The Prime Minister said there need be no clash between the unity of the Commonwealth and Empire and their assications with the United States and Russia, and added : "There must be a wholehearted endeavor begun in good time to pro- mote the greatest interchange of goods and services between various communities of the world. Speaks of Atlantic Charter With a meeting of Empire Premiers approaching, Churchill said: "At my first meeting with the President of the United States in Newfoundland at the time of the so- called Atlantic Charter, and before the United States had entered the war-a meeting on very anxious and critical matters-I asked for inser- tion of the following words in the Atlantic Charter which can be read in that document: "'With due respect for their exist- ing obligations . "These are the limiting words and they were inserted for the express purpose of retaining to this House and to the Dominions the fullest possible rights and liberties over the question of Imperial preference. "Again in February, 1942, when the United States was our closest ally I did not agree to article seven of the Mutual Aid (Lend-Lease) agreement without having previously obtained from the President a definite assur- ance that we were no more committed to the abolition of Imperial prefer- ence than the American government was committed to abolition of their protective tariffs." Board of Regents Gives Green Light' To Future University Entertainment' That future campus entertainment programs will be put on without in- terference was assured yesterday by' a resolution passed by the Board of Regents in their regular meeting. The resolution, clarifying Regen- tial policy came as a result of a let- ter asking a state- ment of policy by the student cor- mittee for Victory Varieties. The committee letter grew out of objec- tions to portions of tomorrow night's show voiced by Re- gent Edmund C. E. C. SHIELDS Shields. The text of the resolution follows: "That the Dean of Students or other proper University authorities be authorized to put on such en- tertainment as they think best for the advantage of the student body without profit and without finan- cial responsibility to the Univer- sity." Two weeks ago Regent Shields, counsel for the Butterfield Theatre chain which operates five shows in town, objected to student stage pro- ductions which "enter commercial fields." As a,-result of his assertions, the student committee pointed out, the entire show with- the exception of Officials View Ford Dispute WINDSOR, ONT., April 21.-P)- Federal Conciliation Officers, under instructions from the Canadian War- time Labor Relations Board, late to- day went into conference to decide a method of approach to problems of settling a dispute at the Ford Motor Company of Canada plant here which has left more than 14,000 em- ployes idle since yesterday. J. S. McCullough, senior conciliator of the Board, arrived by plane from Ottawa this afternoon and immedi- ately went into conference with F. J.I Ainsborough, another department of- ficer who arrived yesterday. Mc- Cullough said he was "just getting the story." "When I have all the details we will decide how we will proceed," he said. Meanwhile, at all gates to the plant, picket lines were being main- tained by strikers, most of whom are members of Local 200 of the United Automobile Workers of America (CIO). the national radio broadcast had to be cancelled. The student committee hailed the resolution as a "positive step in the right direction," and added that "granted campus support, more en- tertainment will be arranged in the future." At the same time the Board of Regents accepted $2,758 for the Un- iversity in gifts including two $1,0001 donations. John W. Edwards of Ann Arbor1 tendered the University $1,000 for the specific use of the Clements Memorial Library for the purchase of books while an anonymous donor gaveI $1,000 for the Martha Speechley El- liott Scholarships. In addition, the Regents approved $28,275 worth of new and renewalx .contracts for the engineering re- search laboratories. Of the total, $12;500 is for new projects while $9,00 is for renewal of See REGENTS, Page 2 A SPECIAL SALUTE: Victory Varieties To Feature Eddy Howard's Orchestra Open to the public without charge, a sparkling Victory Varieties pro- gram will feature Eddy Howard and 9:30 to 9:55 p.m. as part of the Coca- Cola Company's "Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands." The first floor of the auditorium will be reserved for servicemen, stu- dents with identification cards their guests and members of the faculty until 8:10 p.m. Howard's chief claim to fame is through the popular songs he has composed. Among these are, "A Mil- lion Dreams Ago," "Now I Lay Me Down To Dream," "Careless," "My Last Goodbye," and "If I Knew Then." His first job was with George Olsen and later he sang with Dick Jurgens.After doing commercial ra- dio work, he organized his own or- chestra and has become well known through his work in theatres, hotels and on the radio and records. How- ard, a native of California, attended San Jose State College. He was a member of Phi Sigma Chi fraternity and worked his way through school with the college orchestra singing and playing the guitar. The Spotlight Bands program is heard six nights a week from military training and war production areas all over the country. Harrison Jones. chairman of the board of directors of the Coca-Cola Company, and William J. Young, Jr., president of the Detroit branch, are both graduates of the University. Reds Repulse Nazi Attacks; Kill 1,500 Men- LONDON, April 22, Saturday.-(P) -The Soviet High Command an- nounced early today that Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov's First Ukraine Army killed 1,500 enemy troops and destroyed 68 tanks yesterday in a violent battle spreading through the Carpathian foothills southeast of Stanislawow in old Poland, where the Germans apparently sought to dis- rupt a fresh Russian offensive time- table. Moscow's midnight bulletin, which again did not mention besieged Sev- astopol, where the enemy has been squeezed into a 50-square-mile tip of the Crimea, said the fighting near Stanislawow was precipitated by re- newed German attacks. One Soviet unit alone repulsed seven consecutive CHAIRMAN HARRISON E. SPANGLER (left) of the Republican National Committee, and Harold W. Mason (right), secretary of the committee lead an elephant across carpeted lobby of the Stevens Hotel in Chicago to lend emphasis to party's adoption of the hotel as head- quarters for the National Convention in June. Behind Spangler is Walter S, Hallanan, acting chairman of the GOP arrangement com- mittee. ---- -------------- Lord Halifax Warns Against Repeatig Errors of 1919 U.S. Bombers Blast Capital Of Romania Over 1,100 Aircraft Take Part in British Raid; 16 Planes Lost By The Associated Press LONDON, April 21.-The RAF in its strongest blow of the war poured more than 5,000 tons of bombs last night on Cologne and three other key railway centers behind the Nazis' 'invasion front, and today American heavy bombers were reported by Ber- lin to have carried out a "major attack" on Bucharest and other tar- gets in southeastern Europe. More than 1,100 aircraft, the lar- gest number of planes ever sent out by the British bomber command. ripped apart the enemy's four rail centers, presumably busy with last- minute preparations for strengthen- ing the vaunted Atlantic wall against the forthcoming Allied invasion. Six- teen of the bombers were lost. RAF Hits Lens Besides Cologne, described by the Air Ministry as being by far the most important railway center in western Germany, the RAF shattered and burned Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais "invasion coast" area, Ottignies, in Belgium about 15 miles southeast of Brussels, and La Chapelle, on the outskirts of Paris. In addition RAF Mosquitos capable of carrying two-ton blockbusters de- livered a sharp night attack on Ber- lin. From Britain American light and medium bombers hammered again at the Atlantic wall targets, Marauders and Havocs making repeated flights during the day. Five of the bombers were lost as the Nazis sent up fighters for the first time in more than a month in this area. Italian Bases Used The American heavyweight blow reported by Germany presumably was from bases in Italy. Berlin said the Romanian capital of Bucharest was raided at noon and that bombs also were dropped in south Romana .and Serbia. Last night was the second time in four days that the giant British bombers had broken the record for the greatest tonnage of bombs dropped on a single operation. In a raid on four other railroad centers in France Tuesday night more than 4,400 tons were cascaded. Cologne, hit by 1,800 tons of bombs, still was hidden by smoke from fires on both sides of the Rhine this morn- ing. Western State Takes Debate Championship EDDY HOWARD his orchestra at 8:15 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. As a special salute to Army, Navy and Marine trainees stationed on campus, the show will be broadcast over a coast-to-coast network from Warning against making the same mistakes that were made after the last war, Viscount Halifax told an Honors Convocation audience jammed into Hill Auditorium yesterday that "Posterity will forgive us much; but it will rightly never forgive us if we lose faith and let go the work to which we have set our hands." After his speech, the University awarded Viscount Halifax an hono- rary Doctor of Laws degree. The citation was read by Prof. J. G. Winter, chairman of the Latin de- partment. Sound International Order Needed Held to recognize the scholastic achievements of more than 600 stu- dents, the Honors Convocation audi- ence heard the British Ambassador plead for a sound international order after the war with a "force behind it sufficent and ready to prevent its violation." The peoples of the world must rev- olutionize their thinking, he said, in order to build a durable peace. He maintained that this was not the "conclusion of starry-eyed idealism, but the verdict of plain common sense." No Magic in Victory "There is no magic in victory which by itself will set the world to rights," Ni pon Forces PP Encircle China Rail Junction By The Associated Press the ambassador said. He pointed out that in 1919 statesmen used much the same words they are using today, but that their good intentions were not enough to prevent the recurrence of war. Viscount Halifax called peace treaties a "dangerous illusion" unless they are based "upon the wisdom, the goodwill, the determination, of each one of us." Without this determina- tion to make the peace real, he said, A complete list of all students cited at yesterday's Honors Con- vocation will appear in tomorrow's Daily. the security which treaties offer will be "about as good as the shelter giv- en by an umbrella against falling shrapnel." Must Guard Against Split At a press conference yesterday af- ternoon, Viscount Halifax said that, although the allies have "got hold of the good end of the rope" now, we must guard against an axis-inspired split in the United Nations. He said that any general approach to the war should be "in no way under- rating the cost, but in complete con- fidence in the outcome." Hie refused to commit himself on Sign Trophies Wanted LEGISLATION PENDING: Willys Peck Anticipates Closer Cultural Relations with China Willys R. Peck of the State De- partment looked forward to closer cultural relations with China in a speech yesterday before the School- masters' Club. Legislation is now before Congress, he said, which would expand our official relations with China beyond the purely political into the cultural field. It would mark the centennial of the first Chinese-American treaty which was signed in July, 1944. If this legislation is passed, he said it would permit a program similar to that in use with the Latin American coun- tries. State Department Measure Practical He described the present measures of the State Department to help China as practical. About 400 Chin- ese students have been given scholar- ships to study here since we entered the war, he said, and added that six Chinese professors are here, _"all as a means of partially counteracting China's extremely isolated position." Because it is so hard to send materials to China, he said, it oc-I curred to the Department to send American experts to help there. "The enthusiasm of the 23 men who volun- teered and were appointed to go to China is remarkable," he added. Emphasizing the need for broad post-war education programs after the war, Dean Edward H. Kraus, President of the Schoolmasters' Club, said in yesterday morning's general success of the student in mind, rather than his immediate desires and pleas- ures" Dr. Robert C. Wallace, principal and vice-chancellor of Queen's Uni- versity, pointed out that education has a long way to go to reach its goal of "the fullest and most harmonious functioning of the qualities with which we have individually been endowed." At the business meeting yesterday, Marquis Stattock of the Detroit Pub- lic School System was elected presi- dent of the Michigan Schoolmasters' Club for the coming year. "The only hope that I can see for education is that we make great adaptations on a vaster scale than before if we do not want governmentI See SCHOOLMASTERS, Page 2 WORLD-WIDE FINANCE: An urgent plea has been direc- ted .to student trophy and sou- venir hunters by the City Engineer to return all "No Parking Signs," "Bus Stop Signs," and "Driveway Signs" that they have taken to add to their collections. City Engineer, George H. San- denburgh, outlined the following simple plan: 1. Call the City Engineer's of- fice, 4315. 2. Tell the location of the signs. 3. Hang up. 4. A truck will be sent to pick up the signs. In the Spring of 1942 City Offi- cials broadcast a similar plea. At that time 50 signs were returned, -f which 22 came from one fra- ternity house and nine from an- other.I The City has found it impos- sible to replace these metal signs, because metal now goes to the Scrap Drive, and not for signs. The City has also found it impos- sible to replace metal signs with plastic signs. The few plastic signs that they did purchase have dis- appeared too. I' i : 1 I i More than 50,000 of Japan's finest soldiers were rabidly encircling the Nazi assaults in fighting that often North China Railway junction city of was hand-to-hand, the bulletin said. Chenghsien in their newest and most - -- -threatening push in China but the Wilson Ill in Mexico Nipponese invasion of India was run- ning into so much trouble that even MEXICO CITY, April 21.-(/P)-Dr. Tokyo radio admitted yesterday the F. N. Wilson, University of Michigan advance was "slowing down." heart specialist, was unable to de- Simultaneously a- dispatch from liver an' address on heart ailments Associated Press War Correspondent today because he fell ill of a heart Eugene Burns aboard an Allied air- attack. He was scheduled to speak craft carrier off Sumatra disclosed in the new Cardiological Institute- but had to remain in his hotel. WASHINGTON, April 21-0P)- An American destroyer division daring what the Navy called "the greatest concentration of guns yet CI encountered" bombarded Japanese installations at Kavieng and sank seven Japanese merchant vessels in the course of the operation. -- -The successful mission was dis- The agreement represents a clear- closed today in details received byI cut American victory over British the Navy on the raid carried outI proposals to relegate gold to a minor over two months ago against the role in post-war currency stabiliza- strong enemy base on New Ireland. i i I 3 i i 4 the subjectof coming American elec- Kalamazoo Western State High tions, but said he is quite sure that School took the state debate title by American public is "no less deter- defeating Hazel Park High School mined than the British to see this by a two-to-one decision in the 27th war through." Annual Championship debate held at 8 p.m. yesterday in the Rackham Hates Palestine Policy Lecture Hall. As for British policy in Palestine, Western State, represented by he said that "You can't force the Donald Griffith and William Shu- Jews into Palestine over the bayonets maker, upheld the affirmative side of the Arabs. It is the endeavor of of the question "Resolved: That the the British government to follow the United States should join in recon- mandate (of the League of Nations, stituting the League of Nations." 1919), but we can't disregard our ob- Noral McNeely and Archie Carmich- ligations to the Arabs." ael debated for Hazel Park. The situation in India has im- Western State now holds the proved, Viscount Halifax said, be- championship for the second time, cause the Indians now realize we are having debated in the finals in 1920 going to win the war and because and 1921, losing the first time and they are beginning to appreciate the winning the second. Hazel Park made significance of Sir Stafford Cripps' its first appearance in the finals last proposal for self-government. night. At the Clements Library, he exam- Dr. Donald E. Hargis, Michigan ined papers of the first Viscount Hal- Forensic Association manager, acted if ax to John Wilson Croker, written as chairman, substituting for Dr. about 1855. He also looked at the C. A. Fisher, University Extension original correspondence of George Service director who was originally Hammond, the first British ambassa- scheduled to preside. At the conclu- dor to the United States, with Lt. Col. sion of the debate he presented Simcoe, governor of Canada. watches given by the Detroit Free Press to the four debaters and Ex- tension Service trophies to both Badoglho Form sfinalisand semi-finalist teams. Judges were Prof. G. E. Densmore, Cabi et chairman of the Department of in t Speech; Prof. Carl G. Brandt, chair- man of the English Department, Col- NAPLES, April 21.-(P)-Marshal lege of Eafgineering and lecturerer in Pietro Badoglio announced the form- speech; and Dr. Franklin H. Knower, ation of a'new Italian cabinet today professor of speech at the University with himself as Premier and Foreign of Iowa. 34. B WASH ury tech nouncedt broad out 000,000 g designed national Nations Agree on Sta I y The Associated Press1 INGTON, April 21.-Treas- added that he was "very hopeful" of .o3 iRussian adherence. nicians of 34 nations an- The fund, it was explained, would tonight their agreement on use such methods as buying and tlines for a proposed $8,000,- selling gold and currencies to prevent old-based stabilization fund unhealthful gyrations in the relation- to restore order to inter- ships between currencies and to finance and promote world promote trade. It could provide one country with currency of another in tion. Outgrowth of Unity Planningj Outgrowth of more than a year of4 planning and discussion, the agree- ment replaces separate proposals ad- that United States sea and air craft participated in Wednesday's power- ful Allied carrier strike at Sabang. The Chinese reported both they Minister. He told a press conference'