l.GE FOUR THE. J1~ ~A-~ MIHZ.-PJAN BY£- £Lf. 11r DTAVT 1". S. 1 a. AGE..,, 1 rupVMi11H VltP ANT I . 1.A " Union Claims Price Increases Have Outdistanced Wages 'Cost-of-Living' Raises Asked In GM Dispute Little Steel Formula Threatened as WLB Hears Crucial Case By The Associated Press DETROIT, Jan. 4.-The United Automobile Workers (CIO) told a War Labor Board panel today that price increases have so reduced the value of General Motors' worker wages that an increase must be given if the workers are to purchase the same quantity of goods an hour's work brought them in 1941. The union which has announced a nation-wide drive to upset the Lit- tle Steel Formula, made the conten- tion in briefs filed in support of its demands for a $1-an-hour minimum wage for approximately 300,000 work- ers and for what it terms "cost of living" wage increases. Chrysler's, Ford's Involved Similar demands have been made by the UAW-IO upon the Ford Mo- tor Co. and the Chrysler Corporation which together employ approximate- ly 300,000 more workers. General Motors has said that com- pliance with the UAW-CIO demands would add approximately $400,000,- 000 annually to the corporation's wage costs. It would raise the aver- age factory wages paid per factory employe, the corporation statement said, from about $3,000 a year to $4,200. Bond Deductions Cited "The UAW-CIO demands for the Seneral Motors workers," said Wal-. ter P. Reuther, "are predicated on the fact that Congress and selfish opmmercial interests have permitted prices to skyrocket while wages have been frozen; and on the other fact that the dollar income of labor, of which General Motors speaks so glibly, is far below the real purchas- iag income of labor." Reuther, UAW vice-president and director of the union's General Mo- tors department, is directing the un- ion presentation before the tri-par- tite panel. New Guinea .".. (Continued from Page 1) miles in three days and by nightfall Monday had reached a point approx- imately 80 airline miles southwest of the American position at Saidor. The Australians have been only lightly opposed of late in this north- ward movement which is designed to crush the Japanese between the Aus- sie and American forces. A I'eadquarters spokesman said there was no change in the situation around Arawe, on the southwest coast of New Britain, where units of the American Sixth Army were last reported pushing patrols beyond the perimeter of the area taken following the invasion Dec. 15. This area roughly follows the base of the Arawe Peninsula. Small en- emy forces are operating inland north and east of the peninsula, __ __ V Old Prohibition Battle Revived On Capitol Hill By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Jan., 4.-The ar- gument over wartime prohibition started all over again in the Capitol today and except for references to what happened before, the words might have been a recording of what was said a quarter century ago. The principal argument was Mon- day morning hangovers in war plants vs. insistence on personal liberties- including servicemen's claims to a voice in the decision whether they have beer. Bill Proposed Rep. Hobbs (Dem., Ala.) touched off the controversy by announcing that a House Judiciary Sub-Commit- tee of which he is chairman will hold hearings next week on a bill to out- law all traffic in beverages contain- ing more than one-half of one per cent alcohol by volume. Introduced last March 4 by Rep. Bryson (Dem., S.C.), the legislation would impose prohibition for the duration of the war and until after demobilization of the armed forces. Its announced purpose is to curb absenteeism and promote war pro- duction, presumably through reduc- tion of Monday morning hangovers among war workers. Anti-Saloon Leader Talks - Hobbs said proponents would be heard first but did not name wit- nesses. Dr. George W. Crabbe, General Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America, said he had not arranged for the committee meeting and did not plan to testify unless called. 92 Men Begin JAG Programs New Series of OCS, Officer Classes Start Some 92 men-25 in the 15th offi- cer class and 67 in the fifth OCS class-of the JAG school began a new series of classes here this week, Col. Edward H. Young, commandant of the school, said yesterday. The 15th Officers Class includes for the first time in more than a year a full colonel, Col. George H. Hafer. Col. Hafer was legal adviser to the state director of selective service be- fore coming here. Col. William L. Doolan, Jr., AC, now at Hg. AAF Materiel Command, Wright Field, O., a member of the 8th Officer Class which finished its course last March is the only other officer of equal rank to have taken the course here. Capt. John F. Kerkam, now en- rolled in Officers Class, is the twin brother of Maj. William B. Kerkam, Jr., who graduated last month. At least three members of the 15th Officer Class and two men of the new OC class are coming here from overseas duty. What the WACS Do Overseas WOMEN'S NEWS: '47 Corps Interviews Planned; Ruthven Tea To Be Held Today WACS stationed at a U.S. medium bomber field in England bicycle to their jobs, which include plotting plane positions on interceptor boards. Left to right are Pfc. Dorothy Jaquays of Cleveland, Pvt. Mary L. Steffes of Detroit, Sgt. Lois Joines of San Antonio, Tex., Cpl. Betty Hickey of Chicago and Sgt. Katherine Davis of Pasadena, Calif. Heavenly Pennies Surprise Senor This penny shortage is a myth in the mind of Secretary Morgen- thau according to the substantiat- ed opinion of one Senor Leo Salo- me of the Spanish department. In the absence of a better place he left his upside-down sombrero resting comfortably on a stairpost in the Union yesterday. Returning from the shock of a Union meal, he jammed on his hat only to find the dignity of his exit marred by the rattling and clanging of some 29 pennies which Santa Claus- minded passers-by had thought- fully tossed in his direction. THREE TON ACK-ACK: Anti-Aircraft Gun Is Set Up On Campus for ASTP Trainees Members Needed For Class Project "Interviews for freshman women interested in working on the central committee of the '47 Corps have been reopened," Ann MacMillan, president of Judiciary Council, an- nounced yesterday. The interviewing will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow and Friday and from 9 to 12 a.m. Saturday. "Inter- viewing has been reopened because of the small number of coeds who have so far taken an interest in their' class project." Plans are being made for a '47 Corps Dance to donate money to the Bomber Scholarship Fund. Fresh- man women appointed to the central committee will organize the dance. This will be the first time that fresh- men have been given the opportunity to participate in important activities during their first semester. "The unusually large freshman class should mean that there are many more potential leaders with good ideas and ability who are cap- able of assuming responsibility," Miss MacMillan said. "This is the time for coeds of the class of '47 to indi- cate what they are going to accom- plish during their college careers," she said. USO Council-... Interviewing for the USO Council will continue today from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Undergraduate Office of the League. Surgical Unit .. . Surgical Dressings Unit will be open today in the League. Houses especially invited are: Jordan Hall, Day House, Zeta Tau Alpha, Pi Beta Phi and Mrs. McCormick's and Mrs. Hendrickson's League Houses. It is urged that the coeds- come out this week to help make. up the time lost over the holidays. Dorm Meeting... There will be a meeting of all dor- mitory and auxiliary representives at 4:30 tomorrow in the League;'it" was announced yesterday by Betty, Willemin, '45, co-chairman of dorni- tory stamp sales. The meeting is very important, and anyone who ca'- not be present is asked to call Miss Willemin at 2-1528 or Rosalie Bruno All Are Welcome At President's Home Servicemen, faculty, and students are invited to attend the second Ruthven Tea to be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Ruthven residence. Houses especially invited are Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Epsilon Phi, and all the League liouses in Zone I. Each time a differ- ent group of houses on campus will be asked, although everyone is wel- come. Pouring at the tea will be Mrs. Sherman, house mother of Alpha Gamma Delta, Mrs. Caskey of Alpha Omicron Pi, Mrs. Young of Alpha Epsilon Phi, and Mrs. Augspurger representing the Zone I League Houses. Group I of the Social Committee under Phyliss Crawford is in charge of this tea, and all members of the Social Committee are requested to arrive by 3:45 at the latest. League Houses in Zone I that are especially invited are: Mrs. W. J. Asman, Mrs. Leo Augspurger, Mrs. James Davis, Mrs. Sidney Hood; Mrs. Hutchings, Miss Mae McGregor, Mrs. Sohults, Mrs. Anna Smith, Miss Ber- tha Wilson and Mrs. M. T. Van Benschoten. Assembly.. . Assembly Council will hold a meet- ing at 4:30 p.m. today in the League. Everyone is requested to be present and on time so that the meeting may adjourn in time for the House Presi- dents' meeting. * * * Basket±ball.. . The women's basketball tourna- meit, sponsored by the WAA, will get underway at '7:30 p.m. tomor- ror ii i; arbour Gym as Sigma Delta:Tai faces Geddes House and Alpha. Xi Delta meets Kappa Al- pha Theta, Shelby Diedrich, '45, Intra--mural manager, has an- nounced Book Revew... The Book : Group of Michigan Dames will" meet at 8:15 P.m. ty' at 4016 Olvia St., the home of Mrs. Ray W. Cowden. Mrs. E. W. Kinne will review "A Tree Grois- in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith. Mr . Lawrence Thomy will 'review "Eccuse My Dust," by Bel- lady Partridge. A forty millimeter anti-aircraft gun, weighing almost 10,000 pounds, has been set up in one of the elec- trical engineering laboratories for the use of the ASTP trainees in a course in servo-mechanisms. The big ack-ack, which was sent here last week from Erie Proving Grounds, is for the seventh-term electrical engineering students, who CONFLICTING POLICIES: Prof. Decker Says Japanese Have Passion for Expansion will study the automatic feature of the gun which terns and points it. To get it into the laboratory, the window had to be removed, as the gun is over 12 feet high when point- ed. It swings up 90 degrees and 360 degrees around. Those who study the mechanism of this gun will later be expected to be expert trouble-shooters on similar equipment, acting as members of highly skilled maintenance crews. Capable of firing 120 rounds per minute, the gun was test fired 13 rounds before it was sent here. As this standard is one used ex- tensively overseas, it is expected that it will also be used outside of the servo-mechanism course by the mili- tary units training on campus. Sev- eral other ASTP schools have been furnished similar guns by the Army. Included in the unit is a generat- ing set and other equipment. Calendars Are Ready All Dormitories and League Houses must call for their Calendar of Events in Miss McCormick's office In an article entitled, "From Muk- den to Pearl Harbor," which ap- peared recently in The Michigan Alumnus, Prof. John A. Decker of Stephens College characterizes Jap- anese policy from the beginning of the modern period as "a consuming passion to expand on the mainland of Asia." Prof. Decker, who has traveled ex- tensively in the Far East, explains the present conflict between Japan and the United States as the conflict of two entirely different policies. Established Policy According to this authority Ameri- can Far Eastern policy "for decades has been honest, consistent, and clearly established. We have had no ambitions to fly our flag over new territory. We have asked for no eco- nomic monopolies. We have stood. for TELEPHONE traffic is heavy,.too a free and independent China, open to the trade of all countries on equal terms." There is no compromise pos- sible between this policy and the Japanese one of aggressive conquest of neighboring territory. Friendly at First Japanese-American relationships, which began with Admiral Peary's expedition in 1854, started out on a basis of cordial diplomatic friend- ship, Prof. Decker points out. The United States had treated the ex- panding nation fairly during a diffi- cult beginning period. Since the First World War, how- ever, the nations have come into con- flict in two main spheres of interest: 1-China and 2-Southeast Asia. Commercial Interest American interest in China springs both from the mission movement and from commercial interests, Prof. Decker says. On the commercial side, we are interested not =in the present volume of trade, but in the potential- ities of "four hundred million custo- mers." Consequently, American poli- cy toward China has been one of supporting her independence and in- suring an "Open Door." During the First World War tradi- tional American-Japanese friendship was severed when we became suspi- cious of the many advantages gained by Japan at the expense of China. This suspicion was largely responsible for the refusal of the American peo- ple to ratify the treaty or to join the League of Nations, and resulted in the calling of the Washington Naval Disarmament Conference of 1921. Area Is Vital Prof. Decker stresses the impor- tance of Southeastern Asia in Ameri- can economy: "We now know that Southeastern Asia is such a vital area as far as producing the raw materials used by American industry that we cannot live the kind of life we are accustomed to live unless we can buy the raw materials of this region." As in China, the U.S. policy in this area has been one of protecting our peaceful, legitimate trade. Japanese conquest of Southeastern Asia would mean the end of our American stan- dard of living. At the root of the Japanese imper- ialistic policy is their serious domes- tic difficulty-the population prob- lem. Prof. Decker suggests that this problem can be solved by concen- trated industrialization, , extensive markets abroad to buy the surplus and importation of foodstuffs and raw materials. Japan has refused to accept this peaceful solution of her problem, but instead has launched on a campaign of conquest, characterized by the slo- gan, "The New Order for Greater East Asia." immediately. 3 i The LIGHT and BRIGHT Touch,.. added to your wardrobe by a rollicking new suit. They're perfect for now and Spring. Brighten the corner where you are with a pastel or colored two-piecer. Lovely bengaline date dresses with touches of ivory white lace -on sleeves and pockets . . . ideal for U,.O.-ing it or League dancing. at 2-2591. 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