iGE EIGHT THE NICHIGAN DAILY I I ______________________ Nation's Phone Workers Ready To Walk Out Fitzsimmons Predicts Sympathy Strike Soon NEW YORK, Jan. 5 - The three- day-old Western Electric strike is "just about ready to explode" into a walkout by the nation's telephone workers, a union leader said today. Frank J. Fitzsimmons, President of the Western Electric Employees Asso- ciation, whose 17,000-odd members are striking in New Jersey and Man- hattan, said he belived after confer- ring with Joseph A. Beirne that "by Monday or Wednesday something will be ready to break.". Asks Sympathy Strike Beirne, president of the National Federation of Telephone Workers, parent organization for 48 indepen- dent unions in operating companies of the American Telephone and Tel- egraph Company, asked 260,000 mem- bers of the federation to authorize a sympathy strike at the outset of the Western Electric walkout. He said a poll of the members would take seven or eight days. Fitzsimmons; however, based his "break" on negotiontions today be- tween Beirne, the Association of Com- munications Equipment Workers, a NFTW union, and Western Electric officials. ,At Wit's End' in Dispute Leaders of the communications workers, who number about 6,000, were at' "wit's end" today, Fitzsim- mons said, in their wage dispute with the company. They seek a 30 percent increase; the company offered 15 per- cent. The ACEW has set Wednesday as a strike deadline. If it goes out on that day, Fitzsimmons said, it would establish picket lines outside tele- phone exchanges in 42 states. Mem- bers of the ACEW install equipment in the exchanges. Their picket lines would not be crossed by other tele- phone union members, thereby tying up the exchanges, Fitzsimmons said. A work stoppage by operators and other employes of the Bell Telephone system, an AT&T subsidiary, could occur on an order from Beirne, Fitz- simmons said. Meanwhile, Western Electric pick- ets at one of six plants in Manhattan, struck, at least nine non-strikers seek- ing entrance to the building this morning, according to Robert Mc- Closkey, picket leader. Stump Speakers To Discuss Waterway "Should the St. Lawrence waterway be completed as soon as possible?" is the question chosen by the national council of Sigma Rho Tau, stump speakers society, for an intercollegi- ate conference. The Alpha chapter of the Univer- sity of Michigan will start intercircle debates on the question at its meet- ing at 7 p.m. Jan. 8, at the Michigan Union. The St. Lawrence waterway question will be a topic for investiga- tion and debate for several weeks. Ottiiguts On caps Last Gospel Lecture .. . Paul E. Cole of Detroit will deliver the last in a series of six Gospel Lec- tures on the "Living Savior," at a meeting of the Michigan Christian Fellowship at 4:30 p.m. today in Lane Hall. There will be a hymn sing at 4 p.m. preceding the address. The public is invited. Society To Meet The Latin American Society will have a general meeting at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, in Rm. 316, Michi- gan Union. All Latin American Students are urged to attend. Russian Club To Meg-t .. . Russky Kruzhok, Russian Circle, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the International Center. Following a business meeting, Shostakovitch recordings will be played. House Presidents' Dinner Presidents of all fraternity houses are urged to attend a din- ner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Janu- ary 9 at Zeta Psi Fraternity, 1443 Washtenaw. A regular business meeting will be held following the dinner. Reds Ask for Time on Plan WASHINGTON, Jan. 5- IP)- Rus- sia wants more time to study the Bretton Woods monetary agreements before signing them. A State Department official said today the Soviet had so informed Averill Harriman, American ambas- sador in Moscow. Russia made severai reservations when 44 nations decideded at a con- ference at Bretton Woods, N. H., in 1944 to set up an international bank for reconstruction and development and a fund to stabilize world cur- rencies. They agreed to subscribe a total of roughly $9,000,0000,000 for each fund. Russia and eight smaller nations passed 'up their chance to become charter members when they failed to sign up before Jan. 1, this year. But the bank and the fund will be created anyway because the 35 nations that did sign in time have pledged enough of the cash-about 83 per cent of the total. If and when she does sign, Russia will contribute $2,400,000,000. Rus- sia now must get the approval of the boards of directors, not yet appointed, to join the international financial agencies. Liberal Action Group To Hear USSA Report A report on the recent United States Student Assembly national convention held in New Jersey and the appointment of five committees will head the agenda at a meeting of the Committee for Liberal Action at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Rm. 302 of the Union. All students interested in work on the publicity, program, student gov- ernment, state and local, national and international committees are urged to attend this meeting. Eligi- bility cards will also be signed. Election of a vice-president to serve for the remainder of the fall term will be held. Robert Carneiro will report on the USSA convention. The USSA is a democratic national students organi- zation with which the committee is affiliated. Membership in the group is open to all students, including vet- erans and army and navy personnel on campus. Japs To Oust War Mongers TOKYO, Jan. 5-(-P)-The Japan- ese Government drafted ordinances today bowing to General lvkacArthur's orders for the removal from power of all who helped lead Japan down the path to war, a cabinet spokesman said. Chief Secretary Daizaburo Tsugita said the ordinances were not ready in time for today's scheduled emergency meeting of the cabinet and so the session was postponed until tomor- row. Japanese newsmen who held a press conference with Tsugita re- ported he left the impression that the cabinet would try to carry on after removing three to five ministers tained with was responsibility. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 6) in the Michigan League Chapel. The Reading Rooms are open daily, ex- cept Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Unity periodicals and books may be secured there. Memorial Christian Church (Dis- ciples of Christ) Morning worship 10:50 a.m. Reverend Mr. F. E. Zendt will deliver the morning message. The Congregational-Disciples Guild will meet Sunday evening at 5:00 p.m. at the Memorial Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Hill and Tap- pan. The annual New Year's fellow- ship supper and Communion Service will be held under the leadership of Rachiel Shields. 'IC P R E S I D E N T - F e i x Gouin, (above) French Socialist deputy, was chosen president of France's constituent assembly, charged with writing a new con- stitution for the. nation, PICKET LINE MELEE-An attempt by supervisors to break through a picket line of striking union employees of the Western Electric plant at Kearny, N.J., resulted in this scuffle outside the gates of the factory. STAR PERFORIMERS-Motion picture actor Van Johnson (left) talks with Sonja 1-enie, ice skater, as she prepares to take part in a Chicago Stadium performance. (AP Wirephoto.) MARSHALL VISITS CHIANGS IN NANKING-Gen. George C. Marshall (left), Special Envoy to China, Poses on the steps of the Nanking residence of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek with his host, the Generalissimo (right) and Madam Chiang (center), shortly after his arrival at Nanking. 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