I HAY DEN AlM -0RiAL fL1BREARY1 Y Lw& D4atil CLOUDY, Liatea ideadine in the State VOL LVI, No132 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS r'Walac G ives DefIantReply To Critiism VA 01141 Be Accused: c Only in Wartihue' By The Associ it ed Press LONDON, April 14 henry A. Wallace replied defiantly toni, t to Congressional critiismn of his speeches here against President Truman's foreign piolicy with the assertion that "Only if a state of war existed could I be accused of giving aid to an enemy in express- ing my point of view." He said that it was his intention to "go on speaking out for peace wherever men will listen to me on- til the end of my days." Issues Statement The former vice president's re- ply was given in a statement dis- tributed from his hotel room, where lie was resting after an 800- mile speaking tonir through Brit- Gin's west midlands. "I learn that there is sentimentt in the Congress that the place for me to campaign against proposed., military loans to Greece and Tir key is not in Britain but in my own country," his statement said. 'Straightforward' "My answer to that is straight- forward. I did campaign in the United States, and the British peo- pie, through the medium of the British press, knew my attitude L very well before I cane here. I have mentioned my attitude of op- position to loans for military pur- poses only incidentally in Britan. "It is the American Congress that decides American policy, not the British public. I have said that America, like all countries, can choose between two policies: one stands for a strong United Nations and leads to lasting peace; the other stands for a divided world and leads ultimately to war. Ask Crinijnal Prosee1tio11 For Wallaee WASHINGTION, April 14 - (IP) -A Congressional demand for' criminal prosecution of Henry A. Wallace mingled today with fresh denunciation of his speech-making abroad but President Truman maintained silence. The House Committee on Un- American activities looked up the old Logan Act which provides three years in jail and $5,000 fine for a citizen having "intercourse" with a foreign government to de- feat an American measure and concluded, in the words of Rep. Thomas (Rep., N.J.), its chair- man: "It covers Henry Wallace just as you'd cover a person with a cloak." Wallace has been making speeches abroad assailing Truman foreign policy, notably the $400,- 000,000 program to bolster Greece and Turkey against communism. Thomas declared that "it's as clear a case as I've ever seen" and that Attorney General Clark "hs.s no alternative but to take action." Roln Empirep Subjet fTak Jerome Lectures To Begin Here Today Rome and Ann Arbor will join forces today when Prof. Allan Chester Johnson of Princeton University opens the Jerome Lec- ture Series at 4:15 p.m. at Rack- ham Amphitheatre on the general topic of Egypt and the Roman Empire-- a series which will also be given at the American Academy of Rome. The first Thomas Spencer Jer- ome lecturer was Prof. John G. Winter, who spoke in the autumn of 1930. Unsettled conditions at home and abroad made the appoint- ment of a second lecturer impos- sible until the present time. All of the lectures will be giv- en at 4:15 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Today's lecture will be on "Fiduciary Currency and its Problems." Prof. Johnson is one of the leading authorities in the field of papyri and ancient history. t " Shwellenbach Efases ni ems Submits Plan oi LiTo Arbitrate Telephone Strike; Daily-wake I FlIFER COt ;NTRJ BUTION--David Bailie (left) hands Seymour Goldstcin (center) a $10 check from the Canterbury Club to pay lor one lie iier to be sent to Europe by the campus "Heifers for Europe" drive. Looking on are Miss Maxine Westphal, Barbara Hamel, Wyatt Mick, and Rev. John Burt of the Canterbury Club, SHIFT C N1)1IYfRS: '-'Ior JOS I, 'ondactor-elect of the Cincinnati Symphony Or- ('1 t'5, wil direct Ihe University Musical Society Choral Union in I e May Ttival, replacing -huadin Van Deursen, assistant professor of VOICe, nd condUctor of the University Musical Society, whose reWignatiO W S 1aounced Saturday by President Alexander G. l~hit'n. The oia wIuih came suddenly only four weeks before Pro,. Van elarsenx was to direct the chorus in the May Festival, will not be(on ie effective until the en Libra ry % "I Drive Begnms lreeG in pis Events I.lnined lit Ca paign The campus fund -raising drive to hull, stablish The Joseph R. Iayden Memorial Library at the University of the Philippines gets officially underway today. P't of a nationwide campaign oug faculty and alumni to rai:se 0.tJ for the Philippine library mooinrg th late Univer- ,sty political scientist, the campus drive will include three fund-rais- ing events. All this week speakers will call on campus residences and organi- zations explaining the purpose of the drive. Pledge subscription blanks will be distributed and stu- dents asked to make a contribu- tien. The names of all students who contribute to the fund will be clnbossed in a record book which u ill be placed on display in the completed hilippine library. All proceeds from the all-cam- pus student talent show, "Running iRampant" to be given at 7:30 p.m. April 20 in Hill Auditorium, will go toward swelling tIhe fund. Manila Square," a dance to be triven Apiril 19 at Waterman Gym, is als;o for the benefit of the Hay- dent ltnd. Tim Doolittle's band will ilay for the dance. In Qiwu i e t ills 'wo (11o"etn huts on East Uni- versi ty have been opened for the c(on'Venielce of students who bring wir lunch on campus, Francis C. Slel, business manager of the residence halls, announced yes- tc'day. The huts, to be open from 9 s.m1. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sat- urdays, are available during the day for study purposes and as a waiting room for Willow Village buses, he said. One but has a lunch counter which will serve hot coffee and milk from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, while the other but has lunch tables and is provided with lighting fa- cilities for study. d of the semester, but Prof. Van Deursen has been granted immed- iate leave of absence, President, Ruthven said. Conductor Since 1942 Prof. Van Deursen, who could not be reached for comment on the action, has been a member of the University faculty since 1937 and acting conductor of the University Musical Society since 1942. In addition to his work with the University, he has appeared as baritone soloist in Ann Arbor and See pictures, Page 2 By The As Ociated Il'oes WASHINGTON. April 14 Wav- ing away objections of Senator Taft (Rep, Ohim, its chairman, the Senate Labor Conimttee to- day softened somewhat the provi- sions of its omnibus labor bill. In the House, however, a strike- curbing, union-regulating bill with more penalties in it comes up for debate tomorrow and Speaker Martin (Rep., Mass.) predicted its passage by more than enough mar- gin to override any veto by Pesi- dent Truman. The Senate group voted dow. $ to 5. a provision o1 its origi- nal draft which would have im- posed specific penalties on *juris- dictional strikes and secondary boycotts, as the Hous bill dloes. Instead it decided to make these "unfair labor practices"-The NationalLa bo Relat ions Board cotuld tell a union to stp then, and go to court for an injunction if the union disobeyed. The commit tee today also elimli- nated a ban on the involuntary check-off system of collecting union dues --provisions in some union contracts which compel an employer to (leduet union 1dues from the workers' pay checks and turn thtem over to the uion It approved provisions: Authorizing Federal court suits against unions for breach of contract. Requiring unions to register' and file yearly financial re- ports with the Labor Depart- ment. Providing for a Senate-House study of the entire field of labor- management relations. Authorizing cou rt injunctions against "ii a t i on al p a r alysis strikes. Setting ull1 a new mediation agency outside the Cabor lDepart- ment. 'r)" Seeke rs 'Thwarted By Spring Flood Word that the Nichols Arbore- tum suffered considerable dam- age from Michigan's devastating flood has dealt a bitter blow to the spring plans of several thous- and vacation-weary student "na - ture lovers." The flood waters washed out several roads and caused a land- slide which blocked another so thoroughly that a bulldozer will be needed to clear it, according to C. L. Moody, superintendent of the Arboretum. Ile was not sure how long it would take to repair the damage. Elsewhere in Washtenaw Coun- ty the flood ruined many farms, and did an estimated $200,000 damage to roads and bridges. Of- ficials said that the flood was the worst ever recorded in Washtenew County. VU Student Is Flood Vietim Delbert Ternasky, 22, University student, was drowned in raging flood waters April 6 when he was thrown from a canoe at Flint. Ternasky, a junior in the Engi- neering college, was accompanied by a companion, Robert Colemen, 20, when the tragedy occurred. Colemen clung to a tree after being thrown into the flood waters, and was rescued by police in a passing boat. Ternasky had resided at 822 Oakland, Ann Arbor while attend- ing the University. He is sur- vived by his parents living at 1817 Wyoming Ave., Flint. other midwestern cities, and is director of the choir at the First Methodist Church in Ann Arbor. Before coming to the Univer-, sity, Prof. Van Deursen was con- ductor and music instructor at Huron College, S. D., the Univer- sity of Wyoming and Albion Col- lege. He received his bachelor's degree from Northwestern Uni- versity, and did graduate work at the University of Southern Cal- ifornia before receiving his mas- ter's degree here in 1938. Johnson to Commute Thor Johnson, who was chosen by Charles A. Sink, president of the University Musical Society, to replace Prof. Van Deursen as con- ductor in the May Festival, will See JOHNSON, Page 2 Campus Area Traffic Lights Acting on recommend-1-ns of the traffic committee, nn Arbor Common Council last week au- thorized the installation of four traffic lights on congested cam- pus streets. The city clerk was authorized to advertise for bids on the purchase of traffic signals to be placed at the intersections of South Univer- sity and East University streets; South University and State streets; South State and Liberty streets; and South State and Wil- liams streets. A recent traffic survey made by the Michigan Auto Club rec- ommended that additional traffic control lights be placed in the campus area to combat traffic hazards created by the increased University enrollment. It will be some time before the new traffic signals can be installed according to city officials who said that delivery now takes from 60 days to six months because of ma- terial shortages at the factory. 30,000 U-1i1oii Settles For 15 Cent Hourly Boost Agreement Seen As Pttern for Industry By The Associated Press DETROIT, April 14 - General Motors Corp. and officers of the United Electrical, Radio and Ma- chine Workers of America (CIO) announced a wage agreement to- day that may set the pattern for the nation's entire automotive in- dustry with its more than 500,000 hourly-rated workers. The agreement affecting about 30,000 employes of four (.M accessories divisions pro- vides for a 15 cents an hour wage increase. Of this 111/ cents an hour would be paid in the form iof direct wage ad- vances and the remainder would go to cover the cost of six paid holidays and other economic items. As this agreement was an- nounced General Motors awaited action by the United Automobile Workers (CIO) on an offer of 10 cents an hour increase for ap- proximately 265,000 hourly-rated workers in the corporation's other plants throughout the country. The latter proposal, if accept- ed would be an "interim" in- crease, effective until next Au- gust when, the corporation said, it would again discuss wage rates for its production workers. Informal reaction by union of- ficials, including UAW Presi- dent Walter P. Reuther, was that the 10 cents an hour offer was inadequate. The offer, how- ever, will be submitted to the UAW-CIO International execu- tive board meeting in New York tomorrow. The UAW-CIO has demanded increases of 2312 cents an hour for all production workers em- ployed by General Motors, Chrys- ler and Ford. Currently GM hour- ly rated workers receive an aver- age of $1.31; Chrysler $1.33 and Ford $1.39. GM Cant, Pay More -- Reuther NEW YORK, April 14 - (P) - President Walter P. Reuther of the CIO United Automobile Work- ers contended today that General Motors Corporation's 15-cent-an- hour wage increase offer to the United Electrical, Radio and Ma- chine Workers of America (CIO) was "proof" of the company's ability to grant a "still larger in- crease." The union leader described the corporation's profit status as "ex- tremely favorable," and said the new wage scale "confirmed my statement of Saturday that the 10-cent offer was a feeler ad- vanced for bargaining purposes." World News Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, April 14 - Prodded by six American notes, Russia has finally agreed to begin discussions aimed at settling its $11,297,883,000 Lend Lease account with the Unite States, the State Department disclosed today. * * * YOKOTA Army Airdrome, Ja- pan, April 15-The Record-seek- ing around-the-world airplane of manufacturer Milton Reynolds took off at 9:24 a.m. today (6:24 p.m. Monday, C.S.T.) for Anchor- age, Alaska. WASHINGTON, April 14- Gerhart Eisler, reputed "brain" of Amercian communism, was indicted today on a charge of making "fraudulent and ficti- tious" statements when he sought a State Department permit to leave the country in 1945. * * , Get , . , Daily-Wakt FIRST 'r lCKT-PI'esident Alexander G. Ruthven (center) por- chases the first ticket to go on sale for international Ball from Soli Cardmaster (left) and Charaimdas Shah (right), Internation- al Students Committee ticket salesmen. FOREIGN STUDENTS. .0 Internaftonal Ball To Mark Highlight of Week's Activities International Ball, a campus event notable for its colorful na- tional costumes and foreign enter- tainment, climax the events of In- ternational Week April 22 through 25. Sponsored by the International Students Committee and the Ann Arbor Junior Chamber of Coin- merce, the Week's activities will include an International Pageant, a Forum on Current Political Af- fairs, and a Banquet honoring graduating foreign students. An annual affair at which for- eign students are hosts to the rest of the campus, International Ball will be held from 9 p.m. to ] a.m. in the Union Ballroom. Following the custom of previ- ous years, proceeds of the Ball will go to the Emergency Fund for Foreign Students which provides temporary financial aid to stu- dents from other countries. Music for the Ball will be fur- nished by Frank Tinker's orches- tra. Dress will be semi-formal or national costume. 'T'ickets for the Ball are now on sale in the League GOP Wins in1 Regent Contest Incumbent J. Joseph Herbert, Manistique, and Kenneth Stevens, Detroit, were elected Regents of the University in last week's state- wide general electio nm. Both men won over oppo- nents by a wide margin in an election marked by light ballot- ing, with returns held up because of the phone strike. Prof. John Brumm of the University Journal- ism department, who was also in the regent race, lost out in the state-wide balloting. In the County, incumbent Cir- cuit Judge James R. Breakey led his opp-onent, Municipal Judge Jay 1-1. Payne, by a two-to-one margin in the race for the circuit judgeship. All candidates for offices in the city government were unopposed. Pay Raise and the Union. Opening event of the Week, the pageant will be held at 8 p.m. April 22 in Ann Arbor High School Au- ditorium and will feature foreign students attending the University. An American Square Dance Team from Detroit will also participate. A nationally-known speaker will lead the Forum on Current Political Affairs at 8 p.m. April. 23 in Rackham Auditorium. Graduating foreign students will be honored at' a dinner to be given by the Junior Chamber of Com- merce at 6:30 p.m. April 24 in the Union Ballroom, Two Indicted On. Willow .Run, Racket Charge Washtenaw County's one man grand juror, Judges James R. Breakey, last week renewed his at- tack on Willow Village rackets, is- suing a conspiracy indictment, against two men now serving 60- day contempt sentences in the county jail. The indictment names Walter West, 38, Willow Village, and James Clark, 31, Detroit, charg- ing them with conspiracy to evade gambling laws. The two men were sentenced for contempt of court February 24 when they re- fused to answer questions in court, after being apprehended while al- legedly selling policy tickets at Willow Village. Circuit Judge Breakey issued the indictment, designed to quash the Village numbers racket, last week just before leaving on a two week vacation. The numbers racket at Willow Village has been in operation for over a year, ac- cording to Judge Breakey. Judge Breakey will not be able to arraign or hear the conspiracy case under provision of a recent law enacted by the state legislature concerning one man grand juries. 4 pa.n. Today Is Deadline on Proposal Okay NegotiationSuggested For Two More Days By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, April 15-Sec- retary of Labor Schwellenibach last night offered a plan to arbi- trate a settlement of the nation- wide telephone strike. He made his proposal at a con- ference held with management and union representatives shortly before midnight. Both the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the National Federation of Tele- phone Workers, independent, were given until 4 p.m., C.S.T., today to decide whether to ac- cept the proposal. If both sides accepted, a 48-hour period would follow for resump- tion of active negotiations on cer- tain issues before the 340,000 strik- ing telephone workers would be or- dered to halt their 8-day old strike. Schwellenbach proposed that wages, reclassification of towns, the length of time required to progress from minimum to maxi- mum pay rates, vacations, leaves of absence for union officials, retroactivity of wage increases, and any remaining issues all should be submitted to an arbitra- tion board of five persons selected by the parties. Such issues as union security, pensions, job definitions and the host of local issues would be ne- gotiated in the 48-hour period beginning at 4 p.m. today. The basic issue in the strike ha been the union's demand for a $12 a week wage increase. Under Schwellenbach's plan, the proposed arbitration board of five public members would be chosen within five days after the end of the strike. He suggested that the board re- port within 90 days and asked for an agreement from the union that it would not "call or prosecute a strike or work stoppage over the issues submitted to the board of arbitration," Local Pickets "Wery Orderly' Police Report 400 Phone Workers Participating in Strike A score of pickets paraded in front of the Ann Arbor branch of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company yesterday as the na- tional phone strike entered its eighth day. Local picketing has been termed "very ordely" by police officials who report no violence in front of the E. Washington street office of the phone company. An estimated 400 phone workers are out on strike in Ann Arbor ac- cording to Earl C. Quackenbush, chairman of local 301's strike com- mittee. Maintenance men, opera- tors and members of the commer- cial department have not reported for work, Quackenbush said. Com- mercial division employes are not officially on strike, but have re- fused to cross striker's picket lines. Local strikers are following the national union in asking for a $12 general increase. In addition Michigan phone workers are ask- ing that the $16 wage differential between different sized communi- ties be narrowed down. Quack- enbush said that the union would also ask that Michigan Bell insti- tute some kind of on-the-job training program under the G.I. Bill of Rights for veterans. University phone service has not been hampered by the strike, authorities report. dt GM 'NO CRAMMING': Sophomores To Take Aptitude, Achievement Exams Today' AlL IJ( iNTEREST SOARS: Nee(I for Larger U Auditorium Seen - - ___ Second semester sophomores in the lit school are going to be pretty weary when this day is over. Approximately 1,000 of them are to participate in a testing pro- gram from 7:50 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. The tests, which will measure both aptitude and read intelligently, and his think- ing ability in the social studies and the natural sciences. The tests measuring present in- formation will cover the fields of current social problems, history of social studies, literature, sciences, the fine arts and mathematics. According to the commercial testing company which puts out the tests, the examination of ef- Increased enrollment in the University and quickened interest in musical events have created a need for a new auditorium large C' ('ii I- in- 1 ono w. 19- (o 5,500 students were attending the University at that time, whereas there are more than 18,000 during the present semester, Dr. Sink said. dated according to present-day standards. The University also needs a sep- arate building that would house not only out-of-town visitors for