RESEMBLANCE' Sec Page 4 moo LwP40 flAitli LOUDY WIT'H RAIN Latest Deadline in the State VOL LVII, No. 161 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MAY 18, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Senate May WorkonOwn Budget Cuts raft Sees End Of Accord Efforts By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, May 17-Sen ate Republicans may abandon ef- forts to agree with the House 0] how much to cut President Tru man's budget, Senator Taft (Rep Ohio) said today, and work to ward a $4,500,000,000 savings goal Taft, who heads the Senate Re publican Policy Committee, said that if no compromise is reached with the House on its $6,000,000, 000 savings proposal, the Senat Republicans will go ahead on the theory that the President's bud get can be whittled tol33,000,000, 000 and try- to pass a tax bil which will take a net of $3,200, 000,000 out of the next fisca year's expeted revenues. The Republican majority on the Senate Finance Committee issued a report on the tax bill today say ing that reduction of individua income taxes would help maintain "the existing high levels of em- ployment and output." The report said government revenues now are booming. It es timated a surplus of $2,300,000,00( for the year ending June 30, as compared to a $1,200,000,000 sur- plus predicted by President Tru- man a mopth ago. Taft, while he did not foreclose further conferences with House leaders, told a reporter he is not inclined to accept any increase in the amount the Senate voted to attempt to trim from the President's $37,500,000,000 spend- ing estimates for the year begin- ning July 1. While some leaders of the House are said to have conceded that a $6,000,000,000 cut might b too high, they are unwilling to accept the lower Senate figure. In addition,/ the Senate pledged a minimum payment of $2,600,- 000,000 on the national debt, a promise not parallelled by the House. President Tells Of Mother s Improve menit GRANDVIEW, Mo., May 17 - (A)-President Truman said to- night that his 94-year-old mother, Mrs. Martha E. Truman, is making a terrific "uphill fight" in her bat- tle for life. The President, after a day at the bedside of his mother here, walked into the Hotel Muehlebach at Kan- sas City at 10 p.m. with a solemn face. His mother, he told reporters, is "improving." The President flew here earlier in the day after receiving a tele- phone call that Mrs. Truman, who fractured her right hip in a fall at her home February 13, had taken a turn for the worse. The President and Brig. General Wallace H. Graham, his personal physician, made no attempt to minimize the seriousness of Mrs. Truman's condition. President Truman was informed by telephone at 6:15 a.m. that his mother was in a grave condition. Two and a half hours later he took off from the Washington Airport in his private plane, "The Sacred Cow," ignoring a driving rain- storm, wind and an official warn- ing that tornadoes might develop near his landing field. Judicial Group Positions Open Men of Junior Status Eligible To Petition All men students who will have completed 60 hours at the begin- ning of the fall term are eligible to petition for membership on the Men's Judiciary Council under its new independent set-up, Talbot Honey, president of the council, said yesterday. Petitions, stating qualifications and including a list of activities, should be turned in to the Student Legislature Offices, Rm. 308 of the Union, from 4 to 5 p.m. to- morrow or from 3 to 5 p.m. Tues- I 'TOWARD STABILITY': - -- - - Marshall Urges World TradeCharterApproval By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, May 17-Sec- retary of State Marshall tonight urged agreement on a charter for the proposed international trade organipation as a "great step to- toward economic stability and the common security." "Economic conflict and trade wars," Marshall said, "invariably set the stage for political disun- ity." Need for Unity The Secretary's statement was World Control Of Atom Bomb i Is Discussed '47 Spring Parley Holds Final Sessions The necessity of shocking peo- ples of the world into a realiza- tion that atomic energy must be controlled by an international or- ganizationwas reiterated by stu- dents at the final session of Spring Parley last night. Led by Prof. John L. Brumn of the journalism department, students thrashed out problems and possible solutions for the im- plications presented by an atomic age, following reports on panel discussions held in the second and third sessions of the parley U.S. Alternatives Alternatives for the United' States to follow in international relations were posed by the panel on government and foreign rela- tions. The United States can con- tinue her "face-saving compro- mises between nationalism and internationalism," members of the panel explained, or she can form a working international organi- zation with or without Russia. If Russia stays out of the organi- zation, the rest of the world can either disregard her or attenpt, by a war of ideas and economics, to bring her in over a long period of time. The panel concluded that a pol- icy of "standing by" will accom- plish nothing, and that any plan adopted must work quickly, before Russia develops the atomic bomb. The idea of an international po- lice force was rejected, as being merely a "collection of national police forces." Unique Position The panel on religion, social relations and civil liberties con- cluded that the United States is in a unique position to demon- strate that democracy can handle problems of civil liberties and so- cial relations better than com- munism can. A discussion of curriculum re- visions by the panel on educa- tion brought out the ideas that certain courses, mainly in the so- cial sciences, should be required of all students to promote a com- mon educational experience. Mem- bers of the panel called for a more tutorial system of education, for systematic student exchange, for a system of faculty grading and for more student get-togethers to talk things over. Drives Calendar To 1e Drawn Up General plans for next year's Fund Drives Calendar will be drawn up at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Legislature Offices, Rm. 308 of the Union, Jean Gringle, chairman of the legislature's Fund] Drives Committee, announced yes-s terday.r Representatives from all camp-l us organizations who plan to con-t duct drives next year should at- tend the meeting to set up the calendar. Those unable to be pre- sent should contact Miss Gringlet at 2-2539 before Tuesday.i for the opening of World Trade Week . He termed its keynote, "World'Trade United Nations," particularly appropriate for "a time when the need for unity among the peoples is more vital than ever before in history." Although the United States took the lead in bringing about the current international effort at Geneva to lower trade barriers and agree on a final draft for the projected world trade organiza- tion, Marshall said success would depend upon the cooperation of all the 18 trading nations repre- &ented. Negotiations Opened The State Department at the same time published a report from the Geneva meeting which said the United States had opened ne- gotiations with ten of the 15 coun- tries with which trade talks were originallly scheduled. By the end of May it expects 100 separate ne- gotiations to be in progress be- tween pairs of- countries repre- sented at Geneva. The progress made, the report advised, "indicates the desire of the countries present to success- fully conclude the negotiations within a few months." By con- trast, single trade agreements be- tween the United States and other countries have taken as long as a year for drafting. William L. Clayton, Undersec- retary of State for Ecconomic Af- fairs, who heads the American group, is expected from Geneva probably Monday for consultation with Marshall. 2 Students Are Injured In Collision Car Hits Tree Near Marshall Two University students, Maria van der Harst and Georgette Ait- ken, were injured yesterday morn- ing when the car they were in skidded off the road and hit a tree beside a road near Marshall, Mich. Miss van der Harst, graduate student in physics from the Neth- erlands, is in critical condition, suffering from severe shock and internal injuries. Miss Aitken, graduate student in music from Bolivia, suffered a broken col- lar bone and broken nose. The car was driven by Walter Cupsch, graduate student in geol- ogy from the Netherlands. Also in the car were Cupsch's wife, Em- mie, and John van der Harst brother of Miss van der Harst and -a student at Albion College. Van der Harst suffered a skull injury. Cupsch and his wife are suffering from severe shock. The group was going to attend the tulip festival at Holland, Mich. when the accident happened. All five persons are in the Oaklawn Hospital at Marshall. Seny. Ellender Foresees OK Of Labor Bilt CIO Board Urges Public to Protest WASHINGTON, May 17-(A )-- Senator Ellender (Dem., La.) pre- dicted today that the labor dis- putes legislation finally laid be- fore President Truman will be al- most exactly the same as the Senate bill and that the Chief Executive will sign it. "If he doesn't, watch his popu- larity go down," Ellender told a reporter. Ellender is a member of the conference committee engaged in ironing out differences between the separate bills passed by the House and Senate. The House measure contains more curbs on unions than the Senate bill. Some senators have expressed the opinion that Mr. Truman would veto even the Sen- ate version. Meanwhile the CIO Executive Board, ending a two-day meeting, issued a "message to the American people" asking them to write the President urging a veto. The message called the Senate and House bill "vicious" legisla- tion that would take America "for down the road toward a deep de- pression and serious economic Scrisis." In predicting a final draft very close to the Senate bill, Ellender noted that Rep. Hartley (Rep., N.J.) head of the House conferees, already has said he is willing to drop two major union curbs voted by the House in order to get a bill Congress would pass over a veto. Regents to Hear Report on Barbers Michigan Bell V RejectProposal At Walkout Set Rcreational fFac lities For Students Surveyed Ann Arbor City Parks Total 230 Acres; Arboretum, 'U' Program Add to Facilities World News Roundup By The Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, May 17-The tragic battleship Oklahoma, raised from a shallow grave after the Japanese assault on Pearl Har- bor, sank quietly in mid-Pacific today thwarting the mainland junkyard to which she was being towed. The venerable warship, symbol of American sorrow and pride, went down suddenly and inex- plicably without a soul on board at 1:40 a.m. 540 miles northeast of Pearl Harbor. DETROIT, May 17 -- The Michigan CIO Council today as- sailed the Callahan' Bill pend- ing before the State Legislature as threatening to set up a "ges- tapo" in Michigan. * * * BERLIN, May 17 - The Allied Coordinating Committee has com- promised on the treatment which Rudolf Hess and six other Nazi war criminals sentenced by the Nuernberg International Military Tribunal should receive in prison, Allied officials said today. AUSTIN, Tex., May 17-Hen- ry A. Wallace tonight urged University of Texas students to tell the folks back home "at the forks of the creek" that the only sure road to world peace is food for the starving, "not guns for decadent governments." * * 4* DETROIT, May 17-East De- troit teachers, \vho suspended a week-long wage protest walkout Monday, today served the board of education with a 24-hour strike notice. JERUSALEM, May 17- Six United States citizens, dis- covered on the intercepted refu- gee ship "Hatikva" which was es- corted into Haifa Harbor with 1,000 uncertified Jewish refugees aboard, were reported officially to- night to have been detained by Palestine police for further ques- tioning. The Americans presumably were seamen on the ship, although the announcement did not describe them as such. They were not identified. JAMES F. BYRNES Bynes Sees Surmounting Of Peace Bars 'Only Blunders Can Lead to War', He Says WASHINGTON, May 17-(/P)- James F. Byrnes, former Secretary of State, believes "we can over- come those difficulties" which handicap peace, and that in both Russia and the United States "there is too much talk about war and too little talk about peace." The people of neither country want to go to war, he said, and only blundering leadership could bring about another conflict. Out of Place View He called on both Russia and the United States to realize that neith- er can dictate the terms of peace and that "there is no place for the 'take it or leave it' attitude." Byrnes' speech was for a gather- ing of Variety Clubs International in receiving the 1946 award which this organization of people from the entertainment world presents annually to some person who has "helped to make this world a bet- ter world" Seech Made Public Byrnes' speech and the presenta- tion of the award actually took place privately here on Thursday. At that time the entire affair was filmed for showing to the Variety Club's dinner tonight in Holly- wood. t It was Byrnes' first major public pronouncement on foreign policy since he turned over his office to Gen. George C. Marshall early this year, although the former Secre- tary has testified at the Capitol on the Italian peace treaty. Jazz Fest To Be Held If the Weather Man permits, the Engineering Council's jam session will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. today on the Island with the same ar- rangements as previously an- nounced. Although the title of the affair will undoubtedly . have to be changed from "Jammin' in de Sun" to "Jammin' under Clouds," Council President Ev Ellin said last night that it will be held "as long as it doesn't rain during the night or morning." The Weather Man predicts "Cloudy and Cool" for today. The Council was forced to post- pone the event yesterday because of continuous rain, and this an- nouncement was made over radio station WPAG. In spite of the de- lay, local and Detroit musicians will be on hand this afternoon "to give forth with jive"-as long as the Weather Man says it's O.K. By PHIL DAWSON It's just as tough to get a date with a cook stove in Ann Arbor as it is to get a date with a coed, a Daily survey of recreational facili- ties available to students in the city revealed yesterday. There are only three stone fire- British Pledge Neutral Stand On Palestine Arab Leaders Debate Commission Boycott By The Associated Press LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., May 17 -Great Britain will maintain a "completely neutral position" in the United Nations Palestine in- vestigation and make no sugges- tions to the 11-member Inquiry Commission, a British spokesman said today. His statement came as delegates of the five Arab countries began a series of weekend conferences to consider whether to advise their governments to boycott the in- quiry group. Dr. Fadhill Jamali of Iraq said: "Right now we are taking a position of reserve. We certainly will advise our governments on what we think they should do. But no decision has been made." An official spokesman of the Arab executive committee told newsmen in Cairo last night that Emil Ghoury, leader of the Pal- =stine Arab delegation to the UN Special Assembly session, had in- formed the exiled mufti of' Jeru- salem that the "delegates of the five Arab states share our opin- ion and will advise their govern- ments to boycott the commission." A spokesman for the Arab League here denied that the five Arab states had taken such a decision. The inquiry commission will meet May 26 to organize for its investigation. A British spokesman said J. N. Martin, Undersecretary of the British Colonial Office, would be available to the Commission to supply any information that the inquiry might request from the mandatory power, "but we will make no suggestion or offer no recommendation for the solution of the Palestine problem. The United States was expected to take a similar stand. It main- tained neutrality throughout the Assembly sessions. places suitable for large parties in the city, according to the Ann Ar- bor park office. One fireplace on the Island, in the middle of the Huron River and two in Fritz Park, on Pauline Blvd. These sites are all reserved at least two weeks ahead of time. -Anyone can make arrangements for them by calling 2-5135. Altogether there are 230 acres of parks in Ann Arbor, excluding the Arboretum, containing facili- ties for tennis, softball, pingpong, horseshoes, basketball and just plain resting in the shade, Two parks near campus are Burns Park, on Wells St., ind Is- land Park. Burns Park contains five tennis courts, horsehoe pits, softball diamonds and picnic ta- bles. The Island has four softball diamonds and extensive picnic equipment. The University intramural pro- gram for men supplements the city park system. Ferry Field softball diamonds and tennis courts may be utilized by a team in one of three divisions (fraternity, resi- dence halls or independent). The University also maintains an 18- hole golf course on Satdium Blvd., open to students from dawn to dark for 50 cents admission. Alumni and guests may also use the course, but at a higher admis- sion price. Other golf courses open to stu- dents include the Municipal course, on Fuller St. near the Is- land, and a 9-hole course at Sta- dium Hills, Main and Stadium Blvd. Equestrian students are provid- ed with opportunities for instruc- tion and horse-back riding by sta- bles on the outskirts of Ann Ar- See RECREATION, page 7 Reece Attacks Administration WASHINGTON, May 17--()- Carroll Reece, Republican na- tional chairman, said tonight that the Truman administration is de- termined "to keep prices high in the hope of reaping poltical ad- vantage." Reece wrote some 10,000 fellow party workers that the Democratic strategy includes "stubborn re- sistence to every measure proposed by the Republican Congress to bring down the cost of living, while at the same time endeavoring to blame Congress for the rising price level." Vorkers sAimed tlement 10,000 Will Cast Ballots On Proposal Approved by Union Leaders, Management By The Associated Press DETROIT, May 17-(P)-Strik- ing plant workers of the Michigan Bell Telephone Co. have rejected a settlement proposal in the 41-day- old walkout, the employes' union announced tonight. With the comment "we're back where we started," President Wal- ter N. Schaar of the striking un- ion said 65 per cent of the vote on the proposal was for rejection, Defeat of the proposal dashed hopes for an early settlement of the strike although Schaar said mediation conferences would be resumed Sunday. 'Vote of Confidence' Schaar said the results of a vir- tually complete tabulation from statewide balloting constituted a "vote of confidence" in the execu- tive board of his union, the federa- tion of telephone employes of Michigan. Approximately 5,600 plant work-- ers were involved in this settlement plan, which was sent to a rank rnd file decision just as a second peace proposal for another 10,000 strikers of Michigan Bell had been prepared. The tabulation, Schaar said, in-' dicated 22 per cent in favor of the plant workers settlement plan while 13 per cent failed to vote. Emergency Service Only Michigan Bell officials warned that only emergency service could be offered until the strikers re- turn to their jobs. However, rep- :esentatives of the operators said they had recommended the $3 to $4 offer be accepted and said bal- loting should be completed by Tuesday. Both unions have agreed to re- spect each other's picket line . The operators are members of the Michigan Telephone Employes Federation, largest of the six un- ions involved in the tieup. The plant workers belong to the Feder- ition of Telephone Employes of Michigan. Payroll Boost $5,500,000 They also have pledged to re- ipect picket lines of striking Western Electric employes, whose dispute is being-negotiated nation. ally. Phone Strike In Ohio Ends Picketing by Western Electric Union Seen CLEVELAND, May 17 -()- rhe Ohio telephone strike was ,alled off tonight, but a repre- ;entative of the striking Western slectric workers said his union vould set up picket lines in front >f "every Ohio Bell Telephone Co. 'uilding in the state." The announcement, made a ihort time after an agreement 3nding the 41-day strike was signed calling for almost $5 rais- s, came from L. R. Walkup, pres- ident of Cleveland Local 23 of 'he Association of Communic? - tions Equipment Workers. Walkup said his union, striking against the Western Electric Co., Aould set up picket lines at 6 a.m. tomorrow -the same day Bell workers have been ordered to re- turn to work. * * * Union Delay/s, Phone Service Local long distance telephone service will remain on an emer- gency basis until at least Wednes- day, according to W. K. Pryor; Ann Arbor phone company offi- cial. Representatives of six campus organizations, attempting to clear up alleged discrimination against Negro students in local barber shops, will present their informa- tion to the next meeting of the Board of Regents, Carroll Little, president of Inter-Racial Asso- ciation said yesterday. The group was to meet with officers of the Ann Arbor Bar- bers' Association which has been charged with a "gentlemen's a- greement" by which Negroes are I 4 MOSCOW REPORT: Soviet Press, Radio Attack U.S. Anti-Communism Stand Seek to Cash not served. But this meeting was canceled abruptly this week by the barbers. CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION: Polonia Club ToHold 'Polish Night' Leave Bonds WASHINGTON, May 17-(/P)- Rep. Dwight L. Rogers (Dem., Fla.) today proposed a new plan for en- abling former GI's to get cash now for their terminal leave pay bonds. His bill, to be introduced Mon- day, would make the bonds nego- tiable so that veterans could sell them to anyone who might be in- terested in holding them as in- vestments. The bonds, which are not nego- tiable now and may not be cashed for five years after the veteran's discharge, bear two and one-half; By EDDY GILMORE MOSCOW, May 17-(IP)-The Soviet press and radio have gone into high gear against what is viewed here as a growing United States campaign against Commu- nism. Repeatedly, editor ials and broadcasts stress the Russian ar- gument that the Communist and capitalist systems can live side by side in one world. Prime Minister Stalin voiced that viewpoint in his recent interview with Republi- can leader Harold E. Stassen, and the press now is using it diligently. The Russians are sensitive to President Truman's program of aid in the form of dollars for Greece and Turkey. They appear also to be convinced that the United States is dangling dollars before the governments of France, Britain is pretty much in the clutches of United States lenders, but they appear to have hope for a change in the United Kingdom. It is no secret here that Russa would like to aid Britain in her difficulties if it were at all possi- ble. If the Soviet Union's grain crop is as good as it now promises to be, the world may see a big Russian effort to sell or trade grain in con- siderable quantity to Britain. The same would hold true for timber and other products. Britain, of course, would be required to reci- procate. The chances for British- Russian trade and cooperation have not appeared better for a long time. Russia has helped France in the past by selling her some grain, and if the haves~twarra~nts sh A "Polish Night" program, planned to give faculty and stu- dents a taste of Polish life, will be presented at 3 p.m. today in the Union Ballroom. Following a demonstration of Polish dances, a discussion~of "Po- eants and programs throughout conclude the Polish ceremonies, a Michigan. Although it is com- concert by the Ann Arbor Civic posed of both adult and children's Orchestra will be given at 8 p.m. troupes, only the 40 person adult in the Union. The 50 piece or- group will perform today. chestra will be directed by Warren "Poland's contributions to World Ketcham. Culture" will be discussed by Mrs. odewils, pianist and,I