BRIESKE REPORT See ?age 4 C' r .4 . Lwj A.F FAIR, WARMER Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LVII, No. 166 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1947 01I PRICE FIVE CENTS Truman Asks Extension Of War Powers Control of Scarce Items Requested By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, May 23--Pres- ident Truman appealed to Con gress today to change its mind and grant him authority to con- trol the import, export and use in this country of certain scarce items until next year. Otherwise, his message said, the flow of foods and goods to friend- ly nations overseas may be hamp- ered and his foreign policy en- dangered. Act Expired The powers he seeks continued were contained originally in a law called the Second War Powers Act which expired March 31. In Jan- uary, Mr. Truman urged that they be continued for a full year be- yond that date. But Congress granted only a stop-gap extension until this coming June 30, strict- ly limiting the items Mr. Truman might manage. The presidential message today, sent here from Grandview, Mo., declared that the extension until June 30 is not long enough. The president asked continued power to allocate tin, antimony, cordage and quinine among dom- estic users, to limit imports of fats, oils and rice, and to get Ameri- can goods needed for overseas shipment from the manufacturers through government priorities where necessary. Support Foreign PolIcy Through the Greek-Turkish program and the $350,000,000 for- eign relief bill, Mr. Truman de- Blared, "Congress has already rec- Sognized the importance of sup- porting our foreign policy with fi- nancial assistance." But, he add- ed, "financial assistance alone, without occasional priority back- ing, may be useless in instances where speedy aid in concrete form is necessary." . The "tragic conditions" of hun- ger and scarcity in many foreign Gountries, "with their enormously important political and social im- plications," he wrote, make it ne- cessary to retain "a very limited portion of our wartime power over materials." Prizes Many For Writer of Union Opera The student who writes the prize winning script for the Union Opera will not only win a $100 prize, but may well take the first step toward a long and promising career. For his or her help in reviving the tradition of the Union Opera, the winning author will receive extensive publicity in conjunction with the show, and thus will join the clan of illustrious ex-opera authors, which includes men like Russell Barnes, foreign corres- pondent for the Detroit News, and Prof. Donal Haines, of the Journalism department at the University. Encourages All The Union Opera Committee en- courages any and all students and graduate students now enrolled in the University to compete in the contest. Those interested must write to committee chairman Harry Skinner, 556 S. State before June 5 to receive complete rules. The deadline for all scripts is Sept. 1. Scripts should be of a musical comedy variety running from two to two and a half hours in length, according to Skinner. May Include Women's Parts ,The plot should have openings for both songs and chorus rou- tines, althoughsthe author doesrnot have to include any lyrics or music in his entry, unless he wishes. Although the Union Opera is an all male production, Skinner re- minded writers that they need not hestitate to include women's parts in their scripts. A visit to the Un- ion first floor library and a glance at the pictures of the glamorous belles who starred in Union Operas of old will prove how beautiful Michigan men really can be, he said, Conference Meets Today On Academic Freedom "ive-"our Se i Man At Lan Hall ToIclude Dleg i dcd l.F'(_)WGroups IlJhfl711 ghout State By BEN ZWERLING Michigan' first statewide conference on academic freedom will bring together delegates from campuses, trade unions, veterans' or- ganizations and religious groups throughout the state today in a five-hour session at Lane Hall. Proceedings will beginl promptly at 11 a.m, and will continue, with an hour's break for lunch, till 5 p.m. The conference seek-s to clarify and integrate the activities and policies of academic freedom and related groups throughout the state. It plans to establish a permanent Michigan group to provide con- ---- >certed action for meeting com- ROBERT TRUE ... his play presented A ,a * Calls for More Production Qf Student Plays The presentation of student- written plays should be one of the functions of a university theatre, Prof. G. E. Densmore of the speech department .said yesterday. Both student actors and student playwrights should be provided with encouragement and oppor- tunity for growth, he explained. Robert True's 1946 Hopwood Award play "In Spite of Heaven" is the first presentation of this sort in several years, Prof. Dens- more said. /Prof. V. B. Windt of the speech department, who has been in charge of the direction of "In Spite of Heaven," commented thatj the play was "well done." The play, which opened Thurs- day night, will be given its final peforrmance at 8:30 p.m. today at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Vets To Hold Poppy Sale The 'American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct their annual poppy day sale for needy veterans in Ann Arbor today. Members of the veterans organizations will sell poppies throughout the city all day. The poppies were made by dis- abled war veterans, and all pro- ceeds from their sale will be used for welfare work amoxg veterans. Alternate Delegates Bill Flaskamp, Norris Domangue and Marion Burger were elected as alternate delegates to the Na- tional Student' Organization's Constitutional Convention, Har- vey Weisberg, president of the Student Legislature announced yesterday. BUSINESS AS USUAL: mon threats to academic free- dom. Prof. Brumm To Give Keynote Prof. John L. Brumm of the journalism department will key- note the opening session with an address welcoming the delegates and defining their mission. This opening session, which will last till noon, will be presided over by Prof. Preston Slosson of the history de- partment. It will be a definitive session, at which will be deter- mined the ramifications of aca- demic freedom, and what dangers threaten its existence. Representatives from Wayne University and Michigan State, Olivet, Adrian and Central Michi- gan Colleges will participate. There will be delegates from the A. F. of L. Teachers' Union, the UAW CIO local 600 (the world's largest lo- cal) and Packard's local 190. The American Legion, the American Veterans Committee and the Catholic War Veterans will take part, as will the Catholic Trade Unions and the Michigan Civil Rights Congress. Campus Representatives Among campus organizations to be represented will be the Student Legislature, the Inter-Racial As- sociation, the Pan-Hellenics, the Students Religious Association and the World Federalists. Following the initial plenary ses- sion, the delegates will form two panels. One will discuss the ques- tion of proposed and pending leg- islation related to the topic at hand, as well as the actions of va- rious legislative committees which allegedly infringe upon academic freedom. The actions of college administrations and various school boards along these lines will be broached as well. The second panel will thrash out the mechanics of the proposed State Aeademic Freedom Organ- ization, and local chapters. Observers May Attend Each activity on campus has been invited to send three dele- gates to the conference, and as many non-voting observers as wish to go. The delegates will register this morning from. 10 to 10:45. According to Hack Coplin, chairman of the University's See ACADEMIC, page 6 Riveting Stops; Quiet Prevails Students and faculty in Angell Hall will no longer have to com- pete with the machine gun chatter of riveters on the General Serv- ice Building now undei' construc- tion All riveting operations were completed on the building Thurs- day. Yesterday the 35-man rivet- ing crew packed up their equip- mentand prepared to move on to another job. Officials said most of the crew were heading for a construction job in Pennsylvania. Next step in the construction of the building will be the installa- tion of steel decking. This deck- ing, to be placed on each story of the building, will provide a base for the concrete flooring. 'U' To Allow Auto Driving For Summer Car Ban L ftEed 01n Rec reatio sUe Students enrolled in the Uni- versity smmer session will be al- lowed to drive cars for recreational purposes, according to Charles Thatcher, assistant to the Direc- tor of the Office of Student Af- fairs. All other University driving reg- ulations will remain the same dur- ing the summer session. Recrea- tional uses will include outdoor sports such as swimming, boating, golf and tennis, as well as picnics, Thatcher declared. Lifted After Exams Driving regulations will remain in effect during the examination period, this semester, Thatcher pointed out. The regulations will be lifted on the last day of the ex- amination period in respective col- leges of the University. Sunday's Daily Official Bulletin will con- tain the schedule of dates the driv- ing ban will be lifted in the col- leges. It is expected that 1,000 driving permits will be granted during the summer session. Permit applica- tions will be available starting June 9 in the Office of Student Af- fairs. Thatcher urged students planning to use cars during the summer session to secure permit applications as soon as possible to avoid the pre-session rush. Three Classifications Exempt Students in three classifications are not required to contact the Office of Student Affairs in order to drive automobiles. Those ex- empted include: students engaged in professional pursuits, teachers, lawyers, physicians and the like; students over 26 years of age; and students who have a faculty rank- ing of teaching fellow or above. Persons in these groups need only to fill in the auto regulation por- tion of the registration card. All other students who plan to drive autos during the session must secure permits from the Office of Student Affairs. Strikebreaking ProVision Held By Committee WASHINGTON, May 23-()- A House-Senate conference com- mittee, with an eye to the possibil- ity that John L. Lewis might call another coal strike July 1, agreed today to keep instantly ready a labor bill provision designed to smash such a tie-up. The committee, reconciling dif- ferences between the separate bills passed by the two chambers, de- cided to postpone the effective date of some sections of the final draft. Senator Ball (Rep., Minn.) and Rep. Hartley (Rep., N.J.), both conferees, told reporters that the committee discussed the possibility of a coal strike July 1 in standing by plans to put the emergency sec- tion into effect promptly. The date is significant because the government must turn the soft coal mines back to private operators then.- Defeat Russia On Censorship LAKE SUCCESS, May 23-RP)- Russia was defeated today in an attempt to prevent United Na- tions consideration of eliminating world-wide peacetime censorship of news. The Soviets also failed to pre- vent consideration of a United States proposal for effecting measures to protect accredited correspondents against arbitrary expulsion from foreign assign- ments. these two actions came during a session of the U.N. subcommis- sion on freedom of information and of the press, which is draft- ing proposals for next year's in- ternational conference on freedom of information. Vets Should File Terminal Claims Army veterans who have not al- Paul Hoffman Will Address Alumni Group Auto Executive Will Disuss Capitalism By CLIFF ROGERS Paul G. Hoffman, who started in the automobile business as a por- ter and rose to the position of president of the Studebaker Corp., will speak on "Capitalizing on Capitalism" at 2:15 p.m. today in the Rackham Lecture Hall as a feature of the 17th annual Alum- ni Conference of the business ad- ministration school. Hoffman started out in the au- tomobile business as a porter for a Chicago distributor, and in 1911 he became a salesman for a Stu- debaker dealer in Los Angeles. He was made sales manager of the Los Angeles retail branch four years later, and became branch manager of the district in 1917. After serving as a first lieu- tenant in the Field Artillery in World War I, Hoffman boughtthe Studebaker Los Angeles retail branch in 1919. Six years later he became vice-president of the Stu- debaker Corp., and in 1935 he was elevated to the post of president which he has held since. Honorary Degrees Hoffman, who holds honorary degrees from seven universities, is chairman of the Committee for Economic Developnent and the Automotive Safety Foundation. He is honorary chairman of United China Relief and director of En- cyclopaedia Britannica, in addi- tion to being the author of "Mar- keting Used Cars" and "Seven Roads to Safety." Another highlight of the meet- ing will be the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the new business ad- ministration school building, which will be held at 4 p.m. Ruthven To Preside President Alexander G. Ruthven will preside and Provost James P. Adams will speak at the ceremony, which is open to the public. Other events in the day's pro- gram include a luncheon at which Dean Russell A. Stevenson, of the business administration school, will speak, a series of round table discussions of various aspects of business to be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the Rackham Con- ference Rooms and a meeting at 8 p.m. in the Rackham Amphi- theatre at which Dean Ralph A. Sawyer, of the Graduate School, will present color films and com- ments on the Bikini atom bomb ex- periments. Tour Hearts' Will Be Given "Four Hearts" the Soviet com- edy film to be presented at 8 p.m. tonight in Hill Auditorium, is the first non-war movie produced in Russia since the war. Starring Valentina Serova, lead- ing Russian actress, and Eugene Samoilov, the film deals with the mixed-up romances of four young people and is highlighted by uni- versal gag situations. Tickets will be sold this after- noon and evening at Hill Audi- torium box office. PAUL HOFFMAN . . . to speak here * * * Bill To Slash Farm Budget' 32 Per Cent Democrats Hit House Proposal By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, May 23-The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 32 per cent cut in agriculture appropriations today, bringing an immediate outcry from Secretary Anderson and from Democrats who vowed to fight it. Republicans on the committee lined up behind a slash of $383,-+ 427,742, to give the department $805,143,576 instead of the $1,- 188,571,318 asked for it by Presi- dent Truman. Democrats Will Fight House Democrats said they will fight the proposed cut right up to next year's elections, if neces- sary. Anderson protested that the re- duction "directs a sharp cut at the interests of the American farm family and the general welfare." The farm fund slash was the biggest percentage cut voted by the committee since it cut 45 per cent from the Interior Department's budget more than a month ago. Economic Drive Continued If sustained by the House it will. boost to approximately $2,033,000,- 000 the reductions voted by the House so far in its economy drive to cut $6,000,000,000 below Presi- dent Truman's spending estimate for the year beginning July 1. The committee majority said its recommended cuts are "selective" and reasonable and are based on actual farm needs. Wayne Students To Head SLID At the first state-wide meeting of the Student League for Indus- trial Democracy, held in the Un- ion, Rollo O'Hara of Wayne Uni- versity was elected Chairman for the group, and Samuel Schwartz, also of Wayne, was elected Secre- tary. World News Roundup By The Associated Press NANKING, May 23-American and British consular dependents left Communist-besieged Chang- chun in a U. S. Army plane to- day, while martial law in Shang- hai and Peiping failed to halt stu- dent strikes and anti-war dem- onstrations, * * * DETROIT, May 23 - The three-day strike of 3,800 fore- men still has failed to slow pro- duction at the Ford Motor Co., the company' reported today as union leaders accused Ford of strike-breaking tactics. * * * LONDON, May 23-Despairing of Hindu-Moslem unity, Britain prepared today to divide India's 400,000,000 people into a least two and possibly five separate and in- dependent nations. British and Indian informants said the cabinet, anticipating fail- ure of a final plea for Indian un- ity, approved details of an historic partition formula. WASHINGTON, May 23 - Senator McClellan (Dem., Ark.) proposed today that income taxes be reduced by increasing exemptions and allowing all hus- bands to split their income with their wives for tax purposes. * *I * WASHINGTON, May 23-Bills to bar political broadcasts on elec- tion day and the day before and to make other sweeping changes in radio regulations were introduced today by the Republican chairmen of the Senate and House Commerce Committees. Commission Report Blames Yugoslavia For Greek Trouble Russia, Poland Disset As 11-Nation Group Also Names Albania, Bulgaria By The Associated Press GENEVA, May 23-The 11-nation Balkans Investigation Com- mission recommended to the United Nations Security Council today that it establish a commission or commissioner on the troubled fron- tier area of Greece for at least two years to observe incidents and set- tle disputes. With Russia and Poland dissenting and France abstaining, the commission fixed upon Yugoslavia the primary blame for support of Greek guerrilla warfare, and held Albania and Bulgaria blameworthy to a lesser degree. Disturbed political and economic conditions and persecution of minorities inside ''- Greece were cited as contributing factors. vets Benef its Menace To Peace With Russia and Poland op- Report Called posed, the commission held also that support of frontier-violating E xhr t o bands should be considered a men-C ace to world peace subject to U. N. action. On that vote France joined Carelessness, Delay with the majority members-The Cited by Counsellor United States, Britain, China, Bel- gium, Australia, Colombia, Brazil Reports that large numbers of and Syria. veterans have been abusing their The recommendation on this rights to unemployment and sub- phase said that "future cases of sistence allowances, were deemed support of armed bands formed on to be "highly exaggerated" last the territory of one state cross- night by Karl Karsian, Ann Ar- ing into the territory of another bor' t 'conl - state, or refusal by the govern- s veterans counsello. ment in spite of demands of the Karsian made his remarks in state concerned to take all pos- response to a Veterans Adminis- sible measures on its own terri- tration statement circulated na- tory to deprive such bands of any tionally which declared that ap- aid or protection, should be con- proximately 200,000 v e t er ans sidered by the security council as fraudulently or through error hayc a threat to peace within the cashed in on benefits not due meaning of the charter of the them. United Nations." Many Cases Chief Offender The counsellor said that, while there had been many * cases Yugosl ha was he chief o en brought to his attention in which the Russian and Polish delega- letwanes after then eiv ng n- tions affixed a minority report er attending schoo the vast m4 asserting that the Greek govern- jority of these situations were dti ment was primarily to blame, to carelessness on the part of ce- The report now goes to the se- tifying officers, non-integration of curity council, which created the bureaus invloved and delays in commission last Dec. 19 to in- handling orders to cease payment vestigate the Greek complaint that "It's true that some veterans guerrilla bands supported by her have taken advantage of confu- neighbors on the north were in- sions and delays in the machinery citing near civil war in Greece. of handling veterans' accounts," he said "but the proportion t these is no greater than that of non-veteran cheats." Problem of Not Receiving Check" Now Sign For Karsian added that there Was a far greater problem regarding those who had been entitled to Specal Trains beefits and m.who hdntb~ receiving them. H cited the cae Students interested in obtain- of one student who had not re- ing transportation on special post- ceived his subsistence for 11 finals trains must sign up as soon one who had been waitingital as possible on sheets posted at the for eight months for his check Union travel desk, the League, out- Instances of sporadic receipt o side of Rm. 2 University Hall and checks were mentioned as well. on dormitory bulletin boards, Inadequacies in the dstribi Chuck Lewis, chairman of a spe- tion of the benefits are pdimarily cial Legislature committee sur- responsible for the difficulties, ac- veying campus demand for the cording to Karsian. Among these trains, said yesterday. are the fact that the period cov- Tentative plans have been ered by a check is not specified on formed by the New York Central the check, and veterans who re Railroad to provide Eastbound ceive them are often not certain trains leaving at 6 p.m. and West- whether they are entitled to them bound trains leaving at 1:15 p.m or not. on as many days as there is ade- quate demand for them. It is particularly urgent that ean students sign up at once in orde that enough equipment can bRe Les, made available, Lewis said. Re-JLIU clining seats and dining car serv e ice will be provided in all trains.,1 Students should indicate whas day they plan to leave Ann Arbei as well as their names, phony By PERRY LOGAN numbers and destinations. "See here, you fool, I'll have none of your backtalk! Don't let it get out, understand? Don't let Mrs. Truman Weaker it out!" Dean Larceny Paramour GRANDVIEW, Mo., May 23- ,lammed the receiver down vi- (P)-President Truman said today ;iously, an evil smile masking his rhis motheruas "a little weak- heart of gold. that his mother was ""Hear that, Mitzi?" he cried to er" tonight. his secretary, jabbing her arm for Looking gravely worried, the amphasis. "Those benighted nurses President told newsmen that way over in Health Service are com. "about all I can say" as he re- plaining about George, my rare turned to his hotel in Kansas City South American two-tailed fy from another day of watchful They say he's over his cold and waiting at thebedside of his 94-an they let him out 'c year-old mother. restes.y lehiout'cuhe harm t t s " Y M V Illt It Y A. r F P y 1 d ,f e at OL e :t I it Willow Village Will Carry On Without Women for Summer Business will continue as usual out in Willow Village this summer,' a Daily survey of facilities re- vealed yesterday, but the feminine touch will be lacking in the dormi- tory area. Women students will move into Ann Arbor during the summer ses- sion, where adequate accommoda- tions for them will be available,! a University official said. The womemn's dornmitories will be opn'~ modate summer residents. Opera- tors of both establishments said that they would set their hours ac- cording to business demand. Present recreational facilities in the Village will continue to be available. The West Lodge Gym- nasium will be open for students who wish to play basketball, punch the bag, play table tennis or shoot pool. INFORMATION BY REQUEST: Library Extension Undaunted By worms L ca---iiy4zc1 rc9 wiy iar one hair in George's little ;reen. " "But Larcie, honey," Mitzie .ooed, applying the iodine, "you weren't talking with Health Serv- ice. You were chatting with little Eddie McKinlay, that handsome bon vivant that puts out the Gar- goyle, that gives untold scores of campus women their only thrill during any month, if you can call McKinlay a thrill." Mitzi shivered. "Bles.s my stars. this is serioius. By BOB BYERLY Worm-raising isn't usually thought of as large-scale enter- prise, but one notable magnate way of proof that he knows a few angles that aren't sold as mer- chandise, he referred to a 600 dol- lar return on his investment for cation and other kinds of informa- tion, there is always a letter from someone who wants to know the unusual. I