STRIKE DIILEMNA See Page 4 wY~~ It BaitV RAIN AND COLIDER Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LVII, No. 68 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS Troops Held Unnecessary In Allis Case Gov. Goodland Declines Move By The Associated Press MILWAUKEE, Dec. 11-Gov- ernor Walter S. Goodland de- clined today to place the strike- bound AlsChalmers machinery works in West Allis under martial rule in the absence of a specific request from Milwaukee County Sheriff George Hanley as the state moved to prosecute 54 men arrested in Monday's disturbance at the gates of the plant. The Chief Executive, com- menting on a request of the West Allis Mayor, Arnold H. Klentz, for the use of the fWis- sin State Guard at the strife- torn plant, said that he would not send troops unless Sheriff Hanley notified him "that he cannot cope with the situation." Hanley said he felt that the situation was "under control" and that his deputies, together with police officers of Milwaukee, West Allis and other communities were "better trained to handle these demonstrations than the mili- tary." He added that "if there is any reason to anticipate a re- currence of Monday's affair, you can rest assured I will request assistance from the Governor, and this, I believe, will require more than the State Guard." Hanley's statement drew replies, from Milwaukee's Chief of Police John Polcyn and 1st Lt. Ralph G. Bartlein, public relations officer of the Wisconsin State Guard. Polcyn said peace officers were sometimes badly outnumbered and added that his department should "not be expected- to carry the brunt" of law enforcement at the strike scene. Bartlein said 1,- 600 officers and nen of the State Guard were available and "per- fectly able" to handle the strike situation. ..Hanley reported to the Gover- nor that 7,397 employes, including 2,529 production workers, en- tered the plant today, adding that this was the maximtuh number of persons to enter the plant since Local 248 UAW-CIO, went on strike April 30. CIo Adopts Nathan Wage Raise Report WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-(P)- The CIO adopted today as basis for its new wage drive a report contending that industry can af- ford to raise wages up to 25 per cent and still keep profits at near wartime peaks without boosting prices. The report, prepared for the CIO by Robert R. Nathan, onetime key government economist, warned too that the nation is "firting with col- lapse" unless industry increases wages promptly or sharply cuts prices. Nathan's findings immediately provoked vigorous dissents from industry sources. He argued that profits have soared to record highs while prices have gone up and workers' earnings actually de- clined. The former chairman of the War Production Board's Plan- ning Committee and Deputy War Mobilizer contended the "unbal- ance" threatens a depression un- less quickly corrected. Disagreeing opinions came from the Machinery and Allied Products Institute and the Automobile Man- ufacturers Association. Senator Offers Strike Plan Suggests New Board For Labor Disputes WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-(P)- A new plan intended to prevent crippling strikes such as the recent coal shutdown was outlined to- day by Senator McClallan (Dem., Ark.) for possible approval by the new Congress. 'The public and the Congress cannot tolerate any more strikes of this type," McClellan told a re- porter. "At the same time we must find some way to make collective bargaining actually work. That's Report Russians Reject Arms, -Daily Photo by Wake ONLY WAY OUT-Percy's landlord won't let him use the front door; it offends the customers. So Percy rides. Why walk when you can ride is Percy's philosophy. Johnson at the controls. *. 4 C+7'Tl T T T '17 7U iT17U1 'U A ' + IhUM~t ru 'T3' . ..... Troop Lewis Government And Operators Keep Silence Court Decision Not Likely Before Feb. 1 By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 - John L. Lewis' offer to negotiate a soft coal contract with "such parties as may demonstrate their authority" to bargain with him has brought no response yet from the government or the coal operators. The return to work of nearly all the 400,000 soft coal miners, ending their 17-day strike this week, removed most of the public pressure for a quick agreement be- tween Lewis and either the Gov- ernment or the operators. Lewis himself virtually ruled out any settlement with the operators before the Supreme Court decided his contempt fine case, to be heard Jan. 14. The miners' chief has told his miners: "During the working period thus defined (until March 31) the Ne- gotiating Committee of the Unit- ed Mine Workers of America is willing to negotiate a new wage agreement for the bituminous in- dustry with such parties as may demonstrate their authority to do so, your representatives will act in full production of your interests within the limitations of the find- ing of the Supreme Court of the United States." Most observers believe that the Supreme Court decision hardly can be expected before Feb. 1. Secretary of Interior Krug con- tends that his agreement with Lewis, signed last May 29 after Government seizure of the mines, covered the entire period of Gov- ernment possession. The Govern- ment still is operating the pits, with the mine owners as man- agers. Lewis contends the eontract carried over provisions of the last few contracts with the operators which were not specifically amend- ed or supplemented in the Krug- Lewis agreement-including the 30 day termination clause of the 1945 contract which he ended last March 31. IT' Legislature To Coordinate Charity Drives Setting up a "Student Chest" to coordinate activities of campus groups, the Student Legisatuie last night provided for the inte- gration of individually-conducted charity drives. Composed of charter members such as the World Student Se- vice Fun, the Fresh Air Fund and the Goodfellows, the Chest will go into effect at the beginning of the spring semester. Charity activities will be frozen as of Jan. 1 until that time., Mary Lloyd Benson and Archie Parsons were chosen by the Leg- islature as representatives to the Student Affairs Committee as the Legislature completed elections postponed last week because of lengthy pre-election discussion. Hack Coplin, Legislature presi- dent, is a Committee member by virtue of his office. Using the Hare proportional system of voting the Legislature elected Talbot Honey as chair- man of the Legislature's Judichiry Committee and chose George Ni- colau, Paul Harrison, Bob Slaff, Henry Kaminski and Tom Walsh as the other members. Briggs Cites Efficiency Of Fire Safety Policy Vice-President Urges Need for Caution; Carelessness Cause of Most Campus Fires Landlord Says Dog Must Go; Student Faces Evwtton11 Notice By HARRY LEVINE A two year old mutt by the name of Percy has become a cause cele- bre in Ann Arbor's newest student- veteran eviction case. Percy, who currently resides at 418 East Washington, has infuri- ated his landlord, W. E. Arm- strong. Armstrong runs a restaur- ant downstairs and thinks that Percy's presence disturbs his cus- tomers' aesthetic sensibilities. Percy's master, Ronald John- son, a Navy veteran and stu- dent at the University has taken a "love me love my dog" atti- tude and the struggle has now assumed legal proportions with Armstrong filing an eviction no- tice through the OPA. Army Stops Short Revolt 1In Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela, (By Tele- phone to New York), Dec. 1l-(P) -President Romulo Betancourt announced tonight that his forces had put down a 12=hour revolt after the insurgents had held pos- session for a time of the large Maracay airport, 50 miles west of Caracas and dropped a bomb which narrowly missed the Presi- dential Palace. The insurgents apparently had intended to capture Betancourt and his cabinet and overthrow his year-old revolutionary regime. Meeting with a group of visiting newsmen from the United States, the Priesident smiled broadly and said that "all is O.K." now in Venezuela. The revolt ended with- out fatalities. Betancourt said the instigators either had been cap- tured or had fled the country. Subsequently two pilots and 14 mechanics surrendered to author - ities in the neighboring South American country of Colombia after making good their get-away in two planes. Maj. Carlos Mal- donado Pena, described as one of the leaders of the revolt, was in one of these planes. Armstrong's notice to Johnson says in part- that 'it would create a distinct nuisance and hardship on the undersigned to have the dog entering and leaving the house through the front door which is the only entrance to the premises available to you and the patrons of the restaurant." "The other alternative," says Armstrong, "is that of permitting the dog to enter and leave youit apartment by mans of a basket, being lowered from your second story window." "This has created a consider- able amount of talk among the patrons of the restaurant," Armstrong contends. Armstrong could not be reached for further comment but his as- sistant manager Mrs. Nora-"Borgert defended his actions. "It's nothing personal against the dog," she said, "just house Rules." Percy went through a dress re- hearsal for The Daily making a quick descent and ascent while his master, Johnson, stood by at the controls. "I don't understand it," John- son said. "We lived here before Armstrong moved in and Percy is' trained so that he never goes downstairs through the restaurant. We lower the basket in the back of the house and I hardly see how3 this could bother patrons. As far as Percy constituting a sanitation hazard-that just doesn't make sense, "Percy's lived in hotels and overnight cabins and never had any trouble. Once Percy stayed in a $300 a month apartment in Boston."] "This is all small time stuff forl Percy, but it's getting pretty ex- pensive for me," he added.I HITS A MER ICA N Census Compromises, 3ffer Still Unanswered J-Hop Ticket Applications Taken Today Applications for J-Hop tickets for juniors, seniors, and graduate students will be accepted today through Saturday at a booth in University Hall. The booth will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Identification cards and self-ad- dressed, stamped envelopes are necessary in order to apply for tickets. Students should put their Ann Arbor address on the envel- ope. Juniors will be given prefer- ence in buying tickets, but are urged to apply early so that all may be accommodated. After tick- ets are allotted to juniors, seniors will have preference over gradu- ate students in order of their ap- plication. Fraternities or independent groups who wish to attend the J-Hop on the same night should hand in a list of the men's names together with their academic stat- us to the 'U' Hall booth before noon Saturday. In addition, mem- bers of the group should list their affiliation or group name (inde- pendents will have to create a name) beside their night prefer- ence on the application blank. J-Hop tickets will cost $6, but no money is to be paid when ap- plying. Every possible precaution is tak- en by the University to provide students with safe educational and residential facilities, Vice-Presi- dent Robert P. Briggs said yester- day. In the past three years, 49 fires, with damage ranging from five cents to $6,000, have been listed in University insurance records. Of these, the four which resulted in more than three-quarters of the total damage were not in campus educational buildings. More than 50 per cent were started by care- lessly discarded cigarettes. This semester's record shows five fires on campus-all of minor importance, Briggs said. Letter Asserts 17 Buildings Are Firetraps To the Editor: University of Michigan students are attending classes in 17 fire hazards, many of which were con- demned and ordered to be aban- doned by the State Fire Marshal several years ago. According to a State Assemblage Law passed April 1, 1943, there must be two exits from every room in which 50 or more people are assembled. The University has been breaking this law by allowing classes to be held in rooms having only one door and no fire escapes. Although smoking is prohibited in these buildings, students and faculty members continue to leave burning cigarettes in offices and rest rooms. Three fires have oc- curred in the Economics Building this term, and the fire department has responded to 73 calls to Uni- versity-owned property between July 1, 1939, and July 1, 1946, ac- cording to Ben Zahn, Chief of the Ann Arbor Fire Department. Mr. Zahn says there are many build- ings in which rescue would be ex- tremely difficult since they are too far from the street to be ac- cessible by aerial ladders and that chain ladders should be extended from inaccessible rooms having only one exit. The fire department i especially concerned with the conditions ex- isting in University Hall and the Economics and Pharmacology buildings. Why are there no fire escapes on most University buildings, whether they be fire hazards or "fire resistant?" What can be done to enforce prohibition of smoking in these veritable firetraps? Be- fore fire occurs and life is lost, measures must be taken to impress upon the minds of university of- ficials and students alike the need for adequate means of escape in case of fire, and the need to abide by regulations set up for their own safety. -Jane Staats Beverly Price Students Can Still Collect $25 Fees Many students who paid the $25 acceptance fee before entering the University this fall have not yet collected their refund from the University Business Office. The right to collect refunds .ex- pires Dec. 20. Two were on University con- struction jobs, one was started by a student smoking in bed in Health Service and two were wastebasket fires, started by cig- arettes, in dormitories. There were no fires on University property between April 26 and Sept. 11. "One of our primary concerns has always been fire prevention," Briggs said, pointing out that re- cent hotel fires have shown the need for extreme care in crowded and publicly occupied buildings. "We must admit that there are potential fire hazards in several campus buildings," Briggs said. 'However, faculty and student cooperation in not smoking within these buildings is the chief way to minimize the possible dangers," he said. He pointed out that in recogni- tion of the condition of University Hall, South Wing and Mason Hall, staff workers in those buildings have voluntarily agreed to desist from smoking in offices. The de- molition of these three structures has been authorized by the Board of Regents and will be undertaken See FIRE, Page 2 Chief' Refutes Fi~re Charges Ann Arbor Fire Chief Ben J. Zahn doesn't agree with the two letter writers who have called 'U' buildings "fire hazards." Chief Zahn stated yesterday af- ternoon that the fire department was "not worried" about buildings at the University because "most of them are fire-resistant." "The fire department has never been too worried over the Uni- versity buildings for two reasons: the buildings are attended by janitors or employes during their period of use, and they contain no highly inflammable materials such as those contained in hotels and industrial plants" the chief stated. "Cigarettes and matches thrown around a school building are very unlikely to start a fire. The Chem- istry and Engineering buildings are all fire resistant and'none of the buildings have heating plants" he explained. Army Raises Move Makes Action Not Likely Now Assembly To Discuss Food, Liberties, Veto By The Associated Press NEW YORK, Dec. 11 - Soviet Russia was reported authoritative- ly tonight to have rejected com- pletely an attempt to untangle by compromise the snarled world troop census and arms reduction questions. This apparently ended hopes of United Nations delegations that some concrete action on disarming would be taken at this session of the Assembly, now nearing final adjournment. An informant who would not permit identification said that An- drei Y. Vishinsky, Russian Depu- ty Foreign Minister, told a secret meeting of a drafting committee on disarming that his delegation could not accept the compromise offered earlier today by Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, President of the Assembly. Disarmament and troop census thus were completely bogged down. The Assembly in plenary session at Flushing Meadow Park turned to the less controversial question of cereals, with a long slate remain- ing to be cleared on a variety of questions. In a sudden burst of speed, the Assembly raced through unani- mous approval of 15 items and ap proached consideration of the old-' est and perhaps most controversial issue of all-the veto. Resolutions passed dealt a va- riety of non-controversal subjects including food, civil rights and in- ternational law. At this point Vishinsky asked for delay on the veto debate until tomorrow and Spaak agreed on condition that the speaker list be limited to three for and three against. The assembly then re- cessed at 7 p.m. to take an hour for dinner. Big Four Will Hear Small Nation Views NEW YORK, Dec. 11-OP)-The Big - power, Foreign Ministers Council, following up a major con- cession by Soviet Foreign Minis- ter Molotov, agreed tonight that a commission of deputies should meet in London Jan. 14 to start hearing small nations views on a German peace settlement. In their busiest session to date, the Big Four also decided these other important points in connec- tion with the German and Aus- trian treaties: 1. Laid down a six-point agen- da for the Moscow Foreign Minis- ters' Meeting next March on the German settlement--inluding a provision with the agreement of Molotov for consideration of U.S. Secretary of State Byrnes' propos- al for a 40-year allied pact to keep Germany disarmed. 2. Decided that a commission of Big Four deputies should be nam- ed on the Austrian as well as the German settlement and that if any small nations wanted to be heard on Austria prior to the Moscow meeting this commission could hear them. It will also meet in London. Yugoslavia has already asked to file its views on Austria. 3. Planned to wind up their peace-making sessions here with a final meeting beginning at 3 p.m. (CST) tomorrow. Vet Checks At Post Office The Ann Arbor Main Post Office is holding government checks for the following veterans, the Vet- erans Service Bureau announced vesterdav .I.-German Marriage Ban' FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 11 - (P) - The U. S. Army an- nounced today the lifting-with one reservation - of the ban against the marriages of Ameri- can soldiers and German girls, and an Army spokesman said a "Ger- man war brides" transport might sail soon for the United States. Col. George S. Eyster, who an- nounced the removal by Gen. Jo- seph T. McNarney, European Theater Commander, said it prob- ably would become effective with- in 15 days when details are worked out. Exant S To Be Prof. PaulS Clarence F. K examinations literary and e have reported schedules sho this weekendo RELIEF chedules Annoimed S. Dwyer and Prof. Cessler, chairmen of scheduling for the ngineering colleges, that examination uld be announced or early next week. 'ATTITUDE: The single reservation, Eyster said, is that the marriages cannot take place until just before an American is to return home. Eyster said he had "no idea" how many Americans now in Germany might apply to marry frauleins but that he believed a brides' transport would be provided. The Army an- nounced only last week that 2,500 American war veterans had applied for permission to have German girls enter the United States to marry them. R' IhoInnuir LaGuardia Accuses U.S. of 'Playing Politics with Food' WASHINGTON,'Dec. I1-IP)-~ A bitter attack on the United United States attitude toward fu- Under Secretary of State Acheson over the air Sunday and by what you heard this morning." sisted on direct aid from one country to another. He also said UNRRA had "serious faults" and plies that UNRRA has yet to ship. After La Guardia's blast, Wood retorted that 'Mr. La Guardia is I