SOL UTIONS SEE PACIE4 Li L Aqjzrn Datii4 SNOW, COLDER Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LVIII, No. 59 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN SUNDAY, NOV. 30, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Molotov Asks Central Rule In Germany U.S. Says Peace More Important By The Associated Press LONDON, Nov. 29-Soviet For- eign Minister V. M. Molotov con- demned in advance today any attempt by the western powers to establish a provisional German government over their occupation areas. He indicated Russia would not allow such a government to speak at the peace table. An Amesican source said Molo- toy told the Big Four Foreign Min- isters Council: "If an ersatz gov- ernment was set up for Bi-zonia (the economically-merged British and American zones), it would not be adequate to speak for Ger- many." No Agreement As the first week of the confer- ence ended without agreement on any major issues, Molotov de- manded that the establishment of a central German government be required before a peace conference is held. He met a solid line of foreign ministers of the United States, Britain and France who disagreed with him, informants said. Officials present quoted U.S. Secretary of State George C. Mar- shall as saying: "We regard both the question of a peace conference and establish- ment of a German government as important. I hope there will be an adequate German government be- fore the peace conference gets un- derway, but neither should depend upon the other." Oppose Molotov British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and French Foreign Minis- ter Georges Bidault also opposed Molotov. "Look what we risk doing," Bi- dault exclaimed. "To proclaim that participation of a German gov- ernment is necessary to the writ- ing of the peace is to make a still unknown and perhaps impossible German government the prior condition for peace. We are not here to make Germany the arbiter of our discussions." For the second successive day Molotov attempted to get from the western powers some informa- tion of their plans if the four powers fail to reach an agreement at this conference on Germany's future. Ex-Premier Cites Danger Of Civil War Warning Issued as New Violence Flares ROME, Nov. 29-VP)-Francesco Saverio Nitti, 79-year-old former premier, gravely warned Italy that she was in danger of drifting into civil war. Nitti's "manifesto to the na- tion," written after weeks of pri- vate negotiation trying to find some agreement among bitterly contesting forces, declared "we are witnessing a continuous, and al- ways more dangerous, process of division among the parties and among Italians." Citing strikes and disorders which have taken a toll of 24 lives in about two weeks, Nitti said "it is necessary to flee the spectre of civil war." His solemn warning was drowned out, however, by the headlines on an acrimonious de- bate in the constituent assembly over yesterday's "umbrella insur- rection" at Milan. That was the name given by Milanese to the siege laid to the palace of the provincial governor by thousands of leftist partisans, despite cold rain and snow against which their sea of umbrellas gave scant protection. The big city, heart of Italy's heavy industry, was back to nor- mal today after a truce had been patched up at dawn by which the government agreed to let the left- ist governor, Ettore Troilo, remain temporarily in office. The par- Tag Day Drive Will Aid Children in'U'Hospital Maintenance of Work Shop and Fun Fund Are Objects of Galen Society's Collection Ay HERB MADALIN To a child, confinement in a hospital and the resulting separation from friends and family often appears as if the bottom were dropping out of the world. In order to hilp overcome this dejection, the 24 members of the Galen Honorary Medical Society will undertake their annual Christ- mas Tag Day Drive on campus next Friday and Saturday. The funds secured from this drive are dedicated to making every child's stay at the University hospital as pleasant as possible. In 1928, the Galen Society, made up of junior and senior medical students, first opened the Galen Shop on the hospital's ninth floor - with funds from Tag Day dona- SERGE JAROFF ... will lead chorus here Jaroff Leads Don Cossacks Tuesday at HIl Church, Opera, Folk Music Will Be Sung The Original Don Cossack Cho- rus and Dancers, under the direc- tion of their founder, Serge Jar- off, will present the third in the current Extra Concert series at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hill Audi- torium. Jaroff, whose height has in- spired titles from "minikin mar- tinet" to "Russia's Tom Thumb" and the "Mighty Atom" is well over ten inches shorter than any member of the troupe. But the Cossacks are thoroughly discip- lined and Jaroff is far from being self-conscious about his height. Low Center "I have a low center of grav- ity," Jaroff says, and remembers the bigger-they-come-the-harder- they-fall maxim. Jaroff is thoroughly pampered by his men off stage, but pulls his rank only at rehearsals and con- certs. Before every concert he holds a full inspection and fines the Cossacks for not shaving, un- shined boots, creased blouses or with liquor on his breath. Now, with his Cossacks com- pletely successful, Jaroff has ex- pressed a desire to organize a sim- ilar troupe with the U.S. Army soldiers. "Imagine, the U.S. Army singing in Moscow's Bolchoi The- atre while the Red Army Chorus holds forth at Radio City Music Hall," Jaroff says. "No politics, mind you; just singing." Tickets Available For their program here, the Cossacks will sing a group of Rus- sian and Ukrainian folk songs, ex- cerpts from Russian operas and selections from Russian Church music. A limited number of tickets may be purchased at the offices of the University Musical Society in the Burton Tower. Bowl Tickets Deadline INear Faculty, Student Sale Closes Tomorrow Tomorrow is the deadline for students, faculty and staff mem- bers wishing to apply for tickets to the Michigan-Southern Cal. gridiron clash in the Rose Bowl tions. Here, the children can hammer, saw, carve, paint, burn pictures in wood, and weave for two hours a day to their hearts' content. A part time instructor is pres- ent to supervise the work and to help the children plan projects well within their abilities. Some samples of the children's work are now on display at the Ann Arbor Trust Company Building. Included in the Galen Shop is a fair-sized library containing all sorts of children's books. In addi- tion to books suggesting ideas for projects, and offering vocational guidance, the shelves contain pic- ture and story editions. Another of the early interests of the Galen Society was the estab- lishing of a Fun Fund, which is used to procure individual gifts for the children at Christmas as well as the rest of the year, for parties, and for fun for the thous- ands of children who come to the hospital each year. Christmas is not all receiving on the part of the children, however. For weeks before Christmas, the boys and girls busy themselves making gifts for the family back home with the tools and materials in the Galen Shop. In the past, the society has al- ways been glad to report their drives complete successes because of the generous contributions of students as well as townspeople. Spokesmen express hopes that this year will be no exception. Clothing Drive Contributions To Be Collected Contributions to the University clothing drive will be collected from residence halls tomorrow and Tuesday according to Seymour Goldstein, chairman of the drive. Sponsored by the Save The Children Federation of America, this drive will help supply the clothing needs of European chil- dren. Shoes, warm clothing and bedding are most urgently needed for the severe winter ahead. Goldstein commended the gen- erous contributions already turned in at Lane Hall. "Many students have taken the initiative to sort out clothes they can spare, but I am sure there are some who do not yet realize the plight of Euro- pean children today," he said. "Every student has some article of clothing they can afford to do- nate to foreign relief." Last year over three tons of clothing were collected at the University for distribution in Eu- rope. Many of the children there today still have such poor clothing and shoes that they cannot leave their homes even for school in cold or bad weather, according to the Federation reports. "Even wooden shoes in Hol- land are rationed," Goldstein said. "Clothing in shop windows in Finland is made of paper or wood fibre, woolen and cotton be- ing unavailable. Shoes are made of paper with wooden soles." After the regular collections this week contributions may be held at Lane Hall, headquarters for the drive. u'N Votes French S Labor, New Government - - Clash on Bill CGT Will End Strike If Measure Is Killed By The Associated Press PARIS, Sunday, Nov. 30-Theo French government and labor were - deadlocked in a tense atmosphere of political crisis today over a drastic measure to stop strikers. from molesting non-strikers in a walk-out of 2,000,000 workers. Both the government and the Communist - dominated General Confedereation of Labor (CGT) wanted to return the workmen tc _ their jobs by tomorrow. But the government insisted L that it would discuss modification LAST LOOK of its proposed "law for the de- Theatre, locate fense of the republic" only after porary annex t receiving written assurance from site for membe the CGT that the strikes would end. CAMPUS D CGT leaders said they would give such assurances when they had been advised that the gov- W reck ernment was ready to withdraw its bill now before the National. Life o Assembly. . In the assembly Communists re- sorted to every obstructionist By GLORI method possible under French By ORt Parliamentary practice to slow Nosing out th passage of the measure which guage Building fo would provide imprisonment and the current ca fines for those molesting non- contest will be strikers or inciting them to leave theatre, condemn their jobs. 14 years ago. At one point interior minister Showing the d Jules Moch cried in the heat of of a long social li debate that if Communist obstruc- ed structure behi tionism continued, the govern- scheduled for th ment would put the law into effect in the near futur by decree. Erected as a t The Assembly was in continu- to the first Union ous session most of the night. The the scene of banq cabinet met almost without a halt Mimes operas an in the assembly corridors. A CGT ductions for ma delegation was in permanent ses- condemnation re sion in the labor ministry. Daniel as a Play Produ Mayer, minister of social affairs, Theatrical Life ran back and forth between the cabinet and the labor leaders with Theatrbuiding in 19 life propostions nd blildifl i 96 propositions and counter-proposi- took it over for t tuns.Frm hstme The stalemate between the gov- From this time ernment and the CGT was report- gaus, ll ed to have produced a threat of groups, includin defection within Premier Robert tion and the Nell Schuman's week-old coalition gov- a dramatic group ernment. ulty members as trike Parleys To Split Up Daily-Lipsey AT A LANDMARK-University shows will have to go on without the old Laboratory d back of the Union, and long a campus landmark. Originally constructed as a tem- to the old Union building, the theatre, which has served as a workshop and rehearsal rs of Play Production for the past 17 years, will soon be torn down. - * * *' * EMOLITION: :ers To End Colorful Laboratory Theatre Palestine Stymied Arab Groups Decry Action, Leave Parley A BENDET e Romance Lan- or first honors in mpus demolition the laboratory ed as a fire trap issipating effects fe, the dilapidat- ind the Union is e wrecking crew ,e. temporary annex building, it was quets and dances, d dramatic pro- ny years before legated it to use ction workshop. began for the when the Mimes he Union operas, on, the theatre campus dramatic g Play Produc- Gwynn Players, made up of fac- well as Mimes. Pritula Wins Engine Post Dugan, Baldwin Also Claim Senior Offices Bill Pritula was elected presi- dent of the engineering college senior class in the elections held last week, William Shelley, chair- man of the Engineering Council elections committee, announced late yesterday. Dick Dugan and Dave Baldwin were elected vice-president and treasurer, respectively. Junior class votes were split evenly between Hugh Kennedy and Bruce Lockwood on the presi- dential ballot. Settlement of the tie will be made by the Engineer- ing Council next week, Shelley said. Don Barnett was selected as junior class secretary. Sophomores chose Harry Ev- ans as president and Alan H. An- derson as secretary, with Walter Dublanica and Robert Preston president and secretary, respect- ively, of the freshman class. Some of the pa'ticipants in Gwynn productions are well known campus figures today. Among those who chose an aca- demic career in preference to the wig and mask are Prof. Karl Litz- enburg,,of the English department, Prof. James O'Neill and Prof. Warner Patterson, both of the Romance Language department. In 1930, the theatre was given over to Play Producton's exclus- ive use. Under the supervision of Harry R. Allen of the School of Architecture, it was redecorated and on Dec. 1, 1930 was formally dedicated. Doomed Life The building's life as a theatre was doomed however, for in 1933 it was condemned as a public gathering place. Since then, it has been used in the capacity of a workshop and rehearsal site. Noel Coward's "Hay Fever" was the last public performance there. This production was such an over- whelming success that some of the audience sat on radiators and oth- er makeshift seats to witness the farewell performance. Martha Scott and Ruth Hussey daughter of Prof. Russell C. Hus- sey, of the geology department, are two well-known stars of today who trod the boards of the theatre before its burlap-painted "tap- estries" faded and the rustic cross beams on the ceiling became weather-beaten. Play Pro Hit Hardest hit by the imminent demolition of the theatre will be participants in Play Production, the Speech Department's thes- pian group. The stage, which has proved so invaluable to them for the past 14 years is still being used, but most of Play Produc- tion's activities have been moved to the Temporary Classroom Building. Although quarters in the TCB are more spacious and convenient, it will probably be a long while before anything can replace the atmosphere and tradition that will disappear with the ram- shackle old theatre, according to Prof. Valentine Windt, Play Pro- duction director. Expect Budget Will Provide $39.5 Billion WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-(A)- The Administration's next budget will call for the government to spend almost forty billion dollars during fiscal 1949 which begins next July 1, authoritative sources estimated today. Despite sizeable reductions in domestic spending, foreign aid under the proposed Marshall Plan will push total spending to around $39,500,000,000, topping the cur- rent fiscal year figure by $2,500,- 000,000, they forecast. These authorities, who cannot be identified, uaid the government has the biggest budget surplus in its history virtually in the bag for' the current fiscal year, but in- creased spending and tax cut possibilities make next year's out- look cloudy. They forecast for this fiscal year that, barring a tax cut in early 1948, which the adminis- tration is sure to oppose, the gov- ernment will have a surplus pos- sibly six times bigger than the $1,155,000,000 record of fiscal 1927. Vandenberg Favors New Relief Agency Conflict Expected on Administration Policy WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-()- Senator Vandenberg said today he favors administration of the Mar- shall Plan for European recovery by an independent agency, linked only to the State Department at the policy-making level. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told a reporter he believes the actual operation of the proposed recov- ery program should be undertaken by a set of officials completely outside the State Department. But he made it clear he sup- ports the contention of Secretary Marshall, made in appearances be- fore Congressional committees, that the department must have a hand in shaping policies that will help determine the nature of American relations with the rest of the world. Vandenberg's views, which he has communicated to the Senate Republican Conference, parallel in some respects the recommenda- tions of the special House com- mittee headed by Rep. Herter (R.- Mass.), and are expected to be- come a powerful force in deter- mining the Republican position on one of the controversial parts of the proposed recovery ,program. Some House Republicans have been saying privately that the whole program, including policy- making functions, should be di- vorced from the State Depart- ment. Truman Asps Disability Pay Investigation WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-(iP)- President Truman has called on the armed services to clean house by wiping out "any possible rack- et" in connection with tax-free disability retirement pay going to more than 30,000 former officers, the President's top military aide said today. The aide, Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, declared Mr. Truman has told the Army, Navy and Air Force to look into the records of all officers retired on such pay. "We've had reports of officers who passed rigid physical examin- ations for commissions and prom- otions and then pleaded disabil- ities at the close of the war in order to receive tax-free disabil- ity retirement pay," Vaughan said. Bitterly Charge UN Charter 'Murdered' By The Associated Press NEW YORK, Nov. 29-Parti- tioning of Palestine into Jewish and Arab countries was approved by the United Nations Assembly ate today. Arabs here and in the Middle East promptly threatened Teneral opposition and uprisings against any attempt to carry out he Assembly's decision. JERUSATEM, Sunday, Nov, 30-(RP)-Thousands jamming the streets of the all-Jewish city of Tel Aviv went wild last night when announcement was made by radio that the UN had voted for partition of Palestine. There were shouts, songs and some tears. An American visi- tor said "This is like V-E Day at home," as he watched scores dancing In the streets waving champagne bottles. The six Arab nations represent- ed here walked out of the crowded assembly hall in protest after charging bitterly that the U.N. charter had been "murdered" by the majority verdict. The Assembly's final vote ap- proving the "Soviet-American" proposal to set up independent Jewish and Arab countries in the Holy Land by next Oct. 1 was 33 to 13. The final vote was taken after the Arabs backed down from their former stand and proposed the creation of a federal government composed of Jewish and Arab states-similar to the organiza- tion of the United States of Am- erica. But the 33-13 vote was well over the requirement for ap- proval by two-thirds of those delegates present and voting. The 13 opposed to partition could have been defeated by a minimum of 26 affirmative votes. Ten nations abstained and Siam was absent. The Arabs made it clear that their walk-out here was directed only against the decision on Pal- estine, which they said they would not obey. It was the second walk-out in U.N. history. The first was by An- drei A. Gromyko of Russia, who left the Security Council in pro- test against a decision in the Iran- ian case in March, 1946. Soon after the crucial vote on partition the 1947 assembly ad- journed finally at 6:59 p.m. (E.S.T.). The session began Sept. 16. The next assembly, unless a special session is called, is slated to meet in some Europ- ean City next September. The decision on Palestine found the United States and Russia teaming together for one of the few times in U.N. history. It was the ony important question which arose during the eleven weeks of the 1947 session on which the two big powers agreed fully. Herschel V. Johnson, U.S. dele- gate, praised the assembly vote as demonstrating that the U.N. "is capable of dealing forthrightly with urgent international issues." Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet Dep- uty Foreign Minister, declared that the Palestine decision is a "just one" and "the best under the circumstances." * * * Meeting Goes Wild With Glee NEW YORK, Nov. 29-0P)-Six thousand persons, singing and dancing to celebrate the new Jew- ish State, swarmed outside Nich- BEETHOVEN SHOULD BE HERE: After Hour Musicians Glad ly Pay To Play Classics