BILL Yl r e Latest Deadline in the State Duii4 CLOUDY, COOLER See Page 4 VOL. LIX, No. 163 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1949 DKE Barred For Breaking Liquor Rules Suspension Holds Until February Charging a "flagrant violation" of University drinking regulations the University Sub-committee o Discipline of the Committee on Student Conduct officially an- nounced the suspension of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity yesterday. The committee ordered that the house be closed and the chapter withdrawn from June 15 through the Fall semester because they were "convinced that the chapter as at present organized is inca- pable of preventing the recurrence of conditions which are contrary to the best interest of the members, and have a tendency to bring dis- credit to the University." * * IN ADDITION, the committee said the house could not be re- opened and the charter reinstated until the chapter "will be so or- ganized as to give assurance that University regulations will be ob- served in the future." They pointed out that it was the second time the fraternity has been suspended and said a third violation "will result in the permanent banning of the fra- ternity from this University." (The DKE's, they said, were sus- pended in 1929 for a violation of the prohibition law.) DKE PRESIDENT, Tom Conk- lin said he thought the action stemmed from a birthday celebra- tion for one of the members held Friday, May 6, when 12 of thefra- ternity brothers brought a keg of beer into the house and were caught by campus police. He emphasized that the party was not a house function. Commenting on the Disciplinary Committee's action, Jake Jacob- son, Inter-fraternity Council presi- dent said, "Although we feel that probably University rules were ;roken and the punishment may be Justified, we regret that wewere not officially informed of the ac- tion to be taken and we also regret that we were not given a chance to take part in the judgement." Communist Upholds Right TYo Fund rant Atomic Commission Hears Freistadt Case WASHINGTON-(M)-A Com- munist student, defending his right to an Atomic Energy Com- mission scholarship, swore yester- day that if Russia attacked the United States, he would defend this country "with all my strength." But he said: "If we go out of our way to attack Russia, I would not sup- port such a war.' THAT WAS THE highlight of testimony, by 23-year-old Hans Freistadt, a student at the Uni- versity of North Carolina, in a vol- untary appearance before the Sen- ate-House Committee on Atomic Energy. The committee is investigat- ing the appointment of Frei- stadt to a $1,600 fellowship for the study of nuclear physics- particularly in the light of his ready admission that he is a Communist. As the hearing went on, Rep. Rankin (D-Miss.) told the House: "The American people are sim- ply horrified that the Atomic En- ergy Commission has a Communist in the University of North Caro- lina teaching him how to blow this country to pieces in years to come.", LATER SENATOR McMahon (D-Conn.) hinted broadly that oaths of allegiance will be required of all future applicants for Atom- ic Energy Commission student aid grants. McMahon, chairman of the Sen- ate-House Atomic Energy Com- mittee, declared in a statement that "suitable and effective means and methods must be devised and used to prevent a repetition of the Freistadt case." UPHOLDS POLICY: Franco Denounces Western Powers MADRID - )-Generalissimo Franco charged the Western democracies today with delivering the "greater part of Europe" to the Soviet Union. In an hour and a half speech at the opening of the Cortes (parlia- ment) Franco made only brief reference to Monday's vote in the United Nations General Assembly which failed to lift the UN ban on top diplomatic representation in Spain. * * * * FRANCO DECLARED there is no Spanish problem and "our right is over and above an ,assembly which with no authority over us tries to resolve our situation." The American, British and French charges d'affaires were not in the diplomatic gallery to hear Franco's 15,000-word speech in which he said Spain is linked to Latin America by sentiment ssianserit Berln Ti PRICE FIVE CENTS raffic Head China Reds Closing on Shanghai SHANGHAI - (P) - Chinese Communist troops today tightened their throttling grip on Shanghai, Nationalist island in a sea of Reds. They closed in from the east with surprising speed. They car- ried almost to the Whangpoo River north of Shanghai. If they reach the river there, Shanghai's gate- way to the sea is gone. THEY PRESSED from the west once more against Woosung, for- tress 10 miles north of Shanghai where the Whangpoo joins the Yangtze. Government gunboats in the Yangtze dueled with Red troops moving down the south bank only two miles west of Woosung. Other Red units were on the move again toward Lunghwha air- port, five miles south of Shanghai. A nationalist garrison communi- que said the Reds were about five miles from Lungwha. If Lungwha goes Shanghai's air link with the outside is cut. THE DRAMA of Shanghai over- shadowed for the moment the deep Communist drive into South China. The Government's Central News Agency, however, reported that Nationalist reinforcements (probably from Formosa) had landed at imperiled Foochow. This big southeast port is 375 air miles south of Shanghai. The Agency had reported a Red column but 31 miles from that capital of Fukien Province. (THE RED THRUST toward Canton, the refugee capital in south China, seemed to have slowed. The Communists were be- lieved pausing to regroup. There was little opposition in front of them. (Best military information in Canton was that the main body of Communists still was about 350 milesunortheast of the city. Advance units have been report- ed only 225 miles from Canton, however.) In the Shanghai fighting, Cen- tral News said fresh Nationalist troops had landed on the coast east of Shanghai. Here they were preparing to assault the Commu- nists east of Shanghai from the rear. Despite the mouuting menace to Whangpoo traffic, a U.S. Navy landing craft went to Shanghai and took off 16 Americans to the safety of American ships waiting on the Yangtze. World News RFound.-Up By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Chairman Conally (Dem., Tex.) predicted "overwhelming approval" of the North Atlantic Security Treaty as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ended its hearings yes- terday. * * .* WASHINGTON - President Eurico Gaspar Dutra of Brazil arrived here yesterday for a state visit and President Tru- man lead a welcoming throng in singing "Happy Birthday to You" in honor of the Brazilian a and to North America by "real- ities." Franco also spoke out against criticism of his domestic policies. He upheld Spanish law and said the country's jails held no more prisoners now than at previouse times in Spanish hitory. * * * (FRANCO'S REMARKS mayy have been an answer to U.S. Sec-n retary of State Dean Acheson who said a week ago Franco's regime remains a Fascist dictatorship1 that denies basic civil rights. Ache-r son made the statement in a news conference at which he outlined the U.S. position on Spain.) Shouts of "death to England" and "death to rance" camet from demonstrators whoc marched in the streets after the speech was over. He read what he called secret messages between the Kremlin, the U.S. State Department and thet British Foreign Office in earlyr 1944 on plans for invading EuropeI through Spain. He said this was despite Allied promises to respect Spanish neutrality. He accused Winston Churchill of offering Spain in1941 a slice of French North Africa if the Span- iards remained neutral. CIOLeaders Vote To Oust i Radical Union Executive Board's Step Unprecedented WASHINGTON-(I)-The CIO'sY top leaders decided last night toI recommend that the next CIOl convention revoke the charter of the left wing Farm Equipment Workers Union. The labor organization's execu- tive board took the unprecedented action by a 35 to 9 vote in another showdown between rival right and left wing factions. CIO PRESIDENT Philip Murray told newsmen the convention nextC October 31 at Cleveland will be asked to lift the FE's charter un- less the union agrees to surrender it. It was the first time in CIO history that the Executive Board has decided to recommend lift- ing an affiliated unions char- ter. The action grew out of the FE'st failure to carry out board orders to merge with the big CIO Autof Workers Union. The FE has about 30,000 members. * * *C MURRAY CONTENDED the FE1 had failed to carry out its job for' farm equipment workers and ac-c tually interfered with bargaining1 efforts of the auto workers forl farm equipment workers. He said the auto workers now represent 115,000 farm equipment workers outside the FE. Murray told reporters the board also had decided: 1. To withdraw from the Com- munist-dominated World Federa- tion of Trade Unions and partici- pate with the AFL in forming a new anti-Communist world labor organization. 2. To call on Congress to re- main in session until the Taft- Hartley Labor Law is repealed and the rest of President Truman's "Fair Deal" legislative program is enacted. F -Belk Start Soon Easing of Poliy Seen for Future WASHINGTON - (.P) - John J. McCloy, 54-year-old lawyer, bank- er, and top-notch administrator, was named by President Trumana yesterday to be "the supreme United States authority in Ger- many." Subject to Senate confirmation, McCloy will take up his duties as high commissioner in Germany "with the near future, the White House announced. W* * * J INSOFAR AS administration of U.S. affairs in Germany is con- cer ed, MCloy wil succeedGe.a Military Governor of the American Zone in Germany Sunday. But McCloy's appointment marks the OP beginning of a changeover from military to civilian control in the year's American, British and French oc- Standin cupation zones. general Officials here also hope it will especial inaugurate a more peaceful era in the develo t oGeuay, in practical democracy that will enable the defeated nation to resume its place in world affairs. To take the German assignment, McCloy is resigning as President UnionC of the World Bank, effective not ersole las later than July 1. appointm THE EXECUTIVE directors of as commi that international agency ac- year's n cept his resignation yesterday and Tfop poi -elected Eugene R. Black, a senior staff haye vice president of the Chase Na- '50SM; D tional Bank of New York, to suc- Rogers, ' ceed him in the presidency. Black and Bob has been executive director of the International Bank since March, WYAN 1947. the music the music Mr. Truan's appointment of cent prod McCloy came two days before tom." He the scheduled departure of Sec- "Hey" Ch retary of State Acheson for the "Hey Ch "Big Four" foreign ministers' novelty n meeting in Paris. Presen Those talks opening Monday aepointe with Russia, Britain and France,'ao involve the future of all zones of gramco. Germanyshow. D Germany has also chairma Young DeMS Rogers promotion Elc a c sBottom's Elct Q cus charge of _______year's op Lyn Marcus, '50, was elected publicity unanimously as the new President dent PlaGa of the Young Democrats at the Meets Gi final meeting of the club. Floyd Marks, '54L, was elected CHOSE vice-president. Selected as re- Johns se cording secretary was Phyllis Co- man for hen, '49, while William Riggins, The U '50, was elected to the position of retary's corresponding , secretary. Frank who wa Butorac, '51, was re-elected treas- chief for urer of the organization. also a Bob Hills '51E and Dave Bab-- son '50L were selected as mem- bers-at-large.V <: -Daily-Wally Barth CHIEFS-Newly appointed Union Opera committee chairmen discuss plans for next production at an informal meeting. Seated at the piano is music chairman Don Wyant. g, left to right, are program chairman Eale Coenen, promotions chairman Cliff Rogers, secretary Bob Russell, and production chief Jim Johns. The opera committee heads are ly interested in checking student-written scenarios for next year's show as soon as possible. mittee Chairmen Are Board Okays eCloy German sen for Union Opera Opera manager Jim Eb- t night announced the ent of five men to serve ittee chairmen for next ion Opera production. sitions on the 1950 opera e gone to Don Wyant, Gale Coenen, '50; Cliff 50BAd; Jim Johns, 50; Russell, '51. T, CHOSEN to head the committee, did some of al arranging for the re- [uction of "Froggy Bot- also wrote the tuneful olly," one of "Froggy's" cumbers. t publicity chairman for on Council, Coenen was d chairman of the pro- immittee for next year's wring the past year, he served as Union Social ,n. was selected to serve as ns chairman for "Froggy successor. He was in radio promotions for this era, and was assistant manager for the Stu- yers' production of "Boy xl." -* * * N production manager, rved as property chair - "Froggy Bottom." nion Opera general sec- job went to Russell, as campus promotions the 1949 opera. He was member of the ticket IT X7 1 1 Or~ committee for the recent IFC ball., First and foremost in the minds' of the new opera staff is the prob- lem of a scenario for next year's show. ANY STUDENT is eligible to submit a scenario, which should be about four typewritten pages long, with a plot outline and a descrip- tion of characters, according to Ebersole. "Since there is a chance that next year's opera will go on a road tour, we are looking for a plot which won't have to depend upon local situations and audi- ences for laughs," he added. Scenarios should be sent to Jim Ebersole at 707 Oxford Road, prior to the June 30 deadline. Negotiations Fail To End Ford Dispute DETROIT-(AP)-Federal medi- ation experts maintained a watch- ful position on the sideline yester- day as direct Company-Union ne- gotiations failed again to produce a solution in the two-week-old Ford strike. Ford and CIO United Auto Workers officials met yesterday for two hours and recessed until today. THERE WAS STILL no indica- tion from Arthur C. Viat, Detroit Regional Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Serv- ice, when he might step into the direct negotiations, if at all. He has said he would not inter- vene for the Government as long as either side presents concrete proposals for settlement of the dispute over Union charges of a "speed-up" in work standards on Ford assembly lines. The Union today accused Ford of delaying the entry of federal mediators into the dispute. nsian Staff Apponte The Board in Control of Student Publications has- confirmed theJ appointments of 16 students to junior editorial and business staffs of the Ensian. New junior editorial staff edi- tors are Photography, Bud Rauner, '50E, Detroit; Art, Barbara Henry, '52A, Detroit; Sports, Dick Mc- Williams, '51, Cleveland, O.; Ass't. Sports, George Gillooly, '52, Jack son, Mich. * * * ALSO FEATURES, Martha Armstrong, '50, Grosse Pointe; Schools and Colleges, Jeanne Schreiber, A, Pittsburgh, Pa.; or- ganizations, Pat McLean, '51, Traverse City, Mich. Also Ass't Organizations, Don Sigman, '51E, Flushing, N.Y.; House Groups, Pauline Kleck- ner, '51, Detroit; Senior Pictures, Sally Mitts, '50Ed., Grand Rap- ids. Junior business staff appoint- ments, confirmed earlier, include Sales Accounts, Don Porter, '51D, Detroit: Distribution, Joanne Lyons, '50Ed., Ann Arbor; Adver- tising, Mary Kokalas, Ann Arbor; Contracts, Dick Hewitt, '51, Dar- ien, Conn.; Campus Sales, Bill Os- terman, '51, Toledo, O.; Publicity and Promotions, Jean Decker, Wheaton, Ill. Smith Denies Hie Agreed on P'hotoChange Registrar Ira M. Smith said yesterday that he has not agreed to recommend that requests for photographs be dropped from freshman applications to the lit- erary college as reported in The Daily. He said that he told members of the Committee to End Discrim- ination that he would accept such recommendations from their com- mittee and discuss them with the nine department faculties of the literary college. SMITH requested the written CED recommendation concerning application photographs at a con- ference between seven CED rep- resentatives and six University of- ficials Tuesday. Re sons for Truck Block Unexplained Talks on Trade SnarlsCollapse By The Associated Press The Russians put restrictions today on motor traffic to Berlin and the Soviet zone, just a week after the old blockade was lifted. At the same time Four-Power talks at Berlin on easing trade and traffic snarls apparently broke down. For unexplained reasons, the Russians suddenly halted all West German trucks at Helmstedt that did not have cargo stamps from the Soviet Economic Commission. Helmstedt is the border crossing point on the main route to Berlin. THE RUSSIANS also shut off Berlin - bound German freight traffic at the Hof checkpoint and told German drivers that Helm- stedt was the only crossing point. Western German officials said the Soviet move was prompted by a slow but steady fall of the Soviet Zone 1East Mark after Western freight started to ar- rive in Berlin, attracting East- ern as well as Western buyers.' A West Berlin city authority commented: "The Russians want to keep goods out of Berlin 'so they can bolster their EastrMark. They want to go-to theFoeg Ministers' Conference (in Pr May 23) with an East Mark that at least seems reasonably sound.," * * * THE RUSSIANS neverkhave permitted West Berlin truzl ct export without an Eastern stamp. The new rules at Helmstedt there- fore meant the Russians were try- ing to control truck cargoes of Western origin. This appeared to be in violation of Four-Power agreements in existence since 1945. Strangely enough, the Rus- sians did not require a Soviet zone stamp on cargoes to Berlin entering from Lubeck, on the Baltic. Hundreds of trucks passed there both ways without difficulty in the last 24 hours. Barge traffic also was going through normallysas was train traffic. (In Washington, the State De- partment is studying reports from Germany that Soviet authorities are attempting to impose new re- strictions on the movement of food and other cargo from the Western zones to Berlin.) WHILE THIS was going on, American, British, French and Russian experts met in British headquarters and argued for three hours over various vexations since the blockade was lifted. The re- sults were announced as "incon- clusive." Meanwhile, Western officials speculated over several results that may flow from the East Zone elec- tions Sunday and Monday. The Communist Election Bureau ad- mitted about a third of the valid votes were against naming a Soviet-style Parliament, called a People's Congress. Cii Epsilon1 Honor Society To Hold Dinner The newly organized University chapter of Chi Epsilon, national civil engineering honor society, will hold a formal initiation ban- quet tonight at the Union. Featured speaker at the affair is Professor William H. Hobbs, world renowned explorer and geol- ogist. Col. Henry Miller, chairman of the Department of Mechanism and Engineering drawing, will seveastotmaster. IFC Sing The Interfraternity Council Sing, postponed last night be- cause of rain, will be held at 7 p.m. tonight in front of the General Library, weather per- mitting. The final decision on whether the event will be held will be broadcast over the 6 p.m. news- cast of Station WPAG, Ann Ar- bor. CalledArsonist Fred Veigel, 19, was charged yesterday along with seven other youths for the May 7 burning of an abandoned Dexter township schoolhouse. Veigel won a prize in 1947 for an essay on "Fire Prevention in the Home." Hearings for the offenders will be held on June 2 and June 15. CALL OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS: Hosteling Club To Satisfy wanderlust i 1 TTncfPlino' nr f.ha ennrf. of "trn.v- 1 1 "-- 4-1,,- 1-- nlo kog3vl I I rrno r.of 4-+ha, ari-n -, nnti v-,d A lot onf rtjeAnle wuld ~like to