4 NEO-ISOLATIONISM r'd Latest Dleadline in the State zt t t4p CLOUDY AND WARMER VOL. LIX, No. 94 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS Spy Sentence Revealed in Munich Trial Secrecy Veil Hit By Army Blast MUNICH, Germany - (P) - A U.S. military commission, official- ly ordered to be less secretive about its spy trials, sentenced a waiter on the Orient Express to 20 years at hard labor yesterday. By order of Maj. Gen. Maxwell Taylor, chief of staff of Army Ground Forces in Europe, the commission disclosed the convic- tion and sentence and identified the slender, brown-haired prisoner as Frontisek Klecka, 31. KLECKA is one of 20 persons rounded up by the Army last No- vember on charges of being mem- bers of a Czechoslovak espionage ring. He claimed French citizen- ship, but said his wife lives in Czechoslovakia. The Orient Express is a crack international train that runs from Paris through such strategic cities as Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Munich, Saltzburg, Vienna and Budapest. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, the U.S. commander in Germany, had ordered an investigation of the commission's plan for absolute secrecy in two of the five trials scheduled. The commission had imposed the news blackout on the ground it was necessary for American se- curity. An interpreter said Klecka pro- tested the conviction. DETAILED charges in the case, tried behind locked doors guarded by military policemen, were not disclosed. The Army's public informa- tion service put out a statement that Klecka was sentenced "for violation of military govern- ment ordinance No. 8." Gen Clay said he still dislikes the secrecy surrounding the trial, but that in this case it is neces- sary to protect the witnesses against reprisals, The fifth trial is also to be secret. The others, including trial of five persons starting Monday, will be open. U.S. Red Trial Sees 22 Days Minus Jurors NEW YORK-(AP)-The conspir- acy trial of 11 high U.S. Com- munists entered its second month today with not a single juror yet chosen to hear the government's case. Nearly all of the 22 days of the trial so far have been filled with a defense attack on the system for choosing federal jurors in New York. IF PRESIDING Judge Harold R. Medina should uphold the de- fense motion on this issue, the indictment against the Commu- nist leaders would be thrown out on the ground that the grand jurors who returned the indict- ments were not picked in an equitable manner. There is no indication when the ruling will come. The de- fense apparently has much more testimony to offer. Medina has repeatedly urged the defense lawyers to speed up their presentation. The defendants are charged with conspiring to advocate over- throw of the U.S. government. Grad Council Plans Survey Graduate language requirements for the doctorate degree will be the subject of a comprehensive survey planed by, the Graduate Student Council last night. The Survey Research Center will be asked to aid in preparing the questionnaire which will be distributed to all University grad- uate students within 10 days. Many graduate students feel that present University regula.- tions which require a reading mastery of both French and Ger- man for the PhD. should be left to the discretion of the individual departments, the council said. Tn, lines with nr1a,s to i-sahli.,h AIDS STUDEN1'TS WSSF Campaign Enters Final Day By JANET WATTS The World Student Service Fund enters the second day of bucket campaigning on campus today with the double-barrelled support of NSA and a former DP now studying at the University - Harvey Weisberg, chairman of the Michigan Region of the National Student Association, pointed out that contributions to the WSSF helps to carry out one of the basic NSA principles. "WHEN WE GIVE money to the drive we are carrying out an NSA plan-to give material assistance to students abroad," he said. Maryell von Herrmann, one of the four displaced students here from Europe, cited the quality of food as a cause of illness among students. "In Germany the food was sustaining when one was healthy, but it was not health-restoring when one was sick." "After the war there was a scarcity of medicines. Now the medi- WSSF collected $1,302 in yesterday's tag day. Bucket brigades will continue the campaign today. cal centers have found supplies but have no money to buy medicines," she added. WSSF HOPES TO raise $5,000 by the end of today's tag day. Contributions yesterday amounted to $1,302. Local WSSF funds will be used to buy food and medicine for tuberculosis sanatoria. Dr. Wilmer Kitchen, executive secretary of the WSSF, point- ed out that financial aid to students would be a measure in effecting world peace in a recent talk here. "We do a lot of talking about world peace. Most of us if we were asked would say we would like very much to have it. Probably there is no one thing we can do to make 'world peace certain: the problem is. too complex. "However, we can say very definitely that in rebuilding schools and colleges, in supplying food and clothing to needy students and in giving medical assistance to students with tuberculosis, we are at least laying tkhe foundation for a one world we all desire." Average Russian Citizen Is Subject of New Publication By BOB LAYTON At last you can get a glimpse into the mysterious life led by Ivan Average, loyal Soviet citizen. In a new book published by the University Law School, Russian private life is depicted from Ivan's birth through his marriage, his work, and finally his death. The first study in English of Soviet civil law, this four-year work shows the part government plays in the ordinary Russian life. IVAN'S EXPLOITS in the business of making a livng aren't very different from his comrades, the book says. Government regulations leave him very little choice oft* * Tahe Doiis Coed Guise Price Drop No Serious--Truman Says Tax Boost Still Necessary; Reaffirms Atlantic Pact Position WASHINGTON-( P)-President Truman advised the nation yes- terday not to get alarmed over the business outlook. He said that cur- rent price drops are only the leveling-off that everybody has been ex- pecting. At the same time, he served notice that he still wants Congress to boost taxes by $4,000,000,000. The President made his remarks at a news conference at which he also reaffirmed this country's position on the proposed Atlantic Pact. He said there was nothing mysterious about it, that it had been stated clearly in a Senate Resolution and in his Inaugural Address. of to of THE LATTER question came up in connection with the opposition some leading Senators to committing the United States in advance go to war immediately a pact signatory is attacked, and expressions disappointment over this stand' * * * Daily-Alex Lmanian THREE OUT OF FOUR ARE WOMEN-The fourth is Herb Rovner, "female" member of the Union Opera singing chorus, who decided to test his femininity by rushing Pi Beta Phi. The three other figures are genuine women members of the Pi Phi's receiving line. RoVner Rushes, Charms Gals career. As a collective farmer, his work must be approved by a board which decides whether he is to get a return of the produce he must give to the government, or whether he is to be eliminated from the project. On an independent farm which cannotnexceedn2.47 acres, Ivan cannot hire help, buy or sell ag- ricultural products under penalty of a five year jail or labor camp sentence, and must give a share of his yield to the government, according to 'the text. SIMILAR restrictions apply to a business that he might set up in a city, or to his employment in a, factory. Ivan must constantly keep pro- duction standards in mind, as you can see by laws which state that "Release of products of poor qual- ity or in violations of established standards is an anti-state crime equivalent to sabotage." Government asserts the right to approve his bride, and should he want one, Ivan's divorce must conform to the general policy of the Soviet Union. Laws con- cerning inheritance, damage suits, patents, and contracts are also explained in this book. The new work entitled "Soviet Civil Law" was published by the Law School as one in a series of legal studies financed by the Wil- liam W. Cook endowment for legal research. Vladimir Gsovski, chief of the Foreign Law Section, Library of Congress, was commissioned to prepare the study which appears in two volumes. GSOVSKI IS a graduate of the Law School of Moscow, the Law School of Komensky Univer- sity of Yugoslavia and holds a doctor of philosophy degree from Georgetown University in Wash- ington, D.C. He also served in the White Army during the Russian revolu- lied, Capitalist Peace Urged By Prof._Ward "Where is all this Soviet expan- sion and aggression we hear about?" asked Harry F. Ward last night in a talk sponsored by the Young Progressives of Ann Ar- bor. Ward, professor emeritus of Union Theological Seminary, and former chairman of the Civil Lib- erties Union, told his audience that the establishment of Ameri- can air bases in Greece and Tur- key was clearly a form of aggres- sion. "If Russia had established sim- ilar bases in Mexico or Panama, we would have had war long ago," he commented. "We cannot get peace by think- ing war, talking war, acting war and preparing war," he warned. Ward went on to say that an agreement between the Commu- nist and the Capitalist peoples is absolute ly necessary if we "wish to avoid the greatest bloodshed the world has ever seen." Names Due Today Student organizations must sub- mit the names of their officers and the signed acceptance of a faculty advisor to the Office of Student Affairs by 5 p.m. today in order to be included on 'the official list of approved organizations for the second semester. By GEORGE WALKER Witha littlepancake makeup, lipstick, mascaira and the proper arrangement of these and other' implements of femininity, you too can be a girl. That's what Herb Rovner is saying these days, anyway. Rovner wanted to find out just how convincing he'd be as a "wo- Seniors Seek Class Unity & At Meeting Officers Establish Advisory Board Striving for greater class unity, Senior Officers yesterday estab- lished a Senior Class Board, com- posed of representatives from each house on campus. Formation of the Board is part of the move toward planning ac- tivities which will give seniors a chance to get acquainted before they graduate, Val Johnson, pres- ident, explained. The Board will work with the Officers on plans for a Senior Class picnic, for re- unions, for academic and social improvements on campus and for a class gift. IN ITS first meeting, the Board recommended changing class offi- cer elections to the spring term. This would enable the new officers to learn the ropes, as well as give, them adequate time to plan ac- tivities, it was proposed. A committee to draw up a Sen- ior Class Constitution was ap- pointed by the group. Studies will be made of constitutions now in" existence at other schools to serve as a basis for the University ver- sion. - - Get Your Puffs Whpile It's Free Free distribution of a well- known brand of cigarettes and cigarette cases will continue to- morrow at the League and the Union. Students who have not yet ob- tained samples may get one of the remaining 2,000 by presenting ID cards or if they have mislaid these, some other identification. man" in the singing chorus of the forthcoming Union opera "Froggy Bottom." SO HE picked one of the most rugged gauntlets a "woman" could undergo; he decided to rush a sorority. The test called for both beauty World IN.ewsI Ron d-Up ABy -re Associated Press 1PARIS-Selden Chapin, recalled United States minister to Buda- pest, said the arrest of Roman Catholics is continuing in Com- munist-dominated Hungary. I He termed the trial and con- viction of Josef Cardinal Minds- zenty "a travesty of justice" and added: "It is impossible to explain the transformation of that lion who was chief of the Hungarian Catholic Church." NEW YORK -Inflation and the Chinese civil war have brought financial distress to about one-half of 4,600 Chinese students in American universi- ties. "The crisis has been develop- ing for a year and a half," said Dr. Chih Meng, director of the China Institute of America. WASHINGTON - Disregarding scattered Republican shouts of "regimentation" and "socialism," the House voted to give President Truman broad control over ex- ports until June 30, 1951. JERUSALEM - Dr. Chaim Weizmann was inaugurated as the first president of the young state of Israel in a ceremony filled with ancient Hebrew sym- bolism. * * * WASHINGTON - The Hooverf Commission recommended that the Post Office be divorced from politics. Their report asked barring of the Postmaster General from po- litical committees and decentrali- zation of the department into 15 regions, each with directors and superintendents. It also called for abolition of Senate confirmation of postal ap- pointments. and charm; Rovner, wlo had only the barest beginnings of both, dove immediately and whole- heartedly into his task. The 18 year old sophomore scurried about, calling on his coed friends with the story that his fraternity was putting on a rushing skit and that within a few hours he must be trans- formed into the reasonable fac- simile of a woman. The coeds were very helpful- he picked up long stockings, a hooded coat, dress, and gloves. After a long and tactful explana- tion to one of his closer friends, his trouseau was completed. So Rovner tripped off to the Pi Phi house, briefed with the latest particulars of sorority etiquette. HE WENT through the receiv- ing line without even the hint of a skeptical stare. From the be- ginning, the Pi Phis liked Natalie Randolph, the little blue-eyed beauty with the platinum blond hair. The girls'wanted to know if Natalie would like to tour the house, but Rovner, shy little thing, modestly demurred. Rovner went through the whole process without a scratch. His on- ly close call came when the girls1 insisted he take his hooded coat off, which would have revealed an obviously phony wig. Then there were the few agon- izing minutes when he wracked his brains, trying to remember whether women shake hands with their gloves on or off. THINGS began to get hot, andI so did Rovner, who still refused to remove his coat. So he made his excuses, and smiled his way out of the door. But, maintains Rovner, nobody ever suspected. "It was all a lot of fun," he4 proclaimed, "I never met so many women in one night in my life." All Rovner thinks of now is March 23, 24, and 25--the three fdays of the Union Opera, when he can again play the part of a woman. Bert Shifman, Campus Promo- tions Chairman of the Union Op- era, is pretty enthused over the success of Rovner's metamorpho- sis. "If the 19 other "female" mem- bers of the chorus make as con- vincing women as Rovner, they'll be better than the 'Rockettes' anyday," he said. in the Western European press. Mr. Truman told the news conference that at his sugges- tion the House Ways and Means committee decided to take up plans for expanding the Social Security program before consid- ering tax legislation. He said the reason for this was that the tax proposals were not drafted in detail yet, but he em- phasized that his recommendation for the full four billion amount of the tax boost still stands. Many leading Congressional and business leaders, however, oppose such an increase now. They con- tend any such action should be postponed until the 1949 economic prospects clarify. THE PRESIDENT spoke confi- dently of the business outlook while voicing the hope there will be no new price spirals. Government employment ex- perts meanwhile predicted that the big test of whether the coun- try will follow the prosperity path or bog down on a depression de- tour will come in March or April. That's when the major con- struction and manufacturing in- dustries normally begin large- scale hiring after winter cut- backs. If the number of idle-now about 3,000,000-keeps growing then despite the seasonal job op- portunities, the experts say that will pose a problem probably call- ing for Government action to spur production. BUT IF THE number of jobless workers drops in the spring, or even stands still, the government officials say that will prove pretty conclusively that the nation is in for a period of general economic advancement. Substitute for WES Sought By Governor LANSING-(P--Governor Wil- liams yesterday considered a pro- posal that the State find a sub- stitute for the workers' education service formerly conducted by the University. The service, attacked last year on the grounds it was presenting a prejudiced picture of the eco- nomic system, was suspended by the Board of Regents for inves- tigation. ' * WHEN IT WAS re-established workers refused to attend and the courses were cancelled. Williams met with Barney Hopkins, representing CIO un- ions, and Robert Scott, repre- senting AFL unions, and prom- ised to talk with Lee M. Thurs- ton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, about spon- soring the program under some state agency. "The workers would have the same advantages as real estate men or any other group in get- ting education along their lines of endeavor," Williams said. East-West Agree on Trade Talks GENEVA, Switzerland-(R)-An East-West agreement was reach- ed yesterday on exchange of in- formation to spur trade on both sides of the Iron Curtain. This was accomplished at the 25-nation European Trade Con- ference sponsored by the United Nations. THE COMMUNIST bloc agreed to use import estimates of the organization for European Eco- nomic Cooperation (OEEC) as a basis for discussing what the Communist countries could sell to the West. The OEEC is charged with seeing that countries receiving aid in the European recovery program use it to the best ad- vantage. The first session of the Trade Committee of the UN Economic Commission for Europe opened this week to plan expansion of East-West trade. Eastern delegates said that with Western machinery and equip- ment supplied on credit they could increase their production of food and raw materials. Garg Rushes Monday Sale For Rushees Prospective rushees, as well as students, were advised to obtain several copies of the new Gar- goyle, scheduled to appear on campus Monday, before attempt- ing a plunge into the University's elaborate Greek-letter system. Tentatively entitled "Fraterni- ties Are Doing a Rushing Busi- ness," the forthcoming issue of this well-known campus magazine purports to offer a complete, un- expurgated layman's guide to these highly-secret social groups. Informal, unposed shots of rush- ing procedure are presented. Story content of the magazine has been selected to conform with the fra- ternity-type theme. "The Prisoner," by Hopwood Award-winning Whittaker Fafnir, describes an unsuccessful love-af- fair in the Himalayas. It is to be- come a chapter in his forthcoming novel, as yet untitled. "Ring Around," another story, describes a successful love-affair. The author of this short-short is unknown. Campus GOP ElectsBelin David Belin, '51, was unani- mously elected president of the Young Republicans at their first meeting of the semester last night. Also elected were: Howard D. Johnson, vice-president; Leonard Wilcox, secretary; and Des Buz- zell, treasurer. New committee chairmen are: Howard Hartzell, Congressional legislation; Jasper Reid, Member- ship, and Henry Willard, Public- ity. Belin announced that the club plans to "taka nn activ intrest WHO'LL MAKE A PIG OF WHOM?: 'Battle of Breadbasket' to Feature Hog, Student Climaxing five days of vigorous Daily (see page four of today's culinary activity on campus, a issue) signed by their secretary student and a hog will battle it yNOm Rtporp thpx took issnl with after research into findings of feed experts, the exact nature of which he refused to disclose. fast, followed by several hours of eggs, roast beef, boiled potatoes, bananas, oranges. Erapefruit - clared they would back their pledge "to the last roast beef sandwich."