IN THIS CORNER See Page 4 Yl r e AOF A6P 4f I t r t an Daitli FAIR AND' CONTINUED, COLA' Latest Deadline in the State I VOL. LX, No. 124 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1950 SIX PAC .. _- - Alterations Proposed In Union Setup Popular Election Of Officials Asked By BOB KEITH Sweeping changes in the con- stitution of the Michigan Union were recommended last night at a meeting of the Union Board of Directors. Acting as a committee of the whole, the Board "recommended to itself" that it consider placing several major amendments before Union members at a special mass meeting for constitutional revi- sion. ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS would provide for direct popular election of the Union president and recording secretary. There was no indication last night whether or not the Board would endorse this proposal. However, the committee of the whole, actually consisting of the Board, made an outright recom- mendation that the Board submit the following changes for adop- tion by Union members: 1. Revise the method of eecting Union vice-presidents to make them more representa- tive. 2. Provide for one additional vice-president, thus raising the total from 6 to 7.. 3..Eliminate the chairman of Men's Judiciary Council from membership on the Board. 4. Revise the membership of the present selections committee so that students would have an "overwhelming majority." A student petition calling for election of the president and re- cording secretary was submitted to the Board four weeks ago by Herb Leiman, '50. LETMAN SAID LAST NIGHT that he would be "more than will- ing to back the withdrawal" of his petition, "if the Board indi- cates it will submit amendments to the Union members providing for election of the two senior of fi- cers. Leiman said he would do this "to avoid presentation of con- flicting proposals at the general meeting." In order for the recommenda- tions to the Board to be presented at a meeting of Union members, they must be endorsed by a major- ity of the Board of Directors, ac- cording to Union President Bill Wise, '50 BAd. Wise said the Board will meet again next Wednesday to consider the changes. Hospital Fire Suffocates 8 PHILADELPHIA - () - Police said at least eight patients suffo- cated and 30 others were felled by smoke in a fire that swept a basement of a private sanitorium in nearby Springfield, Montgomery County, late last night. Nurses led most of the 90 pa- tients through dense smoke from the 40-year-old Belle-Vista Sana- torium for convalescent, senile, nervous and mental patients. The blaze was in a relatively new wing of the L-shaped two- story stone building. The wing faces the College of Chestnut Hill, on the northern limits of Phila- delphia. Five victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Two others were reported dead by Montgom- ery Hospital, Norristown, Pa., where Coroner W. J. Rushong said a third was "dying." The eighth victim was pronounced dead at Germantown Hospital.. Almost all of those killed, stric- ken and rescued were clad only in pajamas or undergarments. Dolly, Circus Elephant, Dies SARASOTA,Fa.- (AP) -B e- cause of one bad moment in 27 years Dolly the circus elephant died yesterday. In that one moment Sunday WHERE THE MONEY GOES: To 'U' Asks Present Budget forQuality (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles describing the needs of the various colleges and schools of the University and the extent to which they will be satisfied if the University's $13,870,00 approprations request is granted by the State Legislature.) By DAVE THOMAS In its appropriations request to the Legislature, the University has warned that it cannot maintain the quality of its educational program without an operating appropriation of $13,870,000 from the State. This amount is necessary if the University is to keep pace with rising enrollment and increased costs of education in general, Test Loyalty File Actioi * * * * * * Eisenhower Sees Flaws In Defense according to University admini- strators. * * * ANOTHER major factor which has forced the University to ask for an increase of almost $2,500,- 000 over the current operations grant is an expected $600,000 loss in operating revenue due to a de- cline in the enrollment of stu- dents studying under the G.I. Bill. Gov G Mennen Williams, in hic biap d t a- to thw I~L is By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-Gen. Dwight nisLiuUget message to j I gis D. Eisenhower warned yesterday lature cut the University re- that the nation's military budget quest to $12,500,000, a figure has been trimmed as far as is termed 'inadequate' by Pro- wise-"even too far." vost James P Adams He told the Senate Appropria- An economy-minded, Republi- tions Committee that the nation can-dominated Legislature has is not spending enough for three thrown out Gov. Williams' entire "vital" fields of defense-the Air record-breaking state budget and Force, anti - submarine warfare has set to work writing a new one and Alaskan bases. which would keep within expected revenues for the coming year THE FORMER supreme allied: * *I Ii commander in Europe said he con- siders a 48-group air force a safe minimum, but added that if enough money isn't provided to maintain that strength "we will begin to slip over the line between economy and security." In answering the Senator's questions, Eisenhower continu- ed to advocate a prudent middle course than would avoid nation- al bankruptcy on the one hand and perilous slackness of de- fense preparations on the other. The United States would be "playing into the hands of the enemy" if it sought to achieve: security through excessive ex- penditures which would destroy the national economy, he said. He linked a healthy economy with military preparedness and spirit- ual strength as three essentials for the safety of the nation. * * EISENHOWER suggested thatJ readjustments within the present $13,200,000,000 budget would do: more to promote national defense than an addition to the sum. However, he said he would "guess" ' President Truman's proposed military budget should be increased about $500,000,000 to provide for a completely "mo- dern" 48 group Air Force and a three-year Alaskan defense pro- gram. Some additional funds also might have to go for antisubmar- ine defenses, Eisenhower added. He declared "we are taking chances in the antisubmarine field," but said he would leave final judgment to Adm. FoirestE P. Sherman, chief of naval opera- tions. Sen. McKellar (D-Tenn) re- called that Eisenhower originally had prepared a military budget of about $14,400,000,000 for next year, but that the final request{ from President Truman amounted to only about $13,200,000,000. THE BUDGET which the Re- publicans hope to formulate will be about $110,000,000 below the $340,000,000 over-all spending re- commended by the Governor. Whether or not this means a cut for the University is not yet clear. Included in the operating re- quest are funds for the Univer- sity's 14 colleges and schools, the plant department and ad- ministrative expenditures. Originally the deans of Uni- versity schools and colleges had asked for a total of $12,164,000 for the fiscal year 1950-51, a jump of $1,809,000 over last year. ** * THE University Committee of Budget Administration, however, pruned this figure down to $11,413,000 in the tentative budget which was submitted to the Legis- lature. Speaking for the University's largest educational unit, the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Dean Hayward Keniston declared that any re- duction in the amount tenta- tively allocated the college would jeopardize the teaching program. "The request has already been reduced to the minimum which can insure adequate provisions for the undergraduate and gradu- ate programs of the college." * * * BIGGEST PROBLEM facing the literary college at the present time is to restore instruction to the level which was maintained be- fore the war, Dean Keniston de- clared. "Classes are too large and the number of teachers at all ranks is too small. "The University is one of the great state-supported educational institutions in the country," he declared, "and if it is to main- tain its position, it must receive continued support from the State." Rebel House Holds- One Billion Of ECA Fund Irish Partition To Affect British Aid By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-Rebel forces in the House beat the administration down on two foreign aid counts yesterday with amendments to: (A) Tie up $1,000,000,000 (B) of Marshall Plan money for purchase of U.S. farm surplus and (B) Cut off British aid unless the partition of Ireland is ended. Both provisions were tied onto the Omnibus Aid measure, now carrying a total of $3,122,450,000 (B) for the global economic fight to stop Communism. AFTER THE SECOND beating, on the Irish issue by a teller count of 99 to 66, legislative leaders de- cided matters had gotten out of hand and called off furthe:- work until tomorrow. Both actions are subject to re- versal on a roll call later and would have to get through the Senate to have effect. That leaves the administration only $1,700,000,000 to use as it chooses for European recovery. President Truman had appealed personally for $2,950,000,000 cash without strings attached. * * * TOMORROW the Truman forc- es are promised more trouble in the form of moves to put pressure on fhe British through ECA for an end to arms shipments to the Arabs. One such move was beaten to- day but its backers, encouraged by the success of the Irish par- tition proposal, laid plans to try again. The Irish amendment, proposed by Rep. Fogarty (D-R.I.) went through with mostly Republican backing, assisted by the same forces that want to stop any build- up of a threat to the Jewish state of Palestine. * *' * MEANWHILE, the news was welcomed in Dublin, capital of the Independent Republic of Ireland. Word was received just after the Dail (parliament) had adjourned for the night. The immediate Irish reaction was that the move opens new pos- sibilities in the Republic of Ire- land's fight to gain jurisdiction over the six countiqs making up Northern Ireland. The predom- inantly-Catholic Republic of Ire- land is composed of 26 counties. Northern Ireland, with its large Protestant population, has remain- ed a part of the United Kingdom. In London, Prime Minister At- tlee's Labor government learned with surprise of the action. Unofficially, British government leaders did not try and hide their concern over the possible effect of this on American and British re- lations. Attlee will meet with his cabinet tomorrow and it is evident that the news from Washington would take top place on the agenda. World News Roundup By The Associated Press PRAGUE --Nathan Polowetzky, the only American correspondent of the Associated Press remaining in Czechoslovakia, was ordered yesterday to leave the country within 10 days. TAIPEI, FORMOSA-The Chinese Nationalist Navy yes- terday claimed the routing of more than 100 armed Commun- ist junks prowling off Shanghai. _ -- Defy President) -iy-- Wl lyBar t HALF-TIME ACTION-A Union Opera makeup artist applies a final strand of hair to the head of labor leader J. Hardly Everstrike a few minutes before curtain time of Act II of "Lace It Up." Mike Craver, '50 BAd, plays the role of Everstrike. He looks strangely like the president of a well known List Denial May Provide Historic Step Subpoena Three Truman Aides WASHINGTON - (I) -- A nev tug-of-wear over Federal loyalty files developed last night with the outcome likely to provide an his- toni court test of the President' powers. After a Senate emissary ha< handed subpoenas to three admin- istration leaders demanding tha they produce records which Presi- dent Truman has refused to re- lease, the loyalty board itsel filed a counter request. * * * BOARD Chairman Seth W Richardson called on a Senat( Foreign Relations subcommitte to hand over the names of all gov ernment employes accused b: Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) in hi charges that the State Depart ment has been infiltrated b3 Communists. Richardson said his request was based on Truman's instruc- tions to the board to arrange for a "complete and detailed re- view" of all the cases cited by McCarthy. There was some talk at th capitol that the Republicans oz the committee might object t turning the names over to th board. on the ground that th President had refused to hono the committee's .request for in formation contained in the files. McCARTHY contends the fil contain evidence backing up. hi accusations. The Administratioi replies that the Government loy alty machinery is fully capable a weeding out any subversives, an that to make public the serce files would hamstring the Fl and damage innocent persons. coal miners' union. 'Lace It Up' Premiers in Gay Con fusion By PAUL BRENTLINGER "Lace It Up," latest of the Union Operas, got off to a rous- ing start last night before a very full house at the Michigan Thea- tre. Among prominent members of the audience was Gov. G. Mennen Williams, who brought a special delegation in from Lansing to laugh at the antics of the all-male musical comedy. * * * ONCE INSIDE, the Governor vi- sited backstage dressing rooms to' give last minute courage to the cast, and pose for pictures with coy chorus girls. Except for the Governor's vi- sit, pre-curtain activity in the dressingrooms was very calm and quiet. Opera manager Jim Ebersole, '50, was one of the busier persons in the theatre. He divided his time between greeting visiting dig- nitaries and taking care of the many last minute details which did come up. At intermission time, autograph hunters swarmed around Gov. Williams, who adjourned to the theatre lobby for a brief breath. * * * "I THINK THE SHOW is great," the Governor said. "The audience reaction is terrific. I only wish I could have a politi- cal audience that would respond like this one," he added wishfully. At the end of the show, a gen- erally contented audience poured from the theatre, leaving it strangely silent only a few min- utes after both cast and patrons had sung "The Victors" at the finale. By this time, any tension pre- sent had pretty well eased up. The Opera's staff and cast rea- lized that they had nothing more to worry about, until the second performance of "Lace It Up" goes on stage at 8:30 p.m. today at the Michigan. Forum Invites. Phillip's To Speak Here April 25, By ROMA LIPSKY A petition has been filed by the Michigan Forum subcommittee of Student Legislature to invite Herbert J. Phillips, avowed Communist who was barred from debating at Wayne University, to campus on April 25. University announcement of the petition came yesterday in an- swer to an erroneous statement in a Detroit radio newscast saying that Phillips was scheduled to speak here last night. * ' * * * THE FORUM COMMITTEE'S proposed debate "Should Coin- Weinette Hits collectivism' "We can look forward to a per- iod of greater economic prosper- ity, if we do not close our eyes to the danger of creeping collectiv- ism," Prof. Philip Wernette, direc- tor of the Bureau of Business Re- search said last night. The average income will in- crease from $3,200 to around $8,500, per capita family, he pre- dicted. -* * * BUT THOUGH OUR capitalis- tic system is more vigorous than ever we must avoid the excessive development of the 'hand out" state and the weakening of our economy, Wernette warned. This will never be accomplish- ed by one sweeping act of Con- gress, but will probably be a small, nibbling process, over the ' period of a few decades, lie ex- plained. "We must be cautious of the un- wise extension of government regulation," he said * * * TAXATION IS TOO HIGH for a peacetime economy, but we are: not at peace, Werner added. Though capitalism is the in- herently better system, "it has been a ghastly failure in the rest of the world, and has resulted in incredible abject poverty. This is because it exists only in its legal sense. It is private enterprise, I without the enterprise." munists be permitted to teach colleges and universities?" calls for twospeakers on each side, but thus far Phillips is the only speaker who has been contacted. Plans call for one student speaker on each side. Dave Frazer, '51, co-chairman of the Forum committee, ex- plained that the petition was filed on Monday to enable the matter to be considered at Tues- day's Student Affairs Committee meeting, but was removed from the SAC agenda because: 1. The list of speakers was not complete; 2. According to University pro- cedure, proposed speakers must be approved by the Lecture Com- mittee before the SAC can act. * * * "THERE IS NO CONNECTION between Wayne University's veto of Phillips' appearance and the Forum comfnittee's petition. Our petition was submitted the day before President Henry's an- nouncement," Frazer said. Prof. Carl G. Brandt, chair- man of the Lecture Committee, said that he did not know about the petition as yet, but when it is received it will be "acted upon promptly." *~ * * THE COMMITTEE WILL meet at 4 p.m. today in the Union to discuss and clarify their plans for the debate. "As a Student Legislature pro- ject, the debate program will be discussed and voted upon at the next Wednesday meeting," Han- sen added. Senate Sergeant-at-arms Jo- seph Duke found smooth sailing in handing out the subpoenas issued Tuesday by Chairman Tydings (D-Md) of the Senate investigating group. The writs call for the complete files, dating back to Jan. 1, 1940, on 90 persons named as pro- Communist by Senator McCarthy. Duke first dropped a subpoena in the hand of Chairman Harry B. Mitchell of the U.S. Civil Ser- vice Commission, then repeated with Secretary of State Acheson. LATER IN the day, Duke served a third subpoena addressed to Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. Although the subpoenas tech- nically carry a "penalty"-pos- sibly contempt of Congress-for failure to obey, few Congress members held more than a thin hope of forcing Truman to yield if the case ever comes to a showdown. Meanwhile, freshman Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (Dem- Lib-NY) clashed on the House floor with Rep. Keefe (R-Wis) over Senator McCarthy's charges against ambassador - at -large Phillip C. Jessup. * * * ROOSEVELT told the House it was "unfair, unjust and un- American" to question Jessup's loyalty. McCarthy had accused Jessup of showing "an unusual affinity for Communist causes," and when it came his turn to tes- tify, Jessup bitterly denounced McCarthy, saying he was hurting U.S. fot-eign policy. Keefe reported to Roosevelt that Jessup had been affiliated with an organization which had been labeled'a "Communist front" by the House Un-American Ac- tivities Committee. Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross called newsmen's atten- tion to a directive Truman issued in March, .1948, instructing all federal officers to keep the files secret "even in instances where subpoenas are received." Vulcans Continue $2,000 FOR A NOVEL: Student Writer Makes Legal Studies Pay Of f , A graduate English student has cashed in on a year of law studies to the tune of $2,000. . That is the prize William Wie- gand will receive as the winner of the Mary Roberts Rinehart Mys- tery Novel Contest. WIEGAND'S prize-winning no- vel, "At Last, Mr. Tolliver" was mainly written during spare time at the University of Michigan law school where the 21 year-old writer spent two unhappy semes- ters last year. "At Last, Mr. Tolliver," which won out over 200 other manu- scripts entered in the contest, will;e published in the fall by Rinehart and Co., the publish- ing house which conducts the contest. After entering law school, Wie- gand found his studies "pretty dull" and began looking around for more interesting things to do. * * * ANSWER TO 'L)OK'S' CHARGES: 'U' Offictals Deny Biased Poltcies By .ANET WATTS Two University officials yester- day re-emphasized that there is no established discriminatory pol- icy in admission to the University, in contrast to general collegiate nicture presented by a national crimination in an article "A Mea- sure of Freedom" in this week's Look Magazine. Forster. wrote "theoretically, the doors of American colleges are open to all students who ROBBINS TOO PROTESTED against a quota system here, ex- cept that "state students and children of out-state alumni are given preferential treatment in acceptance."