CRISIS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA See Page 4 Latest Deadline in the State :4Iuii41 ARTLY CLOUDY, W PA ARMER VOL. LX, N. 157 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1950 SIX PAGES i *. * * * * * AG Michigan Forum To Sponsor Film Motion Passes By Close Margin By RICH THOMAS The Student Legislature auth- orized the showing of D. W. Grif- fith's controversial film "Birth of a Nation" by its Michigan Forum Committee last night after near- ly 45 minutes of heated debate. The final vote was 18 to 16 with one abstention. It came shortly after 11 p.m. Several women legislators had already left the meeting in' order to make their residence hall late permission deadlines. THE FOLLOWING is a verba- tim reprint of the motion: 1. "The SL goes on record as condemning the suppression of unpopular ideas implicit in the withdrawal of the movie "Birth of a Nation." 2. "The Michigan Forum should be authorized to show "Birth of a Nation." "The SL does not in any man- ner mean by this motion to ex- press approval of the ideas fos- tered by the movie,, but believes no idea, even though held by auth- orities to be scientifically unsup- ported and diametrically opposed to our democratic ideals, should be suppressed. "We believe that one of the best means of combating the dis- criminatory ideas presented in this film is to make it possible for ' students to see the film, sensitized to look fo'r the techniques by which such emotional and bigoted ideas are presented in popular communicaton media." WALT HANSEN, '50, originator of the motion and chairman of the Michigan Forum committee, said that his committee will try to show "Birth of a Nation" some- time next week- "The Forum understands that the film is going to be here in Ann Arbor Saturday," Hanson explained. "If we can get the film held over," he added, "the Forum will try to show the movie next week." * *' * THE MOTION was passed in parts (as numbered). The first portion was not extensively de- bated, and was approved on a 21 to 11 vote with two abstentions. The second part of the mo- tion, however, was subject to a long, excited debate, and under- went wto role call votes before receiving its bare majority. * * * JAMES TERRELL, Grad., chair- man of the Ad Hoc Committee which originally protested the showing of the film, issued the following statement on behalf of his committee: "The action of the Student Legislature is shocking. That the malicous slandering of 15,000,- 000 Americans could be con- strued as within the framework of the basic concept of freedom of speech is incredible. "OUr nation has carefully pro- vided protection for malicious at- tacks upon individuals. "Nazi Germany* and the Deep I.South provide revolting examples of the end result when such at- tacks are extended to whole mass- es of the people through the use of nnwa.fii -mi of mas com- nctions 'Birth of a Nation' Showing 'U' Drinking'Rule ChangeBlocked State Law Added to Regulations By Student Conduct Committee By RON WAT' S The Student Conduct Committee turned down, in part, the pro- posal recommending a change in the existing University regulations concerning intoxicants in student quarters, Dean Erich A. Walter announced yesterday. Th Committee made no change in the regulation governing the use or presence of intoxicating beverages in student quarters, but voted to place state and local laws concerning this subject in the existing University regulation. THE PRESENT regulation reads, "The use or presence of in- Stoxicating beverages in student A rgentina To Get U.S. CreditA id WASHINGTON - (041) - The United States yesterday an - nlounced, the beginning of a "new era of economic collaboration" with Argentina, underscored by the extension of a $125,0,',00 credit to the South American country.,. The action symbolized at least a temporary end to a long period of bickering and ill feeling be- tween the United States and the Argentine regime of President Peron. * * AMERICAN officials empha- sized, however, that "very grave difficulties" still remain to be smoothed outinrelations be- tween the two countries. The credit was given by the U. S. Export-Import Bank to enable Argentina to pay off an estimated $150,000,000 backlog of commercial debts owed to American exporters and to help Argentina re-establish her credit rating in the United States. Although officially, listed; as "credit," President Herbert Gas- ton of the Export-Import Bank told newsmen the operation is actually a loan, With U.S. dollars paid out on rceipt of uncondi- tionally guaranteed notes by Ar- gentine banks. Under terms of the agreement, Argentina will be given ten years to repay the credit beginning in June, 1954, at an interest rate of 31/2 per cent a year. Payments are due semi-annually. quarters is not permitted." The proposal presented to the Student Conduct Committee by a sub- committee called for the deletion of the clause, "is not permitted." The proposal was presented as a recommendaton to the sub- committee by the IFC alumni group. Dean Erich A. Walter stressed that "regardless of the existing state and local laws in the Uni- versity regulations, th Univer- thy will still have thec the res- ponsibility of enforcing its regu- lations concerning intoxicating beerages. At the present, these regulations are being very poorly enforced." BARBARA LITTLE, '50, a stu- dent member of the committee, rated that the majority voters be- lieved the situation, it the present, was: not good, and if the proposal were passed, it mPhl re~sulir. more drinking with further com- plications. Jim Smith, '50, one of the three student members on the committee, remarked that sev- eral questions were posed con- cerning the interpretation of words and clauses in the state law. SL President Quentin Nesbitt, '50BAd, a committee member, pointed out that the state !aw forbids those under 21 years of age to consume intoxiciting bev- erages, while the University regi.- lation puts a check on all sta- dents, regardless of age. * * k "THE UNIVEkSITY regulation goes beyond the state law. I be- lieve the state law should. be fol- lowed in this case and those peo- ple over 21 should allowed to con- sume intoxicants," Nesbitt said. The committee voted to con"- t'nue a study of the liquor prob- lem and to give consideration in its study to establishng a joint student-faculty responsibility for the enforcement of the laws and regulations. Atlantic Pact Nations Set Defense Plan Need Permanent DirectingGroup By The Associated Press LONDON-The Atlantic Council agreed yesterday to set up a per- manent defense organization to meet continuously to supervise the defenses of the West. The foreign ministers of the 12 pact nations decided that they needed a strong directing group in continuous session to make sure that both the military and eco- nomic chiefs of the member na- tions act swiftly and decisively. * * THE NEW GROUP, made up of men with the status of Deputy foreign ministers, probably will choose its own head man. This overall commander is most certain to be an American, in view of the United State's leadership and con- tributions to the alliance. Speculation among diplomats here centered on the names of W. Averill Harriman, Abassa- dor-at-Large for the Marshall Plan and General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower, at present the Pres- ident of Columbia University, fits all the qualifications although some question the propaganda dis- advantages of his military back- ground. -* * * HARRIMAN OUTSTRIPS most other civilians insofar as know- ledge of the problem is concerned. The foreign ministers an- nounced that they had com- pleted consideration of the con- flicting reports of their defense and economic committees and "unanimously adopted directives to guide these committees' in their work." Also discussed was the idea of specialization in particular fields of military effort by member na- tions, and the use of American troops in Germany as a nucleus of an international army to defend the West against any thrust from the East. National Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A broad ex- pansion of the government's social security system, covering some 10,- 000,000 more Americans and in- creasing retirement payments, was approved by thedSenate Finance Committee yesterday. WASHINGTON - The Senate yesterday killed two more of Presi- dent Truman's reorganization plans. One would have revamped the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion and the other the Federal Communications Commission. WASHINGTON - Puzzled U.S. officials started conferences yes- terday on the plea of Vladimir Houdek, Czechoslovakia's chief delegate to the United Nations, to remain in this country as a politi- cal refugee. * * * WASHINGTON-Senate investi- gators said last night "subpoenas will begin flying" soon in the $150,- 000 probe of big-time gambling and crime across the nation. * * * WASHINGTON - A petition to nlmn Q li mit n ipne i h By The Associated Press FLOOD DISASTER-An airview shows four horses marooned on a haystack near Morris, Manitoba as the rampaging Red River engulfed the area. Reports from Winnipeg say that one-fourth of the city's 350,000 residents have been evacuated. JOURNEY IN VAIN: IRA Petition Taken To LansingBackingFEP A committee of five students went to Lansing yesterday with a petition sponsored by Inter- Racial Association urging the passage of the Fair Employment Practices Commission bill and the Fair Education Practices bill. The petition could not be pre- Druids Strike In DeepNlight Druids, sons of magic Foretellers of the future Judges - very knowing, wise - The fires in the stonehenge Are set alight With flames to heaven raised; Look upon thy awenyds, Called from out thy mighty court The uninformed who would see thy light, Hence to thy oak grove - There to test their worthiness With eyes to heaven raised, Invoke a blessing from the skies- Perpetu'ate thy heroic deeds. Keep ever bright thy burning torch- The glory and wisdom of knights of old, Stalwart DRUIDS, true and bold. 'Ensians Out 'Ensians may be picked up from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomor- row and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Student Publi- cations Bldg, according to Jo Ann Lyons, '5OEd., distribution manager. Yearbooks may be claimed by students with receipts or ID cards and by house representa- tivesdwith receipts, Miss Lyons added. sented to the legislature, however, because Gov. G. Mennn Williams had not inc'luded the bills in his call for a special session. Approximately 704 names of University students were includ- ed on the petition. These names were gathered after the theft and destruction of an earlier petition last month. The committee was unable to see. Gov. Williams, as he was at- tending the tulip festival in Hol- land, Mich. They left the petition on his desk. A state government official told the committee that a com- mission composed of Republican and Democrat floor leaders in the Senate and House and a repre- sentative from the governor's Civil Rights Committee met the governor Tuesday. This group de- cided to introduce a resolution calling for the appointment of a bipartisan study committee to make a full report to the legisla- ture when it convenes next Janu- ary. Vulcan Summons New Members In the dead of night, Vulcan called 20 worthy engineers to car- ry forward his aims. These men are being honored for past contributions to Michi- gan activities. Vulcan, however, has chosen the type of man who will continue to support worthwhile projects during the remander of his col- lege career and throughout his life. Michigan and Vulcan are proud of these men. New Frosh CLEVELAND-.(P)-Eleven- year-old Bobby Gordon, who prefers atomic energy 'lectures to cowboy movies, has been accepted as a freshman chem- istry student at Western Re- serve University. About six years ahead of himself in science subjects, the six-grader will continue his other studies at Canterbury grade school. He's building a geiger count- er for use in his home lab to kill time until his reserve class starts on June 19. New Train Strike Set For Tuesday Walkout Will Hit Ten Rail Lines WASHINGTON -(A)- A new railroad strke on ten midwestern and western lines was called yes- terday by the Switchmen's Union to start at 6 a.m. local time next Tuesday, May 23. The strike action was announc- ed by Arthur J. Glover, president of the AFL Switchmen's Union of North America to back up de- mands for 48 hours pay for a 40- hour-work week. * * * PRESIDENTIAL emergency boards had granted a 40-hour- work week to 17 "non-operating" unions and coupled it with a wage increase ("non-operating" unions are those whose members are not directly involved in actual run- ning of the trains.) Glover said that his union had adhered strictly to all provisions of the Railway Labor Act, and that on April 19 a presidential board reporting to 'President Truman, had suggested that the switchmen wait several months or until similar demands have been presented and passed upon for two other railroad labor unions. "We refuse to wait," Glover said. "We have waited long enough. We have followed the law and we expect to be treated as law abiding citizens and as a law abiding union." A spokesman for the Rock Island Railroad said that the strike "won't stop operations to a point of complete paralysis but it will retard service, especially at the terminals." MEANWHILE, in Chicago yes- terday tle railroads and their union firemen began drafting for arbitration two issues left un- settled Tuesday in the agreement ending the strike of 18,000 loco- motive firemen against five key rail systems. Two six-man arbitration boards will be selected and each one will hear one of the issues in dis- pute. For each board, the union will select two members, the rail- roads two, and these four will se- lect two others. The rail systems affected start- ed swinging back into regular oper- ations Tuesday, a few hours after the six-day strike ended. BULLETIN LANSING - (R)-- A Diemo- cratic filibuster against the Republican "economy" budget dragged past the tenth hour at midnight last night with the GOP determined to pass the bill before daylight. The Democratic minority's delaying tactics had brought more than 50 roll calls with the 145-page omnibus bill still less than half considered. This does not affect the University appropriation in- cluded in the first part of the bill which was passed un- amended in the afternoon. I 'U' Request Slashed By Republicans Expect Slight House Opposition By ROBERT VAUGHN Special to The Daily LANSING-Bitterness and an- ger filled the Senate chamber here yesterday as aroused Demo- crats struggled in vain to increase the - University appropriation grant. A well-organized Senate Re- publican majority soundly de- feated an amendment by a 16 to eight vote, that would have in- creased the grant from $11,572,- 945 to $12,500,000. The measure, part of the 1950- 51 proposed state budgetwill now be passed on to the House where little -opposition is expected. * * '1 THE CUT COMES as a part of the Republican-sponsored eco- nomy drive aimed at reducing Governor G. Mennen Williams'. proposed state budget by $73,000,- 000. Polite name-calling at first threatened to create a deter- mined floor fight as the Senate prepared to discuss the bilL' The Democratic minority gave up the struggle after futilely hurl- ing itself against the Republican ranks. Although they have failed to increase education appropriations, the Democrats are expected to con- tinue to oppose the complete state budget by using delaying tactics. i 'OLD GUARD' DEFEATED: Call Duff Win Triumph For GOP Progressives, SENATOR George N. Higgins, Ferndale Republican, who had previously threatened to demand the transfer of $500,000 from the proposed University construction fund to the operation budget, failed to introduce an amendment to that effect. He praised the Republican- dominated Senate Finance Committee which had drawn up the bill and said, "I hope the bill passes in its present form." After the morning session he explained that the opposition was too strong and to create antagon- ism at this time would hinder any future appropriation action. * * * UNIVERSITY officials made no official comment last night after the Senate attempt to increase the appropriation failed. The appropriation figure rep- resents a considerable slash fromthe $13,870,000 considered an absolute minimum by the University. Governor Williams, in his budget message had re- quested a grant of $12,500,000. House Republicans were optim- istic about the future of the pres- ent bill in that chamber. POSSESSING a clear majority, considerably larger than they have in the Senate, they expected the bill to be passed without amendments or attempted stalls. Republican Representative Jo- seph E. WarnernChairman of the House Ways and Means Com- mittee, said that bill will undoubt- edly be passed quickly without changes in th itntal annrnnria.. By EVA SIMON Gov. James H. Duff's sweeping victory in the Republican Penn- sylvania Primary was hailed as a triumph for the progressive wing of the Republican Party by Prof. Joseph E. Kallenbach and Prof. Samuel J. Eldersveld yesterday. Duff piled up the biggest Pri- mary vote in the State's history in winning the Republican nomin- ation for the Senate. * * * * RETURNS FROM 8,323 of the of the State's 8,347 precincts gave Duff 949,791 votes, and his op- ponent, Rep. John C. Kunkel, "A more realistic and progres- sive Republican party would stim- ulate both parties and would pro- vide the Democrats with a more vital challenge than they have had up to now," he added. * * * THE REPUBLICANS' chances in the Pennsylvania Senatorial race this year have been "greatly enhanced" by Gov. Duff's victory, Prof. Kallenbach said. "Duff has a strong party or- ganization behind him, and has a great deal of independent sup- port because of his progressive OAKRIDGE IN PLAYPEN?: NewToys Feature Atomic Twist c- By JOHN DAVIES Junior will soon have a chance to watch "atomic degeneration" done much pioneer atomic re- search with the University's cyclotron, said the isotope is harmless to the children be- mately as radioactive as radium, he explained. The toy will probably be some kind of geiger counter, Prof.