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VOL. LX, No. 44
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1949
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German Self
Aid Proposed
By Acheson
Secretary Ends
Three Day Tour
BERLIN - (/P) - Secretary of
State Dean Acheson told Germans
yesterday the United States cannot
export freedom and prosperity to
nations which lack courage and
. will to help hemselves.
The failure of China to with-
stand Communism proved that, he
said.
THEREFORE divided Germany
Student Gripes
Sought by LS&A
By AL BLUMROSEN
Have you Literary College students got any gripes or suggestions
about your college?
If you have, now is the time to get them off your chest. And there
is a good chance that something may be done about them through The
Daily's "If I were Dean of the Literary College" contest.
Student suggestions are slowly trickling into The Daily, as the
contest goes into its third day.
The best ideas will be reprinted in the columns of The Daily
and all suggestions and complaints will be forwarded to Dean Hay-
wadd Kenniston who last week said he would welcome any ideas
from students on the curriculum of the Literary College.
* * * Q Dean Kenniston said yesterday
U.S.,
Sovii
Western Powers
el4
To
Stop
Hate
must exert all its "spirit, mind anc
energy" in its battle for libert
and recovery. Such an effort wil
always win American support and
tangible help, the secretary de
clared.
Acheson wound up a three-
day tour of Western Germany
here in Berlin where East and
West collide.
For the third time since he came
inito Germany from Paris, the Sec-
retary of State told newsmen that
High Commissioner John J. Mc-
Cloy makes the policy statements
for the United States in Germany.
HE GAVE NO clues to the deci-
sions reached in Paris last week
by the American, British and
French Foreign Ministers in their
conference on Germany.
His emphasis on this was
viewed as a direct answer to
British criticism of McCloy over
the question of ending the dis-
mantling of German industries
and other economic problems.
He said McCloy has the full con-
fidence and backing of the Presi-
dent of the United States and the
State Department.
ACHESON TOLD a news con-
ference the world is beset by two
types of problems:
y. 1. Russian aggressive tactics.
2. Economic ills.
"A group of powers led by the
Soviet Union is attempting to
make thrusts in various directions
--which interfere with the whole
environment of freedom and lib-
erty which many nations still
have and intend to keep. Now,
these thrusts have to be met where
they ocur," he declared.
* * *
"THEN THERE are problems
which exist whether the Soviet
Union existed or not. Those are
the problems of economic recov-
ery in Britain, France, in Ger-
many, in Southeast Asia, the en-
tire Middle East.
On the China question he
said:
"The United States can help
those people who are determined
to help themselves. I was continu-
ally irritated by a phrase which
was going around the States. Peo-
ple talked about the failure of
American policy in China. It was
not the failure of Amedican pol-
icy. It was the failure of Chinese
policy in China."
Nora Hunt, 'U
Voice Teacher,
Dies At 84
Nora Crane Hunt, University
voice instructor from 1903 until
her retirement in 1941, died yes-
terday morning at her S. Forest
Ave. home.
Eighty-four years old Sunday,
Miss Hunt had also served for the
rpast eight years as corresponding
secretary of the School of Music
Alumni Society.
SHE HAD established a bril-
liant reputation as local lecturer
and concert artist as well as teach-
er.
Miss Hunt finished graduate
work from the music school in
1903, when she joined the facul-
ty as voice teacher. Previously,
hse had studied voice and choral
conducting at London and Co-
lumbia University.
One of the founders of Alpha
chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, na-
tional musical society originating
in Ann Arbor, Miss Hunt was di-
rector of the University Girls' Glee
Club from 1910 to 1935.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
City Council Okays
. 1 n - - .-
-Daily-Bill Hampton
World News
Round- Up1
WASHINGTON - The Supreme
Court agreed yesterday to decide
whether aliens jailed by United
States authorities abroad can seek
release in Federal courts here.
The Justice Department and the
Army are fighting against any
such authority, which they con-
tend-would -'impede the-orderly
administration of enemy- occupied,
areas"and throw all U.S. war
crimes convictions into confusion.
* * *
WALHALLA, S.C.-An aroused
public spurred police yesterday
in a search for two white slayers
of a respected Negro farmer.
The farmer, Michael Rice, 69,
bled to death after the two men
blasted him with a shotgun in
his home aturday night. They
removed his money belt contain-
ing $400 to $500 in savings.
* * *
COLUMBUS, O. - The good-
night rebuff -of June Crafton to
Ohio State freshman James Heer
after a gay homecoming dance was
called the key to the "probable
cause" for Heer's sudden desire
to get hold of a gun and subse-
quent killing of fraternity brother
James McKeown, by police yester-
day.
y.* * *
DETROIT -- The CIO has
named Walter Reuther to head
its delegation at an Interna-
tional Conference of Trade Un-
ions in London starting Nov. 28.
* * *
LANSING - Answering of 4.ial
Georgia criticisms of his refusal
to permit extradition of a Detroit
Negro, Governor Williams said
yesterday he would have taken the
stand "for anyone regardless of his,
race."
race.* * *
LONDON-Prince Charles, sec-
ond in line for the British throne,
celebrated his first birthday yes-
terday.]
that he heartily approved of the
contest.
"WE REALLY want to know
what the students think about
their education,'' he said. "In the
past they have taken little inter-
est."
He cited the actions of the
student council at Cambridge,
which publishes a full report on
the state of education there
every two or three years, as a
goal to Lz imed at.
"I hope we can get some organi-
zation to take an interest in this,"
Dean Kenniston added.
HE SAID that most of the recent
educational changes at Cambridge
came as a result of this student
action rather than through fac-
ulty suggestions.
It has always puzzled me that
Michigan undergraduates
showed so little interest . . . in
the kind of education they get,"
Dean Kenniston added.
"We may not be able to act on
all the suggestions we get," he said,
"but we will know what the stu-
dents are thinking."
All suggestions should be mailed
to "The Editor, The Michigan
Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Ar-
bor"
Radio Comic
To Highlight
VarsityNight
Robert Q. Lewis, noted CBS
comedian, will highlight the an-
nual Varsity Night show as the
master of ceremonies, at 8:15 p.m.
Friday at Hill Auditorium.
A Michigan alumnus, Lewis
gained national popularity last
summer when he substituted for
Arthur Godfrey on CBS. He will
start his own television show this
month.
* * *
SPONSORED BY the University
Bands, Varsity Night entertain-
ment will feature two other pro-
fessional acts, Fred Maher, ven-
triloquist, and Margaret King, ac-
cordian player.
In addition to several band
numbers, student contributions
to the program will include songs
by the Vaughn House Trio and
the Travelers' Quartet. Carol
Neilson, coloratura soprano, and
Carl Ryding, pianist, will also
perform.
Magicians Robert Shetler and
John Purvis will furnish the "mag-
ical twist" for the show.
Tickets cost 65 cents and will
be on sale all week at the Union,
League, Administration building,
Harris Hall, Burr Patterson and
Auld Co., Liberty Music Shop,
Grinell Brothers, and Lyon and
Healy, Inc.
THE STATEMENT called the
motion itself "innocuous," claim-
ing that it required little more
than a token show on the part of
each fraternity.
"That it failed of passage-
apparently because of some
members' fear that it might
'show that something is rotten
in the fraternity'-is highly dis-
couraging to students\ hoping
that affiliates could cleanse
themselves of these undemo-
cratic clauses," the statement
continued.
Much of the present inaction
upon this and other issues could
have been avoided had independ-
ent students voted in strength i
the past, the AIM Cabinet claimed.
"DISCRIMINATION .has been
handled with kid gloves largely be-
cause of over-representation of af-
filiated groups in the student gov-
ernment," the statement charged,
adding,
AIM's citizenship committee
pledged itself to continue in assist-
ing independent candidates, "who
live in non-discriminating housing
units, and are under no pressure
from their constituents to protect
discrimination, so that positive
constructive action may be taken
upon this issue by SL and/or other
responsible groups."
Today Ends
Union Sale Of
Play Tickets
Tickets for the Union's "Mr.
Roberts" theatre party, scheduled
for Thursday evening, will be sold
for the last time today, in the Un-
ion lobby.
The Union. box office will be
open all day for this purpose.
* * *
HOWEVER, the trip is threat-
ened with cancellation unless
enough tickets are sold by 5 p.m. to
cover expenses, according to Jim
Callison, of the Union executive
council.
."Mr. Roberts," one of the
most popular of the current
Broadway comedy successes, is
currently being played at a De-
troit theatre.
Tickets are priced at $4.50. This
figure includes both theatre ad-
mission and round trip bus fare,
Callison said.
IF THE TRIP is taken, buses,
will leave at 6:30 p.m. Thursday;
from the Union to take the group,
directly to the theatre. They will
return to Ann Arbor shortly after
midnight, according to Callison.-
Women who want tickets may
apply for late permission by leav-
ing their names with the Union
ticket agent, he added.
Accident Victim's
Condition Serious
Clarence Doster, '51E, according
to the latest hospital report, is still
AIM Blasts
Fraternities'
Bias Inaction
Call Support For
Independent Bloc
AIM's Exectuive Cabinet last
night accused fraternities of gen-
eral apathy regarding the racial
discrimination issue, and called on
voters to support independent SL
candidates as a remedy for current
inaction on the problem.
In a prepared statement the
Cabinet said, "The citizenship
committee of AIM regards the
tabling at the last IFC meeting of
the motion requiring fraternity
chapters to press for elimination
of discriminatory clauses as being
an indication of general apathy
among fraternities regarding this
issue."
BACK TO THE PITS-Miners of the Peabody Coal Company,
Springfield, Ill., return to work until Nov. 30 along with some
380,000 soft coal workers. The order was issued by John L. Lewis,
president of the UMW, for the "public convenience."
* * ,*
Coal Disputes eadlocked,
The potent coal dispute remained deadlocked yesterday and the
government hinted that it is getting ready to take a hand in promot-
ing a settlement.
A crisis also appeared imminent in Atlantic and Gulf Coast
shipping. The Federal Mediation service said last night a widespread
strike of shipping in the two areas seems probable at midnight tonight.
The strike threat involves a dispute between ship operators and the
AFL Ship Officers Union.
* * * *
THE STEEL STRIKE continued to fade slowly. Additional small
firms settled with the CIO Steelworkers' Union on the Bethlehem
formula of company-paid pensions<-
WellStacked
Fame seeks out those whom
it chooses to honor in strange
places.
Deep in the stacks in Clem-
ents library word came to Cath-
erine Drinker Bowen that her
new book "John Yankee" has
been chosen as a Book-of-the-
MonthaClub selection.
It was the author's first visit
here. Previously she had re-
ceived photostatic copies of
rare books andhistorical mater-
ials to aid her research.
The book, a biography of
John Adams, will be issued
next spring.
FBI Relates.
Account Of
Coplon Nab
NEW YORK - (IP) - An FBI
agent testified yesterday that Jud-
ith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev
were arrested because they tried
to shake off FBI men in a pursuit
rivalling a Hollywood spy thriller.
Agent Robert R. Granville was
the witness. He traced move by
move theseven-car and 21-agent
dragnet that finally closed in on
the government girl and the Soviet
engineer last March 4 in the sha-
dow of New York's Third Avenue
elevated railroad.
MISS COPLON, 28, a former
Justice Department employe, and
Gubitchev, 32, now suspended from
his United Nations post, are charg-
ed with conspiring to steal secret
U.S. documents for transmittal to
the Russians.
Their trial was scheduled to
begin yesterday. Federal Judge
Sylvester A. Ryan agreed, how-
ever, to a pre-trial hearing on a
defense motion to force return
of papers and other property
taken from Miss Coplon.
Her lawyer, Archibald Palmer,
contends that the arrest was il-
legal.
* * *
GRANVILLE, the first witness,
said:
"Because of their attempts to
elude surveillance . . . it was my
opinion that they had passed or
attempted to pass classified (sec-
ret) material.
"It was my opinion that the
safety of the United States was
involved and that their arrest was
justified."
Student 'Dies
After IM Bout
Eugene Potter '52L, 23 years old,
died yesterday at the Intramural
building shortly after a round of
boxing.
Cause of Potter's death is not
known. Dr. E. C. Ganzhorn,
Washtenaw County coroner, said
an autopsy would be held today.
* * *
DR. CHARLES NORD, Potter's
brother-in-law, said the athlete
was in "excellent health" before
he died.
Police reports said Potter was
cooling off after practice spar-
ring with an instructor when he
collapsed.
This was Potter's first year at
the University. He transferred
from Drake where he was a mem-
ber of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Nord said the funeral would be
held in Des Moines.
Officials reported there was no
indication Potter had suffered any
blow during the workout.
Urge
Drive-
Austin Offers
Twelve Point
Plan of Peace
Group Approves
Parley on Atom
LAKE SUCCESS - W) - The
United States and Western Pow-
ers called on the Soviet Union yes-
terday to stop its "campaign of
hate" and cooperate in a 12-point
program for peace.
Warren . Austin, chief United
States delegate, put before the
59-nation Political Committee of
the U.N. Assembly a joint U.S.-
British resolution reaffirming be-
lief in the U.N. Charter and list-
ing 12 essentials for peace. France
quickly endorsed the resolution.
AUSTIN DEMANDED that the'
political committee kill forthwith
a three-point resolution presented
by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Y. Vishinsky.
Austin said if Vishinsky want-
ed to cooperate with the world
the Soviet resolution was not
necessary; if he did not intend
to cooperate, another peace pact
among the five Great Powers-
the United States, Russia, Bri
tain, France and China-would
be a mockery.
Speaking solemnly and with ob-
vious feeling, Austin gave this
peace recipe to Vishinsky and the
Soviet Bloc.
* * *
"IF THE SOVIET government
wishes to. undertake measures fqr
strengthening peace, the means
are at its instant command. Stop
your campaign of hate against
the non-Cominform world. For-
sake your doctrine that the non-
Cominform world is your enemy.
Let your people meet withours
and discuss together our common
problems. Lift your Tron Curtain
and you will strengthen peace."
In the 59-nation special Politi-
cal Committee of the Assembly,
the Western-backed proposal by
France and Canada for the six
atomic powers to continue talks
was approved, 48 to 5 (the So-
viet Bloc) with five abstentions.
It now goes to the Assembly,
where final approval is certain.
The committee turned down the
Soviet proposal for the 11-nation
atomic energy commission to re-
sume its suspended meetings and
work out atomic conventions along
lines of the Soviet plan.
The vote on the principal part
of the Soviet resolution was 43
against, 6 for and 9 abstaining.
This plan has been turned down
before by the Assembly and the
Atomic Energy Commission.
Fraternity Put
On Probation
The University Sub-committee
on Discipline yesterday fined
Theta Delta Chiyfraternity $500
and placed the chapter enproba-
tion for an indefinite period for
"numerous violations of Univer-
sity regulations" at a TDX party.
The committee found that the
charges made "are substantiati-
ally true" and that "the house of-
ficers entrusted with the responsi-
bility for the proper conduct of
such affairs were very lax and in-
competent in the discharge of their
responsibilities."
Because alumni members pres-
ent at the disciplinary hearing
gave "assurance of a desire and a
detF-mination to cooperate in see-
ing to it that violations of Univer-
sity regulations shall not occur in
the future," the committee ruled
that termination of the probation-
ary period may be applied for on
March 1, 1950.
Issue Urgent Call
and contributory insurance.
A number of firms still have
made no move to end the steel
strike, but they were expected
to fall in line before long,
In the coal stalemate, Cyrus
Ching, head federal mediator, con-
ferred yesterday with John R.
Steelman, President Truman's la-
bor assistant. Afterwards Ching
said the government probably
would not take any action for 24
or 48 hours.
* * *
IF THE GOVERNMENT steps
into the coal picture, it may be
President Truman's appointment
of a fact-finding board to recom-
mend a settlement.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers' Union,
let it be known he was waiting
in Washington for overtures
from coal operators.
Meanwhile, coal production went
ahead at full speed under Lewis'
order of last Wednesday. The
order sent 380,000 striking soft
coal diggers back to the pits until
Nov. 30 so that empty coal bins
might be filled against severe win-
ter weather.
Keniston To Talk
Dean Hayward Keniston, of the
literary college, will address the
Undergraduate Psychology Club
at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Rm. 3G
of the Union.
Dean. Keniston will speak on
"Obtaining a Liberal Education in
a Specialized School."
Ta o To Sing
Fifth Concert
Tomorrow
Italo Tajo, basso, will give the
fifth Choral Union concert 8:30
tomorrow at Hill Auditorium.
Well known in this country
through his appearances in the
opera-movies, "The Barber of Se-
ville," "Lucia," and "Elisir d'Am-
ore," Tajo has also been dubbed
"a singer of distinction" for his
recordings by the "Saturday Re-
view of Literature."
* * *
MAKING HIS debut at the Tea-
tro Regio of Turin in 1935, he was
engaged by conductor Fritz Busch
to sing at the Glyndebourne Opera
Festival in England.
He first appeared in this coun-
try with the Chicago Opera in
1335, singing all the major
roles in his limited engagement.
Returning to Italy to fulfill op-
eratic engagements, he was re-en-
gaged for the Glyndebourne Fes-
tival.
* * *
HE RETURNED to the U.S. in
1948, appearing as Ba.ilio in the
"Barber of Seville" with the San
Francisco Opera.
Tickets for the concert may be
purihaset at the Choral Union of-
fice, Burton Tower.
VOTES TO DECIDE:
Twelve Students Seek
Executive Board Seats
Twelve students will be vying
for four positions on two Univer-
sity executive boards in the stu-
dent elections Nov. 21 and 22.
Biggest chance for election will
be for the eight candidates for
the Board in Control of Student
Publications, with three available
positions to campaign for.
THE FOUR candidates for
Board in Control of Intercollegiate
Athletics will have the greatest
odds to buck for the one seat with
appointments, sees who gets paid
and settles any squabbles that
come up between the publications
and outside organizations, Krauss
added.
THE BOARD even provides for
and approves publications parties,
he said.
The Athletic Board has two
students, each elected every
other year for two-year terms.
This Board, like the Publica-
PERSONALITY PLUS:
Coloredookmak To Make Debut
Bookmarks designed to fit your
personality will make their debut
on campus today.
add spice to the dryest of books,"
Dick Webber, '52E, Society public-
bookmarks colored to suit the
personality of the reader would