TIHE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1951 .., -.-' Transportation Strike DETROIT DSR strike which has rown during the last 18 days into ra- serious proportions poses one of labor- gement's most knotty problems because >ublic interest in utility operations is :losely interknit. riginally, the DSR union drivers and esentatives of the city (the transit is owned by the city of Detroit) were ,rated by approximately three cents hour between ,offers and demands. i the breakdown of collective bar- ing, the drivers went out on strike. e then anti-strike legislation has been eked ,the strikers have been fired and about everybody has forgotten that original fight was over a three cent e of the outstanding developments of lispute has been the failure of both to capitalize on their trump card. The was overly confident that the DSR it monopoly would put them in a grand Day HE UNIVERSITY'S Fresh Air Camp, operating for two months every imer, helps underprivileged children a firm footing in a forgetful society providing understanding leadership in ariety of summer activities. Aost of the children come from broken nes in the lower economic groups. So- n agencies call them the "in-betWeens" otential juvenile delinquents whose ustment difficulties must be alleviated ore it is too late. )ne-third of the funds for camp oper- rns is traditionally donated by stu- ts, faculty members and other Mi- gan residents. But the students par- ilarly have always taken a leading ad in keeping this important project re.. n fact, without all-out student sup- 't for Tag Day today the camp cannot tinue to provide the splendid and que service that it has during the past years. The student quota has not been met ce 1948 and consequently waslowered $1,000 this year. It will be a sad com- ntary on the student body if the 000 goal As not reached. rwo bits is a small price for a better bargaining position. But the crippling strike hasn't proven quite as crippling as the un- ion expected. Share the ride plans, Thumb- er's Club and suburban bus service have kept Detroiter's moving. After 18 days the city is still functioning-maybe not as ef- ficiently-but functioning. The big disappointment for the city has been the failure 'of the Hutchinson Act to whip the utility workers into line. The act provides for the firing of striking utility workers, non-recognition of their union and provisions for rehiring the strikers as new workers-minus seniority rights, retirement pension accumulation and other benefits. Although all this can happen in theory, in practice it doesn't cut a bit of ice with the union. They remember other utility strikes in Detroit (the Detroit Public Works, for ex- ample) in which the Hutchinson Act was invoked, but entirely forgotten when the final settlement was made. In the current strike Mayor Cobo has already violated one provision of the act by negotiating with a, union which according to the invoked law is ion-existent. However, it's pretty clear that Detroit can't struggle indefinitely without a trans- portation system. The Thumber's Club at best is only an emergency measure. It appears that about the only thing the mayor can do is to start at least a limited service by finding drivers not con- nected with the striking union. The be- ginning of bus service to areas in most critical need will clearly demonstrate to the strikers that the city is not backing down on an important public interest is- sue. Although the union will consider these men strike breakers, in the eyes of the law they are men hired to replace workers who have been fired. Tke nasty part of hiring new drivers is the possibility of violence. If the union be- lieves they are losing the strike, their jobs and the prestige of the union, roughhousing may take place. But in such a case where 3,500 men are threatening the safety' of a great metropolis, there is no question whose interests should prevail. -Ron Watts Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: DONNA HENDLEMAN DORIS FLEESON: General Mac WASHINGTON-In the presidential elec- tion picture, where his views are of as much interest to many ambitious men as are his military opinions, Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur remains, after three long days of Senate Committee hearings here, still an enigma. The only politician who now knows abso- lutely how the general stands with respect to him is President Truman. He's against him period. General MacArthur went further than to suggest that the President had made serious mistakes. He invited the American public to correct those mistakes at the polls next year. But by differing publicly with the views of such Republicans as former President Hoov- er and would-be presidents Taft and Wherry, the general has cast a dark shadow on the efforts of the Republican right to claim him as their own. More liberal Republicans, as Senators Lodge, Knowland and Ives, who are interventionists in Europe as well as in Asia, are intensely relieved by this develop- ment. It gave them special pleasure when the Pacific war leader in effect justified their troops-to-Europe stand in opposition to the Taft leadership by branding a Taft restric- tive proposal "just silly." This is the kind of language they are accustomed to having Mister Republican dish out to his opponents rather than accept from those with whom he associates himself. Some students of the hearings so far, believe that if General MacArthur is not himself a candidate he intends to hold aloof for a long while until he sees what aspirants follow best the lines he has laid out. They noted also that the MacArthur views on Europe set him apart from at least one of his most vocal supporters in the press. SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION SCHEDULE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN College of Literature, Science, and the Arts College of Pharmacy School of Business Administration School of Education School of Music School of Natural Resources School of Public Health June 4 - June 14, 1951 NOTE: For courses having both lectures and recitations, the time of class is the time of the first lecture period of the week; for courses having recitations only, the time of the class is the time of the first recitation:period. Certain courses will be examined at special periods as noted below the regular schedule. 12 o'clock classes, 4 o'clock classes, 5 o'clock classes and other "irregular" classes may use any examination period provided there is no conflict (or one with conflicts if the conflicts are arranged. for by the "irregular" classes. Each student should receive notification from his instructor as to the time and place of his examination. In the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, no date of examination may be changed without the consent of the Committee on Examinations. 4. I." Time of Class (at 8 (at 9 (at 10 (at 11 (at 1 (at 2 (at 3 Time of Elamination Monday, June 4 9-12 Wednesday, June 6 9-12 Saturday, June 9 9-12 Tuesday, June 12 9-12 Wednesday, June 13 2-5 Thursday, June 7 9-12 Thursday, June 14 2-5 tetteAJ TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interestaand will publish all letters which are signed by the writer and in good taste. Letters exceeding 300 words in length, defamatory or libelous letters, and letters which for any reason are not in good taste will be condensed, edited or withheld from publication at the discretion of the editors. hebt to India . able for its freedom from stereo- * *e ttyped, bigoted, dogmatic thinking. To the Editor: Should virtually the last place for really independent thought be sub- [N YOUR columns of May 4th jugated to the authority of a pow- and 5th a letter which we re- er that has already far exceeded its ceived from Senator Ferguson was limits? quoted in part and discussed. In It is a crime that the students order to avert any misunderstand- on this campus are restricted so ing and in fairness to Senator much that everything they do