IX IN MEMORIAM See Page 4 Latest Deadline in the State :4IatA14 ! a 0 a 4 FAIR VOL. LXIV, No. 91 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1954 SIX PAGES Michigan Reds Found 'Guilty' By Detroit Jury, Trial Verdict, Given After. Short Debate Final Sentences Set for Friday DET'ROrr-(;P)-A federal court jury yesterday found six top Michigan Communists guilty of Smith Act violations after just six hours of deliberation on four months of prosecution and de- fense evidence. The defendants, Saul Wellman, Nat Ganley, Mrs. Helen A. Win- ter, 'Thomas D. Dennis, Jr., Wil- liam Allan and Philip Schatz face maximum prison sentences of five years. JUDGE Frank A. Picard set Fri- day as. the date for their sen- tencing. Fred W. Kaess, U. S. district - attorney in charge of the gov- ernment's case, said: "The jur- ors' verdict in the Detroit case again proclaimed to the nation that the insidious, materialist Communist conspiracy must be stopped. Freedom loving people everywhere should be inspired by the resounding guilty ver- dict," he said. Judge Picard offered no com- ment on the verdict other than it was "just and fair." Mrs. Winter, acting as a spokes- man for the defendants, said: "The verdict will be appealed to the jury of public opinion and the higher courts of the land. Under the circumstances no jury could be expected to decide the issues of this case otherwise." The five men defendants were returned to jail pending sentenc- ing. Judge Picard allowed Mrs. Winter to remain free on a $5,000 bond. Mrs. Winter had been ill throughout the trial and had at- tended court sessions, sometimes in a wheelchair. ERNEST GOODMAN, attorney for Mrs. Winter, Schatz and Al- lan, said an appeal would be filed. Ganley, Dennis, and Wellman, acting as their own counsel, also said an appeal would be filed. The defendants heard jury foreman Harold Osler, of Ann Arbor, deliver the verdict with- out emotion. Previously they said they expected a guilty ver- dict. A poll of the jury, requested by Goodman, brought unanimous support for the verdict. Badura-Skoda To Play Today Paul Badura-Skoda, youthful Viennese pianist now making his second tour of the United States, will present the seventh concert of the Choral Union series at 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. The 26-year-old pianist's con- cert will consist of Bach's "Partita No. 2 in C Minor," Beethoven's "Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13," Bar- tok's "Suite, Op. 14" and Brahms' "Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5." KNOWN IN THIS country chief- ly by his recordings, Badura-Skoda has often been dubbed a "second, Horowitz." Although making only a brief tour in this country this year, he has appeared throughout Europe and recently in Australia, where he was engaged for 43 per- formances under the auspices of the Australian Broadcasting Com- mission. Tickets priced at $1.50, $2, $2.50 and $3 may be purchased until 5 p.m. today in the University Musi- cal Society office in Burton Tower. After 7 p.m. tickets will be soldt at the Hill Auditorium box office. Pollock Discussest .~ - r Rushing Tomorrow will be the last op- portunity for men to sign up for spring rushing in the office of Assistant to the Dean of Men Bill Zerman, 1020 Administra- tion Bldg. So far close to 400 have sign- ed up for rushing with the final total expected to exceed last spring's 404. Forum Tits Intolerance Before 300 By MURRY FRYMER Civil liberties and tolerance was the creed; McCarthyism, the law profession and 'big business' the targets in a five speaker forum last night outlining present threats to civil liberties. Speaking before a jammed-in crowd of over 300 persons in the Wesley Lounge of the Methodist Church, Chairman I. Paul Taylor, Reverend of the St. Matthew's Methodist Church "The thing I'm concerned with is misrepresented Americanism. We are at the point now where men and women are afraid to speak their minds if they differ in their opinions." PROF. KENNETH E. Boulding of the economics department said the real dangers were not really McCarthy and his investigating committees. "The real danger is that lib. erty is becoming a tradition, not a passion," he said, "but the tradition of this country is that liberty should be a passion." Bolding spoke of tolerance as being the "source of survival." "Toleration bf subversion is a strength, not a weakness. Germs in a small quantity are good for you, you can't survive without them." He summed up with, "Commu- nism is wrong, I am against it; but you don't, answer an idea with a threat." * * * CHARLES C. Lockwood, the de- fense attorney in the Milo J. Ra- dulovich case hit out at the law profession, who "wouldn't give us the slightest help," and the Air Force.1 The attorney testified, "If the1 Air Force had won, no man or woman in the country would be safe. There were other (guilt1 by-) relations cases pending." "In my opinion,"-he said, "the decision (in the Radulovich hear- ings) had been written before we had our hearing. Congressional hearings are similar to ours. De- fendants have no more civil' rights."q Also speaking at the forum werec Prof. Wesley Maurer of the jour- nalism department, and ErnestI 'Mazey, Secretary Treasurer of the Committee Against the Trucks Act. SACB Rules Front Group Distinctions Calls LYL Stand 'Absurd' Opinioni NEW YORK-(A')-The test of whether an organization is a Com- munist front will be based solely on whether it is dominated and controlled by the Communist par- ty, the Federal Subversive Activi- ties Control Board ruled yesterday. Former Sen. Harry P. Cain (R- Wash.) a board member, announc- ed the board's ruling at a hearing on whether the Labor Youth Lea- gue is an alleged Communist front organization. -* * * SAMUEL GRUBER, league at- torney, argued that the board's finding last April 20 that the Com- munist party was an action group substantially controlled by Moscow was not binding on the youth league because it was not a party to that proceeding. Gruber held that the youth league could not be deemed a Communist front unless it were proven at the present hearing that the Communist party was an action group.nd The board's ruling termed this argument "absurd." It said: "It is not reasonable to believe that the Congress, when it passed the Subversive Activities Control Act (Internal Security Act) in- tended that the board, once having made, a determination finding an organization to be a 'Communist action organization, is required thereafter to re-litigate the same issue." "To arrive at such an absurd conclusion, would be simply to frustrate the congressional intent .and indefinitely postpone and de-I lay any proceedings. i amendment. But the Big Four foreign minisers' conference agreed to devote another session tomorrow -adjournment day-to the Aus- trian issue. U. S. Secretary of State Dulles, British Foreign Secretary - Eden and French Foreign Minister Bi- dault attacked the Molotov amend- ment as making no real difference to his original occupation proposal. ATTRIBUTING his military de- mands on Austria to the anti- Soviet threat he sees in the Euro- pean Defense Community with West German troops, Molotov lashed back at the Allied minis- ters: Molotov's aims were seen as triple-barreled: 1. To knock out EDC, which would set up a six-nation Western European army with West German units. 2. To give Russia veto over mili- tary evacuation from Austria as long as there is a dispute over Germany. 3. To sweeten for propaganda purposes his blockade of Austrian independence as the West under- stands independence. Austrian Treaty Out Until 1955 Western Powers Accuse Russia Of Making Peace a "Tragic Fraud' By The Associated Press BERLIN-Russia yesterday refused again to free Austria from Red troops in an independence treaty to be signed now, but offered to talk in 1955 about a military withdrawal. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov tried to sugarcoat his proposal for Austria's indefinite occupation with the suggestion it could be discussed anew next year. THE WESTERN POWERS, together with Austria, accused Molo- tov of transforming the Austrian treaty draft into a "tragic fraud" and quickly turned down his new ^ SL Member Quits ]Post; Total, Now 7, By BECKY CONRAD Another Student Legislature member dropped from the roster yesterday, bringing the total to seven such resignations in the past week. Carol Lee Walker, '55, resigned her seat on the group for "personal reasons." * * * SL PRESIDENT Bob Neary, '54 BAd., noted the situation has oc- curred in the past at the change- over in semesters and could find no indication of a trend pointing toward general apathy in the Leg- islature. Many of the members, Neary explained, quit their posts because of studies, health and out- side responsibilities. Since the beginning of the se- mester, the SL Cabinet has ac- cepted resignations of seven members: Christine Reifel, '55; Lorraine Baldwin, '55; Bob Ely, '54E; 'Keith Gordon, '55; Gil Hitchcock, '56E; Vic Hampton, '54BAd.; and Miss Walker.. One Legislator vacated her seat for health reasons, one when she transferred schools, two in order to devote more time to studies and outside responsibilities. Hampton left his post as SL treasurer with a letter to the cabi- net citing three reasons for resig- nation. He wanted to give more time to his studies, he was unable to "tolerate the insincerity and apathy of certain members of the Cabinet and Legislature," and Hampton was preparing to take Certified Public Accountant exam- inations in May. Amendment Sought for Treaty OKs Passes by 72-16; Say Ike Agrees WASHINGTON (M) - The Sen- ate voted 72-16 yesterday in favor of amending the Constitution to require record, roll call votes when- ever it ratifies or rejects a treaty. It attached the requirement to the controversial Bricker amend- ment, the chief aim of which is to put sharp limitations on the Pres- ident's treaty-making powers. PRESIDENT Eisehower is firmly opposed to the key section of the Bricker amendment - sponsored by Sen. Bricker (R-Ohio) -- but Senate Republican Leader Know- land of California said the Presi- dent does not object to the com- pulsory rollcall clause. Many treaties in the past have been ratified by voice votes. Sometimes only a handful of senators have been present when the ratification took place. Although some senators ridi- culed the idea of amending the constitution to require. a roll- call vote, arguing the same thing could be accomplished by a simple change in the Senate rules, nost of them voted for the provision. Like the first test vote, on the Bricker amendment Monday, to- day's vote was not regarded as a key to how the Senate will line up when the time comes for a deci- sion on the main issue. ' Senate Attaches Clause To Bricker's Proposal Seeking Roll Call Vote -Daily--Betsy Smith 5EVEN SHOPPING DAYS-Only a week remains in which students may subscribe to the 1954 Michiganensian before the price rises. Now available for $6, the subscriptions will be sold on campus today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Women students in dormitories may take advantage of Staff Night this evening, when 'Ensian representatives will visit all rooms. ,Operation Inquiry' Hears Discussion By GENE HARTWIG In its second session yesterday the Inter-House Council "Opera- tion Inquiry" committee heard two members of the residence halls administration air their views on the "Michigan House Plan." Most of the meeting centered around a general discussion of the halls from the administrative viewpoint and was aimed at drawing background for more detailed talks on specific points in the system. ASSISTANT DEAN of Men's Residence Halls Peter A. Ostafin and Mrs. Nelly Newell, house mother in East Quad's Greene House, answered six questions put by the committee on the dorm setup. The questions dealt with the e purposes of the "Michigan Plan" S and the success it has achieved SPRING VS. FALL: so far, the function of the staff, the role of student government and the effect of business office policy on the halls. According to committee chair- Before the engineering college these ques- tions will be basic ones considered by the committee in its meeting By DEBRA I with other representatives from Panhellenic Association open the residence halls. statement by Assembly President The committee plans to call the opposition of independent wo a number of persons represent- T ing the student and administra- tive viewpoint in the dorms to tory Council, was presented at Pa discuss residence halls problems. consider the spring versus fall rus IHC President Roger Kidston, * * '56L, said that frankness of opin- AFTER ASSEMBLY'S stateme ion is hoped for in all the future cushion which The Daily was not discussions of the committee. Panhellenic President Martha .Hill Another meeting has been plan- with no main arguments emerging ned for tomorrow at which two students will present their opin- Support of spring rushing ions. beliefs. Fall rushinz .according Angry Debaters Sp ark Senate Agriculture IBattle WASHINGTON - (iP) - Angry debate over the Eisenhower.admin- istration's farm policies erupted on the Senate floor yesterday as Sen. Humphrey (D-Minn.) contended that lower price supports for butter will deal "a death blow" to many dairy farmers. Across the capitol, Rep. Andresen (R-Minn) led a move to block, shing Deb 'ate Panhellenice DURCHSLAG- ed its meeting yesterday with a Dolores Messinger, '54, stressing omen to fall rushing. 'reed upon by the Assembly Dormi- inhellenic's first formal meeting to shing program. * * tnt, Panhellenic held a closed dis- permitted to cover. According to , '54, general discussion took place g in favor of either system. by Assembly was based on two to independent women, makes 7 aacnr fn h t ivva do Lee Regards Free Speech Loss Perilous In an after-dinner speech at Lane Hall's Brotherhood Banquet last night, J. Oscar Lee, Chairman of the Department of Racial and Cultural Relations of the Nation- al Council of Churches of Christ, cited the threatening loss of free- dom of speech as the gravest dan- ger in America today. Speaking on "The Status of Hu- man Relation in the Nation and in the World," Lee went on to mention the great progress that has been made in the country in the past ten years in race rela- tions. "The denial of freedom to any man is really a denial of freedom to all men," Lee said, "and the treatment of color has become the symbol of American treatment of all minority groups." a slash of 15 parity points in fed- eral price props for dairy products. REPORTEDLY with support from some farm state Democrats and Republicans, Andresen intro- duced a bill providing that dairy price supports for any year should not be reduced "by more than five per cent." In the Senate, bitter charges and countercharges, liberally spiced with political overtones, centered on Secretary of Agri- culture Benson's announcement Monday that the support level for butter will be cut from 90 to 75 per cent of parity-the legal maximum-effective April 1. Parity is a formula designed to give farmers a fair return on their products in relation to the prices of basic things they buy. One after another,sDemocratic senators rose to join in critical blasts at the administration's farm program, designed to shift from rigid high-level price suports to a sliding-scale "flexible" s y s t e m aimed at trimming the present huge stocks of government-held farm surpluses. SEN. COOPER (R-Ky), Seih Morse (Ind-Ore) and the 14 Dem. ocrats who joined them in oppos. ing the rollcall proposal night be considered, however, as a bloc which is against any change fri the Constitution at this time. The first real voting test may come today when-administration leaders will move to amend Ar- ticle VI of the Constitution to require that all treaties must be made in."pursuanee" to the Con- stitution to become the supreme law of the land. This is the same constitutional rule that applies to federal laws. Administration leaders feel that extending it to treaties will per- mit the courts to reveiew treaties when their constitutionality is challenged. . In addition to amending Ar- ticle VI, the leadership proposal would knock out the key section of the original Bricker amendment, 'Russia Tod ay' Topic of Talk Mrs. Lydia Kirk, wife of former ambassador to Moscow, Admiral Kirk, will talk on "Life in Russia Today" at 8:30 p.m, tomorrow in Hill Auditorium. Spending the two years from 1949-51 in Moscow, Mrs. Kirk gained much first hand informa- tion on Russian life. The letters she wrote to her children from the embassy havehrecently been pub- lished under the title "Postmarked, Moscow." Beside her two-year sojourn in Russia, Mrs. Kirk has spent much time in Paris, London, Brussels and Washington ac- companying her husband on his various assignments. Tickets may be purchased from 10 to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Hill Auditorium box office. LS&A Connittee New members of the Literary College Steering Committee will be chosen by petitions, which will be available in Dean J. H. Robertson's -, , world News Roundup BEHIND POLICE SCENES: -----i7 y 4i ~7111' y -..--- l ---a g .C .Detective Story' Begins Run Today By GAIL GOLDSTEIN Life behind the scenes in a po- lice station will be portrayed by the Student Players in Sidney Kinksley's "Detective Story" which starts today and continues through Saturday with curtain time at 8 p.m. in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theater. Kingsley has attempted to write " a play that stirs people to feel the , necessity for keeping public con- trol over the police.power. * * * t THE ACTION of the play cen- ters around the detective squad- room of a station house, and sev- n necessary xor htie n mividua to choose a living system before she has had time to make an in- telligent evaluation. Assembly also feels that if a girl is, eliminated in the fall rush- ing system, she starts her college career with a loss of self-confi- dence. Other arguments concerning both systems have been set forth by Panhellenic, in an evaluation compiled by Shirley Mason, Pan- hellenic rushing chairman, on in- formation gathered from dormi- tory house mothers, sorority finan- cial advisors and statistical re- ports*. Fall rushing, according to this evaluation, does away with contact rules which would other- wise last for an entire semester. Sororities also have an oppor- tunity to contribute to the ad- justment of freshmen through their pleee ro erams under the By The Associated Press CALCUTTA, India-Thousands of Communist-led rioters battled police and Indian army troops yesterday in wild street fighting that wrecked a section of the city near Government House. WASHINGTON-Secretary of Commerce Weeks announced yesterday that a new method of collecting statistics indicates the number of unemployed in early January was 3,087,000 or about 728,000 more than previously reported. NEW YORK-The Stock Market ran afoul of heavy profit-taking yesterday and tumbled into its deepest loss of this year. LONDON-The Communist world has boosted the size of its regular armed forces to around I0 million men, the House of Commons was told yesterday. HANOI, Indochina-French Union forces seized the offensive in northwestern Indochina yesterday. Troops 4,000 to 5,000 strong broke out of Dien Bien Phu in attacks Police Investigate U Hospital Thefts on three Vietminh "elite" divisions long threatening that entbattled American-equipped fortress. And in Washington, Adm. Ar- 11.. '