NMR OPEN LETTER TO NEW SGC MEMBERS See Page 4 Lw uyrn P42aiti MILD, SHOWERS Latest Deadline in the State ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1956 SIX PAC~F~ ==n VOL. LXVII, No. 50 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1956 SI PAGSs vaxs, 1 xx%.AJL:Av- %7 United Nations Police Force Flies to Suez Zone * * * * * * * s I I ? 4 Sped By Threat Of Intervention Nasser Requests Kremlin Help, Calls for Troops To Join Egyptians LONDON () -- The United Nations Middle East police force flew itsfirst units off to the Suez Canal zone today. They were sped on their way from Italy by a mounting threat of intervention by Soviet "volunteers" in invaded Egypt. For two days so-called technical difficulties and diplomatic obsta- cles had stalled the UN emergency force vanguard in Italy. Arab Diplomats But yesterday an Arab diplomatic source in Moscow reported Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser had asked the Kremlin to send to Egypt immediately the thousands of Russians reported to have LYL at 'U Dates Back To Late '30s (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third of six articles arising from a year-long investigation of the Labor Youth League begun by writer Dygert when he was Daily City editor in 1955-56. This article recounts the seven-year history of the LYL in Ann Arbor.) By JAMES DYGERT Although the LYL first began to organize at the University of Michigan in the summer of 1949, the foundation for its appearance was begun in the late 1930s. In 1937, the Young Communist League appeared at the Univer- sity. They held irregular meetings for five years and folded in 1941. The Michigan Youth for Demo- cratic Action (MYDA), an affiliate of the AYD, was organized at the University in January, 1944. Such affiliation was formally recognized and approved by the Student Af- fairs Committee upon the request of the MYDA on Jan. 24, 1946. Ruthven Letter A letter from former University President Alexander G. Ruthven to Miss Harriet Ratner, President of MYDA, dated April 22, 1947, noti- fied the group that "its recognition as a University student organiza- tion is hereby withdrawn" because "evidence which it is impossible to to disregard indicates that the American Youth for Democracy has become conspicuosly identified with Communist influences." Slightly more than a year later, the Young Progressives of America was organized nationally. The first organizational meeting for the YP at the University was held on Feb. 8, 1949, and the group was ap- proved by the Student Affairs Committee shortly afterwards. Distributed Literature The YPs wasted no time getting into trouble, they were notified that it was off limits in distribut- ing literature at registration in February, 1949, and were finally put on probation for the first semester of the 1950-51 school year. In the fall of 1952-53, 14 of the 29 campus YPs were also LYL members. Also a YP member was Ed Shaffer, an avowed Communist who has never been officially a member of the LYL although he appeared, along with former cam- pus LYL chairman Myron (Mike) Sharpe, before Rep. Kit Clardy's' subcommittee on Un-American Activities in the spring of 1954. The LYL's organizing at the University in the summer of 1949 was first announced in the early spring of 1950. Lecture Committee In the spring of 1952, the YPs asked the University Lecture Com- mittee to let them bring Arthur McPhau, executive secretary of >volunteered to join Egypt's armed forces. Within'a few hours of this re- port, UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold urgently ordered the international force to proceed promptly from its staging area at Capodichino near Naples. Before dawn today two Swiss air planes carrying 95 Danes and Nor- wegians, the first of the peace sol- diers, took off from Capodichino on the five hour, 1,300-mile flight to an airfield near Ismailia. Small Nations More units from armed forces of small nations will follow. Troops for the UN force have been of- fered by 17 UN members. In Cairo, an Egyptian official said UN Palestine truce observers were arranging accomodation for Sthe UN soldiers. They will be bil- leted at a former British army camp at Abu Suweir in the Egyp- tian-held portion of the canal zone. Force Supervise Egypt has insisted the UN force must supervise the immediate withdrawal of the British-French forces from the Suez Canal zone, and the pullback of Israelis. This was not in accord with British-French views that their third of the canal could not be surrendered to Egypt's President Nasser, nor with Israel's view that she must hold on to the Gaza Strip. The dispute immobilized Ham- marskjold's mission to Cairo for a full day. U.S. Opposes Intervention President Dwight D. Eisenhower said the United States opposes any intervention in Egypt by Rus- sia or Red China. His news con- ference remarks left the inference that the United States might ask the UN to sponsor such opposi- tion - as was done in Korea. He said the kind of opposition "would' depend upon the circumstances." . The Arab informant in Moscow said Egyptian Ambassador Mo- hammed el Kony had been in- structed by his government to re- quest the immediate dispatch ofJ Soviet "volunteers" to Egypt. In Russia, and other Communist countries, it is not possible to vol- unteer for such military service without government encourage- ment. Egyptian Embassy The Egyptian Embassy in Mos- cow had no comment. But the government-controlled radio in Cairo yesterday devoted almost half its 30-minute news re- port to President Eisenhower's news conference statement that the United States opposes any in- tervention in Egypt by Soviet or Chinese "volunteers." Moscow has made it appear there would not be much doubt that the Soviet government would approve the sending of volunteers once a request was made. Four days ago a Soviet government statement declared the Kremlin would not hinder the departure of volunteer airmen, tank drivers, artillery specialists and others for the Middle East if Israeli, French and Rridim1, hfnrepc t., d w ,++j t Ike Pledges To Support UN Action Will Block Arms Aid From China, Russia WASHINGTON {)-President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledged American support yesterday for United Nations action to block Russia and Red China from send- ing weapons and so-called "vol- unteers" into the troubled Middle East. At a news conference, he said I"it would be the duty" of the UN including the United States, to oppose any such Communist in- tervention. Opposition Form The President did not say what form the opposition should take, saying, "it would depend upon the circumstances." Asked what steps would be tak- en "beyond simply subscribing to resolutions," the President re- plied: "Well, I can't tell you what it would be. But the United Nations, if you will read its charter, is not by any manner of means limited to resolutions, and in one instance, at least, showed that it was not so limited. "So I don't know exactly what we would do. It would depend upon the circumstances." UN Military Action The "one instance" to which he referred apparently was the UN military action against Red ag- gression in Korea. Replying to questions, President Eisenhower made these points in commenting on international problems: 1. Russia's military onslaught against Hungary violates "all jus- tice and right in the world." How- ever, he said his administration has never advocated "open rebel- lion by an undefended populace" against overwhelming military force. Summit Conferencel 2. This "is simply not .the time" for a summit conference with Rus- sia's leaders because the UN should be given time to settle the Middle East crisis. 4. The United States stands ready to help guarantee permanent boundaries in the Middle East, as well as extend financial help to both Arabs and Israel, in line with a pledge voiced by Secretary of State John Foster Dulles Aug. 25, 1955 but such U.S. aid should be part of an over-all Middle East settlement.. Run Next in Vote Winkelhaus, Cumming, Chrysler Also Elected in Council Balloting By TAMMY MORRISON Maynard Goldman, '59, Joe Collins, '58, Janet Neary, '58, John Wrona, '57, Janet Winkelhaus, '57, Mal Cumming, '58BAd and Scott Chrysler, '59E were elected to Student Government Council last night, Goldman was elected on the first ballot receiving a total of 841 first place votes, three more than the needed quota of 838. James Wheeling, '57, Pete Cartwright, '59, and Jerry DeMaagd, '58, were dropped on the third, and seventh ballots respectively, leav- ing the way clear for incumbent Collins to be elected on the seventh ballot. He received 854 votes. The quota on that ballot was 833. Incumbent Neary Miss Neary, another incumbent, was elected on the ninth ballot by 850 votes out of a quota of 833.T Neary, Wrona --Daily-John Hirtzel FIRST WINNERS-The first four SGC candidates to be elected to Council last night were, top, left to right, Maynard Goldman, '59, Joe Collins, '58; bottom, left to right, Janet Neary, '58 and John Wrona, '58. Ballots were counted in the Union Ballroom. A total vote of 6,723 was recorded in the election. Ie Claims Voters Back Modern GOP WASHINGTON (P) - President Dwight D. Eisenhower yesterday sized up the election as offering "somewhat of a mandate" from the people to work "industriously and incessantly" for a program of modern republicanism. Yet Eisenhower conceded that an election cleavage which gave him an enormous vote of confi- dence while keeping Congress in Democratic hands meant that: "From my viewpoint, the United States has not yet been convinced that modern republicanism is with us and is going to be the guiding philosophy of the Republican party." The president charted his future course in broad outlines at his first news conference since win- ning a second term by a landslide. In an obvious but not explicit reference to the Old Guard of GOP conservatives in Congress, Eisen- hower said that even they must be convinced that "some change in the understanding that the public has of the Republican party is necessary. RADIO BUDAPEST ANNOUNCES: Puppet Governmen 't Deporting Workers- VIENNA (MP - Russia's puppet government in Budapest admitted yesterday the Soviet army is deporting Hungarians to the east in sealed railway cars in a desperate' effort finally to crush the revo- lution. This surprising disclosure came from Radio Budapest, which also said Hungarian workers, aroused by news of the deportations, "are leaving their jobs in increasing numbers." Anti-Red Rebels Bob Creal, '58BAd, was dropped on this ballot. After Joe Brown, '58, was drop- ped and the quota lowered to 829, ninth ballot totals gave Wrona 830 votes. Incumbent Ron Shorr, '58BAd, was dropped on the thirteenth ballot, lowering the quota to 818. After the quota was lowered to 799, Cumming's total became 816. Photo Finish A photo finish for the last Coun- cil position ended on the sixteenth ballot, in victory for Chrysler, who, on redistribution of ballots, re- ceived 791 votes, enough to top Al Lubowitz's 766. Goldman, Collins, Miss Neary, Wrona and Miss Winkelhaus were elected for full-year terms. Cum- ming and Chrysler will serve half- year posts. Those SGC members whose terms expired were Miss Neary, Collins, Ron Comstock, '57E, Don Good, '57E, Shoor, and Miss Winkelhaus. Wrona resigned his Council position recently. Commenting on returns early in the evening, President Bill Adams, '57BAd, said, "Early re- turns almost make me believe that students have fulfilled their duty to elect responsible, competent people." However, Adams express- ed "general disappointment in the rather poor turnout" of voters. Count Night ended at 12:05, un- usually early for campus elections. All newly-elected Council mem- bers will attend a special meeting at 4 p.m. Friday in the Union. U.S. To Wait On Oil Suppl For Europe There were reports that the to halt the train traffic eastward by blowing up tracks, but were mowed down by Soviet fire. Hungary's economy was crip- pled by a general strike which re- ceived new impetus by defiant Hungarians on Csepel Island near Budapest even as their armed re- sistance crumpled. Tanks & Guns Russian tanks and guns smashed the last armed rebel positions on that big island industrial area, but workers refused to return to their jobs and demanded anew that.So- viet troops leave the capital. A dispatch from Budapest said the workers held a mass meeting after putting down their arms. anti-Red rebels tried desperately LSA College Conference Liberalization of the literary college curriculum will be dis- cussed at the annual faculty-stu- dent conference to be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the Michigan League. Curriculum changes in the field of social sciences, natural sciences and the humanities will be discus- sed by the six man panel. Main topic of discussion is ex- pected to center around the sug- gestion that an increase in survey courses be introduced in the lit- Ballot Count Watched By. Students By DONNA HANSON Just a little more than one hundred students were on hand to watch last night's Student Gov- ernment Council balloting. The coffee and donuts that were provided early in the evening were quickly consumed by the "crowd" who, thus fortified, stood or sat around the Union ballroom watch- ing the counters count and discuss- ing the rise and fall of the various candidates. Interviewed by WCBN As the balloting proceeded and candidates were elected, the new SGC members, or incumbants as the case may be, were taken aside from well-wishers to be interview- ed by WCBN, campus broadcasting network who had a remote unit set up in the ballroom. One candidate who was nervous- ly awaiting the results of ballot counting remarked, "Boy, I wouldn't go through one of these elections again for anything." The figures 6723 which had been ostentatiously chalked on one of the bulletin boards representing the student vote number drew con- flicting comments from bystanders and council members. "The thing that bothered me," one student observed, "is the small number of votes cast. If the Uni- versity students want to see the Student Government continue to operate on campus, they must give more support or it will go the way of Student Legislature." Vote an Average One SGC member Tom Sawyer, '58, said though this vote total is an average one, "it is a pretty good one for a fall election-especially since it's only for SGC. There is always more interest in the spring elections." As the ballot numbers on the bulletin boards were changed and more candidates' names were erased, the crowd tension eased and a relative calm prevailed. By 10:30 p.m. four candidates were chosen and in what seemed a very short hour and one half later, the bystanders left the ballroom, leav- ing the counters to clean up, tne smoke to settle and only seven names remaining on the upraise) bulletin boards. Polish Chief Gets Welcome -MOSCOW (1P)-Polish Commu- nist chief Wladyslaw Gomulka, pailed under Stalin for "Titoism" was received with honor yesterday when he entered the Soviet Union at Brest. MODEL T's AND FLAPPERS: Soplis Stage Show, 'Good New erary college. WASHINGTON (R'--The United States has decided not to trigger its standby plans for supplying oil to Europe until the United Na- tions police force has established order in the Suez area, informed officials said yesterday. Although this leaves Western Europe facing a critical oil short- age and rationing, it was disclosed Sophomores will present to the that the United States is deter- campus tonight the first coed class mined to do nothing which might production called "Good News." endanger UN efforts to achieve The musical comedy, written by a peaceful settlement of the Mid- Lawrence Schwab and B.G. De dle Eastern crisis. Sylva, will have its first showing The government was describedj at 8 p.m. tonight in the Lydia as particularly anxious not to give M e n d e l s s o h n Theatre of the the appearance of aiding the Brit- League. ish and French in their conflict "Costumes, songs and impres- with the Arab nations by replacing sionistic scenery blend together to the crude oil shipments cut off by bring back the days .when the the blocking of the Suez Canal and model T car and flapper costumes the closing down of some Medit- were the style of the day," Hank erranean pipeline facilities. Kerr, '59, Central C o m m i t t e e This policy inevitably heightens Co-Chairman said. the pressure on Britain and France Professional Director to cooperate with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold by Ted Heisel, professional director withdrawing their troops from of te An Arbsivic TheatreEgypt and clearing the way for a will interview members of the Soph U-uevsdrsoaino h Show Central Committee and the i-upervised restoration of the chorus will do .numbers from the vIt crude oil flow. shoruw ill nh donupersgrm Whe In the fortnight since' Franco- show on his radio program WHR British military action began in .. . . .. ":