QUESTION OF FACT See Page 2 L 4P- -j Ift winY A46b r :43 a t t4p PARTLY CLOUDY Latest Deadline in the State VOL. L-VIII, No. 191 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS Third Party Will Meet in Phily Today Unworried About Communist Vote By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, July 22-(A)- Henry Wallace's Third Party Con- vention gets going tomorrow with vice presidential hopeful Glen Taylor already accepting any votes the Communists want to offer the ticket. In fact, the issue of Commu- nism in one form or another stalks through nearly all the prelimina- ries to the formal founding of the "New Party." It comes up in platform making, committee meetings and news conferences. Taylor and other convention figures say they aren't worried about all the talk of Communist 'nfiltration into the party, be- cause the party isn't Commu- nist and isn't being run by Com- munists. When party founder Henry A. Wallace comes to town tomorrow he is expected to say plenty more along the same line. The pattern for this convention has been all worked out ahead of time. Wallace, former Vice Presi- dent, will be the presidential nominee. Taylor gets second place on the slate. The platform was hammered together ahead of time. It is against the Truman doctrine and Marshall Plan for European recovery. It is for cooperation with Russia to obtain world peace. Dr. Rexford Guy Tugwell, Chi- cago University professor who was an original New Deal brain trus- ter, is running the platform com- mittee. Tugwell announced the plat- form recommends that anyone 18 years old be' allowed to vote, that laws be passed against lynchings, poll taxes and racial discrimina- tion, that the House Un-Ameri- can Activities Committee be abol- is hed. And at hearings on the plat- form, 81-year-old Dr. F. E. Townsend said the new party would get "millions of votes" if it would go for his plan for $100-. a-month pensions for the old and needy. Both Wallace and Taylor have said they don't like Communism but expect to get some votes from Communists. * * * }Wallace Party Placed on Ohio Election Ballot COLUMBUS', O., July 22-(")- The Ohio Supreme Court ruled to- day that the Henry A. Wallace Third Party ticket could go on the state's election ballots next No- vember. Secretary of state Edward J. Hummel had declined to put the Third Party ticket on the presi- dential ballot in Ohio on two grounds: 1. That Ohio election laws con- tained no provision for the nomi- nation of independent candidates for President and vice-president, and, 2. That Wallace supporters had failed to submit a suitable loyalty affidavit, as required by a 1941 law barring from the ticket "par- ties or groups, engaged in un- American activities." In hearings before the Supreme Court, Hummel had contended that several Wallace adherents in Ohio were Communists. The court issued a writ ordering Hummel to place a slate of Wal- lace presidential electors on the ballot, and then overruled the see- retary of state on his loyalty affi- davit contention. Wallace supporters had sought to enter a slate of 25 presiden- tial electors, but Hummel refused to accept nominating negotiations. No Dog Quarantine Seen by Engelke US, British Spain Policy Called 'Pro-Communist' Says Franco Support Helps Spanish CP To Develop Underground Movement By CRAIG WILSON The present U.S. and British policy in Franco Spain is Pro-Com- munist, David Nussbaum, former Life and PM correspondent, charged last night. The Spanish Communist Party )s growing rapidly under the Franco regime-and it is the only underground party that "stands to gain" if the Generalissimo stays in power, Nussbaum-tld members at- tending an AVC meeting. His "Eyewitness Report from Underground Franco Spain," was based on three and one-half months recent direct contact with all po- i Noted Jurists Address Law MeetingHere Rheinstein, Burke, Fahy Give Lectures Continuing the forum on "Cur- rett Problems in International Law" yesterday, Charles M. Fahy, attorney, said that the institution of peace and democracy in Ger- many, as called for in the Pots- dam agreement, is being inter- preted differently in the East and in the West. Speaking on the relevancy of the Hague Conventions of 1907 to the occupation, Mr. Fahy recog- nized that though there is argu- ment, he believes in the present American policy, that the Hague conventions had as their purpose the regulation of combat activi- ties only, and were inapplicable to post-war occupation of a subju- gated nation. The second speaker of the day, Max Rheinstein, Professor of Comparative Law at the Univer- sity of Chicago, said that it is "recogized under international law that fiduciary duties devolve upon the occupiers," though it is not easy "to reconcile other inter- ests with the fiduciary duties." The sending of food and medicine is no more than the fulfillment of our international obligation, h added. Speaking of the Nuremberg Trials, Prof. Rheinstein said that if they are to make sense it must be realized that for the first time in international law, individuals have become the direct subjects of international law. Because they have been shown to have owed di- rect duties to international law, he said, it follows that they have rights which they get from inter- national law directly. The third lecture was given by George Burke, recently a judge in the war crimes tribunal in Ger- many, in charge of trying those responsible for the killing of hostages in countries occupied by the Germans. Supporting his thesis that all convictions were made on the basis of international laws that were in existence at the time the offenses were committed, he showed that the defendants were granted every defense they would have' been entitled to under Amer- ican standards of justice. Their defense of "superior or- ders" was invalidated on the grounds that they had no duty to carry out orders which were ini- tially illegal under the terms of the Hague Convention of 1907, he said. In response to a question by Prof. Rheinstein as to the consid- eration which motivated the court in granting term sentences when it would appear on the face that the nature of their crimes called for either. death or acquittal, Burke declined to answer on the grounds that he had not the au- thority "to search the moral con- science" of the judges. -litical shades of the underground working for the collapse of the present Spanish government. Encircle Europe "By taking Spain, the Commu- nists could encircle Europe," he warned. However, the fall of Franco, which he said is "pending," would not put Communists in power be- cause, as an underground unit they are still a small minority. If Franco maintains his dictatorship with the apparent support of Britain and the U. S., the Commu- nists could grow much larger, he indicated. "Collapse of the Franco gov- ernment will come any time now simply because it is the most inept dictatorship-or for that matter, government-the world has ever known." A 'Good Thing' "They are just making a 'good thing' of running the nation based on the national black market," he commented. A 'break' now would result in a popular front government with a strong left wing element, he ex- plained. There are differences to be settled between the undier- ground National Alliance of Democratic Forces, which repre- sents the former Spanish Republic and the Monarchist but there is "no squabbling or rancor." The outcome will be a political "deal" which may include some Franco - supporting Falange "gangsters" hoping to "save their skins," Nussbaum commented. The Problem The Monarchists hope to re- store pretender Don Juan on a monarchy similar to Great Brit- ain, and the Alliance is commit- ted to support the Republic which it considers still the "official" gov- ernment of Spain, he said. (To them Franco is "unofficial.") The Alliance is made up of the Republicans, Socialist-controlled UGT and the Spanish AFL-CIO groups, he explained. The Basques, controlling four provinces of northern Spain will go along with the re-formation of the Republic as one step towards gaining full independence for themselves, according to Nuss- baum. Law Forum ClosesToday Prof. Brierly To Talk On LegalCodification The second half of the Forum on Current Problems in Interna- tional Law, entitled "International Law and Public Rights," will hold concluding sessions today in Rm. 120 Hutchins Hall. " Codification of International Law" will be the subject dealt with by James L. Brierly, Professor Emeritus of International aw at Oxford University. He will speak at 2:30 p.m. At 4 p.m., William Bishop, Jr., University Professor of Interna- tional Law, will discuss "Peace Treaties of World War II." The concluding lecture will be delivered at 8 p.m. by Hersch Lauterpacht, Whewell Professor of Interna- tional Law at Cambridge, who will talk on "International Law and Human Rights." A question and discussion period will follow each lecture. Plane Drops Bomb on UN Headquarter No Damage Done; Search for Pilot LAKE SUCCESS, July 22-(!P)- A small plane buzzed United Na- tions headquarters today and dropped a long object which police said might have been a home- made bomb. It exploded 400 feet from the main UN building housing the of- fihes of Tryyve Lie, secretary pen- eral. Emmet Rogers, a UN guard on duty near the scene, reported pains in his stomach from the concussion but declined medical attention. No buildings were damaged. UN secretaries and other work- ers who heard the explosion rushed to windows to see what was hap- pening. Later theythrongedto the scene and speculated excitedly whether it really was a bomb scare or a practical joke. Gun Wadding John Cosgrove, UN Security Chief, said police found gun wadding and several fragments of adhesive i tape which smelled of gun powder. Detective Edward C. Horning of the Nassau 'County police said he thought the object was a home- made bomb or, possibly, a mail drop. A few hours after the incident, New York police threw a guard around a small yellow and orange plane which landed at La Guardia Field at 1:41 p.m. (CST). In the plane officers said they found a map of the Lake Success area with several UN buildings marked with crosses. The pilot had walked away after landing and borrowing 40 cents, saying he wanted to buy some gas, airport workers said. The pilot was quoted as saying he would re- turn by 6 p.m. (CST). However, he was not reported seen again up to 5:30 p.m. (CST). Records of the port authority, which operates La Guardia, listed the pilot's name as S. J. Supina, the plane's number as NC-3690E and the craft's owner as Allied Aviation, Willimantic, Conn. The-police report to headquar- ters said the plane had flown from Connecticut without proper clear- ance and landed similarly at La- Guardia. Police said their investigation showed S. J. Supina was a student pilot in Willimantic: Cosgrove was on his way from Lake Success to inspect the plane and an official from the Connecti- cut company also was said to be en route. Ray Ives, secretary of Allied Av- iation; said later in Willimantic that Supina was a student in a GI flying course. He said he was about 36 years old and lived in Willington, Conn. Ives further identified Supina as a former "flight engineer and top turret gunner" in the Air Force during the war; that he had been stationed in England, and that he had been "very much concerned" over the current European situa- tion. * * * UN Workers Hit at Cha rges LAKE SUCCESS, July 22-(A)-- The United Nations Secretariat declared today minor State De- partment officials had slandered UN workers and damaged their morale. This was the UN answer to charges before a congressional subcommittee by officials of the State Department's visa section that the UN is being used as a screen for subversive agents. The answer was given by Victor Hoo, acting secretary-general, at a news conference. Hoo said UN employes had received the charges with a "great shock" and are "most indignant." Hoo said prestige of the UN has been injured by the charges, even though they have been disavowed by Secretary Marshall. He added it is only natural that they would affect the morale and efficiency of the Secretariat. The staff committee of the United Nations, representing the workers, unanimously approved aI Truman Believes Chances for World Peace Are Good President Receives Report from Clay On Conditions Prevailing in Berlin By The Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 22-President Truman expressed belief today that prospects for peace are excellent. He threw his full support behind efforts to work out a peaceful settlement of the Berlin crisis. Then, in a meeting of the National Security Council, he received a first hand report from Gen. Lucius D. Clay on conditions in the Soviet blockaded German capital. At a news conference the President not only endorsed the pro- gram of Secretary of State Marshall for exhaustive use of diplomatic negotiations and other measures to try to break the deadlock over Berlin but also indicated the be- * * * lief that they had a good chance R of success. BriLtish ep WOULD FORM NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT-Andre Marie (center), 50 year old Radical Socialist, talks with reporters in Paris after leaving Elysee Palace following a visit with French President Vincent Auriol. Marie said he has been asked to form a new cabinet and declared he would seek a government of repub- licans, excluding Communists and DeGaullists. EAGER BEAVERS: Enlistees Meet Marine Quota, Won't Need Draftees in 1949 4 WASHINGTON, July 22----()-- The Marine Corps said today en- listments have been so high that no draftees will be needed for that branch of service in 1949. The 1949 Marine quota is 36,- 000 men plus 6,000 18-year-olds. Officials said after a conference' today that volunteers this month already have passed the 4,000 mark, and that the Marines will need no draftees to fill their ranks. They did not estimate how many Lewis, NLRB Embroiled in Legal. Battle WASHINGTON, July 22-IP)-- A hot legal battle began today on a government charge that John L. Lewis violated the. Taft-Hartley law in negotiating his next soft coal agreement. Attorneys for Lewis argued at the outset that if the agreement's contested union shop clause runs afoul of the labor law then coal mine owners who agreed to it are equally guilty. The charges, being aired at a National Labor Relations hearing, are that Lewis illegally insisted on the clause in a contract signed June 31 with "captive" coal mines -that is, mines owned by the steel industry. The Taft-Hartley act says a union shop cannot be established unless the workers vote for it in an election conducted by the NLRB, but Lewis was prevented from obtaining an election because access to NLRB's facilities is available only to unions whose of- fices sign a non-Communist aff1- davit. Lewis refuses to sign one "as a matter of principle." Lewis argued a motion filed by his attorneys that the miners demonstrated, by their refusal to work the captive mines during the week of July 6, that they wanted the union shop. Such a provision has been in past coal agreements since 1941. The "captives" work stoppage ended when they agreed withl Lewis-in an out of court settle- ment arranged with Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough's help--to put the union shop into effect temporarily pending the outcome of the NLRB case on the election requirement. 18-year-olds had enlisted yester- day, when recruiting of these youths began. Eighteen -year - olds continued to swamp recruiting offices of all branches of service today, but of- ficials said it would be two or three days before they knew whether they would have to hang out the no admittance sign. Only 161,000 youtss of this age bracket may enlist for one year in the Army, Navy or Air Force, thus avoiding the 21-month draft when they become 19. Enlistments yesterday when re- cruiting of 18-year-olds opened was so heavy it was feared they would top the 161,000 limit, set for two reasons: 1. Congress had approved only $500,000,000 for the one - year training program. 2, The Army said if a larger number were admitted, it would require more regulars to train them, weakening the Army's com- bat strength. Officials also point- ed out that the teen-agers can not be sent outside the continental United States. It is estimated there are about 1,200,000 youths of 18, and offi- cials said after yesterday's enlist-? ments that far more than 161,000 of them would like to sign up for the short-term training program. Will Give To Plays oT~ard' s Two Shakespearian plays, "Mac- beth" and "The Taming of the Shrew," will be presented by the Festival Players of Ohio Wesleyan University at 8 p.m. today in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Both plays have been condensed for one hour presentations by the group. In addition, the produc- tions will feature two new tech- nquers in stagecraft - modern adaptations of Shakespeare's' chorus and modified Elizabethan settings. Prof. R. C. Hunter, of Ohio Wesleyan University, will direct both productions. He will deliver a lecture on "Theatre" at 3 p.m. to- day in the Rackham Amphithea- tre. The Festival Players are ap pearing on campus under the aus- pices of the Speech Department, which will present another in its series of summer plays next week. In response to a question, Mr. Truman said that he thinks the chances for world peace are good-in fact excellent. He said he was in complete agree- ment with the statement Mar- shall made on the subject yes- terday. Marshall had said that the United States would exhaust every effort of diplomacy to find a peaceful way out of the crisis but that it would not be coerced or intimidated. After the Security Council meeting, White House press secre- tary Charles Ross told newsmen: "Gen. Clay simply talked to the group about the situation in Ber- lin." "No conclusions can be drawn from it,", he continued. "The Council simply listened to Gen. Clay. Gen. Clay himself is going to hold a press conference to- morrow. When Clay left the White House, he told reporters that he had reported on the German sit- uation and that he would take off by plane to return to Berlin tomorrow night. While the influence which Clay fitgy have on American policy thinking about the Berlin situa- tion is not yet known, it seems cer- tain that his ideas will be carefully considered by Secretary Marshall in working out with Britain and France the draft of a new note which the Western Powers are ex- pected to send to the Soviet gov- ernment within a few days. French Film To Be Shown At Hill Tonight Local audiences will have an op- portunity to see the sequel to the popular French film, "Marius," when the Art Cinema League pre- sents "Fanny" tonight and tomor- row at 8 p.m. in Hill Auditorium. Starring members of the "Mar- lus" cast, the comedy by Marcel Pagnol was uniformly well re- ceived by critics when it was pre- sented in New York early in the year. "The story is a thoroughly charming blend of humor and pathos, and gives a wide range to the French talent for making dramatic capital of very ordinary episodes and people," according to one critic. Another reviewer has described the film as "a heartening tale that never makes the mistake of under- estimating the attractiveness and importance of human beings." The cast includes the late French comedian, Raimu, in the role of Cesar, father of the way- ward Marius. Maris is played by Pierre Fresnay. Orane Demazis is cast as his lover, Fanny, and Charpin as Panisse, the wealthy widower who desires to marry her. Pagnol adapted the movie from a part of one of his celebrated plays. He also produced and di- rected the film. Tickets for the comedy will be on sale at the Hill Auditorium bos office from 3 to 8:30 -p.m. Soviet Planes In Corridor Charge Yak Fighters Hold Target Practice BERLIN, July 22-(IP)-Three Russian Yak fighter planes en- gaged in a target practice maneu- ver today in the British air cor- ridor, British authorities said to- night. The air lane is used by the Royal Air Force to supply Soviet- blockaded western Berlin. A four-engine York transport sighted the three fighters trailing a sleeve - towing' aircraft - a common type of target practice -in the Berlin-Bueckeburg cor- ridor this morning. Shooting? "There is no evidence that the three were shooting at the sleeve while the York was nearby," a British official said, "but they probably were shooting." The Soviet planes entered the British airway as American planes roared into-Berlin with a new rec ord haul of food and fuel. The British military government issued a statement saying the Rus- sians committed two other breaches of flight rules today in the same corridor. 100 Yards Another York crew saw two Yaks "climbing up in front of him about 100 yards away," the state- ment said. "The rule is that air- craft shall not approach other aircraft nearer than 150 meters (about 165 yards)." In the third incident, a York crew saw "a formation of Yaks flying in and out of clouds." Strong Protest Two days ago the British hand- ed the Russians a "very strong protest" over a flight of Yaks which flew over Gatow Airport in Berlin Monday. Meanwhile, the British military government rejected tonight a Russian offer to supply electric power to a factory in western Berlin. Clarifies Rules On Absentee Student Ballots Ann Arbor city clerk Frederick C. Perry yesterday clarified state rulings that would allow students living in Michigan to vote by ab- sentee ballot, The requirements are no differ- ent than those of regular voting, clerk Perry said, outlining the pro- cedure for obtaining absentee bal- lots. "Students must have previous- ly fulfilled the requirements of voting registration (all new voters and those that haven't voted since November 1946 must register). All they need to do is send their name and present address to their city, village or township clerk request- ing the ballot," he said. Plenty of Time Clerk Perry suggested that stu- dents mail their requests in twen- ty days before the election they hope to vote in and return the ballot at least five days ahead of time. (The primary will be held Sept. 14; the Presidential election Nov. 2) World News At A Glance By The Associated Press NEW YORK, July 22-The ninth of 12 indicted Communist Party leaders surrendered today to Federal authorities. He was Irving Potash, manager of the CIO Furriers Joint Council in New York. CHICAGO, July 22-Heavy overnight rains brought flood conditions today to Southeastern Kansas and an area in Central CLA IR WILCOX LECTURE: ITOMay Halt Word Economic arf are 4>-- An end to economic "warfare" for ratification before Congress in tices of international combines and