WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND See Page 2 YI rL Sir z m Dai4b 000\40 tOo Latest Deadline in the State FAIR AND WARMER VOL. LXI, No. 24-S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1951 FOUR PAGES Korean Buffer Zone Debate Continues Longest Peace Session Recesses With No Indication of Settlement UN ADVANCE HEADQUARTERS, Korea-(IP)-Allied and Com- munist armistice delegates debated for nearly two hours today the touchy problem of a cease-fire buffer zone across Korea. The meeting-13th since the talks began-recessed until 3 p.m. (midnight Ann Arbor time) after one hour and 50 minutes. It was the longest unbroken sessions thus far in the negotiations. There was no indication of any progress on the hard bargaining Truman W TRS of British Told To Consider Iran' s Offer Harriman Urges New Conference LONDON-W) - Averell Harri- man gave the British a long talk yesterday on why they should snap up Iran's offer to confer{ again over their explosive oil dis- pute. There were signs that President Truman's special envoy made some progress. * * * * * * * * * SoViet Aims Cites lied Balkan TroopBuildup By DAVE THOMAS Daily Managing Editor DETROIT-President Truman warned the nation yesterday that the Soviets are threatening world peace in other places than Korea. Speaking before 60,000 people in Detroit's Cadillac Square at the climax of the Motor City's 250th anniversary celebration, the Presi- dent warned that whatever happens in Korea, the American people must not jump to the conclusion that the Soviet rulers have given up their ideas of world conquest. 'v "They may talk about peace," Mr. Truman said, "but action is what counts." 32* * * * HE SAID that the Soviets, through military buildups in their Balkan satellites, have been putting themselves in a position to S* * * Tcommit new acts of aggression at for a buffer zone. THE ALLIES want it to run; K HighTroop Total Retold ByMarshall WASHINGTON-W)-Secretary of Defense Marshall said yester- day that when he estimated there will be 400,000 U.S. troops in Eur- ope next year, he meant supply and supporting troops as well as combat units.. Marshall used the 400,000 figure in testimony Friday to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Ques- tions arose, since the figure was about twice as high as previous estimates, some of them from Marshall himself. These previous estimates also included support- ing troops. HE WROTE Chairman Rich- ards (D-S.C.) of the House For- eign Affairs Committee, noting that hi sstatement had been quese- tioned anI saying that the 400,000 is correct-360,000 ground forces and 60,000 airmen. Last February 15, when the troops-to-Europe issue was at its hottest, Marshall testified be- fore Senate committees that the plan was to send about 100,000 Army troops In addition to those already there. At that time the official indication was that there were then about 97,000 men in Europe. The 100,000, he told the Sena- tors, would include 72,000 men in four divisions at full strength plusi "abou 120,000 or 25,000" support-i ing troops. Senate Alerted On RFC Loan WASHINGTON-()-Senate in- vestigators have been "alerted" and are keeping a close check on the, unfolding story of an alleged; "influence" loan to a St. Louis printing firm, Senator McClellan tD-Ark.) said yesterday.- And in St. Louis, the Post-Dis- patch came up with still anotherl name in its investigation of the] $565,000 RFC loan which the pa- per charges was "influenced." Y The new name: Max Siskind of Washington, former law partner of Chairman William M. Boyle,i Jr., of the Democratic National Committee.i ong the present battle-line, entire- l4y in North Korea except in the west. The Reds want the buffer strip along the 38th Parallel which divides North and South Korea. Informed sources in Wash- ington said the Allied team has been ordered to stand on its de- mand. The talks had begun at 11 a.m. Meanwhile Allied warplanes smashed last night at a menacing build-up of Red forces in North Korea. Ground troops failed again to wrest strategic hill mass- es on the eastern front from the Communists. Fifth Air Force Headquarters reported that night-flying B26 medium bombers pounded more than 800 Communist vehicles. Pilots said about 180 were de- stroyed or damaged. Heavy road traffic was spotted on the east coast, between the big port of Wonsan and Kangdong. One Allied bomber attacked some 200 vehicles in that area and re- ported hitting about 60. Korean Brief By Pentagon Under Inquiry WASHINGTON - (R) - A top- level inquiry appeared to be under way yesterday into the origin of a Pentagon statement on the Kor- ean War which later brought a disavowal from the High Com- mand. There was speculation that Deputy Secretary of Defense Rob- ert A. Lovett ordered the inquiry. Friday, at a briefing foruthe press on the Korean War situa- tion, a brigadier general and colonel read to reporters a state- ment which said: (A) When Russia made its sug- gestion for peace in Korea, UN forces halted a successful offensive against an enemy who was "hang- ing on the ropes." (B) But the Communists have been building up offensive strength in men and weapons in the bat- tlefront area. (C) The U.S., "far from making any reinforcements in the UN command," even removed a com- bat unit from the line and sent it to Japan. The Defense Department's Pub- lic Relations Director, Clayton Fritchey, told reporters later the statement did not reflect official policy or views, although he did not deny its accuracy. If the high policy makers did not know of the statement, it raised the question of where the idea did originate. . AFTER TWO and a half hours in conference with Prime Minis- ter Attlee and top ministers of the British government, Harri- man emerged smiling from No. 10 Downing Street, the Prime Min- ister's residence. Harriman made the long flight from Iran last night to tell the British just where things stand in the deadlocked crisis. Iran's of- fer to renew talks, broken off once last month after a single meeting, has not been disclosed fully, and the British apparently considered it vague. Harriman came for the face- to-face talks hoping to learn just why the British have not accepted the Iranian offer on the billion dollar Anglo-Iranian Oil Company which Iran has nationalized. The British Gov- ernment owns more than half the stock. The envoy brought with him the British Ambassador in Teh- ran, Sir Francis Shepherd. Right after the talks with Har- riman, a spokesman for the Prime Minister said the exchange had been "useful and fruitful." He added that "various points in connection with Mr. Harri- man's discussion with the Iran- ian Government were elucidated." * * * A MAIN point on which Britain wants clarification is treatment of British employes and techni- cians remaining in the vast oil fields of Southern Iran and in Abadan, home of the world's big- gest refinery. Britain has been complain- ing that these British oil men are being pushed around by Iranian officials bent on na- tionalizing the company. Harriman, however, was pic- tured as feeling that now Iran has offered to talk, Britain should agree., The United States is concerned because vital oil production and refining have almost stopped. Vaughn House Men Struggle For Survival Barred from returning to Victor Vaughn House in the fall by a University order which turns the former men's dormitory over to coeds, a nucleus of the 90 re- turning Vaughn men is trying to work out a plan with Residence Hall officials to keep the group intact next semester. Services Enterprises Manager Francis C. Shiel previously an- nounced that the group would be transferred as a unit to one of the houses in South Quadrangle at the start of the spring semester when the new residence is expect- ed to be completely finished. * * * - A SMALL contingent of former Vaughn residents will meet with officials this week to see if their entire number can't be assigned to the same house this next fall so that there will be no break in continuity at all. In a letter to the editor of The Daily (See Page 2), three men who attended a hastily sum- moned meeting of Vaughn resi- dents Friday night, declare that they feel the University would profit . by allowing the return- ing Vaughn House men to re- main an integral group. -AP Photo FESTIVAL SPEECH--President Truman warns an estimated 60,000 people gathered in Detroit's Cadillac Square that Soviet Russia is threatening world peace in many other places than Korea. The President spoke in the Motor City yesterday to highlight the celebration of the 250th anni- versary of the city's founding. Visible behind Mr. Truman is Gov. G. Mennen Williams. Cs* * * * * Crowds Celbrate A nivesary Party By BOB KEITH guests packed the sidewalks and Special to The Daily DETROIT-A swarming crowd spilled out over the curbs to wit- numbering in the hundreds of ness a spectacular five -hour par- thousands pushed and jostled ade of bands, floats and famed around downtown Detroit from military units. dawn to dusk yesterday as the OFFICIALLY, the spotlight hit 250 year old riverport treated it- the history-steeped city of auto- self to a million dollar birthday mobiles, minority groups and de- party. fense plants. Actually, though, the All along Woodward Avenue, chief center of interest was the from Convention Hall to Jeffer- president of the United States. son, weary Detroiters and their Harry S. Truman strode to a platform in front of the City Hall cat noon sharp to address the Realtors arn! thousands who stood in the street to see him. Against Steep It was not a record crowd for presidential addresses in the -Motor City, and people were lent alH ies scattered enough so that you could worm your way through them if you wished. Ann Arbor landlords w e r e But applause was enthusiastic warned by the Board of Realtors and apluseursthusandi yesterday against "abrupt, steep and a wild outburst of shouts and rent increases" which would "tend hat-waving greeted the President +_ in fa when he finished. GRADS CRY CURSES: Speech Students Stage 'Streets of New York' to stimulate public opinion in ta- vor of recontrol." They were urged to be "conser- vative and fair" in their applica- tion of rent raises made possible by the recent decontrol of rents. A statement issued by Stewart E. Butts, president of the board, warned landlords that "they run a risk of losing their new freedom to manage their property without outside interference." The statement added that com- mon sense and conservative ad- justments of rent would avoid in- citement of agitation for the re- imposing of controls. There were "some inequities" In the rent schedule enforced dur- ing the control period, the state- ment noted, adding that "these must be gradually smoothed out. Butts said that only two in- stances of rental increases had come to his attention since decon- trol and that both appeared to be justified. TRUMAN'S arrival in the heart of Detroit was shrouded under one of the heaviest security shields ever given an American President as several thousand city and State police, secret servicemen and FBI guards lined the 40-mile route from Willow Run Airport to De- troit City Hall and clamped a human ring around the City Hall for two hours. Although the Presidential route was "unannounced" thou- sands of persons parked their cars along Willow Run Express- way to watch the chief execu- tive pass. But anyone who tried to get within shouting distance of theI Truman caravan was quickly shooed away by the officers who guarded every underpass and in- tersection or the screen of 42 mo- torcycles which preceded the President. At the University-owned Wil- low Run Airport 14 miles east of Ann Arbor more than 30 troopers manned machine guns on a han- ger roof. Secret Service men reportedly regarded the Detroit visit as a top risk because of stress among Detroit nationality groups, politi- cal assassinations in the Near East, and according to unofficial sources, an anonymous tip re- ceived recently that an attempt on the President's life would be made yesterday. S* * DESPITE the ominous precau- tions surrounding his visit, the President himself was beaming and happy as he rode through De- troit streets doffing his hat to excited onlookers. He left at 1:15 p.m. and arrived in Washington three hours later. Overcast skies darkened Woodward when the President spoke but the sun broke through sparingly as parade time arrived and the danger of rain ruining the 60 float historical pageant soon passed. More than 20,000 persons and 100 bands took part in the mons- trous parade. Some spectators lined up as early as 7 a.m. to se- cure a good vantage point, while others waited until shortly before the 2 p.m. start and then shoved their way to the front. Many left early, exasperated by the mobbing or just weary of watching group after group march doggedly past, bored and tired because of the long march. Even Gov. Williams left the pa- rade with a scowl when someone routed his car out of the line of march before the entire route had been covered. Most onlookers seemed to take the discomforts in stride with the thrills, however, and for the most part Detroit was able to pass the 250 year mark with ease and plea- sure. *, * * Wilson Cites Peace Hope In Detroit DETROIT-M)-Defense Mobi- lizer Charles E. Wilson held out the hope last night that Russia will decide, in the face of Amer- ica's growing might, that the wise course is peace instead of war. Here to take part in celebra- tion of Detroit's 250-year growth from a frontier hamlet to a great manufacturing metropolis, Wilson said: "LET US SPEAK to Soviet Rus- sia from the strength of our pro- duction lines, from the strength of our armed forces and from the strength of our undying principles of liberty and justice. "We have always held the door open to a real and perma-r nent settlement of the world's problems. Perhaps a demon- stration of America's might, such as we are building now, will cause Russia to enter that door willingly and with real meaning. "If we can speak with a strength equivalent to the Kremlin's per- haps at last we can make our- selves understood by the fourteen rulers (the Politburo) behind its stone walls." * * * WILSON praised Detroit's pro- duction accomplishments of World War II, discussed the present situ- ation of "some unemployment" in the area and suggested that De- troit may be "farming out" too much of its defense orders. The unemployment he attrib- uted to the shift from civilian to defense production and said "no doubt this condition will be spor- adic in coming months." Word News Roundup By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W. Va.-Light- ning set fire to a million-gallon Methyl-Alcohol tank at a huge Kanawha Valley chemical plant yesterday. No casualties were re- ported. * * * WASHINGTON-The oft-re- jected St. Lawrence Seaway project bobbed up again yester- day, this time as a possible rid- er on the $8,500,000,000 foreign aid authorization bill. Senators Moody (D-Mich.) and Aiken (R-Vt.) said they will attempt to insert the sea- way and power development in- to the foreign aid. NEW YORK - Lightning-like raids by 50 federal agents re- sulted in 10 persons being held in $495,000 bail yesterday, charg- ed with membership in an inter- national narcotics smuggling and counterfeiting ring. * ..* NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-Sen. Taft (R-Ohio) said yesterday he doesn't know now if he'll run for the Republican Presidential nomination next year but add- ed: "I don't rule it out." RANGOON, Burma-The Bur- ma~ Road-w.hich fed'j Ching Rai- "Actions like these are cer- tainly no indication of peaceful intention," he declared. To meet this threat, the Presi. dent said, "the free world must have armed strength-and have it now." "Our great chance lies in build- ing up such strength and unity amorg the free nations that the Kremlin will have to drop it plans of aggression and subver- sion," Mr. Truman emphasized. * * * TELLING his audience that "this last year has been a year of tension," and one in which the United Nations, through its stand in Korea has gained new prestige and importance, the President tore into political opponents on the home front who are "trying to stir up trouble and suspicion between the people and their gov- ernment. "Never, not even in the bit- terest political campaigns, have I seen such a flood of lies and slander as is now pouring forth over the country," the President declared. He didn't mention his chief critics-Gen. Douglas MacArthur or Senators Taft or McCarthy by name, but he seemed to refer to MacArthur's charge in Boston this week that the Administration has no foreign policy. "This country is on the right track in foreign affairs," Mr. Truman asserted. "We have a goal-and that is peace. We have a way to reach that goal-and that is the middle way between world war on one side and surrender to communism on the other . .. we are making progress toward that goal," the President said. He cited the growing military preparedness of America, the in- creasing strength and unity of free nations and the setback to aggression in Korea as evidences of this program. * * * THE PRESIDENT also defend- ed his domestic program against what he termed the "smearers and slanderers." He told Detroiters that the cur- rent howls against potential na- tional bankruptcy were "old stuff." "Those who say we cannot af- ford our peace program and aid to our allies abroad are the very same ones who have been saying all along that we can't afford to do anything for the American people at home," Mr. Truman as- serted. Republicans Renew Attack On Acheson WASHINGTON - (P) - A new Republican move to clip the wings of Secretary of State Acheson- this time on foreign aid-is de- veloping in the Senate. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) told a reporter yesterday he will call the Senate Republican Policy Com- mittee together tomorrow to hear proposals for eliminating Ache- son as policy head of the $8,500,- 000,000 foreign aid program. any time. Good old-fashioned 19th cen- tury melodrama will be back in town this week when the speech department presents "The Streets of New York" Wednesday through Saturday at the Lydia Mendels- sohn Theatre. Written by Dion Boucicault, "The Streets of New York" teems with the snarling villains, heroes and heroines who are woven into an exciting plot of wall street panics, attempted murder, multi- ple suicide-none of which are successful-and a raging tene- ment fire. r.' A CAST OF 27 play production students will participate in these comic-tragic incidents. Qideon Bloodgood, the man who's object in life is to do harm to others, will he~ ni rA vA by Rnv, S1"h1e Ctd_a was seen in "Green Grow the Lilacs" will play the plighted Alida, forsaken by all because her father fell with the stock- market. But Alida does not. win the hero's love. That distinction is Lucy's claim to fame. Doris Me- dina, Grad., is the actress who falls in love with Mark and suc- ceeds in winning his adoration. OTHERS IN THE CAST will be Jeannette Grandstaff, N o r m a Stolzenbach, Clarence Stephen- son, Willard Booth, Art Nevins, Lloyd VanValkenburgh, and Con- rad Stolzenbach, all graduate stu- dents in speech. The play is directed by Prof. Hugh Z. Norton, who also directed the successful "An Enemy of the W'~~~~..~ W 5- V..i,