C I 4c PERENNIAL NEMESIS See Page 4 £ir ujan ity .4 ~0 # 0 0 '90 0 e Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LXI, No. 7-S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951 FAIR SIX PAGES War Heroes R Decorated By President Red Conviction Of Oatis Decried WASHINGTON-(A')-President Truman decorated four American Army infantrymen with the Medal of Honor yesterday in a solemn ceremony in the White House rose garden. He told the Korean War heroes they are the kind of men who will make iti possible for the United States and its Allies to "win the Cold War" and insure a peaceful world. * * s THE FOUR wounded veterans are among the few who lived to receive the highest military decor- ation in person. Only three others, out of 27 Army men who have won the awards in Korea, survived their wounds. The President called it a proud moment for himself as he hung the blue-ribboned gold medal around the necks of Corp. Einar H. Ingman of Tomahawk, Wis.; Mas- ter Sgt. Stanley T. Adams, of Ola- the, Kan.; Capt. Raymond Har- vey, of Pasadena, Calif.; and Capt. Lewis L. Millett, of South Dart- mouth, Mass. Wives and parents stood in a breeze-tempered July sun during the 13-minute ceremony. High ranking officers stood at atten- tion. Truman reiterated to the med- al winners that he would rather have such a decoration than be President. The President also joined yester- day in the denunciations of Com- munist Czechoslovakia for impri- soning Associated Press correspon- dent William N. Oatis. Truman told his news confer- ence he endorsed a State Depart- ment statement, which said the conviction of Oatis on spy charges was a travesty on justice. Meanwhile, Senator McMahon (D-Conn.) introduced a resolution expressing "profound indignatiin," newspapers of the Western world published editorials criticizing the Czech Communist regime, and the Voice of America called Czech President Klement Gottwald a "peace criminal" and boot-licker of Stalin. NAM Leader Congress Begins Controls Debate Administration Pleads for Strong Wage, Price, Rent Extension Bill WASHINGTON-(/P)-The Administration said yesterday that if Congress passes a "weak" controls law, it may hit every American fam- ily with a $1-a-day boost in the cost of living. Eric Johnston, Economic Stabilization Chief, said it could mean an "economic Pearl Harbor." JOHNSTON'S WARNING-and a new plea by President Truman for a strong controls law to combat inflation-came as the House Reds, Terms Ridgwa y onplet for ea # 9 s + s 4 Dewey Calls For Strong Freeworld TOKYO-(IP)-Gov. Thomas E. Dewey called today for a world peace based on a buildup of strength by free nations and "not a mere peace of surrender or ap- peasement." The twice-defeated Republican presidential nominee declared that because of its vast industrial might the United States was not afraid of the "continuing threat of war- like Communist aggression." * * * HE SAID THAT through unity and a buildup of "overwhelming strength" the free world may look forward to the "gradual exhaustion and disintegration of the Com- munist forces of slavery and ag- gression." In a speech prepared for deliv- ery before the America-Japan so- ciety and for broadcast to the Uni- ted States. Dewey asserted that the U.S. "will never be the one to start a war in any conceivable set of circumstances." "The people of America and of thge free world," he said, "are building their strength for the sole and exclusive purpose of preventing war. "The United States will never attempt to use other-nations for purpose of aggression. All these contemptible methods we leave to the imperialist aggressors. "'We co not believe war is in- evitable. "We are dedicated to the high purpose of making peace inevi- table. "It must be a peace of strength -not a mere peace of surrender or appeasement." Dewey's speech was his first on his six-week 29,000-mile tour of nine countries of the Far East for a first-hand survey of problems of the Pacific nations. His immediate audience were prominent Americans in Japan and Japanese business and government leaders who make up the America- Japan society. He told them his visit was "solely as a private citizen." He finished the final draft of his speech late Thursday after conferring much of the day with Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Su- preme Allied Commander, and U. S. Ambassador William J. Sebald. vopened debate on a price-wage- rent control bill to replace the old law which expired last Saturday. A temporary 31-day extension still keeps the federal controls program in operation, but bars any price rollbacks. House leaders were barely able to muster the required majority to begin the debate. Post-holiday absenteeism spotted the chamber with vacant seats. * * * ADMINISTRATION Lieutenants, openly worried over the apparent lack of interest, expressed fears that the prospect for peace in the Korean War may touch off a drive to junk controls entirely. Truman and his top mobilization officials also reflected grave con- cern over that possibility. The President said in a Fourth of July address Wednesday that even if the fighting in Korea is halted, the nation's military build-up must go on. And he said a tight rein must be kept on the economy to prevent runaway inflation. At his news conference today, President Truman again prodded Congress for controls legislation along the lines he has recommend- ed. Natural Gas Aliotments M"ay B e Cut WASHINGTON -The Govern- ment's Petroleum Administration for Defense (PAD) disclosed yes- terday it may bar the use of nat- ural gas for heating houses and other buildings that do not now use this fuel. Deputy PAD Administrator Bruce K. Brown issued a state- ment saying a nation-wide order is under tentative consideration. It is not sure to be issued, he said, but "something of this sort ap- pears necessary." He blamed "an extremely tight situation in natur- al gas supplies." C. P. Rather, assistant deputy administrator of PAD, said the amount of line pipe allotted to the gas industry for the third quarter of 1951 was not enough to complete necessary projects. Possibly indicating that the De- fense Production Authority (DPA) holds the key to the situation, Rather added: "We can only hope that suffi- cient steel will eventually be made available by the DPA to correct the basic situation." Iran Re'ects International Court Plan Refuses Hague's Oil PeaceRuling THE HAGUE, Netherlands--P) --The International Court of Jus- tice urged Britain and Iran yes- terday to agree on an interim plan for keeping Iranian oil flowing un- til the Court can reach a decision in the bitter dispute. Iran quickly rejected the Court proposals. ** * Asks Tax Hike WASHINGTON-(0)--A Nation- al Association of Manufacturers (NAM) spokesman got a cool re- ception from Senators yesterday when he proposed to balance the Federal budget with a "consump- tion tax" of as much as $18,000,- 000,000. The reaction indicated the plan will get nowhere. Both Republi- cans and Democrats on the Sen- ate Finance Committee spoke up against it. The idea was offered by Charles R. Sligh, Jr., a Holland, Mich., furniture manufacturer who heads the NAM's taxation committee. He was a witness in the committee study of a new taxraising bill pegged largely on corporation and personal income taxes. Sligh proposed an excise tax at the manufacturers' level-he call- ed it a "broad consumption tax"- on everything manufactured ex- cept food and food products.I Un- der questioning, he said excises should yield as much as the gov- ernment now gets from individua:. incomentaxes, or about $22,000,- 000,000 a year. Since he would leave the present liquor and to- bacco excises alone (these yield about $4,000,000,000) this would mean $18,000,000,000 from the manufacturers excise. t t l BRITISH officials hailed the proposals as "very welcome to us." They said Britain would try to follow the recommendations set down in the 3,500-word decision if Iran would agree. The British indicated that if Iran kept on re- fusing to agree, Britain might put the oil case before the UN Secur- ity Council. But Iran clung to her uncom- promising determination to seize full control of the huge Anglo- Iranian Oil Company's wells and refineries on the Persian Gulf. Hossein Navab, Iranian minister to The Hague, declared: "We did not recognize the competence of the Court, and neither do we re- cognize the Court's decision of today. We consider the Court's decision null and void." BRITAIN HAD asked the Court1 to propose interim measures as a, matter of greatest urgency to stave off the threatened complete shut-1 down of 'her Iranian oil opera- tions. Britain also accused Iran of vio- lating International Law in na- tionalizing the British-owned com- pany and asked for an injunction against its seizure by the Iranian1 government. The Court apparent-l ly will decide on the charges and the request for an injunction aftert it determines whether it has jur- isdiction in the case. U' Hospital Fire Draws Three'Alarms Ann Arbor firemen were called to the Neuropsychiatric Institute1 of the University Hospital early3 yesterday evening in response tot a fire reportedly set by a patient of the Institute. Two pumpers, a high-pressure fog truck, and the aerial-ladder truck answered the alarm which was turned in at 7:26 p.m. Fire- men found that the blaze, con-1 fined to the contents of one room, had been extinguished by Univer-I sity employes. Upon returning to the Fire Sta- tion, the firemen received a sec- t ond call, this time from the main building of the hospital. They found that smoke had seeped into the main building from the earlier fire and caused a nurse to sound an alarm. While on their way back to the fire station forthe second time,' the engines received a radio-tele-t phone message that a third alarm1 had been turned in from the hos-t pital. Once again it proved to be caused by smoke from the original_ small fire. Firemen reported that employes of the Neuropsychiatric Institute- said the fire was started in some papers by a youthful patient with pyromanic tendencies. When ask- ed to verify this later last night, Ralph Johnson, night administra- ive assistant at the hospital, said only that the fire was "very min- or" and that an investigations would be launched immediatelyI by University officials.- Hungary Expels U.S. Diplomats. BUDAPEST-(R') -Two Ameri- can diplomats were ordered ex- pelled from Hungary yesterday by the Red government . The Communist regime used the diplomatic device of holding that they were persona non grata (un- welcome) after the U. S. govern- ment rejected a Hungarian claim that they should be withdrawn be- cause of alleged connection with a spy plot. * * * THERE IS NO recourse when a foreign diplomat is declared un- welcome. Now the two must cross the frontier into Austria within 24 hours-by 1 p.m. today. They are Legation Secretary Al- bert W. Sherer, Jr., who has a wife, Carol, and two small children with him, and Ruth Tryon, head of the U. S. Information Service here. The U.S.I.S. closed its infor- mation and music library and documentary film theater here Tuesday on demands of the Hungarian government and vol- Untarily quit issuing its news bulletin. The note concerning Sherer and Miss Tryon was delivered at 1 p.m. yesterday to the American Lega- tion. THE DIPLOMATIC clash grew4 out of the recent spy trail of Archbishop Jozsef Groesz, who was convicted and now is in prison. The Red regime charged the trial had "proved that they (the three Americans) have carried out spy- ing and diversoionist activities." The United States vigorously de- ned the three were involved in spying. Sen. Moody Warns Against Relaxation LANSING -(W) -- There should be no relaxation in the mobiliza- tion ecort even if the cease-fire inj Korea becomes an actuality, Sena- tor Blair Moody (D-Mich.) de- clared here yesterday. NEW YORK - ) - Frederick Vanderbilt Field, millionaire left- ist, was found in contempt of court and sentenced to 90 days yester- day for refusing to tell who pro- vided $80,000 bond for four bail- jumping Communist leaders. Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan imposed sentence on the scion of one of America's wealthiest famil- ies, but ordered it stayed until to- day so the defendant could appeal. MEANWHLIE, IN Washington, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover called on citizens to aid in a na- tion-wide search for the four bail Flier Freed; Refuses Red Information FRANKFURT, Germany-()- Czechoslovak Communists tried in vain to pry military information out of a United States jet flier forced down on Czech soil, the pilot reported yesterday. The pilot is Lt. Luther G. Ro- land, 25 years old. Picked up by Czech guards, he was not per- mitted to sleep during 34 hours questioning about his flight and other matters. ROLAND IS one of two pilots ' who landed near Prague June 8 when their planes strayed from their course. He and his com- panion, Bjoern Johansen of Nor- way, were released Wednesday. "That's one Fourth of July I'll never forget," Roland s a i d, grinning after he told this story: He and Johansen on a training flight, suddenly realized they were off course. They were running short of fuel. They spotted a field and headed for it. When the planes wheeled to a stop they were surrounded by uniformed men, and learned they were in Prague. The two pilots were led away and kept separated. The Czechs took Roland to a downtown building, and questioned him thoroughly on all aspects of the flight. jumpers and four other fugitive Communist leaders. Hoover also issued a warning against harboring or assisting the Reds in their flight from the law. The FBI chief said in a state- ment the agency is "requesting the assistance of alert citizens and law enforcement agencies in locating" the eight fugitives. The statment continued: "Any one having information on the whereabouts of the eight Com- munist leaders is urged by Mr. Hoover to contact the nearest of- fice of the FBI." THE FOUR WHO jumped bail are Henry Winston, the Party's National Chairman; Gus Hall, Na- tional Secretary; Robert Thomp- son, New York State Chairman; and Gilbert Green, Illinois Chair- man. The other four the FBI are hunting are Fred Fine, William Marron, Sidney Steinberg and Jo- seph Jackson, Jr. They are want- ed for "evading arrest" since their indictment June 20 in New York on charges of advocating the vio- lent overthrow of the Government. This is the same charge on which the first four were convicted. The 46-year-old Field is Secre- tary of the Civil Rights Congress bail fund which posted $260,000 bond for 11 American Communist leaders convicted of conspiring to advocate violent overthrow of the United States Government. The United States Attorney General's office lists the organization as sub- versive. RYAN EARLY this week ordered the fund to forfeit $80,000 bail of four of the leaders who failed to appear with their seven comrades to start serving their prison terms. The FBI is waging a nation-wide manhunt for them. Ryan ordered a bail inquiry, contending identities of those who put up the $80,000 were needed to help trace the fugi- tives. - Field is a great grandson of the famed Commodore Cornelius Van- derbilt, who founded the family fortune with the Staten Island ferry and railroad investments. -AP News Photo WHERE KOREAN WAR STARTED, AND MAY END-A lone U.S. soldier stands guard near a sign on the 38th Parallel in Korea which calls attention to where the war started a year and 11 days ago when the North Korean Communist Army swept across the imaginary line into South Korea. A cease-fire would probably result in both sides in the conflict retiring from the parallel. Millonaire Field Sentenced; F.B.I. Asks Aid in Red Hunt UN Envoys' Safe Travel Guaranteed Formal Meeting Set for Tuesday TOKYO-(IP)-The Communists and Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway yesterday agreed on final terms for a preliminary armistice meeting Sunday and Ridgway promised Red liaison officers immunity from air attack. Earlier in the day the Commun- ists announced they would guar- antee safe conduct for Allied liai- sons officers proceeding to the meeting site at Kaesong, three miles south of parallel 38 and 30 air miles northwest of Seoul. THE SUPREME Allied Com- mander, in reply to this message, guaranteed immunity for the Com- munist party all the way from Pyongyang, the North Korean cap- ital, to Kaesong. Ridgway also said a five-mile radius aroun Kaesong would be a neutral zone from the time the Red emissaries arrive. This meeting will lay the groundwork for the formal con- ference, which will begin at Kae- song Tuesday. The Chinese in their message had suggested the Allies travel by jeep instead of helicopter to "cut down the possibility of misunder.. standing." However, Ridgway's broadcas reply said, "My delegates will pro- ceed by helicopter or jeep as dic- tated by the weather." He added they would cross the Imjn River on the Seoul-Kaesong road at 9 a.m. Tokyo time Sunday (6 p.m. EST Saturday) regardless of how they traveled. * . * THE COMMUNISTS said their liaison group would leave Pyong- yang at 5 a.m. Saturday (2 p.m. EST Friday) in five jeeps and five motor transports carrying white flags. Ridgway yesterday requested that the Communists guarantee the safety of his delegates to the preliminary conference. A Chinese language message to Ridgway was broadcast from Pei- ping at 4 p.m. yesterday (EST). It said the Communists agreed to Rdgway's requests made Wednes- day. These Included the safe con- duct guarantee and permission to send two interpreters with the Al- lied emissaries. It also said the Chinese and North Korean delegations would go to Kaesong by jeep and truck on the road south from Pyongyang. * * * WHILE GROUND action in Ko- rea tapered off to light patrol ac- tion, Allied air and sea forces pounded away at enemy supply lines and front positions. Superforts plastered Red front positions with 500-pound bombs. United Nations Navy units pound- ed enemy East Coast positions. AP correspondent Nate Polowet- zky reported from Eighth Army Headquarters that a reliable source said Ridgway had named three colonels to the UN liaison unit. These were reported to be a Uni- ted States Marine, an Air Force officer and a South Korean Army officer. The source said an Army major would act as coordinator but it was not clear whether he would go to Kaesong, the Reds' chosen meeting place about 35 road miles northwest of Seoul. In Washington, total United States battle casualties in Korea were placed at 78,110 yesterday, an increase of 1,361 since last week's report. Based on notifications to rela- tives through last Friday, it listed 11,564 killed, 54,302 wounded and 12,244 missing by the latest count. In broadcasts yesterday, the Pei- ping Radio said Communist China mm+, s -n+m n , 4a,--- - BIAS CLAUSE BATTLE: Obscured IFC Action Threatens Fraternities World News Roundup By The Associated Press July Fourth traffic fatalities to- taled only 105-held below the 130 the National Safety Council fore- cast "unless extra caution were taken." * * * WASHINGTON-C ou mn i s t Drew Pearson said yesterday 12 cases of Army Signal Corps secret files on radar developments have disappeared, but the Army quickly denied lknowledge of anvsuch dis- i At least one campus fraternity faces suspension by the Inter- fraternity Council if a discrimina- tory clause in its constitution is not dsicussed at its national con- vention in September. The fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mi, scheduled to convene with other chapters Sept. 6 to 9 at Atlantic City, N. J., is required by an IFC resolution to "present written evi- dence that the question was 3rought up at its national conven- tion." * * * IN THE CONTROVERSY which raged over retiring President Alex- ander G. Ruthven's veto of a Stu- dent Affairs Committee move to eliminate bias clauses from cam- pus groups' constitutions, the IFC resnhitinn wsee nbsnnreA ? petitioned their national fraternity to call a national convention for the purpose of acting upon their discriminatory clauses." A letter explaining the resolution was mailed in May to nine frater- nities on campus having restric- tive constitutional clauses regard- ing membership by Stan Goodwin, '53, .IFC Human Relations Com- mittee Chairman. Goodwin said yesterday the IFC will stand by the regulation in case of violations. The SAC action had called for the removal of bias clauses by 1956 recognition of the chapters. In his or the withdrawal of University veto message, President Ruthven said the SAC ruling supported a theorv o nf inh rpnt rinh+ +tom- U.S. IN WORLD CRISIS: Fisher Calls for Strategy of Freedom i i ( By JOHN BRILEY "The practice of freedom itself is the most effective tactic in the strategy of freedom," Prof. Harold H. Fisher, chairman of the Hoover Institute and Library at 'Stanford TTniversitv told an audience in Russian plans are not secret,1 Prof. Fisher said: The Commun- ists have told us many times that they are after a world sys- tem of Communism. nirthermore their gtrategv rins munist can neutralize the power of a country to the point where a disciplined minority can seize con- trol, he contended. In our own country they have made young people fearful of join- in ~ ~rrn - o - -nnio fn ~rnn i i .__ i