Y RUSSIAN BAN See Page 2 Sir ujau Ar :43 a t ty 0OOV Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LXII, No. 187 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1952 FAIR AND WARMER FOUR PAGES Truman Signs GI Bill for Korean Veterans Civil Rights Issue May Split Dems By The Associated Press A stormy battle over Civil Rights that could split the Democratic party asunder and trigger a repetition of the 1948 Dixie "revolt" threatened to erupt yesterday as a prelude to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Discordant rumblings from the North and South over the explo- sive issue suggested that the Democrats may make the Republicans' strife-torn.convention look like a pink tea party. WHILE PARTY leaders plumped for harmony, these were the S- developments: Seel S trie q zHits Campus Development The steel strike made itself felt in new ways across the country yesterday, from Ann Arbor to Cal- ifornia. Work on the Cooley Memorial Laboratory on the University's North Campus development al- ready is two months behind sched- ule because of the strike, it was announced. SUPPLIES of structural steel have all but been exhausted, and a 50 to 60 man crew may be laid off within a week or 10 days, ac- cording to L. A. Perry, project manager for the Jeffress-Dyer Construction Co., contractors for the job. However, the steel' situation has not materially affected pro- gres on the Out-Patient Clinio or the Kresge Medical. Research Building, which Jefress-Dyer also is building. In San Francisco, the Canners League of California warned yes- terday that part of this season's canning crops will be rotting in orchards and fields unless there is an early settlement of the strike. p * * * NO THREAT TO the apricot pack, now being completed, was foreseen by the League. Failure to get the normal supply of tin cans rolling soon, however, would Jeopardize part of the state's huge packs of peaches, pears and fruit cocktail valued last year at more than 200 million dollars. Cintinuation of the steel strike the announcement said, also poses a threat to the state's packs of tomatoes and tomato products coming in late August and September. But in Pittsburgh, no one lifted a finger to end the steel strike. * * * LABOR AND industry have no plans for new bargaining sessions. The White House has not made a move to get them together again. The walkout, longest and most expensive in steel history, costs about 40 million dollars a day in lost wages and lost steel produc- tion. Millard Blasts State Prison Administration LANSING-(W)-Deplorable con- ditions led to the tragic mutiny' and riot at Southern Michigan Prison last April and the prison administration was partly to blame, State Attorney General Frank G. Millard charged yester- day. In his second of three reports on his six-week investigation of the convict uprising, Millard lash- ed out particularly at State Cor- rections Commissioner Earnest C. Brooks and Dr. Vernon B. Fox, former Assistant Deputy Warden who since has been fired. THERE WAS NO immediate re- ply from any of the men named in the report., As the second report was made public, the first two of 23 «a Alf. i 1. Sen. Herbert Lehman of New York, a supporter of presi- dential aspirant Averell Harri- man, pledged a showdown fight on the convention floor If nee- essary to get a Civil Rights plank "at least as strong" as the 1948 plank. It was the '48 plank on Civil Rights that sparked a Southern bolt from the convention and led to the creation of a Dixie states rights party. 2. Leaders of rival Democratic factions from Texas headed for Chicago to battle for the right to cast Texas' '52 convention votes -- with states and Civil Rights a prime issue in the dis- pute. Briefly, here is the background of the Texas fight: * * * TWO GROUPS met in separate conventions and each elected its own delegation to the National Convention in Chicago. One group-the pro-adminis- tration "loyalists" headed by former Rep. Maury Maverick- pledged its delegates to support the national party's nominee for President. The other group- Oth anti-ad- ministration "regulars" led by Gov. Allan Shivers-refused to ac- cept the pledge and insisted on waiting to see what the Chicago convention does about FEPC and other states rights issues. Both will lay their arguments before a credentials subcommit- tee of the Democratic National Committee in Chicago tomor- row. While partychiefs tried to soft- pedal talk of a split over Civil Rights, the two front-running candidates for the democratic presidential nomination flew to Chicago to lay battle lines for the convention opening Monday. * *. * SEN. ESTES Kefauver of Ten- nessee, No. 1 in the pre-conven- tion race, arrived from Washing- ton aboard a private plane bear- ing the legend "Kefauver for President" and a white-winged donkey. Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia, who holds the No. 2 spot in the Associated Press tal- ly of delegate strength, arrived and predicted he would be nom- inated between the fifth and eighth ballots. In Chicago, Chairman Frank McKinney of the Democratic Na- tional Committee indicated to newsmen that despite the big field of candidates-seven avowed and at least a dozen potential "dark horses" - he doesn't expect the convention will drag out more than four days. MEANWHILE, the man who will signal President Truman's choice for the nomination at the con- vention -- Thomas J. Gavin of Kansas City-made two telephone calls to the White House in a fu- tile effort to see Truman. Bill Grants 3 to.4 Years Of Education Provides Loans, Discharge Pay WASHINGTON - (P) - Presi- dent Truman yesterday signed a new billion dollar GI Bill of Rights extending most of the World War II benefits to veterans discharged since fighting began in Korea. The. Veterans Administration reported there were 870,000 such veterans on May 31, with the num- ,ber increasing daily. * * * THE MEASURE sailed through Congress on Independence Day with only one dissenting vote. Truman signed it, along with 36 others, while in Walter Reed hospital for a checkup. The law gives new veterans an education and training program on the order of that received by World War II veterans. But there are some changes -in amounts of money available and in the way the program is to be run. The act also provides for mus- tering out pay, unemployment benefits of $26 a week up to a total of 26 weeks, and financial backing for home and business loans. * * * THE LAW STEMMED from a widespread feeling that Congress ought to do something for Korean Veterans because they couldn't qualify for benefits set up for World War II servicemen. It will provide benefits for service personnel released after June 27, 1950. Eligible veterans include those who served 90 days or more and were discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. * * * FOR EACH DAY of military ser- vice, a veteran will be entitled to 1% days of education up to a max. imum of 36 months. But if the ex- GI qualified for training by reason of World War II service and then put in additional duty after Korea began, he will be permitted a top total of 38 months of training. It it's formal schooling he wants, he takes his pick from a list of institutions approved by the VA or state agencies. He can go full-time or part-time. A veteran who elects to go to school full-time, will draw $110 a month if he has no dependents, $135 if he has one dependent, and $160 if he has more than one de- pendent. THE RATES are scaled down for those who take their training on a three-fourths or half-time basis. With these funds, veterans will pay their own tuition fees, buy books and take care of liv- ing expenses. Tax-supported schools that or- dinarily don't charge tuition fees will be permitted to assess vet- erans up to $10 a month. And all schools will be paid $1.50 a month for each veteran enrolled. Here is the schedule by which mustering out payments will be made to all service personnel be- low the rank of major or lieu- tenant commander: For 60 days active duty and ser- vice outside the U. S. or in Alaska, $300; For 60 days active duty within the U. S., $200; and for less than 60 days, $100. Faculty Replies To Czech Germ Warfare Charg A group of University faculty members have asked educators behind the Iron Curtain to join in an effort to secure a scientific, objective and impartial investigation of Communist charges that the United Nations armed forces are waging germ warfare in North Korea. The faculty members, represented by a committee of the Uni- versity Senate, have urged the faculty of Charles University in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to support the proposal of the International Committee of the Red Cross for an impartial inquiry into the "causes, -Daily-Jack Bergstrom RELIGION PANEL-The Rt. Rev. Richard S. Emerich, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, Prof. Frank Huntley of the English department and President Harlan H. Hatcher (1. to r.) were participants yesterday in a panel discussion on "The Social and Educational Impli- cations of Religion Today." ieR* * * * * *y Pane DssssRigon at Universit By HARRY LUNN An interdepartmental degree program in non-sectarian religious studies was advocated yesterdam by The Rt. Rev. Richard S. Emer- ich, Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Michigan and University President Harlan H. Hatcher. Speaking in a panel discussion on "The Social and Educational Implications of Religion Today," they agreed that the philisophical values of religion were not being properly stressed in education to- day, but emphasized that such teaching should be strictly non- sectarian if it were introduced in- to colleges and universities. * * * THE PANEL was one of the programs in the summer series, "Modern Views of Man and So- ciety." It was moderated by Prof. Frank Huntley of the English de- partment, chairman of the Board of Governors of Lane Hall Student Religious Association. Prof. Huntley reviewed the religious situation at the Uni- versity, pointing out that a re- cent faculty report had recom- mended an interdepartmental Deferment Form May Save 'U' Students from Uncle Sam By BOB MOELLER 1 A slip of paper, Form SSS 109, may be the only barrier between you and the Army!' Robert Garfield, Director of Extension Recording in the Regis- trar's Office, explained yesterday that his office is doing all it can to rush through to draft boards the information form regarding the class standings of male University students. This piece of paper is necessary for possible deferrment from the draft. GARFIELD SAID that his office had received some complaints from students and from the draf tboards on the University's handling degree program in religion and ethics. Bishop Emerich outlined the three basic elements of civiliza- tion: material base, technical knowledge and meaning or pur- pose. "This third element has been neglected in our society and schools," he said. Stressing the need for faith as a basis of morals, he mkintained that there is no ultimate dignity of human nature or man unless man is a child of God. "The cur- ricula of the universities and col- leges reveal that the people do not think what I am talking about is important or they would put more emphasis on it," he said. IN A DISCUSSION of the tra- ditional separation between the church and state as functions, President Hatcher said that this separation did not divide the unity of religion, morality and know- ledge. "As the college and university curriculum became more concern- ed with technical subjects and the old courses which stressed the great ideas behind religion were being eliminated, the home and church were relaxing their pro- vincedof religious education," President Hatcher said. "We have to be concerned that the great background of understanding from which- re- ligious beliefs stem is included in the curriculum," he concluded. Dems To Ask New Vote on Unit Rule State Democratic Chairman Neil Staebler said yesterday that sev- eral Michigan delegates have indi- cated they will ask reconsideration of the defeated unit rule measure in a pre-convention caucus Sun- day. Baseball Scores NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 8, St. Louis 7 (10 innings) Philadelphia 8, Pittsbu'rgh 7 Chicago 3, Boston 2 Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 8-7, Cleveland 7-4 Detroit 9, Washington 0 Boston 7, Chicago 3 .. Hope Stirs For Korean Peace Break MUNSAN -(M)- An unexpected Communist announcement stirred hope yesterday for a break in the critical deadlock over prisoner ex- change-the major issue blocking an armistice in the Korean War. The Chinese Reds said they conditionally recognized the Ge- neva conventions banning germ warfare and setting rules for treatment of war prisoners. * * * THE ANNOUNCEMENT over Red China's Peiping radio placed a new aspect on the truce nego- tiations at Panmunjom, but its exact effect on the long-stalled talks was not known. It came shortly before the Com- munists requested Wedneseday a two-day additional recess in se- cret negotiations. * * * THE COMMUNISTS asked that the recess continue until 11 a.m. Friday. The UN command agreed at once. The talks have been in recess since Monday. The announcement, made by Red China's number two man, foreign minister Chou En-Lai, seemed to suggest that the Com- munists might be willing to agree to transfer of prisoners, who re- fused repatriation, to a mutually agreeable third power or a "sub- stitute" organization. If this is so, it might pave the way for settlement of the dead- lock over prisoner repatriation. Meanwhile a flight of 50 Com- munist jets, described as "the cream of the crop," challenged U. S. sabre jets high over north- west Korea late yesterday and one Red fighter was reported shot down. nature and extent" of epidemics reported to have occurred in Korea. ' * * * A LETTER containing the sug- gestion was sent to Prague over the signature of President Harlan Hatcher and five representative members of the Senate. It was a reply to a letter of March 25 from the faculty of Charles Uni- versity in which the charge was made that the armies of the Unit- ed Nations have made use of bio- logical warfare in Korea. The five other signers are Prof. James K. Pollock, chairman of the political science department; Prof. Warner G. Rice, director of the University Library; Prof, Lee R. Dice, director of the in- stitute of Human Biology; Prof. Thomas Francis, Jr., chairman of the epidemiology department and Prof. Walter J. Nungester, newly appointed chairman of the bacteriology department. Dispatch of the letter on Jun#- 23 to Dr. Jaroslav Charvat, pro- rector of Charles University, was announced yesterday after allow- ing it sufficient time to reach Prague. Besides urging support for the Red Cross investigation, the letter says this in regard to the. germ warfare charges: "The Senate is acquainted with no evidence which substantiates the serious charges thus made in the proclamation of the academic community (of Charles Univer- sity), and thinks them likely to be without foundation in view of the known services of American medi- cine and the American government toward the extirpation of disease wherever their influence extends. * - * * IT ALSO credits completely the unqualified denials of Secretary of State Dean Acheson, who has fully and repeatedly answered al- legations of germ warfare since these were first put forward. "Nevertheless, being constant- ly guided by the high humani- tarian ideals which are conse- quent upon the love of liberty, peace and truth, and being hap- pily free to pursue inquiry *herever it may lead through an . unfettered application of sound scientific methods, the Senate of the University unhes- itatingly asserts its full support of the proposal of the Interna- tional Committee of the Red Cross, addressed to both par- ties in the Korean conflict on March 12, 1952, to prosecute, under guarantees of moral and scientific independence, an in- quiry into the causes, nature, and extent of the epidemics re- ported to have occurred in North Korea. "The Senate will be gratified to receive from the Academic Com- munity copies of letters which it has addressed to its government advocating the initiation of the Red Cross investigation, or any other plan for the collection and study of evidence relating to health conditions in North Korea which can be carried out under guarantee that only impartial and well-qualified scientists will par- ticipate." * * * THE LETTER points out that a copy of the Senate communication has been forwarded to the Depart- ment of State in Washington which already has notified the Red Cross committee of its acceptance of the plan. Included with the letter to Prague was a copy of a letter written to the Hungarian Acad- emo nf Sieneb hv fr. Detav W. of the form which gives informa-< tion on the student's present class ranking, and indicates whether or not he is accepted for enrollment here next fall. He said that in a number of cases his office had omitted to place on the form the informa- tion regarding the students' ac-. ceptance for fall enrollment, but that this matter has subse- quently been taken care of. The official said that a total of approximately 2,333 deferrment information forms were sent out to draft boards last week, after the staff of the University Tabu- lating Service had been working weekends and nights for almost 30 days since the end of school, compiling the class standings of male students of LSA, Pharmacy, Natural Resources, Music, and other undergraduate schools, with the exception of Engineering. Garfield said that for the most part draft boards are "considerate of students - some seem to be helping all they can to keep stu- dents in school." "Form SSS 109 is," he con- tinued, "exceedingly important to the draft boards" in determ- ining whether or not a student is to be deferred and allowed to continue his college career. Garfield said that students who are enrolled in any of the under- graduate schools of the Univer- sity must, in order to have their college status information for- warded to the draft boards, obtain Form SSS 109 at the Registrar's Office in the Administration Build- ing. Engineering students and grad- uate students should, he explain- ed, find out their class status through their respective schools. THIRD PARTY SURVEY: Vegetarians Ready for '52 Race SPORTSMEN: British Display Great Interest in Many Sports By BARNES CONNABLE Special To The Daily LONDON-English sports-lovers are perhaps a larger bulk percent- age-wise than Americans, judging from a number of signs. Newspaper coverage of cricket, rugby, football and the races is as is retained an enthusiastic and time-consuming interest in the curious games they play over here. This seems a bit odd when you observe a few of these athletic op- srations. But they tell us our sports are Just as amazing in their By MIKE WOLFF One of the most colorful but little-known of the currently op- erating third parties is the Amer- ican Vegetarian Party. Girding themselves for the 1952 presidential campaign with the motto "Thou Shalt Not Kill," America's leading pacifist party. has nominated retired army offi- cer Brig. Gen. Herbert C. Hold- ridge for President. THE PARTY'S foreign policy plank calls for the designation by all governments of "Ministers of Peace," who would meet togeth- er in continuous session," guided V%- +Ia fg Q1 of ., ,_ c m .. ,. - ,, platform calling to rthe print- ing of more money to pay off the national debt and finance a public works program to end unemployment. His proposed public works pro- jects included a'vast housing pro- gram and a network of eight-lane trans-continental highways. In a 1948 radio address, Dr. Maxwell proposed to build "garden cities" in under-developed areas, financed by the printing of new money. 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