i More 'U' Funds No Answer To City's Finanicial Problems See Page 2 Ci r tw Diigan Latest Deadline in the State i:3Iaii4y CLOUDY, WARt VOL. LXVI, No. 31S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1956 FOUR PAGES Southernen Gov. Coleman Calls' Key Private Meeting Claims Stevenson Sold Me Down The River'; Hints at Possible Revolt By PETE ECKSTEIN Special to the Daily CHICAGO - A sudden full-scale revolt against the nomination of Adlai Stevenson on present terms took shape last night at a closed gathering of southern delegates to next week's national convention. Key southerners, most of wholt had' been leaning toward the former Illinois governor, felt they had been double crossed when Stevenson told a television interviewer he had a "very strong feelnig the platfor mshould express unequivocable approval of the court's de- cision (on segregation)." They too kheart however from a later statement by National Committee Chairman Paul Butler who specifically said he did not agree that endorsement of the decision by name was necessary. Coleman Called Meeting hThe Daily learned yesterday that Gov. James P. Coleman of May Revolt at Stevenson's Stand % * * * Stevenson Takes Civil Rights Stand CHICAGO M)-Adlai E. Steven- son said last night the Demo- cratic platform should "expres unequivocal approval" of the Su prime Court's decision agains public school segregation. Following Stevenson's statemen a meeting of the Platform Com mittee drew only a couple o: Southerners. Some 20-odd mem bers of the 107-member committe are from the South. The meetin was called to may strategy in th civil rights dispute. Stevenson's words were hi strongest on the most controver sial issue building up for nex week's Democratic National Con vention. Stevenson, the leading contend- 'er for his party's presidential nomination, previously had said he thought it was unnecessary fo the platform to mention the high court's ruling, although he added his belief that such a reference was inevitable. Views on Civil Rights * Stevenson was asked during a television ABC interview about his views on a civil rights plank. He replied: "I have a very strong feeling that the platform should express unequivocal approval of the court's decision, although it seems odd that you should have to express your approval of the Constitution and its institutions." On this one prime topic, at least, Stevenson's statement served to pull the rug from under the con- tention of Gov. Averell Harriman of New York that Stevenson is too much of a political moderate. Harriman Rebuked Only a short time before the Interview, Harriman's camp had blasted at Stevenson on this "moderation" theme and drew a dressing down from Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler. Butler tossed aside his mantle of official party impartiality long enough to say it was "about time Democrats started pulling togeth- er and talking about the Demo- cratic party instead of each oth- By all counts, Stevenson is the front runner for the nomination next week and lately has been gunning for a first ballot blitz. Debate Race Segregation CHICAGO (A)--A Dixie delegate flared hotly yesterday at the as- sertion before Democratic plat- form drafters that racial segrega- tion In the United States is hurt- *ing American foreign relations. George C. Wallace, Clayton, Ala., retorted, "If the only way we are going to keep other peoples with us is to change our customs, 1 I think they will go communistic Mississippi, who called the meet- ing of delegates, told them he had been "sold down the river after all the trouble I had in Mississippi," presumably in gaining support of Stevenson's canddiacy. Stevenson's anticipated south- ern strength had been a large part of his estimated first ballot tally just short of a majority needed for nomination. Despite later denials to report- ers that possible candidates were s discussed Gov. Coleman told the - meeting that "the people of Mis- t sissippi have got some views that should be respected. They're go- t has double crossed them or Cole- - man has." f ing to think that either Stevenson Stevenson Upset e A delegate at the meeting who g had talked with the Stevenson e camp described the presidential candidate as surprisd and "very s upset" at the reaction to his tele- - vision remarks, The Daily also t learned. The Southerner reportedly told Stevenson there was a serious dif- ference between holding favorable 1 viws to the supreme court decision and recommnding those views to r the platform committee. The Stevenson move was inter- I preted as an attempt to under- mine support of Gov. Averell Har- riman of New .York based on his stronger civil rights stand. Platform Most Significant The southernors are opposed to any favorable mention of the court decision in the party's platform. Coleman told reporters after the meeting that the platform is "of far more significance to the south than the candidate." As a practical matter Sen. Lyn- don Johnson of Texas is the only apresent, southern candidate who could make a reasonable showing at the convention. A year-old heart attack, however, has prevented him from competing on any more than a "favorite son" basis. Gov. Coleman indicated he might support an active Johnson candidacy. But his basic strategy seemed to be revealed when he replied to the text of the Steven- son comments, "I'm not going to take up anything that nebulous." Prior Conflicting Versions He referred to prior conflicting1 versions of Stevenson's stand and his use of the word "feeling." All he would say is that the south was "deeply concerned" over anything, that affects civil rights. Thus by refusing to blast the Stevenson remarks, whilequietly hinting at a southern revolt, he appeared to be banking on hopes expressed at the meeting that the former governor could be talked t out of his new stand. Baring that, strategy was pri- vately discussed for lining up sup- port to have the platform com- mittee reject yesterday's Steven- son proposal. But as of early this morning it was still unclear whether Steven- son would remain the South's candidate if he refused to modify his suggestion for the platform. Group Backs Braninon Plan CHICAGO MP)-President James G. Patton of the National Farm- Harriman Group Cites Modest Gain Stevenson Confident Of Victory; Considers Vice-President Choice CHICAGO (JP-Averell Harri- man's forces claimed modest gains yesterday in the face of Adlai E. Stevenson's effort to capture the Democratic presidential nomina- tion in a first-ballot blitz. While rumblings sounded from the South over his civil rights views, Stevenson was completely confident of victory at next week's Democratic National Convention He was sizing up possible vice presidential running mates and telling supporters President Dwight Eisenhower can be licked in Nov- ember by a fighting Democratic campaign. Six days in advance of the con- vention's starting gun, lieutenants of Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennes- see are working openly now for second place for the man who jumped out of Stevenson's way. Kefauver Seeks Vice-Presidency While there is ample reason for suspecting Stevenson would pre- fer someone else, the practical re- alities of politics could dictate tap- ping Kefauver for the vice presi- dential nomination because of his recognized pulling power in the farm belt. Both Harriman, the New York governor, and Stevenson, the for- mer Illinois governor, were taking the calculated risk of alienating a measure of Southern support by somewhat parallel stands on the troublesome civil rights issue. . Harriman was represented as ready to scrap for a strong civil rights plank in the party platform, to reinforce the Supreme Sourt de- cision outlawing racially segregat- ed public schools. Has Less to Lose Harriman would have less to lose than Stevenson through an open move to back up the Supreme Court decision in the party plat- form since he has far less support in the South than his rival com- mands. Here is the way the claims of the opposing camps stack up now, with 686/2 votes needed to clinch the presidential nomination: The director of Harriman's or- ganization, Loyd Benefield, says Harriman can count on 366 to 376 votes. He previously had claimed 341. By twos and threes. Benefield told a reporter, Harriman is gath- ering in votes in such states as Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Stevenson's campaign managers say they have 6962 votes-10 more than are needed to go over the top. So far, the preconvention ma- neuvering of presidential hopefuls has gotten underway with a thud. None of the principals has stepped personally into the arena, although Stevenson has been busy on the sidelines. Bomb Scare Comedy antics in the Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis film at the State Theatre were abruptly halted yesterday when the ticket seller received a call warning of a bomb ready to blow up the theatre. An unidentified person tele- phoned the theatre shortly after 3 p.m. saying a bomb was hid- den somewhere in the building and was ready to go off at any moment. Upon notification, Ann Arbor police immediately directed all traffic away from the State and Liberty intersection, lead movie- viewers into the lobby and passers-by to the opposite side of the street. Then detectives made a thorough search of the build- ing, and found nothing. Police officials report that the caller was apparently a prankster. Nasser May Seek SUN Council Aid LONDON (/P)--Egypt's President Gamal Abdul Nasser last night promised a statement of "great world-wide importance" next Sun- day. Egyptian sources predicted he would ask the United States Se- curity Council to step in and for- bid any Western use of force against his seizure of the Suez Canal. Nasser has called a news con- ference in the main hall of his Revolution Council headquarters in Cairo at noon Sunday. That is just four days before the sched- uled meeting of a 24-nation con- ference called by the Western Big Three to discuss international con- trol of the waterway. Nasser has not replied to Brit- ain's invitation to the conference proposed last week by joint Brit- ish, United States and French action There were indications from Cairo that Nasser hoped Britain might be persuaded to postpone the conference. Nasser apparently is attempting to emphasize British and French military preparedness moves and to play down the conciliatory side as expressed mainly by the United States in promoting the London conference. There was some expectation that Nasser's statement would say why Egypt could not accept an invitation to the meeting. There was also a hint Nasser would demand a review of the Panama Canal, Gibraltar and the Dardanelles among other items, if international discussion of the Suez Canal is permitted. A surprise Security Council ap- peal, just ahead of the London conference, obviously would aim to destroy the parley's moral force. A close friend of Nasser said the appeal could be based on a complaint that.Britain and Frence, by their military threats and man- euvers, were - endangering peace. Russia's Good Fatith NEAR EAST CRISIS: Campbell Calls for Moderation By DAVE GELFAND In the last of a series of Semin- ars on Russian Studies. John Campbell, Director of Political Studies for the Council on Foreign Relations, led a discussjon on "So- viet Policy in the Near East." Considering, the Suez affair in the context of the cold war, Campbell noted that the Near East has been in a state of crisis for several years. He also asked that the attitude of the Arab peoples toward the West be kept in mind. Campbell told a large audience that the general crisis in the Near East is the result of a political and military vacuum created by con- flict and weaknesses resulting in part from the presence of Israael and the immaturity of Arab na- tionalism. Powers Respond to Vacuum In response to this vacuum, es- tablished powers have attempted to provide the political and eco- nomic influences needed. Russia is trying to move south into the area; the West is attempting to organize its positions of strength. At the present time, Soviet policy in the Middle Fast has cul- minated in the arms deal with Egypt. The new Soviet policy in the Middle East, while aimed at the same ends of denying the West its influence, strategic positions and oil, is using methods other than force. Russia Uses Other Methods By increasing cultural exchange, sending more diplomatic missions, and backing various people to suit its purposes, the USSR hopes to succeed where the force of Stalin failed. Campbell doubts that the USSR will lend support to Egypt in the case of armed intervention in the Suez area. He says that Russia does not want Western arms in the area and fears a general con- flict. Most probably, the USSR will continue to take cautious advan- Negro Poet To End Series Langston Hughes, well-known Negro poet, will read and give a commentary on some of his better known poems at 4:15 p.m. today. Final lecturer in University sum- mer series, "Patterns of American Culture: Contributions of the Ne- gro," Hughes will speak in Rack- ham Lecture Hall. --Daily-Don Watkins POLICY EXPERT-John Campbell, Director of Political Studies for the Council on Foreign Relations, addresses the last of a Russian Seminar series. Eisenhower Doubts tage of all possible situations, hop- ing to split the West and draw Arab nations closer to the Sovietl sphere. Discussing possible courses of action open to the West, Camp- bell said neither force nor ac- quiescence have worked in the past nor is it likely that they would do so in the future. In the cases of Cyprus and North Africa, the failure of force has been adequately shown. On the other hand, when the West appeased Egypt by arranging for British troops to leave the Suez, Nasser replied with further de- mands. Although it must be made clear that the West cannot be pushed further on issues vital to us, Campbell suggests that the wisest policy is one of moderation, one establishing cooperation on the basis of mutual cultural and reli- gious inheritances, and an under- standing of the problems facing these nations. Economic policy must be recon- sidered, a moderate attitude should be encouraged, and the Palestine refugees must be re- settled. Campbell told the audience that these objectives can only be at- tained by moderation and a wis- dom in statesmanship that has not shown in the past. Cobo Beats Leonard In Primary DETROIT () - Detroit Mayor Albert E. Cobo apparently knocked out Donald S. Leonard for the Republican Governor nomination in yesterday's primary election. .With 20. per cent of the votes counted, Cobo held more than a two-to-one edge over Leonard, the former state police commissioner badly beaten by Gov. G. Mennen Williams in 1954. Cobo's two-to-one lead was racked up in the first returns and held steady through midnight. Vote Doubles Leonard's His vote total was more than double Leonard's both in Wayne County, where he was expected to make a strong showing, and out- state, where Leonard expected his strongest support. The tally at midnight: Cobo, 87,643, Leonard 40,540 in 1,076 of the state's 5.177 precincts. In 945 reporting precincts, Gov. Williams drew 54,089 votes in an unopposed bid for nomination to a fifth term.-! The Cobo-Leonard battle was the top contest in an election which drew little voter interest. Lt, Gov. Philip A. Hart, Democrat, and Clarence A. Reid, a Detroit Republican, are unopposed for the Lieutenant Governor nomination In his campaign, Cobo, 62, stress- ed his record as Mayor of Detroit since 1949, and told audiences he had in mind a kind of "Detroit deal" for the entire state if nomi- nated and elected. He criticized Gov. Williams for feuding with Republican legislative leaders, and once called the main issue "the concept of government, and the man who works with legis- lators." He called in a general way for a greater effort in highway con- struction, fuller utilization of the state's water resources and morel Rid Russia Of Stalimsm Ike Urges Bulganin Reminded Of Agreements from Geneva Conference WASHINGTON () - President Dwight D. Eisenhower yesterday questioned Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin's good faith in keeping agreements. He urged Bulgapin to rid Rus- sia's foreign policy of the "evils"' of Stalinism. In a new letter to the Russian leader, President Eisenhower also hinted that he may make new dis- armament proposals after present studies are completed. Reply to Bulganin President Eisenhower's letter, released by the White House aft- er delivery in Moscow, was a reply to a note from Bulganin on June 6. The Soviet Premier advised the President that Russia had decided to cut its armed forces by 1,200,000 men and was prepared to reduce forces in Germany. He suggested cuts in Russian and Western armed forces in Germany could contribute to solution of the Ger- man problem. President Eisenhower rejected the Bulganin suggestion for this approach to the long deadlock over the division of Germany, say- ing that the problem of troops "cannot be dealt with as an iso- lated matter." He then reminded Bulganin - in the restrained tone which has characterized their year-old cor- respondence - that they had agreed in their meeting at Geneva last year that Germany should be unified by means of free elec- tions. President Eisenhower said the achievement of this unifica- tion was a responsibility of Russia, America, Britain and France. Questions Intentions "Not only has this not hap- pened," President Eisenhower said, "but I hear of statements from your side which seem to imply that your government is deter- mined to maintain indefinitely the division of Germany." Then the President added point- edly: "I must confess that I am perplexed as to how we can work together constructively if the agreements which are negotiated at the highest level after the most thorough exploration do not seem dependable." He also called on Bulganin to help realize some positive achieve- ments in the field of disarmament and develop contacts which would strengthen the friendship of the Soviet and Western peoples. Refers to De-Stalinization President Eisenhower ended with reference to the sensational de-Stalinization campaign of the present Soviet regime: "We realize that efforts are be- ing made in your country to eradi- cate some of the evils of an earlier period, This we welcome. But I hope that you and your associates will not confine your efforts to those evils manifested within your party and nation. "Those evils were also projected into the international field. Even today they constitute a grievous obstacle to doing those things which weboth agreed ought to be done. This situation needs also te be remedied by a new spirit for which I also earnestly appeal." Burma's Premier Sees Settlement FORMER DAILY EDITOR: Covers International Press Meet By CRAWFORD YOUNG Special to the Daily TUNIS-Student editors from 20 nations gathered in the heat of North Africa's midsummer sun and turbulent nationalism July 25-30 to discuss matters of practical concern to student journalists. Newly-independent Tunisia is a nation where politics are a re- current theme in every conversation. Add to this a predominately European participation, determined to eschew any question which had the remotest connection with "politics," and the outlines of the "Sixth International Student Press Conference" are sketched. .The event was one to which the Tunisian government attached considerable importance, as the first international conference to be held in Tunisia since full independence from French rule was won earlier this year. Bourguiba Addresses Group To commemorate the occasion, Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba and virtually the entire cabinet turned out to address the opening sessions. In addition, sundry municipalities tumbled over themselves offering hospitality to the conferees. ri rilfofa nfrpnr--. p ue.- p.r a nfinn ofa riraffriolr The Algerians were primarily interested in the Conference as an sounding-board to broadcast their cause to the world, and after a few strong-worded speeches demanding support in their struggle for liberation and denouncing the suppression of Algerian student publi- cations by the French, then subsided into silence. The French, on the other hand, were anxious to please their North African hosts, and listened with self-conscious politeness to denuncia- tions of the past record of their imperialist forebears. Impressive Ceremony The most impressive moment of the Conference was the ceremony connected with Bourguiba's attendance at the formal opening. Bus- loads of Tunisian students were brought to augment the audience, unanimously proud of their new influence, and the opportunity to display it to the world. At the appointed hour, the Prime Minister's caravan appeared. Bourguiba himself riding in a sky-blue '56 Packard. His appearance in the room itself was greeted with a rythmic clap- ping by the Tunisians, who adulate this man who gave them indepen- dence. His appearance is one of massive dignity - a chunky but upright mnn clad in white with the red Arab fez, he walked slowly I