FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1951 Labor Committee Rejects Proposed Wage Ceiling WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—(JP)—The United Labor Policy com mittee, representing most of the 16,000,000 union members in the nation, tonight unanimously rejected a pronosed ceiling of nine percent on future wage increases. The committee advised economic stabilizer Eric Johnston of this action, then met again tonight to determine its next move. Molotov At Fete Honoring Chinese Pact MOSCOW, Feb. 15—(W)—First deputy prime minister V. M. Molotov headed a big group of distinguished Soviet leaders pres given by the kinese embassy ;t night to .rk the first iniversary o f te Soviet-Chi se treaty. Molotov led a ist to the Chi se army and Soviet army td to Mao Tze mg, head of e central people's govern ment of the People's Republic of China, and Chu Teh, Mao's army commander in chief. Soviet For eign Minister Andrei Y. Vishin sky led a toast to the "Korean people's liberation army" and all nations "following in the historic path which has been pointed out by the U.5.5.R.," Soviet press ac counts said today. Among those present was the Soviet Defense Minister, Marsha] N. A. Bulganin. Chinese Charge D'Affaires Chen. Yun-Chuan was the host at the party, held at the Hotel Metropole. Chen said in a speech the Chinese people would "stand firm against American ag gression," adding that he con sidered "the friendship of 700,- 000,000 people" a vital factor for peace. Babcock Receives Chem Eng Award Daniel Babcock has received the award given by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to the junior at the College having the highest scholastic av erage. This is the first time the award has been given here. Bab cock, a member of the Penn State chapter of the AIChE, concluded his sophomore year with an all- College average of 2.83. Among the awards that Bab cock received were an engraved certificate from the national or ganization, an emblem, a two year subscription to the Chemi cal Engineering Progress, the AlChE's national journal, and a pin signifying his student mem bership in the society. Nearn Makes Report _ Three reports by W. T. Nearn, an instructor in forestry at the College, are cited in a newly published survey of Japanese natural resources. Nearn, who is currently on leave for advanced study at Yale university, discusses in his re ports lumber production in Ja pan, the forestry situation in Kyushu, and the forestry situa tion in northern Honshu. Besieged Unit Rescued By Allied Tank Column TOKYO, Friday, Feb. 16 (W)—ed that, despite their astronomi- An Allied tank column smashed cal losses, the Chinese were mass through faltering Chinese Corn- ing fresh troops. They apparently were intent on striking again on munist resistance Thursday and a new and larger scale, in an at lifted a 42-hour siege of a val- tempt to split the United Nations iant French-American regimen- army and isolate 100,000 Allied tal combat team on the central troops in the West. Korean front. Randolph said intelligence re- The relief column, smashing up ports showed elements of four from the south, drove into dis- new Chinese army corps-12 di ordered flight Communists be- visions were reinforcing the sieging Chipyong, 35 miles east original three Chinese army corps of Seoul and anchor point of the committed to the attack.. A Chi central front. nese army is made up of three The defenders greeted the re- divisions. lief force with cheers but pre- At least five of the nine at pared for new assaults. • tacking Chinese divisions were Associated Press war corre- badly shot up in heavy central spondent John Randolph report- front fighting earlier this week. It was possible the labor group would de ci d e to withdraw its three members on the Wage Stab ilization board a threat to the board itself and to the effective ness of any wage-control' program. After being informed of the labor group's rejection, Johnston told newsmen: "I'd been hopeful of a settle ment this week. Now I don't know." The . situation grew more criti cal hourly as one major strike and possible others threatened to break out from under the wage Walk-Out Set A walk-out of 70,000 CIO tex tile workers in woolen and cotton mills was set for 7 a.m. E.S.T. Fri day. The union is headed by Emil Rieve, one of the thre e labor members of the Wage Stabiliza tion board and a member of the United Labor Policy committee. As the wage board went into a session which could last far into the night, the deadlock over -',11.e stabilization wage formula called for the utmost mediating s k i 11 which Conciliation Director Cy rus F. Ching, chairman of the board, could bring to bear. Prob ably nothing in his long industrial relations career could have more greatly taxed his ability to make peace or find a compromise. Ag Instructors Are In Demand Dr. L. H. Dennis, past execu tive of the American Vocational association, spoke on the growing demand for teachers of agricul ture in an informal talk Wednes day night at the 20th annual ban quet of Eta chapter of Alpha Tau Alpha. Dr. Dennis in his talk touched upon the preamble of this hon orary fraternity, asking his audi ence of 75 undergraduate and faculty members whether they believed agriculture was being taught as it should be and, if not, what should be done about it. Membership shingles and rec ognition keys were presented by two faculty members. Dr. Henry Brunner and Dr. C. S. Anderson, national president for the' last', four terms. Richard A. Pennay, general chairman of the anni versary event, spoke for the in itiates. Membership to the Eta chap ter requires that the student be in the upper forty per cent of his class. The 30 newly initiated members were presented by the chapter president, James A. Leaner. Tau Alpha now has 488 members. EMployment Office Allan Reece, head of stu dent employment, yester day requested that all students whashave registered at the stu dent employment office hand in their second semester sched ules at the office in Old Main if they have not already done so. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA DR. MAURICE STREIBY last night presented a lecture and demonstration on the work ings of television in Schwab auditorium. Streiby is a staff executive of the long lines de partment of the American Tel ephone and Telegraph company. Free Europe Begins Pooling Of Defenses PARIS Feb. 15 —VP)— Free Europe began the actual work of pooling its defenses against Com munist aggression today, spurred by new pledges that the United States is rushing greater aid. Five nations of western Europe sat down here to try to muster their armies into a single mili tary force. West Germany was among them and a German sol dier sat on a high council in Paris for the first time since the Allies chased out Hitler's divisions six years ago. The others represented were France, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg. At about the same time, Lt. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, chief of staff to Gen. Dwight D.• Eise nhower's north Atlantic army, told newsmen here that Eisenhower will take over full command of an international defense force in Europe by the middle of next month. Eisenhower is due here early next week to organize his supreme headquarters. He was reported sailing from New York today. Red Demonstration. All this provoked a Communist demonstration, in which more than 500 persons including three Red leaders were arrested, and a court action by the Communists. The Red demonstrators, order ed out by their leaders to protest German rearmament, tried to smash through police iines block ing all approaches to the huge Place de L'Opera in the center of Paris tonight. Most of those arrested were later released, but known Communist agitators fac ed stiff penalties. The court action was a 'legal charge of treason filed by three former cabinet ministers who are Communists o r sympathizers, against Premier Rene Pleven and Defense Minister Jules Moch. The charge: The ministers have com mitted treason in endangering the security of the state by favoring the rearmament of Germany while France is still technically at war with Germany. Approval Gained For German. Police Force BONN, Germany, Feb. 15—(R) —Creation of a 10,000-man spec ial police force to guard Western Germany ;o;ainst Communist in filitration won parliamentary ap : proval today. The force will operate on all of West Germany's international frontiers, but Interior Minister Robert Lehr made plain its main task will be to guard tre 350 miles of iron curtain border Stretching from the Baltic to Czechoslovakia. TV Expert Court Action UN Forces Still May Cross Line --- Truman WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (IP) —President Truman said today Al lied troons are still operating under United Nations authority to cross the 38th parallel in Korea. But he left uo in the air whether there would be any sizeable in cursion beyond that line, after saying it was a matter of military strategy in the hands of Gen. MacArthur and there also were political aspects involved. He said he didn't care to corn ment on the political angles to day. The subject, which has been a point of difference with some of America's allies, was raised by newsmen at the president's week ly news conference. Favors Tax Raise Mr. Truman also told the re porters that: 1— He still favors a "quickie" tax raise with another to come later, and believes the action of the House Ways and Means com mittee yesterday in deciding to hold hearings on the entire rev enue question first will endanger the anti-inflation drive. 2 Gen. Marshall's testimony today th at military chiefs had agreed on four more American divisions for Europe is in line with the President's belief and that is the reason he so testified. 3 If Charles E. Wilson, de fense mobilizer, and stabilization officials feel that legislation is needed to hold down food prices he will ask for it. He said these officials are working to prevent a spiraling of food and other prices. Also Comment The 38th parallel matter was raised this way: A reported asked for comment on the fighting in Korea, where some South Korean marines are already fighting north of the old border between North and South Korea, but most of the U.N. troops are hard-pressed south of it. The president said he had no comment. "Where do we go from here?" another inquired. Where do you want to go? Mr. Truman asked, smiling. "Can you discuss going beyond the 38th parallel?" was the next question. Mr. Truman said that is a mili tary matter, that he never inter fered with the military leaders in the field, and he had no inten tion of doing so now. Later, he described it as a stra tegic matter in the hands of the commanding general in the Far East. Under further questioning, he said the U. N. authority granted last fall to cross the parallel still is in effect. Advertising Needs Women Graduates The use of more women grad uates in advertising will be nec essary should the draft continue, Donald W. Davis, professor of journalism, said yesterday. Placement of women during normal times is more difficult, he said. Davis will participate in a panel discussion on "Manpower and Staffing" at a convention of the advertising division of the Pennsylvania Newspaper Pub lishers association in Harrisburg tomorrow. The panel will discuss prob lems related to keeping advertis ing staffs filled during the war effort, Davis said. Davis will present the Col lege's role in supplying adver tising men and women to Penn sylvania newspapers. For Best Results Use. Collegian Classified Your Jeweler to Knox FOR MOYER WATCH SHOP ®PS Blocks . Meat Packing Price Loophole WASHINGTON, Feb. 15—(JP)— The government plugged a loop hole in its price controls today, and said - action would roll back prices charged by "many" meat packers But it won't affect the hOusewife much, if at all. The Office of Price Stabiliza tion said unnamed packers, who had charged higher prices in some areas than in others before the "freeze" went into effect, had since raised their quotations in the lower-priced areas. This was legal up to today, but now is for bidden. NEW YORK, Feb. 15—(W)— P olice Commissioner Thomas F. Murphy indicated tonight he will decline appointment as head of federal price control enforcement, a job President Truman wanted him to take. Murphy said of the appoint ment that he had fold Wash ington officials "I had a job to do in New York, an obligation to fulfill, and that I would stick with it." This, officials said, should re lieve a squeeze in which whole salers and retailers ha v e been caught because their own prices have been held rigid. The offi cials expressed belief "more equit able distribution" of supplies would result. An attempt was made to get colorful Thomas F. Murphy, New York city police commissioner, to become price control enforcement chief for the next 60 days. Murphy, the man who success fully prosecuted Alger Hiss for perjury, was invited to take the job by OPS director Michael V. DiSalle but he indicated tonight at New York that he will give a negative answer tomorrow to Di- Salle. President Truman said at a news conference that he hopes Murphy will take the job. DuMont Honored By Peace Society Dr. Francis M. duMont, professor emeritus and former head of the Department of Romance Lan guages at the College, was select ed for honorary membership in the International Mark Twain society. The society was founded for the purpose of "knitting the whole world in bonds of cultured peace." Dr. duMont retired in 1945 after serving 14 years on the faculty at the College. TICKETS ON SALE at Student Union MONDAY for I Tth Annual All-College TALENT SHOW Sponsored by PENN STATE CLUB Watch Repairs Prompt dependable repair service. 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