SATURDAY. MARCH 5. 1955 Reds May Get Matsus Islands TAIPEI, Formosa, Saturday, March 5 (/P)—There Was specula tion in press circles today that the Nationalists might be abandoning some or all of the Matsus, island outposts extending within three ahd a hell miles o£ the Red China mainland off the port of Foochow. The speculation Was entirely unofficial ahd, 6f course, without public confirmation. Security considerations presumably would pre clude public disclosure even if such was true. The speculation was stirred by reports yesterday of a Red gun boat attack on Kaoteng, an island in the group so close to the main land that it could almost be blown out of the water by Red land guns if they chose. Maisus Discussed Government Acts to Halt PRR Strike NEW YORK, March 4 W—The federal government today tried to step in and avert a strike threat* ened -against the Pennsylvania Railroad by the CIO Transport Workers Union. The railroad immediately ac cepted the offer of federal media tors to conie Into the dispute. The union said it wolud have no reply uiitil tomorrow. Michael J. Quill, TWU presi dent, set Sunday midnight as the strike deadline for his 20,000 Pennsylvania Railroad members. They are nonoperating mainten ance employes of the, line. Quill claims the railroad, in lay iing off 12,000 workers in an econ /omy wave, has cut maintenance below the point of safety. The railroad denies it arid says it has lived up to, its contract with the union. The railroad says that even if there is a strike, trains will keep rolling providing other railroad union members stay on the job. The TWU employes repair and maintain the road’s rolling stock. Quill sai<J he has asked all TWU locals in' city transportation sys tems and airlines along the Penn sylvania right of way to “lend support and manpower” to the strike. * The union also is negotiating with other unions in the Pennsyl? vania system “to guarantee that their members honor picket lines in this conflict,” Quill said. Quill set the strike deadline in . telegrams to locals shortly before i the mediation board action. Wages are not an' issue in the dispute. The TWU has been cam paigning for reinstatement of the laidT off men. Delay Seen by Peterson In Post-Attack Invasion WASHINGTON, March 4 (#)- Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson told Congress today it might be “months' or years”, be fore America could sepd ground invasion forces overseas after be ing surprised by an atomic at tack. He said the nation would need all the military and police forces f at home, to keep order, while they aWaited the opportunity to mount an expeditionary force. CIO OK's Trade Program WASHINGTON,. March 4 (#)— The CIO and the three largest farm organizations stamped their okay on President Eisenhower’s liberalized world trade program today. Gaza Cease-Fire Urged by UN UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.,1 March 4; UP) —The UN Security Council urged Israel and Egypt today to Stop the fighting on their i border in the southern Palestine desert. It invited Maj, Gen. Edson L. M. Burns, a Canadian who heads the Palestine truce mission, to fly here at once and report on who was to blame for the bloody clash es at Gaza and what can be done to stop them. All the Council nations except Russia, which was silent, deplored the armed clash that killed 39 Egyptians and 8 Israelis last Mon day night, French Delegate Henri Hoppen ot said it resulted from an “on slaught by Israel against Egypt.” Other delegates indicated they believed, on the basis of informa tion available, that the clash was t started by Israeli forges, f The Israeli delegation said that in the 9Q-minute Council session there was "the tendency of many of the representatives to ignore i fHE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Attention was further focused on the Matsus, and the offshore island situation as a whole, by a high level conference of U.S. and Nationalist defense officials in Taipei. The Nationalists claimed they repelled an attack on Kaoteng yesterday by 40 Red gunboats and motorized junks vessels which very well could have been a supply envoy bound for Foo chow which got off course in fog. Not a Surprise Move If the Nationalists do quit the Matsus, it would not be too sur prising. The Nationalist press has >een full of assertions that nei ther the Matsus nor Quemoy, guarding the approaches to Amoy, would be abandoned with out a fight. This might be true of the esti mated- 40,000-man garrison on QUemoy. But insofar as the esti mated 5,000-man garrison in the Matsus is concerned, the asser tions are strongly reminiscent of those which preceded the pullout from Nanchisan and the TachenS. These pullouts were made 120 to 200 mlies north of the Matsus. t Labor Party Split On H-Bomb Issue LONDON. March 4 UP)—A rift in Britain’s Labor party over the hydrogen bomb widened today. There was some backroom talk of an attempt to expel Aneurin Bev an, who opposes policies of both the party’s, moderate leadership and the Conservative government on use of the weapon. With a general election in the offing, however, possibly within months, Labor leaders were in clined to shy away from going as far as expulsion. Sir Hartley ShawcroSs, in a statement clearly aimed at Bevan, accused “some so-called left-wing members” of doing grave harm to the party. Shawcross, who was attorney general in the former Labor gov ernment and a prosecutor at the Nuernberg war crimes trials, de clared, “The. suggestion that we should only use the hydrogen bomb if it has first been used against us is factuous, suicidal and almost criminal.” Bevan and some of his support ers take the view that Britain should hold off on the use of any nuclear weapons until an enemy does —and never use them if at ! tacked with only conventional weapons. the entire background” of the The call for peace on the Gaza front Was made by Selim Sarper of Turkey, Council president for this month, who said it represent ed the sentiihents of the 10 dele gates Who spoke. The Council de cided to recess until Gen. BUrns can get here. In debate, U.S. Delegate James J. Wadsworth called the Gaza in cident “indefensible from any standpoint.” Sir Leslie Munro of New Zea land characterized it as “deliber ate, plahned and disciplined.” He and Victor Andres Belaunde of Peru spoke of “governmental re sponsibility” for it, apparently meaning Israel’s responsibility. But some noted the Council had only preliminary reports and needed all the facts to reach a decision. Wadsworth, speaking first, proposed the invitation to Burns. The others all agreed. Members also said the Council should wait for the decision of Income Tax Bill May Face Battle For Compromise WASHINGTON, March 4 (fP)— The Democratic-sponsored $2O in come tax cut for everybody today appeared headed for Senate de feat and a compromise struggle with the House. t Sen. Byrd (D-Va), who won a 9-6 vote against the tax cut in his Senate Finance Committee, said “a minimum of 10” Democratic senators will side with him whe* the issue comes to a vote on the Senate floor. If Republicans hold firm be hind' President Eisenhower’s op josition to the measure, and GOP eaders predicted they would, the administration should win handily with this much Democratic sup >ort. The division in the Senate s 49 Democrats to 47 Republi cans. That would send the measure to a conference with the House, which voted 210-205 to add the $2O income tax reduction effec tive next Jan. 1 to an administra tion revenue bill. Byrd said he wants Senate de bate to start by next Wednesday, but an aide to acting Democratic Leader Clements of Kentucky said March 14 still was a good possibility. Byrd declined to name the 10 Democrats he said would side with him. in the impending floor battle. Teachers Ask School Boycott IRVING, Tex., March 4 (JP)— Striking teachers, feuding with the school board of this suburban community near Dallas, today asked mothers to keep their chil dren away from schools now run by volunteers and substitutes. A teacher committee called on a group of mothers of take their children out of schools and close them until the row is over. There was ho immediate reaction from the mothers., This happened after quarreling trustees and teachers held their first meeting since an estimated 200 of the 300 teachers and other school employees failed to show up Tuesday. The walkout, in its fourth day today, is in protest of the firing' of Supt. John Beard and “intolerable conditions.” At the meeting, the board re peated a standing offer that em ployees may apply to return to their jobs and be passed on indi vidually, even though 30 new persons, have- been hired. The board considered the employees broke their contracts when they struck and failed to return by a deadline yesterday. WDFM to Carry AP Radio News Campus radio station WDFM will carry Associated Press news through the courtesy of WMAJ. The station receives its local news through the Daily Colle gian dhd weather reports from the meteorology department. The University’s library is named in honor of Dr. Fred Lewis Pattee, former professor of Amer ican literature at the University. the Egypt-Israel-UN Mixed Ar mistice Commission, which meets in El Auja on the Egypt-Israel] border Sunday to consider the Gaza fighting. In his statement issued after the meeting, an Israeli delegation spokesman argued that strong statements of Council members prejudged the commission’s forth coming findings “by prior as sumption.” He also said they tend ed to ignore the background of the clash—27 condemnations of Egypt by the . armistice commis sion in recent months for “armed attacks, murder and acts of sabo tage,” and Egypt’s “expressed policy of belligerency against Israel.” PRINTING Letterpress - Offset Gomnttrcltl 393 E. College At*. Senate Wants HARRISBURG, March 4 (JP)— An informal poll of a Senate com mittee showed today a majority of members favoring bringing a horse race betting referendum bill to the floor for a vote. „ At least nine of the 16 members of the Senate Law and Order Committee indicated they would go along with a proposal to ask the state’s voters whether they want legalized betting in Pennsylvania. The committee is currently stu dying the measure which is co sponsored by its chairman G. Ro bert Watkins (R-Delaware.) Watkins has put off a commit tee vote on'the measure until at least next week because of the pressure of other Senate commit tee business.. Committee Vote Postponed Postponement of a committee vote lessened the possibility of getting the referendum question on the May 17 primary election ballot. The bill as introduced in the Senate would add the question to the November ballot but Watkins had expresesd the hope of moving it up to May. Wants Voters View The measure merely asks the voters whether they want legal ized horse race betting in Penn sylvania. It would require addi tional legalization to set up regu lations for the sport should voters approve. Long a controversial issue in the commonwealth, horse race betting has been opposed by some church groups and reportedly by out-Of-state racing interests. . $35 Million Revenue Watkins said Pennsylvania could pick up as much as 35 mil lion dollars a year in revenue that now is going to tracks in sur rounding states. Most committee members, though declining to disclose their identity at this time, agreed with Watkins that the people should have a chance to state, their pref erence in the issue. Mail Opposes Bill Other members said they per sonally did not oppose the bill but would vote the way their consti tuents felt. Two said they had received much mail opposing the measure. It was pointed out that even should the referendum be author ized and votes approve horse race betting, it would not neces sarily follow that the Legislature would, pass an enabling act to institute a betting system. Governors Agree On Water Project HARRISBURG, March 4 (JP)— Agreement was reached between governors of Pennsylvania and New Jersey today on proposed construction of a large dam and a general plan for development of Delaware River water resources. Gov, George M. Leader, follow ing a 2% hour conference here with New Jersey’s Gov. Robert B. Meyner, said he will press for pas sage of legislation to implement Pennsylvania’s part in the pro gram. New Jersey already has legisla tion on the books authorizing that state to participate in construc tion of a dam proposed for Wall pack Bend, above Stroudsburg. Pennsylvania must pass similar enabling legislation by July 1— a deadline set by the New Jersey legislature in 1953, to await Penn sylvania action. Leader said an administration bill, a companion measure to New Everyone Stops at Barnard Tea Room Large Broiled T-Bone Steak $2.50 Full Course Dinners . from $1.35 Plate Dinners .... $l.lO Treat yourself and your date to a real good meal 110 $. Barnard, 1 block west nf Atherton AD 8-8311 Committee Betting Vote House OK's Government Pay Raises WASHINGTON, March 4 (ft— Pay raises for the armed forces ana postal service were approved today by House committees. Increases of between 6 and 25 per cent for career serviceman were okayed unanimously by an Armed Services subcommittee. The House is expected to ad pt the measure, representing 735 mil lion dollars in extra pay a year, next week# The House Post Office Commit tee voted an average 7% per cent increase for half a million Post Office employees, at an ann-al cost of 150 million dollars, the minimum increase is 6 per cent. The military pay raise bill, which President Eisenhower has termed essential to keep tra "ed men in uniform, provides an aver age 11.9 per cent increase for two million servicemen. Enlisted men with over two years’ service and officers w f h more than three years’ duty wp- d get boosts of from $7.80 to $8? 16 a month. In general, others 8"e not affected because the bill is designed to provide more inc?n tive for experienced men to Stay in uniform. The measure increases special monthly pay for, hazardous air and submarine duty, establ ’s a new dislocation allowance of one month’s basic pay for servee families making a perm?" /it change of. station and ups le daily travel allowance from $9 to $l2. Chairman Kilday (D-Tex) "aid the measure would be subm d Tuesday ■to the full comm' ?e and might reach the House floor Thursday. Harriman Conferences Closed to 'Daily Wo'' f V 'ALBANY, N.Y., March 4 (ft— The state Capitol correspo- * '"it for the Communist New York Daily Worker has been barred from all future off-the-record conferences between Gov. Aver ell Harriman and reporters. Charles Van Devander, Horri man’s press secretary, today an nounced the ban against the news paper’s present correspondent, Mi chael Singer of New York City, a veteran legislative reporter. Van Devander said the action was not directed at Singer per sonally but would apply to "any correspondent of the Daily Work er,” the Communist party organ in the United States. Correction \ James Jacoby, fifth semester journalism major was awardod a $lOO award nbt $lOOO as was re ported in the Daily Collegian yes te~day. Jersey’s, will go on Monday to the House of Representatives—where Democrats hold a majority. PAGE TWfcfcE
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