Lawrence, Kansas
STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Students, Faculty Will Organize UWF Chapter
An organizational meeting of all students and faculty members interested in forming a K.U. chapter of the United World federals will be held at 4 p.m., Wednesday in the Pine room of the Union.
Lee Reiff, College freshman and Harrison Madden, sophomore, are pushing the formation of the organization.
The idea was provided by James Burns of the United World federalists, who spoke at the University last week.
last week.
The purpose of the movement as outlined by Burns is to obtain a charter revision conference for the United Nations. The revision would include turning over all armament except police to the United Nations or to a world federation from which no nation could secede and which all nations might join.
all nations might. The federation would also have power to control completely atomic energy and other world-endangering, mass-destruction technology. The federation would have power and forces to enforce its laws and carefully defined taxation power. Such a resolution is being considered at present in congress.
Cord Meyer Jr., ex-marine, heads the active national organization. He has enlisted the support of such men as W. T. Holliday, president of Standard oil of Ohio; Albert Einstein and the atomic scientists emergency committee, Carl Van Doren, Raymond Swing, and Bishop Bernard J. Shell of Chicago.
W. E. Sandelius, professor of political science, and a member of the national organization of World Federalists today endorsed the movement.
"I am very strongly in favor of the movement and it is growing rapidly," he said. "It represents one of the largest groups in the nation that is working toward the winning of the peace."
John Malone, instructor of journalism, also a member of the national organization, is helping organize the student group.
Detroit Cops Nab Suspect
Detroit, April 27 — (UP) — Police Commissioner Harry S. Toy announced the arrest of a man answering the description of a gunman who threatened to kill Walter P. Reuther, president of the C.I.O. United Auto Workers.
Commissioner Toy said the suspect had been named by witnesses as a gun-carrying former U.A.W. organizer who boasted before the attack April 20 that he would shoot Mr. Reuther "on sight."
The commissioner said the suspect would appear at a police show-up shortly and that three witnesses would determine whether he was the man sought.
the main witnesses, who reported he heard the threat to Mr. Reuther's life, was placed under police guard for protection, Commissioner Toy said.
WEATHER
The chief informant was brought to Detroit from Toleda, Ohio, after a tip was received from another quarter. Officers would not reveal his name.
Kansas—Fair today and tonight.
Tomorrow increasing cloudiness with few showers south late tomorrow or tomorrow night. No important change in temperature. High today 65-75, low tonight 40 northwest to 50 southeast.
Houses To See Skater Perform
Don Wiley, 58-year-old nationally known figure roller skater, will give exhibition performances in Lawrence this week.
He appeared at the Liberty Memorial High school at a 10:30 a.m. assembly today. He will give several performances at fraternity and sorority houses.
Mr. Wiley performs on a special hard-surface mat which he carries with him.
Beach To Speak At 8 Tonight
Joseph Warren Beach, professor of English literature at the University of Minnesota since 1924, will speak at 8 p.m. today in Fraser theater on "The Problems of Evil in Modern Fiction." His lecture is the last of a series on the Humanities which have been given at the University this year.
In his lecture tonight, Professor Beach will discuss such authors as Dos Passos, Faulkner, Hemingway. Robert Penn Warren, and T. S. Eliot
Students are asked to be on time tonight, because the doors will be closed at 8 p.m., and no one will be admitted after that time.
An authority on the American novel, Professor Beach recently published "American Fiction, 1920-1940." He also has written critical essays on both novels and poetry for the Western Review, Accent, Quarterly Review of Literature, and Sewanee Review.
Professor Beach is the author of a novel, "Glass Mountain" and two books of poetry, the latest entitled "Beginning with Plato." His book, "Concept of Nature in Nineteenth Century Poetry," is considered an authority by students in that field.
The lecturer is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and received his doctors degree in English literature at Harvard university. He will teach modern literature at Harvard this summer.
Strike Hovers Over Railroads As Officials Meet
Chicago, April 27—(UP)—A union spokesman said that three railroad brotherhoods probably will break off negotiations today with railroad operators, setting the stage for a national strike.
The brotherhoods involved are those representing 150,000 engineers, firemen, and switchmen. A work stoppage by them will halt almost all passenger and freight service through the country.
through the country. J.P. Shields, vice-president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, indicated that the unions probably will not set a strike date immediately, however.
A 30-day cooling off period required by the National Railway act expired today, leaving the unions free to strike at any date they set
Mr. Shields indicated that today's negotiations were the union's final attempt to settle the dispute without a strike
The unions have demanded a 30 per cent wage increase with a $3 minimum daily boost. The railroads have offered a 15.2% cent hourly increase as accepted previously by two other "operating brotherhoods," the trainmen, and conductors, and by 17 non-operating brotherhoods.
In Washington, spokesmen for Armour and Cudahy companies were meeting with agents of the striking United Packinghouse Workers and fdealers mediators in another effort to settle the 42-day meat strike.
A similar conference Monday failed to bring agreement on the wage dispute. The other two members of the "big four" meat packers, Swift and Wilson companies, will get together with the union later this week.
Junior Prom Pictures Ready
Pictures taken at the Saints and Sinners Swing are now available at the Union Activities office.
The price is 75 cents for two pictures.
Little Man On Campus
By Bibler
"Tm afraid, Miss Buddingforth, there's been some misunderstanding."
Holy Land Prepares For Full-Scale War
British Ready To Resist Invasion As Arab Troops Move OnPalestine
By THE UNITED PRESS
The stage was set today for a bloody solution for the Palestine problem as Arab forces appeared to be converging on the Holy land for a showdown battle.
Fraternity Sing Will Be May 16
Reports from capitals of surrounding Arab states left no doubt that organized forces were on the move. This is in contrast to the Arab volum-
Committee Chairman Ben Shanklin today released rules for the Inter-fraternity sing contest which will be held, at 2:30 p.m. May 16, in Hoch auditorium. The annual contest is a traditional event on the campus designed to promote participation in group singing as a wholesome form of recreation.
Rules of the contest are as follows:
(1) All organized men's groups may participate.
(2) No limit on the size of individual groups—the whole chapter may sing.
(3) Limit of five minutes singing time.
(4) Three selections may be allowed of which one must be a chapter song, one a school song (this may be a parody), and one may be a free selection, provided that it is not obscene or suggestive.
(5) Order of appearance on the program will be determined by the order in which the applications are received.
(6) A $2.00 registration fee is due with the complete application form
(7) Singing will be judged on the basis of interpretation, pitch and enunciation.
The music will be taken down on a wire recorder and records of the music of individual groups will be available to those desiring them.
YM Attends 3 Meetings
Twenty-five students represented the University Y.M.C.A. in three student conferences April 24 in Hutchinson, Kansas City, Mo., and St. Louis.
Rabbi Samuel Mayerberg, of Kansas City, Mo., will speak on "Responsible Citizenship" at a forum in the Pine room of the Union at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
A movie forum on "Atomic Power" will be shown at the bureau of visual instruction in Fraser hall, at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Twenty-one students attended a state-wide conference in Hutchinson to inaugurate a "Seeds for Europe" program. Dr. Rayford Logan, dean of Howard university, and Dr. Kirby Page, author, were the principle speakers.
Four students represented the Y. M.C.A. at a meeting of the Institute of Human Relations on the campus of the College for Christian Workers in Kansas City, Mo. They are Elmer E. Harvey, third year law student, Mary A. Harvey, College junior, Hugh W. Gibson, senior, and Elmer R. Rusco, freshman.
Joseph Brown, education junior,
was the Y.M.C.A. representative at
the Young Adult conference at St.
Louis, Mo.
teens who have entered Palestine 'previously.
Authoritative Trans - Jordan sources in Beirut reported that King Abdullah had begun an invasion of the Holy Land today.
Two trainloads of Egyptian infantry troops, in khaki shirts and shorts but without any insignia, left Cairo shortly after dawn today for what one officer said was an "unknown destination."
Government sources said the ministry of national defense had authorized officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of the Egyptian army to volunteer for service in Palestine.
War As Only Solution
London denied that any organized Arab forces had entered the Holy Land, and said organized Arab invasion before May 15 would be resisted by the British.
In London, the exchange telegraph agencies quoted King Abdulah as saying that "War is the only solution to the Palestine problem now that all peaceful means have failed."
An American official hinted today at Lake Success that the United States will not send troops to help police Palestine unless all or most of the warfare in the Holy Land is halted.
But the swiftly withdrawing British already had abandoned control of an estimated 90 per cent of Palestine. Even if their remaining forces wanted to block an Arab move, there was doubt that they could do so.
King Abdullah's powerful little Arab legion - 15,000 to 20,000 is British-trained, British - equipped, and British-officered.
No U.S. Troops
The U.N. official implied that the United States would help to police Palestine during a truce but not enter organized combat against Arabs or Jews.
The 12-nation trusteeship council convenes today to act on a French plan for hiring 800 to 1,000 volunteer police for Jerusalem. They would police the city under U.N. auspices, particularly guarding the Moslem, Christian, and Jewish Holy places.
The possibility that America would withhold enforcement troops unless the Palestine fighting stopped was likely to produce similar qualifications on promises of troops exacted from other U.N. countries. Jerusalem First Target
The first major fighting in an Arab invasion, it appeared, would be a concerted attack on Jerusalem. The Holy City's 100,000 Jews are dependent upon the single road from Tel Aviv for all supplies. Arabs surround the city. They have cut the Tel Aviv life-line repeatedly.
The Arabs appeared to have a definite advantage in armed manpower, and time is on their side.
After May 15, when the British mandate expires, the British blockade against illegal Jewish immigrations will be lifted. Jewish arms shipment will be lifted.
King Abdullah Monday sent a note to British High Commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham demanding Arab sovereignty over Palestine, and offering the Jews citizenship in such an Arab state.