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Today’s World Dixie Senators Hope To Save Filibuster WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (AP) — Southern legislators opened a fili buster to save the historic right ol filibuster in the senate today aftei President Truman himself signalled a showdown to curb such talka thons. All senate legislative machinery came to an immediate standstill. It may remain blocked for weeks, so long as Dixie orators hold the floor. Mr. Truman told senate demo cratic leaders to meet the issue “Head - on’’ and Southern demo crats quickly accept the challen ge. Their first-day drive was short lived, however, as the senate ad journed at 5:14 p. m. until tomor row. Then it will start again. Clay Seeks to Retire; Berlin Shake-up Due BERLIN, Feb. 28 —-(AP)—Gen. Lucius D. Clay said tonight he has asked informally to be retired from his duties as United States military governor of Germany. It appears likely there may be a complete change in American administration here by early summer. Clay’s retirement would certainly be followed by whole sale resignations among the top advisors in the military govern ment. Three generals have been men tioned as possible successors. They are: Gen. Mark Clark, former mili tary governor of Austria; Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, who has asked to be relieved of his post as ambas sador to Moscow, and Lt. Gen. Al bert C. Wedemeyer. Bulgarian Churchman \dmit Guilt in Pleas SC1FIA, Bulgaria, Feb. 28 (AP)— Proceedings speeded up in Bulgar ia’s spy trial today as five more protestant churchmen pleaded guil ty and asked for a chance to work for the Communist-controlled gov ernment. Their confessions were entered at the rate of one every 45 minutes. Eight defendants in all have en tered pleas of guilty of charges of spying for the United States and Britain, treason and black market money dealings since the trial be gan Friday. Seven others still must plead. French Army Men Arrested as Spies PARIS, Feb. 28 — <AP)—1Two French army officers have been arested as communist spies and one of them has confessed, the in terior ministry said today. Maj. Louis-Georges Teulrey, 37, has admitted he delivered mili tary secrets to a foreign power, police said. The foreign govern ment was not named, but the semi-official French news agency said it was “one of the popular de mocracies.” Those are the words with which communists describe countries they control. _abor Bill Amendment LJnder Thomas Fire WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (AP) The question of whether the Tru man labor bill ought to be amend ed "strategically” to win votes in congress was discussed today by secretary of labor Tobin and sena tor Elbert Thomas (D-Utah). Thomas, chairman of the sen ate labor committee, arranged the conference with Tobin after the committee democrats talked over what to do about amend ments. After the session with Tobin Thomas told a reporter he still is against offering any amendments to the bill. Thomas declined to dis cuss the reaction of Tobin. War Trials Linguist Visits at Kline Home By Bob Funk Currently visiting in Eugene is George Koontz, linguist, who viewed the prosecution of Tojo and other major Japanese war crim inals from a ringside seat. Now staying at the home of Assistant Registrar J. D. Kline, Koontz served during the months of the war trials as an administra tive officer in languages division, chief of translators, and chief of the document division. In June, 1948, after service as chief of translators, Koontz be came chief of the documents division. Koontz points out that the chief obstacles in the prosecution of the criminals were the almost insurmountable barrier of languages and the difficulties in assembling sufficient evidence against the ac cused. Many of the witnesses who appeared during the trials spoke neither English nor Japanese. General attitude of the Japanese people, Koontz noted, was "that they had been misled by the militarists.” "The Japanese showed a great deal of interest in the trial. They seemed surprised when it was revealed to what extent atrocities had been committed,” Koontz said. Commenting on the behavior of the criminals during the trials, Koontz said that in court, some of the defendants showed great in terest, taking copious notes, especially Tojo. Others would doze off during proceedings. “Some of the Japanese people showed surprise at the way in which the trial was conducted,” Koontz said.“They had assumed that the victors would do as they pleased. The trial showed them that our way of doing things gave the defendants every opportunity to prove their innocence.” Koontz questioned a number of suspects and witnesses, and found them generally straightforward in their answers. Sociology Students Start Poll of Eugene District Preliminary work, on a three week poll of the fringe area of Eu gene was started last week by ap proximately 80 University sociol ogy students, Walter T. Martin, in structor in sociology and director of the poll, said Monday. Prelim inary returns are now coming in. Areas to be covered extend to the edge of Fern Ridge reservoir to the west, nearly to Spencer's butte and Goshen to the south, be yond Santa Cara to the north, and east of Springfield beyond Thurs ton. The population covered by the poll will include all family groups in the uburban areas of Eugene and Springfield. America's sociologists have dis covered that suburban areas just outside the city limits are fastest growing residential districts in the United States. This survey is being made because Eugene and Spring field are reflective of this general trend, Martin said. Increasingly important in view of Services to be Held In Gerlinger Hall Episcopal students will have a special celebration of the Holy Communion on Ash Wednesday, March 2, at 7 a.m. in Gerlinger hall. Students will use the Univer sity street entrance. mates, the Eugene-Springfield area recent U.S. census bureau esti is reflective of Oregon itself, which has had a 49.3 per cent population increase since 1940, and is the fast est growing state in the union. Completely objective and scien tific in purpose, the survey is non commercial in nature. Information releases on the survey will contain no individual names or addresses. Instead, findings released to the public or other agencies will deal only with the suburban population in general. Student Gives Sonata Recital A program of sonatas written by Scarlatti, Beethoven, and Hin demith will be performed on the pi ano by Maryen Roberts, sophomore in music, in a student recital to night, at 8 o’clock at the school of music auditorium. Included in the pianist’s program will be Three Sonatas by Scarlatti; Sonata, Op. Ill, in C minor by Beethoven; and the Third Sonata by Hindemith. Miss Roberts is a member of the campus chapter of Phi Beta, wom en’s national professional speech and music fraternity. CLEAN, WELL-PRESSED CLOTHES are a mark of the well-dressed person. Take advantage of our COMPLETE DRY CLEANING SERVICE INSTANT PRESSING-/ w-i Trial Official .■■v % m George Koontz, former head of the document division at the Jap anese war crimes trials, now vis iting in Eugene. Business Men Advised Not to Cut Wages WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (APj — One of President Truman’s top eco nomic advisers said today business men should “squeeze” margins1 of profit rather than cut wages or throw workers out of jobs. 'Y' Festival Speaker for Atonement Both serious and a light-hearted moods pervaded last Saturday’s Y- * WCA sponsored International Fes tival activities. Speaking on “Harvest and New * Seed” at the festival luncheon held at the Eugene hotel, G. Bernhard _ Fedde stated, “The seed which you sow determines the kmd of harvest you will be bound to reap.” He emphasized the theory that we can never be friends with the other countries of the world unless * we use “reconciliation and love” in stead of hatred and revenge in our relations with them. “You don’t' fight ideas with weapons, you fight ideas With ideas,” said Fedde. Slides taken by Fedde during his work with the American Friends Service in Germany were shown » during-his.taiki He used these slides to illustrate some of the “good seed” that is being sown in Europe * today by various relief organiza tions working there. Songs and dances performed by brightly costumed members of freshmen YWCA commissions were . presented.ata silver tea in Gerling er’s Alumni, hall following the lun cheon. Included m the tea program were Mexican,^Norwegian, Russian, and Philippine island numbers. : . 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