THE BATTALION
Colleg-e Station, Texas Friday, February 7, 1964
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Enough Is Enough;
And It’s Just That
Enough is enough and we have arrived at what is bound
to be enough.
The complacency of the American people in respect to
this Nation’s position in the world’s merry-go-round is out
done only by that same group’s lack of concern about its
own lack of nationalism. Whether the interest for our
nation has been shoved aside for loyalty to the favorite
ball club or if the idea of family security has superseded
the idea of the mighty United States, world leader, is hard
to say.
It’s time that the American flag take its place in the
home. One would probably be hard put to find Old Glory
in any home of one of our modern middle class housing
developments—save maybe for a flag that junior has received
for a toy and treated as he would the firetruck he didn’t
like. Even July 4, or Memorial Day will not find the Stars
and Stripes waving from the porch of many homes. Even
on the aforementioned holidays one could probably spend
from breakfast to lunch in a fruitless search for the flag
of the United States displayed in front of any home.
The men—and women—of today are going to have to
do as the six American fighting men on Iwo Jima in World
War II did—put a shoulder to the staff and let the world
know that Old Glory can be found at the utmost summit.
We do not advocate the U. S. becoming an aggressor
nation and taking the big stick to knock other nations into
line. However, we can certainly advocate the U. S. using
that big stick to club people from our rightful side of the
line. We would prefer that the U. S. learn to say “NO!”
or “You will do . . .” to other nations more often, rather
than “If we do this, will you be our friend?”
We are 100 per cent for the United States assisting
those countries who want to be our friend and who are not
simply interested in the money we might pour into their
country. However, we fail to see the logic in this Nation
playing the role of the “Sugar Daddy” for shifty eyed govern
ments that flirt with the Red Bear behind the brush.
When a nation has been found guilty of being unfaithful
to the U. S. Sugar Daddy it’s time to boot her out of her
cozy bed and back into the street she was probably picked
up from. Before we kick, we should make it clear to the
fickle one that she will be expected to deliver on all original
agreements—in other words we intend to get what is ours
by any and all treaties that are still in force and with no
concessions made.
Where do we start working to rid ourselves of this
complacency ? An easy question to answer—with Mr.
Average Man. It can not be done at the polls. Regardless
of what party or which men sit in Washington, the U. S.
will not become the man of the house again until its citizens
are ready to put this country second only to their God.
Bulletin Board
FRIDAY
MSC Chess Committee will
meet in the Memorial Student
Center at 7:30 p.m.
Wives Will Meet
The Association of Graduate
Student Wives will meet Feb
ruary 11, 1964 at 8:00 p.m. in
the Gay Room of the Y.M.C.A.
Building.
There will be a program and
refreshments will be served.
A “pot luck” supper is
schedule for February 15, at
6:30 p.m. in the Social Room
of the M.S.C. All interested
in attending call Mrs. Seabury at
VI 6-7978.
SUNDAY
The Unitarian Fellowship will
meet in the Hillel Foundation
Building at 8 p.m. The Rev.
Brandock Lovely will speak to
the group.
TUESDAY
M. E. Wives will meet at 7:30
p.m. in the Brooks Room of the
YMCA Building.
The Association of Graduate
Student Wives will meet at 8
p.m. in the Gay Room of the
YMCA Building.
Remember Next Tuesday, February 11, 1964
is the LAST DAY
to register for DANCE CLASSES for the
spring Semester for only per semester
Learn Ballroom and Contempory Dancing
Instructor — Manning Smith
Registration — 7:30 to 8:00 p. m. in the
M.S.C. Ballroom
Classes every Tuesday
Beginners — 8:00 to 9:00 P. M.
Advanced — 9:00 to 10:00 P. M.
An M.S.C. Dance Committee Presentation
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by John Wright
WRONG
Has Her
“Welcome to A&M frog Little!
will give you any trouble!”
Stick with me and nobody
Johnson Tells Of
Israeli-U. S. Plans
NEW YORK (A 5 ) _ President
Johnson announced Thursday
night plans for American co
operation with Israel in a search
for ways to turn salt water into
fresh water through the use of
nuclear science.
The White House said this
would mark the first joint ven
ture of the United States and
another country in important
desalinization research.
In an address prepared for the
18th annual dinner for the Weiz-
mann Institute of Science, an
educational center at Rehovoth,
Israel, Johnson said:
“This nation has begun dis
cussions with the representa
tives of Israel on cooperative re
search in using nuclear power
to turn salt water into fresh
water.”
Johnson said the United States
is “equally ready to cooperate
with other countries anxious to
cure water shortages.”
The President said “water
should never divide men — it
should unite them.”
Johnson apparently had in
mind the Arab-Israeli crisis
over Israel’s plans to divert Jor
dan River waters to the Negev
Desert. The programs aims at
making more land available in
the Negev so that it will support
more population. In January,
the Arabs held a summit meeting
in Cairo to map plans to counter
the Israeli project.
The Weizmann Institute, nam
ed for Dr. Shaim Weizmann, the
first president of Israel, long has
been engaged in research aimed
at converting salt water into
fresh water. Israeli scientists
see this as a possible avenue for
CIVILIAN
YEARBOOK PORTRAIT
SCHEDULE
Civilian Students will have
their portrait made for the “Ag-
gieland ’64” according to the
following schedule. Portraits
will be made at the Aggieland
Studio, between 8 AM and 5
PM on the days scheduled. TIES
AND COATS SHOULD BE
WORN.
CIVILIAN SOPHOMORES
AND JUNIORS
February 4-5 A-E
6-7 F-K
11-12 L-R
13-14 S-Z
MONDAY
February 10th 8:00 p. m.
G. Rollie White Coliseum
A&M Campus
Tickets : Reserved $2.50 ;
General $2.00. All Students SI.25
Tickets available at the A&M
Exchange Store and Jarrott’s Phar-
lacys, Townshire and downtown
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Cashier’s Window, M.S.C ;
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d Stu
Publications Office,
bringing ample water to the
parched Negev Desert.
Johnson said that a world free
of the threat of war would be
freed “to attack the implacable
enemies of mankind, who for
centuries have warred on man
and his hope — poverty and ig
norance, misery and disease.”
If these forces can be destroy
ed, he said, “we destroy the roots
of war.”
The late President John F.
Kennedy received a posthumous
honorary fellowship from the
Weizmann Institute.
With all the characteristics of
a good drama the world situation,
with its global stage, has been
a consistent hit.
Since the birth of 1964 the
plot has been unreeling with daz-
zeling speed; such speed in fact
that much of the United States
audience, including the State De
partment and administrative of
ficialdom, has become rather
numb and seemingly reluctant to
react decisively on behalf of the
country’s interests.
To fully appreciate this drama
one must cast his mind back to
opening night, and recall how
politely the rest of the world
noted our (and certainly their)
period of sorrow following the
death of a world leader whose
temper had already been sampl
ed, and consequently respected.
The Kremlin and their various
lackeys around the communist
world, not to mention our allies
and the various neutrals and so
called uncommitted nations, were
only to ready to assure us that
they would play cricket during
the period of transition from one
administration to another and not
ripple the pond of tranquility.
Act II opened with everyone
jostling to see what President
Johnson’s official policies were
to be. Johnson was, despite his
speechs and promises, an un
known quantity. In the head
quarters of Communiism’s two
major camps, the call went for
policy huddles. Sukarno of In
donesia saw an opportune time
to press his claim to Malaysia,
and on the far side of the globe
the Panama Canal Zone erupted
into fiery rebellion.
Fidel came flying back from
Moscow, having firmly aligned
himself with Russian policy, for
the privilege of continued Soviet
support and sustenance.
Bolstered by instructions and
reassurances from the Kremlin,
Cuba “allows” its fishing vessels
to violate U. S. territorial waters.
The U. S. rising to the bait, seiz
ed the vessels, arrested the Cub
an fishermen and furnished Cuba
and the Soviet Union an excuse
to turn on the heat at Guantan
amo by cutting off the water
supply to the naval base.
Finally realizing what had
happened, the U. S. State De
partment contacted the Presi
dent, who was out politicing in
New York, via special assistant
McGeorge Bundy.
In a momentous decision, the
executive hand of the govern
ment gave newsmen the word
that the matter was under spec
ial study.
Another intriguing fact is
that the government had an
nounced that the state of Flori
da was now handling the fishing
vessel incident and that it was
out of the Federal hands!
Although comforting reassur
ance was given by the govern
ment to the effect that Guan
tanamo Naval Base could operate
quite well with or without Cas
tro’s water, the whole point of
the issue is that all the preceed-
ing world events only confuse
a situation that United States
foreign policy is simply not gear
ed to meet, much less try to
solve.
It never ceases to puzzle me
as to just how a nation like
France under the leadership of de
Gaulle has all the national drive
and ambition to pursue a policy
that is essentially a “what is
good for France is good for the
rest of the world,” while having
no where the power of the United
States. And look at us, we are
the most powerful nation on
the face of the earth, and yet
we put forth puny efforts at
world leadership that would make
Alexander, Wellington, and most
certainly Napoleon, blush.
Sometime, some how, we must
as a nation assert our full pow
er and tell the rest of the world
to toe the line, and in no uncer
tain terms! Or else the final
act to this mighty drama is lia
ble to be most embarrasing.
AUSTIN
Mae Hackworthe, 59, who
ates the House of PrayeiJ
Brenham, paid a $1,1
fee Thursday to become the fe
th candidate for the Dean
tic gubernatorial nomination |
The plump, white-haired »l
an entered the Capitol 4 ff} c j a ]c
room and held her Bible J
for a photographer and
“This is my platform.”
Yoc
a Thursday
V. Sharp,
She told newsmen she will fete stude
nance her campaign “on ii|. jb Argent
and dimes from housewJsses hie
She polled 342 votes to com ~
50th in 1961 balloting on ISa
didates for the U. S. Senate j|
vacated by President Johnson
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