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mh Battalion EDITORIALS '*■ P»f* 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1947 .‘Iron Coltain’ in Washington?... How much do the American people know *Ni ‘ SHINERS CONVENTION whet U going on in the world; wock fh<» Weehlngton Poet, en in* flueiHlel morning hewepeper In the netloggll cepitol, turned en editorial barrage on See* reUfy of State Georg* Marehall, charging him with concealment of current event«\ The Weehlngton Poet tackled Mamhall aa the reault of a Ulk Marehall mad* Neent* ly at Lafayette College, | In that tdlk Maralmll told hla audience that American etudentu are not being taught • though hlatory tq know what'a going on In i the world. • i * Picking him up there, the Poet aald of Marehall in an editorial r * . . The moat peniatent crltldam that U being made of General Marshall la that hr I* denying the people acquaintance with the hlatory that la unfolding in hla own office... “In all the hiatory of our timea nothing compare* in aignificance to the hiatory of our foreign relatione. "Yet Secretary Marahall ha* failed to keep the people daily informed of the mo- mentoua event* in which he ia a participant. "In lecturing the achoolteachera on their ahortcominga, he forgot that hr, aa Secre tary of State, ought to be the grrateat teach* er of hiatory in the land. At Columbia, S. C„ Jam** K Hvrn**, who C eded Marahall aa Secretary of State and new* conference* twice weekly, made a apeqeh In which, among oihvr thing*, h« aald: "1 think the people ahould be given the facta while dec!*ion* are In the making In order to form an intelligent concluaion and try to Influence the action of their govern* ment" * W v We hope the charge* agalnnt Marahall are untrue, for If they ahould be well baaed, it mean* we have an "iron curtain" of our own in Waehington. There are aome thing* which the office of State must keep *ilent about while deciaiona are being worked out. But the American peoplei who muat ratify all deciaiona in the long run, are entitled to the fullest podaible knowledge of the baaia on which deciaiona are beinK made. Letters fcotFarOff ... i LESS ADS? Dey Editor: How about more now* and lot* adrerUMinents ? We all know wbat •oft drinka and dgmrottea ara. An other thine, tha maaahall wouldn’t give aayona credit awn if ha wna worth n million dollar*. Anyway lot’s a Wt tha bail out* Arkan •aa!” BD MAYER. *47 (Id. N*U: The ataff would b# quit* hippy U put ont • 11*11 without ad«ortlaomputa, but who would MM, wklak has two#* tha sami Prepare for St. Nick Now By A. a BRUCE. JB. For most of as it win ba a wist idaa to do our Christinas shopping early this yaar, not to got tha good* aa that wo can send thorn orersi > Wc can get them, honey the fi more aatsrittsmpwia, pay our prlatint lamped M% bo- imar and fall aa* Hal Boyle Repefti .. Still More Name-Calling... The orgy’ of name-calling between the United States and Russia ia reaching a dis-. turbing high. One pleasant thought ia that the only parallel in American history is the .battle of words with France during the days ■^)f the French revolution. We didn’t get 3nto war, despite hot-heads in France and- g he United States. 'I The situation is parallel in many ways. -At that time France was upsetting the whole •^world, in a way that the American Revolu- tion had not, because the French, having ; messed up the revolution at home, began to T. use their military power against the outside ^ world in all direction*. Perhapv. . . . well, — anyway, we have our finger* crowed. To bring you up to date on the latest name-calling from the Ruaaian side: Moscqv unleashed a new anti-American blast id which Andrei Aleksandrovich Zbdanovv important member of the all* ~ powerful politbureau, Heed up the nations of the world into '‘Democratic and Imperial* '‘~i*t camps" and sounded a call for a solid front against the United States.. Zhdanov called for "no ap|H*ajikm#nt M In hla s|»eech to the Poland Conference which developed the nine-natioR Communist in* n formation bureau recently. Hla long critique of the International situation appeared to be a Soviet answer to the Marshall Plan, for he offered a blue print for European cooperation and declare ed outright that "the U. R. S. K. will put out all efforts in seeing that (he Marshall Plan ia not realist*!." Zhdanov was the Soviet delegate to the Cominfortn meeting at which the intention to fight the Marshall Plan was announced. Americans, Russians Not Sueh Topers As They Are Reported By HAL BOYLE "As the Munich policy in the past un tied Hitler’s hands for aggression, so con cessions to the new course of the United States and the Imperialist camp can oidy make inspirere more impertinent and aggres sive," Zhdanov declared. Zhdanov placed the Soviet Union at the head of the "anti-imperialist" camp. In this he listed the nations in the Soviet sphere of influence, the Indonesian Republic, the Viet nam Republic in Indo-China, and, as "sym pathetic," India, Egypt and Syria. On the other side he placed the United States, with Britain and France as allies, Belgium, Holland, Greece, Turkey, “and the countries of the near East, South Ameri ca and China." On the other hand: Thf United State* charged at Lake Sue- NEW YORK. -«*l- Alcohol ia I• fi • EtLSTSt ^“X;!extension Service of good will, a crutch for the in ferior and fearful, and a ticket to perdition. But wherever it is used, or for what purpose, it develops its own ritual. In Paris if you are host and or der a bottle of wine for your guests and if you don’t, what aa opinion Agent Returns From Saudi Arabia K. J. Edwards, district agent of the Texas Extension they would have of you!-you go I Service on leave to Saudi through ajoty and compMcatad Arabia to set up a food pro- — ’ f . duction program there, is expected the wdne wslter * ^ M "“bin ** ^ over brands and i ** < “ y *\ J - L1 vintages while* He in Washington by weighing their ! P 1 * 1 * October 23 and told Under- different merits! Secretary of Agriculture Norris as related to the | Dodd he had been authorised to # rty u that paign is a “police utate” measure designed to “shackle" the mind* of the American peo ple and "gag" their leader*. U. S. Delegate Warren R. Auatin, de clared that the Soviet Resolution on ••war monger*" wa* a "direct attack on the polic* ies and principle* of the United State* of America" and demanded that the Soviet pro* po*al he "abnolutely auppreaaed." "The road of reatraint b; rtclly to the establishment o a police atate," Auatin declared. "The United State* doe* not intend to nupport any along that road." The Soviet resolution, Austin said, "would -put shackle* on the brain of man a* • well as u gag in his mouth." sensible thing to meal at hand. If you don’t have a real knowledge o f wine, you only make yourself ridirulo as by prettndtaa. The do Is consult with Rati MUter Marray, wk* has last r»i*i*ed few* a Mlaaeeata press r**vpe4taa. made a ran- part*** *f the Wwiesto Dally, edited by »w kieri»h*ai *»•(«»»• and Tks IIsiUMm*. publlehed • Mhaal • AepartaiPNl «r sekmit at )<HirNaN*ei. It vs* **Hed tkal the 1 at UlaatMtfa paper, sap* iioaedL Ike beet la tkf MMINtry. bad tit 1 ! larkes of sews (•*• rl*dl*| sd*). a* ram pared I* The Halt’s III t*rbee of repp,) , ntURNT (DINER A HON 1 Mitor, The Battalion: Your editorial "Boldler, States man. Knightly, Gentleman" goes too far bark in blaming Aggies of the ’30’s for the collapse of the genuine A. A M. tradition It is my opinion that a thorough investigation would levesl that the Aggies in the “roaring twenties and thirtios" were much better behaved, more gentlemanly, more polite and courteous in the pre sence of ladies than the present generation. When 1 left here in ’41, tt was noticeable that Aggies had loat some of their courteous behavior. Last year the treads certainly hit a low mark. Yell practices showed shocking, disregard for the good opinion of visitors. I think such juvenile practices as yelling “Beat hell out of???” and having to guard all the en trances to the campus on the eve before a game with clubs started not in the thirties but in the for ties. When it comes to the point that Aggie* have to stop every oar at the enttance and be extremely rude and insulting to the occu pants, the* you nad best inveati- Edwarda’ first delegation, which •*{? went to Saudi Arabia last winter. consisted of five Texas men: B. T. *** ^ Gray and R. E. Nolan, county ' " ""r agents from Van Zandt and Polk 0l * of the past generations, counties, respectively; Sam Logan. ROBERT H. HUGHES, ’37 former county agent from Bailey i witt l |Hm in »o« dolls, The kteky ably want fishii lur*r by U will On mas of'•! dlo i Z, % final Dm i The •r tl such not milk and a. In apite of goods will bs at any some goods rate shortages -for saampls, rhsmkcal sete. bakrt will k* i, vklah path* •aaiqa. Imi ltd high-gmds tks Rtaatnaa* III can be had *Hy, kvt Him far the late* i ti tha CjkNM ra Uw auMllM i tatter from the mn flm farate an automakll*. ws will ba high- but soms gift* cottpn dresses, as tic handbags, Tl a modlfisd and com •'• guide for the Chr! M 4G for the most P*ri are Yider sele<Mons last year, and be found Prices employ 20 additional county agents for expansion of the work counte; John Caudill, San Benito| your guests and a»k their advice, county; They will take this a* a compli- Joe Smith, Lubbock, ment and respect you for an ami-1 The first assignment handed the able ignoramus instead of despis- group waa to find waya and moans ing you as a pretentious foreign I of getting maximum food produe- phoney. | tion on the A1 Kharj project of When the wine arrives, the wait- about 3,000 arm. The demonstration put on by Ed wards and his assistants was so sucreasful that King Ibn Baud in er first pour* n smnll imrtion in j your glass and waits expectantly. This Is the moment of high drama y «<llet lead* di- J? • V J7. r r^Z?\ ^ ,irr ^ f ctnaorahlu and eye." th! I wh ‘ ch 1 nitwi tsst r?,»’od«"*" h t atvtm waiter and give him u word of! t'venti 1 praise, the serein, “ ‘ 1 HI HS-l .S. COMPROMISE LAKE BUOCm. Oct. 28 -dA* —Russia and the United Statea, on a conciliatory move, joined yes terday in a W-0 vote of the United Nations to condemn “all forma of propaganda” which would be “like ly to provoke or encourage any tnreat to th* peace.” bett will suits, topcoats, and plentiful; shirts defi i reateved from the 7. Underwear, socl as are readily ava dropped oonsid- eral ita will present no em, though the V THING can b* fou supply to meet den r tight situation •xi: suits and coete. Wi rtglaa^ dapatealR the is hard to pre- dk luation will be; wo i be rather fickle at times. Due to a shortage of yarn nylon* will be in the scarce cate gory. Lingerie, likewise, is less than abundant and is rather high priced, by previous standards. There will be a wide selection of fur cogta for those who can af ford them- Speaking for the $tX)- a month men, I might say that tha climate in thia part of the country ia not efficiently severe to war rant fur eotM,' SHOES show auiie a oontrsst. Best quality man's shoes ire con siderably more expensive than last year while women's shoes, on th* other hand, have droppad In price. CHILDREN'S CLOTHING pre- sent* neither shortage nor price problem. BATTERIES will soon be avail able for those fortunate enough to owa a car and unfortunate enough to need a new battery. Tina are abundant and price* down. < FURNITURE supply has not caught up with demand and con- ••quenUy a drop In prices ia not immediately predicted. LARGE ELECTRICAL APPLI- ANCE8 such aa NfrlHVliHVb - home freesers, and washing ma chines, usually can bs bought after a short wait Tks prices on them continue to stay way up. Rmallsr appliances, on the other hand, are plentiful. These include irons, elec- trie eloeki, vacuum cleaner*, toast ers and perrolsters Rome *re be ing sold at rut rates i on othefe, MMav* aRk obtain allowances for their old appliance*. RADIO AND TELEVISION ante ara definitely In • buyer*’ markat, Tradmln dlwwaneea ark romman, TOYS abound with few aaaopjj lion*, Metal toys of a durabta na-J RNU are balk, ami tha teafkani* «l \ hinds are on display (paweml toyaF are numerous and speedy». Kite* trie trains ran be purthased from MM# up—mostly up. Though talking dulls ars rt- appaaring, a production slump last summer limited supplies somewhat Toy slectric washing machines and sewing machines are now part of ths furniture available for doll hoUM-K. JEWELRY, such aa better-grads watches and rings, is readily avail able at prices generally no higher than a year ago. Costume jewelry is superabundant It will jdo little good to wait for prices to drop between now and Christmas, for such a drop ia m»t ih sight You have only days laft to acquire what you- can—bet ter get started. Need Good Neighbor Policy... Regardless of who is at fault in the re dent controversies between Texas and Mex ico over, the treatment of Mexican migratory worked, the fact is evident that a construc tive, active program must be put forward by Texan, to remove the existing ill-will. According to Associated Press corres pondent Dive Cheapens; Gov. Beauford H. Jester has been in formed by an investigating committee that one of the Mexican government’s reasons for refusing /to furnish additional contract la- \bor to Texas farmers was "apparently based . on an accumulation of old incidents." Jestsr released the digest of a report made to him by investigations from the State Labor Department, the Texas A. and M. Extension Service, and the Texas Em ployment Service. He had asked them to inquire particu larly into the recent charge by Hector Perez Martinez. Mexican Secretary of the Interior, of "illegal activities of some Texas farmers to obtain cheap labor, encouraging the ille gal entry of Mexican laborers into the United States, and. through paying low salaries, obliging other Mexican laborers who live in Texas permanently to movfc north." f. The committee told Jefcter it had not been able to "develop any specific-eases of Illegal activity on the part of Texaa farm- * I | i * The invent iga tur* reported to the gov* monstratton programs, I Eventually ths program will bs ax- ~ ut pamtsd to tnrluds all tbs King's ■uhjsrts. numbering five and a half million. m Is a coops rat Ivr on* a goss on ww awaits you If you havr ac- csptsd a flat sour bolll*. Ths guests it ijfrLJSSlt Ltt.™! T*- P ro V r - m '* - '-'P-r.uv. m . I ™’ bow* Ih. Ar*i>i.n Oov.ntm.nt A' fframh . r«„ v _I and th* American Aiabian Oil Co, for tiUtlnf »--a— ,i u n *iiL, i* l ter company took ths placa Z Forsign Economic Admin..- I IlrSJbLTSJ Wt U !TJ~ ! rocsntly discont inusd ernor that while their preliminary work did F 1 , r 5n h ;?l Jt had encouraged educational not lead them to feel that further inauiry .J] |* UOl , ti u VhJ work of ^is kind among friendly would reveal "any specific cases of illegal chief social lever around the world n,t,on * activity on the part of Texaa farmers," it for lifting stranger, from many would ’continue its work. countries onto a common, through . often temporary’, kvel of rosy un- . The committee said that in ita study demunding. of illegal entries, it found manv individuals ; Wherever the white man has who had been deported have ’ returned il- c * rnfd h “ fl **’ the natlve * who legally “four or five times a year," indicat ing that “conditions can not be so bad in the eyes of the Mexican worker." While Jester was receiving this report, Chairman R. E. Smith of the Good Neighbor ’ Cbmmtssion in Houston was informed by Mexican Consul Alvardo Dominguez that Mexico's refusal to approve further con- tracts for Mexican worker* in Texaa is iue to treatment of some of them like cat- Ht. , THE AVALON CLUB 10 Ml. W. Bryan hwy 21 Leonard Boswell, Proprietor Ths Best Of SKA FOODS IN REASON K. C. STEAKS SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN Air Conditioned Beautiful Dane* Floor 8-&32F21 for Reservations NOW OPEN TILL li:S0 Come in for all kinds grill • ■ foods, pie*. tnaJts, tes cream. A. 4k M. GRILL Sandwich Shop - (or th* bait HAMBURGKRH v 31 years of business QBO B (POP) SHAW \ Back of Legstt Hall COMING. THIS WEEK - * < END , • DoRMr Feature Per a winning baginning. Smith was given the names of specific farmers and ranchers in the vicinity of Wharton and Sandy Point, whom Dominguez mid had housed mexican workers in barns ind not provided sanitary facilities. Some workers had to drink water from canals and ditches, Dominguez said. want to do business with him havr learned they have to entertain him on his own level. I hey have leant- ed to pour hospitality from bottles, too. The Russian's capacity for Vod ka ia highly overrated. So is the Americana cap^ity for whisky. Put fifty from each country in a drinking maUh with fifty Eng lishmen trained in foreign service, and at the end of the evening the fifty Russians would be singing “Old Man River," thi fifty Ameri cans would be bouncing “The Volga Boatman” off the rafters. And the fifty Englishmen? They’d be soberly wondering: “Why are those chaps making such a racket?” On the day Tom Robinson became pub lisher of the Charlatte <N. C.) New*, a street hawker offered him a copy, urging: "Come on, buy one. The damn thing ha* just been add!" -j 1 The Battalion Tha Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical (oii g* of Texas and tks City of College Station, Taaaa, Is published five times a week and ctreulated svsry Monday through Friday afternoon, sietot during haUdspl tad examination period*. During the aummer The Battalion is pub- lished sami-Weekly. Hqbseriptlon rate M per sehool year. Advertising rates furnished on request Newt contributions may be made by telephone (44444) or at the editorial offu ,. Room Ml, Good- Hall Cpaslfiad *d» may ha placed by telephone (44324) or at * Enters* as Offler at Ik. Art of 1 Hall. the Student Activities Office, Room of the As* dated Press Is entitled exclusively to the dm fer :epublication of all news dispatches cred». published bei ted th R or I ot otherwise credited in ths paper and local news of spontaneous origin pub Right* of n»| ublicstion of all other mutter herein ars also reserved. matter at part i. 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