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Battalion Editorials
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1950
Let’s Put TISA Men in the Senate . . .
Tomorrow night the first election of the
1950-51 school year will be held. It will
concern an amendment to the present con
stitution of the Student Senate which,
though it may not seem so, will be one of
the student government’s more important
amendments.
Concerning the correlation of the Senate
with the Texas Intercollegiate Student As
sociation, the amendment, if passed, would
alleviate what might prove to be an em-
barassing situation later on. The proposed
amendment states that “any Texas A&M
students who are officers of the TISA will,
by virtue of their office in the TISA, become
members of the Student Senate.”
Each year, the president of the Student
Senate selects from the Senate, chosen by
popular vote of the student body, official
delegates to attend the annual TISA conven
tion. Under the present Senate constitution
any member of that appointed committee
who is elected to office at the convention of
all schools who are members of the TISA
would lose his position in the Senate at the
end of the school year, and permanently if
he were not re-elected at the beginning of
the next school year. He would still be hold
ing his elected position as a TISA officer.
Were this situation to continue to exist
without an amendment, it would be possible
for a student to be a TISA officer, yet not
be a member of the schoel’s governing body.
Under aspects of the new amendment,
any officers of the TISA would automati
cally become members of the next year’s Stu
dent Senate by virtues of their TISA posi
tion. These officers would receive seats
formerly filled by senators-at-large.
Along with one of last year’s student
senators who was elected parliamentarian
of the association, A&M automatically re
ceives two other officers, an executive vice
president and an executive secretary, as
this school is host for the 1950-51 TISA
convention. If the amendment receives pop
ular approval, three students will automati
cally become senators, leaving seven remain
ing positions to be filled by senators-at-
large.
A college this size should maintain a
modernized form of student government. A
vote for the proposed amendment will go a
long way in keeping the present Senate con
stitution up to date.
GOP Embarassed by ‘Learned’ Senators . .
In November of 1948, the Republicans
learned a lesson that they will never forget
—to win elections, they must campaign. Now
some of the do-little statesmen of the Repub
lican party are proving the old proverb, “A
little learning can be a dangerous thing.” In
fact, some of their antics are downright em-
barassing to the GOP.
Last week, Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel
(R-Kan.) discussed statehood for Hawaii
and Alaska. Attempting to block the state
hood bill, he used one of the tricks that have
come to be the stock in trade of men, such as
heiTthat look for any chance tq get political
publicity.
The senator said he could prove a “strong
and personal alliance between the Russian
Soviet cause and the present Secretary of
the Interior, who is now urging Alaskan
statehood. . .” When Oscar Chapman, Sec
retary of the Interior, disproved every point
of Schoeppel’s accusation, the Senate’s Re
publican Policy Committee announced, “The
committee disavows all responsibility for
Senator Schoeppel’s charges.”
Now two more mud-slingers are causing
distress for the COP. When President Tru
man nominated General George C. Marshall
for Secretary of Defense, Senators Malone
(R-Nev.) and McCarthy (R-Wis.) promptly
labeled Marshall a “stooge” of Truman and
Acheson. Again some of the GOP had to
turn against a member of their own party.
Senator Saltonstall (R-Mass) told re
porters he wanjts the “stooge” charge cleared
up. Saltonstall was one of ten Senate Re- 1
publicans who voted to change the law so
Marshall could take oyer the job Congress
previously had said must be filled by a civil-
ip.
. These; two examples should prove to the
“undistinguished” that although the Repub
lican party plans a vigorous campaign to
gain control of Congress next November, it
will not tolerate such underhanded politics
merely to gain a few votes.
Some Leaks in Texas’ Tax Barrel . . .
Recently, the State Department of Public
Health received complaints from the State
Auditor on the manner in which certain
funds were being expended. Since the
Health Department receives funds from both
the federal and state governments, as well
as federal and private grants, there was
some doubt whether certain items bought
with the funds could be controlled by state
law.
Primarily, criticism was aimed at the
department’s lax handling of automobiles.
Monthly rent of $155 was being paid to an
Austin garage for storage of six vehicles
which were user very little. One car, a
1947 model, had been driven 375 miles. Also
included in the charges is the issuance of
gasoline to the department’s account without
the signature of any department employee.
One employee, a porter, received gasoline
for his private car, reportedly to reimburse
him for using it on office business.
Though only several of the complaints
made by the state auditor, they are examples
of conditions in the Health Department dur
ing the course of the three year audit which
ended August 31. The auditor implied that
some of the practices criticized have been
corrected since that date.
As an individual unit, the Health Depart
ment was not too severely criticized for what
it has done. True, the department has been
using funds which could have been put to
more efficient use for the taxpayers who
were paying the bills.
However, if funds and personnel were
available to conduct other audits of state-
supported departments or services, more in
stances of unwarranted spending would like
ly be found. Our taxes are apparently being
used much less efficiently than they should
be, considering the status of our nation and
the prospect of even higher taxes in the
future.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
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North Korean
Occupation Is
Still Debatable
By DEWITT MACKENZIE
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst
Continued success of the power
ful United Nations offensive in
South Korea will mean that ulti
mately the peace organization will
have to face the dangerous ques
tion of whether its forces shall
cross the 38th parallel and occupy
Northern Korea.
One uses the expression “dan
gerous question” advisedly. Inva
sion of Northern Korea could pro
duce an Asiatic upheaval. And
with the major powers preoccupied
in the Far East, there might easily
be an explosion in Europe.
The U. N. goal, of course, is
not only to smash the Red invasion
of South Korea and restore peace,
but to unite North and South Ko
rea under one government, chosen
by the people. So far as one can
see now, that must call for tem
porary military occupation of
North Korea.
38th A Problem
General MacArthur’s chief of
staff, Maj. Gen. E. M. Almond,
yesterday pointed out that if the
enemy is destroyed in South Ko
rea there is no problem about the
38th parallel. It becomes a politi
cal question.
That is correct, but it strikes me
that this immediately poses a fresh
problem of how long it could re
main a political question. Occupa
tion of Northern Korea by U. N.
troops might bring neighboring
Chinese Communist forces in great
strength to the- rescue of the Ko
rean Reds.
Apropos of this, two big Chi
nese armies are sitting on the bor
der of North Korea, watching de
velopments. Other Chinese and
Manchurian troops are available,
and Russia has been feeding much
military equipment to the North
Koreans.
What About Russia
As for Russia, just as she has
avoided becoming directly involved
in the present Korean war, so she
might be expected to pursue that
policy if U. N. troops occupied
Northern Korea. However, should
Red China go to the rescue of the
Korean Communists, with Moscow’s
blessings, it could produce a major-
upheaval in Asia.
And why should Russia steer
clear of entanglement? Well, for
the very good reason that the Eu
ropean theatre is of much greater
importance now than is the Far
[East. Moscow certainly would hes
itate to commit vast strength to an
Asiatic campaign while Europe is
rapidly becoming an armed camp.
Two Way Argument
; Moreover, that’s an argument
that cuts two ways. The Western
Allies certainly have no desire to
get heavily involved in Asia at this
juncture. They are in process of
building their defenses in Europe
against any upheaval there, and
can’t afford to weaken that effort.
The North Atlantic council at
this moment has before it the
American proposal for the defense
of Western Europe. Therefore one
would expect the U. N. to hold the
Korean program in leash, pending
completion of the defense plans
for maintaining peace in Europe.
Astrologer
Sees Early
UN Victory
Singapore—UP)—United Nations
forces will emerge victorious and
bring peace to Korea by Jan. 1951,
predicts M. S. Sharma, internation
ally known astrologer.
Among other predictions made
by the astrologer on his arrival in
Singapore on a study tour of
Southeast Asia was the third world
war. He said it will start in Berlin
some time between March and
September of 1951. The war will
last only two years, nine months
arid ten days and Stalin will prob
ably commit suicide, the astrologer
added.
After World War II, he said,
the whole world will enjoy a period
of peace and prosperity. Professor
Sharma is sure that Chinese Na
tionalists will land on the Chinese
mainland by July, 1951. He pre
dicted heavy fighting there.
One of his earlier predictions,
however, proved to be wrong. He
had prophesied that the Missouri
candidate, Harry S. Truman, would
not win his first election as Presi
dent of the United States.
More Mail Boxes
To Be Installed
Approximately 1,5,00 more mail
boxes are expected to ax-rive here
and be installed at the Memorial
Student Center in the next few
days. This will bring the total
number of boxes at the MSG to
over 3,000, Dr. T. O. Walton, Post
master, announced today.
The fees on the boxes will be
$1 to $1.50 for three months.
Students who do not have boxes
at the present time are requested
to have their mail sent in cax-e of
another student who does have
a box until the new boxes arrive.
Students who cannot arx-ange for
a box should call for their mail at
the General Delivery window' at
the Mam Post Office, Dr. Walton
said.
RFD HOT PEPPFR
Strength of A rmed
Forces To Increase
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dent’s plan to raise the axniev
forces’ strength to three inilhon
men means that some ciitKm t ccx
sions will have to he made soon in
Congress ana the White House.
And if war should come and all-
out mobilization were necessary,
both the armed forces and industry
would face a much more complex
problem than they did in L.40.
The immediate problem is adding
about 1,500,000 men to the armed
forces. The pool of men wrio are
registered under the present orait
law will not provide this added
force. Congress would have to
change the law to enable war vet
erans to be drafted, rhe 1 resi
dent would have to change the se
lective service regulations to pei-
mit the drafting of men with de
pendents and men now deferred
for occupational reasons. r j'h e
armed forces would have to lower
their physical standards for induc
tees.
Here’s the picture:
The June 1948 draft law required
all men from 18 through 25 years
of age to register. By last Au
gust, 10,943,546 men had register
ed. But under present laws and
regulations not more than SlS.OOl
of them are likely to be inducted,
You get this figure by adding;
8,108 men who have been examined’
and found acceptable; 14,578 men
who have already been inducted;
155,821 who have enlisted; and
640,094 who have been classified
1-A but as of July 31 had not yet
been examined.
Physical Requirements To High
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Interpreting the News . . .
Big 3 Offer to Germany
Similar to Pact Benefits
By J. M. ROBERTS, JR.
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst
The big three have extended
mutual defense benefits to Ger
many which are almost identical
with those of the Atlantic Pact,
but as yet have not imposed the
accompanying x-esponsibilities.
They agree to treat any attack
on the West German republic
as an attack upon themselves. The
wording of the intent is even
stronger than that of the pact,
which promises to “consider” rath
er than “treat”, a difference, of
course, without any important sig
nificance.
Later, it is assumed, when the
political backgrounds in England
and France have been better px-e-
pared, Germany will be expected to
contribute her shax-e toward re
armament and defense, just like
the others. In the meantime, she
enjoys the benefits of a one-sided
guarantee.
Word has come out of the clos
ing hours of the foreign ministers
conference that, while the com
munique telling of its action's
might might appear to be a cover-
up for failure to agree on G'erman
rearmament, it actually is a cover
up for the extent of agreement.
The implication is that Bevin
and Schuman have actually gone
farther than they consider them
selves entitled to go under their
instructions from home, and that
they will have to go back and do
some spade,work to get approval.
That this is not expected to take
too long is indicated by the report
from London that the Atlantic
Pact defense ministers have been
called to meet in New York im
mediately to start work on a cen
tral European Army. It has been
generally agreed that whatever
German manpower is mobilized will
have to be a part of such an organ
ization rather than permitting re
vival of a German general staff.
Word of the allied intention to
woi’k out a plan for ending the
state of war with Germany comes
as no surprise. Continuing such a
situation with a country which is
being integrated into the mutual
defense would have been impos
sible. 1
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, di
rector of Selective Service, : ays
the armed forces’ physical require
ments are too high. In World
War II, 36 per cent of the men
examined were rejected for physi
cal reasons, compared to the pres
ent 60 per cent.
The biggest categories of . un
available men are the 2,673,320 war
veterans, the 1,817,199 men who
are 26 years of age anti older
(only men 25 and younger can be
inducted), and the 784,554 men
with dependents.
Economic conditions are a lot
different now from what they were
in 1940. Industrial production is
at a new peacetime high. Civilian
employment is highex than it lias
ever been befoi’e. Some 62,367,000
persons are at work. Unemploy
ment is . down to 2,50.0,000.
Economists doubt you could ,J
count on getting more than 1,500,-
000 men from the present pool of
the unemployed, in 1940 there 1
were eight million unemployed.
This was decreased to less than
a million when unemployment hit
its wartime low in 1941.
Heavy withdrawals of manpower
from civilian industry would mean >
greatly decreasing civilian produc
tion at a time when income is ris
ing and demand for goods is in- '
creasing. It would cause inflation ?,
or necessitate drastic economic
controls.
The most feasible course is to
increase the labor force—the per
sons at work or seeking work. But
this will be a lot harder to do than
in 1940, according to a study jus?
released by the Labor Depart
ment’s Bureau of Employment Se
curity.
Many Problems To Overcome
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There are vast technical diffi
culties to be overcome, however,
in ending the state of war without
a peace ti’eaty (which would recog
nize the division of Germany and
be a bad political move) and with
out ending the military occupation.
As encouragenxent to Gennany
and in an attempt to secure a will
ing response, the allies also hold
out pi’ospects for modification of
both industrial limitations and pol
itical controls.
The Bonn government is to be
given the riglit of emergency call
on inci'eased state police forces,
following a system closely akin to
that by which Russia inaugurated
what has now become her wide
spread program of rearmament in
Eastern Germany.
All of which boils down to the
fact that Germany is to become
an ally in the conflict with Russia
as rapidly as westbrn European
thinking can be made to adjust to
the idea. It was made inevitable
by Germany’s position in Europe,
whci'.e maintenance ' of either a
political or military vacuum is im
possible, whether you like it or
not.
And Russia is told what she
was not told in Korea, that there
is no vacuum, and not to rash in.
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