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Battalion Editorials Page 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1950 Time and Increased MSC Efficiency The personnel and staff of the Memorial Student Center are to be commended for the superb manner in which they served the needs of the exceptionally large weekend crowd, utilizing several “tricks of the trade” to entertain the waiting customers. As usual during rush periods, several derogatory remarks were made by some who did not realize the teriffic pressure members of the staff were working under. Foresight- ed members of the MSC staff provided en tertainment in the form of a musical trio during the rush period, as well as providing juke box dancing on the terrace. The MSC is not completely furnished. And it won’t be for several months yet. This slight, but important fact should be kept in mind by those who are presently disappoint ed with the building’s services. Many fix tures, which would do much to increase ef ficiency in the Center, have been ordered, but because of delays, are yet to be received and installed. As a result, the MSC staff now has to make the best use of what uten sils, stoves, and other necessities they have received in small quantities or salvaged from The Cave and Campus Corner. A large amount of the personnel is new, and lacks the experience necessary to effi cient service. But with time, a little consideration and aid from the student body, and a complete store of equipment, services of the Center will rise to the high level its staff is working to attain. Eisenhower: Can He Be Convinced? . . . Many Republican aspirants to the United States presidency had their hopes dashed- last Saturday when Gov. Thomas E. Dewey gave the nod to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. In a New York television interview, Gov. Dewey announced that he will not seek the presidency in 1952 and will activly support Gen. Eisenhower. Dewey’s statement came at a time when an Eisenhower boom again appeared imminent. In 1948, a “Draft Eisen hower for President” campaign began to gain great momentum when the general himself put a stop to it. At that time, Eisenhower made it positive that he had no desire for high political office. Four years, though, can see a great change in a man’s political ambitions. Especially when there are so many optimistic reports of the general’s po litical popularity. In a Gallop poll released about two weeks ago, it was found that Eisenhower was the man most often selected by Republican vot ers to lead their party in 1952. Second on the list was Gov. Dewey. With Dewey lend- A Great Leader Speaks . . Winston Churchill has echoed to views of SecTetary dT Defense Marshall. In a re cent address to a mass meeting of the Con servative party, of which he is the head, “Winnie” warned the west not to get too involved in Asia. 'In his opinion the danger in Europe is far greater. He further stated that he did not be lieve that war was inevitable, and he de scribed Western Europe as: “The famous and ancient states and races who have no thought or aim not to dwell in peace—and who, at present, are protected from Soviet Communist ambitions only by vast American superiority in the atomic bomb.” His statement regarding Korea carried a warning. “Hopes of reaching a peaceful ing his support, Eisenhower’s political lead will greatly increase. Two other names figuring prominently in presidential speculation so far are Taft and Stassen. Recent events may serve to lessen their popularity with Republican party lead ers. Most observers seem to think that Stas- sen’s invitation for a peace talk with Stalin have hurt his political chances. It seems that the American voter wants a completely non-political foreign policy. And most party leaders fear that Taft’s nomination would completely alienate the labor vote. Although Eisenhower’s prospects look very promising, the Republican party has not yet endorsed him. Sen. Brewster, chair man of the Senate GOP campaign committee, said only that “the General is a very out standing figure and undoubtedly will be one of those considered.” But after all, how can you expect much fanfare when the GOP is not yet sure that Eisenhower even wants to be president. ' | settlement with Russia have been improved "By what US'S happened in Korea. The Soviet onslaught upon South Korea has caused many people to realize the perils which men ace us. . . . But successful military action in Korea must not lull us into a false sense of security. Containing Russia has been England’s objective for many years, but selfish reasons will not account entirely for this effort to call our attention to Europe. Churchill is eloquent and his insight into world power politics is the source of his greatness. With past performance as a standard we will ac cept Churchill’s opinion as a fundamental truth. Yank Forces In Far East To Be Built Tokyo, Oct. 17 — UP) — American forces in the Far East will be strengthened considerably as a result of agreement between President Truman and General MacArthur at Wake Island, informed sources reported today. They said Mr. Truman expressed agreement with MacArthur’s out line of the Asiatic situation and his insistence that any further Com munist thrusts must be blocked with military power. The U.S. Eighth Army, normal ly stationed in Japan, and Far Eastern naval and air forces will be maintained at much greater strength than before the Korean campaign, the sources said. They reported the major em phasis of the Wake conference was on methods of building up Ameri can strength in Asia. The informants indicated that some of the three American divi sions sent to the Korean campaign from the United States might be retained in the Orient. Blit they did not disclose plans for their deployment. The conferees agreed to remove American troops from Korea as quickly as possible, entrusting se curity problems to the South Ko rean army. The reason is to avoid irritating the sensitive Ko reans and not necessary to re duce available forces in Asia. They added there was no discus sion of cutting down Far Eastern forces in order to build up Ameri can strength in Europe. MacArthur told the President that, having won the Korean bat tle, the United States could not af ford to allow the Communists to conquer other and richer areas such as Indochina. The sources said Mr. Truman agreed. The General discussed both Indo china and Formosa in general terms during his outline of the Asiatic situation. He repeated his previous contention that Formosa in unfriendly hands would serious ly threaten the American defense line in the Far East. The sources said Mr. Truman then outlined the administration policy concerning Formosa and the political complexities surrounding it. Their was no voiced disagree ment over this debatable island, the informants added, but it was not clear here whether its discussion would produce a change in Ameri can policy. FIFTH "COLUMNIST tH-CPR/Z/S. ' Seems early one morning the youthful bunch removed from its concrete supports a bench claimed by the Senior class. When asked why the bench had been removed, close lipped freshmen would only comment “It didn’t look good. Besides, it’s not blocking traffic anywhere.” If everything goes well, and the upper classmen behave, the bench might be re turned, in a somewhat altered form. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, is published five times a week during the regular school year. 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Entered as second-class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Ad vertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. DAVE COSLETT, CLAYTON L. SELPH. John Whitmore, L. O. Tiedt Dean Reed Sid Abernathy, Jerry Zuber Frank N. Manitzas Joel Austin ROK fill Take UN Directives Seoul, Tuesday, Oct. 17 — UP) — President Syngman Rhee told his first news con ference in liberated Seoul to day his Republic of Korea government will accept, any direc tives from the United Nations. But, the President added, he hopes the U.N. will "observe and advise” elections for-North Korea rather than conduct them. Thus the 75-year-old Rhee switched to a conciliatory attitude on the matter of his government’s jurisdiction when the Korean Com munists are defeated. Previously he had expressed in dignation over a U.N. move to re strict his South Korean govern ment to power below the 38th Par allel. A seven-nation U. N. commission on Korea decided last Thursday to limit the authority of Rhee’s gov ernment to South Korea and put General MacArthur in charge of North Korea. This action was taken under an Australian proposal advocating new general elections for all Ko rea. Rhee had protested. Rhee. said today elections in the north could be held in about a month after military defeat of the Communists. He asked correspondents to as certain the facts for themselves "so you can tell the people of the world the truth.” A U.N. representative here in dicated elections in North Korea may be held before Christmas. The President declared there were some United Nations officials w T ho felt his government was not popular. “Our troops have been welcomed in the north,” he said, “and there have been no signs of opposition from the civilians. And in all those dark days there was no sign of sabotage against the government in the south. It will be the same in the north. Mark my word.” Board Authorizes But the aggressive and ruthless policies of Communism make it impossible to use such machinery in North Korea. MacArthur is well aware of that. It is to be noted; that when he is sued his first surrender demand Oct. 1 it was addressed to the mili tary commander of the North Ko- rean military forces, Marshal Choi Yung Kun, and not to the heacj of the Communist government, Pre mier Kim II Sung. In this, MacArthur appeared to be following to some extent the precedent set in the World War II collapse of Germany. There is was the Nazi generals and admir als who signed the capitulation documents. Hitler’s government 4 The United Nations interim com mittee on Korea subscribed Friday to the policy that there just isn’t any North Korean government. In its resolution outlining the occupa tion program, the committee' said there is “no government that is recognized by the United Nations as having legal and effective con trol” over North Korea. But in eliminating the Commun ist regime from the picture, the committee also limited the repub lic of South Korea’s authority to the area below the 38th parallel until a free, Korean-wide election can be held. The free election, like the matter 4 This must have called for some of Mr. Truman’s most persuasive efforts. No general ever believes he has enough men. This isn’t necessarily “empire building.” Generals just like to play safe. On top of that natural and tra ditional feeling of all commanders is MacArthur’s own deep convic tion about the danger in the Far East. He is an exponent of a “strong line” of defense against Communist aggression in the Orient. • Because of the enemy’s expressed determination to keep on fighting, there is no reason to believe that the question of redeployment of American forces from Korea is one to be acted upon immediately. Indeed, there are indications that new, major offensives by United Nations forces may be in the mak ing. There has been a peculiar silence for days concerning the whereabouts or activity of any American division except for the 1st Cavalry. Child-Loving Nightclub Man Succombs to Heart Illness Complex Problems Face Mac In Korea: By Elton C. Fay AP Military Affairs Reporter Washington, Oct. 17 —(AP)— Some unprecedented and complex situations are involved in the “steps necessary to bring peace and security” to Korea which President Truman says he and Gen. Douglas MacArthur discussed at their Wake Island meeting. For the first time, a segment of the Communist empire is being removed from the Soviet grasp. The procedure fol lowed in North Korea may become a pattern should the fringes of the Russian empire start crumbling elsewhere. MacArthur is going to have some problems he hasn’t faced before. He can’t use his experience in ending World War II as a guide for his steps in Korea. When victory came in the Pacific, there was an organ ized Japanese government to sign the surrender. In the clos ing days of the war, the allies encouraged the Japanese to re tain the government of Emperor Hirohito. This facilitated the surrender and the eventual reconstitution of the Japan ese government. Dallas, Oct 17—bT)— Louis W. Bovis, nightclub owner who loved children so much he built a special housing project for married GIs with babies, died yesterday. Bovis, 58, had suffered from heart trouble for more than a year. He had been hospitalized since the middle of September. Bovis, a native of Philadelphia, had lived here and been in the en tertainment business since 1936. He was the owner of Louanns Night club. He got nationwide attention with his housing project, named Preg nant Valley, which he started in 1945. Bovis thought every couple ought to have five children. His small daughter by his first wife died and Wentreck Recalled By Armed Services Ernest A. Wentreck, chief clerk, for the Texas Engineering Ex tension Service, has received his orders to report to Camp Polk, La., October 26. Wentreck was drafted in 1946 as a typist clerk for the admin istrative branch of the Army Medi cal Corps. At the time of his dis charge in 1947, he was a chief clerk. He was employed by the Texas Engineering Service to be trained as a chief clerk under the G. I. Bill of Rights, “On the Job Train- ipg.” the two children of a brother-in- law, whom he thought of as his own, were killed in a fire. So Bovis and his second wife adopted two children, Tony, now 6, and Rachel, 5. Then one of the happiest moments of his life oc curred three years ago, when a son was born to Ann, his widow. In 1945, the year the couple adopted the two children, Bovis bought 18 acres north of Dallas. I( had plenty of room for children to play. About that time a friend asked him to rent a spare house on the acreage to an ex-GI who was hav ing a hard time finding a place to live because he had two children. Bovis decided to build more houses on his land and rent them only to couples with children. That project became Pregnant Valley, and it is still in operation. Its main street is called Maternity Row. Funeral services were held here today. Besides his widow and three chil dren, Bovis is survived by a sister, Mrs. Nettie Sonsin, and a brother, Jack N. Bovis, both of Philadelphia. LAST DAY had disintegrated with the report ed suicide of the leader. But there is little likelihood that either Choi Yung Kun or Kim II Sung will sign any formal surren der documents—for several rea sons. In the first place, Choi has ignored MacArthur’s surrender de mand and the premier has retort ed angrily that “the peoples’ army and partisans will fight un'til'the" day ’of victory:”' Secondly, they would be marked men in the fan atical Communist world should they deviate from doctrine and capitulate to the “capitalistic” world. And they quite possibly also would be men marked for execution as war criminals if they fell into United Nations hands. of surrender, is unprecedented. Never before has a free election been held in a former Soviet Satellite country. The surrender and occupation problems in Korea are only some of those which President Truman pre sumably laid in MacArthur’s lap during the few hours the two men talked on Wake Island. Apparently the President im pressed upon the Far Eastern com mander the necessity for plans to shift some of the military power built up for the Korean war to the United States and to the menac ing situation in Europe. » The United States now has what seems to be the equivalent of.about eight divisions in Korea— the 1st Cavalry, 24th, 25th, 3rd and 7th Army Divisions, 1st Marine Divi sion, a regimental combat team of the 11th Airborne Division and elements of various other organ izations. These are combat units. Eight divisions at full strength would ac count for about 136,000 combat men. This would not include other military personnel used for ser vice and support. SIGN ABSENTEE BOOK FOR WED. 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