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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1951
Bitter Price to Pay .
JVIDE and conquer.
'What a simple little well-worn phrase.
Heard so often that it has nearly lost its
meaning for most of us. And one word gives
the clue to defeating that old proverb. Unity.
Unity—so hard to achieve among a group
of frightened people, or frightened nations.
Russia, war lord of world communism,
has taken advantage of the frightened na
tions. They have divided. They have divided
the nations which are afraid, too afraid, for
their own safety, from the one nation which
still has the national integrity to stand up
for the rights of free people.
Russia has so scared the frightened na
tions that they, led by Great Britain and
India, are again yelling, “Peace, Peace.” and
in a lower voice, “Peace at any price.”
That price will soon be paid. It is a bitter
price indeed. That price is the discrediting
of the. Uni ted States, and thus democracy, in
the eyes of the people of the world.
Great Britain and India are ready to give
Red China a seat in the United Nations. And
to give up strategic Formosa. These are the
bribes offered to Red China to bring an end
to the Korean War. They also advocate com
plete withdrawal of United Nations troops
from Korea. And the rest of the frightened
Eating betiveen meals ivill, at least,
make less important tvhat is put on
the table.
The end of the world will catch most
of the big executives behind with
their work.
New Category for Military History . . .
T O MENTION “The Great” of military his
tory brings to mind such names as Na
poleon, Robert E. Lee, and other great lead
ers. Such men were great strategists and
tacticians. Whether or not the Twentieth
Century has produced military men as great
as they will have to be determined by future
historians. But one thing is fairly certain.
There is going to have to be a new category
added to history’s hall of fame of great mil
itary men.
The new category will be labeled “Great
Organizers”. And Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower will head the list.
Eisenhower’s magic touch is being heard
from again. Although he’s just getting
started, already he’s spurred the French out
of their traditional lethargy.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
All loiters ,to the editor must be signed
by tlie writer and free from obscene
and libelous references. Letter writers
wanting their name withheld must make a
personal request to the co-editors. No
unsigned letters will be published.
‘Give Me* Coffee,
Or Give Me .... y
Editor The Battalion
What is this place coming to?
Coffee seven cents a cup! How
money-mad can one place get?
I am of course referring to t h e
announced policy of the MSC to
practically double the price of
coffee from five cents to seven
cents. Never in the long and glor
ious history of A&M has anything
remotely resembling this outrage
been perpetrated upon the student
body in regards to that soothing
beverage.
When I think of the thousands of
former students who have sweated
and slaved from early morning to
late at night with a casual nickel
cup of coffee as almost their only
solace in life, I shudder to think
that there are those on this cam
pus who would do away with that
grand old tradition.
Coffee is not only a warm liquid
that we put into our mouths and
swallow, it is a means of inter
course between student groups and
between students and faculty mem
bers. It has been said that a stu
dent learns as much over a cup
of coffee as he doesi in the class
room; certainly the advantages de
rived from meeting together over
a cup of coffee are apparent.
If it is absolutely. necessary to
raise prices, raise other items.
Subsidize coffee if you must, but
let’s not do away with this great
common denominator of human re
lations, the five-cent cup of coffee.
Since I do not wish to spend the
next five years of my life in the
College Station jail, I request that
you withhold my name.
Yours for better student-faculty
relations.
George R. Tubbs ’49
The Battalion
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Russia’s Plan for World Conquest
From the City Desk ...
Korea War, Russian Action Beeville Polls Prove
In UN Decided Long Ago Lack of Voting Power
nations will follow Great Britain’s and India’s
leads. In a general assembly meeting of the
UN, the only major power which would vote
against these bribes would be the United
States.
And if the United Nations paid this price,
the people of the world would not remember
how the United States voted. They would
only remember that we promised to protect
Chiang Kai-Shek on the island of Formosa.
They would remember that we promised the
people of South Korea we would fight with
them for the preservation of democracy in
that country.
What if the United States alone refused
to pay the price? What if we said, “We can
not repudiate our promises. We must defend
our ideals and principles. We refuse to be
bound by the United Nations if they will not
respect our promises.”
Then would die the dream of world gov
ernment. For all practical purposes, the Uni
ted Nations would be dead. With both Rus
sia and the United States refusing to recog
nize United Nations decisions, that body
would become simply an organization for
academic arguments.
A bitter price indeed.
With today’s installment of parts VII, VIII, and
IX, The Battalion concludes its presentation of
“Russia’s Plan for World Conquest” written by Jo
seph Stalin.*
Yesterday’s installment dealt with the commun
ist plan for undermining labor unions, citizens, pol
itical ^organizations, and even closer to home, the
liberal minded youth of the nation.
In these final three discussions, Stalin deals with
events making headlines in our papers today—the
war in the Far East, and the run-around Russia is
giving the United States in the United Nations.
Section VII says that the communists encourage
monopolies and cooperatives under capitalism, be
cause they can be socialized easily. Individual free
enterprise poses a much greater problem to social
ism, or communism, which depends upon organizing
everything and bringing it under one head—the
State.
The few simple words of section VIII explain
completely the Russian attitude and actions in the
United Nations. Stalin says that the communists
are never at rest, are never at peace. They make
and sign peace treaties, only to gain strength to
fight again.
War between Russia and the capitalistic coun
tries is inevitable, he says in part IX. The time
to strike is when the various elements of capitalist
opposition are in a state of confusion and embroil
ment with each other, Stalin says. Which brings to
mind the gap that has developed, and is growing
largely everyday, between the United States and
Great Britain. Only yesterday this important friend
and ally teamed up with India and other of the
smaller countries to demand that the United States
make necessary concessions to Red China to end the
Korean war. That seems to be the kind of “em
broilment” and “state of confusion” that Stalin
mentions in part IX.
The Red Dictator’s words make at least one
thing unmistakably clear; Russia does not now want
peace, has not previously wanted peace, nor will
she want it in the future. The communists intend to
conquer us, or be destroyed in the effort.
This doctrine of Stalin’s then, is a must for
the man in doubt.
(This document was obtained by the editors of
Coronet magazine from the Stalin archives of the
National War College in Washington, D.C.)—The
Editor.
. . . By Joel Austin
The City, of Beeville, located some 230 miles South of (
College Station, voted on a utility bond issue this week. The*
bonds totaled some $815,000 and were to be used for con
structing a sewage disposal plant, build new water and sewer
lines, and pay oft a bonded indebtedness of $315,000.
The election carried by a 7 to 1 margin and we guess the
officials of that South Texas city are already making plans
for spending the money which their people told them to ob
tain.
But the tiling that strikes us as being significant is that
only 417 votes were cast in that election—350 favoring the
bond issue, while 53 opposed it.
For the information of those who have no idea as to
the size of that city, the Texas Almanac quotes the 1949
estimate at 9,000.
College Station People Turned Out
By JOSEPH STALIN
VII.
In Paris, last Monday, he began the dip
lomatic work of organizing an international
army to defend western Europe. He went
at it in his usual snappy, efficient manner.
First he had a ten minute talk with Pre
mier Rene Pleven. Next, another short talk,
this time with Foreign Minister Robert
Schuman. Then he drove to the Defense Min
istry for a luncheon with Minister Jules
Moch, who immediately called in his highest-
ranking officers. The French like to take
at least two or three hours for such official
luncheons, but within forty minutes Eisen
hower had them back in the conference
room, where a three hour parley followed.
And the talks brought results. The French
are finally making definite commitments to
the European army.
T HE MEASURES for strengthening so
cialism are: State monopoly of foreign
trade, agricultural taxes, State purchase and
sale of agricultural production, and an all-
embracing plan for nationalization of indus
try, transport, and credit.
The state and the cooperatives, as well
as the capitalists, are “traders,” and when
they have learned how to trade, they will
get the upper hand over private trade (they
are doing so already). Those who cannot
understand this are not Leninists but lib
erals.
Great banks, as Lenin has said, are the
State apparatus which we need for realiza
tion of socialism, and which we take over
ready-made from capitalism. When we do
so, a unified State Bank of the most compre
hensive kind, with branches in every district
and factory, will control production as well
as distribution of products.
No, we are not liberals. We put the in
terest of the Party above the interests of for
mal democracy. For us communists, formal
democracy is a trifle.
cussions, to disintegrate the enemy forces,
and to gather strength for an attack on the
White Russians. Even the dullest have now
come to see that the Peace of Brest-Litovsk
was a concession which strengthened us
while it wrecked the forces of international
capitalism.
IX.
VIII.
We communists create slogans for the
masses. Treaties embodying fresh group
ings of forces with an eye to war are termed
“peace treaties.” The signing of them is al
ways effected to the accompaniment of the
pipings of “peaceful alliances.” Our prepara
tions for a war are conducted under cover of
paeans to peace. The opposition will not ac
cept our proposals: that shows how “gen
uine” is their love of peace.
The Peace of Brest-Litovsk is a model in
stance of this strategy. This “peace” en
abled the party to take advantage of the dis-
As Lenin has said, a terrible clash be
tween Soviet Russia and the capitalist States
must inevitably occur. The forces of united
capitalism and all their military technique
are a mighty power, a very real power.
Therefore we must try to take the enemy by
surprise, seize a moment when his forces are
dispersed.
We may consider that the time is ripe
for the decisive struggle when all the class
forces arrayed against us are in a state of
confusion; when all are sufficiently embroil
ed with each other and have been sufficient
ly weakened in combats; when all the vacil
lating elements have exposed themselves be
fore the people and paraded their utter bank
ruptcy. The ruling classes must be in the
throes of a major government crisis, so that
the government is so enfeebled the revolu
tionists can speedily overthrow it.
It is inconceivable, as Lenin has written,
that the Soviet Republic should continue to
exist side by side with capitalist States. Ul
timately one or the other must conquer. A
conflict is inevitable.
The main forces of the revolution must,
at the decisive moment, be concentrated for
an attack on the enemy’s most vulnerable
spot, at a moment when conditions are ripe.
Always we have a clear and precise aim to
wards which we strive, for one of the great
merits of communism is that nothing is left
to chance.
College Station people turned out, some 284 strong to
show their support for a somewhat similar utility revenue k
bond issue for the sum of $200,000. A comparison of the
local populace of some 3,500—not to mention the number of
qualified voters—in comparison with that of Beeville, pro
vides substance for thought. a
A town as large as Beeville could poll only half ag"
as many votes as this college town in Brazos County.\J
rough estimate of the potential voters of College Station
produces a figure of about 500-550. Considering the impor
tance, or shall we say, the interest in the outcome of the local
polling contest voters hereabout can be proud of themselves
for showing such interest in civic affairs.
Maybe we were just a little too critical in this column be
fore the election in condemning those who like to sit back and
let other people do the job—voting included—and then com
plain when things don’t go just right.
The Beeville voters had much more money at stake
than was included in the College Station election. They also
were voting bond money to pay off an indebtedness that al
ready existed.
City Officials Pleased With Outcome
City officials were very pleased with the vote of confi
dence given them by the voters when they accepted the bond
issue with such an overwhelming majority.
The City Council lost little time in meeting to canvas
the election returns and declare the count official as they
got together in a special session Tuesday afternoon.
They decided to issue $60,000 of the $200,000 as soon
as the money becomes available 30 days from the date of
the election. Fourty-eight thousand dollars is planned to be
used for securing the College Hills electric facilities now
owned by the City of Bryan and the REA. Part of that sum
is to go toward repair of the lines and also some maintenance
work in other parts of the city.
Twelve-thousand dollars will be used to pay for notes
held by the College Station State Banl^ for extensions made
last summer in College Hills. Not all the money will be ne<
cessary for the balances of the notes and the remaining por
tion will be used for other water department extensions.
In Passing
• Don’t forget the March of Dimes which gets start
ed in Brazos County and the rest of the nation Monday. Local
Committee Chairman H. T. Blackhurst is aiming at a big
collection from local people. With a single polio death for 1950
to mar our record, College Station people should not hesitate
to contribute to the fighting of this dread disease.
® Joe Sorrels, the newly elected president, says he
has big plans for the College Station Chamber of Commerce
and Development Association this year. Here’s hoping
we can see many good things from that organization in
months to come.
Rev. Pitts Speaker
At 4 Aggie Vespers’
Legislature Asked To Protect Blind
Rev. Frank Pitts, former chap-
lin and now pastor of the Bryan
College Avenue Baptist Church,
will speak tonight at 7:15 at the
Aggie Vespers in the Baptist Stu
dent Center at the North Gate on
“An Aggie in the Warring World.”
The “Aggie Vespers” are held
from 7:15 to 7:45 four nights each
week at the Baptist Student Center
to help the Aggie in his spiritual
and moral thinking and living, said
Eddie Apel, chairman of the ves
per services.
Apel announced that all students
are welcomed to attend the meet
ings regardless of religious faith.
Austin, Jan. 11—(A*)—The blind
man who stands on a corner for
an hour, trying to get across the
street, waiting quietly while cars
whiz by without end—
Combat Casualties
Increase to 42 713
Washington, Jan. 12—UP)—An
nounced American combat casual
ties in Korea rose to 42,713 yester
day. This was an increase of 2,537
since the last weekly report.
The new total includes 6,247
killed in action, 29,306 wounded
and 7,160 missing in action.
DAVE COSLETT, CLAYTON L. SELPH Co-Editors
John Whitmore, L. O. Tiedt Managing Editors
Frank N. Manitzas Sports Editor
Bob Plughson, Jerry Zuber Campus Editors
Joel Austin City Editor
WhaPs Cookin 9
AGGIE SQUARES, Friday, 7:30
p.m., St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Parish House. Newcomers wel
come.
HILLED CLUB, Friday, 7:15 p.
m., YMCA Chapel. Religious ser
vices to be held.
PERMIAN CLUB, Friday, 7:30
p.m.. Room 3C MSC. Picture for
Aggieland to be discussed.
Ralph Gorman, Fred Walker, Chuck Neighbors,
Jimmy Ashlock, Ray Holbrook. Joe Blan
chette, Pat LeBlanc, Dale Dowell, Jimmy
Curtis, Dowell Peterson, and Joe Hollis. .Sports News Staff
Sam Molinary Chief Photographer
Bob Hancock, John Hollingshead,
Tommy Fontaine, James Lancaster Photo Engraven
Autrey Frederick Advertising Manager
Russell Hagens, Frank Thumond—Advertising Representatiyes
Emmett Trant, Jerry Clement, Bob Hendry Cartoonist!
Herman C. Gollob . Amnsementa Editor
Bible Verse
Favour is deceitful, and beauty
is vain: but a woman that feareth
the Lord, she shall be praised.
—Proverbs 31: 30.
The Texas legislature has,been
asked to help him.
Sen. George Moffett of Chilli-
cothe introduced a bill today to
make a motorist slow down or stop
if necessary for the white cane the
blind man raises.
It would be a fine up to $25 or
ten days in jail if driver failed to
heed that raised white cane.
A guide dog, or metallic or
white cane, or a white cane tipped
with red, raised upright would be
the stop or slow sign for drivers. I
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