Battalion Editorials Page 2 FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1951 From the City Desk The Reluctant Dragon . More Annexation; Who’s Sorry Now? By Joel Austin Letters to The Editor The Batt Shouldn’t Take Sides at A&M Legalized Gambling Is Not the Answer TPHE COUNTRY is sharply divided on the * question of MacArthur’s dismissal, but the opinions whether right or wrong are not well founded in fact. Security would event ually limit the number of facts that could be published even if an investigation were authorized. There are, however, some funda mentals that might direct snap judgments into constructive thought channels. The first of these is the fact that our Constitution, law of the land, U. N. object ives, and foreign policy are not “absolutes” handed down from heaven. They are man made, and this implies that they are fallible. General MacArthur, therefore cannot be viewed as incapable of arriving at a truth which conflicts with one of the items listed above. In other words, time may prove that MacArthur is quite correct in his conclusions. The second fact is that our knowledge of Soviet objectives shoud dictate our overall policy—not money, political party affilia tions, personalities, foreign countries, or ob solete rules and ideas. The law of the jungle is not universally outmoded. Only Time Will Tell IN THE Truman-MacArthur conflict, the * edge in public opinion seems to favor Mac Arthur. Most of these opinions stem from the comparison of personalities, rather than from the obscure facts in the breach of dip lomacy. It is left to the public to decide where confidence should be placed, rather than to determine who is right and who is wrong. Of the two, MacArthur has access to more facts from which to draw conclusions. His personal brilliance and integrity in the past are a matter of legend, and his rank and prestige are an indication of his sense of duty. President Truman, on the other hand, can be compared with MacArthur only by virtue President Truman has shown himself to be oblivious to the third fact. In his Wednes day speech, he served notice that the U. S. could be bled white in Korea or anywhere else through reluctance to do anything that might start World War III. We believe, on the other hand, that the U. S. could be totally defeated by Russia without losing sight of this objective. If Rus sia can count on our refusal to accept the moral responsibility of starting World War III, then we do not deserve to survive. In conclusion, it should be obvious that we cannot avoid trial by arms if Russia con tinues on her plan of conquest. If the Russian people do think, we can not count on their logic being similar to ours. Neither can we act on the possibility that the Kremlin will eventually listen to “reason.” Furthermore, the amount of help we are getting in Korea should indicate how much help we can expect in Europe. This in turn should govern the extent to which we will let other countries influence our foreign policy. of his office. There is no basis in past per formance that will accord him the personal confidence that the public places in Mac Arthur. In fact, time may show that a funda mental weakness of our form of government is the fact that no method exists to insure that our highest office goes to the most capable man available. In the next few weeks, more facts will be published, but it is our opinion that Mac Arthur’s conclusions will stand the test of time. In the meantime, we can only hope that the Asiatic situation does not deteriorate so rapidly as to render MacArthur’s work un- salvageable. ‘Not Opposed To Progress’ ^ Editor, The Battalion: TWifnr Thp Battalion* Editor, The Battalion: This letter would probably not v ’ ■ i ■ ^ • This letter is a little late to he published if it were not ad- ^ our in Mondays i&. counteract the well-organized and dressed to the editors but it is sue of The Battalion entitled “Make rapidly executed plan to exchange really no t addressed to’them any- Gambli "f ( . Pay ff 0ff . f , or , Pc0I) !£ the name of our Student Senate -way. It is addressed to the readers P ro P ose ^ the often used adage, if President to President of the Stu- 0 f The Battalion with the hopes yo . u can t * lc k J0 ! nt ^ 118 a s0 *’ HO SAID the business between Bryan and College Station de ” t Body * T , . , - . that the editors read the “Letters ution 10 tlK ' K' aml>lll 'b r problem, was nil wonnH nn? T However, I do want to say that to the Editor” column. This solution has often been pro- was ail wound up . . I ami* complete agreement with The Battalion is A&M’s news- seated by the advocates of a na- From the way things started popping yesterday, it looks the letter that appeared m Wednes- paper, not the editors! But a look tional lottery or other forms of as though there will be a lot more to come from both groups, day evenings Batt. (I refer to the at the editorial column in Wednes- legalized gambling, and their ar- The city council’s surprise action yesterday afternoon t? tter y Hollins, luukinger, and day night’s edition would have guments sound very convincing on in annexing property adjoinirig the Beverley Estates (now 0 £ er fj • ^ w ... people believe otherwise. Why the surface, just as any evil looks i 4. j. j./. v • , • It is impossible to know this don t the editors go ahead and cast appeahng at the first g ance. a part of Bryan) was the spark that set off a chain reaction early, how the majority of the the vote that they choose, and let T , ^ k , * . which is sure to follow. students will react, but those whom the readers of The Battalion use Legalized gambling can never be We believe this action by the Council was College sta- l have heard express an opinion their own judgment and make their t0 - f pa ^”:i t nn f X ? ) e „? i y i I , i ,; be n' »o iv, or.TVQvo+i-or, Kof+i« feel much the same at I. own decisions in their approval or " 1,,, u> Let it not be thought that I am disapproval of issues? The editors fe h .f'7 it l h ‘ S n v f r opposed to progress! But let it be certainly believe in “the power of V1 ? e and uuuiorahty, the taxpayer said, rather, that I am opposed to the press!” ™e ht b( y ab , 1 * ^ k fP *™V e this change, which would surely Most newspapers, magazines, and V do^bfitl but !? re" lower the prestige carried by the various other editorials are pro- positions of President of the Sen- Democrat, pro-Republican, or pro- ^1' h f r>tt a 4* 4. u 4i i* 4_u x. decisions conceiming day to day If Bryan-REA refuses to sell the lines, they cannot campus affairs. But surely that collect for any power consumed by people living there, if group is not so representative that our interpretation of the rule is correct. ^ ey , can c h an £® such as this one, From what we can observe, there is only one thing that Jesentltiv^T^he^tudeS^f^d- remains for Bryan and the REA to do about the matter— ings, by a sinple majority, sell the lines or have them paralleled by College Station. i would refer you to the Con- j » j stitution of the United States Other Places to Be Annexed which requires that amendments With this thought in mind, we shift our thought to other fourtW^the^teteTegisTaturS'be- areas surrounding the city. There is still that plot of land fore they becomejaw^ belonging to J. C. Culpepper which is included in the old Tauber property that hasn’t been annexed by either city. Someone is going to get their hands on this area—and quick. If College Station can secure it and prevent Bryan from pushing their limits almost into the North Gate area, then the war will at least be settled in our favor for the time being. There are rumors that Bryan would like to take a plot of land which would completely circle College Station. If L. T. (Ted) McBeth Bulletin Publishes Journalism Survey MacArthur Controversy Which Shall be First? Civilian or Military? By JAMES MARLOW . , ^ the Democrats and Republicans W/ASHINGTON, Apnl 13—^— w ould be likely to split along party Here are a few main points to keep in mind before the uproar and confusion over the firing of Gen eral MacArthur get worse, which they will. A lot of hot stuff already has been thrown into the steaming pot and, when heatedly stirred, won’t make for clarity of thought: strat egy, civilian control over military commanders, emotions, and poli- tias. But first there’s the talk in Con gress of impeaching President Tru man for firing the General. At this point it comes only from Re publicans and is apparently strict ly sound effect stuff. One of the most powerful Re publican senators told a reporter it was said more to “scare” Mr. Truman than anything else. He pointed out it probably would be impossible to do. On a question like that, he said, dered to limit the fighting to Ko- He wanted ot make all-out The Battalion Entered as sccond-clasa toatter at Post Office at College Staton, Texas, Under the Act of Con- Jress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press rea. war on the Chinese Communists instead of just fighting them in Korea. He wanted to bomb Manchuria, which belongs to China and adjoins Korea, since it’s through Manchur ia that the Communist pour men and supplies into the Korean fight ing. Further, he wanted to use Chi- ang Kai-Shek’s anti-Communist troops on Formosa for an inva sion of China proper, thus forc ing the Communists to fight on a second front. But if China’s Manchuria was at tacked and Chiang got into the To avoid wasting lives and ma- fight, we’d be in all-out war with terial in Asia, this country and its China and there’d be no hope of allies are trying to reach a settle- peace in Asia, ment with China in Korea. The Also it would require great for- Truman administration thinks this ces of men and supplies which oth- may be done if the fighting can be erwise could be used in Europe, limited to Korea. More than that: Russia might General MacArthur had been or- not only come to China’s assistance in Asia but might also attack in Europe before our allies there were ready. e In short, the Truman adminis tration viewpoint and policy go like this: So long as wc don’t get into a Represented nationally general war anywhere, a general lines and, since the Democrats are in a majority, the Republicans cbuldn’t win. • Strategy— Several months ago Mr. Truman said that, with Asia mostly Com munist now, we’d be alone in the world if we lost our allies in West ern Europe through attack by Rus sia. To prepare against such an at tack, since Russia is looked upon as the main enemy, this country and its European allies are try ing to build their defenses. This may take several years. “Comparison of School News Content of Texas Weekly News- they do go ahead with such action, it could curtail any hopes DeS on the part of College Station for expanding ever again— ment , appeared in the Bulletin of that is, as far as our knowledge of the legal technicalities in The American Society of Journal- the matter are concerned. 3 j im . School Administrators 1951 Spring edition. Associated Press Reports ' The survey conducted by Bur- • i , .i i j 4i i4 chard and the Journalism Depart- News of the incident yesterday was echoed throughout ment was one of a series of sur- the state in a “brite” originating from Associated Press veys designed to show average use headquarters in Dallas. The release read as follows: College Station, April 12—CP)—Bryan and College Station already were close together. Now their limits are jam up. It happened this way. Bryan commissioners set a meeting for tomorrow reportedly to annex property which would joint the two cities. College Station’s City Council got wind of it. In a hastily called meeting today, College Station annexed the property, beat Bryan to the Draw. The cities were joined, though not exactly where Bryan city leaders had planned. of space by weekly publishers for the various types of news. Papers used were those received regularly by the department for use by students in the laboratory work. They represent an adequate sample of five circulation brackets, and of the geographical areas of the state. The month of March was se lected as being an average period for school activities. Results of the study are used as a guide in var ious journalism classes and may serve as a yardstick for publishers, according to Burchard. RS Club to Attend Social Workshop The Rural Sociology Club will go to Houston, today, to attend the 1951 Social Work Student Roundup. The program for Friday will consist of: Round Table Discussion on “What Do Social Workers Do? Specialists will participate in the program and the discussion of: Family Case Work, Child Welfare, Medical Social Work, Psychiatric Social Work, Public Assistance and Group Work. Students will visit the agency in which they are interested, for “Individual Consulation” with spec ialists in that field. The program will end with a dis- cussion and films on “Social Work In Practice.” DYERS-FUftSTORAGE HATTERS ISS4m Loupot’s Trading Post—Agents 6 MONTHS OF UGHTS-WITHOUT RE-FUELING! NO FOOLING WITH RE-FUELING • NO FIDDLING WITH WICKS • NO FUSSING WITH FLINTS New PARKERqFLAMINAIRE MADE BY the BAtKEt BEN CO., U.S.A. lights dear, dean and hot with cold butano gat Get Your PARKER FLAMINAIRE at . . . THE EXCHANGE STORE “Serving Texas Aggies” C. E. GRIESSER ES DEMONSTRATING The Sensational NEW MODEl 10 AUTOMATIC MSXAMSIER Better Mixing,.. Greater Aeration— lighter, Higher, FineMextured Cakes • Only the new Model 10 Mixmaster gives you NEW, LARGER BOWL-FIT BEATERS shaped to 6t both side and bottom of bowl. All the mixture goes into and through them for EVEN mixing in LESS time. Your hands are always FREE. • LARGER HEAT-RESISTANT BOWLS-large bowl holds 4 quarts for generous quantities of batter. Smaller bowl sufficiently large to whip 6 eggs for a double meringue. Lighter, higher, finer-textured cakes—more EVEN mixing and greater AERATION with the new, larger, BOWL- FIT beaters. Complete with Automatic Juice Extractor. C E. G RIE 5 S E R —TWO STORES TO SERVE YOU BETTER— Bryan Phone 2-1423 College Phone 4-9876 H’L ABNER Two Heads That Beat As One By Al Capp hy National Advertising war raa y be avoided service Inc., at New York G . 4nCral MacArthur’s City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco, view was this: At the rate we’re going in CLAYTON L. SELPH, DAVE COSLETT Co-Editors mfendM-^ John Whitmore, Dean Reed Managing Editors anyway; better to try to smash Andy Anderson, Bob Hughson Campus Editors Fred Walker , \ Sports Editor Joel Austin City Editor Vivian Castleberry............ ........Women’s Editor over military Today’s Issue John Whitmore Joel Austin Bob Hughson...., Managing Editor City News Editor ...Campus News Editor T. M. Fontaine, Carter Phillips....™ —Editorialists Allen Pengelly Assistant City Editor Leon McClellan, Jack Fontaine, Ed Holder, Bryan Spencer, Bob Venable, Dale Walston, Bee Landrum, Frank Davis, Phil Snyder, Art Giese, Cristy Orth, . James Fuller, Leo Wallace, W. H. Dickens, Fig Newton, Joe Price, Pete Hermann, Wesley Mason, B. F. P.oland, Ivan Yantis, Sid Ragsdale, Bill Aaberg, Ide Trotter, John Hildebrand, Chuck Neighbors, Bob Selleck, Bill Streich, Curtis Edwards, Howard Heard Staff Writers Jimmy Ashlock, Joe Blanchette, Ray Holbrook, Joe Hollis, Pat LeBlanc ....Sports Staff Writers Sara Molinary, Bob Alderdice Staff Photographers Sid Abernathy...™ Page Make-up Joe Gray —Photo Engraving Shop Manager ance of that, principle. Tom Fontaine, Johnny Lancaster, Charles McCullough, R. R. Peeples, Jt brought Up the basic QUCS- Autrey Frederick — — Advertising Manager (j 0 #. Vho s^bose, the President Or Russell Hagens, Bob Haynie ... Advertising Representatives u’.C GeUSial: . Il", X rUrtiJl aSSIv* Duk Kelly —-— Crib Publicity Coordiaater it by firing' LlacArtllur. China once for all. Civilian control commanders—• If MacArthur had thought all that, but followed orders and kept his views to himself, there would have been no dispute. Instead, he made his views public. More, he defied orders to keep his mouth shut. The Truman view was that this made peace tougher to achieae in Asia with China, was spreading confusion among our European allies, and was out right defiance hy a military man of ciailian policy. This country is based on thfe principle. that the civilian leaders arc supreme and that military leaders must take orders from them. Mr. Truman looked upon MacArthur’s defiance as a defi- Roesner to Head Texas Ag Council George Roesner, farm and ranch editor of radio station KTRH, Houston, was elected chairman of the Texas Commercial Agricultur ist Council here yesterday. The council includes eepresenta- tives of business and industral con cerns who work on agricultural relations. AH IS JEST Ik! TIME T'SAVE AMERICAN! GIRLHOOD RJM TWO HORRIBLE DISASTERS - NAMELY YO'TWO.TV PUT THEM GAL ^ PITCHERS BACK.*?' IJE5CS H’L ABNER Everybody Gets Into The Act By Al Capp WhaVs Cooking AG JOURNALISM CLUB, Fri day, 7:15 p. m. Agriculturist Of fice. Flans for Open House will be discussed. AGRICULTURIST STAFF meet ing, Friday, 8 p.m. Room 207, Goodwin Hall. HILLEL CLUB, Friday, 7:15 p. m. YMCA Chapel. -THOOSAkl'S O' PITCHERS . •*O' POW'FUL SWEET GALS, > is beim'mail£d r'nancy o. DUNNO WHUFFO SHE WANTS ‘EM. SHE GOT TH'ONLY KINDA -FACE AH COULD EVER LOVE., Bible Verse \Y/HEN a mans ways please the Lord, he maketh even Jus ene- icet-1*> be at peace ''rtthT-isri. —fro verbs 16:7. I CAN REPRODUCE Jhl CAN T/T ANY OF THESE VmAYBE MR FACES ON YOO. r . r —which one ? MAKE UP YOUR MIND.’’/ WILL I CHOOSE THE SWEETEST. LOOKING GIRL IN THE WORLD? -YOU BET/r-SEND THE GIRLS RIGHT UP.'T QH-H.T-GlLpjy, I JUDGE 'EM FROM-s 'a h-hS' fSfCTURES ?-•- AND YOU WANT ME TO COME TO DOG PATCHOKAY— J i I'LL 1^ THERE, ON APRIL xwr mrsfbciAsr w: AWBwv cay my- yA, FACS’rQ tm AAP.FF- Firs rO'PHAwW'/yi' LATZF rFAY ru&T£M t7U ezinoi/yz- A— 'PAwSLm. ■:i. -l ...... i.