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 <l r !
for Class and the Cadet Colonel of this-or-that, but there is always I
an opposing view-point given by can long stand if it must depend
some other publication which cov- u P on P ubhc ^ for lts 8U PP ort *
ers the same area; that is, in a
tion’s bid in this little annexation battle between the two
cities, to grab as much property as possible while the grab-
bin’ is good.
College Station is working with a handicap, however, in
that it is organized under the general law government which
requires residents of the property to be annexed to present
a petition asking to become a part of the city.
Bryan, on the other hand, has its own home rule charter
which permits its city leaders to take property, without the
consent of the people living thereon—if they so desire.
Bryan Should Be Quite Angry
the Corps.
Election by the entire student
body would be an impi’ovement,
perhaps. But the name change, the
idea upsets me!
I would also take issue with the
editors on another point concern*
A citizen participates in th<- g..v-
two-newspaper town, there is us- el . nrnen t because ho contributes to
ually a pro-Democratic and a pro- BU np 0 rt ) and it is certain that
Republican newspaper. Such is organized gambling would demand
NOT the case in College Station.
It is my opinion that, unless the
Getting back to the local Council’s actions yesterday, it ing this issue. That is, the use forrn t}l - ir mvn
looks as though Bryan is going to be just a little hot under ? f tke w .°V d UNFORTUNATELY newspapers, one being pro and the
the collar when they review the facts behind the annexation ^Lca^fofmri amendmmriPto nass other con ’ The Battalion should bo
nf tViia Fast Qidp tpvritnvv cessary lor an amenament to pass only j n f ormat j ve i n nature, urge
T ,, k , c • j u +. r 1 n 04- r* j ^ udenb Committee. participation in elections, and re
in the contract Signed between College Station and In this instance I believe we are frain from trying to "put words”
Bryan and the Rural Electrification Administration for the FORTUNATE that the Constitu- in the mouths of their readers. Or,
electric facilities in College Hills recently, there was a clause bl „ on . f 0 ( the Student Senate reads if there must be a pro, let there be
Which stated that Bryan-REA could not sell power anywhere Body niTght hav^ had this change a Let’s not make this a one-sided
in the City of College Station. The new area has an esti- thrust upon them without the op- affair!!
mated 80 electric meters belonging to Bryan-REA which port-unity to put it to popular vote,
will necessitate some adjustment if the terms of the contract - 1 T ealizc it is the responsibility
are to be met.
Robert E. (Rip) Martin ’51
that same right.
We have been shocked by the
widespread dishonesty among our
public officials. Immorality has be
come a national by-word. Surely
we cannot expect to eliminate this
by incorporating another of its
kin.
There is a need of controlling or
ganized gambling, but legalizing it
is not the answer.
Allan Eubank ’50
of the Senate to make most of the
T4? T> 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.”
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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.
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By Al Capp
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AG JOURNALISM CLUB, Fri
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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.
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