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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1951
‘A Few Hundred’
‘Bring Him To A Severe Accounting’
Egypt Prime Minister Calls GB Enemy
Telegrams
Critical On
VaticanPlan
Clark to Rome
AMERICAN protestants are up in arms over the proposal
that General Mark Clark be sent to the Vatican as an am
bassador representing this country officially instead of just
as a personal representative of the President as has been the
case since 1939. » % ^
These people are dismayed at what they call “a viola
tion of the American Constitution which calls for a separa
tion between the church and state.”
Why is it that Europeans are so often much more real
istic about things, even our affairs, than the American peo
ple? Most of the European people, according to the news re
ports, think of the move as one of political expediency and
with little if any religious significance.
The Vatican can’t help but be a storehouse of informa
tion from all the countries of the world and it could be ex
tremely advantageous for us to have an ambassador there
to gather the information.
The question of why we should have an ambassador
there to gather the information instead of just a representa
tive is simple. Even though they be church authorities, the
men there are human, and as humans they appreciate recog
nition, they will be more favorably disposed toward us and
perhaps help us even more than they have done in the past.
As for the separation of church and state, does the fact
that we have an ambassador to Russia presuppose that Rus
sia will have a hand or say so in the running of our govern
ment? The same reasoning would apply to this case. Just
because we have an ambassador to the Papal City does not
mean that we will now be subject to a church-state.
With people dying all over the world, it would seem that
we could, for a while at least, forget that we are Catholics,
Protestants, Jews, Moslems, or what have you and try to be
just Men fighting for the same decent things that each of
us wants for ourselves and our children’s children.
Our Great Congressmen
/YNCE Representative John E. Rankin of Mississippi has
" demonstrated his complete ilnfitness to be a public offi
cial in a speech he made on the floor of the House of Repre
sentatives on Oct. 9, 1951.
An excerpt from the Congressional Record of Oct. 15
reads, “One of the first real victories of communism in this
country was the beastly treatment meted out to the white
children in the District of Columbia when the administration
wiped out segregation and drove them from their play
grounds and swimming pools.”
“One of the most vicious communistic movements ever
instituted by any administration was that wiping out segre
gation in the Armed Forces. It has done more to demoralize
our Armed Forces than anything else that has ever been ac
complished. It is subjecting our white boys, and especially
the ones from the South, to the most beastly treatment ever
imposed on white Americans anywhere; , , ,”
“What Stalin wants is race riots all over the country,
and all this agitation, all these crazy movements to reverse
the laws of nature by Executive edicts, orders, and regula
tions is likely to result in race riots, not only here in the Dis
trict of Columbia, but throughout the country.”
Rankin goes on to say in the concluding paragraphs of
his speech that reversal of these policies at the polls is “the
only way to get us out of this horrible mess we are in today,
and save America for Americans.”
It is an indictment against the American people that we
allow such men as this to hold a responsible public office.
The main reason that such men ever get in office and stay
there is because you and I and the Jones down the street
are too lazy and indifferent to get out and exercise our
rights at the polls.
Luckily for us, we, as a people are beginning to show
signs of awakening to the fact that we have to put forth a
little effort to make a democracy work or face the conse
quences of allowing such men to make the laws of our nation.
The Battalion
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions
"Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman”
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Washington, Oct. 23—(^)—The
White House said today that “a
few hundred” letters and tele
grams—most of them critical—had
come in since Mr. Truman announc-.
ed plans for diplomatic relations
with the Vatican.
Presidential Secretary Joseph
Short revealed this information, in
resonse to questions. Other White
House sources said it is unlikely
that Mr. Truman will give a re
cess appointment to his choice for
the ambassadorship to the Roman
Catholic church state, Gen. Mark
C. Clark.
A recess appointment, made
when Congress is not in session,
would permit Clark to begin serv
ing before the Senate acts on
whether to confirm his nomination.
However, it was said that the
prevailing opinion is that Clark
could not be given such an appoint
ment unless he retires from the
Army.
Mr. Truman nominated Clark for
the post Saturday, just before
Congress adjourned. The Senate
took no action on this, nor on a
companion request from the Penta
gon that Clark be exempted from
a law forbidding Army officers
from holding civilian government
posts.
The United States has not had
diplomatic representation to the
Roman Catholic Papal state since
1868—it has never had a full am
bassador there—but Presidents
Roosevelt and Truman had a per
sonal representative the're from
1940 until January this year. He
was Myron G. Taylor, an Episco-
palion.
Various protestant ministers and
organizations today denounced the
appointment of Clark on the
ground that it was a violation of
the American concept of church
and state. Catholics generally took
the position that it would be in
the interests of world peace and
welfare.
At Vatican City, the Vatican
newspaper L’Osservatore Romano
said Clark’s nomination “Marks
the happy resumption or relations
already established under a dif
ferent form in 1939.” This re
ferred to Taylor’s appointment that
year by Mr. Roosevelt.
Cairo, Oct. 23—bT)—Egypt’s
prime minister called the British
in Egypt “the enemy” tonight and
declared, “we are about to bring
him to a severe accounting.”
Traveling from Alexandria to
Cairo and speaking before cheer
ing crowds at each railway station,
Prime Minister Mustapha El Nahas
Pasha hold his audience at Daman-
hour:
“We have studied all possibil
ities and all aspects of the situa
tion so that we may reach our aim
without enabling the enemy and
usurper to dominate us.
“The enemy has lost his head
and has been overwhelmed with a
wave of madness and fear.
“He has thus committed aggre-
sive attacks about which we will
not keep silent and we are about to
bring him to a severe accounting.”
The prime minister’s progress
through northern Egypt came at
the end of a day in which his gov
ernment took several more set
backs from the British forces in
the Suez Canal zone.
British Army tanks tonight seiz
ed the Egyptian state railway’s
workshops just outside Suez, south
ern terminal of the canal. Egyptian
residents of the town feared they
soon would be entirely cut off
from the rest of Egypt.
Egyptian Interior Minister Fuad
Serag Ed Din said 20 ; tanks took
the shops and 25 locomotives. An
Associated Press dispatch from
Port Suez reported 10 tanks were
involved.
Serag Ed Din also said a British
Military policeman shot an Egypt-
HIS GREATEST ALLY
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fthTiZRIS*
How Green Were Their Gills
Basie Freshmen Get ABCs
During Early Days Here
By CARL POSEY
Battalion Staff Writer
ing, and wildcatting to the
freshmen.
Speaking of sophomores, and we
After the fish’s upperclassmen were speaking of sophomores, it
had changed from a Sergeant would be pertinent at this point
Jeckyll, to a Sergeant Hyde, with to mention their affinity for un-
a mere twist of the sneer, they, solicited information . . . the giv-
the fish, knew they had joined the ing of unsolicited information, that
ranks of the living dead. is. Whether or not this information
They settled down to that routine i s helpful or deterimental is neith-
which makes them, rather than er here nor there,
obnoxiously prompt, fashionably The freshmen’s first trip off the
tardy for their first class.
ian dead and that the policeman
said he fired because the Egyptian
passed too near a British military
camp.
The army move was a swift fol
lowup of the British Navy’s seizure
of command in the harbor to
break a tie-up of British merchant
shipping caused by an Egyptian
labor boycott and harbor pilots’
strike.
Moves Related
Authorities reported the land
and sea moves were related. The
railway seizure was reported aimed
at enforcing a British ultimatum
calling on the Egyptian dock work
ers and pilots to get back to work.
The tanks rolled in at 5 p. m.
British soldiers at the same
hour occupied switch points on t^ie
railway running from the British
Military port of Anabio, south of
Port Suez, to British camps fur
ther inland.
The railway does not pass
through the - Port City but goes
around it. The city is out-of-
bounds to British forces.
Egyptian officials at Suez said
the British command told them it
also planned to cut two oil pipelines
from Port Suez to Cairo. One has
a capacity of 14,000,000 gallons
of gasoline monthly; the other, car
ries kerosepe.
The Navy esorted and piloted
at least eight cargo ships to the
docksides of Abadia, a British
military port near Suez at the
Red Sea end of the canal.
Trouble Week Old
The trouble began there last
week when Egyptian officials tried
to levy customs charges on British
military material assigned to the
Suez. Such material was exempt
from duties under the 1936 Brit-
ish-Egyptian alliance which Egypt
tore up a week ago.
The Egyptian labor turnout all
through the 104-mile-long British-
Class ’31 Plans
Reunion Here
November 3-4
Final reunion plans have
been outlined by Class Agent
C. R. Coneway for the 1931
class gathering scheduled to
be held on the campus Nov.
3 and 4.
The 20th anniversary reunion
of the ’31 graduates will get un
derway at 8 a. m. Nov. *8,“ with
registration in the main lounge of
what happens to them upon their the MSC. At 11 a. m., members
re-arrival on campus. 0 f the class may participate in
This trip, however, was useful
held canal zone has been far be
low normal since last Monday.
Royal Navy men have been put to
hard labor on the docks replacing
the absentee Egyptian workers.
British troops moved into Aeikud
railroad station, five miles from
Port Suez, today to tighten the
check on Egyptian passenger move
ments and intercept agitators from
outside the zone. The Egyptians
abandoned the station and train
service stopped.
Guerrilla Buildup
There were new reports of a
guerrilla buildup and infiltration
movement into the canal zone to
harrass the British out of Egypt
with cut-throat tactics. Such meth
ods might trouble the British con
siderably in congested canal areas
where civilian laborers are numer
ous and know British ways well.
Egypt continued preparations
for general mobilization of troops
and industrial manpower.
In the Sudan, a British-appoint
ed constituent commission of Su
danese cabled the United Nations
asking urgently for an internation
al commission to take over the
goveimment until a decision for the
future can be made.
British Outlawed
Pro-Egyptian factions, cam
paigning for union now with Egypt,
advised the U.N. by cable to ignore
the request. They countended the
British had been outlawed in the
Sudan, as well as the Suez, by
Egypt’s breaking her treaties with
Britain.
The British appeared to be ur
gently concentrating warships at
the Port Suez terminal.
The light cruiser Gambia, aij
8,000-tonner with nine 6-inch guns,
headed through the canal for Port
Suez from Port Said, on the Med
iterranean end.
Still more British reinforcements
were landing in or heading for the
canal zone from as far away as
Britain.
Cruiser Canal Bound
The cruiser Liverpool, biggest of
the Southhampton class with a
complement believed to be more
than 1,000 men, left Malta tonight
for the canal zone. She carries
nine six-inch guns.
The 2,650-ton fast minelayer
Manxman and the tank landing
ship Striker were in Tripoli under
orders similar to the Liverpool’s.
They were expected to take a
troop contingent and army stores
to Egypt.
In London, the British announced
the 3,000-man 19th Infantry Bri
gade group will be flown to the
Middle East in the next few days.
At Trieste, the first battalion of
the South Lancashire Regiment
went aboard the troopship Empire
Test to sail for Egypt tomorrow
after three years of occupation
duty.
The first ballation of the Che-
shire Regiment was identified as
already having arrived in the zone.
The zone remained quiet but
threats of violence were reported
by Cairo newspapers.
Prizes Received for Annual
Batt Pipe Smoking Contest
for one purpose. The fish had the
opportunity to see their team, in
action against Tech. The trip
also got them acquainted with
one more of the Aggie traditions
. . . that is, if they had a date
when those three touchdowns
were made. Ah wilderness!
Then back to the routine for a
either a golf tournament on the
college greens or make a guided
tour of the campus on buses pro
vided for that purpose, Goneway
said.
From 2 until 5 p. m., the class
will gather in the Social Room
and the Ballroom of the MSC to
listen to thee A&M-Arkansas foot
ball broadcast. The reunion open
And, campus was inspiring. Girls? couple of weeks. During all this house is scheduled to e-et underwav
by this late date, they have learn- Whazzat? Pop-eyes arid froth- time the freshmen have been keep- • ooo ‘vunf
ed the A B C’s of meeting up- flecked lips were the fad of the ing their eyes, ears .open and their ^ 6 An
perclassmen. In this ritual, the moment, even though they are con- mouths shut, and have picked up *7. ’
freshman must solicit more infer- sidered out-of-uniform. invaluable information via some An . ™ e , c “* s ® * :,an '
mation than a Senate investigation Uniforms were forthcoming polite eaves-dropping. The spirit, in the Ballroom,
committee on a paper work binge, shortly after the freshmen arrived which had to be taken intravein- W1 th special guests and no speech-
The freshmen learned about on the campus. “Thirty waist? I’m ously at the outset, now was pret- es
what happens to bad little boys sure a thirty-six would look better ty well instilled in them, and wil-
who leave pockets unbuttoned. An on you.” lingly taken at that,
upperclassman will ask if the fish “But sir, I wear an eleven and The Corps Trip to Fort Worth
in question wants the ram or the a half-G, not a three-A.” rolled around last weekend. The
button, and when he gets the word, “Listen, our little jiffy shoe freshmen, who had just acquired
will whip out a sabre, Nicholson fitter indicates three-A so three- spirit necessary to win a game,
A you get. I have spoken.” were shocked at the lack of it in
Coneway reported.
Dr. Wing Returns
From Wildlife Meet
file, or blunt instrument and pro
ceed to not only remove the but
ton, but pocket, pants leg, ox
extremity.
The first yell practice was
instrumental in innoculating the
freshmen with the Twelfth Man
spirit. Sophomores, those kindred
souls, helpfully showed the way
to more successful yelling, hump-
Dr. Leonard Wing, professor of
V “~ ° , , Fort Worth. No “Gig ’em’s”. wildlife management, has just re-
As soon as one gets accustomed In fact there were f etv “How- turned from a meeting of the
to the snide remarks he hears peo- dies _„ p er ’ h we are entel . in
pie make, the potato-sack complex - - - - » v
on a new era in which any promis-
American Ornithological Union in
Montreal.
He presented a paper on the
evolution of the grouse of the
Entered aa eecond-clasa
Matter at Post Office at
College Staton, Texas,
trader the Act of Con
gress of March 3, 1870.
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JOHN WHITMORE Editor
Joel Austin Managing Editor
Bill Streich News Editor
Frank Davis City Editor
Allen Pengelly Assistant News Editor
Bob Selleck Sports News Editor
William Dickens Feature Editor
Pat Morley '. Women’s Editor
T. H. Baker, E. R. Briggs, A! Bruton, Norman Campbell,
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Frank Scott - Quarterback Club Director
Jim Jenson Photographer
Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Phillips, F. T. Scott, Chuck Neighbors,
Gus Becker, Joe Blanchette, Ed Holder Sports News Writers
John Lancaster Chief Photo Engraver
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WTAW
Program
4 :Q,0 John Vandercook
4:15 This is Holland
4:30 Brad Steele
4:45 Uncle Remus
5:00 Record Rack
5:25 Party Line
5:30 John Flynn
5:45 Spotlight on Sports
6:00 Sign Off
WEDNESDAY
6:00 Texas Farm & Home
6:15 Uncle John’s Jive
6:45 News
7:00 Liberty Jamboree
7:30 News
7:45 Hebrew Christian
8:00 Open House
8 :30 Breakfast in Phoenix
9:00 Freedom Is Our Business
9:15 Hollywood Editor
9:30 Polka Time
10:00 Major Lively
10:15 Dan Malloy
10:30 Drifting Playboys
11:00 News
11:10 Weather
11:15 Country Visitor
11:30 Chuckwagon
12:00 News
12:05 Bryan News
12:15 White House Conference
12:30 News
12 :45 Keys to Music
1:00 Platter Party
1:30 Strike Out the Band
2:00 News
2:15 Bandstand
3:00 Advertising in Action
3:30 Carousel
3:45 News
4:00 John Vandercook
4:15 Stars on Parade
4:30 Brad Steele
4:45 Uncle Remus
5:00 Storybook Lady
5:15 Record Rack
5:25 Party Line
5:30 John Flynn
5:45 Spotlight on Sports
6:00 .Sign Off
is gone. coug sa ] u t a ti 0 n is out of place. We
By the time the first out of town hope not
trip rolled around the freshmen Although S ome dissenting voices world entitled “The Family Rela-
were cowed to just the right de- can be h | ard from their 10 x 10 tionships of Old and New World
gree. It seemed strange to be on pieceg of real 0 ur freshmen Grouse.”
mom oi ess enua eims wi un- ai-e becom j n g uiore anc [ more a Mrs. Wing, who accompanied her
part Of A&M, even though they’ve husband to the meeting, also pre-
hut jumped the preliminary hurd- sented a paper on “The Musical
les. Elements of Birds’ Songs.”
What does a busman do when he
has a day off? And what will the
prizes be in the pipe smoking
contest? You guessed it, pipes.
But, oh what pipes! Prizes cal
culated to make a pipe connisseur’s
mouth water are arriving daily.
L&H Stern Inc. has sent a very at
tractive leatherette case contain
ing seven of their finest certified
purex pipes. The value of this
prize package has been placed at
approximately $50.
Missouri Meerschaum has sent
a set of custom grade corncob
pipes. For those who prefer ci
gars, J. N. Taub & Sons has
sent two boxes of Roi-Tan Per-
fccto Cigars. Two Tawn DeLuxe
travel kits have been presented
to the contest annonymously.
A “lazy-Susan” revolving cen-
ter-piece for the table has been
presented by R. R. Tobin Co. In
cluded with this -a-t-t-ractive center-
piece are four pipes and six pouch
es of choice tobaccos. Numerous
other prizes are on the way. Pri
zes awarded to the winners last
year amounted to $278 in value.
more or less equal terms with up
perclassmen. Only some of the
more substantial fish survived the
shock.
Everybody was friendly, until
the fifteen mile radious loomed
into sight once more. Then the
axe fell once more, or the rains
came a,gain, or whatever fish call
Notes From
Grad School
Candidates for the Master’s de
gree need to pay particular at
tention to limitations on the use
of certain courses.
These particular limitations are
detailed on page 30 of the current
Graduate School bulletin. Not more
than 6 hours each of extension
courses or resident weekend cour
ses may be accepted. Not more
than 8 hours each of research, the
sis, special problems or research
methods nor more than 12 hours
of any combination of these.
Seminar credit is restricted to
two hours.
Finally, there is a limit of 15
hours on the use of. any combina
tion of the courses individually
restricted above.
While probably not all of those
special courses will appear in any
one student’s proposed graduate
program, care should be taken to
watch these regulations and see
that they are building a program
which can be approved and accept
ed for the degree sought.
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Rules of the contest, which is
dated for Nov. 5 in the ballroom
of the MSC, are simple and few.
Each entrant will load up his stok
er with a measured amount of to-
baco. At a, given word he will
fire up, from then on he is on his
own. The puffer that keeps his to
bacco lit the longest will win his
division of the contest.
Because of the range of howl
sizes and shapes, different class
es will be declared. Divisions will
be large, small and medium
bowls; calabash and metal bowls;
and miniature and corn-cob
pipes.
P. Lorillard Co, will furnish
Briggs smoking tobacco for the
contestants. Mixture 79, by Sutliff
Tobacco Co., will be placed con
veniently for spectators and con
testants to get samples.'
Branches of the contp^t will be
open to “roll-your-owri” addicts
and smoke-ring blowers. Students
from other Southwestern Confer
ence schools have been invited to
compete in the contest.