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Battalion Editorials Page 2 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12,1951 The Human Race Boor Aggies ? A T THE end of some of the games we have lost in the past the opposing team has hollered “Poor Aggies.” Now there is more fact to this than they probably meant to express. Without going out of the football stadium, just stop and think about what the student here pays for a date ticket in comparison with that paid by students having dates at other colleges. Take the University of Texas for an example. A student there has a date with a coed and doesn’t pay anything for her ticket to the game. Now we don’t mean the ticket wasn’t paid for. She got in for a regular student’s fee. However we don’t seem to have any coeds on the campus at this time and it is rather difficult to have a date with a girl who might have an Aggie Athletic Fee Slip. The only solution for a student who wants a date on the campus is to pay the full price of $3.60 for a ticket. Now here comes the ringer—for this full priced ticket she is jammed in an area that is too small to handle the number of people standing there. Now assuming the athletic program is a college function established primarily for the students, why it is that the business department cannot give the students a break ? They are already putting more people in one area than they could sell tickets for—so why can’t they just lower the price and let the students get a date for a price around $1.20? As it stands now, a student must either pay the full ad mission price, or he must borrow a married student’s wives ticket for his date. Maybe they were right calling us “Poor Aggies.” Vishimky British Officers Convinced Asks For Disarmament Of Egypt’s Defense Ability Paris, Dec. 12 — (2P) — Russia’s foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky said today tire proposed new United Nations disarmament commission “perhaps” could reconcile opposing East and West positions on atomic control. But. the rest of his re marks and those of Western spokesmen gave little hope of this. Vishinsky, speaking before the United Nations political commit tee, restated the Kremlin’s un yielding opposition to the West’s insistence of foolproof safeguards before banning the atomic weapon. British Minister of State Selwyn Lloyd told the committee yester day the West would not budge from this demand. Editor’s Note: This is the last part of Colonel Ghaleb’s speech on Egypt. The Battalion will publish in full, if feasible, the text of the British Consul’s talk. Travelers Safely Service 0 Aunt Katie to Sponsor Yule' Dinner for Aggie Stay-Heres The opening of the public schools of the nation represents democracy working at its best. No Solution HTHERE ARE some subjects that never seem to have an ans- ■Vwer. One of these is the situation that exists at the college hospital. But like all unsolvable problems there are two sides. There are those who feel that we are getting the best hospital care in the state in return for our five dollar fee. They will list the number of nurses and doctors available to render aid at all times of the day and night. These supporters of the hospital will tell how the nurses and doctor are always ready to cheer up a student. But then on the other hand, the people on the other side of the fence will list the number of times men with serious, or thought to be serious, ailments will be kept waiting for a nurse or doctor. They will list the number of times a man will go into the hospital with a hurting toe and receive treatment for a sore throat. But such a list of complaints will go on forever. The men who complain about the treatment will be coun tered by the men who tell about their operations. Quien Sabe? Christmas on the campus is one of the dullest things that can happen to a student. And because this is true, Aunt Katie is going to have a party for the students who are going to remain on the campus over the holidays. She is going to prepare a big turkey with all of the trim mings for the Christmas Day dinner and will serve it to the students free. To those who don’t already know Aunt Katy, she is the owner of the 12th Man Inn and formally known'as Mrs. John Arhopolus. In the past years there have been an estimated 25 stu dents remaining on the campus for the Yule season. Men who will be on the campus over this period who would like to have dinner witji Aupt Katie, are asked to drop by The Battalion Office, second floor of Goodwin Hall and register. No Change Jules Moch of France took the floor today to say that Vishinsky’s speech to the committee and his position in the secret talks—al though maintained “courteously and with good humor” — showed there was no change in the Soviet attitude which could lead to agree ment. Useful? Vishinsky said today the secret big four disarmament talks, which ended Monday, had accomplished two useful things: 1. They had made the positions of Russia on the one hand and Britain, France and the United States on the other crystal clear. 2. S o m e secondary differences had been removed. This latter apparently referred to the big four agreement to set up the new commission, which is supposed to prepare a world dis armament treaty. The big four reported yesterday, however, that they were in complete disagree ment on what the commission should put in the treaty. In one of the calmest and least vitriolic speeches he has ever made in the United Nations, Vishinsky said the peoples of the world ex pect an end to the arms race and “our task is to remove the diver gencies” between the East and West. He called for the general assem bly to end “the deadlock which has previaled for five years” by adopting the Soviet demand for im mediate prohibition of teh atomic weapon. More than a year ago, the Egyp tian Government officially declar ed that if no agreement would be reached with Britain on the evacua tion of their troops from Egypt and Sudan before the close of the parliamentary session, Egy pt would have no other alternative but to abrogate the 1936 Treaty with Britain. The British had, after the allied victory, conveniently ignored that it is the cooperation and friendship of the people that counts—not the occupation of their territories; but we had not forgotten , that the British would not get out of any place'until their presence becomes really impossible. An Englishman residing in Cairo frankly said to the Washington Post correspondent' a couple of weeks ago, “if the entire popula tion really hates you, sooner or later your position becomes under- able; you are too dependent, on the people these days for food and communications and so on.” Another Englishman, this time Lord Stansgate the man who head ed the British Delegation in ne gotiations with Egypt, declared on 11th of November that Egyptian friendship can be obtained by one thing, the evacuation of foreign troops from Egyptian soil. Last October, the Egyptian Con gress unanimously voted the abro gation of the treaty. operation with Egypt was: essen tial to the functioning of his base for the defense of the Middle East anj Suez. Canal; and that his base could be expected to function in time of war with a hostile Egypt at its back. I feel sure that apart from what is happening today, the British Commander, in making that state ment, must have also had at the back of his mind that, during the last war, Egypt was the one and only theatre of operations in the world where Allied Commanders had no worries whatsoever about the protection or the safety of their rear areas or their lines of communications. To do so would seem to be a continuance of habit, and not real. ly justified. It would be truer to call the Cape route “vital,” and ; the Suez route merely “valuable.” Lndeed, on deeper reflection, it be-: comes clear that even the Cape route is not really vital to the survival of Britain—not nearly so ‘ vital as the preservation of West- . ern Europe. Its classification as “vital” has i more justification if we are consid-, ering the problem of preserving the '' Commonwealth. Yet, in a pinch,J even Australia and New Zealand,, might be maintained from the J United States. Are these considerations, may I ask, beyond the comprehensions of some circle's in the USA? The Brit ish must leave Egypt if a real ex plosion with all its concomitant dangers is to be averted. The Brit ish Politicians are still calling the Suez Canal the life line of the British Empire, Unfortunately, the slogan finds an echo in the Uni ted States. Horse’s Mouth Press Misrepresents ' LETTERS Agin’ Discipline k *{?■ Anglo-Egypilan Tiff Conclusions Drawn By ALY LASHEEN Any intelligent young American can find many reasons why he should not mow the lawn. One of the trials of the nation is that there are too many people tell ing too many people too much. The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Teiee, is published by students five times a week during the regular school year. 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News contributions may be made by telephone (4-6444) or at the editorial office, Roqm 201, Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-6324) or at the Student Activities Office, Room 209, Goodwin Hall. JOHN WHITMORE Editor Joel Austin Associate Editor Bill Streich : : Managing Editor Bob Selleck Sports Editor Frank Davis City Editor Pat Morley .....i Women’s Editor T. H. Baker, E. R. Briggs, Benny Holub, Bryan Spencer, Ide Trotter Edgar Watkins, Carl Posey, Gene Steed, Jerry Bennett, Bert Weller Staff Writers BoD'Cullen, Jack Brandt Staff Cartoonist Frank Scott Quarterback Club Director Dick Zeek Staff .Photographer Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Philippus, Gus Becker, Joe.Blauchette Ed Holder Sports Staff Writers John Lancaster Chief Photo Engraver Russell Hagens .'Advertisiug' Manager Robert Haynie Advertising Representative Sam Beck ..Circulation Manager Now after discussing the Egypt ian for the past six days what de finite conclusions can be drawn ? It, can be reduced to three major parts or points, which are: • The 1936 Treaty was conclud ed between occupied Egypt and the occupying power, Britain. Mr. Bev- in, the former British Foreign Sec retary said, when the dispute be tween Iran and Russia was brought to the Security Council, that the British government regretted that an agreement had been imposed on Iran by force while the govern ment of Soviet Russia occupied part of Iran. “Power” he said “has its weight in negotiation.” The 1936 Treaty was concluded under duress. • The circumstances in which the Treaty was concluded have un dergone a complete change. The Axis powers are defeated. The Uni ted Nations is established. The Treaty contradicts the Charter. A member country is now keeping her troops by force in the land of an other member, and against its will." • The Treaty contradicts the Suez Canal Convention concluded by several nations by which the signatory powers, amongst which is Britain, are forbidden'to seek any particular privilege through international agreements. Accord ing to the Convention Egypt as the proprietor of the region has been placed in charge of the de fense of the.neutrality of the Can al and the safety of passage through it. ® The British increased the number of. forces allowed to be stationed in the Suez Cana] zone; and are still bringing more. The Treaty fixed the number at 19,400 soldiers only. • The British overstepped the limits set for their forces; and re fused to comply with the- health and customs measures required, by Egyptian law. • They did not make'any effort to carry out their obligations in the Treaty to train and prepare the Egyptian army to be ready as soon as possible. In fact they have hin dered the Egyptian eiiorts in this direction. . They have pursued.in the.Sudan, and are pursuing—contrary to to their obligations in the Treaty never to pursue a foreign policy contrary to that of Egypt—a pol icy aimed at separating the Su dan and Egypt, and Southern Su dan from Northrn Sucfan. Egypt realized the futility of negotia tions. She realized that the Brit ish will go on as long as they are allowed, benefitting from the Treaty while not carrying out their obligations. In .1946, one full, year after the collapse of the Axis and the de feat of Japan, Egypt initiated ne gotiations with the United King dom for the mutual revision of the 1936 Treaty. A project for the Treaty was arrived at and initialled by the two parties according to which Britain agreed to withdraw its troops from Egyptian territory within eighteen months from the formal ratification of the Treaty. The evacuation, therefore, was ex pected to be effected in 1949. Egypt was to take over the Suez bases two years ago. This was the 62nd promise of evacuation since 1882, and England with repeated diplomatic procras tination on any definite settlement rejected this initialled draft Treaty. Again no agreement was reached. In 1947, Egypt presented its case to the Security Council and alter six weeks of debate the Se curity Council called upon the two parties to solve their differences by negotiation. Since that date, Egypt has tried in vain to come to an agreement with Great Britain. In 1950 the present Egyptian Foreign Minister negotiated in London with the British for two months with no result whatsoever. The negotiations continued for an other 15 months in Cairo without solving the issue. At length, realizing the futility of securing British cooperation in the revision of this Treaty, Egypt has been forced to take measures for the safe-guarding of her na tional interests. ^ She was forced to abrogate this Treaty to fight openly the British colonialism which the Americans fought in 1776. (Editor’s Note—This is the last of a, ( series of seven articles on Egypt.) Editor, The Battalion i We read your editorial, “Lax Discipline Spoils Work Detail,” in the Dec. 10, issue of The Battal ion. After reading this summary of your opinions of last Saturday’s bull ring, we were quite certain that you didn’t participate in the “Field Day” activities any further than observing. It seems to us that the work de tail not only served its purpose as punishment, but also somewhat im proved the appearance of the cam pus. I think that most of us fresh men will conclude that it is just as disagreeable to pick up trash on the golf course during a cold,, windy day as to march with an M-l rifle. Regardless of the amount of: work involved, we believe that any student would prefer to spend his tour of duty constructively at tempting to beautify the campus rather than spend it foolishly play ing “ring around the rosy” on the drill field. If all the previous bull ring ses sions had been spent in constructive work, imagine what a beautiful campus we might have now. Fish Barnard ’55 Fish Minter ’55 The facts were misrepresented in certain sections of the American Press; nothing but a wave of phony nationalism, they said, the Egypt ians are imitating Iran’s example in twisting the British lion’s tail; the wealthy pashas of Egypt are diverting the attention of the hun gry multitudes; the Suez Canal is vital for Britain, America’s ally; Egypt can’t defend the Canal—if the British leave, the Russians will move in; the British must stay on the Suez Canal. We were, and, still are, ready to defend it against all invaders; our local defense of the Suez Can al needs no atom bombs or aircraft carriers. The issue must not be con fused. Eight thousand. Egyptiah troops defended that Canal, and b'e.'f: off German "and IthMh ’Riri raids attempting to block it with bombs and magnetic mines. The real importance of the Suez Canal to any freedom loving coun try is in the friendship of the twenty-million Egyptians, not in the hundred miles stretch of a ditch dug in the ground. The corrobora tion of this statement may be found in a recent declaration—not by any Egyptian—but by the Brit ish officer now commanding the British troops on the Suez Canal. But why riot get the facts. Why not listen to the fact again from the horse’s mouth, again from an Englishman who really knows what he is, talking about—the top British strategist of the day, the only man who five years ago, pre dicted what is happening today on Korea. Captain Liddell Hart, known by almost every student of strategy. In this montlrs issue of the “Military Review,” the military magazine published, by the Ameri can. General Staff College, the Eng lish top strategist says in an arti cle on-the defense of Middle East:' “The Suez route to the east was described as “vital” to. Britain be fore she had any footing in the Middle East, and longer still before the Middle East oil supplies were developed.. Its importance naturally increased after the building of the Suez Cana.1. Statesmen and generals have many times describ ed it as the “life line” of the British Empire. It is still called “vital” on its own account. In 1946, Britain’s For eign Minister, Mr, Bevin, gave re newed emphasis to the importance of that traffic route, and; spoke of any potential foreign approach to it as q threat, of “cutting our throat,”- .*Asf recently as : August 1950,' another eminent statesman, who held high office in the wartime government, spoke of the Suez Canal as “that indispensable link in our communications,. . . ” To all that, Ladies and Gentle-J I men, 1 have to add ihat the de’ffl dared potential danger is more* than 1200 miles away from Egypt as the crow flies. An invasion aimk ijfl ed at the Suez Canal from that|ji direction has no hope of reachi^ the Canal before about two mon if—God forbids—all went well the aggressors. Gen. Vandeiiberg And, here, let me refer you to 1 what was recently said by a great'm American soldier, General Vanden-1 \ berg. He said, “The USA can pre- ^ vent a numerically superior Sov iet force from achieving concentra-1 tions of man power, equipment, and.' supplies by interdicting their for ces before they are brought into., the battle.” If you have a look at the map of the Mediterranean you can easU- ily see the enormous number of American and British bases all"" around Egypt. If you want to know * how soon can the British rcin-^l force any spot in the Mediterran-^ ean for their own imperial inter-A est, you have only to read the pap- i ers to find out that in less than twoV? weeks they had flown 5Q,00(k- troops to the Suez Canal area. Tq, Korea, of course, they could not send anything like this number!!!,:' Shouldn’t we, Egyptians, th»re-|, fore, be at a loss to understand / the reasons for the support by the ,. United States of the stationery oi. ( 10,000 British troops in Egypt all the time. Undermine Friendship Abandon Route Restore Cooperation According to the New York Times of Nov. 10—the British Com mander declared that a political settlement that would restore co in the last War, we \verc forced to abandon the Mediterranean and Suez as a regular traffic route, from 1940 until 1943, and to divert our convoys around the Cape of Good Flope—even those going to Egypt with troops and supplies. Can it be true to term anything “indispensable” or “vital” when,- in fact, we proved able to dispense with it during three, crucial years of war?” Shouldn’t wc, Egyptians, wonder'' how the Americans are not alert' to the fact that Britain has long' been undermining -the traditional friendship between the United States arid the.p.eoplcS > , > pf, 4 ,tho raid},, die east .for imperial and- eommer- ’ dal motives; and knowing that'-'j, their days are over, they are creat-A) ing as much hatred against the;, USA in the region as they possibly'’ can. Freedom can only be defended^ by free peoples. One hundred and., seventy-five years ago, you did,’ and of right, absolved yourselves^ from all allegiance to the British, i Last October, we have, and qi-j right, abrogated an involuntary ak j liahee with them. The 1936 Treat;) is dead and buried. The British arc ? now killing Egyptian civilians, w<Vj men and children as they did, throughout our straggle. They are ’j digging deeper their own graves. I Schiesselman Talks To Geology Groups Dr. George Schiesselman, head of the geography department, ad dressed two Louisiana geological groups last week on the resources of the USSR. His first talk was at a meeting of the New Orleans Geological Society Wednesday. The second talk was at a mgetiing of the South Louisiana^Geological Society. First American Life Insurance Co. in Texas - - - - At Houston Bryan-College Agency JOE DILLARD, Mgr. REPRESENTATIVES ( L. E. (Skeeter) Winder, ’50 C. R. (Dusty) Morrison, ’46 John T. Knight Charles H. 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