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Pa R< Battalion Editorials Page 2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10,1952 Ike’s Feelings Found in Statements in Past What kind of a president would (government) absolute power over Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower make ? our lives. For what does he stand? “In all cases we expect the gov- What arc his opinions on the ernment to be forehanded in es- day’s critical issues? tablishing the rales that will pre- M. Ai * Oily by a study of his remarks serve a practical equality in op- f Slit /I fra f F| Of the past can one determine portunity among us. We, in turn, «/*/ ft/ 1 fyft/ ft/ft «/ something of his domestic political carefully watch the government— especially the ever-expanding fcd- The general has endeavored to oral government—to see that in guard against answering questions performing (its) functions ... it with political implications, yet his ^ oes n °t interfere more than is nec- philosophy can be detected, to con. essai ‘y in our daily lives. T HE oolWf' hosnital seems tn have gotten out of hot water siderable cxte,lt > b > r a stud y of “ We instinctively have greater iib, college Hospital seems to nave gotten out ot not watei gome of hig remarks on different f a i t h in the counterbalacing ef- when they said they were closed during the holidays and occasions. feet of many social, philosophic, followed the same schedule as the rest of the college. Policy clues in his spoken words and economic forces than we do But as an added service they kept nurses on duty to muS -Ate'atCoiumbia University, take care of students and staff with emergency cases over b e recognized the general has es- Oct. 13, 1948. the holidays. The only trouble comes in when a student tried tablished no rigid viewpoint to to get in with an emergency case. whicb hls P re s identia l candidacy In am ain Distinguishing an emergency case is,rather hard to do. might be tied. Therefore, only the general Call for Nonbias In Labor Relations After all the patient did not have any blood showing and a views expressed by him in recent General Eisenhower denies there person is healthy until he can prove himself sick it seems. years offer a clue as to his lean- is an unbridgeable gap “between This rase was nnp nf thp Mark marks ao-ainst thr hnsni ings 011 donlestic political issues. those who hire and those who are inis case was one ol tne Mack maiks against tne nospi- How, then, does he lean? The employed ... We miserably fail tal. It will be one that will be hard to live down, and justifi- following quotations from public to challenge the lie that what is ably SO. But once the die is cast, that’s it. We are only lucky addresses, letters, interviews, and good for management is necessari- the man seeking aid only had a mild cerebral hemorage and testimony before . congressional ly bcld f<)1 01 '"L ol ! f ' s ‘ 1 de , 7?. . b groups, compiled by the Christian to profit, the other must be de- it was not anything serious. Science Monitor, offer an oppor- pressed. If he had of died it would have made things really look tunity to determine his views: bad. And looking through the papers a person can see the, many persons who do die of such an attack. • Looking at some of the things the college doctor said there are some things that don’t seem to hold a moral drop of wafer. According to our understanding of his statements, he made a diagnosis over the telephone. “Above all, we need more eco nomic understanding and working arrangements that will bind labor and management in every produc tive enterprise into a far tighter The Middle Position Area of Agreement “For us today, those principles voluntar » C00 P^ative unit than Supports Truman On Korean Action blinds me so that I cannot compre hend the arguments that its advo cates) adduce. But, in my opinion, “The best check for sustaining tb 0 ™ is no such thing as a preven- world peace was to take a firm tative war. Although this sugges. stand, and when our government bon is repeatedly made, no one guaranteed the government of has yet explained how war prevents South Korea, there was no recourse war - Nor has anyone been able but to do what President Truman b* explain away the fact that war said and did.” begets conditions that beget fur- —Quoted by the Associated Press b 161 ' wa r.” from New York. The North Koreans must be de feated “soundly ... We must de feat them physically and defeat their intentions.” Global Peace Hinged To Disarmament (of American life) progress down the still dictate center, even General Ike or President Eisenhower “When we think of the educa- communism is today, an indispens- we now have. The purpose of this unity will be—without subordina- .. _ , tion of one group to the other—the boo of our youth, we think of three able requirement if the true values would bear the promise of govem- —Address at Pittsburgh, October, 1950, as reported by the New York Times. “The struggle going on in the world is for the minds and hearts -Press conference, San Francisco, of men. It is an ideological strag- July 26, 1950, as reported by the gle. There is every possible way New York Times. of going about the thing, and open * * * warfare is only one method. And so we must not, in our thinking, get unbalanced one way or the other as we calculate the kind of measures that will give up a posi- “There can be no universal peace bon from which to oppose them unless there is universal disanna- successfully, ment.” “And I beg of you, as you hear —United Press dispatch from us talk of morale and spirit, not Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 17, to belittle those qualities. I think 1950. possibly a soldier comes to place “. . , Permanence, universality, more value on the world ‘morale’ and security cannot be achieved than most people. He learns that merely by agreement. Treaties arc Napoleon certainly did not over- too often scraps of paper ... There state his case when he said ‘Three must be a universal urge for de- to one in favor of morale as against cency. the material.’ “This fact compels the observa- —Testimony to a subcommittee of tion that they are thinking wishful- the Senate Foreign Relations ly who pin their hopes of peace Committee, July 9, 1951. upon a single ‘high level’ confer- * * * ence and a resulting paper that ■There are very few doctors who will take this chance T'fP’ 01 ^ "'“The “requisites and say,whether or not a case is serious just by listening to couragingly slow . . . The middle of the road is derided by all of the fight and of the left. They deliber ately misrepresent the central po sition, as' a neutral,, wishy-washy one. Yet here .is .the, truly creative area in which we may obtain agree ment for constructive social action compatible with basic American principles. (My) “fundamental life purpose a verbal description of what is the matter. Maybe we have a man who can do this and do it well. That is, however, a subject of debate. Air West Point Of Brazos management, of all America.” church, and the school. We don’t be properly assessed. —Address to the American Bar ask for special oaths from the par- —Address at Columbia University, Association, St. Louis, Mo., Sept, ents; we don’t ask for special oaths Oct. 13, 1949. German Obstacles With France Fading I believe that France and 6, 1949. *}• *1* n* Citizenship Rights Without Coercion WiHAT DO WE have here, a small Randolph Field? For the ” past few days the airplanes have seemed to be trying to jar A&M off its foundations by flying low over the class bas . lc j 1 ' 11 ™! 11 freedonis ” ~ Ad ' dress to the American Bar Asso- rooms. ciatipn,. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 6, ‘ Several of the instructors are having to make a special 1949. allowance for the aircraft. One prof said to his class when eveh an airplane flew over, to just stop what he was saying and wait until it was quiet again. A couple of Air Force Officers said the college had leased,. “To blend, without coercion, the individual good and the common , , . good is the essence of citizenship the protection and perpetuation ^ a f ree coun f r y» Address at Columbia University, Oct. 13, 1948. from the minister; then why ask for a special loyalty oath from the teacher?” —Quoted by the Associated Press in a,n interview from New York, Aug. 3, 1950. U.S. Solidity Eyed To Three Freedoms equisites to an endur ing peace—the elimination of deep- seated incitements to strife and Germany arc going to continue to hopelessness, and the elimination grow closer and closer together, of armament for aggression—are, We see it all around. I cannot tell or should be within the realm of you, for example, how many feasible attainment . . . French generals I have heard say “And we know the formula of that with this French-German “We must have efficiency and success: First, justice, freedom, problem solved we will have made economy in all government expen- and opportunity for all men; sec- a great step forward. I think that ditures, and we must concentrate ond international understanding; the French and Germans really all our resources to assure victory third, disarmament; fourth, a re- are ready to patch up many of Efficient Economy Vital Aid to Defense Practical Equality Is Arbritary Law Economic Security Spurs Peak Effort in this bitter and probably pro- spected United Nations.” “. . . All Americans in every longed struggle. Until it is won, —Address at New York in McMil- corner df our land must be forever we must practice Spartan frugality lin Academic Theater, March mindful that the heritage of Amer- in all nonessential matters, so that 23, 1950. ica and the strength of America we may make the greatest pos- are expressed in three fundamental sible contribution to the defense of principles: First, that individual our way of life.” freedom is our most precious pos- •—Address of Denver, Colo., Sept. “We seek an illusory thing called session; second, that all our frec- 1950. Extreme Caution Voiced on A-Bomb “A paternalistic government can security .... The men under those doms are a single bundle, all must Easterwood Air Field to the Afr Force for use in practice irraduaily destroy, bykuffocieion,'there Because they • '■t,‘ ...... in +hf. immpHiatf. nrhrantno'f. nf believed there was something more third, that freedom to compete and landings. If this is true, it appears the college is .putting;, the will of the people to than, merely assuring themselves readiness to cooperate make our money over the students. i maintain a high degree ofrdnaivid- -that tBey weferiVgoihg to Be hua- ' «wtem the most productive on While We have no concrete solution to the problem, it ual responsibility. £rrv at the age of {)rl ” ear ^‘ Political Aspirations Kept Under Wraps “I believe that were I in the qniddle of this thing (whether to the —let us say — obstacles that loom so big in the minds of politi cians. “1 believe in it this much—when I came over here, 1 disliked the whole idea of a European army and I had enough troubles without it. However, I have decided that it offers another chance for bring ing another link in here, so I made up my mind to go into the thing seems as if the college could do something to have the planes stay away from the campus proper. 'the logical extreme.'.. gives to it -Address to St. Andrew’s Society New York, Dec. 1, 1949. Would avoid using anything that our own people or other peoples “I have never had any political might consider inhuman. It is im- Address at New York in McMil- aspirations—period. I am on a job perative that we stand before the lin Academic Theater, March 23, in which the United States has in- world as champions of decency. I 1950. use the atomic bomb in Korea), I bo ^ b ^ ee |* ’ • Testimony to a subcommittee ot the Senate Foreign Relations Boyle’s Column Poor Man Philosopher On America’s Frontier Pressure Groups Conceal Ambitions “Pressure groups often pretend to a moral purpose that examina- Property Rights And Human Rights By HAL BOYLE New York—(2P)—Bought earmuffs yet? your vested worlds and worlds of treas- wouldn’t want to do anything that ure, time, and thought, and for might antagonize public opinion in me to imply any political or par- any way.” (The general was then tisan leanings would be a disservice quoted indirectly as saying he to the country. It is the country would not object to using the bomb that is supporting the North At- against a strictly military target, “How far can a government go lantic Treaty Organization. This is such as vast warehouse area.) tion proves to be false. The vote in taxing away property rights and collective security, and it’s not a “We’re trying to stand before the seeker rarely hesitates to appeal still not leave the government the point on which you can be par- world as decent, just people, not to all that is selfish in humankind, master of the people instead of its tisan.” Ruthless individuals whether they servant? We have, I think, repu- Question by the press: Can we who oppose us.” classify themselves as capitalists, diated a theory that, fundamental- say specifically, come what may, —Press conference at San Francis- spokesmen of labor, social reform- ly, there was a straggle in this that you will not be a candidate ers, or politicians, glibly promise country between human rights and for the presidency next year . x . . ... f . ,. x , ,. x . , , x x . x us prosperity for our support of property rights. We repudiated it (1952) ? New York Times. h° w to survlve ln an election discuss the political situation at a tke j r personal and carefully con- when we realized that property “Of course you can’t say that. I * * * year - , , bar ’ put a , lce 0abes 111 cealed ambitions. . . rights are only one of the human will not indicate political leanings Some bartenders already are de- your mouth first. You will know _ A ddress at Columbia University, rights.” of any kind. I’m doing a job. manding sabbatical leaves, declar- what you’re, saying, but nobody j une 2 1949. Well, you d better buy em now, j n g political tempests among elce will—so they, can’t object, before tlm mad rush starts. No their tosspots at the rail will make 3. Avoid diy martinis altogether, cars are likely to bear up under ]jf e unbearable. Others are simply It is this concoction that caused laying in a supply of baseball bats Avoid Blackeyes the political din between now and November without protection of plugg or muffs. The verbal Niagara Falls of “I view with alarm” and “we point with pride” is already flooding black eye until balloting time: from the nation’s 115,000,000 radio and television sets. Dr. Jekyll to turn into Mr. Hyde, and it may turn you from a Eepub lican into a Democrat, or vic< Here are a few quick tips on how versa, you yourself can live without a Monopoly Perils Individual Freedom “One danger arises from too great a concentration of finance,. 4. No matter how swell a guy the power of selfish pressure you think H§rry Truman is, don’t groups, the pow r er of any class or- Associated Press. * * * —Speech at Fort Worth, Texas, That’s my statement.” Dec. 15, 1949, as reported by the —Interview in Washington, Nov. 4, 1951, as reported in the Wash ington Post. “If the .time ever comes when I feel that my duty compels me to say a word of any kind, I will say it. And you don’t have to look— Blunt Appraisal: ‘War Settles Nothing’ “. . . War is the least acceptable solution for our problems.’ Academic Freedom Seeks True Values ^i r] 1. It you must wear campaign teach your children to go around ganized in opposition to the whole the freedoms hiherent in the Amer- snH Hofini+oW buttons, wear two-one saying chanting, “Taft on a raft,” or “Ike Lany one of these, when allowed the lieedoms . lnheient in the Amci and definitely. And many statesmen haven t “Bryan or Bust” and the other can’t give you anything but love, to dominate is fully capable of de even warmed up their vocal chords “Back to McKinley.” That will baby.” Do you want your kids to stroying individual freedom, as in for the campaign. show you are non-partisan and in- come home with black eyes ? “Academic freedom is nothing y 0 u won’t have to worry about go. and fight it. After my expert more than specific application of what, it will be stated positively ence, I have come to hate war. I hope that’s very War settles nothing.” ican way of life . . .” clear.” —Address at Dallas, Nov. 11, 1950, “The facts of communism . . . —Interview , in Washington, Nov. as reported by the Associated shall be taught here (Columbia 7, 1951, as reported in the Wash- Press. • Social Stability Tied to Co-operation Americans should seek “a way What the average man already dependent. 5, other remarks to , avoid in h ead 0 f the state, needs is a handy little guide on 2. If you feel you simply have to public yourself: —Address at Columbia University, a. “Why doesn’t Harry take up Oct. 13, 1948. the accordion—then he could squeeze his way out?” b. “Eisenhower’s an old soldier— why doesn’t he just fade away?” c. “Well, I was passing General Grant’s tomb the other day, and of life that blends and harmonizes you know what I heard ? A ghostly the fiercely competitive demands voice crying, “Dont . . . don’t ... of the individual and society. The don’t!’ ” individual must be'free to develop, d. “So Stasscn plans to have two employing all oppoiiunities that women in his cabinet? That’ll be confront him . .'. The society must a real kitchen cabinet—ha, ha, ha!” be stable, assured against violent (A remark like this can cost you upheaval and revolution . . . Represented nationally ybUr happy home.) by National Advertising g. But the best tip of all is this: City, Chicago, Los An- Write down your own presiden- geies, and San Francisco, tial choice in a little black diary, and lock it away. Then shut up. ... . , , ... And open up your diary the day after election—and see how wrong you are. Rright or wrong, you’ll stay out of trouble. power concentrated in the political ^ niversitv) . . . . Thc truth about ingtonPost. HoqH At tho etsito 7; “Possibly my hatred of war POGO By Walt Kelly The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions ''Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texes, is published by students five times a week during the regular school year. During the summer terms, The Battalion is published four times a week, and during examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication ara Monday through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during vacation and examination periods. Subscrip tion rates $6.00 per year or $.60 per month. Advertising rates furnished on request. 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JOHN WHITMORE Editor Joel; Austin Associate Editor Bill Streich Managing Editor Bob Selleck ..Sports Editor Frank Davis City Editob Peggy Maddox Women’s Editor T. H. Baker, E. R. Briggs, Benny Holub. Bryan Spencer, Ide Trotter v. Edgar Watkins, Carl Posey, Gene Steed, Jerry Bennett, j Bert Weller Staff Writers Bob Cullen, Jack Brandt .Staff Cartoonist Frank Scott .Quarterback Club Director Dick Zeek Staff Photographer Pat i^Btoc^Hugh Phiiippus, Gus-Becker, Joe Blanchette g ^ rtg f Wr jters M'ssi's." Ida "GoSs, vice-president; On the other hand, I certainly do John Lancaster 1!".!chief photo Engraver Mazis Patterson, secretary; Anita not believe our faculty members Frankson. treasurer; and Novell® Should bs subject to special loyal- Bft/fl Circulation Mana^or ltcll6f5 reporter* ty Five and Two Club Elects Mrs. Kutch Mrs. Sue Kutch was elected pres ident of thc “Five and Two” Club Monday at the monthly meeting in the Cabinet Room of the YMCA. Other officers elected were Loyalty Oaths Stoutly Opposed “Before appointing a man to our faculty, I would want to know all there is to know' about his back ground. If I found he w r as a Com munist,' I would not appoint him. t Committee, July 22, 1951. ))'. Strictly Hands Off On Spanish Issue Senator Wiley: “On the political side, are Britain, France, and America engaged in sotne collabo rative plan or other in connection with Spain?" General Eisenhower: “l have judges U who ^extermfnate"those bcen K f aying out of J hat duestio11 ’ since it is someone else s business, and I am not in on it.” co, July 19, 1950, as reported by Senator Wiley: “. .. What is the thc Associated Press and thc trouble with our politicos that we can’t get them to see that they have got more in common, that is, England, France, America— with Spain, especially when it is a question o( preserving our own house?” General Eisenhower: “Well, I will tell you, Senator. My part in Address to Columbia University this thing will arise when the sev< students, Sept. 23, 1948. e.ral governments concerned will “When people speak to you about have reached some kind of nego« preventive war, you tell them to tiable position with respect to base! and armies, and then, if these ara turned over to me, I will take over. As of now, I do not wish to make any suggestions ...” —Testimony to subcommittee of Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee, July 9, 1951.