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I Page 2 THE BATTALION Thursday, February 14,1952 ‘/f’s a Religion'’ Tour W inner- Looks at Europe’s Reds Editor’s Note—The Student Life Com mittee and the YMCA make available a Scholarship for summer travel to an A&M student between his junior and senior year. Dan Davis, winner of the T>1 award, visited England, Scotland, France, Holland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He was with a group of 23 students traveling under the auspices of the National YM-YWCA. the United States would force upon Eng land. The aim of the Yankee arms drive is to force war upon Eussia, who wants only to be left alone.” So went the Communist line. Communists Cling To Forced Prisoner Repatriation Plan communist youth rally in August. Our German friends took us into East Berlin by the subway system—our first glimpse behind the “Iron Curtain.” By DAN DAVIS “Eight million Americans are in need of mental treatment! Forty percent of Amer ican homes have no running water! All books by Mark Twain have been removed from American public libraries, because Mark Twain preaches social justice and social justice is Communist propaganda!” Ridiculous? Of course. But these lies are typical of the statements that were made at a huge communist rally at Tra falgar Square in downtown London. It was difficult to believe that on such a beau tiful Sunday afternoon in London, the capi tal city of our strongest ally, the com munist party was on the march. FROM THE STEPS of Lord Nelson’s monument the party spokesman made ring ing denunciations of our country, and had only praise for the Union of Soviet So cialist Republics. “Every year 2,500,000 American workers are killed in industrial accidents because of the speed-up production schedules their capitalistic bosses have forced upon them. Thpt is the type of rearmament program RATHER PLAIN, ordinary looking indi viduals hawking propaganda pamphlets cir culated in the hostile crowd. Occasionally the sellers barked a sharp answer to the jibes thrown at , them. But mostly they just took it. A young Englishman threatened to poke me on the nose because I bought a pamph let to see what they had to say. It seemed that the 50,000 registered communists in England weren’t making much progress. But they were certainly trying. In France, where 40 percent of the voters are communists, it was a different story. Almost no teen-aged young people were on the streets of Paris. Our French hosts ex plained that the communist summer youth camps were underway. It seems that the party takes youngsters out of the city to spend a week in the fresh air, something like our boy scout camps. Except that in addition' to the sunshine and exercise, the boys and girls are given a large dose of indoctrination. WHITE-WASHED telephone poles lined the streets. And from a crosspiece on every pole hung a gigantic flag. Portraits of “Peoples Heroes,” 12 feet square, decorated the buildings. But the thing that haunts the imagination of a traveler from the west are the children. Hard-eyed communist youth leaders march ed them through the flag-draped streets in columns of four, pausing here and there to snap pictures of the youngsters against the background of Soviet trappings. • Or they halted the group for a short lecture on some point of communist doctrine illustrated by a certain poster. The children were then conducted through the “House of Soviet Culture” to get a picture of life in Russia and the communist story of the Korean war. Pictures of thou sands of surrendering American soldiers and destroyed American tanks and planes were ranged side by side with the victorious North Korean armies and the Chinese “vol unteers.” For communism is not just a political system. It is not just an economic system. It is a religion. That fact explains in large measure the devotion and zeal with which the communist Munsan, Korea, Feb. 14—UP)— and (3) Settlement of other Asian Communist truce negotiators pre sented a new prisoner exchange plan today incorporating some Al- party member works- why intelligent l ied id fl bu J clin f^ ^ th f ir Scientists and government leaders in our own country risk their reputations, their happiness, and their lives to serve party. demand for forced repatriation. problems related to the Korean question. The U.N. agreed in principle to, the first two, but balked at dis cussing problems other than those The Allies repeatedly have said directly connected with the Korean the WHITTAKER CHAMBERS in his forth coming book “I Was the Witness” has an illuminating paragraph concerning the vision back of the communist faith. “The communist vision is the vision of Man without God. It is the vision of man’s mind displacing God as the creative intelli gence of the world. It is the vision of man’s liberated mind, by the sole force of its rational intelligence, redirecting man’s destiny and reorganizing man’s life and the world.” To this end the communists are laboring. The pamphlet distributor in England ac cepts social rejection as a martyrdom which he is glad to bear for his faith. they won’t turn a single prisoner back to the Reds against his will. The Communists have another new plan. It was drafted for the final clause of a Korean armistice. It will be unveiled Saturday before a full dress session of truce nego tiators. The meeting was set for 10 a.m. (8 p.m. Friday EST). Three Points Originally the Communists sug gested a three-point recommenda tion for a high-level post-armistice The Reds offered to submit a new proposal. Thursday they said it was ready. The Saturday meet ing was set when Allied spokesmen said the U.N. delegation would be unable to meet earlier. Col. George Hickman said he had not had time to read carefully the nine point Red prisoner ex change pan, but on several points the Communists had “come to our own point of view.” While holding out against vol- camps after an armistice is signed. Staff officers discussing truce supervision made little progress. A U.N. spokesman said some mi nor differences were ironed out. Col. Don Darrow said an agree ment was reached on the five is lands below Parallel 38 off West ern Korean the Allies will hold conference: (1) Withdrawal of all untary repatriation the Commu- foreign troops from Korea; (2) nists did agree to let Red Cross Settlement of the Korean peace, teams operate in prisoner of war after an armistice. U.N. troops will be withdrawn from all other coastal islands. Neither side had anything new to offer on troop rotation or ports of entry. The U.N. held out for’ the rotation of 40,000 men a month and inspection at seven ports of entry on either side. “1 got the impression they (the Reds) were holding out to se^ we had something new or they j weren’t interested in making any progress,” Darrow said. IN MANY SIDE streets of Paris were huge posters showing the location of all American bases in Europe demanding, “Amie, Go Home.” There seemed to be a wide-spread dislike of Americans in France, and a great deal of communist strength. We visited Berlin immediately after the THE PAY-OFF came at the end of the hall. A huge room had been lined with red velvet. At the far end was a massive bronze bust of Stalin surrounded by ferns and gold palm leaves. The room looked, as was intended, like a chapel. This room, deep in the heart of East Berlin, furnished a clue to the nature of communism on the continent. A picture that we in America do not often get. THE VISION drives the French com munist to strive to dominate his country so that the party can create a new order. It drives the German youth leaders to try to mould the minds of his charges to accept the faith. As Mr. Chambers points out, the true communist has the power to hold convic tions and act upon them. And the faith from which communism springs strikes at the heart of Christian principles, and at the heart of our Western World. Warren Takes Issue With Senator Taft New York, Feb. 13—(A 5 )—Cali fornia Gov. Earl Warren took issue tonight with a proposal by Ohio Sen. Robert A. Taft that the Unit ed (States arm Chinese Nationalist forces on Formosa for an invasion of Communist-held territory. “I don’t see how we can just arm 300,000 soldiers and send them to -conquer China unless we are prepared to follow through and finish the job for them if they failed,” Warren said on a Columbia Broadcasting System television program. * Taft, like Warren, a candidate for the Republican presidential noihination, told a Lincoln Day audience in Seattle last night that American arms and training should be .speeded to Nationalist leader Chlang Kai-Shek on Formosa. dent, Warren said, he would not repeal any of the New Deal or Fair Deal welfare programs, such as workmen’s compensation and un employment insurance. Criticism LOVER’S DILEMMA iipr : lips' : 1S: His only criticism of them, he said, was in their administration and in their centralization in Washington. A questioner on the program told Warren that some eastern Re publicans had accused the Califor nia governor of being “a left-wing er or a socialist.” Warren replied that he was a “socialist in no sense of the word— I have an abomination for social- Warren said his critics were “un able to distinguish between social ism and social progress.” The California governor then said he was “in no sense critical of the purposes” of much of the Democratic administration’s social Communist Horizon Taft said a Communist assault on,(southeast Asia is “on the hori zon” and the “only chance to stop it is by a Chinese Nationalist inva sion of Communist-held territory.” we ^ are legislation. Warren in his remarks tonight States Rights said he disagreed with Taft on this Butj he said; the states have P 0 ! 11 *-' been by-passed in the administra- Otherwise Warren confined his tion of this legislation and too remarks largely to a discussion of much “power” has been concen- domestic matters. trated in Washington. |f he were to be elected presi- Smalltown Publishers To Meet Here 23rd Vet Med Department Receives Five Mares Solving the mechanical prob lems of Texas newspaper publish ers will be the purpose of the , , ... .. .. Third Annual Texas Newspaper Warren was asked specrf.cally if CUnic to be held Feb _ 23 in the he would carry on Fair Deal pro- grams in this respect but “would Profits Created Five thoroughbred mares be a better housekeeper,” and the governor replied in the affirma- have. tive. been given to the department of veterinary medicine and surgery, A. A. Lenert, head of the depart- JVarren then added that there were no Fair Deal social welfare programs “in recent years that I ment, announced today. The donor would repeal.” Earlier today in another televi- is Bud Burmester of Fort Worth “The addition of these animals to our clinical department Co-Sponsored by the A&M de partment of journalism and the Texas Press Association, this year’s conference will discuss how newspaper profits can be stretched and costs squeezed by more effi cient pressroom operation. Some 100 to Attend Although last year, gross pro fits of Texas newspapers were greater than ever before, net in comes were considerably below last year’s level. According to Texas newspaper publishers, this is main ly due to increased mechanical costs. will sion appearance here, Warren said that a balanced budget was one An estimated attendance of over 100 Texas newspaper publishers prove to be very valuable in in- of his main objects if elected be- an< f their employees will present After answering the publisher’s questions in the morning session, the panel members will put their answers into practice by demon strating the solutions in the A&M structional -work in sterility,” Dr. Lenert says. cause “inflation is the silent part ner of Communism.” The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Tradition* "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman" their problems before a panel of experts who will discuss the best solutions to each problem. Panel members during the dis cussion Pressroom Operation in clude Albert Ladymon, of the Miehle Press for Texas; Frank Tucker, acting manager, A&M Col lege Press; and Don Norton, pub lisher of the Conroe Courier. ess in the afternoon. Harrington To Speak Dr. M. T. Harrington, president The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College ol T«xpb, 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 >xamination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Mondaj 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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He is also widely known for his weekly column in Publish er’s Auxiliary. For the morning discussion on linecasting machines, panel mem bers will include L. F, Byus, lino type expert, Mack Goode, A&M College Press, and Addison Buck- of the college, will give the wel come at the noon luncheon. The response will be by Brad Smith, president of the Texas Publishers Association. Jack Gale, United Press’ spec ialist on news transmission, will discuss “The pros and Cons of Teletypesetting” during the after luncheon hour. The teletypesetter is a comparatively new develop ment, in the journalism field. In the present method, the copy is clipped from the teletype ma chine and then taken to the lino type operator where it is set by hand on the linotype. When the teletypesetter is used, a perforat ed tape is. fed directly to the lino type, where the news is automa tically set. 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PHONE 3-3700 Singing Cadets Entertain at Horse Meeting The Singing Cadets were honored with an unusual ac companist Tuesday night when they performed for the Quarter Horse Association’s meeting in the MSC. Mr. and Mrs. Livingston Gearhart, known as Morley and Gearhart piano team, played the accompaniment to. that popular spiritual “Dry Bones.” Mr. Gearhart wrote the arrangement for Fred..Waring who has since hqd it published. The vocal group gave a concert in Port Arthur for the Thomas Jefferson High School last week end. After the program the stu dents. were entertained at a dance. Sunday, the group sang at the morning services of the First Me thodist Church. After the services, they were guests of the church for the noon meal. Following the lunch eon they left for Prairie View A&M College. There they broad cast a 30 minute program over KLEE, Houston, and sang a 30 minute program for the assembled students. ner, co-publisher of the San Marcos Record. 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