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Battalion Editorials Page 2 THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1952 Imagination Plus Kefauver Cuts Words Shakes Har -Aggie Abroad uropeanTrade Goes One Way (Editor’s Note—This is the fifth in a series of articles on European conditions written by Mr. Davis. The writer was the winner of the European Travel Award last year.) more basic trouble. We are shipping them our goods yet we will not accept their goods in exchange. The Europeans don’t wish to accept charity. They want to pay their dept in cameras, textiles, optical equipment, fine foods and wines, and other products which they can produce more cheaply than we. Production and exchange of foods that can be produced more efficiently and cheaply for goods that other countries ^ ^ J J J can produce more efficiently and cheaply is a universally ac- One of the easiest items of the budget to attack is the ce pted economic theory. The Europeans wish to increase their American sales By DAN DAVIS Well, income-tax time is past, and the American public of Tennessee cut down on his [ s carrying a well deflated pocketbook. Axe in hand legisla- so he could t ;ors anc l tax-payers alike are looking at the h ederal budget for the coming fiscal year. Wisconsin Rapids, Wise., March 20—(JP)—Winding up his first day of campaigning ¥ TP UNTIL NOW it was the architects who were noted for in Wisconsin, Sen. Kefauyer ^ their imaginative dances or balls. Now there is a new , , , . , . wordage last night rival on the horizon—the Combat A&M Cadets. shake more hands. This group of cadets appears to be whipping up one of the Kefauver, who has flipped his most unusual and best planned dances of the school’s history, coonskin cap into the Democratic 7.9 billion dollars allocated to bolster our allies, economically For one night the men who are training to be soldiers Sn’s April ^primary? put 'aside ^ f^e 1 workl ^usfbTutfiteef The question 6 i^^Why’must for two reasons ’ first—it would enable them to earn the dol- his prepared speech, declaring he Hi nav tho bill^’ and “will this aid^^er c^as^’’ 7 1 larS which WOuId make them financiall y independent from we pay tne Dill. and, w n tn s a d e\ ei ceace . our coun ^ r y > Secondly the increased sales in American mar-' meet personally as many as he THE ANSWER to this question lies in the celebrated kets would enable them to expand production and thereby in- could in his audience of 2,200. “dollar shortage”. Although the dollar shortage has cost the crease their employment and national income. f| tiat m c 0 a n „didaLs E ?n Ub th C e an s tS“Ta"i feW u,,der ' AMERICAN policy has been such that it prevents thisv night, Sen. Taft of Ohio kept up fetana tne P 1 OD iem is repi esenis. economic equilibrium from taking place. One would think his criticism of the administration’s The last war which stimulated our industry tremendous- that we didn’t want to be paid. A lot of congratulations and support is due the men who foreign policy and Harold Stassen ly, wrecked the economy of the European nations and de- While we have encouraged the reduction of tariffs on hit again at Taft’s foreign policy stroyed much of their capacity to produce. The war also the part G f the European countries, we have not appreciably weiauver tom ms auaience ar disrupted the channels of trade of those same countries. In rpdiieed the tariff barriers which nrevent them from sellino 1 “il a“o f r lce- ?hor£ these nations have no source for products other than ^.““oods 6 in oul co™. WhlCh them tr ° m SeIh ” g mendous challenge. I know the ^ e Emted fetates. ^r e wan t to export but refuse to import, people Of the United States can _ The elementary fact that few of us realize is that “A policies are defended on the grounds that they We wanAo ^ ^ credlt f r natl °^, that won 1 im PO r t can t expect payment pro tect our infant industries. Yet because of these same and not service men are poking fun at the military. For one night the men who are predestined to live in the mud are was , pressed f, or time in older going to give the school something it will never forget. Now it isn’t often The Battalion, will give editorial space to the praising of a dance or a program—but this is dif ferent. A are working on the affair. Ceiling Fan Profs' H We want to convince the people of £ or exports ever ’ AVE YOU ever stopped to think about what the profs are the world their best course lies saying in their lectures ? Have you ever stopped taking with us.” notes long enough to listen to what they are saying and how they are saying it ? Try it some time. It’s worth the time and loss of notes to be entertained and lulled. We have some teachers on this campus who . if they had Taft poked anew at the admin istration’s foreign policy before an overflow crowd of 1,000 in the Cen tral School auditorium at Superior. Asked what he thought about McCartyism, he replied that so far as he knew it was a “smear INTERNATIONAL trade operates essentially upon the barter system. The dollar shortage is only a symptom of a Showtime to earn their living as public speakers would starve a slow tactic used by enemies of Sen sure death by starvation. What would it be like if a few of them had to sit through their own lectures or orations ? Chances are they would make an appeal to the AAUP to rid them of this form of hazing. If it weren’t impertinent we would like to suggest to McCarthy (R-Wis.).’ “McCarthy was more than jus tified in asking for an investigation of Communist influences in the State Department,” Taft said. “Those who conducted the investi- , , .. ■ , j ■ , , f gation (of McCarthy’s charges) many of the instructors (graduate assistants, assistant profs, looked into the status of only four associate profs and top men) take a course in public speaking, people and spent the rest of the This might make them quit sounding like a worn out mostly investigating McCar- ... „ thy.” Taft did not name the four ceiling fan. persons. Acheson Uncertain of Cost For Arms and Economic Aid Washington, March 20 — CP) — this job can be done in two years could be completed in four years. •Bugle Blows--Not Much Happens Though By JERRY BENNETT Battalion Staff Writer “Bugles in the Afternoon”, starring Ray Milland, Hugh Mar low and Helena Carter—Warner Bros.—Queen Theater. “Bugles in the Afternoon” is fall off its horses harder and fast er. Bruised veterans of such violent gymnastics, the redmen go through their tumbles with all the enthus iasm of a hungry dog in Duncan Mess Hall. In contrast, the extras in blue die with the grace of a policies, we and the other nations lose in the long run. if THIS COUNTRY loses because we export goods and re ceive nothing in return except debts which can never be paid. Our policy amounts to giving someone the money to buy your goods which has as a net result the presentation of a gift. People on the continent lose because their production is re- 1 stricted from the American market. Our EGA program amounts to nothing more than a subsidy which we pay be cause we do not recognize the basic problem which stems our refusal to import. Tariffs had a place in the young American economy but the time has come for us to awaken to the fftet that we are the leading nation of the world and tariffs per se have out lived their usefulness. FINE TIME TO BE SHOWING OFF Kri' A UNtTEP ■FRONT AGAW5T . COMMON sAgggp wmrn* The most important piece of news or three years. You have to pro this week—for the lives and pock- ceed on an annual basis as we do etbooks of the most people—came with our domestic military budget, from Secretary of State Acheson. “The most anyone can say with Because of uncertainty over certainty is that it will be neces- Russias intentions, he told Con- sary to continue for one more year ^ ^ ^ gress, there’s no way of telling with a program of the present over Czechoslovakia in a coup that port they want" opened to in- the hand of the outpost belle, play- But already in that year relations with Russia had begun to take an alarming turn. Took Over Czechoslovakia 'Warner Brother’s noisy little echo ballerina in one of the duller mom- of a familiar story which so far ments of “Romeo and Juliet.” has not blown retreat. . „ „ ,, AS THE scourge of the reserva- Once again, the old time Holly- tion, Ray Milland is out of char- wood cavalry goes on location to ac ter weilding a saber instead of keep the Indians in practice bit- a cocktail glass. Whether wrest ing the dust. The result is a stren- ling with his gill or the Indians, nous contest to see which side can his precise English voice never misses a syllable. ¥ T7%I ¥¥ A Hugh Marlow is his same im- Ull l/CmaiMlS patient self again, as he porti’ays the villainous captain who tries to (Continued from Page 1) hill Millapd by sending him on Both sides will submit detailed cver y dangerous mission m order That year the Communist took ma p S Friday showing areas around settle an old grudge and win how much this country will have magnitude. to spend on foreign military and economic help. Acheson saia he no longer feels, Last year Acheson figured it would cost about 27 billion dollars to strengthen the non-Communist as he did last year, that it is pos- wrold and that it could be com- sible to set a limit of three years pleted in three or four years. or so on the present high rate of U.S. foreign aid. Committee Testimony Testifying before a Congression al committee which is considering the administration’s request for $7,900,000,000 in this foreign help, Acheson said: To pay for this foreign aid, and strengthen this country’s own arm frightened the West. In 1949 this S p e ction teams. c d by Helena Carter, country and its European allies „ „ formed the Atlantic Pact which staff officers agreed Thurs- ALWAYS DRESSED m the fm- was hardly more than a gesture da5r that either side could provide est eastern finery, Miss Carter since it was not backed by arms. a ^ 1 ' transportation for neutral in- skips through all the dust without This country didn’t begin its s P ec tors fr-om Panmunjom to any ever mussing her clothes, own arming until June 1950, when P° r t of entry. Occasionally Miss Carter demon- the Communists began their adven- Col. George W. Hickman said strates her pioneer blood by riding ament, taxes have been raised twice tuie in Koiea. This was followed Communist answers to Allied ques- alone into Indian infested country since the Fall of 1950 and now are at a peacetime peak. Shocking Statement Acheson’s statement this week must have come as a shock to any- You cannot look ahead and say one who, remembering what he said last year, was hoping taxes would go down in three years. Probably only the optimists hoped for that. When the defense program star ted after the Korean outbreak, U.S. military leaders said this by General Eisenhower’s depart- tions concerning the Reds’ prisoner to visit friends, ure for Europe in 1951 to whip an exchange proposal were “not very Although the Atlantic Pact army into shape Dames Club Picks Cotton Duchess AcademyAward Named Tonight enlightening. Prisoner Exchange “They merely reiterated their former views of settling the ques- ^On tion on the basis of data ex advertisements play up Custer’s last stand, the movie’s only mention of the famous massacre is a two second cut from Warner’s “They Died With Their viewed through Mil- changed Dec. W’ he said “They land ’ S fieW S 1 — After the first scenes, the cus- Mrs. Joann Strickler was elect ed as a Cotton Ball duchess by the Dames Club Tuesday night at the meeting in the YMCA. Eddie Bender and Mrs. D. W. Fleming, employees of Sherwin and Williams Paint Store in Bryan, discussed color combinations and design for walls and woodwork in the home. After the program Mesdames Margaret Grange, Ruth Moore, and reiterated their former views about no retention of any of their people tomer will realize he has eaten this under any pretext, that is, uncon- same technicolor dust many times Hollywood, March 20 — (IP) ditional repatriation.” before, country might have to remain pre- The Academy Awards—-most- pared for war for On March 5 the Reds suggested generation, ly a sweepstakes in tragedy going ahead with prisoner exchang FrCCDOrt Sul»hur Co. That couldn’t be done without high this time have their run- negotiations on the basis of or * " taxes and personal sacrifices. Back in 1947 when the then Sec retary of State George Marshall first proposed the Marshal Plan—- to p contenders ning tonight. iginal rosters. U.N. negotiators BlrGCtor Sp0£tks HOTG Their luster will be dimmed by nsked seven questions in an effort Mason, technical director the absence of nearly half of the to clarify the proposal and to find 0 f Freeport Sulphur company Of 25 leading nominees, 12 are out of town. which was only economic help for U.S. allies in Europe —• relations with Russia were bad but not so bad as they became later. Then in 1948 when Congress vot- Jean Thomas were-hostesses at the ed the Marshall Plan money, the AY MoYVY' pYhiYa social hour. State Department thought the plan Arts and Sconces will present the gold-plated statuettes, called “Os cars,” for last year’s best achieve ments. Much of the town feels the awards will match results in a re cent Associated Press nation-wide poll of movie critics. That means Vivien Leigh will The Battalion, official newspaper of the Agricultural and Mechanical College Win for hei porttayal of a tam- of Texas, is published by students five times a week, during the regular school year, ished Southern belle in “A Street- Curing the summer terms. The Battalion is published four times a week, and during KT-jvnorl Dncivo ” in examination and vacation periods, twice a week. Days of publication are Monday cat rscurieu -L’csiie. olive, in a through Friday for the regular school year, Tuesday through Friday during the summer New York play with her husband, terms, and Tuesday and Thursday during examination and vacation periods. Sub- j- Oliver out how it would be a step for- of New York City and E . M _ Hen- ward. derson, personnel director of Free- Hickman said the essence of the port, gave talks to the mechanical The usual throngs of fans will Communist reply was that the plan engineering seniors recently. They jam sidewalks and bleachers out- yould be a step forward if “we showed color films on the Frasch side the Pantages theater. Inside, bought their proposition.” method of producing sulphur. Aggie Special ORCHID . . $3.50 Other Orchids $5.00 & $7.50 ‘ Plus ROSE CARNATION GARDENIA And Other Type Corsages J. Coulter Smith, Florist Phone 3-6725 1800 S. College Rd. P O G O By Walt Kelly The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founcfer of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman' , IP WE SETS Pipe to the clock TOFlNCri THE Key IN THE /S/SgS, HOWt I'LL HOLLEE .ASSY scription rates $6.00 per year or $.50 per month request. Sub- Advertising rates furnished on Entered as second - class matter at Post Office at College Station, Texas under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. | Member of The Associated Press City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco News contributions may be made by telephone (4-5444) or at the editorial offlae, rooms 201 Goodwin Hall. Classified ads may be placed by telephone (4-5324) or at the Student Activities Office, Koom 209 Goodwin Hall. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of repubiication of all other matter herein are also reserved. On the same basis, “Streetcar” Represented nationally by should win the best-picture Oscar. viceL 0 Tnct d at r New g Yo e rk But “A Place In the Sun” social- ly-ambitious youth drowns his pregnant sweetheart) was a close second in the critics’ poll. Less likely contenders ai’e “De cision Before Dawn,” “Quo Vadis,” and “An American In PaPris.” This last, a gay Gene Kelly musical, is the one bright spot in themes. LI’L ABNER P” Sisters Under The Skin By A1 Capp OH, CUSS THEX ' -/ BUT-??- PRUDENCE PlMPLETONff) HAIN'T SHE JOHN WHITMORE Editor Joel Austin Associate Editor Bill Streich .7 Managing Editor Bob Selleck Sports Editor Peggy Maddox Women’s Editor T. H. Baker, Jim Ashiock, Jerry Bennett, Gardner Collins, Billy Cobble Don Copeland, J. A. Damon, Wayne Dean, Phil Gougler, Joe Hipp, Ben F. Holub, Ed. M. Holder, Charles Neighbors, Royce Price, Dave Roberts, Gene Steed, Ben M. Stevens, John Thomas, Ide Trotter, Edgar Watkins, Bert Weller .Staff Writers Mason L. Cashion, Roddy Peebles, H. A. Cole Staff Photographers Frank Manitzas.. Editorial Assistant Pat LeBlanc, Hugh Phillippus, Joe Blanchette Sports Writers Rudy Aguilar Chief Photo-Engraver Robert venima Va • ng Ma . n ®f er in tlie local contest with her plum Kooert venaoie Advertising Representative , , , - Sabi Becis „ Circulation Manager COlOT6d (IT6SS* Janice Hildebrand Wins DAR Dress Contest A tailored dress made of ruff in by Miss Janice Hildebrand tied for third in the State Daughter of the American Revolution Cotton Dress contest in Waco this month. Miss Hildebrand won first place