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SCONA Urges Participation By Delegates hop By GLENN DROMGOOLE Managing Editor About 200 student delegates and observers to A&M’s Tenth Student Conference on National Affairs nestled back in their chairs Wednesday for opening sessions of the four-day meeting. They represent about 75 col leges and universities throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, and are the proverbial cream of the student crop in gov ernment, political science and in ternational relations studies. Wednesday they heard ad dresses by Glenn C. Bassett Jr., vice president of Chase Manhat tan Bank’s International Depart ment, and Richard Rubottom Jr., former Ambassador to Argentina and currently vice president for university life at Southern Metho dist University. Little of their time here will be spent listening, however. SCONA has been established as a student conference and most of the discussion, questioning and thinking will be left to the dele gates. Roundtable discussions are usually the nucleus of these stu dent gatherings. For the roundtable talks, dele gates and observers are divided into eight units. Each discussion is moderated by co-chairmen, selected for their particular ac complishments in the chosen con ference topic. About 20-25 stu dents are placed in each group. Roundtable units met in an or ganization session Wednesday afternoon, with their first official meeting held Thursday morning. Beginning with the Thursday meeting, roundtable sessions are scheduled for about three hours SCONA STUDENT CHAIRMEN HEAR RUBOTTOM .. . A&M’s tenth conference has Latin American topic; stage displays national flags. Che Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1964 Price Five Cents Number 114 Inter - Relations Cause Troubles SCONA Keynoter Bassett Says Contact Between Americas Is Friction Source each. There are five full round table discussions, plus the one- hour orientation. So, students will spend about 15-18 hours in these meetings during their four-day visit to A&M. They also attend five plenary sessions — or general meetings where they hear men like Bassett, Rubottom, Dr. Lewis U. Hanke, (professor of Latin American cor respondent for the Chicago Tri bune Press Service, Inc.) One panel discussion is on tap for the general session. Members include Thomas A. Pastoriza, Dominican Republic businessman; John F. Gallagher, vice-presi dent in charge of international operations for Sears Roebuck and Co., and T. C. Hammond, of Cana da’s Department of External Af fairs, Latin American Division. But perhaps the highlights of the conference come between ses sions when the students have an opportunity to meet these leaders on a person-to-person basis, and to meet fellow students from oth er colleges and universities. The University of Saskatchewan coed can exchange ideas with an A&M cadet. The Texas Southern Uni versity junior feels on the equal with a University of Toronto stu dent in discussing current prob lems. The Alabama coed can chat with a Latin American student over conference issues. Student leaders from the Coast Guard Academy, New Mexico State and Florida State can quiz each other for ideas, opinions and beliefs. They don’t hesitate to make new acquaintances regardless of regional, racial, national or cul tural differences, because they are all here for the same thing. By JERRY COOPER Staff Writer “Difficulties which act as bar riers between the countries of the Americas are the result of the very rapid increase in the actual international intercourse between peoples of North Ameri ca and the Latin American na tions,” said Glenn C. Bassett in the first keynote address of SCONA X, Wednesday afternoon. “The frictions that this contact produces are, I believe, more than offset by the opportunities offer ed to achieve greater knowledge and understanding,” the vice pres ident of the International Depart ment of the Chase Manhattan Bank continued. Addressing the 158 delegates that have already registered, Bas sett outlined three things that North Americans can do to aid in the development of Latin A- merica. These are: (1) Recognize and try to close the vast gap in mutual under standing that exists between peo ple in this country and people in Latin America. (2) Recognize fully the good points of our system of govern ment (balance of power), our in stitutions of free enterprise, and our recognition of individual rights. (3) Participate in active pro grams of assistance and cooper ation with Latin America when ever and wherever these pro grams can strengthen free insti tutions and give forward momen tum to their economies. Pointing to several Latin A- merican countries as examples, Bassett showed the differences in economic policies and conditions. One thing most Latin Ameri can countries have in common are the inflationary effects of their economic policies. Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador have shown STUDENT CONFE^r 'fif r'r*! J i v ^ N ST it Si"., SECOND KEYNOTER . . . Rubottom speaks. signs of economic growth in rec ent months. In closing, Bassett expressed hope in conferences such as SCO NA X which, he said, “inspire a sincere search by groups and in dividuals for greater knowledge and understanding about our neighboring countries which is our greatest hope for the future.” That evening R. Richard Ru bottom, Jr., former Ambassador to Argentina, spoke of instru ments formulated over the years to protect and improve the poli tico-juridical, economic and secur ity standing of the Americas. Strong measures to enforce the security of the Americas were outlined in the Rio Treaty of 1947, said Rubottom. It was not until 1964 that the . sanctions of the Rio Treaty were invoked against communist Cuba. These include the recall of Chiefs of diplomatic missions, the break ing off of diplomatic and con sular relations, the partial or com plete interruption of economic re lations and the use of armed force. “Important in any discussion of the future of the Americas is the intangible, but necessary ingredient of confidence in the Inter-American System,” said Ru bottom who is presently vice pres ident for University Life at Southern Methodist University. PERSON TO PERSON ... Dr. James M. Schwinden talks with interested students. FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE Friday’s schedule for A&M Student Conference On Na tional Affairs: 7:30-8:30 a. m.: Coffee and informal discussion in the Serpentine Lounge. 8:30-11:30 a. m.: Fourth Round-table meeting. 12:15-1:15 p. m.: Luncheon in Duncan Dining Hall. 2:00-4:30 p. m.: Fifth round-table discussion. 6:00-7:00 p.m.: Buffet supper in the MSC Ballroom. 8:00-10:00 p. m.: Fourth Keynote address by Lewis U. Hanke in the MSC Ballroom. Reception following the address in the Assembly and Birch Rooms. Singing Cadets Concert in the Main Lounge. The World at a Glance HIGH SCHOOL REUNION A&M students, TCU coed reminisce after session. By The Associated Press International SAIGON, South Viet Nam—Repulsed in a three- day battle at An Lao, Viet Cong guerrillas switched to raids and ambushes at a dozen other places Wednesday in central Viet Nam. ★ ★ ★ TOKYO—North Viet Nam charged that three warships operating under command of U. S. .and South Vietnamese authorities shelled one of its coastal villages Wednesday. The alleged attack was called the fourth such milittary encroachment since Nov. 25. ★ ★ ★ UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.—The Security Coun cil rejected Wednesday a Soviet demand that it ignore charges by Congo Premier Moise Tshombe that some African countries with Soviet encourage ment were shipping military supplies to Congo rebels. National CAPE KENNEDY, Fla.—A last-second engine misfire on a Titan 2 rocket Wednesday dealt a severe setback to the Gemini man-in-space program, postponing the final unmanned launching of the two-man spacecraft until January. NEW YORK—Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower expressed confidence in the future of the Republican party Wednesday despite its crush ing defeat in last month’s elections. He said the GOP was not ready for coffins. ★ ★ ★ CHICAGO—The nation’s stores are feeling the pinch of a severe coin shortage at the peak of the Christmas shopping rush. The U. S. mints are running full blast in an effort to ease the situation but coins have been slipping out of circulation faster than they can be minted. Texas HOUSTON—The University of Houston appar ently plans to build two 17-story high rise dormi tories to meet the space problems of its anticipated growth. ★ ★ ★ SAN ANTONIO—Three airmen stepped from a large simulated space cabin Wednesday, ending the first big U. S. test of helium as a possible atmos phere component for space ships. ★ ★ ★ AUSTIN—An angry Gov. John Connally accepted Wednesday the resignation of University of Texas regent John S. Redditt and denied that he had ever attempted to dictate to the Board of Regents on anything.