Background
Of India - Pakistan Feud
Special To The Battalion
Editor’s Note: This is the
second of a series of articles
designed to acquaint Texas
A&M students with issues to
be discussed at the eleventh
Student Conference on National
Affairs Dec. 8-11. Another will
appear soon.
On Sept. 1 Pakistani and
Indian troops clashed along the
Kashmir cease-fire line in the
vicinity of Jammu breaking the
uneasy truce that has marked the
relationships between the two
nations since they gained inde
pendence in 1947.
Although the United States is
not directly involved in the con
flict, we have provided military
and economic assistance to both
India and Pakistan. Economic
assistance to these two countries
totaled almost three billion dol
lars over the past three years.
Of particular significance have
been grain shipments to India
which have helped prevent star
vation of millions of people. As
soon as the situation flared into
conflict, the United States sus
pended arms delivery to both
sides, but food deliveries to either
side were not suspended.
The basic difference between
the two nations has been smol
dering for years and involves
the control of the disputed area
of Kashmir. In 1947 Great
Britain pulled out of the vast
subcontinent, leaving Kashmir’s
status indeterminate. Two years
of conflict followed and then the
United Nations moved in and
established a 470 mile cease-fire
line which resulted in India con
trolling about two-thirds and
Pakistan one-third of Kashmir.
Last November the Indian
Government extended two articles
of its constitution to cover Kash
mir, which, up to that time, was
kept apart from India. Pakistan
had claims on Kashmir and pro
tested to India and to the United
States. Pakistan has requested a
plebiscite to let the Kashmiris
decide whether they want to be
long to India or to Pakistan.
India has refused because she
claims that Kashmir is already
part of India and feels that this
might establish a precedent for
all her other states to react
similarly. This would mean sim
ply that by majority rule, some
of the states in India already
divided by such divisive forces as
caste, religion and language,
could conceivably seek full sepa
ration and secede from India.
No action resulted from the Paki
stani protests. Kashmir is 87 per
cent Moslem and has a close
affinity with Moslem Pakistan.
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In Perspective \
The United States has a vital
interest in the war because Paki
stan is a member of both the
Southeast Asia Treaty Organi
zation (SEATO) and the Central
Treaty Organization (CENTO)—
the two defensive alliances that
anchor the Southeast Asian and
Middle Eastern outposts of the
free world’s joint security sys
tem—and because India is the
world’s most populous democracy.
The United States does not
want to see these defenses col
lapse. In the final analysis it
may be that the India-Pakistan
dispute favors the interests of
Bed China for it gives her
another chance to fan disturb
ances which may enhance her
brand of communism in the world.
The United States, Great Brit
ain, and the Soviet Union joined
in a United Nation’s effort to
arrange a cease-fire to become
effective on Sept. 22. There have
been minor violations since that
time between India and Pakistan.
President Johnson insists that
the UN be the agency to solve
this dispute.
India, with its population of
some 477 million and thriving
capital of New Delhi, geograph
ically dominates the South Asian
subcontinent. It is located about
midway between Africa and Aus
tralia. Roughly diamond-shaped,
India is bound on the west by
Pakistan and the Arabian Sea,
on the east by East Pakistan,
Burma, and the Bay of Bengal,
on the north by Tibet, Nepal and
the semi-independent mountain
Over Kashmir
states of Bhutan and Sikkim be
tween India and China. The area
of India is 1.3 million square
miles (about one-third the size of
the continental United States, in
cluding Alaska). More than 84
per cent of the people are Hindu,
and the remaining 16 per cent
are of many other religions.
Pakistan consists of two pro
vinces with capitals at Rawal
pindi and Dacca. Known as East
Pakistan and West Pakistan, the
combined population of the two
provinces is 100 million—about
one-fifth the size of India. The
provinces are separated by the
breadth of India—a thousand
miles by air and three times
that distance by sea.
The two Pakistan provinces
differ considerably from each
other in terrain, climate, lan
guage, ethnic groups, diet, and
tradition. In its entirety Paki
stan comprises an area of 365,-
529 square miles—roughly equiv.
alent to one-tenth the area oi
the United States. West Paki
stan comprises a total area of
310,403 square miles and sup-
ports approximately 4.6 million
people. It has a southern coast
line fronting on the Arabian Sea
and is bounded by Iran on the
west, Afghanistan on the north
and northwest, the disputed States
of Jammu and Kashmir on the
northeast, and India to the east.
East Pakistan faces the Bay of
Bengal and, except for a small
strip in the southeast adjoining
Burma, is surrounded on three
sides by India. The province com
prises 55,126 square miles with
a population of approximately 51
million people, making it one of
the most densely populated areas
in the world. About 80 per cent
of East Pakistan and 98 per
cent of the population of West
Pakistan are Moslems.
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Friday, November 5, 1965
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Corps - Civilian Problems:
Are There Really Any?
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
If Corps-civilian animosity exists at
Texas A&M, there was very little of it
prevalent at Wednesday night’s panel dis
cussion of the problem.
Six panelists — three civilians and three
cadets — found it difficult to point out spe
cific instances which have led to the as
sumption that problems are present be
tween the two factions of student life.
Whipping out, speaking, attending yell
practice, razzing and disregarding tradi
tions drew most comment during the hour
session.
The panel members and the audience,
however, seemed to consider these antics as
mere trivia when compared with the whole
educational complex that makes up Texas
A&M.
Perhaps these “problems” between civil
ian and military students have grown out
of proportion for hardly any reason. Cer
tainly both groups have internal difficul
ties, but from the reaction Wednesday night
they have had little effect on student body
harmony.
Perhaps these “problems” have resulted
from jealousies within each group. In a
non-compulsory society that encompasses
A&M today, such envy should not create
animosity since each student has had a
choice of military or civilian life.
Perhaps these “problems” are due to a
lack of understanding and an error of gen
eralizing. Failure to recognize that all stu
dents — Corps and civilian — are here to
gain the best possible education could be
a source of friction. Classifying all civilians
as “groady non-regs” or all Corps students
as “barbarians” could be another sore spot.
Perhaps these “problems” have come
from misinterpreted humor. Good-natured
ribbing taken seriously has possibly been
a trouble maker.
Perhaps these “problems” stem from a
lack of communications between the two
groups. It is hardly likely, however, since
civilians and cadets attend class together,
participate in activities together, drink cof
fee together. Any lack of communications
has not been between civilian and Corps
students active in campus activity, but
Strictly Peanuts
It is comforting to learn that in a day
when nuclear power could wipe us off the
earth women can still make such a fuss
over peanut butter.
Demanding their money’s worth of pea
nuts in every jar of peanut butter, house
wives have beseeched federal authorities
to distinguish between crunchy peanut but
ter and gooey peanut spread.
The fate of peanut butter - jelly sand
wiches sticks with these crusaders.
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EDITOR GLENN DROMGOOLE
between civilians and cadets who have noth
ing more to do than pick out minor incidents
of disharmony.
Or perhaps these “problems” do not
even exist, except in the imagination of a
few narrow-minded individuals.
Whatever the reason, these problems
seem ridiculously insignificant when placed
in perspective with the complete education
al network.
More important issues are at stake.
Why 2 Houses?
Two men, standing together on a packed
bus headed for work, were talking.
“Where are you from?” one asked.
“South Side,” the other answered.
“Really? So am I. What Street?”
“Thirty second.”
“I live on that street. What house?”
“That little red apartment building at
1594.”
“Say, that’s where I live. Which apart
ment?”
A vf inPTvf R yy
“No kidding?* I do too. What’s your
wife’s name?”
“Mary.”
“Mine is too. Does she have long black
hair, blue eyes and a mole on her forehead?”
“Yeah.”
“Shake hands, man. We’re husbands-in-
law.”
The Texas House of Representatives
and Senate are approaching this relation
ship. Action of the U. S. Supreme Court in
1964 caused the legislature to be reappor
tioned this year, with both houses based
entirely on population.
An unnecessary duplication of duties,
powers, expenses and representation has
resulted in a feasibility study of the uni
cameral legislature system.
Rep. Will L. Smith of Beaumont pro
posed a one-house system during the Texas
legislature’s last session and plans to make
another attempt in 1967.
At least 25 states sent delegates to Ne
braska this year to study that state’s uni
cameral legislature, the only one in the
United States.
A one-house legislature, proponents
argue, would operate much more effective
ly and efficiently and less expensively.
Why?
Smith’s proposal would consolidate 181
legislators from two houses into a 100-mem
ber house. Each official would be directly
responsible to about 95,000 people.
Texans would save about $400,000 a
year on legislative salaries alone, with other
savings incurred on travel expenses, spe
cial sessions, secretaries, printing and other
miscellany.
The conference committee would be dis
solved. Under the committee system, 10
men have final control over revenue bills,
appropriation bills and other major legisla
tion.
Sixteen Senators can kill or pass any
bill, and three men from each house can
decide the fate of all legislation in confer
ence committee.
Under the proposed unicameral legisla
ture, 51 votes would be required to deter
mine all action, with no conference commit
tee needed to work out compromises.
Opponents will argue that one house
will prevent a check system from prevail
ing, but what kind of check will two hus
band-in-law houses provide ?
They will argue that the federal govern
ment has two legislative bodies. State gov
ernment, however, is considered local, not
federal, government by the Supreme Court.
A much closer parallel can be drawn be
tween state and city governments, where
there is only one city council, one school
board.
But the decisive challenge will be pre
sented by the legislators themselves, 81 of
whom would lose jobs under the plan.
The plan deserves the consideration and
investigation of each representatives whose
responsibility it is to provide jet-age Texas
with streamlined government.
“At TU last week this meant ‘We lost two’ and this week
they use this sign!”
TEXAS
There was an ad run in the
Austin American-Statesman Wed
nesday. Seems that the teasips
just don’t know how to lose.
The ad advertised a set of large
orange spotlights suitable for
illuminating a large building.
“Haven’t been used in three
weeks,” the ad read.
OKLAHOMA
The students at Oklahoma
University sure can’t give any
body lessons on how to lose
gracefully. After losing to Colo
rado two weeks ago, several stu
dents built a fire in the middle
of the campus and the protestors
against a losing football team
burned their season tickets.
NORTHEASTERN
Northeastern University in
Boston has the answer to all
campus parking problems. They
do not intend to build parking
lots. They have two multi-story
parking garages on the drawing
boards to alleviate the situation.
TWU
The seniors of Texas Woman’s
University celebrated “66 days
til 66” on Oct. 26. Now this is a
fine continuing tradition, but
would someone please tell me if
they are going to get together
on campus in the summer of
1998 if school hasn’t started by
Sept. 26
Or even better, how are they
going to celebrate in 2000? Will
they meet during the Christmas
holidays ?
No, it just isn’t practical.
MINNESOTA
A University of Minnesota
coed, wants to know just how
many incidents she is intitled to
after paying a $20 incidental fee.
ANGELO
We missed it but the Tarletqn
J-Tac caught it. If you think
the Arkansas team had trouble
hearing last year in Kyle Field,
and if you think we gave a sorry
outlook to our image, listen to
this.
“At Angelo State College, foot
ball players could not hear the
signals because of an unseemly
racket raised by fans as they
pounded metal railings with axe
handles!”
ARIZONA STATE
Also from the Tarleton paper:
A coed from Arizona State
University was undecided whether
or not to attend a Halloween
costume party. She is blind, and
her seeing-eye dog would have
to acompany her. This, she
thought, might prove awkward.
After finally deciding to go, she
was surprised to win first prize
with her costume of a fire
hydrant.
SAN ANTONIO
One of last year’s editorials
of the San Antonio College Ran
ger stated that the only thing
patriotic about the school was
the color of the trash cans. The
school colors are Orange and
so were the trash cans. This
year, they have been painted
grey and some students are un
happy.
PEANUTS
Lani Presswood
New Play May
Be Best Ever
My presence at the casting of
“Death of a Salesman” about
six weeks back didn’t exactly
bring the house down.
It succeeded in landing me a
minor part in this widely dis
cussed play though, and that’s
why I was there. The quality of
this drama is so impressive, I
wanted to play some role in its
production at A&M, no matter
how small.
The play won a Pulitzer Prize
for its creator, Arthur Miller,
in 1949 and acclaim for it has
continued to mount in ensuing
years.
Director C. K. Esten calls it
“the finest American play of the
century.” You’ll find no other
modern dramatic work analyzed
as frequently in literature and
philosophy courses as this one.
Miller cuts to the nerve of
modern American society and his
incision has left a lot of people
asking themselves some pretty
serious questions about their
lives.
To produce a play of this
magnitude is a rare opportunity
for a theater group but it’s also
a formidable challenge. Some
thing really memorable or some
thing keenly disappointing usual
ly results from meeting such a
challenge.
How well the Aggie Players
have met this one will be ans
wered next week, when they
stage a six-performance run.
I’ve naturally observed the
show closely and have watched
it take shape from the begin
ning. At first you didn’t see
how it could all possibly fall in
place, there were so many de
tails that had to be worked out.
Assembling of a cast only a
first step. There were lines to
be learned, movements to be
mastered, a set to be constructed,
costumes and hand props to be
obtained, lighting and music to
be synchronized, and publicity
and ticket sales to be arranged.
As the days passed, the loose
ends gradually began to fall in
place. On some nights rehearsals
went pretty good and on some
nights they didn’t.
Then at the beginning of this
week, the tempo picked up con
siderably. Everyone seemed to
realize that opening night was
just around the corner, and their
performances reflected it. Some
improved only a little from their
past work but others didn’t even
resemble the same actors they
had been two or three weeks
earlier.
Like a good football team, the
production jelled this week, on
the threshold of opening. We
reacted to scenes we had wit
nessed many times before like
we were seeing them for the first
time. Each night, often-heard
lines would take on new mean
ings and I understand a little
bit more about the play eack
time I see it. It’s a pretty gooil
recommendation when people who
have been watching a scene regu
larly for six weeks are still
moved by it, but that’s what has
been happening.
Now, only a weekend separates
“Death of a Salesman” 1 from
opening. A lot of time, anguish
and sweat has gone into this
production, and of course there’ve
been some light moments too,
What really counts though, is
what happents out on Guion
Hall’s stage beginning at 8
o’clock Monday night. But if
what I’ve seen so far is any in
dication, audiences for this play
may well be witnessing the finest
production in the Aggie Players'
history.
And I’ve got a feeling that
word-of-mouth advertising, al
ways the best kind, will produce
the strong attendance next week
that this show justly deserves,
Mortimer's
Notes
FOR THE RECORD: Seems
like there might be a little han
ky-panky going on in the north
dormitory area during big foot
ball weekends
Those new dorms with open
fronts to the street are quite
accessible
And not just a few students
have taken advantage of this
location to show female com
panions what the inside of a
room looks like
Jim Butler, Battalion sports
editor of 1963-64, returns to the
Golden Industrial Crescent to
morrow to take over duties as
sports editor of the Bryan Daily
Eagle
And while we’re talking about
the Eagle, we must give credit
where credit is due
Nita Newberry, society editor,
certainly deserves a pat on the
back
Anybody who can write daily
stories about social life in Bryan-
College Station must be one
helluva reporter
It seems a bit unfair that the
Teague dinner tonight is sched
uled at the same time as Jan
Peerce’s performance
Peerce impressed students
Thursday night as “a down to
earth guy.”
He promises to be “in” with
student thought during his show,
scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
. . . . See ’Ya Round,—Mortimer.
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