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CADET SLOUCH Do WOUR part! CONSERVE ENERGY by Jim Earle Listen V P~ Students Say Leave Landmark “It’s electrical energy that they’re trying to save— not your physical energy!” Editor: Having read Debi Blackmon’s article about the impending dem olition of the old water tower, we have but one question: Why? We can see why a new tower might be needed, but since the new tower is not to be built in the same place, why must the old tower go? Will its present loca tion be used for a better pur pose? (Perhaps a few cars could be parked there, it is true.) Does it constitute a public hazard? (It “shakes in the wind”, but does that mean it is ready to col lapse ?) Why can’t the tower be drained and left standing? It is a land mark; it is tradition. “Welcome to Aggieland” is a pleasant sight for many of us returning to A&M and it doesn’t hurt to ad vertise to travelers. Luanna Hutchison ’75 Susan Anderson ’75 Sheila Murphy ’75 Marian McCormack ’75 ★ ★ ★ Editor: I read with interest the article in the Wednesday Battalion about the new drive being pushed by the liberal (radical?) left to raise three million dollars to rebuild Viewpoint The UN’s Red Delimma by Norman Cousins The big drama these days at the United Nations is being played out by the Soviet Union and China. For years, many political com mentators had predicted that if Mainland China were to be ad mitted to the United Nations it would form a giant Communist bloc with the Soviet Union in order to dominate, the United Nations. What has actually hap pened is that, far from combining their strength, the two major Communist powers have become the two principal antagonists at the United Nations. The present rivalry between the Soviet Union and China is far more the result of conflicting national interests than of differ ent interpretations of Communist theory and its application in the modern world. At the heart of the controversy is something as tangible and nontheoretical as a struggle over territory. The Chin ese want the Russians to return the vast area seized during the period of czarist military expan sion into Asia. The Soviet lead ers not only have served notice that they do not feel obligated to liquidate the empire they in herited but are prepared to de fend their territory by force, if necessary. The result is that both coun tries are eyeball to eyeball in Asia, with military forces primed for instant action. Large-scale clashes have, in fact, occurred. Both sides have done their best to keep the news of the fighting from erupting into big headlines throughout the world, but the fact remains that guns have been fired and men have been killed. The spillover of this conflict is now apparent at the United Nations. During one of the recent debates in the General Assembly, China called for aboli tion of nuclear stockpiles. The vigorous opposition to this posi tion was expressed not by the United States but by the Soviet Union. Twenty years ago, when the debate over nuclear disarma ment raged in the United Na tions, it was the Soviet Union that demanded the elimination of nuclear stockpiles. Today, how ever, the Soviet Union opposes such elimination. In explaining their stand to their fellow dele gates at the United Nations, the Russians frankly express appre hension about the wisdom of placing themselves at a possible military disadvantage with re spect to China. This is not to say that the split between Russia and China has no ideological underpinnings. Both countries have been con tending for leadership inside the Communist world. China has de nounced the Soviet Union for having deviated from Marx. One of the main items on its bill of particulars has been the fact that the Soviet leaders have favored a policy of coexistence with the capitalist United States. Now that the Chinese them selves are embarking on a new and friendly relationship with the United States, the conclu sion is clear that national inter ests come ahead of ideology. It is also clear that the Chinese have no intention of renouncing the reacquisition of the lands seized by the czar. This means that China has decided it does not wish to face two powerful foes at the same time. One of the most ancient axioms of interna tional politics is that if a nation is faced with two potential ene mies it should make friends with one of them. To China, the dif ferences with the United States are half a world away; the differ ences with the Soviet Union are in their back yard. There can be no comfort for Americans in the fact of a pos sible Chinese-Russian violent showdown. A major war today, especially if fought with nuclear weapons, could lead to a global holocaust. The only way the United States can benefit from the Chinese-Russian competition is to prevent it from becoming combustible. It is one of history’s greatest ironies that Richard M. Nixon’s principal claim to a high place in history may rest on his ability to prevent a war between the world’s two major Communist powers. Copyright, Norman Cousins. Dist. by Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. Services, Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. yea: sale itions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school full year. All subscriptions subject to 6% Using rate furnished on request. Address: College Station, Mail subscriptio: ear; $6.50 per tax. Advertising rate furnished The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. A H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. Griffith, L. E. Kruse and B. B. Sears are: Jim R. A. Albanese, Dr. origin published herein, matter herein ar Second-Cl: use for or not paper and local news or spontaneous Rights of republication of all other are also reserved. ass postage paid at College Station, Texas. student newspaper at Texas A&M, is Station, Texas, daily except Saturda The Battalion, published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. EDITOR Managing Editor News Editor Women’s Editor Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor MIKE RICE Larry Marshall Rod Speer .. Janet Landers Bill Henry .... Kevin Coffey Juniors & Sophomores Pictures For 1973 Aggieland Will Be Taken From 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. January 29 - Feb. 2 M-N-O February 5-9 P-Q-R 12 - 16 S-T-U-V 19 - 23 W-X-Y-Z UNIVERSITY STUDIO 846-8019 North Gate 115 N. Main the bomb damaged Bach Mai Hospital in North Vietnam. I sometimes wonder about the integrity of those who swallow every bit of “news” that comes out of countries such as North Vietnam, while violently disbe lieving every word that is given out from our government or its allies. What do these people intend to do about the buildings that have ruthlessly been bombed by the Viet Cong in South Vietnam ? Of these thousands of buildings, many were hospitals, also de stroyed were thousands of schools, churches, cafes, theatres, hotels, stores, and market places, in fact any place where people gathered in large or small groups became a target of the Viet Cong. The only difference from the U.S. bombing of the North was that each one of these bombings was deliberate in its intention to slaughter innocent civilians, the military men caught in the bombs were only incidental. Seldom has the world seen a more cold blooded terror cam paign, yet how many times have the liberals spoken out in criti cism of these atrocities? I would venture to say that the A&M Polo Club (no slight intended) has had more national coverage than these Communist atrocities. Let me ask the Bach Mai Hos pital Fund Committee one ques tion: When will you start a fund for the South Vietnamese who have been bombed by their ene mies? Or will you, since these people don’t really matter, they’re not Communists ? Will these peo ple become the forgotten ones of the war, since they do not have the liberal watchdogs on their side ? Answer me that one, Ramsey Clark. Donald Ritchey ’74 Free University Night Slated For Wednesday The Free University will be available for A&M students again this semester with several new courses added. Pastor Hubert Beck will pre sent two courses, “The Life That Changed the World” and “An Audio-Visual Workshop on Life.” Dr. T. K. Treadwell will present a program on oceanography and Dr. A. M. Sherwood will cover bioengineering. “Hangups in Ethnic and Racial Relations—The Local Scene,” Dr. James Coop, and “Urban and Re ional Planning,” Dr. J. H. Hino josa, will also be presented. These programs will continue with “Hu man Socio-biology,” Dr. J. Van Overbeek, “Gourmet Cooking,” Gertrud Adam, and “Adventure in Auto Economy,” Dr. Robert Fletcher. “English Debating Style” by Lincoln Union and “Speech Im pediments” by Dr. Jim Robinette will complete tthe series. Any student interested in tak ing a Free University course (ex cept “Urban and Regional Plan ning”) should attend Free Uni versity night, Wednesday at 8:00 in DeWare Field House. 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