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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Dec. 14, 1961
On Wichita Legion
Reactions to Criticism Vary
Reactions to the Wichita American Legion Post's statement protesting against speakers at today's Crisis Day convocation varied.
Bill Boswell, commander of the Dorsey-Liberty American Legion Post in Lawrence, agreed with Wichita's Kenneth Myers, saying he is opposed to Alexander Fomin's visit because he is a representative of Nikita Khrushchev and he would oppose Khrushchev's visit here.
WHEN ASKED about Arthur Schlesinger Jr., he said he did not know enough about the man to comment.
"But we have asked for documentary evidence which is on its way from Washington. You can't say anything about a man until you know something about him," he said.
He said the American Legion state headquarters in Topeka has been "bombarded" by telephone calls. He said they were all protesting the visit of Mr. Fomin more than Mr. Schlesinger.
Causes of Berlin Crisis Outlined
The reasons that the present Berlin crisis was begun by Nikita Khrushchev were (1) to force Western recognition of East Berlin, (2) to destroy Western unity, (3) to placate Stalinist groups within the Soviet Union and (4) to consolidate his position.
JOHN A. BETHEL, Southampton, England, graduate student, said Khrushchev had built the wall dividing Berlin and initiated the crisis "largely to force recognition of East Germany by the Western powers."
These were the conclusions Gunther Forster, Hamm, Germany, graduate and moderator of last night's five-member People-to-People forum, drew for the panel on the subject, "European View of the Berlin Crisis."
Other members of the panel concurred with this and also indicated that the Soviet premier was trying to consolidate his position, that he was trying to split the Western powers' unity and also that Khrushchev has a tendency to start at least one new crisis every year.
In other discussion, members of the panel agreed that the Berlin question could not easily be divorced from the question of the unification of East and West Germany.
THE GROUP was divided, however, on the price of unification. Members of the audience and the panel disagreed on whether former German territory beyond the Oder-Neisse line, which is now under Polish administration, should be asked for by the West in reunification negotiations.
Other members of the panel were Roland Wettach, Karlsruhe, Germany; Rudolf Deleeuw, Amsterdam, Holland; and Louis Fouillade, Clermont-Ferrand, France, all graduate students.
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KATHERINE NUTT, associate professor of history, said the Wichita American Legion Post's statement of protest and request for an investigation was the type of statement expected from those groups.
When asked about allowing Mr. Fomin to speak in classes, Prof. Nutt said she would be willing to have him in her class, "but I would not compel attendance. If a student knew he was going to be there and found it repulsive to him and did not come, I would not penalize him."
JOHN GRUMM, associate professor of political science, said, "I feel the faculty and administration are better qualified to judge his (Mr. Schlesinger) qualifications than the American Legion.
"The committee wanted someone close to the President and Mr. Schlesinger's was not the only name submitted. Actually, I was very happy we got Mr. Schlesinger. He is well thought of by Mr. Kennedy."
When asked if Mr. Fomin should be allowed to visit the classroom, Prof. Grumm said he could be invited as an observer.
"THE UNIVERSITY HAS a liberal policy of permitting these controversial speakers on campus.
"In my class, if he had a remark to make, I would permit it, but I would not permit a whole period of lecture by him without comment. It would be good to have him in a small classroom discussion where we could have some interplay amongst the group."
CHARLES LANDESMAN, assistant professor of philosophy, said Mr. Fomin should be allowed on campus and that college students could make any judgment about any statements he makes.
"Mr. Fomin should be allowed into the classroom at least to answer questions. If he wanted to say anything pertinent, I would let him say it," he said.
State Status Urged For W.U. by Hart
George Hart, announced candidate for the Kansas Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1962, announced in a speech to the University of Wichita Democratic Club that he strongly favors a proposal for Wichita University to become a state university.
If elected governor, he said, he would go before the Legislature and let it know that Wichita must become a state school and "if this wouldn't come to pass. I would veto every pet bill these legislators might pass until they would consent to the wishes of the people," Mr. Hart said.
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