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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1962
Complex Forces Behind Soviet Collectivization
Two faculty members agreed last night that the collectivization of Russian farms resulted from the complex politico-economic situation of the 1920s.
Speaking at the Russian Club, Alec Nove, Rose Morgan visiting professor of economics, and Herbert Elison, associate professor of history, discussed the conditions in Russia leading to Stalin's power.
PROF. NOVE SAID that both politics and economic conditions prompted the collectivization of Russian farms. On the political side, he said, was the power struggle in the Communist party between the right- and left-wings. While on the economic side was the peasant situation in relation to the plan to develop the country, he explained.
Prof. Ellison felt that politics and economics were so closely related at that time they could not be distinguished.
He explained the differences in political thought at that time.
ON THE RIGHT-WING was Bukharin, he said, with formal training in economics. He discussed three of Bukharin's basic beliefs on economics.
- He repudiated the idea of using force against peasants except on a gradual means.
- He said any forcible action would only lose peasant incentive.
He said he believed some doctrinaire of communism had to be re-evaluated since there were fundamental fallacies in Marx's theory concerning agriculture.
Small scale agriculture, he said, had entrenched itself and was quite profitable with tremendous productive potential.
Stalin, on the left wing, had little knowledge of economics, Prof. Ellison said.
"He had a very strong faith in Marx's theory and believed products should be extracted from the peasant by force. He had a rosy view of what would happen with collectivization of the Soviet Union."
PROF. NOVE SAID that the party agreed it must industrialize to develop and that the burden of development would have to fall on the greater bulk of the population—the peasant.
He said that Stalin opposed Preobrazhensky's and Trotsky's left-wing "go-ahead" policy or the use of force.
Agnew to Discuss College Athletics
A KU professor will point out today why he thinks inter-collegiate athletics should be abolished.
Dr. L. R. C. Agnew, professor of medical history, will propose "Abolition of Inter-collegiate Athletics" at a SUA Minority Opinions Forum at 4:30 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
After Dr. Agnew has presented his reasons for the abolishment of collegiate athletics the forum will be open for group discussion.
New German Cabinet Set
BONN — (UPI) — Chancellor Konrad Adenauer today sought President Heinrich Luebke's approval of his new cabinet, a formality needed to end the seven-week government crisis.
The 86-year-old chancellor reached agreement yesterday with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) on another coalition government with his Christian Democrats (CDU). They divided the 21 seats as before, with 16 for Adenauer's supporters and 5 for the FDP, but there were two major changes as the price for FDP support.
One was the replacement of defense minister Franz Josef Strauss by Kai-Uwe von Hassel, the former state premier of Schleswig-Holstein. The FDP had demanded Strauss' resignation because of his role in the arrests of editors of the news magazine Spiegel. They were jailed on suspicion of treason for printing defense secrets, but the justice minister, an FDP man, was not informed of the action beforehand.
THE OTHER change was not apparent in the cabinet listing. It was Adenauer's agreement to retire next September, making way for vice chancellor and economics minister Ludwig Erhard, a CDU member with wide support in the FDP.
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Kennedy's '64 Budget May Reach $100 Billion
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — As it now shapes up, the 1964 budget President Kennedy is preparing to send Congress in January will project spending nearly $100 billion.
EXPENDITURES could easily top $100 billion in fact by the end of fiscal 1964. Qualified government sources indicated that refusal of Congress to enact Administration farm legislation might in itself send outlays above the $100 bill mark.
Another budget deficit in fisca 1964 is certain. The 1963 deficit is estimated at $7.8 billion. With tax relief effective in 1963, an announced goal of President Kennedy, the 1964 deficit could exceed the $12.4 billion peacetime record posted in 1959.
Planned outlays of the fiscal year which starts July 1, may well exceed $99 billion, topping the all-time high of $98.3 billion reached in 1954 under war financing pressures. Spending in the current fiscal year is estimated at a peacetime record of $93.7 billion.
Partly to hold the deficit down, the Administration is considering proposing to Congress a $2 billion boost in Social Security payments as a substitute for $2 billion of general tax relief. Social Security payments come out of a special trust fund, not the federal budget.
THEY CONTEND that retired persons, having little income, would spend virtually all of the extra money, whereas most taxpayers would save some.
Some officials have argued within the Administration that increasing payments to retired persons and survivors would stimulate the economy more than giving a like amount of tax relief to the general public.
But there are objections that higher Social Security benefits would be
an inequitable substitute for general tax relief, which would affect many more persons.
AN INCREASE in benefits also might be opposed by those who feel such action would diminish the likelihood of enacting a medical care program financed by Social Security.
Most of the planning for the 1964 budget has been completed. Defense and foreign aid, usually the last major spending items decided, have been pinned down earlier than usual. Defense outlays will be more than $50 billion, and more than $51 billion if a much-discussed pay boost for servicemen is included.
Still unresolved is how much to spend on space. The outlay hinges on a decision about how fast to proceed with the man-on-the-moon program.
Also awaiting final decisions are spending plans for the Labor, Commerce and Health, Education and Welfare Departments.
C R C to Sponsor Freedom Ride Film
The Civil Rights Council (CRC) will sponsor a film on freedom rides tomorrow night at 7:30 in Fraser Hall. Gene Tournour, regional representative of CORE, will lead a discussion after the showing.
The Council tonight will hear a report by Sharon Pincomb, Olathe sophomore, of a CORE meeting she attended over the weekend. The meeting will be at 7:30 in the Union.
Chlorophyll is Out—for Dogs
Chlorophyll is Out for Dogs
LONDON — (UPI) — Lady Ellis said today she cleans the teeth of her two dachshunds daily with banana-flavored toothpaste — and the dogs love it.
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Student Co-operation Asked for Pictures
Students who have not had identification pictures taken yet are asked to do so this week by William Kelly, assistant registrar.
All new students and students changing schools within the University are required to have their pictures taken for permanent records. Hours are from 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday and from 8:30 to noon on Saturday on the second-floor rotunda of Strong Hall. Ms. Kelly, said students, must
Mr. Kelly said students must bring their identification cards.
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