Mao's Popularity Is Untarnished In Face of Mounting Troubles
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By Phil Newsom
If nothing succeeds like success, then consider the case of Red China's spiritual and physical leader, Mao Tse-Tung.
As the Chinese Reds wind up their 13th year in control of the mainland, three successive years of crop failures and mismanagement have left the Chinese people hungrier than ever, the great leap forward in industry is at a standstill, there is an estrangement with the Soviet Union, and a threat of war with India.
The Chinese press and radio still refer to him as "like the sun . . . the Chinese champion, whose thoughts are the supreme combination of Marxist-Leninist universal truth and the Chinese revolution . . . the pioneer of natural science . . . the superlative politician, philosopher, economist and military expert."
Most of these can be laid directly on Mao's doorstep.
YET THE IMAGE of Mao remains unnarrished, his leadership so long as he lives apparently secure and the cult of Mao still growing.
Yet those who have known Mao describe him as almost totally ignorant of science, poor at mathematics, possessing only a second-hand knowledge of the world outside China, and a bad administrator.
MAO APPEARS in public infrequently now, and,reportedly, his speech has lost some of its coherence.
And, although he shuffled millions of Chinese as helpless pawns in his determination for the "great leap forward" in Chinese industry and agriculture, he so far has escaped public blame for its failure.
His years as a guerrilla fighter and the "long march" of 1934 in which his armies retraited 6,000 miles to escape encirclement by the forces of Chiang Kai Shek have taken their toll on his health.
But Mao has been the undisputed leader of Chinese communism since 1927.
Gone are the grandiose plans which called for complete industrialization in less than 20 years, production gains in some industries of more than 100 per cent in less than five.
He crossed with Stalin when he ignored the latter's advice to seek his support among the workers of the city, and went instead to the peasantry of the countryside.
AND HE BATTLES now with Nikita Khrushchev for the role as chief interpreter and spokesman for Marxist-Leninist theory.
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Contact Aids Understanding
A student from Southern Rhodesia says lack of understanding is the reason for many of the world's problems.
"I went to Kansas City over the weekend with some international students. We saw a play and stayed with a family there. It was a very good experience," Jonathan Mahlamza, a freshman in the College, said.
"It helped us better understand not only the American people, but also ourselves. You understand people better when you actually live with them.
'IT'S PATHETIC. There's so much trouble in many lands because people don't understand one another.
"It's unfortunate that my experiences can't be multiplied."
Mahlamza, 32, is majoring in history, with a minor in math. He lives with his wife, Margaret, and their 2-year-old son, at Stouffer Place.
The recipient of a scholarship sponsored by the KU Wesley Foundation and the Methodist Board of Missions, Mahlamza plans to return to his native country to teach.
BY TEACHING, he hopes to promote understanding. He taught both grade and high school for eight years before coming to KU.
"I like KU very much," he said.
"I'm still feeling my way around,
but I'm sure I won't regret coming here."
Mahlamza's expenses of about $1500 yearly are being paid by the Board of Missions and the Wesley Foundation at KU.
Linkugel, Osborn To Plan Conference
Two assistant professors of speech and drama have been appointed to a new statewide committee of the Kansas State Teachers Association.
Wilmer Linkugel and Lynn R. Osborn will be among the planners for a conference next spring for secondary and college teachers in the language arts.
The aim is for better coordination of the efforts of English and speech and drama teachers in the high schools and the higher education institutions in Kansas.
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AND AS THE daily rice ration in the communes fell from 12 ounces per day to four or five, peasants are being allowed small plots for their own use.
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Industry has been told that it must make do with machinery and manpower now available, without new investment. Any new gains must come from the workers themselves. Some 20 million city workers have been shuffled back to the farms.
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The growing cult of Mao may be indicative of division within party ranks of such a nature that only Mao can serve as a unifying factor. It may also be that other party leaders feel that someday they may need a scapegoat.
A statement by Moses, released last night, attributed the situation to a "mistunderstanding."
A spokesman for Moses said the Soviet withdrawal was based on the alleged insistence of the State Department that the United States be permitted to hold an exhibition in the Soviet Union in the next few years.
"O March 2, 1962." Moses' statement said, "the World's Fair of 1964-65 Corp, and the All-Union Chamber of Commerce of the USSR signed a contract for a Soviet pavilion.
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NEW YORK—(UPI)—The Soviet Union has canned New York's World Fair president Robert Moses expressing its intention of withdrawing from the 1964-65 fair.
"We are confident that this misunderstanding will be removed and there will be a Soviet pavilion at the World's Fair 1964 and 1965."
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