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University Daily Kansan Tuesday. April 20, 195
Russian Writers Exiled Because of Free Ideas
The history of Russia shows a constant movement of the authors toward freedom and as a result all the great Russian writers have been exiled, Prof. Valdimir Nabokov, author and professor of Russian literature at Cornell university, who was forced into exile in 1917, told the Humanities committee at a tea in his honor yesterday afternoon.
"As for myself, I have no hope of ever being permitted to go back to Russia, however, I have no desire to. I now consider America to be my home," said the former Russian noble, now a naturalized American citizen. He came to this country in 1940.
"The new generation is being brought up in ignorance of the rest of the world." the professor continued. "Young Russians believe America is a land of gangsters and beggars."
"In the old days the Russian people would rise up from the fields with pitchforks and revolt. They can't do that today because pitchforks are no match for machine-guns."
Proof. Nabokov said his first attempt at writing was at the age of six when he translated the "Headless Horseman" into French. At the age of 15 he published his first poem in a Russian magazine, "The Messenger of Europe." He continued to write and two years later was forced to escape from Russia.
One novel, "Laughter in the Dark" has been translated into nine languages. He has sold the rights to this novel to Hollywood twice. Prof. Nabokov said he did not believe that this novel will ever be made into a picture because of its adultery theme.
Prof. Nabokov will give the fifth Humanities lecture at 8 p.m. today in Fraser theater on "Gogol—the Man and the Mask."
He spoke in the entomology department at 2 p.m. today and will speak to a class in Contemporary
Psychologist Talks Tomorrow
"A Long Range View of Relations Between India and the United States" will be the topic of a speech to be given at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Strong auditorium by Dr. Gardner Murphy, director of research at the Menninger foundation.
Dr. Murphy, a past president of the American Psychological association, is the author of a number of articles and books of social psychology, personality and parapsycology. His most recent book, "In the Minds of Men," is a report of an extensive inter-disciplinary study. In 1949, the government of India requested the aid of UNESCO in setting up a project in social tensions. Dr. Murphy was selected as research consultant responsible for developing and integrating the research plans of the cooperating Indian universities.
Dr. Murphy received his Ph.D. degree at Columbia in 1923 and has taught at Harvard, Columbia, and the City College of New York, where he was chairman of the psychology department from 1940 until moving to Topeka in 1952.
French literature at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Fraser.
Wilson Believes Russia Afraid Of U.S. Power
Washington, (U.P.)-Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson believes the Russians are "much more afraid of us than we are of them."
He said his analysis would indicate the Soviet military buildup has been mainly defensive.
In congressional testimony made public last night,Mr.Wilson also said he considers the American people "reasonably secure" from an enemy atomic attack.
He told a House appropriations subcommittee early last February that he does not believe the Russian leaders "are going to start a war by dropping a bomb on us when they know there is going to be immediate and massive retaliation."
Asked by Rep. George D. Mahon (D.-Tex.) if he considers this country "highly vulnerable" at the present to an atomic attack, Mr. Wilson said. "No . . . I think it is vulnerable but not highly vulnerable."
The defense chief repeatedly refused under persistent questioning to estimate the number of enemy bombers which might succeed in breaking through perimeter defenses to drop bombs on U.S. cities.
"It would depend partly on the time of day they came," he said. "It would depend upon how much warning we had and . . . upon whether they did it now, or three years from now."
He said Russian planes are not as good as American planes.
L. R. Lind to St. Louis Meeting
L. R. Lind to St. Louis Meeting
Prof. L, R. Lind, of the department of Latin and Greek, will attend the Fiftieth anniversary meeting of the Classical association of the Middle West and South at St. Louis, Mo., Thursday and Friday.
Mr. Lind is vice president for Kansas and a member of the committee on Educational Policy of the organization.
On Capitol Hill-
Col. Richard E. Scarborough, law officer for the court, ruled that the evidence would be received on Bard's promise to prove the connection later.
Washington—[U.P.]—Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr., asked Congress today to give him unfettered authority to tap wires for evidence to prosecute spies and subversives.
Brownell Asks Congress For Wiretapping Right
Bard said he also plans to call as prosecution witnesses some of Dickenson's fellow prisoners on whom he is accused of squealing in order to obtain favored treatment for himself.
Army Launches Dickenson Trial
Washington — (U.P.) — The Army offered the transcript of a Communist propaganda broadcast today in an effort to show that Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson was an informer and collaborator while a prisoner in Korea.
Col. C. Robert Bard, chief prosecutor in court martial of the young Cracker Neck, Va., soldier, promised he would prove a direct connection between the broadcast and the defendant.
Tau Siigma Holds Tryouts
Retired Col. Guy Emery, civilian counsel for the defense, argued vigorously against admitting such evidence on the grounds that there was no proof Dickenson made the broadcast. He suggested the possibility of voice impersonation.
Second semester Tau Sigma tryouts will be held at 7:15 p.m. today in Robinson gymnasium. Those interested are asked to prepare a one-minute original modern dance.
In testimony before a Senate Judiciary committee, he objected to provisions in a house-approved bill which would require him to get a court order to tap wires for evidence in the future.
The requirements, he said, might prove "so restrictive in practical operations as to be fatal to the primary objectives of bringing our traitors to justice."
"It is . . . my opinion," he said, "that the wiretap technique would be attended by greater secrecy, speed, and better supervision by Congress if no court order was required."
The House bill, approved by 377-10 vote, was a compromise between the administration's request for full control over wire-tapping and opponents' insistence on court procedure to prevent an infringement of public rights.
Other Congressional developments:
McCarthy—Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) and his aides are expected to file their formal counter-charges against the Army today. Informed sources said the McCarthy charges would be brief but "noisy."
Housing—Democrats on the Senate Banking committee have demanded that Federal Housing chief Albert M. Cole produce details of reported gambling and payoffs among officials of the scandal-rocked Federal Housing administration. Mr. Cole was slated to appear before the banking committee as Internal Revenue Commissioner T. Coleman Andrews was called before the Joint Committee on Federal Spending, headed by Sen.
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