LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler Page 2
University Daily Kansan Thursday, Oct. 22, 1953
"How's about delivering your speech at the level of th' college freshman, Senator, then perhaps some of th' professors would enjoy it."
There is a tendency for Americans to overlook one of the strategic points of the Western struggle with the Communists in Asia.
Korea and Indo-China have found a permanent place in the public's eye. However, Malaya is relatively untouched by news writers.
Malaya Strategic Spot In Fight Against Reds
Malaya is a part of the British Commonwealth and consists of two major political units. One is the Federation of Malaya and the other is the Crown colony of Singapore.
Just what is Malaya, and how does it figure in the present struggle between East and West?
Malaya is roughly the size of Florida with many square miles of rough jungle. As far as population is concerned the Malayan states constitute only about 43 per cent of the total population of Malaya.
Singapore is actually an island which is separated from the federated mainland.
Forty-three per cent of the population is Chinese. The Chinese also comprise about 80 per cent of the population of Singapore.
Malaya is important to the West because of its strategic importance as a naval and air station to the Allies, should they want to use it.
Huge areas of Communist lands are within range of Malaya. Malaya also controls many of the shipping lanes. From another standpoint, Malaya has huge oil reserves and about 90 per cent of the world's rubber.
At the end of World War II the Communists expected great concessions from the free world and the Allies in Malaya. They had fought long and hard against the Japanese.
To the contrary, however, the British saw the Communistic threat and made moves to stop the trend. They tried to disarm and disband the Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese army but only drove them underground.
Until 1947 the MPAJA tried to gain power by various political moves without bloodshed. Then they tried more serious means, such as trying to cripple the economy. Strikes were their biggest threats.
Later the MPAJA became violent with a campaign of guerilla warfare and terrorism. Then the Anti-Japanese army became the Anti-British army.
The stormy colony of Malaya has arrived at a crucial point and the fate of the free world in Asia may depend on Western success in Malaya. —Ken Coy
Ignorance of UN Structure, Work Threatens Its Stability
Few persons doubt that the stronger national powers of the world now have achieved great proficiency in the matter of destroying men, or that even the victor is a loser in a war such as we are now capable of waging.
Thus, we can conclude that nearly everyone concedes that the only possible method of preserving the world is to maintain peace—too great a task for any nation. The only agency with power to exceed that of any of the individual nations of the world is the UN, which is now entering its eighth year.
But do the persons who recognize the danger described above have as clear an understanding of how the UN is striving to erase the danger? We doubt it. A great haze lies over the UN in the eyes of most Americans. It is a haze of ignorance, and threatens to destroy the UN, because the UN's most severe critics are often the ones who know least of its structure and functions.
Six main bodies form the United Nations. These are the General Assembly, the Security council, the Economic and Social council, the Trusteeship council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.
The job of keeping the peace falls immediately on the Security Council. It consists of 11 member countries, five of which are permanent members: China, France, the USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States. Other member nations are on the Council for two years each.
In the case of a dispute, if the controversy concerns one of the nations on the Council, that nation may not vote.
The General Assembly decides matters coming under the UN Charter. It leaves the questions of peace and security to the Security Council, though, unless asked to consider such matters. Unlike the Security Council, there is no need for unanimity in the General Assembly. The veto power does not exist.
The Trusteeship Council looks after the Trust Territories -territories placed under the UN trusteeship system by the countries which govern them. Such territories are assumed to be "in training" for eventual self-government.
The International Court considers cases in which the parties are the members of the UN—the states themselves. It also provides, when requested, advisory opinions to the Security Council, the General Assembly, etc.
The Secretariat is the "office force" of the UN; it provides the administrative core to carry out policies set by the divisions of the UN.
The aim of the Economic and Social council is to improve living conditions and extend observance of basic human rights.
Thus, in seven years the duties of the UN have been sifted and divided among the organization's inner organs. With an understanding of the function of each of these organs, one gains something far more valuable—an evaluation of what may be expected of the United Nations as a whole.
-Tom Stewart
Letters
To the Editor:
Your acclaim for Warren as our new Chief Justice is quite consistent with the encomiums which poured forth from a large segment of our "unbiased" press. But perhaps—and I hesitate to utter heresy—the are other facets to the character and background of our new chief justice.
Is racial bias an attribute for a chief justice? As attorney general of California, Warren was very much responsible for the removal of West Coast Japanese—citizens and aliens—during the World War II, and further went on record as opposing the return of these Japanese. (He also said the Nisei were more dangerous and suspect than their Japanese-born parents, which argues little for our educational system.)
The new justice's social philosophy is also interesting. Warren took the position (again as attorney general, before the Supreme Court in 1941) that it was constitutional for anyone bringing an indigent person into California to be charged with a misdemeanor. The Supreme Court ruled otherwise, and its opinion was written by another great justice, James Byrnes.
It is foolish to contend, as you have, that Warren will make a great chief justice simply because he is tenacious and popular, and because he lacks a consistent policy and is a calculated middle-of-the-roader. Perhaps skill in public relations is another attribute for a Supreme Court justice! If so, Warren possess that virtue by way of his attractive and frequently photographed family group.
There are a few Kansas fans who would disagree with Monday's Kansan front page cutline which stated that there was a fine supporting crew of cheerleaders at the OU game.
Ed Moore College Senior
To the Editor:
Struggle for Trieste Caused By U.S.-British Agreement
Almost five years ago the United States and Great Britain made a statement to the world in reference to the port city of Trieste.
The statement was made primarily to solidify the gasping Italian government of Premier Aldee de Gasperi. At that time the nation was driving strongly toward communism.
Thus Italy was able to survive the rough weather, and de Gasperi promised the Italian people that they
Really now! This year's cheerleaders have stirred up about as much pep as a damp bar rag. Of course, we can always aplaud old standby Sidonie Brown and newcomer Betty Lou Watson—but there is something lacking in the rest of the crew.
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Italy in turn replied that it thought the Belgrade government was "bluffing," but thought a bit differently when Tito cancelled all military leaves and started rushing troops into the rough country overlooking the city.
The U.S. and British also had figured things a bit differently. First, they expected that Rome would be satisfied but still claim more rights around the port.
Announcing that they would withdraw from Zone B of Trieste, they sat off a hot controversy between Rome and Belgrade. Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia said he would use force if Italian troops were sent to occupy the city.
one day would control the city of
Driest.
Last week, however, Great Britain and the U.S. found they would lost in the struggle for the favor of Yugoslavia and Italy, regardless of what action they took.
They also figured that Tito would protest the move strongly but take no action. They certainly guessed wrong on the last count.
As an alternative, Tito made two concessions. First he conceded the rights of the city to Italy. He approved the plan for the Italian government to take over the port and administer it. Previously he had demanded that the port be internationalized.
Second, he demanded that the rest of Zone A not actually in the city and Zone B be joined under an autonomous unit under Yugoslavia for the next 10 to 15 years. This would actually give Tito a death grip on the port if he chose to use it in that manner.
When the port was divided by the Italian peace treaty the plan was that the two countries, Yugoslavia and Italy, would be able to settle their own problems.
This idea rapidly hit a snag. The Italians suggested a plebiscite many times. The Belgrade government rejected it as many times.
Reason? The Italian population in Trieste is far greater than the Vugo, in fact the figure et al. 239,000 and 185,000 ALLIE military.administration report
Regardless of who has the best claim on the city it presents, greatest problem for the U.S. and Britain, who have gone out on a limb with out the sanction of the United Nations. —Ken Coy