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Page 2 University Daily Kansan Thursday, Feb. 19, 1953
by Dick Bibler
No Problem Seen In Fleet Removal
President Eisenhower's recent decision to remove the U.S. Seventh fleet from the Formosan strait strangely enough has caused more discussion in this country than the question of attempting to balance the budget before or after reducing taxes. Here, contrary to ideas of people of Allied nations, the general consensus seems to be in agreement with the President's action, although people agree for different reasons.
In all probability, however, the removal of the Seventh fleet won't have much effect at all.
The fleet was moved to neutralize Formosa by President Truman shortly after the Korean conflict began in 1950. Its purpose was to keep the Chinese Nationalists from attacking Red China and also to keep the Chinese Communists off the island. The removal of the fleet gives the green light to Chiang Kai-shek and his Nationalist troops to attack the mainland, although Gen. Chiang has been attacking all along.
What of the fleet that was supposed to be stopping this kind of action? The few patrol ships and airplanes assigned to the task politely turned their heads while the General went on about his work.
Gen. Chiang reportedly staged more than 30 raids on the mainland and off-lying communist-held islands in 1952, including the landing of a division on China and keeping it there three days while capturing 800 prisoners.
Without the direct aid of the U.S. Navy and Air Force, which President Eisenhower says will not be given, Gen. Chiang is expected to be unable to stage a full-scale invasion of the mainland.
Will the removal of the fleet cause the Reds to try to take over Formosa then? It's doubtful, because Gen. Chiang is not going to be hurting them any more now than he was before, while an attack on the Nationalists by the Reds might bring the U.S. squarely into the picture.
That the Reds probably don't want, and thus the whole situation isn't likely to change.
The removal of the fleet doesn't seem to have any real strategic military significance, but rather a diplomatic one. Of significance to the Reds is the fact that the U.S. openly doesn't mind having such groups as the Nationalists attacking the Reds—an indication that we are not going to pussy-foot around just because of the Korean truce talks.
Secondly, the action seems to indicate that the new administration strongly favors countries doing some fighting for themselves.
tion strongly favors countries doing The President has put the problem of further action in the laps of the communists now, and the next U.S. step likely will depend on what the Reds do. —Clarke Keys
Short Ones
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Kansan style book, rule 199: "Use 'Mr.' before the surname when it stands alone, except for students, athletes, and convicts."
A Kansan story says that at the ISA dance dress will be informal from 9 p.m. to midnight. We'll be sure to be there after midnight to check what dress will be required then.
Recently eight men and a woman left England on a launch for the United States. Asked what she planned to do on the trip, the woman said, "I plan to give the men a real rich service."
POGO
By DON SARTEN
I can't get too excited about the Rosenbergs. They took their chances and got caught. I can even sympathize with them. They did believe in something.
But right across the border a fat, sleek, smooth-talking little man is living. He typifies another type of person who has sold out his country. Only this type has no high motives, just money and position for himself.
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   in this case, as a duly elected mayor of an eastern city, this individual evidently handed out "favors" to criminal elements in the city—and chances are they weren't for free. Public finances also seem to have been badly handled while he was in office.
Whether or not the charges are true will not be known for some time, if ever. That little man has fled the jurisdiction of U.S. courts because they have enough evidence to ask "embarrassing" questions.
That's the way acts of public officials who are suspected, or actually caught with their hands in the public till, are generally referred to "embarrassing."
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If the parasites on the public purse are caught and convicted of embezzling thousands in public funds, chances of punishment would be slight. There are cases on record where a year or two was deemed sufficient. And longer sentences have an uncanny habit of becoming shortened as soon as public indignation dies down.
The same courts that sentence the Rosenbergs to death have by comparison only slapped the wrist of the parasitic politician. It's a paradox. We are paying men in the FBI to watch people like the Rosenbergs.
Perhaps, one day, taxpayers will get mad. Legislation will be demanded that makes the use of dollars consigned for this country's improvement for that purpose only, and a fixed penalty for those who would use the influence of their office or public funds for any purpose other than the one above.
It looks like the only people we have to watch politicians are other politicians. They're seldom going to be hasty about exposing weaknesses in members of their group, now are they?
You know, like the law that sends a poor man to prison for 10 years for stealing bread to feed his family, then lets off the rich man who can afford tops in counsel with a warning or fine for a far more offensive act.
If this is "Communist" talk, then I'm scared. Because an awful lot of my friends feel the same way . . .
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Random Thoughts
We think we have just set some kind of record. Approximately the one thousandth person has just told us, when learning where we hail from, that New York would sure be a good place to visit, but they'd hate to live there. After hearing this for a thousand times, we are quite proud that we didn't pick up our desk, books, typewriter and all, and bounce it off his head.
To return the compliment to my thousand advice givers, Kansas is a nice place to visit, but give me New York to live in.
People say that we New Yorkers must miss the beauties of the country in the changing seasons. Well, don't you believe it.
First of all, in New York we have four seasons, something unknown in these parts. Our winter doesn't suddenly turn into summer, or our summer turn into winter. We have long springs and falls, seasons that give wonderful previews of the seasons to come.
When the city throws off its coak of winter and spring season enters, there is nothing like a walk up 5th avenue to give one's hear a lift.
The sight of well-tailored women strolling down the avenue, the shop windows with their exotic promise of summer, and the sight of New York's finest cheerfully waving at the passing traffic and things only a born New Yorker can enjoy.
Slowly the spring days become warmer, and it is summer. Love stroll along the winding paths of Central park, others take to the rowboats in the lake, while still others wait until evening to sit on the grassy hills to listen to the band concerts.
Summer in New York means boatrides on the Hudson, trips the amusement parks, and hikes through New Jersey. Summ brings the heat that can only be enjoyed at ball parks and ocean beaches.
Fall weather calls for last trips to the mountains to watch the crimson beauty of the maples, it draws back the crowds that be forsaken the city for the summer to opening nights, block and weinie roasts.
As summer turns into fall the air becomes crisp and spright Life becomes a little more hurried, schools open, vacations end, an football takes over New York as it does any college town.
Suddenly it is winter with the smell of roasting chestnuts a the rustle of expensive fur. After the wild New Year's eve celebrations the streets empty. During the busy hours people rush to a fro trying to keep out the damp cold. The city becomes a hard a barren land.
Late fall transforms Herald Square to a miniature North Po The town gets decked out in its Christmas best and shoppers sit to stare at the Square's decorations.
The 17th of March comes around and of course it has to spring for the parading Irish. The city blooms again and life slow down to enjoy the beauties of the city.
My thousand friends, you might not want to live in New Ye but I sure do.
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The Rosenberg's have been given another stay of execut and we are starting to think that it is just a Daily Worker plot to black ink all over their front page.