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57th Year, No. 95
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
By Allen Brauninger
Arab nationalism is one of the major forces that could stand in the way of Communist infiltration, Farouk Mawlawi, assistant director of the Arab Information Center, said yesterday in an interview.
Arab Nationalism Termed Anti-Red
Thursday, Mar. 3, 1960
Mr. Mawlawi was in Lawrence to address the Sertoma club.
The information center, located in Chicago, is an agency of the League of Arab States and provides information about Arab countries to the American public.
He maintained that while the withdrawal of United States aid during the Suez crisis forced President Nasser of the United Arab Republic to look to the Soviet Union for aid and technical assistance, Nasser does not support that country or Communist China.
Communism is completely incompatible with Arabian tradition, Mr. Mawlawi said.
Suez Reaction Explained
"Arab reaction to the Suez crisis was the feeling that the Arabian people had been sold out by the West," he said. However, U.S. interference with the invasion of Egypt by France, England and Israel has done much to create good will for the United States among the Arab nations."
Mr. Mawlawi further pointed out that when the United States released $22 million frozen Egyptian assets, it improved U.S.-Arabian relations with the result that American investments in Egyptian industry and business are welcomed today.
"Nasser has stabilized internal conditions and encouraged tourism by improving transportation and accommodations, facilitating currency exchange and simplifying visa and customs procedures," he said.
Mr. Mawlawi emphasized that one must be extremely careful in accusing Arabian nations of being pro-Russian.
"The Arabian people have always maintained a tradition of strong individualism," he said, "and they can never be controlled by a police state."
He noted that there are over 4,000 Arabian students from all 10 members of the League of Arab States studying in the United States.
"When they return to their home countries, they will spread to their people the liberal and democratic ideas they acquired in America in a way favorable to the United States," he said.
'Baby Doe' Is Open To Public Sunday
The University Theatre announced today that the final performance of "The Ballad of Baby Doe" will be open to the general public, as well as high school students, Sunday afternoon, March 13.
The tickets for the 3 o'clock matinee are on sale at the University Theatre ticket office in the Kansas Union. The tickets are 75 cents. Student ID cards will admit students.
All tickets for the Friday night performance are sold.
Seventy-eight tickets are left for the Thursday's performance.
Dirksen Knocks RightsCompromise
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen said today that a proposed Democratic civil rights compromise aimed at ending the Senate filibuster stalemate is unacceptable.
He announced he was turning down the proposal on a preliminary basis shortly before the Senate Republicans met to discuss the situation and the non-stop debate on civil rights neared the 72-hour stage.
The Illinois Republican told newsmen that while no formal compromise approach has yet
been made to him, he had "definitely" rejected a suggestion that the Republicans abandon the seven-point administration rights bill in favor of the watered down measure.
Don't Put Boots, Shovels Away
COLD FEET—An unidentified KU "snowman" shakes the snow out of his shoes.
The predicted fair or clearing skies for snow-plagued Lawrence area may represent only a breather in the continuing series of storms, the United Press International reports.
The immediate Kansas forecast calls for fair weather this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow. Low temperature tonight will range from five below zero to five above. The high tomorrow will be 20 to 30.
But H. L. Jacobson, chief Kansas forecaster, said the atmospheric pattern that has brought a total of 25 inches of snow in Kansas in 11 days remains unbroken.
"There is no sign of this pattern beginning to break." Jacobson said.
The mercury plummeted to 20 below zero at Goodland for the coldest reading of the winter and more than half of Kansas was in the grip of subzero weather.
Bitter temperatures handicapped highway crews and householders fighting to clear roadways and sidewalks of snow as gale-force winds over much of the state hurled it back in their faces.
What the weather bureau termed "an extremely dangerous storm" moved out of the Kansas and Missouri area early this morning, after dumping almost 20 inches of snow on Russell and 10 inches on Kansas City.
Snow depths early today, including both old and new snow, totaled 22 inches at Russell, 20 inches at Salina, 17 at Hill City, 14 at Emporia and 11 at Wichita and Topeka.
The Democratic compromise was shaped up by majority leader Lyndon B. Johnson late last night. Johnson told United Press International it is substantially the same as a voting rights bill offered in the House by a Republican member.
Dirksen said Johnson informally suggested at one point last night that he withdraw the administration "package" and consider just one amendment to guarantee voting rights. The Republican said he "definitely could not agree" to that.
Dirksen said he would find out at the GOP lunch meeting how the Republicans feel about:
- Continuing the round-the-clock sessions.
- Their views on trying to invoke cloture—a seldom used gag rule to cut off debate.
- If the cloture move is favored, what the "timing" should be.
- What Republican sentiment is about a possible GOP alternative bill.
Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) and Sen. Kenneth B. Keating (R-NY) are known to be taking part in some back-stage two party discussions of some sort of compromise on the explosive civil rights issue. Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D-III) and Sen. Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa) also are participating.
However, one Southern leader, who asked not to be identified, said he foresees no chance of a compromise jelling at least before the coming weekend.
Douglas, however, hinted that a spirit of compromise was developing.
Finland's Russian Problem Cited
By Dan Felger
Finland's sentiments lie with the Free World, but Finland's existence depends on the temperament of the Russian bear, a history professor declared at yesterday's faculty forum.
In a speech about Finnish-Soviet relations, O. P. Backus drew upon attitudes he encountered in Finland two years ago while on a Fulbright grant.
From these attitudes he made three generalities on Finland's stand toward the U.S.S.R.
1. The Finns believe Russia is to be feared.
2. Communist ideology is unacceptable to the Finns.
"The Finns believe that Russia is the primary cause of their troubles, but the memory of World War II is fresh in their minds," Prof. Backus said.
3. Finland must cause no trouble in its diplomatic relations with Russia.
He explained that Russia took a large amount of Finnish territory in a 1939 clash with the Finns and later charged three hundred million dollars for reparations when Finland allied itself with Germany against the Soviets in World War II.
Much of the reparations was paid in machine tools and other products of heavy industry, Prof. Backus related. Although primarily an agricultural nation, Finland has industry, most of the products of which form the basis of trade with Russia.
Prof. O. P. Backus Finnish memories
tened a handeuf on Finnish economy, Prof. Backus maintained
"Although they were later driven back, the Fins advanced a good distance in 1941 and saw much of Russia. This made them realize there
Since most of Finland's trade is with Russia, the Soviets have fas-
was a great difference between the two countries," said Prof. Backus in referring to the Finns' disapproval of communism.
"Moreover," he continued, "the Fins do not trust the Russians."
"In 1948 Stalin invited important
Finnish leaders to a conference. While they were gone, the Communists were supposed to move into the Finnish government and stage a coup."
The coup failed when the minister of finance, a Communist, defected and told authorities of the planned revolution, said Prof. Backus.
"In fact, reaction against Russia is so strong that when I was in Finland only one student at the University of Helsinki, a university comparable in size to KU, was majoring in Russian. At the same time there were eight majoring in Russian at KU," he said.
"The Finns say that although a Communist, the finance minister is a Finn at heart—but he is one of the few Communists they accept.
Even if the Finns—a democratic people—are bitterly antagonistic toward Russian ideology, they do nothing to antagonize the Soviets diplomatically. Prof. Backus said.
He said that Finnish President Kerkonen has embarked on a policy of active neutralism by encouraging Finland's Baltic Sea neighbors to halt NATO defensive build-up in these countries.
Although the Finns hate communism almost more than the Americans, Prof. Backus explained that they are not above using the Communist party to lodge protests against the Finnish government.
"For example, when members of the Agrarian party believe that it is not living up to its promises, they vote Communist.
First African, Japanese Filipino Cardinals Appointed
United Press International
VATICAN CITY—(UPI)—Pope John XXIII named seven new cardinals today, including the first African Negro, Japanese and Filipino princes of the Church. The nominations raised the sacred college to a record membership of 85.
The United States, which now has six cardinals, was not included in the new list.
Observers said the appointments reflected the Catholic Church's awareness of the growing importance of Africa and Asia, where emerging nationalism and the inroads of communism—as well as the expansion of Red China—are threatening democratic institutions.
Despite the penitential season of Lent, officials said none of the usual warm pomp and panoply of the Roman Catholic Church ceremonies for the occasion will be muted.
The seven new cardinals will be installed at solemn consistories March 28 to 31, the third to be called by the Present Pope since he ascended the throne of St. Peter a year ago last fall.
Before Pope John, the College of Cardinals never had more than 70 members. He raised this 75 in his first consistory in 1958. Death reduced the number to 71 by the time he called his second consistory last
December, when he named eight more cardinals to raise the total to 79. There has been one death since that time.
Engineers Honor Roll Includes 175
John S. McNown, dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture, has named 175 students to the fall semester honor roll.
Approximately the upper ten per cent of each class is listed. The honor roll includes 35 freshmen, 35 sophomores, 27 juniors and 78 seniors. Grade point average of the group ranged from 2.26 to 3.00, with 12 students having a Straight A.
Straight A Students
Freshmen: Donald O. Burrell,
Lawrence.
Sophomores: John R. Guth, Iola;
Larry V. Moore, Tonkea.
Juniors: Siegfried Holzer, Kansas City, Kan.; Donald Glen Popejoy, Ulysses.
Seniors: David Duane Baird, Clovis, New Mexico; J. Morgan Bishop, Dellvale; Brandt P. Oehsner, Overland Park; Ralph L. Ohlmeier, Paola; Larry C. Schooley, Kiowa; Norman D. Shutler, Kansas City, Kan; Denny D. Watson, Pratt.
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