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University Daily Kansan Monday. November 9,1959
Ravenholt Says Red Gains Impose Threat of Empire
An American University Field Staff corresponded said Friday that Red China's gain in power has brought back the concept of a Chinese empire which may cause trouble in the future.
Albert Ravenholt, who has spent several years in the Far East with the American University Field Staff, spoke at the Current Events Forum. He said:
He said:
"A Chinese empire expects surrounding countries to become tribute-bearing states.
"The Chinese Communists were angry with India for voicing her opinion on the China-Tibet dispute. The Chinese breach of the Himalayan Mountains barrier to India was a result.
"The Chinese expected Tibet to bow down to them. The Chinese think you are against them if you don't agree with them."
Explaining the peasant reaction to Communism in China Mr. Ravenholt said that peasants were indifferent in 1956. Today they are intensely bitter over their treatment under the Communists.
Prof. Jersild to Present Recital
Marian Jersild, assistant professor of piano, will present a faculty recital Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
Prof Jersild received her Master of Music degree from the Chicago Musical College and then played in New York's Town Hall during advanced study in 1954.
In 1958 Prof. Jersild won a Fulbright scholarship to study at the Berlin Academy of Music. She gave a number of recitals in West Germany as a soloist and as an ensemble pianist.
Included in Wednesday's program are a Mozart sonata, a group of Brahms' pieces and Ravel's "Le Tombeau de Couperin," which is a set of six pieces written in memory of a friend killed in World War I. The recital is open to the public free of charge.
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Mr. Ravenholt said that Red China seeks entry into the United Nations to use it as an instrument for power.
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"However, the urban population is still enthusiastic about Communism," he said.
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"Nevertheless, if the U.N. is to be an organization to talk over troubles and disputes, Red China cannot be left out. If the United States wants an organization of just friends, it can form organizations other than the U.N." he said.
Mr. Ravenholt said that the only people who think the Nationalist Chinese will go back to the mainland are Formosans who want to get rid of them.
He said:
"The Nationalists' wish to get back to the mainland is like the Christians' wish to get to Heaven. They both want to get there, but they don't know how to go about it.
"Most of China's problems with her neighbors stem from border disputes, because the borders have never been surveyed. Now the problem assumes new dimensions because China has the power to do something about her claims."
He explained that one of the main reasons for Tibet's revolt against the Chinese last year was the 2,000
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mile railroad which China built through the Tibetan terrain.
"The Chinese had to move much ground to build the railroad. Since the Tibetan people believe sub-soil is sacred, the revolt in part protested the movement of ground" he said.
Producer Defends "21" As Good Entertainment
MEXICO CITY—(UPI)—Albert Freedman, producer of the quiz show "Twenty-One," today defended the defunct television program as good entertainment that made the mistake of being too successful.
"The only function of entertainment is to entertain." he said.
Freedman, indicted in New York Nov. 7, 1958, for perjury after denying the quiz show was rigged, said he came to Mexico City last June with his family "because I was unable to find employment at the time in the television industry due to all the adverse publicity."
"In the field of TV programming, saturated with murder and violence, it is my opinion that the quiz shows, as entertainment, were a breath of fresh air," he said.
Quiz Shows Entertaining
"We thought it was good entertainment," he said. "After all, the quiz shows were not a public utility. We were not conducting civil service examinations. The public wasn't paying any admission prices to watch these programs. Financially, it made no difference to the public who won."
He also referred to Charles Van Doren who testified that he was coached by Freedman in 1956 and 1957 in winning $129,000 on "Twenty-One."
"Mr. Van Doren is a strong minded and intelligent person, and it was not necessary to force him into anything." Freedman said. "He claims
that he was deceived. It is interesting to note that it was only at the time he received the subpoena that he came to the conclusion that he had been 'deceived.'
He said Van Doren's testimony contained many "significant discrepancies" but "it is understandable that he is emotionally distraught and is grasping at straws."
Sponsor Was Happy
Freedman said his position as producer was to produce the best show he could. He said the sponsor was happy because it was selling its product, the network was happy because it had a top-rated show "and the television quiz audience was apparently happy because these shows were exciting."
"A sponsor, spending millions of dollars in advertising money, demands a good show," he said. "There were times when a certain amount of control was necessary to sustain interest and suspense."
He noted the charges of fraud and deception and said "I do not agree with that accusation."
"The entertainment field, from time immemorial, has been based on showmanship, spectacles and illusion . . . everyone knows that the magician does not saw the lady in half . . ."
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