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Questionnaire Shows US Students Fear Communism in Latin America
American students are too concerned with the danger of Communism in Latin America.
This is the opinion of Eduardo Eichberg, special student from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who is writing for the National Student Assn. (NSA) about the American student's attitude toward Latin America.
Eichberg cited Guatemala as an example of this. He said that the successful counter-revolution against a Communist revolution in that country in 1954 was the result of the training and arming of Guatemalans by the Central Intelligence Agency to carry out the counter-revolution.
"THE REAL PROBLEM is disease, poverty and exploitation," he said in an interview. "In some Latin American countries, they exist under a type of feudal system connected with U. S. business support."
The only difference between the Guatemalan counterrevolution and the attempted Cuban counterrevolution is that in Guatemala the counterrevolutionists won, Eichberg said.
Eichberg is being sponsored in the United States by the National Student Association. NSA requires the foreign students it sponsors to write a paper on their impressions or thoughts on American students
or Americanism. The topic is not restricted by NSA and the author presents his own viewpoint.
"The EXAMPLE of the Cuban Revolution is an example that is not at all good for American business interests in Latin America.
Turning to Cuba, Eichberg said:
"The Cubans believe the counterrevolution is supported by the United States and the big U. S. corporations," he said. "If it was not supported by the United States and big business, there would not be any counterrevolution."
Eichberg has given questionnaires out in Economic Systems and Sociology 50 classes with questions about American policy toward Cuba and Latin America.
He said he chose these classes because the economics students had been required to read material on Cuba, while the sociology_students
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Two members of the KU chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, professional business fraternity, were recently elected to state offices in the organization.
Those elected were Patricia Williamson, Troy junior, treasurer, and Judy Scholes, Council Grove junior, corresponding secretary. They were elected at a convention at Emporia.
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The four independent representatives are: Karen Jordan, Great Bend sophomore; Nancy Lane, Hoisington freshman; Don McQueen, Kansas City, Mo., junior, and Mike Harris, Topeka freshman.
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had no required readings on Cuba. He said he believed the students who had read about Cuba would have a more sympathetic attitude toward the revolution there.
The four Greek representatives are: Constance Hunter, Kappa Alpha Theta, Hutchinson sophomore; Gretchen Lee, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Hays sophomore; John Tillotson.
About 35 questionnaires have been returned so far, Eichberg said.
"The main objection given to the Cuban revolution was a belief that it is Communist," he said. "The second most frequent objection to it was the taking over of American property without compensation."
Jim Anderson, Lawrence junior, and Tom Hardy, Hoisington sophomore, were elected as co-chairmen. Anderson, Phi Gamma Delta, is the Greek chairman; Hardy is the independent chairman.
The co-chairmen and representatives to the Campus Committee of the University Party were elected recently at a special meeting of the party at the Kansas Union.
Anderson, Hardy Named UP Heads