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A Jordanian's Opinion
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'U.S. Cause Of Mid-East Mess'
By MARTHA CROSIER
(Of The Daily Kansan Staff)
The United States, not Turkey, is the cause of the conflict in the Middle East. Yacoub (Jack) Qandil, Hebron, Jordan senior, said in a Daily Kansan interview Wednesday.
"It is actually an extension of the U.S. policy to isolate Syria from Egypt," Qandil said. "The U.S. wants to weaken the Syrian government and replace it with a different one. As long as it can avoid a World War the U.S. would do anything to change the government."
War Unlikely
"The Syrian people have no hard feelings against the people of Turkey," Qandil continued. "Perhaps they have some against the leaders because they are allowing themselves to be influenced by outsiders."
"I don't think the situation will come to war," he said, "Neither country has the power to make war. Only the U.S. and Russia have that power. I don't think either the U. S. or Russia want war because they don't know how it would come out."
When asked why Syria did not accept the mediation offer of King Saud of Saudi Arabia, Qandil said it would not have been beneficial to Syria.
"Syria wants to prove her place in the world," he explained. "She wants the United Nations to study the situation and make a decision. Syria would abide by the decision Qandil said."
The reason the U.S. and Russia became involved is their conflicting interests just happened to coincide with Turkey and Syria, Qandil said.
"Syria Needs Strong Government"
Qandil favors the present Syrian government because "the country needs a strong government and strong leadership to face the plots of imperialism from the outside." These "plots," he said originate in countries with conflicting interests to those of Syria, such as the economic interest of the U.S. and the colonial interests of France and Great Britain.
In answer to a question about Syria's relationship with Russia, Qandil said, "Syrians don't think of Russian influence except from the economic standpoint. Syria is
VACOUR QANDIL
U.S. Prestige Slipping Political Scientists Say
It's time for a reappraisal of the Eisenhower administration's foreign and domestic policies to regain ground lost by recent events.
That's the opinion of four political science faculty members interviewed by The Daily Kansan Wednesday.
The President has lost prestige among various groups, the political scientists think.
Thursday, Oct. 31, 1956 University Daily Kansan Page
Dr. Ethan P. Allen, chairman of the political science department, said:
They believe that the leadership of the United States in world affairs has been sharply challenged by Russia's success in launching the space satellite, by the Syrian situation, and by domestic difficulties, spear-headed by the Little Rock school integration bitterness.
They also criticize the average citizen's "complacency" and the attitude of Congress toward foreign aid.
"The United States finds its leadership in world affairs is definitely challenged by Russian success in launching the space satellite, by the flare of tempers in the Syrian situation, and by the domestic difficulties illustrated by Little Rock.
Concerning the recent upheaval over the Russian satellite, Prof Ketzel commented: "I think some of the blame should be put on the average citizen's complacency."
"We've been too complacent, too budget minded, too hypnotized by domestic prosperity and high standards of living . . . to spend more money . . . on basic scientific research.
"This means positive presidential leadership will have to be exerted if we're to gain a position of moral leadership. These events require us as citizens to take a good hard look at not only our defense policies but also our long range domestic problems."
Clifford P. Ketzel, assistant professor, said he felt President Eisenhower had "for various reasons lost prestige among various groups, but I wouldn't say it's across the board loss of prestice."
"Alone among the Republican administration, Mr. Nixon seems to have realized the scientific and military importance of Sputnik, at least publicly."
Dr. Roy Laird, assistant professor said:
"Eisenhower did have an extraordinary long time in his office when he was regarded as untouchable, above criticism. I think since the beginning of his second administration this has been stopped. He is no longer viewed in this manner. Faults in the administration program on the satellite and missiles and gains the Soviets are making in the Middle East certainly raise the question of whether this has accelerated criticism."
Commenting on the space satellite, Prof. Laird said, "The thing that's impressed me has been the number of leaders in both parties who have been awakened by Sputnik to the reality of Soviet strength and quality of its science."
Prof. Laird laid part of the blame for the Middle East turmoil on Congress in that it "hasn't realized that American attention must be focused on much more help to these countries in economic terms, and especially more attention paid to the sensitivity of the people in these countries."
However, he admitted that Russia wants to gain control of the Middle East so that they can control the oil fields here.
only trying to elevate itself economically to enlarge its own aims."
Qandil said he feels that the people in all the Arab states feel as he does, no matter what their government says, and would want to help Syria in case of trouble.
About the Little Rock situation Prof. Laird said, "It's been a very unhealthy thing for our society. The party that tries to make capital out of it had better read lightly. It might boomerang."
"The source of this last announcement seems vague so if seems there must be something wrong. This shows the U. S. press is trying to cover the fact from the people that the U. S. has interests in the Middle East."
"The way the U. S. press has presented the news brings doubt to the mind of anyone who knows the case," Qandil said. "First the complete denial of any troop movement in Turkey and then the announcement that troops were on the Syrian border.
"I have a hunch his prestige has declined some in general. Not so much because of what he did in Little Rock, but because of the slowness in which he acted. I have the feeling we also have a pretty general drifting in foreign policy."
Rhoten Smith, associate professor in commenting on Ike's prestige said:
The U. S. has lost ground in the Arab Utes, Qandil said, and the only way it can gain it back is to take a positive course of action in solving the present Middle East problems, such as Algeria's fight against French colonialism or the Palestine refugee problem.
"While the problems of the Republicans are certainly very formidable today and the Democrats also have some serious problems to solve, I feel Gov. Faubus has done far more to harm the Democrats than Ike has to harm the Republicans."
Asked how the Little Rock situation has affected both parties, Prof Smith said:
"This would balance what it has done and gain the favor of the Arab people," he said.
ATHENS, Ga. — (UP)— When Georgia meets Alabama here on Saturday it will continue one of Dixie's oldest football rivalries. It will mark the 43rd meeting between the two schools in a series which dates back to 1895.
Old Rivalry To Continue
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary has more than 125,000 words in it.
New Business School Awaits Blueprints
Definite plans have not been made for the start of work on the new Business School building. The schedule still calls for bids to be let before the first of the year.
Keith Lawton, administrative assistant for operations, said the plans for the building are now being worked on by the state architect.
Bids will be taken in January for the 432-man Luther N. Lewis Hall, men's dormitory, the first building to be built on the daisy field site at 15th and Iowa streets.
Templin Hall, to be the same size as Lewis Hall, and also to be built on the daisy field, will be bid on in March.
'Sputnik Unlimited' Faculty Forum Topic
"Sputnik Unlimited" will be the theme of the Hillel faculty forum at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jewish Community Center.
Seymour Menton, assistant professor of Romance Languages, will moderate. Speakers and their topics will be Selmo Tauber, mathematics lecturer, "Sputnik: A Scientific Achievement"; Dr. David G. Fleming, assistant professor of physiology, "The Re-emergence of the Egghead," and Harry J. Shaffer, economics instructor, "Should We Fear Sputnik?"
2 Trains Go To Nebraska
Alumni. KU fooball fans from the Kansas City arear and KU students will be able to go to the KU-Nebraska University game Saturday on either of two special trains.
The Missouri-Pacific and the Burlington railroads will each have a special train going to Lincoln.
The Mo-Pac will leave Kansas City at 7:30 a.m. Saturday and arrive at Lincoln at noon, leaving Lincoln at 5 p.m. and arriving in Kansas City at 9:30 p.m.
Nobody Hurt In Belly Landing
The Burlington will leave Kansas City at 8 a.m., arrive in Lincoln at 12:30 p.m., leave Lincoln at 5:15 p.m. and arrive in Kansas City at 9:45 p.m.
PROCESS HARVARD BENYLAND LOS ANGELES - (UP) -- The pilot of a United Air Lines DC-7 four-engined luxury liner with 16 persons aboard circled International Airport here for two and a half hours today with a jammed landing gear, then told his passengers "sit back and enjoy it" and made a perfect belly-landing on a foam-doused runway.
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