Affairs Program Called A Success
By Jerry Kern
The U.S. In World Affairs Week Program has produced encouraging reactions among students, according to Clifford Ketzel, professor of political science and chairman of the program.
The program, in its fifth day, will end tomorrow afternoon when a group of panelists representing varied viewpoints will attempt to draw some conclusions of the week's discussions at 12:30 p.m.
"The purpose of the program was not to show all sides or one side of the issue, but rather to excite an interest in the student in an informative manner about American foreign policy, especially in Viet Nam," Ketzel said.
KETZEL SAID it would be difficult to measure the success of this program, since no other program like it had been presented before. However, judging from the comments of several students, the students seem to know what the program is trying to accomplish. Ketzel said.
"Attendance at the film and panel sessions was not as high as I had hoped, but before Christmas many students have exams to study for and there are many students with afternoon classes.
"A number of students have shown an interest in the program, but we really will not be able to talk this thing over and analyze it until the week is over." he said.
THE FILMS used in the program were produced by varied sources and were obtained from all over the country. The Viet Nam question, which was the central theme of the program, was represented by Gen. Maxwell Taylor's address Monday morning, the question and answer period which followed in the afternoon, and the various panels, Ketzel said.
JOHN SAPP, Havana, Ill., senior and Featured Speakers chairman for SUA, said reactions of students to the World Affairs program have been very favorable. He said the students who have shown the most interest in the program are students outside Liberal Arts who are not often exposed to a study of the issues in American foreign policy.
"The program is giving the student a chance to make up his own mind about the issues presented. I imagine a majority of the students support the government's policies in Viet Nam. However, our program made no attempt to gain or lessen the support for these policies. A few factions on campus feel that our program was a little biased.
"WE TRIED AS much as possible to obtain a propaganda film produced by the Viet Cong, but we were unable to get it. I think the panels have adequately represented both sides of the issue. Gen. Taylor supported the government's policy in Viet Nam. On the same day John Swomley, a pacifist, spoke. The program is not attempting to convince anyone," he said.
Sapp said the program's committee has learned a lot from this first presentation. The next time a program of this type is planned, some things will probably be done differently.
SAPP INDICATED the next program of this type could possibly come as early as next semester.
Rev. John Simmons, United Campus Christian Fellowship advisor, said tomorrow's panel at 12:30 p.m. will consist of two parts.
"The first part will be a free, informal discussion among panel members and audience about the highlights of the week's discussions. The second part will consist of a prepared statement by each of the panel members about how students, faculty, and administration should be involved in the government's foreign policy. An open discussion and questions from the floor will follow." Simmons said.
REV. SIMMONS said he expects a fairly large crowd. The students and faculty seem to be talking freely of the issues involved in American foreign policy, and a great deal of interest has been stirred up.
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76 Year, No. 55
Congress was not a "rubber stamp" one, Ellsworth said. The halt of the proposed repeal of section 14b of the Taft-Hartley law, the denial of home rule for the District of Columbia and the failure to approve the appointment of Fran-
HE CITED voting rights, medicare, federal aid to education and the creation of a department of urban affairs as a few of the major sweeping bills.
Republican Congressman Robert Ellsworth last night discussed the first session of the Eighty-ninth Congress and speculated on the next at a dinner meeting of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.
Friday, December 10, 1965
Ellsworth Denies Concept of 'Rubber Stamp' Congress
Ellsworth told the more than 100 persons attending the dinner at the Holiday Inn that Congress had passed legislation "almost entirely of a domestic nature."
By Maury Breecher
PANELISTS DISCUSS the Viet Nam crisis. From left to right: Mildred Dickeman, associate professor of anthropology; Luis Mayor, Cuba graduate student; Robert J. Squier, associate professor of anthropology, who served as moderator; and Errol E. Harris, distinguished professor of philosophy. Harris made the introductory speech.
Staff photo by Bill Stephens
Bring the Boys Home Viet Nam Panel Says
The student-faculty panel discussing the Viet Nam war concluded that American intervention in the region has gone too far and that American soldiers should be brought home.
The topic "Viet Nam: Critical Viewpoints on American Foreign Policy," was one of a series of activities in conjunction with the U.S. in World Affairs Week. It was held in the Kansas Union last night.
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cis Morrissey to the federal bench prove the fallacy of this contention, he said.
WHILE THE RECENT session concentrated on domestic issues, Ellsworth said, the next one would focus on foreign affairs and especially the Viet Nam situation.
He said the main domestic problem coming up would be inflation, which in part can be traced to the huge expenditures needed to support the Viet Nam crisis.
Another reason for the threat of inflation, Ellsworth said, is the balance of payments problem.
Measures are being taken to curb this imbalance, Ellsworth said. "We are now limiting the amount of money American industry can invest abroad. We are making our foreign aid work for us as well as other nations" he said.
PANELISTS were Harry Schafer, associate professor of Economics; A. A. Strassenburg, associate professor of Physics; Miss Mildred Dickman, assistant professor of Anthropology; Richard Hill, Manhattan junior; and Luis Mayor, Cuba graduate student. Robert Suier, associate professor
A member of the audience listens enraptured in the speaker's topic.
of Anthropology, was the moderator.
Speaking about the revolution in Viet Nam, Mayor said the American government is not following the best way to help Viet Nam win unity and independence.
"THE U.S. MUST THINK, believe, and understand that revolution is not a struggle for fringe benefits. "It is for the substance, tone, and direction of the society itself," he said.
Viet Nam has had no period in its history when it was free from armed resistance, he said. "After the French were defeated in 1954, the Communist resurgents gained widespread support. In spite of the resolution reached at Geneva, Viet Nam moved into a vacuum and left there, paying the cost of the Diem government."
"THE AMERICAN troops may be committing genocide in that region. The role of the U.S. there has been that of an aggressor. The only solution for real peace is to withdraw the troops now. The U.S. has no right to negotiate the affairs of another country," he said.
Hill touched on the early history of the Indo-China issue. "Our efforts have been directed toward developing Viet Nam as a showcase of democracy. But in supporting the Diem regime, we failed because he had no root in the people of the country," he said.
Miss Dickeman attacked the military ineffectiveness of the
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Savage Fight Enters Third Dav
SAIGON—(UPI)—American Marines fighting alongside Vietnamese troops killed 26 Communists today on the third day of a savage battle with hard-core guerrillas 350 miles north of Saigon.
An American military spokesman disclosed that the Leathornecks were committed to action Thursday after an elite Vietnamese ranger battalion was cut to pieces and government reinforcements failed to crack Communist resistance in some of the hardest fighting of the war.