African Blood Bath Looms
In the nations of Africa, where colonialism has continued to persist to this day, Rhodesia's Ian Smith seems to have finally won the race for the honor of heralding the long expected "Blood Bath in Africa."
The latest adventure of this staunch racist, the determination to proclaim Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of Rhodesia, is going to put an end to the long patient waiting of the people of this continent for a peaceful solution to the problem of apartheid policy. What is going to emerge is a Black Africa, the like of which has never been witnessed before, that will shatter all hopes of building a multiracial continent, thanks to architects like Smith and Hendrik Verwoerd of South Africa.
ON MAY 7 of this year, an election was held, the course of which had long been predicted. With the majority of Africans, who constitute more than 90 per cent of the population, not having franchise rights, Ian Smith had little difficulty in mustering a 50-seat white majority in the 65-member Rhodesian parliament.
This so-called election victory, therefore, concedes him the mandate for carrying out his threat of UDI.
The election was held, it can be recalled, in utter defiance of the warnings issued by the British government, which is responsible for constitutional progress in Southern Rhodesia, the UN Security Council and many countries in Asia and Africa.
THIS ATTITUDE in Rhodesia and South Africa has been consistent for twenty years, ever since the question of discrimination against Indians in South Africa was taken up at the first session of the United Nations.
The unrepresentative and farcical nature of the election clearly indicates that the present Salisbury regime has no intention of establishing a duly constituted democratic government elected on the principle of one man, one vote.
The UN Security Council, meeting on the eve of the May 7 election, adopted a resolution requesting the British government to take all necessary action to prevent UDI by the Government of Rhodesia. The resolution also spelled out that the British government should not, under any circumstances, present the Rhodesian government any of the forms of sovereignty; that the British government should convene a conference of all political parties in Rhodesia for working out a constitutional provision acceptable to the majority of the people and set up the earliest possible date for independence. (Ian Smith has banned all these parties and has jailed most of the nationalist leaders.)
IN SPITE OF ALL directives from Britain, including a warning that an election would be treated as an act of rebellion, the elections were held on May 7. And according to the latest development, Britain has registered another grand failure to check Smith's diabolical schemes.
Smith's extremist course for maintaining white supremacy must be stopped at all costs by Britain, who cannot escape her primary responsibility in Southern Rhodesia. Britain must force authority, preferably through military means, on the lunatic Salisbury government, help release all nationalist leaders from prisons, and convene the constitutional conference to guarantee the freedom of the down-trodden inhabitants. Africa is for the Africans, and sooner this lesson is learned, lesser will be the bloodshed.
— Harihar Krishnan
Variety in Paperback Titles
Delta Books have come forth with some of the sharpest looking—as well as most interesting—of new paperbacks. Attractive covers, good paper, good titles, and they cost a bit more. They ought to be worth it.
Two of the new titles are biographical interpretations in the American Men of Letters" series. Joseph Wood Krutch's Henry David Thoreau (Delta, $1.95) is finally available. So is Richard Chase's Emily Dickinson (Delta, $1.95). Krutch has provided an approach to Thoreau quite in keeping with the biographer himself, for he has an appreciation for man's condition and the wonders of nature quite like that of Thoreau. Richard Chase probes into the wonderful mystery that was
Emily Dickinson to give us an exceptionally good book.
KRUTCH AND CHASE both lean heavily on excerpts to help tell the stories. There is more than Walden here; K rutch knows that the journals of Thoreau and the other books contain some of the choicest bits. He lets us see just how this man was what Emerson deplored as a potentially great man who chose to be "captain of a huckleberry party."
For a woman of mystery there is much revealed in the book on Emily Dickinson. We get a good look at her life and background as well as a wellrounded interpretation of her poetry and letters. This is a volume of definite charm as well as scholarship.
In Too Many Americans (Delta, $1.95) Lincoln H. and Alice Taylor Day shake us up about the population crisis in
the United States. Too many people, too little land, too few resources, too few highways. Traffic jams, diminishing water supplies, crowded recreational facilities, schools where children are pouring out into the halls (and not just at recess time).
THE BOOK IS one of those works on contemporary problems that should be of special interest to many readers. One with historical insights coming up to the present is Thomas R. Brooks' Toil and Trouble: A History of American Labor (Dell, $1.95).
The young folks who think Jimmy Hoffa is representative of the American labor union, and that labor should be slapped down, ought to read this one. They need reminders of how things used to be.
We think this transformation is a good thing. A 10 minute respite from intellectual stimulation every hour ought to provide just the revitalization needed for each student to face his next class refreshed and eager to learn all he can about the fluctuating economy of Lower Slobovia or the projected census for Sikkim in 1975.
IS THERE A wealthy alumnus who shares this feeling? We suggest that he or she investigate the possibilities of installing an outdoor music system at KU. It would probably be more widely appreciated than any other gift given to the University. —Karen Lambert
music hath charms
Although it may be a far-fetched conclusion in light of contemporary offerings, music doth have charms to soothe a savage beast. True, popular music a la Beatles, Rolling Stones, Animals et cetera tends to pulverize rather than tranquilize, but the "music" forces one to slip into a mental limbo momentarily. The insistent beat and amplified sound make thought impossible, and the lyrics are incomprehensible. Ergo, it's best to succumb to a state of suspended mental animation when Herman and his Hermits or Sonny and Cher start bleating.
ON RARE OCCASIONS, snatches of popular music waft (blare?) across the campi during class change periods. At these times, a subtle change is obvious in the usually harried hordes of students scurrying from Blake Hall to the Engineering building or from Murphy to Myer Hall. Steps quicken, smiles and chatter abound, fingers snap and occasionally a student, caught up in the melody, hums a tune or sinks into some mysterious ecstasy evoked by such turns of phrase as "I've got you, babe" or "Help!"
—Karen Lambert
For Thomas Brooks goes 'way back, though most of his emphasis is on the industrial wars and the gains of comparatively recent years. The Knights of Labor are a far cry from the big fat unions of today. There are excellent portraits of the stormy leaders — Gompers, Lewis, Murray, Reuther and the rest.
A British coed, shocked at the morality of her univer-sity, has formed a group called the "Anti-Free Love Society"—a sort of "lovers anonymous."
Moral Support
WHEN A GIRL who is a member finds herself in difficulty resisting sexual advances, she can telephone a special number and another member of the society will give her "moral support."
— The Daily Iowan
2 Daily Kansas Wednesday, October 20.1965
Recruit Reminisces
Editor's Note: This is the last installment in a series describing the life of a Marine recruit at Parris Island, S.C. The series was written by a former KU student.
By Pvt. Charlie Corcoran
The following installment recounts miscellaneous, disconnected remembrances of Parris Island.
- RELIGION—before each meal.
"O Lord, Thou who hast made us and all good things, receive our thanks and strengthen us to do Thy will."
Every Sunday there were Protestant, Catholic and Jewish services. Attendance was required at one of them or at a Company Commander's lecture.
- LAUNDRY—"Wash and Press" was held sometime on Sunday. With a scrub brush and a bar of laundry soap we scrubbed all our clothes on concrete wash racks. A clothes line watch was provided to guard the laundry as it dried on the lines.
- GUARD DUTY—night tours were walked in the battalion area. Two hours on, four off and two more on, followed by a regular work day.
- SMOKING—for the first six weeks cigarettes got stale, not smoked. On the forty-first day I was there we heard, "Smokers, get one cigarette and a light and get outside in a circle, and light one." In unison came the booming reply "Aye, aye, Sir!" Cigarettes, one and only one at a "smoking circle," usually followed each meal after that, but there were days when we went without them.
MARKSMANSHIP—developed in a three week course on the range. The last week was devoted to preparatory shooting of the M-14 rifle at the 100, 300 and 500 yard lines for qualification the last day of the course. Also included was firing a guard's "challenging course" with the .45 caliber pistol.
MASS MEDIA—a few newspapers could be purchased for the platton in the mess hall from a newsboy. Radio, television, movies, etc. (except the latter for training films) ceased to exist for us.
- NOT SO MASS MEDIA—letters from home became of the ultimate importance.
- SPIRIT, COMRADESHIP, TEAMWORK—each man protected himself in the rigors of the training at first, but the DI's aimed discipline at the lot of us for an individual's error and teamwork grew. If a man couldn't make it over an obstacle, he was pushed and pulled over it by his buddies. Interplatoon rivalry was stressed in field meets and various competitive events. Classes on Corps history built spirit—the Corps' Esprit. An example of the effectiveness of the training was a fellow in our platoon who returned to P.I. after a medical discharge a year before. He had reached the final week of training in his previous stint and was showing his parents the Confidence Course when he broke his foot on one of the obstacles. He came back knowing what to expect and was shown no favoritism.
- TALKING—"Sir, Private ... requests permission to speak to the Drill Instruction." "... requests permission to make an emergency head call." "... reporting to the Drill Instructor as ordered," etc.
- INSPECTIONS—at first a dirty rifle was buried in the sand and prayed or marched over. As inspections grew more rigid, they became less a disciplinary and more a practical activity with the importance of the rifle to the infantryman stressed. A dropped rifle, quite damaging to the sighting data, meant sleeping with it and several others.
- SWIMMING—"drown proofing," a new Corps program, was stressed. A final test entailed swimming in a huge indoor pool in full utility uniform and boots using a unique, relaxing technique for an hour followed by a lap around the pool with a rifle added to our gear. Finally, we jumped off a high platform, in full utilities, a method of abandoning ship.
- DFS—most unique in their knowledge of how to instill "motivation." They're subjected to a ten week school and intensive screening before they are allowed a two year tour as a DI. Truly, the backbone of the Corps and responsible for the maintenance of its nearly 190 year old tradition.
The following are the final words spoken by a new platoon before being given the order to "Go to sleep:"
The Lord's Prayer followed by—
"I am a United States Marine Corps recruit. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepare to give my life in their defense. Gung Ho!"
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