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University Daily Kansan Monday, Feb. 25, 1963
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Manipulation Continues
The way the President and the Defense Department have handled the recent Cuban MIG attack on a U.S. shrimp boat gives reason to suspect that the government's new manipulation policy did not end with the furor it caused during the October Cuban crisis.
A note has been sent to the Cuban government demanding a "prompt and unequivocal explanation" of "this flagrant and deliberate violation of international law." This strongly worded message serves one purpose—it maintains anti-Cuban sentiments in the United States.
THE NOTE WILL not make Cuba give the demanded "prompt and unequivocal explanation." unless the countercharge that the whole incident was fabricated can be called an explanation.
For that matter, what if Cuba would admit firing on the shrimp boat? A perfectly logical explanation would hardly be difficult to present. Shrimp boats similar to the one that was fired on probably are being used to smuggle anti-Castro counter-revolutionaries into and out of Cuba. That a Cuban plane would fire on such a craft under these conditions is not particularly astounding, nor is it particularly deserving of reprimand.
The "attack" was merely a warning. No one was injured; no damage was done. If the pilot had wanted to "attack" the shrimp boat, he easily could have destroyed it. A disabled shrimp boat could hardly elude a jet fire. Warning shots
are weak provocation for the strong wording of the note.
AS FOR THE question of international law—this poor old horse has been beaten to death long ago. The nations of the world have proved over and over again that they have little regard for international law—unless someone else breaks it.
Why then was such a fuss raised over a relatively minor incident?
The most likely explanation appears to be that the President and the Defense Department want to keep public feelings at a high pitch against Castro's Cuba. When incidents that in themselves are serious enough to maintain U.S. public animosity fail to occur at sufficiently short intervals, relatively minor incidents like the one involving the shrimp boat must be blown up to fill gaps that would give the public time enough to calm down a bit.
WHETHER THE American public is naive enough to buy this balloon is difficult to determine. The point is that the President and the Defense Department are trying to sell it and the American press is helping them.
To criticize the government for this type of propaganda would be passing the buck. It is the responsibility of the press to sort the information it receives from all its sources, including the government, and to emphasize the really significant news-not the propaganda.
—Dennis Branstiter
Philippines-
Imported System Survives
By Richard Bonett
In few areas of the world outside what is referred to as the West is there more likelihood that the seed of representative democracy will flourish than in the Philippine Islands.
This is not to say that the outcome of the current struggle in the 16-year-old Republic for a stable democratic government will produce a carbon copy of the U.S. system.
STILL, IF PRESENT patterns continue there, and if ways can be found to solve some of the difficult problems confronting the Philippine people, something very close to what the U.S. would like to see happen in more of the newly emerging nations will have occurred.
The difficulties cannot be underestimated. At the same time, Philippine development to this point has been encouraging, particularly when viewed against the backdrop of developments in other Southeast Asian countries.
The most recent political development of consequence in the islands was the inauguration on Dec. 31,1961, of Diosdado Macapagal as the fifth president of the Philippine Republic, which won its full independence on July 4, 1946.
THEINAUGURATION marked the second time since independence was achieved that the nation had managed an orderly transfer of power from one party to another at the behest of the electorate. The earlier shift came in 1953 with the election to the presidency of
Ramon Magsaysay, who led a nationalist oriented party.
The most recent elections served not only to elevate new political leaders, it helped demonstrate that the Filipino need not resort to revolution to bring about change. The effect should be a stronger reliance on constitutional processes.
Swept into office with Macapagal under the banner of the Liberal Party were a vice president and six senators in what is viewed by observers as a popular mandate for domestic reforms, not the least of which are focused on the electoral system and party politics.
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PHILIPPINE elections are patterned closely after those in the United States. A presidential nominating convention has many common elements, from the bold, circus atmosphere of demonstrations to the maneuvers for favoritism and occasional vote sale.
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Political leaders and their supporters have shown in recent years a marked willingness to make vast expenditures if the pursuit of public office, a symptom of the enormous advantages according to groups with assurances of official favors.
Much of the wealth expended in the political arena comes huge profits made by a favored few through allocations of foreign exchange during the past decade from the Import Control Board of the Central Bank.
ONE AMERICAN expert in the field, Albert Ravenholt of the American Universities Field Service, estimates that some 4,000 families and firms have enjoyed a virtual monopoly in these opportunities. Emerging industries established with official protection against comper-
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A Lot More Ish Lots More Bester
And this social urge to dull my jangled senses is not, generally, durable enough to last through the necessity (under the present laws) to traverse home, uncork the spirits, break out the ice, add water, stir gently, and then sit back and satisfy the urge.
"What Kansas needs is liquor by the drink."
IN THE HUSTLE and bustle of dynamic intellectual pursuits, my mind usually fails to retain the needed zeal to complete the arduous circuit from original thirst to first nip.
This is a fine idea and one which, in theory, earns my approbation. Not that I am given to prolonged, concerted drinking kicks, but I am given to an occasional scotch-and-water.
And that is the essence of my moral argument for legalizing liquor by the drink in Kansas: 'tis more convenient.
But the increased convenience also is the reason I believe liquor by the drink is, if you will excuse a moral judgment, wrong, bad, double-bad, not to mention debilitating.
But being a practical man, I am greatly swayed by the argument that the state would gain huge sums of money through taxes levied on the man at the brass rail. We certainly could use the money.
But again I am swayed to the drinkers' side by the argument that preventing liquor by the drink amounts to legislating morals. That's almost as bad as legislating immorality. Of course, I'll have no truck with either sin.
IN FACT, WE would need the extra money. For instance: to hire more policemen to arrest more drunk drivers: to subsidize the Alcoholics Anonymous, and to feed the children of men more inclined to stop off for a short one on the way home.
In theory, I simply am lost to find reasons why we shouldn't have booze by the glass as well as booze by the bottle.
Of course, in theory I have trouble arguing against those who favor legalized prostitution. In fact, the advantages of Commercializing the Satisfaction of All Urges are obvious.
BUT WHEN I take it out of the nebulous environment of theory and express its ramifications in terms of human consequences. I run aground.
With certain obvious exceptions (I am a prude). I like to believe that I behave much as my fellow members of the herd.
And unless this assumption is too absurd, I believe that what I would be inclined to do—if Kansas legalized liquor by the drink—others would be inclined to do also.
The primary consequence to humans (me, too) would be that legalizing liquor by the drink would present more opportunity to drink. And being an opportunist, I am certain that I would drink more.
I would greatly appreciate it if someone would point out to me exactly what the advantages of increasing my alcohol intake would be. I mean aside from the proven fact that if a little is good, a lot more is lots more bester. Or something like that.
Terry Murphy
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
GRAB A PENCIL,MISS ALLEN. I WISH TO DISTATE AN EXAM
FOR MY MONDAY MORNING CLASS."