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EDITORIALS + Dulles Defends UN
“Preventive War ”
What some alarmists have been terming a
"quarantine” at the University Dispensary
is not nearly so alarming a situation as it
might appear to be.
Dr. F. N. Miller, director of the Univer
sity Health service, terms the temporary
"no visitors” rule merely a preventive action.
Asked if there was anything students
could do to prevent the spread of the influ
enza virus (which, incidentally, kept the
Pacific University debate team from attend
ing a scheduled meeting in Tacoma last
weekend), he said that he could recommend
“nothing but the same old bromides,” since
rest, isolation and nursing attention are the
only treatments.
The action taken Monday was merely to
cut those infected students off from further
contacts which might spread the disease.
The flu, a respiratory disease, is highly con
tagious, and the health service simply wants
to keep sick away from their living groups
until cured.
A Real Problem
Several nights ago the campus patrolman
who checks the area around Allen hall at
night called the Emerald's attention to the
problem created by illegal parking.
Members of the Emerald staff, the night
crew at the University Press, and graduate
students in journalism. English, and science
have been using the Friendly hall parking lot
at night, primarily because of its conveni
ence.
The same situation exists with the loops
at the library and the Student Union, the
alley between science and the anthropology
annex and with the Johnson hall parking lot.
The patrolman said that these spaces
may be used at night by anyone, and called
attention to the fact that the physical plant
has been lenient in enforcing parking reg
ulations after 5 p.m.
Apparently some people have had too
much of a good thing, however, for they’ve
begun parking their cars just about any
place that looks good.
If the lots and normal space are full, many
people just park their cars across service
driveways, in the middle of lots, or along
the s*des of narrow driveways. In doing so
they create a problem for the physical plant
as well as for those who have a legitimate
reason for being parked in those spaces, and
who frequently have their cars blocked by
the illegal parkers.
The campus patrolmen have been forced
to increase the number of tickets issued,
but the tickets are deductible from break
age fees and many people tend to laugh
them off.
Perhaps a plan could he arranged for tow
ing away the violators’ cars. It would create
extra work for those involved in setting up
the plan, hut under current conditions, it
seems to be the only method that can solve
the illegal parking problem.
The Concert Band
Have you ever wondered what was going
on in Gerlinger Annex number two in the af
ternoon when music is wafting out of the
open doors and windows?
It is the University's concert band prac
ticing one of the many fine numbers it will
present at some future time.
The hand spends many hours practicing
as a group and the individuals spend much
more time practicing on their own. For this
they get little or no reward other than know
ing that they are gaining valuable experi
ence toward their future musical careers.
Oregon can feel proud that they are rep
resented at concerts here on campus, in
Eugene and at out of town performances
by such an accomplished and well-trained
concert band. — (P.K.)
Another Queen?
Word is out that the Oregana is to he
added to the list of organizations sponsoring
a queen contest.
We have not investigated the situation
thoroughly, hut apparently the newest cam
pus sweetheart is to he selected bv Oregana
staff members, and named “Miss Oregana.”
Years ago. the Emerald staff selected a
“cover girl." hut the practice has since been
discontinued for reasons unknown.
Actually, this sounds like a step in the
right direction—it creates another opening
for formerly spurned queens. Perhaps if the
Emerald, faculty bulletin, Pigger’s Guide,
University catalogue, and Student Union
Crier were to climb aboard the queen hand
bandwagon it would create enough open
ings for queens so that the committee for
queen weekend wouldn't have such a large
number of queens to honor.
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Footnotes
Do certain Theta Chis think black hats
make a person a Joe College in one night?
INTERPRETING THE NEWS
Speculation Arises Over Whether
US Will Help in Quemoy Defense
By FRED HAMPSON
of the Associated Press
TAIPEI, Formosa AP — Spec
ulation has risen over whether
the United States would help
defend Matsu and Quemoy after
President Chiang Kai-Shek de
clared the islands never would
be abandoned.
Mao Tze-Tung, ruler of Red
China, declared in Peiping that
if “imperialists” wage war, "we,
together with the peoples of the
whole world will certainly wipe
them out clean from the surface
of the globe.”
Premier Chou En-Lai accused
r the United States of “preparing
for an atomic war” and stepping
up “aggression and war provo
cations” around Formosa.
Both spoke at a Soviet recep
tion Monday on the fifth anni
versary of the signing of the
mutual security treaty between
Communist China and Russia.
The mighty U. S. 7th Fleet,
which covered the peaceful
withdrawal from the Tachen
Islands north of Formosa,, was
returning to patrol stations
around Formosa and to other
Far East bases.
Vice Adm. Alfred M. Pride,
7th Fleet commander, left aboard
the heavy cruiser Helena for a
secret destination, but he has
said his warships would be ready
to undertake any mission as
signed them.
Chiang in answer to a ques
tion declared: “As a matter of
fact, whether Kinmen, Quemoy
and Matsu, when they are at
tacked, will be jointly defended
by the United States and our
government or not is actually
very clear to us, also to the
Communists; and it is also very
clearly said in President Eisen
hower’s statement.”
He was not so specific, how
ever, in a written reply to a sim
ilar question, saying:
“That the defense of Kin
men and Matsu is esssential to
the defense of Taiwan and
Penghu and Pescadores should
have become an opinion gen
erally accepted by qualified
military experts.”
Some observers in Taipei said
U. S. reluctance to make a firm
commitment on the two island
positions may be because of
tactical difficulties.
This is their reasoning:
If the United States agreed to
a joint defense of Quemoy, which
blocks Amoy Harbor, ships and
planes in pretty substantial
numbers would have to remain
within striking distance.
Otherwise the 50,000 defend
ers of Quemoy, only seven miles
from Amoy, might be over
whelmed before they could be
helped.
This would tie down a canier
or two, countless destroyers and
a number of land-based planes.
The United States may feel it
cannot tie down such forces for
an attack that may take place
tomorrow, or a year from to
morrow.
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER
Of The Associated Bread
WASHINGTON <AP) Secre
tary of State Dulles Tuesday
warmly defended the United Na
tions against charges of failure
in negotiations for a Foi-mosa
cease-fire and for release of 15
American friers held by Red
China.
The world organization, Dulles
said, operates as "an almost es
sential buffer" between nations
which otherwise would deal di
recctly in rough "and perhaps In
war making terms."
Senator Knowiand of Califor
nia. Republican leader, had told
the Senate only a short time be
fore that "the conscience of the
United Nations should be deeply
troubled" by its failure to get
the American fliers out of pris
ons.
In the case of Formosa he said
the UN apparently has not be
come as "impotent and futile" as
the old League of Nations but it
“is not prepared to take Un
necessary steps" to resist aggres
sion by the Chinese Commu
nists.
‘Remember Filers’
Knowiand demanded that the
American fliers should not be
come “the forgotten men" as the
UN concentrates on Formosa ne
gotiations.
Dulles spoke at a meeting of
the United States Committee for
the United Nations. He praised
the work of the group in sup
porting the UN, which he said
engages in many very useful but
unspectacular projects.
Earlier a state department
spokesman announcced that Dul
li'H will clHrlfy US Formosa pol
icy with special reference to the
Quemoy and Mutau coast si Is
lands in 11 speech In New Yotk
Wednesday night
Sen. Humphrey (D-Mlnni dis
closed that he had written Dulles
asking clarification of "the pre
cise positive and policy" of the
US government on defense of the
Quemoys and Matsus.
Dulles to Hpeuk
Dulles will speak at a meeting
of the Foreign Policy associa
tion at 9 p.m. The State Depart
ment said the speech would be
broadcast by radio and television
at later hours.
Press officer Henry Suydum
said "It Is safe to assume" that
the questions raised by Humph
rey will be discussed by Dulles
with a view of clarifying Amer
ican policy.
Dulles made no mention of
Knowland In his comment Tues
day, praising the United Nations.
He has taken issue with the
senator on previous occasions.
No Solution
Dulles said Tuesday it is true
that In neither the fliers case nor
the cease-fire undertaking hss
the United Nations "achieved a
sudden, spectacular and accept
able solution."
"But that does not prove that
the UN is not playing an impor
tant role in these matters," Dul
les said.
The United Nations, he said.
"Is an almost essential buffer"
to block “the sharp dash which
would occur if nations only dealt
with each other In these matters
and if there was no intermediate
organization such as the UN Is."
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