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One More Suggestion Criticism offered per se, though it may strike at the heart of a problem, is more often than not received with a negative attitude, thus nullifying any constructive gains to either side. Some time ago we took a swing at tms year’s Homecoming agenda by pointing out that for a University currently experienc ing an increased acceleration towards things academic, very little was being done by the Homecoming committee towards featuring the educational side of the University. Perhaps w.e’re beating a dead horse, but for what it’s worth, here is another sug gestion to go with all our previous, un solicited advice: \\ hy not a compact, in teresting display from each of the schools, to be placed in one central area? For ex ample, the lobby, under the archway and, weather permitting, out into the courtyard of Lawrence Hall? At each exhibit could be two or more professors to explain their respective schools *and departments; the current programs, progress, and plans and goals for the future. Frankly it would pre sent an excellent opportunity to impress alumni with the financial problems en countered in maintaining a top-flight cur riculum, to be down-right mercenary about it. Needed: Your Support Last spring the ASUO Senate voted to change the United Appeal drive to a Cam pus Chest drive, thereby including in one full swoop the United Appeal, Eugene Mis sion, heart, cancer, cerebral palsy, muscu lar dystrophy, arthritis and rheumatism, mental health, polio, national scholastic service and fund for Negro students. The chest has'not set a definite goal in contributions, but it figures that about 55 cents per student will be sufficient to fill its quota. The breakdown is 75 per cent for U.A., five per cent to the Eugene Mission and 20 per cent to the remaining charities. This consolidation has reduced campus drives to two a year. The World University Service drive will continue separately in the spring. With just the two appeals for money remaining, it is hoped that students will be able and willihg to contribute more money than has been given in the past. Perhaps, in our isolated little social and academic world, the realization of other people’s suf ferings becomes dulled in our minds. \\ e now have the opportunity, in a small way, to show that this is not the case. Therefore we urge students to support their Campus Chest. The past showings have not been good. We can change this with our willing contributions. Why Spain? -The addition of the dictatorship of Spain to President Eisenhower’s previously an nounced nine-nation good-will tour is a re minder that this country’s foreign policy rests on only one supposition—that of self interest. It is easy to forget this. At times one slips and finds himself basking in the warm glow of Mr. Eisenhower’s warm image, and some how the impression is conveyed that this country is leading a great moral crusade. Nothing is farther from the truth and the fact Mr. Eisenhower plans on having tea with Generalissimo Franco proves it. Self interest—the kind that can be mea sured in tangible, quantitative terms—is the President’s only justification for accepting Franco’s invitation. This renews the whole question of the morality of getting close to dictators. That the generalissimo’s regime has been Perhaps the argument is valid that even with a compact exhibit, alumni still won t come. But that can be gotten around; for example, put it on the schedule as a coffee hour and reunion — a reunion with aca demics. With all this well intended advice, 1 he Emerald has also been accused (in a nice way) of being apathetic to the Homecoming celebration. This we do not feel is justified, and we hope to prove it with our Home coming edition. The planned program is an ambitious one and should prove an excit ing weekend both for students and returning alumni. Features have been incorporated (briars reunion, Karl Onthank day) which will probably be worthwhile and impressive. And the committees have worked hard, hard, hard, to make the whole weekend a success. Perhaps Homecoming isn’t the place to point up the academic progress of the l ni vefsity. Undoubtedly many feel this way. However others are just as convinced (in cluding The Emerald) that this weekend provides a golden opportunity for returning alumni to witness a University’s academic and cultural growth. Our opinion, good, bad, or indifferent. one of the most bloodstained in history hardly needs further arguing. Still, we deal with Spain and on December 21 the Presi dent will drink tea there—or maybe cerveza. The fact that this is going to happen should concern people. * Franco’s regime has not been established on popular support but on the uncompromis ing machinery of violence. He is in the tradi tion of past tyrants like Batista and Hitler and present tyrants like Trujilio and Chiang Kai-Shek. W+iat value will the President’s stopover in Madrid be to this country? While this is difficult to say there is nothing uncertain about the fact that Franco will benefit greatly from such a meeting. What will happeif in Spain is that Franco will participate in the reflected glory of a man who has been identified throughout the world as a man of peace. In a sense, the President, in allowing Franco to have his picture taken with him, will be conferring a certain approval on the dictator. The President’s reasoning probably goes like this: Franco should be kept happy. He may not be a good man but he is the leader of a strategically important country. Our bases must be maintained and there is no point in going out of our way to offend him. After all, he is on our side. This position may be tenable, but it it is, the argument that this country should not deal with Red China because of its im morality seems considerably weakened. Ap parently the world is supposed to conclude there is a qualitative difference between Communist and non-Communist dictators. Perhaps all this teaches us is that there are dictators in the world and that they must be dealt with. Not to deal with them is to deny they exist and to abdicate re sponsibility for effecting changes. Because we grant the need to deal with them does not mean we have to make them our drink ing buddies. American policy in this matter seems curiously turned around. In Franco we have a dictator we not only deal with, but at the same time, by drinking with him, we go a step further and allow him to identify his regime with our ideals. In Red China we have a dictatorship we not only refuse to drink w ith, we refuse to deal with it as well. A way should be found whereby we can deal with both but drink with neither. (EWC) Little Man on Campus -rt-?-- ■—-r~z thc Cue* WTO cues / * j.ftl lH6-) PUH j flrt «* C**v> <M ?, uaU wmi •#*■* amk'' 4 MCU f»S Mill tlMl *TTo1 A*vfH J ',yMl6HfKtWltelflDtKlD/6*(Ai FWUU.TV MEMpfR TO IHtWPQC£ CM Wr liSS*Eff6W^-T»«?ff USEPTDSIWSSO-MBIUIE ^TUffS.' Writer Claims U.S. Occupation Impedes Okinawan Alliance By MITSKil SAKIHARA Until last year the school* in Okinawa had been for_Idden to educate their students as the citizens of Japan. After a long, persistent and bitter protest from the teachers union in Oki nawa. the U.S. military govern ment finally conceded (to pacify the discontent of the teachers union and the people, and thus preventing the former's drift toward the communist faction, 1 believe >. A new education law was passed stating that the aim of education In Okinawa was to educate students as the citizens of Japan. But to rejoice over this was premature. Though the I'-S. government officially allowed this, unofficially they still per sisted in their effort to alienate Okinawa from Japan. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, the average Okinawan soon starts forgetting that he ever was a Japanese. Although the statistical mean average for the economic level of the Oki nawan has risen under U.S. con trol, the gap between the small wealthy class who would gen erally benefit from the Amer ican occupation and the large poor and lower class, has been widening. The majority of Okinawans, who are peasants with less than one acre of hard, unyielding soil, have both their hands and minds busy with the problei-* of how to eke out a living from day to day. And if his land, un fortunately. is near a U.S. mili tary base, he must live his life under the constant fear of ‘land requisitfbn.' Many peasants who have already been routed out of their land often with less than nominal payment. Partly because of the necessi ties of dally life, and partly be cause of artificial barriers, the average Okinawan soon sCirts acting as though he is a non Japanese. Some even go further and have illusions of being American subjects. What is called the American way of life is definitely asso ciated with the higher stand ard of living. Then again he stumbles over an invisible but very real line which is carefully drawn between the American and the Okinawan. When an Okinawin steps out of his house, he cannot escape the ubiquitous sight of the ibarbed wire fence setting off the exclusive American nRlitary and civilian residential areas which Inc lude green golf cournes with armed guard* and *ign* •uiying "No Okinawan* allowed without pa**." Kxceptlon* exl*f. Home American* live without barbed wire fence around them and right in the native city, and I have never heard that they have ever been endangered by the intrunioa of the 'uncivilized* Okinawan*. Still, the fact i* that the majority of American* *rem to prefer the isolated life in the compbund where they live in a small American colony. Reversion to Japan ia the wi*h of all Okinawan* and thoae few who arc outapokenly for the immediate return have often been termed a* anti-American, although it ahould not be taken for granted they are anti-Amer ican. The United State* ha* re peatedly Haul that the ‘reaidual aoverefgnty' of Okinawa Mil! rest* with* Japan, and that the United State* ha* no intention of keeping Okinawa aa her per manent poaseasion. Nevertheless the United State* I* keeping Okinawa indefinitely. (Unfortunately no one Menu to know- how long that I*). In other word*, U may come to an end tomorrow or may la*t for ftb year*. It i* up to the United State* and not to the people in Okinawa. Since there ia only one Japan for the people of Okinawa to go back to, and since the United States has never claimed Oki nawa for a permanent posaes *ion, the question ia not whether the Okinawan people want to go back' to Japan or not. The question is when the U.S. per mits Okinawa to go back to Japan. After a long separation from Japan, the Island'* whole econ omy ha* been made part of the UA. dollar economy. If Okinawa Is returned to Japan suddenly without being prepared for It, there will certainly be a great disruption in Okinawan society. If Okinawa Is ever to lie return ed to Japan, the people certainly would like to know when and be prepared for It. OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald in published four timet in September and five day* a week during the tchnol year, except dur ing examination and vacation period*, by the Student Publications Board of the University of Oregon. Entered as second clast matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per year, $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of The Emerald ami do not pre tend to represent the opinion of the ASUO or the University. DON JEPSEN. Editor WAHHEN BUCK Ell. Business Manager fEFF 'V’f.l IA MS, Managing Editor STEVE MI 1,1,1 KIN, Vlvrrtising Manager
