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.
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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
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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