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Policy Cr By Grad Hy ALLEN BAILEY Associate Editor Ahmed Shickh blasted United Slates foreign policy in a talk Tuesday at the World Affairs Briellng Center in the Student Union. ‘T'or the past 15 years, Ameri can democratic process, with re gard to foreign policy decisions, lias broken down,” said the Uni versity political science graduate student. One of the main reasons for this breaking down is the Ameri can "ambivalent concept of for eign policy,” which tends to look at only the government's out look on the situation, said Shickh “The tragedy of the bystander" was another reason he gave, ex plaining it as the great number of Americans who accept the government’s foreign policy with out question and say that "the President knows best.” Minority groups have not been listened to enough in tin- United States, he said, in giving further reason for the "breakdown in democratic process." " I n«* process of belittling tin small voice of dissent” has dis couraged valuable discussion of foreign policy. Shiekh continued. He feels that the United States should listen to more minority group opinion, in order that the government discover some alter i native to the use of force in for eign policy Shiekh also gave several rea- ' sons for the "wrong choice" the | United States has made in its foreign policies: • The American attitude to- ! ward communism is wrong, he J said, because there is no “mono- i lit hie communist force" that is tiying to conquer the world Communist Bloc countries have 1 many differences now and are not really “one force," he ex plained. • "Radically mistaken" was Shickh's idea of the American government's concept of foreign policy, which he described as the "speak softly and carry a big stick” policy of Theodore Roose velt "What has the big stick accom plished in Viet Nam'’" he asked. He did cite the Marshall l’lan, foreign aid and the Peace Corps as examples of the right kind of foreign policy. • Present American foreign policy is not in keeping with democratic values, he said, and U S. military acts will bring the fall of democracy. “How many ministers . . . how many political scientists," he asked, “help in making foreign policy?" Shiekh said that the control of both foreign policy and the economy has gone into the hands of military leaders in the United States. • Finally, he said that present foreign policy commits the United States to a position which is morally wrong; he blasted the "blood, misery, and retaliation" iticized Student which come from u policy of fighting small wars. Closing hi* speech, Shiekh made a plea for the United States to change its competition with the Communists, using something besides force, such as economic competition. Texts Collected In Co-op Drive Paul Quinn College is a small Negro denominational college in Waco, Tex. While it is integrat ed formally, no white students have registered. The college recently built a small library designed to house 30,000 books. However, the library owns only 14,000 volumes, result ing in many empty shelves. The Board of Trustees of Paul Quinn decided recently to launch a drive to obtain up-to-date tech nical books and used textbooks from students in colleges and universities around the country. The feeling is that students often have books which they cannot sell back to the college bookstore, yet have no future use for them. According to Bernard Rapoport, trustee at Paul Quinn, the college can use them. In a letter to the Kmerald recently, Papoport cit ed the need and said that many students were coming from inade quate high schools into a college with an inadequate library. In its meeting Monday night, University House, women's co-op erative at the University, voted1 to support the Paul Quinn library j project. The house is soliciting! up to-date technical books and used textbooks to be sent to the college. Any person or group wishing to contribute may leave their books at 791 E. 15th (corner of Alder) or call ext. 2283. Business Confab Set in Portland Consumer expenditures in the 1970's will be one of the discus sion topics today at the eighth annual Business Conference in Portland at the Benson Hotel. The conference is sponsored by the University School of Busi ness Administration. George W. James, who is in volved in research on forces shap ing the future of society, the economy, and business, will lead the discussion. The discussion leader is chair man of an ad hoc study group on the President’s Task Force on the War against Poverty, and was president of the National As sociation of Business Economists for 1964-65. The day-long series of discus sion will also focus on interna tional monetary reform, insur ance, capital budgeting, the wood products industry, financing busi ness and industry, and pricing policies. ME BIKER 15' TACOS —RIBS (3 STYLES) CRAB SANS —SHAKES —FRIES AND MORE —ALL TO GO Going to St. Francis School? We're Right on the Wayl Weekdays 11 -11 Friday-Saturday 11-1 V4 BLOCK EAST OF HILYARD — 725 E. 25TH 'World's Largest' International Festival to Feature Exhibition, Bazaar, Style Show By STEVE GREEN Emerald Contributor Three years ago a graduate stu dent in biology from India, Ku rien Chacko, conceived the idea of the first International Festi val. He felt that many international students here wanted an oppor tunity to thank all those who have helped them at the Univer sity and to present a glimpse of their culture to the University community. He also hoped that a significant cultural and educa tional event would help promote international understanding and good will among the peoples of the world Chacko presented his idea to the YMCA cabinet. He wanted to stage a performance that would allow international students to present various acts representing a segment of their culture to the community. All proceeds would go for international students’ scholarships on this campus and to other international projects. After getting lukewarm approv al from the cabinet, another In dian student, Anant Chavan, took over. Under his direction, the first Festival was staged in the Student Union Ballroom and drew more than 2,500 people. Last year the Festival was shifted to McArthur Court and some 10,000 came. An additional 100.000 people watched portions of it over television. It was aired on the Voice of America and the United States Information Agen cy also filmed parts of it. An ex hibition and bazaar were added to the performance. Now the International Festival is the biggest cultural event at the University and the largest ex travaganza of its type in the world. Besides the 600 students from this campus who contribut ed to the festival in one way or another, 400 international stu dents from 60 countries took part. This year, Chavan predicts that 20.000 people will attend the Fes tival, which will run from April 13 to 17. The exhibition and bazaar will run throughout the Festival’s five (Jay stand. Native art from around the world and presentations on the U S. space program will be featured in the exhibition. Candy and trinkets from all over the world will be sold at the ba/.aar, which will be twice as big as the one last year. That one Official International Festi val entry forms for the stage shows, fashion show, exhibitions and bazaar may be picked up today in the International Fes tival office in room 318 SU. Students interested in taking part in any phase of the festi val may apply there also or call ext. 1858 or 343 1221. sold out 24 hours after the Fes tival opened. The cultural show will be much more elaborate this year, Chavan said Instead of featuring many small acts, the show will include several pageants and a style show. Four stages, including one that revolves, will be set up in McArthur Court. Chavan has lined up 21 inter national student groups who wish to participate. Some have already started rehearsing and gathering material. Chavan has set a Feb. 20 deadline for each group to pre sent its initial plans. The performance will be broad cast live on radio and television. Contact is also being made with The National Observer and Time, Life, Newsweek and This Week magazines. The USIA has indi cated an interest in filming the Festival again and Asian Student, an international circulation mag azine, has promised coverage. “A real testimonial to the in Iterest of the local community,” Chavan said recently, “is the fact that more than 40 Eugene-Spring field merchants have already con tributed material or finances to the Festival. Thirty-three service clubs are also making donations.” The event is being sponsored by the University YM-YWCA in cooperation with international students at other West Coast Uni versities, the foreign embassies based in Washington. D.C., inter , national trade establishments in San Francisco, and Oregon mer chants. The Eugene, Springfield, and West Lane Chambers of Com merce are contributing signifi cantly along with numerous oth er civic and service organizations in the state. Dalai Lama Topic In Wylie Lecture Turrell V. Wylie, professor of Tibetan languages at the Univer sity of Washington, will speak on “A recent audience with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama” at 7:30 p.m today in the Browsing Room. Wylie is a Tibetan scholar, and has translated many religious and literary Tibetan material into English. He has had three audiences with the Dalai Lama, and has re ceived a Ford Foundation grant in 1955 to India. Wylie brought a group of Ti betan refugees to Seattle, sev eral of whom enrolled at the University of Washington. Thomas O. Ballinger, head of the department of Education, will lead the discussion at the lec ture. Japanese Film Slated The Mistress, a Japanese film, will be shown at the University at 7:30 p.m. today. The Asian Studies Committee at the Univer sity is sponsoring the film to be shown in 150 Science. WHY PAY MORE? I Haircuts to your order Just $175 2 blocks from campus Fairmont Barber Shop Corner 19th A Agate Next to Del Hoff's Join United’s 1221 Club And Do Your Flying At V2 Price (Hoiv Friendly can our skies get?) If you're over 12 and under 22, United's 1221 CLUB wants you! It's United's special fare ad vantage that lets you fly with us when space is available for half the price of a regular jet coach ticket. * And, when you figure, nobody but nobody flies as many jets to as many cities as United, you can see 1221 is the club to be in. Home from school on vacations. Go on ski trips. To the sunny Southlands. To the Coast. Swing a little in the big city. The 1221 CLUB is easy to join. Go to any United ticket office, or United's ticket counter at the air port. Give the man $3.00 and proof of age. You'll get your 1221 CLUB membership — and you're off. Your card will be mailed to you. For your convenience United will have a representative in Eugene, Thursday, February 3, 1966. He will be accepting appli cations at: Bill Baker's Mens Wear 881 13th Avenue East from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ‘Good only for travel on United Air Lines. Ef fective Jan. 27, 1966 to many cities, and Feb. 11, 1966 to all United cities in continental United States except intra-state travel. Not applicable April 7, November 23, November 27 and Decem ber IS to 24 inclusive. UNITED AIR LINES
