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Emerald Endorsements Page 6 OREGON DAILY EMERALD V«l. LXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 19fi« Candidate Statements Page 5 No. 73 Senate Hearings Panel Discusses War Causes By CAROL LOWERY Stair Writer The fir«t discussion hearing on Viet Nam sponsored by the ASUO Senate Public Affairs Com mittee was held Monday after noon in the Student Union. The four panel members from University political groups dis cussed background facts contrib uting to the present crisis in Southeast Asia. The crowd of some 30 people dwindled considerably. At the panel’s conclusion when only a dozen people, including five sen ators, remained. Senator at large Jim Beat mod erated the panel which included Bandy Cragg of Young Americans for Freedom, Jerry Norton of the Young Republicans, Mary Hamil ton of the Faculty-Student Com mittee to Stop the War in Viet Nam, and Bob Holmes of Students for a Democratic Society. The students were not spokes men for their groups on the five questions which made up the agenda Question One: How much Am erican aid went to the French before 1954 when the Vietna mese were still fighting to drive the French out? To wbat extent did American military aid to France during this pe riod arouse an anti-American re action among the Vietnamese? During the period from 1950 54 the United States lent $26 bil lion to France which represented 80 per cent of the cost of the war. The panel agreed that there was little anti-American feeling at this time because the people were not aware of the extent of the American involvement. The Vietnamese people also looked to Ho Chi Minh as the leader of a genuine national lib eration movement, not necessar ily Communist - inspired. Miss Hamilton said that Ho told the people that they had two enem ies: the French and the U S. Question Two: To what ex tent, if any, did the Viet Cong (the National Liberation Front) evolve out of the old anti • French Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh? Is the Viet Cong an indigenous organization or was it before about 1962? Cragg answered with a "flat no." The Viet Cong began with Ho and his men, a group of “eth nic South Vietnamese” who were trained in the North and were not united under one leader. He stated that all nationalistic groups in South Viet Nam were anti-com munist. Miss Hamilton said the Nation al Liberation Front was recogniz ed as representative of both the ' South and North areas. “It is a party coalition of independence and resistance even though some I Communists are included in its ; membership,” she said. She maintained that the people under Diem’s administration were driven to assist the Communists, following his harsh anti-Commu ; nist policies conducted through ■ out the country. It became the NLF in 1960 "in response to Diem terrorism." Norton did not agree. He said that the NLF formed a 1 hard core Communist plan group organized for revolt in the South | since 1954. He pointed out that a component of the NLF, the Peo ple’s Revolutionary Party, was de voted to the ideals of the Marx and I^nin They claimed that the military should be subordinate to the political conflict. Holmes said that Diem wanted to build his country as a “middle class business society.” In his I efforts to this end he ignored , the peasants and their rights Question: What were the (Continued on page 3) ASUO Election Workers Needed Persons interested in work ing at this Wednesday’s election polls may obtain information about available work times and making out of paychecks by calling ext. 1836, preferably between the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. today. There will be a mandatory meeting for all poll workers at 6 30 today in the SU. Candidates' expense forms are due at 5 p.m. today in room 306 SU. Student Escapes Rebel Murderers A former University special student, believed to have been killed more than a year ago by Congolese rebel forces for being an "intellectual,” is back in the United States—very much alive. Medard Aka, one of a group of 13 Congolese students who at tended a special teacher training session given by the School of Education during the 1961-62 school year, is presently attend ing Chapman College in Orange, Calif. Last week, Pierre Kalombo, one of the Congolese students who had been with Medard in the special program, received a letter from him, sufficiently confirming Medard’s livelihood. Medard had returned to the Congo in the summer of 1962. He taught secondary school Eng lish in Leopoldville after return ing. In the fall of 1964, word was received at the University that he had been beheaded by Congo lese rebels on Oct. 1 of that year, when they seized Lisala, where Medard was visiting his parents and brothers. During 1965, Kenneth Ghent, foreign student advisor at the University, began to receive re ports that the news of Medard’s death were erroneous. But there was no official confirmation at that time. The reports had said that the rebels singled out Mcdard as an “intellectual,” because he was ‘‘too smart,” and had been to America, which the rebels con sidered to be their greatest enemy. Rebel units of the Stanleyville Congolese People’s Republic had seized control of nearly a fifth of the Congo, causing the vast an nlhalation of “intellectuals” such as Medard Aka. iiiiiiiuiimuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiinuiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiniiiiiuiiMiMC Index 1 Editorials .page 6 | Classified .page 7 1 Campus Briefs .page 7 jf i Sports .page 4 | iiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiiiiiURwmiiimiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiiuiiiiiiiuuuuuflP Dull Calls for Changes In Structure of U.N. By ALLEN BAILEY Associate Editor “Man must learn to live in peace, or there will be no man,” observed University history professor Paul S. Dull Monday. Dull, who has conducted intensive studies of China for the past 33 years, spoke on "The Asian Dilemma and the United -Nations” before an estimated 400 people. In spite of the dangers which exist in today’s world, man has been swayed by "nationalism, and the hallucination of ideology,” Dull said. “Nationalism emasculated efforts to establish the League of Nations” early in the century, even though World W'ar I had killed many people, he explained. World War II was even more terrible, however, and resulted in the formation of the United Nations. Dull pointed to several "glaring inaccuracies” found in the basic concepts behind the structure of the United Nations: • The "big five” on the .Security Council who were supposed to guide the U.N. arc no longer the most powerful countries in the world, nor are they the largest. • The end of empires, such as the British Empire, has brought a proliferation of new states. • The system of international law under which the U.N. was operated was the product of West ern culture and not a universal law. • Perhaps the most important of the problems encountered in the U.N. has been the fact that it is impossible to bring the largest and most powerful of the Afro-Asian nations into the U.N. “Could the world have afforded not to make war on Hitler?” the speaker asked. He remarked that it is not enough merely to fight such prob lems as they arise, but that their causes must be eliminated. An organization must evolve that will prevent and eradicate the causes of war; however the United Nations is not that organization, and it is not now becoming one, Dull said. Enough power must be given to the U.N. to prevent the rise to power of any "ignorant mad man whose arsenal may include H-bombs,” he said, and this could be done by adopting a new charter for the U.N. Under the new charter, the U.N. should possess sovereign power over its constituent states, he suggested. The Security Council should not have the power of veto, and should include only those countries which are actually the most powerful. He said that both Africa and Asia should be given representation. International law would have to be modified, so that it is not the Western-oriented system that it is now. Red China would have to be in the United Nations and accept the new charter. Dull gave the latter as the most important step. "No one . . would accept such an abandon ment of nationalistic ideals, however,” Dull em phasized. If a way is not found to get Red China into the UN., there is danger that a separate Afro-Asian organization might be formed, and the causes of war would be accented even more, he observed. The white-haired professor then elaborated 00 “the very real threat that the People’s Republie of China (Red China) poses to world peace.” (Continued on pane 3) l Paul Dull Discusses U.N., Viet Nam Photo by Shota Ushio Dorm Protests Counselors Acts By JIM SELLERS Staff Writer The curtains of the Henderson Hall lounge were drawn Monday night as 30 residents met, follow ing a sit-in before a counselor’s door, to discuss what President Jake Warsaw called "on-the-spot campusing.” Allegations of sweeping and unfair campusing policy and in vasions of privacy on the part of Henderson's counselors pro voked the meeting. “If we want to win this cam pusing issue, we’re going to have to get some demands,” Rod Wor den said. Worden, who assumed leadership of the meeting, said that an "open policy on campus ing” was the issue. Counselor George Lane enter ed the lounge only to be greeted by a motion "for a vote to kick George out.” “I stand on my right as a resi dent to stay in the lounge." Lane protested. He was asked to re main. The residents voiced charges of campusing for minor infrac tions, threats of group campusing for individual violations, and willful destruction by a counselor of a poem protesting his policies. Another resident, claiming that he was the "biggest offender,” said he was "perfectly satisfied” with the counselors' performance and asked that the group co-op erate with them. Lane said, however, that the issue was not campusing, but en forcement of the dorm’s regula tions. A Henderson Hall student court and a listing of what actions con stitute grounds for campusing were suggested, but no vote was taken. Pierson Tells Honors College Purpose, Plans By JOHN DENNY Staff Writer The purpose of the University Honors College program is to establish a set of values and at titudes toward learning itself, Stanley A. Pierson, director of the program, stated at the an nual Honors College Assembly Monday. Pierson said grades arc de emphasized in the program so that students will develop the de sire to study for learning and not because of grades. One student commented that that without grades an Honors College student learns more. “When you get back an un graded paper with comments on it you wonder what you did wrong on that particular paper.” Pierson brought up some ideas for Honor College students to think about: The possibility of the elimina tion of grades for freshman stu dents in the college, Pierson feels, should be discussed. A student commented that with the present system some freshmen who enter the Honors College aft er having accumulated a four point GPA in high school, receive a C in an Honors College course, and drop out of the school. Pierson suggested that honor students also discuss the possi bility of using the honor system in their courses. No proctors would then be needed for exams, he added. A student brought up the advantage of having more take-home examinations with the adopting of the honors system. Honor students should feel free to turn in suggestions for new courses or programs and to voice their criticisms of the Hon ors College program, the HC di rector concluded. Elections for positions on the Honors College Advisory board are planned for Feb. 23.
