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Senate Group Hears Anti-War Views Ily ('AHOI, l.oWFltY Staff Writer In the owl wo are walking I'tKht into the beginning of our own downfall . perhaps a full scale land war in Asia.” That was one prediction voic ed by Mary Hamilton at the ASUO Senate’s third Viet Nam hearing Wednesday night I hree panel members were questioned by senators and the audience about their personal views on the war in Southeast Asia They were Miss Hamilton of the Faculty-Student Commit tee to Stop the War in Viet Nam, | Greg Hachelis of the Young Democrats, and Harry Harlow of the Students for Democratic So eiety. The Senate Public Affairs Committee is holding the hear ings in an effort to formulate an instructive stand to guide the NSA delegates this summer on national and international is sues. When asked their own stand on the conflict, they generally agreed that there is certainly some alternative to escalating the war. The United States could at the very least hold its position— stop the bombings and not in crease their troops, to allow time ; for negotiations and re-evalua tion of our foreign policy. NLF Representative To implement the Geneva Ac cords we must recognize the Na tional Liberation Front (Viet Cong) at the conference table. The NLF "represent a good deal of the people whether we like it or not,” said Hachclis. Harlow stated that the NLF is lighting a genuine war for inde pendence from the “brutal, feu dalists, preindustrial govern ment" of South Viet Nam. He feels that we are violating our own revolutionary heritage by remaining in the Asian nation. “The history of the war is il legal, its conduction immoral, and the consequences utterly dis astrous,” said Miss Hamilton. The only genuine alternative is complete withdrawal of U.S. forces regardless of the loss of prestige. She places part of the blame on the South Vietnamese government which has stated that it will absolutely never negotiate with the North. Confusion of Terms Hachclis felt that this question implied a confusion of terms; since Viet Nam was officially one country divided into two zones, there could be no possibility of Communists being aggressors in their own country. ”1 hate to say this, but if any one's the aggressor here, I think it is the United States,” he add ed. Supplementing this, Barlow of fered a source which stated that 80 per cent of the Viet Cong fighting in the Mekong Delta area were born and raised in the southern sector and had never left it. He also sees the Saigon regime as a continuation of the puppet government set up by the French. Low-Cost Dorm OK'd... (Cantinurd frtnn 1) University coops do not now liave stated discriminating poli cies. lie said that he "agreed re luctantly" with the policy of in dividual student room rentals. He cited Co-Ed Housing, Inc., governing body of the four wo men's co-ops at the University, as being "truly co-operative," in that all members arc charged identical rates, even though some of the houses cost more to main tain than others. Co-Ed Housing had previously expressed a desire to block-lease the units. Mrs. Elizabeth John son, Board member from Red mond, said that individual con tracts were "almost a necessity” for tax reasons. Should Not Subsidize Flemming said he agreed that students residing in other dormi tories should not subsidize those living in co-operative dorms. How ever, he said "we have to be sure that the students in the co-ops aren't subsidizing those in regular dorms, either." A question arose, concerning the co-ops’ ability to till the units. Flemming said that the co-ops turned away "a couple of hun dred" applicants last year for lack of space. "It's a moot question concern ing the co-ops’ ability to fill the units. If the time came when they couldn't, the University would use OSU's policy of integrating students into the co-ops," he said. Policy Never Used OSU's policy has never been used since the co-ops there have never experienced difficulty in filling their houses. There was some question in Board member Ray Yasui’s mind, whether or not the Committee should recommend erection of three or five units. Yasui, of Hood River, later yielded to Board member John Merriiield, Port land, in recommending five units. The Committee spent most of the morning considering South ern Oregon College's building proposals. SOC, which cannot now house all students formerly re quired to live on-campus, asked for authorization to go ahead with plans for expanded physical edu cation facilities, athletic facilities and dormitory construction. Needs More Beds Previously the go-ahead had been given to proceed with plans for a 160-bed dormitory now known as the Green Springs com plex. However, SOC President Klmo Stevenson said that SOC now wants at least 200 beds "and could use 400." Stevenson said that nearly 42^ of SOC students live in dorms and that 45% of the student body should be living in them. He said that about 200 students have been granted permission to live off-campus who otherwise would be required to live in dorms, but that Ashland has experienced dif ficulty in absorbing them and that "a real housing shortage in the community” exists. Need to Continue He said that students arc now living in an old hospital which previously had been condemned, two motels and other dormitories which the college had considered terminal, as part of the dormi tory system. Stevenson said the housing need arose this fall and is expected to continue. "Only 28% of the student body lives in permanent dorms," he said. “The rest of the temporary dorms should be abandoned as soon as possible.” In other business, the Commit tee: • Discussed married student housing at SOC; • Discussed SOC physical edu cation facilities, including the leasing of property from the U.S. Forest Service which is located near Fish Lake, for use in field instruction of recreational physi cal education; • Discussed the need for a new seven-story dorm at OSU. DAD'S DAY Your Dad's Day Luncheon Tickets Sales are extended S.U. Main Desk .$2 00 “It is impossible for the Uni ted States to conceive of an in dependent revolt being staged, without labeling it a tool of ag gression by the Communist con spiracy.’ ” “We’re in a position now where Rhodesian Crisis Topic of Lecture A lecture entitled “Southern Rhodesia, Background to Crisis” was presented Wednesday by Wil liam J. Talbot, visiting professor of geography. Talbot is chairman of the Department of Geography at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Talbot outlined the events lead ing up to the present Rhodesian crisis by giving a history of south ern Africa and white colonization in the area. He noted that the discovery of diamonds was responsible for the importation of Europeans to manage the mines, and the hiring of Africans to provide cheap labor. This, he said, is pretty much the pattern today—a white elite presiding over the black masses. While many whites were amass ing great fortunes and power, notably DeBeers and Cecil Rhodes, the black African tribes were suffering from the migra tory labor system, Talbot added. He then covered more recent events leading up to the unilat eral declaration of independence and answered questions from the audience. When asked if he thought that the present economic sanctions against Rhodesia are proving effective, Talbot said that when the unsalable tobacco crop goes on the market in March, the lack of mainstay income com bined with oil and credit embar goes may indeed force Rhodesia to reconsider possible negotia tions with Great Britain. events control us rather than us controlling events,” Bachelis said. Miss Hamilton further explain ed Gavin’s theory of U.S. global power. “If we increase the war effort in Viet Nam we will up set the apple cart in Asia and, hence, everything else,” he said. Gavin suggests that we retreat to our controlled areas and re-eval uate our policy and tactics. Barlow agreed that this was the only good face-saving way to get out. All three panelists considered the bombings of North Viet Nam to be futile. The people and arms are still movable at night; it has just solidified the people against us, thus stimulating in stead of discouraging infiltra tion. Boost Morale Barlow suggested that we launched the bombing efTort in order to boost the morale of the Saigon regime—"There was a fear by President Johnson that peace might break out.” Are we winning or losing the war? According to Barlow’s sources the United States and South Viet Nam are in control of less pop ulation and territory than they were one year ago. Contributing to the problems encountered in waging the war, Miss Hamilton explained that the U.S. has not sought out a lead er who could fight and extend benefits to the people at the same time. And what small na tion wouldn’t resent and fear the establishment of 200,000 foreign troops in permanent bases on their soil? Communists in NLF When asked about the Com munist influence in the National Liberation Front, she referred to figures which named 30 per cent of its leadership as Communist and stated that the leadership as a whole is strongly nationalis tic. Ho Chi Minh is also a na tionalist before he is a Commu nist. Would mediation by a neutral nation such as Japan be bene ficial to the possibility of nego tiation? Miss Hamilton declared that she was willing to try any means to slow down the war, including this neutral intervention. "We are not the kind that will back out as Russia did in Cuba, but I hope to God we do.” Meet Evelyn Try her group therapy at the RANCHO Nightly 1466 W. 7th FOR FAST ACCURATE ALTERATIONS ZIPPER REPAIRS sieqmuna’s 821 13th Ave. E. 345-6321 Have You Seen People Reading Dynamically Do You Wish You Could Do It Too? You Can! Both Classes Are Still Open Classes Are Now Starting TUESDAY FEB. 15 AT 7:00 THURSDAY FEB. 17 AT 3:30 AT THE Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Institute Call for Information 344-3154 or 344-8345 1432 Orchard (Right Behind McDonald's)
