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October 20 1:30-3:00 PM Room 12 Hendricks Hall W ' I CAKE ERE MR <V71\ \poii\on iJ l>\ Mil EH PI A\\ 1X1 i A PI ACE ME XT SI K\ ICE 44 Heikhn A.\ I hill • ttSfrJJ.if Author's birthday commemorated By Frale de Guzman Emerald Reporter In the struggle, my sym put hies were not neutral Hut in telling the story of those great days I have tried to see events with the eye of a conscientious reporter interesteri in setting down the truth — from “Ten Days That Shook the World." by |ohn Reed Artist, adventurer Words that aptly describe the complex ities of Oregon-born author, political activist and Com munist party-organizer John Reed In spite of his radical views. Reed's popularity has spread worldwide. To commemorate the birth day of this unorthodox man. a centenary symposium will In* held today at 4:30 p m. in 1B0 PLC. According to symposium coordinator Douglass Card, a graduate teaching instructor in Sociology, a group of eight speakers made up of University faculty and local residents will address Reed's complex per sonality. Topics will include the exploration of Reed's Oregon background, his work as a labor organizer for Interna tional Workers of the World and the impact of his two books: “Insurgent Mexico." about the Mexican Revolution, and "Ten Days That Shook The World," about the Russian Revolution. Additional topics include Reed's role as a link in current Soviet-American friendship programs and a modern view of Reed in the Soviet Union. The latter will be presented by Rus sian guest prolessor Liudmila Aleksandrovna Naumenko. Reed's life could very well have been the plot of an action novel entitled "Western kid enters Eastern Ivy League Col lege (Harvard) and becomes radical," Card added Reed's popularity escalated after the publication of "Ten Days That Shook the World." Reed's objective coverage of the Russian Revolution earned him a place of respect among the Soviet people and helped to strengthen the friendship ties between the United States and the Soviet Union. Although Reed was an avid supporter of the Bolesheviks and their attempts to overthrow Alexander Kerensky's democratic socialist govern ment. Reed still succeeded in objectively presenting the views of all parlies involved, accor ding to Card. However, upon his arrival in the United States in 1918. Reed established the Communist Par ty before returning to the Soviet Union, where he died of typhus on Oct. 17. 1920, three days short of his 33rd birthday. In tribute to Reed's memory, the Soviets buried him on Soviet grounds. "He is the only American ever buried in the Kremlin Wall.*’ Card said. However, his ties with both the Soviet Union and the U S. has helped forge a bond of friend ship between the two nations. "John Reed is the symbol of the link between the Soviet Union and America," Card said. That sentiment was echoed by Time maga/.ine writer Richard Corliss, who described Reed as a "journalist and playwright. Harvard cheerleader and Moscow radical, consciousness and hell raiser." According to Corliss. Reed "embraced contradictions as he ran like an Ivy League halfback through an archetypal American life — full, frustrated, tragically short. He knew everybody, did everything. His life was a passionate sonnet scrawled on a Wobbly poster— and when he finished the poem he died.” Hunger Continued from Page 5 scrutiny by her neighbors. Illustrating his point that hunger is more often the result of politics than the lack of abun dance. Steele described a situa tion in Angola, a war torn African nation "In Angola, women and KRAZY Ouaiitya KATS setc I copies TRY usi I Across Irom UO Bookstore If ST. 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Kenya and Norway discussed issues related to world hunger during the three-hour event, sponsored by the Oregon Stu dent Public Interest Research Group. "Two million U.S. farmers carry a debt of almost $200 billion," said Anne kanten. a Minnesota farm leader "Until farmers can sell their food and make a profit, we are going to have hunger." Hernando De Soto, founder and director of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy in Lima, said the legal system is a major impediment to the hungry and poor. He said every working day more than 100 new rules are created in Peru "The cost of law to the poor is enormous." De Soto said. After the teleconference, Guy Burton of Clergy and Laity con cerned, and Carolyn Frengle, director of Food for lane Coun ty. spoke briefly to the gather ing of 15. "The root of hunger is ine quitable land distribution," Burton said. In Latin America, coffee is grown where food once was because it means more money for the landowners, he said. "We also need to look at the connection between hunger and militarism and racism," Burton continued. "We have a huge military' to protect a few peo ple's interests to the detriment of the Third World " Addressing the issue of hunger locally, Frengle said Oregon has the best emergency food distribution in lane Coun ty. She said a quarter of the population qualifies for emergency food. • CLOSE TO CAMPUS • N.I.ASE Certified 'technician \ Tune-ups • Brakes - Fuel Injection bigtM,Or.VM«S 4M-I1M J lfl7 frmklta BM.
