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MEOrOSD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREB Less National Pride, More Elumilsly, Declared Need In Solving World Problems, Achieving Lasting Peace 117 S. CENTRAL PHONE 2-6241 "" Wednesday, March 3. 1933 Indian UN Expert Says Nations Now Extoll Own Virtues If the nations of the world each had more faith and humil ity, and less national pride, many of the world's problems would be solved, according to Dr. Surindar Suri, Indian schol ar and political philosopher who spoke last night in Medford under the sponsorship of Med ford chapter, Oregon United Na tions association. A large audi ence almost filled the Esquire theater for the talk. . Dr. Suri pointed out that it has become the strange custom for each nation to extoll its own virtues and superiorities, while 'I endeavoring to belittle those of other nations. If this could be reversed, the results might be amazing, he said. Looking For India "America was discovered, the speaker reminded his audience, because people of Europe were hunting for an easy route to India in the hope of enriching their lives with the products and resources of that country. "Let xis each explore other coun tries," the speaker suggested, "a"nd thereby enrich our lives with the literature, cultures, customs, philosophies and arts of other people." Dr. Suri began his talk by pointing out how family life, once an autocratic unit domin ated by the father, has become democratized with each member of the family having privileges and responsibilities. He said this same process of democratization is taking place among the na tions of the world, with small or ' weak nations no longer willing to be dominated by larger and stronger ones. Process Has Problems This process of democratiza tion has brought a multitude of - problems, he pointed out, but took the philosopher's view point that they would all be solved in time. First step in solving these is for each indi vidual to understand himself, then his own problems, and fi nally the problems of other in dividuals in other nations, he declared. The most important part of this program, he said, was for each person to understand him self. Many Americans are trying to do this, he added, and said this is proven by the recent great interest in adult educa tion classes, particularly those which aid the individual to understand himself and ' the family, as well as social and political problems. Success Brings Problems If an individual in the United States is successful, then he is immediately "saddled with a thousand responsibilities'' the speaker pointed out. Then he declared that this same rule was working among nations, in the world, and that because "Ameri ca is successful" she is auto matically being saddled with the problems of the world. The most successful individ uals in America are those able to bring about cooperation and compromise with others, Dr. Suri declared, and then went on to make the same comparison among nations, saying that America would be successful in solving the world's problems if she could bring about compro mise and cooperation, as well as understanding. "Like the suc cessful person, the United States her leadership, he said. . U. S. Had Role The United States played the leading role in organization of the United Nations, he reminded his audience, and said later "it will be most ironic if the Unit ed States fails in her leader ship." Some sort of international organization is necessary to pre vent world chaos, Dr. Suri said, and added that while the UN has created some problems in the world, it is also helping to solve others. Dr. Suri declared that "war is really the lazy way out," and that it is much harder to discuss problems, attempt to under stand the viewpoint of other na tions and work out a just solu tion for all. "Cannot Slop History" Dr. Suri stressed that "you cannot stop history and went on to say that the United Na tions is the latest step cf history. He prefaced this remark with one to the effect that "it is a law of life that hope is only for those who have faith, and that with out faith and vision, we will perish." During the question period Dr. Suri discussed India, saying that his nation has had to learn for so many years they were solved for her arbitrarily, and she had lost the technique. He spoke of India's democratic con stitution, saying all adults have the vote, all legal restraints have been removed from the TURNED DOWN Bernard Radoszewski, 33, denied charges that he collaborated with the Communist in Korea before a five-man Army board of inquiry at Milwaukee. Ra doszewski requested the in quiry in attempt to re-enlist. He was refused. "untouchables," and progress is being made .in enterprise and in dustrialization. Freedom of Religion Asked about freedom of re ligion, he said that it is guaran teed under the constitution, and that missionaries for the most part are not restricted. Questioned about Indian "neutrality," Dr. Suri warned against "labeling' a nation as one or another and declared that India tries to influence all governments towards peace. He specifically cited the present Formosan situation, and said he believes India is exercising a useful pressure on China to keep peace. "Do not take words for deeds," said Dr. Suri, "for the nation that shouts the loudest against communism might turn out to be the absent one when a crisis arises." Sees Solution Commenting on the problem of the representation of the Chinese in the UN, Dr. Suri said he thought this , problem would be solved in the near future. The speaker was introduced by Bruce Manley, president of the Medford UN chapter. He is being accompanied on his south ern Oregon speaking tour by Robert J. Gridley, Portland, field representative for the de partment of state-wide services of the Oregon State System of Higher education. Stopping of Korea Aggression Said First Steps to IPeace Through Law The great historical steps tak en by the United Nations and the United States in Korea to stop communist aggression will be recognized by future genera tions as the first decisive move toward eventual world govern ment by law. This view was expressed by Dr. Surindar Suri, Indian schol ar and member of the faculty of the University of California, in a luncheon address Tuesday before the Medford Rotary club. Dr. Suri spoke at the Jackson hotel under the sponsorship of the Medford chapter, Oregon United Nations association. Fointing out that the only al ternative to some workable in ternational world organization is world-wide destruction, the speaker reminded Rotarians that universal desire for cooperation between nations has followed wars. It would be disasterous for the United Nations to experience the fate of the League of Nations he declared. Ten years of experience in ne gotiating should become the basis of improving and strength ening this approach to peace, he said, without the frightening ex perience of another world con flict to revive desire for inter national understanding and co operation. , Small nations naturally seek such a world organization for their own security and survival, Dr. Suri pointed out, because they enjoy the same freedoms and consideration that larger na tions do. On the other hand, he added, great powers are in clined to hestitate in accepting the discipline and sacrifices at tending membership in a world organization. Military might is often easier to use than long and tedious negotiations, Dr. Suri said. The UN can't prevent prob lems from arising. In fact it of ten seeks to bring them up and into the open, he explained, so that an adequate solution might be sought before they reach an explosive stage. The dispute between his own country, India, and Pakistan over Kashmir was cited as one achievement of the UN. Al though the tension remains, fighting has stopped, Dr. Suri said. The fact that nations are now interdependent in many ways is evidenced by the need for in ternational treaties, which have long been effective in govern ing trade, aviation, and martime activities, radio and wireless and meteorological informaton. The speaker, who was former ly associated with Harvard uni versity and was a press corres pondent at the United Nations, was introduced by H. P. Bos worth Jr., Rotary program chairman. Russians Accept Iowa Invitation To Study Farming Moscow U.R) Soviet offi cials today accepted an invita tion by the Des Moines Register to send a delegation of agricul ture experts to Iowa and invited the Americans to send a group here to study Soviet farming methods. The Soviet farmers' daily, Ag riculture, replied to an editorial in the Register on Feb. 10 say ing such an exchange would be beneficial to both nations, would promote better understanding and help ease international ten sion. Visit Suggested The original Register editorial suggested Nikita S. Khrushchev, head of the Russian Communist party, send a delegation to Iowa "to get the low-down on raising high-quality cattle, hogs, sheep and chickens." Khrushchev had mentioned. American livestock breeding in a recent speech. Pravda, the ' official Commu nist newspaper, - reprinted the agriculture article in full today, giving it a prominent position at the top of page two. In Washington, the State de partment reserved judgment on the Register's proposal and spokesman Henry Suydam said, "No official approach has been made to us on this subject. Un less and until it is, I cannot comment . . . there is nothing before us." Father of 2 Admits Slaying Quaker Coed New York U.R) A hand some, young father of two was charged today with the mutila tion murder of a Quaker coed he had never seen before he spotted her walking down a Greenwich Village street and followed her home. The arrest of William Patrick Farrell, 25, broke a case that picked squads of police had been working on since Feb. 6, the morning the body; of Ann Yar row was found in a tenement apartment. The 23-year-old New York university sociology stu dent had been raped, strangled and stabbed more than 40 times. Farrell was arrested Tuesday in a bullet-punctuated chase on a charge of raping his sister-in-law and robbing her and his father-in-law. A quick - thinking policeman linked him to the Yarrow case. Break Unexpected The break was completely un expected because police had been working on the theory that Miss Yarrow had been killed by a boy friend. Farrel was a complete stranger to her, inform ed sources said. Reports said Farrell noticed the girl in the street and follow ed her to the apartment without any invitation. He broke in the door, police said, and raped and killed her. After answering questions all day and night, Farrell made a statement which was not disclos ed by authorities. Then early this morning he was booked on a homicide charge. Police also charged him with assault, robbery and rape of his sister-in-law, 20-year-old Irene Miller; assault and robbery of his father-in-law; and assault with a knife on a policeman. He had gone Tuesday morning to his sister-in-law's apartment. He found the girl and her step father, Charles Yessler, at home. Police said he pulled a 12-inch breadknife on them and robbed Yessler. He ordered Yessler from the apartment. Brandishing the knife, he then forced his sister-in-law tp undress and get into bed. Then, while the girl's two-year-old son, Dwight Douglas, watched he raped her. Yessler meanwhile had gone for the police and when they ar rived Farrell jumped out a win dow to a fire escape. A patrol man fired a warning shot at him and Farrell replied by throwing the knife at the officer. He was trapped in a century old cemetery behind the apart ment and surrendered. Alibi Fruitless; Woman Fined $51 Memphis, Tenn ((J.R) Ger trude Dorman, 36, charged with setting her hotel bed on fire by smoking got nowhere with her alibi. "It was on fire when I got in bed," she said. She was fined $51. Rookie Policeman Has Short Career Pittsburgh (U.R) John Adams was sworn in early this week as a rookie patrolman. Four hours later he was ac quitted in Criminal Court of a numbers writing charge. Tuesday he resigned. Offic ials said his career on in force was one of the most in teresting and shortest on rec-cord. Crater Lake Lumber Firm Being Dissolved The Crater Lake Lumber com pany is in the process of being dissolved and the lumber in ventory has been sold to the Medford Lumber company, ac cording to officials of the firm. The building which housed the company, at 613 East Jack son st., is now being remodeled to accomodate spaces for sev eral business firms. Work was started Tuesday on the project by the owners, Bessonette and Graff, according to the announcement. SNIDER'S ICE CREAM 95, TEMP YOUR OLD WA s For On This KELVINATOR AUTOMATIC NO MONEY DOWN MONTH WE'RE OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY REFUNDED 31 212 South Riverside STOCKS J TONIGHT 5 to 9 Specials WEDNESDAY NIGHT SPECIAL Were 1.98 to 5.98 MISSES BLOUSES SPECIAL PRICE 77. TONIGHT ONLY WIDE SELECTION OF SMART STYLES. 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