r.. .THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 191
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News Staff: Walt Dear. Mac White. Billy Grimes, Pat Morse, Joan Charles. Anne
Gowen, Joan Palmer. Harvey Ritch.
Sports staff: Bill Peacock. Biff Roberts, Art Greenbaum. Ken Barton, iLeo
Northart, Ed Starnes. Bill Hughes. Jack Claiborne. Angelo Vepdicanno.
Society staff: Franny Sweat, Lu Overton. Lou Daniel, Tink Gobbel, Helen
Bcone.
Integrity Questioned
An attorney in Raleigh by the name of Herman Taylor
has openly challenged the integrity of the president and the
-Board of Trustees of this University. Taylor, who is chief
counsel for a Negro medical student who has filed suit to
enter the UNC Med School, says, in effect, that he does not
trust the word of the Board in its motion to admit Negro
graduate and professional students to the University where
separate and equal facilities are not provided for them else
where in the state and by the state. He also says, in so many
words, that he does not accept the pledge of President Gor
don Gray to carry out both the letter and the spirit of the
Trustee ruling.
If Taylor had attended the Trustee meeting where the
decision to admit Negroes was discussed and had heard
Gordon Gray, Maj. L. P. McLendon, and other University
personnel speak on the matter, there would be no doubt
in his mind that the decision of the Board was sincere and
that Gray would carry out that decision sincerely.
What the motives are behind the decision to carry on
with the case we don't know: As of , now, the Negro student
is' going to court to ask entrance into a school the doors of
which have been opened to all qualified persons, regardless
of color. Continuation of the suit will not only be a needless
waste of time, energy and money for the plaintiff and the
persons or groups behind himr but also for the state of
North Carolina C.H.
More Than Prestige
The results of another spring general election are record
ed on today's front page and thus pass into student govern
ment history. It wasn't a bad election, the parties and can
didates kept it reasonably clean in contrast to last year, and
it seemed to arouse more interest on campus than usual.
But with the election behind us, and a full year of work
ahead of us, it's time to think over a few things:
1. Political differences between factions, parties and in
dividuals should be forgotten until the next election (when
they will turn up again, regardless of what we might say) .
2. Winners should accept and encourage the help of their
losing opponents in the job ahead, and naturally the good
losers will offer that help sincerely. The defeated candi-'
date who goes off in a sulk and doesn't chip in on the work
' wouldn't have made a very good officer anyway.
3. We should all work together to do the best overall job
possible in student government, publications, and campus
life through the difficult year which lies ahead.
That term, "difficult year which lies ahead," is always
exhumed about this time of the year when the aged politi
cal cliches are laid to rest for the time being. But this time
it carries some real meaning. Enrollment will be down next
year as the armed services drain off much of Carolina's man
power, and the task of inspiring worthwhile leadership in
student affairs falls heavily on the backs of those who were
fortunate enough to be elected yesterday to serve their
school and their fellow students. ,
The elected officers of student government and publi
cations have full-time jobs ahead of them. They should
. recognize the fact that if they let their jobs mean no more
than a little glory and prestige, they have deceived the stu
dents who voted for them and they are hurting the student
body and the University C.H.
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T?e Mac Arthur Case:
on the Carolina
FRONT
by Chuck Hauser
Since I wrote a very brief
summary of tHe MacArthur sit
uation last week, I have receiv
ed comments pro and con,
agreeing and disagreeing with
me from all sides.
One of them you'll find in the
column today. Another one . I'd
like to reprint for you here. The
following statement was writ
ten by a professional Army of
ficer, a man who spent 41 years
of his life in the military ser
vice of his country. Here's what
my father has to say:
"I disagree with you on the
MacArthur deal. First, he was
loyal to his country on what he
thought was a vital issue, and
saw no-" other way to bring the
issue before the country with
the same degree of force.
"Next he was loyal to his
troops, .who get shot at without
the chance to shoot back where
it hurts most. He was disloyal
to his boss, but in the light of
the other two loyalties there is
room for belief that he was jus
tified. I'd rather trust his judge
ment than Acheson, who prefers
not to turn his back on a traitor,
and who still employs suspects
in high places, and I cannot
agree that the present Secretary
of Defense is a civilian.
"Basically, however, your be-,
lief that a soldier should obey
"orders to his liking or not, is
correct."
I think the MacArthur con
troversy is fundamentally an ar
gument over whether we want
to start World War III now, and
whether we want to start it in
the Far East.
No one will know exactly
what the General believes until
he testifies before Congress
and especially under the detail
ed questioning of a Senatorial
committee.
Until that time, we have only
MacArthur's words to go on,
. and his statement, in the letter
to Republican Joe Martin: "Meet
Chinese force with maximum
counter-force."
That .statement, taken on face
value, means throw everything
we've got into the war in the
East let Chiang Kai Shek in
vade the mainland of China
(which he can't do without our
water craft and other aid) bomb
Manchuria and Red China with
our planes, and push the Korean
front . north of North Korea
rather than just north of the 38th
Parallel.
If we do that, it will mean our
armed strength will be drained
off to the East and Europe will
be left wide open for an easy
Russian push when the Politburo
decides the time is right to
strike.
I can't buy that philosophy.
Some MacArthur supporters
say the General does not want
full scale war in the East but
they are contradicting Mac
Arthur's words. Possibly the
five-star gentleman will con-
tradict his own words before
Congress, but until he does we
must acCept them 'at their face
value.
An all-out war in the Far
East would certainly seriously
weaken and possibly destroy
the Communists on that side of
the world. But at the same time
it would seriously weaken the
United States, and not weaken
the Russians at all. Anyone who
looks at the situation objective
ly and still says let loose with
the works in the East is liable
to be very unhappy when he gets
jolted with the headlines out of
Europe.
No one has said that Mac
Arthur is not a good general. No
one has said that he has not had
the best interests of his country
at heart in everything he has
done.
But MacArthur's knowledge
of the bias for the "East has led
him to misjudge Russian power
in the -West, and as a result he
has -disobeyed his orders .and
thrown the country into a very
embarrassing position.
The real loser in the dispute
will not .be Truman or Mac
ArthmvUit will be, and is, the
United States.
NONPLUS
by Harry Snook
Harry Truman is a little man
in statue, mind, and voice.
Through the tragedy of Ameri
can politics he gained the Presi- i
dency, which he has utilized to
such personal benefit as he has
seen fit. While bestowing presi
dential favors to members of his
gang, he has been ousting his op
position. - . ,.f,
Now he has "fired" General
Douglas MacArthur. There can
be little question that he had
the legal right to do this. It is
only by the most ironic twist
that a man such as Truman can
have the authority to dismiss
such a man as MacArthur.
The exercise of this authority
has created four different but
inter-related situations. 4
There is the clash of person
alities between Truman and
MacArthur. There is the ques
tion of immediate gain or loss
in military and diplomatic fields.
There is the mad scramble of
the two political parties, each
trying to use the affair as a
purely political weapon. And
there is the issue of foreign pol-
icy.
In the clash of personalities,
Truman took advantage of his
position, as he has done so many
times, and tried to eliminate the
General by relieving him of his
command and attempting to dis
credit his views. The General is
not discredited, nor is he any
less formidable opposition to
Truman. But the nation has lost ;
the immediate services of one of :
the greatest military men of all
time. Faux pas for Truman.
We cannot have gained diplo
matic vantage through Truman's
action. Russia and the Commu
nist satellites have new reason
to believe that the U. S. and thus .
. the U. N., will hesitate to meet
the threat of further aggression.
Britain, having her wish in the
MacArthur affair, will be even
more insistent upon the U. S.
and thus the U. N. to provide
additional prizes of appeasement
for the Russians. The Japanese,
the non-Red Chinese, and the
South Koreans are stunned and
afraid.
All of this was occasioned by
Truman as an extension of the
foreign policy deyeloped by him
and his cohorts with prompting
by the British.
MacArthur, able military stra
tegist and astute thinker that he
is, could never agree with Tru
man's policy of making Europe
an arsenal for the protection of
the British while the Far East
was being given to the Reds.
In the first place, two-thirds
of Russia is in Asia. In the sec
ond place, the Reds have access
to America through Asia such
as they would never have
through Europe. And the Com
munists have already opened ;
fire in Asia. ; ; '
In the meantime, 50,000 Amer
icans have been killed or wound
ed in the Korean war and no
end is in sight. MacArthur was
virtually ordered to expend
American lives for a military
impasse that could have been a
victory.
The General wanted to bomb
Red . reserve and regrouping
areas, supply depots and com--munication
lines to the Red
front. He wanted to start the
Nationalists into China, prevent
ing more Red Chinese troops"
from moving to Korea and even
drawing some away. ,
MacArthur wanted to win the
war. , j
Truman said no, that these
moves ' might precipitate a
world-wide conflict. This is hard
to understand. Russia is certain
ly not waiting for an excuse.
If she heeded one, which is un
likely, she could find it now.
And why would an additional
display of strength and determi
. nation on our part provoke
Russia into war?
The President did not want
the Nationalists to -return to
China. In one respect, since the
U. S. had made a gift of China
" to the Reds by withdrawing sup
port of the Nationalists, this is
understandable. Why we ever
gave China to the Reds in the
first place is incomprehensible.
Why we should allow the Rods
to further consolidate China is
also hard to understand.
MacArthur probably thought
the Nationalists had even more
reason to fight the Chinese Reds
(See NONPLU$i page 3)
Editors
Defends MacArthur ,
Editor:
To Chuck Hauser:
In your column of April 13 you stated that "anyone who sup
ports MacArthur in the affair is in a totally indefensible position."
You have written much with which I disagree, but the above state
ment is the most ridiculous I have read or heard.
You say that MacArthur is a spoiled child who feels himself
too biga hero to be fired. That in itself is indefensible, for it is
strictly a matter of opinion. I think the General gave his views on
the Far Eastern situation because of his feeling of great responsi
bility to the American people, and because it hurt him to see
American blood spilled to no avail. He offered what he felt was
the best solution to the Korean situation, while Truman and his
Administration took no positive stand whatsoever.
MacArthur first offered to confer with the Chinese Communist
leaders about a possible peaceful arbitration. When he was rebuked
for advocating a peaceful settlement, he offered what he felt
was the best forceful method of ending the conflict by advocating
the use of Chinese Nationalist troops. He was again rebuked. He
offered two possible solutions, while the Administration offered
none and seemed content to see thousands of Americans die in
an endless see-sawing back and forth across the 38th parallel ....
Dave Waters
Sense of Humor
Editor: -
In Tuesday's Daily Tar Heel there was a column by Barry Far
ber, entitled "Not Guilty." In this 'column Mr. Farber states
that - he is "not a student of politics" and cannot identify
. what he calls "Communistic ideology". But don't let this modest
confession fool you! Mr. Farber's whole column is full of profound
comments on international politics in general and Communist
strategy and tactics in particular. Mr. Farber spices- up these pro
found comments with references to sexual perversion.
- I have not had the . good fortune to have met the "group of
Communists" who "figured out" Mr. Farber's ideology. However,
I am prepared to get together with them az any, lime "in perfect
harmony and chant, 'bayonets, babies, blood bath, gasoline jelly,
Nagasaki, buzz bomb and Stalin wants peace'." If, after having
done this, we get another coiumn full of tunny remarks from Mr.
Farber, I shall be in a better position to pass judgement upon
ihis ideology. ,
In the meantime I wish to ask Mr. Farber a question: Will he
sign a petition for a five-power pact of peace? So that we shall get
a straight answer, let me make it clear that we already know
that Mr. Farber has a wonderful sense of humor.
Bill Robertson
Speaker Makes A Statement
Editor:
To the coeds:
I wish to express my appreciation to the coeds who elected me
to the speakership of the Coed Senate, and to thank the many who
campaigned on my behalf.
I want to thank my opponent for the way in which the entire
campaign was conducted; I have never taken part in a cleaner one.
Again I reiterate the only promise I have ever made or will
make to any group or individuals: to do the best that I possibly
can to serve the Coeds and the campus. I want you to realize that
the Coed Senate is your legislature and to have a successful year
it will need your interest, your cooperation, and help.
I am interested in any suggestions that i'ne coeds have to make
concerning the Senate, and I will always welcome your criticisms.
Thank you again for your confidence; I shall try my best to prove
myself worthy of it.
Joanne Page
Thanks From University Club
Editor:
I would like to thank the following people for helping us to
make the Southern Collegiate Pep Conference the terrific success
that it was:
The Monogram Club and Lenoir Hall who provided meals, the
fraternities, sororities and dormitories who housed these people
for us, the Theta Chi Ukelele Quartet, Sound and Fury, and the
Planetarium who provided entertainment, the Interdormitory Coun
cil who allowed these people to. attend their dance, Ogburn Furni
ture Company who assisted us with iransportation, and all others
who gave their time and effort.
I feel that the 100 delegates from some 27 schools returned home
with a high; respect and regard for Carolina and our way of life
here.;
Jerry Sternberg
University Club
Story Of The Grail
(This is the second of three articles on the Grail, compiled by
Mike McDaniel for The Daily Tar Heel. Ed.) .
; Disunity and misunderstanding between fraternity and non
paternity men, who wide gap between poor and rich students af
fecting social life, poor relations between Jewish and non-Jewish
students, and a need for a general enrichment of campus life were
problems at Carolina when' the veterans of World War I returned
to the campus in 1920. In that year, a group of students saw the
need of a service order to help solve these problems in human re
lations; and, on October 3, 1920, the first meeting of "The Order
of The Grail" was held.
; In keeping with its purpose, a membership policy was adopted
whereby the Grail has selected ort alternate years seven fraternity
and six non-fraternity men the division this year being in favor
of the non-fraternity group.
V In a sense, the Grail is an official University organization en
trusted with the definite and appropriate' function of promoting
campus morale and goodwill. The organization lias played an im
portant role in Student Government over the years, has provided
scholarships for, needy 4 students, conducted inexpensive, informal
dances, and in all its financial operations has put back into the
campus all funds received for its. services. Even organizational
expenses, such as banquets, keys, suppers, etc. are paid from funds
available from initiation fees and dues of members.
In the 31 years of Grail history, over 400 men have been chosen
from the rising junior and senior classes; and to be asked to join
has been the highest honor which can come to a sophomore.
The founders of the Grail include such names a W. S. Bernard,
Frank Porter Graham, Francis Bradshaw, Horace Williams. Leo
Gregory (the first Delegata), and Donnell VanNoppen. A few of
the outstanding Grail members over the years have been Dr.
Walter Berryhill, Jake Wade, Mayor' Ed Lanier, J. Maryon Saun
ders, Dr. Ed Hedgpeth, Judge E. E. Rives, Kay Kyser, Walter
Spearman, R. Mayne Albright, James L. Cobb, Andy Bershak, and
many others. , '
Mailbox
The Soap Bo
by Bob. Selig
, In these days of violence and
terror and death, it is good to
remember one thing. There have
4een men -who lived and died
having accomplished things
peacefully. .Not all peoples or
nations have gone to war to get
what : they -wanted. 3'd like to
tell you a story about it. ,
The lowest class in India is
that group of men and women
caled the "untouchables." Tor
many , centuries the "untouch
ables" were considered so foul
and filthy that they were not
even allowed to walk on the
public highways. They were the
lowest of the low and not much
above the level of goats and
pigs. For a member of the up
per -class to touch them was , to
soil his hands.
Centuries passed, and rulers
came and went, and things re
mained unchanged. Finally, one
year, a man named Mohandas
K. Gandhi went to see the new
royal governor.
"Let the 'untouchables' walk
on the highway," he sai'J. "They
are human beings", and that is
the first step toward treating
them as such."
The governor said no. He was
sorry, but things, had been this
way for a thousand or so years,
and it was not his business to
change them.
"Very well," said Gandhi.
"Yes," said the governor,
"very well," and considered the
incident closed.
The man named Gandhi went
to the houses of the "untouch
ables" and spoke to them.
"Go walk on the highway," he
said. "It is your right."
"They will arrest us," they
protested.
"Then let them arrest you."
The next day a small group
of "untouchables" went and
walked on the highway for the
first time. A policeman came
and hit one with his club, but
the man offered no resistance
and neither did his friends, so
they were arrested without fur
ther violence. Gandhi went and
told more "untouchables" to
walk on the highway. He gather
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led them in an orderly group
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On Campus
That ancient old college stand
by, padding, can produce some
rather comical answers when
University students run short jf
knowledge. According to a friend
who's a sociology prof, those
are pulled from recent exams:
"A Caucasian is a politician
who attends a caucus meeting."
"A young person -who steals
for fun is a jubilant delinquent."
"Rural life is found mostly in
the country."
"An Open Shop is beneficial
to the working man because he
gets more fresh air that way."
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