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A new chapter in the old David and Go
liath story was opened Saturday.
The independent government of Tibet set
up by Khampa tribesmen backing the
Dalai Lama now in exile in India, re
quested recognition and aid from neigh
boring states Nepal and India."
Along with this plea went another for aid
against Chinese troops pouring into the
region.
The United States ought to be the very
first country to grant recognition to the
Army Centennial
Attitude Good,
Hoiv About Navy?
Ivy Day this year will not hold the Lin
coln activities stage alone.
The Lincoln centennial celebration will
be in full boom at about the same time
also. -
This has created a conflict University
ROTC cadets have been Invited to par
ticipate in the centennial parade on Ivy
Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This has
raised some indignant howls from cadets
who will participate.
Notably these protests have not come
from either members of the Army or Air
Force programs. (Or at least we haven't
heard them.)
It is the Navy cadets who are protest
ing and the trouble appears to arise out of
the construction placed on the Navy by the
word "volunteer." The Army is granting
all volunteers a day off from drill chores
the week following. Moreover, they have
given no orders like: "You will volunteer
to march."
But the Navy holds that once a cadet
has volunteered to become a member of
the Navy program, he is an automatic
volunteer at all functions of this kind.
This, they hold in inherent in the original
decision to participate in the Navy pro
gram. We won't try to change the Navy's mind
jousting with an arm of the service on a
matter such as this usually proves fruit
less. We will just commend the Army for
adopting what seems to us a fair and rea
sonable attitude on the matter.
anti-Red government.
We are being given a second chance
such a one as a nation very seldom re
ceives twice to prove to the world that
we really mean what we say. Rolling back
Communism from areas it has infiltrated
has long been one of the most publicized
portions of our foreign policy.
Yet in Hungary, we did nothing whsn the
same question of internal rtvolt and a plea
for recognition and help arose.
The excuse then was that we were not
assured th.t the new government would be
a non-communist one. There was also a
question of crossing Austrian territory
with our troops to get to the Hungarian
battle area.
So instead of tanks, we sent the Red
Cross.
In Tibet, we would once again be faced
with the problem of transporting troops to
the country. Certainly, India, in her posi
tion as a neutral, would not allow troops
to cross her frontiers. Moreover, the
nearest American garrison of much
. strength is nowhere near Tibet
But we are assured of one thing the in
dependent Tibetian government is an anti
communist one. Furthermore, the Chinese
have committed an open act of aggression
and have even admitted it by creating a
"public security" department within their
puppet Tibetan government.
Recognition of the independent Tibetan
government by the United States would
undoubtedly lead to similar recognition
from other nations of the free world. The
United States could then take the lead in
branding Chinese communism an instru
ment of aggressive imperialism on the
floor of the United Nations.
It would virtually turn the tables on
Chinese propaganda attempts to brand the
United States as a self-seeking aggressor
in other Asian lands.
It would add new strength to America's
contention that the Chinese Communists
should not be seated in the United Nations
because one cannot do business with
thieves and bandits.
Responsibility for the wave of indepen
dence movements in the world can be laid
at the door of the American Revolution of
1776. Yet the very country that touched
off this wave has showed an Increasing
tendency to stand by the status quo in
recent years.
From the Editor:
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Hello folks!
This Is old Knucklehead talkin' again,
still recovering from the "board of educa
tion" . applied by Mr. D. B. Scott Jr.
Wednesday.
Actually, since Mr. Scott requested in
a footnote to his letter, that old "Knuck"
make e reply, I thought we might hold
some of his statements up to the cold
light of some unemotional analysis today.
In this manner we might be able to temper
the heat of his wrath somewhat.
Let's consider bis more rational state
ments first First of all, how about his re
mark that many of the administrators
used their time in Lincoln to contact the
teacher placement bureau: Mr. Scott here
asks us to assume that this whole business
could not have been conducted by letter
(which, I understand, the bureau is glad to
answer. They even take it upon themselves
to recommend that new teachers wanting
jobs write too.)
Next, Mr. Scott questions whether to
day's callous high school graduate would
take the time to appear for an interview
while at home over the holidays. He ap
parently places very little faith in the
community responsibility of the young peo
ple graduating from high schools nowa
days. We might wonder that Mr. Scott
places so little confidence In his product
Then Mr. Scott suggests that high school
grads are inclined to be more candid while
on familiar University groundi'' thus im
plying that the average freshman doesn't
feel at home at home. Actually, a man to
man talk with an old friend (the high
school superintendent) in the familiar halls
of the old alma mater might be most pro
ductive (unless Mr. Scott fears gag rule
by parents over their Just returned young
adult)
Mr. Scott's next reference is to the
drinking habits of college freshmen. He
suggests that if they hadn't been meeting
with their high school administrator, these
freshmen would have been out guzzling
forbidden hops, once again displaying ad-
morable confidence in youth he has just
recently sought to mold. Our reply is
simply that the time is made available for
the frosh to study. There are even some
(surprise Mr. Scott) who use it for that.
Last, Mr. Scott says that if the school
men had really sought to do some feather
bedding they wouldn't have come to Lin
coln at all, but gone on up to "other pas
tures northeast of here." Of course there
was no state university to use as an ex
cuse for going northeast of here.
The rest of Mr. Scott's letter rambles
from one obviously ridiculous statement to
another so fast that I do not feel con
strained to answer them in this space. I
might note in passing that I have never
seen the superintendent at my high school
drive the school bus, teach a class (except
as a substitute) or coach any sports. Since
this is a class C high school. I must as
sume that the work load on the vast ma
jority of administrators is not nearly as
heavy as Mr. Scott's.
Seriously, friends. We realize that the
average Nebraska high school administra
tor is a hardworking conscientious citizen
of his community. I, myself, have a per
sonal relationship with my former high
school superintendent that I value highly.
I think my former high school superin
tendent is one of the finest teachers I have
ever had. My editorial was not intended
to sully either his honor or the honor of
his colleagues.
It was merely at attempt to point out
that mistakes are made and ought to be
corrected. When the day comes that news
paper men can no longer criticize govern
ment officials, be they schoolmen or con
gressmen, without earning their undying
hatred, the state of human understanding
in this country will have come to a pretty
pass.
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The Briar Patch
By R, M. Ireland
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Perhaps this is a good
time to announce my can
didacy for the Board of Rs
gents. Why not throw one's
battered hct into the ring
times are
ripe, 1 al
ways say.
But then
I can't find
my hat and
besides my
soap box
still re
mains firm
ly in the
clammy
clutches of Ireland
obviously corrupt tfnd sub
rosa elements which lurk
on campus.
Of course if t".iere are any
left who wish to promote
a write-in movement of
some sort of spontaneous
action towards my regency,
I won't object.
Although I do have a col
lege education, the rest of
my qualifications seem
worthy. However, consult
with the Gestapo over at
the Factory for detailed credentials.
It
liquid mixture, however
keeps fermenting.
Honor
I was told not 'to repeat
this, but I understand that
the Innocents are revising
their qualuications this year
as they commence the long,
hot (but not smoke-filled
since the president won't
allow it) sessions to replace
themselves.
Reliable sources have in
formed me that activity
jocks will be dealt severe
blows and that most of the
1959-60 spooks will be total
strangers to most of the
Ivy Day onlookers.
It seems a shpnie to
abandon the traditional
April politicking t.id under-the-table
dealings for tie
sake of honor, justice, and
progress.
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To the Editor:
When I picked up Mon-
dy's Rag, this pit of pro
found thought stared me in
the face: "Until now, I
thought there was no lim
its to the stupidity of the
United States Senate. Not
only are there limits to the
stupidity of the United
States Senate, but those lim
its were "reached recently
with the passage of the ex
tension of ths peacetime
draft." This is from Mr.
Eiklebwry's article,.
"Buckshot". At first, I
thought it must be some
sort of humorous article,
as such rash statements
are seldom made in a ser
ious article of any note.
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Enough
Enough is enough. And
besides, my A.T.&T. stock
is plummeting what with
this jamming-your-students-into-telephone
booths cru
sade which is sweeping the
area.
Why not be practical and
at the same time socialistic
about your student-stuffing-into-close-quarters
parties?
Pick out a room instead of
a booth (say on the south
side of the 14th Street Fac
tory), which would allow
for more contestants, and
then work from there.
And to make the game
more interesting you might
include in your sporting
paraphernalia some of
Uncle Bob's anti-claustrophobia
tonic which I am
currently brewing in my
hide-away under Mueller
Tower. There's only one
drawback to my delicious
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Barbara
Outside My Skin
Well, what will happen next? Will the administration
carry through its crackdown threats? Will there be a panty
raid this spring? Will the police force continue to let Uni
versity Big Men break into people's apartments and get
away with it? Will Theodore, Simon and Alvin's new al
bum, "Music for People Who Hate Chip
munks," be a success. Will Henrietta mar
ry Melvin and go back with him to Lower
Slobbovia? Will some of our fun-loving
college pranksters blow up the new union
addition Listen again next week, same
time ... s
Oh well, anyway, it is interesting to
think and speculate about what kind of
issue will rear its ugly little head on cam
pus next. The apathy bit has faded away,
the crusaders for foreign students' rights
... or do I mean privileges? . . . have
folded . their tents for the time being and driven their
camels away to greener pastures, and not much more
can be said about registering functions. Where do we go
from here? We need a new issue, and when a need like
that arises, there is nothing much to do but create one.
Ideas, anyone?
Of course, everyone knows that nobody really cares
enough about religion on campus to make an issue of that.
I would like to acknowledge the scattered reaction to my
last column, in which I poked fun at the Wesley House
newspaper. It was all in fun, of course, even if it did hap
pen to be true. Some of the other student houses sent over
copies of their newspapers, with terse little comments
such as "We hope you enjoy this one better" or "Church
papers don't have to be nauseating." If anyone were in
terested I think I could dissect some of these papers,
which I did not "enjoy better." They may have been on a
more adult, serious level, but they weren't nearly as funny
as my original object of scorn. They did illustrate some
thing, though. The fact that some of the other student
houses jumped right up to send me their papers made it
appear as if they were gloating a little about a slam given
to another house. I'm beginning to think that our student
houses are more like political groups than Christian or
ganizations. But then, let's face it: who cares?
However, on reading fur
ther, it appeared that the
article was written in a
serious mode. Astounding!
He goes on to say that
Congress could solve aL'
our problems of defense bj'
reducing the size of the
army and providing it with
modern weapons. This is
really a priceless example
of an unfounded emotional
statement followed by an
equally priceless example
of a gross over-simplification.
However, the point of the
article seems io be that the
draft should be abolished be
cause "This peacetime
draft disrupts the produc
tive careers of many
young men." This same at
titude has prevailed after
every war and until now
we have abolished the
draft and disarmed. When
the next war came along
and the enemy struck a
completely unprepared
America, our first reac
tion was shock and disbe
lief, because after the last
war was over, we hastily
disarmed on the complete
ly naive and unfounded be
lief that we had alreadv
fought the war to end all
WP'S.
Must we never learn!
One cannot avoid war sim
ply by wishful thinking or
bv turning one's back on
the ever pressnt possibil
ity. To ma';e this mistake
again would be suicids. Is
that what Mr. Eicklsberry
wants? Obviously not! He
appears to want - peace.
However, his means of ob
taining peace by throwing
down one's weapons and
turning one's back on th3
enemy's guns is a rather
dubious method. Particu
larly since this method has
been trifd before and each
time we have been shot in
the back. Does Mr. FMe
berry want to discard the
draft and risk an almost
certain atomic holocaust?
. I suggest Mr. Eikleberry
examine the history of this
country before and after
each major conflict we
have had to engage in, be
fore he too strongly advo
cates the abolition of the
draft,
Charles Spooner
'The Cattlemen9:
Sandoz Book Strong on Heritage
By George Moyer
The Daily Nebraskan is
proud to present as its first
book review of the year a
story t; a native Nebras
kan. Marl Sandoz has recently
returned to the University
for a series of special lec
tures on KUON-TV. Satur
day, she was guest speak
er at the Nebraska Coun
cil of Teachers of English
where she spoke on "The
Craft of Writing."
Among her many works,
she is most famed for "Old
Jules", a portrait of an
early Nebraska settler, her
father. This review will
consider her latest work,
"The Cattlemen."
the facts, about the great
cattle drives, the cow
towns and the cattle trails.
And woven into this is a
great deal about Nebraska.
Because Nebraska is such
an integral part of the
story, the book is well
worth the time any native
of this state wants to spend
on it.
Americans at this mo
ment, are very interested
in the history and heritage
of their nation. "The Cat
tlemen" is a valuable con
tribution to that heritage.
More than anything I have
ever read, it emphasizes
the sweep and violence of
our history. It is a revela
tion to anyone who thinks
that Nebraska grew to
statehood in a backwash of
the events in Kansas and
Texas. v
There are weaknesses in
the story, however. Miss
Sandoz is a writer who
likes to have two or three
books in the works all the
time so that she can avoid
boredom. This means that
she has to get her thoughts
back on their original train
every time she returns to
one of her projects. In the
"The Cattlemen" she ap
parently did not quite suc
ceed all the time.
This trick of jumping
around sometimes leaves
To tell a good story, you
must first of all have some
thing good to tell.
And in "The Cattlemen"
Man Sandoz has something
really good to tell.
It is good because It Is
largely true and in this
case, the truth is much
better than all the fiction
Hollywood ever dreamed
up about the west.
"The Cattlemen" is the
chronicle of that strange
and wild bread of men who
buUt the west It is also
the story of the animal
the cow that provided the
Impetus for the building.
Miss Sandoz starts her
story with the first cow
strayed from a herd driven
by the Spanish conquista
dors onto the Texas- plains
From there she has 'a
jumping off place to de
scribe the men who fol
lowed the Spaniards the
Kings, Chishoms, and 01- '
ives that capitalized on the
hardy creatures that the
Spanish left behind them.
Woven in the description
are the legends, placed
properly in perspective by j
the reader a little at a loss
groping to fit the pieces
together.
Moreover, Miss Sandoz
was not as careful with the
construction as usual
There are individual sen
tences that puzzle the
reader makehim wonder
whether the author was
aware of some of the basic
rules of the English langu
age. These two difficulties
necessarily detract from
the story. However, the
distraction is not enough
to destroy the books as a
valuable and extremely in
teresting contribution to th
chronicle of the plains.
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