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ROCKEFELLER AND:
The Lower Halt
Nelson A. Rockefeller's campaign organization must
be one of the most active. At least, the DAILY NE
BRASKAN has three well-done packets about the New
York Governor and we are still waiting to hear from the
other hopefuls.
The topic of the last Rockefeller mail was Latin
America. And the governor seems to have interesting
ideas concerning our southern neighbors.
Except for Rockefeller It is singular-neighbor. He
seems to consider Latin America as one, as our neighbor,
rather than, initially at least, considering those trouble
wrought nations individually.
He certainly has the experience to speak with au
thority about the southern half of the Western Hemis
phere. He was Coordinator of Inter-American affairs from
1940-1944 (whatever that was), and as Assistant Secretary
of State for American Republics Affairs in 1944 and 1945.
In private life he helped American International Associa
tion for Economic and Social Development, which began
its program in 1946 in Venezuela and Brazil. In 1947 he
helped form and served as president of the International
Basic Economy Corporation, which operates on a revolv
ing fund created to stimulate investment in new commer
cial projects . . . that promote higher living standards.
In 1950, President Truman named him chairman of the
International Development Advisory Board. That board
was to implement the success of the Point Four program.
At the 1945 organizing meeting of the United Nations
at San Francisco, Rockefeller, as a member of U.S. dele
gation, was instrumental in securing the acceptance of
the "collective self-defense" Article (Article 51), thus
permitting the creation of regional organizations such as
the Organization of American States (OAS).
The Governor is critical of the Alliance for Progress.
He says this:
The alliance has all the earmarks of just another
United States aid program . . . not . . . truly multilateral.
The Alliance for Progress represents neither an al
liance nor progress. It has not created the all-important
sense of unity and common effort among the people of the
Americas.
The present picture is one of both confusion and
diffusion of responsibility among a dozen or more federal
agencies . . . there is no clear cut authority for those
responsible.
Among Rockefeller's policy proposals for Latin
America are the following:
The post of Undersecretary of S for Inter-American
Affairs be created.
That an independent agency with direct responsibili
ty to the President be created to coordinate the several
U.S. agencies now dealing with Latin American affairs . . .
That the U.S. restore a multilateral approach with
Latin America through joint action and consultation . . .
That the OAS reactivate the Inter-American Devel
opment Commission as the prime instrument for multi
lateral economic planning and action throughout the Hem
isphere . . .
That we mobilize the forces of private enterprise
which have made this nation great, to play their rightful
role in spurring economic growth throughout the Western
Hemisphere ...
That the President of the United States himself give
top priority to Latin American concerns . . .
All that is fine and good. It is also generalized, simpli
fied and a lot can be read into it. But that's OK, it is
justifiable that one put out his campaign literature in such
a way.
And does he know what the real causes of the ap
parent failure of U.S.-Latin American programs are? Has
he asked himself if private enterprise and a 50-50 share
of the work load on development programs might be too
fast for some of the slower countries in Latin America?
Has he asked himself how you eliminate the social class
system that has been bred into the peoples of Latin Ameri
ca? And how about the contentment they seem to show
with their position, regardless of where it is? Has he
tried to understand the Latin American's society, religion,
his psychology, as a human being in the same Hemis
phere, but in a different world?
It is probably safe to assume that he has, and that
the other presidential candidates have. They all are wise
men and are usually made aware such phenomena.
The important thing is, does he and the other candi
dates mean what they say and will they do what they
say they will, if elected? Latin America, simply because
of its proximity is the most important object of foreign
policy. Next, of course, it is part of America. Probably,
it is the most important part. And, as the last step in
the communist plot to overtake the Western Hemisphere,
it is vital. Southeast Asia is close enough.
This thing is sure: the next president must be vitally
and sincerely concerned with Latin America. If he isn't
the focal point of world tension could shift to and be
lost there.
Assassination Cartoon Earns
Mauldin 1953 SDX Award
Bill Mauldin, whose -cartoons
appear daily In the
Daily Nebraskan, has been
awarded the 1963 Sigma Del
ta Chi distinguished service
in journalism award in the
field of editorial cartoons.
Sigma Delta Chi, a pro
fessional journalism frater
nity, wrote this about Maul
din, "William H. "Bill"
Mauldin of the Chicago Sun
Times was cited in the field
of editorial cartooning for
his widely reprinted portray
al of a sorrowing Abraham
Lincoln. This drawing, said
the judges, "expressed com
pletely the nation's grief
and shock at the assassina
tion." The Lincoln cartoon
. . . was outstanding in its
presentation, timeliness and
execution.
Mauldin sketched his way
to fame during WWII. His
Infantry cartoon characters,
"Willie and Joe," shuffled
through the war tired, un
shaven and muddy. They
characterized the philos
ophy of the man who cre
ated them that war was
Thursday, April 9, 1964
"moving a little finger just
to see It move and know
you were still alive," or
"reading with dull eyes the
labels on K-ration tins, just
to be reading."
Twice winner of Pulitzer
prizes (1945 and 1959), Maul
din joined the Chicago Sun
times in 1962 after four
years with the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch. A native of
Mountain Park, N.M., where
he was born in 1921, he be
gan his study of art through
a correspondence course.
After study at the Chicago
Academy of Fine Arts, he
joined the Arizona National
Guard in 1940 and served
during some of the bitterest
engagements of WWII in
Europe. He returned to the
battle front during the Ko
rean conflict and wrote
about his experiences in
"Bill Mauldin in Korea"
(1952). Best known of his
several books is "Up Front"
(1945), a collection of war
cartoons with the stories
behind them.
Firetrud:
Apathy In Teachers Interviews
May Hurt Council, Student Body
By Arnie Garson
A few weeks ago the In
terfraternity Council (IFC)
took one of the boldest and
most progressive steps any
organization on campus has
taken in years by opening
its Student Council slate to
all University men inde
pendents included.
The IFC slate has been
almost invincible in the last
several years. Only .a very
"few men have been slated
by IFC and then defeated in
the general election. This is
not only to the credit of
IFC for slating the best
qualifed men, but to the
benefit of the entire student
body in that the best pos
sible Council has resulted.
But all this is not to say
that criticism of the system
of slating has not occurred.
In the last few years op
posing groups of indepen
dents and Greek-independent
men have sought to
slate candidates for Coun
cil. The feeling was that
there were well qualified
students who were capable
and deserving of Council
membership, but didn't
stand a chance against the
Slate.
Some of this criticism
was justified, and in the in
terest of the entire student
body and the Greek system
as well, IFC opened i t s
slate sky wide. This with
the endorsement of RAM
President Gary Pokorny
who hailed the move as,
"representing a major vic
tory for the entire Univer
sity because of the improve
ments that will result in the
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KAN. As a matter of fact, Pdk
orny himself sat in on the
slate interviews. The board
was composed of Pete Som
merhauser, Tom Brewster,
Bill Buckley, John Lon
quist and Tom Kort. This
group spent several hours
interviewing more than 80
applicants for some 15 posi
tions. Only six independents
were among the 80 accord
ing to Lonnquist. The board
chose an impressive list of
freshmen and sophomore
men all Greek to fill all
vacancies with the excep
tion of Agriculture, Pharm
acy and Teachers.
In an earnest and impres
sive effort to nominate the
best possible slate and with
. the prestige and power of
the Slate and their obliga
tion to the student body
well in mind, the board de
cided tto re-open interviews
for the five positions which
could not conscienciously
be filled to their satisfac
tion from the original 80
applicants.
And for five vacancies,
only i'vo more men ap
plied. As a matter of
fact, only two men altogeth
er applied for the three
Teachers College positions.
The fault is not with IFC.
Rather it is to their credit
that they kept their respon
sibility to the students fore
most in their minds. Per
haps the fault is with Stu
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dent Council itself. Perhaps
the fault is with Teachers
College or even with the
student body. Perhaps cur
rent male Teachers College
representatives are partial
ly to blame.
Doug Thorn, Mike Barton
and Denney Bargen certain
ly should have taken some
initiative to stir up interest
among their fellow students.
But that is still not the
entire answer and for all I
know, they might have
tried.
Any freshman or sopho
more man with a 5.5 over
all was eligible for the
slate. I will never believe
that there were not enough
students in this category to
have filled the slate. Apathy
or fear may have been the
villian. Lonnquist's only
answer as to why more
students didn't express an
interest in the positions
was, "I don't know."
I don't know either. But
certainly I would think
twice before I would vote
for any man for Teachers
College representative. And
because of the lack of inter
est, displayed by the inde
pendents and the proven
competency of the IFC
slate, I could not take any
opposing slate maneuver
very seriously. Rather, it
would be somewhat of an
admission of error certain
ly it would be a joke.
The answer, unfortunate
ly, cannot be in terms of a
perfect solution of next
year. And because at least
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View From
By Dick Reckcr
Not too long ago Sena
tor Fulbright aired a speech
that is still buzzing around
Washington. Mr. Fulbright
set out to destroy some so
called myths.
The purpose of this col
umn is not to refute Sen
Fulbright's speech. This is
being done by men far abler
than this writer.
My aim is to discuss his
remarks with respect to
Cuba. Now Sen. Fulbright
seems to regard Castro as
a mere nuisance and no
great menace. Mr. Ful
bright seems to favor living
with Castro. This wouldn t
seem too hard for Sen. Ful
bright. After all if he can
coexist so cosily with Gov.
Faubus why can't America
learn coexistance? Now far
be it for me to criticize the
Senator from Arkansas. Of
course we know that only a
Conservative could be a ra
cist. During Sen. Fulbright s
speech he made the remark
that our embargo policy
was a failure and he was
right. Our policy has had
all the toughness of a
toasted marshmallow. The
embargo was weakened in
it's inception and only half
heartedly carried out.
The present policy merely
provides that a ship cannot
transport goods to and
from Cuba and trade in
U.S. ports. Countries whose
ships trade with Cuba can
lose non-military aid. In a
few token instances this
. rule has been enforced-
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LP WANT
SPRING DAY WORKERS
INTERVIEWS APRIL 18
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1. I've decided on the kind of job
I want when I graduate.
Knowing you, I'd guess
it to be something modeit
like Secretary of State
or President of CE.
8. Well, I did run an extremely
fuccessfui Nlckel-a-Pickle sale.
Don't forget to demand
plenty of stock options.'
5. I'd be willing to settle for
a vice-presidency.
Look-why don't you see
If vaii m. 1 . r .
Of Eouitahb
Tiy tor one
'ble i executive
J - va;
trainin? nmovam.
fj r-fjtwiit,
The work is interesting.
Py i good. And
it you prove you have the
touty, you may very
weD end on with a title
,nd couple of assistant!.
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o William E. BI evfn.X,2 I?' " (M'h "rite
employment Manager fnr f,.,u- t..t
The Equitable Life Assure.
The Right
if .i t rpnllv wanted tn cot
serious with Castro we could
take these steps.
(1.) Make a new policy
stating that if a country
trades we will give them no
aid of any form. This policy
would affect the half of
Cuban shipping carried by
the free world. Even more
important it could cause a
serious rift in the Red
world. At present we have
aided Poland and Yugosla
via to the tune of billions of
dollars and seen no results.
Now is the time to ask for
some favors in return. Po
land has a fleet of 840 ships
this is second only to Rus
sia's 1,100 vessels in the
Red world. We should ask
them to choose between Cu
ban trade and American
aid. It's time for something
Reds like Tito for something
more than remembering us
in their prayers. Lest one
think that the Reds could
dismiss this demand, re
member that Gromeyko has
said one out of four loafs of
Polish bread Is made from
American wheat.
(2.) Second make it a pol-.
icy to boycott any nation
that continues to trade with
Cuba. No nation could gain
more from Cuban trade
than it would lose here.
This writer is the first to
admit this will not topple
Castro. Economic barriers
alone will not defeat a mod
ern totalitarian regime. Cu
ba can be freed only by mil
itary means. Castro is en
trenched but he can be
crippled and overthrown.
2. 1 hadn't thought of thou
specifically. What I had in
mind was a Job where they givt
you a lot of assistants. I think
that would be nice.
Very nice. Maybe they
could start you off at
hundred grand a y--
4. You think maybe I should lower
my sights little.
I'm afraid to tell yoa
what I think.
fl.Tfou really have away of
eeing through a problem.
Rooming with you haf
taught met lot,"
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