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Red China Today ...
Aging Mao Preparing For Successor
Friday, October 7, 1966
Mao Tse-tung has led the
People's Republic of Red
China in its struggle for
world domination for 17
years and the aging chair
man is now preparing the
way for his successor, ac
cording to Dr. Peter Cheng,
University visiting profess
or of political science .
The top candidate for
Mao's job Is Lin Piao,
China's Minister of Defense
and one of Mao's favorite
generals, Dr. Cheng said.
Cheng believes Mao's suc
cessor must be totally com
mitted to the present doc
trines and long range goals
of the People's Republic.
Repressing Forces
The chairman is now re
pressing all forces which
could overthrow his estab
lished doctrines and sys
tem of government after
his death. Cheng sited the
Red Guard as an example
of the chairman's strategy.
Lin has publicly asserted
the supremacy of politics
and vigorously followed
Mao's principle that the
bourgeois must be stripped
of class superiority, accord
ing to newsweek reports.
The Minister of Defense
has ordered the abolition
of title of rank in the Chi
nese army; therefore reas-
Cheng added that he
doubted Red China would
be admitted this year be
cause they have given no
indications they will com
ply with any conditions the
UN demands.
Another outside issue in
which Red China is in
volved is the Viet Nam con
flict. Cheng noted that Red Chi
na is not likely to become
more actively involved in
Viet Nam because the coun
try is contented to partici
pate by proxy.
This means that Red Chi-
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jWeek In Review I
1 ... City, State, National World
Attorney: City Housing Code Is Valid
NEWS
Lincoln is authorized to enact a hous
ing code under its police powers, and the
proposed city housing code is not an ex
post facto law, according to City Atty.
Ralph Nelson.
"There is nothing in the proposed city
housing code that is in violation of the
state or federal constructions," said Nel
son. "The city is authorized under its po
lice powers to enact laws for the pro
tection of persons and property."
Earl E. Pinckney, president of Ne
braska Association for Christian Action,
has said the proposed housing code "is
certainly an ex post facto law and im
pairing of the obligations of previous con
tracts between the city and its citizens."
(An ex post facto law is one which
makes criminal and punishes an act
which was done before the passage of the
law.)
Nelson also said buildings constructed
according to past building codes and ordi
nances are no contract between the city
and its citizens.
"The city can't contract or sell police
powers," said Nelson.
A University of Nebraska law profess
or agreed with Nelson and said that un
der its granted police powers the city
could make laws regarding housing.
The professor said the exercise of po
lice powers for the health, welfare, safety
and morals of communitites has repeated
ly been upheld by courts when such laws
were reasonable and not arbitrary.
The professor said he didn't feel any
city housing code would be an ex post
facto law and added there were Nebraska
cases allowing the city the right to place
restrictions upon property and uses under
certain conditions.
The Lincoln Journal
OUTLOOK exas Curt Reverses Ruby Decision
serting to Mao he would re
tain the austere Chinese
Communism Mao demands,
the reports continued.
International Issues
Although Mao is en
tangled with internal politi
cal strategy, he is also
faced with issues on an in
ternational level.
The annual debate for
Red China's admittance to
the United Nations is as
sured with the convening of
UN sessions this fall, Cheng
declared.
Cheng said he is in favor
of the seating of Red Chi
na in the UN providing four
conditions are met by the
Chinese Communists.
"First independent For
mosa must regain its seat
in the UN. Second, Red
China must comply with the
UN charter allowing for no
modifications. Third, Red
China must promise to help
ease the tension in Viet
Nam and fourth, the Chi
nese must follow the UN's
code of peaceful co-existence,"
Cheng enumerated.
'Dead Birds' Set
For Oct. 9 Show
A film entitled "Dead
Birds" will be presented at
3 p.m. Sunday at Sheldon
Memorial Art Gallery.
The movie, according to
producer Robert Gardner,
tells of the Dani, a people
dwelling in the Grand Valley
of the Baliem high in the
mountains of Western New
Guinea.
Besides the immediate
meaning of fighters fallen in
battle, "Dead Birds" has a
more poetic meaning in that
the Dani believe that people,
because they are like birds,
must die, explained Gard
Ber. Admission is 50 cents for
adults and 25 cents for children.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
this week reversed the conviction and
death sentences of Jack Ruby on charges
OF MURDERING Presidential assassin Lee
Harvey Oswald, and oerdered a new trial
somewhere "other than Dallas."
According to Joe Tonahill, one of Ruby's
original attorneys, Ruby can "walk free
on a plea of guilty of murder without
malice."
Conviction carries an imprisionment
term of two to five ears and Ruby has
spent almost three years in jail.
The Court said Ruby's statements to
police soon after the shooting were not
spontaneous and, therefore, not legally
admissable as evidence.
Ruby's attorneys said the Court opin
ion also means that the state cannot
prove malice and premeditation8neces
sary for the death sentence without testi
mony about Ruby's statements after the
killing.
Texas State attorneys said, however,
that they will ask the Court to reconsider
the opinion and approve the original ver
dict.
The Court said admission of the offi-. .
cer's testimony was sufficient to reverse
the case and therefore it was unneces
sary to go into detail as to its second
reason for reversal the refusal of t h e
trial court to transfer the case to another
county.
The Texas Appellate Court sent the
case back to Dallas with instructions to
transfer the case to another county.
A concurring opinion by Justice W.T.
McDonald criticized the issue of the trial
site.
"Dallas was being blamed directly
and indirectly for President Kennedy's as
sassination and for allowing the shooting
of Oswald by Ruby," McDonald said.
'The feeling and the thought had been
generated that Dallas County's depriva
tion of prosecuting Oswald could find
atonement in the prosecution of Ruby."
The Omaha World-Herald
Erhard Likely To Hold Job Until '68
"Open discussion in Bonn over a new
federal chancellor" read the headline in
Die Welt, one of West Germany's most
respected newspapers.
Since Chancellor Ludwig Erhard has
returned from Washington, political talk
in Germany has turned from a Cabinet
re-shuffle to a possible change at the top.
But many analysts believe Dr. Erhard
is likely to hold his job at least until early
1968, for the ouster of a West German
Chancellor between elections is not easy.
Such a vote of no confidence would be
likely only if basic policy were to come
under dispute, and this is not the case at
present.
The talk of Dr. Erhard's ouster cen
ters in the Chancellor's own party, the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since
the Federal Republic was founded in 1949,
the CDU has governed West Germany
first under Konrad Adenauer, then under
Dr. Erhard.
But the CDU by itself lacks a ma
jority in Parliament. Therefore, the party
could not dismiss Dr. Erhard unless it
found support for some new leader with
in the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
One potential candidate is E u g e n
Gerstenmaier, president of the Bundestag.
Last week, in an interview, he offered his
loyalty "to exhaustion" to Dr. Erhard
unless the time came when loyalty to the
"nation" should supersede personal loyal
ty. Dr. Gerstenmaier's careful words
were interpreted to mean that his hat is
in the ring.
In early 1968, however, the CDU will
elect a new party chairman. At that time
Dr. Erhard could more or less gracefully
be eased out of office. If this happened,
the CDU would gain a fresh face for na
tional elections in 1969 and it could pro
pose a new chancellor to the Bundestag.
The Christian Science Monitor
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na is sponsoring the North
Viet Nam army in the con
flict in place of its own
troops.
Red China would be sat
isfied to carry on the Viet
Nam conflict indefinitely,
Cheng included, in order to
force the distribution of
American military strength
over the entire globe.
Continue Pressure
"The Chinese will prob
ably retain pressure on oth
er international hot spots
such as Berlin," Cheng
added.
Although Red China is
able to create friction and
even fear in international
relations, the Chinese are
not capable of starting an
atomic war ,Cheng stated.
He estimated it would
take the Communists at
least 15 years to develop
their economic system so
they would have surplus
funds for the construction
of missiles.
Another factor affecting
Red China's future is the
Sino-Soviet split, which
has reached almost irre
parable dimensions, accord
ing to Cheng.
Russian Walk-Out
The recent Russian walk
out on Red Chinese anni
versary celebrations Oct. 1
is another example of Rus
sia's refusal to concede the
Red China's doctrines,
Cheng said.
Sino-Soviet unpredictable
relations date back to the
first days of the People's
Republic in 1949, Cheng
explained.
As a young country Red
China established strong
ties with Russia with a 30
y e a r treaty which de
nounced the United States
and assured China of mili
tary aid should the country
be attacked by Japan.
This treaty was one ele
ment which forced the
United States to withhold
recognition of Red China
and to begin its policy con
tainment of Asian aggres
sion. Reversed Policy
Red China reversed its
policy with the United
States' approval for their
seating in the UN.
Following the launching
of Sputnik I in 1957, Red
China believed the balance
of power had shifted to the
Russians and again China
changed its foreign pdlicy,
this time favoring Russia.
The first sign of a split
in Sino-Soviet relations ap
peared in 1958 when Red
China assumed Russia
would aid their country in
attacking Quemoy and then
Russia did not come to Chi
na's aid as Khrushchev had
supposedly promised.
Mao Tse-tung made sev-;
eral speeches of an un
friendly attitude toward
Khrushchev. Defying Khru
shchev's warning, Mao-Tse-tung
continued his pro
paganda campaign against
Russia, and Khrushchev
withdrew Russian techni
cians from China.
This political move by
Khrushchev was a set back
for China in its bid to be
come an atomic nation and
marked the beginning of a
split in Sino-Soviet relations,
which was to widen in the
following years.
'1984' Seems Verified: Moo
Activates Teen Revolution
The prophesies of George
Orwell's science fiction nov
el, "1984" seemed verified
last August when Chairman
Mao Tse-tung activated an
other phase of the Proletar
iat Cultural Revolution, ac
cording to reports in Time
and Newsweek.
A "Teenage Revolution,"
dedicated to erase all oppo-.
plunged Red China into a
type of cultural purge.
The revolution is comprised
of university and high school
students, distinguished by red
arm bands, who are called
the Red Guard, a name at
tached to Mao's peasant
forces in China's 1930 Civil
War.
Led by Lin Piao, Mao's
probable successor, the stu
dents have been terrorizing
Peking, eliminating all for
eign influences and the old
Chinese traditional culture.
Churches have been
stormed and statues defaced
and then replaced by busts
of Mao Tse-tung. The "gate
of Heavenly Peace," a square
which is often the scene of
mass rallies, has bee n
renamed "The East Is Red,"
Mao's favorite slogan.
The bourgeoisie have also
been victims of the Red
Guard's terrorism. Many
have been driven from their
homes or paraded through the
streets as targets for ridi
cule. The Red Guard has de
manded the alteration of the
traffic signals in Peking so a
red light now signifies go.
Members stated the reason
behind this action was that
it is inconceivable that red
should signify stop in a pro
gressive country like Red
China.
Dr. Peter Cheng, Univer
sity associate professor of po
litical science, said Mao's
main purpose in the Red
Guard is to eradicate possible
"troublemakers when Mao
dies."
If China is isolated from
all Western influence now
and persons posing possible
threats to Mao's teachings
are erased, China will have
no opportunity to change the
doctrines established by Mao,
Cheng added.
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