!PA6E I './ii" j 1 Letters Anti Pink TO THE EDITOR: Th 0 recent letters pro and » on concerning Mr. Stone's account on the Russian activities in Europe are interesting to me. How ever. it seems to m c that, tihe center of the opinions 'revolve about the question, “Who is best qualified to speak? Those who were over there, or those who have stayed in this country and who have had 'the theory and information made possible by col lege courses and by reading?” I am prejudiced. because I was there and T saw hew the Russians operate. I did not like what I caw. I am definitely opposed to the Soviet policy n'f expansion, and particularly to the cruel, in human methods used by them to gain their own ends. In Austria, where the Russians failed to gain 'l lol'itioal control of tlhe nation, they used every means cl' Machiavellian economic persuasion in the hooks, with utter disregard of human life. Even today, they are taking advantage of a mor wlly, economically crushed people in order to drag Austria under the well-known “Iron Curtain.” And the Austrians are definitely anti-Soviet, a Enel which was proved by the fact that tire Com munists polled a mere live percent of the votes ini ■the Austrian elections in November, 1945.' While the Americans and the British try build up th e Austrian economy, the Russians are tearing down the very work which we have accomplished. They have stripped Austria of her power to pro duce; ‘they are still confiscating food and livestock which ar e desperately needed by the population l or survival. And they have done practically nothing themselves to r ebuild Austria. In fact, they are obviously trying t.o prevent that economic reconstruction which Austria must have to sur ■■•iv.g as a free nation. " IBu't to return to tihe question of who is best qualified to speak; I, along with many others who were there to get first-hand information, distrust Rq'ssia—opp'ose her views and methods. I doubt if there are very many men who saw these things who will disagree with .me. Of course, ther e were some who didn’t recognize wlh'at they saw because they were too busy elsewhere. Rut we aren’t all Mind. Tho-se who remained her e in' this country to study express opinions which are to be respected, but not necessarily agreed with. Fcr they know only whiat they read. And what d!id they read? Are the opinions which are expressed in the Hdarst new ! sp'apers to be accepted as fh e truth? Ecr that matter, can we accept the opinions ex pressed by any of our publications as being the true, unbiased facts, unailtered by editorial pol icy? Is Russia being cooperative in any of the issues at hand, unless they favor Russian imperialism? The progress of the UN answers that. 'For my ,p'art, you -may consider me as being defi nitely anti-Russian. So, Comimies, stick that in your pipes. —Robert W. Rabold ! lt's Easy to Criticize .. . TO THE EDITOR: D—- good editorial—“An Open setter.” It's e'asy to sit on the bench 'and criticize, but it s a different story when one participates. ToUp editorial makes good sense, because nothing ty any importance can be done here or anywhere without cooperation .from all concerned. —Ralph Peters Collegian Gazette All calendar items must be'in at the Daily Collegian office by 4:30 p.rn. on the d'ay preceding publication. Tuesday, Dec. 10 - CAMERA club meeting, 5 Forestry, 8 o’clock. 'SIGMA DELTA EPSILON business-dinner' meeting, State College Hotel, 5:30 o’clock. • ■ BLUE KEY meeting, 413 Old Main, 6:45 o'clock. • WR'A Badminton club, White Hall gymna sium', 6:45 o’clock. ROD and COCCUS club meeting, 206 Pat tei-son Hall, 7 o’clock. WRA Bridge club, White Hall playroom, 7 o’clock. • PI LAMBDA SIGMA, Southwest lounge, Atherton Hall, 7:30 o’cllock. SKULL 'and BONES meeting'. Main, 9:15 o'clock. At The Movies OATHAUM: “The Killers,” Burt Lancas ter. STATE: “Gallant Bess,” Marshall Thomp son. r NITTANY: “Anna and the King of Siam,” Iren e Dunne. . College Health Service ■Admitted to the infirmary Friday: Wil liam Bodulich, Richard Growers, Amy Ka liney. • Admitted Saturday: Marvin Dernp, Mari anne Rahn, Joyce Ripka. ■ Discharged Saturday: William Davis, Charles DiefendeiTer, Santo Rizzo. Admitted Sunday: Marion Jean Fister, Mary Madeira. Discharged Sunday: William Bodulich, Amy Kaliney, Marianne Rahn. Admitted yesterday: Eleanor Brumbaugh, Baitbarn Kriney. College Placement Service DEC. 11—New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad Co. will interview senior civil engineers and graduating- senior arch itectural and ‘E.'E. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA So Wyatt Wilson Wyatt handed in his resignation as Fed. era I Housing Expeditor last week and with it seems pi have gone the veterans’ chances at hav ing low-cosi housing. The main reason for Mr. Wyatt's resignation was that he was receiving little cooperation from the government. This is easily shown by the stone wall h e ran up against in attempting to make a loan from the White House “jester." George E. Allen, who heads lh e Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Wyatt asked for $60,000,000 in loans to facilitate the purchase ol prefabric'atecl houses for veterans. Allen allot ted exactly one-fifteenth of the amount requested, authorising only S 4,0 j (10,0 : 00 for the purpose. •"Compare this to the $7,000,00.0 that the RFC re cently granted in loans through indirect devices to ■ rebuild German business, and how true rings the headline of I. F. Stone's article in yesterday's P.M which stated, “Ex-Enemies Fare Better Than ■Ex-Gl’s.” ISince his return to civilian life the veteran has been ever-'hqpeful of finding a place to liv e at cheap cost, but he did not realize the forces that were opposing him in attaining this end. With a housing exjpedildr appointed', the vet saw a ray of Ihopg and Idlt that within a short while lie would ' be able to find a place to live that would permit him to remain within his budget. With Wy'att’s resignation this r-ay of hope has flickered and died, and unless something is don e soon so will die the Veterans’ Emergency Housing Program. ■Here are. som e of the .points recommended to th ( , 'President in a lettci- from Wyatt when he was asked by Mr. Truman to chart a future course for h.is agency in the absence of price controls on building materials: . . during the year 1947 we can place under construction a record number of moderate priced homes and apartments Ll—ihut only if: ‘Nonresidential construction, public and private, is held at approximately present levels until in cre'ased supplies of building materials lessen their impact on veterans’ hou'sing. ‘Rlaw materials and equipment are channeled to the producers of building materials through pri orities and allocation's. ‘Through priorities and set-asides, buildings are channeled into homes for veteran's. ‘Building output is increased further through premium payments and othe r financial aid. ‘Government agencies concerned with surplus building materials and war pl'anits suitable for manufacturing houses and materials channel these into the housing program .with, energy and .initiative. ‘Strict export controls are maintained. ‘The industrialized housing program is imple mented aggressively by the use of emergency war time governmental loans, guaranteed market's and material allegations. ‘Sale and rent ceilings o n new dwellings- are maintained. ‘The aids to rental and low-cost housing pro. vided in the Wagner-'EUender-Taft General Hous ing Bill are ptas’se'd e arly in 1947.’ ” Eiach of these points would with little doubt be instrumental in achieving housing for veterans, yet Wyatt received little, if any, support from the nation's executive and the government, itself. - Wyatt _ sums up the situation very neatly in closing his letter to Mr. Trum'an. He states, “Dur ing the war we did not hesitate to risk dollars to protect our fighting men from t'he enemy. We must not hesitate to risk dollars now to. protect these sam’e men from the bitter frustration of failulre to fin'd a home ...” v The veteran- wants to know why the housing program is in its final stages When it is most e s ~ senti'al and in attempting to fin'd,the answer,-may well ask the so-called “trite” question once aghin, “Jus't \v!hat did we fight for?” Repercussions TO THE EDITOR: It is very evident that al most anything you write will have repercussions. However, what you have saicl in your editorial of December 5 proves to me that you are out there fighting for what you' believe. Seldom do I agree with your policies, but it is every man to his own opinion. I think that what you are trying to say to the student body is to try and create a littio enthusiasm about the objec tives that are worthwhile. If this is so, then I am wholeheartedly behind you. Yes, it is true that many things must be revised on this campus, in the town, in the country, and in the world. It is a big job, so all we can do is to think and advise. Perhaps this endless fight to convince is of, no avail, but. again, credit is due to those who tVy no matter what the consequences may be. 419 Old Edit Shorts— • “I think it is un-American to strike against the ■government,” said coal -miner Tom of West land, Pa., who struck anyw’ay. • Evidently Henry Varnum Poor, who is being ■contacted to finish the Mural in Old Main, hasn’t 'been notified of these .inflationary times or else •piffn's to finislh t'he mural as a work of love rather than for cold 'hard cash. Figures s'how that Poor painted the present mural for $2O per square foot; 'the additional murals will ‘be done fo r less than $l6 per squlare foot. Editorials and features in The Collegian reflect the opinions of Hie .writer. They make , no claim to represent sfudent ;or , opinion All unsigned addoriais -by ibe —Seymouj. Rosenberg Letters Marvin Fisher Sheehan Releases— (Continued from nage one ) able to The Inter-Class Budget System. Committees The Senior Class Committees appointed by James Sheehan are: Cap and Gown—Charles Hurd, chairman: Julian Anderson. Karl Bergey, William Douglas. Philip Hampe, Margaret Keefe, and Bar bara Wilson. Invitations and Announcements —Arthur Miller, chairman; John Cameron, Lois Lyman, Dean i Moyer, Robert Mulligan. Louise! Umberger and Luke Watkins. Social Committee ’ — Lynette Lundquist, chairman; Murray. Friedman, Catherine Garrett, Marjorie Stout and John Walker. The members of the Cap and Gown and the Invitations and An nouncements Committees will meet on the second floor of Old Main at 6:45 tQnight. For any further information concerning graduation, contact James Shee han ct the Phi Psi House, 4908. FOLLOW PAUL BUNVAN To The FORESTRY BALL FoJlowng Basketball Game INFORMAL $1.50 PER COUPLE SATURDAY, DEC. 14 U. $. GOVERNMENT SURPLUS NEW NAVY FIGHT JACKETS SHEEPLINED, LEATHER \ ___ mmmm • Full length zipper $ Large sheepskin collar • Entire Jacket sheepliited • Two pockets with buttondown flaps o Ail sleeves reinforced 'LIMITED SUPPLY —SEE— ED LAVO3GE POLLOCK CIRCLE, DORM 1, RM. 23, PHONE 3993 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1946 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successor to the Free Lance, est. 1377. Published Tuesday through Friday mornings during the College year by the. stair of the Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvania State College. Entered as second class matter July 5. 1934, at the Stale College, Pa., Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879. $2.50 a semes ter $4.00 the school year. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Madi son Ave., New York, N.Y., Chicago. Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Michael A. Blatz . Rosemary Ghantous Mgr. Eil.. Lynette Lundnuist: News Bit., Lawrence Foster; Feature Kit.. Frank Davis: Women’s Ed., Katherine McCor mick: Asst. Women’s Ed., Su/.nnne Mc- Cauley. Co-Sport. Eds. Arthur Miller. . Ste phen Siniehnk: Thoto Ed, lAicy Soiling; Wire Ed.. Seymour Rosenberg ; Sr. Board, Marilyn Jacobson, Lewis Jnffe. ✓ Ad. Mgr., Phyllis Deni: Asst.' Bus. Mgr., Sally Holslrum; Asst. Ad. Mgr., Dorothy Leibovit?.; Clive. Mgr. Paul Bender. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor Assistant .... Nows Editor .. Assistant .. Editor Bus. Mgr. Ben I. French . _ J. .1. Trumpet* Barbara Hutchinson Ted Rubin
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