lITESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1952
Interpreting the News
New Trade Concepts
Needed in Cold War
By J.. M. ROBERTS JR.
Associated Press •News Analyst
.Th 6 British .Commonwealth Conference just ended in London
arid the NATO and European Economic Co-operation meetings now
under - way in Paris are all tied together in a search which, funda
mentally, is just for one thing—a balanced economic base from which
to conduct the cold war.
Canadian and Ainerican representatives are there too—consulta
tively in the council of the OEEC and actively in NATO.
In the economic conferences Europe is pointing out that changed
conceptS.are needed in the - field of trade if they are to be able to do
what they need to do—and what America so strongly urges them
to do—in the military field.
•
As "a consequence, the NATO meeting is largely exploratory,
although it may work out some organization problems, such as a
Mediterranean command. Major programming, such as the amount
and nature of 'increased armed forces, for 1953, must await the eco
nomic balance sheet and the inauguration of a new administration in
the United States.
Europe is talking about a NATO program for the year which
would back 'still further away from the manpower goals originally
set and Concentrate on quality. This is another way of relying pri
marily on the help of the United States, which has just announced
plang for placing a billion dollars worth of defense contracts abroad.
And U. S. arms shipments are already running double what they
were a few months ago.
On the other hand, European economists are now arguing more
pointedly than ever that real European stability depends on cutting
out U. S. economic aid and building up industries which can come
nearer supplying their own needs. The prime purpose of the off
shore purchase program, as the foreign defense contract system is
known, is •to do this in the military field. But it will be a one legged
sYstem unless balanced with consumer production and monetary
stabilization.
A large part of the European economic studies now• under way
is devoted to this monetary problem, -usually working around to
demands for lowered American tariffs to promote the dollar earn
ings of Europe.
They argue that the• United States, as the world's greatest credi
tor,..is in an entirely different position from the United States which,
a relatively few years ago, needed protective tariffs for young in
dustries.
Where 'Congress 'has shown a • tendency to sit tight - and even
extend protection, a surprising amount of business sentiment in the
United States has been registered •in favor of ,the European view
through recent statements of industrialists. It was widely accepted at
a recent forum held by the United States council of the International
Chamber of Commerce. -
One of the business leaders, John S. Coleman, president of Bur
roughs Adding Machine Company said America must now go beyond
the reciprocal trade treaties, and that protection could now be justi
fied only where an industry is essential to national defense.
Prot Aids Escape
German Youths
Ag
Of
By BILL SNYDER,
After a four-year stay in Germany during Which he helped
thousands of East' German youths escape from behind the Iron Cur
tain, James - F. Keim is back at the College again as assistant pro-,
fessor of agriculture extension.
The alert, white-haired professor originally went to the Wurtten
berg-Baden section of Germany to set up an agricultural . extension
program.
But in the . spring of 1049,
shortly atter Keim's arrival, West
Germany was already full of East
German youth s, Wandering the
streets. Keim was assigned the
task of directing efforts to feed,
house and educate the young
Reds.
Cross . at Night
"Making'• potential Communists
into lovers. of democracy through
kindness and education" is how
Keim deScribed the ,program he
directed. He says it was "like
punching Uncle Joe Stalin in the
jaw.
The youthS, mostly boys aged
14 to 18, come over to West Ger
many by •crossing the boundary
line usually at night. They come
for many reasons, . according to
Kelm. Some are cold and hungry
from sleeping in alleys and eating
out of garbage cans and hope to
find work in West Germany. Oth
ers are curious to see if democracy
is •as terrible as they are told.
Still others come to see adven
ture. ' • •
Practically all are alone in the
world, with neither home nor rel
atives.
Live in Dorms
-"Each youth realized the chan
ces he takes by crossing to the
forbidden zone of West Germany,"
says Keim. "The Reds patrol the
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line with trucks and if the youths
are caught they are severly beat
en."
Once in West Germany the
youths are taken to large dormi
tories which - serve as homes for
them while they are being taught
democracy, Keim said. Ordinary
citizens of West Germany serve
as leaders and offer sympathetic
advice and counsel.
This leadership and counsel is
important to the whole program.
says Keim. Without it many other
youths would become discouraged
and fall back on their old ways—
maybe even go back to East Ger
many.
Over 200 Go to U.S.A.
"It is. one of the • sad things
about these unfortunates," says
Keim, "that never in their lives
have they had anyone to talk
things over with."
Keim has sent over 200 of the
youths to America to live for a
year on farms, and several to
Penn State. 'Thus the youths get
a chance to see a great democracy
and compare it with Communism.
At present Keim is busy with
his agricultural extension work at
the College. But he admits" - that
he'd like to return to Germany
to help more young Communists
accept democracy, and .thereby
deal Uncle Joe Stalin another
punch in the jaw.
Talent Show
To Be Given
At 8 Tonight
The "Splinterville Review," tal
ent show produced each year by
residents of the Nittany-Pollock
dorms, will be staged at tonight
;n the TUB.
The third annual review will be
oven to the public, and no admis
sion will be charged. It is spon
sored by Barons. social organiza
tion of the Nittany-Pollock area.
Highlight of the program as an
nounced by Henry Pitt, chairman
of the event and temporary presi
dent of Barons, will be a Schuh
plattler .or , Bavarian , folk dance
performed by members of Circle
and Square Dance Club. The rou
tine is the humorous portrayal of
the attempts of the men, to steal
kisses from,their partners and
their ultimae success.
Other acts include Reynold
Grieco. a magician; Donald Haas,
clarinet soloist; Anthony Marco
and his combo, featuring Marco
on the trumpet: and Philip Lang
and Thomas Dennis, Thespian
performers, in a tap-dance routine.
Pitt said he is trying to contact
an impersonation act to round out
the evening.
An added' attraction will be a
display of fluorescent material by
Alan Reeve in the lobby of the
TUB. Randolph Wertz, third sem
ester bacteriology major and for
mer announcer at radio station
WISR' in Butler, will act as mas
ter of ceremonies.
College Band
Contest Offers
Disc Contract
An opportunity to record for a
nationally-known record company
is being offered to the winner Of
the first nation-wide College
Dance Band Contest: The contest
is being staged by a music trade
magazine.
Dance bands with not more
than 20 or less than seven musi
cians are eligible to complete.
Bands must be from colleges with
in the continental United States,
and all musicians must be regis
tered -at a college or university
in some graduate or undergrad
uate curriculum.
Entrants must submit '7B rpm
recordings of at least two but
not' more than four different 'se
lections.- The contest closes March
15, 1953.
Three nationally-known band
leaders- as well as representatives
from the sponsoring magazine and
recording company will judge. Ad
ditional information and applica
tion blanks may be obtained at
the Daily Collegian office" or by
writing Dance Band Editor, Met
ronome Magazine, 114 East 32d
street, New York 16, N.Y.
Murray Elected
To FMA Post '
Robert K. Murray, instructor of
history, was elected secretary of
the directors of the Fraternity
Marketing Association, Inc., Mon
day night.
The joint Association of Fra
ternity Counselors-Interfraternity
Council joint buying committee,
which has purchased food for
several fraternities this semester,
will continue to operate until
FMA is sufficiently well estab
lished to take over the joint buy
ing program.
The other two directors are Irv
ing C. Boerlin and Allen H. Bauer.
Ad Staff Promotes 3
Three Daily Collegian business
staff promotions have been an
nounced by Franklin Kelly, busi
ness manager.
Virginia Bowman has been
named local advertising manager;
Donald Stoll, co-promotion man-.
ager; and Martha Worthington;
classified manager. They will take
over the positions in February.
95 Get Doctorates
During the past year the Col
lege has awarded 95 doctor of
philosophy degrees-24 degrees in
chemistry, 14 in philosophy, and
11 in agronomy. The remaining
46 degrees were distributed among
19 different fields.
Little Man on Campus
MEEMr l NlT‘ilrßrrwr!Rm l JTtrTmr
Recently we got hold of a copy of a publication. called "The
American Student," the official publication of Students for Amer
ica. SFA, on the surface at least, appears to be a pretty worthwhile
organization. Gen. Douglas MacArthur is honorary president of
the group, one of whose chief aims, it appears, is to discredit the
National Student Association.
SFA is, above all, apparently
against Communism and delights
in Sen. McCarthy's methods of
dealing with the problem. After
Communism, NSA is the chief
target of the organization.
According to "The American
Student," NSA "is the most dan
gerous of all the many left wing
political pressure groups now
operating on American.campuses."
Following this statement are some
54 inches of printed matter which,
when condensed, boil down to
nine "important conclusions."
At a recent National Interfra
ternity Council conference, Bob
Munger, .National Director of
'SFA and editor of "The Ameri
can Student," appeared before
the fraternity presidents to talk
about his organization. Reports
'from the convention are that
neither Munger nor his organi
zation appealed much to the
fraternity men.
But let's take a look at some of
the nine conclusions reached by
"The American Student" in its
article called "'rational Student
Association—An Insidious Leftist
Pressure Group."
I. NSA is .milking thousands
of dollars every year out of
students who are ignorant of
the very existence of NSA and
Who get no benefits in return.
We doubt very much if there
are many students at Penn State
who aren't aware that the College
is a member of NSA. It is true,
however, that few students under
stand just what NSA is. Perhaps
also, the students don't benefit
directly from NSA, but they do
benefit • indirectly through the
organizations to which they be
long and through the All-College
officers.
On campus, NSA material is
used by the newly-formed Cabinet
Projects Council, which in itself
was formed by ideas presented at
the 1952 national NSA convention.
Among other things. CPC has pro
vided solicitors for Campus Chest
and has written to other schools
to obtain information on such
things as Spring Week, student
publications, and drinking prob
lems. In addition, anyone on cam
pus can write to the regional
headquarters for information on
how certain things are done at
other schools. All this indirectly
benefits the individual student.
2. NSA has appointed itself
as the sole representative of
American ' college stud.e n t s,
without their knowledge or con
sent
We are inclined to doubt this
statement. NSA represents some
300 colleges and universities
throughout- the United States. No
other such organization exists,
The Way
We See It
By DAVE PELLNITZ
though it is evident the SFA hopes
to someday equal this. SFA's very
stand on McCarthy and his tac
tics, however, is certainly not
representative of the majority Of
colleges and. universities in the
country today.
3. NS A advocates letting
Communists teach.
4. NSA condemns school
authorities who eliminate Com
munist sympathisers from po
sitions of trust
5. NSA wants to allow sub
versive groups to function on
campuses and use campus fa
cilities.
These three conclusions are all
part of the smear of "pinkism"
that has been leveled against NSA
for the past several years. Far
from advocating that CommuniSts
be allowed to teach, NSA does
condemn loyalty oaths and like
methods of determining loyalty
to the government. This, however,
does not make it "pink,"
The charges of being subverS
ive have troubled NSA as they
would trouble any such organiza
tion. Therefore, NSA has takei
pains to protect itself from theie
charges. Life magazine in report
ing the 1950 national convention
said no subversive evidences were
shown at the meeting. Our rep
resentatives to ,the 1952 conven
tion have stated their firm belief
that NSA is not communistic, and
further have said that they gained
a great deal of valuable informa
tion at the convention.
6. NSA wants to eliminate,
fraternities which do not con
form to its desire.
This charge stems from the NSA
recommendation that all student
governments "Set a maximum
time limit of five years for the
elimination o f discriminatory
clauses in charters of all officially
recognized campus organizations:'
The essence of the recommenda
tion has been' approved at Penn
State and we believe rightly so.
Racial and religious prejudice has
no place on a college campus, and
every effort should be made by
those people who have something
to say to get rid of, such discrimi
nation where it exists. This has
been done at Penn State to a great,
extent, and the action is certainly
not one that can be considered un-
American.
These six "conclusions" should
be sufficient to make the point
intended. How General Mac-
Arthur got involved with the
group is a mystery. While NSA
definitely has its bad points, it ap
pears that it is a much better or.
ganization than SFA. Such attacks
as those in "The American Stu
dent" must be taken with several
grains of salt.
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