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UN's Orders Go Unheeded
We are viewing this continuing Hungarian
crisis with a definite air of puzzlement. Not
claiming to know a great deal of world affairs
and policies of national powers, the United Na
tions, nonetheless, puzzles us.
The United Nations in its 10 years of exist
ence has undergone some jittery periods when
it came under bristling attack from many quar
ters and these critics. remembering the ill-fated
League of Nations, called for the UN's abolition.
Despite the immensity of its job and the
tough times it has experienced, the United Na
tions has always managed to come out pretty
well unscathed. Probably people take a look at
the world situation today (just as they did at
the time of the Korean and Indonesian crises)
and come to the conclusion that there is no bet
ter time to keep world peace.
They remind their neighbors and themselves
that if the UN dies, all real hope for a perma
nent world peace dies with it.
So now in this extremely critical period of
world history we choose to pick out a problem
which is facing the UN and give our observa
tions about it.
The UN, &ways trying principally to main
tain world peace, wants to get its observers in
to Communist Hungary at present. However, it
Is having little luck so far. The Hungarians
won't let them come in.
This is the case, despite the fact that the UN
has voted overwhelmingly in favor of sending
the observers in to take a look around and re
port back.
Of course, this is an old problem with the
United Nations this matter of "getting tough."
The UN getting tough means member nations
have to contribute troops to an army which
would enforce the rules. In many instances the
members are quite hesitant about doing so.
This is quite understandable. No nation likes
to go to war.
However, this is what puzzles us. Here we
sit, college students getting only the scantest
fragments of information about what is really
going on in this troubled world and why these
Biting the Hand That Feeds
Foreign relations have been getting progres
sively more difficult for the United States. She
finds that there are many countries that she can
please some of the time..and several that she
can please all the time. But lately the U.S. has
found herself in the position of being unable to
please one of her closest allies any of the time.
When Egypt seized control of the Suez Canal.
England and France attacked Egypt. England
asked the U.S. to support her in the battle for
international control of the Suez. The U.S. re
fused.
The British took the attitude that the U.S.
should have joined them merely because the
British have consistently supported the U.S. in
past actions such as the Korean War. This rea
son coupled with Britain's feelings that the
U.S. should consider strongly past bonds friend
ship shaped Britain's attitude on the Mid-East
crisis. We feel, however, that the issue should
be judged on principle and without consider
ation of past performance or the friends in
volved.
By launching the attack on Egypt. England
incurred the wrath of several members of the
Arab block, namely Iran. Iraq. and Syria.' who
supply her with petroleum. In fact, the Syrians
proceeded to sabotage the pipe lines which
carried the supply of petroleum for almost en-
Generous Nittany Offer
TO THE EDITOR: I was deeply shocked when I
read Ronald Thomas' heart-rending account on
this page of how West Halts residents are un
mercifully famished because they do not have
access to the snack bar during late hours.
And then when he came to the part where
be describes how West Hall residents are forced
to telephone into town for food and then wait
a half hour for the delivery, why I tell you,
I was near hysterics. I employed three handker
chiefs in soaking up the tears. .
I'm sure that all the other residents of the
Nittany-Pollock dormitories are equally alarmed
by the situation. To our suffering brothers of
the West .Halls we issue from the cockles of our
hearts, our sincerest sympathy. Be courageous
in this hour of crisis, brothers. Although we do
not advocate open rebellion by an unarmed
populace we beseech you not to lose hope. The
tyrants who rule you may eventually become
more humane.
We who enjoy the unique comfort of the
Nittany-Pollock dormitories realize that we can
never fully understand the misery of your
plight. We, who for 24 hours a day have access
to the charniing confines of Nittany 20 which
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things are happening. Even if we don't have
the behind-the-scenes data it still seems awfully
funny, common sense-wise, when the_ UN tells
a nation Co do something only to have the na
tion blandly refuse in the face of an overwhelm
ing v4ite of other world powers.
We realize this is a somewhat naive view
point. But just scan the situation. The UN is
making news now by beginning plans for an
other resolution urging Hungary to allow ob
servers inside her borders. It's big news that
the UN is asking again for something to be done.
It reminds us of a mother reprimanding a pre
cocious child who refuses to obey. The mother
scolds and scolds again but the child goes right
on misbehaving.
The obvious follow-up to this tirade would be
to urge the UN troops to smash their way into
Hungary taking their observers with them.
This would certainly show the Communists
who's running this" world. We are not quite
advocating this. This would get action. How
ever. just what kind of action it would bring,
somehow manages to make us shudder.
So the UN goes on• telling Hungary what it
wants done. However, this task is an incon
venience to Hungary so the UN's request (if
that's the word) goes unheeded. Our purpose
isn't to denounce the Communists in Hungary
for not listening to orders. We wonder what
would happen if the United Nations told the
United States to let some foreigners take a tour
of our country in a time of world crisis. Per
haps we wouldn't permit it either.
But we hope that the UN doesn't go on plead
ing indefinitely. Soon their protests are going
to turn into harmless echoes not only in this
particular situation but in others like it.
The UN has always managed to go on plow
ing through all kinds of criticism. Its unique
structure keeps it from getting concrete results
in a great many instances: Somehow though it
always seems to make the best of difficult world
situations. However, this one in Hungary right
now keeps us wondering how the group does it.
—The Editor
tire eastern Europe.
Britain's original purpose for attacking Egypt
was to gain international control of the Suez so
as to insure her vital supply of oil. However,
she only succeeded in getting the canal blocked
by boats scuttled by the Egyptians. By this ac
tion, and getting her pipe lines cut off she only
managed to cut off the European supply leaving
most of eastern Europe high and dry without
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petroleum.
With this turn of events the British again
turned to the U.S., this time asking for oil.
The U.S. promised to supply oil to Europe if
the British and French would remove their
troops from Egypt. The two countries gave their
assurances and are now receiving oil. However,
the troops still remain in Egypt.
To add insult to injury, England has proceed
ed to bite the hand that feeds her as individual
service station owners are refusing gasoline
and oil to U.S. military personnel in England.
We think that England has not lived up to her
protestations of friendship to the U.S,. England
is no longer the world power that she used to
be. She has little in the way of natural resources
and is dependent upon other countries for her
supplies. We think, at the present rate, she may
find herself without her friends in the future.
—Sue Conklin
houses a soft-drink machine, a fresh fruit ma
chine, and a candy machine to nourish our
bodies; we who are so conveniently located to
reach the ice skating rink; we who have been
able to maintain a policy of splendid isolation
... we feel we are a trifle undeserving of our
good fortune.
You asked for some action. Here it is. In
token of our sincerity, at least 100 of us will
volunteer to move into your dorms so that an
equal number of you may be granted the asylum
and happiness of our location. Brothers, we urge
you to accept our offer.
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viewpoints of the writers,
not necessarily the Pone)
of the paper, the student
body, or the University.
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Fulbright Professor
Discusses Europe
(Reprinted from the University of South Carolina Gamecock
and the Auburn Plainsman.)
A University of South Carolina English professor, who
spent the past academic year as a Fulbright professor in
Germany, says, that European professors and students differ
sharply from their American
counterparts.
After teaching 20th Century
American Literature at the For
eign Institute of the Johannes
Gutenburgh University of Mainz,
Dr. M. B. Seigler said that "in
European Universities, students
have no requirements for class
attendance, and professors are
not nearly so available for consul
tation as here"
"There are no quizzes, tests, or
periodic examinations, but at the
end of their academic studies,
lasting either three or four years,
students undergo a series of long
and difficult inclusive examina
tions," Dr. Seigler said.
Attendance Not Kept
"No class rolls are kept and
continental professors seldom
know a student by name. Class
room discussions are relatively
unknown since teaching is almost
entirely by formal lecture."
Dr. Seigler gave most of his lec
tures in English, for German Uni
versity students, equivalent to
graduate students here, all speak
and read English: They begin
studying a foreign language on
the comparative level of our fifth
grade and by the end of their
secondary schooling can speak
two languages in addition to Ger
man.
Students Eager to Learn
German students are excellent
because higher education in Ger
many entails a careful weeding
process of students. University
training there includes only those
who have proved themselves out
standing, according to Dr. Seig
ler.
"Students are courteous, eager
to learn, industrious, and well
informed. Particularly t here is
a deep r e gar d for American
thought."
Dr. Seigler reports that Ameri
can language, literature, and cul
ture are clearly differentiated
from their English counterparts.
At the University of Mainz there
are two separate departments,
English and American. Wolfe,
Faulkner and Hemingway are
favorite authors of European stu
dents, and Faulkner is regarded
as the world's greatest living
writer. .
- Sfudenfs' Independence
Campus life is different abroad,
Dr. Seigler noted. There is far
greater personal independence for
.tudents there. School terms are
shortened and studies are more
concentrated. March and April,
and August through October are
holiday and vacation periods but
many studenti - remain at their
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universities to pur s u e their
studies.
Faculty differences are marked,
too, he said. In contrast to Amer
ica very few women are in the
field of teaching. Each professor
there chooses the courses and the
time he will teach.
21 Cadets Initiated
By Pershing Rifles;
To Aid at Mil Ball
The University company of the
National Association of Pershing
Rifles has brotherized 21 pledges.
The ceremony was conducted
by Capt. John Gilman of the
Army Reserve Officers Training
Corp Department and cadet broth
ers from the company.
The new brothers, who are
members of either. the Army or
Air Force ROTC, are Robert Fal
zone, John Fareira, George Felton,
Ronald Gabel, Statton Karahalias,
Carl Knowlton, William Liggett,
Robert McDonnell,. David Nelson.
Steve Nitzberg, Cornelius
Sharpe, Edgar Sellers, Quintin.
Seitz, Randal Quinn, Kenneth
Prescott, Charles Schweitzer.
Murrey Silver, Geor g e Paul,
James Wood, Robert Whitely, and
Leon Young.
The first assignment of the new
brothers is to act as honor guard
at the Military Ball. Their first
drill competition will be at art
East Coast Drill Meet in New
York City.
Army Group Plans
Career Day Panel
"Career Day" will.be the theme
of the Association of the United
States Army's next meeting to
be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in
the basement of Carnegie Hall.
A panel consisting of Captains
Erwin F. Albrecht, Bonin E. Wahn
Jr., and John F. Gilman of the
Army Reserve Officer Training
Corps detachment will discuss the
social; service, and troop life of a
second lieutenant.
A question and answer period
will follow the panel discussion.
Nominations for A.U.S.A.
ces will be held. Sophomores and
advanced Army cadets may at
tend. The uniform will be class
"A."
Newsletter Staff to Meet
The Engineer Newsletter staff
will_meet at 9 tonight in 212 diet.-
zel Union.' The meeting is oi3ear.