PAGE FOUP Editorial Opinion The Quarantine of Cuba ;Monday night the quiet over the Cuban situation was: quickly and .dramatically dissolved as President John F. Kennedy announced that this country was establishing a quarantine on the importation of offensive weapons by Cuba. 'ln an 18-minute message to a national radio and-tele vision audience and to the citizens of the world through the iradio links of the United States information . /kgency, Kennedy out li ned seven steps which could produce an ixruriediate showdown between the United States and the , USSR over. Cuba. These seven points also called for,an increased surveil; lance of Cuba and its military build-up, the establishment of a policy whereby any nuclear aggression against any Western Hemisphere nation would be considered an attack of the Soviet Union on the United States and • that full retalitory measures would be taken by this country, meet- Maga of the OAS and the U.N. Security Council ori•ths Issue, re[n.forcement of the U.S. military base at Guantan aMo Bay, Ceiba, and a plea for Chairman Khrushchev to halt the military build-up in Cuba. The President's decision shocked the world. The United States has reacted to a serious danger to her safety in a firin and uncompromising manner. She has come face to face with the threat of nuclear war. The back sliding position which we believe this country has taken in many work! affairs situations recently has conie to 'a halt We feel that had such forceful action been taken when Castro first,seized the property interests of citizens of this tiont'ry in ISSV, the problem would never- have reached such ra rdvanced stage and that such drastic action now would hav;e keen necessary. . We proi:.-,e the President's courage to make this move. The United gthtes had to choose_between alipeasement and possible subniission to the point of no return or the assertion of its basic freedoms even at the - risk of war. lii the recent past, we have moved along the lines of the first choice. Eut, now we have realized that the cold war cannot remain a cold war when it threatens the baiic prinCiPies of this nation. V.e praise President Kennedy's action, althougb.! it does signify e - crisisfor this country and indeed the whOle world. We feel such a "get-tough" move was' necessary for the continued *Askance of this nation- as the leader of ar's free world. We feel a policy has been made gtf which the entire country and free World can be proud.. The President has accepted his responsibillty 'to the citizens of theiqJnited Statga. It is now the responsibility of every 'free,inari' to complement his courage, revitalize his convictions for freedom and thedeirtocrptic principles and to work, fight and live for. a strong-and vital United‘StateS of America. Banning of Froth (Continueerra; page one) can be used' against the original idea. . The distasteful niet.hodology becomes even more appalling in the preface to specific reasons for Froth's ban. The committee states that: "The concepts used in legal determinations of what constitutes =Abuse of freedom, of the press _may guide but not 'limit the University in its decisions." ' • _ We are appalled 'tthat administrators of this Uni versity state, as policy this convenient abrogation of the -- rights guaranteed by the .First Amendment. Indeed, the University d is setting itself up as a higher authority thin the U.S. Constitution in determining the degree to which expr.ession should be free. • In another portion of this preface, we ,find:a statement equally degrading: "The University; expects, however, that its members will abide by standards- that require more self.restraint and consideration for others than the law reqUires." ' We cannot accept the University as superior authority to the , rights guaranteed any group or indMdual by the Constitution. • • We - cannot believe that supposed "educators" would set - themselves in a position to deny students a portion: of their, constitutional rights, under the guise of such actions being "prejudicial to the good name of ttle University.", We-urge that publications on this campus rebuke this evident "`toe-stepping" by investigating state incorporation: possibilities and thereby seeking to protect their righti of expression from the possible precedent set yesterday. In addition we strongly urge Froth to;appealfto the Administrative Committee on Student Affairs and ulti mately to President Eric A. Walker in hopes that justice will ' THE DAILY COU.EGIM,` iiNIVERSIIY PARK, IPENNSYLVANIA Letters Planned Program Suggested To Raise USG Ballot Count TO THE EDITOR: In the Oct. 17 , issue of The Daily. Collegian there appeared an article cont.terning the _ record low of votes cast in the student . government elections. As a freshman, who in high school learned that student elections• were an important element in the democratic processes, .1 was disappointed at this report. This problem is a very real and vital one. Speaking as- a Fresh. I can only speak from personal ex perience and that of my friends. However, perhaps the,tolution of the problem lies in the fact that there was not enough effort made to inform those studetsts new to Penn State (ai well as the others who don't know any Way) about the various governmental organ izations. There are so ninny iarturs flung around the 'Campus: USG., TIM, JTS. *lc.. etc.. etc. And yet no 'Warning' Given To Army Cadets TO THE EDITOR: With much anticipation, I attended -my first Army football game at' West Point Oct. 13. It was a great game and the. Cadets really earned their 9-6 victory over ;Penn State. However, I am compelled to accuse the entire corps of Cadets and the Army band of unsports manlike conduct. I atxi not,spe_ak ing of the bedlam that seine in the closing seconds of ;f .. the game, but of the entire- 60 minutes of play, along with all- the timeout intervals. . I adasit that it was N groat thrill hearing, for tha first time, those healthy young voices of - the Army cheering section, plus the occaT atonal booming of the Army can- non. What got my goat—and I'm no Navy Man, eithier—was the fact That The Cadets never knew when to keep quiet. I had always attended collegiate gfunes where the cheering sections of the home and visiting teams took turns-In shouting their athletes. to victory. Such was not the lase at West Point. By sheer numbers, ;the Ca dets and the Army Wind drowned out any attempt of the "Penn' .Staters to display their loyalty. Even after the visitors had scored their two field goal*, they were denied an audition od their own Victory sonoJ, Let this serve as tt fair warn lug' to the •Cadets: !Either learn, your cheering etiquette by Nov. - 17, when you. meet Pitt at Yankee Stadium, or the cannon tired by Pitt' cheerers might , not contain blanks. ina- ant;A P - . Successor to The Free Lance, est. 181? Pa, glidad Taladay Wawa Bad antraliat darbar tfalvarrsity yam MI Dans Calatiaa I. a stadesi-eparatat sairvoirper. stared as. erecoNS-deas stele* July 4 l.ii si tie Biala Cenere..Ta. ram atria inkier Ow &Ft ar Karst% S. - Man Silearlatha 'lreitat = $l4O a years, Adiress • Box ISI; plats Ciller.; Pr. • —Andrew E. Beresky Pitt 191 Member of The Associated Pressi ANN PALMER HERBERT WITHER *MOW' Business blanagst definite planned progiam was de vised to inform those interested about these groups; and their goals. During Orientation week, the USG officers did ;attempt to ex plain their organition. However, they failed to make a formal ex planation of • the' system. They spoke of • specific inner works instead of basic structure and•in formation. And so we• are forc'ed to learn about our University's governmenti by word of mouth or casting' i" ballot for something we really don't understand.` Wouldn't it be more efficient and democratic if everyone was, farnillarized with his governmeift? There are many students inter ested enough in becoming a part of the student gOvernment to in- quire about it. Keeping these stu dents informed is the best 'way to keep them interested. "For a better Tenn State." —Jeffrey Moss. VS' Williams Supports Kennedy's Action TO THE EDITOR: President Ken! ziedy's speech was excellent and his actions left me feeling better. Our President has 'at last trans lated his high-sounding words and resolute statements into strong, positive action. By acting firmly, the danger of war has. actually been lessened. The choice was very grave. If we ever fail to meet the Soviets at the ultimate levels of and purpose, the danger of war will be widened and in the end We will have no choice but to meat the Soviets at the ultimate levels of force and violence: nuclear war (or submit to their will). It iE a known fact that the only thing the Soviets respect is brute strength. By not acting and by fearing the very danger which we seek to , eye, we would only en couraged. urther Soviet iiggression. Our, country has set out on a difficult and trying course of action. There will be many months of tense times ahead in this war of nerves. The present situation strangely parallels the 19305. Apparently our President has learned a great deal from his Harvard thesis, 'While England Slept:" .•` - pecific blockade" egainsi armaments is tens warlike • than Xhrushchev's riutssi4a arming 'of Castro. Tha presortt conflict will now remain - as limited as Bhrush ctwr desires. - • - -Our -Policy. can lead to some fighting:- The sacrifices that are made may very well prevent a world war. : • —Cromer R. Williams. '63 Tultrititin WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER' 24; t 962 Letters Ravitz Satire On Froth Cites Student 'Luck': TO THE EDITOR: Studentg of Penn State, we should be glad that Froth was censored. We are much luckier than the studenti of galo rado University. These poor Stu dents still have a paper that bort the name of their school. Their Only compensation is that Gary Althen, who was editor of the Colorado % 'University's daily paper, is now an ex-editor. The president of Colorado ,University _fired Althen after the paper printed an article derogatory` to Sen. Barry Goldwater and Geri. Dwight D. Eisenhower. An edi torial advocating the admisSion of Red China to the United Na tions followed this article. Supposedly. we are here' to learn to seek knowledge. But all of us know that there are a hick of-a-lot of ideas to learn when one is trying to find the truth— 'whatever. it may be. It is. you must admit, much better when people who know what is RIGHT remove.. the WRONG ideas from our reach. . , By having the span of ideas decreased in . this - mama, it is much easier for us to choose; the true way. . .1.7....11. Yes, students, be glad Froth is, censored, be glad Gary Althertiwal fired. Arid finally, be 'glad, putt these responsible : people !arlui know what is right for us to read took these proper actions. ; Now we no longer are bothered with the troublesome duty, to decide for ourselves whether or not an idea is right or wrong—: good or bad. Perhaps in a few years,— 22, to be exact students be able to seek the help of the' Ministry of Truth also. - • -A.loycs Rafitz, • Blue Band. Praised • For Homecoming - Shol4 TO THE EDITOR: We feel that the Penn State Blue Band de - serves praise for its- . exceptional performance at Saturday's game. The band has done much to create and foster school spirit. Few of us realfze how Many hours - of work the members put in during the week. The director; Mr. James Dunlop, and the Members of the glue Band doierve credit for a job well done. —dames Ruspi. .116 • —James Smith, '67 —Lyle F. Bohner!, '66 —Jim O. Hara, '64 111332/3334 .tim KAPFct FOR crixtOF onsE, OUT I'M ALSO (ATE WENT' W 1114 AV SIMPLE POW-TAIL. 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