FRIDAY. JANUARY 18. 1963 < (Acheson at West Point—l | Why All The Furor? I &si |'">i = N S 5 |p* —By Herblock £ . Twisting the lion’s" tail, or E poking Great Britain’s pride, £ has' long been popular among E American leaders and writers. E The sport had seeme'd out of E vogue in recent years as the S United States helped the Brit £ ish recover economically from £ World War II and watched as E she trimmed away a long* E standing empire. E ' Deliberately or not, however, £ former Secretary of State Dean s Acheson did; some tail twist- E ing in a speech analyzing “The ~ Political and Economic Strands £ in Our Atlantic Alliance" be £ fore the 14th Student Confer ~ ence on United States Affairs g at the U.S. Military-Academy g at West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 5. g .The former fop man in tha g State Department undiplomat £ ically assessed the independent s role of Great Britain as “about -played out." We student con £ ferees 'were hardly aware the £ one keynote speaker would E draw international > comment even with, that remark, g - Not being educated ‘as wa £ think, we had casually forgot*. E ten that this man. is still a E prominent policy adviser £. speaking from a public plat- E form,, not a professor lecturing E in: the comparative freedom of £ his. classroom. . .. £. -In what context did Ache £-- son’s' remarks .occur? What E other parts of his speech raised E eyebrows in Washington and in £ other North Atlantic Treaty £ • Organization capitals? . / E ' - Quality of Alliance ‘ E Acheson began by discussing £ the reaction of our allies, to £ President Kennedy’s annourice -5 ment’ of the quarantine of •E" Cuba:; "Our alliances, appeared £ to be not only good* but of a £ different texture and quality E -from the good will of "peoples ~ and governments who. were § committed , to nothing." This £ point has been refuted, how- E ever, by columnist Joseph g .Alsop,' who'claims that “the nllSilniiiflliliiliiltimiHlllllllliiliiHai Re-printed with permission of the Washington Post and Tlmee-Herald. 'You re About All Played Out-ch ' By KAY MILLS News and World Affairs Editor Western Alliance is in a shock ing mess." Alsop cites as examples the Skybolt affair and the “un-. healthy symptoms" of a break down. of inter-allied confi dence" at the recent NATO meetings. The columnist’s opin ions have been supported by other noted newsmen both here and in Europe. Looking at the political scene, optimistic and pessimistic Acheson . examined both the views in each power camp.. Thus he approached The Para-. graph which aroused such ire in Europe:. ‘‘Great Britain has lost an empire and has not yet found a role. The attempt to play a separate power role that is, a role apart from Europe, a role based' on • a ‘special relation ship’ with the United States, a role based on being the head of a ‘commonwealth’. which has no political structure, or unity, or strength .. .-—this role is about played out. Great Britain, attempting to work alone and to be a broker be tween the United States and Russia, has seemed to conduct a policy as weak as its military power. Her Majesty’s Govern ment is now attempting ... to re-enter • Europe, from which It was banished at the time of the Plantagenets, and the battle seems about as hard fought as were those, of an earlier day.” As I look at my. notes,-this - section is’-set-aside but little did I know at that point what would follow: . - • British Prime .Minister Harold. Macmillan as quoted in Time magazine, said Ache son had ‘‘fallen into . an. error which has been made by quite a lot of people, in the course of the last 400 years, including Philip of Bpain, Louis XIV, Napoleon, the Kaiser and Hit ler," • U.S. newspaper, and letter writers found both praise and THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA L ' «ff®t 'WS§t§Sm$:SS¥S blame for the speech. One £ Washingtonian wrote that “those 5 who love England and admire 5 its people have an obligation £ to speak the truth as they see £ it; Mr. Acheson’s present criti- 5 cism is directed primarily S against a reactionary state of mind which will make future £ merit - and achievement diffi- E cult, if not totally impossible." Another said that the United Sj States should start helping its £ true friends instead of bolster’- E ing West German Chancelor. S- Konrad Adenauer, "who has £ been on the opposite side in js two world wars. E 'English' Acheson S • The Manchester Guardian £ commented that “a former E Secretary of State who looks £ like an Englishman, but who £ happens to be a foreigner, voiced £ opinions whi c h' Englishmen E only admit in the privacy of S their clubs." £ • And in the weeks to fol- £ low, Britons and Americans 5 engaged in much soul searching E and diplomatic maneuvering £ over the fate of the Skybolt £ missile project and Britain’s E -position of prominence In the 5 Atlantic Community. . £ . This speech also hit the crea- £ ture (NATO) Acheson helped to E build-when he said that “the E weakness in the allied position £ lies not in doubt that the E United States will act, if nec- 5 essary, - but in that lacking E agreement on political purposes £ .and courses of action, the al- £ liance may be an actual im- 5 pediment to action." . £ - Acheson's analysis of current Atlantic political power pi ay s reflect a growing feeling in the E United States that because the - main business today is securing £ freedom in the “free” world E and keeping that sphere from S shrinking, our allies can go E their- way or play by our rules. £ Acknowledgement that the £ United States will compete in E -only one game at a time comes E hard to the'fields of Eton. £ Military Ball Queen applica tions arcravailable at the Hetzel Union desk and Wagner until Feb. 1. Interlandia Folk Dancers will hold a. free folk dance tonight from 7:30 to 11 in White Hall. Dances from various countries jwill be taught. Beginners are wel come. ip 0M i m mm WiM >?S ! . -V>VT/;. ?=rV ;, ;'i TODAY ON CAMPUS Applications Interlandia Other Events Bridge Club, 6:30-10:30 p.m., HUB cardroom. Graduate Student Association square dance, 8:30 p.m.-12 a.m,, Lutheran Student Center. HUB Social Committee, 7-8 p.m., NOW OPEN! SKIMONT 5 Miles East of State College on Rt. 322 • Equipment Rentals * 1600-Foot T-BAR * Heated Lodges • Beginners Slope * Tickets By Day * Trained Instructors Or Season New College Diner Downfown Between the^Moviei Guys and dolls will meet at Grosslnger'a to enjoy their college- intermission holiday. Special college rates include three lavish meals daily, swimming, ice skating, ski ing, tobogganing, dancing, fun with Lou "Simon See" Goldstein, and Broadway shows. For night owls, there'll be midnight fireside get-togethers. SPECIAL COLLEGE RATES Sun., Jan. 27. to Fri., Feb. 1 Arrive any day. 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