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EDITORIALS Full Speed ''A Free America^^ The United States has formally ratified the nuclear test-ban treaty with Russia. Indications are quite strong that the recommendation will be made by official sources to relax our trade barriers with Soviet Russia arid negotiate for the sale of United States wheat to the USSR, a commodity which Russia, by her own admission, desperately needs. International intrigue caused by secret political platitudes formed into treaties are all political platitudes fored into treaties are all the Kennedy clan has done with our enemy. This phrase must be repeated—OUR ENEMY^ It seems that in this age of extreme liberalism it has become old-fashioned to believe in America and strongly wish to defend her. It seems old-fashioned to quote Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin in circles, utter ominous warnings of the Soviet plan of victory. The communist line of days gone by has suddenly and miraculously disintegrated into good-naturedness on the part of our Soviet CDimterparts. Joseph Stalin, after once being severely criticized for one of his decisions, calmly answered: "Why should we hurry — we have all the time in the world." Beacuse of a hopelessly idealistic attitude by the planners of our foreign policy, we are keeping the Soviets right on schedule. Is it not about time to drop this naive attitude and worry just once about the future of the United States We are the ones who built the Communist government in Russia in the pre-war days. Are weVo anxious to finish the job by conceding our own homeland bxchanae , -rio- es The rape of the American taxpayer that was perpetrated by the construction of the Tennessee Valley Authority is soon to be relived, if present Kennedy administration plans are fulfilled. The administration's move towards socialism is a $1 billion investment by the American taxpayer in the Passamaquody Bay section of the State of Maine. This money will be used to construct a series of dams in joint Canadian-U.S. waters which will provide cheap electrical power for the New England area. The question that arises is whether or not people of the South and West should be taxed to provide cheap electrical power for the people of New England, when this area Is already served by privately owned, tax-paying electrical power companies. Just to make the picture a little bit more absurd (If such is possible), the United States would pay the entire cost, although the resultant electrical power would be available to the Canadians at cost. The end result of such a program will be to drive the privately-owned power companies out of business, as they cannot possibly compete with a non-profit making government plant. America was built by the free enterprise system. She is strong now and will remain strong in the future because of this system. Let's stop America from becoming a socialistic nation — keep the government out of private business. thought that Exchange Notes up to this point was boring, just wait until the end. The first part of Mr. Andrew's report deals with Communist China's social and economic goals in the light of present conditions. The immediate problem is how to increase agricultural and indus- LETS set', 5 m , No bli^ck (^hT , p u s T / SfftLves , ' isiRTY Sf/ofi...- /^WD THFY ffJ^'f w e vJOhj I f uJWyj-.ifliWtMWWB OUTLOOK On Tuesday the United States Senate, by an overwhelming majority, ratified the limited test-ban treaty with the Soviet Union. The meager opposition was about equally composed of Southern Democrats and conservative Republicans, and the outcome of the voting was never in any serious doubt. The Senate vote probably very closely echoed American public opinion. This assumption is sustained by recent polls, that show a marked increase in the proportion of Americans favoring the treaty. And of course a defeat of the treaty would have been a serious handicap to American prestige among other nations, which sometimes seem to dictate the course of American foreign policy. The opposition, led by the energetic primary contender for the Republican Presidential nomination, Senator Goldwater, had urged that the ratification of the treaty would be detrimental to America's seucurity; that the Soviet Union could not be trusted. In this the Senate opposition was undoubtedly mistaken — the mili- (Continued on Page 5> In THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR' l until you have tinlshed-assumlng I,""l7be tuec. '"u^'n^ , K'VllS'.r^h'eV^S T j l , W J for Summer, 1963. there appears! that you have finished iimsned it, it. wnen when the country's huee huge and ever-ernw-1 ever-grow-i March's, TgwV lR7ft Subscri^tVon SnhcorinHnn in'LJâck^ an article entitled "China: An Aca-j you probably will not. And this ing population. To this end are 30 ' issues. Address: Box 715, VMI, Lexington, ' Virginia. " " demic Appraisal." Written by | brings up another point. There is, applied all of Chairman Mao's pol- M E M B E R Geoffrey Andrew, it is the report i a deplorable habit growing ever, icies—notably those concerning Virginia Intercollegiate Press Association of a study made during his recent' more common within the Corps— 1 education. Learning is merely a Associated Collegiate Press visit to that country' as a guest of the habit of starting to read this means to an end. What China her Association for Cultural Rela- i column and quitting half-way needs now is technology to boost tions with Foreign Countries. It: through. This is slniost fls pre- her p6r cdpits output. Therefore EDITOR-IN-CfflEF seems that Mr. Andrew received ^ valent as the practice of not read- > mass education in various technitlw invitation in return for serv-! ing Exchange Notes at all. Gentle- cal fields is the rule, J. FRANK FROSCH itres rendered the Peking opera man, it is a known fact that every Just since the "liberation," en- ^mpany on tour through Canada, i VMI Cadet wants to be a Ranger, rollment in institutions of higher Now at this point I feel it advis-' And you know and I know that learning has increased form 150,- MANAGING EDITOR WilUam B. Gaffney BUSINESS MANAGER Charles P. MacDonal^, III iiblelo say something not pertain-, you can't be a Ranger without the 000 to 900,000. Eighty-five per ing to this article in particular,; courage to finish what you start cent of all Chinese of school age E D I T O R I A L S T A F F but rather to Exchange Notes in Try to think of this section of The now attend classes. Still, only thir- NEWS EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR Ifeneral. If this seems boring so Cadet as a character-builder. But teen people out of every ten thousfar, please reserve niy judgment 1 digress. As I was saying, if you| (Continued on Page 7) J. Robert Walker Peter A. Nortoa COLUMNIST EXCHANGE EDITOR Imre Lipping Robert W. Watswi Yes, we went to visit one of the! unfortunate ones after the razzia, PHOTOGRAPHY CARTOONIST and found him standing, tearcheeked, David G. Bell E. Chris Hopkins in the midst of his room, j CONTRIBUTING EDITORS i in addition to being boned for dir j ty collar and dusty locker shelves, j : the good captain had confiscated I his two roommates, and now he > had nobody to play blackjack with. These are the times that try hibit B: The Ranger patch, con- ""ow can 1 pay my alimony now" nwn's tempers. We are of course ducive to boning. Yes, gentlemen, heard of him. Parker W Duncan, George M. Rapport, William C. ThompHon, William S. Buettner, George W. Warren, Sam P. Jordan, Paul 1). Knoke L. H.r.off, Miohaol E. (JerMvin • NEWS STAFF J. H. Elder, C. L. jUwHup, P. R. Tnyl«»r. I,. P. DrIVmple ^ • D. R. Pinku8, J. VolRyi. K. (;. PHrio, 1. II. Ackroyd Kelly referring to the last SMI that was we can really say. "Help stomp The little abode of the pseudo- » c o c rr * ... ... conducted with great "vigah" as out culture, support the Blue intellectuals of the CADET staff B U M N L h h hIAI
Outlook (Continued from Page 4) t«ry brass of the Pentagon (with some notable exceptions), as well as civilian leaders, notably the President and the Ssecretary of Defense, support the treaty vigorously. Moreover, the youthful President announced that this country would be ready to assume testing Bt any moment the Soviet Union should decide to break the treaty. Costly testing equipment has already been transported to the Pa cific testing area, and modern science guarantees that any atmospheric explosion would "be detected immediately. In view of these arguments the ratification of the test ban treaty seems wholly sensible, and the only result of the opposition may be the decrease of Sen. Goldwater's popularity. But what did the treaty really accomplish In view of the continuing arms race and cold war tensionis — nothing. No party is compelled to adhere to the provisions of the treaty; underground testing may continue, and the arms race in other fields is still carried out. However, the test ban treaty may be quite important in other fields. It has given JFK a trump to play up, come election time. It has greatly boosted the prestige of the United States, and even more that of Russia among the "nonaligned nations." And—perhaps most important—it may be only the first step in Soviet-American collaboration. The non-aggression pact, hardly mentioned at the time of the initiation of the ratification campaign, may become reality very soon. The President naively suggested Soviet-American teamwork in outer space. The foreign policy of the United States has become suddenly very conciliatory with regard to the Soviet Union—as a matter of fact, a paradox can be found: France, in spite of General DeGaulle's idiosynci'acies a staunch partner in the Western Alliance is derided more than the inconceivably Moscow regime. trynnical But it would be foolish to suggest that co-existence is just around the corner. The test ban treaty in itself is inconsequential, if we don't view it as a milestone in the improvement of Soviet-US re- MRS. GILES' SALAD KITCHEN, INC. Mrs. Giles Potato Salad Lynchburg, Virginia Frank Cirone's C A R V E L Mount Kisco, New York Alvin' Dennis A P P A R E L Lexington, Va. "Welcome Cadets" John B. Maiizer representing: Virginia Metal Crafters Harvm Company ] Ellis & Squire Company Upholstery Co. S. Savallo Furniture Shirley Pewter CROZET, VIRGINIA lations, and any opposition to it was senseless. However, if it was only the first step in the direction of disarmament, we must be utterly careful. The naivete of American foreign policy is sometimes perplexing—the Berlin Wall remains, Russian troops in Cuba remain, Soviet machinations designed to undermine the Western alliance continue—and the Ameircan Secretary of State travels to Bonn to persuade the uncomfortably stubborn Adenaur to change his vlefs. No matter how much this might help America's prestige, our serurity must be first. Commhnism has not changed its policy one iota—the chief aim is still to "bury us," not necessarily with nuclear bombadments, but by slow encroachment. Let us reiterate—the ratification of the test-ban treaty, and the treaty itself can be disregarded, but any further concessions to the Soviets would be foolish at the very best. We cannot give a youthful member of the Kennedy dynasty the opportunity to write a book tntitled While America Slept. VMI Popular With Summer Travelers More than 4,000 visitors registered at the Virginia Military Institute Museum during the summer months. The museum logged a total of 1,- 262 visitors during July, an average of about 57 per business day Although this was a slight decrease from the number in July, 1962, the past three-month period has shown an increase. During May, June and July, 5,520 visitors have registered at the museum, an increase of 1,175 over the corresponding months of a year ago. The museum has also received some added items of interest. James B. Johnson of Newport News has presented to the museum items which belonged to his father, Porter Johnson, a member of the Cadet Corps at New Market. One item is a letter to Cadet Johnson, dated March 20, 1865, granting him permission to leave! VMI to enlist in the Confederate j Army. The other is a copy of "The j Gospel According to Saint Mat-; thew." It was given to him by his mother. Also, given to the museum recently is a letter written and signed by Alexander Stephens, who served as vice president of the Confederacy. It is dated 19 Feb. 1881 and was written to John W. Pratt, in Paris, Ky. The letter was given to the Museum by Mrs. D. B. Mayo of Lexington, wife of Colonel Mayo, a former long time VMI professor. Clayton's Taxi SERVICE OUR POLICY Safety First ^ HO 3-2148 HAMRIC-SHERIDAN JEWELERS Opposite State Theatre Watch Repair w Engraving V LEXINGTON, VA. Andre Studios Photographers for THE BOMB HO 3-2139 POWER EQUIPMENT CO. 1307 W.^ Main ^Street RICHMOND; VIRGINIA' ,iii I,].I til'iiiû. ji^l'H iiM. CADET BOB NEELY (left) is shown leaving a C135 Transport, in which he had just flown. He was one of the few ROTC Cadets fortunate Army ROTC (continued from page 1) of their companies, and he added that when one considers the language barrier and other problems they faced when they arrived in this country, he could not help but feel that this is merely a small part of a very successful cadetship for each of them. Lt. Col. Head, speaking as PMS, expressed satisfaction concerning the VMI showing at Fort Bragg this year, feeling on a whole that the cadetship participated fully in the training program, and with few exceptions did as well as anticipated. Of course, it is his opinion that a top-notch military school like VMI should never fail to obtain first place in programs such as 'this. This is certainly a point worthy of consideration, especially on the part of the present second class, who will be representing the Institute during the 1964 summer camp session. Perhaps they will be the ones who put VMI back in the top position, where it is certain she belongs. Good Luck to our Friends! REXALL VILLAGE DRUG STORE Highland Springs, Va. CROZET SUPERETTE Crozet, Virginia HAWTHORNE Cleaners Richmond, Virginia Serving Entire City 737-2881 Troubadour enough to be able to observe an airborne jurip from the plane. Will Have Full Season The Troubadour Theatre of Washington and Lee University announces that season tickets are now on sale for the three plays which will be produced in the 1963-64 school year. Dr. Cecil Jones, Director of the EAST POINT TAILORING COMPANY East Point, Georgia "Need tailoring See John Rex personally.' Flower Center 223 South Main St. Lexington, Virginia BARNETT COAL & OIL CO. 8 West Seventh Street Dial DU 9^6318 SALEM, VA. Citizeirs National Bank New Market, Virginia SEND YOUR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS TO THE BEST — Only Motel in Corporate Limits of Lexington, S. End US 11 By-pa.ss LEXINGTON MOTEL FREE Continental Breakfa.st and TV COACH j:OHN McKENNA, Host • 24 Hour Service Phone HO 3-2151 THE SOUTHERN IISN MAKE US YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR Good Food At Reasonable Prices STEAKS • CHICKEN • SANDWICHES • SODA FOUNTAIN Troubadour Theatre has. chosen Biedermann and the Firebugs, a modern parable play, for the first production which will be'presented November 6-9. Produced in New York last season, the Firebugs is a fable in which a modern-day Everyman displays his apathy to the forces of destruction and evil which surround îm. ~ Slated for March, 5-8 is the Tragical History of Dr. Faustu^. by Christopher Marlowe. This play is one of the best-kown tragedie^ in the English language, and is an especially appropriate offering since 1964 marks the 400th £rnniversary year of the birth of both, Marlowe and Shakespeare. ) Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion has been chosen for. the dates of April 29-May 2. In contrast to the high tragedy of Faustus, this delightful and contical play will give the Troubadtourg an opportunity to exhibit, the versatility and variety which have charmed Lexington audiences for so many years. Season tickets may be secured at $3 for faculty and $2 for cadets, by writing the Troubadour Theater or by stopping by the box offrce November 6-9. Bob Shelley '26 INVESTMENTS 161 Peachtree St. Atlanta 3, Georgia , MARTY MOTORS ' CORPORATION, ,, 279 N. Bedford Road . Mount Kisco, N. Y. ^ 5 DRUG STORES^ in Lynchburg to serve you! %uj/ Now with Molstutant! 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