TI ANT w 'r'i'+ ?EGAN WITH OVERTHROW OF FAROUK: Nasser"s Dream: Making Islam Into Political Force Prof. Davis Estimates Lo From Fires at $100 Mii' I E 'PLAN: Dorydream r Nightmre? j By CHARLES STAFFORD Associated Press Newsfeatures Writer Gamal Abdel Nasser, gadfly of the tormented Middle East, is pur- suing a dream: Transformation of Islam, the religion of the Mos- lems, into "an institution of great political power and significance." The overthrow of the Farouk monarchy in Egypt was the first step toward what Nasser calls "the great objective." Ouster of the British from Suez was another. And perhaps the most important to date was the union of Egypt and Syria in, and federation of Yemen with, the United Arab Re- public. Writes Philbsophy in Bookf In the manner of Adolph Hit-+ ler, the world's most infamous dreamer of modern times who set forth his grand plan in the book, "Mein Kampf," Nasser five years ago outlined his dream in a- small, book. "Sometimes," he wrote, "I sit ini my study reflecting . . . asking myself: What is our positive role in this troubled world, and where1 is the place in which we should fulfill that role? It seemed to him, Nasser wrote,t that the Arab circle-from Egypt' in the west to the Persian Gulf ini the east, and from Aden in thet south to northern Syria--is al single entity. "So long as the re-i gion, sharing the same conditions1 and problems, and the same fu-i ture (and, however he tries toc change his disguise, the same ene-f my)--so long as this is true, why do we scatter our efforts? Arabs Have Three Strengths The Arab circle, Nasser said, has three sources of great strength: Its ethnic ties, its "stra- tegic position which embraces the crossroads of the, world,"' and "oil-a sinew of material civili- zation without which all its ma- chines would cease to function." The second circle in which Egypt should move, according to Nasser, is Africa. "We cannot . remain aloof from the terrible and sanguinary conflict going on there today between five million whites and 200 million Africans. We can- not do so for an important and obvious reason: We are in Africa." Nasser dreams of the day "when I will find in Cairo a great Afri- can institute dedicated to unveil- ing to our view the dark reaches of the continent, to creating in our minds -an enlightened African consciousness, and to sharing with others from all over the world the work of advancing the welfare of the peoples of this continent." Envisions Great Institution It is the third 'circle of Nasser's dream which encompasses a great portion of the world. "In my mind's eye," he wrote, "I saw all the regions of the world which Islam has reached. Then I found myself saying that our view of the pilgrimage must change. It should not be regarded as only a ticket of admission into paradise after a long life, or as a means of buy- ing forgiveness after a merry one. It should become an institution of great political power and signifi- cance." Mentioning the millions of Mos- lems in Indonesia, China, Malaya, Siam, Burma, the Middle East, Pakistan and the Soviet Union, Nasser wrote: . "When I consider these hun- dreds of millions united by a sin- gle creed, I emerge with a sense of the tremendous possibilities which we might realize through the co- operation of all those Muslims, a cooperation going not beyond the bounds of their natural loyalty to their own countries, but nonethe- less. enabling them and their broth- era in faith to wield power wisely and without limit." Missed Connections DERBY, England (JP)-When veteran trolley bus driver George Eveans went on vaca- tion a couple of weeks ago the overhead trolley wires ran down Corporation St. The other day the route was changed and wires removed. Somebody forgot to tell George. Today, George, the bus and a load of passengers went down Corporation. St. The wire went down another street.' Last year $100 million went up in smoke from the combination of forest recreational areas, careless people, and a dry summer, Prof. Kenneth Davis, head of the Uni- versity's department of forestry, said recently. Michigan's 1957 fire record was one of the best in the- nation. "Just because Michigan has a good rec- ord doesn't mean we can relax," Prof. Davis says. "We always have the shadow of a possible big fire lurking over us and we should never forget it." ; Forestation Creates Hazard Forestation and a general build up of the natural forest has had a great impact on the forest fire pic- ture, Prof. Davis said. A new source of fuel for fires is now available and it also attracts more people who want to build "a little cabin. in the woods," he added. Lakes states alone have produced 20 per cent more fuel for forest fires through better forestry. New staids of fine red pine plantations are potential fire hazards as well as timber producers, Prof. Davis commented. Prof. Davis said the "public is more fire conscious, but with more and more people building homes in and near forests the danger of, fire is still very much around." New Aid Recently Available Outstanding "breakthroughs" have been developed in recent years to aid in controlling and1 combatting forest fires, Prof. Davist said. The most important of thesef V developments, Prof. Davis says, is the use of aircraft. "Airplanes can now be used for detection of fires, reconnaissance work, transporta- tion of men and equipment, and for extinguishing or retarding flames,' he said. Sodium-calcium-borate bombs, which smother flames and slow down forest fires, were mentioned by Prof. Davis as means of check- ing the spread of fires. Rapid transportation of fire- fighters to strategic ground loca- tions is also possible with air- plAnes. The planes are also used to drop "smoke jumpers" whose job it is to set up, in a short time, a "front" to halt the flames. Helicopters are also used to lay water hoses across terrain inac- cessable to men and machines. Other scientific and technical advances in the fire-fighting area include air mass physics to study. certain types of fires and their origins, the study of lightning and some -progress in diverting it, and fire - weather forecasting, Prof. Davis said. The big problem, according to Prof. Davis, is "beating the fire to the punch." Getting the fire while it's small and not allowing it to get a good start were con- sidered important by Davis. Prof. Davis is the author of "Forest Fire: Control and Use," the first United States textbook on this subject. The book is sched- uled for publication during Janu- ary, 1959. GAMAL ABDEL NASSER--Egypt's chief has three dreams: The unification of the Arab Republic into a strong force; a voice in the future of Africa; and the modeling of Islam into an institution of world power. 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