SEE J THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THR THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1966 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE TUR EE .. ,_.., r.. ..,,...,,.,., Sec. McNamara Says U.S. Troo Cong Lose Expectation Of Victory McNamnara Argues War Objectives with Morse and Fulbright WASHINGTON O) - Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said yesterday that if American troops had not been rushed in, the Communists would have overrun South Viet Nam, butchered thou- sands, and brought turmoil to all of Southeast Asia. McNamara, pulling secret re- ports from his arsenal of statis- .? tics, told the Senate Foreign Re- lations Committee that the Viet Cong "is losing what support it had from the population." Also, he said, heavy pounding from ground and air has dented the enemy's morale and expecta- tions of victory. But still, he said, the "domi- nant theme" of war and peace in Viet Nam is what he saw as a "firm decision" by the North Viet- namese to intensify the war. Flow from North McNamara based this judgment on a continuing flow of men from the North-at a rate of about 4500 men a month. He sought, however, to assure the committee, a center of criti- cism of the war policy, that the United States has a "limited poli- tical objective." "We are seeking to achieve that objective with the lowest possible cost in human life to the United States, to the South Vietnamese and to our adversar- ies." All this, McNamara said, is be- ing weighed by the White House discussion on Viet Nam which he preferred to call a "progress re- port" rather than a re-examina- tion of policy. No Policy Change McNamara said he shied away from "re-examination" because "I didn't want to give the impression that some change of policy would be announced at any time, and I don't think that is the case." Chairman J. W. Fulbright (D- Ark), one of the foremost critics of the administration Viet Nam policy, said he thought a "change in policy would be in the national interest." 4( McNamara's appearance obsten- sibly was in support of the ad- ministration's $3.4-billion foreign aid program. Fulbright indicated previously that he expected that McNamara would be the last wit- ness before the committee went into closed sessions on the meas- ure. Lively Debate One of the liveliest debates at yesterday's Senate hearing Involv- ed Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) and McNamara on the question of whether the use of U.S. combat troops had moved the war any i closer to a conference table. Morse insisted it had not. But McNamara argued, "The first step in a negotiated peace is avoidance of a loss, and that step has been taken, and that step is a direct result of the introduction of U.S. forces." "Had the men not been intro- duced the Viet Cong and North Viet Nam would have won. They would have slaughtered thousands and probably tens of thousands of South Vietnamese, and all of Southeast Asia would be in tur- moil," he added. Morse disputed that. McNamara continued, "All of the intelligence we have from both sides indicates that had there been a Viet Cong and North Vietnamese victory, there would have been a slaughter in South Viet Nam. That I am sure of." Cause and Effect Morse countered: "We started this whole cause and effect rela- tionship. You've got to stop this war, you've got to stop killing these boys." "You indicated that you don't know what ought to be done," said McNamara. "It's not clear adopting your objectives how you achieve them." Morse repeated his assertion that President Johnson should personally ask the United Nations to achieve a cease-fire. "I think even the secretary-gen- eral of the United Nations has despaired of the United Nations playing a role," concluded McNa- mara. "That's why I think we need a new secretary - general," s a i d Morse. Avert S laughter] * * * * * * Johnson Lashes Out at Critics PRINCETON, N.J. (P) - Presi-1 dent Johnson jibbed at Sen. J.,W. Fulbright (D-Ark) and campus' critics of Vietnamese policy in gen- eral yesterday and said intellec- tuals should bring light rather than heat to public affairs. Johnson named no names in what turned out to be something of a lecture at a ceremonial con- vocation at Princeton University. 'Arrogance, Not Agony' But he said that in Southeast Asia and elsewhere American pow- er is tempered by great restraint and the exercise of that power in this century has meant "not ar- rogance but agony for all Ameri- cans." This drew a bead on Fulbright, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A former professor and president of the Uni- versity of Arkansas, he has ac- cused the administration of wield- ing an arrogance of power. More than one scholar, Johnson said, has "come to recognize that criticism is one thing, diplomacy another." 'Know One, Know Them All' He continued: "They have learned to fear dogmatism in the classroom as well as in the capi- tal-and to reject the notion that expertise acquired in a lifetime of study in one disciplinesbrings ex- pertise in all other subjects as well. place in the world to recognize that freedom is still indivisible - still has adversaries whose challenge must be answered." Hecklers Johnson gave no indication that he saw some heckling signs in the background, held by opponents of his Vietnamese policies. He had bypassed a couple of blocks of pickets bearing signs declaring "Viet Nam for the Vietnamese," "Get Out of Viet Nam," and, "Draft Beer Not People." The Daily Princetonian said the demonstration was set up by a newly organized ad hoc committee for an end to intervention in Viet Nam, spearheaded by three Prince- ton seniors. Some professors, past and pres- ent, have attacked the way John- son has handled the Viet Nam problem and last year campuses were the settings for several teach- ins. Student demonstrations also have been directed at Viet Nam Fresh Agitati4 policy in various parts of the country. In his speech, Johnson borrow- ed from the words of World War I President Wilson and said that, "We still strive to make the world safe for democracy." He said that studies, no matter how important, must not distract the men of learning from the mis- fortunes of freedom in Southeast Asia. "While men may talk of the 'search for peace' and the 'pursuit of peace'," Johnson said, "we know that peace is not something to be discovered suddenly - not a thing to be caught and contained. Peace must be built-step by pain- ful, patient step. "It will take men whose cause is not the cause of one nation but of all nations-men whose enemies are not other men but the his- toric foes of mankind. I hope that many of you will serve in this public service for the world." on Reported, Soviet Chief In Romania To Halt Split BUCHAREST, Romania (P) - Soviet Communist party chief Leo- nid I. Brezhnev was reported yes- terday to have opened a trouble- shooting mission to Romania, pre- sumably on rising Romanian re- sistance to Moscow's dictates. Brezhnev was said to have brought along an expert on Red Chinese affairs, indicating he will bring up the feud between Mos- cow and Peking. Romania has tried to keep neutral in this fight between the two Communist gi- ants. Secret Place Some sources said Brezhnev and Romanian Communist party chief Nicolae Ceausescu probably had slipped away to a secret place in the countryside for their meeting. Western diplomats point to the speech Ceausescu made last Sat- urday on the 45th anniversary of the Romanian party and called it a dramatic declaration of inde- pendence. In that speech, Ceasescu declar- ed that Romania would tolerate no outside interference in domestic and foreign policy. Avert Split Some thought it was this speech that prompted Brezhnev to come flying to Romania to prevent a split between the two nations. There probably was some Soviet nervousness over recent Roman- ian gestures to Red China. Pre- mier Chou En-lai of China is scheduled to visit Bucharest soon. Unconfirmed reports said Brezh- nev brought along Konstantin! Rossakov, considered an expert on Chinese affairs. Rossakov is a for- FALLOUT POSSIBLY HAZARDOUS: Third Chinese Test Largest By The Associated Press TOKYO-A Japanese scientist reported yesterday radioactive fallout from Communist China's third atomic test was far heavier than previous ones and warned it might be hazardous to human be- ings. Meanwhile, State Department officials in Washington acknowl- edged that the United States had turned down a Chinese Commu- nist proposal on limiting the use of nuclear weapons. "We do not feel it was a con- structive step toward the problem of disarmament," press officer Robert J. McCloskey said. Criticizes Chinese "We do not feel they have a legitimate and constructive inter- est in disarmament. If they had. they would have manifested this by signing the nuclear test ban treaty." He charged that the Chinese be- lieve declarations without controls would be a sufficient guarantee and that they have shown no re- sponse to American proposals for a cut-off of the production of nu- clear materials and a freeze on the strategic delivery vehicles needed to carry nuclear weapons. Prof. Takao Kosaka of Niigata University said the dust radioac- tivity from the new Chinese bomb was slightly more than 33 times stronger than the second and larg- est of two previous Chinese tests, the one in May 1965. The fallout also could seriously contaminate vegetables in the Jap- anese countryside, he said. Takes Opposite Stand Dr. Kenpo Tsukamoto, director of the Radial Rays Research In- stitute, disputed Kosaka. He said far detected in Japan were the same radioactive material that was found after the previous Chi- nese atomic bomb blasts. Hydrogen? But he cautioned: "This does nt determine that the latest Chinese nuclear device was not a hydro- gen bomb because an atomic bomb is used as a trigger for the ther- monuclear bomb." Kosaka's findings bore out two Washington reports: That the third test would be the dirtiest of all, and that it was the largest in the series of three. The first test came in October 1904. More Radioactivity Kosaka reported dust particles contained a maximum of 1.5 mil- lion units of radioactivity, compar- ed with a maximum of 45,000 in China's test last May. Kosaka's report did not mean, however, that the third blast was 33 times as large as the previous one. Rain and other weather fac- tors affect the rate of fallout. Generally, the findings in rain- fall in other parts of Japan were that contamination was less than or about equal to that of previous tests. More Today The defense agency's Nuclear Energy Research Department in Tokyo said the radioactive con- tamination would increase as air masses move in from the Chinese mainland today. Shokichi Uehara, state minister and director of the science and y technological agency, and other; cabinet ministers studied measures to cope with the. increasing fall- out. World News Roundup By The Associated Press DETROIT - Ford Division of Ford Motor Co. reported yesterday a end to a sales slump with rec- ord auto sales for the first 10 days of May. In April, the four domestic auto firms sold 761,606 cars, about 38,- 000 below the record 1965 total. Arjay Miller, president of Ford Motor Co., and Roy Abernethy of American Motors Corp., previous- ly said auto safety hearings in Washington were part of the sales picture. A Ford spokesman said Miller would have no immediate comment on the changed picture. A Ford Division spokesman said "we'd have had bigger records" if it hadn't been for the auto safe- ty controversy. The Ford figures came as the industry eagerly awaited sales re- ports for the first 10 days of May as a tipoff on whether the dip in auto buying is over. Reports from dealers and zone offices poured into company head- quarters in Detroit with indica- tions most of the carmakers will, release their latest sales figures to- day. "There continues to be a strong, receptive market for our products," said Donald N. Frey, Ford vice- president and -general manager of Ford Division. "Several records in this period confirm our faith in the continuing strength of the market," he said. NEW YORK-The stock market tried vainly yesterday to keep its advance rolling. It ran up a strong gain in early trading and then saw higher prices wither. The advance had begun Tuesday after a severe week-long decline. The Dow Jones average of 30 in- dustrials was off a trifling 0.05 at the close but had been up more than 8 points at noon. The Asso- ciated Press 60-stock average dip- ped .2 to 328.0. Among the 1,416 issues traded, gainers outnumbered losers 639 to 515. Volume contracted to 7.47 mil- lion shares from 9.03 million Tues- day. In Vietnamese Army Units SAIGON UP) - Fresh Buddhist, agitation was reported yesterday in units of the Vietnamese army as Premier Nguyen Cao Ky repeated i 1,1 f~rnain~nr t~h+ ht nA I i i '" his prediction that nannie sd his m "They have learned, too, that itary government will remain in strident emotionalism in the pur- power at least another year. suit of truth, no matter how dis- Informed sources said Buddhist guised in the language of wisdom, chaplains were stirring up troops is harmful to public policy -just against the government in the 1st as harmful as self-righteousness and 2nd Corps areas. Both are in the application of power. 'Cool It' Baby "The responsible intellectual who moves between his campus and Washington knows, above all, that his task is, in the language of the current generation, to 'cool it'--to bring what my generation called 'not heat but light' to pub- lic affairs." The "cool it" remark drew a slight chuckle; the heat-light re- mark only silence. Except for an almost inaudible spatter at a cou- ple of points, Johnson received no applause during the speech and only a lukewarm round of it after. "Surely," Johnson said, "it is not a paranoid vision of America's north of Saigon, toward the fron- tier with Communist North Viet Nam. These sources said that, for the second time this spring, more American servicemen than Viet- namese were killed and injured in action last week. The first such switch in the casualty ratio came during a week of political crisis in April that diverted bat- talions of Vietnamese troops from field duty. The 1st Corps, commanded by Gen. Ton That Dinh, has been in a state of virtual dissidence. Dinh, appointed by Saigon to bring it into the fold, has proceeded cau- tiously. The strong Buddhist influence in the northernmost areas has spread south to the 2nd Corps, the sources said. According to these reports, chaplains were urging soldiers to press for a return to civilian rule demanded by Bud- dhist leadership. Plans To Stay Ky reiterated in Saigon his plan to remain in power for another year while a lengthy process in- volving two elections and drafting of a constitution is completed. Ky spoke to newsmen shortly before a cabinet meeting describ- ed by informants later as stormy. Apparently there were divergen- cies between Ky and Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu, who has the title of the chief of state. Per- sonal clashes were reported be- tween other junta members. There also were reports of plan- ned reshuffle of the ruling 10-man directorate. Nothing was said officially and there still was the possibility that the regime may survive the pres- ent crisis with closed ranks. mer ambassador to China. He ac- a large radioactive particle of dustI companied Coviet Presidium mem- might cause a few hairs to fall ber Alexander N. Shelepin to North out but even if it "is absorbed into Viet- Nam and Red China in Jan- the human body with vegetables it nary, doesn't cause much trouble." On that mission, Shelepin is A Communist Chinese announce- believed to have solidified the ment said the latest nuclear blast Soviet position in North Viet Nam contained some thermonuclear. by promising more Soviet arms.|material, implying it might have But as far as is known, he did not been a hydrogen bomb. see even one top Chinese leader Prof. Seitaro Koyama of Niiga- in a stopover in Peking. ta University said the particles so . _ ............. . t!I 1(1 KJ( " .. ' -(a I l Back By Popular Demand- The CONTOURS "Just a Little Misunderstanding" "Do You Love Me" "Can You Do It" "First I Look at the Purse" Prior to Their Polish Tour- The PRIME MOVERS our Miss J loves e\ . Ze, Wl 47-, "Seek, Seek" "Messin with the Kid" BLUES BAND Just returned from their prior engagement ,. t {>< , >, : ,{ . ' , , i INCROWD BLUES CLUB, Toronto, Canada the life of the cotton sun shift by Jayson Classics for summering in the center of fun situations, or dazzling for that casual date. Sizes 5 to 13. A. Princess line kick pleat style. Geld, natural, light blue. 8.00 B. Tiny pleated front with self belt. White, yellow, green. 9.00 C. Square necked shift. . .puffed sleeves and loosely belted front. Green, pink, natural. 11.00 FRIDAY, the 13th atI I I ON 4 ,