'l nk Alil.;UlliAN D IL t FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1955 1Vif4 on~rWflitn ,w i PAGE FaOU V 'PUT MONEY IN THY STABLE': Ford Grant or Model-T Cow Could Solve MSC's Problem EVERYBODY, it seems, has problems these days. The Regents of the University of Michigan act downright worried. And the members of the State Board of Agriculture, MSC govern- ing body, obviously aren't feeling too well. It's all because of a name. Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science allows as how it can't get enough high calibre professors until its name is changed to Michigan State University. And the University of Michigan is emitting loud wails across the Huron valley to the effect that it is, always was, and always will be -- Praise the Lord-the University of Michigan. ACTUALLY, Michigan State's problem is not as simple as it looks. It could attach a Webster's dictionary to a totem pole; illum- inate the page on which the word "university" rests with Neon lights, march before the Re-' publican legislature in Lansing-and weep. But visionary Republicans would certainly see the fallacy in all this. MSC, admittedly, can't get high calibre professors because it is a college. But can the legislature, by the magic of one word, create a university out of a college that has to become a university (in name) before it can attract good professors? This is almost as ironic, in its simplicity, as trying to hold a funeral service without a corpse. For it does take professors-in addition to new buildings, cows and football-before a school can become a university or, for that matter, even a college. The good people at MSC should know-they are in a position to know-the true meaning of that old saying, "The cart before the horse." A SOLUTION does-exist, nevertheless, and all is not hopeless. The Ford Foundation recently shoveled aside a few tons of rusty shekels to be donated to needy, privately-owned colleges. MSC is not a privately-owned college. That she is in love with herself, however, there is no doubt. Narcissism such as this could be easily re- warded by the state legislature. The lawmak- ers at Lansing coUld transfer the deeds and title of all MSC livestock and other property to Michigan State College, thus creating, in essence, a privately-owned educational insti- tution. This would not only make MSC eligible for Ford Foundation funds and give the poor taxpayer a break, but would also eliminate one of our finer agricultural institutions from the stigma of any association with creeping so- cialism. And since MSC, with true humility, has brought its needs out into the open, this should be of especial interest to the administration at East Lansing. THAT the students at the Pretty School on the Red Cedar river are blessed with more than their share of creative talent; this is something that no one-not even Michigan State's bitterest critics will deny. Michigan's (and we are speaking of the University of Michigan's) oft-painted green sidewalks rise as a monument to their creative, artistic abil- ity. And no doubt exists that talent such as this deserves to be channeled into more con- structive drives. As to just whether the students at "State" could come up with a Model-T cow on a fast assembly line-this is something we don't know. But, even if they can't, they could do the next best thing and-still following in the footsteps of the late Henry Ford-look toward Dearborn. For, whether MSC adopts the name of Michigan State University or Grandma Skid- more's Agricultural Academy for Young Ladies, this is really not important. The fact remains that when she stashes a few mangers-ful of that green, folding stuff in the stables-well- half of the professors and most of the teaching fellows in the country (swathed in overalls and wide, straw hats) will be draped along the bridle paths leading into East Lansing, forming one huge academic procession that would make "The Man With The Hoe" look like a city slicker. . And when, this happens MSC will never again have to worry whether she is a college or a university. For it won't really matter. A word, after all, is merely a word.' -Roy Akers "Fireman, Save My Child" IrmN, *\jj - T"-R P - t f7' G' (/y4 Y , rte= k L.4'A~ DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ry'dRie WASHINGTON r MERRY-G-ON {;.:4, ?firDREW PEARSON! WASHINGTON-It's supposed to be a top political secret, but the Republican Party has collected less than 7 per cent of the $2,160,410 quota assigned to states and terri- tories. This is the amount sought to keep the GOP political pot boiling until next year's all- out financial drive. Worst record has been made by Mississippi, which hasn't collected a cent, and Washington state, which has raised only a measly $8.50 of its $41,173 quota. Connecticut hasn't done much better, turning in only $35 of a $38,627 quota. Percentagewise, tiny Virgin Islands leads the field, having collected $1,051.67 or slightly over its small $950 quota. Most cash has been raised by Kansas whose solid Republicans have donated $15,241.72, almost half their $32,300 assessment. Despite the poor collections, GOP books are in the black-which is better than the Demo- crats can boast. The Republican National Committee has a current bank balance of $156,225.70, of which $38,874.46 is owed in bills. This leaves the committee $117,351.24 to the good. The GOP campaign committees on Capitol Hill are also in the black, but operating on one financial cylinder until election year. The Sena- torial Committee, which helps elect Republican senators, has a bank balance of $9,306.93, of which $5,305.09 is owed. The Congressional Committee, which aids Republicans running for the House, has a bank balance of $9,428.95 but owes $4,997.64 to the bill collectors. To spur collections, GOP Finance Chairman F. Peavy Heffelfinger is looking for a field man who can squeeze money out of reluctant state organizations. He has his eye on Alexis Doster, a Citizens for Eisenhower volunteer, and Rolla Mottaz, assistant to veteran GOP money raiser Spencer Olin of the giant Olin Industries. CONFIDENTIAL NOTE COMMENTING on the two, the Republican Party's comptroller Edward Bacher sent Heffelfinger a confidential note last week: "Re- garding suggestion mentioned in your March 14 memo about someone from the Ike volun- teers serving as a field man, Mottaz was Spen- cer Olin's right-hand man back in the Olin Industries and is back at his regular job there. Doster has not had field experience. He was working largely here in Washington office. I doubt whether he could be of much help in state organization work. I would prefer talking with you about this in advance of making any approach to him." Meanwhile, this column has obtained the secret breakdown showing how much the Re- publican Party has assessed each state and the amount each has collected. Here is the alpha- betical list: Alabama has collected $1,969 of its $11,899 quota, or 16.5 per cent; Alaska collected $380 of $4,116. 9.2 per cent; Arizona, $1,327.30 of $12,673, 10.5 per cent; Arkansas, $1,150 of $12,792, 9 per cent; California, $7,149.85 of $191,273, 3.7 per cent; Colorado, $65 of $25,327, .3 per cent; Connecticut, $35 of $38,627, .09 per cent; Delaware, $5,797 or $8,873, 65.3 per Idaho, $218.37 of $11.400, 1.9 per cent; Illinois, $5,098.50 of $155,800, 3.3 per cent; Indiana, $222.13 of $65,227, .3 per cent; Iowa, $728.50 of $42,427, 1.7 per cent; Kansas, $15,241.72 of $32,300, 47.2 per cent; Kentucky, $1,000 of $23,000, 4.3 per cent; Louisiana, $2,231 of $13,- 382, 16.7 per cent; Maine, $289.50 of $14,573, 2 per cent; Maryland, $1,081 of $40,527, 2.7 per cent; Massachusetts, $367 of $77,900, .5 per cent; Michigan, $1,657.55 of $110,827, 1.5 per cent; Minnesota, $1,329 of $47,500, 2.8 per cent; Mississippi has collected none of its $1,663 quota; Missouri, $1,183:99 of $63,327, 1.8 per cent; Montana, $1,092.31 of $9,500, 11.5 per cent; Nebraska, $2,981 of $22,800, 13.1 per4 Nevada, $540.15 of $5,700, 9.5 per cent; Hampshire, $1,713.05 of $11,773, 15.9 per4 New Jersey, $4,990.28 of $82,973, 6 per New Mexico, $2,766.25 of $10,773, 25.7 peri New York, $14,610 of $271,719, 5.4 per POOR SHOWING cent; New cent; cent; cent; cent; NORTH CAROLINA, $101 of $20,453, .5 per cent; North Dakota, $2,252.50 of $10,773, 20.9 per cent; Ohio, $7,923.88 of $135,527, 5.8 per cent; Oklahoma, $398.50 or $33,573, 1.2 per cent; Oregon, $606 of $27,227, 2.2 per cent; Pennsylvania, $12,100.93 of $165,300, 7.3 per cent; Puerto Rico, $31 of $4,804, .6 per cent; Rhode Island, $566 of $13,927, 4.1 per cent; South Carolina, $85 of $7,090, 1.2 per cent; South Dakota, $235 of $11,400, 2.1 per cent; Tennessee, $1,546.75 of $16,955, 9.1 per cent; Texas, $1,627.50 of $65,000, 2.5 per cent; Utah, $387.48 of $12,027, 3.2 per cent; Vermont, $$47 of $6,973, 12.1 per cent; Virginia, $2,020 of $22,848, 8.8 per cent; Virgin Islands, $1,051.67 of $950, 110.7 per cent; Washington, $8.50 of $41.173, .02 per cent; West Virginia, $242.02 of $27,227, .9 per cent; Wisconsin, $6,323.85 of $55,727, 11.3 per cent; Wyoming, $700 of $6,327, 11 per cent. In addition, the Republican Party has col- lected $891.03 from miscellaneous sources, in- cluding $10 from Canada. This adds up to a total collection of $129,505.59 or 6.8 per cent of the $2,160,410 quota. Note-Next week's financial drive will be made in Nebraska where state finance chair- man Joseph Wishart is dunning the GOP coun- ty organizations: A confidential report to na- tional headquarters states: "Wishart is having a meeting of his finance and budget committee on Sunday, March 27. As to the business of the meeting, Joe in his letter to county chairmen says: '1955 county budgets are to be set-so come and defend yourself.'" WASHINGTON WHIRL TEN GOP leaders called on General Mac- Arthur last month to get his views on re- organizing the Republican Party. They belong to the I-Don't-Like-Ike branch of the party .. . West Virginia's grand old Sen. Matt Neely, chatting on Capitol Hill with young Dr. Ted Hopkins of Evanston, Ill., remarked wearily: "Do you know anyone who'd be willing to trade his youth for a seat in the Senate?" . . . President Eisenhower's Army crony, retired Gen. Lucius Clay, has used his influence inside the White House against Alaskan statehood. Clay happens to head Continental Can, which (Continued from Page 2) mittee was instructed to indicate wheth- er or not specific chairmen of commit- tees are to be members of the Student Government Council or not. The com- mittee will report back as soon as pos- sible, Serving on the committee are Hank Berliner, Gene Hartwig, Donna Netzer, Dick Good, Janet Neary. The Council reviewed the report sub- mitted by Cinema Guild Board recom- mending that the Cinema Guild Board function under and be responsible to the Student Government Council. The following policy proposals were includ- ed in the report: 1) The name of the organization shall be "Cinema Guild." 2) The Cinema Guild Board, its chair- man, and treasurer be selected by SGO from the campus at large on the basis of petition by interested and capable persons. Terms to be for one year with one half of the Board being appointed after each SGC election. 3) The Cinema Guild Board shall be composed -of eight members. 4) The selection of sponsors, the se- lection of movies, the selection of a manager and other administrative du- ties be performed by Cinema Guild Board or its individual members sub- ject only to review, not approval, of SGC. 5) Thtt all major policy decisions of Cinema Guild must be approved by SGC; e.g. changes in percentage of disbursement of profits. 6) That Cinema Guild be the only student organization authorized to pre- sent a regular program of motion pic- tures for an admission fee. 8) That Cinema Guild Board be given office space and equipment in a Uni- versity Building to carry on its admin- isctrative operations. The recommendations of the Cinema Guild Board were accepted The Council discussed by-laws and procedures. A committee of five was appointed to draw up by-laws for Stu- dent Government Council. Appointed to the committee were Bob Leacock, Tom Sawyer, Bill Adams, Joel Tuber, Lucy Landers. Discussion resulted in sugges- tions in areas of attendance, procedure summer operations, time of elections time action of the Council becomes ef- fective, by-laws which should apply to election of officers. A motion to request candidates t leave the room during discussion of the specific office for which they are can- didates was defeated. The meeting scheduled for April 13 was postponed to April 15 because of Installation Night calendared for April 13. The April 15 meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. Student Government Council agenda for meeting to be held Fr., March 25 1955 at 3:00 p.m. in the Union. Homecoming Dance Olympic Dance Greek Week activities Recommended by-laws for officer elec- tion Panhellenic Constitution, revised Academic Freedom Week, report Phi Epsilon Pi, requests permission to reactivate Administrative Organization S.L. Recommendations to SGC National Students' Association SUMMER PLACEMENT .EQUESTS Camp Navarac, Upper Saranac Lake (28 miles from Lake Placid) New York requests applications from mature wom- en candidates for counseling positions in golf, tennis and music. A personnel interview in New York City is desired during Spring vacation. Contact Mrs. Ethel Spiegel, 121 Rynrla Road, South Orange, New Jersey (So. Orange 2- 8914). In your letter of application be sure to include references. Camp Scatico Elizaville, New York maintains a Brother & Sister camp and requests applications from upper class- men & grad students (either sex) for specialty counseling positions. Season of 8 weeks during July & Aug. months; salary ranges from $250-$500 per sea- son. Ratio of 3 children to everycoun- selor; campers are from 5-16 years old. Contact Nt Holman, Camp Scatico, 28 East 73rd St., N.Y. 21, N.Y. (BU 8- 9089). In your letter be sure to include references. Tower Hill Camp Association, Saw- yer, Mich requests applications from candidates for a combination life guard- maintenance position. Must have sen- ior life saving certificate. Lifeguard du- ties for only 1 or 2 hours a day, no classes or instructions involved. Salary $33 per week; season, June 26-Sept. 1. Also opening for assistant cook to help prepare meals for 100-160. Three family style meals served daily. Salary, $33 per week. Both positions include sal- ary plus room & board. Contact Er- nest V. Schroeder Mgr., 5 West Linden, Three Oaks, Mich. City & Country School, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. has a vacancy for its sum- the addresses to contact for the above positions is included in this booklet. This booklet can be seen at any of our weekly meetings beginning on Wed 23 from 1 p.m. to 5 p~m. in Room 3G at the Mich. Union. The Riverside, Ogunquit, Maine re- quests applications from candidates for the following positions: Chef-$75- $100 per week depending on experience; Ass't. Chef-$50 per week; Kitchen boys (3) at $25 per week; Yardman at $35 per week (also gets tips as bell hop but must be mechanically inclined); Dining room hostess at $25 per week plus tips. Contact Mr. Don P. Coombs, Mgr. 3 Metals Research Laboratories, a Di- vision of Union Carbide & Carbon Corp., Niagara Falls, N.Y. requests applications from candidates who have completed three or more years in one of the physi- cal science curricula. Each selected can- didate will be assigned to specific ex- perimental projects in one of six Re- search Groups; ie, Metals, Minerals, Chemicals, Welding, Engineering or Technical Services. See specific job descriptions and obtain application forms in Room 3G of the Mich. Union on Wed. afternoon, March 23. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., Roch- ester, N.Y. requests applications from Freshmen, Soph., & Junior Eng. Stu- dents for boiler work in plants in Rochester. Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio will interview at2the Business Admin. chool on April 20th ,& 21st. for sum- mer employment. They are interested in Juniors or above to be understudies for regular salesmen. Sales calls will be on retailers, chain stores, wholesalers. Call NO 3-1511, Ext. 694 for appointment for an interview. The following Public School systems are interested in teachers in the foi- lowing fields; Wyandotte, Michigan (Monguagon Township) All elementary. Also Ele- mentary Art and Special Education. Hazel Park, Michigan - Elementary Art; Kindergarten; Early and Later Elementary; Jr. High Industrial Arts, Home Making, English-Social Studies, Mathematics; Instrumental M u s i c (Stringed), Special Education (Men- tally handicapped); Sr. H.S English. Social Studies, Physics-Chemistry. Allen Park High School, Allen Park, Michign-Latin; Biology English; Gen- eral Science Mathematics; Social Stud- ies. Hemlock, Michigan-(Rural Agricul- tural School)-Lower Elementary; Later Elementary; Sr. H.S. Science. Van Dyke, Michigan - Elementary; Speech Correction; H.S. Speech. Modesto, California-Elementary. Kingsport, Tennessee - Elementary; Jr. H.S. General Shop; General Science; Mathematics; Language Arts; Span- ish or Latin; Instrumental Music; Art; Sr. H.S. Science; Commerce; English. Maumee, Ohio - Elementary; High School Industrial Arts; Home Econom- ics; Business Education with minor in either Social Studies, English, or Math- ematics. Wheaton, Illinois-Elementary. Henderson, Nevada - Elementary - Kindergarten through grade eight; Sev- enth & Eighth Grade Manual Training. Palmer, Alaska - Elementary. High School Mathematics; Home Economics; Athletic Coach; Commercial. ForA additionalinformation, please contact the Bureau of Apnointments, 3528 Administration Building, NO 3- 1511, Ext. 489,- PERSONNEL REQUESTS: Chamber of Commerce, Ashland, Wisc., is seeking an executive secretary, Electro Engrg. Products Co., Inc., Chicago, Ill., has an opening for Engrs to work with motors, generators and dynamotors. The Polymer Corp., Reading, Penn., Is in search of several young men with a strong technical background to do technical sales development work. Florida Merit System announcesrexam for Medical Social Consultant to par- ticipgte in the administration of a statewide program of medical social services for crippled children. Re- quires completion for an accredited course in Medical Social Work in an ap- proved School of Social Work and three years' experience. Stamats Publishing Co., Cedar Rapids, Iow, wishes to add two or three com- petent young men to tehe staffs of the magazines National Real Estate and Building Journal and Building. These men will handle editorial duties and make advertising sales contacts. Re- quires a college degree and one to.three years business experience. Michigan Civil Service announces exams for the following positions: Houseparent, Alphabetic Bookkeeping Machine Clerk A2, Alphabetic Book- keeping Machine Clerk A, Numeric Bookkeeping Machine Clerk A2, Farm Placement, Specialist 1, Farm Place- ment Specialist II, Institution Chaplain Adrian, Mich-B.S. & M.S. in Mech. and Metal. E. for Research and Devel. Eaton Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mich:-B.S. i In d. Mech. E., and Engrg. Mech.E B.S. & M.S. InAero.. Metal. E., and Physics for Training Course for Manufacturing, Selling and Engrg Elect. Corp. of America, Cambridge, Mass.-B.S. in Mech. E., B.S. & M.S in Elect. E. and Math., all levels in Phys- ics, U.S. citizens, for Research, Devel, Design and Engrg. Haven-Busch Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.-B.S. & M.S. in Civil E. and Ar- chitecture (Structural Steel Back- ground) for Sales Representative Trai- nee. Kent-More Organization, Jackson, Mich.-B.S. in Ind. and Mech. E. for Summer and Regular Production Engrg, Mich. Molded Plastics, Inc., Dexter, MIch.-B.S.. in Mech. and Materials E. for Drafting, Product & Tool Design, Plastic Engrg. The Ohio Oil Co., Refining Dept., Robinson, Ill.-B.S. in Chem. E. for Petroleum Refining Processing & Con- trol. Wyandotte Chem. Corp., wyndotte, Mich.-al levels of Chem. E.. and Chem- istry for Research, Design, Manufactur- ing, and Sales. Mon., and Tues., March 28 & 29- McDonnell Aircraft Corp., St. Louis, Mo.-all levels of Aero., Civil, Elect., Ind., Mech., Engrg. Mech., Engrg. Math. and Physics for Summer and Regular Design, Devel., Production. Tues., March 29- American Blower Corp., Detroit, Mich.-all levels of Mech., Elect., and Ind E. for Engrg., Manufacturing, and Sales. U.S. citizens only. Baker Perkins Inc., Saginaw, Mich.- B.S. in Mech. E. for Design, Devel., and Research. B.F. Goodrich Co., Tire & Equipment Div., Troy, Ohio-B.S. in Aero. and Mech. E. for Design, Deve., Field Engrg. Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc., Louis- ville, Ky.-B.S. & M.S. in Chem. E. for Product Deve. Nat' Cash Register Co., Dayton, Ohio --B.S. in Mech., Elect., Metal., and Chem. E. and Physics for Product Re- search and Devel., Plant and Produc- tion Engrg Reo Motors, Inc., Lansing, Mich- B.S. & M.S. in all Engrg. programs with emphasis on Automotive Engrg. for Summer (Auto. students only) and Regular Research, Design, Devel., Man- ufacturing, Sales and Engrg. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., Roch- ester, N.Y.,-B.S. in Civil, Elec. & Mech. Engrg. for Trining & Engineering. Shelby Salesbook Co., Shelby, Ohio,- B.S. & M.S. degrees in Mech., & Ind. Engrg. with no military obligations, for Product Research. Wed., March 30- Carter Parts Company, Ann Arbor Division, Any Arbor, Mich.,-B.S. degrees in Elec. or Mech. Engrg. for ,Develop- ment. Detroit Controls Corp., Detroit, Mich., & Research Division, Redwood City, Calif.-B.S. & M.S. degrees in Elec., Mech., Ind., Engrg., & Bus. Admin. ma- jors; & B.S. degrees in Met. Engrg. for Product Development; Production De- sign & Planning Engineering Admini- strative Asst. California,-B.S. degrees in Mech. Engrg. and Engrg.-Physics for Research & Development. (Continued on Page ) LET TERS To the Editor UMT Bill.. To the Editor: HAVE YOU written your con- gressman lately? Hearings are now being held on H.R. 2967, a bill to provide for a modified UMT and compulsory Reserve. Write now to your congressman to vote against this bill unless you favor the mili- tarization of youth. The bill pro- vides for: 1) Compulsory reserve service of six years for those who have fin- ished their two-year draft period; 2) A limited group of about 100,. 000 "volunteers" to take six months of training, followed by nine and one-half years of re- serve duty. If you feel you need more infor- mation about this bill contact: National Couilcil AgainstnCon- scription, 104 "C" Street, N.E., Washington 2, D.C., or National Service Board, 1105 K Street, N.W., Washington 5, D.C., or Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 5461 Brush St., De- troit 2, Mich., or contact your lo- cal minister or your representative in Congress, --R.F. Christmann Sixty-Fifth Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Eugene Hartwig ......Managing Editor Dorothy Myers .............City Editor Jon Sobeloff......Editorial Director Pat Roelofs..Associate City Editor Becky Conrad .........Associate Editor Nan Swinehart .......Associate Editor David Livingston .......Sports Editor Hanley Gurwin ....Assoc. Spc--ts Editor Warren Wertheimer .....Associate Sports Edito. Roz Shlimovitz ........Women's Editor Janet Smith Associate Women's Editor John Hirtzel .......Chief Photographer Business Stafff Lois Pollak .........Business Manager Phil Brunskinl, Assoc. Business Manager Bill Wise ........Advertising Manager Mary Jean Monkoski .Finance Manager Telephone NO 23-24-1 em,,r DURING the seven years which have elapsed since the estab- lishment of the State of Israel, twoE parallel migratory movements,l forming an extensive exchange ofE population, took place between Is- rael and her neighboring ArabI countries. Some 600,000 Arabs left Israel and are now spread over thei Arab states, while about 350,0001 Jews from the adjacent Moslemt countries were received and set- tled in Israel. Such an exchange of population was not unique to the middles east, as there had been many precedents to it in the his- tory of other nations. In this particular case, the ex- change of population was causedI by events during and following the Arab-Israeli war. After Israel had; won her independence, the posi- tion of the Jews in the Arab coun- tries was gravely disturbed. Op- pression and intolerance, boycott and expropriation, arrests and mob violence, (of which the recent ex- ecution of Jews in Egypt, after a phony trial was but one example) practiced by the Arabs, forced a large exodus of Jews from such Arab states as Yemen and Iraq. These Jews were forced by the Arabs to leave their homes, and come to live in Israel. They arrived in Israel penniless, since their en- tire property had been confiscated by the Arab governments. THE PARALLEL migratory movement, that of the Arabs leaving Israel, -as brought about by a war, waged by the Arab states against Israel, in complete defiance of a UN resolution. Had there been no war, there would have been no such movement. More specifically, the Arab exodus from Israel took place because of threats by the Arab leaders, and in spite of Jew- ish persuasion to stay. There is enough evidence to this effect by neutral as well as by Arab observ- ers. To quote just one Arab news- paper the "Kul Shay" (published in Beirut, Lebanon) of August 19, 1951: "Who brought the Palestinians to the Lebanon as refugees? Who brought them over in dire straits and without a penny? The Arab states, and the Lebanon among them." The different fate of the com- munities participating In these two migratory movements is also strik- ing. On the Israeli side, every pos- sible aid was extended by the gov- ernment and the population to the Jewish refugees. As a result, these refugees were rapidly rehabilitated economically, as well as culturally and socially. The Arab refugees, on the other hand, are being de- barred by a deliberate policy, uni- formly and rigorously enforced by the Arab states, from settling per- manently in the lands to which they had been directed. Even funds provided by the UN for resettling the Arab refugees, were not ap- plied to that purpose. As a result, the Arab refugees are still living in their camps, devoid of minimum sanitary installatiors, and domi- nated by poverty and misery. Strangely enough Israel has been the only country in the middle east which extended aid to the Arab refugees: 1) Blocked banking accounts of these refugees, held by Israeli banks were released; 2) The repatriation to Israel of a few thousand of Arab refugees was permitted, on humanitarian grounds, in order to unify fami- lies: and 3) Israel has asserted her readiness to negotiate a solution to any problem involved in this hu-. manitarian issue, including com- pensation for property, within overall peace negotiation. FOR THE Arab leaders, however, the problem is not a humanitar- ian one. It is rather an issue through which they hope to achieve political and military gains. They make no secret of the fact that by demanding the return of the Arab refugees to Israel, they intend to annihilate Israel by in- troducing a strong 5th column into her borders. It has also been rec- ognized by western countries that repatriation would not be in the interest of the refugees, since it would mean a return to a com- pletely new and foreign social and cultural environment. The mass transformation which Israel has undergone in the last few years, would require tremendous read- justment by any returning Arab refugees. The only solution to the refugee problem is their permanent resettlement in the Arab countries, thereby completing the exchange of population. The interest of the Arab lead- ers however, lies elsewhere. For them the refugee camps are a val- uable propaganda tool against Is- rael as well as the UN. These IT WAS the late Dr. Weizmann who once declared that he want- ed to make Palestine "as Jewish as England is English." Much of this program the Zionists have achiev- ed. The logical consequence of the program has been the rendering homeless of about 800,000 Arabs. But the tragedy of the Arab refugee is not only that he has been lingering on the edge of the desert, homeless, destitute, and in despair for over six years. The tragedy runs deeper. He has exist- ed in Palestine as farmer or towns- man for over a thousand years. The country is his. He had the right to decide whether or not an alien people should immigrate to his country and impose a politi- cal state in his land. He had the right to decide on the way of life he wished to lead and the right to rule himself in the way he wished to rule himself. But these rights have been brutally denied him. By their total disregard for the basic rights of the Palestinian Arab, the Zionists have committed the gravest crime of all-the crime of depriving a people of its rights to live in its own country and de- termine its own affairs. I am con- vinced that in the Palestine ven- ture the Zionists have betrayed the Jewish tradition that has al- ways stood against injustice in all its forms. THE Palestinian Arab exodus began, in the main, as a result of the affair at Deir Yassin. True, prior to that there had been movement of civilians both Arabs and Jews from danger areas. But this movement was slight. On April 9, 1948, the Irgun attacked the Arab village of Deir Yassin. Its citizpns fought but were over- come by superior arms and train- ing. The Irgun occupied the vil- lage and proceeded to murder every man, woman, and child. However, terror alone did not cause the refugee problem. Pales- tinian Arab towns and villages were attacked, occupied by the Israeli army, and the inhabitants of these towns were evicted by force, and were not allowed to carry with them any of their prop- erty. The usual Israeli alibi has been that. they did that for secur- ity. But "security" has been used to justify crimes everywhere. Thus through terror and force a population has been uprooted from its ancestral homeland. The refugees have lingered in camps for over six years, fed on meager supplies by the U.N. The Christian churches have done much to al- leviate their suffering. At this point one must mention the self- less devotio of the American Quakers in alleviating suffering, The Arabs will never forget these friends. THE Zionists accuse the. Arab states of a) doing nothing to help the suffering of the refugees, b opposing their re-settlement for sinister political ends, and c) using the refugees to carry on a guerrilla warfare against Israel. None of these accusations are just. They are merely formidable means to divert public attention from the fact that the Zionists themselves are responsible for the refugee tragedy. Probably also the Zionists take refuge in such arguments to persuade themselves that they are not responsible. It is a subtle form of self-deception. To begin with the Arab coun- tries have not forsaken the refu- gees in their plight. I for one, will never forget the splendid work the Egyptian Red Crescent did in the, Ramallah area for the refugees. The Arab governments have pro- vided facilities, food and shelter. Currently in the Jericho district, Musa al-Alami, a Palestinian Arab is developing his boys' towns for the Arab refugees. He was started on his project with funds from the Iraqi government. The pro- ject to develop the Yarmuk was intended as a partial solution to refugee misery. The Arab states have absorbed many of the refu- gees as citizens in their own coun- tries. The question of re-settlement poses two inter-related problems to the Arab governments, one moral, the other, political. The moral issue is that the refugees as a whole do not want to be re- settled. To decree that they should be re-settled would be to violate their rights in determining their own affairs. From this follows the political problem. Any Arab gov- ernment that decrees re-settle- ment is faced with the prospect of a revolution on its hands. Part of the resentment of the refugees that rioted in the Gaza district has been due to the presence of an Egyptian plan to re-settle the refugees somewhere in Sinai. qTHE LAST accusation, that the Arashe neurae marauding. is Arab, Israeli Students' Views on Arab Refugees (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following two articles by Israeli student Mordechal sap!s oMt juaasad vanu jvW TaV31 aAlIv uasasdai qnl; q3 v puS ululaiN on the problem of Arab refugees from Israel.) *1