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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

29, 1955 THE MICHIGAN DAILY

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RUSSIAN EXPANSION:
USSR Displacing West in Underdeveloped Areas

GOVERNOR SCHEDULES TALKS:
See Williams'

Bid for Party Reins

By DAVID L BOWEN
Associated Press Writer
The Soviet Union has opened a
drive to displace the big Western
powers from their centuries-old
positions of dominance in a vast
underdeveloped area of the world
stretching from the Atlantic coast
of Africa to the islands of the
Pacific.
Russia's opening maneuver was
a thrust into the Middle East,
sending surplus arms of the Red
mliitary machine to Egypt. This
move threatens to introduce Rus-
sian influence for the first time in
an area traditionally considered
the gateway both to Africa and
the biggest part of what formerly
was called the British empire.
Its an empire in the old sense
no longer, but still a major source
of British trade. Some Western
diplomats have expressed fear that
if the Communist campaign in the
Middle East succeeds, its signifi-
cance will be comparable to the
loss of China to the Communists.
Red Excursion Under Way
A second Red excursion is now
under way. Soviet Premier Nikolai1
Bulganin and Communist party
boss Nikita Khrushchev are on a
month-long top-level "woo the
east" mission to India and Burma,
repaying visits to Russia by Indian
Prime Minister Nehru and the
Burmese Premier, U Nu. Their aim
obviously is 'to further loosen the
ties of these neutral nations with
the West and draw them closer to
the Soviet Union.
Communist technicians already
are at work in India and Afghan-
istan on industrial projects, and
offers of "peaceful" help of this
type have been made to the Arab
League nations, Burma and Indo-
nesia.
Why are the Russians, whose
economy is hard put to do more
than supply the necessities of life
for their own people, seeking more
commitments outside their already
huge domain?
Answer On Map
One answer can be seen on the
accompanying map. Africa, the
Middle East and Asia are vital to
the economic health of the big

UNITED KINGDOM

Total Exports
$7,767,800,000

SOAO S : 6WI D s'A"IOMV
Percentag* of Exports to
Africa Middle East and Asia
*(Value: $2,556,800,000)

LANSING (AP)-Gov. G. Men-
nen Williams has scheduled two
speeches this week to continue his
attackhon the policy of "modera-
tion" which Adlai E. Stevenson ad-
vocated for the Democratic party.
The speeches were seen as a bold
bid by Gov. Williams to win sup-
port of the so-called left wing of
the Democratic Party and nourish
the new deal-fair deal political
philbsophy.
The Governor will address the
Democratic Women's Federation
in Washington, D.C., today and the
national convention of Young
Democrats at Oklahoma City Fri-
day.
Stevenson is expected to appear
briefly at the Oklahoma City con-
vention. Two possible candidates
for the Presidency-Gov. Averell
Harriman of New York and Sen.
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee --
will also attend.
Gov. Williams said his speech at
Denver Saturday night was "ex-
clusively a matter of program and
policy, not to be taken as a per-
sonal attack on Stevenson.
"I intend to fight for the policy
and program I think should be
adopted by the Democratic Party,"
he said at 'a press conference.
The Governor said he would
"happily, willingly and proudly
support whoever is nominated" by
the Democratic National Conven-
tion.
When prodded by reporters, he
added, "If it happened to be my-
self, naturally I would support+
myself. If I should be put in that
position I wouldn't be embarrassed
to support the Democratic Party,

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as the best party for the people."
Gov. Williams remarked that his
speech in Denver drew considerable
approval from his audience of
Young Democrats and that former
President Harry S. Truman told
him he was opposed to a policy of
moderation too.
'In his Saturday night speech,
he did not mention Stevenson by
name, but referred to him indirect-
ly, linking the party's 1952 stand-
ard bearer with "the timid, the
temporizers, the compromisers."
The governor told newsmen this
did not mean he was making his
own bid for the Presidential nomi-
nation against Stevenson.
Observers took him at his word,
but could not discount the possi-
bility that by such tactics Gov.
Williams might rally to his banner
those who distrust the soft ap-
proach of current party leaders
and their evident desire to pursue
a middle way in the 1956 cam-
paign.
He said the Democratic program
in 1956-"Must be to the third
quarter of our century what Wood-
row Wilson's was to the first quar-
ter and what Franklin D. Roose-
velt's and Harry S. Truman's was
to the second.
"They were not timid men, they
were not tired men. They did not
pause to catch their breaths. In
the face of great disaster or great
opportunity they did not counsel.
moderation."
Capitol observers believe that
Gov. Williams has thus sought to
improve his position as a dark
horse in the .presidential sweep-
stakes.

Noting the high obstacles in the
way of an outright announcement
of Williams well-known ambition
to be president, observers deduce
that he hopes for a convention
deadlock between the front -
running Stevenson and such strong
contenders as Gov. Harriman and
Sen. Kefauver.
They reason that if a deadlock
should develop, Gov. Williams
would be in a better position to
demand the nomination as the
man who had openly pledged him-
self to the liberal tradition of the
party.
But they agree that his own
political philosophy moves him as
deeply as does his personal ambi-
tion.
Gov. Williams' anger at the
national Democratic Party's cur-
rent trend has been evident to ob-
servers for months.
One of the leaders of the dis-
ruptive "loyalty oath" movement
at the 1952 convention, he has been
restive at seeing Southern Demo-
crats gradually gathering in party
reins and imposing their own con-
servative views on party policies.
At his side is a group of admirers
who want to see him President;
who sincerely believe he has the
makings of a great liberal Presi-
dent in the Wilson and Roosevelt
traditions.
. These admirers reportedly have
been frustrated by Gov. Williams'
refusal-and possibly, his inability
-to come out swinging for the
nomination.
Hence, it is believed that these
men, devoted to a policy of ag-
gressive liberalism, has stirred him

to make a bold move towarn
hancing his own position an
ward fanning the dormant
of liberalism in the party.
Some of Gov. Williams' ba
think such a course might igi
prairie fire of enthusiasm o
behalf and on behalf of his
of government.
Others hint that they do
expect the flames to burn hi
1956, but that Gov. William;
emerge as the party's outstai
liberal spokesman and the '
ficiary of the reaction aE
moderation they expect in,
or 1964.
He said at Denver, "I am
heartsick by those in my
party who do not militantly
the spurious doctrine that, sc
as our aged have some secui
so long as the most uninhab
of our tenements are torn do
so long as our unemployme
below the critical level part c
time-our job ii done, we
rest.
"So long as some 15 m
American families are still h
in substandard dwellings, I i
be ashamed," Govt Williams
"to harken to the counsels of
who have proposed, in effect,
this is an ideal time for a nal
coffee break.
"I know not what course c
may take, but as for me, I i
rather be hanged as a rebel i
ranks of those fighting for a :
life for all of our people th
hold a commission in the arr
General Apathy and General
spair."

P Fercentage o Exports
to Africa Middle East
and Asia
(Value:
Exports $2,487,700,000)
$15,076,8'O,000U STATES
UNITED TTS
APNesferes.

A1lfgures are for 1954 trade
Circles are drawn in proportion to
total exports of the three countries

Western powers. Almost half of all
French exports in 1954 went to
these regions, and one-third of the
exports from the United Kingdom.
If Russia can cause this Western
market to shrink by luring some
of the trade into its own orbit,
through inducements ,either eco-
nomical orideological, a hard blow
would be delivered to the econo.-
mies of France and Britain. A
serious slowdown in these two
countries would, in turn, have a
deadening effect on the entire
European economic structure.
Although the proportion of total
U.S. exports to the region is only
18 per cent, a shrinkage of Pacific
markets coupled with a recession
in Europe also would have a no-
ticable effect in America.,

Communist hopes for conquest
of the West have always been
predicated on the economic col-
lapse of the capitalist nations. The
Reds expected this collapse to
come immediately after World
War II. It was only through the
economic strength of the United
States and its pump-priming in
Europe that their expectation was
not fulfilled.
The Russians have made no
secret of their intention to pro-
mote rivalry among the Western
nations, to destroy the hard-won
Western unity by setting one free
nation against another.
In now seeking to reduce the
size of the market open to the
Western world by carving for
themselves the biggest possible
slice of trade' and economic infIlu-
ence in Africa, the Middle East
and Asia, the Reds no doubt ex-
pect the capitalistic nations to
begin fighting among themselves
over what is left-speeding up the
collapse the Communist creed has
predicted all along.
At the present, the most critical
sector in the developing battle for
influence is the Middle East. Al-
ready the West is getting ready to
outbid Russian offers of economic
aid to the Arabs. If the Russian
campaign proves to be as insidious

as present evidence indicates, the
West may soon find itself in simi-
lar life-or-death popularity con-
tests throughout the Afro-Asian
world.

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MISSILE AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT DEPARTMENTS - NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION " DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA

ENGINEER S,

SCIENTI STS,
PHYSICISTS,
MATHEMATICIANS
Important on-campus
interviews soon!
North American Missile and Control Departments
Representative Will Be Here Nov. 30, Dec. 1.
You'll learn first hand about the advantages
and opportunities in'choosiig a career with a
future at North American. Here engineers
and scientists are now discovering new
frontiers in four exciting new fields:

NEWSPAPER WORK AS A CAREER
The 1st of 3 advertisements.
There are a number of first-rate newspapers.
Some are published in big cities, some in towns, and some are published
in cities of middle size.
These first-rate newspapers have two things in common-they cannot
be bought, and they cannot be intimidated.
They are notperfect.
Like even the best individuals, they have their faults and their frailties.
The philosophies back of these newspapers are varied.
Yet the philosophy back of one or another of them you are pretty sure
to find more or less in accord with your own philosophy.
Such newspapers play an important role in American life.
The role is sometimes dangerous, sometimes romantic, sometimes pro-
saic, sometimes exciting, but at all times honorable and worthwhile.
Newspaper work is too unpredictable to be cut and dried.
Like all work it requires industry and an amount of routine drudgery.

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Missile Guidance Systems
Fire and Flight Control Systems
Computers, Recorders
ROCKET PROPULSION
High Thrust Engines
Propellants
Pumps

SUPERSONIC AIRFRAMES
Structures
Thermal Barriers
Vibrations and Flutter
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Research Reactors
Medical Reactors
Power Generation Reactors

But to alert minds, newspaper work offers endless possibilities of variety
and of interest.
If you think of a newspaper career, teach yourself to keep your eyes
open and your ears open.
Teach yourself to write clear, simple English.
A working knowledge of short-hand you will find a useful tool.
To speak and read a foreign language moderately well may sometimes
prove to be a very great asset.
For the rest, read everything that interests you, but always read and
think about what you read.
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