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Vienna on Parade'
--Wiener- Vaudeville
THE DEUTSCHMEISTER Band, in another of the current series of
music for the masses, opened last night's concert with a rendition
of the "Star Spangled Banner in Three-Quarter Time." After a few
minutes of selections which I could neither recognize nor locate on the
program, the band was joined on stage by the costumed Gumpold-
skirchner Children's Choir (the translation of which is NOT "Boys and
Girls of the Vienna Woods"), whose selections were announced by an
elfin-like Maedl and accompanied by the zither.
The band acted as the filler between the several acts, which also
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Y. APRIL 3, 1958
NIGHT EDITOR: BROOKE TOMPKINS
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Will Khrushchev
Conquer Capitalism?
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LAST WEEK Nikita Khrushchev said, "We
will conquer capitalism through a higher
standard of living." A year ago he said, "We
will bury you." Tomorrow he may say, "We
have conquered you; we have the last laugh."
Incredible as it sounds, the Kremlin hierarcy
is coming uncomfortably close to accomplishing
their avowed end-the destruction of capitalism.
Essentially the communist strategy has re-
mained the- same since its birth in 1917. Es-
pionage and internal dissatisfaction, culmi-
nating in revolution, is the order of events
Nikita Khrushchev has planne'd for his most
stubborn enemy, the United States. It has never
been his, Stalin's, Trotsky's or Lenin's intention
to defeat their opponents in battle when a
much simpler, more practical and a proven
more successful method is available to them.
To date their plans elsewhere have been
frighteningly successful. In less than half a
century they have grabbed off approximately
a third of the-earth's land and population. They
have made serious inroads into the all-im-
portant neutral nations, nations which hold
the balance of power between East and West.
If they continue to expand at the pace they
have been setting for the past decade and a
half there is little doubt that within the life-
times of our "Beat Generation" we will witness
a universal communist system.
The success of communism should raise some
questions and deep consideration from the
people of the free world. Ironically enough, it
doesn't.
The failures of capitalism, and in particular
the United States, to thwart communism does
not lie in the superiority of communism as a
social ideology. On the contrary, communism
is based on principles which are erroneous and
iunpractical. Thk reason for communist success
is due to the dedication of those party mem-
bers who will go to all ends and take advan-
tage of existing circumstances in achieving
their purpose. Simply stated, the communist
is a harder worker than the soft American,
who, though he has everything to gain and
everything to lose, refuses to apply himself to
the task before him.
When Khrushchev predicted that he would
bring the downfall of capitalism by achieving
a higher standard of living than we in the
United States enjoy today, he wasn't drunk
and he wasn't just exercising his vocal cords.
Khrushchev meant exactly what he said, and
like all dedicated communists before and after
him, he will work inexhaustibly with all
resources he can muster at his disposal.
THERE IS NO DOUBT that if Russia suc-
. ceeds in overcoming the ever diminishing lead
that the United States has over it in compara-
tive standards of living American capitalism
would be terribly discredited before the eyes
of the world. Consequently the tide of inter-j
national sympathies would swing in the direc-
tion of Russia and communism. Nations, once
our staunchest allies would crumble from with-
in as the opportunity to spread dissatisfaction
and kindle revolution increases.
If the course of history should ever resemble
this, there would be no use in resorting to
war as the last desperate measure. We would
be defeated on our own battlefield, in the fight
we know how to fight best-the war of econ-
omy, living standards and material display.
There would be no excuses, no politicians we
could point to and say, "Because of you .,..
We would never admit that our evaluation of
communism and capitalism was at error, though
it might cost us many lives. We would be right
,in contending that capitalism and democracy
are superior forms of society despite its defeat.
We might even live to see the day when capi-
talism and democracy return and communism
is blotted out as dramatically as it was born,
but, as always is the case, we will never likely
point the finger at ourselves and sincerely
admit, "I was lazy, I let him outwork me."
It must be remembered that the high civili-
zation we in America take for granted today
is the result of centuries of hard work and
perspiration. We have not achieved the highest
standard of living the world has ever seen by
laboring on five-hour shifts and four-day work
weeks. To be lulled into complacency would be
to sow the seeds of our own annihilation. To
bow to the demands of organized labor and
establish a society in which work becomes con-
tinually less a part of individual sustenance
would be to nourish the seeds and make them
grow.
Now in the hour when we are in need of it
most we must apply our individual talents and
working capacity as judiciously as possible,
and, as our fathers before us, continue to pros-
per and grow, so that our childrens' children
will not read of the deterioration, decline and
fall of America in Russian textbooks.
-RICHARD CONDON
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND:
Moscow Propaganda Scores
K By DREW PEARSON
INTERPRETING THE NEWS:
The Decline of America
W ASHINGTON - U.S. experts
on public opinion admit pri-
vately that Moscow scored the No.
1 propaganda victory of the year
with the announcement of a uni-
lateral ban of H-bomb tests. It
almost equals the No. 1 victory of
last year - launching the Sput-
nik.
4 The Moscow announcement,
coming on top of the steady drum-
beat of Bulganin notes urging a
summit conference and the ban-
ning of missile bases in Europe,
more than ever has pictured the
United States as a warmonger;
pictured Russia as the disciple of
peace.
The real inside story of how
badly the United States muffed
the ball on banning H-bomb tests
is known only to a few people. As
early as Sept. 11, 1956, President
Eisenhower and the National Se-
curity Council had decided to pro-
pose more or less what Moscow
proposed this week a ban on H-
bomb tests.
* * *
WHAT ACTUALLY happened
at the Sept. 11, 1956 meeting was
that Secretary of State Dulles
urged a moratorium on the nu-
clear tests, pointing out that it
would win friends for us abroad,
would give us the diplomatic ini-
tiative, would help convince the
world that we are more peace-
loving than Moscow.
Harold S t a s s e n immediately
agreed with Dulles. Secretary of
Defense Wilson and Adm. Lewis
Strauss, chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission, did not. They
warned that Russia might violate
any agreement, would test small
atomic weapons. They admitted
we -could detect all large explo-
sions.
In the final voting, Secretary of
the Treasury Humphrey concurred
with Dulles, and the President fi-
nally did, too. As is customary in
National Security Council meet-
ings, the decision was made un-
animous. Though final details
were to be worked out later, the
tentative plan was to ask Russia
to join in suspending H-bomb
tests for one year as a "peace ex-
periment." This was to be coupled
with a "moral agreement" to out-
law the Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile in the same manner poison
gas has been outlawed.
Approximately one week later,
Ike's political advisers warned
that Adlai Stevenson had made
speeches as early as April, 1956,
proposing the end of H-bomb
tests, and that he had made an-
other full-dress proposal in early
September. The advisers urged
that it would be a political mis-
take to play into Stevenson's
hands by going ahead with the Se-
curity Council's decision of Sep-
tember 11.
EISENHOWER then reversed
himself. On September 19, he
came out with a vigorous state-
ment attacking Stevenson's H-
bomb proposal as "a theatrical
gesture." In speech after speech
following this, Eisenhower at-
tacked the Stevenson proposal as
political grandstanding. He made
it Clear he didn't consider Steven-
son qualified to discuss atomic
energy.
On October 26, the President
stormed into the National Se-
curity Council meeting and an-
grily lectured them about leaks.
He said he had heard that the
September 11 decision regarding
H-bomb tests had become known
to people outside the Council, and
as a result he was ordering a full
investigation.
Meanwhile, the White House
was so embarrassed over Steven-
son's proposal to ban nuclear tests
that it even played politics with
the Public Health Service's survey
of radioactivity. Suddenly on Sept.
26, 1956, and without explanation,
the survey was canceled.
Ike's blast at Stevenson's pro-
posal had been made on Septem-
ber 19. One week later, Assistant
Surgeon General Otis L. Ander-
son wrote state health officials:
"Field sampling operations in
connection with radiation sur-
veilllance. network will terminate
at the close of business Thursday,
September 27, 1956."
TWENTY-FOUR hours is an
extremely abrupt cancellation no-
tice. Many state officials didn't
receive the notice before Septem-
ber 27. Anderson was obviously
in a hurry. The date of October 1
was scratched out and September
26 typed in. The termination date
of September 27 was also typed in.
Previous surveys showed in-
creases of radioactivity as high
as 15 to 25 times normal by some
monitoring stations. An increase
of 10 times normal, according to1
statements by the Atomic Energy
Commission, was considered the
alarm point.
Stevenson had proposed the end
of H-bomb tests because, he said,
the air was becoming dangerously
contaminated with radioactive
fallout. This was denied by Atom-
ic Energy Chairman Strauss. The
surveys made by Public Health
Service substantiated Stevenson,
contradicted Strauss. The surveys
were canceled.
(Copyright 1958 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
included a quartet, consisting of
labeled the Grinzing Schrammel
Ensemble, several vocal soloists,
and the afore mentioned zither
player.
The atmosphere throughout was
completely informal, like that of
a midsummer night's concert on
the village green in a Tyrolean
village. Even the band uniforms
were in the style popular for use
in stage armies in productions like
"The Chocolate Soldier." I did,
however, miss the dark beer and
Wienerwurst.
* . .
WHAT WITH the additions,.
substitutions, fleeting pauses be-
twedn numbers, frequent reprises
and the two sopranos switching
roles at will, the exact spot on the
program was constantly in doubt,
not that it mattered.
Included in the. program was
the in.evitable "Third Man
Theme," vaguely disguised as "The
Harry Lime Theme," the sound of
which, heard in a Heuriger, de-
notes the unmistakable presence
of the American tourist. Unf or-
tunately, Herr Jancik, the zither
spieler, does not choose to use
Anton Karas' original accompani-
ment, consequently much of the
catchiness is missing.
. . .
BY THE TIME the next few
beer hall selections were through,
the performers were, no doubt, as
thirsty as I was. Yet, it contin-
ued. The marathon was reminis-
cent of the "Farewell Symphony"
(where the performers leave, one
by one) only vice-versa.
Noticeably absent from the pro-
gram, purporting to be a represen-
tation, albeit for American con-
sumption, of Viennese music,
were the works of Mozart, Schu-
bert, Beethoven, Mahler, etc.
(Brahms being represented by a
zither rendition of the Waltz in
A-flat major,'and Johann Strauss
by a few adaptations). These com-
posers were after, all, the mnen
who made Vienna what it is yet
today, the musical capital of the
world, and no program can truly
represent musical Vienna with-
out their music.
--Allegra Branson
AT THE CAMPUS:
Unhappy
A ffair
"BERMUDA AFFAIR" is a win-
ner, I walks away with all
the prizes - the booby prizes. It
has all the glamour, excitement
and romance of ,a third-rate TV
soap opera, which doesn't say
much for TV soap operas.
The story, such as it is, concerns
an affair between two married
people - both married to other
people. At one corner of the quad-
rangle is Bob Scofield (Gary Mer-
rill), a lonely man who comes from
a large family on the wrong side
of the tracks, "where you don't get
to see many headwaiters." His
wife, Fran (Kim Hunter), is a
globetrotting magazine photog-
rapher, forever running off and
leaving him to his own devices.
This, predictably, leads to trouble,
in the form of Chris Walters (Zena
Marshall), wife of his partner in
an air freight business.
The road to sin is left conven-
iently unobstructed, as Fran runs
off on an assignment at the same
time that Chris's husband, Chuck
(Ron Randell), departs on a busi-
ness trip. Bob and Chris, left to
amuse themselves unchaperoned,
do just that.
All we'd need then, to make
everything come out all right is an
affair between the wandering
spouses. Then they could swap and,
all would be hunky-dory. But, alas,
the wronged ones love only the
wrong ones.
* * *
THE WHOLE MESS finally
comes to a head when Bob and
Chuck's plane is disabled, and they
have to bail out. But there's only
one chute (Bob took the other on
an amorous jaunt with Chris), and
so Bob, realizing the terrible wrong
he's done to Chuck, becomes a
hero. He knocks Chuck out cold,
puts the chute on him, and shoves
him out. Bravo!l
So f inally comes the long-
awaited end, when everybody's
happy but Fran; Chuck and Chris
have each other back, but poor
Fran's only consolation is the
knowledge thatlBob died loving
only her, after all.
The weak and wandering story
line of "Bermuda Affair" is ex-
ceeded in "badness" only by the
dialogue, which is at times so
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By WALTER LIPPMANN
TRAVELING ABOUT in Europe, as, I have
been doing, it has, of course, been only too
obvious that there is a great decline in Ameri-
can influence. The immediate cause of it is,
no doubt, the debility of the President's role
in world affairs, and its accompaniment, per-
haps its inevitable accompaniment-the nega-
tivism of Secretary Dulles. But what I learned
in Scandinavia, in Poland, in Germany, in
Britain and France, persuaded me that the
compelling cause of the decline of our influence
is that the American view of the main European
issues is becoming out of date, is being by-
passed by events, and that when we talk about
Europe, and Germany, and the captive states
and Russia, we sound rather like old codgers
talking about the past.
I became most aware of this as I began to
realize how very different is the official Ameri-
can view of Germany from what one finds vir-
tually everywhere in Europe. We have been
taking it for granted that the hope of the
future in Europe turns on the reunification and
revival of Germany. The truth, as I found it,
was that the World War is not forgotten,
indeed that the memory of it is reviving, and
that to understand the European situation as
a whole it is necessary to take account of this
growing fear of German domination. The
spectacle of West Germany's economic recovery
plus the growing knowledge that there is also
a remarkable recovery in East Germany have
revived the remembrance of the war and played
a very big part in affairs.
I had not realized this before I went abroad
this time. Always until then I had believed that
Germany, even if reunited, was too small to be
a world power again. What I had failed to
realize is that all thing are relative, and that
relative to the rest of Europe-excluding the
USA and the USSR-a reunited Germany
would now be the foremost power. In London
as in Warsaw, and in the neutralist countries
as well, there is a deep anxiety that this power-
ful reunited Germany would become the ally
of either the USA or the USSR, or that it would
hold the balance of power between them.
The practical effect of this is that it is hard
to find anyone who does not want to put off
as long as possible the reunion of the two
Germanies. This works out in a curious way.
Those who are affiliated with the West cling
publicly and officially to the Dulles-Adenauer
formulaof free elections to unify Germany.
Poland, for example, longs for the withdrawal
of the Red Army and yet, out of fear of Ger-
many, hopes that until there is some other
kind of settlement of the German question, the
Russians will stay in East Germany.
IT IS IN WEST GERMANY that the official
American-German policy seems particularly
antiquated. Whatever their neighbors may fear
from them, the great mass of the West Ger-
mans are not dreaming of domination by a
united Germany. They are worrying about a
united Germany. Some are worrying because
they fear a revival of German nationalism,
many more because a united Germany would
probably be predominantly Socialist, others'
because it would be extremely difficult to
integrate the collectivist economy of Eastern
Germany and the capitalist economy of West-
ern Germany.
For reasons like these, the Adenauer-Dulles
formula has a fading role among the Germans.
Few expect the formula to work, and few
really want it to work. What we are going
to see, it seems to me, is-as unfortunately only
the Russians have had the wit to suggest-
negotiations between the two German govern-
ments. As a matter of fact there is already
negotiations about the currency and about
trade, all of it nominally at a technical rather
than at a political level. These negotiations
will almost certainly broaden greatly into some
sort of political arrangement which might one
day take the form of a dual state.
The West Germans will not break with the
Western powers and the East Germans will not
break with the Soviet Union. They will seek to
obtain the practical advantages of reunion
without the serious political and psychological
disadvantages.
THIS PROCESS in the two Germanies will,
I am convinced, promote and will be accom-
panied by a thinning out of the military forces
in Germany -and in Central Europe. There is
every reason to believe that the future of Cen-
tral Europe lies with the principle of disen-
gagement. But the application of the principle
will be gradual, and the ffull application if it
may not come for a great many more years
than anyone can calculate about.
These developments will, I believe, have
acquired great momentum in about three years.
I say three years because at the end of that
time Adenauer is not likely to be in power, and
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Elections * .
To the Editor:
WOULD be one of the first to
agree that voting for Student
Government Council members is
every student's responsbility. But
how can we expect more students
to vote when the election is turned
into a mockery?
In The Daily of March 25, SGC
Elections Director Roger Mahey
praised the poll workers. When
supposedly "civic-minded" poll
workers such as the ones I saw are
praised for their work, it seems to
me that someone is ignorant of
the facts.
He does not know, perhaps, that
at booth five at 4:30 p.m. Tues-
day, the poll workers were telling
students, including myself, how to
vote,
-Lee Bollendonk, '60
Delinquents .
To the Editor:
TN MY FEW YEARS at the Tni-
forms of government operate on
the principle that everyone has an
equal say in choosing their repre-
sentative. When anyone takes it
in his own hands to over-repre-
sent himself by stuffing the ballot
box he cheats not merely the op-
posing candidate, but he commits
the crime of effectively disenfran-
chising everyone who cast a legi-
timate vote.
I do not know whether this in-
cident was perpetrated in the idea
of a prank, to actually gain votes
for a desired candidate, or to dis-
credit an opposing candidate, but
in any case it has far more un-
desirable implications than merely
the outcome of the recent election.
When the people of this state
pay taxes to support the Univer-
sity, they have every reason to ex-
pect that the future Ileaders of the
state and nation will be coming
from this or similar institutions. I
do not know if the State Legisla-
ture, in its discussion of appropri-
ations for this school, has been
informed of this incident, but this
Immigration ..
To the Editor:
TN THE INTERVIEW which Miss
Cicely Chan gave to the Michi-
gan Daily she made two state-
ments, one misleading, and one
incorrect.
The statement that she "had to
wait two years" to obtain her visa
to the United States "because the
British are very reluctant to let
Malayans come to America," is
misleading. The granting of visas
to enter the United States is en-
tirely the responsibility of U.S.
Consular representatives wherever
they may be, and never the re-
sponsibility of the British.
The only way that the British
could have hindered Miss Chan's
obtaining a visa was by refusing
to grant her a passport for travel
to the United States. This seems
unlikely, as there are students
from all parts of the Common-
wealth attending universities in
this country. I suspect that Miss
Char's two years' wait was due
to U.S. Immigration and Naturali-
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