Evening star., 1952-01-10
College Heads
Vote 10 Oppose
Plans FORUM
Resolution Sharply
Denounces Proposal
As Dangerous

S "S SaSNS
The Association of American
Colleges today denounced univer-
sal military training as ''fantas-
tically expensive. educationally
undesirable, morally hazardous
and politically dangerous
only the complete failure of
all other measures designed to
secure the peace could justify
serious consideration of UNIT"
said a resolution passed at the
close of the associations annual
three day meeting.
More than 700 delegates from
colleges throughout the Nation
attended the sessions. About half
were on the floor when the UNIT
resolution went to vote. Gordon
K. Chalmers, president of Kenyon
College, Gambler. Ohio, was the
only delegate to argue for UNIT.
Resolution Approved.
The approved resolution stated:
Since the Selective Service
program appears to meet our
present demands for military
forces and since the Inauguration
of UNIT at this time would actually
detract from the supply of avail
able manpower Zone overhead
person being needed under UNIT
for each two trainees), we are
strongly opposed to this legisla-
tion on the basis that it is both
unnecessary and undesirable. !
The association said democracy|
could be promoted more effectively
through the United Nations, regu-
lation of ornaments, exchange of
students and financial and techni-
cal aid to underdeveloped areas.
Until it becomes obvious that
these other non-military measures
are fruitless," the resolution said
I'VE urge their complete support
and at the same time urge the
Congress to defeat the present bill
authorizing the establishment of a
National Security Training
Corps"
Other Resolutions.
The association also passed
resolutions:
/. Promising support for any
program that will expose and
eliminate professionalism within
the colleges and we accept COM
plete responsibility for admins
tering Of such programs upon our
respective campuseS."
2. Urging Congress to place
under the Social Security System
ordained, commissioned or Ii
cenSed ministers who are perform
ing duties as teachers or admin
istrators in denominational or
church = related institutions of
higher learning, such duties be-
ing in no way related to the
active exercise Of the ministry"
3. Asking Congress to relax in
come tax laws so as to encourage
persons with extremely high in
comes to make more charitable
gifts to educational institutions.
4. Praising business leaders for
taking broader view toward the
need for institutions of higher
learning.
Dulles Talks on Japan.
Last night, John Foster Dulles,
Republican aide to Secretary of
State Dean Acheson, told the del
egates that Russia has given up
trying to frighten the Japanese
and now is trying to WOO them
with friendly gestures.
In discussing Asia, Mr.. Dulles
said he foresees greater difficulty
in achieving unity because Rus
sia's asia First" policy is for
midable and because WESTERN
colonization has left. as an after
math. much distrust between the
free East and the free West.
He hailed the initiative repre-
sented by the japanese peace
treaty, of which he was a principal
architect, and the security treaties
with Australia, New Zealand, theI
Philippines and Japan. He re-
called that these stemmed largely
from Gen. Douglas Macarthur
insistence that the United States
take an initiative for peace and
security in that part of the world.
Goal of Policy.
"Our occupation policies, nowI
crowned by a liberal peace, mean
that Japan can soon emerge as
an important factor in world de-
fensive strategy against militant
communism" Mr.. Dulles said.
THAT is the goal of our policy
There is dire need for more eff
fective participation by the peo-
pies of the East in the defense
of freedom"
Mr.. Dulles added that the
"highest testimonial yet paid to
the success of our policy" is
Premier Stalin's New Years Day
message to the japanese people.
In this message Stain told the
Japanese he was confident they
would free themselves from
foreign occupation. He said they
never could regain their freedom
if United States forces remained
in Japan, as provided for in the
pending new security treaty be-
fween the IInjted GtotaS opd