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LATE EDITION LATE EDITION LATE EDITION LATE EDITION Taylor Defends Viet Nam Policy Before SRO Audience the success of their revolutions. limits the Infiltration of the by Eileen Zemetis Taylor defined the basic U.S. troops and supplies from Hanoi Staff Correspondent goal as "The Independence of in North Viet Nam, and it forces General Maxwell D. Taylor de- South Viet Nam and its freedom Hanoi to "accept the consequen- fined the war In Viet Nam as from attack. The U.S. objective ces of agresslon on their neigh- "a basic clash of purposes be- is sound from both moral and bors." tween two great blocs of power." practical considerations, ac- The third leg of U.S. strategy The retired U. & Army Chief cording to Taylor, because, "We commented Taylor Is In the area of Staff and former ambassador are publicly commlted to guide of government and economics. to Viet Nam spoke as a private Viet Nam to freedom of choice South Viet Nam has no strong citizen last night to a "standing and It is strategically import- political base. It Is a young room only" crowd of over 3500, ant. The loss of Viet Nam to the nation that has been In almost who filled the Albert N. Jorgen- Communists in Southeast Asia constant turmoil and political sen Auditorium. He outlined his would start the crumbling pro- unrest since Its Independence basic position concerning U. S. cess that would eventually sub- from the French 11 years ago. policy in Vietnamese affairs by ject all of Southeast Asia to Com- There Is no sense of nationalism. posing and answering questions munist agresslon." South Viet Nam, feels Taylor, concerning the history of South In answer to the question of how can be more accurately describ- Viet Nam, the present military, we are fulfilling our commitment ed as a "loose confederation economic and diplomatic situa- In Viet Nam, Taylor outlined four of 44 provinces than a united tion, and the prospects for the components of U. S. strategy. government." U. S. support future. In order to Insure a more ef- hopes to remedy this situation, Trying to answer the question fective ground offensive, the U. although Taylor said "There Is "What Is going on in Viet Nam?" S. has trained South Vietnamese no short term cure. Only time Taylor said that something that manpower. However, as the Viet will change the present situa- started out as civil war, has Cong has increased their man- tion." bludgeoned Into a major test of power also, this measure alone The fourth front on which the the Communist War of Libera- was not sufficient. The U. S. U.S. Is launching Its war against tion. Presently, South Viet Nam, also sent In their own ground North Viet Nam Is in the area the United States and 29 nations forces and sought the help of of International propaganda. "We (showing various degrees of in- surrounding sympathetic nations, want to present a sincere and volvement) are pitted against the including Australia and the Phil- Just settlement to the world," Viet Cong and the North Viet- ippines. The second element of said Taylor. GENERAL MAXWELL TAYLOR discusses the success of the U.S. namese from Hanoi as well as U. S. strategy, according to Tay- Taylor characterized the aver- strategy in Vietnam as moderator Louis Gerson of the Political Sci- Red China and the U.S.S.R. The lor, Is the air power. Starting age "peasant in the field on ence Department looks on. Stressing that the general picture is not basic objective of the Slno-Hanoi In February, 1965, U. S. equip- whom the ultimate of the con- generally a good one, Taylor did cite the apparent psychological ef- bloc Is to absorb the South Viet- ment and personnel have precip- frontation depends" as "apathe- fectiveness of the bombings and said the ground battle was "all to the namese and Impose Hanoi leader- itated bombing missions over tic" but "steadfast." "Apathe- good." Taylor stated that unlike the Korean conflict, this is not mere- ship. By evicting the Americans Viet Nam. Taylor stated that tic, because war Is dull when it ly a police action. "To a man about to be shot, this Is definitely a from South Viet Nam, the Com- this has a three-pronged sig- is the only state of affairs one war." On the possibility of future escalation of the war In Viet Nam, munists hope to prove their in- nificance. It raises the morale knows. It becomes a way of life, Taylor said he could not predict and had "no comment." vincibility and the inevitability of of the South Vietnamese. It but not a happy way of life." (Photo by Firth) (Eomtwttatt latlu damjma Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXX, NO. 58 g>tnrra. (Cmtttrrtirul THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1965 Students For Adm. Policy; Please check one o f the following categories which comes closest to how you feel on the war In Viet Nam. Faculty Favors Cease Fire Percentage No. Votes 1. Support of administration's current Viet Nam policy 40 1326 2. Escalation of Viet Nam military and economic war effort 29 969 3. Support of nonmllltary solutions to the war M 930 4. Undecided 3 100 Realizing the complexity of the war in Viet Nam the following Issues are put forward to elicit the opinions of the University of Connecticut Academic Community. Each of these Issues has a series of alternatives as answers. Please check the alternative of each i.«=sue that Is closest to what you think BOMBING NORTH VIET NAM a. Support of present administrative policy 32 1040 b. Increase bombing ;>8 1230 c. Halt the bombing 23 721 d. Undecided 7 215 WORKING TOWARDS NEGOTIATION a. Support of present administration policy 41 1286 b. Negotiations from only a position of military advantage 23 801 c. Immediate cease-fire, without withdrawal, leading to negotiation 30 947 ASG PRESIDENT ANDREW DINNIMAN, left, is shown above pre- d. Undecided 6 196 senting the results of the campus wide referendum on Viet Nam to Presidential Advisor Maxwell Taylor, right, as BOG advisor Michael ESCALATION Menster looks on. The referendum, reprinted on this page, Indicated student support of the present Administration's policy, while the a. Support of present administration policy 37 1166 faculty voters expressed a desire to cease the military actions In b. Working primarily for military victory M 897 Viet Nam. The figures showed 41 per cent of the undergraduates In favor of the Administration's current policy, as opposed to only 23 c. De-emphasls of military activity m 909 per cent of the faculty voters. While only 21 per cent of the under- graduates supported a halt to the bombing, 67 per cent of the faculty d. Undecided 6 207 advocated such action. (Photo by Firth) (UttnmttxtvA latfg (Eampua LErTTERS TO THE EDITOR Serving Storrs Since 1896 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1965 Late Tuesday afternoon, I dis- It Is too bad that In this coun- Letters covered that I had left my purse try of spectators, so few are In- in one of the buildings on campus. terested In being able to under- EDITOR'S NOTE: The following In It "was over thirty dollars, stand the game they are watch- was received from Miss Eliza- Christmas money, which I had ing. It Is easy to sit and watch beth T. Noftsker, Dean of Wom- obtained from working on week- and to be critical of the officials, en, University of Connecticut. ends. Also it contained my dri- coaches, and players during the A $oS Well Done vers license and of course the game, but It Is much more dif- As you may or may not have Indispensable LD. Needless to ficult to understand the reason- guessed this letter was written say, I was alarmed at having ing behind their actions. Those The appearance of General Maxwell Tay- by a soldier serving in Viet Nam. misplaced so much money and of us who attended were able to We have heard many stories contacted Security. gain some insight Into the com- lor yesterday and the campus referendum on about the college student's re- Although it was the night of the plexity of playing the game. U.S. policy in Viet Nam marked an outstand- action to the war. It seems to be basketball game and most Securi- Unfortunately, many people are getting to the point where the bad ty guards were on duty, the de- going to "miss a great game" ing day of achievement for the Board of Gov- because they don't understand the ernors, which sponsored Taylor, and the overshadows the good. Of course partment sent a woman to my this may only be a way of selling dorm with the keys to the rooms rules or strategy and didn't take Senate, which held the referendum. Yester- newspapers. of the appropriate buildings. This the opportunity to find out how day's events formed the climax of campus As to the reason I'm writing action was not demanded of Se- to be an intelligent spectator. you, It's quite simple: guys like curity but because the realized Sincerely yours, activity, the likes of which we have not seen to recleve letters from girls. It my near frantic state, they as- Lee Swift during our years on campus. also gives us a chance to find out sisted me immediately. I feel that In anticipation of Taylor's visit and in pre- their true feelings about this war. all should be aware of the con- paration for intelligent voting in the refer- Myself, being from Connecticut, sideration of the Security Depart- I am Interested In the feelings of ment which is more than a mere Maintenance endum, students and faculty have joined in the students there.