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Wednesday, October 21, 1953





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International Awareness

Last week was United Nations Week. This was insti-
tuted to remind citizens of the United States—who endure
so many such “Weeks” for various causes that all cannot be
celebrated—of the organization which constitutes the “round
table’ where nations meet to formulate agreements and
where they can, at least, agree to disagree. It is doubtful
that the Bryn Mawr campus was aware of this Week.

- United Nations Week itself is merely a reminder, and,
as such, of little significance. But the purpose behind it is
so important that it should be in our minds throughout the
year and not just occur when some occasion or event of na-
tional importance causes us to remember. A great many of
our hopes for the future and fears for world peace lie in the
hands of its delegates.

The organization has been subjected to criticisms: that
little seems ever to be accomplished at its round table, that
in time of trouble nations just want to receive aid (in the
form of money, or troops, or both) from the United States.
These observations have elements of truth in them. But they
do not show the whole picture.

Beyond this is another fact too seldom realized. Behind
the scenes at the United Nations a great many organizations
continue in their work of aid, rehabilitation, and education.
The workers train personnel from the countries aided so that
when another epidemic breaks out or another flood causes
havoc, native experts can handle the situation. The ultim-
ate purpose of these organizations is similar to that of the
medical profession—to become in the end useless beeauee of
the lack of need.

All the possibilities inherent in such a world organiza-
tion as well as all its present programs should be taken into
the balance before the United Nations is weighed and found
lacking.

One of the purposes of collegiate education is to become
more fully aware in many ways — politically, socially, ec-
onomically. Should it not be part of this purpose to become
internationally aware as well? Nothing is truer than the
handy platitudes about the earth’s pocket size in these mod-
ern times and the fact that families half-way around the
world are now practically our neighbors.

-In many ways—such as reading the newspapers or the
U. N. News, or visiting the United Nations in New York, or
participating in the various political organizations on cam-
pus—we can foster in ourselves a state of “international

awareness”. oe 4



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“UNICEF” Solicits:
For Rehabilitation,
Children’s Welfare

The United Nations Internation-
al Children’s Emergency Fund is
a part of the United Nations, es-
tablished by the General Assembly
in December 1946 for the relief
and rehabilitation of children and
for child health and welfare pur-
poses generally. During United
Nations Week, October 10 to 26,
the Committee for the Fund is be-
ginning its annual activities to
raise the money enabling it to
continue with its work.

The organization is supported
mainly by gifts from governments
—the people from each country
contribute through their govern-
ments—and by voluntary contri-
butions made on a_ nationwide
basis through the United Nations
Appeal for Children.

This year the Fund will cele-
brate its sixth birthday. When
programs now in operation end,
60,000,000 children in 75 countries
will have been aided.



children. The governments of the

The world-wide fight against

the enemies of childhood has nu-
merous battle fronts. Its workers
combat malaria, tuberulosis,
hunger, sickness, yaws, ignorance,
epidemics, and flood, drought and
earthquake emergencies. During
the last few years in Brazil, the
infant mortality rate dropped
from fifty to thirty percent due to
the help of UNICEF.
The main feature of the organi-
zation’s operations throughout the
world is what is called “the match-
ing principle.” In order for any
country to receive the Fund’s aid
for its children, the government of
that. country, or some voluntary
agency within the country, must
make a contribution equal to or
more in value than the aid request
of UNICEF,

Thus, in effect, contributions to
UNICEF are doubled or more in
value by the time aid reaches the

assisted countries carry the main
burden; UNICEF provides only
those supplies and equipment that
are not otherwise available. Whole
populations are often reached in
this way.

There are two points which it is
important to remember. First, the
child’s need is the only criterion.
Aid is distributed without regard
to race, creed, nationality, or po-
litical consideration.

Second, in all its operations
UNICEF seeks to encourage ini-
tiative, whether governmental or
private, and it particularly en-
courages efforts leading to last-
ing benefits for the children by
training personnel, of the countries



Your Counter point
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Attention, Writers:

Counterpoint wants you! Put
your stories, poems, essays and re-
views in the Counterpoint boxes—
see your work in print! Deadline
for the December issue is October
31, so hurry.

Announcing: Special Contest for
Freshmen—

Enter your freshman comps in
this new Counterpoint contest,
whose winner will have her compo-
sition published in Counterpoint
and receive a free subscription.

All you have to do is to put your



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test”, in one of the Counterpoint
boxes (in your shall and in Taylor)
by October 31.

Try out for the Counterpoint
Board! Open to All—

Put the following, labeled “Try-
outs” in the contribution boxes by
October 31:

1) .A Review of last Spring’s is-
sue of Counterpoint, which may be
purchased ‘in Taylor Bookshop.

d 2) One, two, or more, samples of
your own original work (stories,
poems, etc.)

But—even if you Cannot or Will
not write—

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Editors
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Business
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whose children receive the aid, to
continue the work.

There are three features of the
UNICEF plan to raise money.
Two are of Bryn Mawr campus
interest. The United States
Congress is to be encouraged 1o
set aside governmental funds for
this purpose. Secondly, United Na-
tions postcards (designed by Henri
Matisse and other prominent
artists) will be sold in the College
Book Store.

Also, a “Trick and Treat for All
the World’s Children” is being
planned for this year’s Halloween.
In these ways, the United States
can join the other nations in im-
proving the children’s health not
only in a few families or communi-
ties, but over the entire world.



Kay Sherman Represents The College

At ‘Junior Press Conference’ Opening

The Junior Press Conference,
which is made possible by Ruth
Geri Hagy, opened with scenes
of college campuses, among them
‘Bryn Mawr.

The guest Monday ‘night was
Colonel] Ben C. Limb, a “valiant sol-
dier, fighting by Singman Rhee as
firstsan aid, then as secretary and

now the representative of Korea in|

the United Nations.”

As a member of the panel, Kay
Sherman represented Bryn Mawr.
The University of Pennsylvania
sent Marcianos Shestack and Mr.
Leonwater, and Swarthmore was
represented by Mr. Seiverts.

Kay Sherman opened the discus-
sion with a query as to whether the
proposed Korean Peace talks would
take place. Another question was
raised as to the amount of success
that could be hoped for. Colonel
Limb hoped the Conference would
take place; he felt that a prerequi-
site for success was that all the
topics on the agenda be brought to
a successful conclusion. Asked



about the merits of Unification,
Colonel Limb said that without
this unification, many lives would
have been lost to no avail, and only
with unification could peace and
prosperity be achieved. There could
be no peace, Mr. Limb asserted, if
half the country were to be allowed
to go under Communist rule.
As a statement of fact Mr. Limb
asserted that if the conference met
with no success the allies were com-
mitted to re-open the war with the
South Koreans. War would re-
open if the Communists appeared
to be prolonging the conference
merely for the sake of prolonging
and delaying the procedure, hence
the January 25 time limit.

Mr. Limb’s central point seemed
to be that come what may the Ko-
reans must recognize no partition.

Partition, he felt, had been the
worst mistake and a “stupid” one,
and the aim of the Koreans, that
of unity, must be the aim of their
Western allies.



Current Events

Mr. Bachrach Explains
Bricker Proposal
To Students

Mr. Peter Bachrach cited “a new
kind of isolationism” when he ex-
plained “The Bricker Amendment:
Ameriean Isolationism vs. Human
Rights” at Current Events, Mon-
day evening. If ratified, the pro-
posed amendment will substantial-
ly lessen the President’s treaty-
making powers. _

Originating with the American
Bar Association in 1946, the plan
was introduced by Bricker in the
form of an amendment in 1952. By
January of 1958, it had sixty-four
sponsors, but no action had been

taken when Congress recessed in
August. The Administration is op-
posed to the Bricker amendment.

Bricker’s Proposal

The first section of Bricker’s
proposal states that a treaty pro-
vision conflicting with the U. S.
Constitution shall not take effect.

In the Curtis-Wright Case of 1946,
||] the court decision was that the

treaty-making power is inherent
in the President and that the coun-
try must be lenient in judging his
decisions in foreign policy.

According to the sixth article,
all treaties under United States
authority are supreme, but there
are political safeguards against
presidential power. Treaties must
be ratified by two-thirds of the
Senate; Congress can refuse to
vote funds, and can also repudiate
a law.

If a treaty can become effective
as internal law in the United
States only through the normal
course of legislation which is re-
quired in the absence of a treaty,
the President’s power to. negotiate
is greatly hindered. This second
stipulation of the proposed amend-
ment would mean a great delay in
enacting international decisions be-
cause they would not\be binding
upon the VU. S. without going
through all the steps of a regular
national law.

Precedence of Treaty

Since a treaty has precedence
over state laws as does a federal
law, issues such as civil rights
cases which cannot be regulated by
federal laws could be brought be-
fore an International Tribunal af-
ter the ratification of the Human
Rights Covenant. Bricker fears
that such a treaty would make the
International organization too pow-
erful and questions whether the in-
dividual would have the rights of
“due process of law” before such
a court. Of course here, too, there
is a political safeguard because
Congress need not ratify the cov-
enant in the first place if pressure
is brought to bear against it.

In the third section, Bricker
gives Congress the power to regu-
late all executive agreements with
other nations or an international
organization. Since executive agree- .
ments have outnumbered treaties
in a ten to one proportion during
the last. decade, this provision
might hamper the President to a
point where America’s role in in-
ternational affairs would be seri-
ously hindered.

One effect of the proposal is that
Eisenhower and Dulles have sworn
they will not even suggest that the
Senate ratify the Human Rights
Covenant, because these rights
must be felt from within, not legis-
lated from without, but the char-
ter might do some good in coun-
tries where it is ratified. The bill
is “motivated by the fear, mistrust,
and hatred of new ideas.” Com
servatism in the U. S. has had its
stronghold in Congress, but if this
amendment is passed, the presi-
dency also will be dominated by
Conservatism.