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VOL. LXXXI, NO. 6 WILLIAMS COLLEGE y WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

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22, 1967 PRICE 15c

Maxwell Taylor Speaks On Viet War

Attempts
By Bill Greville
"Winning to me should mean
doing what we started out to do,
the establishment of an indepen-
dent Vietnam and its freedom
from attack. That should always
be our yardstick, a measure of
success or failure."
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, former
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and former ambassador to
South Vietnam, made this state-
ment of the objectives of the Uni-
ted States' involvement in the war
in Vietnam last night in Chapin
Hall before a capacity audience.
Gen. Taylor said that since re-
turning from Vietnam a year and
Among the more thon 1 00 students and faculty who demonstrated in pro- a half ago he has been "impressed
test of the nation's Vietnam policy at Gen. Maxwell D. Toylor's lecture in by the outstanding factor; confu-
Chapin last night were from IcfH Jeff Lcitcr '70, whose sign reods "Peace sion," among many Americans a-
i
To Explain U. S. Policy
The second reason. Gen. Taylor
said, was to "limit and restrain
and make more costly the infil-
tration of men and supplies from
North Vietnam to South Vietnam."
The third reason was to impress
upon the leaders in Hanoi that
"tliey would have to pay a greater
price for the continuation of the
war in the South."
Gen. Taylor said that during his
term as ambassador he was faced
with two problems. He said that
the first one was assurance of e-
nough military support "to hold
off the surprise attacks that were
always available to an enemy
which necessarily then had the in-
itiative."

Will Make Us Free." Kevon Hartshorn '70, Mrs. Brian Murphy, whose sign bout reasons for
Cites 'Broadening Experience'
this country's
soys "General Toylor Genocide Tcchnicion," Brian Murphy '67 and Richard commitment
in South Vietnam. Gen. Taylor said his second
Bernstein '67. The Murphys were instrumental in orgonixing the demon-
stration. Both ore members of the Committee Against the War in Vietnoi» Gen. Taylor asserted that des- GEN. MAXWELL D. TAYLOR, problem was the changing politi-
pite often-confusing reports on who defended American policy in cal situation in South Vietnam.
the war emanating from Vietnam, Vietnom to on over-capacity audience "I had the broadening experience,

Marchers Protest Policy "Basically

Southeast Asia
American
simple and rela-
is
policy in
in Chapin hloll

^^^ Baylor
lost night.

divided the strategy

if you wish to call it that, of deal-
ing with five different govern-
tively easy to explain in its global ments, five different prime minis-
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Before Talk In Chapin components
Three Presidents' Policy
four components, "two military
and two non-military": the ground
ters, five different cabinets, in
year. This started
all
overthrow of Diem in
with
November
one
the
Stating that three American war, the air war, economic de-
of 1963."
More than 100 clcmon.stralors maichcd in protest of United presidents, Eisenhower Kennedy, velopment ("nation-building acti-
States involvement in Vietnam immediately before Gen. Ma.wvell and Johnson, had enunciated es- vities"). and diplomatic activities, Gen. Taylor said, however, that
Taylor spoke Tuesday evening. sentially the same Southeast "I think of all the elements of the rapid overthrows of successive
The march, organized by the Chapin in anticipation of the ar- Asian policy, Gen. Taylor used what we're doing in South Viet- governments "brought a sense of
Williams Committee Against the rival of Gen, Taylor. When the part of President Johnson's April, nam and North Vietnam the use responsibility to the South Viet-
War in Vietnam, remained essen- general arrived, the marchers sep- 1965 speech at Johns Hopkins Uni- of the air arm in North Vietnam namese government leaders."
tially non-violent except for two arated witiiout comment to let him versity as an example of such an is the one that calls for the most "The Ky government, in spite of
or three Incidents involving groups enter the hall, enunciation. debate," Gen. Taylor said. an unpromising beginning, is ap-
of counter-protesters who made As read by Gen Taylor Pres- ^^"- Taylor stated that by 1965, proaching a year and three-quar-
williamstown Selectman Pilmore
attempts to interfere with the Baker and a man he described as ident Johnson's speech said in "'n ^i^w of the vastly-increased
ters in office," Gen. Taylor said
infiltration from North Vietnam
..f„y friend" arrived just before the part: "We want nothing for our
demonstration.
Sees 'Civic Consciousness'
Brian Murphy '67 and Lennle general arrived, both bearing an selves, only that the people of and the presence of armed forces
Goldberg '67 members of the com- American flag held in the wrong South Vietnam be allowed to guide o^ North Vietnam" attacks upon "Most important of all we had
mlttee, directed the activities of position and decorated with signs, their own country in their own the source of aggression
were nec-
an election last year on Sept. 11
essary.
participants in the march, which ^ .

One sign read. j

Love .h
..t ^ j way."
tliy God to elect members to a constitu-
J J r 1,. 1 J 1
Three Reasons For Bombing
1 ,
included ^
segments of the student
body faculty, and ownspeop e
^^ ^
^„^,^ separate them Gen. Taylor said he felt that
such a policy requires nothing of
tional assembly." The general said
Gen. Taylor said that at that that despite fear of Viet Cong re-
convenience."
The marchers filed out of the "the other side" other than that time three reasons were given for prisals 66 per cent of all qualified
upperclass lounge at 7 p.m. and The chilled demonstrators filed "they accept the fact
that aggres- the bombing: "The first was to voters registered, and 81 per cent
began to circulate in a large oval 1"'° t^e back of Chapin Hall for sive effort to impose on South give the people of South Vietnam of this group actually voted. "This
formation between Chapin Hall the lecture and approached the
Vietnam a government contrary to the feeling for the first time tliat indicated a sense of civic con-
and the freshman snow sculpture general afterwards with some the wishes of a vast majority of they were striking back at the sciousness which I never expected
of Snoopy flying his doghouse. questions. Mr. Taylor and Presi-
the people simply won't go." source of their troubles." to see," the general said.
A demonstrator removed a sign dent John E. Sawyer walked to
whlcti had been placed on the the Faculty Club with the demon-
snow sculpture which read, "Curse strators surrounding them, but the
you, Red China!" general refused to field any ques- Students Enjoy Wide Range Of Entertainment
As the beginning of the lecture tions.
approached, the ranks of demon- During a brief press conference
strators swelled. Nearly every mar- in the back of Chapin after the
Cher carried a sign or slogan of lecture, unidentified individuals
some kind, and several demonstra- threw ice and snow against the
Weekend Termed Successful
tors carried around a coffin which windows of the conference room,
by Kevan Hartshorn
represented the number of persons and there were cries from outside
killed in Vietnam since the war of "End the war'" and "Fascist." The weekend's entertainment provided by Andy Warhol's "Exploding Plastic Inevitable," the
began. The general conmented that he Muddy Waters Blues Band, the Dave and Dariu,s Brubeck jazz ensembles— and the Forerunners
Finally the marchers split Into "expected this kind of protest from
was generally considered a success.
two groups by two entranceways to an involved campus."
Andy Warhol's "Exploding Plas- Dave Brubecks Saturday night the Friday and Saturday tUght
tic Inevitable" evoked the most performance was acclaimed en- presentations have not been work-

Two Williams Sophomores Named extreme reactions of all the per

forming groups.
thuslastically by the audience dur- ed out yet in detail, both the Prl-
ing the show and by listeners day dance and the Saturday con-
questioned afterward cert have definitely shown a pro-
One view said, "Warhol's thing
In New York Times Anti-War Ad was a degenerate, bacchanalic de-
fit, according to Jack Jacobs, who
The elder Brubeck's presenta- helped coordinate the weekend's
bauchery but that's all right tion was called
. . .

Two sophomores were surprised "The ad Just said that com- because that's what it was sup- "impressive, of entertainment. He added that this
to find themselves listed as Wll- ments and contributions would be posed to be." course" and "very entertaining was one of the few times that a
Hams faculty in a full page "Stop welcome," Fega explained. "We even for someone who doesn't nor- profit was made on both the dance
the Bombing" advertisement In had no funds, so we just lent our Another felt that Warhol's show mally go for that Jazz. and concert in recent Winter Car-
Sunday's New York Times. moral support. We didn't expect was a complete waste of time. Although the financial results of nival history.
The names of Roger Pega '69 our names to be in it by any Most of the viewers questioned
and Julius Rosenwald '69 appeared means," he continued, felt that the "Exploding Plastic
under the Williams College head- Ironically, the advertisement in
Ing in an advertisement on page which the students' names appear-
Inevitable" was
difficult to get involved in.
Interesting, but Riorden Elected To School Position
sevcn of the "News of the Week in ed stated that "in past ads, names Many thought Nico's failure to College Business Manager Shane George P. Feeman, associate
Review" section. The ad was spon- of some undergraduate, graduate appear detracted from the show. E. Riorden won election to a three, professor of mathematics, finished
sored by the Ad Hoc Faculty Com- students, and professional people year post on the Mt. Greylock last in a contest for two seats
Almost everyone questioned felt
mlttee on Vietnam - and listed were sent in from some universl- Regional High School Committee on the Williamstown School Com-
names of professors from camp- ties and were Inadvertently listed that the Muddy Waters Blues
in Williamstown elections held mittee. He received 766 votes but
uses acrofis the country. with the faculty signatures The Band was either "pretty good" or February 13.
placed behind Mrs. Dagmar E.
. .
.

"very good." "It would have been

The two had read a similar ad- committee has taken pains to
pre- This position was vacated by Bubriskl and Dr. Lawrence Coul-
a lot better," one student said,"if
vertlsement three weeks ago in the vent this in the present issue, Profcssor Robert G. L. Waite, who ter.
the dance floor wasn't so crowd-
same section. They had clipped the Pega also "wondered why no is on sabbatical leave this semes- Only 48.7 per cent of the town's
ed."
coupon at the bottom and sent it Williams professors had answered ter. Mr. Riorden polled 933 votes registered voters cast their ballots
In with an expression of their sup- or shown Interest In the advertlse- No one expressed concern over against 752 for his only opponent, in what was called "a dlsappolnt-
port, Fega stated. ment. Paul Butterfleld's absence. Mrs. Mary E. Baker. ing turnout."