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Insight Viet Nam by Wright Davit “The conflict in Vietnam is no civil war. It is a plot by the Communists to overthrow the countries of the world”. These were the words of Major General John M. Wright, Commanding General of the Army Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Georgia. General Wright's speech inaugurated the second in a series of Insight programs at Mercer Univer sity. Insight is a stimulating lecture series on topical issues of today which is currently being sponsored by the Student Government Association and the Student Union. The first Insight program featured a morning and evening debate between two nationally known news commentators, Mr. James Robinson, NBC State Department Corres pondent and Mr. David Keath Hardy of the Morse Center for the Study of Communica tions at Brandeis University. General Wright told the Mercer students that the United States can succeed in Viet- MAJOR GEN. JOHN M. WRIGHT nun only through a concentrated national effort backed by the understanding, convic tion, and support of the people across our land. “In my life time Vietnam is the most debated issue ever and has been presented Concluded Tuesday to the public in the most confusing and biased manner. Most news has neither been accurate or objective”. The West Point graduate said we have every legal right to be in Vietnam because we are in there by invitation in an effort to free the little country from Communist tyranny, and the South Vietnamese seek our aid. General Wright told the student audi ence, “The simple unvarnished truth is that South Vietnam is under attack by forces trained outside the little country’s boun dary”. In answering the often asked question of whether the UT S. Armed Forces in Vietnam are using strong enough forces to win, the General questioned the objective of total annihilation of the enemy, paying the double price — one for annihilation and one for rehabilitation. I believe not. We must defeat the enemy not necessarily destroy the nation, applying measured military force in a re strained, measured manner”. The United States does not stand alone in the conflict, the General said. He main tained that the South Vietnamese have su stained twice the number of deaths as the U. S. since 1961. General Wright further con tended that the war is being fought on two fronts. Viet Cong terrorists have killed 12,000 civilians and have kidnapped 40,000 in over 100,000 separate acts of terrorism. “Slowly, but surely we are making progress in Vietnam,” General Wright stated. He maintained that there are several factors which support this belief: (1) The morale of the U. S. soldier has increases steadily as the Communists have been put on the defensive. (2) The desertion rate of the South Vietna mese has steadily declined while the Com munist deflection rate has steadily increased. (3) Two years ago the South Vietnamese were losing three weapons for each one cap tured. Today the South Viets are losing only one weapon for each four captured. (4) The Communists are losing four times the men as the Allies. (5) There has been a reduced degree of infiltration by the Viet Cong. (6) Infiltration across the DMZ has been stop ped. (7) The Viet Cong are experiencing manpower problems. (8) Food has become a serious problem for the Viet Cong. In conclusion, the General stated, “Our men in Vietnam are facing the greatest chal lenge of their lives, but my experience in Vietnam has convinced me that we are on the right course in Vietnam”. Volume XLIX MERCER UNIVERSITY, MACON, GEORGIA NOVEMBER 6,1967 Number 6 Winners Go To Now York IV. F. George Law; Enters Moot Court Competition More than 30 law students from eleven Southeastern law hoots in Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Tennresee ill compete on Thursday and Friday, November 2 and 3, in ae Old Post Office Building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, in tie Region Seven Rounds of the 18th Annual National Moot lourtCompetition. Sponsored Rationally by the oungar Lawyer* Section of the Sthoenbrun Gives DovePomtofView Viet Nam is an immoral involvement in the words of David Schoenbrun, noted reporter and professor of South East Asian Affairs at Columbia University, who recently spoke to the Mercer students Tuesday evening, October 31. State Bar of Georgia, a three-man tram from each school will argue a realistic rw« aa if it were being ar med before the Supreme Court of the United State* on Appeal from the Court of Appeals. F.Khn Root, the famed attorney, once laid, “The fir»t duty of a law yer ig to keep hie client out of court” But in many caaee a lawyer i* forced to go to court, and possibly from there to a court of appeal, and from there to the Supreme Court of the United State*. The job of the National Moot Court competition * to prepare law student* for the d*y when they will have to argue Wore the highest court* in the Wad. The erne, baaed on a fictitious Wet situation, is calculated to pre ••at u nee tiled or novel legal quae boa* requiring ingenuity, hnagina- bon and persuasive presentation ia Wh written brief* and oral argu ment la past yean argument* on wch major issues as the right to «unel and the constitutionality of •Wctrouic aa»aadroppim by state We enforcement officiate have aa- Wpated significant dacWona ac- Wlly resolving these questions. This yew the teams will be coo- °«ned with the responsibility of the °W»fied Public Accountant to ward persons who purchased stock and bonde in a corporation in re- lianoa upon certified financial state ments which the accountants dis cover to be erroneous where the ac hy Stephanie Boll W.S.GA. this week chose Beth Daniel and Carol Bishop to repre sent Mercer at a women's student government conference at the U. of Ga. Beth and Carol were ecoom- panied by Miss Sullivan end Dean Glenn who wee attending a simul taneous meeting of the Ga. Associa tion of Women Deans end Coun selors. The two day state-wide see •ion wa designed to enrich the guuaramtr* msoristinnr through an exchange of ideas. It was also decided at Monday * meeting to hold W.S.OA. election. during Spring quarter. This is due to several factors. First, sines at laast one quarter ia required to hold an office, more people would be eligible In the Spring. Secondly, M officer elected in her Junior DAVID SCHOENBRUN year previously served only one quarter in her Senior year. Under the new ruling, the officer would serve almost three quarters in her Senior year, thus allowing the association to benefit from her additional experience. The third point in favor of this decision was that Freshman, with barely one quarter’s experience, were forced to vote on the qualifications of a slate of officers about whom they knew vary little. Voting Spring quarter will give Freshmen extra time to judge for themselves the merits of the candidates. Bursasi many requests have baaa received from the student, body for more study areas, W.S.G.A. will look into the possibility of pannit- tiitt students to study in classrooms in one or two buildings during the weak. Mr. Schoenbrun spoke for over an hour on the history of the Sino- Viet Nameae conflicts and tried to show that the United States’ con cern over the spread of communism in that small state is bred out of ig norance of that area’s historical legacy. Schoenbrun said that the course of the government is one of immorality, over expenditures, and sacrifice of American youth. “My country; may she always be right, but if not free citizens may put her right", were the words of the one time member of General Eisenhower’s intelligence staff. Da vid Schoenbrun said that the great ness of the United States is not in its ability to crush Communism by weight of arms but rather in its citizens' exercise of the freedom of criticism of that government’s poli cies. He said that he has closely watched the Viet Nam situation for over twenty years and it has seem ed like “a Greek tragedy—like the God. made men mad”. At the end of World War Two Schoenbrun in terviewed Ho Chi Minh who at that time spoke of the impending con flict with France. He said it would be the war of the Elephant and the Tiger. The tiger would never let the elephant get it in the open country to use its huge tusks. Every mo ment at every hour dm tiger would lurk in the jungle and the darkness waiting for a chance to leap and scrape chunks from the elephant The elephant, in the words of Schoenbrun fell to its knees and was devoured in the great battle of Ben Diem Pu in 1954 where the French were decisefully crushed. Schoenbrun rhetorically asked if anyone knew the nature of the U. S.’s opponents in Viet Nam. He said that the strength of the opposi tion in Viet Nam is exemplified by the nature of the means of supply that the NLF has been using. Now that the U. S. has bombed all the supply lines and bridges to the south, most of the supply is done by bicycle. He said in conclusion that the U. S. ia not going to bring the north to its knees by bombing and that a cessation in bombing ia consid ered by Ho as a ultimatum rather than a peace feeler. He said that the only real effect is going to be brought by a permanent cessation of bombing. Schoenbrun proposes: Cessation of bombing of North Viet Nam, it is too costly and also unsuccessful; direct talks with Lib eration Front leaders; and a rein statement of the provisions of the Geneva Accords of 1964 with an honorable method of holding elec tions to unite the North end South temporary sectors of Viet Nam. Continued on page 4, CoL 1) W. S. G. A. Election To Be Held During Spring Quarter