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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 1, No. 17 July 27, 1938

Constitutions and Bed Bugs

Constitutions and Bed Bugs

Messrs. Byas and Gilton think that U.S. foreign policy of a non-committal nature, and non-intervention is a formula for happiness—but Britain has a messy policy like that, and say are we happy? From a team considered worthy of carrying round the Pacific. "Salient" expected far greater things in the debating line than the Negro visitors served up in the Town Hall last Wednesday night. Frankly I was disappointed. Polished speaking, drinking water at immaculate intervals and look of perfect detachment may be all right for American after-dinner speechifying. But the failure to tackle real challenges put forward by the negative, and almost to evade making any direct answers on points made me doubt the caption "negroes can think." It is a pity the visitors did not digress a bit (and surely their speeches are known enough to themselves and flexible) and make a debate instead of the frivolous but admittedly clever stand they took. But perhaps we are too serious! The subject, "That America has found the formula for happiness." was not a very good one to affirm—so probably it is all excusable.