Last year the Communist-inspired International Union of Students held a major Student Festival in Vienna. In other words, on our side of the curtain. The International Youth Magazine "Globus" took immediate action ... presented members of I.U.S. with a special edition of "Globus" aimed at telling the Viennese visitors a thing or two about Communism. Extracts from this magazine give a fair indication of how the "cold student war" is waging merrily.

The Difference

"A Russian emigrant wished to gain entry to America from Germany. As he stepped on board the boat, he was handed a questionnaire containing the following three questions: place of birth, education, residence immediately before entering Germany?

The Russian made the following

"Actually all these places are the same, with a few minor changes!" the consul said as he read the questionnaire.

"Sure," was the answer, "but because of those minor changes, I am no longer there ... "

Education For Peace

"The efforts a country makes in providing for its youth indicate clearly whether the country is preparing for war or desires peace."

"Neues Deutschland," No. 125, 1953. (Communist newspaper of Germany's Soviet Zone).

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Problem No. 516: During target practice a unit of the Red Army used up 1000 rounds of ammunition. How many soldiers were in the unit, if each of them shot ten rounds?

Problem No. 1195: To improve an infantry unit's field of vision, the underbrush has to be removed from a rectangular field measuring 120 by 180 yards. How many hours will it take 12 Red Army soldiers to do this work—taking no breaks—if each soldier removed 50 square yards an hour?

Problem No. 1215: Guerilla units have set 28 enemy gasoline trucks and 42 railroad tank cars on fire. How many gallons of gasoline will be destroyed, if each truck contains 1500 gallons of gasoline and each tank car 30,000 gallons?

Elementary arithmetic by Nikitine, Poliak and Volodina, Soviet Board of Education publication."

A Fine Point

"The contention that the Soviets do not want to reach some kind of understanding is an exaggeration," a well-known scholar claimed. "The only argument that can be maintained is that the Russians until now have evaded the West's efforts in this regard. I am reminded of a remark Professor Baer of Koenigsberg once made: "As far as we can determine, all human beings are mortal. But this does not justify the thesis that all human beings must die. All we can say is: All human beings have died to date."—"And," a critical listener asked, "is the professor still alive today?"—"No," replied the speaker, "he died before he could disprove the thesis."

Peace Instruction

"During an instruction period a Soviet officer cadet was asked:

"What do you do when your entire supply lines break down and you are suddenly without ammunition and food?" The answer came without any hesitation: "I would sit down with the enemy and discuss peace terms until a new supply of ammunition arrived!"

Gastronomy

"Did you have any nice little experiences in Moscow during your stay this time?" the West German Ambassador to Moscow was asked during his latest visit to Bonn. "Certainly," Dr. Haas replied, "I was eating lunch at the 'In tourist.' At the next table two members of the French Embassy were sitting. Suddenly one of them called to the waiter: 'Waiter, the knife doesn't even make on impression on this piece of meat.'—The Russian agreed, 'No wonder, you are trying to cut the microphone'!"

Just One Look

"A famous European fellow-traveller was invited to visit Moscow as the guest of the Soviet Government. Upon his return home, he described his trip in glowing terms. "Just one look was enough to convince me that the Soviet Government deserves our fullest confidence," he declared. A person who overhead him whispered to his neighbour: "Isn't there any cure for what he's got?"—"Sure," his neighbour smiled, "a second look!"

But "Globus" didn't have everything its own way. Little news items like the following soon started to appear in I.U.S.'s magazine "World Student News."

How to be a Bestseller

"Among bestsellers for American adolescents are several volumes by Dale and Morey. The authors are Robert Dale, serving a ten-year sentence for forgery, and William Morey, under life sentence for murder."