"Rhodes" remarks: "These liberal and worthy resolutions, representative of the democratic principles upheld at this college, reflect creditably the view held by the S.R.C. . . ."

IUS Questioned in Birmingham

"Guild News" (Birmingham University) for February 16, recounts incidents during the visit of the International Union of Students Executive to the University following the meeting in London the previous week. Speaking to a gathering in the Mixed Lounge, delegates from Ecuador, Hungary and the Soviet Union stressed the importance to young people engaged on study of world peace, economic security and spiritual freedom. Questions about the expulsion of Yugoslav student organisation were satisfactorily answered by reference to the unrepresentative nature of that organisation. One question ran as follows: "In view of the formation of a Society for the Return of the Stuarts at Cambridge, would the formation of a society in Russia for the return of the Czarist regime be allowed?" Gennidaz Feminov refused to answer this question, but remarked that he "could think of no section of Russian society which might be represented by an equivalent of the Conservative Party."

The meeting closed with mutual expressions of goodwill, and support for the Ideals and fighting programme of the I.U.S.

Hysteria and Korea

Latest "Farrage" (July 12) describes Melbourne University Labour Club meeting addressed by Ian Turner, M.A., on the Korean question. The report says: "A section of the audience tried all through the meeting to shout down the speaker. Some sections of, the demonstrators seemed to dispute Mr. Turner's right to speak at all." A motion passed at the close of the meeting described the behaviour as "fascist hysteria."

Mr. Turner is reported as saying: "The people of Asia have taken the future into their own hands. They are our nearest neighbours, but have lived under the most degrading conditions, with never any say in their government. The present struggle in Korea is part of a great upsurge of the Asian people, which has grown our of their experience against Japan and promises of self-government made by the Allies . . . You can discount at least 95 per cent, of what you read in the daily press . . . The question of Communism, or Capitalism can only in law and justice be decided by the peoples of each country themselves. We are not going to throw away Australian lives to stop them doing it."

Prof. Rhodes in Stalingrad

"How is it possible for us to want anything but peace," said a young Russian who had fought in the battles not far from Stalingrad, as we gazed together at the bare open spaces and the blasted remains of what had once been workers' flats. "We have so much to do," he added, "we want to continue to build the happy life which the war interrupted. We are restoring our broken towns rapidly. But we want to better our conditions of living," And on every side we have evidence that what he said was true.

Thus writes Winston Rhodes, Associate Professor in English at Canterbury College, from the ruined city of Stalingrad where he has been staying during the past few weeks. "They want peace," he writes., "and to them, as it should be to us, Stalingrad is a symbol of the destructive-ness of war, as well as a symbol of the reconstruction the whole world wants . . . . .

"After I had discussed university matters with the Philological Faculty of Moscow University, the first question asked me by the vice-rector was, 'Is there a strong peace movement in New Zealand?' As we were leaving the Stalingrad Tractor Plant, the deputy director said to me, 'Will you take this message from us to the people of New Zealand? Let us work together to strengthen the bonds of peace and of friendship between our two countries."

His letter, which is full of detailed information about life in 1950 on the other side of the ferrous curtain is printed in full in the latest issue of Society for Closer Relations with U.S.S.R. paper "Soviet Life."

World Students

Latest I.U.S. news bulletin (May 6) brings news of activities among students around the world for continued world peace.—A report from Sydney University describes united activity against Menzies" proposed Conscription Bill. A Liberal Club spokesman described the move as "totalitarianism." A representative of the S.C.M. said: "We should strive not to copy the United States at all times." Labour Party and Labour Club are already in the thick of the fight.

In the Sorbonne, students have declared themselves violently opposed to the dismissal of co-discoverer of neutrons, Professor Frederic Joliet-Curie, from head of the French Atom Research Commission. Five students were arrested during a mass demonstration against the dismissal.

The Students' Union of the London School of Economics has criticised the N.U.S. Executive for suspending membership of I.U.S. and also for their failure to present the real issues raised by the Grants and Welfare Conference of British students—which came to some decisions distasteful to the brasshats of N.U.S. These motions were carried by 2 to 1 majorities in general meeting. Hull University Student Union has expressed similar opinions.

The President and Council of Wit-watersrand University students have expressed full support for the stand taken by Rhodes College (above) on the question of racial segregation.