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The spectre of war with Russia looms dark the minds of most. . . . a pessimistic view about the possi- bilities of world gov- ernment in his life- time, FOREIGN POLICY . . . In general, Yale undergraduates to- day strongly support the Marshall, or bi-partisanw, foreign policy of the Truman administration iso far as its consistent patterns can be discernedj. Outstanding among student reactions is overwhelming support for the lX4ar- shall plan. Eighty-nine per cent of those queried put themselves unreserv- edly in favor of ERP, and in ensuing questions few indicated that they would prefer any modification of the amounts originally quoted for the im- plementation of the plan. Two out of three stated that they felt the original commitments to be about right , l7'Zy said they would estimate the commit- ments as too low, and 212, went on record for a paring down. Opinion on conditional reliefl' was nearly as em- phatic, for 4 out of 5 said that the U. S. should not insist upon the establish- ment of democratic regimes of the American type as a condition for the granting of foreign relief. .-

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politically aware as their European counterparts, and Senator Taft com- mented that 'fl have found in meetings that the students are taking much more interest in political affairs, agreeing with lNfIr. Stassen. In addition to general comments on students and politics, Mr. Wallace was queried as to student Communist movements, and replied that he wasn't much worried about such activities. The two Republicans both replied in the negative to the question, NDO you feel that there is any danger of a strong student Communist movement such as has developed in Italy and France? and added that they also did not fear communist inhltration and eventual domination of veterans groupsf, Senator Taft added that he saw no danger of Communist infiltration among students or veterans which will influence any considerable proportion of either. Of course it is always pos- sible to organize a small group and make quite a lot of noise. This may serve as an introduction to the views expressed on specihc matters of political concern by the survey group. MMQ tw fall fb 6 A Y 3 X' K Y? f XKJFX fl 2 WX 5 SJ .X X Stassen . . . sides with the Senator against Wallace in letter to Banner chairman. Taft . . . he does not fear Communists, but thinks they can make a lor of noisef, Wallace . . . his brand of liberalism was re- pudiated by an overwhelming majority of Yalemen.

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Y 2 il T Nearly all would take arms again if U. S. f EY went to war . . . The object of the ERP, as stated by its exponents, is preservation of peace. Yalemen, however, would seem on the basis of the survey results to be willing to go much further than such Ustop- Headline below was typical of those appearing concerning the uP3CiflCiSt Referendumv of 1922. gap measures in the attempt to main- tain the peaceful world for which most of them fought. The progress of the World Federalist movement is indi- cated by the fact that immediate steps to secure world government had more than twice as many adherants as a means of preserving peace than any other course of action. The actual vote on the alternatives offered was: Qlj High level American arma- ment l9'Z, Q21 Complete support and reliance on the UN 2229 QD Immediate war with Russia 470 Q-lj Immediate steps to secure world government 5572, In spite of the strength of the fed- eralist position, however, only a few looked for any possibility of the attain- ment of such an ideal, for to the ques- tion, l'Do you expect to see world gov- STUDEINT CONVENTION VOTES REPUSAL TO CARRY ARMS