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ep ees ‘the Vietnamese,” Stetler went on, “and it is im- ‘portant for us to understand these connotstions — “and why they believe imperialism to be an uly, word," At this point a feW in the audience indicated ‘skepticism, and Stetler informed them they could leave. “You can leave too,” someone in the audi- gone ‘retorted, © j “Propaganda does not necessarily have to be viewed as lies, but merely persuasive techniques,” ‘Stetler at “Our actions in Viet Nam should is " When the audience began to grumble, Dr. Elton »group, reminded them that this was a balanced jprogram and both sides of the issue would be ‘presented. The audience indicated approvai with yAtwater's statement, ° é Law Sieta 1 ation” of. Indo-China by the French before ‘Wprld War Il. “The Vietnamese do not under- tind the word politics,” he said. ‘They could not r ify. themselves against the French and -the Pench Lecian was very good at breaxing up the * ls al “grcups.” “ar. Ce ee fap pee ited front against the French. ~ “Eisenhower called the anti-colonial war of - 70 aoe “This is what made us enter the war. The only foreign troops in Viet Nam today are American ‘roops. The white paper Johnson issued agreed with this.” « ’ Stetler then said the name “Viet Cong" was’ “name-calling” by the United States for. Viet- mamese Communists. He termed t “an effort by nr os x name, The main bad word in Viet Nam today is om United States," Stetler said. t - = :* Someone from. the audience then yelled out, 8 - 1 hope they draft you and send you to Viet Nam.’ ted the movie was about to begin. -, | ~Stetler informed the audience he was read- tihg a translation of the Viet Cong. version of the t Glack-and-white film. Suet ; . 1 ae ‘ 4 —— amare pee? “~g . Tes aptrialism has different. connotations tori bt Nam is divided into two sections, ‘ Atwater, adviser for the sponsoring: ; }- Stetler began to describe the “artificial amal- fy: He then’ described the changes wrought by the ; ar-and the ability of the Vietnamese to build’ a... 934, the anti-communist war," Stetler went on. - ‘the United States to label the people with a bad ,Some in the audience laughed end Stetler indi- ° a, The idne-s ™ES scrabed how . the country fia-aew icter covers? jel Nam be divided?” Stetler asked. : The movie described how the United Stated’ ‘illegally introduced troops into Viet Nam, bring-7 ing 1000 police dogs. Stetler’s narration stated the: “Americans said it cost less to feed the dogs then: DOPs. The movie went on describing the “atroci-' tice the United States had brought to Viet Nam-.: Following the film Atwater, professor of poli-? — tical science gave his views of the Southeast+ Asian conflict and pointed out places, where the. film Was distorted. . Atwater admitted that French colonialism # - was definitely “a strike against the Americans,” ‘f The French-provoked unrest in Viet Nam in: 1954 caused a situation “made to order for the: Communists,” he said. - & However since the “French withdrawal in 1954, , ‘Atwater said, the country’s main problem haa beer: Chinese colonialism, and not that of the US., stated in the movie. . ah - Chinese intervention, he said, has been morg: subtle than that of America. . Liany North Vietnamesa, packed by ‘the Chi-' «. nese Communists, have infiltrated below the 17th; parallel in recent years, said the professor. © According to latest State. Department’ esti-? mates this number is somewhere around 39,000,; he said, - ' id = Much of the’ political leadership that the viet Cong are receiving also comes from the North.. - To the film's charge that the rank and filei- South Vietnamese people are disloyal to the Amer-: ‘icans, the political science professor said that ter--" - Tor tactics from the Northern guerrillas has-made it impossible to distingu’sh the Sisloyal from the, frightened. { 7 ls He noted that the Tiém regieme ‘did commit! . many of the “unwise mezsures” seen-in the ‘film, i but that the U.S. was glad to see his deposition? year and a. half ago, since he had become ap: embarrassment”. The main auestion racing ‘alt concerned ‘to is “what is to be the cass for e@ free and + a dependent Viet Nam government,” according t - Atwater, Unfortunately Collegian deadline’ reverie? of thee Meee gS. 2s a, —