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ism has different ‘connotations for the Vietnamese,” Stetler went on, “and it is im- “portant for us to understand these connotations The movie described how the United Stated ‘and why they believe imperialism to be an ugly word." : Forces —raptriali. * Stetler. then said the name “Viet Cong” was’ ror tactics from the Northern guerrillas has.mai by the United States for Viet- it impossible to distingu’sh, the disloyal from . namese Communists. He termed t “an effort by. frightened. the United States to label the people with a bad"’ He noted that the Diam regieme “did doimmit! ‘ord in, Viet Nam today a . many of the “unwise mecsures' “name-callin2” mame. The main bad w ‘the United States”” Stetler said. f-> Someone from. the audience then yelled ou {1 hope they draft you and send you to Viet Nam.’ ;Some in the audience Jaughed and Stetler indi- ° The main question fcine’ all conéerned tow ted the movie was about to begin. ~Stetler informed the audience he was read- dependent Viet Nam government,” sevording ig a translation of the Viet Cong. version of the © Atwater. Lack: ndwhite f film. wa Vid!,.Nam is divided into two sections. ” Viel Nam be divided?” Stetler asked. eo 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; At this int a few in the audience indicated i- Cakepenie poi Sietler informed them thes could e9PS, The movie went on describing the “atroci jleave. “You can leave too,” someone in the audi- cence Tetorted. ~ ° “Propaganda does not necessarily have to be ont e; wed as lies, but merely persuasive techniques,” Alan conflict and pointed out places where th (Stetler said. “Our actions in Viet jthame us.” When the audience began to grumble, ‘Dr. Elton Atwater, adviser for the sponsorin; group, reminded them that this was a balance {program and both Sides of the issue would be ‘presented. The audience indicated ap Atvater's statement, Stetler of SinderChina by the “artificial anal Chinese colonialism, and not that of the US., “The Vietnamese do not under- f ind the word politics,” he said. “They could not ~ | Chinese intervention, he said, has been mord” . ity, themselves against the French and the subtle than that of America. : Lecian was very good at breaking up the Many Nozth Vi : the United States had brought to Viet Nam-: - Following the film Atwater, professor of poli-s — tical science gave his views of the Southeas' film was distorted. . Atwater admitted that French colonialism : was definitely “a strike against the Americans.” { : The French-provoked, unrest in Viet Nam in 1954 caused 2 situation “made to order for the! vith Communists,” he said, a However since the French withdrawal in 1954, ; ‘Atwater said, the country’s main problem has beey” stated in the movie. ssa, backed by ‘the Chi-, nese Communists, have infi trated below the 17th, 1: He then’ desetined the changes wrought by jhe parallel in recent years, said the professor. Aes, ‘ar’and the ability of the Vietnamese to build ited front against the French. “Eisenhower called the anti-colonial war of . he ssid. | 954, the anti-communist war,” Stetler went on. ‘| Much of the’ pol made us enter the war. The only Cong are receiving a! foreign troops in Viet Nam today are American , ‘To the film's charge that the rank and file with this white paper Johnson issued agreed South Vietnamese people are disloyal to the Amer- According to latest State. Department’ esti-¥ on mates this number is somewhere around 39, 000; leadership that the viet! comes from the North... - sicans, the political science professor said that te seen in the film, ( > Dut that the US) wes giad to see his deposition: .&@ year and a-half ago, since he hed become an; ‘embarrassment”, day is “what is to be the o2s:s for tree and 5 Unfortunately Geltesian dea "prevente? : ay}