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...aims of the new group will be two-fold, according to Urle D. Neisser '30 its secretary. "We shall try in the first place to awaken people to the fact that there is a case against UMT, and in the second to reach by political pressure the House Rules Committee where the UMT bill is now being considered...
Collegiate opposition to Universal Military Training began to crystalize this week as officials of eight local and national collegiate organizations scheduled a strategy meeting for Sunday at Phillips Brooks House to form a concerted front among New England students against UMT...
Almost immediately after the release of a circular letter announcing Sunday's meeting, Major General William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan endorsed UMT in a lengthy article published in Wednesday's issue of "Shannonigans," official bulletin of the University ROTC unit...
Commenting last night, on Donovan's article, Ulric R. Neisser '50, chairman of the Political Action Committee of the HLU and temporary secretary of the nine-man committee directing Sunday's meeting, said that the value of UMT program is "certainly minimal," in view of the importance of atomic war-fare, and characterized it as a "futile, expensive, and dangerous" measure. Neisser revealed that he will send a reply to Donovan, through "Shannonigans" within the next few days...
...circulated appeal for Sunday's organizational meeting, which was distributed to selected leaders in University extra-curricular affairs, emphasized that by uniting their efforts, various student groups can "de a very important job in rallying student opposition against UMT and exercising political pressure." It proposed the formation of a New England Youth Division as a chapter of the National Council Against Conscription in a move to compete with the National Youth Assembly, regarded by many local collegiate groups as instigated by the Communist Party...