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Show Correspondent Opposes War Student Vietnam protestors have legimate reason to oppose the war because it is illegal and immoral. David Schoenbrun, CBS French affairs correspondent correspond-ent for 17 years, and instructor of Vietnamese history at Columbia University, told the Chronicle Tuesday he considered student involvement on the Vietnam issue virtually necessary. He believes the war is "an illegal war, an immoral war and a cruel war." "If I were a student I'd be protesting," said Schoenbrun, Scho-enbrun, '"If the war is illegal and immoral then citizens citi-zens have the right to protest under our system of government . . . That's one of tie, .fundamental tenents of American law." No Right To Break Law Schoenbrun said protestors have no right to break the law, but the law breakers constitute only one percent per-cent of the protestors. "I think most of the students who protest, protest quite legitimately. Iin fact, I would be appalled if the youth of America, were not protesting," he said. According to Schoenbrun, General Hershey's statement state-ment on taking away student protestor deferments and drafting them is "outrageous." T don't believe service in the United States Army should be a punishment. Either a man is proud to serve his country or-wants to serve his country, and , his country calls him for service or doesn't. But Mr. Hershey sounds as if going into the United States Army is like going to jail. But I don't expect any sense of General Hershey, he never made any sense," said Schoenbrun. War End Through Withdrawal He believes the war will end but only through America's withdrawal one way or another. I believe chances have been missed, and I believe we have escalated es-calated not only the war, but we have escalated our price for peace talks," said Schoenbrun. The American people should realize our bombing pauses are not peace feelers, but a request for the unconditional surrender of the North, he said. "We are really issuing the Vietnamese Viet-namese an ultimatium: 'we will stop bombing and wait and see what you do.' It is really placing a (Continued on Page 6) War Correspondent Opposes Vietnam (Continued from Page 1) cocked pistol at their heads," he said. Bombings Have Failed The bombing can not force Ho Chi Minh to the conference table. Schoenbrun said even McNamara admitted on Aug. 25 the bombing has failed in its objective, the im- pediment of the flow of men and supplies. "The pursuit of war is more difficult dif-ficult than the pursuit of peace. We must stop the bombing without conditions. We had no ngtvt to bomb in the first place," he saa.. The casualty figures of our bomb- j ing raids released by the govern- f ment are inaccurate, he .said. A "New York Times" reporter psti- i mated from the amount we have I killed would number twice the size ' of the adversary. Could Be Next World War "The French can't understand how we can make the same mistakes mis-takes they did when they are so visible. They are afraid our allies would be dragged into it, and it would result in world war. The stake in Asia is great," said Schoenbrun. Scho-enbrun. Schoenbrun will hold an informal i discussion today in the Hinckley i Caucus Room at 2 p.m. for students and faculty. He will deliver a lecture lec-ture on" The United States and Vietnam" tonight at 8 p.m. in the ; Union Ballroom. ' r-TTTT-s |