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th. MOL XY REGD, NO. 177 ONO STUDENTS CLASH ON CLOGS) 0 | DAY OF ALL-BURM4 SEMINAR ‘MINORITIES DISSATISFIED - - From Que Staff Reporter ‘The Stadeuts Seminar split dpen in a tines ckish vesterday when members of the Prepurstory Commitice und nitiat minucities rose in the fost nestin, lo cxpeess their diwatishiction with Gx nay es Sesialneess First w voice these aroiests was Kus Kinn Maung Kyi, Jomt Secretary of the RUSU. When he degan to enitivase the Seminur, the Charman, Ke Soc taps - Thein (RUSU President) tried to have. - prewnt educational system was 36 hum silenced by saying that he revoked . different from the decayed ‘slave his status ss a delegut” of the RUSU Ko Kin Maung Kyi however claim- ed that he was attending as a tepresentative of the Shan Students. aad was. immediately. backed up by - meanbers of tbe other minority groups who also rese to rouke their own 'pro- . tests. The meeting was throwa intu'- The trouble had started the day be- fore when after a special meeting of tbe Preparatory Commuitice, ia members: issued a statement. They were Ko San Hiaing. K yrukpyu. Ko Bo Tin. Kyauk- ba 3 Ko Htwar Cho, Kyauikpya, Ko COMMITTEE. MEMBERS RESICN, - 2 weweccen: ” However, " itadded, ~ though the tempted to coverrup the authorizes. cussions, be statement deciared. On the excuse thgt ume was short, 5 camansiemsinemteenntatianteitinde sito ok nace heer Moulmea. ; The statement said that great hupes hed been raised thp! the Seminar 4 . . _ would usefully occu py itselfin attempt. his powers like Gsscist to bar discus- ing to correct the sbortcomings in the{ . _. sions."” * . present educational system. Everybody { sons believed that discussions would be de- cide who should-‘speak. “At the Semiaar itsclf,* the statement said, Minorities Left Out several suudy pers aubmiilied ty Central Comitice i ee edeuation® of the past, « made no auempt whatsoever to bring up a number of outstandleg issues, such az the ban oa students” unions and the ‘forcible’ formation of. schools’ councils. The papers, instead, at- ‘who resigned. measures vow being adopted by the! _ The Commissions (study groups?’ “repeatedly” vejected sugeestions,‘ amendments and proposals put for- ward by student representatives at dis- Tin, Kyaukpyu. Ko Maung Cho, ° the Corumissions resorted = tol y. and Ku Kyaw Shen, the systein of drawing tots te desi Cho: (of the Mandalay Baiversity) : “the chairmang Ko Soo Theia, uscd} a result, six of the Committee mem}, ee Cue : U Nu's desayod edu. Hoaai rexsem, For these icasoas resist theie wishes.” 2.” 7 Anoiner statement was issued the Mon, Shan, Kachin, Karen, Chi Kaya and Arukan repretentatiy wae also said thal the study ya submitted for discossion hy the P paratory Committee “were incom picte”, and that representatis:. hdd Bad Act gives wink Naw ot aidy “the various papers submities tor dis: cusstion. Moreover, represcntati were pot afforded tne opportunity Jc. t express their views in the discussions : They were often put off on orvaf excuses when they did put forwafe} | their proposals, For this reason, ¢ disclaimed all responsibility for the} conclusions reached by the Seminp: io regard to minority education. ° with (be cha made: egsinst it: the six mombos. of the Comzutt The Preparatory Commitles roint out tbat tbe purpose of the Semi was not to confirm or amsod stu papers subratted to it. Any diffore: of opinion with the Committes cou be recorded and submitted sep:ratel together with tbe study papers to tie ; Government. : It said that during the Committee's : final mecting od. Tussday night, Ko t Perey ess rete rt tn Pt brought up the matter of Study Paper No. 8, enutled “Educationst rocy'} 7g + He was told that, io accordance with = § Usual procedure, there was no.need-for i him to submit any amendments: As i £33 Lap Te nee ere tt See FES, ie foe _ mocratic, free and fair. a —_, Even Owe» Svven ) 18) The grewih of demucrucy ini the country ~ Citivens of th: Uaion must be taught to grasp fully the implications of democratic pracuces. A Joyal son ‘of the Union must cherish democratic ideals in his | life. a . Ee ao ee said these airs andideals must be incuporeted in the Govern. aient’s plaos fat education and the Governmeot was arged 10 give its consideration to, these peints wheo it implemented its educational “PrO- samme. Ste, : Karea, Kochin, Shan and Mon! tainarity representatives were also ieft : out sad given no Opportunity to . submit amendments to papers con. j cerning minority races, List Tuesday night, the signatories to ; the statement submitied that “educa; Youin Burma should be democratic”, dusing 3 meeting of the Preparat Committee to * aiscuss ihe pe ll entided “Educatioaal Policy”. Their moves, however, were rejected by Ke Soe Thein (chairman), Ko Khin Maung Ohn, Ko Ba Kaung and Ko Z3aw Win. When the Signae tories threatened to disown responsi» bility for the views expressed in the riper, the Committes permitted dis! cussios, during which both the sides ar pied rigid’views on the question. eee te ders resigned because of their disagree | ment with the remaining34 mensbers]! students, the Central Cammittee sai that iz had held” further mectin with the group and that a; amicable understanding had been reached. Staicment issued by. the es tn connection with the second epee re eres ees