British Debaters Down College, 2-1 As 400 Look On

Two Cambridge University debaters, having whipped Yale 3 to 0 Friday, continued their victorious American tour by downing the Debate Council 2 to 1 before an audience of almost 400 people in Paine Hall last night.

Arguing the negative of the topic: "Resolved, That formal dissolution of the British Empire would contribute to the maintenance of world peace," the Cambridge debaters, Ian S. Lloyd and William Richmond, declared that Great Britain is now "striving to bring freedom, welfare, and peace to her colonies."

Advocating dissolution of the British Empire for the local Debate Council were William P. D. Bailey '46 and Edwin J. Jacob '47.

They maintained that British dependencies should be turned over to the United Nations, because that organization has at its disposal the resources of the whole world and would thus "be better able to aid the colonies than Great Britain, which is now in the midst of a serious financial crisis."

Judging the debate were Alvin H. Hansen, Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Political Economy; David E. Owen, professor of History; and Roscoe Pound, University Professor.