Tito in Academe
Sir: Mr. Frank Pomeranz (Letters, 3 April) was of course right in stating that no one would object to Smuts, Mountbatten or Wavell Fellowships. Of course Djilas pere was also right to write that Tito was one of the most complex and enigmatic politicians. But Djilas fits was none the less right to say that Tito did not deserve such an honour. Tito was not only a ruthless dictator but at the same time a man not known for foster- ing any freedom at all and, in particular, of universities.
Was it not adding insult to injury when the same School of the University of Lon- don which in 1915 created a chair to honour Professor T. G. Masaryk was now propos- ing the creation of a Marshal Tito Fellowship? Masaryk was a rising guide star for all who yearned for freedom and a true democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Was Tito such a star? I feel that to honour Tito in such a way is to dishonour Masaryk. K. St. Pavlowitch
Selwyn College, Cambridge
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