Of M tan 4 a Seventy-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSrrY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Research: Subsidizing National Consensus Where Opinions Are Free, 420 MAYNARD ST., ANN ARBOR, MiCH. Truth Will Prevail NEWS PHONE: 764-0552 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in alt reprints. TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1968 NIGHT EDITOR: PAT O'DONOHUE ...,._! Davis for SGC President: No Lesser-Eviism n 1968 rTHE TOTAL unacceptablity of the three announced candidates for the presi- dency of the Student Government Coun- cil presents voters with a serious dilemma. Chooking any of the three candidates would be a tacit endorsement of deficient leadership and slipshod thinking. Faced with such depressing alterna- tives, the only constructive action a voter can take is to cast a write-in vote for the person who would make the best SGC President. And that person is Michael Davis. Davis, currently SGC's administrative vice-president and candidate for election to the Council, is unquestionably better informed than ayone currently involved in student politics. Highly articulate, Davis commands the respect of the fac- ulty and the support of a broad spectrum of campus groups at no compromise of his unwavering convictions. A tribute to his mastery of campus politics was provided when one of the announced candidates candidly admitted during an interview, "Davis knows a hell of a lot more than any of us." This assessment is validated by an ex- amination of just a few of his accom- plishments du'ing the current academic year. He is the author of the Davis Re- port, a cogent and comprehensive analysis of the entire complex structure of stu- dent government. It was Davis whose thorough research and logical analysis convinced the prac- Harold Stassen: A Timey Choice rFME MAGAZNE has discovered a new gimmick in its indefatigible efforts to "tune-in" middle-aged businessmen on what's happening youthwise. Time is sponsoring "Choice '68" mock elections to be held on this and other campuses along with student government elections. Reflecting the acumen of Time's un- derstanding of student opinion, "Choice '68" offer its campus electorate a most incoherent and illogical slate of candi- dates, presumably designed to thwart decisive action:. The Democratic anti-war vote will be split between active candidate Eugene McCarthy and adamant non-candidate Robert Kennedy. Radicals have even a better choice. They can, either vote for Trotskyite ideologue Fred Halstead or non-candi- date Martin Luther King-a lost and be- wildered civil rights leader. Nonetheless, by voting for Harold Stas- sen, students can still effectively vent their feelings about Time Magazine while delivering a clear mandate of anti- war feeling. STASSEN IS far more outspoken against the war than either McCarthy or Kennedy. Furthermore it would be a humanitarian gesture to give the former "boy wonder" Governor of Minnesota one final electoral victory. Voters rarely have the opportunity to oppose both a war and a major cultural bright-Time Magazin. And one of the few blessings of today's election is the opportunity to confound Time's team of collegiate pulse-takers by voting for Harold Stassen in "Choice '68." -THE SENIOR EDITORS Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor. Michigan, 48104. The Daily is a member of the Associated Press, Collegiate Press Service and Liberation News Service. Daily except Monday during regular academic school year. Daily except Sunday and Monday during regular summer session. Fall and winter subscription rate: $4.50 per term by carries ($5 y mail); $8.00 for regular academic school year ($9 by mail). Editorial Staff MARK LEVIN, Editor STEPLEN WILDSTROM URBAN LEHNER Managing Editor Editorial Director DAVID KNOKE, Executive Editor WALLACE IMMEN....................News Editor PAT 'D)ONOHUE ............. ... .. News Editor DANIEL OKRENT.....,............Feature Editor LUCY KENNEDY ...... ........ Personnel Director CAROLYN MIEGEL ....... Associate Editorial Director WALTER SHAPIRO ....... Associate Editorial Director NEAL BRUSS ....................... Magazine Editor ANDY BACKS ......................... Photo Editor tical, fiscally cautious University admin- istration of the merit of SGC's incorpora- tion plan. THROUGH ACTIONS such as these, Davis has gained faculty respect not only for himself, but for all of SGC as well. The logic behind his analysis of SGC's representative nature was so com- pelling that it caused Prof. Carl Cohen of the philosophy department and asso- ciate director of the Residential College to write in reply: "It should be a source of satisfaction to all members of the University that the elected officers of the Student Govern- ment Council think as clearly and deeply as they do on most matters of general University concern." The esteem with which Davis is held by his fellow students is evidenced byi the endorsement of his campaign for a seat on the Council by Voice, Engineering Council, IFC, Panhellenic Association, Young Democrats and Inter-House As- sembly. While many of these grpups dis- agree with Davis on specific issues, they are deeply aware of his irreplaceable role as take-charge man for difficult Council action. FURTHERMORE, the "Hare system" be- ing used in the SGC election allows even those students who wish to vote for one of the announced candidates an op- portunity to demonstrate their support for Davis. Under the Hare system, voters number their first two choices. All the first choice votes are counted and if no candidate has a clear majority the bottom man is dropped and all the second place votes for each remaining candidate are counted and added to his first place votes. The effect is an "instant runoff," and this 1s probably what will happen in this elec- tion. By voting for Davis first and the an- nounced candidate of their choice sec- ond, those voters reap all the benefitsof a symbolic protest vote for the best man, Davis, without jeopardizing the chances of their favorite of the announced can- didates. UNDER-ANY circumstances, Davis must be elected to an at-large seat on the Council. To couple that election with a strong write-in for Davis as SGC President will enhance his position on Council. This is vital because if any of the three an- nounced candidates are elected, students must look to Davis for SGC leadership in the perilous year ahead. Furthermore, a strong write-in vote for Davis for President-even if he is not victorious-will provide an articula- tion of student dissatisfaction with the available choices. , It will be pointed out that Davis is supporting Mark Schreiber. Yet this sup- port by his own admission was an at- tempt to play lesser-evilism at a time when, in his eyes, Mark Schreiber seemed the only alternative to Michael Koeneke. By supporting Davis, the student body can avoid the agonizing choice Davis himself had to make. IN THE HALCYON YEARS of Robinson and Kahn, SGC has been transformed from a quiescent, reactionary force to a dynamic exponent of student rights and the power students must assume in the modern University. For that progress to continue, Coun- cil cannot afford second-best leadership. In the year ahead, with students con- fronting complex and important issues- classified research, the role of students in decision-making both academic and -non-academic, and the emergence of stu- dents as an effective consumer force -- it is imperative that Council turn to its most effective leader. Michael Davis, whose leadership cre- ,dentials are respected by all, can provide Council with that leadership, can unite the campus behind an affirmation of student rights. Therefore, it is essential that voters not only support Michael Davis' candidacy for a council seat but also write him in as best choice for SGC president. -URBAN LEHNER Editorial Director By BRUCE LEVINE Daily Guest Writer EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in a two part series by the edu- cational director of Voice-SDS. In part one, the author traced the history of federal support for sci- entific work from World War II. THERE IS another facet to the research question. The bulk of President Eisenhower's farewell ad- dress dealt with the growing de- pendence of certain key industries on defense and the growing im- portance of these industries to na- tional economic stability. Even ten years ago, for example, missile and aircraft production was already providing at least 82 per cent of all manufacturing employment i San Diego and 53 per cent in Seattle. The impact on the larger, state economies is also considerable. In 1962 employment in five key de- fense-related industries accounted for the following proportions of total manufacturing employment: New York, 7.9 per cent; New Jer- sey, 12.3 per cent; Texas, 13 per cent; Massachusetts, 14.6 per cent; Maryland, 15.7 per cent; Florida, 20.9 per cent; Connecticut, 23.4 per cent; Kansas, 30, percent; Cali- fornia, 31.4 per cent; and Wash- ington, 34.8 per cent. And this is only direct employment. In some ommunities, it has been estimated, the number of jobs created by the urchasesof both the defense indus- tries and their employes equalled twice the number of jobs created in the defense industries them- selves. In such areas, it is under- standable that the desire to main- tain and increase Department of Defense (DOD) ties extends far beyond the offices of the individ- ual defense contractors. In regions less blessed, the en- tire economic establishment sees it in its interests to attract and stimulate defense industry. Cham- bers of Commerce and state legis- latures, therefore, do all in their -power to foster the kind of climate likely to attract the interest of Government and industry. Now just what kind of "climate" does interest the Defense Depart- ment? With this question in mind, it is interesting to examine the text of a speech given September 5, 1962 by the then-Deputy Secre- tary of Defense Roswell L. Gil- patric before an audience of Mid- west industry and university rep- resentatives in South Bend, In- diana. Gilpatric began by ex- pressing sympathy wtih the Mid- west's seeming difficulty in secur- ing its proportional share of Pen- tagon largesse, and he ventured to join his audience in trying to produce a remedy. Explaining the growing scientific sophistication r' ' ,. *,~...,.v r > r~::.:. /..r., ..::"'.'a. i?{. ' . , ~r.r.X:: v~": . } fF Y":... " f i. i{,Vr}:}:. ..v?.,, .:fvv :Jr }." ..... i: '":C.... , ""}r. xr~...... ..?r. n,,: :Y;;" '4..r:.:. . ...... .?.....r:{ .n::.:: :.,v..+,:,.r::}{{?; {:.: .r~ .;. . . l} $? 'i: .} "v '. .:,.. .i....: ; :. "::":i%.i :-:n r -': ::r... .:.... :nY :. . {:: ":: .n':.:i.Y:{Y v- :{..: r':/ .r ': "-:i : 4 "When everything is for sale, police state tactics are unnecessary ... of modern weapons systems, he pointed out that the final produc- tion of military hardware is al- ways preceded by many months and years of slow and basic re- search (conducted, largely, in the nation's universities). The final contract awarded is for the pro- duction of a piece of military hardware with a tremendously sophisticated technological com- ponent. "It is logical, then that produc- tion contracts for modern weapons and equipment which will figure heavily in future procurement, may tend to be placed in areas where the research, development, test and evaluation has been cen- tered. A region that has had a long head start in a new expand- ing field of procurement is bound to enjoy an enduring advantage, especially when research and de- velopment is a prime element." All of which was to say that ex- panded university involvement in military research would be cru- cial to the attraction to the uni- versit's region of those so-ardent- ly-courted defense production con- tracts. Finally, lest his message still somehow evade his audience, Gilpatric repeated approvingly the happy story of one business's successful partnership with both academe and brass: What Bendix has been doing in this field deserves mention. Ben- dix personnel, I am informed, have worked closely with the University of Michigan faculty, sharing the use of the University's nuclear re- actor in significant research. The Bendix Systems Division, the Uni- versity, and the Federal Govern- ment have beenassociated in joint meteorological programs in field tests. Bendix has employed consultants from the University faculty; Ben- dix technicians have given part time service as faculty members; and Bendix personnel are encour- aged to take advanced courses and to secure degrees from themUni- versity - with 30% of all company engineers having taken some courses. I am pleased, also, to learn that Bendixrmaintains contacts with other great educational institutions in this area, including Michigan State University, Wayne State Uni- versitay, and South Bend's own Notre Dame. These activities may help to explain why Bendix re- ceived $172 million of prime mili- tary contract awards in Fiscal 1961 and an even larger total in Fiscal 1962. The interests of the defense in- dustries ( and dependent indus- tries and labor and state govern- ments) demand a continued and expanded Defense Department role in the University. This" is indeed a formidable coalition of forces. What are the implications of all this for the University? First, to repeat Vice President Norman's observation, as long as the present relationship continues, the uni- versity will play by the Defense Department's rules. What does that mean? Well, to answer that, we need just a brief consideration of the nature of the Federal Gov- ernment and the DOD. It should not sultprise people living in 1968 America to be told that the most important function of the State is the defense and preservation of the relationships, which presently exist between institutions and classes-and that the Defense De- partment (and, to a somewhat lesser extent, other Defense-ori- ented agencies) constitutes the striking arm of the Federal Gov- ernment in its external dealings, supplying the threat and/or use of force to enable the Government to fulfill its responsibility. Thus, when the Defense Department sets out to do business, it should not be difficult to understand what kind of items it is after. ' As one Pentagon official put it, while the Department would cer- tainly like to fund all sorts of fascinating projects, "unless we can satisfy ourselves that these efforts contribute to our military ,mission, or are likely to, we are not justified in supporting them." To be marketable, then, uni- cesrsity research projects will have to be drawn up with the buyer-- the military-in mind. In the case of classified contracts, publica- tion, even discussion, will await Pentagon pleasure. Faculty members who work on classified projects will have to submit to loyalty and . security procedures. "In effect, the uni- versity is obliged to share its right and obligation to ,determine; the qualifications of its faculty with outside groups." In just this way do the values and goals of the Military Establishment be- come those of the universities as well. Let us recall, further, that one of the proudest; boasts which this nation makes is that without resort to censorship, political repression, or even widespread police state tac- tics, it has been possible to secure the acquiescence in and support of the major institutions and the majority of the people for the assumptions and goals proclaimed by the "national leadership." This claim should be reconsidered ih the light of what we have learned about how the Government is able to secure that cooperation (con- senus?). Specifically, we have seen here a stark example of the power of money: i.e., the coercive power of capital. When everything is for sale, po- lice state tactics are unnecessary; all that is necessary is purchasing power. (And it is the very nature of those most interested in de- fending American capitalism and all its trappings of privilege and exploitation, that they have an abundance of purchasing power!) The university thus becomes an agent of the military not through conspiracy or cabal, but simply through the normal, the accepted, the "free" play of the free market. The University needs funds, in- dustry needs contracts, the mili- tary needs information and hard- ware. A harmony of interests is born. As Cornell's President Perkins puts it, "where your treasure is, there shall be your heart also." And the university becomes the happy pris- oner of the State. 4 4 .. ...... M. .... ..e................."n.... ........ 5.. '"..... n.:m t.. "n" 4: x, .Y. .........".... n ..."..+ . .... . ... . . . . . ...... . . . . ..:; tI .*':"!*.{...A hn,..I.... r... .t...L4 Letters: SGC PresidentialEnorsmns Koeneke To the Editor: IN THE PAST two years, SGC has gained respect and legiti- macy-and power-by concerning it- self with important issues affect- ing issues affecting students and by involvingmore and more stu- dents in advincing these issues. SGC can continue this trend only under effective, responsive leader- ship - leadership which is will- ing to listen to students and help, them improve their situation. Mike Koeneke and Bob Neff can best provide this leadership. The issues - from classified re- search to parking - are well known. The question is, who can best solve these problems in ways that students want them solved? Mike and Bob have been deeply involved in student activities for over two years and have the neces- sary experience and talents to lead SGC. Koeneke has a string of im- pressive election victories and ac- complishments in voter registra- tion and housing to demonstrate his articulateness and organiza- tional ability. Having worked with him, we can attest to the fact that no one has put more time and energy into SGC. Neff has been an active committee chairman in UAC for two years, has been a delegate to the National Student Associate convention, and has served for the past few months as treasurer of SGC. BECAUSE we know Koeneke and Neff personally, because we have worked with them, and because we, are impressed by their views andr by their skills, we urge all students to vote Koeneke-Neff on March 12 or 13. -Dan McCreath, '69 -Bob Rorke, '69 -Steve Brown, '69 -Ellen Heyboer, '69 ex-officio members of SGC Schreiber To the Editor: AS INDIVIDUALS who have been involved in campus poli- tics for some time, we feel that there are some things that need to be said about the current SGC Both Schreiber and Koeneke have been active and hard-work- ing members of Council. Both have made substantial contribu- tions in the area of housing. How- ever, there are some important differences. Mark Schreiber has been will- ing both to commit and assert himself on a number of issues outside of housing. He has been involved in the Draft Teach-In, classified research and recruit- ment. He has indicated a will- ingness to pursue academic re- forms with the same vigor used in individual conduct this year. He is aware of the economic needs of students. Most importantly, he has engaged himself in debate on all of these issues, both at the Council table and away from it. On the other hand, Mr. Koen- eke, while active in both housing and voter registration, has said very little in debate on any of the other issues which SGC has faced in the past year. By and large he has supported the positions tak- en by Council, but rarely has he been actively involved in the de- cision-making process, and never has he initiated changes. Mark Schreiber has indicated to us, through his actions, that he will pursue the interests of the students with all of his ener- gy and skill. He seems willing to face the responsibilities of ag- gressive and effective leadership and we urge the voters to sup- port him in this week's elections. -Michael Davis, Grad SGC Admin. Vice President -Ruth Baumann, '68 SGC Executive Vice President -Paul Milgrom, '70 SGC Coord. Vice President -Stuart Katz, Grad President, Graduate Assembly -Roy Ashmall, Grad Past President, 1967-68 Graduate Assembly -Marsha Daigle, Grad. Treasurer, Graduate Assembly -Tom Westerdale, Grad Member, SGC -Sharon Lowen, '71 Member, SGC -Sam Sherman, '68 Member, SGC units, not as individuals, since the entire house is going to be filled exclusively by the members of a single sorority. Earlier, Mr. Feldkamp said the girls "would be admitted not as sororities but as groups of pri- marily Opportuity Award stu- dents." Giving Opportunity Award students an inexpensive place to live is a good idea, but giving them special privileges over other stu- dents at the University ig unfair. Further, the girls in the sororities who are not Opportunity Award students are being given privileged admission into Oxford for no rea- son other than they are members of the sorority. In other housing units at the University, including those at Ox- ford, occupants choose their rooms for the next year on a seniority basis. Only after all occupants. within the unit have chosen their rooms do students from outside that unit get to choose. This sys- tem, which is clearly the only fair one, is being completely ignored, since many girls who have lived at Oxford for several years are being displaced and will not have a choice of their living quarters for next year. If the University wants to let Opportunity Award students into Oxford, it should have them apply like everyone else, but it should only accept them after present residents have chosen their spaces. Mr. Feldkamp's argument that "the move will be an important step toward ending discrimination and segregation in the Greek sys- tem," is also invalid. While it is true that having a house makes a particular sorority more attrac- tive to a rushee, there is sno reason to believe that a white girl will pick a presently all-Negro sorority to pledge instead of a predomin- antly white sorority, since all the white sororities presently have houses. There is still an alternative for the two sororities. They can rent a block of apartments in a single building, as at least one fraternity has done: This is obviously a tem- porary arrangement, but the soror- ities are expected to obtain per- manent housing within two years anyway. I sincerely hope the Regents will reconsider their decision and will reject it at their meeting at the end of this week. -Stephen Kay, '70 Bus. Ad OPINION The Daily has begun accept- ing articles from faculty, ad- ministration, and students on iubjects of their choice. They are to be 600-900 words in length and should be submitted to the Editorial Director. 4