t£Dair jau &ily Seventy-Third Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS "Where Opinions Are Free STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG., ANN ARBO , MICH., PHONE NO 2-3.241 Truth will revail, Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7,1963 NIGHT EDITOR: RUTH HETMANSKI Protest Response Betrays Bigoted Minds MANY OF ANN ARBOR'S finest citizens house in these areas will, of course, run it watched the march protesting a "token down and dig holes in the front yard; and, fair housing ordinance," Monday night from since many Negroes have been arrested by the their porches and front steps. police in the United States, all Negroes are These people watched and while some were criminals and not to be trusted. disgusted with the marchers "using children to achieve their ends others were angered that THIS IS very logical for the person who does a 130 persons would partake in such a left not think and doesn't want to think about wing activity, as protesting for equal rights. the contradictions of these statements. On the one hand, the white says that he OF THE 35 or so people I spoke to along the doesn't wish to grant equal rights to the parade path, only two favored the fair Negro because is is poor, illiterate and lives in housing ordinance. runn down housing and, on the other hand, One man, sitting on the front porch of his refuses to allow the Negro the opportunity to old, but well-kept house said that he was all obtain a better job, receive a decent education for the ordinance. " My home is over a hun- and live outside a slum ghetto. dred years old and Negroes moving into the City council and the mayor can't be blamed neighborhood are not going to hurt my pro- for the token ordinance that is now under perty values." Besides, he figured, "if Negroes consideration. They can't be scorned for their move into all the neighborhoods, property sham statements in support of equality for values won't go down. Let them move where- all. The people of Ann Arbor have put these ever they please." men into office and they are backed up to The second man had a slightly different the hilt by the people of this bigotted city. In reason for favoring the ordinance. "We have the words of one home owner, watching the a neighborhood that is 75 per cent Negro, he demonstration, "whatever they do at city hall noted. He argued that iwith a strong fair hous- is all right with me." This man had most likely ing ordinance, his neighborhood could get rid performed his civic duty and voted in the city ofng nrmbernofhirndpawthem coff onrdelections and now feels that his job is done. of a number of them and pawn them of f on others. THE PEOPLE of this city had better wake up °NEGROES SHOULD have better housing, from their reactionary stupor and realize but in their own section of town, where that action will have to be taken by them as thybwould bethaier;ntanodladytownherewell as the people they elect to public office. they would be happier," an old lady on her Thywl aet elz hteulity ssoe front prh sid They will have to realize that equat is some- ront porch saithing that can't be voted on in a referendum. A man also sitting on his porch with a group The present beliefs of Ann Arbor residents of his friends and relatives was all for fair' are all too often devoid of intelligent and prac- housing, but complained that "darkies" tend tical meditation. They all too often run paral- to run down a nice home and dig holes in the lel to those of Southern segregationists. front yard. He spoke at some length on this subject but every once in a While pointed to IN THE SOUTH the elective process has been examples of Negro families, living a few houses employed to unjustly deny the Negro ade- away who weren't dirty, who kept their house quate schooling, equal welfare benefits by the In good condition and who didn't dig holes in states in which they pay taxes, and equal their front yard. voting rights. The federal government has held A group of people stood on the sidewalk that such denials are unconstitutional and opposite the march. When one man was asked gone a long way at striking them down. about the demonstration he said, "I'm from In Ann Arbor, the residents are thinking Texas and I can't figure out what those whites along similar lines. Citizens wish to vote on are doing in that line with those niggers." whether certain people have the right to live wherever they can afford. They wish to vote THESE ARE COMMENTS from a Northern on whether certain people have the same rights city. as the so-called "majority." These remarks are ignorant, unintelligent These people who now form the majority and equal the ridiculous tripe that comes out may maintain their views that they have this of the mouths of Southern diehard segrega- right to vote on equality for all. They may tionists. block progress toward this goal. But they Ann Arbor, "the research center of the are on the losing side since discrimination is midwest," the seat of one of the leading uni- on its legal deathbed. Ann Arbor is not so versities in the country is also the seat of different from the rest of the country. It is staunch prejudice and ignorance. not secure from the racial protests and vio- The Negro is dirty because his skin isn't lence that have been occurring elsewhere. white; the Negro who can afford to live in a -ANDREW ORLIN City Bus Service in Trouble FRANCE: Peace Feeler. By ERIC KELLER THE Union Nationale des Etu- diants Francais (UNEF) has decided at its general meeting to join the International Union of Students (IUS) as associate mem- ber. This move was made last month in Paris as UNEF reasoned that the eastern student representa- tives had deviated from the forma- tion of blocks and that numerous unions from the developing coun- tries had recently begun to be members of the IUS. UNEF feels that the Communist influence on the IUS has decreased substan- tially to attract new members from the developing countries. UNEF is now a full member of the International Student Congress (ISC) which is made up by most of the student associations from Western countries, and is at the same time asociate member of the IUS. This double association car- ries several implications of major importance to other student as- sociations. IN 1950, UNEF had left IUS along with the other Western or- ganizations. At that time the Com- munist governments had increas- ed their pressures on the IUS and had turned it virtually into a. gov- ernment-sponsored student group. The only groups left in the IUS were the ones from the Eastern bloc and a few neutralist nations. The desicion of UNEF to join IUS must have been prompted by other interests than just sym- pathy to the developing countries. UNEF is the largest French stu- dent association and its political leanings are "moderate left." In the past UNEF has been very ac- tive in promoting measures which later on became government poli- cies. The most important policy which was advocated by UNEF long before the French govern- ment had acted on this point, was the support of "Algerie alger- ienne," an independent Algeria. It may be significant that this decision was made at this point of French foreign policy. It is UNEF's way of indicating that the to tie itself to the Western stu- French student body is not willing dent associations in an alliance against other (i.e. Eastern) stu- dent associations. HOW MUCH of this feeling has been prompted directly by the nationalist French policy can merely be guessed. But this move may indicate even more than just the power of "his master's voice." It may well be that again the French people will tighten its ties with Eastern nations in defiance of the "Anglo-Saxon" pressure on continental Europe. Such an op- eration may of course well be termed a sympathy move to the developing countries, as the as- sociation with the IUS seems to be. It is in these countries where this gesture will probably be felt the most. Already many of these Afro-Asian countries have student associations which belong in some form or another to both ISC and IUS. As many of the student un- ions in former French colonies are modeled exactly after UNEF (e.g. Algeria), these unions will prob- ably follow the example of UNEF. The strongly politically-oriented UNEF thus may have done a se- vere disservice to the cause of the Western student associations. However, this may also prove that the IUS and the ISC will have to cooperate more closely in the fu- ture than they have during the last decade. Both will try to serve their members in the best way and cooperation will be necessary if a substantial number of national student associations will start to belong to both international stu- dent organizations. Each one originally had essen- tially the same goals, namely to promote international understand- ing and cooperation of all stu- dents of the world. If Commun- ist pressure on IUS has really de- creased, as UNEF maintains, this double membership may indeed point even to a positive develop- ment on the international student scene. "We Off-Limits Boys Have To Stick Together" r.a - 0 1411 Ji EE LETTER TO EDITOR: Protest Camper Treatment To the Editor: WE HAVE just had a very un- pleasant and disgusting ex- perience at one of the Michigan State Parrs, and are writing to, you to inform you of the situation. We are seven University of Michi- gan students or graduates-four girls and three boys-working in Ann Arbor this summer. Last weekend we, planned a camping trip to Island Lake Park, near Brighton. The refusal by a state ranger to issue us camping per- mit on unfounded accusations of immorality forms the basis of our complaint. When we arrived Friday even-. ing all the camping sites in the main area were full, so we cooked dinner and planned to set up our sleeping bags on the beach. The ranger arrived at 10 to close the sates and nicely informed us that we would not be allowed to stay where we were, and then helped us to find a spot in another area. He specifically told us that we could return to the main area the next day and could stay there if we could find an empty site. We did this the next day, and spent the morning at the beach, return- ing to our newly found site at 10:30 to cook lunch. A brick fire- place was already laid, and, as- suming that this was one of the "designated places" where fires were allowed, we used it. Shortly thereafter, another ranger, Mr. Tyson, arrived. He curtly inform- ed us that no ground fires were allowed, and that ours constituted a violation, which we should have known. He told us to change it as soon as we finished cooking lunch, which we readily agreed to do. We tried to explain that we had as- sumed the fireplace was "desig- nated," that we had seen nothing to prohibit such a fire, that we had never been to a state park where such a rule was in force and thus did not realize our error. He barked back that "you kids are all alike . . . always answering back . . . won't respect authority." All of these accusations were un- founded; we were trying our best to cooperate and had no wish to promote an argument. It was ob- vious from the start that Ranger Tyson had a graudge against us, probably caused by some prejudice that he had formed against "young people." * * * WE CLEANED UP, rebuilt our fireplace according to directions, read the rules which had been thrust at us by Mr. Tyson, and re- turned to the beach. Several hours later Mr. Tyson returned briefly to tell us that he would not write us a camping permit but the younger ranger could if he wanted to. They both returned later. It was obvious that Mr. Tyson, the younger man's superior, had him over a barrel-he could not have given us a permit now if he wanted to; and still maintain good rela- tions with his boss. They both stated that they would not give us a permit. We asked on what ground they were basing their de- cision, but they resisted being pin- ned down. Mr. Tyson used the ex- cuse of the fire, but both he and we realized that this was a feeble attempt-we had admitted our un- intentional guilt and had corrected the situation as soon as possible. Then he tried "guilt by associa- tion," making generalizations about "you young folks" and tell- ing us of one bad circumstance that had occurred at the park. We pointed out to him that he was convicting us for the wrongs of others, and was presupposing things that he had no right or basis for. We invited him to in- spect us as often as he wished, and, if he found us violating some rule, to then make us leave. To declare in advance that we could not stay was clearly unfair. We asked him repeatedly to point out to us just what rule it was that we were breaking, but this, of course, he could not do, since we were breaking none. When finally cornered as to what basis they were using for their decision, the younger ranger replied, morality!" What morality, we questioned. We explained that we were 21, that we all had our own apartments and if we wanted to act "immorally" we certainly did not have to come to a state park to do so. We all enjoyed camping, had gone with our parents when we were young- er, but now that was rather im- practical since they lived in other cities, but that they knew of our plans for this trip and had no ob- jections. ALL OF THIS, claimed Ranger Tyson, made no difference. He simply did not approve of us oc- cupying the same campsite-even with no tent and each of us in his own sleeping bag, far apart- and continued to hurl unfounded accusations at us. "Yeah, that's when you start out," he charged, referring to the seven sleeping bags. "You've got to nip these things in the bud," he declared, again insinuating charges for which he had no grounds. We ask- ed the younger ranger why he had told us the night before we could camp here if, as he now said, it was against "the rules." Why had he not made us leave then, instead of helping us find another site? "How else was I going to get rid of you?" he replied. This was, of course, ridiculous, since if he had told us to leave the night before we would have had to. Obviously, his outlook had been changed for him by the suggestive allusions of Mr. Tyson. Though convinced that we were right, we had become so disgusted with the whole episode that we packed up our gear and re- turned to Ann Arbor. We were infuriated and deeply disappointed in the attitude that this ranger took toward us. We had in no way misbehaved or done anything to promote the accusa- tions which he levelled at us. He persisted in attaching labels to us simply because he had had a pre- vious bad experience with people suposedly of our age. We are a group of good friends who enjoy doing things together, and who had planned a weekend of fun and recreation at a state park. Not only was our weekend ruined, but our respect for figures of author- ity such as park rangers was dras- tically reduced. We write this let- ter in protest and in the hope that it may lead to an investigation of the situation, a serious questioning of the holding of such a position of authority by Mr. Tyson and a clarification of the rules regard- ing state parks so that all may be allowed to enjoy these facilities. -Robert Rosenberg, '64 -Sandra La Piner, '64E. -Elaine S. Wender, '63 -Milt Lorber, '63 -Ellen Eisenberg, '63 -Allen Wagner, '63 -Martha C. Frye, '63 STRATFORD: Modified Rapture (Second of a Series) THE STRATFORD people have extended their scope from time to time, and now usually include a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. This year, "Mikado," which gets a curious production. Something of a tradition, not concerning production of G&S operettas, so that one expects a necessarily inviolable, has arisen certain degree of carefully plan- ned and seemingly spontaneous diversions during the show, but the producers at Stratford have mov- ed toward a more literal, realistic and controlled interpretation and there's the quarrel. There's little else to wonder about. Sets, lighting, costumes, orchestra are all good enough. Cast is fine. Audience helpful. Soft drinks cold. Theatre warm, but airconditioning coming. Programs useful and seats comfortable. Yet the expected element of unexpect- ed pranks on the- stage has been left out. Only Eric House(Ko-Ko) is allowed an occasional bit of freedom and he doesn't do much more than jump through a screen. A Japanese screen during an en- core. *a * * THE REST of the cast is kept under control. So, it can be done this way, too. It must be conceded that the Stratford "Mikado" has lots of good things. Everything looks very well. "Mikado" is set in a couple of places that can hardly miss, a Japanese fishing village and a garden. The Mikado himself pops out of an oversized sedan chair shaped like a Bosch pumpkin. Pooh - Bah (Howell Glynne) is first-rate. A sort of a William Jennings Bryan in a Nixon suit. Eric House, however, is the star. Some of "Mikado" can be given a topical tinge. It is, after all, something of a political satire. So we get some comments on the current scene-both political and social. Something about people who never would be missed. Poiti- clans: both the golfing and shoe- banging variety. Bearded guitar players. Lady columnists. Depart- ment chairmen. Directors of Hous- ing. Vice-Presidents for . -. . one could really get carried away with this sort of thing. THIS PRODUCTION raises ques- tions about the future of Gilbert and Sullivan. Perhaps, as time passes, these operettas will be taken more seriously, attempts at updating the scripts may be de- emphasized. The Stratford produc- tion may be a sign of things to come. One regrets, though, the loss of something of the impromptu entertainment often associated with "Mikado." Otherwise, it's fairly peachy. -K -David Hessel Powuv~~er THE BREAKUP of the leading integrated companies and the divorce, divestiture, or dissolution of the biggest producers and dis- tributors, whether integrated or not, is a luxury the country can- not afford. Its "great concentra- tions of economic power" in Amer- ican industry are more essential to the nation's defense than its great concentrations of administrative power in Washington. The new interpretations of the antitrust laws endanger the poli- tical structure of the country. They disintegrate the law, making it a respecter of persons, which tends to be no law at all. They upset the balance of power between Congress and the courts by judicial legis- Cation, which is a usurpation of Congress' role. Whatever "power" they take away from business or- ganizations will not revert to the people but is automatically being appropriated by government agen- cies. -Harold Fleming ANN ARBOR RESIDENTS are on the verge of losing public bus service 'again. The Public Bus Company, the latest venture in this costly field has already lost $1400 and is expedted to drop $1300 more into the hole before the summer is out. With these sort of losses, the company cannot be expected to survive. The city has been in chronic bus trouble since the late 1950's when the Greyhound Corp. folded up its local line. In 1959 Arvin Marshall started the City Bus Co. and using an in- genious bus scheme managed to make the service survive until last spring. Instead of running full-sized buses, Marshall used small trucks with a bus body. While they didn't provide the most comfortable ride, these were efficient and cheap. The company, through a complicated leasing arrangement with the city, received a break on paying state vehicle taxes. HOWEVER, he couldn't pay his seven drivers, members of the Teamsters Union, sub- standard wages forever. The men, working over 50 hours a week, demanded substantial pay increases which, if granted, would have bankrupted the company. Marshall then sold out, after a month of frantic conferences with city officials, to one of his drivers, Alvin Jones. The drivers did not benefit from this manuever. The old wage rates were retained. The bus company entered the summer with- out winter profits to tide it over the slack sea- son. The company plans to weather this fi- nancial drought by paying only the mortgage; on the buses, borrowing money and letting other bills go. Editorial Staff RONALb WILTON ......................... Co-Editor PHILIP SUTIN ............................ Co-Editor DAVE GOOD ...................Co-Sports Editor CHAFLES TOWLE................ Co-Sports Editor This sort of deficit financing cannot go on indefinitely. Eventually, the company's debt will force its demise. Already, it is pleading with the city for help. But the city can do little without a change in the political climate. In 1957, voters agreed to the city's buying the bus company, but turned down a millage increase and bond issue necessary to buy and run it. Under state law, the city cannot buy a utility like the bus company unless 60 per cent of the electorate approves. The city is also prohibited from subsidizing a private business. Currently, city administrator Guy Larcom, Jr. is looking for means of getting around these legal limits and preserving Ann Arbor bus service. Unless the public is willing to pay for bus service, however, the future of public transportation is bleak in Ann Arbor. -PHILIP SUTIN Co-editor Politics UNFORTUNATELY, the question of ratifying the test ban agreement appears to be developing somewhat of a political tone. Republican Senators-namely Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois and Iowa's Bourke Hicken- looper-have voiced some hesitation about ac- cepting the test ban. They have based their stand on contentions that the treaty would be a detriment to the United States' position in the world. They may be right, but it seems that they are forgetting the main point of the test ban treaty. The test ban is the first accord with the Soviet Union in about 18 years. Moreover, it is the first peaceful agreement between East and West since the beginning of the nuclear race. The test ban treaty could open the door for total disarmament in the future. Hickenlooper and Dirksen have not indicated 3 FEIFFER C615I,6( A 9OK'1-AIJFOR (996? HA MORE R0 f~P~i mg~ KBDCAGSM I1DiDAf 4'". EXMWHq 6PAM~ 600UP, 511 ,11T A12CM65 IDDLE R3S('TIm. I5 'tHAi' ~l CT?' 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