L Seventy-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MTCHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS FEIFFER Where Opinions Are Free Truth Will Prevail 420 MAYNARD ST., ANN ARBOR, MIcH.I 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 all reprints. s CLU tvc . ' - t ,,,. wU)! YvOUJ G IEVU ' .-. ~ ..-. 4 WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1967 NIGHT EDITOR: DAVID DUBOFF Bursley Hall Plans: Ignoring the Freshman TN K! z 6IV Yrou). YOLc OF F2697-1d DOH AOJLIN THIS Pup- c;UIT OF PEACE WE HAVE ~ TOPAY 9j. .9 4 THE UNIVERSITY'S concern for the adjustment problems of incoming freshmen does not appear to extend much beyond the four-day orientation pro- gram. A graphic example of this disregard is provided by tentative plans for Burs- ley Hall. At least one quarter of the new North Campus coed dorm will not be complet- ed by the start of the fall semester. This means that 300 lucky guys will spend the first month of the semester living in converted broom closets in various quads around campus. As any veteran of past, overcrowding will relate, such a situa- tion is far from conducive to rapid aca- demic, or social, adjustment. Since Bursley is planned to be one- half freshmen, at least 150 of the exiles will be spending their first weeks on cam- pus as temporary lodgers in other peo- ple's rooms. However, far more than half of the displaced students will prob- ably be freshmen, since it is unlikely that any other students will tolerate this sort of treatment. But even if Bursley were compleed on time, most freshmen would still looK en- viously at their peers living in South Quad, or even Markley. For of the 500 freshmen which the University plans to settle at Bursley, over 400 will take most of thei classes on the central campus. 'HIE MEANS that many new LSA fresh- men will spend their entire first year of campus physically isolated from many central campus activities. North Campus activities will be no real substitute, since most of these LSA freshmen may find it difficult to take part in North Campus life, due to differing interests. For it is doubtful that many psychology majors, even those living at Bursley, would want to attend lectures on music history. The academic effects of living on North Campus to these students will be even nmore severe. Any resident of Markley can recount numerous occasions when he didn't go to the library or to class be- cause he just didn't want to make the long walk. The bus trip from North Cam- pus, the time spent waiting for the bus, and the walk from the bus-stop, all add up to a considerable amount of time. Once a trip to the central campus ap- pears to students to be a major expedi- tion, their academic life will suffer se- verely. Even more alarming is the likelihood that the number of freshmen assigned to Bursley will exceed expectations. For once upperclassmen learn of their as- signment to Bursley and begin threat- ening to go into private housing, the University will have no alternative to relegating even more freshmen to that dorm. For the beautiful thing about fresh- men is that they can't object-they have to live in the dorms. PERHAPS THE MOST significant as- pect of the Bursley situation is the lack of consideration by the University for the desires of the students and the effects on those living at Bursley. For the Bursley situation is but another sad ex- ample of the University's warped set of priorities. It seems that the financial as- pects of filling Bursley Hall are far more important to the University, than the psychological effects on the students involved. -WALTER SHAPIRO WiL t- YOU af N3OON'4 WHO Y V Letters to the Editor Explaining the Arab Side of Middle East Question The Fourth Branch Marvin Esch: Romney's Echo fri eA Trying to Avert A Middle East War The reader is probably aware by now of the explosive situation that has been rapidly building be- tween the Arab states and Israel in the past few days. It is an unfortunate fact that the sources of such information- the radio, TV and most newspapers -give only bits and pieces of up-to-date news with no attempt made in putting them together or present an objective discussion of the underlying forces and dynam- ics of the situations. With this in mind, I shall try in this letter only to redefine briefly the Arabs' point of view of the Palestinian problem. I hope that the reader will not consider this point of view as mindless of the total problem. They are the Arabs' point of view, and they are to be heard in full. I shall leave the de- bate to the reader or to future letters. What is the Palestinian prob- lem? It is a legal problem dealing with the rights of a displaced peo- ple; namely, the one million Arab refugees, that were the main con- sequence of the creation of the state of Israel. Second, it is a hu- man-psychological problem deal- ing with the right of men to their property and their freedom of choice in respect to place of liv- ing, as well as their determination of their destinies. Third it is a national-territorial problem deal- ing with the territorial integrity of Palestine and geographic continu- ity of the Arab homeland which Israel has disrupted. Fourth, it is a security problem because, Zionist Israel is necessarily expansionistic as a result of continued immigra- tion and internal growth. Fifth, it is an 'ideological problem. Arab nationalism, in its belief in the equality of all human beings and its renunciation of racial preju- dices, can't accept an ideology based upon the concept of a "chos- en people" which regards an act of depriving a million people of their property a foremost goal. The value system of Arab nationalism and Zionism are diametrically op- posed. THE PALESTINE problem is definitely not the following. First, it is not a religious struggle. The problem is neither Arab-Jewish nor Moslem-Jewish. The powerful machine of Zionist propaganda tries to picture it as such in order to arouse Jewish support through- out the world to Israel. The Arabs are not against the Jews but against the Israelis and Zion- ists among the Jews. There is al- ways a clear distinction between Judiaism and Zionism in our minds, for such a distinction exists in reality. (Zionism is a national- istic movement organized to re- constitute Jews as a nation with ,a separate and sovereign home- land.) It is equally against the sec- ular nature of the Arab national- ist movement that we should ac- cept making the Palestine question a Moslem-Jewish one. Palestine is an integral part of the Arab homeland and its people an in- divisible part of the one Arab na- tion. That is how we identify it. We welcome the support and sym- pathy of all those who believe in the justice of our cause regard- less of their religion. Turning a national struggle into a religious one or vice-versa is only self-de- feating. Secondly, the Arab-Is- raeli struggle is not a racial one. Neither the Arabs nor the Israelis are distinct races, for both are a mixture of many races. Thirdly, it is not merely a refugee problem; and if it were, we should not for- get that the Palestinian refugees are unique. There are many refu- gees in the world, e.g., Cubans, Hungarians, East Europeans, etc. But in the case of Palestine we note two distinct facts: First, the refugees of this country are 80 per cent of the total Palestine population-before any serious im- migration took place. Second, in the case of the other refugees, the population of the country remain- ed in the country and the coun- try remained in the possession of its people. But the Palestinians were deprived of their land. They were as a people denied the right of national existence in their homeland. No other refugees are in such a situation. And because of the above two reasons, the Palestinian refugee problem can- not be solved financially. It does not only deal with a loss of prop- erty, but with a loss of national existence. HENCE, we can briefly say that the problem is a legal, human- psychological, national-territorial, security and ideological one. It is not a religious or racial problem nor is it a problem of a few dis- placed persons awaiting financial compensation for their land. Finally, I wish to assert the in- tensity ond acuteness of this prob- lem to the Arabs by pointing to the solidarity among the Arab states whenever the Israeli issue comes to the front, despite their quarrels and arguments which is only a necessary part in the ex- perience of the revolution that is occurring in the Arab world. -Imad Khadduri Arab Club President Fleming Thanks A copy of the following letter was sent to Donald Tucker, '68, president of the Union Activi- ties Center. The "Michigram,' which you and many of your fellow students were kind enough to send, ar- rived yesterday. I am not sure what means I can best use to ex- press to the students my deep- ap- preciation for this thoughtful ges- ture. I shall be grateful if you will make known my thanks in whatever way would be most ap- propriate. . Mrs.Fleming and I are looking forward to joining you in the fall, and we want very much to know, and be known to, students. We welcome your ideas in that con- nection. --R. W. Fleming Chancellor University of Wisconsin THE ARABS and the Israelis are at it again, shifting world attention at least temporarily from the war in Vietnam to. the off-again-on-again chaos of the Middle East. And United Nations Secre- tary-General U Thant, it appears, is to be given yet another chance to prove his worth in the international arena. Syria and Egypt have mobilized against the constantly mobilized Israelis; the armed forces of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jor- don and even tiny Kuwait have also been placed on combat alert. The entire Arab world appearsp oised for a rehash of the 20-year holy war to drive out the "im- perialist invaders," while Israel, for her part, appears only too eager to defend the Promised Land. A potential mael- strom has been stirred up with 375,000 Arab nationalist troops facing 300,900 European-oriented Israelis across an un- easy border. Thant has appraised the sit- uation as "more menacing than at any time since the fall of 1956." UNITED STATES.,government officials have taken quick notice of this inter- esting sidelight from the tedium of the conflict in Asia. Undoubtedly the State Department, the CIA, and Rand Corpora- tion are busily constructing intricate con- tingency plans for a United States re- sponse under a variety of given circum- stances' That response must be' predicated on the resolve that the U.S. shall in no way, The Daily is a member of the Associated Press and Collegate Press Service Summer subscription rate: $2.00 per term by car- rier; ($2.50 by mail) $4.00 for entire summer ($4.50 by mail). Daily except Monday during regular academic school year. Daily except Sunday and Monday during regular summer session. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor. 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This time he must not fumble the baton of responsibility, but must act quickly and decisively, utilizing all of his oft-neglected resources. THANT WOULD DO WELL to study the actions of his predecessor, Dag Ham- marskjold, in the somewhat analogous 1956 Suez, crisis. After working for and against the approval of both the United States and the Soviet Union, Hammarsk- jold was able to institute his concept of preventive diplomacy - the interposition of a peacekeeping force made up of troops from neutral nations only, easing the hot war in the Middle East. Hammarskjold's greatest weapon was not the utilization of his actual power, but the manner in' which he made use of his less-defined powers-the power of influence as a motivating force in world peace efforts. Tactfully taking advan- tage of his opportunities, he proved to both the Soviet Union and the .United States that peace in that instance was most beneficial to them both. Thant must be prepared to argue the same way; he must use his inferred powers along with moral suasion; hem ust be ready to take an active role in the peaceful settlement of disputes. THANT'S PAST RECORD has been spot- ty at best. Believing that his office is one of a world diplomat, he has exerted only minimal and indecisive pressures -in the cause of world peace. For example, through his failure to take a direct posi- tion on the Vietnam issue, he is tacitly By RON KLEMPNER WASHINGTON - Listening to Ann Arbor's Marvin Esch (R-Sec- ond District), one gets the feeling that his goal is to best represent Gov. George Romney in Congress. Despite the sincerity which ac- companies his explanation of his positions, he seems to be reciting the party line as dictated from Lansing. In an interview Esch claimed the Republican Party is altering its inherited image from the 1950's -an image of obstructionism with no alternatives to Democratic in- novations and policies. It is quite apparent that this will be one of 'the party's central themes in 1968, if we are to believe Romney, Na- tional GOP Chairman Ray Bliss and Esch. Esch goes on to claim that he favors a "general move away from the philosophy of federal involve- ment." And that presently there is a "role reversal between the Democrats and Republicans. Re- publicans want to move into the- future that utilizes state and fed- eral coordination, and calls on the federal government only when and where it is needed." This is all wonderful rhetoric, but when it comes down to roll call votes Esch's philosophy be- comes merely a facade with which to embarrass the administration by voting against, legislation. LAST WEDNESDAY'S tally on the Housing Act of 1967 is a case in point. House minority leader Gerald Ford called his Republican colleagues together, to join with- Southern Democrats in blocking the rent subsidies portion of the bill. The program makes federal monies available to local govern- ments, which in turn contract pri- vate developers to rehabilitate sub- standard dwellings on a non-profit basis. The low-income tenents oc- cupying the rebuilt housing pay approximately 22 per cent of their income for rent, and the federal government makes up the differ- ence of the cost to the re.ltor In December of 1966, Ann Arbor received a federal grant to re- model 40 family units under the Department of Housing and Urban Development's rent subsidies pro- gram. The mayor and city council gave unanimousapproval. Mayor Hulcher said that he was looking forward ,to future grants if the present program proved satis- factory. Although the funds and certain guidelines are drawn from the federal government, the program relies on local government and private investors for its success. When Esch voted against it, not only was he voting against the interests of his own community, but also against his philosophy of combining federal spending with more local and private control. When the current federal funds expire, Ann Arbor's city council will have to stretch its already strained resources in looking for capital to house 40 poor families who will be unable to maintain their current living quarters. Esch's only reason for voting against the program was to af- ford Romney a campaign issue in 1968. ANOTHER INSTANCE of Mr. Esch's voting against many of his constituents' interests was on the demonstration cities portion of the Housing Act, which makes federal 4 4 r T I f. 4 / it IhU * Fr ' ,V l r r 7 ' 6 Y 3 a C I :. P i4:4 y s l .a 4 -" 4' REP. MARVIN ESCH f y k: >a +;, A ' .lam , l if4 1 ; {{ , j !1 }. ryy 1 / I y_.. Y . , j t { h t + "}y ::n . I. ;,~ making the program almost In- operatable, and Ann Arbor will probably be unable to obtain further grants, unless the cuts can be restored. In last April's council elections, one point continuously brought out by Republican candidates regard- ing the prposed city income tax was that Ann Arbor still had other revenue resources on which to draw--thefederal government was repeatedly mentioned as one of these resources. Apparently Essch now wants to close off much of this revenue flow. FEDERAL AID to education is a third area where Republicans hope to kill an administration pro- gram' An amendment proposed by Albert Quie(R-Minn), calls'for all federal, money to education to be sent directly to the; individual states which then set spending priorities. Esch said,". . presently, the of- fice of Health, Education and Welfare sets policy by giving grants directly to boards of educa- tion. The Quie amendment en- courages more state control." Commenting on the Republicans' blocking efforts, he, said, "This is th2 first time that the Republicans have given an affirmative answer to government involvement at the federal level." Maybe the Quie amendment is an answer to federal involvement, but it is not a very good one. Most boards of education outside the South have strongly opposed it on grounds that it would not insure that the money being spent goes where it is most needed and de- served-in segregated areas. IN DISCUSSIONS on foreign affairs, Esch shows similar ad- herence to the Romney line. Just before I talked to Esch, the gov- ernor came out with an almost meaningless statement of Viet- nam. First he called for negotia- tions that would include the NLF; but then he countered with an objection to that group having any part in the post-war government, Esch shortly thereafter said: "We must recognize the National Liberation Front as a power bloc to deal with in putting an end to the war." He further contended that he did not mean giving the NLF or any of the diverse non- communist groups, a role in any government formed from such negotiations. Sound familiar? So by being Romney's echo in the House chamber, Esch might be furthering the governor's Presi- I j . * N '-1 1% A I ~- ~,,-z.