REPUBLICAN POLICY: NOT ENLIGHTENING See editorial page lOfr I~AitF WARMER High-5G Low-40 Cloudy with chance of light rain Seventy-Six Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVII, No. 2S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1967 SEVEN CENTS IhcCarth yDefends RightsofAnti- ar Pro SIX PAGES testers By STEPHEN FIRSHEIN Co-Editor special To The Daily WASHINGTON-Gen. William C. Westmoreland's slur on the pa- triotism of American dissenters at home was an unwarranted intru- sion into domestic affairs, Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy (D-Minn) said last week. The senator gave his views in a Daily interview on the eve of West- moreland's address to a joint ses- sion of Congress. "If we had a parliamentary sys- tem, with a cabinet and ministers, there would be an established means by which we could have a real debate and discussion and perhaps influence a change of policy in time of war in this coun-; try," McCarthy said. "But we don't have that as a part of our system. Consequently, the only real test of foreign poli- cy comes every presidential year, which means that for a four- year period we really have elected a person with almost absolute pow- er for military reaction almost any place in the world." The only way in which one can' register a protest, the senator con- tinued, "is through devices which are not really provided for by any legal process. The Congress doesn't have any ways to protest effective- ly-we can make spee.ches, send letters to the President, but that is not really one of the constitu- tionally provided ways in which we can exercise our power. And as you spread on to the people, you even- tually get to the point where a demonstration of some kind of protest or disapproval, while not being a very rational means, is the only thing that is available." 'And I think the issues in this war, especially the moral issues since it has been accelerated and become more intense, are such that I would be distressed if there wasn't some public protest and show of anxiety and concern in this country." McCarthy was highly critical of the return of the general from Vietnam to report to Congress on the conduct of the war. "A field commander -- a man actively directing troops -- in my judgment should not be injected into political controversy unless the fate of the Republic is at stake. I don't think we've quite reached that point in America to- day," he explained. McCarthy saic that Westmore- land's interpreting the"war "sets a dangerous precedent." "On the one hand it's going ,to make Qongress a kind of captive audience and, on the other, it takes the independent prestige of the military and throws it into the political arena. It is a very danger- ous practice because one of the strengths of American democracy is that our armed forces have remained essentially non-politi- cal," he continued. The senior senator from Min- nesota, who is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit- tee, has been an outspoken critic of the administration's policy in Asia, and has urged the President repeatedly to end the "selective" bombing of North Vietnam. In January, 1966, McCarthy and oth- er Senate "doves" campaigned fruitlessly to convince President Johnson to continue the Christmas moratoriun on the air attacks. Last week, McCarthy expressed North Vietnam had gone beyond the point where a simple cessation of bombing was likely to bring about any significant change in the war." "I don't think the negotiation terms we've been offering have really been significant," he said. "This February I proposed that, in addition to stopping the bomb- ing, we announce that we were go- ing to draw back from certain areas. They would not have to be border areas but could be a prov- ince farther south-one in which we might have had some hopes for pacification, or some type of neutralization, but an area in which neither the U.S. nor the Communists had a great military advantage," he explained. "We would say that we would pull out of that area and see whether some kind of compromise government could be set up. If that worked, we might draw back and leave another area. It's the reverse of the enclave idea which Gen. Gavin proposed last year." If the plan proved unfeasible. and if the National Liberation Front continued its terror activi- ties in the province, we would re- consider our concession to the Viet Cong, he concluded. In addition to Westmoreland's return, last week saw the ex- panded bombing of targets in the North, including MIG airfields. McCarthy expressed fear that this new escalation might result in the Chinese entering the war. "I don't know whether it would be intervention in the strict defi- nition of the term," McCarthy noted, "but I'm sure that it will result ?n the Chinese giving more See McCARTHY, Page 2 SEN. EUGENE J. McCARTHY 1 -14 \, Enrollment fl u irligal 1 ailYFigures Up NEWS WIRE Over 1966 APARTMENTS LIMITED'S LEASE for the fall renting period was recently approved by the Off-Campus Housing Bureau. Original drafts of the lease had been rejected by the housing office because several clauses in the lease did not meet University standards. A revised lease was submitted by Apartments Limited and subsequently approved by the housing office. ALPHA KAPPA PSI, professional business fraternity, has prepared an annotated "Guide To Selected Business Periodicals" to be distributed to students of the Graduate School of Business Administration. The booklet provides bibliographical data and summarizes publication contentp of 62 periodicals received by the Business Administration library. It was prepared as a pledge pro- ject by the fraternity. k x4 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION agents have questioned students at Pennsylvania State University about their alleged involvement in the burning of draft cards in New York's Central Park during the April 15 "Spring Mobilization to End the War in Viet Nam," and there are reports that similar actions are taking place on other campuses Two students at Penn State who have admitted burning their draft cards were contacted by FBI agents and asked to sign statements waiving their Constitutional rikhts. Both declined to sign the statement. Penn State vice-president for student affairs Charles L. Lewis said the FBI is not required to request permission to visit students on the campus. He said the school requests that the FBI and local police refrain from.disturbing classroom activities and from enter- ing the University residence halls. THE ANN ARBOR TUTORIAL PROJECT will attempt this summer to expand its activities in the community by working with children as both tutors and recreation leaders. The organization will meet tonight at 7:30 in room 3510, Student Activities Building. A STUDENT at the University of Kentucky may be the first ROTC student in the nation to lose his commission because of his activities in opposition to the war in Vetnam. Don Pratt, a senior will not receive his commission as a second lieutenant in the Army because of an agreement between ROTC officials and himself. Pratt denied comment on the agreement but stated that he planned to join the Peace Corps The Pentagon stated that this type of cancellation was unique It had earlier stated that as- aociation with dissident groups could endanger a student's chances of receiving his commission. A "STUDENT POWER" candidate was recently elected presi- dent of the student senate at Northwestern University. Ellis Pines, who has issued a manifesto calling for a student revolution to change the emphasis at Northwestern from the "concentration on publishing, research, parental advice, and monetary profit" to "learning in an aura of controversy" defeated his closest op- ponent by 8. votes. Some Delay Reported As 9500 Students Register for Spring By WALTER SHAPIRO "Registration for the spring term is running higher than last year," Registration Director Don E, Beach reported yesterday. "Our estimates ave running very true to form," Translated to actual numbers, this means that slightly more than 9500 students are enrolled for the spring term-and the spring portion of the spring-summer term. This is an increase of more than 500 students above the num- ber enrolled here last spring. According to Beach, Monday and Tuesday's day and a half of registration went smoothly despite occasional delays, aggravated by' the heat of Waterman Gym dur-! ing the Monday half-day. Delays were caused primarily by the us- ual minority of students who ar- rived either before or after their scheduled time for registration, Beach said, Current estimates indicate that the student body this spring is composed of a little less than 60 per cent undergraduates. Over three-fourths of these undergrad- uates are juniors and seniors. Official enrollment figures for the spring term will not be sin- nounced officially until the third week of the term. These figures will be the combination of the stu- dents who registered on Monday and Tuesday and the small, but steady, trickle of students who will late register on the third iloor of the Administration Building. Beach indicated that students1 were confronted with few closed3 courses. Those courses, such as Physics 125, which were closed; turned away few students since counselors had been notified in advance. Difficulties have arisen result- ing from the small number ofj course offerings in certain depart- ments for the spring term. SevereI overcrowding and even insuffi- cient number of chairs in certain classrooms have been reported. Fiedler Arrested For Mariuana fast Writer-in-Residence Pleads 1in ocent to Misdemeanor Charge By NEIL SHISTER Leslie Fiedler, the University's Writer-in-Residence this past winter, pleaded innocent in Buffalo City Court yesterday to the mis- demeanor charge of "maintainin! a premises where narcotic drugs are used." A jury trial has been scheduled for early June. Fiedler, arrested Friday night along with his wife, son, daughter- in-law, and two others in his home, is the faculty advisor to a campus group at the State University of New York at Buffalo which urges the legalization of marijuana. Although he has made no comment since his arraignment, it is thought that Fiedler's defense will center around showing that the drugs found in his house were put there by an informant working for the police, and were not consumed by him. It is rumored that Fiedler has-- -Associated Press BANANA CANDIDATE Louis Abolafia outlined his platform for the Presidency of the United States Tuesday, stating that lie wanted to spread love through art. Sitting through a 72 hour "Cosmic Love Convention" in a theater in New York's East Village surrounded by hippies and bananas, Abolafia said that he would set up cultural centers around the country to improve people's tastes. BLAME CROSSOVERS: Negroes Lose D11iie Election Despite Registered Majority By ROGER RAPOPORT Patterson defeated his 21-year- results indicate that many of them Editor old FDP challenger Otis Brown Jr. discriminated carefully in their special To The Daily 190-121 even though Negroes held choices. For example Negro can- SUNFLOWER, Miss. - Negro a 194-160 registration majority didate Elvin Gibson led his slate civil rights forces lost a major Five white aldermen also topped with 111 votes while Lonny Echels battle to take over the govern- their Negro opponents. The top had only 32. ment of this tiny delta town in Negro vote-getter, Elvin Gibson, Civil rights lawyer Morton Davis voting here Tuesday. Despite a won 111 votes while the low white of Newark, N.J., said afterwards Negro registration majority the victor took 160. FDP lawyer Alvin all-Negro Freedom Democratic Bronson said the results of elec- that the outcome could have been Party lost out in a bitter grass tion will be challenged in federal different were it not for the 38 been under surveillance for three months, principally because of his affiliation with the LEMAR (Le- galize Marijuana) group. Planted Drugs Assuming Fiedler plans to chat- lenge his arrest by claiming the drugs were 'planted.' He will not contest the arrest on the Consti- tutional grounds of challenging the legality of laws prohibiting the use of marijuana. The Fiedler arrest has not trig- gered a great campus response, al- though there was a tense period over the weekend when University President Martin Meyerson was under great' pressure from 'forces in the community' urging the im- mediate dismissal of the English professor, It appears that much of the objection was directed toward Fiedler's participation with LE- MAR. Original Statement Meyerson original statement re- leased Monday stated that "stu- dents may talk about changing the law, but at the same time they must obey the law. If they do not obey the law, they were to receive no sanctuary at this university. This also applies, far more, to members of our faculty. I have made it clear that this administra- tion will not tolerate students or faculty colleagues found traffic- ting in illegal drugs." In another statement issued yesterday, Meyerson appeared bouyed up by the faculty's support which has arisen around Fiedler and himself in reaction to forces calling for immediate dismissal of the author, even prior to his trial. Meyerson said yesterday that "I have determined that University action at the present time is not warranted. Quiz LSA' i, Faeulty on Trimester With over 70 per cent of the responses r ec e iv ed, sentiment among the literary college faculty is running slightly in favor of maintaining the trimester system, Associate Dean William Hayes said yesterday. The poll conducted through the mails was submitted to the faculty by the LSA Executive Committee last month. The committee sup- ports the idea of reverting back to the two-semester calendar .with an "enriched summer half-se- mester." Asked to Vote Faculty members were asked to vote "in favor" or "opposed" to the Executive Committee Reslou- tion to revert to the two-semester system. Hayes indicated that the final results of the poll will not be available until early June. Faculty members had been asked to re- spond by April 28 but end of semester pressures necessitated the delay in the final vote tabu- lation. The Regents who are respon- sible for drawing up the Univer- sity's calendar have already ap- proved calendars for the next two years featuring the present tri- mester system. If the results of the poll favor the return to the two-semester system, it is thought unlikely that they would be presented directly to the Regents. roots political fight here and in the neighboring city of Moorhead. National attention has been fo-1 cused on Sunflower since the fed- eral courts voided the results of the municipal election held here in 1965 because Negroes were not given enough time to get on the voting rolls. Senator James East- land (D-Miss.) owns a 5,000 acre plantation five miles from Sun- Paflower. 'Party incumbent Mayoi W. L. court. 38 invalid ballots will be spoiled ballots and the town's re- involved in the protest. The FDP fusal to let' Negro poll watcher lawyers also plan to protest a Joseph Harris assist 27 Negroes in sudden decision Monday night by voting. Davis will argue in a suit Sunflower officials not to allow to be filed in the 5th Circuit Joseph Harris, a Negro poll watch- Court of Appeals. JOIN THE DAILY: Help Insult Ann Arbor Garbage Cans As a campus institution for 76 years now, The Michigan Daily i has woven its way into nearly every Ann Arbor heart. Last fall for example, the editors received tbut blushingly did not print) this missile which typifies the love and adoration held,' for The Daily:1 "Sirs:' I consider this without a doubt the worst waste of*eight dollars \ I have ever committed. I assure you I will never again make such a stupid blunder. ! Thank you so much for the left-wing editorials and Herblock 7 cartoons'-your prejudice (not bias) is very difficult to ascertain. If fairness is ever instituted as a policy at your little propa- ganda office, I will be most happy to subscribe once more. Until 3 then, I will not allow my garbage to be insulted. Thank you, G. Carpenter." er, to assist Negro voters in mark- ing their ballots. Only white poll1 watchers were allowed to help Negro voters. The full resources of the civil rights movement were behind the FDP slate in Sunflow- er. More than $5000 was donated for the campaign and the town of 500 was filled with civil rightsI organizers, prominent attorneys,' ministers and Negro personalitiesI who succeeded in getting all butf a handful of Negroes to go to the polls. But in the voting booths a num- ber of Negroes decided to cross over and vote for white candi- dates. Mayor Patterson thanked "all my Negro friends who crossed over and voted for me" in a vic- tory statement. Explaining the defeat Tuesday night one big name booster of the Sunflower FDP slate, Percy Sutton, the Ne- gro borough president from Man- hattan, said "We didn't stick to- gether. We talk one way and vote another. The whites didn't vote for you but you did vote for them. Next time maybe you'll stay. with your people." The white community did open- ly pressure Negro voters before; the election. Monday all Negroes received a mimeographed sheet suggesting that "If you are smart you will not be misled by paid Engin Faculty Approves New Course, Degree Requirements Many of the Negroes who spoil- ed their ballots were afraid to ask assistance in voting from a white poll watcher. Had Harris been available Davis belives many more of the Negroes might have voted for the FDP candidates. He also said that many of the 27 Negroes who did get assistance from white poll watchers did not vote a straight Negro ticket for fear of reprisals from the whites., By MARCY ABRAMSON The College of Engineering fac- ulty has approved a reduction in the number of credit hours needed for graduation from 138 to 128. The faculty also approved pro- posals to increase entrance re- quirements for freshmen and make curricula changes that will increase hours required in English, humanities and social sciences. The changes are tentatively scheduled to first affect the fresh- man class of 1968-69, according toJ I ric pv nair.msn,,f th All planned changes were based on the recommendations of the Core Studies Committee. Proposed new classes include a 'Great Books sequence which would replace traditional compo- sition courses. The overall engi- neering requirement in English, humanities and social sciences would be raised to an absolute minimum of 24 hours and a sug- gested minimum of 28 hours. 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