.r Seventy-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 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 all reprints. FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1967 NIGHT EDITOR: BETSY TURNER Capital Outlay Cutback: Another Blow for 'U' Growth RANVAN DINH- New U.S. Escalation Another Futile Ste Secretary of Defense McNamara is now back to his .huge desk at the Pentagon and to his cost-effectiveness statistics. When he went to South Vietnam on July 6, for a six-day visit, it Was his ninth visit to that country. And, as in the past, his visit resulted in more troops (25,000 or 30,000, in addition to the present 464,000) and more escala- tion of the war. Mr. McNamara first visited South Vietnam in April, 1962, when there were only 9,000 "advisers." Two years later in May, 1964, when he came to Saigon for the fifth time, the U.S. strength was 16,500. On his eighth trip, on lOctober 1966, 331,000 U.S. soldiers were fighting iil the jungles of Vietnam. The impressive and effective build-up of U.S. strength was not matched by a decrease in the "enemy" forces, but by a surge in the costs of the war, not only in terms of money, but of men. The week that came to an end on July 8, before Mr. McNamara arrived in Saigon, was in many ways a typicially routine week in the war. The 1.2 million men of the Allied Forces (U.S., South Vietnam, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand) conducted 41.959 ground actions, 33,354 air sorties and an unnumbered naval gunfire attacks. The results: 2,114 "enemy" dead-the majority of them innocent victims. On the Allied side: $500 million spent, 2,027 casualties (not all Americans) of whom 449 were killed and the rest wounded. Three. B-52 bombers ($3 million apiece) and an undisclosed number of smaller planes were lost. Yet. the U.S. and South Vietnam forces did not gain one more inch of terrain. And if Saigon got a few dozen "returnees," that is, those who could not physically stay in their bombed villages, the growing brutality of the war alienated more Vietnamese. Said recently Dr. Ton That Thien, a prominent Vietnamese journalist and writer, told an American journalist in Saigon: "If the policies of the U.S. and the government of General Ky had popular support, it would be evident to all. The people of this country would raise the money and pay the taxes to 0 THE UNIVERSITY'S capital outlay budget got an even tougher going- over by the Legislature than did the gen- eral operating appropriation. The initial request submitted by the University - $24.1 million-had been severely trimmed by the governor to $10.9 million, but the lawmakers weren't satisfied and saw an easy way to slice off another few million. The resultant allocation-$7.4 million -sets back by another year the starting dates for a number of long-needed fa- cilities which would have relieved se- vere classroom, office and laboratory shortages. With the happy exception of the continuation of work on new dental and medical science buildings, the reno- vation of the University Hospital, draw- ing-board stage projects temporarily rel- egated to the sidelines include a new Architecture and Design Building on North Campus, the liter'ary college's Modern Language and Office Building, and the Psychology and Mathematics Buildings. Perhaps the biggest setback was hand- ed to the Residential College, which must wait another year for the construction of a permanent home. Once again it has been shown that this college-within-a- university is the most talked-about, but least financially provided-for innovation. FURTHERMORE, the Legislature's tight- wad policy may put off for another year a settlement of the raging debate between Lansing and the administration over the provisions of Public Act 124. This law gives .the state controller's office the final say on architectural design and the letting of contracts for state-financed buildings. The University officers have refused to abide by this stipulation, maintaining that it infringes on their au- tonomy. This year's allocation fails to provide for any new construction and therefore shunts the issue and the out- come aside to a far removed date. The administration, on the matter of the capital outlay budget, as well as on the operating budget, should continue to press the Legislature for crucially need- ed funds. The possibility of a surplus in Lansing in the future should be explored and requests for supplemental appropria- tions followed up accordingly. -WALLACE IMMEN -STEPHEN FIRSHEIN 4 Domino Theory Letters to the Editor f9 Do Gun Bill EVERY MAJOR ERUPTION of violence that occurs in this country-whether it be a riot which engulfs one of our larger cities, the sniping spree of a dis- traught student, or the assassination of a president-produces at least one feeble legislative attempt to curb the rather widespread and haphazard sale of fire- arms. The recent convulsion in Newark has proved no exception. Despite Ramsay Clark's insistence that most of the weap- ons used by the rioters could not have been obtained legally, even under the present laws, the Newark disaster has inspired Senator Thomas Dodd (D-Conn) to propose a measure tightening control over the sale of firearms. No one could seriously question the desirability of sensible regulation of the use and sale of such weapons-if restric- tive legislation could ever surmount the opposition raised by arms manufacturers' , lobbies in Congress. It is a minimal pre- caution, which this country's blatant fail- ure to take frequently and justifiably irritates those congressmen and citizens who are at all informed about the issue. But the problem is usually forgotten once the violence which served as a reminder of our negligence in the control of lethal weapons has been quelled. 1THE CURTAILMENT, or. indeed the elimination, of firearms would be de- sirable-perhaps for no other reason than the resources expended in their produc- tion could be profitably turned to peace- ful employment. But the fact remains that masses of oppressed ghetto resi- dents or disturbed and resentful individ- uals will always be able to find some kind of weapon with which to wreak disaster. It is absurd to portray these incidents as "freak" occurrences which can be ef- fectively combatted with the type of measure more appropriately directed to- ward accident prevention, rather than a massive assault on the deep-rooted causes of individual and mass frustra- tion, is absurd. -ANN MUNSTER Ability-To-pay Not all students have the guts to be as sanctimonious as The Daily editors were in scolding the legislature. Let's be honest and admit that the essential issue is not the exist- ence or quality of the institution but who pays, for it; the typical taxpayer, a man who supports two children on $6,000 a year, or the parents of the typical student here who earns a median of $13,- 000 a year. The graduates of this university will earn over their life- time an average of $100,000 more income as a direct result of going here. Why then should the par- ents of the boy who did not have the advantages we had pay for our education and the ticket to more interesting and better pay- ing occupations that it represents? I agree that no student should be barred from a higher educa- tion because he cannot afford it. In fact, many are right now, de- spite low tuition. Analysis of data from Project Talent has revealed that a boy graduating from high school who is in the top 10 per cent of the nation in aptitude is five times more likely not to go to college if his parents have an income under $5,000 than if they have an income over $9,000. If he gets to some college, he has a 15 per cent chance of going to a high quality institution if his parents earn less than $7,000 and a 35 per cent chance if his parents have an income over $11.000. IT WAS FOUND that for high quality institutions like the Uni- versity, there was a tendency for colleges with lower tuition (i.e. good public universities) to have a lower proportion of their stu- dent body from low-income fami- lies. The solution to our budgetary crisis is not to fall further behind than we already have in teacher's OPINION The Daily has begun accept- ing articles from faculty, ad- ministration, and students on subjects of their choice. They are to be 600-900 words in length and should be submitted to the Editorial Director. salaries, or in some other way, sacrifice quality. It is to ask those in-state students who can afford it to pay 25-or 30 per cent of the cost of their education, instead of only '16 per cent as is now the case. This could be done by setting Atuition on the basis of ability-to- pay as some of the Regents of Michigan S t a t e have recom- mended. Having the poor of Michigan subsidizing the rich of other states is even more indefensible. There is more diversity to be gotten from adding one student from the Up- per Peninsula or the ghettos of Detroit than by five from places like Scarsdale, N.Y. (my home town) and Hyde Park. As an out- of-state student who will have to pay the tuition increase out of his own _salari-. I agree that out-o - state tuition should rise by at least one-third so that it covers approkimately the same propor- tion of current costs as it does in private colleges and universi- ties. In 1964 this proportion was 66 per cent for private universi- ties and 75 per cent for private liberal arts colleges. --John Bishop Chairman. Vice President Cutler's Student Advis Committee All letters must be typ+ double-spaced and should be longer than 300 words. All 4 ters are subject to editi those over 300 words will g erally be shortened. No unsig ed letters will be'printed. "We Ain't Seen Any Pressure Groups- Have We, Pat?" ory support the war. The young men of the country would do the fighting against the enemy. The peasants in the countryside would not help the Viet Cong and would supply the intelligence needed to eliminate ied, them. But we in Vietnam are doing none of those things. You are pay- , ing for this war and this regime, not the Vietnamese. You are fighting let- this war with American troops, because the Vietnamese soldiers will ng; not fight. The peasants are helping the Viet Cong and they are not en- giving you the intelligence you want. You are confronted with a so- gn- ciety that opposes the present policies in the only way it can-with passive resistance." Dr. Ton That Thien whose nationalist position, whose honesty and integrity are well known in Saigon, was expressing the opinion of many thoughtful Vietnamese. BUT IN THE PRESENT SITUATION, who listens to a Vietnamese? But what about the opinion of a general whose abilities and whose experiences and talents no one doubts: General Moshe Dayan of Israel? Last year, as guest of the U.S. Information Agency, General Dayan toured South Vietnam battlefields. On his return he wrote a series of articles. The conclusion of his findings: "If the Viet Cong abandons regular warfare (Note: they have not done so yet) and goes over to guerilla operations, I do not think . that the Americans will be able to subdue them. At all events, the American reply to guerilla warfare could not be technological nor could it be an increase in the number of their troops. I, do not be- lieve that the Americans can bring pacification to Vietnam. The Americanization of the war can, from the military point of view, succeed, but the Americanization of the peace, of daily life, can only serve the Viet Cong with terrorist objectives and propagandist arguments against Ameriean hegemony in Vietnam." General Dayan's opinions are not different from Dr. Ton That Thien's. In fact, they are not opinions, they are truths-not new ones, but very ancient. The Real Poop t r i " tv ' i "SAIGON-IN1962 no one seemed t doubt that the war could be won. I is now five years later. Delusions sti crowd realities. In answer to a particular ly pessimistic report on pacification, U.S. official in Saigon is informed b Washington, 'Your report is too leftis and defeatist. Please look for more en couraging aspects.' "In statistical language, there are nev er any American military defeats in Viet nam. No matter how severe the U.S. cas ualties, the enemy usually takes far mor If the bodies were not actually left on th battlefield, then they were 'dragged away or 'killed by air and artillery too deep i the jungle to investigate.' The ability o many 'destroyed' enemy units to return t the fray disputes allied claims. But eve now the official impression is given tha with 'just a few more troops' the job ca be done, say 200,000 more. "There never seems to be quite enoug American troops to do the job. One rea son is that hopes of stopping enemy in filtration have not been realized, eithe The Daily is a member of the Associated Press an Collegiate Press Service. Summer subscription rate: $2.00 per term by carrtc ($2.50 by mal); $4.00 for entire summer ($4.50 b mail). Daily except Monday during regular academic scho year. Daily except Sunday and Monday during regul summer session. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michiga 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48104. Summer Editorial Staff LAURENCE MEnOW .....................Co-Edit o by border fighting or by bombing North It Vietnam. With only about 20 per'cent of 11 its regular army committed, Hanoi can - raise the ante. The war, then, can get a very much bigger but remain just as in- y conclusive. St - "A MILITARY MACHINE tries to justify its role. Gen. Westmoreland, seeking - indices of progress, will cite enemy cas- t- ualties. Authorities have been stating for - years that the guerrillas are demoralized, e. have been denied recruits and are in- 1e effective. Yet the enemy seems as ob- y' stinate and daring as ever. It breaks up n big concentrations of American troops f and scatters them by staging battles that o burst like blisters across the anatomy of n Vietnam. tt "Units sorely needed for battles along n the borders are often tied up securing the victories' gained months earlier. In h only a handful of areas has the guerrilla - organization been adequately destroyed. - The cost of holding this ground makes r the prospect of spreading such security -throughout the country almost a tactical impossibility. Millions of American troops would be required." -On the eve of McNamara's visit, two d Pulitzer Prize winning AP men, Peter Arnett and Horst Fass, summed up their er five years in Vietnam in a dispatch we y saw only in the York, Pa., Gazette & ,o Daily and present abridged here. -FROM I. F. 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