Seventy-First Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OP THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN a OplnlOna Ate Fre* UNDER AUTHORIT OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Lth WIUll"VnW STUDENT PUBLICATIoNs BLDG.* ANN ARBOR, MICH. " Phone NO 2-3241, torials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of stafl writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. "Why Don't You Watch Where You're Driving" ... / r 1ikICYN AT THE STATE: 'All the Young Men,' With All the Cliches "A"' THE YOUNG MEN" is a natural for the Motion Picture Hall of Fame. In fact, once "All the Young Men" is immortalized, few other movies will be needed for it includes every war-movie cliche and a. representative scene from -most every major Hollywood effort in the last decade. Sidney Poitier tries to recreate "The Defiant Ones" with Alan Ladd, Hollywood's greatest monotone personality, on the other end of the chain. (Actually, it isn't a chain, it is a blood tube. You see, Alan Ladd's leg is crushed by a run-away. tank, and it has to be amputated. Poitier is the only soldier with type 0 blood; there- AY,,NOVEMBER 12, 1960 NIGHT EDITOR: PHILIP SHERMAN State's Political Split Indicates Continuing Stalemate ICHIGAN voters have retained governmen- tal inaction in Lansing with the results Tuesday's balloting clearly showing a di- ded state capital. The electoral mandate was again unclear and ustrated a dichotomy of intent. For the electorate approved the constitution- convention, while electing Democrat John . Swainson, who opposes con-con, to the gov- norship. "ONTINUATION of the stalemates of the G. A Mennen Williams tenure is expected, as the 'ters also elected a Republican majority in th state houses. Definitely, the paradox of interests appears al. However, the reasons for its existence are it mysterious. Although Swainson has rejected the conven- n in favor of the constitutional commission ethod, he did not choose to emphasize his and after the primary. The lieutenant-gover- ir avoided impressing his views on con-con in e state platform, since support of the plan d come from Williams. WAINSON said the matter was an individual one that should not be decided on party ies. The fact remains that the support of n-con and Swainson by the voters does rep- sent irreconcilable views. AFL-CIO State President August Scholle ws vehemently opposed to the convention ethod of constitutional reform, basically be- use the urban areas where labor's strength a would be underrepresented. Otherrlabor lion officials have backed Scholle's stand, it some have refused to state their opinions acerning con-con. UAW head Walter Reuth- the most powerful labor boss in Michigan, a not committed himself on the subject. WAINSON, undoubtedly was greatly helped in his election by a large number of labor tes who followed the suggestion of union offi- Lls. But he was not elected entirely by labor, fact many people forget. The Democratic xty's strength extends beyond the labor seg- ent of the population, and this, coupled with e independent labor vote, was an important ctor in the election. They voted for the Dem- ratic slate and many also must have voted r con-con, along with many Republicans, uich passed by a smaller plurality than did vainson and company. This is encouraging to many who have always t that labor officials ruled Michigan with i iron hand on state issues. But still the con- et betweenSwainson and the con-con exists, gardless of the expression of independent dgment on the part of voters. 'HE OTHER CONFLICT, although unfortu- nate, does not find its basis in vote split- ig, but rather in the apportioning of repre- itation throughout the state. When the sys- m of representation was established in Michi- 1, out-state rural areas were dominant and us used their influence to assure continuance of this dominance through an intricate sys- tem of gerrymandering and, using the method of moiety. The governmental stalemate and inaction of the previous years appears destined to continue as long as Republicans are over-represented in the Legislature and the majority of the state is nominally Democratic. THE SITUATION may be resolved, for in sev- eral counties, that have been traditionally Republican-and George Washington running on the Democratic ticket could not have been elected-new trends are evident. Democrats have made headway in such GOP strongholds as Bay County. The solution involved in representing the true views of the entire state in both the Leg- islature and executive office, seems to lie in a Democratic victory in the legislative races. Only then can reapportionment come, and proper redistribution of representatives. HE ALTERNATE solution of electing a Re- publican governor, although probably desir- able for many Republicans, does not seem near realization in view of the last election when Swainson, a man of limited experience and per- sonality, defeated the most intelligent and most successful candidate the GOP has run in 14 years. Until the dilemma is resolved, election of one party to control both branches will result in inaction. Tax problems will continue to plague the state, with both sides blaming the other. The financial crises of the past few years appear destined to recur, with divided leadership. The sales tax approach to the prob- lem of insufficient state funds has been tacitly endorsed by Swainson, whose attitude has generally been one of let's-wait-and-see. Also approved by the voters as proposal No. One in the November ballot, the sales tax measure faces stiff opposition and probable defeat in the Republican Legislature. And so the story goes. W"IHILE the conflict exists seemingly along party lines, it lies much deeper than that. Even had Bagwell been elected, he would face the strong ultra-conservative branch of the GOP in the House which would still have pro- vided a lonflict, but perhaps less sharp than the present clash. Regardless of the solutions to the existing impasse between the two divisions of political. office in Michigan, the future will be more de- manding in terms of action and forward-look- ing, dynamic policies. The voters have spoken their will. The methods of changing the ex- pression of this will cannot be effected in the near future. Therefore, it is imperative that the state government meet this challenge in a receptive, intelligent, and open-minded ap- proach. The present situation in Michigan demands no less. -MICHAEL BURNS fore, even though Alan Ladd hated "black mer," etc.) DIRECT FROM the teen-age epics comes Gidget's boyfriend, James Darren, to sing the title song while he strums' a Korean lute. (This is an example of the stark realism of "All the Young Men." Instead of a good old American guitar, there just hap- pens to be this Korean lute lying around the place . . .) Not only does Ingemar Johansson leave the fight ring for his first motion. picture appearance, he sings a Swedish nursery rhyme, cries, and shows his perfect teeth and dim-' pies for the girls. Mort Sahl takes a few moments away from the "hungry i" to do- nate some iconoclastic tid-bits, which are glaringly inconsistent with the general tone of the script. Mr. Sahl refused to be in the film unless he could write his own lines-a shrewd move on his part since the rest of the lines sound like "All Quiet on the Western Front" rejects. A FAMOUS moment from past cowboys is refilmed for its nostal- gic, value. Just as Sidney Poitier and Alan Ladd are left to fight off the two or three .thousand attacking Chinese, the Marines arrive. (Incidentally, the same thing happens in the Bugs Bunny cartoon also on the bill at the State.)y Hall Bartlett is entirely respon- sible for this hodgepodge since he wrote, produced, and directed "All the Young Men." Unfortu- nately, he was not satisfied with merely cataloguing past movies; he had to add a "message." The message is concerned with race prejudice, but one cannot be sure whether he's for or against racial discrimination. The only key to his attitude may be in Alan Ladd's final words to Sidney Poitier. "Merry Christmas," Mr. Ladd smiles for the first time crumbles from his chubby cheeks, "Sergeant." --Milan Stitt CINEMA GUILD: Steps' In UNFORTUNATELY, early Hitch- cock is not all that it is crack- up to be. The suspense and drama apparent in "The 39 Steps" are a far cry from his latest thriller, "Psycho." If one is to criticize his later works for cliches, one has only to note the action of "The 39 Steps" to recognize hackneyed material - the Bible over the breast, that stops a bullet and saves our hero from the cluthes of spys, the young damsel in dis- tress who staggers dying from a knife in the. back (clutching a map in her hand), the passionate embrace with -a female passenger to escape notice from searching police.. * ONE OF THE MOST interesting Hitchcock twists to the movie shows Robert Donat giving a speech due to a quick duck from the Scottish police. Taking the place of another man on the platform, he manages to stir the audience through eloquent pleading for men's rights, at the same time excitig them so that their congratulations at the end of the speech prevent him from making an exit before he is caught. Madelein Carroll who plays op- posite Robert Donat 'is adequate and her performance gives us a clear picture of the stereotyped English miss. One more word in passing, I was- particularly impressed by Hitch- cock's casting of the spy's daugh- ter. Delightful creature, or should I say caricature. . All in all, Hitchcock hasn't really changed much since then, either in quality or style, but don't take advertisments too seriously, -Phyllis Feldstein Y 3 ea ae" ~ Et ra,-m " oc tc SOUTH VIET NAM: Communists Subvert U.S. Allies Through Military Rebellion A ROM OTHER CAMPUSES: Protests ND HE National Defense Education Act, passed by Congress in August 1958, provides colleges id universities with funds for low-interest ins to students, particularly those who are in- ested in teaching or who are studying in ids related to national defense. [t also provides that students applying for I under the Act sign statements declaring eir loyalty to the United States. Further, each plicant must execute and file "an affidavit at he does not believe in, and is not a mem- r of and does not support any organization at believes in or teaches the overthrow of e United States Government by force or, lence." The Executive Board of the Cornell ident Government will consider this aspect the Act. This disclaimer affidavit is alsturbing. It ims sensible that the United States Govern- cnt would wish to man'e loans only to students o supported it. But it is the governr, , not e university or the student, that a.cides ich organizations are taboo. STUDENT in the NDEA program must not belong to or support any organization con- ered subversive by the Attorney General's ice. The subversiveness of many of the groups ed by the government is debatable; the sub., 'siveness of some of the more innocuous ac- ities of these groups is even more debatable. 3lacklisted groups have had such innocuous cmes as "Civil Rights Congress," and have oc- ionally participated in worthwhile projects. ving signed the NDEA disclaimer, students EA Affidavit could be convicted of perjury for attending a lecture sponsored by such a group. Plainly such a restriction is not in the best interests of the student or the institution. It gives some ground to fears that Federal sub- sidy, however urgently needed, means Fed- eral control. The loyalty oath, on the other hand, is much more common to government programs. It involves little additional danger of legal prosecution. Our main quarrel is not with the oath, but with the disclaimer affidavit. CORNELL has benefited from the NDEA pro- gram. By June 30, 1960, more than five hundred students had received NDEA loans totaling $263,806. The amount allotted to the University for the 1960-61 year, $250,000, is almost as much as the total received in the first two years. It provides an essential source of funds. Therefore, the Executive Board will face a difficult problem when it considers the univer- sity's stand on NDEA. A number of influential colleges and universities, faced with the neces- sity of forcing applicants to sign disclaimer af- fidavits, have withdrawn from the NDEA pro- grom. Among them are Harvard, Swarthmore and the University of Chicago. Cornell has not refused NDEA money. The university's financial resources are not great enough to absorb such a loss comfortably. Last December University President Deane W. Malott restated the university's current posi- tion towards the loans: The disclaimer oath is "unwise, unnecessary, disciplinary and super- fluous," but we would still participate. Fur- ther, the university generally will provide other loan funds for deserving students who refuse to sign the oath. T HE EXECUTIVE BOARD can take a stand against loyalty oaths in general. and the (EDITOR'S NOTE-This analysis of the situation in South Viet Nam comes from two Associated Press writers with experience in that country. John Roderick cover- ed closing phases of the Indo- chinese war and saw 'go Miem's rise to power. Rene-Georges Ina- gaki was assigned to Saigon until last month when the government. displeased at his writings, expelled him.) 1rOKY (P) -- Communist sub- version, rising prices and grow- ing pessimism within the army have long plagued president Ngo Dihn Diem of South Viet Nam, one of the staunchest of United States allies. His own army battalions rose against himearly today in a coup aimed at ending his firm, often rigid rule of the southern half of divided Viet Nam. A major reason listed by the military revolutionary committee for its action was a charge that President Diem had built up a family dictatorship. He denied his family had any influence on his final decisions, but the criticisms. perhaps inflated and spread by the Communists, persisted. THESE ARE THE facts about his family: Brother Ngo Dinh Nhu has been No. 1 adviser to the president, member of the National Assembly and head of the Can Lao party which acted as a sort of watch- dog body, and included all offi- cials of the government. Mrs. Ngo Dinh.Nhu was a mem- ber of the national assembly and president of the Vietnamese Woman's Association. She became the most powerful woman in Viet Nam. Ngo Dinh Can (elder brother), virtual "king" of central Viet Nam, residing in Hue. Ngo Dinh Tuc (elder brother), senior bishop of South Viet Nam, played an important role among Roman Catholics in Viet Nam. Ngo Dinh Luyen (younger AUSTRIA: Foreign Student A id LIFE is to be made easier for foreign students in Austria. The National Union of Aus- trian Students and the 26 or- ganizations for foreign students existing in Vienna wish to realize the following measures: To give advice in all university questions; assistance to ease gaining con- tact with Austrians; support in the search for sub-let rooms; health service provided by the Na- tional Union of students. These measures became neces- sary after the recent increase in the complaints of the foreigners studying in Austria that they mn av no disnh'nnotiontel hiorh brother, ambassador to London, all of Europe except France, and Africa. Mrs. Nhu's father was ambas- sador to Washington and Diem's niece was married to Tran Trung Dung, until recently Deputy Sec- retary of State for Defense. * * * BUT DIEM'S suppression of free speech arrd political opposition aroused hostility among some of the very men who could have help- ed him most. Son of a mandarin and inclined to an autocratic out- look, he had the old Confucian attitude that a leader must be obeyed. Many intellectuals in the young republic chafed at the fet- ters he put on their activities. The army, called on to fight a Com- munist enemy that struck and vanished in the dark, grew more and more restive. The basic cause for the grow- ing resentment in Viet Nam was the government's inability to cope with increased Vietcong (Com- munist) activity. The Communists have terrorized peasants, killed local militia and officials, blown up an American oil company tank, and recently killed two Filipinos and an American. Despite army operations, their activities have increased. The population has found itstlf caught between Communist terror by night and government reprisals by day. * * * EXAMPLE: THE army fires with mortar at areas where rebels are suspected to be operating. The shells drop on villagers as well as on Vietcong. Example: A handful of Com- munists arrives in a small village at night and forces peasants at ,gun,, and knife point to "demon- strate" against the government march through another village or listen to "subversive" speeches. Then the army or civil guards are alerted and shoot down or round up these frightened peasants. Thus the government's way of fighting the rebels alienated the population. Whether the new re- gime will be more successful re- mains to be seen. ACWR: Nonpartisan Stance By JOHN ROBERTS Daily Staff Writer THE Americans Committed to World Responsibility continues to call itself a nonpartisan or- ganization, but the stance is be- coming increasingly h a r d to maintain, and its leaders know it. The desire to keep the plan for an international civil service from degenerating into a political issue is a purely pragmatic one. Support will be needed from both parties, conservatives and liberals. if the scheme is to be enacted without crippling amendments. Opposition and organized pressure will almost certainly be forth- coming from veterans groups and isolationists. The ACWR therefore seeks to convince Congress that the issue involves America versus the spe- cial interests, rather than liberals versus conservatives or Demo- crats versus Republicans. 4'* * FOR THIS REASON, the en- thusiastic backing given the movement by liberal Democrats from President-elect Kennedy on down may prove to be a mixed blessing. Kennedy seized on the student interest to revive the idea of a Youth Corps, converting it into a major campaign issue in the last days before the election. President Eisenhower, who could hardly be expected to endorse a Kennedy idea, led the attack on the proposal, calling it "imma- ture." Vice-President Nixon sec- onded the criticism, warning that the Youth Corps would undercut the draft. The Republican press i n i whether the issue is not an in- herently partisan one. It should be emphasized that the suggestion for a Youth Corps did not originate with Senator Kennedy. Its roots go deep into the past. Prof. Samuel Hayes points out, for example, that after the Spanish-American War, many U.S. soldiers remained in the Phil- ippines as teachers under a spe- cial program. But the term 'Youth Corps' apparently did not come into use until last summer. AT THIS TIME, legislation was introduced in the House of Rep- resentatives by Henry Reuss of Wisconsin, calling for the con- duct of a study of "the advisabil- ity and practicability of . . . a Point Four Youth Corps, under which young citizens will be trained and serve in programs of technical cooperation." An iden- tical measure was introduced* In the Senate by Richard Neuberger of Oregon. Both men are Demo- crats. The bill outlined several fac- tors which should be considered by the study group, including the question of draft exemption. It was recommended that not more than $10,000 of government mon- ey be spent on the study, with the rest to come from private founda- tions. The proposal was passed as part of the Mutual Security bill, and after much delay, the neces- sary appropriations were also ap- proved. But the International Co- operation Administration felt that too little noney was provided, and si +u p nrv+a + man~lincr 2.as INTERPRETING THE NEWS: Will Kennedy *Dilute Strong Social Program? By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press Analyst A GREAT MANY PEOPLE, including some stock market exp'erts, ex- pect John Kennedy to modify his social program, from the stand- point of expense, in view of the congressional situation and the nar- rowness of his endorsement by the public. But if there's one thing the campaign showed it was Kennedy's willingness .to stand and slug for his sincere beliefs. He had to back- track sometimes from positions taken on the spur of the moment, but on the preconsidered points of his-platform he was highly con- sistent. Courage is certainly not lackig Uin a man who would take his stand moment when he knew the turn Last September, Kennedy ap- of a few Southern votes could pointed Prof. Hayes of the Univer- mean everything to him, and at sity to lead a faculty group in a a moment when his running mate more thorough exploration of the was trying desperately to save problems and possibilities of a those votes. Youth Corps. Prof. Hayes drew * * 4 up a preliminary draft, which was THAT DOES not mean that one of the documents used by the Kennedy social program, Mike Feldman, a Kennedy speech which Vice-President Nixon call writer, in preparing the address i Kennedy'srspending program, given by the presidential candidate edKwill not enedy's ed two weeks ago. * * Kennedy knows just as well as UNDER PROF. HAYES' plan, a _ anyone what he will be up against corps of "thousands" of young in the conservative-controlled Americans would provide semi- Congress. Even the most liberal- skilled educational and technical minded of his followers would not assistance to developing nations. demand that he beat his brains The three-year tour would be an out before there is some clarifi- alternative to Selective Service cation of what his relations with and would be paid for primarily Congress will be. by the United States. It is more likely to be Congress The ACWR appeared on cam- than Kennedy which makes the pus shortly before the Kennedy revisions, if any. speech, and has been given credit The prospective attitude of by several top Democrats for pro- Congress, however, m u s t be viding Kennedy with the student weighed against the possibility of support he wanted before inject- a strong popular demand for im- ing the idea of a Youth Corps into proved security programs if the the campaign. - business recession continues. The Kennedy speech, as well as * * . the full endorsement given the ANALYSIS OF the election re- group by the Young Democrats turns is revealing the existence of earlier, were of course welcomed. more depressed areas in the coun Nevertheless, they seriously cam- try than had been realized. promised the group's alleged non- partisanship. The turning of these areas to * * . Kennedy hardly seems to have THUS, THE LEGISLATIVE his- been an expression merely of dis- tory of the youth corps and the trust of the incumbent adminis- campaign statements from both tration, as happened in similar parties indicate that the program circumstances. It also represents is about as nonpartisan as free a feeling among people who are silver. But there nevertheless unemployed, or who feel a fear of exists some evidence that at least unemployment, that they will get a few Renuhicans k the da greater consideration from a Dem- 4 PJ;#r4,icgA4t