Sewnty-TLird Yw" DrrD AND MANAGmD '! STU DEnT m Etivmtsrry of MICHIAN - ^ UNDER AUTHORITY op BOARD M CoMOL OF STUMT PUBLICATIONS "WtOpinionr STUDENT PURCcATIONs BLDG., ANN MABo, MCH., PHoN No 2-3241 .Truth Win Prevsu" Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. IDAY, APRIL 5, 1963 NIGHT EDITOR: BARBARA LAZARUS HONEST JOHN' GUZOWSKI: Profile of a Freshman State Legislator Freedom T Think: Freedom To Be Human THE DISMISSAL of Prof. Leo Koch from the University of Illinois is just one mani- festation of an important struggle being waged today on college campuses all over the nation. This is no "student political game" or pro- vincial involvement with sheer trivia. A uni- versity is presumably one of the most intel- lectually free places in our society. "Intellectual freedom" is not a jargon label, but a condition? which enables man to realize more fully his humanity.' Prof. Koch essentially said that due to the many factors determining students' sexual morality, some would be more prepared than others for fuller sexual experience; hence it would be "right" for students to live the way which suits them and not the way 'which is popularly theorized as the norm. THE QUESTION of pre-marital sex itself, however, is of least importance here. The vital problem is that intellectual censorship was exercised. The university was imposing a restricted, pre-determined set of values,/spe- cifically those believed to be conventional, upon members of its community. Or, even worse, it was indicating: "Believe what you want; just don't be honest about it. Stick to the 'party' line." This commits man to an inherent hypocrisy about what he actually believes and what he must pretend to believe, in order to preserve materialistic interests. Those who insist upon blanket indoctrination of long-held, conventional standards are fond of saying thatthey are defending "civilization," preserving, as it were, the human qualities still left to man. But this could not be true. They are imposing as rigid and systematic a mode of existence upon him as would be imposed if he were a beast. The machine and the beast are not too far apart, and if the censors are really for the development of man's humanity, they are fighting the wrong enemy, creating what they, say they wish to destroy.. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE between the beasts or "live" machines censors mold into form, and human beings, is thought, resulting in an intellectual and spiritual life a develop- ment beyond rote expression. This thought surely results in individuality, the quality of being distinctly human. The censors at Illinois, then, are doing in reverse just what woud be done by a group of self-appointed "molders" who insisted upon imposing the concept of thoughtless promis- cuity on all students.. For men are animals if not permitted to think, to make their thoughts known, to attempt to cite human differences and manipulate their environment so as to accommodate them. There have always been men who insist that other men must live their lives entirely in accordance with previously, set forth rules, rather than trying to make the "rules" a reflection of the needs and nature of man. The more numerous and dogmatic these rules are, the less able men are to exercise free will upon their condition; since thought cannot be revealed or implemented, it eventually becomes unnecessary. PROF. KOCH would have given in to the powerful pressure of those enforcing the "rules," he would have been spouting, in para- phrase, the following words:. "I believe in the standards the administration has told me to believe in because they have told me to believe in them." This is really not too different from the characters in Huxley's advanced society who reiterate, "I'm so glad I'm. a Beta." (I'm so glad I'm a Beta because they told me I ought to be.) Koch would have given up the only quality which distinguishes him as human- that of thought. Koch did not abandon this quality, but he lost his job as a teacher because of it. So the whole process of fighting for in- tellectual freedom is more than a "silly battle" being waged on campuses by wealthy, bored students. It is as meaningful a battle as man has ever engaged in-even for those who are unaware that it is taking place. For it is a battle which will eventually determine whether human beings are to remain human or to evolve into stone machines. giving only the "right" answers. -MARILYN' KORAL By GERALD STORCH DURING HIS first three months as a state legislator, Rep. Richard A. (Honest John) Guzow- ski (D-Detroit) has become some- thing of a legend in Lansing. Guzowski received his nickname from the days when he ran "Hon- est John's used car lot; he gets his reputation from a number of highly unfortunate incidents, such as: Calling for the resignations of the presidents of the University, Michigan State University and Wayne State University; Attempting to discharge a House committee from further considera- tion of one of his bills--a maneu- ver considered almost treasonable in the Legislature, especially when it's tried by a freshman represen- tative; Telling the (Republican-control- led House, after it had voted against him, that ithad "just wel- comed the Community Party into Michigan"; Keeping voluminous files on any subject remotely connected with Communism-stacks of House Un- American Activities Committee statements, right-wing exposes, T est.Ban E HAVE HEARD primarily of the difficulties involved in a ban on further testing. Almost all of the criticism has been levelled at the possibility of cheating. The other alternative or risk has sel- dom been mentioned, namely, the risk of unrestricted nuclear test- ing, which would give the Soviet Union nuclear parity with the United States and alter the bal- ance of power. "As of this date, the balance of power is in our favor. The balance of power five years ago was even more in our favor. Ten years ago it was unmistakenly in our favor. Had we been able to obtain a test ban treaty six years ago, the So- viet Union today would be, for all practical purposes, a second- rate power." -Sen. Hubert Humphrey college newspaper write-ups of Communist speaker appearances, And demanding (unsuccessfully) gold office stationery, something even the governor isn't allowed to have. *~ * * . SO GUZOWSKI has made a big splash in Lansing; in fact, he has introduced or co-sponsored 38 bills, more than any other first-term representative has brought up. His most-publicized venture was a proposed constitutional amend- ment to prohibit state universities from granting their facilities to speakers "advocating, teaching or urging subversion." On Feb. 5, his resolution was referred to committee. Two weeks later it was still there. No com- mittee action had been taken, and none was contemplated for the future. GUZOWSKI THEN threatened to attempt discharging the com- mittee. Still nothing happened. After hesitating for fear of vio- lating the long-standing tradition against freshmen representatives upstaging veteran legislators, he nevertheless plunged in on Feb. 25 with a motion to force his speaker bill out for a vote. He argued that the speaking appearances of individuals such as Herbert Aptheker, Carl Braden and Frank Wilkinson had demon- strated a meek toleration by the University, MSU and WSU of "Communist organizational activi- ties"on their campuses. He demanded that the three presidents step down from office "until these serious charges against them are cleared." Finally, he warned his colleagues that a "no" vote on his motion to discharge would be "a vote for Communism." * * * GUZOWSKI was defeated, 75-6, and the bill itself never did get out to the floor. As the commit- tee chairman explained, "You just don't discharge committees in- discriminantly around here." Guzowski accepted his lesson with some grace, apologizing on the floor ("I didn't mean to imply dishonorability on the part of House members because of their voting.") and conducting himself, since then in a more subdued' manner. Prior to this uproar, Guzowski had been noted only for a con- sistent lack of success in elections, until he finally won his legislative race last fall. RICHARD A. GUZOWSKI ... white charger FEW SURPRISES: City Election Lacks Excitement, C ontroversy He is reluctant to talk about his personal, background, except that he's always been a staunch Democrat and has lived in, his district for the past 25 years. Guzowski's district is an eco- nomically depressed one, located around Gratiot Avenue in Detroit's east side. Negroes are increasingly -moving into the area, taking the place of Polish workers who are moving out. In 1961, Guzowski sought his party's nomination as a Constitu- tional Convention delegate, but lost out in a close race with fellow Democrat Coleman Young. THEN' LAST YEAR, the two hooked up again in a duel for the Democrati nomination for legis- lator, in a district where the Dem- ocratic nomination is tantamount to electorial victory. This time, however, things were more favorable for Guzowski. Be- fore the contest, Young had be- come embroiled with HUAC. Guzowski explains that the subsequent unfavorable publicity about Young, who did not receive official Democratic support, "pos- sibly could have swayed the voters. His activities weren't exposed un- til after Con-Con."_ Another Detroit representative has some additional light to shed on tlAis race: First of all, Young was over-confident after beating Guzowski for con-con delegate and didn't campaign as hard as he should have. Secondly, Guzowski towards the end of the campaign allegedly distributed folders andnpamphlets, printed in Polish, which contained racial slants against Young, who is a Negro. This apparently had the desired effect upon the still- substantial Polish element in the district. Young, alas, could not read Polish; "before Coleman realized he was in danger, it was too late," the legislative source said. Guzowski won fby four votes. THE 38 BILLS he has introduc- ed dealt with a wide variety of topics. Some of his more signifi- cant proposals included increasing the state residence requirement from 1-3 years in order for in- dividuals to qualify for general welfare relief, exempting property under construction from taxation and permitting Sunday sales of alcoholic liquor if approved by the local government. Some of his less significant leg- islation included requiring hunting licenses to state whether or not the particular hunter should wear glasses, abolishing the require- ment of two years' practice as apprentice before barbers are al- lowed 'to get a license, making all police cars carry fire extinguishers and removing a requirement that funeral parlor directors be licensed embalmers. NEVERTHELESS, the brunt of Guzowski's fame rests with his Red-hunting activities. Hi files are amazing. Among the contents are: A case history of the Wilkirson- Braden troubles before HUAC; an interesting booklet entitled "Coi- mies on the. Campus," by Floyd McGriff, a mellodramatic account of Communist infiltration of that "little Red schoolhouse" (WSU) since 1947; A collection of advertisements, appearing in The Daily and the WSU Daily Collegian, for National Guardian Magazine, New World Review and the Global Book Store -the latter three considered by Guzowski Communist-dominated; A copy of Braden and Wilkin- son's speaker application, made out for their appearance here last spring by the Democratic-Social- ists and countersigned by two Uni- versity professors; An assortment of issues of "Township News," a suburban De- troit chain of virulent right-wing, Red-fearing newspapers; A collection of articles on Fair Play for Cuba; HUAC documents on the Com- m nist Party organization in Michigan, plus a mass of material on Herbert Aptheker and his Communist Party organ, "Political Affairs." UNFORTUNATELY, the depth of Guzowski's understanding of Communism does not match the extensiveness of° his files. While he claims to be well- versed on the theoretical party documents-he says he's read Communist Manifesto and works of Trotsky-in reality his know- ledge is quite shallow. Guzowski sees absolutely no dis- tinction between Communism and socialism-after all, "Russia isn't Communist, it's a socialist state," he said. "It's like hand and glove." He believes that Communists have taken over the socialist par- ties, the Americans foreDemocratic Action and the American Civil Liberties Union; he declares that it is unpopular even to be anti- Communist right now and "in 10 years it'll be a lot worse., Guzowski would like to see the University prohibit Communist speakers once and for all, and he also urges it to "institute pro- grams of comparative government" to forestall the spread of Com- munism. Thessituation of Reds on the state campuses "has gotten serious enough so that the presidents think they are above the law," Guzowski asserted. If things don't improve, he would like to place the universities back under the direct jurisdiction of the Legisla- ture, and take away their con- stitutional autonomy. It isn't really a question of how widespread the Red movement is right now, he concludes. "If the Communists gain even one con- vert, it's worth it all to them." THERE SEEMS to be little ques- tion that Guzowskl possesses an absurdly oversimplified 'view of Communism, and thus far has beendunable to resist unwarranted grandstanding. To be sure, everyone likes Hion- est Johnspersonally;nhe is jovial and friendly with his colleagues. And one must admit he is ener- getic. Yet his antics have won him no respect. House Minority Leader Joseph Kowalski (D-Detrot) re- portedly has told Guzowski to ease off' on his publicity seekpingy and stop embarrassing the Democratic Party. His standing among Repub- licans is equally low. Additionally, Guzowski is hardly in any position to influence the legislative process behind the scenes. He is a freshman legislator, and when the chips are down freshman legislators are seen and not heard. His committee assign- ments appear as if he were de- liberately being buried: he is the lowest-ranking member on the Horticulture, Public Safety and Tuberculosis Hospital Committees. LASTLY, he might lose his House seat altogether in fall of '64. With the redistricting of troit, the Democratic representa- tion there will drop from 28 to about 22, and Guzowski just might get lost in the shuffle, But he still has one more year to shine in Lansing. And during that time, we can depend on him to continue riding out grandlyon his, white charger, bellowing against the evil of Communism and battling furiously to protect Michigan colleges from a danger which doesn't exist. Iconclhast "WITHIN THE last year, many university administrators have assumed the right to sift ideas which speakers wished to discuss on invitation of various student groups, and they have for- bidden the expression of Ideas by persons they considered unquali- fied or subversive. Dne contrast has been the president of the Uni- versity of Minnesota, Owen Wil- son, who commented: "'We believe it would be a dis- service to our students and an' we wereto deny Mr. Benjamin Davis an opportunity to speak. Over-protected students might at once assume that Davis had some- thing to say which was too strong for our reason and our convictions. "'The university is the product of. a free society. It iIs neither afraid of freedom, nor caneit serve society well if it casts doubts on the ability of our free institutions to meet the challenge of doc- trines foreign to our own."' -William W. Van Alstyne in The Nation Y N ;' Clear-Eyed Approach AN ANGRY letter in Thursday's Cardinal denounced the state legislature as "rotten and reactionary." It was, to say the least, an intemperate and distorted view' of the, repre- sentative arm of the state. It does, however, indicate an attitude that is present on the part of many students. By the same toke#, a good many legislators have taken a view of non-resident students that is equally distorted and unfair. The political and socially radical segment of students on campus have become the image of the non- resident. Each stereotype reinforces the other. Every demonstration on campus provokes comments in the capitol about "out-of-state radicals." Every blast at the "radicals" provokes sneers at the "know-nothing" Hicks. Burden THE LATEST SGC presidential election brought with it the usual politics, pressure and liberal disappointment. Liberals and con- servatives focused the greatest pressure on IQC president Kent Bourland, because he was the, last Council member to decide his vote. In the absence of comment from Bourland explaining his vote for Brown, there'is much speculation concerning Bourlands motivation.. The likeliest answer is his desire to remain independent of the "liberal bloc" while voting for most of the liberal-sponsored motions. If this is the case, his timing of the show of "independence" came at an awkward time for the liberals, and for Bourland himself, who has seemed to prefer liberal programs. HI' VOTE is unquestionably inconsistent with the best interests of IQC, which should better have looked to Miller for effective leader- ship in the drive toward student and organiza- tional autonomy. In any case, whatever the rationale and interpretation of Bourland's vote, it is unfair and childish to place on his shoulders the en- tire responsibility for Miller's loss. He was one of 19 members responsible, and while his previous votes and IQC interests indicate in- consistency, 'he was not alone in his vote for Brown. w-MICHAEL ZWEIG Editorial Staff MICHAEL OLINICK, Editor JUDITH OPPENHEIM MICHAEL HARRAH Editorial Director . City Editor r mA TfW T bnVl PX - ~ann.. ,.+,.... THIS KIND of stereotyping is not just in- Accurate; it is dangerous. For it leads to a cleavage between the two institutions that does the University and therefore the state great damage. A legislative body unsympathetic to. the makeup of the University can scarcely be expected to respond favorably to its financial demands. No stereotype grows without a core of truth. It is unfortunately true that some intemperate political activity on the part of a segment of students (classified as "Rathskeller radicals") was, from a pure political point of view, foolish. Specifically, the packing of a committee cham-' ber two years ago in protest over a HUAC reso-, lution drove home the stereotype of "non-state radicals" to many legislators. It is also true, however, that the legislature has failed and has failed repeatedly to under- stand and meet the needs of the University as an educational institution. Some representa- tives have shown an abysmal lack of under- standing of the nature of an educational in- stitution, where political and social diversity is a definite positive good in stimulating debate. and in provoking a cross-exchange of ideas and backgrounds.r WE BELIEVE the legislators, many of whom are Unliversity alumni, care about the pres- ervation of the university as a great school. The Grant subcommittee report, with the ex- ception of the recommended tuition increases, clearly stated that the university's needs had to be met, and that the budget increases were basically sound. This is why we are urging students to 'make their views heard to the legislature. This is why we endorse a proposed "open hearing" where students can put their beliefs across to legislators. A factual presentation of the stu- dents' side of the tuition controversy will con- vince the legislators, if they sincerely care about the students and the university. We believe they do care.' There are "Chester Rurals" in the statehouse, who do not comprehend the nature of the University. There are also "Chester Beatniks" on campus who have a complete lack of under- standing about the nature of the state and its people. But the time for stereotyping is at an end. We must see to it that the legislators hear a factual well-presented case against tuition. And we must approach the controversy with the firm belief that the men at the capitol want to help the University. If they do not, then the fight is hopeless. But if they are concerned, as we believe they are, a clear-eyed approach to battling tuition can and will have a benefical influence. -THE DAILY CARDINAL University of Wisconsin By JOHN BRYANT IT MIGHT BE NICE to say that the excitement k has now died down after Monday's municipal elections. However, such a state- ment might be somewhat inaccur- ate, for the excitement never real- ly got started. There were few surprises in the election, unless the retaining 'of the Division St. "dry line" Is con- sidered as such. The Republicans won council seats in their four safe wards and the Democrats picked up their usual seat from the first ward. A few sparks were provided by the fair housing issue, but appar- ently they only affected the Ne- gro population. The voter turnout was abnormally heavy (87 per cent) in Negro areas but remain- ed at a fairly normal level (about 60 per cent) throughout the rest of the city. * * * ALTHOUGH the question of a fair housing ordinance did not appear on the ballot, a good many organizations backing such an or- dinance have felt that the Repub- licans on the city council have been stalling on it. For this rea- son Negroes might have felt that a vote for the Democrats would be a vote for speed in enacting such an ordinance. Apparently the average Ann Ar- bor voter who was not concerned directly with a fair housing ordi- nance did not see any reason to deviate from his normal voting (or non-voting) patterns. And ift's easy to see why. The main features of Ann, Arbor's poli- tical campaigns are the numerous coffee hours held in private homes throughout the city at which can- didates speak. These affairs are generally at- tended by the party faithful from the area in which the affair is being held. Most of the people at these functions are old friends for whom the event is a social func- tion as well as a political one. * * * HENCE these coffee hours, the- oretically designed to let voters meet candidates, are merely serv- ing as centers for Republicans to hear Republican views and Demo- crats to hear Democratic views. Controversy is not being created; views are merely being reaffirmed. For local Republicans this is good strategy. Ann Arbor has been a Republican city for a good many years and voters are not likely to change their habits if the is- sues of the campaign are clouded and the candidates humdrum. The Democrats, on the other hand, must strive to create clear- cut, meaningful issues that will AS FOR THE DEFEAT of the "dry line," it can probably be at- tributed to the reluctance of vot- ers east of the line to have bars in their own neighborhoods. West side residents who already have bars on their side of town were evidently not as anxious to have' bars on the other side of the city as the east side residents were to keep them out. In the dry line vote, we can see the essential ingredient missing in the mayoral and council races: torate on the east side became torate ono the east side became aroused and voted down a proposal that had little organized opposi- tion. In the other races, little inter- est was' aroused. An apathetic electorate followed old habits and elected the usual slate of candi- dates. SIDELINE ON SGC: ,j Joint Government and the Squelch' By GLORIA BOWLES ON THE first day after spring vacation, the Student Rela- tions Committee of the University Senate will take to that body its recommendations regarding a stu- dent-faculty government. The SRC is acting on a motion passed by Student Government Council on February 13, when, Council asked that students be placed on eight major policy mak- ing committees of the Senate. Council hoped that appointment of students would be the first step toward the long range and very desirable goal of a joint government. Prof. Charles Lehmann and five members of his committee sat across the table from 14 Council members last Wednesday night to discuss that very plan. * * * IT WAS the most disappointing of discussions. Previous intimat- ions from informed sources in the University-who had indicated that prospects for student-faculty government looked pretty grim- seemed to be borne out by the evening's discussion. A number of liberals-those who have most eloquently and vocifer- ously touted the student-faculty government proposal-were absent from the meeting, or did not speak, or spoke badly. Ralph Kaplan, for- mer chairman of Council's com- mittee on the University, who has done more thinking on student- faculty government than any other individual on campus, gave an ments. They ask why Council, ask- ing for more powers, has not used those already delegated to it by' the Councilplan, particularly rela- tive to withdrawal of recognition from student organizations. * * * IRONICALLY ENOUGH, the same individuals who label stu- dents "ineffective" also point to, faculty ineffectiveness, and lack of power. "It is my impression," said Prof. Donald Stewart of the English department on Wednesday evening, that the senate has very little power." Other arguments are procedural, as the assertion is made that a Regental bylaw change is neces- sary before students can be ap- pointed to faculty committees. Others note that an ultimate goal' of joint government would also signal vast changes in the Student Government Council plan. Both assertions are true, but neither are valid arguments for the shelv- ing of proposals for student- faculty government. Both the students and the fac- ulty, then, admitted the relative ineffectiveness of their own gov- erning bodies during that Wednes- day evening conversation. * * * THEY ALL recognized the prob- lems of a corporate university which gives the educated numbers and turns them out in masses. However, that segment of the Uni- versity they criticized, though sometimes in an indirect manner, was not there to defend itself: the administration. Tln ..revnlfsnvi~r_ f''a of t rather to place that segment of the University in its proper per- spective. Though here only four years students feel they have a great, deal of intelligence and energy to bring to the solution of prob- lems at the University. These stu- dents are particularly interested in participating in decision-making on the academic level. A Univer- ity aimed to educating its youth, and which does not consult its, clientele on distribution require- ments, registration procedures, staffs, and the like is neglecting that most vital member of the University community., * * * STUDENTS FIND themselves bowing on bended knee in requests to participate more fully in the educational process. The hierarchy- of the University is certainly con- cerned about education in the fu- ture, and is certainly anxious for students to be active in educa- tional affairs in their own com- munities when they graduate. They assume, perhaps, that the student whose experience is limit- ed to the classroom will suddenly blossom in the "real" world, and take on a feeling of his respon- sibility to aid in the improvement of American education on all levels. University alumni organiza- tions will ask for monetary con- tributions from its graduates, and at the same time, its administra- tors have continually refused stu- dent requests to make contribu- tions which are much more substantial than monetary ones. "Moi. ..ir..n'a.rp hen nfere fluence of the faculty. They be- lieve 'that appointment of stu- dents 'to eight major, committees is 'the first step, the first way in, and hope that it will pave the way for more meaningful participation later. * * * OF A TOTAL university popula- tion, there are a limited number of students who engage in the activities of "student organiza- tions." In some cases, these stu- dents have been unsatisfied by the classroom experience, and have found intellectual stimulation and opportunities for individual crea- tivity outside that classroom. A number of them on the other hand, are vitally interested in their studies but feelta great responsibility toward their own university community whose ex- cellence they wish to promote. Such students, living in an im- mense university community, are not satisfied to exist in a void, or in a little corner of that com- munity, but have a great desire to know it in totality. They think their knowledge, their under- standing, and their youthful en- thusiasm can do a great deal to improve that community. In long range plans for student-faculty government, in simple requests for appointment to faculty commit- tees, they are only asking to play a greater role. They are aware of the problems involved, but are simply asking for a chance. They are, at the same time, discouraged with the current trends at the University. Policy makers seem to hb arnwinf cneErned with the