I r t.rl tgM1T tt KHRUSHCHEV OUSTER: An Attempt To Reunify The Communist Camp :: . Seventy-Fifth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICUiGnAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL o STUDENT PUBICTWATm WhereOpinonsPre '420 MAYNARD ST., ANN ARBo1, MICH. NEWS PHONE: 764-552 Editorials pirinted in The Michigan Daily ex press the individual opinions of staf f writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1964 NIGHT EDITOR: JEFFREY GOODMAN Vehement Protest: Sole Answer to Administration UNIVERSITY President Harlan Hatcher, by failing to offer any new and sub- stantial means by which students can work with the administration to alleviate their grievances, has fatally subverted any hope for closer cooperation between the student body and the University in this area for the next few years. The sloth and negligence of the admin- istration in seeking closer communica- tion with students is inexcusable. Student grievances, such as those in the areas of dormitory and classroom overcrowding, are legitimate and pressing issues, and re- quire swift and direct action by the Uni- versity. Not only do students have the right to press for alleviation of these problems, but they should have a formal role in the selection and implementation of policy alternatives. The extent to which students can help the University formulate policy is amply demonstrated by the adoption of IFC President Larry Lossing's proposal to al- low non-freshman pledges to move im- mediately from the quadrangles into their fraternity houses. Had there been closer administration - student coinmunication and cooperation, such plans could have been considered months earlier. Pledges could have moved out of the quads much sooner and perhaps other proposals to alleviate crowding would have been found and implemented. In this way much un- necessary friction could have been avoid- ed. PRESIDENT HATCHER suggested Tues- day that the protesting student groups submit their grievances to the University through established channels of commu- Jenk~ins HERE IS NO REASON to suspect that Walter Jenkins ever endangered any- one's security but his own. There is no reason to think he ever hurt anyone but himself. Yet one of his best friends, Lyn- don Johnson, has ordered an FBI Inves- tigation into Jenkins' activities and pri- vate as well as public life have been ruined. With nothing left, he might like- ly commit suicide. He and his family are to be pitied. Yet there is another aspect of the af- fair which although not consoling to Jenkins may be somewhat comforting to those who fear the ability of the gov- ernment to control news. That Johnson could not suppress Jenkins' arrests - something one might expect he could with a phone call to the police department or a few calls to key network executives and publishers-attests to the limits of gov- ernment news manipulation. IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN that Johnson knew about Jenkins before the story broke. It is too bad that now everyone else knows, but it is good to know that they could not be stopped from finding out. -E. HERSTEIN nication, notably Student Government Council. Is he serious? Council member Barry Bluestone strove energetically to have SGC analyze the various areas of student problems. Rather than acting with the immediacy that the situation re- quired, SGC floundered around, sent all the grievances to committees and as yet has failed to contact the administration with any direct recommendations as to how these difficulties might be resolved. Those who firmly believe that student views must be considered by the admin- istration and incorporated in the forma- tion of University policy and planning, must realize that SGC, as the established means of communication with the ad- ministration, is a powerless, ineffective organization. Furthermore, dedicated stu- dents must realize that President Hatch- er, as a spokesman for the administration, has completely neglected to open any new areas of Univrsity cooperation with dis- sident students and has no intention of doing so. IT IS UNFORTUNATE that there is only one alternative left to students who want their protests heard and acted on in the near future. Students should strive to create as much unfavorable publicity for the University as possible. They should hold loud demonstrations and protest ral- lies, hurling demands at the administra- tion and attempting to draw national at- tention to the campus situation. These actions should be planned by a confedera- tion of all student protest groups, and should be designed to violate University regulations and intimidate the adminis- tration. The intention of such demonstrations clearly would not be just to have stu- dent protests recognized and acted upon by the University. Obviously this action would initially inflame the administra- tion's hostility toward the student pro- testors, and this attitude would not be particularly conducive to a rational set- tlement of disagreements. These demonstrations would put pres- sure on the administration. No univer- sity likes to be known nationally as a hotbed of unrest. Despite the fact that the Board of Regents and the state Legisla- ture would undoubtedly support the ad- ministration's position against the pro- testing students, they would be willing to accede to several of the latter's de- mands, if only for the purpose of stopping the demonstrations and quieting the sit- uation. The louder and longer the stu- dents protest, the greater the concessions they will gain from the University. IT IS REGRETTABLE that students with a legitimate concern in the operation of the University must resort to such un- desirable tactics to get their voices heard. But the fact remains that they are seek- ing an important and necessary goal, and the administration's failure to co- operate in fulfilling that goal has created the need for more drastic action. Only by vehement protest can students correct the retarded behavior of an irre- sponsibly acting administration. -DAVID BLOCK t~i., ca.,.q q f.AJ;A ,c .;% ...' 'CARPET BA&&E R p'S\ik rv". EUROPEAN COMMENTARY: Election Eve Issues in Britain By DICK WINGFIELD INCE STALIN'S death in March " of 1953, the leadership of the Communist Party has become more and more fragmented. The rise of polycentrism in the Com- munist movement has been evi- denced by the increasing strength of Communist leaders outside the Kremlin - particularly Mao Tse- tung of China and Tito of Yugo- slavia, who have found it easier to be their own decision-makers. With Stalin died Stalin's tough- fisted centralism. The Cominform finally was eliminated in 1956 after serving Stalin well as a dis- ciplinary tool. During the period from JTune, 1948 until 'his death in 1953, Stalin purged fromdhis club the vice-premiers of Albania and Bulgaria, the foreign minister of Hungary and three representa- tives atthe organizational meet- ing of the Cominformn from Po- land, Czechoslovakia and Ro- mania. In addition to the Cominform, Stalin maintained troops within close proximity of the subjugated nations. He imported elites, train- ed in Russia, to organize the gov- ernments of these nations. His efforts yielded the satisfaction of seeing the small countries support the Soviet Union in the United Nations. He was further gratified in seeing the Warsaw Pact drawn against NATO. * * * BUT THEN the setting changed. With the death of Stalin, groups quarreled over how much liberty thie satellite nations should have. Khrushchev relied upon the lead- ers of other, smaller countries to support him in power. As a result of the trend toward satellite lib- eration, the Cominform was mut- ually discarded in 1956. Certain geographical areas were returned to China; and aid was started in larger scale to the smallcountries. The most significantrmilestone of the change occurred at the twentieth party congress in 1956 when Khrushchev denigrated Sta- lin. Khrushchev accused Stalin of exploiting fellow Communist na- tions and attacked Stalin's theory of inevitable war with capitalistic nations. He submitted that there were different roads to Commun- ism, and that different countries could justifiably differ in their approach toward world socialism. He said that Communism had to win by competitive co-existence instead of by military coup. We have since witnessed the effects of the Khrushchev policy. Mao Tse-tung and Tito now loom as individual leaders, and not as puppets of the Kremlin. Nt only do they make their own decisions, but they criticize those of the Kremlin. China, more "orthodox" in her approach to Communist goals, has attacked Russia's policy of co-existence and half-hearted attempts to regain Taiwan and attain a place for China in the UN. * * * THE CHINESE - SOVIET con- flict is without doubt a crucial factor in the resignation of Khru- shchev. The 70-year-old leader can look back upon victories in the space race, extraordinary tech- nological progress and (most spec- tacularly) a successful crop in the virgin lands this year. But Com- munist China has demanded the removal of Khrushchev for months, and they have branded him "The Great Splitter" of the international Communist move- ment. It has been only two weeks since Khrushchev announced his desire to give consumer priority over heavy industry in the Soviet Union. Regardless of the conven- ient excuses of the ex-premier's health and age, his policy-making By ERIC KELLER Daily Correspondent BILTHOVEN, Holland -- Labor: Big Chance -Liberals: N e w Headway-Conservatives: Holding Action. This was the impression re- ceived throughout the short but intensive British campaign the past few weeks. One year agonobody would.have given the Conservatives a serious chance to recoup. Macmillan's quiet fade-off into oblivion, the appointment of an unexpected, relatively unfavored Scotsman, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, and England's slipping economy at that time were actually more poignant fac- tors for anti-Conservative feelings than what it had all started with: the Keeler affair. Even no one found it important enough to smudge a reasonably subjective campaign by bringing it up. For one thing, practically all Conservatives connected with the affair had been purged or dis- charged. But an even more impor- tant factor was, as a British news- man put it to me, that basically the British like nothing better than a full-sized, blown-up sex scandal. After thefun, in all fair- ness they would not use it to make political capital. * * * THE REAL ISSUES, however, were highly relevant to the course of all three major parties: the Conservatives, the Labor Party and the Liberal Party. The Con- servatives could point to a con- tinuously improving balance of payments sheet during the first half of this year. Full employment, rising prosperity, improved social services for all, new housing, new schools and hospitals were the campaign slogans promoted by the LETTERS: Crowd ing To the Editor: AS THE HOUSING Chairman of Assembly I was designated as chairman of the Crowding Com- mittee. I read the article in The Daily, "AHC Report Criticizes Housing," on Tuesday, Oct. 13 and would like to comment on the Crowding Committee. I feel it would be in order to clarify a few points. The purpose of our committee was to study the "crowded" situ- ation in the residence halls. We met almost as a discussion group, with a girl from each of the affect- ed dorms presenting the problem as it existed in her dorm. We were very pleased to discover that things were not as bad as in some instances had been rumored. Al- though we were concerned with the problems-at-hand, we were really more interested in coming up with some constructive criti- cism to offer to the administration. Many nf the thins which we Conservatives, pointing out that all of these goals have in great measure already been fulfilled during the past few years. Socialist Labor, however, was staging a new attack. It hit at the millions of pounds spent on Brit- ish nuclear armament, at the Con- servatives' sudden eagerness to join the European community and at the inequality fostered in Brit- ish education. Industrial moderni- zation seemed to get a secondary position because it would not draw enough votes. In fact, emphasis on the modernization issue might have brought a backlash, as the British generally resent changes that more efficient industrial methods might bring about. * * * INTERESTINGLY enough, La- bor did not make too much men- tion of nationalization projects. This once all-important issue was voluntarily restricted to occasional remarks about a possible national- ization of the steel industry. But that industry had mounted such a massive campaign to keep itself in private hands that the Social- ists preferred to abandon for the moment unofficially the subject's priority. This clear departure from the traditional Socialist doctrines has probably had much to do with the increased Laborite vote appeal. Another major point favoring Labor was its projected appear- ance. Labor Party Chief Harold Wilson and George Brown, deputy leader, have been able to expand the one-time limited voter appeal to wider social circles by diplo- matically cutting some of the most stringent Socialist aspects of La- bor ideology. Their appearance is appealing and in contrast to the Conservatives, they are only very seldom in for excuses or rectifica- tions. CONSERVATIVES as well have had to polish up their outlook. Sir Alec Douglas-Home's task of tying the Tories together had perhaps been a more difficult one than Wilson's smooth take-over of the Labor Party one and a half years ago. Furthermore, most Conser- vative leaders have found it hard to shed off their upper-class man- ners and customs. In this respect it proved to be very difficult to counteract Wilson's new classless approach. But it was the Liberals who were termed "the election's real success story" by the Sunday Times. In fact, this party, which seemed to be gasping its last breath just a few months ago, has been able to present a positive and buoyant party picture. Under the energetic leadership of party chief Grimnon, the party's motto, "If you think liberal, vote Liberal" has taken on a new shape. In spite of "no-nonsense about a third party" hasslers from both sides, Grimond pursued liberaliza- tion of trade and, obviously, the need of a vigorous and independ- ent third party. The Liberal's goal was to attain enough impact to wedge their way between the two major parties. Throughout the campaign, the possibility of getting a command- ing Dosition in Parliament was not But a new element was "cam- paign hooliganism." This new dif- ficulty developed one week ago when for the first time, Sir Alec was systematically shouted down by teenagers and college-aged bands. The organized groups were recognized as part of the Young Socialist movement (allied with the Labor Party) and to the An- archist Party. Labor leader Wilson immediately disclaimed any re- sponsibility or connection with his party. Nevertheless, election hooli- ganism continued to present a problem throughout the past week. * * * BUT EVEN IF hooliganism and ever-present voter apathy took up much, if not sometimes most, newspaper space, some of the issues are of paramount impor- tance to Britain's future. Laborites oppose nuclear expansion and con- tinuation of British military re- sponsibilities around the world. Instead, they favor a swifter fade- out of British forces in the re- maining colonies and in protec- torates. On the other hand, the Con- servatives attachednemphasis to the continued carrying of the re- sponsibilities which are still left of the once huge British Empire. Thus, Britons in this election decided not only between two or three men, but also between two or three attitudes towards Bri- tain's future. These attitudes are by far not as horizontally apart as they were just 15 years ago, but nevertheless they will have a last- ing influence upon relations with the whole Western world. must not be overlooked in explain- ing his resignation. The policy conflict, combined with the fact that Khrushchev lost his seat in the Presidium of the Central Committee, and the fact that his son-in-law was removed from his position as chief editor of Izvestia savors of a forced resig- nation. IF THURSDAY'S change was not :forced, then prior to that day it had. been 224 years since a Rus- sian chief-of-state "voluntarily" handed down the reigns of power. During this time span Elizabeth Petrovna, Catherine the Great, Nicholas I, Alexander III, Lenin and Stalin died natural deaths. Three of the other leaders ofdthis era were assassinated in office; one was displaced and then mur- dered; one was merely displaced; and one died mysteriously. The latest example of voluntary de- scendence from power is that of Anna Ivanovna who, before she died of dissipation in 1740, named Ivan VI as her successor. The real significances of these events is that the Russian people have a long-standing tradition of dismissing leaders who wander too far from the pack. Khrush- chev has innocently fallen heir to this tradition. One can only con- jecture as to what changes Brez- hnev and Kosygin will make be- yond trying to repair the break be- tween Russia and China. This effort will certainly take preced- ence, since now Russia is dealing with a nuclear power as well as a fellow Communist countiy. BORGE: Great Dane Of Music IT IS EVIDENT that Victor Borge and Walt Disney's movie "Fantasia" have much in common, dissimilar though their respective media may be. Both specialize in macerating beloved pieces of music while at the same time ex- tracting from them all possible humor, providing in each case a refreshing change of pace from the usual type of concert-hall fare. And both reappear on, campus with some regularity, playing to capacity audiences each time - many of whom return time and time again without ever growing tired of hearing the same mate- rial over and over again. For the magic of Victor Borge's act, as of "Fantasia," is that one can almost always anticipate what will happen next - and yet one would be disappointed if it then did not happen, since it never out- grows its initial luster on rehear- ing. Thus the audience laughed just as heartily at such Borge specialties as the "Phonetic Punc- tuation" routine, and his hilar- iously exaggerated gestures prep- aratory to actually performing the "Chinese Waltz" (which turned out to be a somewhat fractured version of "Charmaine"), as if they had not heard them several times before. They were hardly any different last night than they were the last time he did them, but they were just as funny. * * * IN THE SECOND half of the program, Borge introduced Leonid Hambro, an equally noted pianist in his own right; and the two commenced a contest of seeing who could upstage whom the post, with Borge generally coming: out on top. Between the two of them, they produced a version of Tchai- kovsky's First Piano Concerto the likes of which have not been heard since the Gerald Hoffnung con- certs and the "Piano Concerto To End All Piano Concertos." For his own part, Borge added enough modulation to fill three Nielsen symphonies, but of course it was all in fun. With obvious relish, Borge greeted latecomers to the concert with "You haven't missed a thing!" Like everything else he said during the course of the show, however, this should have been taken with a grain of salt: those who didn't attend the highly en- joyable frolic in Hill Aud. last night missed quite a bit. -Steven iffer LOVERS: The Crowcd Is Fun At tie Campus Theatre W HAT'S HAPPENING on col- lege campuses that's worth making a movie about? Not much, according to that corniest of movies, "The Young Lovers," a picture based on the advertisement in The Daily by the same name. What happens in this film? Talented art student having trouble in school meets nice girl Identity and Higher Education IT SEEMS that those who are participat- ing in the process of higher education -students, faculty, and administrators all -are being entangled in a problem of identity. At the same time, higher educa- tion itself in these United States has come to a point in history where it must decide just where it is going. In a sense, the educational process and those parti- cipating in it must stop for a reassess- ment. The problem of identity is accentuated by the switchover in many universities to the computer system of registration. This causes not only students to become known as mere numbers but also affects professors. They are confronted with a class roll which is a list of numbers- numbers which must be matched up with seat numbers. If the instructor is an ad- visor to undergraduates, he too probably has a number. The administrators fare no better. The university president (No. 1) turns to his THE STUDENT finds it hard to become enthused about higher education when it becomes apparent that he is a num- ber, seated numerically in a certain room number, turning in assignments to a numbered professor for a numbered grade, to be averaged at the semester's end for a numbered grade point. Now to examine the problem facing the universities. Although private and paro- chial schools are being hit hard, the main brunt of the post-war baby boom is be- ing borne by state land grant colleges. As the "name" schools, especially in the East, fill up, students are moving West and to smaller state schools elsewhere. This mass migration every fall of stu- dents from one corner of the country to the other has caused the land grant col- leges to examine their philosophy. Should they be concerned primarily with educat- ing students in their own states, penaliz- ing out-of-staters? Or should they raise their entrance requirements. excluding 'MODERN TIMES' :, h * Chaplns Best is L ast, Greatest of the Silents TIE GENIUS OF Charlie Chaplin is on view this weekend at the Cinema Guild. Chaplin not only stars in "Modern Times" but also wrote, produced and directed it. It is considered by some to be one of his greatest movies. The film was made in 1933 and is one of the last great silent movies. Even in 1933, most of the films coming out of Hollywood were "talkies" and today it is especially hard to watch a silent movie. One keeps ex- pecting to hear voices, background music, sound effects and the other noises that are so much a part of today's movies. The plot is rather unstructured and lends itself easily to many different gags and situations. Basically it concerns a tramp (Charlie Chaplin) and a girl from the slums (Paulette Goddart) who are trying to get along in "modern times"-the early years. of the Depression. They meet in a police patrol car when the tramp has been arrested after losing his factory job due to a nervous breakdown and she has been arrested for stealing bread. * * * * THE FIRST SEQUENCE of the movie, where the tramp is working in a large assembly-line factory, is a brilliant satire of the working conditions in such modern factories. The factory is new and efficient The human workers are no more than "human machines" to be used as efficiently as possible. The tone of the factory is impersonal and boring. The rest of the movie contains a good deal of social criticism of many of the conditions of the time, and some of it seems somewhat dated now. However, it is Chaplin himself that gives this film its enduring quality. His mastery of the art of pantomime is still worthy of acclaim. For Chaplin, sound was unnecessary for self-expression. It is a pleasure inc to - - - nh u a - eor --1..nr ,,