COUNCIL DISCARDS RESPONSIBILITIES See Editorial Page Seventy-Three Years of Editorial Freedom ~~IAi1 CLOUDY High--75 Low--52 Warm this afternoon; showers in evening VO. LXXIV, No. 21 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1963 SEVEN CENTS "[ 7 .u- n i V'. *u.y-.~ ww SIX PAC WMU SPEECH: Barnett Asks 'Free Electors' IFC Gives Own Proposal E By MICHAEL HARRAH Special To The Daily KALAMAZOO-An emotion-charged crowd of nearly 5000 people jammed in and around the Men's Gymnasum at Western Michigan University last night to hear Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett denounce "creeping federalism" and advocate the institution of his "free-and- independent (presidential) elector plan." Barnett lashed out at states' rights critics who have termed the concept archaic, saying it is "as vital today as it was in 1776 to pro- tect the freedoms of our nation." The Mississippi governor made, a detailed outline of his proposal for independent electors, whereby voters would have a chance to vote For Group on Membershi1 Senate Votes For Test Ban WASHINGTON -The Senate voted overwhelming approval yes- terday of the historic treaty ban- ning all but underground nuclear tests. Giving President John F. Ken- nedy the big "aye" vote he asked the senators lined up 80 to 19 in favor of the pact. The only absentee, ailing Sen. Clair Engle (D-Calif) was listed as supporting the treaty. "The wide support of the sena- tors of both parties given to the treaty after an extensive and wide-ranging debate is evidence not only that the treaty has wide public support but also of the collective judgment that this in- strument is good for the people of the United States and people all over the world," Kennedy said. However, government atomic agencies are rushing preparations for resuming nuclear tests in the atmosphere if the Russians violate the treaty, informed sources re- ported. The administration's objective is to be ready to conduct some types of tests within about two months after a go-ahead from the Presi- dent. It took about six months to get set for the last United States series of atmospheric tests in the Pacific in 1962. At the United Nations it was announced that the first United States-British-Soviet foreign min- isters' talks on what ;East-West agreements may be possible as a follow-up to the treaty will be held Saturday afternoon. Secretary of State Dean Rusk- will be host to Russia's Andrei A. Gromyko and Britain's Lord Home at a working lunch at Rusk's hotel suite starting at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 28. A spokesman said Rusk and Gromyko also are expected to meet separately on United States- Soviet matters but their schedules did not permit a get-together be- fore Saturday. Further talks among the big three foreign ministers may be held the following week, depend- ing on the outcome of the Satur- day session. Rusk, who is meeting leaders attending the United Na- tions General Assembly sessions, plans to remain in New York until Oct. 4. Research Unit Singles Out 'U' As Work Center By MICHAEL SATTINGER The new Interprofessional Re- search Commission on Pupil Per- sonnel Services recently chose the University to be its Midwestern regional center. The commission also awarded the University a grant of more than $200,000 to finance its pro- posed activities for the next four years, Prof. Richard L. Cutler of the psychology department said. yesterday. He is project director for the regional center's beginning re- search activity, a project intended to "analyze the function, role per- ception and training of those pro- fessions which are involved in pu- pil personnel services in the schools, with a view to under- standing current practice both at the University and in the field, and to developing a design for training and service which will maximize the effect of our total effort on behalf of school chil- dren," according to the original proposal. Pupil personnel services include such areas as guidance and coun- seling, remedial work in speech and hearing, treatment for special students and nursing. The presence of a half-dozen or for a slate of unpledged electors identified only by their ideologica persuasions. That is, the voter would vote for a slate of inde- pendent liberal, conservative, mod- erate (or whatever) electors, in- stead of voting for electors pledged to a certain candidate. In defense of the segregatior laws in Mississippi, Barnett as- serted that Southerners realize the importance of "maintaining the dignity ofthe races in thi, nation," and that the segregatior laws merely worked to, this end: "The opposition is not in the South," he said. "Our problem stems from Washington's interfer- ence in our local affairs. The time has come in America when th( people of this nation must take the cowards out of the front lines." In an obvious swipe at President John F. Kennedy, Barnett claimed that the nation "needs a rea statesman, a conservative, not some mealy-mouthed, fence-sit- ting politician" for a leader. In the question-answer period that followed, Barnett was often interrupted by laughter and cat- calls, as the audience responded to a loaded question. Outside a handful of pickets from Detroit NAACP stood quietly as the gov- ernor spoke within, mustering their strength only to boo and de- ride him as he left the gym. >r 1' e ROSS BARNETT in states' rights To Talk :Here Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett "gave us oral acceptance by phone" of an invitation to speak at Hill Aud. Nov. 18, Michigan Union President Raymond Rus- nak reported last night. Barnett will be sponsored by the Union and possibly other campus groups. Kennedy Cites Nation's Need For Resources By The Associated Press DULUTH-President John F. Kennedy said last night, in the heart of one of the nation's worst depressed areas, that the United States must move quickly toward saving both its natural and human resources. Winding up his first day of a five-day trip in which the theme is conservation, Kennedy declared the northern Great Lakes region has unemployment twice the na- tional average "which is itself too high." The President said: "Waste of natural resources is tragic. But waste of human resources is dis- astrous." Kennedy's trip, ending at Las Vegas, emphasizes primarily that the nation must save its natural resources or future generations will suffer. At the program, Dean Stephen Spurr of the natural resources school announced a University field training program in outdoor recreation to be established next summer at Camp Filibert Roth in Ottawa National Forest. Dean Spurr commented that the program is a logical extension of the University's prominent role in developing outdoor recreation pro- grams and research. ROMNEY: Educators Reassured t By RAYMOND HOLTON Gov. George Romney Monday t assured state educators, including Regent Paul G. Goebel of Grand Rapids, that he would "give all consideration possible" to the forthcoming financial problems of institutions of higher education. The governor also said he was prepared to accept a ceiling on his proposed two per cent per- sonal income tax, subject to in- crease only by voters. Goebel said yesterday he was concerned about the possibility that appropriations for higher ed- ucation would be lacking. "We have had rather lean years of late with appropriations and 'there will be an increasing need for funds within the next seven years as a result of expected enrollment increases," Goebel explained. A Shocker "Citizens will be in for a shocker when the governor's blue ribbon' Citizens' Committee on Higher Education comes through with its report," he added. "People will become aware of the increased need for more education monies to handle the postwar 'baby boom'." Goebel pointed out that there should be more money available due to reductions in cost of the state's administrative agencies. Under the new constitution 120 state agencies will be consolidated into 20 departments. "The major point I am current- ly worried about is whether there will be sufficient funds for the up- coming student explosion," Goe- bel remarked. Clarifies Position Also at the meeting Monday, Romney clarified his position on a possible personal income tax ceiling. He noted that such a ceil- ing must meet specific conditions. "There must not be a referen- dum on the tax reform program itself and there must not be a referendum on the tax rate pro- posed in the program," Romney explained. "But I would accept sqme reasonably higher level, be- yond which the tax rate could not go except through vote of the people, if it were part of a sound program." Romney pointed this out after leaders in 25 state-wide organiza- tions who attended the meeting emphasized a fear that the two per cent levy could eventually rise to a higher rate. Explaining his stand against letting the voters decide whether Michigan will get an income tax Romney said, "I believe the re- sponsible officials should exercise leadership in the tax program and if the people don't like what these officials do, then they can kick them out of office." SGC To Act On Rules Amendments Taylor, Elkins, Wilton To Present Proposals By LAURENCE KIRSHBAUM Student Government Council will consider amendments tonight on its major motion outlining pro- cedures to eliminate discrimination in student group selection prac. tices. One amendment, to be submit- ted by Interfraternity ,Council President Clifford Taylor, '64, and Panhellenic Association President Patricia Elkins, '64, calls for the establishment of a fraternity-sor- ority membership committee. This membership committee would be delegated the authority "to carry out the functions of the SGC membership committee with regard to fraternities and sororities," the amendment states. Relevant Info The SGC membership commit- tee is currently under the motion vested the power to investigate and compile "relevant informa- tion" on alleged discriminatory practices in group selection pro- cedures. The Taylor-Elkins amendment would give their fraternity-sorori- ty committee-the IFC-Panhel committee-the power of "original jurisdiction" over all investiga- tions of membership procedures within the Greek system. After completion of an investi- gation, the IFC-Panhel commit- tee would "operate within the IFC- Panhel judicial structure," the amendment states. Both Have Judics This means that both Panhel and IFC have judicial bodies to which the IFC-Panhel committee could refer its collected informa- tion for disposal of the case, Tay- lor said. He went on to say that the SGC membership committee would serve a "watchdog function" al- lowing the IFC-Panhel commit- tee to remain operative until the SGC membership committee de- termined "that the IFC-Panhel committee is not carrying out its delegated responsibility." This amendment is a revision of the amendment proposed last night calling for the IFC-Panhel committee to work "in conjunc- tion with" the SGC committee. Wilton Amendment A second amendment, to be sub- mitted by Daily Editor Ronald Wilton, '64, calls for the abolition of the tribunal system currently established under the motion. Wilton's amendment asks that Council assume the responsibility for reviewing the collected infor- mation on a case and affixing pen- alties. This power currently rests with the administrator-faculty member-student tribunal. Wilton noted that he would ac- cept an alternate proposal to keep the tribunal "if all its members are students." SGC President Thomas Brown, '66L, noted that he did not antici- pate the passage of the final amended motion until the next Council meeting one week from today. .Bevel Calls For 'Army' Of Protest By STEPHEN BERKOWITZ Diane Nash Bevel of the Stu- dent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee has proposed a "civil rights army" of 25,000 people to disrupt activity in Montgomery, Ala., the Washington Post report- ed recently. However, SNCC Executive Sec- retary James Foreman noted last night that her proposal is "not as yet official policy of the organiza- tion." "News of the plan has just reached Atlanta and we are evalu- ating it," he said. "We have not rejected the plan," he continued, "but it is not SN- CC's policy as of now." According to reports published Monday in the Post, Diane Nash Bevel, "a former Howard Univer- sity student now working for SNC in Mississippi" proposed the plan as part of an "SNCC commu- nique to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)." The proposal, according to the Post story, had the approval of John Lewis, SNCC national chair- man. Foreman said, however, that Bevel is on leave from the orga- nization. According to the Post, the plan called for a massive non-violent "army," which would "surround the capitol building in such a way as to allow no vehicles to enter or leave the building and preferably in a way that pedestrians may not enter or leave also." The communique further detail- ed plans for a "general work strike," non-payment of taxes and cutting off transportation in the city by lying on runways, high- ways and train tracks. Reportedly, the communique was turned over by Mrs. Bevel to SCLC leaders after they assembled in Birmingham on Sunday. An Editorial.. INTERFRATERNITY Council President Clifford Taylor's proposal for an IFC-Panhellenic Association membership committee is unsatisfactory as it now stands. We are divided on whether such a committee should be created. However, if Student Government Council does create this committee, we believe that certain objections must be met. Taylor's proposal does not provide adequate guaran- tees of communication between SGC's Committee on Mem- bership in Student Organizations and the IFC-Panhel com- mittee. Also, the IFC and Panhel executive boards both appoint members to the affiliate committee and levy any penalties. There is no functional separation.# BOTH COMMITTEES must share all information gather- ed. This ensures that the affiliate group will operate fairly. This also ensures that SGC's committee will be able to assume jurisdiction at any time without having to dupli-. cate work already done. The chairman of each group could sit as an ex-officio member of the other. Council could insert a written guar- antee that the files of the affiliate committee would be open at any time to the members of the SGC group. In any case, omission of a formal mechanism of communication from the proposal is a serious gap that would hamper the work of both committees. THE METHOD of selecting members of the affiliate com- mittee is potentially unfair. The executive committees,. which would level penalties against offenders, could appoint' members afraid of building cases stronger than the execu- tive committee would like to entertain. This could be corrected by having SGC's Interviewing and Nominating Committee interview and appoint the mem-, bers to the IFC-Panhel committee. Of course, membership would still be open only to fraternity and sorority members. AGAIN, WE DO not as a group endorse or reject the basic J : principle of whether or not an affiliate membership comr mittee should be created. At the same time, if Council does create this group, we feel that these safeguards are essential if the IFC-Panhel committee is to function in a vigorous and s dynamic manner to eliminate discrimination in fraternities and sororities.r -THE SENIOR EDITORS V :t~i; Y.t1YJ;J LNL." 1L~J/." ; ." , tl . "tl J1 " SV . 11Y $ M. . . . !",S. n1::1:::.1't:lv?:''J :1J"if'l'.";."Y'.7':1: .S':1 ."f:1S 11*'{:1Y 1'J1l.}4 Q '.J.f .41} . tQ' ""y 1. May Seek. To Revise First Plan Changes Include 'Original Jurisdiction' In Bias Complaints By BURTON MICHAELS While endorsing the formation of a joint Interfraternity Council- Panhellenic Association member- ship committee to investigate al- leged discrimination in the affili- ate system, the IFC executive com- mittee last night recommended three basic changes in the original proposal by IFC President Clifford Taylor, '64, and Panhel President Patricia Elkins, '64. Although neither Taylor nor El- kins is committed to support the IFC changes, they said they prob- ably would propose something like the IFC plan at tonight's Student Government Council meeting. The basic change is that IFC recommends giving a joint Greek membership committee "original Jurisdiction" in the investigation and prosecution of alleged dis- crimination: the original Taylor- Elkins proposal had not. Under SGC Unit The second change is that IFC would place the joint committee specifically under the authority of SGC's membership committee. Taylor and Elkins had suggested a Joint committee "that shall work in conjunction with the SGC mem- bership committee." Finally. IFC recommended that the IFC and Panhel executive com- mittees jointly appoint the mem- bers of a joint membership com- mittee. Taylor and Elkins had not mentioned appointment of com- mittee members. Both Greek proposals would al- low the SGC membership com- mittee to assume jurisdiction over affiliate bias if and when the SGC membership committee "finds that the joint committee si not carry- ing out its delegated responsibil- ity."n SGC Tonight EXPEL McDOWELL: Court Forbids Interference by Wallace MONTGOMERY (P)-- Alabama Gov. George Wallace was ordered last night to stop interfering with court-ordered desegregation of public schools in Mobile, Birming- ham and Tuskegee. Five federal judges issued a pre- liminary injunction against the governor and other state officials. It was accepted by Wallace's at- torney John .Kohn. The order lists 13 specific acts from which Wallace is enjoined, including giving any support to his executive orders which had order- ed the schools temporarily closed. The governor had sent state troopers into the cities where de- segregation had been ordered to enforce the executive orders and keep pupils out of the schools. McDowel Out In Oxford, Miss., the University of Mississippi expelled Cleve Mc- Dowell, its lone Negro student, a day after he was arrested on a charge of carrying a pistol in his pocket. Chancellor J. D. Williams said the same procedures were followed as in all non-academic disciplin- ary cases at Ole Miss. McDowell, who left campus for his home some 60 miles south- west of Oxford, appeared to take the decision calmly. "I have no emotions about it whatsoever," he said. McDowell said he would have a statement after his court trial. The expulsion followed Mc- Dowell's appearance before the student judicial council, a imniver- sity group which recommends punishment in student matters. Mississippi Rule McDowell was accused of violat- ing a university regulation against carrying arms on campus. Jack Young, a Jackson Negro attorney, accompanied McDowell before the body. The council recommended ex- pulsion to Dean L. L. Love. Love passed this recommendation to the chancellor with his concur- rence. Charles Evers, state field secre- tary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said he thought the uni- versity "went by the policy of the school." Earlier, Evers had said he hoped for a strong reprimand. Friendly Visit In Birmingham, Ala., two presi- dential representatives describing themselves as "friendly guests" said yesterday they have sched- uled meetings today with both white and Negro leaders in. their efforts to patch up racial differ- ences, and indicated such meet- ings will be held daily. And in Washington, a sweeping ban on racial discrimination in places of public accommodation has reportedly been added to the administration's civil rights bill by a House judiciary subcommittee.' An authoritative source said the action was taken Monday but was not made public at the request of the administration because of the crucial vote coming today on President John F. Kennedy's tax- cut bill. Beyond Original Bill The provision the subcommittee is reported to have accepted tent- atively goes beyond the adminis- tration's original proposal by giv- ing the attorney general author- ity to intervene in cases of racial discrimination in places of public accommodation, based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. In its proposed bill the admin- istration pinned its basic author- ity to the narrower right of Con- gress to regulate interstate com- merce. The amendment reported- ly approved uses both the com- merce clause and the 14th Amend- ment. In accepting the amendment, the subcommittee endangered the bipartisan support needed to move the entire civil-rights bill through the House. Alabama Arrests In Selma, Ala., more than 150 Negroes were arrested yesterday as eiarur..ann Eir.A anta f.n n,. hi Any move to establish a joint committee, in whatever form, would come before SGC tonight as an amendment to the present mo- tion, "Membership Selection in Student Organizations." The present motion includes no joint committee, but delegates the investigation of alleged discrimi- nation solely to an SGC member- ship committee, and the penaliz- ing of discrimination to a judicial tribunal. Both Greek proposals would allow the IFC and Panhel judicial bodies to penalize discrim- inatory groups. IFC also recommended that the IFC and Panhel executive com- mittees appoint, jointly the mem- bers of a joint membership com- mittee. In other action, Rush Subcom- mittee Chairman Lawrence G. Los- sing, '65, announced that thus far there are 386 pledges, slightly more than last fall's number, Companies See No Agreement In Rail Dispute WASHINGTOV ()---'The rail- roads said yesterday they, haven't been able to agree with the unions on a single point in their four- year-old work rules dispute. The carriers urged arbitrators to disregard past railroad settle- ment offers. However, Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz indicated both sides were close to agreement in early August, with one of two key issues all but settled before negotiations broke down and threatened a nationwide r a il strike. Wirtz' comments came in a re- nr t;~, to . a iPVrn -,.v, ,4..4 ,... 'VERY QUIET AND BEAUTIFUL': Puppe Views Aspects of Kafka's Symbolism, Style By JEFF GOODMAN "I always do want to see things as they may present themselves, before they show themselves to me. I suspect they must be very quiet and beautiful." With this quotation from Franz Kafka's "Dialogue with a Pray- ing Man," Prof. Heinz Puppe of the German department character- ized Kafka's approach to symbolism and style. Prof. Puppe spoke in the first of Student Government Council's Reading-Discussion Groups, this semester featuring three of Kafka's works. Impact and religious groups which lent great tension to life in Prague,\ where Kafka lived before the First World War. But these explana- tions fall short of doing justice to Kafka's force. Besides his peculiar combination of the bare object, independent of traditional preconceptions, Prof. Puppe also turned to Kafka's language for clarification of his strength. Concise His writing is "concise, with few embellishments, lacking pro- jection of intangible states into things." Kafka uses no omniscient viewpoint, no puppet strings for his characters. -U-