Sunday, February 21, 1971 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Sunday, February 21, 197~ THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page .Seve& CAMPAIGN ISSUE? I I Controversy on Hoover grows UNIVERSITY By WILLIAM W. TURNER EDITOR'S NOTE: The author, a writer for Reporters News Service, was an FBI agent for ten years. A few weeks ago the California Democratic State Central Com- mittee passed a resolution calling for the dismissal of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, citing open hos- tility toward Robert F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ramsey Clark. The move was unprecedented for an official party body. One member, Mrs. Ann Alanson of San Francisco, ventured on tele- vision that Hoover "might con- ceivably" become a campaign is- sue in 1972. J. Edgar Hoover a campaign issue? Such a notion would have sounded ludricrous only a couple of years ago. The bulldog-visaged man had become a living legend as the nemesis of crime and com- munism-and a political untouch- able. Proof was his 46-year ten- ure under eight presidents. But time and his own temi ,er- ment may be. catching up with Hoover. Many Americans now feel he has been too soft on or- ganized crime and too obsessed with domestic Communism. His t sharp assaults on persons and institutions themselves respect- ed by large segments of the pop- ulation have made him an in- creasingly contentious figure. 'In a memorable 1964 outburst he called Supreme Court justic,^s "bleeding hearts" for insisting on prompt arraignment of priso- ners, scolded the Warren ^om- ,j. Edgar Hoover mission for its wrist-slap of the FBI in the Lee Harvey Oswald affair, and branded Dr. King "the most notorious liar in tite country." The FBI chief has been enve- loped in controversy ever since, much of it focusing on wiretap- ping and bugging. In 1966 some 22 electronic bugs were discover- ed in Las Vegas casinos, touch- ing off a furor and unseemly flap with Robert Kennedy over who had authorizedi them in the first place. In 1968 it came to light that the Bureau had maintined electronic surveillance on King to the moment of his assassina- tion, bringing renewed demands from moderate and militant civil rights groups for Hoover's ouster. All of this began to raise doubts that FBI popularity was unshake- able. A Gallup Poll last August revealed that although the Bu- reau still commanded a "highly favorable rating" of 71 per cent nationally, it had slipped 13 per- cent from 1965. Only results from the South and Midwest, generally strongholds of the anti-Commu- nism Hoover symbolized, kept the drop from being precipi- tous. Now, Hoover remains in the eye of the storm. He indulged in an abrasive exchange recently with Ramsey Clark, calling the former attorney general a "jelly- fish." He remarked to Time magazine that Mexicans and Puerto Ricans "didn't shoot very straight" but beware "if they come at you with a knife," rais- ing cries of ethnic slur. Then, in seeking more agents and money, he told a Senate sub- committee that an "anarchist group" which included imprison- ed Roman Catholic priests Dan- iel and Philip Berrigan was hatching a bizarre kidnap and bombing plot, stirring charges of a grandstand play. Although the Justice Dept. sub- sequently obtained indictments. and the trial is going on at the present time, some critics saw it as a move to redeem Hoover's prestige. Rep. William Anderson (D-Tenn.), charged the director with "pre-condemning" the Ber- rigans and called for a "national protest." The attack from Democratic quarters began in 1968, however, when Eugene McCarthy promis- ed that if elected he would ap- point a new director. Clark, a possible Democratic d a r k horse for 1972, has urged replacement. Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) an- other possible contender, has de- clared that Hoover damaged the FBI by his political controversy with Clark and "perhaps we ought to find someone who is not so easily tempted." And Sen. George McGovern (D-S.DJ, who has already announced his candi- dacy, has called for a Senate investigation of Hoover's law en- forcement blackballing of a fIr- mer agent critical of some FBI policy. If Democrats carry this attack into the campaign, Nixon's reten- tion of Hoover could cost him votes, especially in certainsec- tors. For instance, the Gallup Poll showed that in the five-year period esteem for the FBI plunged 25, 23, and 21hpercent among Easterners, young adults and persons with a college back- ground, respectively. Should President Nixon deem it expedient to east Hoover out, his task will be ticklish. The di- rector reportedly has picked out every stick of furniture for his office in the new FBI building, not due for occupancy until 1975. While many believe Hoover's durability attributable to the mas- sive dossier system-indeed, he didn't scruple to regale Congres- sional reactionaries with glimp- ses of FBI material on Dr. King --his real power derives from the public image he so singlemind- .,edly groomed. Yet it is now clear that had John Kennedy lived he wvould have defied the image by dump- ing Hoover after the 1964 elec- tion. Hoover in effect conceded this recently in saying he "didn't speak to Kennedy the last six months he was in office." With Lyndon Johnson it was different; there was a deeper 3affinity. Johnson had become one of the FBI "family" lay ge through Clint Murchison, the late Dallas oil tycoon. An arny Epolitical godfather of Johnson, Murchison was perhaps Hoover's closest friend. Each year the e'i- rector vacationed at the Murcni- son-owned Del Charro Motel in SouthernCalifornia,the bill be- ing paid by a Murchison com- pany such as Delhi-Taylor 0.1. With Nixon, it is also a warm relationship dating from Nixon's days on the Communist-hunting House Committee on Un-Ameri- can Activities. During the 1968 campaign, N i x o n frequently quoted Hoover as a law-and-or- der status symbol, and since has showcased him at a number of White House ceremonial occa- sions. TOWERS * single liability * 5 minutes to class * central healing * 24-hour maintenance staff *24-hour security lock * complete laundry facilities in building *swimming pool * all units air-conditioned *fully furnished Critics, supporters differ on standards forT 1-group leaders (Continued from Page 1) closeness, according to Maliver. Nevertheless, psychology Prof. Gary Bron, expresses the ambiv- 4 alence of many group leades concerning leadership standards. On. the one hand he explains, "We are all human beings and we have the inherent capacity to understand that experience. Pro- fessionalizing helping people can be incredibly destructive. We say 0 only those with experience arid training can help others, while in fact we can often help each other with a little caring, kindness and. understanding." On the other hand, Bron feels that specialized training in the field of helping others can often 4 give legitimacy to the leader. Certification of leaders could begin to remove the dangerous and destructive groups which damage the movement, he be- lieves. "Unfortunately", Bron says, "a system in which control. doesn't exist gives birth to a lot of bad groups.' The competent leader,texplains Bart, Grossman," one of the cooe- dinators of Outreach T-groups, is the one who will not attempt to force change in individuals, but rather will invite them to look at themselves honestly in an atmos- phere of trust. Daily Official Bulletin SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Day Calendar Family Recreation Program: for fa-j culty, staff and married students, In-r tramural Sports Bldg., 1:30 p.m. Choral Union Series: Isaac Stern, Hill Avid.. 2:30 p.m. School of Music: M. Sigmon, saxo-1 phone, School of Music Recital Hall, 8 P.m." MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22 1 Program in American Culture: Anne Scott, Duke Univ.. "Prospects for Wo- men," Aud. A, Angell Hall, 4 p.m. School of Music:. Univ. Chamber Choir, Thomas Hilbish, conductor, Hill Aud., 8 p.m.1 School of Music: Composers forum, School of Music Recital Hall, 8 p.m. r General Notices Philosophy Lecture: Prof. R. Brandt., "Interpersonal Comparison of Utility," Feb. 23, E. Conf. Rm. Rackham, 8 p.m. Placement 3200 S.A.B. INTERVIEWS: Appointments for following inter-. views may be made begining Mon.. Feb.? 22, two weeks in advance because of Spring Break; call 764-7460 to make' "I have a lot of respect for people's defenses," he says, "and I believe pushing people is -wrong." Grossman believes that some displays of emotion, like hugging, can be artificial performan~ces rather than real experiences. "I'm more into providing op- portunities than forcing s,)lu- tions", he says, "but I also be- lieve in protecting people from the group's need to solve a per- son's problem so the group can feel better." Grossman decries the institu- tionalizing of emotions and be- lieves the outcome of relation- ships should be left open. One student explainrs how he avoided being forced into some- thing he didn't want. "At the end ' of a session one night, I felt bored," he says. "The leader called for a group hug and I just wasn't up for it. I told the group,' in essence, to go to hell." "That really shocked them but they realized that I had that right," he explains. Although leaders of the move- menthbelieve the ideal T-grouper is a well adjusted person who de- sires constructive feedback, that ideal is not always attained. Both as a function of some- times careless selection proce- dures and as a result of persons appt. or stop in the office; make appts. early so you won't be disappointed. MARCH 8 U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Navy 3MARCH 9 Inst. for Paralegal Training U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Navya MARCH 10 Rand Corporation MARCH 11 Lever Brothers Neisner Brotherst MARCH 12 State of Illinois, Bureau.of the Budget Travelers Insurance Co. * * * * EDUCATION DIVISION Several schools have cancelled visits because of financial problems or re- ductions in staff. Appts. can still be made with following schools which do not have full schedules at this time: FEBRUARY 22 Albion. Mi. Maywood, Ill. FEBRUARY 26 Traverse City. MNi. MARCH 2I Kenosha, Wisc. Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolana Sel.) MARCH 3 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. MARCH 4 Las Vegas, Nev. MARCH 5 Denver, Col.: call 764-7459 for addi- tional info. and appts. with unrealistic goals, leaders are aware the movement can attract potentially destructive participants. One freshman in an Outreach T-group found herself dismayed at the attitude of group mem- bers. "To much time is spent dwelling on negative emotions and comments without regard for the hurt they might cause." "People think that they are being constructive in their con- stant criticism, but I think may- be positive comments could be much more constructive." Psychology Prof. David Guit- man believes some groups deude themselves and the result is harsh cruelty. "Groups often grant themselves a self-holiness and in the name of love and non- agression, anything goes." The third area of ambivalence and controversy in T-groups is the question of transition from the enclosed world of the group to the day-to-day life which con- stitutes "reality". Grossman believes that the process which people go through to get to a warm feeling in a T-group is the same in any group and in that sense, the T-group is very much part of reality. Wolowitz, on the other hand, is skeptical. He believes that the achievement of a feeling in one moment of time, in very artific- ial group conditions, by no means proves that it has been achieved for all time. Leaders of the movement see various uses for T-groups, but concur in cautioning against over-optimism. Few psychologists appear to be opposed to groups with well- defined goals and trained lead- ers. Nevertheless, the degree to which even these groups will be successful in attaining import- ant goals remains a source of conflict. Despite the fact that much re- search has been amassed, no evidence appears to be conclu- sive. The problem will inevitably continue to plague researchers, for it is difficult to measure changes in the level of aware- ness or the degree of fulfillment in individuals. One thing appears to be cer- tain, however-people will con- tinue, as they have in the "hu- man potential" movement, to search for ways to attain the happiness and closeness with others they often find lacking. 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