Vol. LXXXI, No. 3-5 Ann Arbor, Michigon-Fridoy, Moy 7, 1971 Sixteen Pages Protest leaders face indictment; actions by D.C. police disputed Legality of mass arrests questioned By LINDSAY CHANEY Special to The Daily WASHINGTON - Arrests numbering close to 11,000 in the past four days have pro- voked widespread criticism of police procedures and have raised questions over the constitutionality of t h e A police actions, The mass arrests were made during anti-war protests as police rounded up large crowds on the street, shuttling them to detention centers, without press- ing formal charges until hours later. The prisoners claim they were not informed of their rights, were not allowed to make phone calls, and, in some instances, were not provided food for up to 12 hours after their arrest. Po- lice also confiscated and kept personal property such as note- books and keys. The arrests came as thousands blocked traffic and buildings to protest the Indochina war. Reporters observed police, who lined the streets supplemented by army troops and National Guardsmen, stopping cars and t arresting occupants on charges of traffic disruption, arresting bystanders on charges of pe- destrian disruption, and arrest- ing people for jaywalking. 'Our objective is to get them off the streets," a police offi- cer told The Daily Monday. The *- seemingly indiscriminate meth- ods of arrest have drawn strong criticism from several congress- men, the American Civil Li- berties Union, and many of the nation's newspapers. Police Monday abandoned a field arrest procedure w h i c h they have used in previous civil disturbances. This procedure involves photographing the ar- restee and the arresting officer See D.C. ARRESTS, Page 8 BOSTON POLICE yesterday drag two anti-war demonstrators by the hair from a crowd of approxi- mately 1,000 trying to block entrances to the John F. Kennedy Bldg. in downtown Boston. (See story, Page 8.) FILIBUSTER ANTICIPATED: ga on in pe Se ad me ed col Sy yei Senate opens discussion on draf extension bills By DAVE CHUDWIN deferments and raise military security and that failure to do special to The Daily pay. so would be "calamitous." WASHINGTON - Debate be- Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska) Among the amendments ex- n yesterday in the Senate, vowed Tuesday to filibuster the pected to be offered to the bill a bill to extend the draft, extension bill. The draft law is a proposal by Sen. M a r k the first of a series of ex- expires June 30, after which no Hatfield (R-Ore.), who favors cted confrontations between inductions would be possible a volunteer army, to end t he nate war foes and the Nixon without approval of a bill by the draft. ministration on U.S. involve- Senate. Much more likely to be ap- nt in Southeast Asia. In presenting the bill on the proved is an amendment to The bill, similar to one pass- Senate floor yesterday, Sen. limit the extension of the draft April 1 by the House, would John Stennis (D-Miss.), chair- to one year, proposed by Sens. ntinue the Selective Service man of the Armed Services Richard Schweicker (R-Pa.) stem for an additional two Committee, said extending the and Harold Hughes (D-Iowa). ars, stop any new student draft is necessary for national Senate doves believe that by stopping th draft they c a n .----------- -- - force President Nixon to rely ./ f;$t on volunteers if the Indochina War continues, and further pre- vent the administration f r o m undertaking any large new commitment of troops without first seeking congressional ap- proval- The draft extension contro- versy will be the first of several battles concerning the Indochina Sf'war on the floor of the Senate this session: Hatfield and Sen. George McGovern (D-S.D.) plan to re- introduce a resolution offered last year requiring an end to U.S. ground and air combat operations in Southeast Asia by December 31, 1971. The measure last year was de- feated, but stands a chance of getting a majority in this ses- sion, observers say. All the ma- jor Democratic presidential pos- sibilities except Sen. Henry Jack- son (D-Wash.) support the Hat- Associated::re y field-McGovern amendment. G 9The proposal is expected to be Ise transplant at Voffered as an amendment to the han (left) begins a corneal transplant Wednesday at the Univer- draft extension measure. Thus, if the draft extension passes the another building, the operation was viewed for the first time on a Senate, Nixon would he faced dents. A view of the eye may be seen on a small TV screen (up- with the dilemma of either ac- See SENATE, Page 3 Officials may file charges of conspiracy By JIM McFERSON and W. E. SCHROCK special to The Daily WASHINGTON-The Jus- tice Department is expected to file federal charges against two dozen anti-war leaders for their roles in or- ganizing this week's Mayday demonstrations which pro- tested the war in Indochina. A Grand Jury will investi- gate two dozen demonstration leaders including "Chicago Seven" Conspirators Rennie Davis, Abbie Hoffman and John Froines, for possible prosecu- tion on conspiracy charges. Davis yesterday declared that the last two weeks of anti-war demonstration here, resulting in the arrest of over 11,000 per- sons, was "only a warm-up" and that future protests would be forthcoming, probably within two months in Washington. A series of demonstrations, be- ginning in mid-April with anti- war protests by Vietnam Vet- erans, included what is gen- erally considered the largest protest march ever held in Washington, on April 24, as well as planned, non-violent civil disobedience in an attempt to shut down the federal govern- ment by traffic stoppages a n d building occupations. The protests were to have ended yesterday with a rally at the South Vietnamese Embas- sy. The rally failed to material- ize, however, when some 200 per- sons, a small remnant of the week's protesters, were prevent- ed from gathering yesterday morning in Sheridan Circle by a massive contingent of police. Protesters were outnumbered by at least five to one with Dis- trict Police, Executive Protec- tion Officers, FBI agents and Military Police Units. The strongest display of law enforcements officers has domi- nated the demonstration, espe- cially this week, after protesters published plans to "paralyze the government" with non-violent civil disobedience. Hoffman was arrested Wednes- day night on charges of inter- state travel to incite a riot, and Davis and Froines were appre- hended earlier in the week on charges of violation of Federal Civil Rights Statutes. Davis was released on $25,000 bond and Froines on $10,000. At a press conference called yesterday by the Mayday Tribe, sponsors of the disruptions, Davis said he was being charged for "things I have said," which he claimed were protected by the First Amendment. "They are going to have to jail every young person in America before we are silenced," he said. Several hundred demonstrators jailed after mass police arrest earlier this week were still in custody in District jails yester- day refusing to be processed for what they termed illegal arrests. Officials in the U.S. Attorneys office yesterday indicated they were considering asking Superior See U.S., Page 8 T elevi. Ann Arbor eye surgeon Dr. Bruce Co sity Medical Center. A mile away in giant screen by eye surgeons and stud per left).