PAGE FOUR TnJE NIl4Al6A.N DAIjL ,L k iUDA1, AAA k 14, 1954 PAGE FOUR 'tilE Mlt3itibAI% JiAILY SRep. Clardy's Paradox ALTHOUGH IT COULD conceivably be unwise to form a judgment on a person whom you've met but once and seen only twice, I do not hesitate to draw conclusions on Rep. Kit Clardy, chairman of the House un-American activities committee. He so easily fits into one of our favorite stereotypes. Very few people one meets fail to fall into a ready classification, because one never gets a chance to know many of them very well, whether he sees them once or every day. Perhaps this can justify my categorizing Rep. Clardy as a typical poli- tician. Like all public figures, the Lansing repre- sentative has a keen appreciation of pub- licity. Whether it is favorable or antagonis- tic is irrelevant, as long as it's publicity. This, coupled nicely with the fact that he is a University alumnus, was probably why getting an interview was not the least bit difficult. The interview was arranged by telephone, the first time you talked to him. Your idea of his investigative coldness and auster dis- tance was weakened by a hearty voice that made even the telephone receiver seem friendly. He didn't seem like a bad guy at all. As you sat a little nervously in his 17th floor suite in the Fort Shelby Hotel in De- troit, his instant smile under a silvery head of thick hair and his off-hand informality begged you to be at ease. Nor could you escape the impression that it was not just superficial, that he is sincerely friendly, almost to the point of being paternal. You asked him questions which he an- swered verbosely-but he rarely pinpointed anything. As it became apparent that he was not as sure of what he was saying as his manner suggested, your queries became deliberately more demanding. He never re- fused to answer a question ,and his evasions were as unintentional as they were inten- tional. It was as if he hadn't convinced him- self that he knew as little as he did about a particular subject, despite its being obvious. This sort of thing must have gotten tiring after a while, for he made the mistake of admitting that he didn't know very much about Communism. Nevertheless his strong- est conviction, that Communism is the greatest menace to the United States today, was not in any way alleviated. Problems of definition are not his, it came out, and socialism is the same as Communism. (This, of course, is necessary for an effective in- vestigation, probably arising from the old precaution of leaving no stones unturned.) His extrovertish nature is common to politicians, as is his determination to go ahead on a project such as the investiga. tions once he has announced its tremen- dous importance. That considerations of political power ever entered his motivation, is, of course, unthinkable. It is a bi-parti- san crusade. Heiseems to be much more fair and honest than 'the typical investigator is assumed to be. Yet, when he talked about the fair breaks he gives his witnesses, you were more convinced of his mercy than he was. He sounded as if he would like to be kind to witnesses, but the crucial nature of his job prevented him. It is ridding the country of the Communist menace by making the public aware of it that is the mission he has undertaken. This is the most important part of his life. Yet, at one time, he inadvertently refers to "more important things in Washington." His and other investigating committees comprise the only effective method of fight- ing Communism, since it informs both Con- gress and the public simultaneously. Re- ferring to laws already passed as a result of investigations, he further justifies his com- mittee's activities by revealing that he has introduced a bill to make the Communist Party illegal. To your surprise, however, he shrugs as he makes known his indifference as to whether his bill or another to the same effect is passed. You come to an early conclusion that he possesses a rather odd compound of non- chalance and determination about the whole thing. But, after thinking about it for a while, you began to realize that he doesn't really know why he is doing what he is. His preoccupation on the Communist menace to the nation's security creates a curious paradox in his mind which I doubt he recognizes as existing. His conviction that Communism is so terrible (because it advocates the use of force and violence) makes him preclude primary consideration of the individual as such, a thing he is not ordinarily disposed to do, and a thing he probably does not do in private life. Since he does not recognize this paradox, he can make no attempt to resolve it. The committee's work remains the highest con- cern. And individual liberties suffer, which he will not admit because he doesn't want to believe it. Ycu cannot doubt the funda- mental belief of this man in individual liberty, but it has become obscured and transcended by the Communist menace. Now, every person is different, and if this analysis of Rep. Clardy is correct, it does not necessarily follow that all inves- tigative committee chairmen are similar, Liberals, Conservatives Trade Opinions of Investigations . . eEer to th e6dior . . (Continued from Page 1) United States against subversion. ANOTHER LIMIT is that a witness may refuse to testify if a truthful answer may tend to incriminate him, that is to say, plead the Fifth Amendment. When this may and may not legitimately be used can hardly be determined by a layman; only a trained lawyer can advise us on that. Nonetheless the Fifth Amendment does limit the investigatory power of Congress. The First Amendment-freedom of speech as comprehending freedom not to speak --may be a limitation on Committee in- quiries, though this has not yet been de- termined by the courts. 'But the very separation-of-powers system itself is a limit on the power of Congress to investigate. Quite early in our history, Presi- dent Washington refused to turn over certain documents in connection with the Jay Treaty which were demanded of him, on the grounds that it was within his Constitutional right to withhold them. Other Presidents have on occasion fol- lowed this policy. Recently President Tru- man declaredi that information in loyalty files was a confidential matter and could not be revealed to Congress or the public. Presi- dent Eisenhower has on the whole adhered to this position, though his Attorney-General recently found himself in an anamolous po- sition on this issue in the cases of Mr. White and Mr. X. * * * * ASSUMING Congress can conduct inves- tigations, that no one may be compelled to answer, but also that there are limits to the investigating power, what does it all mean in the area of politics? Many, of course, argue that the purpose of these investigations is salutary, though the methodsare not. Those a bit less sen- sitive hold that the ends justify the means. Some hold that politics is a tough game, one can expect a few injustices here and there, but that on the whole the commit- tees aim in the right direction. These arguments all amount to about the same thing and all fail to appreciate the point suggested by Professor Swanson last Friday; namely, that democracy is essen- tially a matter of means, that he who per- verts the means perverts democracy, and that perverted means are not likely to lead to an intended desirable goal. We might even suggest that one of the pri- mary differences between democratic and totalitarian countries is that in the former only certain means may be employed, where- as in the latter force and fraud seem to be the cardinal virtues. * * * * CERTAINLY some investigating commit- tees have used means and created a climate of opinion that is dangerous to our political life, though one would not, I suggest, hold that we are on the brink of disaster, The operations of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations do raise questions concerning the authority of the President and Congress. We might remember that after a period of co-exist- ing with a strong President, Congress tends to become a little restless and exhibits a natural desire to assert itself. Without debating whether Mr. Truman was a strong President, we might agree that he was unable to avoid irritating Congress -even, or especially, some of the Democrats. With a change of Administration in 1952, Congress proceeded to assert itself and the President was not inclined to assert himself vigorously, at least not initially. Orie could not seriously hold that the Committee has made permanent inroads on the authority of the office of the Presidency, though it has seriously challenged that of- fice on occasion through pressures on Presi- dential appointees. It does not seem to be true, however, that the American people wish to revert to the concept of the Presidency as illustrated by a Harding or a Buchanan. In fine, the perspective of history forces one to look behind the claims of both liberals and conservatives with regard to investiga- tion committees, to attempt to evaluate the worth of investigations as they relate to constitutional democracy, and to be sus- picious of those who confuse means and ends. Only the naive believe that democracy is here to stay regardless of what we do to preserve it; only those of little faith would say that the struggle is not worth the effort, or that all is lost when one battle goes against us. 4vast. , . I To The Editor: T SEEMS to me The Daily should represent student opin- ion on campus in its editorials. I would like to respectfully suggest your handling and opinions con- cerning the Price story and all surrounding personalities like Ed Shaffer does not represent the vast majority of Michigan students. ! The average student does not in any way agree with the ideas you have expressed and almost to a man disagree with Mr. Shaffer and all he represents. There is absolutely no reason why any LOYAL citizen should fear a committee and its questions. The power of Congress to investi- gate is unquestioned and its ques- tions go to the heart of citizenship -either you are or are not a loyal American. Only those in doubt are called and by refusirig to answer{ they remove all doubt of their loy- alty-it is to something other than American Democracy. We all khew what Ed Shaffer is long before he was subpoenaed but he has shown it to the world now. I too would like to help by con-. tributing my $1, to see Mr. Shaffer get transportation to the "Peo- ples Paradise"-away from this bad land of ours, and will forward_ it as soon as I know he will use it., Also would like to see The Daily1 sponsor such a drive, but if not1 that at least represent student opinion which is anti-Communis- tic. -Bob Johnson 7 ,* * * Un- merican Activity . To The Editor: "Quick, Officer - They Went That Way" - {1 - ---- style of their high school news- papers, I fail to see the need for this material. I presume Sapient Sandalwood Sobeloff might be just as happy to send the folks back home a clipping which mentioned his full name without the sylvan illusions. -David Kessel Educators or Politicians To The Editor: ..s., ..,..,..a..a+ -.,.,..a..... 1 ward a citizen could be displayed by representatives of the people of this country seems impossible. The only un-American activities brought to light Monday were those displayed by the Committee itself. --Harlon Joye, NR'54 * * *Ie ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round with DREW PEARSON _ 4 HOW CLOSELY Senator Dirksen of Illinois has been working with the White House in trying to end the McCarthy hearings was indicated -by some backstage by-play Moiz- day. With the committee having already re- jected Dirksen's plan to end the hearings after McCarthy testified, the soft-spoken, persuasive negotiator from Illinois went into a noon-hour huddle with White House aides. During that huddle they came up with the second Dirksen compromise-namely, to end public testimony after hearing McCarthy, but continue secret cross-examination by Counsel Ray Jenkins. What worried Chairman Mundt about this second compromise was that the Army might reject it. So it was arranged that the Com- mittee not vote until next day, thereby giv- ing the White House time to call off the Secretary of the Army. Though Stevens has undergone two weeks of grueling cross-ex- amination, he has insisted that the hear- ings must go on until every scrap of evidence is heard. Last month he was bawled out by Ike for not standing up to McCarthy, and now he's got his back up so much that Ike can't reverse his own earlier advice. How. ever, the White House wanted to make a try at pacifying him on Monday night. But Stevens did not wait for Monday night. He told the Senators immediately after lunch that he was dead opposed to the second Dirksen compromise. "I hope you will make no precipitous judgment at this time," Chairman Mundt interrupted. "Think it over during the evening." However, Stevens would not be side- tracked. "This committee undertook this series of hearings," he said. "You made the rules. One of the rules was that the hearings would .be public. You later said they would be televised. I see no reason to change the rules at this time." Note-What McCarthy and his friends on the Senate Committee want to get away from is testimony by Army counsel John Adams and legal adviser Struve Hensel, both smart attorneys. Also, they don't want the telephone recordings between McCarthy's staff and the Army to be made public. These are loaded with dynamite. (Copyright, 1953, by the Bell Syndicate) , To The Editor: WITNESSING the Monday hear- AM WRITING t s tetter in be- ing of the House Sub-Commit-hIAMWIN thfeerie tee on Un-American Activities has half of some close friends of really made me wonder what is mine in the Philadelphia Orches- happening to this country. tra. I, as well as they were quite Yesterday's hearing was a prime upset at the atrocious behavior of example of the injustice of this Ann Arbor audiences at this year's sort of investigation. The "wit- May Festival. Why is it that at ness" had to sit and suffer Clardy's the end of every concert, before slurs and Scherer's sarcasm. He Mr. Ormandy has even left the could not defend himself; he could stage, people jump out of their not make statements; he could not seats to rush out? Can they be question any member's motive for in such a hurry that they wish to asking certain questions. If he deprive the rest of the audience did not want to be cited for con- of encores which Mr. Ormandy so tempt of Congress, he had to an- graciously plays? There were sev- swer yes or no or refuse to answer, eral concerts in this year's series invoking the Fifth Amendment- where encores by the orchestra but only the Fifth. The others were cancelled because people were were not a protection against be- already leaving at every exit. ing cited. The concert which disturbed us Throughout the hearing, there the most was Saturday afternoon'sI was evidence of comedy. Kit Clar- at which Jacob Krachmalnick and dy, that fearless prosecutor of Lorne Munroe gave such an thinkers of evil things, managed outstanding performance of the to inject his scathing wit into the Brahms Double Concerto. It seems hearings at every opportunity. His that between the second and third benign, fatherly attitude was a movements, Mr. Munroe looked up most comical type of hypocrisy, and saw a large group of people on Scherer, one of Clardy's comem- the main floor get up and walk bers, tried to compensate for his out. The only possible explanation lack of wit by projecting a search- haeseenforoupsof highischool ing intellect into his questions. He have been a group of high school asked such questions as the follow- students here for University Day ing: Didn't the Communists use who had to make bus connections. violence in the Spanish Civil War? If this was the case, could they As if there ever was a war without not have left at intermission, or violence. To him the use of vio- waited another ten minutes? lence in Spain (during a war in I hope that in future years Ann which Markert allegedly fought) Arbor audiences will learn to con- is proof that Markert believes in duct themselves as well-mannered violent overthrow of this govern- individuals and show respect and ment. Scherer also made many courtesy towards any orchestra or comments about the- "witnesses'" solist coming to perform here. It education background. Such re- isna disgrace to the community of marks as the following: "You Ann Arbor to have behavior like should be able to answer that ques- we witnessed last week. tion; you have a PhD." were fre- -Ruth Strauss quent. The entire episode, was enough Grow Up, Lawyers . .. to make a person ashamed of his' country, his government, and the To The Editor: persons who represent him. That AM REVOLTED. Who do these such disregard for the rights and lawyers think they are sitting privileges of a citizen of this coun- up there in their ivory tower try and such lack of courtesy to- (Lawyers Club) ? They have in- sulted the undergraduates inten- tionally. I am referring to the series of letters beginning with Mr. Swift's letter of April 30 and end- ing with the letters by Messrs. Al- kema and Ghareeb of May 8 in which they discussed the pros and' cons of putting a horse in the court ofHutchins Hall before Crease Ball. They well referred' to it as the Unicorn in the Garden,' a figment of the imagination. This is exactly what it was. I have since learned that the whole thing was a hoax. They didn't mean what they said, and they only wrote those letters to mock the undergraduates of the campus. This was truly, to quote Mr. Ghareeb, "A waste of mental re- sources." Perhaps Mr. Alkema had a tenable position in maintaining that, even the most studious need some sort of diversion, but isn't it going a little too far in trying to make suckers of the entire student body? Frankly, I'm disgusted. Come lawyers. Don't be so ju- venile. Why don't you grow up? -Elaine Borkowski, '56 * * * 1Block That Octopus... To The Editor: IF YOU PEOPLE are seriously going to attempt to put out a serious newspaper and even tem- per the admittedly confused con- tent of Gargoyle publicity with the wisdom of your journalistic experience, it seems to me that aj much needed improvement would be the deletion of the moronic high scpool nursery rimes which accompany the induction of cam- pus big shots into honorary soci- eties. I note a steep gradient of maturity in the Daily this morn- ing: from the coverage of the Clardy hearings on page 2 to the Druid Drivel on page 1. If the ivy of tradition has choked the editorial orifice to such an extent that you find yourself unable to cast off the leaden chains of an- centor worship, is it not time that we clipped the wings of this deep- rooted octopus? Do the campus big shots have you intimidated in- to publishing these pallid poems? Without taking a poll, I state with a fair degree of certainty that 99% of your readers would not object if a simple statement of fact sup- planted this verbose verse. Aside from recalling to freshmen the THE HASTY suspension of three faculty members based on their refusal to answer certain questions asked to them by the Clardy Com- mittee raises some serious ques- tions as to the freedom of the Uni- versity. The faculty members in question have not been accused of any crimes and their refusal to answer questions are based on the Bill of Rights. As these men are all serious scholars their loss would impair the ability of the university to carry out its academi fun- tions. Will the University maintain its freedom to run its internal affairs or is it going to be subjected to the political pressure and criteria of governmental bodies - criteria which are often detrimental to scholarship and which are subject to immediate change with a shift in the administration? If the University allows govern- mental agencies to influence it with regard to the personnel it may em- ploy is not the precedent set for influence and eventual control over the curricula and other mat- ters? In short who is to be the master of the University, competent edu- cators and administrators trained for the purpose or politicians and an emotional press whose under- standing and sympathy with the educational process leave much to be desired? Universities thrive on sharp dif- ferences of political, social, philo- sophical and religious ideas. If the 'University should falter in its pri- mary objective of providing the best possible education for its stu- dents then the amount of funds it receives or buildings it erects will seem a hollow consolation prize. The great majority of students and faculty already see these is- sues clearly. Were they to bring the issues before the people of the state I am sure they would receive a most understanding reception. The reiitkatement of the three faculty members would win for the University the right to maintain control over its own house. It would serve notice on politicians that there is nothing to be gained by dabbling in the field of educa- tion. I believe that a concerted effort by students and faculty is capable of winning these objectives. To submit to injustice now would not only be cowardly but would serve as a precedent for further and more serious encroachments on our freedoms. *-Robert Schor S* * For Prof essors.. . To The Editor: AS AN UNDERGRADUATE ac- tive in the Department of Zoology and as an employee in the Department of Pharmacology, my association with both Dr. Clement L. Markert and Dr. Mark Nicker- son has convinced me of their high personal integrity as scientists. To the best of 'my knowledge they have in no way made use of 'the classroom or their positions on the faculty to exert political influence on any student. I consider them both to be of great value to the University of Michigan and to the field of scientific endeavor. -Kaye E. Fox ( I I I 1~ CURRENc TMQ AO/Ic DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I, I IArchitecture Auditorium PYGMALION, with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller SHAW'S Pygmalion exemplifies the trend in English social thought since the days of the Oxford idealists and the Fabian So- cialists. The central idea stated being that the differences in social classes is a result of external conditions in the environment rather than the inherent distinctions long attributed to such class differentiation. The elegance of Professor Henry Higgins is mirrored against the low status of Eliza Doolittle, a London flower girl. Their story is the classic one.in which the artist creates a masterpiece so beautiful that le fall in love with it, and then it comes to life. Using this as a framework, Shaw builds his play on English morality. At first Eliza is but the object of a bet between the Pro- fessor and his friend. He is going to make this common girl into a lady. Higgins is eminently successful in his venture, but Eli- za during the reconstruction process finds that her feelings are as genuine as those of her instructor.'PHer indempndene make 'Piv- gins realize the hypocrisy of his position. In the end he dutifully climbs down from his pedestal of self-esteem to express his love for Eliza, the woman he has helped to cre- ate. There .is really little opportunity for any well-rounded character development since the people represent social classes rather then individuals. Higgins is the up- per class, while Eliza is the mass. Leslie Howard, however, manages to convey the human elements of his role without de- stroying his symbolic position. He is, per- haps,.more sensitive to the changing so- cial conditions then the average person of his class, but his experiences are too per- sonal for him to remain objective. Wendy Hiller as Eliza creates the only full personality in which the successive stages of her maturation are shown. She manages to remain both the flower girl and the cultured young woman while still dif- ferentiating the two roles, thus maintaining a consistent character development. This film stands as an excellent chron- icle of the change between nineteenth and twentieth century mores. (Continued from Page 2) Logic Seminar, Fri., May 14, at 4 p.m., In 411 Mason Hall. Dr. Jesse Wright will speak on "An Analysis of a Logical Ma- chine Using the Polish Notation." The Department of Biological Chem- # try will hold a seminar in 319 West Medical Building at 8:30 a.m., on Sat.,7 May 15. The topic for discussion will be "Some Aspects of Vitamin B12 Metabo- lism" conducted by Dr. M. Toporek of1 the Simpson Memorial Institute. j Doctoral Examination for Annetta Rosaline Kelly, Pharmacology; thesis: "Studies on the Sites of Metabolism,; Distribution and Tolerance Develop- ment to4Certain Thiobarbiturates," Fri., May 14, 103 Pharmacology Build- ing, at 10 a.m. Chairman, M. H. Seevers. Doctoral Examination for Richard Montgomery Ihurber, Germanic Lan- guages and Literatures; thesis: "The{ Cultural Thought of Karl Emil Fran-j zos" Sat., May 15, 102D Tappan Hall, at 9:30 am. Chairman, W. A. Reichart. Doctoral Examination for Lee Bigger- staff Coppie, English Language and Lit-; erature; thesis: "Three Related Themesr of Hunger and Thirst, Homelessness, and Obscurity as Symbols of Privation,_ Health Perceptions of Children in Ele- mentary School," Sat., May 15, West .~ Council Room, Rackham Building, at Department of Astronomy. Visitors 1:30 p.m. Chairman, M. E. Rugen. Night, Fri., May 14, 8 p.m. Dr. Fred- erickP. Thieme, Asst. Prof. of Anthro- pology, will speak on "Man and Mam- mal." After the illustrated talk in Aud- Midwvestern Music Students Sympos- itorium "B", Angell Hall, the Students' iuMidaerMSicurdents Sundas-Observatory on the fifth floor will be m, r14,dy S16.sardayrogram winday open for ,telescopic observation of the given at 8:30 Friday evening in Audi-M ndJper f the tky isclear, torium A, Angell Hall, when composi-p or for inspection of the telescopes and tions by Michigan students will be I planetarium, if the sky is cloudy. Chil- played. Works by students of the Uni- dren are welcomed, but must be ac- versity of Illinois will be performed in companied by adults. the same auditorium at 10:00 Saturday Hillel Foundation, Fri., May 14, 1954. morning, University of Iowa at 1:30 Reservations or cancellations can be p.m. The Stanley Quartet will conclude made for Sabbath Dinner. Call Hille the Saturday activities with a concert NO 3-4129. at 9:00sin Auditorium A. On Sunday Wesleyan Guild. We are leaving for morning The University Symphony Or- the Planning Conference this afternoon. chestra, Josef Blatt, Conductor, will be See you Sunday evening! heard in a concert of orchestral com- ec positions by students of the four uni- Supper H , lerationa frD ilsd Hous versities. This orchestra concert, con- 5:20 p.m. Will return for All-Guild clu ding the three-day symposium, will la n WilrtnfoAl-ud be played at 10:00 in Hill Auditorium Planning Conference at Guild House Sunday morning. The general public Episcopal Student Foundation. Tea will be admitted. from 4 to 5:30 at Canterbury House.' All students invited. Student Recital. Robert McGrath, Tenor, will be heard at 8:30 Sunday Episcopal Student Foundation. Can- evening, May 16, in Auditorium A, An- terbury Club, 7:30 p.m., Canterbury gell Hall, presenting a recital in partial ((House. Father John Bradley will speak Sixty-Fourth Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Harry Lunn...........Managing Editor Eric Vetter.. . .............City Editor Virginia Voss......... Editorial Director Mike Wolff........Associate City Editor Alice B. Silver. Assoc. Editorial Director Diane D. AuWerter .... Associate Editor Helene Simon . ....Associate Editor Ivan Kaye.............Sports Editor Paul Greenberg... Assoc. Sports Editor Marilyn Campbell......Women's Editor Kathy Zeisler. . ..Assoc. 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