I- Sixty-Ninth Yedr The Rosemary Wb Incident EDITED AND ANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNwvExsr'r OP MICHIGAN n Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS uth Will Prevail" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 ditorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. )AY, AUGUST 4, 1959 NIGHT EDITOR: THOMAS HAYDEN' The Coming Pastime: Hurling the Invective IE POLITICAL conflict over state taxes will probably reach its climax this week. i tragically, after seven months on the verge much-needed tax reform, the Legislature probably pass an intolerable plan centering' md a sales tax increase. 'he situation is similar to that of the student ) goes into a final examination with hopes h, then suddenly is thrown into confusion the questions, and stumbles out after three rs, having bungled his conclusions hope- ly. hings are now too confused for blame to be olutely attached to -any individual or group., vvever, when the paralysis which has locked Legislature for so long finally is relaxed, ry charges will be thrown between Repub- ,n and Democrat., Among the charges anti- ted, those which seem to be most valid, are , se. The tax struggle was far more than a ged but intelligent debate over economics. it were intelligent, the two parties would line up, so solidly behind their special tax ns. Since they do line up so tenaciously, s obvious the debate is primarily a political with the economic future of the state of higan at stake. More specifically, it has been to an amaz- extent a personal feud between a liberal,' -spending, ambitious Governor and a core onservative, resentful Senate Republicans. )R YEARS the GOP has tried to knife the Governor, while he has repeatedly used' mn as whipping boys. The Republicans have' won the battle and forced the Governor and his party into near submission. 3) The Republicans have been guilty of pro- tecting a rich minority and paying"no attention to either the needs of the state as a whole or to the sensibilities of economics. 4) The Governor should have explicitly stated what tax program he favored months ago, instead of indicating he favored a personal in- come tax, then dodging an explanation of the details. 5) If a sales tax is the major part of any tax package enacted, that package will be ex- tremely objectionable and inadequate. A sales tax increase merely burdens those who are least able to pay-the low-income, large family groups. And in an emergency, e.g. a recession, when tax returns are needed' desperately, the sales tax will bring in increas- ingly smaller funds. IN THE MEANTIME, the state is losing sev- eral thousand dollars per day in extra pay to legislators and loss of, taxes which could be collected if a program had been enacted months ago. All that remains is a shambles, and this perhaps is of greatest significance. If, out of the insanity, the public comes to realize that something is defective about the Legislature, that reapportionment of the state's districts really is desirable to people other than political scientists and should be seri- ously considered, and that the state's ancient constitution might bear revision, perhaps the present session of the legislature has indirectly served a valuable purpose. --THOMAS HAYDEN INTERPRETING THE NEWS: The Power of Fear By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst IREMIER KHRUSHCHEV is reported to have referred to Vice-President Nixon as a rep- sentative of panic stricken .capitalises. Whether the quote is accurate, and whether :yone is actually in panic, there is no question at fear plays a constant role in today's inter- itional relations.- Khrushchev has just used Polish fear of a surgent Germany to obtain ashow of soli- rity from an Eastern European state, with s policy on Berlin. Because of fear, the Western nations are ending billions and billions of dollars an- [ally to deter the Kremlin from substituting it war for cold war, and to be ready if the terrent fails to work. On the Soviet side there is both real and nthetic fear. 'HERE IS REAL FEAR of a revived Ger- many, deeply instilled in a nation which st between 15 and 20 million people to Hit- 's invaders, and of an outstate world long ttagonistic toward the Russian revolution- There is synthetic fear, used -by the Soviet rulers as a political force to get the people to submit to mobilization and austerity. Although they seem to ooze confidence, there must be fear among the Soviet leaders that the cause of liberty will continue its historical role, eventually placing the dignity .of the human spirit above the requirements for a dictatorial and monolithic state. There: is fear among the capitalist nations that the Soviet Union, developing economically as all nations with great natural resources must develop, will be accepted by under- developed peoples as an example of a short cut to prosperity. This could produce a political result affecting the world balance of power- and the security of not only the West, but of. all peoples who, once entangled in the Com- munist economic process, would find them- selves also bound to the Soviet chariot. All of this need not be taken as cause for despair. The record is full' of human progress pro- duced by conflict. Nobody knows yet what harvests for good or bad will be reaped from war-produced atomic power. (Printed below are the minutes of the Michigan State University Student Congress which prompted the original letter from the mythi- cal "Rosemary Weeb." These are offiial minutes of MSU's student government and have been reprint- ed in full.) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT CONGRESS May 13, 1959 THE SECOND meeting of the Spring Term Extra Session of the All-University Student Con- gress was called to order by Speaker Lowell Brigham at 8:50 p.m. in Rm. 328 of the Student Services Building. Chief Justice-elect Ron Minth swore in new Congress members. Roll was taken. There were 49 members present. Absent were Reps. Wallace, Roberts and Breed- love. Rep. Martinen moved that Rep. Errett be barred since his appoint- ment had not been formally ap- proved. He was ruled out of or- der since no one objected at the time and the approval had been tacitly given. Rep. Martinen ap- pealed of the Chair. Chair sus- tained by a- vote of 32 to 16. There were no further nomina- tionsfordSpeaker. The ballots were passed out and collected by Reinhard. Schumann and tRih- ard Holmes, appointed teller and assistant, respectively. First bal-- lot - Plapp; 37; Gronauer, 12, Bryce Plapp was elected, receiv- ing gavel from Speaker Brigham. * * * NOMINATIONS were opened for Speaker Pro-tern. Larry Camp- bell was nominated by Paul Mat- lock. Second by Dick Swope. Dave Gronauer was nominated by Pete McPherson. Nominations were closed. First Ballot: DeMuro, 8; Herbert, 10; Campbell, 13; Gro- nauer, 16. Second Ballot: DeMuro, 2; Herbert, 10; Campbell, 15; Gro- nauer, 21. Rep. DeMuro withdrew in favor of Rep. Gronauer and moved to accept the Speaker Pro-, tem ballot on a, plurality. Rep. DeMuro's motion passed. Rep. Herbert withdrew in favor of Rep. Gronauer. Third Ballot; Camp- bell; 18; Gronauer, 26. Gronauer was elected. Nominations were opened for Secretary. Patti Shirtum was nominated by Don Creyts. Sec- onds were made by John Martin- en, Barbara Whipple and Jane Bingham. Speaker Plapp closed nominations. First Ballot: Mac- Laurin, 28; Shirtum, '19. Nancy MacLaurin was elected. President Livingood requested that past Speaker Lowell Brig- ham, past Speaker pro-tem Lyle Summerix, and past Secretary Di- ane DeMuro be given a standing ovation. Speaker Plapp. appointed Rep. Merrill as temporary Clerk. Rep. Toth moved to have a short recess. Defeated. PRESIDENT L i v i n g o o d an- nounced that Campus Chest is trying to get permission to col- lect in the dorms. He also an- nounced that Greek Feast will be held Saturday, May 1 at the Delta Sigma Phi house and that there will be a softball game Sat- urday, May 16 at 9:30 a.m. AUSG against Lushwell at Landon Field. He urged members toattend. The President asked that the appointments of Richard Holmes for Administrative Vice President and William Aldridge be approved. Rep. Creyts moved to accept the appointment of Richard Holmes and William Alderidge .for Ad- ministrative Vice-President and Treasurer respectively. Passed. Resolution No. 1 was introduced by the Rules and Procedures Com- mittee. Rep. Errett moved that each change in the rules of Reso- lution No. 1 be acted upon singly. Passed. Rep. Errett moved that Rule 2 be changed to read : This Congress shall be the Ninth Congress, 1959- 1960. Passed. Rep. Errett yielded the floor to Rep. MacPherson. Rep. MacPher- son moved that Rule 16 be changed to delete from the second sen- tence the words: "with leave of the Congress and the names of the members absent without leave of the Congress." Now to read: "The Secretary shall call the roll at the opening of each meeting of the Congress. The names of the. members absent shall be entered upon the minutes." Passed. Rep. MacPherson moved that Rule 7 be numbered Section 2 of Rule 5, with all consecutive num- bers being changed. Passed. * * * REP. McPHERSON yielded the floor to Rep. Brown. Rep. Brown moved that Rule 24 be changed so that the word "Secretary" be changed to "Clerk." Now reads: "When a motion is made and, when necessary under the rules, seconded, it shall be stated by the Speaker or read aloud by the Clerk before being debated. Passed. Rep. Brown moved that Rule 26 be deleted. Passed. Rep. Brown yielded the floor to Rep. DeMuro. tee appointments to the Congress by the next regular Congress meeting. Passed. Rep. DeMuro yielded the floor to Rep. Gronauer. Rep. Gronauer moved that Rules 36 and 37 be interchanged. Passed. . * * * REP. GROUAUER moved that the fourth sentence in Rule 38, "The committee shall have no administrative or executive func- tion," be deleted. Passed. Rep. Gronauer moved that Rule 50 be changed to read: "A Con- gressman shall receive an absence for not attending regular Con- gress meetings." The next two sentences shall be deleted. It shall continue to read: "Onehalf ab- sence may be given for failure to attend committee meetings upon request of the committee chair- man. Excessive absences shall consist of four unexcused absences in any one Congressional year. No Congressman may receive more than one absence in any one meeting. A Congressman receiv- ing any excessive number of ab- sences shall lose his seat and a vacancy in his district shall be ann o u n c ed by the Speaker. Passed. Rep. Gronauer moved that part c of Rule 51 be changed to read: "Criteria for a valid excuse shall be determined by the Leaves and Absences Committee." Sections 1-4 of Part c be deleted. Passed. Rep. Gronauer moved that Rule 45 be amended to read: "Bills shall be compiled with consecu- tive numbering beginning with the first regular meeting of the new Congress and ending with the last meeting before the next new Congress is elected." Passed. Rep. Gronauer moved that Rule 48, part b be amended to read: "Bills shall be known as ordin- ances when passed by the Con- gress. Ordinances shall be num- bered consecutively beginning with the First Regular Meeting of the new Congress and ending with the last meeting before the next new Congress is elected." Passed. Rep. Errett moved to delete Rule 52. Passed. Speaker Plapp asked for amend- ments. REP. GRIFFLER moved to amend Rule 21 to insert after part c: "Minutes shall be read by Sec- retary, approved by Congress." Defeated. Rep. Haenni moved to change word "Recommended" to "listed" in Rule 37. Passed. Rep. Cowden moved to delete the first sentence of Rule37 sub- stituting: "Committee chairman and Vie-Chairman of standing committee shall be elected within the committee itself." Passed. Rep. Shirtum moved to recon- sider the last vote. -Passed. Rep. Eckstrom moved that Rule 37 read: "Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be those people recommended by Commit- tee on Committees and subject to approval by Congress." Passed. Rep. Head moved to accept the Preamble and Resolution No. 1 as amended and those rules not dis- cussed. Passed. * * * NOMINATIONS for Commit- tee on Committees. Rep. Griffler nominated James Fitting. Rep. Toth nominated Paul Mat- lock. Rep. Eckstrom nominated John Love. Rep. Doyle nominated Richard Swope. Rep. Campbell nominated Pete McPherson. Rep. Schumann nominated John Cowden. Rep. Brown nominated Bill Er- rett. f.Anr. nhn ai A a mnv.,aA On all Representatives become fa- miliar with Parliamentary Proce- dure. Rep. Gronauer announced that there would be a meeting of the Committee on Committees after adjournment of Congress. A motion was made, seconded, and passed that the meeting be adjourned. The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nancy MacLaurin Secretary, AUSG (Following is the letter sent to Michigan State University student government secretary Nancy Mac- Laurin from "Rosemary Weeb." Us- ing official Student Government C o u n c I stationary, Miss Weeb claimed to be secretary to SGC's president Ron Gregg. Gregg has no private secretary.) Miss Nancy MacLaurin Secretary, AUSG East Lansing Dear Miss: THE "MINUTES" of the "Sec- ond Regular Session of the Ninth AUSG" have just reached us. Beyond question, it is the fin- est and incidentally, one of the most hilarious satires on student government that has appeared in many years. A Summary WHO IS Rosemary Weeb? This is what Student Government Council has been trying to find out for over a month now. Some clown, using official SGC stationary and signing herself "Rosemary Weeb," wrote Michigan State University's Student Congress an unflattering letter at which MSU's Congress Speaker Bryce Plapp Was properly indignant. Speaker Plapp's reply, with a copy of the phony communica- tion sent by Miss Weeb, was sent to Jo Hardee, '60, SGC executive vice-president, and to Dean of Men Walter B. Rea. Miss Hardee, who had not known of the Weeb letter, wrote to Speaker Plapp explaining that this letter was not an official SGC action, that in fact it was no SGC action at all. "We regret that some person has used the name of our organization to ridicule or degrate student government or to insult members of it," Miss Hardee's -letter said in part. THE DAILY has obtained a copy of the MSU Student Congress minutes which prompted Miss Weeb to write her original letter and copies of the correspondence between Speaker Plapp, and Miss Hardee. These documents, which are printed here, were not released for publicationby SGC but were obtained from other sources. The Daily would appreciate any information about the writer of the letter who signs herself "Rosemary Weeb." We agree with Speaker Plapp that "a careless letter should not sever rela- tions between two great universities." _R. J. Certainly the wits at MSU must have worked ,overtime to dream up this remarkable bit of writing. We have a few people here who occasionally write up a satire on our own proceedings, but there is no dquestion but that you have outdone. them. One minor point: a few of the names you used, like "Livingood, Plapp, Wong'" etc., seemed, on the face of it, a trifle too unlike- ly, in the opinion of our public relations director, who; thinks himself a judge of humor. But the executivecommittee is in- clined to agree with your writers. * * * WE HOPE, though, that you don't send this publication to any alumni or faculty who might take it seriously. Needless to say, if anyone in any position of author- ity even dreamed for one minute that this was not satire, that stu- dent governments actually spent their time on such preposterous nonsense, it would be all over. What a pity that there are people who might lack the in- sight they ought to have. Congratulations, again on an extremely amusing bit of writing. The Council is onlynow recover- ing from complete laughter. Yours truly, Rosemary Weeb Secretary to the President ' Student GovernmentrCouncil (Following is the text of the let- ter sent from Michigan State Uni- versity vice-president Bryce V. Plapp to SGC's president regarding the letter' from Miss Weeb. A copy of this letter was sent to Dean of Men Walter B. Rea:) President, Student Government Council University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Dear President: AM enclosing a copy of a letter we received June 8 from your secretary, Rosemary Weeb She seemed to find the minutes of our May 27, 1959, Congress meeting very funny. However, we did not take her letter in very good hu- mor. We would suggest that you check the correspondence sent out by your government more care- fully, since this is a reflection on it. This letter was not in good taste as it actually insulted mem- bers of the All-University Student Government who have names "a trifle too unlikely." It also showed a complete ignorance of student government procedures and re- sponsibilities. Of course, I don't really believe 'that you dictated this letter as it certainly is not of university cali- ber. I am also certain that you know the purpose and value of exchanging minutes and would not ridicule or degrade a student government on the basis of its minutes. I know that you will agree with me that a careless letter should not sever relations between two great universities. I wish you success in the com- ing year and hope that a spirit of cooperativeness will prevail be- tween us. Bryce V. Plapp, Vice-President All-University Student Government (Following is the text of the let- ter sent from SGC Executive Vice- President Jo Hardee to MSU stu- dent government Vice-President Aryce V. Plapp. Misa ardee is the highest student government officer on campus for the summer session.) Bryce V. Plapp, Vice-President, All-University Student Government Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Plapp: IHAVE Just received your-letter of July 17, 1959 with the com- munication from a Ros e mar y Webb who claims to be the Sec- retary of our Student Govern- ment Council President. As we have no Rosemary Webb connect- ed with our organization (as a matter of fact, we have no Sec- retary to the President), I can- not imagine who could have sent this letter. Certainly, in no way should it be considered an offi- cial communication from the Stu- dent Government Council nor representative of its view of stu- dent government or of its sense. of decorum. We regret that some person has used the name of our organiza- tion to ridicule or degrade stu- dent government or to insult members of it. You .at Michigan State know, as we do here, that student gov- ernment must receive and be will- ing to accept a great deal of criti- cism, both valid and of the type included in the letter signed by Rosemary Webb. We regret deep- ly that someone at our University has chosen this tactless and taste- less manner of criticizing a stu- dent government that , he or she has obviously not had the oppor-- tunity to observe or to appreciate. Very truly yours, Jo Hardee Executive Vice-President y y {' 4' V AT THE MICHIGAN Hitchcock Comes Up with Another ALFRED HITCHCOCK has done it again. "North by North- west" is the Hitchcock genre from start to finish. If you like this method of presentation, you have an evening of humor and sus- pense ahead of you which will take a long while to forget. Hitchcock can, and does, pre-' sent a mystery story in a com- pletely cold-blooded manner. Ev- ery detail has its place; nothing is irrelevant, nothing is ever wrong. It is this touch, of the master that makes "North by Northwest," or any Hitchcock film, the greatest of possible treats. The old formula is still work- ing. Take settings no one else, ever thought of using (in this case the Mount Rushmore Na- tional Monument), add a first class mystery script and a com- petent cast and you have a Hitch- cock film. Throughout humor And suspense go hand in hand and the climax is always worth the build- up. HITCHCOCK uses ordinary lo- cations and turns them into dens of terror. The cities of New York and Chicago, a cornfield, a train -these are the stamping grounds of the mystery which, ends of the great stone nose of Thomas Jef- ferson ' at Mount Rushmore. Cary Grant, as the mis-identi- fied counterspy who is pursued by' 1 CAPITAL COMMENTARY: Republicans. By WILLIAM S. WHITE REPUBLICANS nationally are feeling a small but genuine lift in hope in the breezes blowing in from far Hawaii. The GOP pros certainly are not madly dainc- ing in the streets. But they are not quite so gloomy as they had been since the roof. fell in on them in their party's last test before the voters, November's Congressional elections. For the Republicans are undeniably the net winners from Hawaii's recent election, its first as our new 50th state, True, the Democrats took two of Hawaii's three new places in Con- gress---its single seat in the House of Repre- sentatives and one of its two Senate seats. But the GOP captured the real prize, the governor- ship. And Republicans took control of the Hawaii State Senate, which will confirm the. hundreds of appointments to state judgeships, boards and commissions to be made by the new Republican governor, William F. Quinn. These hundreds will form the first en- trenched political and bureaucratic stronghold in Hawaii. They will be there for .a long time; they will be influential for many years to come. S O, THE DEMOCRATS have won most of the honors, but the Republicans have won most of the spoils. hawaii proves that the Demo- cratic mastery of Congress, which has been evident since 1954, is on a still-rising arc.. There is practically no chance, looking realis- tically at the news from Hawaii, for the Re- publicans to regain either house in 1960. There is, however, an obviously better chance now for the Republicans in next year's struggle for the Presidency. 1 aying 'Aloha7/ more or less controls the handing out of jobs, public contracts and the like. * Alaska, the 49th state, went Democratic all the way. But Hawaii has gone Republican where it counts the most. . Publicly, of course, partisan hurrahs and counter-hurrahs are in much different tones. But all the foregoing is an accurate summary of what politicians here in both parties actually believe, and privately say. What is also privately admitted is this: Three or four years ago all concerned thought Hawaii would go practically totally Republican once she became a state. Three or four months ago, all concerned assumed it would go practi- cally totally Democratic. THUS, THE MARKED recent improvement in Republican prospects-out where the hula long preceded the hula hoop-is getting a good deal of cold examination 'In Washington. Many local considerations no doubt were involved. Nobody here claims either to analyze or to weigh these. But there is a lively suspicion among the more realistic Deniocrats that the Hawaii returns must indicate at least a slight rise in general Republican strength. The probably reason most discussed is that President Eisenhower's "anti-spending" cru- sade has done the Republicans more good than most ever thought it would. In confidence, several Democrats concede that it looks that way. One authentically partisan and liberal Democrat, Senator Richard Neuberger of Ore- gon, concedes it out loud. Neuberger's view may well be conditioned by the fact he is supporting the President on one AT THE STATE: 'Gun Hill' Nothing But Same (Yaw n) .Plot espionage agents across the coun- try, as always turns in a fine per- formance. He -is a master of so- phisticated comedy and at the same time a sensitive dramatic actor. This suave, aging man is still one of the best arciund. Eva Marie Saint, one of the most beautiful women around, can also act and she turns in an A-l portrayal of the woman whose real identity one i never quite sure of. James Mason is still masterful, even in his bit part. THIS FILM is superbly aided by the color camera, which cap- tures all the beauty of the loca- tions Hitchcock has selected. From the opening screen credits (which are artfully done) to the great stone faces at the end, the color is as breathtaking as the mystery. And Hitchcock offers another mystery in each film. Where is the grand oldman himself? ?Snce he takes a walk-on role in every film, Hitchcock fans have for years felt incomplete unless they have been able to 'spb~t him on, the; screen. Here his' ten-second ap- pearance is more obvious than most, but you. still have to keep your eyes open. Totalling the results: Add five points each for script, color, Grant and Saint. Add twenty-five points for Hitchcock. Add another point each for the Tom and Jerry car- toon and the newsreel (which shows folksy Khrushchev at his best). A bonus point can be added if Hitchcock is spotted. Advice: Spend your time watch- ing the picture' and not adding,. -Robert Junker A 4.' I H OW CAN Kirk Douglas collapse with weariness one moment, in the next gun down a saloon- full of hombres with another bad hombre slung across his shoulder? He can't, we know, but you must be tolerant. Kirk can show emo- tion only by sagging all over the landscape, display rock-hard cour- age only when sufficiently weight- ed with unconscious criminal. "Last Train from Gun Hill" is as expertly fitted to his talents as his skin-tight shirts are to his frame. The movie is a waste of time. What little talent it is pos- sible for Anthony Quinn to insert is effectively cancelled by Kirk and Carolyn Jones, neither of whom should ever appear in the western genre. The story is set in the days of the dying frontier, but the idea is left inert. Quinn, an old buddy of Kirk's, has a spread bigger than "Giant, owns the town, etc. His hellion son rapes and murders the Cherokee wife of Marshal Douglas. (The best acting is thus killed off in the first three minutes, as if to make you all the madder.) Revenge -- under the law, you understand-becomes Kirk's weary duty. Problem is, the Quinn bar- ony is in another legal jurisdic- tion, complete with kept sheriff and cheroot-smoking gunnies. Kirk meets Carolyn (Quinn's in- amorata) on the train to Gun Hill, from which the last train departs at nine for Kirk's peace-loving community. You know at once, then, the job is. tut out for him. He gets so pooped at it, you fear for his success. But, by all that's dogma in third-estate westerns, he does it! -Ernest Zaplitny x. Willie's Words. 0 0 7.41