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PAGE 7 5-Year Man | Union^ Govt. Issue Student Statement Vietnam Issue: Herman Speaks For The Doves The University Union Program Board and the Student Government Executive Council have met, and wish to make the following state ment to the Student Body: This week, Senior political science major Gene Herman of Addison Drive in Charlotte presents the case for those who favor the with drawal of American troops from Vietnam. Herman is 33 years old and has been a student here since 1963. Spring Semester, 1967, he switched from night sessions to day classes. He has a previous college career at New York University between 1952 and 1955. One of the primary organizers of the new group of vocal students, ACTION, Herman lists ten reasons for U.S. non-military involve ment in Vietnam. His list reads as follows: Lists Ten Reasons 1. The cultural and religious background of Indo-China (of which Vietnam is a part) is strictly nationalist and non subject to Chinese domination. There are significant segments of the population, North and South, which are Buddhist and Catholic. 2. History, recent and past, will show trade with China but never has the Indo-Chinese accepted Chinese domination. There has been a long history of confiict between Indo-China and China. 3. The Indo-Chinese struggled against Japanese domination under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and were aided by the United States. The struggle was for Independence and freedom. 4. The U. S. supported British withdrawal from India and Ma laysia, Dutch withdrawal from Indonesia and our own withdrawal from the Philippines. Why did we support through policy and ma terials French colonialism in Indo-China? 5. The Geneva Conference (1954) forced Ho Chi Minh to surrender halt of Vietnam with the proviso that free elections would be held in 1956. This was never done. 6. The U. S. supported the puppet regime of n- - \ hack who never had fought for Vietnam’s freedom. 7. The conflict which broke out after the Geneva convention was nj and is a struggle for unification. It is a civil war ir; which the U.S. has no legal political grounds to involve itself. It was identified as a civil war by the U. S. until 1965. 8. For his eighth point, Herman cites quotes by former presi dents Eisenhower and Kennedy, Secretary of Defense McNamara and President Johnson which repeatedly call for American non-involve ment in an “all out war in Indo-China.” 9. This is not another Munich. The struggle is from within and not from without. Granted the fight is being supplied, but from two camps, not one. 10. There is no valid substance to the concept of a “domino theory” preposterous nonsense without any creditable basis. .This is How To Withdraw United States go about the business of with- rM How, then should the ti drawal from Vietnam? I “The bombing should be stopped immediately,” says Herman, « “for an undefined time span and without any guarantees from the M North.” id ^ He continues, “The expectation would be that there would be a ci] response from Hanoi for discussion of the resolvement of the con ic^ flict. If, four to six months after the bombing has ceased, there is no response, the entire issue should be placed in the hands of the United Nations. “Any negotiations,” he insists, “should include discussions of the eventual reunification of the whole country under any governmental system the majority of the people desire.” Within six months Mter the significant conflict has ceased, Herman believes “. . .the United States should withdraw unless requested to stay by the government in control of the nation of Vietnam.” Peace demonstrations in this country definitely serve a good purpose, whether they are peaceful or violent, according to Herman. • They serve to call attention to the fact that there are elements in this society in opposition to the government policy in Vietnam, he contends. “This country is strong enough to accept any criticism by anyone ’^*^0 wants to voice it,” says Herman. “This statement is based on woeep faith in democratic principles and philosophy,” he continues. W ‘Dissent by anyone for any purpose is provided for in the Declara- 11 non of Independence and the Constitution.” b(| "I Watch next week for the voice of a student who favors U.S. ■| hnued involvement in the Vietnamese hostilities. “The State laws of North Car olina prohibit alcoholic beverages on State property. The campus regulations of UNO-C prohibit the display of alcoholic beverages by students or their guests at any school function. The enforcement of these regulatiwis is at present the responsibility of the members of the Student Body, as it should be. The Student Body, however, must be a responsible cme and must What with recent peace demonstrations at the pentagon and CBS correspondent Martin Agronski’s speech on this campus last Wed nesday, the American involvement in Vietnam, already a topic of considerable campus conversation, has become the subject of even more discussion. It is reasonably safe to speculate that the majority of students here favor the withdrawal of United States troops from the hostili ties , but the minority who advocate the continuation and fullfillment of American commitments in South Vietnam cannot be discounted altogether. Therefore, this week and next, this column is committed to pre senting student views both for and against U.S. involvement in the Vietnamese hostilities. Letters To Editor Want More News? Tell TV Stations Dear Editor: Students, faculty, and members (rf the administration at UNC-C face a might decision: do they wish news on the most vital and controversial issue of the day or not? If the answer is yes, let them fetch pen and paper and impor tune the programmers of our lo cal TV stations. Case 1. The Frank McGee Re port, Scherer McNeil Report, and Meet the Press have disappeared. On October 15, 1967, Meet the Press carried an interview with Governor Romney (he is interest ed in the US presidency). None of the local TV stations bestirred themselves to run it— a callous act of disregard which would not have been tolerated in a major city of the United States. Case 2. On October 1, there was a complete blackout on all sophisticated interview and news programs. No explanation. Just silence. Case 3. On October 15, Firing Line and William F. Buckley, Jr., scheduled an interview at 11:30 p. m. (hardly prime TV time by anybody’s standards) with Profes sor Hans Morgenthau, one of the most significant scholars in the field of international relations. What appeared at 11:30 p.m., how ever, was a rendition of the day’s stock car races. Some who wait ed patiently to hear Morgethau went to bed. Others more stalwart and persistent discovered the program at midnight (finally). No advance notice of the unscheduled change. No explanation. Presumably just a visceral preference for stock car races. Case 4. On October 22, the 21st Century scheduled at 5:30 p.m. failed to appear. Instead twenty minutes of its time was unex- plainably consumed by athletic games, which in point of fact had already been on continuously tor more than three hours. No ex planation. Just an incredible de cision to amputate two-thirds of the 21st Century with the apparentas- sumption that the public would not notice. What is happening in our city? How in the world can students be imbued with a sense of important values, and intellectuals maintain their sanity ,w their sanity, when a clearly sche duled program probing the crucial issues of the day is suddenly dis placed by a car race? Where are we as an avowedly informed so ciety headed when news programs are plated on wheels and shunted back and forth into the most un seemly hours ofthe day—and, alas, even into oblivion? Now this writer has not been idle. Careful letters to WSOC and WCCB in December, 1966, have yet to be acknowledged or answered. A public relations pitch from the Jefferson Standard Company (WBTV) was polite, but laced with placebos and palliatives. A more recent response from WSOC to my Observer letter of October 18,1967 was an effort to illuminate the commercial dimensions of the television syndrome. Certainly the business world can be a grim place; but whatever the popularity polls show, a diet saturated with hum- but is no fun. All this has failed to persuade me that the transmission of basic news programs ought to rest on the precarious beneficience of tel evision entrepreneurs or even the inexorable dictates of the market place. Somehow there must be an irrestible urge for public service in a community of a quarter of a million citizens who have pro ved so receptive to the establish ment of UNC—C — indeed for good reason. Charlotte stands to gain handsomely. And why not? Free dom of ideas and unfettered in quiry are the special business of a university as well as the general business of the American people. It is high time my colleagues on both sides of the podium joined me in the task of making this unequivocally clear. Pen and paper pleasa Nish Jamgotch, Jr. act accordi^ly or the right of self regulation will be forfeited. It would then become necessary for this regiUatory function to be per formed by the University adminis tration, If this were to happen, it wouid not only severely dampen our enthusiasm for developing a meaningful program of extra curricular activities here, but would indicate that our Student Body is little more than a col lation of predominantly irrespon sible children displaying a high school attitude at best. We do not think that this is descriptive or our contemporaries here at UNC-C. In closing, we would remind you that privilege is always accom panied by responsibiUty. With this in mind, we urge you to heip us insure that our ri^t of seif-gov ernment is kept intact,” “It wouldn’t be so bad if he’d just stop that infernal whistling!’’ Lack Maturity To Be Gentlemen Dear Mr. Smith, Enjoyed your “A Gentleman Is. . .” column in the scandal sheet. It is an unfortunate thing that most of us, regardless of our age, lack the maturity of exert sufficient emotional control over ourselves as to qualify as gentle men. Perhaps we fear to exhi bit strains of individuality when we are with others, for the scheral trend seems to be to exhibit those behavior patterns which the group considers as “in.” Seldom are our thoughts, beliefs, or ideals our own —tinted with any degree of ori- ^ality, regardless of how rugged, imperfect, or unpolished they may be, they certainly are not. I did disagree with one of your definiticais, that one being, “one who allows the composition of his audience. . . expressing himself.” It is true if applied in an upligt- ing manner, i.e., when one is at tempting to communicate with those whose command of the lang uage is better than our own, whose moral ideas and behavior are high er than our own, or whose char acter is purer tlan our own, then certainly should employ the best language of which he is capable. Surely it must lie heavily on the conscience of each of us when by our words and actions we act to the detriment of another. The obverse, however, is not necessarily true. When, by circumstance or choice, we find ourselves in the midst of a group whose ideals and standards are be neath our own, then we are cer tainly not living up to the stand ards of “gentlemen” when we al low that group to cause us to lower our standards to their level, and to communicate in crude and uncouth terms. For it is certain that as soon as we do, while they may certainly understand us bet ter, they no longer respect us. And what is a gentleman but one who by his behavior, bearing, and ideals, deserves and receives the respect of his associates? Mitch Borden. Biology Club Elects Officers The Biolo^ Club is now hold ing nomination of officers for the 1967-1968 school term.Electionof officers will be held Wednesday, November 8, at the regular meet ing of the club which will be held in K103 at 12:00 noon. Anyone who has completed eight hours of biology is encouraged to attend and is eligible to vote. Further infor mation on the Biology Club can be obtained at this meeting. Nomin ations for officers will not be clo sed until the Nov. 8 meeting. SHORT RATIONS Live within your income to day and you’ll find it’s a very effective way to reduce.
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