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Friday, December 9, 1966 . Page 2 THE DAILY TAR HEEL Im Our Opinion. . . Kiel's Resignation Result Of Party Kill Party Game Letters To The Editor It was a sad pronouncement of the state of affairs of campus poli tics last night when Dave Kiel re signed from the University Party. This is the party of which he had been a member since the first month he was at UNC. This is the party whose candidates he had supported in seven campus-wide elections. This is the party of which he was chairman up until a few weeks ago. In announcing his resignation to his fellow legislators, Kiel said he could no longer identify with a party , whose main goal was op position to the present administra tion, a party that has repeatedly criticized him for working on worthwhile Student Government projects in behalf of the student body instead of opposing every thing the Powell administration has tried to do. We have seen Kiel to be a man of ideas and ideals, and we are not surprised that has refused to compromise either one. This year's Student Government orga nization is different from its pre decessors in that UP and SP mem bers have been working side by side in every area. President Powell, who wron on the Student Party ticket, has sur rounded himself with those people who seem to be most capable of getting certain jobs done, regard less of party affiliation. Teddy O'Toole, who ran against Powell last spring is the head of NSA, one of the areas of Powell's greatest interest. Ken Day, anoth er UP member, was put in charge of the Campus Affairs Committee, the branch of SG most likely to get public applause from the stu dent body. Phil Kirstein, a strong O'Toole supporter, serves as press secretary. And Kiel, even while he was UP chairman, was in Powell's closest confidence in organizing Student Government's plan for ed ucational reform. This bi-partisan effort for the good of Student Government has been quite attractive to bur eyes. But the University Party didn't like it. They needed issues, con-. troversy, opposition for the sake of opposition. So they showed him the back door, and he stepped out. When he stepped out, the Uni versity Party lost one of the fin est people in Student Government. How long will this game of party kill party continue? How long will the junior politicians play the role at the expense of what could be a strong Student Government? The people are in the organiza tionthe people with the ability, the intelligence, the ideas. But once again we have seen the re sults of their unwillingness to for get their party and work for Stu dent Government. Personally Speaking ho; Said; I'm.; Ruiudag Last Saturday I wrote an edi torial commenting on possible can didates in the spring student body elections. The editorial ended with this statment: "In the meantime it will be interesting to watch for new faces in the potential candi dates' gallery." When I pulled myself out of my rack yesterday I found out just how interesting it can be. For, there to greet me, tacked on bulle tin boards and trees, lying in the gutters and otherwise displayed, were hundreds of 8 & one-half x 11 yellow posters with a message printed in green ink. It said: "I've Got A Secret FRED THOMAS Is Planning To Be The First DTH Editor Ever To Run For President Of The STUDENT BODY. (Signed) Jean Pinkback er." Well now, that's not such a bad idea. Why not get the press over into the executive offices? I've been thinking of a possible slate of independents to run with me, and this is what I've come up with: vice president Alan Banov; sec retaryRay Linville; treasurer Norwood Pratt. I'll appoint Tom Manley and Bob Travis presidential assistants, and Bill Purdy will be a shoo-in for attorney general. John Jean Greenpinkbacker should be able to take care of the UNC CIA and han dle the distribution of poison pen letters and mysterious handbills. A lot of people were wondering yesterday who had engineered the poster project. I, of course, was a prime suspect. However, I would like to take this opportunity to plead my innocence and explain why I could not have done it. I would have had only two sources to which to turn to get the posters distributed my fraternity pledges or the DTH circulation staff. On the first count, I explain that we have only two pledges this -semester, and they could not pos sibly have handled the job. As for the DTH circulation staff, every one knows they are not capable of covering the entire campus. Who, then, did carry out the job? Maybe it was someone who is supporting me for the position and wanted to give me a little ad vance publicity. If so, I appreci ate it. Then maybe it was some one who plans to be on a ticket himself and doesn't want to be hurt by anything the DTH might say. So he sets the editor up as a candi date in an attempt to discredit any campaign-oriented comments that might be made in the paper. Then again, maybe it was a hair-brained scheme similar to the one used during the Dickson recall controversy last year. Dickson's former opponent collected "I'm for better roads" bumper stickers, clipped and pasted them together to form "I'm for broads" slogans, then set about to plaster the cam pus with them to bring shame on Dickson's activities. Of course, this program made as little sense as the "I've Got A Secret" show.. As a short follow-up, I'd like to play a few more quiz games: What's My Line? I am Bob Powell's undercover campaign manager for DTH editor. To Tell The Truth. I want to be student body treasurer so I can kill the Requisition System. Name That Tune. "Run, Babv Run." $64,000 Question. Mr. Editor, in light of recent claims made via posters, will you be a candidate for president of the student body next spring? Answer: I will come back with an expert in March to answer that question. ttflp latlg ar 74 Years of Editorial Freedom Fred Thomas, Editor Tom Clark, Business Manager Scott Goodfellow, Managing Ed. The Daily Tar Heel is the official news publication of the University of North Carolina and is published by students daily except Mondays, ex amination periods and vacations. Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription rates: $4.50 per semes ter; $8 per year. Printed by the Chapel Hill Publishing Co., Inc., 501 W. Franklin St., Chapel HOI, N. C. Book Parade Hassle Comtimnies Big Convert Editor. The Daily Tar Heel: Before reading Mr. Earnest J. Yanarella's recent letter, I labored under the miscon ception that the fraternity sys tem on this campus, as well as the entire student body, was composed of individuals, each with his own opinions and his own right to differ with fellow students. - In the capacity of spokes man (self-assumed) for the fraternity system, Mr. Yana rella labelled the title ap plied by the DTH to Mr. Sam West's letter (Sat., Dec. 3) a Peter Harris "gross disservice to other fra ternity members on campus." Apparently a much - needed leader has arisen in our midst, in the form of one Ear nest Yanarella, a leader who might at last articulate the complex sentiment of all fra ternity members on campus and authoritatively condemn those within the system who beg to differ with his articula tion. I also hail the revelation to the student body of an individ ual who is wise enough to an nounce to the world "the ulti mate objective." I have many nights tossed, sleep less, wondering what the ulti- U.S. Radicals Show Childish Impatience i.i pimii i. ..wniiiinjiiiiiiiiii I t In the stereotyped mind of every white man, there is at least a vestige of an unfavor able image of the typical Negro. The white establishment that breeds these stereotyped images has repeatedly been attacked by this writer. It has too many serious fallacies for it to be admired by anyone who believes in the better ment of mankind through so cial progress. The rejection of this estab lished order by many of to day's v o u n e a? t U and old liberals is probably the most outstand- p the various so cial movements developing in the United States. , The extreme program which recently has captured the interest of many liberals in America is the black power movement. It promotes hope for a quicker solution to problems which will not be entirely solved for many generations to come. The black power movement, unfortunately labeled (so I ; have been told by my radical friends), is trying to consoli date Negroes into an effective economic-political force. Its leader, Stokely Carmich ael, the great American dem agogue, has gone to the ex tremes in both his ideas and statements. He, indeed, fol lows the definition of the demagogue to an amazing de gree. "Demagogue one skilled in arousing the prejudices and passions of the "populace by rhetoric, sensational charges, specious arguments, catch words, cajolery, etc." This is the definition given by Web ster's New International Dic tionary. Carmichael has aroused both black and white pred judices and passions. Indeed, he has played upon these emo tions and used them as a stimulus behind his program. Carmichael wants the re filtering of economic re sources (e.g., money) into the Negro communities. He wants Negroes to become prouder of their cultural heritage. He wants to elect representatives to state and national legisla tures. All of these are admirable programs, despite the fact that economic refiltering is impossible as long as chain stores and supermarkets ex ist. However, if it were possi ble, then his ideas could do more for Negro progress than the compromises of Martin Luther Ong. , The legacy of Stokely Car michael is that he is a dema gogue. This will prove his downfall, perhaps his death, and he knows this. It almost seems as if Stokely cherishes the chance to become a martyr. But in the meantime, he .is preparing black Ameri can states and arousing a lib eral following by attacking the the vehemence and can muster. He accuses white of being raw'stc tx catchy Dhrar w power. He arouses latent hate m Negroes and whites alike. Despite his illogical state- ciafi16 may Pr0vide a cru cial, indirect contribution to whole civil rights mov ment. He is getting under the white man's skin. The steam and frL1 0f ke" ?J 0m tlus writer's per spective, this is occurring at a valuable time. By sapping ?a1e?ntthtn0W'nrether "5 ihte611 b: neater and r.wi;cffaDle ght . v," progress important future. This is, however, with hate all he liberals creates in the an in direct result which Carmich ael had no intention of creat ing. He wants to untie the Ne gro people against the white establishment. He thinks that integration is a compromise in the white man's favor and he does not want to see his people incorporate the middle class values of white Ameri ca. This , is well thought out, to be sure. However, when you consdi er that many of his followers slough-off his hate tactics and his segregationist outcries as being unimportant overstate ments, you begin to consider the great tragedy of Ameri can radicalism. American radicals in gen eral, are among the most cap able young intellectuals in the nation. They have a great deal to offer, both Negro and white. The tragedy is that their perceptions become lax, they begin to support not merely different tactics to similar goals, but hate tac tics towards a different goal. White radicals begin to per ceive the Negro as the poor innocent, down trodden chil dren of God incapable of do ing wrong. The e vil white" establish- ment holds nothing good and -the best means to solving the social injustice in America is through revolution. This is the impatient method, and 4t is wrong. First of all, Negroes live in an environment filled with crime and a permissiveness towards antisocial behavior. This is one of the prime rea-. sons why all Americans must fight to raise the Negro's eco nomic status. It is also the prime reason why segregation is most harmful to the Negro society. By excluding them selves from white America, they would be increasing their own economic plight and, thus, continue their sick environ ment. Carmichael believes that Negro identity should remain intact and should not become extinct through the disappear ance of prejudice from the eyes of all people, However, just because the goal of true equality may be a thousand years away does not mean that you do not fight for it. Impatience does not solve a thing and this is my major concern with the way Car michael has duped his radical followers. Hate is wrong. It should not be ignored merely as an over statement towards a similar goal which we all want. Car michael does not propose to be in favor of the same goal of equality and integration. Martin Luther King uses tactics of peace, contrary to the violence of Carmichael. King feels the frustrations of his race at least as much as Carmichael. King has gone through hell to help progress the Negro people towards a day when they will be able to walk the streets without feel ing the stare of a white man saying, "Get back in your place, nigger." King knows that working through the present power structure is the only realistic method of progress. This does not mean that he submits to the white establishment. Quite the opposite. Intelligent, meaning ful young people being wasted by a divergent movement which is wrapped-up in a sheep's wool of unreaUsm is painfully tragic. Unreasonable and implac able impatience, it should be remembered, is the charac teristic of an infant, not a man. This is a plea to radicals to open their eyes and reject hate tactics aimed at a goal of segregation, and for them to once again become involved in the fight for progressive goals in a constructive manner. mate objective of my life was, but now that Mr. Yana rella has revealed himself, an nounced the objective, and promised not to abandon the cause In the face of "heavy handed, slashing" assaults and "shallow, callous" de fenses, I have accepted a leader in life and my mission has become clear. I will join Mr. Yanarella's cause and help to convert to our way of thinking such mis erable malcontents as Sam West. I promise to help Mr. Yana rella dispel the "fear and un easiness rampant throughout our contemporary society" and expose with him the "sex ual insecurity" of those in articulate individuals who sympathize with the cause of heterosexuality in Chapel Hill. By helping misled members of Mr. West's "ideal society," I will, indeed, be doing a great service for the community: for to strengthen one is to strengthen all. And since, according to Mr Yanarella, regional, cultural heritage should have no bear ing on "the problem" to which he refers in the last para graph of his letter, I will from this time disregard skin color and ethnic background in dealing with my personal prejudices and will aspire to help Mr. Yanarella institute at last the ideal brotherhood of man as the basis for our "ultimate objective commu nity." Obviously, with enemies like Mr. Yanarella and myself, Mr. West needs friends. Fred Stevens Repression Editor, The Daily Tar Heel: The recent incident which occurred in Chapel Hill dur ing the "beat Dook" parade is an excellent example of the expression of an insatiable complex of inferiority on the part of the Caucasian male in America. Sam West's "sweet little black boys," used to "add a little flavor" are only one of the many symbols used to ex press .this complex. v This is nothing new, for it has existed for.; years in this country, both North and South. The chief effort of perform ances of this nature is an at tempt to debase the charac ter of the Negro male. Thus, in whatever available source, (sweet little black boys, for example) he is con stantly subjected to sources of ridicule and contempt. Many would hide behind this state ment as a stereotyped, para noid one, while expressing their repressed racism in more subtle forms. How did a group of young Negro boys add a little flavor to the parade? Was it their black faces that were funny? Did one find laughter in the black faces of these kids, whose fathers are black? Was it their facial expression or in tended stupor that aroused amusement? There must have been something amusing about these placard-carrying "spooks" (a key word which shows that the KA display display was racial and purely racial in nature). Three years experience at this "university" have con stantly backed up these statements and they are still being backed up today. have seen Negro American students and African students who are literally eaten up by pseudo liberals, library liberals, spoon-fed liberals and the works, only to be ostracized after being seen intimately relating to a Caucasian fe male. An exception? No, it is not an exception, for evidence clearly shows that this had happened, in one way or another, to every African male student who attended this institution up to the past year. Attempts by KAs and others to infuriate me and other Ne gro Americans does one thing: It reveals their gross complex to an even greater audience. What people like Gary Ber ber do not realize is the fact that his statement, "a heri tage for which not too many years ago, thousands of men gave fheir lives," is often an emotionally misused one. Mr. Berber has no respect able heritage if he is refer ring to the Sourth. A heritage which involves the enslave ment of human beings in any society when the people of that society find themselves technologically superior to do so is nothing of which to be proud. Sam West typifies the abominable character of the Caucasian American male. What he and most of his colleagues on this campus re fuse to do is face reality- If Sam does not like what he calls "constant bitches," then it is he who should leave this institution, for it is people of his complacent nature who are responsible for and perpe tuate them. As long as people such as he insist upon maintaining such a niggardly and bestial existence, we shall continue to "bitch" time and time again. Thus, the cycle continues and Gary, Sam and millions of others remain enslaved. : : Maybe Sam should try Haf- ry's, the , Balon Lounge,, the li brary bathroom, and the good old DTH for what they are worth. It might add a little flavor to his emanciating worth as a member of the human race. Thomas N. Bynum Futile Wait Editor, The Daily Tar Heel: This morning (Monday) at some unbelievable early and cold hour I somehow stum bled my way down to Car michael to get tickets for Friday's basketball game with Tulane. There had been only about 25 or 30 people ahead of me so I assumed I would get a good seat for the game. I finally got to the window to hear the girl say that the only seats left were up in one corner and behind the baskets. Being somewhat bewildered at the ability of 25 people to get 4,000 seats, I asked, "What happened to the seats in the center sections?" Her answer was, "Oh, those are the seats of the people with season tic kets." My question is how the hell can the Athletic Department justify selling the best tickets to the general public and sticking what few students that do get seats up among the bats and spiders in the rafters? Did not every student en rolled at the university buy a season ticket with his fees? Who is the University of North Carolina? Is it the mass of thievery - inclined merchants and silent faculty who can easily afford to buy these tickets? Or is it the students. Without us, what would you have? Nothing! After the tickets are gone for every home game there are hundreds perhaps thou sands of students who do not get to go to the game be cause they are "sold out." If the Athletic Department is not going to let the students see the games, how can they jus tify taking the students' mon ey? If they are not going to let us see the games, stop taking our money and let us buy the season tickets. I challenge the Athletic De partment to answer this. Bill Crouch Show Biz Editor .The Dailv Tar Heel: One of the first lessons we r a d i o-tWision-moMon oic ture majors are taught is that we owe our allegiance to the general public. For example, the Fpderal Communications Commission says the air waves belong to the public. So it is with disapoointment that we view the recent be havior of Chapel Hill's only movie theater, the Carolina. Without the comoetition of the Varsity, the Carolina managed to show "The Popdv is Alco 3 Flower" for days. And keeping this pitiful film all through the weekend was a cardinal violation of public service. It is certainly no secret that without the threat of competi tion, the Varsity and Carolina have managed to slip some prettv shoddy and dated films on their screens. Few of their pictures, say, have matched the caliber of Durham's Rial to. There are too many fine movies being produced thes days that we should be sub jected to "poppycock" (as Time puts it). It is time that the Carolina Theater manage ment woke up and realized that while they may be in a lucrative business position, they have alienated them selves from the public. Or is it only "show biz" to them? Richard A. Klein 'What I Really Want To Do Is Manage Bob Powell's Campaign For For DTH Editor!' ml ' ill w 'm$m yti k&mwf t . " is-.- .,
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