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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1955 THE DAILY TAR HEEL PACE TWO I Appomattox Shadows Linger In Southland At Appomattox, Virginia these days you can look down the winding country road up which General Lee rode his horse to meet Grant and see the McLean House standing as the site of the South's surrender and a shrine to Confederate pride. The old Southern house and village atop Clover Hill are being restored by the Na tional Park Service. And.soon tourists will flock to the hillsides where the hungry and worn men of the South waited with fading hope ninety years a'go. '. '.. Like our .'slave-owning (Mint Julep:sip- ping foretathers, we m tne soum sun em Carolina Front. 'Shoo!' - Of Fame And Air Raids And Hell Bt Things J. A. C. Dunn WE HAD AN interesting con versation with a first-semester freshman in the Pine Room the other day. He said he had ob served several ... - r lvina. tradition as n lirace the ffracious T. ' - O - - . . - wt irp nHollnnf opnilptnrn rourtin? the v. - ty o drawling fjelles of a century ago. Only today this living means drinking Cokes (a multi million dollar industry in the region) and watching television, living in cities like At lanta and Charlotte and Richmond instead of on plantations. They Ratable The Region In tiie midst of all these changes in the South, shadows of the hungry and worn Confederate soldiers at Appamottox ramble about the region in a disgruntled manner. And as they perform with this New South as a backdrop, they remind us of old silent movies. These shadows are grotesque and antique. In Louisana, we see the shadows con vening in a secret group called the "South ern Gentleman's Organization." This group is attempting to rally Louisana white per sons who are determined to keep racial se reration. It is much like another group of shadows in Mississippi known as the Citi zens Council. What the "Southern Gentlemen" and the Citizens Council and similar groups for get is that they are shadows in this age of atomic plants in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Aiken, South Carolina. In the late lSGo's, similar Southern groups roamed under names such as the Knights of the White Camelia1, the Constitutional Guards, and the Knights of the Rising Sun. But that was the South of Radical Reconstruction and Fed eral troops stationed to ensure Republican control not the South of atomic plants, booming industrial progress, and urbani zation. An Old Voice Is Outdated Another voice coming recently from a figure resembling Lee's broken army about Appamattox says that it will "champion the Southern viewpoint at all times." This sha dow spoke from Georgia; he is Governor Martin Griffin. And again he is speaking the words of 100 years ago, Avoids appropriate for John C. Calhoun but not suitable for a region that is producing men of the Jonathan Dan iels, Frank Graham, Richard Russell, and Ralph McGill caliber. Other shadows darken the New South. They are about us each day in segregatead schools and the mental block that exists about trade unions. We all know what they are ideas we still haven't outgrown, tra ditions that have outlived their usefulness. University Professor Rupert ft. Vance of the Sociology Department, writing in the Virginia Quai terlyitells us that today's South is one of urbanization and industrialization, a region in which sharecropping and ten ancy are disappearing. In -short, Dr. Vance and other thinkers see this region as a dif ferent one, a dynamic one. That is why we must look for the lioht to lilt the dark shadows of Lee's men from the New South. Let them live in' history as a lesson for Southerners bent on sectional, ism-not m our factories, schools, and lives If little literary groups sitting around over stacks of empty coffee cups and set tling the j world's hash; i in fact he had t not only seen them, he had joined some of their conversations. Of course they were very in tellectual, and frequently over his head, but all the same he had managed to come to some con clusions about highly literary people and the intellectual bar rages to which they daily sub ject each other. He said he got ten the impression that the "il luminati" who sit around and discuss the emoted word at in terminable length seemed to think that by talking about the , fame and greatness of other people they acquired a certain amount of fame themselves; that if they acquired a fame they would to a certain extent be able to enjoy it after death; and that the ones who aspired to be writers, if given a suf ficiently large sum of tax-free money, would never write another word. tEfce 29atl Wax )eel The official student publication of the Publi cations Board of the University of North Carolina, where it is published , i Si- f ihf t'-nivrrsrtv , ' , v V v North- Carolina - - ntmh frl in Jamuu v 1 - - . v :: :. v.. -. - - i f ' S - 1 daily except Monday and examination and vacation periods and summer terms. Enter s' ed . as second class matter at the post of fice in Chapel Hill, N. C, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Sub scription rates: mail ed. $4 per year, $2.50 a semester; delivered, $6 a year, $3.50 a semester. 'ft-;; '& sfevy. MATTER OF FACT Editors ED YODER, LOUIS KRAAR Managing Editor FRED POWLEDGE Business Manager TOM SHORES Associate Editor News Editor J. A. C. DUNN Jackie Goodman Advertising Manager Circulation Manager Subscription Manager Assistant Business Manager Photographer Dick Sirkin Jim Kiley Jack Godley Bill Bob Peel Boyden Henley Night editor for this issue Eddie Crutchfield THIS IS INTERESTING think ing. We are inclined to agree with his first remark; digging into our subconscious (a job which can only safely be done with rubber gloves and an oxy gen mask), we find that at times we too have felt that in talking of the fame of Faulkner we were enjoying a certain modi cum of fame ourself. We do not agree with the freshman's second comment. No normal person, we believe, ever consciously thinks he can ac tively, personally enjoy fame after death. It is however, more plausible to ascribe what the freshman was talking about to an attitude expressed by Kip ling when he said quite simply that "no young man thinks he is ever going to die." And as to the prediction about writers, we see a certain para . dox in the freshman's observa tion; if a person is a writer he will write no matter how much money he has; if he stops writ ing as soon as someone gives him something to live on he is not a writer. He is, rather, a typist. ANQTHER INTERESTING REMARK was made to us last week, when the storm over the budget was at its peak. Our in formant said that in his opinion, with regard to the hassle be tween The Daily Tar Heel and the Legislature, the legislature never really understood the Tar Heel and that the Tar Heel never really understood the Legislature, consequently the Legislature never learned to re spect the power of purse strings; all with the result that the two groups went right on snarling at one another and leaping at each .other's throats year after ""year. Every time this highly po tent war between the govern ment and the press becomes in flamed and springs into the. headlines, or at least the sub headlines, we imagine the facul ty, that is those members of it who Jiave been around here long enough to see a few cycles go through their recurring routine, must laugh rather wearily to itself and sigh, "Oh, there they go again trying to commit journ alistic (or legislative) homicide," and retire stoically into an acad emic air raid shelter until the clashing issues stop exploding, the search lights of self-righteousness are flicked off, and the final siren or dying interest or diversionary events sounds the "all' clear." Maisu, Quemoy And Politics Stewart Alsop WASHINGTON Maybe there ought to be no connection be tween domestic politics and the crisis in the Formosa Strait. But there is. The connection is very much on the minds of politicians in both parties. At least in part because this is so, American in tervention in case of an attack on the offshore islands, which ' looked very probable a few weeks ago, looks much less so now. Instead, an all-out attempt by the Administration to extricate it self from the Quemoy-Matsu di lemma is looking more and more in the cards every day. The at tempt could take the form of the kind of Anglo-American deal re cently described in this space. Or it could be a simple warning to Chiang either to evacuate or -to prepare to fight alone. Extrica tion may quite conceivably be the purpose of the sudden visit to Formosa by Assistant Secre tary of State Walter Robertson and Adm. Arthur Radford, a pair it would be hard to accuse of appeasemcnt-mindedness. At any rate, one thing is cer tain there is strong and grow ing political pressure on the Ad ministration to avoid a fight for Matsu and Quemoy. The Demo crats are clearly beginning to see the Matsu-Quemoy issue as, potentially, the "gut issue" t use against the Administration that they have so far lacked. And many Republicans fear they may be right. BITTERLY AWARE The Democrats are bitterly aware that the "peace issue" has Tbeen used effectively against them, by Republicans in the past. Many Democrats believe that the Quemoy-Matsu crisis may pro vide them with a golden oppor tunity to seize the "peace issue" for themselves, meanwhile hang ing the "war party" label on at least a section of the Republican party. In fact, politicians in both par ties sense or think they sense a strong movement of opinion against intervention to save Que moy and Matsu. Congressional mail on the subject has not been heavy. But it has been steady, and anti-intervention by a wide margin. The press has also been surprisingly anti - intervention. lAnd experiences like that o Minnesota's Sen Hubert Hum phrey have impressed other poli ticians. N Humphrey recently invaded California, home stamping ground of Sen. Wiliam Knowland, chief advocate ,of the view - that the offshore islands must at all costs be defended. Humphrey made a whole series of speches oppos ing intervention. He even com mitted the near-sacrilege of pro posing that Nationalist China should be replaced by India on the United Nations Security Council. ENTHUSIASM Humphrey has reported to fel low Democrats that he was en thusiastically received every where, even by audiences he had expected to have Knowland's views. This sort of thing leads politicians to suspect that they have found that pearl beyond . price a winning issue. It has also led many Democrats to complain privately that they made a ter rible mistake when they did not fight the Formosa resolution, as former President Truman urged when the resolution was being debated. For the Formosa resolution makes any effective exploitation of the issue difficult. The reso lution committed the Democrats in advance to rely on the Presi dent's judgement the more partisan declare that they were "mouse-trapped" into approving whatever the President might do. Moreover, if the Democrats adopted an outright party posi tion against intervention to save the islands, as some Democrats now urge, the party Would cer tainly be accused of softness on communism. It would be ac cused, with more justice, of ex tending to the Communists an open invitation to attack. Vet if President Eisenhower subse quently decided not to intervene, his hand would be strengthened, and Democratic criticism fore stalled. FORMULA In this political dilemma, the most effective formula seems to be Adlai Stevenson's charge that Administration bungling has gi ven the nation a "choice Between another humiliating xetrfat or! else the hazard of war . . . un leashed not by necessity ... ." Neither retreat nor unnecessary war is particularly popular poli tically. All this is not to suggest for a moment that either Democratic criticism of the Administration's Asia policy, or the Administra tion's increasingly Visible ten dency to back away from inter vention in the face of this cri ticism, are wholly politically mo tivated. There are honest argu ments, which have nothing at all to do with domestic politics, both for and against defending the offshore islands. Men's motives are always mixed, and patriotism and even simple common sense are by no means unknown in ei ther party. Yet it is of no use pretending that the Quemoy-Matsu dispute, land indeed the whole crisis abroad, are not deeply charged with domestic political meaning. In this situation the danger is clear. The danger is that both parties will begjn to compety? feverishly for the "peace party" . label. .This is by. no mejins a startling British for the Munich was, of choice fighting ly new idea both major parties were competing same label during the period. The end result course, the old Hobson's between surrender and a war of despair. Reader's Retort Notes 'Feelie7 & Leonard EDITORS: It is not my custom t0 write letters to tho editor, but on this occasion I can not resist. I call jour attention to the April 16 issue of your paper, the column written by Reuben Leonard. It contains a paragraph concerning the advent of the "feelie" age, replacing the "movies". This is an obvious copy of an idea from Huxley's "Brave New World." I see no credits in Mr. Leonard's column. Yet what do we read directly beneath his , column? A reader's retort condemning plagiarism! This could call forth many remarks, but I would sum them up with Practice what you preach. John C. Whitfield P. S. I would imagine that many of your letters are of a critical nature. They, like mine, would at least indicate that we read and lake an interest in your paper, with which you are doing a good job. THE TAX PLAN AT RALEIGH Under the committee's plan, approximately one-fourth of the total amount would come from taxes on property.. One of the ten proposed levies is a tax on building materials surely a tax on progress; while another would tax real estate transfers. In both instances, the man hardest hit would be the builder or buyer of a home. Approximately one-sixth would come from taxes 0n automobiles. Automobiles have ceased to be a luxury and have become a neces sity, and the automobile already is the most heavily taxed item the average man must buy. And approximately one-ninth would come from the farmer, in taxes on seeds, feeds, fertilizers, and insecticides. Well over half, therefore, of the total would come from three groups of citizens property owners (chiefly home-owners), automobile owners, and farm ers. And this program would tax luxuries, not needs. Franklin . Press. - Suspicious Of Southerners In Congress Doris Fleeson WASHINGTON. A suspicion exists in Washington that the Southern leadership of the Sen ate and, to a lesser degree, of the House would manage to be brave if they could be sure that after 1956 they still controlled Congress and President Eisen hower still ran the Executive branch. It is a reasonable prospect. Congressional margins are al ready narrow, many Democrats coming up next fall are in the Solid South while some Repub licans coming up are from doubtful states and districts or have failed to make impressive records here. In an extraordinary burst of candor, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson of Texas, speaking at the Rayburn dinner, called the roll of states where he expects to pick up Senators next fall. Experienced politic ians are great claimers, but the rule is to be general rather than specific lest you be embarrassed as a prophet or discourage the party faithful in the places you omit to name. But Johnson said the Dem ocrats whould oust Republicans in Maryland, Indiana, Ohio, Connecticut, Illinois,- Pennsyl vania, California, Colorado and Idaho. The House rarely fails to follow the Senate. COMMATID Such victories would still leave senior Southern Democrats in commanding positions. In the Senate, Southerners are chair men of eight of the 15 standing committees and of two special committees, the latter two be ing Democratic Policy and the Select Committee on Small Bus iness. Every Southern-controlled committee ranks as a major committe. In fact, the only truly prized 'post not in Southern hands is chairman of the Ap propriations Committee, where Carl Hayden of Arizona ranks Richard B. Russell of Georgia, who is second in command. In the House, 13 of 19 stand ing committees and both the two special committees have South ern chairmen. Again, Appro priations is an exception, with Clarence Cannon from the bor der state of Missouri as chair man and a Texan, George H. Mahon, ranking second. These Southern-directed House com mittees are very important, in deed. They include Rules, which controls the flow of business, and the tax-raising Ways and Means. It is being suggested that the Southerners perceive the use fulness of having a Republican President to whom they can pass the buck. When this is added to their obvious disinclination to attack President Eisenhower, the reason is seen for the existing suspicion that their slogan is: "Time for not too much change." Possibly they are influenced by the fact that the next Dem ocratic Presidential nominee is unlikely to be chosen from their number. It was demonstrated again at the Rayburn dinner that Adlai Stevenson can have the nomination if he wants it. He does want it. S0 that's that. DEPTH Adding depth to the current suspicion is the fact that Presi dent Eisenhower has .. accepted the New Deal framework in very large part, including foreign policy. True, his administrators of the independent agencies are not aggressive defenders of the social philosophy which brought their agencies int0 ' being and there has been some sabotage. But the framework stands. Another factor, which perhaps induces a certain relaxed mood among Southerners, is the almost-total disappearance of the Eiscenhower Democrats in their states. James F. Byrnes is no longer governor of South Caro lina, and President Eisenhower deliberately chose not to be of fensive to Speaker Rayburn by staying away from a testimonial dinner to Byrnes given in South Carolina the same Saturday night. Governor Shivers, the Texas Dixiecrat, is in trouble with a land scandal at home, and Louisiana loyalists say that pro-Ike Governor Robert F. Kennon is on his way out. Suspicions regarding the Southern leaders true feelings about 1956 will only be dissipat ed by generally energetic parti san, axtion on their, part. ' " Y -Court Corner Rueben Leonard T" THIS IS praise to the student Legislature day. r vear and seventeen days ago the students at"! ol - went to the polls and elected the largct frm.n of "political nymphomaniacs' this campus has ever seen. This past Thursday night the majority of that same power starved Lcglslature stepped down from office. What have they done while in office? They have held investigation, inquisitions and deliberations. Thpv have played the role of big-time politicians but their complete lack of student desires and their colossal stupidity has overshadowed any good that they might have done. As they say in the old coun try Tey fought a good fight, but they loused. I will say this for the old Legislature, when they went out of office Thursday night they performed their greatest service to the students in their politi cal career. WHERE DID the Legislature goof? In the first place they cut The Daily Tar Heel budget by 10 per cent. How in the hell can they .chop $5,000 h, appropriations from the newspaper, the backbone of campus affairs, just because they realize they don't have enough money tb please all the organi zations of which they are members? In the second place, when they found out that there were not sufficient funds to meet the budget did they forget their student government-executive secretary brainchild? No- They went right ahead with an allotment of $1,300 for a permanent secretary to keep stu dent government files. Boy, oh boy, those lazy poli ticians who are elected to offices by the students, turn around and spend student money to hire a sec retary to do the jobs they are elected to do. Personally, I think more girls should be in campus politics their hands are smaller and they can't steal as much. DID YOU know that the chairman of the Caro lina Forum gets $400 travel expenses to book speakers? I always thought that the invention of the telegraph and the telephone had cut out the necessity for hopping in a big-Buick, filling it up with gasoline, and going on a sight-seeing trip, with the booking of a speaker as a mere incidental. I'm just an old fogey I guess. PREXY DON Fowler might find a permanent secretary a very time saving device. He can hand her his rumored black list and say, "File thevj names under D' m'am, 'D' as in dead politically, that is." I don't blame you Don, go ahead and keep some of those who campaigned against you from using their know-how and ability for the good ol the students. You're running the show or arc you.' LEWIS BRUMFIELD, that pompous drawl from the left bank of the Yadkin River spent Thursday morning in Y-Court bumming cigarettes and an nouncing over the public address system that the "Tennis Ball" was going to be held Friday niht. "Yall come on down to the asphalt tennis court tomorrow nite," he said, "We . are reallly gonna' have a bawl." "What if it rains," interrupted an observer. "By God,, it better not rain," answered Lewd Mouthed Lewis. THE OPERA "Vigoro" has finally ended. The aria is no longer filled with the putrid perfume distributed by Grounds-Keepers Incorporated. That is one good thing about Chapel Hill, you never know what is going to happen next. Your frater nity brother might be a Commie or your roommate might buy a pair of Bermuda shorts. It hasn't bee t proved by any of the investigating committees that Bermuda shorts and Communism are correlated, but you had belter not take any chances. The card yon hold may be your own. SENIOR WEEK starts Monday. After four long years the seniors are going to be kings and queens. Let's hope that none of them live it up so thorough ly that they won't get their share when that old sheep is sheared. IF ANYONE is interested in learning the ne.v -game on campus called "pantv-ante" they can get a complete list of the rules from Ray Jeffries. Be sure to get the list of prizes offered by the Honor Courts also. MR. JOHN C. Whitfield has written a letter t , the editor concerning the paragraph in this column of April 16 pertaining to "feelies." I am awfully sorry that I did not give Mr. Hux ley credit for originating the idea of "feelies," main ly because I have never read "Brave New World." Actually, I got the idea while rereading "ip:;r by George Orwell and not once is the word "feehe , u 'r 0tJer l read any more the column, tSL ii IInd 1 31 1 CPy Drew Pearson's column d nS & bserver' tle it Y-Court Corner, and put my name under it. muth ldf?5 3Sid' 1 aPPreeiate your letter very Corner H 5'U CRtinUC to re;'d V-Court Corner and criticize it any time you please. Quote, Unquote Honour pricks me on. Yea, but how if honour prick me off when I come onhow then? Can hn- S!f I , 3 leg? n: r an arm? : r take away word 1 3 WUnd? " Wht is honour.' -ord. What is in that word honour; what is that Sv n 1H V U;h h3th it? he tha died o- Wed nesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? n... not liTn 1 HthC,n? yCa' 10 thc dcad- -!I ll no uffJ -, hTlSC h,VinS? n0' Wh-? detraction u.M mer ' Jon J' Th(refore of it. Honour is a ham Shakespeare, Krncj Henry IV, Act V, Seine I,
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