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crc r c :: rt '.- i 1 : :i - vr l a t :t : s Is !f h 1 mt 5 atlp Sar Heel Jw ;7s sixty-ninth year of editorial freedom, unhampered by restrictions from either the administration or the student body. The Daily Tar Heel is the official student publication of the Publications Board of the University of North Carolina. All editorials appearing in The Daily Tar Heel are the personal expressions of the editor, unless otherwise credited; they ire not necessarily representative of feeling on the staff. 1 II October 3, 19G2 Tel. 942-2356 Vol. XLX, No. 12 o ur Elders The situation in Oxford, Missis sippi has given all of us due cause for reflection, and with this reflec tion, our thoughts wander inevitab ly home to our situation here in Chapel Hill. Tco often in the class discussions and student bull sessions, we tend to think that up here at the great and quasi-liberal University of North Carolina we are truly ad vanced, that as a student bod' we are more intelligent and more worldly than our suffering fellow students to the far south. However, that just might not be the case. Our university has to a degree accomplished racial integration, but that should not immediately be at tributed to the presence, on this campus, of a wise and enlightened student body, as is too readily done. But rather, to the quality and nature of those who have been our leaders, our Chancellors, our Deans. It may be granted that a good deal of the shouting and speculating on racial matters is done by our "student" generation, but when we look closely at troubled situations, we must recognize that most of the constructive action eliminating se gregation on this and other sensible campuses has been carried out by our elders. That is to say, by those apparently ridiculous and conserva tive souls who are richer in years and, alas though we deny it, exper ience than are we. The fact might be this: that al though the magazines and press talk incessantly about the surging and djmamic "take-over" genera tion, we in actuality are not that generation. The "new frontier" still has its banners carried by the pro fessors of Harvard, not by the stu dents. And the majority of any ac tual organization for the elimina tion of racial barriers is coming from the actions of the presidents, the chancellors and the deans, not the students. Indeed, student publications do speak out, the majority of picketers continue to be young, and we will always "bull-it-up" a lot. That is as it should be. For we have definite and binding responsibilities as con cerned citizens to make manifest our opinions and beliefs. We should make use of our vigor while it lasts. We may, in many instances, light the spark that flames into the even tual burning of racial barriers. But we should not lose sight of the ac tual and continual efforts of our elders. We may light the spark, but it still seems that they are always . around to apply the torch. Are we to be grateful on this par ticular campus about not having bloodshed with our integration be cause we are an enlightened and progressive student body or because we have had the good fortune of being led by men of keen minds men with foresight and courage. Is the misfortune of the "Ole Miss" students that they are not as enlightened as we at UNC, or is the problem at "Ole Miss" that the stu dent body lacks intelligent and qualified leadership? We think it is the latter. And we are grateful for our elders and their actions. (CW) Who 's To Blame? Gov. Ross Barnett and Sen. James Eastland of Mississippi have slough ed off the rioting and shooting in Oxford as caused by the Federal marshals and troops presumably removing all stigma of blame from their heads. Mississippi congressmen, Gov. John Patterson, and a few other lonely compatriots have joined in this chorus of don't-blame-u-it-were-them-dirty-Feds-which-done-it. But it is unlikely that many people are being fooled by all these charges and condemnations. Ob viously they are politically motivat ed and have no more than a passing resemblance to the truth. Probably the Federal marshals , 6 i 1 I i 4 'i ' mb(c Bail? mat $ictl JIM CLOTFELTER CHUCK WRYE Editors Bill Ilobbs Associate Editor Wayne King Ilarry Lloyd Managing Editors Bill Waumett News Editor Ed Dupree .. Sports Editor Curry Kirkpatrick Asst. Spts. Ed. Chris Farran Matt Weisman Feature Editors Harry DeLung Night Editor Jim Wallace Photography Editor Mike Robinson Gary Blanchard Contributing Editors DAVE MORGAN Business Manager Gary Dal ton Advertising Mgr. John Evans Circulation Mgr. Dave Wysong Subscription Mgr. rsi Iatlt Tab Hxsx. 1b published dally accept Monday, examination periods and vat ations It Is entered as second class m itter In the post office in Chapel Bill, N C, pursuant wltB the act of March t. 1870. Subscription rates r S40 Der ser tester, $3 per year. Thi rAtLT Tar Esb Is a subscriber to the United Press International and utilizes the services of the News Bu reau oJ the University of North Caro lina Published by the Publications Board at the University of North Carolina, "hapel Hlil N C. II m 1 11 i i i-i 1 y i i I li H were inexperienced in handling mobs. Probably they should have stopped the rioting before it came to the point where tear gas was needed. Probably the marshals were verly rough on some of the rioters. Probably. Not probable, however, but cer tain was the malperformance of duty by Mississippi troopers. Cer tain was the effect of Ross Har nett's statement that "My heart says 'Never' " on the students Sun day night. Certain was the effect of the state troopers leaving after the first tear gas shot. Clear and obvious is the blame which Gov. Barnett and the Missis sippi troopers must bear for what happened Sunday and Monday, for the violence which forced Federal troops to make Oxford a barricaded town. Anyone wrho saw state troopers stand by while newsmen were beaten by the mob, troopers who urged students to attack the mar shals, troopers who cursed James Meredith in every breath, must con clude that Mississippi's law enforce ment body did the most to provoke lawlessness. Only the governor (who had promised the President police pro tection for Meredith) can take the blame for withdrawing all troopers off campus while the fighting be tween students and marshals was raging those several hundred state troopers could have restored order, could have prevented the, riots, but defiantly refused to help. ... Who's to blame?: The marshals may have acted unwisely in some cases, but the blame for Oxford's tragedy is overwhelmingly on the shoulders of Gov. Barnett and his inactive troopers. (JC) But Cheer Up We Hope Soon To Develop The Bomb Which Will Enable Us To Start A Nuclear War" Letters To The EdiVbfe1 !D Letters To The Editors DTH Reporters Knocks Sending To The Editors: The Mississippi integration crisis has been induced by rash irresponsi bility and immaturity of judgment. It is regrettable that amidst this crisis the DAILY TAR HEEL has chosen to involve themselves in an irrespon sible action. What overpowering reasons led to the departure of 4 "accredited re porters" of the Tar Heel staff to Mis sissippi? What justifications can cov er up the obvious nature of their trip, "Fire-engine chasing?" Not for on the scene accounts can this trip be deemed necessary. The Tar Heel spends a considerable sum to use the UPI service. Ostensibly, the Tar Heel uses the service because of its extensive and intensive news coverage throughout the world. It .does not seem reasonable that the Tar Heel's 4 "accredited reporters" have the experience necessary to ob tain news which is unobtainable to the many experienced reporters al ready at Oxford. There is, of course, the possibility of their obtaining a student to student account. Even if such an opportunity does arise, I feel that such an opportunity does not outweigh the risks involved. Paul Guihard, reporter for the London Daily Sketch, was shot and killed on the U. of Miss, campus. Bill Crider, AP reporter, was wound ed by a random shot-gun blast on the Miss, campus. These men were subjected to the risks and did not escape unharmed. Could not these 4 young students fall victim to a random shotgun blast? Whose responsibility would their injuries be? The Daily Tar Heel's and the University's. If these boys want to be Ernie Pyles, let them first obtain his experience. Even without their injury, the presence, in their number and in their report ing capacity, is not going to con tribute in the least to stabilize the volatile happenings at the U. of Miss. I do not see any worthwhile func tion being served by these 4 boys presence in Miss. What I do see is 4 boys, accredited as representing a 9 year old supposedly responsible University paper, going off to chase a "fire-engine," under the pretense of reporting news in the making. I see a mark of faulty judgment in choosing the best way to serve our University, and, more important, how to best serve the Federal and the State of Mississippi's gov'ts in maintaining order in Oxford Missis sipi. Matthew C. Weisman Barnett Is Right, Telegram Wrong To The Editors: Implying that they speak for this University and the world at large,, certain student body officials, head ed by president Inman Allen,' urged by telegram that the Kennedys Little Rock the people of Mississippi. These persons have, of course, a perfect right to express an opinion on this important issue. They tlo not, however, have a right to speak for all Carolina students a responsibility which they very clearly imply is theirs. The views expressed in the tele grams most assurredly represent neither my own nor those of numer ous others known to me. We may or may not represent a majority on this campus, but we are as much "stu dents of the University of North Ca rolina" as any official of student gov ernment. 1 The situation in Mississippi is the culmination of attempts to make America into a liberal wonderland ruled from Washington. In recent years the Supreme Court has been so lenient toward commun ism as to make it seem respectable; it has made rape, murder and rob bery less punishable (the poor kil lers must be protected from their victims); it has attempted to make helpless wards of our states; it has made it sinful to pray outside one's own closet. An executive that would humbly submit to the mockery of this Court is not true to his oath of office. It is apparent that Federal troops and marshals have forced the state of Misissippi to capitulate. But it should be realised that free govern ment has ceased, for all practical purposes, to exist in America. What is now to stop Bobby from dispatch ing foces to coerce ANY state or people to forfeit its rightful herit age on the basis of specious sociolo gical decrees? (The governor might have kept Federal troops from his state had he brought Castro to Mississippi; Kennedy would never have allowed an invasion against the Bearded One.) The threat to America lies not in the efforts of Mississippi to protect itself, but rather in malicious ag grandizement by the Federal gov ernment. Resistance by states to such power grabs deserves the high est commendation, not contempt. The success of King John is a lethal blow to our Constitution that could well prove fatal to that in spired document. The forced integration in the state that has stood its ground most vali antly will bring more integration under police regimentation. The inevitable deterioration of our people will follow and our country will per ish, taking with it the greatest civil ization in man's history. We play for high stakes. Either Federal aggrandizement ends here or free government is on its way out. We can not condemn Governor Barnett for his more than courage ous fight for his people. The governor stood as well as could any man by the principles that made our country great and whose re-application is our only hope of survival. It is to our disgrace 4hat so-few ; have dared to take the stand which Governor Barnett and Mississippi have taken. They have my gratitude and admiration. They have not be trayed us us have others. Their de votion is to be commended to the rest of us, including Mayor Ivan Al len of Atlanta, Georgia. Martin C Wilson Wants Study Of Defendant Rights To The Editors: I read with interest your editorial of September 28th which cited three distinct counts on which the summer Honor Councils were illegally con stituted. You devoted over forty column inches of space to discussing the situation and yet failed to raise.the most important and most fundamen tal question that should have been asked. DURING A SUMMER WITH 17 HONOR CONVICTIONS HOW COULD THE PATENT ILLEGALLY (3 counts) ' OF THE CONVICTING COUNCILS HAVE GONE UNNO TICED 17 TIMES BY THE PAR TIES OR MECHANISM RESPON SIBLE FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE ACCUSED STUDENTS. Was no one or no mechanism responsible for the defense or protection of the rights of those 35 accused students this summer? If defense did exist for the accused students, it must have been completely incompetent. I am a strong believer in student self-government and in the Honor System. Most of the student dis satisfaction with honor systems is a result of a lack of detailed under standing about the goals of honor councils and the mechanics they use to accomplish them. The situation this summer demon strates the need for the Honor Councils to make a serious analy tical study to determine the follow ing: 1. exactly what rights should an ac cused person have? 2. do they exist in the present sys tem? 3. if they do, are the mechanisms in the system adequate to assure there being carried out? 4. if not, how can the mechanisms be made adequate? This report should be published in The DAILY TAR HEEL. It could possibly bring about improvements in the Honor System and the publi cation of such a report surely would strengthen the belief and faith the students have in the Honor Councils. R. Abernethy In This Corner, Otelia Connor! That will be the day! When Otelia Connor and Wade Wellman debate. I asked someone to point out Wade Wellman in Lenoir Hall after his parody on Shakespere appeared in the Tar Heel on Otelia Connor. I told him I had read what he wrote but I couldn't make head or tail out of what he was trying to say. He said, "Well, all right!" and went on with his eating. I judge from this one encounter that if Wade Wellman is no more interested in winning a debate than he is in winning an argument that ' the 'debate would be i L pretty one-sided affair, with yours truly' put ting on a one-man show. I met a friend on the street today who was very much amused at the suggestion in the Tar Heel. She -Said; "When you two debate, I tfant to be there." Othelia Connor Law Must Rule In Mississippi To The Editors: Something that has caught great interest on this fair-campus is the Nefro question with respect to the Mississippi Crisis, coming from a land of archaic mannerisms, of th.3 mythical Greek Democracy, of a proud but foolish people who refuse to recognize, some of thorn at least, that man is going to improve his lot regardless of color or creed. Ross Barnett. that eminent Governor of Mississippi, is a martyar of sorts, the kind that the history books will record as a last remanent of the Cld South, that die-hard, obstinate and unconciliating leader of a dis appearing age. These are not the words of a Northern liberal, rather they are the reflections of one who has a lot of faith in the educational process and hates to see someone refused the right of improving his lot or that of his people. To retain old prejudices and attitudes manifested one hund red years ago is passe, out. of the question, because to refuse to re cognize the concept of change in this complex matrix of society is com perable to regression, to the point of going backwards. Furthermore, the Mississippi Cris is seems to have pointed out one important thing: simply, this was a real test of State versus Federal power, of supremacy not only in the area of civil rights but in the entire area, of judicial, legislative and administrative procedure. Admitted ly, and regretfully so, by the vast show of Federal power and the di rect intervention exhibited only as a last resort, the states have now been reduced to administrative agen cies of the Federal Government. Some will find this remark hasty, premature, without substantiation, but when all the possible remifica tions of the Government's actions are considered here, there is no alternative but to admit that the once independent status of the states has been further reduced in the governing process of their respec tive constitutients. However, the causation of such diminishing state power can be attributed to the fact that when the state judicial machin ery breaks down as was the case in Mississippi, the Federal government is justified in its intervention in order to .maintain law and order. Without law, however distasteful parts of it may be, there can . be no orderly society short of chaos and complete social destruction. But we the people are the ones who through the electorate empower others to make those laws which govern our society, and hence they deserve our fullest support and co operation in its implementation, not the action that would contribute to the breakdown of law and order. Governor Barnett has led his state down the wrong road, down the path of complete disregard of the judicial process, but it is hopeful that this crisis will come to a timely and orderly settlement, without further bloodshed, by the exercise of rea son and respect for the law. Richard Lane Brown III Death Penalty Is Inhumane To The Editors: Capital punishment is an inhumane anachronism. In England at the be ginning of the nineteenth century, 230 offenses were punishable by death, such as: wounding cattle, de stroying trees, stealing turnips, dam aging fish ponds, petty larceny, and associating with gypsies. Public executions became holidays attracting great throngs of the nobles as well as the morbid elements of rakes, pickpockets, and Trollops. Grandstands and bleechers were erected for the spectators. In 1801, Andrew Brenning was hanged at the age of thirteen for stealing a spoon. In 1803, a seven year old girl was hanged at Lynn. Recently, in Gastonia, North Caro lina, a judge sentenced an "incor rigible" youth of thirteen to ten years in the state prison. The principal argument for capital punishment is its value as a deter rent. Surely, society must protect itself. Eut it can be proved that the countries which have abolished capital punishment have fewer mur ders in proportion to population than the countries which still practice it. Murder is not a crime of the pro fessional criminal so much as it is a crime of passion. The majority of murders are committed by the insane or demented. Others emen ate from drinking brawls and from quarreling. Still others are perpe ' trgted by those who think they have a sure-fire technique and who feel sure they can circumvent the law. Public executions afforded pickpock ets and cutpurses excellent oppor . tunities to ply their trade. Picking pockets was also a capital offense. . jGPjitl puriis.hrriejiit .dpes , . great moral harm. Prison chaplains, war dens, and guards, who get to . the prisoner in his last day czr. l reconcile themselves to his da:.":. The burden placed on the ser.!er,e:r. ; judge has driven many frrn tench to suicide or aViui"!: .rn Though, the greats harm i ; dw, to the public whum it hai.io-: .u. ' brutalizes. Murder is raurdrr, i ardless! Witnesses and juries are n.t ir falli'ile. The defendant's Io.-'ks :' the acumen of his attorney tKr inc. his fate. Most of Europe, many Smith Am erican countries, Mexico, and !;. states of Wisconsin, Maine. Mi".:".' sota, North Dakota, and Rhtule 1 i and in the United States have re pealed the death penalty. Capital punishment has been a moot question for centuries. I'n less we do away with it now an ! unless we make a concerted effort to wipe out crime through education, sound reformatory programs, an I humane laws, we will retrogress t the eras of barbarity. I agree with Abraham Lincoln and the Honorb'. Charles Raper Jonas of North Caro lina that if America is ever de;t rov ed, it will come from within ar..! not from without. Men are in tin Death House in the nearby Control Prison in Raleigh this very minute. You must take a stand on this question. The LEX TALIONIS l o no place in a civilized society. Lamar Hl.uk Two New Dorms Need Facilities To The Editors: Those of us in Ehringhaus are greatly appreciative of our unparal led facilities. Fortunately, the Uni versity foresaw the need of a cafe teria, elevators, and snack bar. Un fortunately, however, the University failed to recognize that other facili ties would be needed. When col. I weather comes, the ice-pathed journ ey from Craige and Ehringhaus to campus would be alleviated by bus transportation. For Craige a n d Ehringhaus this is a very import;:,'. and worthwhile project that should be undertaken. Another protest of numerous stu dents is that there are inadequate .utdoor and indoor athletic facilities. Basketball and volleyball courts and a horseshoe pit would really .solve this problem. Many boys warn im effective intra-mural program, and they are being denied this ! ee;,u.,. of inadequate facilities. We a '.so need indoor equipment, such as pin-pon tables and pool tables. We hope to secure these without too imu h re I tape. We have a library room, hut NO books! Definitely needed are the Modern Civilization texts and other useful reference books. We would greatly appreciate considera tion of and suggestions for our pi er -lems. Joe HalseH Bill Schwartz Library Fines Unfairly Set To The Editors: Last week a freshman stood up f r his rights. If he continues to ' so, he may never graduate. This freshman is accused and ad mits to keeping a library book out 45 minutes overtime. His fine was one dollar. The freshman n fu ! to pay the fine. According to a librarian, he will have to pay t:. fine before he can gradaute. The story began when the fre-r man asked a librarian what was th fine for an overdue book. An a - i i ant at the desk said 25 cents for re hour overtime. The freshman the book out 45 minutes after it v.; due. When he tried to pay the 25 c- n fine, the head librarian at the charged him one dollar. The I : rarian said he could charge any fir. he deemed necessary if books urgently needed. In this instance, the book was i urgent need. The freshman v. . wrong in keeping the book out : : time. He admits this. lie is v. hhr, to pay the 25 cents. However, h refuses, and rightly so, to pav th dollar fine. Such a fine is clear!, ex post facto. No one questions the librarian' right to charge the one dollar rate The practice is common at ex. : time. However, we do challeni'e Id right to change the rate without f;r. telling each person that has a be d checked out. A person who check e. t.1 I i mm .. a OPOK oui at p.m. cannot r e e pected to know that the overtdm rate, went up to one dollar at 2 p r: It seems that an institution : voted to democratic frinc:: de would be willing to play by demo cratic rules. If ex post facto i democratic, " someone had heft change the Constitution. Gary Dalteu v -
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