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Sunday. November 12. 1967 THE DAILY TAR HEEL Pae 2 9 Featai A e liters 1V5 ? i 75 Years of Editorial Freedom Bill Amlong, Editor Don Walton, Business Manager JL JUW5 JU1LUJA. iaraessini A strange, new breed of cat the Black Panther has crept into the Negro community at this Universi ty. This new kind of cat's first growl was heard this week when the campus chapter of the NAACP changed itself presto into the Black Student Movement so that it could be "more militant to get into the mood of 1967." Now just what this means is a mite unclear. Just what is "the mood of 1967?" Thi is a very important ques tion, because upon its answer depends whether the rest of the University community can accept the new group. If the mood of 1967 is one born of the violence and hatred that oc cured in the ghettoes of Newark and Detroit and even in Winston--Salem then it is a mood which will be found repugnant to whites. But 'we doubt that this is the mood of which the leaders in the new Black Student Movement speak. We certainly hope not, anyway. For the kind of violence which occurred in those cities was the result of a festering hatred for the white man, the Hunky, and ' a complete rejection of him. - This -blind-hatred-and rejection is a. cancer jone-American body politick ii threatens to divide this nation into two armed camps, pit ting each against the other and preventing the two from working together to solve their common problems. The students who Thursday night formed the Black Student Movement are aware of this, we are sure. It is indeed heartening to hear Preston Dobbins, the temporary chairman of the new group, say the Black Power Movement is not "withdrawing from Carolina life. "We are moving to participate in a different way," Dobbins said. "We will be an integral part of the University,, but not absorbed into it. We plan to retain our identity as black students." If this is what the Black Power Movement means by "the mood of 1967," then it is a mood which definitely should be cultivated. For within the American Negro community there has been develop ing a racial schizophrenia which if it is not cured is going to dive Black People into so many splinter groups that there will be no effective leadership possible. Indeed, there are many terrible problems which confront the American Negro Community. In the North, there are the ghettoes with their very special kind of povery and misery. In the rural life that has been made obsolete South, there is an agrarian way of and inadequte by technological ad vances. The list goes on. . . If this nation is going to cope DTH Awards THE NEXT BEST THING TO THE DURHAM COUNTY FAIR AWARD To the Carolina Grill for its presentation of Brooklyn accented, Egyptian belly dancer Princess Alexandra who likes to "entice men." HIE QUOTE OF THE WEEK AWARD "This is clearly an absurd situation" David Kiel, parliamentarian of Student Legislature, commenting on the predicament of a legislature so bound up in bylaws that it can't act on matters of immediate importance. Don Campbell, Associate Editor Lytt Stamps, Managing Editor Hunter George, News Editor Brant Wansley, Advertising Manager tadent Goal: The TED MJULILIUUCJL with these problems, there is going to have to be a concern with them by all segments of the popula tionand especially by all segments of the Negro popula tion. For the middle class Negro who, after making- good, forgets about his poor fellow Negro in the ghet to or on . the farm is guilty of even more than the indifferent white. His nonchalance comes not from forgivable ignorance, but in stead from a conscious shunning of poor Negroes. So, if the Black Power Move ment seeks to have Negro students increase their identity with their Black borthers all the while re maining a part of the larger system in this nation then it is a good thing that it has arisen. For the Black Panther is indeed a powerful creature. And if it can be harnassed, Negro self-identity can do much to bolster this nation's efforts to cope with the racial pro blems of this turbulent age. A Fast orial The National Student Associa tion's proposed Fast for Freedom is a nice idea as nice ideas go. But it, as too many other nice ideas, strikes us as being a liftle idealistic and impractical. Make no mistake, the cause is a good one: to raise money for anti povery arid civil rights pr o j ecis : ( And the scale of it whereby 100,000 college students throughout the nation will involve themselves in the fund raising is also good, since it allows persons t o participate without having too great a financial burden in dividually. But there's one big question: why can't one also eat. Perhaps it is supposed to be symbolic that middle-class college students are going to go hungry so that poor Texas farm workers can eat. But who really cares about sym bolism when you're trying to raise money. The hoked-up empathy that might be created by everyone fasting for an evening while it is nice isn't going to do all that much to raise cold, solid cash. If people feel they must give up something, how . about foregoing that fifth of liquor for next Saturday's football game, or may be the movie Wednesday night. Admittedly, that might not be as nice as fasting would be, but the object here is to raise money to combat poverty and hunger. And there never has been all that much nice that you could con nect with either of them. Of The Week THE ACCOMPLISHMENT O F THE , WEEK AWARD To the Di-Phi who weathered rain and cold to gather enough signatures on its petition to call for a referendum on tne Honor System. THE DEN OF INIQUITY AWARD OF THE WEEK To Duke University, whose " ad ministrators blatently revealed this week that they will allow their women students to con sume alcoholic beverages in the f dormitories. i 5 taKin Q . - - V4? v. ujh 1 . i n L"f Letters To The Editor int To The Editor: I write this letter as a repudiation of Editor Bill Amiong's rentarks published in the DTH of Sunday, Nov. 5, '67, con cerning the riot situation in Winston Salem. I feel that the truth concerning the authorities' riot control measures has been stupidly and dogmatically distorted. Because 'Winston-Salem is my home and because I was there over the past week end Co see for myseSf, I feel quaMed to spefck concerning this tragedy. Amiong's remark that the violence was handled in a "slapstick manner" is absolutely false. The action of Mayor M. C. Benton, and Police Chief Justus Tucker was easily the most sophisticated piece of municiplal protection seen in racial disturbances of recent years. The alacrity with which city officials respond ed to the first moments of street corner- VI anarchy on .Thursday evening reveals' .; : foresiigjit, meticulous prepiaraltion, and -1 excellent communication with the com- ;. . munlty. Mayor Benton's lack of hesita- - -tion 1n caHing f ortfae National Guard and ; S tai t ie Piatrol is bem.tccinmended,;. especia'Iy; in 'IMit ot rstMs 1 summer's . Defrolt.'ifiot when such action was ; neglected until too late with tragic coo sequences. On the whole, the actions of -city dfOciaUs were-timely, decisive, and -only las firm as. absolute necessitf dic tated. ; iAmlong demonstrated his ignorance of the situation : when he stated that the ' Guardsmen had not been issued am munition because of their "outmoded" weapons. Whether or not the M-l rifle is "outmoded," it had no bearing on the question of ammunition as was made clear by officials. Ammunition was first distributed as far down the chain of com mand as the company commanders. These officers were then given the authority for (further distribution at their own discretion. This action was taken so as to. . minimize the possMlty of a nervous, "trigger-happy" soldier doing more harm than good by careless pro vocation." This -is an example of the great care taken by authorities in an attempt not to become "heavy-handed," as Amlong asserted they were. This is not to say that the Guardsmen were powerless (and,' by amplication, the city defenseless) for ammunition could have been dispensed quickly, and later ' was, and the police and state patrolmen were carrying ammunition in addition to tear gas. Which all g!oes to prove that the ' auHhroities were exhausting the means available to protect as cnany people as possible while endangering as few as possible, Guardsmen and police in dudecL Again Amlong betrayed his ignorance of the situation by stating that "it is debatable about whether it was a wise move. . .to bring (the armored personnel carriers) into the city especially after things seemed to be quieting down as much as they were." These armored units were brought from Fort Bragg on Friday night when the violence had shown no signs of lessening and sniping had broken out. Evidently, the units were necessary and definitely were used in combating a sniper 'or snipers) in one section of the city. However, ; Amiong's most offensive remarks were those attempting to imply the existence of some sort of racist plot aimed at the Negro population of Winston-Salem.' The stupidity of the r&RE'S TO MIDTERM . BOOKS I M r;' A : liSJ vlLn .-XrrH r'Py VrM W- Vb.;x HIV&k DOES n J i lis , v-t v v p.1 -ill if ii i m vf nnv -- - . ( ,. , ... i n 1 my 11 ' m w m v.gn?-- . .,. tmv mmr m.jm amv uers L V IS i . I - i i nder Pt. o- prii W q-c & T It following paragraphs should self-evident: should be "While the presence of the armored cars might strike fear into would-be rioters, It also has a very big chance of -intimidating them. "But then, it is easy to get intimidated ed when there , are troops standing, bayonets fixed, on virtually every street corner, day and night, and challenging everyone whos wants to enter the downtown, section at night" -It is clear that Amlong definitely does aot approve, of such action, ie. "in 1 timidation." WHAT, in the name of God, does he. expect the police to do when t stores are being looted, buildings burned, l and people's lives being endangered by - snipers? Does he want the troops remov I ed from' the street corners so the rioters can continue their terrorism? What is the proper function of the police if it is not intimidation vof those who. would destroy : :.(5ieabr2c of Jaw ahdrorder? Those who; .;WOuM'do that which Is definitely injurious V to the good of the greatest cumber , (society) must be intimidated into respecting the laws of that society. . This is not to say that the laws should , not be changed or the society reSftruc- tured, but . it must not be done by violence, or the rights of all will suffer. In short, the police authorities have the right and the moral responsibility to in timidate" wrongdoers into obeying the law. However, there is no evidence to suggest that this lawful and proper form of mtimidation was, at any time, directed at any law-abiding citizens of Winston Salem, Negro or white. Moreover, the painful consequences of AMong's ambiguous and increasingly monotonous platitude stating Xhat "this is an age of social change." Changing or otherwise, no age can tolerate riot violen ce under any pretense. Unfortunately, Amlong must be so dogmatically oriented toward "race"' that he would fiddle while a city burns rather than risk putting a rhetorical "scar" on some mythical col lective "imind." Old Morality Outlook Can't Cope With New Morality Consequences To The Editor: So all rit, let's all weep for Janie, but first let's be sure we know what we're crying about. Charle Brown once wondered how he could do new math with an old math mind. I wonder if Janie ever asked herself how she could join the new morality with an old morality outlook. There's nothing new about going to bed with people you dont love. "What is new is the idea that we go responsibly and with some recognition of what we're getting in to; and we do our best to see that our triumphs and mistakes need not be paid for with the lives of unwanted children. When we fail to use contraception we fail to respect ourselves, our unborn children, and the very potency we are likely to prove. One does not have to be cua Cf TIME 1 t..If Til . IDhioHed Amiong's suggestion that there is some sort of official racism being prac ticed in Wmston-Salem, and that the military and civil power was aimed primarily at Negroes is disproved by at least three facts which he failed to con sider: 1) The excellent past record of race relations in the city under the " leadership of Mayor Benton; (2) the bi racial character of city government with two Negroes on the board of aldermen, one of whom ds Mayor-Pro Tern of the ci ty; and 3) the fact that some of the looters . arrested by police during last week's violence were white. Clearly, the police power was aimed, and could only have been aimed, at ap prehending lawbreakers regardless of race. In his latest crusade, Amlong has done a poor job of editorial writing and an even poorer job of news reporting. Winston-Salem's crisis was not "badly met" Indeed, it was met as wefl as men can - ever hope to meet-a sftuation in which human beings become savages civilization descends , overnight into, feudalism. If Winston-Salem is "u$y," it is not because of the "troops and rifles," as the Tar Heers editor states, but because of those lawbreakers who made the ' troops and rifles" necessary. John D. Whitehead 212 Stacy Pan Greek To The Editor: 'Being something less than enthralled wiith the first issue of The Carolina Greek, I am prepared to make what I consider a highly beneflcOal and sMking attractive business offer; viz., I will take it upon myself to supply one 1) copy of GRIT to each fraternity and sorority house weekly if (a) publication of The Carolina Greek is immediately ceased and (b) the money ($2500) allocated for it is restored to its original owners. Earnestly, Mike Byrd tough or sophisticated to have a modicum of common sense, and contraceptives are not the banners of the cynics. If using contraceptives spoils the romantic at mosphere, then I suggest you take a good look at your motives and wake up the the real world. If by having no illusions we forefeft the romance of it all then I sug gest that this kind of romance is in itself an illusion and not worth having. Sex and love are, fine enough to stand without file figteaves of half-hearted games if we are honest enough to let our thoughts go as naked as our bodies: This is what the new morality is all about. Let's not waste any tears on the oaf "who practiced what he no doubt con dered his divine right of "insemination at Janie's expense. He is beneath contempt WIRE DID fi.fi? L HAVtr' i FC A Corrected. To The Editor: We would like to correct some of the misinformation that crept into the artide about Lillahslero on page 3 of the November 10, 1957 Daily Tar Heel. Starting at the beginning, and men tioning only the most obvious and sSy mistakes: The winter issue of Lillabulcro will not be "titled Ten Young American Poets ", but will have a large se a devoted to young American poets. Vie issue will be titled LTHaixilero. The third poetry pamphlet a the LUlabnlero Series will be titled Waldag Up SUI1 Pickled, but it is a collection of poems by Geof Hewitt. It is not, as .you report "the works of Enrique Iihu, a Chilean p-ti who is in ex ile in Cuba". Doubtless you are referring to Enrique Iihn; we will be publishing a collection of translations from his work later this year. Robert Hunter, whom the article cor rectly credits for doing the drawings for our book-length collection of poems by Robert Peterson, The Binnacle, is not 'a UNC faculty member in the art department", although last year he was a visiting fellow in environmental painting and sculpture. Mr.Himter is at damson, In a passage purportedly quoted from a LUlabnlero editor, we are said to have begun a year ago "by asking for articles from such writers as Nelson Oliver and William Starered". The writers you men tion are known in real life as Nelson Algren and William Stafford, and they contributed poems, not articles. We do cot have "over 300 sixribers in England, France, and Wales", although we have one or two in each country. The second and third issues did not "run us into the red", but into the "red". The two-paragraph quotation wheh ends the article is particularly obnoxious, since it does bear some faint resemblance to something a Iillabclero editor told your reporter-we mind less the fanciful inventions, being admirers of creative imagination but now appears in a form cone i us would ever have ut tered, and gives an impression of editorial arrogance that Uflalralero does not have. - P??.1 point, returning to those -young American poets. Your article and-.vdeixrihcsthem as 'studenSs in CaHfor- ma, Peiinsylvanis and Iowa". There is a graduate student or two in writing pro grams, for the most part among the young poets, but a large number of tkem are men with a mnnber of years and publications between them and student days, and they and thedr work deserve not to be classified as "student". Among other things, ''students" are people who print hopelessly garbled newspaper articles, and that is reason enough for removing this name from our poets who do not deserve it. ItusseH Banks -Wffijaalll&ttaewa im3 Trj 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. Offices on the second floor of Gra ham Memorial. Telephone numbers: editorial, sports, news 933-1011; busi circulation, advertising 933- N c 275lS: BX 1080' Chapel Hm' Second class postage paid at the Post Office in Chapel Hill, N. C. and only deserves to realize (wfcich he probably won't) hat he has failed in every way but one to be a man. Let us also suspect the tears we shed for are they not also for ourselves? at least for that part of ourselves that we see fin her; frightened, unloved, wronged, lacing the awesome future alone. Well, not quite alone. For Janie it's too late and too bad, but hopefully all the other would-be Janie's will open their eyes to the fact that a pill a day not only keeps the doctor away, but is also the most loving thing we can do for some little people who reaHy count: the children we will have someday, at the right place, at the right time. Leslie Trainer , 221A Vance St THE TIME IH.WEI-Li LETS HIT THE RACK. I'VE ALWAYS HEARD -T .ANV .. rtev t(mm .- !y-q rtl i - - 1 I I f 1 -Ov. t t
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