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75 Years o Editorial Freedom
Bill Anilong, Editor
Don Walton, Business Manager
The Seeds Of Revolution:
"Need For Spring Polacks
Although it is not customarily
editorial policy of The Daily Tar
Heel to suggest the political sub
division or secession of any country
of sectional power, the time has
come where action must be
taken.
Basic economic theory dictates
James College:
The Jelling
Of A Dream
Out in Hinton James Residence
College, this living-learning con
cept is finally beginning to really
jell.
The Residence College System
here has been talked about for
some time now, and quite a bit of
progress has been made in the past
several years, considering that
before then there was nothing
which in any way, shape or form
resembled a system through which
students could incorporate their
daily lives and their academic
routines into one.
'- Since the residence colleges -began
here, the most notable
strides have been made, of course,
by the high rise colleges on South
Campus. This is to have been ex
pected since these colleges have
the physical structures which ac
commodate such a "living-learning"
system's being instituted in
one huge building, whereas the
main campus residence halls lack
this advantage. ,
But never before has anything
been done with the idea like is
being done now in James.
And it's being done by students
not administrators.
"What it all amounts to," ex
plained James Governor Bill Dar
rah, "is that we're building one big
Experimental College."
Dick Levy, the coordinator of
the idea, said further: "We are
going to the students and asking
them, 'What are you most in
terested in?' Then we'll tell them to
organize the activity they're in
terested in."
This approach to the problem is
refreshing. It not only allows for
developing a wider range of ac
tivities to suit a wider range of
interests but it also involves in
the actual running of the college
many students who would
otherwise be on the outside looking
in, unless one of the Residence Hall
officers might have thought of
something that would interest those
students.
Further, by seeking grants to set
up a library-study room complex
carries the living-learning concept
sidence College System even
farther along than did the in
stallation of classes in the
buildings.
And there'll still be the parties,
too.
Levy, who attended the con
ference on Residence Colleges at
the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst and has recently
visited Harvard University, said
the new plan for James is more in
line with what is being done at
those schools schools where suc
cessful residence colleges have
been around long enough to become
traditional.
It is this kind of tradition that
such moves as this one at James
will help build here.
Pamela Hawkins, Associate Editor
Fred Huebner, Managing Editor
Wayne Hurder, News Editor
June Orr, Assistant News Editor
Kermit Buckner, Advertising Manager
that when one monopolistic power
proves financially unfeasible or
fails to satisfy the people, com
petition must enter the field to pro
vide a more suitable socio
economic balance.
The same theory holds fof
political reform. An unpopular or
particularly inept monarchy or
aristocracy, for lack of peacable
means, will become caught up in
internal insurrection.
And it is time for a revolution
here.
The aristocracy which must be
compromised is the Germans Club.
Due to the steadily diniinishing in
terest in and success of Germans
Weekend, a coalition government
must be formed, consisting of the
non-German fraternities, to bring
the staggering Teutonic power to
its knees. This coalition must be
dedicated to planning popular
entertainers, who: ARRIVE ON
time POSSESS THE ability to
please the majority. D O N ' T
CHARGE such outrageous fees.
Certain Greek factions have
already conspired in favor of such
an idea, but headway has been
slow in coming.
$ May we suggest a perfectly fit-
ting fete? In order to maintain the
identity of the tradition in kind, but
not in composition, a Polish Club
might be a pleasing change of
decor.
The annual festivities would be
entitled, "Polack Weekend". And,
quite naturally, the required attire
would be significantly altered.
Instead of a loosely constructed
custom of tuxedo or dark suit, rigid
requirements must be established
if the gala celebration is to function
successfully.
Sneakers (dirty) would be re
quired of all. The men must have
their team bowling shirts
personalized, not with monograms,
but with their nickname and most
of their fraternities in in
dividualistic script. For the ladies,
sequins would be de rigeur.
Argyle or athletic socks are op
tional for those not holding box
seats, as well as army fatigue
pants. Skirts are appropriate if
they are stylishly hemmed below
the knees (Ski pants if they are
puce or purple).
Understandably, the bid-type in
vitation system, similar to that of
Germans will be carried over, in
corporating the finely engraved
style. The only difference would be
that the bids will be individually
smeared and grease stained, will
have the effect of further
distinguishing the revolutionary
social event of the year.
. The Polish national favorite
beverage beer will be served.
It will be tapped from Old World
wooden kegs, which will be hearti
ly shaken sporadically to insure a
sizeable head. Roquefort cheese
ensconced about saltine crackers
will provide an added entrapment
for the gourmet contingent.
Minors definitely will be serv
ed. Haw River's finest Polka band
will be on hand to provide music
for your listening and dancing
pleasure.
The rules of the game dictate
that baths and shaving are stictly
Verboten. Anyone caught engaging
these activities after Thursday
morning will be serverely fined.
In all, a good time could be had
by all. . !
TT
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In his State of the Union address Jan.
17 President Johnson tried to explain
away much of the uneasiness in the
United States with a metaphor of the
"great ship of state."
"When a great ship cuts through the
sea," the president declared, "the waters
are' always stirred and troubled. And our
ship is moving it's moving through
troubled and new waters; it's moving to
new and better shores."
In retrospect, it is ironic that the
president should have chosen a ship in
troubled waters to illustrate his point.
Less than -a week after Mr. Johnson
made his remark, the world came to
know that the ship of state was not the
only American vessel to be afloat in
troubled waters.
Unlike that great ship, however, the
U.S.S. Pueblo was not headed toward new
and better shores. Rather, after being
captured by the tiny North Korean navy,
it was headed for a hostile harbor at
'Pm hereof
Letters To The Editor
Israelis
To The Editor,:
I have been intrigued by the letters
published in the Tar Heel on the situation
in the Middle Bast. I am puzzled with the
purpose of the discussion and what it is
leading to. Do these letters seek to
establish who is peaceful and who as
criminal? The U.N. records have
answered this question unequivocally for
us by at no time (reporting any of the
Arab states guilty of attacking with their
regular military forces territory occupied
by the Israelis. On the other hand, the.
same records show that the Israelis have
been found guilty and condemned at least
30 times, six of which were censored by
the Security Council because of attacks
by the regular Israeli armed forces
against Arab territory.
The question being Israel intentions
and plans, we should let Tel Aviv Circles
state their views:
'It lies upon the people's shoulders to
prepare for the war but it lies upon the
Israeli army to carry out the fight with
the ultimate objective of erecting the
Israeli Empire." (Moshe Dayan, Minister
of Defence, from the Arabic " program
over the Israeli Radio, February 12
1S2.)
"I accept to form the Cabinet on one
condition, and that is to utilize all possi
ble means to expand toward the south."
(David Ben Gurion, former Prime
Minister of Israel, from a speech
delivered at a meeting held by the Mapai
Party at Beersheba in 1952.)
"I deeply believe in launching preven
tive war against theArab( states without
sfurther hesitation. By doing so we will
achieve two targets: firstly,, the an
nihilation of the Arab power, and second
ly the expansion of our territory."
(Menachen Beigin, leader of the Heut
Party, from a statement made in the
Israeli Parliament on October 12, 1955. )
. Jthe state "has been resurrected in
the western part of the land" of Israel,
and the independence has been reached
"in a part of our small country. Every
state consists of a land and a people.
Israel is no exception, but it is a state
identical neither with its land nor with its
people. R has . already been said that
when the state was established, it held
only six percent of the Jewish people re
maining alive after the Nazi cataclysm.
It must now be said that it has been
established in only a portion of the land
ot Israel. Even those who are dubious as
to the restoration of the historical fron
tiers, as fixed and crystallized from the
beginning of time, will hardly deny the
. anomaly of the boundaries of the new
state." (Israeli Yearbook 1951-1952, p. 64;
CD (Q
' Wonsan.
Looking at the officially released
Pentagon statement describing the in
cident, it appears that the North Koreans
should be credited with one of the
smoothest maritime operations i n
history.
According to that official statement, it
happened like this:
"At approximately 10 p.m. EST, a
North Korean patrol boat approached the
Pueblo. Using international flag signals,
it requested the Pueblo's nationality.
"The Pueblo identified herself "as a
U.S. ship. Continuing to use flag signals,
the patrol said: 'Heave to or I will fire on
you.'
'The Pueblo replied:" 'I am in in
ternational waters.' The patrol circled
the Pueblo.
"Approximately one hour later, three
aditional patrol craft appeared. One of
them ordered: 'Follow in my wake I
have a pilot aboard.' '
or my ... heh-heh . . . blanket
BeMugeremis9 Arab Says
and 1952, pp. 63,65.)
If the question be the one raised in the
letter addressed to the editor in the Tar
Heel, Jan. 7, I tell the writer that Mr.
Fergany's point of view, though personal,
does not deviate one inch from the point
of view of a vast majority of the Arab
people on the subject. I have on hand the
official Arab Students' Organization's
BuEetin which states unequivocally our
stand. I would summarize the main
points as follows: the Arabs have nothing
against the Jews per se; to us Israel is
nothing butt a link in the uninterrupted at
tempts of the West tb occupy and control
our land, suppress and oppress our people
and our culture. It is a collusion between
Western Zionists and Western
Colonialists. It lis another form of the suc
cessive invasions, which the West sent to
our region. We resented them all. We
resented the British and the French oc
cupations for more than a century, and
we will continue to resent the new form
of occupation as long as it is there.
If the question be the U.S.'s position, I
am not an American to advise the
American people what to do, but I would
like to see every American read the
analysis presented by the National
Observer in its issue of Monday, January
8 1968. In (this analysis, the writer gives
seemingly a good account of the
American losses and the Russian gains
from their' respective positions despite
the big chance the Americans had. It
might be a good idea to quote only for
those who have not had a chance to read
this issue the statement made by the
former U.S. ambassador to Egypt,
Richard Nolte "Obviously, the Arab
people of the Middle East are of major
importance to cne United States. They
have the population, the area, the
strategic location, and a large part of the
oil. In dealing with the Arabs, the United
States has a bigger potential advantage
than does the Soviet Union. We have the
investment capital, the technical know
how, the oil-marketing system, the
educational attraction, and the tourists;
everything but -a workable policy. Our
main problem with the Arabs, which is
Whaps unsolvable, is our close assoaa
Sn with and support of the state of
Israel The Arab-Israeli issue is a certain
winner for the Soviet Union anytime it
Lnts to make trouble in the Arab World.
And Israel, if it continues to rely on a
nolicv of force, can be counted on to
heto I 'would like just to add to the
rmerican people, remember who is your
fiSt enemT remember your
sacrifices in Europe and Asia to stop the
Weil
"The four ships closed in oa the
Pueblo, taking different positions on her
bow, beam and quarter. Two MIG
aircraft were also spotted by the Pueblo,
circling off her starboard bow.
One of the patrol craft began backing
toward the Pueblo with fenders rigged.
An armed boarding party was standing
on the bow. The Pueblo radioed at 11:45
p.m. that she was being boarded by
North Koreans."
After reading the Pentagon's account
of the capture, several embarrassed
civilian officials demanded to know why
American air power was not utlized to
rescue the Pueblo. If the ship was first
threatened at 10 p.m. but was not ac
tually bearded until 11:45 p.m.. it seems
that there should have been enough time
to receive support from the air.
Replying to the queries of enraged
congressmen, the Pentagon said that the
only aircraft "within range were located in
South Korea. But these planes, the Peo-
privileges.'
advance of communism.
The answer to the question of a solu
tion has been reiterated by Arab leaders.
It is based on just and lasting peace for
both peoples. It rests in the adoption of
the United Nations' resolutions. At the
top of these resolutions in Resolution
194(111) 11 December, 1948. Pargraph 11
of the resolution reads : "Resolves that
the refugees wishing to return to their
homes and live at peace with their
neighbor should be permitted to do so at
the earliest practicable date, and. the
compensation should be paid for the pro
perty of those choosing not to return and
for the loss of or damage to property
which, under principles of international
law or in equity, should be made good by
the government or authorities responsi
ble." The recognition of the right of the
refugees to repatriation in accordance
with their free choice has been
"recalled" by the General Assembly at
every regular session since it has held
since 1948. Adoption of this resolution
simply means:
THE ADDITION of 1.3 million Arabs
to he Oriental Jewish popularion in oc
cupied Palestine will convert the ma
jority of the state to an Oriental state.
ANY ATTACK from the Arabs' arm
ed forces will be remote since it means
damage to and killing of the Palestinian
people.
THE ARAB STATES' intervention in
Palestine is based entirely on protecting
the rights of the Palestinian Arabs. The
adoption of this resolution will negate this
cause.
, Any claim that this means in the long
run reconversion of the state of Israel to
an Arab state should not be seriously
considered. If it may happen, this should
produce no fear for any one except for
those who insist on realization of their
dream "redemption of the Greater
Israel." In any event the new state, in
the long-run and for the worst (for the
Jews) might resemble something like
Lebanon to the Christians. The claim that
the Arabs returning to their land will '
work as an enemy force behind the
Israeli lines should not be considered ex
cept as a proof that Tel Aviv Circles are
in no mood to treat them as full citizens
and insist on the continuation of the ex
isting state of belligerency and military
adventures.
A final word about Nasser's statement
which was reiterated in all letters to the
tagoa explained, are armed solely with
nuclear warheads which are unfit for a
situation of this kind, and there just was
not enough time to "deload" the planes
by replacing the nuclear weapons with
conventional armament.
Far from explaining the situation, this
reply points to a tragic Daw in the
American defense system, a flaw which
centers around the question of specific
military response to a specific act of ag
gression. Suppose, for instance, that the North
Koreans should launch a surprise air at
tack across the SSth parallel tomorrow.
What would be the American response?
Judging from what the Pentagon has
said, we would have Swo alternatives.
Since there would not . be time to
"deload" our planes, we could threw
ourselves into the fray with nuclear
weapons, thus expanding a conventional
war into a unclear confrontation. Or, we
could sit around and do nothing, just as
we did when the Pueblo was attacked.
That's not much of a choice.
Yet we have been told that the United
States has come a long way in the field of
international strategy since the
Eisenhower-Dulles policy of massive
relaxation. Much has been said about
measured response and the principle of
meeting aggression on its own level.
We have been assured that we have
both the versatility to repel aggression
and the common sense to avoid nuclear
holocaust.
But now the Pentagon has informed us
that this is not necessarily so.
Perhaps, of course, the Pentagon is
not telling the whole truth. In view of
other statements which have come out of
there such as those concerning the U-2,
the Bay of Pigs and the bombing of
civilian targets an North Vietnam this
is a strong possibility. Perhaps the Pen
tagon was only making half-baked ex
jtises. But perhaps they were telling the
truth. Perhaps the only aircraft we have
in Korea are armed with nuclear
weapons. And perhaps it would not be
overly presumptious to assume that the
same is true of our aircraft in other
areas of the world.
In short, either the Pentagon has
misrepresented the situation or the
United States defense system is grossly
unprepared for anything short of nuclear
war.
In either case, the predicament is
equally disturbing.
editor as a threat to Tel Aviv. I would
like to remind all those interested in the
problem that Nasser's oft-misquoted
statement was given in a major address
in which he tried to explain why he
ordered. United Nations' forces to
withdraw from the Egyptian borders.
Nasser stated that he had no choice after
being informed that Tel Aviv, an both
words and actions was preparing to
discipline Syria, except to make it clear
to Tel Aviv that any attack on Syria
would mean an attack on all Arab states.
He notified Tel Aviv that his armed
forces stood ready to enter into a full
war to destroy Israel "if and only if'
Israel attacked. Yes, it was indeed a
great menace to Tel Aviv Circles who
had already planned and were about to
carry out their attack.
Mohamed Seleim
P.O.B. 403
Chapel Hill, N.C
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