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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Nov. 13. 1963
KU Professor Plans Liberties Union Here
A KU professor last night announced plans for the formation of the Lawrence chapter of the Greater Kansas City Civil Liberties Union.
Charles Landesman, associate professor of philosophy and a member of the board of directors of the Kansas City group, said the Greater Kansas City Civil Liberties Union is composed of members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Prof. Landesman said civil liberties matters in Lawrence are sufficiently different in character from civil liberties matters in Kansas City to justify the establishment of a group of ACLU members here.
PROF. LANDESMAN said the ACLU is a non-partisan organization established in 1920 to defend civil liberties. He said the organization defined civil liberties as the liberties guaranteed citizens by the bill of rights.
"It is important to notice," the professor said, "that the ACLU is different from organizations such as the N.A.A.C.P. in that it dos not advocate any particular cause."
"The organization is concerned with civil liberties—period," Prof. Landesman said.
According to Prof. Landesman, the ACLU operates in two general ways:
It attempts to inform the public about civil liberties issues and expose violations of those liberties and provides lawyers and legal briefs in civil liberties court actions.
HE SAID WHILE the organization here in Lawrence is not a campus group, it does include "a number of faculty members and students."
According to Prof. Landesman, the ACLU members in Lawrence will concern themselves with such questions as religion in public schools. He said that the religion question is now being discussed in Lawrence schools.
Professors Say Viet Nam Coup Affects Chuong
Tran Van Choung "handled himself as a diplomat" in his speech at KU Monday night.
This was the opinion of Prof. Thomas R. Smith, chairman of the committee on East Asian Studies after hearing Chuong speak.
PROF. SMITH, who heard Chuong speak in protest of the Nho Dinh Diem government at Lincoln, Neb., several weeks earlier, said the military coup in South Viet Nam took away the reason for Chuong's speaking tour.
"He is now helping out his country by trying to solidify U.S. support of the Viet Nam war."
One of the unusual aspects of the speech Prof. Smith noticed was the complete change of Chuong's attitude in his speech.
When Prof. Smith first heard Tran Van Chuong, he said the former ambassador was highly critical of Nho Dinh Diem and Nho Dinh Nhu. Now, a few weeks later, he would not think of speaking a critical word against them.
KLAUS PRINGSHEIM, instructor of political science, agreed with Prof. Smith on why Chuong is continuing his speaking tour.
"The war in South Viet Nam is going on, and the new government needs U.S. aid and support. Chuong is building interest in the Viet Nam situation in the United States," Pringsheim said.
Why did Tran Van Chuong evade questions asking if he is planning on entering the new government? Fringsheim says he is in an uncomfortable position.
"He wants to get a good position in the government, but he cannot nominate himself for a job. He is in an uncomfortable position, and he does not want to publicly discuss his chances for getting into the new Viet Nam government."
BOTH PROF. SMITH and Prings-
heim agree that Chuong's speech
was vague.
"The ACLU believes in a high and thick wall between church and state."
Prof. Landesman said he did not know what particular problems the organization would focus upon in the Lawrence area since the Lawrence members had not, as yet, met as a group.
He said the ACLU has about 60,000 members. He said there are about 65 members in Lawrence.
Raymond C. Moore, emeritus Summerfield distinguished professor of geology, will receive the first honorary medal of the Paleontological Society next week in New York City.
Geology Professor To Receive Honor
The society's meeting will be held in conjunction with the 76th convention of the Geological Society of America Nov. 17-20. Several members of the State Geological Survey at K.U. will attend the convention.
The Paleontological Society award recognizes Moore as "a world figure whose eminence is based on advancement of knowledge in basic paleontology."
Majority of U.S. Bishops Oppose Legislative Powers
Spellman was the leadoff speaker in the continued Ecumenical Council debate on a proposal to give national conferences of bishops authority to enact church legislation or adopt statements which would have the force of law for all bishops of the country.
CARDINAL SPELLMAN said national conferences of bishops "can certainly serve a useful purpose" in coordinating policies and advising bishops about common problems, but "it would not be good to give them any juridical powers to make decisions. It is necessary for individual bishops to remain free in governing their own dioceses."
VATICAN CITY—(UPI)—Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York and James Cardinal McIntyre of Los Angeles, two of the most conservative U.S. cardinals, lined up today in direct conflict with the majority of American bishops in opposing legislative powers for national conferences of bishops such as the U.S. National Welfare Conference (NCWC).
This was the position taken yesterday by Cardinal McIntyre.
Albert Cardinal Meyer of Chicago, speaking on behalf of 120 of the approximately 160 U.S. bishops now present at the council, endorsed the idea of giving the bishops' conferences authority to make binding decisions on specific matters referred to them by the Pope.
A LIBERAL GERMAN prelate, Joseph Cardinal Frings of Cologne, told the council he agreed with Cardinal Spellman that the legislative powers of national conferences should be restricted to a minimum.
binding decisions of some specific matters referred to them by the Pope or where there is a common problem involving relations with the civil government.
Frings also endorsed the stand of the majority of U.S. bishops that conferences should be able to make
Several other prelates also expressed concern about the proposal. Archbishop Marcelino Olaechea of Valencia, Spain, said he saw a danger of national churches arising. At best, he said, the proposal might lead to "government by episcopal oligarchy."
IFC Colony Status To Concordia Club
In less than a year KU may have another fraternity.
Concordia Club, a Lutheran men's group, has received approval of the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) to function as a "colony" until it is eligible to function as a fraternity.
Bill Anderson, Park Ridge, Ill., senior and president of the IFC, said the group received colony rights on October 2 and will be a colony for a minimum of two semesters. After this trial period the group will be eligible to request status as a fraternity.
BILL PANNING, Ellinwood junior and Concordia Club member, said the petition sent to the IFC was then sent to the administration for approval.
Panning said it would probably be a matter of weeks before the administration approved the petition.
The group has a membership of 16 this semester and must have a total of 40 before national affiliation will be possible. Panning said.
The name of the group as a fraternity will be Beta Sigma Psi. It is a national fraternity that was formed in 1925 at the University of Illinois and Purdue University. Prior to formal organization the fraternity existed as a Lutheran student group.
BETA SIGMA PSI is a junior member of the IFC and subscribes to all the rules of the organization.
There are eight active chapters of Beta Sigma Psi now functioning in the country.
In addition to the eight active chapters there are now five colonies, including the one at KU.
Panning said that in order to be eligible for national recognition the group must maintain a high grade point average the entire time it is a colony.
He said the organization would probably not become recognized as a fraternity for about another year.
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