Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
58th Year, No. 84
Thursday, Feb. 16, 1961
Dag, UN in Jeopardy
UNITED NATIONS. N. Y. — (UPI) — Guinea, calling for Secretary - General Dag Hammarskjold's resignation, told the Security Council today the United Nations must choose between "Africa and its executioners."
Diallo Telli, Ambassador of the left-leaning West African republic, put formally before the 11-nation Council a demand for the resignation of Hammarskjold and his top aides and the removal of all UN experts from Guinea.
A SIMILAR MESSAGE was received from Cuba, supporting Russia's demand for Hammarskjold's removal.
At the same time, Premier Sekou Toure sent a message to President John F. Kennedy in Washington,
Congo May Spell Disaster for UN
By Phil Newsom
UPI Foreign News Analyst
A new chapter with possibly tragic consequences is unfolding in the Congo. As of this moment it finds four African nations, Yugoslavia, Indonesia and Communist Fast Germany aligned with Moscow in recognizing the pro-Soviet regime of Antoine Gizenga as the "legitimate" government of the Congo.
Of the many severe tests to which the United Nations has been put in the Congo crisis, this is perhaps its most severe. It could determine whether the week of Feb. 13, 1961, is to mark final deterioration of the UN as a force for world peace just as today the death of the League of Nations is dated from its refusal to act against Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia.
FOR THE ACTION of the seven governments, along with Russia, is a repudiation of the UN's democratic processes and, in effect, endorses both the threat of Soviet intervention in the Congo and Nikita Khrushchev's own personal campaign to oust Dag Hammskjoeld as the UN's secretary general.
Coming strongly to Hammarskjold's defense have been both President Kennedy and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India.
And Nehru in a departure from previous policy has offered to send combat troops to the Congo.
THE RISKS on both sides are huge. Kennedy has declared that one-sided intervention by any country in the Congo would bring with it "risks of war."
For the United States, its entire African policy is at stake. What trust and friendship exists for the United States among new African nations could be lost if any US move could be seen in African eyes as support for out-moded colonialism.
But there seems no reason either for the United States or for the United Nations to repose any trust in Gizenga.
Gizenga, who now has won the support of Ghana, Guinea, the United Arab Republic and Morocco proclaimed himself premier last Dec. 13 and announced that the Congolese capital had been moved to Stanleyville, capital of Eastern Province.
Foreign Students To Tell U.S. Faults
A foreign student's view of "What Is Wrong With the United States" will be the theme of the Current Events Forum, tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the Music Room of the Kansas Union.
saying that all Africa "awaits your concrete acts" in the situation created by Lumumba's death.
Toure has consistently backed Lumuba in the Congo crisis. His government yesterday joined the Soviet Union, United Arab Republic, Ghana, Yugoslavia and East Germany in recognizing the pro-Lumuba regime of Antone Gizenga in Stanleyville.
The governments of Morocco and Indonesia announced today they have also recognized the Gizenga regime.
The Security Council's Congo debate proceeded today under heavy police guard while three AfroAsian countries prepared a resolution seeking to settle East-West differences over UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold.
THE PUBLIC was barred from the 400-seat galley where some 60 o 75 screaming, first-swinging Negroes and some Whites staged a near riot yesterday in a protest over the slaying of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.
Heavy New York police contingents patrolled the street outside UN headquarters which was closed to the public except for previously-booked guided tours.
he will hold a key conference next Tuesday on strengthening the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the face of mounting tension with Russia.
At the White House, President Kennedy, "seriously concerned" by the Congo crisis, announced today
THE WHITE HOUSE said that Kennedy and Paul Henri Spaak, General Secretary of NATO, will meet here next Tuesday.
In other developments related to the Congo crisis;
—It was learned that Secretary of State Dean Rusk told key Congressmen the United Arab Republic headed by Gamal Abdul Nasser is playing a dangerous role in the Congo crisis.
Sources said Rusk advised the House Foreign Affairs Committee in secret session yesterday that the UAR is coordinating activities with the Soviet Union and has supplied some arms and ammunition to the Soviet-supported group led by Antoine Gizenga. Rusk was said to have told the House group that Kennedy's warning last night was directed as much at Nasser as at the Kremlin.
Regents Eye Faculty Aid
(KENNEDY SERVED) notice during a televised news conference last night that the United States would oppose any attempt "by any government to inverte unilaterally in the Congo." He said he was "seriously concerned" about the situation.)
TOPEKA — (UPI) — The State Board of Regents asked today for a college faculty retirement program separate from a proposed public employees pension plan.
In a hearing before the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Regent Clement Hall of Coffeyville said the separate retirement system would out Kansas state schools in a more competitive position to hire faculty members.
He also said a proposal to limit the amount of salary covered to 110,000 would hamper the state's
competitive position for hiring deans and other higher paid faculty members.
Hall said the Regents recommend a separate retirement plan for college teachers be based on contributions of 5 per cent of salaries from both the state and the faculty members.
The Regents also asked for appropriations of $1.6 million for two new buildings at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and of $25,000 for a survey of curricula and other matters pertaining to state schools.
A LONG WAY TO G.J.-ME. Magoo stands beside a thermometer which shows the Campus Chest drive has collected less than $1,000. The amount collected so far is $650, according to Douglas Mayor, chairman of the drive. The campaign ends Saturday.
Only Two Days Left
Chest $3,500 Short
Wanted: $3,500.
This was the story concerning the Campus Chest fund at noon today, with but two days to go until the drive ends Saturday.
So far the drive has failed to raise even 50 per cent of the goal of $5,500, Doug Mayor, Kansas City junior and chairman of the project said today.
HE ESTIMATED last night that about $650 in solicitions had been turned in at the Business Office in Strong Hall. An additional $1,350 above expenses has been collected from Dave Brubeck ticket sales.
He said that three sororities and four fraternities have turned in money during the first three days of the drive.
He said that approximately 2,900 tickets for the Dave Brubeck concert had been sold, at a total cost of about $4.350. The Brubeck quartet
will receive $3,000 of this as its fee.
There are about 900 tickets left.
THE CAMPUS CHEST has set $5,000 as the goal in its fund drive.
THE CAMPUS CHEST has set $5,500 as the goal in its fund drive,
"I don't want to have a negative attitude," said Mayor, "because I can't tell what will happen in the next two days."
He said solicitations had been mailed to faculty members today with return envelopes enclosed.
The last two Campus Chest campaigns were held during the fall semester in 1958 and 1959. In 1957 it was held in the spring.
"THESE DRIVES were not very successful," Mayor said, "but I haven't been able to find any reason for it."
Mayor said late donations would probably be received until Monday and Tuesday and that the final tabulation would not be made until then.
CRC Plans More Tests, Demands
By Fred Zimmerman
The KU Civil Rights Council decided last night to find out if discrimination exists at the Eighth Street Tavern, 117 E. Eighth St., or the Lawrence Roller Rink.
Thirteen council members attended the meeting. Carolyn Shull, Lawrence sophomore, acted as chairman for Marvin McKnight. Lawrence graduate student, who has missed the last two meetings.
THE DECISION TO CHECK the rink came after Marion S. Barry, Memphis, Tenn., graduate student, told the council that Douglas County Attorney Wesley M. Norwood said he thought the rink would be subject to the Kansas public accommodations law.
Barry said, "If this is true, I think we should send a group of students there, let them be refused, and then file a complaint."
Legal action is still pending on Barry's verbal complaint to Mr. Norwood that he was refused service Friday at the Harbor Tavern.
Barry added that the County Attorney indicated that the Lawrence rink manager might try to make the rink a private club, enabling him to refuse admittance to any non-members.
"Why not give the manager a bit of hell before he turns it into a private club?" Kennedy asked.
Denis Kennedy, Lawrence graduate student, said he agreed a "test" group should be sent to the rink.
MISS SHULL THEN asked for volunteers to visit the rink. Kennedy said he would be willing to go except he did not know how to skate.
"What would I do if they decided to admit us?" he asked.
George Buford, Negro, Kansas City, Kan., junior, volunteered to assemble a group from among members of his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, to "test" the rink.
Thomas Moore, secretary of the YMCA and faculty adviser
of the CRC, said he thought some white students should be in the group, in order to "comfort the manager, who may be worried that admitting Negroes would hurt his business."
MOORE ADDED, "If the manager does not admit the Negroes then the white students can go up to him and say, 'It wouldn't bother me if you let them in.'"
The council next discussed the Eighth Street Tavern. Bruce Wright, Salina sophomore, said he had called the tavern and asked if meals were served.
"The manager told me he served meals," Wright said. "This means the tavern would come under the accommodations law. Therefore, I think we should make a test there"
The council members agreed but did not make definite arrangements to investigate the tavern.
IN ANOTHER ACTION, the CRC made plans to press an investigation of discrimination in University-approved housing. Wright discussed a letter sent the last part of January to J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, protesting discriminatory housing. Wright said no answer had been received.
Alan D. Latta, Wichita junior, said that this week his committee would talk again to Emily Taylor, dean of women, about discrimination in the assigning of rooms in women's residence halls.
At this point Stephen S. Baratz, Lawrence graduate student, said the CRC should stop trying to solve civil rights problems by "staying within the University system (administrative agencies)."
"WE'RE RUNNING against a cement wall because we are staying within this system. The administration has a stereotyped way of dealing with these issues," Baratz said. "I think we should tell these people (deans, department heads, etc.) 'If we don't get a statement of policy from you we'll go to the Chancellor (Wescoe),'" Baratz said.
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