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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
59th Year, No. 102
Wednesday, March 14, 1962
Events Group Approved; Cuban Debate Arranged
By Bill Sheldon
The All Student Council last night unanimously approved the establishment of a Current Events Committee and appropriated funds to bring a member of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee (FPCC) to KU for a debate on the Cuban situation.
Following the meeting, Ron Gallagher, Fort Scott senior who introduced both resolutions, identified the representative as Edward Shaw.
MR. SHAW'S APPEARANCE here last May received severe criticism and was declared "unofficial" by the administration.
Gallagher's resolution asked that $101.95 be provided to bring a member of the FPCC to debate with a member of the Truth About Cuba Committee (TACC).
The Minority Opinion Forum has already contacted representatives of both groups. Larry Laudan, Lawrence senior and chairman of the Forum, said his group was without funds and could not get money from the Student Union Activities which governs it.
LAUDAN EXPLAINED THAT the representative of the TACC could pay his own way to KU since his appearance would be part of a national tour by that group. He said the debate will take place about April 25, when the Truth About Cuba Committee would be in the area.
The Current Events bill provides for "a permanent committee . . . to bring to the campus speakers and films that will encourage discussion and formulation of opinions on the vital issues of the day."
The bill also creates a speakers bureau to aid living groups in obtaining speakers.
"There is a vacuum in this area now. There is no group which has the funds to bring speakers to the campus," Gallagher said.
Geneva Has Gloomy Air
GENEVA — (UPI) The 17nation General Disarmament Conference opened today under a cloud of pessimism.
The bleak outlook stemmed from failure of the Big Three foreign ministers to make the slightest progress in breaking the East-West deadlock on critical issues, including the American and Russian threats to resume nuclear testing in the atmosphere, during preliminary meetings that have preceded the conference here.
THE CONFERENCE began late this afternoon at the Palace of Nations with a brief public ceremony. The first full-scale business session will take place tomorrow morning.
The conference was called by the United Nations for another attempt at halting the global nuclear arms race by an agreement on a "complete and general disarmament" including a big power nuclear test ban.
THE BIG THREE foreign ministers made a final but futtle preconference effort this morning to dent the deadlock over inspection and controls to guarantee a test ban and other arms control measures.
Delegates from four NATO, five Communist and eight neutral nations are attending the conference. A fifth NATO country, France, refused to attend because President Charles de Gaulle felt any talks under present conditions would be futile.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk was reported by American sources to be neither pessimistic nor optimistic about the outcome of the talks.
"This was illustrated by the group which had to ask for contributions to bring 'Operation Correction' here recently."
GALLAGHER SAID he felt it would be good if the committee could bring speakers who would represent extreme viewpoints. He added, however, that he hoped there would be a balance of conservative and liberal viewpoints over the long run.
A resolution made at the last meeting by Jo Snyder, Bethesda, Md., junior, to establish a committee to start a fund raising drive for the Student Non-Violent Cooperation Committee (SNVCC) was withdrawn by Miss Snyder.
She said she felt it best to withdraw her resolution since it would be too difficult to amend the ASC bill governing the solicitation of funds.
- Referred to a committee a resolution for a constitutional amendment which would require the ASC chairman to be an elected ASC member.
The ASC also:
- Heard a motion for the establishment of an ASC secretarial staff
- Set a limit of $50 on expenditures for persons running for class officers (there had been no previous regulation).
- Received a suggestion that a stop day be set for May 24.
- Formed a committee to investigate the possibility of night bus service for women's residence areas.
- Authorized the traffic and safety committee to investigate the need for stop signs at the corner of Eleventh and Louisiana Streets.
- Recommended that $100 be appropriated to the Peace Corps Committee for its operations. (This was automatically referred to the finance committee.)
CHARLES WHITMAN. Shawnee Mission sophomore, moved to amend article six, section three of the ASC Constitution, which deals with the chairmanship of the council.
Presently, as in the case of the current chairman (Jerry Palmer, El Dorado senior), it is not necessary for the chairman to be an elected member of the council.
Whitman's motion stated that the chairman should be an elected member of the ASC throughout his tenure as chairman (from spring election to spring election) and that the vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer should be governed by the same rules.
Whitman's motion was automatically referred to the committee on committees and legislation.
GALLAGHER THEN PROPOSED an amendment to the ASC bill to establish a secretarial staff.
He asked that a 6-member committee be formed which will "endeavor to employ . . . an executive secretary who will be able to remain in the employ of the ASC for a considerable time" and who "shall not be empowered to make policy decisions or speak for the ASC."
This action will be voted upon at the next meeting.
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Shaw Causes Controversy On Last Visit
Edward Shaw, whose appearance at KU was voted last night by the All Student Council, was the focus of a controversy when he spoke at KU last spring.
Last spring Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe said that Shaw was not an official guest of the University and his appearance was not in any official capacity.
"HE (MR, SHAW) does not appear on this campus in any official capacity, and he is not an official guest of the University of Kansas.
"The University officially, and I personally, disclaim his viewpoint on the Cuban situation."
The Lawrence Daily Journal World, in an editorial, said it was "lame-brained foolishness" for schools to welcome "with open arms" individuals who "obviously and openly espouse anti-United States causes."
The appearance of Mr. Shaw was one of the causes of the January statement by State Senator Ford Harbaugh (R-Wellington) of socialism at KU.
When asked about the Chancellor's statement, at the time of his visit last year, Mr. Shaw said, "I think he (the Chancellor) is ill-informed."
SEN. HARBAUGH REPRIMANDED the University for authorizing the use of University premises for a meeting for friends of Fidel Castro and his Cuba (Mr. Shaw).
During his May visit, Mr. Shaw said his committee did not necessarily support Castro but functioned "to correct the atrocities and false reports of the distorted American press."
President Defends Fraternity Rights
By Dennis Bowers
The Commander of Sigma Nu fraternity went before the Human Rights Committee of the All Student Council last night and defended his fraternity's right to retain a discriminatory clause in its national constitution.
He appeared before 30 persons in the second in a series of open hearings on which the HRC will base recommendations for action against discriminatory clauses of fraternities and sororites.
STEPHEN BRAWNER, Merriam senior, said that "Sigma Nu is not an anarchy of any sort. Anything we have in our laws, including the discriminatory clause, we feel we have a perfect right to have and any infringement of this right would be an infringement on our freedom."
Brawner said he appeared before the HRC because he "thought it would benefit everyone to know what the Sigma Nu position is—especially after all the controversy going around."
Brawnay said, "Sigma Nu is based on the same principle as a family circle. A family is historically this way.
Brawner said the only way the discriminatory clause can be stricken is at the national convention which will meet this year.
"AS WE ARE A member chapter of the national fraternity," Brawner said, "we must go along with their laws and their constitution. If we did not, we wouldn't be Sigma Nu's."
"But," he said, "we think we have the right to choose with whom we choose to associate. And we don't recognize any other authority except our fraternity on these rights."
CORDELL MEEKS, Kansas City sophomore and HRC member, said "You have stated the national organization's opinion on discriminatory clauses. Do you know the local view on the clause, whether the local Sigma Nu members oppose them or not?"
"It must be obvious that since we have not disaffiliated from the national chapter and become local, the majority of men in our house are in favor of the discriminatory clause." Brawner replied. "Our local chapter has agreed to go along with what the other chapters have decided. Majority rules."
Roberta Johnson, Juliet, ill., senior, asked Brawner if his chapter would vote to remove the clause if the matter came up for a vote.
"I couldn't say whether we would or not." Brawner replied. "I don't know each person's individual opinion on the matter. But the matter was not even brought up at the last national convention."
HE WAS ASKED WHAT the Sigma Nu chapter would do if the administration decided to rule against recognizing chapters which retained discriminatory clauses.
"The University doesn't have any right to say if our chapter is approved or not," he replied. "It can't say if we are a healthy chapter or if
we are a good place to live. It can't regulate us.
Art Miller, Pittsburg junior, said that the Supreme Court ruled in a New York University case that a university has the right to regulate fraternities.
"The Supreme Court ruled that since they (fraternities) are an integral part of the university, the university has the right to dictate to the fraternities on their right to discriminate because of race," Miller said.
Steve Brawner
BRAWNER REFEATED his statement that the local chapter believes "Sigma Nu has the right to determine our own members.
"We are looking for a test case right now in which we can test this right," he said. "In the future this might be different, but this is the way it is now. I think you'll find our chapter open-minded in this issue."
He continued, "If our stand is wrong, we expect to die a natural death."
Charles Menghini, Pittsburg senior and co-chairman of the Civil Rights Council, asked Brawner the number of Sigma Nu chapters which have gone local because of the discriminatory clauses.
"LET'S JUST SAY that it is more than one." Brawner said.
It was announced that the HRC would send letters to the national offices of Sigma Nu, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities explaining the interest in their respective discriminatory clauses. Brian Grace, Lawrence sophomore and HRC chairman, said
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Weather
Generally fair this afternoon and tonight. Thursday far north, increasing cloudiness south. A little warmer northwest and north central portion Thursday. Low tonight 5 to 10 northwest to 15 to 20 southeast. High Thursday 40s northwest to near 40 southeast.
Romulo Says Friendship Is Weapon
Gen. Carlos Romulo
Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, former president of the United Nations General Assembly and former U.S. ambassador from the Philippines, said yesterday that America's most potent weapon can be its friendship with the peoples of Asia, Africa and Central America.
"Today you are engaged in a life and death struggle against communism for the minds, hearts and souls of men," he said. "You need have no fear if you convince the world that you really believe your own Declaration of Independence which states that 'All men are created equal.'"
THE PULITZER Prize-winning journalist and ex-aide to Gen. Douglas MacArthur spoke at a University Lecture on "The Crisis the Free World Faces."
Gen. Romulo said the winning of foreign friends is a part of America's struggle against communism. The struggle must go on, he said.
because the basic objective of Soviet planning is world conquest.
"In two world wars America did not annex one square inch of territory but was the most generous conquerer in all history," he said.
On the other hand, he said, Russia did not demobilize after World War II and "millions of once-free men were created into robots of the Kremml."
"WE ARE IN THIS bitter struggle and must resist for our own survival," the speaker added.
Gen. Romulo also said:
- The United States should not have invited Khrushchev here in 1960 because the trip gave Khrushchev and Russia status and acceptance in the eyes of Asians, Africans and Central Americans.
Despite the advances of Russia and Red China, Americans need not fear if they convince the world they "really believe every man has a spark of the divine in him and that all men are brothers under the canopy of heaven and the fatherhood of God," he said.
- The initial victories of Japan in World War II destroyed the notion that the western nations are always invincible in war.
- "In the days of our grandchildren Russia will rue the day she created this monster, Red China."
- Red China should not be admitted to the United Nations because it is "in flagrant violation of the U.N. charter. Red China must not be allowed to shoot her way in.
- "Soviet Russia fought the Korean War to the last Chinese soldier."
- Communism was contained in Europe only when the Marshall Plan became effective.
- The present Russo-Chinese disagreement is not deep enough to change the basic relationship between the United States and Russia.
"Whenever freedom is in peril." Gen. Romulo said, "it is in peril everywhere and America can no longer be an island unto itself."