Page Two Scarlet and Black GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinnell, Iowil 111112111111” nuslnhca 111111 112112 at 1112. when 1111211 Cummmcc on s 112111 11111111111111)». 11111. chairman RenlL‘SB ed 1' 1111mm hem; Rising Sonice. ' '5 1111117 5! 1211111 Street, 5210111! at 3111121111, lest! 1111c, is 11155 111721111 111. school 1 . . . 1111111 1112111 1111:; miter 1.111 .1 2111.11.1- Dangerous Proposals “America can no longer allow the economic cmitralists 21:1d planners to attempt to ‘Wuide' l1e1 economy." So l'ead‘ ' plank in the Midwest Federation of College Young ile- ublicans Platloim "lilo platform, passed last 11eelieiirl at Lie YR regional comention held in St. Louis. stressed the ri‘inger of the overly strong central gorcl'nnient within 211d tlle subversive, communist elements without. ’e beliere that national subsidies [or classroom con7 s"uction,teacl1e1 saliiiii's. and sehola hips can only lead t: Federal domination and control . TVA should be sold ‘1.) private cuipoi tio" . . , “ieili7care should ilot be used 3 a coi‘ile to o t'ol' li'ther intervention into tlle economic affairs of innate corporations." This tom of the federal overnmeiit, this desire to reverse the inevitable is 1111- calistic. Big1 business, large labor organizations, world political unr 't all have contributed to the now present l'ecessit1' (it 21 I'Qg'llléllll‘“: loi'ce. lnr. dual states are too s all to regulate international Col'opl) ' Wh c it is neccssarv L11 real e the impor ance of - it is {ually important to teal e that 21 government these lights. The section (11' the Young Republican platform on tliel economic state of the country called fol tlle“ni21i11teiiaiice ot a strong and \i‘a:le econonlr, one \1hich 11i|l supply the reminds of ilicr ised milit-n‘ spending} But then it de7 (laied, “Thoie can be little doubt that the 1) meme taV laws should be completely rewritten . . . Rate ‘ 'isions should be brought about by substantial i'eiluc7 i Feclel ‘ spending.” \\ orld conditions, the Young Republicans. l'ecog7 nize, call fol “incl'eas ed milita V spending, and althoug'h‘ these e\penditllres form the de01‘ 1301 tlon oi the Federal iiudgmet the Yl'l 5 call for eductions in Federal spending.” We question the logic behind such statements All these arguments looli mild and liberal when one tlrns to the t'oieign policy section The platform reads, shall not admit Communist China to the Unitedl ”The U.S. Tations.” \ondeious United States This plank assumes the 21ll-po11'el'l'uliiess oi" the Filither, the platloim notes, ‘The U.S. should reexamine its position in the United N117, “ iis; specifically whether or not we should remain in 1e organization 01 withdraw’ The e\act meaning of this 1. mill is ambiguous beCausc of the use of the \ioi"d ‘110517 11.” But it is cleal that the YRS ale quite willing to lave the U. S. withdraw from the U. ', and bring an end to a viable diplomatic channel. In addition the Young Republicans call tel 21' imme7 flute and almost total bloc nile (11' Cuba. "he possible c0117 sequences 0‘ such all an die not discussed. The Young Republican platiorn‘l seems to be 11 docu7 iiient founded on tear, fear of a central 9; rei'iiment antl‘ tear of communist enemies. The plopesals, however that .taai has caused uoiild result in conditions immeasurably (use than 1\|l11t e. ists today. To pulslle the propose1'l_'lor7 11 policy planlis would cause \i'ar, Pursuing the national 30110111)’ sugp stions would result in seiious damage to ‘Anlei'ica's economic position. .I. P. H. Solitary Drinking No Answer, Say Two Women Students To the mile , Next Wednesday night, in the at college functions and in the senate, will be the final c0117 lunion Houcver state law for-7 . deration oi the change in the bids lliis. Allowing drinking on- dr'rhing rulc. The rule, in ei‘ ly in the roums encourages :tect, gives Grinnell College stu wrong kind 0! attitude toward dents license to drink in their drinking besides creating an un7 rooms. The proponents ol' the healthy, inseiisible Situation 1 Ie change feel they are 1'eeog7 whcic drinking is mainly a re- 1 Zing 21 situation 111.11 existsi ‘leasc, .1 leuge, )lcldlns to reality 1 Drinking alone as 11 11 a leality that pacific irom p1 uic leads to 6. drink in our society, 11111 people punkmg WC behave c. , do not withdraw to drink until drinking is ncl only siupid. but they have reached the stage of psychologically and eventually alcoholism. On the outSlde, in physmny dangerous we up. the other world. people do not iicvc the ruIc change embodies sit bcicrc 21 bottle in their room 2, wrong 12,1121 01 uppmaph lo and decide whether or not they drinking. We believe lhc ideal are going to think. They are apploach i: drinlui 2 allowed 111 e likely laced wilh this dc- anywhcle on campi cision 211 21 pally. Gl'inncll 1:017 B111 we have a “re law 11 122% has :1 responsiblllly to its is [hell 1111 2111 or nothing situa- Sludculs to let them begin 10 lion, and since ire cuminl 11211-2 make the hind of accisicns in all (Il'lhhmg anyuhel'e on cnni7 college that they 11-111 ham [0 pus. we 1111131 aceepl nothing, make when “my 11's om of_(‘t)ln]llele cniurccmcnt nl 1111- ‘ pi'csciil rule college. This release esswe Martha Melihe responsibility would be ,Iliiit‘ Ewart nece <21.in created to regulate 111111 protect esent Federal ‘ l McCarran Enforcement H 't realized if students could dilnk‘ a . a solitary thing ‘ ssi1cl SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. April 12, 1963 David Lig‘nibourne Forum For fiercest at another one at those Lill'cctioiiaio certif- ientes ii in 1110 “0mm 01' The Dean or iiicu 111 lmy 111.11 box the clhci 11211, and 11113 limo 11111 ‘tupics h- luded oil umpus lesldenecs Tiles o: ,cnu e, -c places to stav 101- the c icw mdlcon tents 1 10 \1‘ant bathtubs, iricnd 1111211211 and lbiggcr1loscls nu: hccauc their Cause olter colilivsecl and 11121rtlclll21m 1111c Dean can 12. 21 com. c applicant: one at a time ~ .11 nerd . one arm cl spur-c is 1hc defense of .111 obvious case, it's time ior some more pragmatic criticism 1 1' st of .111 let mc say 111111, being csscnually ,roung, strong. 11-c117adpislcd, bi' ht, 11111111111112, tiesh eager 11liolesenie 21ml ind rent. not to lmciition VVhitmanesquc i n,n quite tislicil wuh my pr sent rc loin-11121, 1112 «.1111. u would a ll campus ew‘r 1 rcpulc virtue, Thole are some. ‘ .surc< of conformity ll\ m1 is \upposcd to be our citadel of 110117cmltiiilnit1‘ These student: either crcnumllv succumb to 11121111011 01' 111.1117 age a shotgun reddiug with 11 which impllt'. 21 (‘t‘ll‘din constant ll‘li‘llon _But given tl1e chance to concr chic cl here ,wnh ihcir 011/11 traditions, 1-ci1-2un 11mm loslilts \\ lio sr‘lisI' 111' can be seen There's one den oi oll7ca111pus unquuy 111211 had 2111 average grade point oi about 3.5 1211- ii: eleven members last semester, in the mcunlunc another s'lmiliil rcsidcmc managed 11. start Fmreshlek County's only bluegrass band. In 51111 21 11111-11 house, they're cieu learning how to speak German All cl these urc examples of t1'21dillons which wculd be diilluilt to engender c :ewliere, even though the college is going 1111-1111211 21 transition in their dirccuon, Nlnv, ii you can believe people in this place, another concern 11110111 cli-cnmpus housing in Valves the potential for ‘ exllal misconduct," Yet I personally don't see the problem. "Sexual iiiisr,oii(lui:t” comes cilhcr l'rnm psychological (Iprmigemeiit causing abnormal hehvior. or sl 1piy ircm misinformation and the lack oi pioDBr c111 'atinn. And while the iormcr re- mains n 1 olilem throughout society, the latter can readily vanish with 21 icw slim-l lectures -in Robert: Thcnler. Anyway, the admissions department is sup7 posed to scrccn pcoplc with 112 personality tests and Grmncll students are supposed to come 110m (111 1211111111: cducniinnul background): so, i suspect that [he \t'lioll‘ thing is lust another abortive excuse. Onc ilium lhi- ‘ssue h dcsel'1cs mention on 1'; we iOr 60111111." to — .1 i121 uiculenl‘nily. 1rd Smut 1 1‘ ton of our ampus 1'00: upped 11 th beller facil- - mg more 1111111 -. )tliing less than 1101111 11111 «071 ci ' ,1110 lot,"- in objection '11 mass exodus. Clcarl . there shouldn‘t hc such considerable rillllcllltv involved in getting all Campus. Either 11's ohwciu 111111 he looms are bigger, the quiet hours quieter. and the n u- hours noisier-.m- we. she Id 1111 1 u from Goethe 1111011 eYamililng college poll remembering 111211 "Tie highcsl to which man mav aspire IS uondcr. Dan Friedlanoler 1 During the National snideni AssoLiation cdu- leatlonal campaign questions have hccn raised ,coucerninc the implemeniciicn of u McCai'ran Acl. By 1960 1119 Subversive Actlv s Contiol ‘Board (52112131, 1 semi- ludicial body created by ,lhe Act 11.111 processcd 24 complclcd or 1clu c cases However, the govcrnmcnl at that limc admitt- cd 111211 "Due 10 the provisions oi lhc stance and oi the allegations in the Attorney Gcnei'al's p04 litions, lhc (SACB'S) orders in these Coninili 1517 l'iont cases necessarily depend upon the clot motion that the Communist fur-111, US Communist action 0 iiimllon,‘ and thus 1110 lcuuon was delayed pending the Communist Parly decision 1 in 19111 the Suprcmc Coult uphcld the i‘ge ‘tratloii provisions (not the Constitutionality of ,1he Acul, and aii’irnied the Boards Communist Party registration order. Sinrc 15161 the Adam Gruerul hns ini'reas7 111 eniurccmcni oi the 121w. rrcscnlly there are 15 alleged members and 111-1; officers under orders lo register. They face 1hc 1111117. 11 line 01' 5111,0011 and live , r: in jail ioi- eve _ or 1101171'egistrat. 11. in 1111111111111, Ili'oscciit on of “ii-11111" groups 111s been reopened. On Jan. 10. 1963. the Attorney Gcncrnl insti— tut ~11 ihc first direct action against .1 sludcnl gro , He petitioned the SAGE to real or AD7 .VANCE. 21 student group as a "Cummunist-fi'ont" ‘organizalion as defined by 1hr- McCari'an Act. The Attorney General 5 petition saicl' (a) Advance 111.15 onoosed the United Slums Japanese Sccuiity Fm 1111 ' Demanding an cud to all nuclear 11csung by the Umicd State to) lollowcd the ,Ccmmumsi Pally in proto ihc United smics lblockatle oi Cuba in Ocl. (d) “ , Willi ll'csuccl .111 me eiiiorcemant oi lhc MzCni'ran Act ‘and Smilh Act." 1e.) opposmc 1112» Umvci 111 11-11117 ,tai‘y Tl‘ainll'l}: and Selccnrc Servicc s|ntut s c0117- sidei'cd by 1hc Phi-iv inimicui 1p its interests MoCarnan Act the 111111111: 1 ing the press We have chscrrcd with 21 to 1.1m degree 01 incrcdulhy, many lstlldcnts advocate iiic reconsld7 c 1011 211' mu McCarl‘nli Act, lather llléln repeal Oi’ ‘taius quo‘ One (1111 cnh hold such 11 posi7‘ .uon, ue iccl. i. onc can eli11117 ,ndlc the alleged abuses ot 111c Act and 'tlll 11211-1» 1111 cliccurc l2111' 1cm 11. ii cuc unnhlc 111 i | term 11111 ‘chminulc these 1111115 wc sci) ricr 1111 Smith 110 alte11111ti1e bur 1p \nte to re- 3.lThe tilli Peal the ML'Cnrian Ant ,weclc. We iccl the McCarrnn Ari 1mg 1 illiderniili 1.1 The, 151 A- 111112 .c 1 inciuinicul guarantee oi speech. prc. 1d seinbly 11.1 1111111111111; 111 nunuiuus. 12111117 l alle 2.1 meiit in1 imin ioii organization sabotage, 1r etc in punishment b1 “guilt by associa Ion illld pur- 1hc 5111 11111111117 guarantee against sch: 1 gistratinn .15 1 member or 2111 using rhei_ , 111111 inn, 5 [meet themsclv ‘ 11nd nevi, lncnts guarantee oi u ‘und due process of law by deny—- jury trial. mimicn. ircc ‘Aiiieiidnicnt's guarantee or pr,c- lcclicu against cruel and unusual advocating the withdrawal or American Armed Forces i1 n1 Berlin and u giug , . . ne- go 2112 on Be1iin This is 1 clas ic case 111 guilt by parallelism and, although Advance describes . 11 1s a socialist oricniaicd Student group, ccu7 stltutes the extremely dangerous precedent of outlawi'y because oi belief. Obviously, Advance has failed ihc McCar— ran act's (lev1 ion test since it advocates posi~ lions not suliicicniiy diiicrinc from those 0f the Communist 1m .in 1hc government's view, However, the 11. 5. government ilseli l’arui's 11 test 1m. and numerous groups oppose the McCarran Act (including the Gi'imlcll Scnuici. as well as the other issues apparently considered traitoroiis. (l)“,.. As in icrmcr prosecutions the government claimed no illegal actions by are m‘oul cited. Other ncuvc cases include a veterans 0 1.12111121— tloii which [ought iascism in Spain, .1 . on): to protect ihc foreign born 11-11111 illegal depoltation. and one concerned wilh implonng U.S-So1'iet relations 01 ginally cudcrsed by Frank in D Roosevelt 111-, scrcral ccncressmen Like Admnce these organizations 21d1'i1cate ideas oilcn dlS~ tasteful 1p manv Americans. The nucsiicn is Whether 111c adrocacr cl legal ideas. hcwerer unpopular, shall hc outlawed. 5112212211 groups have come [(1 inc defense of Advance. A joint 31111111an by Campus Ameli- calls for Democratic Action and Students for 1 Democratic- Sociciv said: “Despite our constant opposition on political glounds (to Advance). wc iccl 111.11 defense of their right 10 hold whatever political ideals they choose is 1hc duty oi 91'6132 democrat " Now is the time‘ to bring the (ol'L‘DS of public Mon and support behind the groups being brocctlted under the McCari‘ali Act. Now 1 the time to Work for [he repeal of the McCarran ct Students Voice Objections ally of $10 0110 11121 the ye m 1.111 icr c1cry day 01 non legu. tration. These and lcgulizingl and oihcr Violations m the Aci. we feel. will lead .in the ’cui"1ilment oi our c luulicn— espionage, 111 ii edoms, hence wc favor 1hc terrorism, 1cpe21l 111' the hlr‘Cai'ran Act, registrants We hope 2111 siudents 11-111 read 11, 1 20 yedi ilic actual p101 ions at 1112» Act 11m line 11117 lulnch -,1c 21112 12.11.1111; about and 211-1. loim ineir opinions intelli mly. Peter Cohoii Valli-c Ouperiimii Larry iioiinnn Stephen H. iiuwcli iidwuni Robbins Jack Chapman Terry Parssiuen Nike llorwalt by demanding 14111 l‘au- 11111-11117: trial, and «l ) 111111 of The 31112 imposing :1 11c11-‘