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1970-05-13 Daily Iowan Editorial: ""Strike!"" Page 4
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Tired of insane government Editor: [?] they had a vote last night; well, gave me a ballot; I shall assume that George Wallace supporters can [tog?]ether and vote " overwhelmingly" [?]ke him President of the United [States?] [?] (he got a little over 10 per cent of [?]es too; for your little brain 2,500 - [?] all voted for the strike, which I [?] - is hardly representative of [?] but then your math may be very [missing word(s)] [?]been told that this strike is com[?] to a union strike; however, [?] tend to vote to see if they will [?] - Sunday afternoon at one of the [?]ike meetings a student asked if [?] students could vote like we did [?]ar. We were told that was last [?] and the strike WAS the vote. If [?]n't have the students behind you [?]u refuse to admit it, you need to [?] how to count; and if you think [?]trike is valid, you need to learn [?] think. [?]were also told they were doing to [?] the U down so they could go home [?]rap" with the people back home [?] worrying about school - so I [?] you suggest to them that they have circled option one or two and left to "rap" with the people back home. I rather believe the strikers are very serious, it is just that they are striking blind and they can not seem to past the immediate campus area - you do not endear yourselves to the average public by closing a University. But then I'm not all that convinced that closing the University is not the major aim of a lot of them. I am tired of insane government actions, but it is absolutely inexcusable for 2,500 supposedly intelligent students to think that closing a university is sane. Lowell K. Handy As, N22 Hillcrest PS: Wait til Thursday to blow up my room, my roommate is leaving. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor and all other types of contributions to The Daily Iowan are encouraged. All contributions must be signed by the writer and should be typed with triple spacing. Letters no longer than 300 words are appreciated. Shorter contributions are more likely to be used. The Daily Iowan reserves the right to reject or edit any contribution. [words and letters missing from left side column] The Daily Iowan OPINIONS 2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1970 IOWA CITY, IOWA her John Zug, Advertising Director, Roy Dunsmere rial Adviser Lee Brown, Circulation Manager James Conlin r Lowell Forte Mitchell owes the President one By ART BUCHWALD WASHINGTON- No one who has foll the events of the past two weeks have anything but admiration for political sagacity of Atty. Gen Jon hell. tchell's astuteness as a king-maker back to Miami Beach, Fla., where ngineered the nomination of Richard Nixon as the Republican candidate President of the United States. But it does not end there in one of the smoke rooms that you always read about hell, puffing on his pipe, discussed e of the problems Mr. Nixon would to face if he were elected to the sidency. One of the things we can't overlook." hell said "is that the people might to impeach you Dick, at some time y in your term." haven't even been elected yet, and re already talking about my im chment," Mr. Nixon protested. We have to prepare for every contin cy," Mitchell said, " Suppose you de to widen the war in Indochina?" But I've promised to end the war in tnam and bring our boys home." We know what you've promised Dick. But you may wish at some stage to go into Cambodia or Laos." "Why that's ridiculous. Why would I do that?" Mr. Nixon asked. " Perhaps to clean out the Communist sanctuaries once and for all." " But if I did that," Mr. Nixon said, " they'd have to impeach me." " Precisely what I said," Mitchell said. " I don't want to be impeached," Mr. Nixon cried. " Not after all the work I put in to get the nomination." " You don't have to be, Dick. We have to make it impossible for them to take your job away." " How do you do that?" " We have to select a Vice President that the public will be so frightened of that they wouldn't dare impeach you" " I never thought of that," Mr. Nixon admitted. " The best insurance a President could have would be to have someone standing in the wings that nobody could accept for the office. Who fits the description?" The attorney general took out a list." We have a few people here that might fill the role. Strom Thurmond, Gov. Kirk of Florisa, Gov. Reagan of California, Carl McIntyre of the Christian Anti Communist Crusade, J. Edgar Hoover, and that guy from Maryland . . . what's-his-name" "What do you mean what's-his-name?" " I have it somewhere, Here it is. Spiro Agnew" " You have to be kidding, Whoever heard of Spiro Agnew?" " That's not the point. With television we can make him into a household name overnight. The question is, can he produce enough fear in the American electorate to keep it from impeaching you?" " How do we know that?" Mr. Nixon asked. " We don't know it," Mitchell replied. "But we've been talking to the guy, and he sounds like someone who can really ruffle people's feathers. It we send him out to fund-raising dinners for a year and give him enough exposure and let him say what he wants, no one in this country would dare impeach you." As everyone knows, Mr. Nixon bought the idea and last week when all impeachment talk concerning President Nixon started, Atty. Gen. Mitchell was the smuggest man in Washington. He called up the President and chucked: " That's another favor you owe me." [beginning of column missing] resolution thoroughly confused (along with everyone else attending the meeting) and thinking that they were actually debating the merits of ROTC in light of the ramifications of approving the resolution. After the debate Faculty Senate Chairman Stow Persons said a private ballot would be used to determine the outcome. Immediately there came a mo [beginning of column missing] insure student input into criteria to be presented to the Board. More importantly, however, students should organize and not only prepare their own statements for input into the Board but should make administrative moves to insure student representation at the meeting or meetings when the Board will make their decision. - Lowell Forte What we need now is a new war To the Editor: Domestic battles, both verbal and physical, concerning our current campaign in Southeast Asia have at last reached an unbearable point. No matter where on turns his ear, there is someone waiting to chastise our endeavors. And the motives underlying this chastisement are as various as the political complexions from which they arise. But if I may be allowed to simplify, I must offer that thee contention settles down to this - the long hairs say we are not right in killings and the short hairs say we are not killing right. These two views see to represent very plainly opposite poles of thought. One might even be prompted to predict with alarm that this debate over the war could invert soon into a war over the debate. It is with fear of this possibility that I now offer this mediatory explanation of the discontent surrounding the Vietnam struggle. In truth, there are no polar opinions on Vietnam. The long hairs, the short hairs and those of us in between - we all share the same particularly American criticism of this war deep inside. It is impractical. It is too far away to hold our daily interest, and it costs much more than it is worth, (although it is hard to place a monitary value on something as aesthetic as a war). I am sure that no sane American would pretend to be against war itself, if he were placed under close examination. We all cherish our heritage of warfare, and realize we must not grow lax in observing it. What is more, we can remember only too well the economic horrors which have resulted from periods of peace in the past. But the fact remains that Vietnam is bad business. Therefore, on behalf of my compatriots who have no realized it yet. I submit that we must find a different war. And, just in time, I have discovered the perfect alternative ... Mexico." An immediate transfer of all ground and support troups from Southeast Asia to Mexico could save billions of dollars in the long run and could offer some suprizing domestic benefits. Starting the war shouldn't be difficult. We could simply instigate some border dispute, as was the case in our first conflict with our neighbors to the south. Or, if changing times require changing procedures, we could claim that the traffic of drugs into the U.S. from Mexico is a long-range plot designed to destroy the moral fiber of our country in hopes that we may eventually go to pot. Troops and equipment could be trucked to Mexico from any military base in this country in less than four days and the only cost would be that of gasoline. The funds saved on troop transport could be spent for fighter planes and bombers. or even squadrons of tanks. It is not impossible that there would be money left over that could be spent on critical domestic programs like the SST project or the war on crime " police force beef up" The rise in economy would be matched only by the rise in military and civilian morale. Instead of spending their R and R periods in filthy and dangerous brothels of Saigon and Bankok. American G.I.'s could relax in the clean and cheerful brothels of Dallas or Kansas City. One U.S. domestic problem would be immediately eliminated if we were to declare war on Mexico. The Mexicans American migrant workers could no longer distract us with demands for wage standards and adequate housing, because they would be considered prisoners of war. We wouldn't have to pay them a cent. The list of advantages of a war with Mexico is endless, but just the few I have mentioned would justify the proposal. However, I have not yet given the most important single motive. Unlike the war in Southeast Asia, a fight with Mexico would inevitably " bring us together" here at home. Forget Da Nang and Remember the Alamo! Charles L. Bergman, A4 Iowa City "Strike" 4 (of 4) DI May 13, 1970
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Tired of insane government Editor: [?] they had a vote last night; well, gave me a ballot; I shall assume that George Wallace supporters can [tog?]ether and vote " overwhelmingly" [?]ke him President of the United [States?] [?] (he got a little over 10 per cent of [?]es too; for your little brain 2,500 - [?] all voted for the strike, which I [?] - is hardly representative of [?] but then your math may be very [missing word(s)] [?]been told that this strike is com[?] to a union strike; however, [?] tend to vote to see if they will [?] - Sunday afternoon at one of the [?]ike meetings a student asked if [?] students could vote like we did [?]ar. We were told that was last [?] and the strike WAS the vote. If [?]n't have the students behind you [?]u refuse to admit it, you need to [?] how to count; and if you think [?]trike is valid, you need to learn [?] think. [?]were also told they were doing to [?] the U down so they could go home [?]rap" with the people back home [?] worrying about school - so I [?] you suggest to them that they have circled option one or two and left to "rap" with the people back home. I rather believe the strikers are very serious, it is just that they are striking blind and they can not seem to past the immediate campus area - you do not endear yourselves to the average public by closing a University. But then I'm not all that convinced that closing the University is not the major aim of a lot of them. I am tired of insane government actions, but it is absolutely inexcusable for 2,500 supposedly intelligent students to think that closing a university is sane. Lowell K. Handy As, N22 Hillcrest PS: Wait til Thursday to blow up my room, my roommate is leaving. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor and all other types of contributions to The Daily Iowan are encouraged. All contributions must be signed by the writer and should be typed with triple spacing. Letters no longer than 300 words are appreciated. Shorter contributions are more likely to be used. The Daily Iowan reserves the right to reject or edit any contribution. [words and letters missing from left side column] The Daily Iowan OPINIONS 2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1970 IOWA CITY, IOWA her John Zug, Advertising Director, Roy Dunsmere rial Adviser Lee Brown, Circulation Manager James Conlin r Lowell Forte Mitchell owes the President one By ART BUCHWALD WASHINGTON- No one who has foll the events of the past two weeks have anything but admiration for political sagacity of Atty. Gen Jon hell. tchell's astuteness as a king-maker back to Miami Beach, Fla., where ngineered the nomination of Richard Nixon as the Republican candidate President of the United States. But it does not end there in one of the smoke rooms that you always read about hell, puffing on his pipe, discussed e of the problems Mr. Nixon would to face if he were elected to the sidency. One of the things we can't overlook." hell said "is that the people might to impeach you Dick, at some time y in your term." haven't even been elected yet, and re already talking about my im chment," Mr. Nixon protested. We have to prepare for every contin cy," Mitchell said, " Suppose you de to widen the war in Indochina?" But I've promised to end the war in tnam and bring our boys home." We know what you've promised Dick. But you may wish at some stage to go into Cambodia or Laos." "Why that's ridiculous. Why would I do that?" Mr. Nixon asked. " Perhaps to clean out the Communist sanctuaries once and for all." " But if I did that," Mr. Nixon said, " they'd have to impeach me." " Precisely what I said," Mitchell said. " I don't want to be impeached," Mr. Nixon cried. " Not after all the work I put in to get the nomination." " You don't have to be, Dick. We have to make it impossible for them to take your job away." " How do you do that?" " We have to select a Vice President that the public will be so frightened of that they wouldn't dare impeach you" " I never thought of that," Mr. Nixon admitted. " The best insurance a President could have would be to have someone standing in the wings that nobody could accept for the office. Who fits the description?" The attorney general took out a list." We have a few people here that might fill the role. Strom Thurmond, Gov. Kirk of Florisa, Gov. Reagan of California, Carl McIntyre of the Christian Anti Communist Crusade, J. Edgar Hoover, and that guy from Maryland . . . what's-his-name" "What do you mean what's-his-name?" " I have it somewhere, Here it is. Spiro Agnew" " You have to be kidding, Whoever heard of Spiro Agnew?" " That's not the point. With television we can make him into a household name overnight. The question is, can he produce enough fear in the American electorate to keep it from impeaching you?" " How do we know that?" Mr. Nixon asked. " We don't know it," Mitchell replied. "But we've been talking to the guy, and he sounds like someone who can really ruffle people's feathers. It we send him out to fund-raising dinners for a year and give him enough exposure and let him say what he wants, no one in this country would dare impeach you." As everyone knows, Mr. Nixon bought the idea and last week when all impeachment talk concerning President Nixon started, Atty. Gen. Mitchell was the smuggest man in Washington. He called up the President and chucked: " That's another favor you owe me." [beginning of column missing] resolution thoroughly confused (along with everyone else attending the meeting) and thinking that they were actually debating the merits of ROTC in light of the ramifications of approving the resolution. After the debate Faculty Senate Chairman Stow Persons said a private ballot would be used to determine the outcome. Immediately there came a mo [beginning of column missing] insure student input into criteria to be presented to the Board. More importantly, however, students should organize and not only prepare their own statements for input into the Board but should make administrative moves to insure student representation at the meeting or meetings when the Board will make their decision. - Lowell Forte What we need now is a new war To the Editor: Domestic battles, both verbal and physical, concerning our current campaign in Southeast Asia have at last reached an unbearable point. No matter where on turns his ear, there is someone waiting to chastise our endeavors. And the motives underlying this chastisement are as various as the political complexions from which they arise. But if I may be allowed to simplify, I must offer that thee contention settles down to this - the long hairs say we are not right in killings and the short hairs say we are not killing right. These two views see to represent very plainly opposite poles of thought. One might even be prompted to predict with alarm that this debate over the war could invert soon into a war over the debate. It is with fear of this possibility that I now offer this mediatory explanation of the discontent surrounding the Vietnam struggle. In truth, there are no polar opinions on Vietnam. The long hairs, the short hairs and those of us in between - we all share the same particularly American criticism of this war deep inside. It is impractical. It is too far away to hold our daily interest, and it costs much more than it is worth, (although it is hard to place a monitary value on something as aesthetic as a war). I am sure that no sane American would pretend to be against war itself, if he were placed under close examination. We all cherish our heritage of warfare, and realize we must not grow lax in observing it. What is more, we can remember only too well the economic horrors which have resulted from periods of peace in the past. But the fact remains that Vietnam is bad business. Therefore, on behalf of my compatriots who have no realized it yet. I submit that we must find a different war. And, just in time, I have discovered the perfect alternative ... Mexico." An immediate transfer of all ground and support troups from Southeast Asia to Mexico could save billions of dollars in the long run and could offer some suprizing domestic benefits. Starting the war shouldn't be difficult. We could simply instigate some border dispute, as was the case in our first conflict with our neighbors to the south. Or, if changing times require changing procedures, we could claim that the traffic of drugs into the U.S. from Mexico is a long-range plot designed to destroy the moral fiber of our country in hopes that we may eventually go to pot. Troops and equipment could be trucked to Mexico from any military base in this country in less than four days and the only cost would be that of gasoline. The funds saved on troop transport could be spent for fighter planes and bombers. or even squadrons of tanks. It is not impossible that there would be money left over that could be spent on critical domestic programs like the SST project or the war on crime " police force beef up" The rise in economy would be matched only by the rise in military and civilian morale. Instead of spending their R and R periods in filthy and dangerous brothels of Saigon and Bankok. American G.I.'s could relax in the clean and cheerful brothels of Dallas or Kansas City. One U.S. domestic problem would be immediately eliminated if we were to declare war on Mexico. The Mexicans American migrant workers could no longer distract us with demands for wage standards and adequate housing, because they would be considered prisoners of war. We wouldn't have to pay them a cent. The list of advantages of a war with Mexico is endless, but just the few I have mentioned would justify the proposal. However, I have not yet given the most important single motive. Unlike the war in Southeast Asia, a fight with Mexico would inevitably " bring us together" here at home. Forget Da Nang and Remember the Alamo! Charles L. Bergman, A4 Iowa City "Strike" 4 (of 4) DI May 13, 1970
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