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PAGE 2—THI NORTH TEXAS DAILY
War Effort Futile
Tuesday, October 19,1971
New Draft Laws Affect Students;
Dodger Amnesty ||-S Classification, Policies Change
Negates Service
Sen. George McGovern recently proposed a bill which would give
amnesty to all American draft dodgers. If that bill is passed by both houses
of Congress and signed into law, an already futile war becomes even more
meaningless.
Faced with induction into the armed forces—and probable duty in
Vietnam—hundreds of American men chose to flee the country rather than
fight a war they believed immoral. Certainly these men had a right to decide
not to pack an M16 or wade through a rice paddy. However, they must also
accept the consequences for breaking the law.
One can argue, with some justification, that a law compelling invol-
untary service in the military and in a war zone is a bad law, is unconstitu-
tional. Therefore, those who break it are justified in so doing.
But those men who, although in disagreement with U.S. involvement
in Southeast Asia, complied with the draft law and entered the service must
be respected for their decision. Those men who died in Vietnam or returned
maimed or crippled must not be ridiculed for having obeyed the law. To give
amnesty to those who fled would make the service of these men meaningless.
Sen. McGovern, who announced last spring as a presidential candidate in
1972, has long been an anti-war spokesman. But to advise such a broad,
sweeping amnesty with no regard for those who did enter the service, speaks
of a vote-getting play rather than sincere concern for exiled Americans.
Surely some equitable solution to the draft dodgers' dilemma can be
reached. If, as these men alleged, they are only opposed to actual fighting,
and not to military service, perhaps a program could be established to satisfy
their military obligation without requiring them to compromise their beliefs.
One such program could place these men as workers in VISTA, the Peace
Corps, Veterans' Administration hospitals and community service projects.
Undeniably the time to end the Vietnam conflict, bring ALL American
men home and begin to bind the nation's wounds is now. But in doing so,
the U.S. must not negate the service of men who chose to obey the law.
—ELLEN MOORE
Safety Involved
Campus Needs
More Lighting
"Lighting is a valuable aid in reducing crime; the more light, the better
off you are," Tom Martin, University Police chief, said.
As many students have learned by experience, the lighting on this campus
could and should be improved. Such areas as the park by the Auditorium
Building, the Library fountain area and the parking lot by the Union Build-
ing are not lighted well enough. A person cannot see where he is walking,
much less see a potential attacker or a hole that is dangerous.
A light has been put up to light the park area, but this light has been bro-
ken twice since it was put up, John Matt Howard, resident engineer, said.
The Library fountain area has lights on the trees by the benches on the
southeast side. However, they do not sufficiently light the fountain area.
There is a light on one tree by the Library and the swimming pool. The
light is set so that the base of the tree is very well lighted. However, the side-
walk, where lighting is most important, is lighted for only about three feet.
There is, of course, a question of money. Each lamp in use makes the elec-
tric bill that much higher each month.
For example, Howard said one mercury vapor lamp costs $35 a month in
expenses. This is the newest kind being used and casts more light than the
older incandescent lamps that were been used in the past. Each incan-
descent light costs about $ 10 or $ 12 a month to use, Howard said.
But the basic question is—should we have a safe, well-lighted campus
safe for everyone—even a woman walking alone at night—or one safe only
for attackers?
—JEAN ANN JUNGMAN
The North Texas Daily
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a story
clarifying a few of the provisions of the new
draft law. Students may contact the Denton
Draft Counseling Service, 1501 Maple St.,
for help with draft problems. The number to
call for an appointment is 382-6035.
Students of draft age should be aware of
some basic changes in the recently passed
draft extension bill, Mark McDonald of
the Denton Draft Counseling Service, has
said.
This measure, signed into law Sept. 28
by President Nixon, repeals Section 6(h)(1)
of the 1967 Act, which provided for the
II-S, oi student, deferment.
Under this new bill, the President has
discretionary power to provide student de-
ferments and may remove them at any time,
McDonald said.
Any full or part-time student who had a
II-S deferment in 1970-71 will be eligible
for this deferment. However, a man who
first entered school during the summer or
fall of 1971 is not entitled to a II-S.
A LETTER from Selective Service
Director Curtis Tarr was mailed to all
college registrars Sept. 3 advising them
not to certify the enrollment of freshmen
this fall.
McDonald said he believes that the ac-
tion was illegal because the 1967 act was in
effect when the letter was mailed. The old
law says that registrars must "provide the
local board with evidence that he (the stu-
dent) is satisfactorily pursuing a full time
course of instruction."
"It seems a student would be unable to
do this without the college's help," Mc-
Donald said. "Under the old law, which was
in effect when the letter came out, newly
enrolled students were eligible for a II-S,"
he said.
FRESHMEN WHO otherwise would
have been entitled to a II-S deferment,
would have lost them under the new law, he
said, but would have had 30 days to appeal
any decision. The new law takes away this
opportunity.
Certain procedural changes resulting
from this law should be noted, McDonald
said. Four of them pertain to due process
rights.
The first of these is the right to receive
on request, a written report of the reasons
for the local or appeals board's rejection of
a claim for a deferment. Previously, the
board involved was not required to inform
the student of the reason for rejection.
The second is the right to present wit-
nesses before the local board at a personal
appearance.
THE THIRD new provision enables a
man to have a quorum of local or appeals
board members present at a personal ap-
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WASHINGTON (AP) - W. Averell
Harriman, a foreign policy expert whose
experience with diplomatic summitry dates
back nearly 30 years, says he doesn't ex-
pect much to come of President Nixon's
trip to Moscow.
In fact, the 79-year-old Harriman said
in an interview, while summitry has be-
come a "normal form of diplomacy" that
sometimes generates good will, such high-
level meetings contain built-in dangers.
"THE IDEA that a head of government
can go to another country and negotiate
very complicated, unexplored issues is
unreality," he said.
Harriman, who attend his first summit
meeting in 1942 when British Prime Minis-
ter Winston Churchill met in Moscow
with Josef Stalin, said he thinks the Soviets
invited Nixon to come next May because
of concern over China.
The Russian leaders, he maintained,
"became unduly sensitive over the possi-
bility that Washington and Peking are
ganging up on them," and felt a Nixon
visit could alleviate this situation.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS from
the interview:
Q. As a veteran participant of summit
meetings, how do you feel about them in
general? More specifically, what can the
President achieve that cannot be achieved
through normal diplomacy?
A. Summitry has become more or less
standard practice nowadays. It is accepted
as a normal form of diplomacy. But it can
accomplish very little except for creating
good will. It makes the peoples of different
countries feel good. They are full of spec-
tacle and they allow the peoples of the in-
volved countries to know each other better.
SOMETIMES WHEN the heads of
government get together they can smooth
over the rough edges, but in a brief time
they can't carry on a protracted negotiation
of a technical nature.
The dangers inherent are that you put in
all your reserves. There isn't anybody the
president can refer to. On a matter of yes
or no, a lesser official could delay by saying
pearance. The fourth entitles a man to a
personal appearance before any appeals
board.
McDonald said these are rights granted
on request. The board must honor these
requests, but will not grant a hearing un-
less a request is made, he said.
Additional changes include the repeal
of the l-S(C) deferment, which was an ex-
tension of a II-S for the academic year
only. This has been replaced by postpone-
ment of induction and applies to students
who receive induction notices in the middle
of a semester. Induction will be postponed
until the end of the semester, or, in the
case of seniors for the remainder of the
academic year.
A CHANGE has been made concerning
"surviving son" exemptions, McDonald
said. Any registrant whose father, mother
or one or more brothers or sisters was killed
or was reported (and still is) missing in
action after Dec. 31, 1959, is exempt from
induction. The law had previously placed
no restrictions on the number of people a
family might lose, he said.
The Army has updated its definition of
drug users while more clearly defining
what category of drug users will be induc-
ted, McDonald said. Drug addiction is still
grounds for dismissal from service and drug
addicts will not be subject to induction,
he said.
"Drug experimenters," those who have
used drugs not more than a few times, are
possible, but not certain, candidates for
induction.
A "DRUG USER," one who uses drugs
for a deeper and more continuing nature
that the "drug experimenter," must be
rejected.
In categorizing drug suppliers, the Army
differentiates between the "casual" sup-
plier and the supplier. The "casual" sup-
plier, who can be inducted, is described as
one who sells drugs to friends with little
or no intent of profit making, while a sup-
plier sells drugs with the intent of making
a profit. The supplier, in a majority of
cases, will not be inducted.
Whether or not a drug user will be in-
ducted is left to the discretion of the exam-
ining physician, McDonald said. Those
men attempting to bluff the Army should
be aware that the Pentagon admits supply-
ing names of self professed drug users to
the Justice Department, he added.
Realizing that many questions may arise
as a result of this new bill, McDonald ad-
vises troubled students to direct letters to
their local boards seeking clarification of
the new provisions.
DAILY FEEDBACK
he had to refer to his government, but with
heads of government there is no one in the
background.
For that reason the topics have to be well
prepared for discussion between the heads
of government.
Q. DO YOU AGREE with President
Nixon's assessment that U.S.-Soviet re-
lations have improved so much over the
last two-and-a-half years that real pro-
gress can be expected in Moscow, partic-
ularly in the way of tangible agreements?
A. I can't take too seriously President
Nixon's proclamation that we've entered
an era of negotiation, not of confrontation.
One man can't make such a decision. It is
unrealistic for the head of one government
to proclaim something of that kind because
it requires others to agree with it and it
disregards negotiations of prior presidents.
We have had negotiations going back
through the postwar period, and there were
some useful agreements made during that
period.
THE AGREEMENT over Trieste and
particularly the Austrian state treaty, which
provided for the independence and neutral-
ity of Austria, was a most important ne-
gotiated agreement.
The limited test ban treaty was also one
of the most important That was the first
in the nuclear field and eight years later
we can say it was very effective, and it led
the way for other agreements, the most im-
portant of which are the strategic arms
limitation talks.
Q. But isn't it true that the four sum-
mits-Geneva in 1955, the Khrushchev vis-
it here in 1959, his Vienna meeting with
President Kennedy in 1961 and the John-
son Kosygin meeting in Glassboro, N Y. in
1967— achieved virtually nothing?
A. GENEVA RESULTED mostly in
good feeling, and I don't think there was
any harm. It gave Eisenhower and Khrush-
chev their first opportunity to get acquaint-
ed and that was a useful exercise.
Khrushchev's visit here was extremely
useful, but a return trip by Eisenhower to
Russia would have been of great value.
Readers Criticize Daily
For 'Tasteless' Coverage
Anne Kelley, N.T. Box 6536; Robert Wells,
N.T. Box 8711
To George Foster and the North Texas
Daily:
We are writing this letter to commend the
Daily on its coverage of the North Texas-
Akron game. The wit with which it was
written was amazing—amazing that it
was in such poor taste. The attitude
expressed seems to be one of kicking a man
(figuratively) when he's down (physically).
The team made an honest effort and we've
never felt that was something to laugh at.
"The Talon cannon boomed at every
inkling of good Eagle play. . . ." It sure
did; it had a lot of apathy to counteract
instilled by your less-than-rousing school
spirit.
"With North Texas' help, the Zips will
move up a bit more." What help did you
give North Texas in the way of moral sup-
port?
"A sputtering offense and a rubber band
defense—if you'll pardon the expres-
sion. .No, we won't.
"It was the same old story." Yes, it was.
The Eagles (that's spelled with an E!) weie
doing their best before almost empty
stands. If you feel justified in terming the
Eagles "hapless," then we feel equally
justified in rating your article as disgusting.
If the team's ability seems to be in direct
proportion to the backing they receive,
they can hardly be blamed. That they play
at all should be commended considering the
thanks they get.
Have you ever heard of loyalty? It's
something that should apply when we are
losing as well as when we're winning. No,
the team is not the best but we should be
loyal to it.
They are playing for you—yes you What
are you doing for them?
Hobble-Along Lyon Asks
Where Fee Money Goes
Micheline Lyon, N.T. Box 8454
Sometimes it takes a little thing to find
out about your student rights and privileges
around here -like what you are getting for
that little Student Service Fee shelled out
along with the registration fee. A little
accident can do it.
Last Friday, I had a little run-in with a
VW bus. I was on a bicycle at the time, and
while you could say it was no one's fault
in particular, nevertheless I came out oi.
the hurt side with a few cuts and bruises
plus a banged-up knee. I hobbled over to
the Infirmary to ask someone to just take
a look at my knee.
I was informed that since the accident
involved a motor vehicle, no doctor or
nurse would take the responsibility of look-
ing at my injury in case of liability claims.
So I hobbled off with my sore knee, etc.
So here I am, writing in to the Daily, grate-
ful that all my ills are little ones and there's
no substitution for home doctoring here at
this great university. So far as car accidents
are concerned, anyway. But I'm still
wondering who is getting treatment for my
student fee
Davis Raises Objection
To 'Licentious Display'
John Davis, 2540 Hokes-Smith, Dallas
I wish to submit my stringent objection
to the lewd and licentious display that
disgraced the front page of the Daily's
Oct. 6 edition.
The amoral debasement of her obliga-
tions as a college student by the young
woman pictured should be sufficent grounds
for her immediate dismissal from this uni-
versity. And indeed I intend to pursue that
end in contacting the Dean of Women. I
have also contacted Police Chief (Wayne)
Autrey concerning protection against any
reoccurance.
DeMougeot Says Daily
Has Hindered Government
William R. DeMougeot, Professor of
Speech
Mike Whitehead, David Lewis and Ellen
Moore:
Af'^r investing almost 18 years of my
life to the building of this university, and
most of that time serving as a sponsor of
USNT because I wanted to help further
student government, I simply cannot sit
idly by while the current crop of Daily
editors tries to finish the hatchet job that
recent editors have been doing on student
government and on the administration's
attitude toward that government. I deplore
even more than you the current state of
student government, but a good deal of the
blame for its ineptitude must be placed on
the Daily. The attitude you create is that
USNT (or SGA) is a farce, and that even
if it was functioning, the administration
wouldn't let it do anything.
Much of the farce is due to the antics of
a few people who have been able to com-
mand constant attention in the columns
of this paper—whose selfishness, ignorance
of democratic processes and refusal to
accept anything other than what they think
is right, ought to have received the censure
that you reserve for those who at least try
to bring order out of chaos.
Last spring, a group of people that
included some who have worked for good
student government for many years drew
up a document that was ratified by the
student body. Despite its faults and despite
the changes that were made by the regents,
it is still the most mature, the most care-
fully drawn and the only student-approved
constitution around. It should have been
in action by now. But that "callous" admin-
istration was so anxious to be responsive to
students that, when the same old disrupters
(including you three in your editorials)
yelled "foul", they continued the vacuum
between USNT and SGA. Then when
some students tried to fill the vacuum,
however badly, you jumped on them, too.
For years, I watched sincere, hard-work-
ing students manage to get at least some-
thing done, despite all administrative bar-
riers. Lately we have been blessed with
administrations that were anxious to pro-
mote student self government and students'
control over their affairs has increased
enormously. We have, unfortunately, dur-
ing those very years had the most irreipon-
sible (and/or incompetent) student lead-
ers-including self-appointed ones. This
would have been a great time for the cam-
pus paper to support even an imperfect
attempt at orderly student government.
Instead it has chosen to feature the fools
and to add to the disruption. I suppose we
will survive the Swaabs and the Calhouns
and the Wingos, but wouldn't you like to
be a part of the recovery, instead of being
party to the demise?
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of limited space, letters should not
exceed 200 words. The Daily retains
the right to edit, if necessary, for
length and for libelous or obscene
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