The Daily Egyptian, January 27, 1972

Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC January 1972 Daily Egyptian 1972 1-27-1972 The aiD ly Egyptian, January 27, 1972 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_January1972 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, January 27, 1972." (Jan 1972). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1972 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in January 1972 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Continuance motion denied in fine sui't ByM.... WdIer fadavit is no grounds for cont.iauaDce. Dally EOJIdu Staff Writer "We're ready to go to trial," be said. Judge Lewis deoied the application Judge William Lewis denied a motion for continuance and requested tbat the for continuance in the parking fme suit trial proceed. against the SIU Board of Trustees Wed Watt made DO openmg statement but nesday in the Jackson County circuit Mager said that each u the 13 plainW& cwrt in Murphysboro. in the suit violated University parking Tbe suit was originally filed last regulations sometime between Septem February by 14 SIU faculty members ber 1, 19II9 and August 31, 1970. and civil service employes in response Mager said that the case is not a to the University's deduction from criminal case nor a case of the Univer paychecks of unpaid parkmg fines. sity and an outsider, but is a dispute One plaintiff has dropped the suit. between University employer and em- In the suit, the plaintiffs contend that· ployes. the University does not have the right He said that the major legal questions to deduct from the members in the case are: paychecks. 1. Is it lawful for the University to The defendants filed a counter suit assess and collect monetary and supeoned the plaintiffs last Mon assessment and fees from its e~IOYes day. in violation of its parking rules. Soon after court was in session, T. 2. Is it unlawful for employers to 0b Ch;ne~e refugee Richard Mager, University legal coon tain and collect the fees from its em Miss Moun-Ru Yuan. labeled a counter revolutionary by the Peoples Republic of China seI, made a motion for continuance to ployes upon violation of its parking spoke Wednesday at the Student Center as part of International Week. Miss Yuan fled admit an affidavit. rules? her homeland in 1~ and through the help of the U.S. and Thailand gOliemments en David W. Watt, attorney for the plain tered America in July. 1970. (Photo by John Lopinot) tiffs, said that the admittance dan af- (Continued on Page 3) ,China lecture labeled' a 'misrepresentation' By Moaroe Walker After going through the leaflet, Chen Daily EgyptiaD S&afJ Writer turned to the theme of his speech, "was the revolution in China necessary and Members of the China Study Commit was it a success?" tee disagreed Tuesday night with Jack "It started," he said, " in 1964~. You • J Chen's interpretation of the cultural would have thought that things were not revolution in China. so bad. There was enough to eat, people Chen, journalist and lecturer from were fully clad, theaters were presen mainland China, spoke before a crowd ting plays and work was going on." d more than 100 people on "China's "But we felt that something was r,.,..,. JMIIWY Zl. 1m - Vo/. 53. No. 76 Cultural Revolution as 1 Saw It," at 8 wrong. In our office there was a sort of p. m. in Ballroom B of the Student Cen bureaucratic block." ter, in connection with the International He explained that the whole Festival-1972. democratic process d suggestions and Prior to Chen's speech, members d communication was being blocked by the China Study Committee passed out the "bureaucrats" in his office. • • leaflets expressing " Our opinions about "We started a number of campaigns Jack Chen's appearance on our cam to improve our office," he said. " The Senate starts campaIgn pus." The committee wrote in the campaigns failed." leaflet that "we had looked forward to However, he said that the communist this opportunity d learning something party secretary, who was the head man about China. What he has told us, and who was the manager representing for on campus liquor however, are exaggerations and the bureaucrats, told them to feel free misrepresentations ... to criticize, "even criticize me, the By Raady Thom.. The proposal calls for the decision of Chen read the leaflet to the audience party secretary." Dally EgyptiaD SUIf Writer visitation hours to be left to the and attempted to answer the charges Chen said that they did criticize the discretion of the residents of the in jnade by the committee. party secretary and that the secretary dividual dormitories. J. " I shall do my best to tell you the really listened to their criticisms and The SIU Student Senate voted The Black Stude.nt linion asked the truth, ,. he said. wrote down all the suggestions. unanimously Wednesday to form a Senate for $500 to be used for Black In the leaflet, the committee charged "Later," he said, " we found that a committee which will actively work History Week. There was some con that Chen "is not a Chinese, and thus is work team had been sent to write down with state legislators to amend the fusion concerning the amount of money not qualified to speak for China." evidence against us and that the party Dram-Shop Act. the senate has in its funds at the " In China today," Chen said, "that secretary was gathering information As it presently stands, the act forbids present time but the senators con would not be accepted." because he knew that his day would the sale of alcoholic beverages in any ditionally granted the request. Chen said that it was not relevant corne." state owned building or state agency George Camille, student body whether he was Chinese or not. "I am Chen explained that the students which includes state universities, Buzz president will review the situation and an overseas Chinese," he said. He did began to criticize the chancellor of the Talbot, Brush Towers senator, said. make the final decision as to how much say, though; that his father was not university in Peiping, and this news Talbot said if the act was amended, money the BSU will I(et. Chinese. spread like wild fire. alcobolic beverages might be sold in the John Conlisk, east-side dorm senator, The leaflet also said that "we have The whole of Peiping was literally Student Center. He saKI a private com announced that the senate will hold a doubts about Chen's qualifications as a covered with posters criticizing pany would be brought in to handle the ~I election Feb. 7 to fill four vaca& journalist." everything under the sun, he said. building of a lounge and the sale of oes. Seats open are Thompson Point, Chen answered that the New York "Then we began to realize that our liquor. For this privilege the company U-Park, west side non-dorm and com Times seems to think that he is a criticisms were by no means islolated would return 20 per cent of all profits to owter. -qualified journalist and "that satisfies cases." the student activity fund. Petitions' can be picked up in the me." People carne from Shanghai, from In other business, the senate voted to Student Government offICes' beginning Other charges made in the leaflet Peiping and from all over to exchange support a proposal to drop aU visitation Thursday and must be returned no later raised questions about Chen's par (Continued on Page 3) restrictions in on campus dormitories. than 5 p.m. Feb. 2. ticipation in the revolutionary events in China, his aUeged establishment of the New China News Agency and the pur Rally site 'big mistake' ~ of his visit to Slu. Chen said, "I think it's very good that we should meet here so that we can bet ter unde.rstand each other. Global un Muskie staff declined Ar~na dersta,~ing should certainly begin at By David L MaIIuau Joseph Goodman, SIU director of in p.rn. raUy, and University Theater was Dally Egypdu Staff Writer formation and scheduling, for the requested "because (Muskie's) staff University, said Wednesday night that wanted it to look like a standi.Dg-room U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie was of Muskie's staff was offered the SIU only crowd" Goodman said University fered larger facilities than the s.seat Arena and Shryock Auditarium. The fare regulatioos were violated because 'i:1"~~Gus University Theater where be spoke Arena seats some 10,_ and Shryock of the overflow crowd. Tuesday night but members of his staff Auditorium has a capacity of lOme But some sources said that ca. turned them down because they wanted 1,250. Over 1,_ people crowded into siderations of what auditorium to IIR Bode a standing-room-only crowd, SW sour the theater and many more left wbeo were somewhat more complic:ated thaa ces said Wednesday. they couldn't get in. those given by Goodman. Crowded cooditioos in the theater and Shryock Auditorium bad been Dave IIquire, student government an hour's wait for the Maine Democrat scheduled for Muskie'. speech wbea the executive a.iataat who was involved ia to appear left many in the audience presidential candidate .... slated to parts u the rally pIaJmiag, said tbat Gus says Mr. Chen go! a lot c:A chin from and many whoCcbkjbn't get into the speak at 3:30 p.m.

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