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VOL. IV. No. THE24 ______________________________ Serving the NotreOBSERVER. Dame and Saint M ary’s College Community Friday, OCTOBER 17.196! Hesburgh expresses approval of Moratorium; Student views run from far left to far right The President The Students By John Dicola and Tim Treanor I’m inclined to go along with By Steve Hoffm an understand themselves. something the people believe Given a day to reflect upon A junior Theology major, in.” Ryan quoted St. Paul in University President Father Asked for his opinion o f the Wednesday’s moratorium, four maintaining that the participants Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., yes possible effect of the Morator articulate campus leaders from in the moratorium were setting terday expressed approval o f .Oc ium on President Nixon, Hes contrasting political camps themselves free for freedom’s tober fifteenth’s moratorium; burgh stated “ I don’t see how reacted strongly to its impact upon the Notre Dame sake. both as it was conducted at the president could possibly ig com m unity. “ The feelings o f those people Notre Dame and as it was con nore such a demonstration for Ed Roickle, off-campus transcend all social or political ducted across the nation. peace made by so many people." Senator and one o f the power,” he stated. Father Hesburgh, who never The president had previously moratorium organizers, said he Ryan related that he bore the theless characterized the peace said that he would be “ un Father Hesburgh, C S C. first cross memorializing Notre efforts of President Nixon “ sin moved” by demonstrations on felt that the moratorium was very much a success, and Dame men killed in Vietnam. cere,” called the moratorium October fifteenth. proceeded much as planned. The For Ryan, the cross im printed “ an honest discourse by rational Speaking on his own feelings turnout, he remarked, was in w ith the name o f Robert D. men. It’s always good,” he add concerning the war, Father Hes excess of what was expected, Stark impressed him profoundly. ed, “ to have serious discussion burgh outlined a two - point and he also applauded the “ Robert D. Stark came alive o f the really great issues.” program he suggested the United speakers as excellent and to me as I carried him, and when He pointed with pride to what States offer in Paris. He called incisive. I planted the cross in the ground he called the “ religious charac for a stand - still cease fire and Roickekle was particularly he died again, and a little b it of ter” of the Notre Dame mora agreement to free elections impressed with the participation me died w ith him .” torium , which he said, “ might supervised by a mutually accept of the people in the Mass during Ryan mentioned that he have been d iffic u lt to find on able international body. If the the singing o f hymns fo r peace, became conscious of people other campuses.” He was es government of South Viet Nam celebrating freedom and life pecially pleased w ith the Memor refused to cooperate with the and with the attention they gave during the moratorium. ial Mass held in front of the proposal, Hesburgh said, the to receiving Communion. The “ It made me realize that no library. United States would have a per people seemed to be celebrating matter how p o w e rfu l an Hesburgh was, however, less fectly acceptable reason for end the true spirit and peace o f the economic or political Caesar enthusiastic about the offering ing her participation in the war. Mass, he said. Ed Roickle “ I was very pleased w ith the might be, the indomitable o f torn draft cards. “ I think the Hesburgh admitted that there events as they occurred, and human spirit will overcome that offering o f life has a place in the was some validity in the theory he said that, “ Hanoi’s resistance hope that the number, diversity, Caesar,” Ryan avowed. mass,” he said, “ Whether the that the moratorium may is pretty stiff already, and and enthusiasm of the people He cited the moratorium as an destroying of draft cards has a actually prolong the war by perhaps the m oratorium w ill will carry over into November,” assemblage o f human beings who place is another question, and it stiffening Hanoi’s resistance to bring the kind of solution to our Roickle commented. resent an action, in their own can be debated from both sides. American peace offers. However, government that would help to He strongly hopes that the (continued on page 2) soften Hanoi’s position.” response w ill be greater when Conversely, Hesburgh also th e two-day moratorium, Teller decries secrecy conceded that there might be scheduled for November 13-14, some validity in the theory, w ill be activated. locally expounded by Tim Roickle denied any significant in U.S. scientific policy MacC’arry, that the whole of opposition to the events, and Southeast Asia will inevitably reaffirmed his conviction that By Tim Westman computers; President fall under Chinese domination. the people conducted themselves Eisenhower’s 1954 “ Atoms for He suggested, however, that he The much-discussed topic of in the spirit o f peace. Peace” Geneva conference; and personally did not have the the present nuclear armament Campus liberal Bernie Ryan the recent Apollo 11 moon shot. foreign policy acumen to pass race was treated in a new light amplified Roickle’s sentiments, “ Secrecy does not perm it judgement on the “ inevitability” by Dr. Kdward Teller last night and observed that, for the first open discussion,” he continued, of things in Southeast Asia. in a lively lecture entitled “ The time, he came to the realization “ and it does not allow us to Hesburgh also said, “ I began U.S. Policy of Scientific that Notre Dame is a Christian inspect, to recognize our feeling uneasy when we began to Secrecy.” The presentation was university. Ryan commended dangers. Questions must be make troop commitments after the peaceful, contemplative sponsored by the Student Union Eisenhower’s administration. At Academic Commission and took discussed by the ultimate atmosphere, and said that people Chris Wolfe (continued on page 2) place in a packed library authority of a democracy-the were making an effort to Auditorium at 8.00 P.M. people. If they cannot be, there is no longer a democracy.” Teller, Professor o f Physics at Teller further indicted secrecy the University of California, and as the real point of conflict Kunzler terms events pertinent winner of the Enrico Fermi between the United States and Physics Award in 1960, opened the Soviet Union. by stressing that “ this question “ Our true difference is not o f secrecy is perhaps the most By Pru Wear economic or ideological, btrt the was thinking; that was most urgent question scientists should “ As far as I ’m concerned, if difference between and open important.” discuss.” He went on to quote only one person here made an society and a closed one,” he nuclear physics pioneer Niels educated decision on Wednesday Responding to a question that stated. Bohr on the contrast between about the war, the day was well the fact that more students, As a means to alleviate this scientific concealment and worth the effort put into it,” faculty, and administration did condition, he suggested that the expostion: “ In the cold war, one Kay Kunzler, the SMC War not actively involve themselves U.S. “ open up all the way and should expect that each side M o ra to riu m Chairman, said was disappointing, she said: stop im itating the Russians; if should use the weapon it best yesterday. “ 1 would rather have seen we can do this, we may induce can handle. In a dictatorship, it “ I think many did, and for those ones who cared enough to them to open up and imitate is the weapon of secrecy; in a that reason I feel the day was a us.” learn than those who .would democracy, the weapon of great success.” refuse to listen. The worst “Secrecy prevents us from openness.” She stated that she considered talking with our allies,” added people are those who don’t The Hungarian phsicist all of the events on both think about it.” Kay Kunzler Teller. “ If we can loosen things criticized the United States for campuses pertinent and up with them, the communists Kunzler stated that she was in not adhering strictly to its ideal objective. agreement with the ND and SMC She was however, distressed will find it hard to face not only principle of openness: “ There “It was a day devoted to decisions to hold classes on b y th e mandatory class the United States, but the united are very few instances in which internal education. We stressed attendances called for at SMC. free w orld.” Wednesday, commenting that it we reveal our discoveries.” throughout the Moratorium that made the individual resolution S h e termed it the In concluding, Teller lie proceeded to cite some of no one should attempt to all the more meaningful and the “ narrow-minded imposition of a proposed that there be unilateral those instances, which included impose the liberal point of view numbers of those attending particular point of view on those disarmament as far as scientific on the conservatives. Everyone more impressive. who felt otherwise.” the construction of electronic secrecy is concerned. PAGE 2 TH E OBSER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1969 Hesburgh lauds Resistance Mass (continued from page 1) belief that ‘‘everyone the time it looked good; it unable to militarily respond to moratorium.