Hesburgh Expresses Approval of Moratorium; Student Views Run from Far Left to Far Right the President the Students
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\ VOL. IV, No. 24 Serving the Notre Dame and Sa{nt M_ary 's College ('ommuni~J· FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1969 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 Hoffman understand themselves. something the people believe Given a day to reflect upon A junior Theology major, in." Ryan quoted St. Paul in University !'resident Father Asked for his opinion of the Wednesday's moratorium, four maintaining that the participants Theodore llesburgh, C.S.C., yes possible effect of the Morator articulate campus leaders from in the moratorium were setting terday expressed approval of.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 sake. both as it was conducted at the president could possibly ig upon the Notre Dame community. "The feelings of those people Notre Dame and as it was ~.:on nore such a demonstration for Ed Roickle, off-campus transcend all social or political du~.:ted a~.:ross the nation. peace made by so many people." power," he stated. Father Hesburgh, who never The president had previously Senator and one of the Father Hesburgh, C.S.C. moratorium organizers, said he Ryan related that he bore the theless characterized the peace said that he would be "un 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. ~.:ere," called the moratorium October fifteenth. proceeded much as planned. The For Ryan, the cross imprinted "an honest discourse by rational Speaking on his own feelings with the name of Robert D. men. It's always good," he add concerning the war, Father l-Ies turnout, he remarked, was in excess of what was expected, Stark impressed him profoundly. ed, "to have serious dis~.:ussion burgh outlined a two - point and he also applauded the "Robert D. Stark came alive of 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 ~.:ailed the "religious charac for a stand - still cease fire and he died again, and a little bit of ter" of the Notre Dame mora agreement to free elections Roickekle was particularly me died with him." torium, which he said, "might supervised by a mutually accept impressed with the participation Ryan mentioned that he have been difficult to find on able international body. If the of the people in the Mass during became conscious of people other campuses." He was es government of South Viet Nam the singing of hymns for peace, celebrating freedom and life pecially pleased with the Memor refused to cooperate with the •• 3 .I 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 t_ people seemed to be celebrating Hesburgh was, however, less fectly acceptable reason for end the true spirit and peace of the matter how powerful an enthusiastic about the offering ing her participation in the war. Mass, he said. economic or political Caesar Ed Roickle "I was very pleased with the might be, the indomitable of torn draft cards. "I think the Hesburgh admitted that there events as they occurred, and human spirit will overcome that offering of 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 ~.:ards has a actually prolong the war by perhaps the moratorium will will carry over into November," assemblage of 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 will be greater when Conversely, Hesburgh also the two-day moratorium, Teller decries secrecy conceded that there might be scheduled for November 13-14, some validity in the theory, will be activated. locally expounded by Tim Roickle denied any significant in U.S. scientific policy MacCarry, that the whole of opposition to the events, and Southeast Asia will inevitably reaffirmed his conviction that By Tim Westman computers; !'resident 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 of peace. Peace" Geneva conference; and personally did not have the the present nuclear armament Campus liberal Bernie Ryan the recent Apollo II moon shot. foreign policy acumen to pass amplified Roickle's sentiments, race was treated in a new light judgement on the "inevitability" by Dr. Edward Teller last night "Secrecy does not permit and observed that, for the first open discussion," he continued, of things in Southeast Asia. time, he came to the realization in a lively lecture entitled "The Hesburgh also said, "I began U.S. Policy of Scientific "and it does not allow us to that Notre Dame is a Christian inspect, to recognize our feeling uneasy when we began to university. Ryan commended Secrecy." The presentation was make troop commitments after sponsored by the Student Union dangers. Questions must be the peaceful, contemplative discussed by the ultimate Eisenhower's administration. At A~.:ademic Commission and took 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 8:00P.M. people. If they cannot be, there Teller, Professor of Physics at is no longer a democracy." the University of California, and Teller further indicted secrecy Kunzler terms events pertinent winner of the Enrico Fermi as the real point of conflict Physics A ward in 1960, opened between the United States and by stressing that "this question the Soviet Union. of secrecy is perhaps the most "Our true difference is not By Pru Wear was thinking; that was most urgent question scientists should economic or ideological, but the "As far as I'm concerned, if difference between and open important." discuss." lie went on to quote only one person here made an society and a closed one," he educated decision on Wednesday n uclcar physics pioneer Niels stated. Responding to a question that 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 Kay Kunzler, the SMC War expostion: "In the cold war, one U.S. ·"open up all the way and not actively involve themselves should expect that each side Moratorium Chairman, said was disappointing, she said: stop imitating the Russians; if it should use the weapon best we can do this, we may induce yesterday. "I would rather have seen "I think many did, and for can handle. In a dictatorship, it them to open up and imitate those ones who cared enough to is the weapon of secrecy; in a us." that reason I feel the day was a learn than those who ,would democracy, the weapon of great success." "Secrecy prevents us from refuse to listen. The worst openness." She stated that she considered talking with our allies," added people arc those who don't all of the events on both think about it." The llungarian phsicist Teller. "If we can loosen things Kay Kunzler criticized the United States for camp uses pertinent and Kunzler stated that she was in up with them, the ~.:ommunists not adhering strictly to its ideal objective. She was however, distressed will find it hard to face not only agreement with the NO and SMC principle of openness: "There "It was a day devoted to by the mandatory class the United States, but the united decisions to hold classes on internal education. We stressed attendances called for at SMC. arc very few instances in which free world." Wednesday, commenting that it we reveal our discoveries." throughout the Moratorium that She termed it the In concluding, Teller made the individual resolution I Ie 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 particular point of view on those disarmament as far as scientific numbers of those attending on the conservatives. Everyone more impressive. who felt otherwise." the construction of electronic secrecy is concerned. PAGE 2 THE OBSERVER. Hesburgh lauds Resistance Mass (continued from page 1) the time it looked good; it unable to militarily respond to moratorium. In an interview he belief that "everyone looked like a few people could another insurgency similar to said it was "done with great understood what others were doing and why they were doing solve the problem. Counter VietNam. dignity and with great it." insurgency appealed to the "The American people simply reverence." He did find fault, however, Army and to the public would not abide by it," said the "I believe the non-violent with the destroying of draft imagination.