
M-Day Partici pants Discus s War / Gather for Worksho p s in HUB an ideal that men should or ought to find unions support ihe war. He explained that By RENA ROSENSON leaders volunteered to lead discussions and who die in arc y teach- choose the topics for discussion. other ways of settling diffciences. tho^e Vietnam mostl Collegian Staff Writer To the accusation that protest weakens ers and black uoikers. To the accusation Representative of the workshops' topics "Wars generally unite that workers benefit from the war, he Fair] marched in Washington the country. Flay said. W hile thousands was "Opposition to the War: A Meaningful a single people against another for survival. the benefits come to those who directl> yesterday, hundreds of people participated or a Meaningless Alternative," led by Joseph When one party is in disunity, that nation make money fiom the war. in workshop forums in the Hetzel Union Flay, assistant professor of philosophy. is doublv threatened. If such evils exist, Richaid Rosenburg, instructor in eco- nomics, spoke on the economies of 'mper'^I- Bu ilding as part of the National Vietnam Protest Is Meaningful then piotest is most meaningful as a means to a further end." ism and militarism. He said the oniter. Moratorium. War Flay maintained that protest to the Policy of Expansion Stales economy engages m imperialism, anc The HUB was reserved for the work- Vietnam War would be meaningless if it James Petras, assistant piofessor of polit- it is embodied in Vietnam. shops, allowing an average of five or six is a just war and the reasons for it are clear. ical science and co-chanman of the New Uni- Economic Interests Control discussions to take place in one hour rather versity Conference, discussed "U S. Foreign He asserted that the US. fotcign policy than the mass workshop held in one room He continued that protest is meaningful Policy and Revolution." Petras reviewed is directed too much bv economic mtcicsls during last month's Moratorium. Workshop if war is generally wrong and if it is held as United States activities in foreign countries which are not in the interest of all the people since before World War II. He pointed out Peter Meyer, assistant professor of eco- that U.S. intervention always prevented nomic planning, discussed the war's impac' social revolution and supported only political on decision making and how priorities foi independence. the growth of technological advances of the He concluded that expansion for eco- military are arrived at. He said everyone i; xecutives to Sponsor nomic purposes is rooted m our foreign tied in some way to industries which are sup- E lying the defense department. USG policy which does not reflect the needs of p all the people, but only of those interested "I f £20 M illion were taken out of the in expanding the economic system. defense budget to use for a negative income In reference to the Vietnam War. Petras tax to help the poor, this would create mon? ' urisdiction le w ho woulc Bill on Court s J said the same motives are involved. He said povertv by the numbers of peop recognize the link lose their jobs with industries supplying the and set of power of the three branches the leaders of the country By STEVE SOLOMON ties of congressmen between Vietnam and other undeveloped military." boundaries of jurisdiction for o{ government. Laurie Trieb. a member of the Coahtior Staff Writer nations "where economic control is so great." Collegian the Supreme Court. New Organizations Needed for Peace, the organizers of the Moratorium, "I think the bill could clear said the reason the Coalition chose a format branch of the Petras called for an organized move- Tlie executive The bills will be an attempt up quite a few ambiguities and political organizations consisting of separate, longer woi kshops a= —Collegian Photo by p'ierre BelHdnl ment to form new Undergraduate Student Govern- to solve the continuing consti- help USG to become a progres- which are not linked with economic expan- opposed to last month's format was to open THE HETZEL UNION BUILDING Main Lounge was ono which arose at ment will introduce two bills in tutional crsis resulting from a sive Congress," Hill said. sion and to whom multinational corporations up discussion on questions of the action spots of yesterday's Moratorium observance. last month's workshop. the next session which will de- a week are not the most important structure in the ihe crowd could not all fit in ihe lounge congressional challenge The Court last week ruled She explained that there was no oppor- For most of the day fine the duties and responsibili- country. ago to the right of the Supreme that Myers, who placed second Discussing labor and the war. Wells tunity for feedback last month and many and overflowed into ihe hall. people left the workshop with questions and Court to disqualify elected town in nn eight-seat rnce lor town Keddie, assistant professor of labor studies, said it was a myth that all workers and opinions they would have liked to express. congressman Joe Myers. representation , had disqualified The bills will be considered himself by accepting a frater- at the first meeting Winter nity bid around the time of his For Disadvanta ed Adm iss ions Anti-W ar Protesto rs Term, since the final Congress certification. next week has been canceled. Affiliation Dispute by D.C. Polic e Two Bills In its decision , the Court said Gassed "Th e bills will encompass that an elected congressman Make Policy in Senate To were moved into every federal building the questions that were raised must "remain affiliated with By JIM DORRIS, including the White House. will determine recommendation. Some departments visited Washington, in the Myers case," USG his respective area up to the The University Senate GLENN KRANZLEY Troops Camp at Capiiol 1970 admissions criteria for disadvantaged city schools to recruit qualified disadvantaged President Ted Thompson said. time of , as well as after certi- students. However no standard criteria for and ALLAN YODER Troops camped on Capitol and White students at their December meeting, Director command "The first will clear up the fication." admitting disadvantaged students exists. The Board of Editors House grounds while a Marine of Admissions T. Sherman Stanford said yes- hopes to discover other Of the Collegian was set up under the Capitol question of whether a congress- admissions office WASHINGTON — Crowds of several headquarters A majority nf the congress- terday. important criteria for admissions decisions. dome. All federal buildings were closed man must maintain the same men in Ihe thousand flag-waving, chanting protestors, federal USG meeting two President Erie A. Stanford added. Thursday and yesterday to all but qualifications throughout his days later maintained that the Last year University including some Pon n State students, marred marchers paraded single-file Walker authorized colleges to icscrve space Vietnam War employees. As Court had overstepoed its area The Black Student Union called foi the orderly tone of National past the buildings, scores of city police, park term of office that was required for disadvantaged students. The program Moratorium activities as they marched on of jurisdiction bv ruling on a Stanford's icsignation Monday night aflei police and others could be seen guarding for him to run. certified congressman. admitted 200 students to the Univcisity Park a meeting which four Universitv administra- the South Vietnamese embassv last night. Only campus and another 51 to other common- every doorway. Congress can initiate action tors, including Stanford , failed to attend. The They were met by a cordon of 200-300 Yesterday afternoon, in the midst of a "The other bill ," Thompson wealth campuses. club-carrying Washington, D.C, police from against one of its members. BSU stated that Stanford is directly re- drenching rainfall, the March Against Death continued, "will try to define sponsible for the lack of admission of 1,000 the special operations detachment. The police since the begin- the original jurisdiction of the Individual colleges set up special pro- cannisters into continued. The only letup The Court, however, said that black students into Penn State because he repeatedly threw tear gas ning of the march on Thursday night was Supreme Court and what can Myers * grams and provided financial aid to help the the crowd. Each time the gas was discharged, cert i fication was un- students, but Stanford noted, "Money is not is most responsible for the admission of all early yesterday morning when the tempera- be brought up on appeal." constitutional because of his students into the Pennsylvania State Univer- the crowd fell back, often throwing bottles ture dropped to below 20 degrees. But neither available for financial aid to support the and other objects at the police. Thompson said that the first change of affiliation , an d thus students." sity. the temperature nor rain was able to stop he was never a congressman. No serious injuries were reported al- the flow of marchers. bill will require that a congress- The BSU also claimed that Stanford though the volunteer medics gave first aid man live in his residence area Thompson said he would en- The availability of funds will be a major At an afternoon press conference, Sidney force the Court' lacked personal and professional commit- to tear gas victims. Three Daily Collegian , during his entire term. : decision. factor m the University's admissions criteria Lens, a national co-chairman of the Mobe for disadvantaged students because it will ment and professional ability and responsi- reporters were among those gassed. presented a position paper from the execu- bility to be competent in his position which 'Revolutionary Contingent' A Major Advance In the period since the USG deteimine the number of students admitted tive committee.
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