PAGE FOUR Editorial Opinion The Un-American Activities of HUAC "Operation Abolition," to be shown for the first time in State College tomorrow opens with the following words: "During the next few minutes you will see revealed the long-time classic Com munist tactic in which a relatively few well-trained hard-core Communist agents are able to incite and use non-Communist sympathizers to perform the dirty - work of the Communist Party." Those w o rds are -spoken 'by the Chairman of the House Un-Amarican Activities Committee —Francis Walter of Easton, Pa. The film purports to be a documentary of a "Communist inspired" demonstration against HUAC in San Franciico in May, 1960. This was a demonstration by students in the San Francisco area—students who demon strated for three days of 1-IUAC hearings and in numbers sometimes reaching into the thousands. Why did students leave their classrooms? Why did their professors and the press of the area defend them? Why did HUAC later sub poena all news films of the demonstrations? Why did FBI- later Issue a defense of the Mit through 3. Edgar Hoover's report "Communist Target—Youth?' These 'are fascinOing questions with rele vance to the demonstrations, HUAC and govern mental abuses of civil rights. San Francisco 1960 The students in San Francisco were not under communist leadership. We quote Burton If. Wolfe's article in the "Californian" of March 1961 who concluded, as 'a result of personal interviews, that the student leaders " . . . had taken particular care to reject overtures from the Communist Party made on two occasions. They made it clear that it was only to be a stu dent demonstration with no interference from any kind of political party?' The students made a public rejection of overtures by one of the witnesses subpoenaed before the committee. According to John R. Searle of the Uni versity of California's philosophy department: "On the afternoon of the first day, that's Thurs day, Merle Brodsky, one of the subpoenaed wit nesses. approached the student monitors on the picket line and tried to get him to cooperate with him . .He was flatly refused." No, these were not Communists, nor agents of Communists. Letters Coleman Answer TO THE EDITOR: We've had a week or so to listen to the com ments of others who know Miss Teichholtz concerning the free publicity which was recently bestowed on us in her column. Along with others, I also offer my condolences to any victim of congenial persecution. Fur ther reply would be super fluous and only aggravate her condition. —Bill Coleman 11 = 333-- - ri4EREPoRE ProDAYt AM DEAR PEWCIL FAL, . • f GONG 10 TRY AGAIN TO I RAVE ALWAYS KNOWR . WRITE TO YoLi VOTI4, IT W,w( a T {ROPER FM' ME To WRITE ra Yoti WIN FENCIL, fa j" .....) A ,41., ; fa ,rilli Ilkor e 11-1 ' . 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News This Is the Subject Passport Folk Musie Opinion 15 News 10 :(0 Chamber Concert 12:00 Sign-off They were opposing the repeated abuses of the House Committee—a committee whose con. stitutionality is questioned and whose method of operation is despicable. The committee works with what the St. Louis Post-Dispatch calls " . a vast dragnet operation. Obviously, the purpose is not to as semble information preparatory to drafting new laws. The purpose is clearly to expose for ex posure's sake. It is to embarrass those sum moned. Indeed to give them a kind of rough justice trial in the guise of conducting a con gressional inquiry . " • The purpose of a Congressional committee is to hold hearings and thereby obtain informa tion which will yield legislation. In 1938 HUAC was originally constituted to investigate "the extent. clxaracter and obJectlon* of un-American propaganda activities in the United States and the diffusion within the United states of SIAMITSIVe and un-American propaganda that is instigated from, foreign countries or of a domestic origin and attacks the principles of the form of government as guaranteed by our Constitution." The utter impossibility of defining "un- American" thoughts, deeds and acts makes a mockery of this Committee. Carried to its full est extent this means that anyone who happens to hold unpopular opinions or those which are shared by Communists is "un-American"—at least to HUAC. The committee uses association and innu endo to accuse those whom it suspects. ITUAC can cite a witness whom it suspects for contempt of court if that witness refuses to name others associated with "Communists," Many of HUAC's witnesses may at one time have been members (knowingly or un knowingly) of Communist front groups: In the late twenties and thirties there was a wide spread interest in this new social force as a result of depres,sion _conditions. Many, such as Arthur Miller and Richard Wright, who were active have since disavowed Communism. Yet HUAC would have had Miller imprisoned if he had not fought their contempt charges. _ `Operation Abolition' The film "Operation Abolition" is a product of a company called Washington Video Produce tions and sells for $lOO. HUAC turned the clips gathered from news- Letters 'Utter Purge' TO THE EDITOR: "Down with 6entinientality!" This is the newest doctrine at Penn State. It strives to banish sentiment from the campus, The shackles of the admini stration compel us to submit to this purge of sentiment. How ever, the purge isn't compre hensive enough; it lacks the perfection which our new term system demands. Class gifts and alumni dona tions have gone untouched: no "cogency" can be found for . the retention of these impetuous `displays of sentimentality. The cessation of these activities would be in agreement - with the new doctrine. Gazette TODAY Ag. 11k11 Party, 6:30 p.m., 213 HUD Alpha I'M Delia, S a.m., first floor, 11U11 Chess Teams. 8 p.m.. 217-218 HUB College Caravan for Harrisburg, 2 p.m., 212-215 HUB Connell for Eseeptionai Child, 8130 p.m., 214-215 11UB Gamma Sigma -Slums 'Pledges. 2:3(1 p.m.. McElwain initiation room 11111e1 Freidman Council, 7 p.m., 212 HUB BMA _Midi* Committee, I p.m., 101 111/13 Harrisburg T6ll f. 1:30 p.m., RUB As. sembly Hall . 4 p.m., 214-215 HUB Pantirl 7 p.m.. 21.7-216 HUH Placement, 810 a.m.. 216-217-213 RUB Spanish Club, 7:10 p.m., lttlt Tau Al- Oa suite —Bill le4cCarina '65 men over to this firm—and.the production now masquerades under the unmistakable - guise of government authority. As such it is privileged slid not subject to libel or slander action. The film is supposed to stimulate itrvie . wers into vigilant observation of groups that may be "red." -It is supposed to show that "it can happen here." It is also supposed to be truth. It is not. One of the most flagrant miarepreseita. lions in the film is the accusation that tarry Bridges, who is termed a Communist leader, appeared ou the scene moments before "riot ing" broke out. 'No proof of Bridges' affiliation - with the Communists has been revealed. He was, accord ing to opponents of the film,at lunch when the demonstration broke out Further, the film is spliced to make it ap pear that the students began the demonstra tion Friday. May 13, which led to hosing by police and the arrest of 64 students. Students were at the time sitting outside the hearing room because only: those who had been issued white Invitation cards by. the Com-, mittee could gain entry to the hearings. At this point hoses were turned On the stu dents outside the hearing room in the lobby. In the film version they were rioting and one was accused of jumping a barricade. Eye-witness accounts however, disagree with the film version. George Draper of ,the San Francisco Chronicle wrote on May 14, 1960: "I did not see any of the kids actually fighting with the police. Their resistance was more passive. They would simply go limp and be manhandled out of the building.". This film has been condemned by news papers and magazines including the New Yori Times. Nation, the Minneapolis Star and the San Francisco Chronicle. It also stands condemned by this news- paper. But we urge students to see it and to in vestigate fully its background and its presenta tion. Only with such information can HUAC's violations of the bill of rights and of basic hu man dignity be corrected. This is one area where trust in the printed word is not suffi cient. Every American who truly upholds free dom of information and free expression of opin ion has an obligation to be informed of such abuses of human rights. To fall down in the Ofense of these rights can, one day, mean their permanent loss. Letters 'Let's Count Blessings' TO THE EDITOR: With what is going on in the world today, it seems a tragedy that we make such an issue of "No Thanks giving Vacation?' I think it's about time that we, the students of Penn State, realize how lucky we are to be living in the United States, to be going to college, to be having a meal on Thanksgiving Day. We certainly aren't hearing the 5$ Peace Corps members A Student-Operated Newspaper 57 Years of Editorial Freedom O'llr flatlg Olultrgtatt Successor to The Free Lance, esL 1887 Published Tuesday through Saturday morning staring the University year. Thu Daily CoMaims is a student-operated newsruspev, Seamed ms seconceisss matter July S. 1914 at the State College, Pa. Poet Wilco under the set of Haul I. 11179; Kali Subscription Parker 0.99 a year Mu Addrouk Bo: 1411; Snits College, Pa. JOHN BLACK Editor ofaitai City Edgers. Lynne enrages and Riekeit Leighton: Editorial Editors. Met Tel:Malta and „fad Myers: tiros Editors,: Patricia 'Drat 'and Pavan' Dilutor; Personnel and Training Director. Kellen Urneekealt Assistant Personnel on Training Director, Some gnulit Sports Editor. James Karl; Mints gditer. Jelin Beanie. Laeal Ad hisr a , Mato nevem Assistant Lend Ad Atirt.'lliartin Zonsist National' Ad Mgr.. Phsllir Rawlitsits Credit Mgr., Jeffrey Sehwartst Assistant Credit , Mary Ralph Frlidattint Chumdfied Ad bier Bobbie GraMei' ambition Krt.: Nes t Mlle; Preartitlen Ulm. Jane Trirraskirs renneund Mitr4 Anita Rolls Mee Herr Mateg Gress. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1961 hers crying over the sacrifices they are making. Our boys in the military service certainly can't go "running hoine to ma ma" for homemade pumpkin pie and turkey. Do we expect to make it home when we're out of - college? We, as college students, should be mature enough• to be thankful for what we do have and not cry over such a trivial matter. Anne Thomas '64 WAYNE HILINSKI Business Manager
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