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Letters To The Editor

Ordinary Mortals, Speak Out Now

Notice in a copy of "The
Cavalier Daily" that your Student
Council submits subjects for a
referendum to the students.

This reminds me and seems to
confirm my thought that a
"referendum" of the people is
necessary on the question of war.

If a referendum is desirable and
a nice method of obtaining
students' opinions on college
subjects then surely a nation wide
referendum on such a life and death
subject as war is even more
desirable.

These anti-war demonstrations
also demonstrate that citizens are
not consulted on such subjects,
because the government, the
politicians do not dare discuss such
a dirty subject as foolish wars even
undeclared wars, so they speak the
war action through without public
discussion knowing it would be
emphatically opposed.

In addition, the draft method of
dragging men into trouble is plain
slavery.

And it is the worst kink of
slavery (discriminating slavery)
when they enslave some and allow
others to go free to enjoy profits of
that murder business. Why rush
some people into trouble and defer
others? That is discriminating
creation of a favored class!

"Why ordinary mortals should
submit to fate which great rascals
enjoy the world in state?"

You students should write your
congressmen about it and write to
your parents and friends asking
them to do the same. You should
start a chain reaction.

But do it now! And ask the
politicians to stop the war now!
Don't let them wait - (It's a
method of stalling) they are in for
four or six years and in that time
they can kill thousands of you in
useless war.

"Yeah," D. Alan

I am more than upset about the
personal attacks upon D. Alan
Williams made by student leaders.
An ex-member of one of his history
classes, I have found him to be
sincerely interested in and helpful
toward his students. Despite his
full-time administrative position, he
has never lacked time to discuss his
students' concerns, both personal
and academic. After reading the
course evaluations last semester, he
promised to structure his course
more to our liking. I am by no
means defending any of his policies
as vice-president; concerning these I
lack both knowledge and interest.
But heaping personal abuse on one
man as the devil of the
administration is immature and
fruitless. In light of Mr. Williams'
sincere concern for students, it is
also tragic.