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I A 4 i - 3 ! i J I 2 1 "I J Poge 2 SUMMER NEBRASKAN ThWcfoy, July 22, 1954 ! ' Pogo And The World No wonder the funnies are the most read section of the daily newspapers. Take Pogo, for exampfe. Nothing is so refreshing amid the daily reports of murders, accidents, Senate filibusters, troubles in Indochina and so on as a quick glance at what is happening to the masquerading Churcy La Fern me and Kelly's other immem Oi'able characters. Today Churcy is walking along with Howland Owl after a small quarrel with the sad-looking dog, Beauregard. "Long as Beauregard called us a BOOR and a SLOB Which cne does YOU wanna be?" asks Churcy. Owl: "I'll TOSS you for 'em. Churcy: "WHAT Owl: "I said I II TOSS you - "Not if I tosses YOU first," says Churcy, pushing the poor owl into a nearby river. The charm of the daily adventure? of Pogo and his friends, of course, fies in the pure nothingness which they talk about. Actually their creator probably has tongue' in cheek drawing them, because the strip has more to do with the state of world affairs than one might believe. The strip at least suggests of a tew hidden slams at tV.e political world, and when a man laughs at Churcy he laughs st the world. It is too bad, for example, some of our senators couldn't look at name-calling the way Churcy and his friend did. Can you imagine a couple of the men attacked by McCarthy walking non chalantly through a forest as one of them says, "As long as he called us a COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER and FELLOW TRA VELER, which one does you want to be?" So they end up for a cool dip in a near by river and every one has cooled off with no senate hearings and no hard feelings. It is also too bad that the same sort of cooling off won't re: fit Lorn nations saying, "I'll hit you with an atomic bomb." Wot if I hits you first with an ATOMIC BOMB, you won't." Which is more nonsensical? Seriously, although Pogo will never give an answer to world p o'ilems and although we sincerely believe that most of the nations' leaders are making an honest attempt to make the world a better place, it is nice to find something like Pogo to remind ourselves that the world isn't such a bad place after all. But Pogo isn't really required for this. With rnly a little more than a week of school left, the editors of The Summer Ne braskan feel that this has been a pretty good place to spend the summer, in spite of cartoons to the contrary. To Director Frank Sorenson and his Summer Session staff, to Ernie Bebb, Union Activities Director, to those in the departments of mnsic and dramatics, and to the instructors and others, the Summer Ne braskan wishes to extend congratulations for their cooperation with one another to make a better summer session. What Do You Think? Is An Immunity Statute Needed? By HENRY L. HOLST Guest Columnist (Fdilon Hole! Tills week's colamn I written bj sopkomore student taw college.) Constitutionality or he too may free from responsibility there-. become invoked in trouble with for. Is the senator now a See the committee. oa 6 Liar and Scoundrel? This v c wit .r examine on Question may oe mnswereu Carthy "row," the Senator from previous. Wisconsin made reference to an g There is no opportunity to ex-officer of the armea torces exn.mine the records. as being a t mn-Amenameni Communist. This is indeed an interesting concept; Let us find out exactly what it means and what it was 9. witnesses re tA.iuium -,,, --c.ar:i nn1 " " ihAca UrhA rMlHTA ntlinfl the Fifth Amendment. During the recent Army-Mc- written several or many years Is it more wrong to protect onesself from inquisitorial ques- 7. Freouently. there is no on- tioning, then to demand the po- portunity to prepare a defense. tection of a writ of habeas cor- 8. Sometimes the hearing are seritudef or the right to vote in secret. in federal elections on account whwm'be SSttff hrereabUSeS - The federal courts, according If it is true that Communists to 185 F. 2d 822, 340 U. S. 948 are hiding behind the Fifth it. s. v. Hiss and U. S. v. Rem- Amendment, there is a legal way of the V. S. Constitution is aula- "Z, ...h,?., , . immunity clause) is for protec- tection of the witness. intended to mean. It would ap pear that the inuendo is that anyone who is accused of being a communist and who refuses to answer because he m pro- matically a tried and convicted communist The gem we are seeking is just how does an ac cused person become guilty by taking advantage of the Fifth Amendment. UNDER AN immunity statute a witness would have to answer "yes" or "no" to the question as to whether he is now or ever a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, . . ; . . nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against him This Amendment was con- Law of the Soviet State, says: "Neither court nor criminal pro- is or could be outside Dolijf a ns means that the tion of the innocent as well as the guilty. Clearly there is danger for a witness in making any kind of . an answer when submitted to the t ii rnmi a j . nebulous, vaffue and inconsistent had been a member of the Com- the Constitution of the United type of investigative procedure jjf- "J? States of America reads as fol- as characterized by some sena- would not be subject to prosecu- torial committees. It was for the tion after ne answers the crimi- to answer for a capital, or other- purpose of protecting the witness natiiuj questaon put to him. wise infamous crime, unless on at the immunity clause of the However, if he is or had been , . party and it could be proved, IF, FOR example, a man would an1 e answered no to the ques be denied his.."f reedom of tion. he would be prosecuted for speech" under th- first amend- perjury. ment, he would howl against those Vvshinskr. in his book. The ceived to protect the citizens of "V?3"? inmnge upon m con th Tinitfvi ?tat! tr-m tK stitutional rights. If then tf-man takes advantages of the sever Chamber of thirteenth-century Privileges and immunities guar FncrlanH ,v.r- tY AtnAnt. an teed to him by the constitu- ! !ver informed of the ASSJSlil conteV form of judicial XrJ2rZi)r Cornet whean MH u belBff nrhro h0 Communist refuses to answer subordinated T political class allowed to be confronted by the 9.uestlons which mteht 2U e,as- aims and strivi witnesses against them. V? vcl-r ty TT - . , , MW OV1 IVUO .UVUV1C W1UI All U UUS ICMICU IU IUU1 Q-m J TT O ' Amendment Communists? First, it would seem only proper to give a few reasons why an in nocent man might want to refuse to answer a question directed to him by a senatorial investigat ing committee. In such a com mittee the following" hold true. 1. Cross-examination, mental of Anrio-American is not a rint of the wit.es. " r T"' think? eoLir r!M deM"d sPeech or zte in either house. TtS "accsed" are denied the jS rirfct to can witnesses for do fense. ,a ther words, a senator can 4. Counsel, when permitted, backbite, slander, defame or may only advise the client as to libel anyone he pleases and be arm of the U. S. Government? A United States Senator is im mune from arrest under Article I, Sec. 6, of the Constitution: This i wsat th R&mmnnista do. Shan we allow personal rradres to override J" " letral system? Shall we have rovernment of men Instead v n f 1 m . . . f' -t Th ,ui --o- w-r o we saae use nuiort- tives) shall in all cases, except m?Jfd'2-krw? Treason. Felony and Breach of Ll". -ethodT Would it the Peace, be nriviWed from : . r.. T. wra5 v" is of all What do yon 1H eace, oe privileged rrom T- .. . 2. Arrest !rm their attendance at ihl a fonda- the session of their respective , Y. Law, house, and in going toTnTcom- f, h W! Want Ads LOST Cry hwrtie. kM trlram4 (" July 12. Rwr4 tel. O-3520. German. Preach, Statistics tutored. re onabl. former inetrnctor tel. S-Z91S or ext. 4227. Summer Nebraskan Member? 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