FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1968
The Daily Nebraskan
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The Draft
CALLAN: The draft system must be maintained,
but on a lottery type basis. There is no other
fair way, he said.
At a certain age, all men would be required
to register. Names would be drawn and those in
dividuals would be required to serve, under Callan's
proposal.
The candidate favors a volunteer or professional
army up to a point. Hopefully, more men will make
the army a career. But there is an inherent danger
in a real professional army.
If enough soldiers back a certain general,
he could overthrow the federal government, Callan
pointed out. He mentioned Panama, where a group
of army officers ousted an elected president from
office recently, & an example.
The fate of Selective Service director General
Lewis Hershey should be left up to the next Presi
dent. Hershey is "old enough to be retired," accor
ding to Callan.
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DENNEY: He advocates a national lottery system
that all men would be liable for during a two
year period either immediately after they complete
high school or after college graduation.
Also Denney wants standardization in the
operation of local Selective Service boards. He
believes Gen. Lewis Hershey, national director of
the Selective Service should be replaced "for the
good of the country" because he has lost the con
fidence of the nation, "not by his actions but
because he is such a controvesrial individual."
HAMILTON: Present Selective Service laws reward
the people who avoid them. Draft laws should
be abolished and a volunteer army substituted.
Hamilton emphasized the difference between
a professional army and a volunteer force, which
he favors.
"A professional army, composed mostly of life
long soldiers, tends to be independent and a threat
to democratic government."
A volunteer army should be operated mainly
on a two-year enlistment basis. Few career soldiers
would be present.
"We must make life in the army more appeal-
ing," he said. Pay should be raised and better
training annd education provided.
Student power
CALLAN: "Young people should work within tha
so-called establishment. Students should become
involved in active politics and make an attempt
to study and understand the system."
The younger generation lives in a different
time than the older generation. The majority of
today's students did not experience the depression.
Youth today are in a society where money and
jobs are abundant for them, Callan said. This has
a definite effect on their political philosophy.
Callan feels that the young people's "idealism
will temper with age.
Speaking about student unrest, Callan said that
student takeovers of colleges and universities can
not be tolerated. There are better ways for students
to protest than violence.
DENNEY "I cannot judge whether there is a
national or international conspiracy to disrupt the
universities."
Basic causes of student unrest are "a lack
of a sense of security" in student's lives.
"There is not a generation gap, there is a
communications gap. The people of my generation
better start listening to the people of the generation
immediately below us."
"I would say to students, don't tear down the
system until you know how to put it back together
better than it is now."
HAMILTON: He defines student power as the right
to representation. Students want more say in the
candidate is in sympathy.
"But I am not in favor of some of the tactics
being used, tactics which have hurt the cause rather
than helped it."
The establishment must be changed, but again
it must be changed in a lawful manner. He con
demned such student revolts as rioting at Columbia
University or at the University of California at
Berkely.
Students do a lot of talking, but they should
do something constructive. Apathy is one big stu
dent problem, especially at the University of
Nebraska.
Callan would retain the draft system, with lottery.
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Hamilton: "People who disagree with the laws should protest them."
Taxes and
Taxes
The 10 percent income tax surcharge may or
may not be continued past its June 30th deadline.
CALLAN: The surcharge depends on the economy
and the status of the Vietnam War, Callan said.
DENNEY: "I voted for the surtax and would vote
to continue the surtax if it is necessary for the
stability of the economy.
HAMILTON: Whether the supposedly 10 percent
income tax surcharge is continued after June 30
depends on the war and the economy.
Taxes could even be cut, if American involve
ment in Vietnam were curtailed. But he emphasized
that the fight against poverty is so important that
the fight must be waged, even if axes mus be
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Digging deeper into the tax situation, Hamilton
offered his support for an immense tax reform
PrThe present tax system is filled with loopholes,
he said. Correction of this situation should have
top priority. . ,
Plugging loopholes would yield more tax money
for the fight on poverty without actually increasing
the tax rate, he said.
Law and Order
, C ' ' LAN The basic cause for lawlessness in the
L'r .ed Sla.es is unrest in the ghettos caused by
dl . ia- i v in income and opportunities.
' i'e "dbcounled the effect of many Supreni'.'
Or -l t-'isions, pointing out that the FBI always
h."s '' J ins r-imc guidelines laid down in re?cnt
Couit decisions.
rolke, considering the circumstances.
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generally perform acceptably. Police in the
Midwest especially are excellent.
For the most part, police are underpaid and
underequipped, he continued. They need better
training, also.
During many demonstrations, such as in
Chicago last August, police do what they have
to do. The police were only trying to ( keep
"troublemakers from upseting the convention.
The candidate acknowledged that police over
reacted in some cases in Chicago, but the con
frontation was the fault of both pobce and
demonstrators.
DENNEY: A few recent Supreme Couit decision
on criminal cases have hamstrung the law enforce
ment agencies to the extent that the criminal will
take a chance now that a conviction will be
overturned in a higher court."
Denney said he believes news reports of the
Chicago demonstrations during the Democratic
National Convention "didn't show the whole story
and the police "were enforcing duties they were
assigned."
"I have great faith and confidence in our police.
I think only a very small minority of people are
a'facking the police and a very small minority
of police are fighting back." The amount of the
palice-population antagonism "has been exag
gerated by the news media."
HAMILTON: People who disagree with the laws
should protest them in a lawful manner. He
emphasized that he does not support law breaking.
However, he feels that the crime in the streets
issue is overemphasized. "Studies bave proved that
you are safer in Central Park in New York City
at iiii'lni' ht thnn in your own home.'
Many crimes are commiUed in homes and
involve people who are acquainted in some way.
Hamilton also emphasized that the United
States Supreme Court is not entirely to blame
for the outbreak of lawlessness.
"The Supreme Court is trying to guarantee
your rights and to protect you from being put
in jail unjustly," he said.
Many candidates have been quick to criticize
the police. But Hamilton pointed out that extren'
pressure put on police everywhere. They are
underpaid and under trained in many intances,
he said.
"More mace and clubs will bring only more
disorder," Hamilton said. "A good doctor doesn't
just treat symptons, he cures diseases. We must
get to the root causes of lawlessness poverty
and racism."
U.S. foreign policy
CALLAN: More of the policing of the free world
should be undertaken by the United Nations, ac
cording to Callan. However, the United States
should take action in a situation which directly
involves the country.
"We must take a good look at our foreign
policy and determine exactly what our role is."
Callan stressed that no candidate for the House
of Representatives is reaDy qualified to dictate
foreign policy without considerable study. Foreign
policy is the direct responsibility of the President,
he said.
"If this wasn't the case, 435 men in the House
would be setting foreign policy," Callan said. This
would be unacceptable.
The candidate did say he has always supported
foreign aid. Underdeveloped nations which have
received American aid often turn out to be
America's best customers.
He mentioned Japan as an example. That
country received huge inputs of American aid
following World War II. Now Japan is one of the
leading buyers of American agricultural products.
Callan also said that the United States could
not go to war over the Czechoslovakian or Biafran
crices. In no way could the United States be
militarily effective in such a way. The United States
can only register a strong protest.
DENNEY: "I don't believe American can continues
to police the world."
U.S. needs to re-evaluate the reasons for its
foreign policy. The ideal situation would be that
. each nation would guarantee its own security and
the security of its own geographical area.
"We cannot continue to send American boys
all over the world."
HAMILTON: "We can't solve the problems of the
world. We can't even win a war in South Vietnam.
We are not equipped to be the policeman of the
world."
The problem with American foreign policy is
that it is based on a militaristic approach. The
United States is giving less and less foreign aid
each year.
More foreign aid, given directly to the people,
is needed. Under the present system, there is waste,
red tape, and much of the aid never reaches the
people.
Programs such as the Peace Corps, which help
people on the local level, are needed, Hamilton
said. Such programs should provide instruction in
agriculture, health and needed job skills.
American foreign aid must take a more positive
approach, Hamilton feels. By ignoring the problem,
the United States is contributing to future problems.