"We should never allow this
Legislature to Interfere with
anybody's freedom of speech,"
he said.
Tiwald expressed similar
sentiment: "I'm concerned that
State Senators are desiring to
infringe upon the rights of any
citizen in the state, particular
ly, it seems, students at this
University."
its statement to the Regents,
the Nebraska Legislature and
President Joseph Soshnik, the
organization charges that the
two student leaders presented a
"radical image" which
distorted and gave an un
balanced impression of student
opinion.
Wald added that YAF is
"entirely wrong" in concluding
that because Innocents is non-
Armbands, spark criticism
by MARSHA BANGERT
Nebraska Staff Writer
Black arm bands, worn as a
protest by two student leaders
who sat on the platform with
President Richard M. Nixori
Thursday, have sparked
criticism from a state senator
and two NU students.
ASUN President Steve
Tiwald and Innocents Society
President Ken Wald were
discourteous and should cot
have expressed political views,
several persons claim.
The two were chof;en by
University administrators to sit
on the stege during Nixon's
speech. The third student on
the stage, Mortar Board
President, Ju'.ie Marolf, did not
wear an arm band.
Just hours before the
speech, St:.te Sens. Terry
Carpenter of Scottsbluff and
Ernest Chambers of Omaha
exchanged thoughts during a
Nebraska Unicameral session
on freedom of speech and the
students' action.
Carpenter objected to Nixon's
being confronted by black arm
bands. He said the President
should receive every courtesy
since he was "gracious enough
to honor us wi!h his presence."
"The President is a man, not
a god," Chambers retorted.
"He is not holy or a saint, but
subject to criticism for his ac
tions or inactions as is any
other man who seeks and gains
election to public office."
Chambers also applauded
young people for exercising
non-violent freedom of
speech.
Wald asserted that his action
was not discourteous to Nixon.
He noted that Carpenter
nominated a fictitious can
didate for tue vice-presidency
at the 1956 Republican National
Convention shortly before the
group nominated the then Vice
President Nixon for a second
term.
"Whether Nixon is number
one or number two makes little
difference," Wald said.
"Senator Carpenter had better
look to his own actions to see if
they were courteous."
Some members of Young
American for Freedom (YAF)
have also expressed "their
strong disapproval of the ac
tions" taken by Tiwald and
Wald.
"ASUN and Innocents are
both supposedly non-political
bodies, representing students of
all political persuasions. If Mr.
Tiwald and Mr. Wald believe
that they must utilize their
positions to express their own
political views, then I believe it
is time that they resign." Terry
Cannon, YAF state chairman,
and an NU senior, said.
YAF is also launching a
formal protest against the
choice of Tiwald and Wald to
represent the student body. In
political, he, too, must be non
political. He pointed out that
Nixon's not only head of the
government but a politician as
we.l.
Tiwadd added that although
Nixon represents all
Americans, he does not
represent the feeling of "many,
many students."
The arm band expressed the
feelings of most University
students, Tiwald continued. He
said a majority of sludents
d-sapprove of Nixon's war
policies.
He advised YAF to
participate in "the democratic
process of s.udent government
eLeciions" if they want ASUN
leadership to reflect dLferent
attitudes.
ASUN Sen. Bruce Wimmer
called the "so-called student
xeaders' " ac.ions reprehensi
ble. He asserted that Tiwald
would have done better to join
the "rest of the student body in
welcoming President Nixon and
congratulating the Number One
Conniiusikers."
"I feel that I do represent a
significant portion of the s.u
dent body," Tiwald said. "And
I will retain my free speech
right just as Mr. Wimmer
does."
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