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By Jason Justice
In my opinion, Nfedfelt, Geisenhagen and the Tatri
otic Student" (Daily Ncbraskan authors of two editorials,
"Blacks Too explaining and "Love it or Leave it, re
jpectivtly) represent their loyalty to an American lie.
Uisdfdt has said, Tbckj are too. complaining.
It is my opinion 1hzt we are not complaining and de
manding enough. Niedfelt's editorial cites that he too is
fighting for freedom and equality in his university en
vironment. Tell me, Niedfclt, is your form of freedom and
equality the same form that Blacks have in mind today? If
you're honest with yourself, I speculate that you will say
no to this question. We as Blacks are striving on a much
larger and broader definition and scale of freedom and
equality.
In reference to the Declaration of Independence, we
are demanding that the American government practice
what it preaches. As the Declaration of Independence
states, and I quote, Te hold these truths to be self
evident, that A3 men are crested equal, that they are en
dowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness.
We will continue to demand that the American govern
ment (the people) fully recognize what is said in the
Declaration of Independence, and if any government fails
to acknowledge and fully practice the rights of equality,
and the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, not leave
the country, (Niedfelt and other devoted students for
patriotism.) .
The problem with America is that there are too many
narrow-minded, prejudiced and egotistical people, and it
is these people who keep America from living up to its
true creed.
The weight of 200 years of unjust treatment is held in
the feet of a black giant, who symbolizes freedom and
equality. lie has one foot lifted today, and he has stood
on that one foot for 200 years. He grows tired evtn cow.
lie wi3 soon put his foot down, it may be softly, or it
may be in a devastating rage, in which consequences will
be complete and total destruction of those ideas and
people which breed supression.
Therefore, repressors in America, abolish your
attitudes and practice the creeds which America was sup
posed to be built upon, or the downfall of a nation will
be the topic of your obituary. ,
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'Show' closes to rave reviews after run
By Dick Pisrsol
State Sen. .George Syas of Omaha was reported last
week as saying the current session of the Legislature was
the worst he had experienced. Syas has been in the
Legislature longer than even he probably cares to
remember, and the frustrations of a state senator are
legion.,
This is the first legislative session I have seen first
hand, and I think it is passible that this session is probably
no worse than many others. I think it was fairly enter
taming. It certainly shattered any illusions I had about
how a state senator behaves.
Some examples are in order.
One witnesses SenJack Mills of Big Springs insisting
that the Studebaker was the only possible choice for the
official Nebraska Bicentennial auto."
There were Sidney Sen. Robert Clark's impersonations
of Omaha Sen. Glenn Goodrich speaking his arms
atwitter like a Balinese dancer's.
Naturally, in any gathering aluu entirely male,
bathroom humor is inevitable. -
W.C doubles as recording studio
Lincoln Evening Journal reporter Don Heper
discovered one senator using a stall in the legislative water
. closet as a recording studio-he was taping his
constituents' newsletter.
Then there, is the venerable Omaha senator who
practically begs to be presiding officer when Lt. Gov. s
Gerald Whelan is absent. He is sometimes stranded in the "
chair to his bladder's point of no return. V
- I am convinced senators are mostly disappointed actors
or impressionists. Irish Sen. Eugene Mahoney of Omaha
does a phenomenal Sen. Loran Schmit of EeEwood with
his choppy second generation German accent. ' . :'
The statehouse reporters delight in copying Blair Sen.
Walter George who sounds suspiciously like Henry
Kissinger.
More than once the names of Perry Mason and Sen.
John Gavanaugh of Omaha were invoked in the same
breath.
Not having Syas experience, I couldn't, be sure that
Ralston Sen. Gerlad Koch was kidding when he introduc
ed an amendment to the university budget bill requiring
that if the university were to receive state tax money to
maintain the sports complex, they had to schedule
Creighton and the University of Nebraska at Omaha in
basketball.
The Gene and Ernie Show
Some of the best performances occurred when the
Gene and Ernie, (Omahans Mahoney and Chambers) show
was m progress. During debate on the state aid to private
schools .issue, Chambers played the Moorish infidel to
Mahoney's Monslgnor. Mahoney lifted some of his oratory
directly from the Mass, (It is fitting and just, etc.).
Chamber's mimeographed handouts, distributed almost
daily, are, when they don't show the kind of hate mail he
gets, often humorous with a touch of pathos. He
composed a Black's retort to Little Hack Sambo about a
little redneck' kid and his family entitled little
Cracker Fteckerwood.
Quiet, unassuming, diligent Omaha Sen. Warren
Swigart got a lot of laughs with his puns on Sen. Douglas
Bereuter of Utica, (be right or don't be at all.) .
But Swigart's masterstroke came at Chambers expense.
Chambers was arguing earnestly, sorry, against 'the
downtown educational center. He accused other Omaha
senators of following Mahoney's lead like timid rabbits.
Swigart calmly left hs seat and hopped down the aisle
to confer with Mahoney, probably for his ration of leafy
vegetables. The senators howled , and even Chambers
smiled, his steamrolling train of thought briefly
interrupted.
The final passage of the Omaha downtown continuing
education center caught me a bit off guard. I had a bet
with an Omaha World-Herald reporter that it dMn't have
the votes. The bill passed by two. The reporter remarked,
"You should know better than to think Mahoney doesn't
have his rabbits in line."
Perhaps the April Fool's Day edition of the Daily
. Nebraskaa was an appropriate vehicle fox the opinion
expressed by 'Fsul -Morrisoo.-There can only be respect
for a person who fights for what he believes. This does not
excuse us, however, from our duty to render all possible
askance to one so hopelessly lost in his struggle to
discover reality. '.
During the past few years, ASUN Senate has been a
dying organization, wallowing in the apathy of students
who no locgrecogsize this body as their voice in
- campus affairs. As electba results show,' student fee are
supporting a pesredsss exercise in government. Power can
be derived in a democracy, only from the consent of the
governed and over 90 per cent of those governed on this
. campus cct;!,1 cut fess.
Mr. Morrison's effort then has been sadly channeled
in the wrong direction. He should have followed the
Greek efforts by attempting to arouse increased, support
for student government. The Greeks have succeeded in
providing unity and the leadership necessary to begin the
revival of ASUN Senate as a viable institution.
The challenge cow is for the rest of the students to
pull their raads cut (of the dowds, of course) and support
the student internment they are paying for. Otherwise
thefr fate will be a cmirbn to the wO of those cf us x
ta care to do scssslMng. See you at the polls in 77.
Tom Howard
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Upon hearing the outcome of the executive elactions,
sdtik the Greek slate sxsepLcg sH three positions, I heard
the rumors of the "crumbling of ASUN" under
inexperienced hands. I heard that, with their inexperience,
the candidates could ruin the organization. I shared this
viewpoint at first. Having talked to two of the executives,
though, I feel that any lack of experience they have will
be easily made up for by their intelligence, concern and
interest to learn. - (
Paul Morrison's underlying concern for ASUN Senate,
expressed by his effort to overturn the election, is only
serving to make the organisation appear to be a bigger
fiasco than it ever was.
Joe Grant
Hcco end unions
Your excellent reporting of my remarks while visitin
the campus contained one point which requires modifica
tion. The story says that I object to being called a liberal
. because liberals are identified with unions and war and
that I oppose both.
I oppose war; I do not oppose unions. My criticsm of
unions is, actually, criticiam of the geriatric leadership
of the AFLrCIO which seems to be more interested in
amicable contract relations with management tfr-n in the
real, long-range interests of the rank-and-file. The t&tm&s
leadership of many unions today actually diseoura'-es and
rather than transmitting knowledge, even the basic ones of
reading and writing, has twiddled away its strength in a
long, sorry attempt at social mdoctrination.
Again, kt me repeat. I absolutely support the right of
working people and, indeed, all people to organize on
their own behalf.
Karl Haas
R&'ph end c!d pcopb
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Yshen Eon Wheeler draws Blacks, Chicago's or other
minorities, there's an outrage.
When Ralph ciakes fun of red-cecks, there's noise. :
When farmers are portrayed as corny, it is pointed out
that they grow the food. If the Greeks get slandered (God
forbid) there are threats.
But i&oli people get thrown in the garbage, there is
silence. It is amazf;pg how something that affects the rich
or poor, black or white, and happens to everyone is
greeted with such apathy and made tun of.
Oh well, I guess everyone knows why we keep cli
people around for laughs. '
EStekley
openly fights against democrstis control of the union by
the people who, I bdirje, should fully control unba
actMiies-;the rank-and-file of the working people.
As to my critidn of Ibcrala: the enrtrfrifi is
that liberals believe in the practice and the "meat obvious
forms of -social elitism, they support top-down govern
ment and have been chiaSy respcnalhle for the imperial.
rrcsMency, and for the social welfare mess, as well as for
the saddest episodas of Coil War, such as the horror in
Indo-China.
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