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. . ° . . @ r ) eee SIQWN- WITH DUE PROCESS exuGter opinions about how to accomplish this needed’ —_—_—_——— rr ee . . change should be treated with equal respect. Ctark “Kerr Because the university's change has not kept pace has outlined his program for reorganization to the regents. ; . with the change in student attitude, some students felt , It must also have full consideration. , they had the right to go outside the law to force change. - The issue, then, is clear. The !ssue is not the Byrne In doing so, they displayed the height of idealistic hypoc- ‘report or Jerry Byrne. It is not the Kerr report or Clark risy. For in their haste to bring about change, they cast.. _ Kerr. The issue is the untversity. And all of these sugges- aside one set of principles in order to gain recognition of ' tions.must be given consideration on thelr merits alone for _others. On the one hand, they held up the Federal Consti- ‘the good of the university. . : tution, demanding their rights of political advocacy and : . ‘ free expression, which it guarantees. But at the same time, _:the re eee ave long history of coming up with, they threw away the ‘principle of due process—set forth. “in the same Constitution—in. favor of direct action. The» university itself is the best proof of this. The regents’ decisions of the past have made the University of - : And in doing so, they were as wrong as the university. ‘California the best public university in the entire nation. , _In doing so, they became inconsistent with their own ideals. “y am sure their future decisions will insure no less. * . Because of their tactics they brought a swarm of” - I sincerely hope that the Legislature will allow the - criticism down upon themselves. Unfortunately, in some , regents to come up with these vital decisions on their own. - - cases this criticism has been as extreme as the tactics of . . Our forefathers who drew up the constitution of Callfornta the demonstrators. Some people—even some ‘people in’ | ‘carefully created the regents and separated them and the - . high places—have charged that the Free Speech Moves . : university from direct involvement in the political process. ment was all a Communist plot. This ts a nice easy expla-“ 4 They made the regents the legislature of the university. ° nation for a very complicated situation. But it just isn’t true. | '" Our state Legislature must give the university's legislature - The student demonstrations at Berkeley grew because _time to solve its own problems. 2 there were real grievances en the part of’ the students ; : RULE OF LAW. which needed rectifying by the university. Before the . oo eS Ve - trouble was over, the goals of the Free Speech Movement Meanwhile, we must r P . - ' emember that student interest «had the support or a majority or the students on the ~~ and concern in the problems of the community, the state, aly aad even though its tactics not. ; ee and the world is a healthy—not unhealthy—sign. The Federal Bureau of Investigation turned over’ tox But we must also encourage our students to remember \ me their confidential file on the Berkeley situation with. . i" respect to subversive activities. Unquestionably, there were . that the citizen's aMbe mate of law. dissent must some Communists involved, but the FBI's file shows the . This nation has grown and prosperegt in part, because : Free Speecty Movement was not insta etions pipe. Com=s of far-sighted individuals who were willing to fight for , MmuUasst p cameras change. And we have prospered because this is a nation There are undoubtedly a few Communists involved in A - of law—of people who respect the rule of law—people who. almost every political and social movement of any size —_ fight by legal means for needed change within the law and stature today. But we must be careful not to condemn : _ > _ Violations of Jaw cannot and will not be co doned. an entire movement because Communists involve them- ’ zeAve allow a few to violate the rights of many ae eatid _selves in it or we would be condemning even the civil. ee, Do , rights movement. | also have to allow the many to violate the rights of . One of .the most successful tactics the Communist ° - |eptiase~ Tew. . oy tok . ‘ party has is to attach itself to a social or political move- ' We need not aliow elther. We will not allow either as ment which—in itself—has a- great deal of merit. The + | long -as I am governor. ; Communists make themselves well known in it so that - But neither will we staunchly defend the status quo. . concerned Americans will bran@ the entire movement a8 | - A rapidly growing society must be 4 rapidly changing evil, thereby causing the confusions, suspicion, and contro- { °~ society. } . versy the party thrives on. . -fo.. Knowing this, we must also realize that our students’. The independent investightor hired by the regents: ' - * social and public-and political Interests must be encouraged. confirmed the findings of this investigation. And J. Edgar i and even exploited... . Hoover told a Congressional subcommittee on March 4: There are those who say, “I am & taxpayer and I. “that although “subversives” were involved, they neither! | don’t, want any political activity on a campus which I “originated nor controlled” the Free Speech Movement. ' ‘y gupport.” Let us refer them to the Constitution of the . : United States, for the Constitution of the United States - a 7 guarantees to every-student the right to actively partici D 7 gp BlBte ; pate PRESCRIPTIONS FOR FOR CHANGE ‘in’ political activity on or off his campus. esses ‘There have been many suggestions of how. to bring = There are those who say “yes. I broke th aw. But ‘about the changes needed in the structure of the univer j fi=Was=for a good cause and that makes It al | ght. ‘Let ‘us refer them also to the Constitution of the United ‘States. It shows how change may be brought about, using due process within the law. . .sity and its attitudes toward its students. . One of these suggestions is from ‘attorney Jerome | “Byrne. He was hired by a committee of the regents to There are those who say “a university is a place where " identify the cause of the unrest on the Berkeley campus. you go to learn; not get a lot of ideas.”. To-them I say :.. He and his staff studied the matter for three months that a university is ideas, all kinds of ideas. It Is a place “and then came up with a report. It not only identifies the where students can and must be exposed to an infinite , main causes of the problem. It also suggests some answers. variety of ideas.. It is by weighing, these conflicting ideas . The report was issued last week. Unfortunately, opin- | and choosing the correct ones tna ey learn. ' ’ ton about the report has already polarized in some circles. _ Today, the university, 1s faced with preserve boul * Some look upon it as the Gospel. Others look upon. it as” academic {reedom-—the freedom to explore eas—and - 4 the word of the devil himself. In both cases the. reactions e rule of law. : es . . » are emotional——not reasonable. The’ Byrne report /is neither There are military schoos where. students have one * all bad _nor all good. 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