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Radica By MARGARET SWENBUED \ad MICHAEL BALL Staff Writers 'Editore Note: Radicals for Capitalism, who have been distributing leaflets on campus and have been the subject of a recent column in The Gamecock, consented to an interview. ' Three male and three female members came to The Gamecock office--the women declined to answer questions. identify themselves, or be photographed. They soid this was to protect their jobs. Two men, who collaborated on their answers, wrote them out and read them to the interviewers, identified themtelves as Mike. Oliver and David'Kennison, both USC students. The third man was said to be in attendence "for security reasons." The group requested that the Interview be printed in question and answer form so they would "not appear to be babbling idiots" and that the following statement precede the article: "Radicals for Capitalism for mally protests the existence of The Gamecock as an institution using tax paid facilities and compulsory student activity fees, instead of literary merit, as its means of survival." Gamecock: Why is the dollar sign the symbol of your organization? Radicals: We declare laissez ils wva fair. capitalism tOf be the only soclo-fconomlc system to be consistent with ob*sctive morality. Objective moralitv holds that man is not ameans to the ends of others and he must live for his own sake; neither sacriflring himself for others or sacyrificing them for himself. Gamecock: How will your laissez-faire capitalism operate without a bureaucracy or heirarchy? Radicas-: Society wi& operate under laissez-faire capitalism in the same way the universe will operate 'Without a legislature to pass th" laws of physics and without a police force to enforce them. Wo declare laissez-faire ca ecorlomic system to be consis Ra(Jicals for Capitalism vGamecock: Why don't you use siontaneous dialogue? Radicals: We want the readers 'of the Gamecock to derive the most benefit from this interview. Careful and rational thought is a lar better means to discover trutfi than spontaneity. Gamecock: Since you are ob jectivists, how do you intend to cope with forceful opposition, physical or verbal? Radicals: We are not ob it end jectivists but students of ob Jectivism. Responses to verbal opposition will be in kind; response to physical opposition will be in kind. Gamecock: Isn't this spon taneous reaction? Radicals: In both cases (physical and verbal) responses will not be spontaneous but carefully reasoned. Two examples of spontaneous irrationality would be; 1) the use of physical force in retaliation for verbal attack; 2) the use of verbal whimpering in response to physical attack. G'amecock: Do you condone the actions of students who protested the actions of the Board of Trustees. in front of the Ad ministration Building last May by pitalism to be the only socio tent with objective morality. -- entering and occupying the building? Radicals: We sanction all acts which were rational, e.g., use of retaliatory force in response to physical force initiated by the government. Gamecock: How do you intend to eliminate "statism" from the world? Radicals: Our task cannot be accomplished just in this state, university or just in this nation, because no man can be totally free o Stud from statist oppression until statism 'no longer exists in the civilized world. Statist power is only possible through the sanction of the victims of statism. We, through intellectual enlighten ment, will eliminate that power. Gamecock: What methods wil you use? Radicals: It is our urgent task to achieve this Intellectual awakening in time to avoid this widespread use of physical force. But, if this cannot be prevented, we will couple our Intellects with physical force. Gamecock: If you deplore the state so much why do you use the most blatant symbol of the state - a flag? Radicals: Our flag is black, which is the symbol of the absence of the state, but it is marked with a dollar sign to proclaim recognition that order will be maintained by the nature of reality. Gamecock: How does sensual pleasure-emotionalism fit into your scheme of life? Radicals: Sensual pleasure or positive emotions are a rational being's means of enjoying life. Since the nature of one's emotions is dependent upon one's hierarchy of values, the more rational a man is the deeper are his emotions and the greater is his enjoyment of life. Gamecock: 'Can or should emotions be subjugated to reason? .ent aci Radicals: It is a fact of reality that they cannot be. They are, however, a response to one's value judgements. Emotional responses are not substitutes for thought but are data in analyzing one's hierarchy of values. We hold that "Atlas Shrugge written in the English languai minds of others to find out "W for Capitalism Gamecock: In Ayn Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged" there is a plan to withdraw the people who make things work from society. Do you intend to implement that plan? Radicals: The "plan" in "Atlas Shrugged" is not to be taken literally. However, Atlas is already shrugging in a sense. Note the brain drain occurring already in academic and government circles. Reasonably, of course, an intelligent individual cannot achieve self-esteem through the subjectivist premise which is dominant in the humanities today. Gamecock: How heavily do you borrow from the works of Ayn Rand? Radicals: We do not borrow from any works but seek truth in objective reality through political reading of Miss Rand's excellent arguments which has hastened the task of discovering a rational code of ethics. Ivity ff Gamecock: Do you find her truth viable for you? Radicals: There is no such thing as "her truth" or "our truth" but absolute truth. We hold that "Atlas Shrugged" is the greatest novel ever written in the English P" is the greatest novel ever 1e, creating a desire In the so is John Galt". -- Radicals language, creating a desire in the minds of others to find out "Who is John Gait." Gamecock: You state that you have been denied a charter as an organization. Why? Radicals: We were denied a charter as a USC organization because we refused to set up a bureaucracy. We have no president, no chairman, only associates. We insisted on paying rent for the use of physical facilities to withhold sanction by the victim. If this had been a private institution we, would not have insisted on renting the space, but these facilities were built with stolen money. (;amecock: Since you oppose a "statist" foundation of the University in principal and capital, what alternatives do you have for an educational system? Radicals: In a "free society" the universities would be free in an attempt to survive in any morally justifiable form. Meet probably in a University in a free society, there would be no university ad ministration. Instead, there would be a landlord or landlords who would rent the use of physical facilities to totally professional instructors, much in the way that a lawyer or a medical doctor rents his office space. Each instru6tor would charge each student for his teaching services at an individual rate. There would be no diplomas or grading system. Completion of a course would be synonymous to completing it successfully. The only motivation for student par ticipation would be the acquisition of knowledge and thus the enhancement of his worthiness to live. Gamecock: What are your short range goals for the University? Radicals: 1) End subsidy 6y student activity funds of all student organizations such as The Gamecock, forcing them all to profit or perish. 2) An end to the student activity fee as currently established. 3) Abolition of prerequisite requirements of courses. 4) Substitution of free market alternatives to various services on the campus, such as the Russell House. We have a plan for protesting university seizing of activity fees, but for security reasons we can not discuss it. INS* ~J 'Radicals in the foreground with t identified only as "securit Capitalism. In the middle I Mike Oliver. Stude Editor's note: The United Stee workers' Union at the Georgetow Steel Company (a German own@ firm) is in the 16th week of a strik for safer and better workin conditions. The National Labe Relations Board filed an Injunctio Friday in federal district court I enjoin the company for n( negotiating with the union. Staff writer Charles Fellenbaut combined the events he covers with those reported by Harry Hol and Charles Beebe to report ti strike as it relates to Caroli students. SMC held a rally on camp '7hursday night which was brok up by members of a group calli "Radicals for Capitalism." T rally was scheduled to reen students for Saturday's march Georgetown. Approximately 30 strikii steelworkers visited USC Frida and were threatened by a Russ House official with arrest I trespassing and distibuti leaflets in Russeil House. guests of Rt elr ft Student Mobilization Committ and had been invited to Russ House to recruit students for march that was held Saturday Georgetown. Official university represi tatives Mike Grier and B ANexander met' with Fellers a the steel workers in the Comme Room for an hour to discuss thi actions. It was determined that i ryles had been broken. Grier said that Uhe gust rul for Capitalism' he flag in his pocket is a man y guard" for the Radicals for 5 David Kennison and finally is nts re pertaining to Russell House had a been stretched or more liberally d interpreted than intended by the 0 administration. g Assistant Vice-president for ir Student Affairs, Paul Fidler, later said "I understand there is some o rule but we haven't found it. We're t still searching. "There may be some unclear ones. If so, they will be d publicized." 0 A committee to review Russell 0 Housp policy met early last week. a Fidler said that the committee may make some changes because is of the incident. M The visitors were interviewed by id the Gamecock. Estes Riffe, the ie steelworkers' union representative lit said that "the administration was in trying to find some excuse to keep us off campus and couldn't. Maybe sg they'll change the rules next week. my mll "We're here to convince students or that we have similar problems anl ig can accomplish more by working together. " Id 'The Rev. Henry Johnson is a lie labor union worker. "We are se concerned with safety and mil - pollution problems," he said a "This is not a strike for highes in wages-this is an 'unfair labor' strike. n-"We have had one man killet mb and 250 men have been injured id -And the company tells the ns5 workers, 'We're gong to get the sir production stae warrry about aO the safety later'.'" 'Te minister also charged that as the company would not report Vol. LXI- No. 36 -dUniversity of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. 29208 Monday, December 7, 1970 Senator McGovern" Who spoke second turn S accidents to the proper authorities and that the union had hired lawyers to "guard the rights of those who have had accidents." "We are just striking over basic human rights, not for economic benefits," Riffe added. "IMe government is worried about a coalition of blacks, workers and students. Any group that joins us and shows they're with us will concern the power structure of this state." Rita Fellers, president of the Sir 50 USC student participat march In Georgetown Se Steelworkers and their uo ,ern cox By MICHAEL BALL Staff Writer "She said she wanted me to run for the president in '72; I've always found it hard to say 'no' to women," Senator George McGovern (D.-S.D.) told the S.C. Huian Reiations Council Saturday. The 'she' was Mrs. Victoria De Lee who had introduced him to the group's annual banquet, held in the Campus Room of Capstone. Mrs. DeLee organized the Ridgeville School and received last year's SCHRC Outstanding Member award. Earlier that afternoon McGovern said that although he was giving the Democratic nomination serious thought, Sen. Ernest Hollings was "good enough to be considered as a presidential trikers Student Mobilization Committee, addressed the workers at a rally at the Bethel AME Church Saturday. A group of approximately 50 USC students participated in the rally and march through downtown Georgetown. "SMC is behind you all the way - yesterday. Mr. Estes Riffe was up at Carolina with 30 strikers and the administration tried to throw us out of. the Russell House. The building was built with student funds so it belongs to us. They tried Ukers cross Georgetoi id In a protest by the Rev. turday. The Southern ChriM rters were led 0 nplimei candidate." "Just because a man enmes frnm the South I don't believe the highest he can aspire to is the second spot on the ticket," McGovern added. McGovern praised Hollings for his efforts in drawing hunger to the attention of "Middle America." He said, "Hollings provided the crucial turning point in the war on hunger." "We can't go on spending 60-75 per cent of our national income on weapons of destruction and deal with our problems here at home," McGovern told the SCHRC. He said that, in his judgment hunger is "the most urgent and personal prdblem facing this nation and we're onjy half way home." McGovern cited the "failure of the House to act" and a "lack of I, I to arrest us and throw us out -- management and our ad ministration have a lot in com mon." Fellers spoke on the same platform with the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Elmer Chatak of Pittsburg. national organizer for the steel workers union, and Cecil Morris of Charleston, an agent of the National Maritime Union. (Continued on Page 4) -C(erts meowe wvn Ralph Abernathy of the 1an Leadership Conference. nts Hol real committment of the part of the administration" as causes of inadequate legislation concerning food assistance. He said there are very grevious deficiencies in distribution of food stamps and that where there are not strong welfare programs "food stamp allotments should be sent through the mail the same as draft notices." McGovern called attention to the "painful gap between political rhetoric and political reality" in America and said he hoped he would "have enough common sense and imagination to keep up with the changes in this country." He said 18 years olds would probably be voting in the 172 presidential election and would play a large part in the decision. Drug syn begins to Drug Symposium Carolina will begin today with a speech by Dr. Sidney Cohen, one of the world's foremost authorities on drugs and drug usage. Dr. Cohen will speak today and tomorrow in the Campus Room at Capstone at 8 p.m. Other featured speakers in the four-day sym posium will be Dr. William Abruzzi and James Germano. The University Union Lectures Committee and the Visiting Scholars Committee are spon soring the program. Sydney Cohen During the pest several years Cohen has played an imperteat role in dispellifg the obeculty and counteracting the misinfam tul sWur1 ding the whole question ef druP and the d smene. He is mow chief alimtatr ar the U.S. GWvanm t 00W * Mrs. DeLee AweMIS Who spoke first posm lay Studies of Narcotics and Drug Abuse. National Institute of Mental Health. Tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the ommons Room Cohen will meet students and talk informally. From 3 to 6 p.m. in room 207 of the Russell House there will be a 'Faculty Rap Session." Par ticipating faculty include Dr. Robert Beamer. pharmacy: Dr. Murray Vincent. physical educ cation; Professor Eldon D. Wedlock, law; Dr. Robert V. Heckel. and Dr. Carl Insalaco. psychological services: Dr. James Keith. education: Dr. Thomas Sweeney. education: Dr. Donald Swanson. counseling Bureau: and Dr.-)Norman Eggleston. social work. At 8 tonight in the Campus Room there will be a panel discussion with Cohen. Wedlock, Dr. Dunlap. psychiatrist: Dr. Ben Strands. physician, and a representative from the Law Enforcement Division. Dr. Vincent will medrat and give a report an the afternoon program. On Wednesday Jamu Gri0ane &frmr a ad,will"11A. tp.m. at Capsten.Tee wil * lisebsbt Uea 1eSam