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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1915
MILITARISM AND COLLEGE MEN
By Paul Douglas,
Columbia University
The flag has often been used as an
excuse for chauvinism. It should
stand for national dignity and self-
control. Patriotism has been made
the excuse for foolish aggression and
senseless fears. It should be the high
est representation of a nation's ideal
of social betterment. The hero to our
minds has been the officer in uniform
waving a crimson sword. He is rather
the man in overalls.
We have seen a system of Inter
national, relationship founded on fear
and we have prided ourselves upon
the fact that we 'were guided by
reason. We have witnessed year by
year the ever-mounting crop of dread
noughts and of cannon and we have
plumed ourselves upon the fact that
we were rather producing harvesters
and rails. We have seen the youth or
every country locked up in barracks
and drilling on parade grounds, while
the young men of America have been
battling with the forces of nature
and finally, as the culmination of all
this senseless system, we have seen
the hand of every nation, like a
cinematograph desperado or a bowery
gangster, go to its hip, and recklessly,
without rhyme and reason, start the
slaughter which is but murder, and
which has transformed most of the
civilized world into a human sham
bles. And we have prided ourselves
upon the fact that we could never fall
into a system of such egregious folly.
And now when no danger threatens
our coast, when all nations are look
ing to us as a friend not as a foe
when the great possibility of bringing
about the world's peace seems to be
only a question of almost a few short
months, when all eyes are turned
towards us and all nations are half
ready to have us show that interna
tional relations can be based on
mutual understanding and mutual re
spect rather than upon fear and upon
aggression, at this time when never
in the history of the world was there
such a call for patience and for pru
dence, there are some who would have
us assume an attitude of mingled sus
picion and fear!
The hideous fallacy of military force
preventing a war should, by the
events of the last five months, be for
ever driven from the human mind.
Peace does not come from bayonets
or from bullets. Their children are
rapine and murder. Bankruptcy and
explosion can only follow.
At crucial times in our country's
history, hundreds of thousands of
young men have been willing to lay
down their lives in war. Now at this
crucial time in the world's history
there is as great a need to resist
armament caused by the fear of war.
It is not a time for party, for business
or for religious differences to come to
the fore. It is a time for united ac
tion.
Last spring the country was a pow
der magazine and the college men
were trying to tench the match. The
intervening months should have
taught us wisdom. Last summer col
lege men were drilled in military
camps for war. This winter, con
scription of college men has been pro
posed seriously proposed by military
authorities.
College .men are not mere bystand
ers; they are vitally concerned. They
comprise a large part of the pawns
that the militarists would sacrifice.
We are as patriotic as our grand
fathers of '61, we love our flag and
our country as dearly as those men
did, but we are beginning to realize
the true purpose of our country and
the real significance of our flag.
Columbia has shown her apprecia
tion of these matters, yet other col
leges are concerned as much as she.
Organization, protest and propaganda
must be the chief weapons. They can
do much. Will they be used? It is
up to you.
UNI. NOTICES
Cornhusker Pictures
No individual pictures for the Corn
husker will be accepted after January
18. This is final. The book muBt
come otit on time. Do your part.
M. L. POTEET.
Silver Serpents
The meeting of the Silver Serpents,
which was to have been held last
evening at 7:15, was postponed until
next Wednesday at the same hour.
No bluffing! Cornhusker pictures
Monday, January 18.
PROFESSOR BUCK
MAKES STATEMENT
Upholds Editorial In "Nebraskan"
Condemning Horse-Play in Fra-
ternity Initiations
Wrestling Class
The wrestling class meets every
Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 4
o'clock in Soldiers Memorial Hall. All
men are invited to Join this class.
University credit is given on the same
basis as in the regular gymnastic
classes.
ENGLISH AND LATIN
. The English Club will meet next
Saturday night at the home of Miss
Helene Mitchell. .
The Latin Club will meet Tuesday
night, January 12, at the Chi Omega
house, 1426 E street. Miss Liberman
and Miss Stuby will be the hostesses.
Prof. Philo M. Buck, chairman of
the Interfraternity Council; made a
statement yesterday afternoon in
which he condemned horse-play
tactics in fraternity initiation.
"Such tactics cheapen the ritifal and
detract from the solemnity and beauty
of the initiation, and are to be con- t
demned. When the men live together
in one house as is the custom here,
there are plenty of opportunities for
having a good time without cheapen
ing a ritual which is fundamentally a j
serious one."
Professor Buck made this state
ment to approve of an editorial in
yesterday's Nebraskan, which con
demned "physical abuse and mental
torture" in initiations, declaring that
such things had no place in such a
complete and dignified ceremony.
The editorial has arousedconsiderable
comment among fraternity men, some
condemning the practice and others
upholding it as a necessary evil. From
what can be gathered, however, it
seems that the majority condemn the
practice.
German Dramatic Club
The German Dramatic Club will
meet Wednesday night, aJnuary 13,
at 7:30 o'clock, in Faculty Hall, Tem
ple. A program as well as business
awaits the members.
D. G. V.
Members of Deutsche Gesellige
Verein who wish to attend the German
play in a body can procure special
reservations at the Temple.
Applications for election to the
offices of Editor-in-Chief, Manag-
ing Editor, two Associate Edi-
tors, and Business Manager and
Assistant Business Manager of
the Daily Nebraskan for the sec-
ond semester of the current
school year will be received at
the office of the Secretary of the
Student Publication Board, base-
ment of the Administration build-
ing, until 12 o'clock noon, Thurs-
day, January 14, 1914.
Applications to be made on
forms which will be furnished by
the Secretary.
Applicants for election to the
position of Managing Editor must
have served creditably at least
one year on the Daily Nebraskan,
or shall have had an equivalent
of such service elsewhere.
T. A. WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
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The Scandinavian Club
The Scandinavian Club meets next
Saturday evening at 8. o'clock in 192
U. Hall. Election of officers for the
coming semester. Professor Alexis
will give a stereopticon lecture on
Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Fin
land. A large number of new and
colored slides will be shown. Every
student in the University is cordially
invited.
Silver Serpent
Silver Serpent meeting in the Arm
ory, S. 102, at 5:00 o'clock today.
Ag Club
The Ag Club will meet in the Tem
ple, Thursday evening at 7:30 sharp.
Music, election of officers and big
feed. All Ags out.
Civil Engineers
Civil Engineers meet in room 206,
M. A., Wednesday, January 13, at 7:30
o'clock. Open.business meeting.
Hey, You! Got those Cornhusker
pictures taken yet?
CLAAR FOR JUNIOR
MANAGING EDITOR
Announces Candidacy for Cornhusker
Honor Election Takes Place
on February 16
Stewart A. Claar- has announced
himself as a candidate for the office
of Junior managing editor of the Corn
husker for next year. The Cornhusker
staff for 1915-1916 will be selected at
the general election to be held Febru
ary 16. The Junior managing editor
is chosen by the Sophomore class. So
far, Claar is the only candidate in the
field for this office. The friends who
induced him to run believe that he
is well qualified to perform the duties
of this office because he ha3 already
had two years' experience on the Corn
husker, besides having done other
work of a similar nature. Claar was
on the varsity football squad this
year, and was also captain of the
Sophomore team.
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