THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1935.
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Roosevelt
Serves Notice.
OPENING hostilities in the long heralded
Italo-Ethiopian war broke out Thursday,
Betting diplomatic circles throughout the world
buzzing with excitement and speculation.
,While statesmen seriously ponder the question
of tomorrow's developments, uppermost in mil
lions of minds everywhere is the question,
"What does this new outbreak really mean?
Will the conflict resolve itself into another
World War with its appalling loss of life and
happiness ?"
Almost coincident with the firing of the first
shot of the struggle, President Roosevelt, in a
very convincing manner, made clear the stand
of the United States concerning the matter.
fThis country "shall and must remain untan
gled and free" and is determined "to avoid
those perils that will endanger our peace," he
declared as he prepared to review the Pacific
fleet off San Diego.
President's Roosevelt's remarks are more
than heartening. They serve to strengthen the
position he took some few weeks ago, when,
bringing full pressure of the state department
to bear, he forced cancellation of newly
awarded Ethiopian oil concessions to American
Interests. The national foot has been put down
with a resounding thud which should serve no
tice to foreign and domestic interests alike that
so far as the United States is concerned, war
is out.
Mr. Roosevelt's stand is admirable. War has
no place in the destinies and the interests of
the United States. We are a nation almost suf
ficient unto ourselves. Ours are many and
enough of the richest storehouses of natural
and developed resources in the world. Why
need we go to war?
In fact, why need any nation in the western
hemisphere, with the possible exception of Can
ada be concerned with the specter of war.
Local trouble may flare occasionally in Latin
and South American nations, but on these two
continents no sharply drawn racial lines exist
to arouse jealousies, no bitterly prejudiced na
tional ambitions loom to invite hostilities, and
comparative stability of boundaries throughout
the history of the New World has eliminated
one of the principle causes of friction.
Beyond the confines of this half of the globe,
no relationships or interests should be impor
tant enough to warrant entrance into war with
any foreign country. This is not to advocate
isolation in any sense of the word. But enter
ing foreign quarrels that may invite hostilities
is totally unnecessary when North and South
America have everything requisite to their con
tinued successful existence.
To be sure, huge Investments of American
Capital are at stake in many parts of tbi globe.
But count the cost of one or two months of
war in dollars and nee to what an insignificant
figure our economic investments dwindle. Go
further and count the cost in human jives,
broken bodies, and the suffering and anguish
of a people, and try, if it be possible to balance
that hell against any number of millions of
dollars.
Here in the western hemisphere, many thou
sands of miles removed from the theater of
Mussolini' imierialistic program, we cannot
help but view the conflict villi interest and
ympathize vith the peoples upon whom mis
fortune has fallen. But ve cannot permit sym
pathy to drag America again thru the ghastly
experience of 1917-18. And tli8t he will not
permit such a recurrence of events, Mr. Roose
velt is giving America and the world to under
stand. The United States must and shall keep
out of war, he warns all potential trouble
makers.
That may be a hard thing to do. All manner
of cunning and subtle devices will probably be
employed to entangle this nation in the dis
pute. Wc should feel fortunate while feeling
secure in having at the nation's helm an execu
tive who is not susceptible to foreign trickery,
and one who is bent on keeping his people at
peace, come what may.
A new Nebraska song was dedicated at the
Chicago game. But most of those present agree
that Nebraska still needs a good fight song.
STUDENT PULSE
Brief, concise contributions pertinent to matters of
student life and the university are welcomed by this
department, under the usu.il restrictions of sound
newspaper practice, which excludes all libelous matter
and personal attacks. Letters must be signed, but
names will be withheld from publication If ao dealred.
Nebraska Males,
Please Note.
TO THE EDITOR:
There is one act that few of the boys on the
campus list under their acts of courtesy. That
act is stepping aside to let a girl pass on the
sidewalks.'
Several boys come striding down the walk.
A girl coming toward them must either step off
the sidewalk or be knocked over. Some boys do
not even think of stepping aside to let the
young lady pass. Heads lowered, interested in
the conversation of their companions, or deep
in their own thoughts they move toward the in
nocent passerby like an advancing host. '
After watching the conduct of university
students on the campus, one recalls the tale of
past gallentry with a grave doubt. Was there
an era where in a gentleman actually laid his
coat iu the mud for a lady to step on ?
It is hard to picture a man courteously step
ping aside to let a lady pass or go through a
door first.
Fraternities are supposed to add some polish
to the manners of their members. That should
be one of the first lessons that a girl is, or
should be, entitled to at least walking space on
the walk, even if one of the boys in the group
should have to step aside.
The same boys who are so rude on the cam
pus would not think of entering a car before
his "date." lie places her chair for her at the
table. lie holds the door for her.
Unfortunately, it seems that courtesy is
something which is put on with a boy's best
suit of clothes when he is going out on a date.
At other times it is tucked away in some ob
scure corner.
And until the glamour of evening adds en
chantment to the young lady, the gallant
escorts of the after-dinner hours trample on
them, push them roughly aside, or bump
s,quarely into them.
It would be strange but extremely pleasant
if Nebraska women could be shown as much
courtesy on the campus as on dates. J. K.
Kosmet Klub has announced the opening of
work on its fall revue. The campus is about to
be again taken for a ride it seems to like.
Let's
Do It.
TO THE EDITOR:
Sergeant Regler, the campus cop, stated in a
recent issue of the Nebraskan that, "there is no
campus crime wave," and that he anticipated
the most lawful student body in many a year.
Let's not force him to change his opinion of us.
For why should we not be a "lawful student
body?" It is just as easy to observe and abide
by regulations as to observe them, than delib
erately disobey the said regulations.
The drivers of autos blame the pedestrians,
and the pedestrians blame the drivers. Neither
is a verv accurate assumption, because neither
one, considering all cases as a whole, can be
blamed netirely. Some motorists, it seems, try
to see how close they can come to a pedestrian
without actually hitting him just as some pe
destrians try to make the motorist wreck his
machine in order to miss him. Some student
drivers suy to themselves, "I am going faster
than he (the pedestrian) is, so let him wait for
me." And on the other hand, some pedestrians
take the attitude that, "the driver has better
brakes than I have, so let him stop."
Why can't we, both motorists and pedes
trians", consider the other fellow? Why can't
we observe the rules and let them mean some
thing to us? They are made for a purpose
common safety, not to just satisfy the whim of
some city official.
Let's all try this year to live up to Sergeant
Regler' anticipation. Give him a chance to
say the same thing next June that he says now,
"The most lawful student body iu many a
year." V. K.
OFF THE CAMPUS
By Lynn Leonard
GRATIFYING wus the declaration by Presi
dent Roosevelt that the United States iH
sternly determined "to avoid those perils that
will endanger our peace," while America and
the rest of the world watch with interest new
developments in the Ethiopian-Italian conflict
and the possibility of war in Europe. Uncon
firmed reports iudicnte that Mussolini's troops
had invaded the Mussa Ali region with casual
ties resulting, and all knew that the Tremicr
had ordered Italy to mobilize.
British ships are meanwhile on the Mediter
ranean to protect the interest of that country,
and France has signified its intention to sup
port England. As the date for the official re
tirement of Germany from the League of Na
tions approaches, France begins strengthening
its border defenses, and that country expects
British aviation support in return for support
ing its fleet on the Mediterranean.
In declaring void the social security act
passed by the last legislature the Nebraska Su
preme court showed that not only the federal
government is having trouble with measures
which do not correspond in detail to provisions
in the constitution. It is noteworthy that for
the same reason several federal measures were
declared unconstitutional by the fedral court,
the Nebraska measure was defeated by the
state tribunal. Powers were delegated to the
executive that were not constitutionally his. 1
The legislature passed a law providing for
old age pensions and empowered the governor
to direct payment of the ?15 a month to those
eligible, to match the 15 paid by the federal
government, out of money collected from a one
cent tax on gas. The court decided this power
is not given the governor by the constitution.
So the law is unconstitutional.
The oil companies are considering suing the
government for the money they paid on the tax,
but the money wag not taken ultimately from
the holdings of the companies. Will nil the
consumers sue the oil companies for the money
they paid for the tax? How will the oil com
panies know whom to pay? These questions
are puzzling many people.
The governor has been forced to call a spe
cial session of the legislature which he will ask
to raise $2,000,000 for a social security pro
gram. He has not indicated how he will recom
mend the money be raised. Special sessions of
legislatures differ from regular sessions in that
they can only enact legislation for which they
are called. The governor expects his special
session to last only one week, and in railing it
he will stress the importance of doing three
things:
Correct all defects hi the assistance fund
laws that icere voided by the supreme court.
Provide means of raising $2,000,000 next
year for the social security program.
Revise the O'Brien pension act so that pen
sioners will receive beenfits according to their
needs.
The law makers will assemble some time this
month. They will not make up the newly legal
ized unicameral body but will be the old fash
ioned two house body with the same members
who assembled in the last session with the ex
ception of nine who have died or resigned to
take federal jobs.
Some students of political science are pon
dering the possibility that the laws this body
enacts might not be legal. They contend that
those legislators voted themselves out of exist
ence when they provided that hereafter the leg
islative department of the Nebraska govern
mnt shall be composed of only one house, and
the districts from which its members will be
elected will be different than the previous sec
tions. But lifter encountering his previous diffi
culty with the supreme court the governor will
probably make certain that nothing will go
wrong this time and see to it that the session
is legal.
we had in 1913 with Germany
when we were .selling munitions to
England and the allies," he said.
'It does not seem the act of a
neutral nation to sell to one coun
try and not to another, even when
the other is entirely blockaded."
At present we are selling muni
tions to both sides, and if war is
declared we may continue to sell
powder but not arms under the
neutral law.
"Many of the same factors that
sent us to take part in the World
war will be pushing us on to fight
in this crisis," Mr. Sellers said,
"but they will not be so effective
this time. This generation remem
bers the last war and is inclined
to avoid any repetition of it."
Unlike Mr. Senning, who be
lieves Germany would be neutral
in the event of an all-European
war, Mr. Sellers thinks it probable
Germany would side with Italy.
A.l.E.E. TO HOLD FIRST
GATHERING TUESDAY
President Guenzel Will
Lead Discussion on
Stroposcope.
American Institute of Electrical
Engineers will hold its first meet
ing of the year at 7:30 o clock,
Tuesday evening, Oct. 8 in EE 102.
Ernest Guenzel, president of the
society, will lead the group in a
discussion of the "Stroposcope."
Prof. L,. A. Bingham of the E. K.
department, who is the A. I. E. E.
sponsor, will talk to the group.
Juniors and seniors of the de
partment are asked to be present
at the meeting.
PROFESSORS OPINIONS
DIFFER ON CHANCES OF
U. 8. ENTERING WAR
(Continued from Page 1.)
Mussolini I in an awkward posi
tion. He hu counselled bis people
to win Ethiopia a an outlet for
the population of Italy and to se
cure possession of the vast mineral
resource of Ethiopia, He haa
dwelt on thia venture eo much and
emphasized that it was a means of
restoring to Italy the glory of Old
Borne that bia position at home
will become precarious If he backs
down."
England Has Much At Stake.
England has much at stake, Mr.
Burning believes. If Mussolini suc
ceeds In getting: control over Ethi
opia, Italy's prestige and power
will Increase and be will have to
enlarge els sea forces to the point
wbere it will interfere with Eng
land's control of India and Egypt
Where England made her mistake,
then, according to Mr. Senning, la
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"There is great danger of a Eu
ropean war," said Mr. Senning,
further. "I cannot predict that
there will be one, because we do
not know what pressure will be
brought to bear on Mussolini, Eut
whatever the result, with the neu
trality legislation enacted by the
last congress, thia country will not
let itself be drawn Into war."
Glenn W. Gray, also of the his
tory department, stated the mat
ter more "positively.
"There is no possibility of the
United States going Into this war,"
he said. "The only circumstances
which might draw us Into war
would be a general European war
which could be started only if
England blockaded Italy and Italy
proceeded regardless. At any
event and it is almost impossible
it would take at least four years
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for the United States to become
Involved in any auch conflict"
Prof. J. L. Sellers thinks there's
a "fair probability" of America
entering the war. At least we will
have difficulty maintaining com
plete neutrality in case of an all
European war.
"We will have the same trouble
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Girls' Practice for
First Season Sport
Sorority and Dormitory girls
are practicing daily from 5 to
6 p. m. in preparation for the
Soccer Baseball Games which
will be the first of the Women's
Intramural Sports. Four teams
are allowed to practice each
day. The date is not definite
when the games will begin, but
they hope to start Monday.
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Sigma Alpha lota Active,
Alumnae Chapters
Meet.
Active and alumnae members of
Sigma Alpha Iota, national pro
fessional music sorority, met Wed
nesday evenings at the home of
Mrs. H. W. McGinnis.
Lois Rathburn and Mrs. Vernon
Farbcr, presidents of the active
and alumnae chapters, gave re
ports cf the national convention
which they attended In Denver,
Colo., Aug. 25-28.
Other members of the local
chanter who attended the meeting
are Laura Kimball, Harriet Byron,
Kathryn Simpson, Rose Dunder,
Mary Bauer and Ruth Dreamer.
Committers announced for the
coming year are: Social, Inez
Haeny; program, Ruth Freiss,
Constance Baker, and Evelyn
Stowell; publicity and wcrapbook,
Elizabeth Moomaw; rushing chair
man, Ruth Hill; and yearbook, Ve
lora Eeck.
Officers of the group wbo were
elected last spring are Lois Rth
burn, president; Evelyn Stowell,
vice president; Dorothea Gore, sec
retary; Ruth Freiss. treasurer;
Mary Scott, chaplain; Virginia
Galehousc, editor; and Margaret
Fhillippe, sergeant at arma.
Said Gen. Hugh Johnson recent
ly: "You know as well as I do that
the federal government can't go
on pouring out $5,000,000,000 a
year in soothing syrup to keep the
unemployment Imp from raising
hell all over the nation."
Twelve thousand citizens of the
United States were murdered In a
twelve month period between 1933
and 1934. That Is a murder rate of
7.3 per 100,000 of population, or
one murder every forty-five minutes.
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Kosmet Klub.
Kosmet Klub will hold a special
meeting Friday afternoon, Oct. 4,
at 5 o'clock in the klub rooms in
University Hall.
PEP CLUBS PLAN
STATION RALLY
(Continued from Page 1.)
said Arnold Levin, student coun
cil member on the rally committee,
"and we need full and complete
campus support for our team. We
won't be able to make them hear
us tomorrow no matter how hard
we yell here In Lincoln, so let s
put the old pep into our cheers tonight."
Approximately a hundred stu
dents will accompany the team to
Ames, it was estimated Friday.
Tickets to the game were pur
chased in the student activities of
fice in the coliseum.
The team will travel to Ames
on the Ak-Sar-Ben special, which
is scheduled to leave Lincoln at
7 o'clock.
Ag Column
By Dick Laverly and
Don Magdans
Ag College! Rah! Rah I Rah!
Ag College 1 seems to be the
cry of the Alpha Zeta members,
who are trying to revive and
bring to life that old and burnt
out spirit that for so many
years burned brightly and held
the college together.
There was a gigantic mass
meeting in the auditorium of
Ag Hall last night in which
there was much singing, yell
ing and speeches. Just between
you and me and the lamp post,
it looks like a hot time on the
campus for those freshmen, who
are m the habit of going bare
headed. The landscaping around the
quadrango and between the
various buildings has been
beautified a good deal since
classes began this semester, but
some of the more nature-loving
students are complaining be
cause of various happenings
that have been and are clutter
ing up the campus. It has been
reported that Burr Ross is seen
cutting across the grass in
front of Chom Hall with some
beautiful co-ed clinging des
perately to his arm, every so
often. It has also been said
that Al Pearl, God's gift to the
ladies, was practically turning
summersaults ou the lawn in
front of Ag hall the other day,
merely to get the attention of
some young freshman miss, and
then tearing the grass out by
the roots, because she passed
him by without noticing him.
Now these practices will have
to stop, if we expect to have a
beautiful campus.
FLASH! Ag college is also
going to put in a bid for relic
supremacy. Farm House, it is
reported, has been pumping the
tires and dusting off the motor
with the intention of entering
the 1916 Dodge Phaeton in the
raoc that is pending on the
downtown campus.
Well, "cow" boys and
"cow" girls, keep riding the
books till we join you again.
"If most persons were half as
nice as Bnakes, this world would be
a better place." Mrs. Grace Wi
ley, ex-curator of reptiles at a
Chicago zoo.
An award of $10,000 was paid
Sioux Indians on the Roaebul res
ervation at Rapid City, S. D., last
year for ponies stolen by whita
men sixty years before.
Marylu Peterson, Alpha Phi,
was winner in last week's draw
ings at the GRAYCE HAT
SHOP. A hat is given every
week to some Nebraska co-cd.
Come in to the Grayce Hat Shop
and register for your chance on
this week's hat.
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