Tuesday, January 23,
Editorial Opinion
Comment
Bulletin
tlie DATLY NEMMSKAN
Social Se Propagandists
Probably they will never know as much, but
Barbara Ilutton, or Mdivanl, or whatever she calls
herself now, and her fellow travellers on the society
page of the New York papers are greater propa
ganda agents for Mr. Roosevelt's sock the rich pro
gram than any amount of economic argument which
the New Deal can summon. They may not like their
heavy income taxes but they cavort around on
ocean liners, annd polo horses and in night clubs in
a style which Is guaranteed to sell the country on
hitting them harder.
The newspapers themselves, Insisting on using
the misnomer of society to cover a couple of hun
dred Astors, Morgans, Vanderbilts, and their In
laws, cousins, and former husbands and wives are
propagandists also. They rave about high taxes
on one page and fill three others with the latest
crimes against the American people which are be
ing carried out at Saratoga, or Palm Beach, or
Park Avenue. v
There is another society, using the word in a
somewhat broader sense, which consists of the peo
ple who pay the bills for all these champagne par
ties, milion dollar debuts, and trips back and forth
for new royalty, and they cannot see the point in
feeding a string of race horses on hand picked oats,
while people are picking at garbage.
"Many of the season's smarter set will return
here for the fall season, preparatory to spending
the winter in London". And the dime store girls
who stand on their feet all day for from seven to
ten dollars a week so that Barbara Hutton can
toss a million dollars and a new yacht at her next
husband are slowly becoming educated in the sys
tem. "So and so is closing her cottage prepara
tory to moving to Scotland for the grouse shoot
ing season". And the people who are paying for
that are workmen down a mine, or girls making
operation number four all day, or guys who have
never moved out of a ramshackle cottage In a
factory town since the day they were born.
The Economists may be right when they say
that after a certain point, it doesn't do any good
to soak the rich. But there are hundreds of families
in this so called "society" who have been born and
inter-married, and squandered away their lives and
died to let their children repeat the process without
ever doing a day's work or contributing a foot
pound of energy to what the economists call pro
duction. The real society Is getting a little sick of it,
and so it is likely that soaking the rich will go
right on. For everybody but the four or eight
hundred, It's what you might call a personal sat
isfaction. The Dartmouth.
Five Steps to 'A' Success
AH is not disillusioning and cynical in the
DAILY offices these days. Our editors and reporters
still have constructive thoughts which they attempt
to pass on to the student body. With examinations
just around the corner, we polled the staff yester
day on "How to Attain Academic Success." After
hours of deliberation, these five steps were
recommended:
1. Study. Remember that those students labeled
"geniuses" really study for their superior marks.
OI.fcE (M il 81N0KRN.
a neutral attitude is adopted toward each professor
and each study, and a sincere effort is made to
master the subject, success will be yours.
4. Every college student has someone interested
in hi3 success a father, a mother, a sister, a
brother, perhaps a sweetheart, an aunt, or an uncle. Appiirutions fm irymitij for
' 1 ' nit y Hinder mill thn nit'n'K Kli'O rlub may
Develop an "I'll show you" attitude. Prove to those i made thin wrvk at the office of tiio
, , , , . ,. , , . . srlmol of miinic.
iiiiunuiai, loving, or ti)iriiuai uutKria umi yuu
are equal to the task.
5. Be a good "mixer" put on the old personal
ity with your associates, for creating a favorable
attitude in the eyes of your fellow students will
make you "as an individual happy, light-hearted, lSlc"u"rM ,,""" ' n-m in i r.Mmi
J 11 " 30A of Ihe l nlnn tomorrow ul 7:8(1 p. ni.
and free desired qualities for a successful student
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will mwt tonlKht nt 7:30 p. m. In the
fnculty Iouiikc
hioma trr chi.
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to iiM-rt In Inlitn 3111 lit 7 P. m.
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KVANfiKI.U'AI. STIDIOMS.
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FATHER COUGHLIN'S FRONT.
Another "front" was broken up by Father Cough
lin yesterday. It was the "front" behind which he
had been hiding while denying any connection with
the 17 members of the Christian Front arrested
by the FBI last week on revolution-conspiracy
charges. "I take my stand beside the Christian
Fronters," said the radio priest, naming himself a
"friend of the accused."
Coming less than a week after he had "roundly
disavowed" any connection with this Christian
Front, this report Indicates that Father Coughlin
has at length come out in his true colors.
KVAii;i.ICAL SW11KNT8.
The I.enmie of r.vniiKclicil Student win
meet at 7 p. ni. tnnluht In Inlon 810.
OAM1! l.KADI kl CI.l'H.
Member of the (innic Lender club will
meet tonight.
I1AIII1 MKMISKIiSllirS.
Ilurb nienibcrxlilii curd for those who
did not set them llrxt ncniesler mid mint
Memliem of l'bnlunx wilt meet nt 7:30 them for the econd eineler will so on
p. ni. In room 313 of the I nlon, ,,! nt the Itiirb o If Ice next Mondity for
HKiMA KTA CHI. "0' Hc"onl semester card privilege In
' . ' ... .', . . elude the winter pnrly, weekly barb
Member of Rlmmi fctn ( hi will meet aaucrs, pjrtlc. nod picnic,
at 7 P. m. In room bIS of the Inlon. nMl B .NOVET TICKETS
SIGMA ETA CHI FLKIIGKH. "
Pledge of Nlgnut lHn Chi will meet iven preceding the Imrb winter parly nre
at 7 p. m. in room SOS of tlie I nlon, ;,e In the barb office now for AOs
l EUSinNO RUT.KMEN, P.a.e.
Speclnl meellng today it B p. !" Tllp newly-formed rre-huv society will
hiivn CornhnsUer picture tnUen. I nl form , in' twlM science midl
and white shirt to be worn. (irm A prp.aw ,ul(,IlU Bro B,k(,( ,
UNION HOARD, attend and purtirlpiite In forming the cou-
The Student I nlon board at manager sIKiilion of the orgnnlr.nl Ion,
Student Pulse . . .
Students and faculty members are invited
to write li tters to this column. I.etteis should
not be longer than 300 words and must be
signed.
(Kd. note: fiule. bnd he seen your need for recreation. Even now 29
letter, would cuuslih r It n tribute. The nlavinn hirh hackpt.
barb are to be rongnrtuluted on the line en"18fre. P'ayn9 &frD DasKei-
Many, of course, have all along refused to be- This would he neither time nor place to are aona 0n the whole year uo
...... .... mrlrn. ttll.t fll IlinilnM U'llll hill' A U if J 1 "
the respect of the student body nnd find against the ballyhOOCd politics
a happy understanding u:nong t';oe lend- and then decide which brings the
er. The barb suffer nmny harilHlilp, you -llr-n. mnrn nleaeura and rpal
know. They suffer the disadvantage, of be- student more pleasure ana real
Ing forced to study from sheer boredom. Satisfaction.
Only those miserable failure like Wood- T . ,... ,, .
row Wilson and I'reslt'ent Hobert llutrhln NOW to agree With philosopher
wlM) believe thut college Is primarily a Gus arrain. To OUOte him: "Well.
audience that "John Cassidy is our leader in the ZllZt 1 your w! rSi therc'3 a lot of these guys getting
Christian Front. This is the same Cassidy arrested ,M the unpunionnbie sin of econ- out. or scnooi wno tninK tney re
kv ttpt o a fh rinWi p to of ,.Mi,. ?.?i'B."Yl".?.--!.l''' TSSL' l.'m"ll going to make a lot of money
llir rwirMiieiiri'it ill iii-iiik tout , . . it . . . ;
recognlied for what they are not for the Tight Off the bat. They all think
they're good enough to be execu
tives and highly educated enough
to run a lot of men."
Unfortunately that is all too
true. How often we who are at
lieve that there was no connection between Father
Coughlin and the subversive Christian Fronters.
Father Coughlin's own journal Social Justice car
ried an acount of his speech addressed to a Phila
delphia meeting last summer in which he told his
by tlie FBI as the ringleader of last week's terror
istic plot. Yesterday's statement, a virtual admis
sion of many of the charges that have been laid
at Father Coughlin's door, puts a fitting finale to
the entire sordid tale.
Attorney General Jackson promises that a thor
ough investigation will be made of all those who
badge Ihey wear.
Reader deplores
Gussie's departure
To the Editor:
tne nead of the camoui oraanira-
It was with real sorrow that tions find that the maioritv of the
have directed, aided and abetted the 17 Christian many of us read in last Friday's students here can't be trusted to
Fronters. Yesterday's statement shows where the Daily Nebraskan of the last effort Perfrrr" the simplest task by
investigation should first be directed. 0f a splendid commentator on rtir.tar & mlZr.
The press comes in for its share of criticism campus affairs, "Gussie." I con- ;,H:" 1 7?h.l LJ.
from Father Coughlin, it being charged that the ffi J,? ZnZZtXrl l are told? H n they ex-
public press is "prejudiced" and "villifvinz both J.Z'a'"Z Pec be executives when they
the name and principles of the Christian Front." straightforward making interest- own fe,low?
It is interesting to observe that the news accounts ing a column that too often failed
of the arrest of the conspirators and the disclosure attempted eloquence. The respected positions on the
nf t..ta .Misrif w inaiure i agree with his comment on campus are not attained by the
of the terroristic activities to be carried out were the bbarbs and campus affairs, one who gets his name in the pa-
heavily dotted with direct quotations of the leaders There is no force preventing the Pr the oftenest or is seen the most
of the plot. barbs from getting their Bhare in places, but the one who haa gained
That is hardly our idea of a Dreiudiced n the activities. Granted, there are the confidence and trust of his
Whu Vthr,,iii!- V Prejudiced press. some tlonable tactic3 em. fellow students. Every broken ap-
While Father Coughlin was in the process of re- ployed Mby the fraternity parties pointment or neglected duty takes
veahng his inner feelings he might well have stated in the general elections, but the something away from the credit
that what he really opposes is a free press that rate of Craft is not so great as he has in the eyes of others, just
la mueh mnm in ii, ,.,in, - to outweirrh bv anv means the as bankruptcy destroys the erood
2. Love "all" the opposite sex, not just one of tnTrnatlnn n. ,, . ., , " , aPProves poWer of a body which outnum- name of a business man.
3 sex. This tends to create a superior, "I'm all 'orma"on of, ,rivfl c'ubs in New England, that ers eithor of the other factions The campus activities are
t-.-w.v. .Uv... huweu, mai wmeaacs a sympamy py lour times, rne Daros are noi apicnuia training neia Tor ine tu-
for the Christian Fronters. defeated by the fraternities, but ture executives and leaden, if
CHURCHILL'S SPEECH. tneir own lassitude. they would only realize that they
tt,0 i.t ii . J, . . j . . Now I disagree with Gussie. can learn as much in the art of
The cold reception which greeted Britain's first 4Barb" was once a name despised directing any sort of business from
lord of the admiralty's speech yesterday has caused by the Independent students. Now working with their own organiza-
great embarrassment to that country's government they are beginning to take pride tions as they can learn from a
and has even caused government spokesmen to em- ln il because 11 ls coming to mean textbook or course devoted to It.
nrmniro tw Ornish m t,i- i 7 something. Though the barbs have Good, practical experience is theirs
phasize that Churchill spoke his own views entirely, n0 political power yet, they are for the asking,
and In no way reflected those of the government, building up their organization In In a few months, I too expect to
What Churchill said that embarrassed his country other respects. They have a fine be graduated. I am very thankful
was his appeal to all the neutrals of the world to ,ocial Pr9ram that tney can a" that tne barb organizations have
ntr.r thn v, , ... ,,:, . , afford. It is not an attempt at a given me an opportunity to build
enter the v.ar on the side of Britain and France style 8n0Wf but an opp0rtunity for up my initiative; but I do not ex-
against the Nazis. everybody to have fun and make pect any favors to be dropped in
However poor this may be diplomatically, it is friends with the rest of their my lap when I leave here.
said
right," frame of mind.
3. Cultivate a liking for your professors and for
your studies. Hard to do perhaps, but if at least
Do you have trouble catching jokes? Are you
threatened with social ostracism because fleet
footed points in jokes pass you by? Our points, six
of them, when given the proper application will
make you desired by all When you go to a dance,
you need not be a wall flower. Just dance with the a fact that both the British and French rrnv..rnmPnf. flfoup. The men have an Intra- Art Henrlckson,
...n t. i -.,. u..i. .i.. t a- ..!. , i ..,.. .u- . . ... . . mural setup now that fills their
wall. Be charming. Sent to you absolutely free. Send
$2.38 in stamps for postage.
Jokes are like birds. Most of 'em lay eggs. To
catch this species, put salt on their tales. (Whiz
Bang, 1912).
Don't try to catch jokes about balconies. Un
doubtedly they will be over your head.
Every joke has a point. Points are found on
needles. Needles are fqund in haystacks. Look ln
haystack.
Look in an egg. You'll always find a yoke there.
If it's a joke about Sally Rand, forget the joke
and try to catch Sally.
Some jokes are klling. They will return to scene
of the crime. Then you can nab 'em.
President Barb Union.
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are striving for exactly that. Their criticism of
Churchill is not in what he said, but that he said it
as bluntly aa he did. Obviously the neutral na
tions are forced to put on a shocked exterior
such proposals. It is equally obvious that the Brit
ish government has to denounce Churchill's views,
not only for the animosity that it might incur in
the neutral capitals but also for the implication
which it carries that England and France are not
strong enough alone to combat Germany.
Churchill, in defense of his speech, claimed that
It was merely an Informal "fireside chat," and
should be interpreted ln that light. He insisted
that the views expressed ln his speech were his
own nnlv.
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However, today Holland took the opportunity to vacations, and examination periods by studenu of the University of Nebraska,
rebuke Germany for alleged violation of Dutch neu- LH!gLL!l? Pubiica(Kn.Board.
trality. Although the Netherlands insisted that it n.WTi SEST "efid.S'V V uS
Was mere coincidence that this protest came when Postoffice in Lincoln. Nebraska, under Act of Conoress, March S. 1879. and at
if AtA i- ui u t . j ii , pedal rate of postage provided for In Section 1103, Act of October 3. 1917.
It did, the method ln which it was delivered reeks Authorized January zo, 1922.
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