Thursday, MarcKH, 1940
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(Cjilorta (i'j Speaidtu
Can the allies
BSisnder to victory?
If so, it's a good start
As plucky little Finland goes down before the
Inefficient but massive war machine of soviet Rus
sia, the world sees another modern European re
public ploughed under by a bullying dictatorship.
To be sure, the outward forms of independence for
Finland are indicated in the peace treaty just as
they were in the recent case of Czechoslovakia. But
also like the Czech republic, the Finnish nation will
be helpless to resist the complete conquest by Rus
sia which inevitably will follow once Finnish de
fenses are down.
We in the United States can be shocked by
Finland's defeat but we should not be surprised.
It was inevitable that the endless resources of
men and equipment which Russia can summon
should eventually prove too much for tiny Fin
land. It is like the case of a big merchant forc
ing a small one out of business. He may have
to lese ten dollars himself for every one he makes
his little competitor lose, but in time the latter'
resources must give out and force him upon the
mercy of his greedy antagonist. To be sure little
dribbles of assistance came to Finland from sym
pathetic nations, but they were as nothing com
pared to what she was forced to take from
Russia.
The outcome of this latest u ?lared war must
be marked down as another triumph for Russia
and Germany, another decisive defeat for the allies
England and France. Many observers believe
that in the Finnish struggle, the allies had a great
opportunity to defeat the Germans. As unwieldly
as the Russian military machine proved to be, it
should have been easy for the English and French
to have sent Stalin's ill trained and ill equipped
soldiers packing from Finland. Then they could
have faced Hitler from the other side- his unforti
fied side The Maginot and Siegfried lineH may be
counted upon, it sterns, to maintain a stalemate po
sition in the west. Many allied leaders were aware
of this opportunity demand -for allied action. Rut
when Hore-Eeli.sha was forced to resign from the
British war ministry, probably because of his In
sistence on a program of aid to the Finns, the
Chamberlain leadership went blundering on without
any seeming accomplishment or hope of accom
plishment. More serious consequences than it Is pleasant
to think about are likely to follow from the Rus-so-Finnlsh
peace. First, of course, will be the
unhappy situation of the Finnish pcr.ple under
Russian rule. Then because once again the allies
have shown themselves unwilling to back up their
promises of aid to small countries threatened by
the dictators, one can expect future demands by
those dictators to be more readily met by small
nations. After Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Fin
land, the word of the allies will not carry any
more weight than the word of Hitler and Stalin.
Indeed It should carry less since Germany and
Russia seem to have made good all of their
threats, while England and France have done
nothing or next to nothing. Thus If Germany
and Russia expand In the direction of the Bal
kans next, It will be only what one should expect.
Meanwhile, as the European situation grow
worse and worse in the eyes of Americana, we can
feel ever more thankful of the barriers which sepa
rate us from it. Nor Is the Atlantic ocean the great
est of those barriers. Even more Important are the
"American" spirit and ideals of what constitutes the
good life which make Europeans and their troubles
utterly foreign to us. We must realize and never
forget that European thought is not the same as
American thought. Our ideas of freedom of thought,
speech, and action, our standards of living, the way
in which we cherish independence and democracy
such feelings Europe as a whole cannot share with
us. Theirs is a tradition of eternal struggle and it
does not seem that they ever can escape it.
Students of World war I may feel that Kaiser
Wilhelm, Tsar Nicholas, Emperor Francis-Joseph
and the other government heads in 1914 had quite
superior motives compared to those of Hitler and
Stalin in World war II. But as Dr. Winnacker,
history professor, remarked In class yesterday,
the question today is "who is the greatest enemy
Hitler or Chamberlain?"
SchapL (Jiontf
Confucius savings swept the country like a tor
nado. Now they are gone, leaving in their wake
an emptiness similar to that in the top of a bottle
when the cork is gone. It is then fitting that we
should cork that bottle with a few of his actual
statements and put it back on the shelf from
whence it first came.
I am simply a man who in his eager pursuit of
knowledge neglects his good and in the joy of at
tainment forgets his sorrow; and who, thus ab
sorbed, does not see that old age is coming on.
The best men are those born wise. The next
best are those who grow wisely by learning. Then
come those who grow wise by learning. Then come
those who grow wise by experience. But the low
est men are those who never learn by experience.
Don't try to" gulp down soup with vegetables in
it, nor add condiments in it. Do not keep picking
the teeth, nor swill down the sauces. If a guest
add condiments the host will apologize for not hav
ing the soup better prepared. If he swill down the
sauces, the host will apologize for his poverty in
that the sauce was not sufficiently strong.
At 13, I had the desire to learn; at 30, I could
stand up; at 40, I had no longer any doubts; at
50, I understand the laws of heaven; at CO, my ears
obeyed me; at 70, I could do as my heart dictated
and never swerve from the right.
Confucius died well. He called his pupils to
gether one day and said, "The great mountain must
crumble, the strong beam must break, the wise man
must wither away like a plant." He then went to
his bed and died.
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TODAY
FRIDAY
KM.K.IOL8 Wtl KAKK COUNCIL.
Member of the Religion Welfare Coun
cil Mill meet In parlnrt X and X of the
Vnlon at noon.
SINFOMA.
Member of Slnfonla will nmt In parlor
Z of the Union at noon.
OAMMA LAMBDA.
danima Lambda will meet In mom SIS
f the Union at i p. in.
ALPHA KAPPA I' 81.
Member of Alpha Kupna Psl will meet
at 7 p. ni. In room 313 of the Unloa.
SOAP CAKVINO CLASS.
Soap Carving clam will meet at 4 p. m.
la room SIS of the Inion.
BARN CLUB.
The Barn club will convene at 7 p. m.
All university men and women are In
vited. CAMPUS QUEKN COMMITTEE.
Member of the DAILY rampu queen
contest commute will meet for lunch thl
noon ta the faculty dining room of the
Union.
KOSMKT KI.I B.
Konmet Klub active will meet In their
office at S.
D1CUATK.
The university debate team will debate to
puil. r X of the Union at 11 a. m. and
mciiln at 1 p. m. Both debates will fee
aKainnt Park collece of Chicago.
RKQUEST PKOGHAM.
A record request program will be held
Friday In the faculty lounge of the Union
at 4 p. ni.
FACULTY SQl ARK DANCE CLUB.
Faculty aquare dance club will meet at
7:30 p. m. In Grant .Memorial. Faculty
members and graduate atndenta are Invited.
SATURDAY
BARB DANCE.
Member of (he It.irb Union will hold
a dance In the Union ballroom at 7 p. m.
UNION DANCE.
Dave Haun and hi orchetra will ptaf
for a Union dance at 9 p. m.
DELTA OMIC'RO.N.
Member of Delta O.nlcmn will meet at
12:30 p. m. la parlor A of the Union.
PHI SIGMA IOTA.
Member of Phi Sigma Iota will meet
at p. m. In parlor A and B of the
Union.
ALPHA PHI ALUMS.
Alpha Phi alumnae will meet at 1 p. m.
la parlor X ef the Union.
Reporter
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Davis, Loos, Mahnken!
"FINNISH AGGRESSION."
Tuesday noon brought the end of a war a war
which was never declared, a war which the Rus
sians averted wjs the result of "Finnish Inperial
istlc aggression,'" a war which saw the decline not
only of the Finns, but of the allies as well.
According to the terms of the peace treaty,
Finland as an independent political unit virtually
ceases to exist The entire Karelian Isthmus and
its defensive fortifications, the Mannerheim line, are
to be given to the Russians. The entire city of Vil
purl, which the Russians never succeeded In captur
ing, la to become Russian property, as are also the
shores of Lake Ladoga. Thus the Finns lose a
great Bllce of territory along the southeastern front,
where the fighting has for the most part centered,
and where the soviet troops were far from all-victorious.
On the northern front the Finns also lone a con
siderable slice of territory, around Kuolujarvl and
certain islands and peninsulas along the northern
coast. Furthermore, the move to cut Finland in
half, which failed as a war measure, succeeds as a
diplomatic maneuver, for the Russians and Finns
are to build a railroad from the White Sea to the
Gulf of Bothnia, to be Jointly controlled. At the
same time free transit of goods across the PcUamo
arctic area Is to be provided.
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inclination, but I don't appreciate
the mural and I don't think the
majority of the students do either.
Jack Haacher, engineering sopho
more: Yes, it gives the art students
an opportunity to display their
talent and I don't think the cost
of such a mural is high enough to
merit a controversy.
Ed Schumaniskowski, engineering
freshman:
I enjoy art exhibits and I think
it is worth while for the Union to
spend money on a mural, the
question is, it it worthwhile to
spend it on this mural?
Margaret Peters, arts and sciences
freshman:
I think the mural is a worth
while adlition to the Union. Stu
dents may make fun of it, but
underneath they really like it.
Bill Golding, arts and sciences
freshman:
Being a patron of the arts, I
think the mural is really all right.
Students should devote more time
to these finer tilings, and I think
they will appreciate thi3 mural be
cause they are watching it being
made by our own students.
Ward Griffin, arts and sciences
sophomore:
I appreciate art, but not this
kind ot art. Perhaps the money
should be .spent on work done by
more advanced painters. I do, how
ever, enjoy the pictures of the
.month and the displays in the
Book Nook.
Betty Sue Meyers, teachers sopho
more: Definitely. The mural shows
everything, or almost everything,
that happens in university life. I
appreciate art, especially the pic
tures in the lobby.
Jock Donovan, teachers sopho
more: I think the money could be bet
ter spent. The money being spent
on this mural is not being spent
for the benefit of the majority of
students, as most students don't
use the card room where the mu
ral is to be placed after comple
tion. Beatrice Ford, teachers senior.
Yet. I think It Is especially in
teresting to watch the mural bdng
made, ond I think the students
will appreciate it after seeing it
after completion.
Schcmcl speaks
on teaching today
Topic of an address this after
noon at 4 by Miss Lucille Scheme),
teacher of English and history at
Whittier Junior High, will be, "Ad
vantages and Disadvantages of
Teaching; Preparation for and
Varieties of Specialization." This
is tho fourth talk in a Berics being
sponsored by the AWS board and
the office of the dean of women.
Miss Schemcl was recently
elected president of the Lincoln
Teachers association and is an ac
tive participant In the work being
done to further the teacher's re
tirement legislation.
She hits taught in all the grades
and has done demonstration work
in the university; facts contribut
ing to her versatility and well
rounded teaching accomplishments.
Barn Dance club
shuffles tonight
The rafters of Grant Memorial
will resound tonight to the co
educational clogging and shuffling1
which signifies the revival of barn
dancing and of the Barn Dance
club.
The club promises one hour of
fun of an individual sort beginning
at 7. A blanket invitation is is
sued to university men and wom
en. Miss Ella May Small is chief
barn-daneer.
Women
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president of the Lincoln branch,
Mrs. It. L. Misner, president of the
Crete branch, Dean Helen Hosp,
Mrs. Bryan Stoffer, wife of the
president of Doane college, and
Dean Eva Smock of Doane. Mrs.
Clark will have charge of the di
ning room.
High school girls who will serve
are: Betty llert-rler, Mary Jo
Latsch, Gloria and Marilyn Mar
dis, Gv.cn S'coglund, Lois Wright,
Virginia MeCulla, Margaret Reese,
Dorothy Browne, Joan Kinscy and
Mary Jo Gish.
Mrs. Philip Schmelkin, chair
man of the hostess committee, will
be assisted by Mrs. Paul Royal,
Mrs. E. R. Triel. Mrs. F. E. Over
holzer, Miss Gertrude Beers, Miss
Marguerite Cornell, Miss Eva
Erickson, Mrs. Viola Erickson,
Miss Mary Guthrie, Miss Merle
Beattic, Miss Ethel Eeattie, Mrs.
L. C. Brown, Miss Jessamine Fu
gate of Beatrice; Mrs. A. O.
Schimmcl, Miss Mary Sturmer of
Beatrice, Miss Margaret Cleland,
Miss Elsie Ford Piper, Mrs. Wal
ter Eacr, York; Miss Lulu Home,
Mrs. R. E. Baker, and Miss Alice
Brown. Spring flowers will be
used.
Phi Sigma lota
holds banquet
Celebrating its second anniver
sary, Phi Delta chapter of Phi
Sigma Iota, national romance
language honorary, will give a
banquet Saturday in parlors A and
B of the Student Union. New
members will be initiated begin
ning at G p. m. The dinner Is at 7.
Dr. Mabel Strong, English in
structor, will speak on "The Char
lie Chan in Le Morte d'Arthur" as
part of the "medieval mood"
theme of the banquet. Mrs. Nora
Osborn will discuss the French
farce. Barbara Birk will talk on
"An Italian Artist," and Margaret
Buchncr on "Medieval Meander
ings." Emory Burnett will discuss
"Haglography." Dr. David Cabeen
Is toast master.
St John's day.
Henry Maxwell will speak on
"Old Spanish Anecdotes," Merce
des Oberlender "The Legend of
Bernardo del Carplo," and Prof.
Tcale "St. John's Day."
Mrs. James Wadsworth and the
Thi Sigma Iota symphonic chorus
with Betty Ann Duff at the piano
will furnish music. Willis Bowen,
president of the chapter, will wel
come new Initiates and Louise
Benson will respond. Forty mem
bers and guests are expected to
attend.
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