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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, May 21, 1940
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Propoganda!
Weapon of var fords,
fcod for suckers
spells danger
Twenty two years have now elapsed since the
last war. Tlie, American people, studying the steps
by which this country was at that time involved,
have sworn that never again will the emotions of
this people be raised to a fighting pitch by the
floods of war propaganda coming from militarists
and war mongers inside and outside the country.
Every effort has been made to make this coun
try immune to the war fever. The youth has been
taught in the schools how easy it is to be moved
by false and horror stories circulated in a country
in time of war. Boards of radio and newspaper cen
sorship have been ret up in an effort to make com
mentators wary of excitable and questionable ru
mors, and every effort has been made during these
22 years to keep the pulse of the people neutral.
Yet war again darkens the horizon, and these
hi; torians- these same people who five years ago
boarted that this country would never again repeat
the fatal slop of 1917, are watching the war fever
prow, are watching the repitition of the same events
that they remember before, and are themselves con
tributing to the ulti:rate entry of this country into
the present war.
Charles A. Lindberg, speaking on the anniver
sary of his famous transatlantic flight, Sunday once
more raided the cry of war monger, war profiteer
fcnd the like; this time in reference to the recent
one and three quarters billion dollar aviation and
rearmament program.
To his question of how the 50,000 airplanes
soon to be put under construction are to be used,
no answer has been made. Before we buy new arm
aments of this kin l, the aviator urged, it would bo
best to plan some hort of defense program fer this
country.
Can it be that no ctich program has been
formed? Can it be that tnis bill was passed by
Congress without deliberation, with no other con
sideration than, '"Planes have proved a poweiful
factor in this war; therefore we must have the
largest air fleet kno'vn to man to prevent invasion
by a war mad people planning to conquer the
World." Perhaps Lindberg is right.
F,cn today the picture appears different. To
!ay the French commanders minimize planes as a
factor in war. 'lh"ir apparent might over the pist
fe.v days, the spokesmen say, resulted fiom sur
prise, and from the awe created by wave upon
wave of bombers coming out u" nowhere. It was a
moral, rather than a physical weapon, and de
creases in po.ver as the regulars become more and
in. ne accustomed to then.
Yet, good or bad, America i.1 to have 50,000
planes. We are to haw the largest air fleet in the
w orld, because a war mad people pushed a rearma
ment bill through Congress.
This fervor has spread to other avenues of life.
Throngs of grave faced people are crowding Times
Square watching the latest bulletins passing over
the Times screen. The crowds rcrched such large
dimensions last week that 15 policemen were neces
sary to direct the traffic at this spot in New York
City.
Despite previous cautions, newspapers are
heightening fear and hatred. Stories arc spread over
the magazine sections of the dailies, exemplified by
the Journal last Sunday, telling how America is
readily subject to attack from one source or an
other. Pictures of mutilated bodies are printed, cre
ating a hatred in the minds of the people against
the invading Germans,
Even in the classrooms of this university, the
professors are preaching hatred of the German
people as well as the government, and the students
oh the campus are advocating wiping out the en
tire nation to prevent future wars of this same kind.
We will arm now because of fear of invasion;
but with increased confidence, our attention will
turn to the course of the war abroad. Already it is
suggested by the inevitable war party that we
should whip the Allied enemy on foreign soil, before
we have to turn back an invasion of America Itself.
Like Topsy, this spirit grows. It can be cur
tailed only by the minimization of the efforts of the
Kuropean war. Instead of working the American
people into a spirit of frenzy by pessimistic stories,
let the outlook be bright. .If this is too much, at
least the students and professors of this and for
that matter every educational institution, can sc;ek
to discourage the rumors and stories already in cir
culation and face the war problem in a realistic
manner. Open agitation must be discouraged and
the source of all literature must be carefully
studied.
Though forgotten mid the war fever, the best
and only safe course to take, is to divide the war
stories in half, and subtract about twenty percent
for good measure, and call the rest the question
able truth.
C. O. M.
By Norbert Mahnkcn .
AtLlio 31 irr N.
The German attack appears to have lost none
of its fury over the week end, but the rate of ad
vance has slowed down a trifle. The spearhead of
the German attacit yesterday reached St. Quentin,
75 miles northeast of Paris. Late evening dispatches
told of the shifting ef the drive toward the north
west, which led allied military olecrvcrs to believe
that the Nazi war machine was to be aimed at new
objectives, namely the French channel ports of
Calais and Dunkirk. German success in driving
their mechanized army over the hundred miles
from St. Quentin to Calais would enable them to
cut off some 300,000 British soldiers fighting with
the Belgians back of Antwerp and Brussels from
their French allies.
Resistance of the allied defenders appeared to
be stiffening and scattered reports indicated that
the casualties in the present campaign more than
match Uiose of the World War. British sources as
serted that their troops were becoming more accli
mated to the German method of attack and the
means of combating the lightning offensive had
been devised. The famous French 75's, the mobile
French artillery which is capable of some 25 shots
per minute under expert handling, appear to be
checking motorized units west of St. Quentin.
Increased allied air activity was evidenced as
British forces bombed not only the lines of trans
portation behind the German positions, but even
struck at Bremen and Hanover in nn attempt to
damage the German oil storage depots in those cen
ters. German air activity has been decreasing the
past few tlays and this lias led some to fear that
the Nazi air force is preparing for another gigantic
lightning thrust.
FRENCH ON OFFENSIVE.
Outstanding development of the week end was
probably the shift in the leadership of the allied
forces as Gen. Gamelin was supplanted by Gen.
Maxinie Weygand, apostle of Foch and the "attack"
plan of warfare. The change is in line with the an
nounced determination of the allies to undertake a
vigorous cf'cnsivc ngain.st the more exposed mcuon
of Hitler's advancing legions. Weygand, and his
sponsor Rcynaud, are known to favor abandonment
of strictly defensive warfare, and the fate of the
Kronen up till now adds convincing proof to their
argument. At the same time it must be realized
that to undertake an offensive at the picsent tune
will mean that the war will enter into its bloodiest
stage. The allies, not as yet possessing parity with
the Germans in military equipment will bo com
pelled to throw waves of troops against the in
vaders, which, while it may result in victory, will
lead to casualties almost surpassing imagination.
LINDBERG NO DIPLOMAT.
Now that the Columbia Broadcasting System
has granted Colonel Lindberg's request for time to
illuminate the American people and his speech has
gone into the records, we are oikc again disap
pointed. It is disillusioning to see the hero of our
youthful years now graduated to the class of an
expert on aircraft go so far afield and wander about
in the tortuous paths of eliplomacy and interna
tional relations. One must give credit to Uie Colonel
for not having ultered his position during the pres
ent crisis, but an examination of his words seems
to reveal that he still eloes not comprehend the mag
nitude of the crisis, and confirms our belief that it
requires more than mere technical knowledge to
become a diplomat in today's world.
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lining Advueatin will Imld their bint
fTKiilar iiieetiiii: of the pirxMit lerm In
ehonw new nlfleccN lit 7 p. m. In Social
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tvili ne i.luy.a .rturn, w.m will npeak ua
tlw Kiibjcct, "Mnrder Will Out."
WEDNESDAY
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iiet in the I ninu ballroom at (1:40 . m.
(AM MA LAMBDA.
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at 5 p. in. In room Mill of the I nlon.
Filings
(Continued from page 1.)
Fred Meier, Barb-Liberal; Phil
Weber. Barb-Liberal.
Ag college.
(One woman to be elected.) .
Jean Burr, Norma Jean Camp
bell; Helen Gartner, Klaine Jordan,
Dorothy White, Kllen Wilkins.
(One man to be elected.)
Richard Gooddinj' Progressive;
Pale Theobald, B:i iff-Liberal
Dentistry.
(One man to be elected.)
William Pugsley, Progressive.
Business administration.
(One woman to be elected.)
(One man to be elected.)
George Abel, Progressive;
Charles Jenkins, Bizad Independ
ent; Marvia Thompson, Barb-Liberal;
Tom Uren, Bizud Independ
ent. Law.
(One man to be elected.)
Robert Flory, Progressive.
Pharmacy.
(One man to be elected.)
Hartman Goeize, Progressive;
Edward Wanek, Barb-Liberal. . .
Teachers.
(Three women to be elected.)
Ixis Drake, Frances Drcnguis,
Jean Geddes. Maxine Maddy, Mi
riam Rubnitz, Holly Shurtlcff,
Bcttie Cox, Alberta Lee Hallam,
Jean Humphrey.
(One man to be elected.)
Gene Littler, Barb-Liberal;
Philip Bordy, Progressive.
Fine arts.
(One woman to be elected.)
Jean Holtz, Jean Echtcnkamp.
Graduate college.
(One person to be elected.)
BARB COUNCIL.
Sophomores.
(One woman to be elected.)
Marilyn Barr, Jean Wochner.
(One man to be elected.)
William Green, David Marvin.
Juniors.
(Two women to be elected.)
Barbara Cook.
(Two men to be elected.)
Howard Bessire, Timothy Hig
gins, Gilbert Hueftle.
Seniors.
(One woman to be elected.)
(One man to be elected.)
Vernon Wiebusch, Jack Carter.
Publications board.
(One sophomore to be elected.)
Byron Adams, Barb-Liberal;
Richard Hurnsbcrger, Progressive.
(One junior to be elected.)
John Hay, Progressive, John
Kuppinger, Barb-Liberal.
(One senior to be elected.)
John Stivldard, Barb-Liberal.
Ag Executive Board.
(2 nun and 2 women from
freshman or sophomore class.)
Xenia Lindberg.
Betty Jean Spalding.
Harold Bacon.
Norman Davis.
Orris Corman.
Donald Steele.
Ruth Good.
Winifred White.
(1 man and 1 woman from pres
ent junior class at large.)
Patricia McMahon.
Leo Cooksley.
Gerald Oerloff.
Dec Schill.
Coll-Agrl-Fun Board.
(One man, 2 women at large.)
Dale Weibel.
Joe Shaughnessy.
Charles Smith.
Dorothy Sic.
Frances Simon.
Winifred White.
Mary Belle Haumont.
Maxine Copsey.
Ellen Wilkens.
Farmers Fair Board.
(2 ballots.)
Robert Wheeler.
Keith Gilmore.
Jane Brincgar.
Betty Jo Smith.
Sylvia Zocholl.
Aq Social Council.
( Freshman- man.)
Milton Bills.
Ran.iall Pratt.
(Freshman woman.)
Eleanor Plucknctt.
Betty Ann Tisthammer.
(Sophomore man or woman.)
Dorothy Sic.
Xenia Lindberg.
Doyle Free.
Kthelyn Findlay.
Marian Swanson.
(Junior man' or woman.)
Louis Daigger.
Alberta Timmas.
Mildred Bander.
Cox
(Continued from page 1.)
First activity in Galesburg was
a parade in which the queens were
escorted by a delegation of Knox
college students. The girls were
men in aen 10 tne Hotel Custer.
After a rest, the eroun nttenilvt
a military tea dance to which they
were escorted bv Knox student
members of Mortar Board, worn-
ens senior honorary, and Friars,
men's honorary.
A royal dinner.
At dinner last nteht. the ml.
legians met Director Reed. Muriel
Angelus. stage star now making
ner motion picture tlebut; J. Car
rol Naish, currently appearing in
lypnooii, uvernian, vetern ac
tor; and Vaughan Glaser noted
stage and movie character actor.
Bettie started on her lone nnd
exciting journey many weeks ago,
wan tne students or Nebraska
voicing their support of her in a
general election, ar.d thus are just
lecipienis tor muc h of the plea.-.ure
their candidate is leceivine-. After
her election. Bettie was compelled
to enter a siaie-wide contest, from
which she emerged victorious.
The contest wis not over -it
had hardly started. Being selected
as one of the 4S winners who had
competed with 4GG girls from col
leges and universities scattered all
over the country, Bettie prepared
herself for the semi-final competition.
She won again.
As one of the fc:ty-cight win
ners, Bettie's picture was pre
sented for approval thru the me
dium of the Movie and Radio
Guide magazine, oi.e of the spon
sors Of the Contest. Tlirnurrh
anxious d lys she waited, nnd .iLh
a joyful janile sho heard the i ws
sue won again.
Nebraska .-tudi nts. with the aid
of the nation, selected Bettie as
one of the 14 coeds to enter the
Imal and decisive race. With this
glory packed away, pu ttie was the
happy "candidate for tjueen," all
reauy ior a trip to Chicago, Gales
burg, and to a world premier. But
Bettie Is not over-confident. With
a true Queen's spirit, she realizes
me Keenness or competition facing
her, and reserves, behind a screen
of hopefulness, courage to fa;e
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