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SUMMER NEBRASKAN
Thursday, July 3, 1952
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This Is Democracy?
New Item: Colonel Dean Chase, 24, was broken from sergeant
to pfc. and fined $450 by an Army court martial for writing a letter
to Gen. Mark Clark denouncing UN handling of the Koje Island prison
riots. , ,
Friday, the United States of America will celebrate its 176th
anniversary.
One hundred seventy-six years ago, a group of never-to-be-forgotten
men put their signatures to a never-to-be-forgotten doc
ument. That document provided, for the citizens of this nation,
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a number or wen aeiinea ireeaoms irtcuunn w
earth's people had previously experienced. It was a new experi
ment in government an experiment which has since proved
o-rAallv eiirppssfuL
One of the well defined freedoms which this document set
forth was Freedom of Speech and Expression freedom for every
citizen of this vast nation to express his views on any given topic
in any way he wished, as long as he did not advocate tne overmrow
of the government, and as long as he did not willfully and publicly
damage another person's reputation. This freedom precluded the
right of the individual to write to another individual, expressing
the former's views on any topic, regardless of whether it directly
concerned that individual.
NOW, 176 years later, we see this freedom denied, not of
just an ordinary citizen, but of one who is in the service of his
country and fellowmen one who is offering his life for his fel
lowmen if his life is needed.
If this action on the part of a number of officers in our armed
forces is allowed to go unheeded by the men in the government
who are in charge of the armed forces, our freedom may be greatly
in danger. If one court martial can get away with it, another will
be willing to try; and if the second one is able to get away with it
. . . and so on. , , .
At a time of strife such as the present, the people of the free
world whether they be civilians or military need to combine
their forces to offset any threat to their freedom. To a military
mind, this means physical force. To a mind which has the wel
fare of the free world in consideration, it means mental force
a force far rreater than can ever be produced by Industrial ma-
chines. .... , . ,
If all military men in the world realized this, wars would be
the definite exception rather than the rule.
L. S.
Nebraskan, call th iTrl:n T ,,
call 1-ouls "-
In some respects, the video
viewer and the radio listener
probably will know more of
what is going on than the dele
ates and visitors seated in the
hall. During the balloting, for
example, TV and radio reporters
will keep the public constantly
informed of the standings.
With important party officials
and political experts frequently
facing the cameras and micro
phones, the audience will be able
to spot a trend almost before it
is born.
The piercing eye of the tele
vision camera undoubtedly will
also inhibit delegates' actions.
With the rise of Willkie at the
1940 Republican convention,
Taft men surreptitio usly
switched to "We Want Willkie"
buttons whenever they ap
proached the eventual nominee's
campaign headquarters at the
Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.
Such a maneuver would be a
daredevil stunt in the TV year
of 1952.
ABC, CBS, and NBC have joined
( GONNA PUT IN THE fcfC
, SKILLET? J 0c MjT O O Jk
Reprinted from the Charleston, W. Vs., Gazette.
The Republican 'Platform'
With their national convention slated to- begin Monday, the
Republican presidential aspirants are so intent upon cutting each
other's throats that the entire G.O.P. race is turning into a political
farce.
After beginning the pre-convention campaigning with a host
of presidential aspirants, the Republican party has finally narrowed
its contest to retired General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator
Robert A. Taft of Ohio.
The humor of the entire campaign is that Taft Is so intent
in deriding the administration and Eisenhower is so intent in de
riding Taft that both candidates have neglected to formulate any
, ami ot- nave joinea objective platform.
lfPC0!!-0fhAac I Of course from Taffs senate voting record we. know that he
contribute men and Terras to th wa" opposed to the United States entry in World War "' and from
coninouie men ana cameras to we fhi u. ;.j u rar.,,tt; u,'cniat;nn;ct w Ko
pool pickup.
mere win oe six cameras on
the convention floor. Three will
face the speakers' platform, andl
three will be behind the platform,
Politics A t A Glance
By LOUIS SCHOEN
Fre-Republican Convcntloa Special - ',
As this publication goes to press, the GOP National Com
mittee, largely dominated by supporters of Sen. Robert A. Taft,
is in the process of determining who Taft or Retired Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower should be given the support of 72 con
tested delegates representing seven states to the national
convention.
Over half of the disputed delegates38 compose the hotly
contested Texas delegation.
At the time of this writing, Taft is way out in front, and it
looks as though he will stay there throughout the bickering.
A major occurence at the committee hearings was the ban
ning, by the Taft-dominated committee, of TV, radio and press
photography coverage of the hearings. This raised the pressure
of the already steaming Ike-men.
Developments of the past week, it seems, have only aided
in spreading farther apart the two wings of the Republican
party.
Ike-men, in addition to previous charges which they have
hurled at Taft, have warned that the Ohioan would have little
chance of winning the November election if he were nominated
at the convention. Eisenhower, on the other hand, they say,
could easily win against any Democratic contender.
And pollster George Gallup confidently supports their
views, coming out daily with results of polls which "prove"
these allegations. The Ike-men confidently predict that the
retired general will win the nomination on an early ballot, but
the Taft-men seem to hold the same opinion regarding their
candidate.
Taft himself has said that he now controls within two or
three delegate votes of enough to win on the first ballot at the
national convention, which gets under way Monday.
Taft managers, of course, are indignant when it is suggested
that he could not win in November. And Taft himself has
charged that the Gallup polls are being used for Eisenhower
propaganda purposes.
There seem to be a few exceptions to the confidence among
supporters of the two presidential aspirants that the Republican
party can win in November. Governors Alfred E. Driscoll of
New Jersey and Walter Kohler of Wisconsin have recently
warned that " it won't be easy."
And Gov. Allan Shivers of Texas has admitted that the
squabble among Republicans has helped the Democrats'
chances of winning in November.
During all the bickering between presidential aspirants, the
naming of a vice presidential nominee seems to have been cast
into the background. There have been reports, however, that a
quiet move is under way among Taft supporters to nominate
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, keynote speaker of the convention, as
vice president. .
Bearing in mind the support MacArthur has given Tart
throughout the campaign, such a move seems Quite feasible.
And what has been Mac Arthur's reaction when informed of
such a move? . . . i
'Let it never be said," the general drawled In his t usual
over-dramatized manner, ."jtbat I shirked a call to duty " 8 '
It might cause far less trouble if they would forget M s101"
yiate a candidate for Veep altogether.
facing the crowd in the conven
tion hall.
One excellent fact about the
coverage by TV is that the cam
eras will continue in operation and
the stations will remain on the
air until the sessions adjourn at
1 or 2 a.m. This type of coverage
will truly make the national con
ventions the "Greatest Show on
Earth." ' C.K.
Egyptian Freedom
v.s. Great Britain
."In an editorial under the head
ing, "No Bargaining Over . Prin
, ciples," the Egyptian newspaper
Al Ahram comments on' London
reports that the Australian Pre
mier was opposed to British
evacuation of the Suez Canal
Zone. The Summer Nebraskan
reprints this editorial, released by
the Egyptian Information Bureau
in Washington, to present to read
ers the feeling which is dominant
is this Middle Eastern member of
the British Commonwealth:
"Although Australia is 11,000
miles away from Lgypt, its Prime
Minister demands the occupation
of Egypt as a protection to his
country. Since Australia needs to
be Unked to the Western Vorld.
how can Egypt be permitted to
ask for the withdrawal of foreign
troops from her own soil?
".. .such a report. . indicates
clearly that Britain and the gov
ernments which follow in its
fooUieps neither appreciate the
rights of nations nor the meaning
of cooperation without subjuga
tion. "...this reactionary policy will
have its repercussion in the op
pressed countries which are seek
ing vainly democratic aid... For
tunately, the democratic horizon
glows from time to time with
sparkling flashes, and voices are
raised in denunciation of im
perialism. "One of those liberal champions
is Justice William Douglas of the
American Supreme Court who has
urged his country to redress the
wrongs that weigh down op
pressed nations. Al Ahram wel
comes Justice Douglas' statement
when he said:
"America, proud of her stand
ards of freedom and Justice at
home, has often been aligned
abroad with the forces tht make
freedom and Justice impossible
for the masses of people.
Americans must never
trade our : principles for expediency'."
this has gained the reputation of "isolationist." We know too that he
favors only limited foreign aid and advocates home spending.
General fcisenhower on the other hand, through his scattered
off-the-cuff remarks, has been known to be against overcentraliza
tion of government. He is a staunch backer of Universal Military
Training, but is against "blanket" Federal education grants to states.
The voters waited patiently for the general to return from
Europe and voice his beliefs but their patience was answered with
a hodge-podge of generalizations which left the observer as much
in the dark as before. .
Senator Taft, between deriding the government and Gen.
Eisenhower, has given the voters nothing concrete. It might be
wise if these gentlemen questioned Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York about what' happened to him when he neglected certain vital
planks in his platform in both 1944 and 1948. '
Both candidates seem to be content Vith letting their "big
name" supporters do their campaigning for them and let the prestige
of these supporters take the place of platforms in their respective
states.
Men like Gov. Dewey and Gen. Lucius Clay may carry some
prestige for Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, ar. A'bert C.
Wedemeyer may carry some prestige for Taft. But unless both of
these candidates ' offer the voters some concrete objective Blanks
in thir platform they will suffer.
This has been the failure of the Republican presidential candi
dates since the party's origin. The failure was capped with Dewey's
unexpected defeat in '48. If the Republicans even expect to come
close to the Democrats in November, they must offer the people
something substantial and concrete in the way of a political plat
form. C. K.
GOP v.s. Price Controls
A coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats the two
factions which have done the most screaming in this country about
inflationary trends recently attempted to enact legislation virtually
ending all price controls.
An end to price controls, at the present time, may seem quite
feasible, since few prices are anywhere near their soecified ceilines.
The primary objective of the move was to do away with the OPS,
eliminating a few dollars from the cost of running the government.
The snag in the line is this, however: Once all controls were
removed, although prices might remain stable for a time, they would
eventually begin edging upward. When ther neared the orbrinal
ceiling, the government would re-enact legislation to re-establish
the OPS, and with it, price controls. But the eovernment would
probably fail to take such action until prices came dangerously near
io vac .original ceilings.
By the time Congress had convened and passed the legislation,
and the OPS had reorganized enough to effectively set up the price
controls once again, the prices would probably be greatly in excess
of their original ceilings.
Furthermore, the cost of exterminating and re-establishing the
OPS would, in the end, be greater than the cost of reUining the
office in the first place. And you know where the money to pay
for this added cost would come from the pocket of the taxpayer.
Let us be thankful that this attempt, on the part of a group of
reactionary do-nothings in our government, failed.
L. S.
SUMMER NEBRASKAN
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