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SUMMER NEBRASKAN
Thursday, July 24, 1952
Politics At A Glance
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By LOUIS SCHOEN
The quadrennial renewal of the
North-South cold war commonly
known as the Democratic National
Convention is once again in the
nation's news spotlight, this time
in the spacious International Am
phitheater, bordering the stock
yards in South Chicago. '
The 1 renewal of Confederate-
Yankee hostilities has added life
to what was previously predicted
to be & rather dead, anti-climactic
affair.
High point in the hostilities has
been the fig ht over a "loyalty
pledge,' drawn up by Northern
Fair Deal supporters, in an at
tempt to bind the Southern dele,
fates in supporting the uartv
nominee, and to prevent a bolt of
the Dixie forces to form their own
party, as they did In 1948.
Also included in the dispute has
peen me seating ol Texas and
Mississippi delegations. Texas and
Mississippi each sent two sepa
rate groups of delegates to the
convention one pledged to the
eventual nominee, and the other
reserving the right to bolt the
party ranks if they are dissatiS'
fied with either the nominee or
the platform.
And the third point included In
the dispute is, of course, the civil
rights issue. The Southerners
stand firm in their demands for
a civil rights plank which will
leave the state governments in
control of all civil rights legisla
tion, and the Northerners want a
strong plank stronger than the
one in 1948 if possible.
The drafting of a platform was
scheduled as the final business on
the Wednesday menu, and at the
time 01 tnis writing, u was ex
pected that a compromise plat-
iorm would be drafted.
The compromise would prob
ably eliminate any type of FEPC
legislation, and in general, would
be slightly weaker than the 1948
platform. It would undoubtedly
make neither side in the contro
versy particularly happy, but it
would prevent a party spHt
Strongest supporters of such a
compromise have been the party
heads, such as National Commit
tee Chairman Frank McKinney.
It is forever the job of the party
leaders to hold
the party to-1" "r
gether. From
ail indications,
it seems that
they will ac
complish the
job in 1952.
Whether this
strategy will
prove an asset
in the Novem-
b e r election is
d e batable. Al
though it Will McKINNBY
hold the Southern electoral votes
in the Democratic party, it will
yield the Northern Negro vote,
which could prove to be a greater
benefactor in the election than
the Southern vote.
Contrary to the predictions of
many politicians, that an attitude
of defeatism would hover over
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the Democratic convention, a high
spirit has prevailed throughout dates are beginning to see where
most of the proceedings.
This spirit was evident from
almost the very beginning, when
Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
gave the welcoming address. He
was greeted by almost five min
utes of fervent applause; his
speech was punctuated with out
bursts of applause; and he re
ceived a Very round ovation at
the conclusion of his speech. This
hardly indicated a spirit of defeatism.
With nominating speeches on
the docket for Thursday morning,
and balloting expected to begm
at the Thursday evening session,
the tension in Chicago is increas
ing bv the minute.
With the latest developments, it
begins to appear that the balloting
will not continue for as many
days as was previously expected.
Although there are still a large
number of .candidates in the run
ning, rumors of coalitions be
tween top forces, and other
forces dropping from the race,
have indicated that the candi-
their actual chances for being
nominated lie.
One hopeful, Vice President Al-
ben Barkley, has already dropped
from the running. He was named,
by many of his opponents as the
"man to beat." The only hindrance
for the long-time party worker's
nomination was his age. And it
was just that factor which finally
caused him to withdraw from the
race.
It was the labor wing of the
party which put the brakes on
Barkley's campaigning. Represent
atives of the labor unions met with
Barkley at breakfast, early one
morning, and told him that they
were unable to give him then
support, simply because he was
too old.
Reporters said there were
tears in the eyes of the gentle,
74-year-old Veep when the ses
sion ended. Many people peo
ple who were never supporting
him for the nomlnation-feel
sorry for the old man. Yet they
will readily admit that they
could not give him their support
for the nomination.
Supporters of Gov. Adlai Stev
enson, meanwhile, are rallying and
seem to be gaining more support
from all fields. It is believed that
the majority of Barkley's support'
ers jumped on the newly con
structed Stevenson bandwagon
when the Veep withdrew.
Although Stevenson remains
firm in his denial that he wants
any job besides that of Governor
of Illinois, it is believed that ne
would accept a draft if one took
shape with any amount of serious
ness. It is on this belief that many
delegates are rallying to his sup
port.
And in the camps of Mutual Se
curity Administrator Averell Har
riman and Sen. Estes Kefauver of
Tennessee, there were rumors fly
ing of some type of coalition be-,
tween the two forces.
Kefauver and Harriman have
met on two occasions, it is said,
to discuss the possibilities of
such strategy. It is alleged that
such a move on the part of these
two candidates would, in reality,
be a "Stop Stevenson Coalition."
The vote of Harry Truman, as
a delegate from Missouri ( his al
ternate will cast his vote), is ex
pected to have a great effect on
the outcome of the balloting. Many
rumors are flying concerning who
Truman will support.
It is believed that he has turned
cool to Stevenson, who does not
exactly follow all Fair Deal poli
cies. It has always Deen Known
that he is cool to Sen. Kefauver.
it is believed that he is warm only
toward Harriman, who is the only
aspirant who is a staunch New
Deal-Fair Deal supporter.
If Kefauver should throw his
support to Harriman, the MSA
head would probably draw Tru
man's vote, and would probably
win. If both Harriman and Ke- .
fauver should join in supporting
some one else, possibly some one
as yet uimentioned as a possible
nominee, Truman could feasibly
vote for that man and-he could
probably win.
BUT if Harriman should throw
his support to Kefauver, no one
can predict for whom Truman
would vote, and it woud probably
make very little difference as far
as the outcome of the balloting is
concerned.
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VIEWS OF THE NEWS OF TODAY
Working 'Against Each Other
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SepruUed from tba toulsrlllo Courler-Journai,
Threaf To. Democracy...
Much has been said and written about Sen. Joseph McCarthy
(R., Wis.) and his antics, and the term "McCarthyism" and its mean
ing have become familiar to all. The Summer Nebraskan ha not
previously commented on this subject, but a recent event, directly
resulting from McCarthy's charges, has caused the editor's blood to
boiL
Owen Lattlmore, formerly in charge of Far Eastern affairs for
the State Department, has always seemed to be McCarthy's fav
orite victim. The Wisconsin senator has charred Lattlmore with
almost every type of conspiracy possible against the government,
and has seriously Injured Lattlmore's reputation.
When Lattimore was publicly refused permission recently, for
which he had not even applied, to leave this country, it put another
very black mark on his reputation. McCarthy's stooges claimed that
he Intended to go to Russia, without first obtaining the necessary
passport.
Newspapers headlined the propaganda, and then It was found
that Lattimore had never intended to leave this country in the first
place.
Such action on the part of government officials typifies the
effect McCarthy's actions have had upon the American people. They
have come to suspect any slightly leftist action or statement as communistic,
Of the people McCarthy has claimed are communists, probably
less than one per cent or them have ever had any subversive in
tentions, and few of them have had any dealings with communists,
fcaowlngly or otherwise, at any time. Yet American people have
come to suspect them.
McCarthyism is undoubtedly a threat to democracy and ail It
Unas for, yet McCarthy is allowed to bold a free hand In Con
gress, and be is held In high esteem by mot of the Republican
party.
Joe McCarthy is running for re-election to the Senate, this year,
in Wisconsin. With the Wisconsin GOP machine at his back, he will
probably win, even though the Wisconsin voters wish otherwise.
It is Impossible to predict whether our Democracy can with
etad another six years of the threat of communism on one side,
ad the threat of McCarthyism oo the other. Both philosophies (if
they mlffet be called that) are equally dangerous to our free-
, It Joe McCarthy were beaten in the Wisconsin election, it
would not yet entirely eliminate the threat of McCarthyism, but it
would be great step forward. At least he could not then make his
charges, free of the threat of libel, on the floor of the Senate.
L.S.
Turmoil In The
Middle East . . .
Mohammed Mossedegh, premier
of the Iranian government since
that country's squabble with Great
Britain over the Iranian oil in
dustry began, has resigned from
his post as head of the govern
ment.
It was Mossedegh who na
tionalized the oil industry after
booting Britain out of that
country, and it was he who
managed to keep both British
and American interests out of
that industry since then. The
only drawback to his action,
which undoubtedly attained
greater freedom for the Iranian
people, was that these same
Iranian people had no knowl
edge of handling their vast re
sources. As a result, their oil
Industry, which has always
been virtually their sole source
of Income, has become virtually
idle production has reached a
standstill. And the country, as
a result, has gone nearly bankrupt.
Of course the British should
have taken the responsibility,
when they had control of these
oil resources, to educate the Iran
ian people so that they might be
able, someday, to take care of the
industry themselves. But the sel
fish British did not do this, and
the result has been almost dis
astrous for Iran.
Now the new premier is at
tempting to restore relations with
Great Britain, in an attempt to
acquif e British direction until the
Iranians are able to handle their
oil resources. The Free World
can only hope that he will be successful.
The only catch is this: If Brit
ain does, once again, acquire
power to direct the oil indus
try, will she have enough will
power to step aside once pro
duction Is again started and
Iran Is capable of handling It
herself? Or will the British
consider only the welfare of the
British, and try to regain full
control of Iranian oil?
Experience, they say, is the best
teacher. Let us hope that experi
ence has taught Britain when is
the proper time to interfere, and
when Is the proper time to step
out of the picture.
L. S.
LETTERIP
Ah Election At Stake
With the new liberal movement taking control of the Republi
can party with the nomination of Dwight Elsenhower as GOP Pres
idential candidate, the Democratic party has a big problem on its
hands in selsctlng a candidate who can keep the party in power.
To watch the activity of the party "wheels," however, it would
almost seem tltt they no not care whether they pick a man who can
beat ESsenhower. The only man who can do thata man who has
shown his popularity with the publie la over 90 per cent of the
primary eleciiona lr which he has been a candidate Is Sen. Estes
Kefauver f Tennessee.
Yet the men who control the cogs in the party machinery refuse
to heed the people's desire. Instead, the Trumanltes In the party
seek to push, Averell Harriman; orethe aged Vice President Alben
Barkley; or Adlai Stevenson, a divorcee who does not want the
Presidency; or millionaire Oilman Sen. Robert Kerr into the nomi
nee's sbo.
It wiU be a long, drawn out battle when the balloting begins
.Thursday. Unless the Democrats want to see the voters boot their
party from office la November, they would be wise to ruminate a
tnaa who can win probably the only man on their roster who
, e win crime-busting ben. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, un
doubiediy the favorite of the people of America. L.8.
NU Grad Appointed
Demo Convention
Sergeant-At-Arms
CHICAGO Dean L. Nordin of
Omaha, a June graduate of the
University of Nebraska College of
Agriculture, has been appointed
assistant sergeant-at-arms for the
Democratic National Convention
wmcn is being held here this
week.
The Job of the sergeant-at-arms,
at a political convention,
is to attempt to keep order during
ine proceedings, to quell any dis
turbances which arise durinff an
Mdress, especially at the request
oi me convention chairman, and
to conduct speakers to the ros
trum, particularly those located in
the convention audience, who are
lotjm the speaker's platform.
Discrimination
To The Editor:
I had the misfortune to observe
this discriminatous situation
which I believe should appear in
prfnt.
This evening I had the oppor
tunity to observe a flagrant case
of over use of "Authority" on the
part of the manager of "Our" Stu
dent Union.
I attended the program Wed
nesday evening (July 16), "As
You Like It." The audience, in
cluding a number of graduate
students and their wives and chil
dren, had enjoyed the first skit
immensely when the manager of
"Our" Student Union stepped upon
the stage and asked all parents
to take their children to the back
of the room where they could
neither see nor hear the program,
Naturally most of these students
and wives with families left.
The points I wish to make are
these:
First, it was unfair discrimina
tion.
Second, it was an insult to the
intelligence of these students
would they sit idly by and let the
children disturb the program?
And lastlyl The wives of these
students have sacrificed much so
that their husbands can attend
college, and they feel that they
have the right to look through the
ivy bound portals once In a while.
I feel an apology is in order, don't
your
Supt. of a Western
Nebraska High School
Graduate School
University of Nebraska
Thanks!
To The Editor:
We of Phi Delta Kappa wish
to thank you for the front page
write-up which you have given us
in connection with our initiation.
We feel that this item will be of
interest to many of our members
Sincerely yours,
Norman L. Krong
Program Chairman
Phi Delta Kappa
Omlcron Chapter
To The Editor:
Canterbury Club appreciates the
attention you have given our ar
ticles and your co-operation.
Thanks.
William J. Barnds
University Episcopal Chapel
Canterbury Club
To The Editor:
The students on the Ag College
campus appreciated receiving
copies of the Summer Nebraskan
each week. We also appreciated
the two articles on Vocational Agriculture.
Yours very truly
II. W. Deems, chairman
Department of
Vocational Education
Two drunks got on a double
decker bus. One drunk insisted on
aoine ud tonslde. After a short
time upstairs, he came staggering
down, white as a sheet "What's
wrong?" his buddy aaked.
"Don't ever ao upstairs," was
the reply. "There's no driver.''
A New French
Coalition ...
A recent development in French
politics has given a terrific boost
to the nations of the free world,
in addition to greatly strengthen
ing the French government and
France as a whole.
That development was the split
ting up of the extreme rightist,
almost Facist, Rally of the French
People, the party which was born
during tne second worio war wun
the French underground, led by
Gen. Charles DeGaulle, and which
is still under the same leadership.
The extremely large number of
political parties In France has al
ways made it difficult for any one
party to train substantial control
of the government to get much of
anything accomplished. The result
has been the short terms which all
French premiers within the last
eight years have served
With the rise of the popular
Andrew Pinay, however, many of
the former extreme leftists and
rightists have joined In support
ing him, with the possible except
ion of members of the French
Communist party. The French
Comunists, however, were dealt a
severe blow with Pinay's rise to
power. He has jailed a number of
Communists for their subversive
attempts against the government,
and in general, has done a great
deal to weaken the influence of
the Communist party in France.
Now, with the joining of a large
percentage of the DeGaulllsts with
the Plnay faction, another great
step forward has been made in
French politics. If things continue
to go as well for Pinay as they
have since his Inauguration, It is
quite possible that he will remain
at the helm of the French govern
ment for quite some time at least
longer than most of his predecessors.
France has always been the
A Moral Obligation . . .
The Nebraska delegation to the Democratic National Convention,
with its support now split tOfthree different candidates, is typical of
the way in which voters' opinion is heeded in today's conventions.
Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee won the Nebraska Democratic
primary by a very wide margin, which, if the delegates were com
mitted to the candidates on a vote percentage basis, would give
approximately nine or ten of the 12 Nebraska delegate votes to
Kefauver and the remainder to Sen. Robert Kerr of Oklahoma. But
with the balloting slated to begin Thursday, only five Nebraska
delegates are committed to Kefauver, six are committed to Kerr,
and one is committed to Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia.
Why the great support for Kerr, after he was so overwhelm
ingly beaten in the primary? Kerr's support throughout the nation
has been the subject of considerable controversy for the past few
weeks.
Columnist Drew Pearson summed up the reason for the mil
lionaire oilman's support in his column last week. He described
how Kerr and his followers had been attempting io "buy" a portion
of the 68 California convention votes, all of which are now com
mitted to Kefauver as a result of his sweeping victory in the Cali
fornia primary.
Whether Kerr has offered any money to Nebraska delegates is
impossible to say, for there is no legal evidence that he has. The
fact remains, however, that he has the support of one-half of the
Nebraska delegation, and the question remains whether he has the
honesty and integrity to merit such support.
Sen. Kerr has long been the Congressional renresentative of
the Oklahoma oil and natural gas industry. He pushed a bill through
congress a lew months ago providing for limited taxes on that in
dustry. His shady dealings have brought him almost nationwide
notoriety. Yet he receives the support of one-half of the delegation
picked by Nebraska voters for what was thought to be their intelli
gence and integrity in political matters.
Tne Bible-quoting, non-smoking, non-drinking Oklahoman
could, quite easily, have a great deal of appeal to a person who has
not investigated his Congressional record. But a glance at this record
shows that his actual personality Is hardly evident when he quips,
for the benefit of the press and the public, a quote of the Bible, or
a charge against nicotine or alcohol.
The editor can say only one thing in summing un the Okla-
homan's personality: He is the most deceiving personality the Demo
cratic party has ever known. L. "
Thanks Everybodyl
With this, the final edition of
the 1952 Summer Nebraskan, the
staff of this newspaper wishes to
thank all parties who were in any
way connected with the function
ing of the paper. This includes
not only the people who have
contacted us, giving us leads on
new stories, nor only the people
who have faithfully brought stor
ies to our office, weekly, although
boiling pot of western politics, they are probably to receive the
Let us hope that Pinay is cap- greatest inanKs. it includes all
able of slowing the stew to a 2
mCT, sinn. nnri vuti hnrw hnntfitnrf tmm
reading it. And it includes the
students who have patronized our
advertisers, so that they do not
feel that their efforts have not
been worth while. We, the staff,
have enjoyed bringing this publi
cation tS you, the readers, each
week, and fate willing, we hope
to do the same again.
L.S., C.K., C.S.
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