IHti BEE: .OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 21, lW
STATE INVOLVES
TEACHERS IN
PRO-GERMAN ROW
Council of Defense Files Spe-
cific Allegations of Near
. Sedition Against Univer
sity Professors.
Twelve instructors in the Univer
ityof Nebraska are accused of pro
German sympathies, as defenders of
the Industrial Workers of the World,
and of being but of harmony with the
endeavors of the United States in its
efforts to bring about world democ
racy. The Nebraska State Council of De
fense has transmitted to the members
of the board of regents of the Uni
versity of Nebraska a communication
which is in the nature of an indict
ment, furnishing the names of the in
structors who are charged with acts
bordering on sedition and the wit
nesses who are willing to testify
gainst them.
: -In its public statement of facts the
names of the instructors and wit
'nesses are withheld.
Names Are Withheld.
The complaint has been signed by
every-member of the state defense
council, with ' the exception of Miss
Sara Hrbkova, who is an instructor
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Washington engaged n activities 're
lated to the war.
Members of the defense council
call attention to the fact that this
condition of affairs was1 broueht to the
attention of the board of reeents as
early as July, 1917, and again on
A I in
i.prii i-j. i
On April 23, 1819. the board of
regents suggested that if any in
structor was "negative, halting ox hes
itating in support of the government,,"
he was disqualified and that the State
Council of Defense should appear be
fore the board of regents and act as
prosecutor.
Reprimand for Board.
Til rmitlril rf fffpnc matntaina
that the burden of this responsibility
does not rest on it. but rather on the
board of regents, to whorn the facts
, are readily accessible, and that the
university body should follow the
precedents followed by official boards
of other universities who have rem
tdied such evils in their institutions.
The State Council of Defense de
nies the assertion of the board of
regents that the- information received
in regard to the attitudes of the in
structors complained' of is of an
Anonymous character, and asserts that
' it is entirely responsible and presents
"The following digest of the complaint
against each instructor, and advises
immediate action on the oart of the
board of regents to remedy the situa
tion: Charges By Council
One Instructor poke "very feelingly" In
regard to the treatment of the Industrial
Workers of the World," referring to
"tyranny" In this country and the alleged
misuse of the - common people and pre
senting excuses for the behavior of the
organization against which our government
Is now proceeding.
Another Instructor, who published many
articles and delivered many addresses es
pousing the cause of Germany prior to our
tntrance into the war, has, since our declara
tion, -expressed contempt for what America
could do In coping with Germany, extolling
Oeriritn prowess and German science and
seldom losing opportunity for sneering at
everything American. .
V Another Instructor declined to subscribe
for Liberty bonds, explaining his unwilling
ness on the ground that he was opposed
' to all war and for that reason could not
support the government. On one occasion,
when an Instructor (hereinafter -referred
to) announced that he Intended to write
a paper in defense of the Industrial Work
ers of the World, this instructor urged him
to prepare the paper and expressed, entire
sympathy with his views.
Germany is Upheld.
Another Instructor who, prior to our en-
utinn iiliu lilt, war, iiau euufiiii w vuiivmio
his classes that Germany was entirely right
In invading Belgian territory and Its treat
ment of Belgian population, has never cor
rected his' attitude before his classes, and
you will find that among the members of
these clauses, the impression obtains that he
la entirely sympathetic with Germany's at
tempt to Justify Itself before the world.
Another Instructor has repeatedly asserted
that America had no basis for entering the
war and no business being in it. In his
classes this instructor has always taken
a negative attitude with respect to the war
and at no time has shown auy sympathy
for It This same Instructor In conversation
with the father of a boy in the service said
that German propaganda was nothing but
"newspaper buncombe" and that the Ger
mans haU committed no worse atrocities
'.haa theNpther side had committed.
, ' ' Taking Rap at Allies.
Another Instructor claimed to have knowl
edge that a very large number of French
dhd English people had fled to this coun-
try. addmg: "That's the sort of cowardly
patriots France and England have," and
concluding with a tribute to German effi
ciency and courage. The same instructor
said on the same occasion that In America
no 'one cared for the old people and no pro
vision la made for them as in Germany,
- adding: "I would rather be any woman
sweeping the streets of Berlin than be an
old woman in America." This same in
structor has used in classes, as a basis for
teaching, a pamphlet that has a distinct
' apology-for-Germany flavor a pamphlet en
iti "PhrUHnnftv. DnmnrmcT and Interna
tionalism." The Influence of this pamphlet
Is to minimize considerations for the wrongs
done by Germany and magnify the im
portance of the Immediate consideration of
the duty of loving the people who are killing
our boys "over there." Preaching of the
doctrine of internationalism, a doctrine so
popular with Several of the Instructors at
the unlverstt, this pamphlet deliberately
seeks to take the blame off of Germany,
where by general agreement it properly be
longs, and putting it on the world at large.
'Another instructor made many apologies
and excuses for the attitude and behavior
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Justified Lusitania Sinking.
. Another Instructor who, prior to our en
trance Into the war, had justified the sink
ing of the Lusitania and expressed strong
' sympathy in general with Germany, has re
peatedly denied the truth of the atrocities
1 charged against the Germans, saying they
were mere newspapers stories. After our
entrance into the war this Instructor pub
lished a newspaper statement, declaring his
devotion to America. He was congratulated
upon his change of views, but he replied
that his views had not changed and that
"there were some things one had to do for
policy's sake.",
Another Instructor read before a Lincoln
' club a paper which eeemed to deal on In-
ternatlonallsm. This paper was exceedingly
critical of government policies and Ameri
can things in general. Its effect npon the
Americans who listened to -it left his hear
ers under the Impression that he was not
at an in sympathy with the American gov
ernment in this Var.- On another occasion
this same instructor announced ' that he
intended to prepare a paper in defense of
the Industrial Workers of the World, as
serting that they were misrepresented and
mistreated, and that there was a cocerted
effort to discredit them. He Insisted that
the Industrial Workers of the World were
misjudged and maligned. The general attl
. tude of this Instructor has been distinctly
out of sympathy with the war and ' with
questions relating to It.
.1 .v '" An Offense to State. '
! Another instructor has repeatedly, la pub
lic and private, offended the patriotic sense
of . tk elate. Prior to the war this in
trucror justified the German program.
On one occasion after our declaration this
instructor was reproved by a friend for
his criticisms of the war and he replied
that hi critic was "a defender of capital- j
lsm.'On April T. after the declaration of
war. this instructor wrote to the publio
press a letter declaring that a majority of
the university faculty had signed a petition
against the decaratlon of war and that he
had no doubt that this same majority would
"welcome an opportunity for making known
their opposition to the present use of the
university for purposes of war propaganda."
In that samsr4jtter this instructor referred
to an oneomine Datrlotla meeting called by
factulty members and students as "the grand
standing war convocation announced tor me
coming week." While this instructor in
this letter said "now that the war has been
decided upon." the signers of the i.ati-war
petition stand ready "to do whatever Is
necessary and to have the university uu
whatever is necessary for the carrying on
of the war to a successful conclusion." be
added, "but they will continue to oppose
the using of the university for such unneces
sary and undesirable activities as the mem
bers of the extreme war party are seeking
to make use of it"
Sentiment In University.
He concluded his letter In these words:
"I would like to have It clearly understood
by the people of the state that the ex
treme war party, while at present In the
ascendency, is still not a majority In the
university faculty and does not at all ac
curately represent general university senti
ment." This letter was written after
America's declaration of war, the time
when tho words "extreme war party" de
cribed the only "party" that could exist
In America. It will )e seen that this In
structor not only misrepresented Nebraska's
sentiment in his own attitude, but sought
to make It appear that lils position was
fairly representative of a majority In the
university faculty. Furthermore, while this
same Instructor was very quick to defend
his "rights" under what he called his
"academic freedom," he wrote several let
ters to the public press, sneering at the
patriotic demonstration made by the faculty
and students, April 24, 1917. Claiming
"academic freedom" for himself, when he
chose to be out of harmony with stalwart
American sentiment, he denied academic
freedom to those who desired to exercise
It in a hearty, patriot) way. In another
newspaper letter, written after" our declara
tion of war, this same instructor said that
In a previous letter he had sought to bring
out this point "that the division of senti
ment with the university, like that through
out the state and country In general, is one
between -the 'persons of influence' and, the
'Coxey'a army' -of those whom Lincoln
called 'plain people,' and. whose fortune It
usually Is to bear the heavy burdens of
war." In this letter he added that "the
numerical majority with the university was
not ardently pro-war."
Another Instructor speaking before a
Blub In Lincoln referred to his association
with the German people, while vUitlng in
Germany, and said: "It seems to me now
that I wpuld almost as suon shoot one of
you as a German."
In a sworn statement,' which you already
have before you, this same Instructor said
he did not believe that the Germans were
guilty of the atrocities charged to them.
Several months after our declaration of
war this instructor delivered a commence
ment day address which stirred tho indigna
tion of many of his hearers. On this oc
casion he stated that this war was not of
his asking and he would not fight on for
eign soil to protect this country. This in
structor has seemed to have lost no oppor
tunity to exalt things Gecman. He has de
livered to hlSv classes many extravagant
tributes of German methods and has shown
that he has no conception whatever of
America's duty in this crisis by the state
ment, made in a formal examination, that
he believes that this war should be fought
by old men and that the young men should
be spared. On another occasion this same
instructor expressed very tender attitude
toward the Germans, and when he wa
asked, "Have you no such thing as a
righteous indignation against what they
have been doing?" this instructor said
that he had lived In Germany, knew the
people there, that he had seen or met the
kaiser and that the kaiser was a gentle
man. Rap at Selective Draft.
Another instructor, whose general atti
tude, like that of the others complained of,
has been wholly unsatisfactory from . an
American standpoint, wrote to his brother
In a foreign land a letter In which lie
said that at the beginning of this war
America had a very large amount of trouble
with the selective draft (a monstrous mis
statement of fact), that It had no organi
zation whatever, was incompetent In every
way and would amount to nothing in this
war.
Another Instructor discussed th wsr In a
heated way and -sought to Justify the In
structors whose conduct had been ques
tioned. He was asked why it was that
when certain well known American profes
sors spoke on the all-absorbing questions
of the war "the common people under
stood them plainly, but when these other
professors spoke on the same topic their
hearers obtained the impression that they
were either pro-German or indifferent." To
this question this instructor replied: "You
common people haven't got common sens."
This reply Is fairly descriptive of the atti
tude of these instructors toward those
whose patriotic sentiments they have out
raged." Rail Laborers to, Get Raise
In Pay; Man Shortage Acute
Truckers and roustabouts in the
railroad freight houses have been
given an increase of 5 cent- an hour
in wages. They are now paid 32
cents an hour and are working on the
10-hour a day plan. Even with the
increased wage railroad officials find
it impossible to find enough men to
handle the business. ,
Some of the railroad freight officials
assert that unless there is some relief
in the labor situation within the next
few days, it will be necessary to bring
negroes fro mthe south. It is reported
that there are a large number of idle
negroes from the south. It is reported
states and that they are anxious to
come north if they are furnished
steady employment.
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