TWO
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1936
Daily
Nebraskan
Station A Lincoln Nebraska
THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR
Published every Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Sunday morn
ings of the academic year by students
of the University of Nebraska under
supervision of the Board of Publications.
WE AKE TOO
YOIW; TO DIE.
"America," said Dr. K. A.
Steiner in the Temple Thursday,
"is still too young to die."
This simple statement is a fit
ting' answer to the pessimists and
chronic malcontents who prophesy
chaos and disaster from the safe
ret rent of addled scientific analy
f i.-.
Anrrica, the United States, is
A young nation, barely over a
century and a half old. A toddling
infant, chronologically, compared
to the rest of thi- world and the in
flux of civilization. Kgypt was a
HHt.ion thousands of years ago,
Phoenicia. Greece, Rome, and
what is today the Western World
point to well established and com
plex societies of nations long be
fore the Mayflower anchored in
Arneiican waters.
Our history has been brief. We
Were not a nation until sovereignty
w.ts established, and then only a
nation composed of the descend
ants of contemporary civilizations.
Tne Civil War tested the strength
of that nation, and the nation
lives today as evidence of that
ft 1 1 ngth.
For many years the United
Slates was saved from economic
stress and hardships because the
nation was so young; because the
unemployed workman could be
told "Go west, young man;" and
because in the west there existed a
vast frontier which absorbed
millions.
Today the situation is somewhat
different. The frontiers have been
brought all under human control.
. The Indian has been moved back
on reservations to make way, and
now no more way is to be made.
Unprecedented dust storms and
drouth threaten to make the
fertile frontier a desert frontier.
Wen conquered nature, and now
nature is conquering man. Not
only urban workmen, but rural
farmers are unemployed and there
is no "west."
Undoubtedly the world is going
through a transitional period
which historians of the future will
lecord in all its glory. Some of
that glory escapes us now. Chang
ing lorms of government, of eco
nomic concepts,, and of social be
havior in Europe are being pointed
to with fear and a certain amount
of prophetic eagerness by Ameri
can "intellectuals" in every field.
All bt lieve they have the explana
tion, and seek to steer -Ue United
States clear of the path which
l'n.ls, as Harry Elmer Barnes put
ji. to disaster and chaos." !
The symptoms may be the same
in the United States, but the diag
nosis is wrong. Euroje has gone
thru violent transitional periods'
many times in the past. In our
listory, they affected us, of course, !
but their affect did not change the
concept of an American lile. i
We are young enough today to i
solve the problems which confront
us thru our youth. We are not old
and broken clown, scarred and
marred by war, land worn out, re
sources vanishing. We are a young
and powerful people, with all the
advantages necessary to overcome
the difficulties which momentarily
seem insurmountable.
It is in times of stress such as
these that the United States will
realize fully her industrial and
mechanical greatness. We have
been so busy in the past solving
depression by populating new land
that we have let industry take
care of its own development. New
developments are to be found on
every hand, new fields of endea
vor, new branches of industry. The
old industries are taking care of
our present needs without using
up the labor available. That labor
must be transferred to new pro
ductionperhaps television, Diesel
engine development, any of the
newer mechanical developments
which are in their infant stages.
European nations are faced with
gradually diminishing resources.
No nation there is self sufficient.
The United States, because of its
youth, is so very well equipped
with natural resources of every
nature that many are allowed to
go to waste. The government took
a hand in this with the construc
tion of Boulder dam, and in the
TV A. The French conserve every
twig and bit of wood available. To
destroy a tree is a punishable of
fense In the United States forest
fires due to carelessness destroy
acre upon acre of fine woodland,
but no one raises a very loud ques
tion as to diminishing resources.
The United States is a young
nation, from the material stand
point. She has all the advantages
of youth -vigor, power, optimism.
We must carry on and we will
carry on thru the dire prophesies
which are hurled so freely from
every source. We are too young
to die.
JACK GAVIN RETURNS
FROM TREK TO FAR EAST
ON OIL TANKER; TELLS
OF SAILOR'S STRIKE,
TYPHOON, RUSSIA
Continued from Page 1.1
refinery is located. There the
tanker picked up 84,000 barrels
of aviation gasoline and sailed
west across the Pacific. For 21
days the steamer sailed toward the
sun and finally arrived in Vladi
vostak, Russia. There for 23 days
Jack saw conditions as they really
existed in that section of the
world.
At Vladisvostak they provide
sailors with what is called the in
ternational Seamen's club and
every sailor aboard is urged to at
tend this club for his recreation.
The Russian government provides
transportation to and from the
club and their cars are all of a j
well known make here in the ,
United States. These are about;
the only cars that we saw because !
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It's Ghrislitia$7lm&
the common person in Russia is
forbidden to own a vehicle," Gavin
said.
Jack Has Ruble Trouble.
The monetary problem caused
Jack no small amount of trouble,
Having saved most of his money
earned on board the boat, Gavin
decided' to buy a few articles in
the Russian city. But the official
exchange in Russia was five rubles
for one dollar. This meant that
loaf of bread was worth about one
dollar and a package of cigarettes
was worth about a dollar and
half. Before long, however, the
sailors found thru the aid of
Chinaman a way that they could
make their dollars go farther.
"Probably the most exciting
event of the entire voyage oc
curred when we were a day and
a half off the Russian coast,
Gavin stated. "Here I encount
ereii my first, and probably my
last typhoon. We bucked against
a 100 to 120 mile an hour wind
and the ship rolled and tossed
so much that we had no hot
food or sleep for two days. Be
cause we were coming back
'light' the oil tanks had to be
filled with sea water. Altho my
fortitude wasn t quite normal,
the experienced sailors and com
manding officers took the event
as just a normal occurrence."
Jack was given regular duties
while aboard the boat. From 12
to 4 in the morning and the same
time in the afternoon he was on
"watch." At other times he was
engaged in scrubbing the deck and
painting the rails. "Altho the
work was steady work, it wasn't
hard. We had all we wanted to
eat and conditions were all very
desirable,' Jack said.
Still using some of the phrases
picked up from the "tall stories"
told on board the boat, Gavin
said that he had to learn an al
together different language from
that used in Lincoln. "Altho I
sometimes wondered about the
autheticity of some of the stories
told on the boat, they sounded
good. When 3 men are put to
gether for 21 days, some of the
experiences do get slightly exag
gerated," Gavin explained.
"I've had my experience now
and I'm ready to settle down."
youth, a youth whose attractive
ness would be spoiled by any mar
riage. Some feminine hearts flut
ter as the likeness of Clark Gable
flickers on the screen, others re
spond to an athlete's figure, btit
here was a king, and he was go
ing to marry a woman like them
selves, and still other hearts were
disturbed. Hence, seeing his de
termination to heed his love of
this "other" woman they hide their
jealousy with remarks similar to
these, "He should have placed love
above duty," or "He is a weak
ling," and "I am disappointed in
him."
Love Placed Above Power.
It is surprising how many peo
ple are willing for the other per
son to sacrifice their own wishes
and desires for the state, a spirit
with which they are little ac
quainted. Then we have the alarm
ists who see civil war, strife and
even world disorders resulting
from this English "calamity." In
summarizing it would seem that
few recognize the posibility that:
(a) A mature man is really in
love with a woman whom he has
known for 15 years; (b) that some
people place certain ideals above
the desire for power, especially
when that power is limited to such
an extent that ones desire to effect
reforms can never be realized; (c)
that the same ruling powers in
England will continue to reign and
thus will prevent civil strife; (dl
that it took a great amount of
courage to give up family, friends
and throne.
Obviosly, this is but half the
story. Those who were in favor of
abdication might also be affected
by their personal prejudices.
W.
VARIANCES OF OPINION ON
RECENT ABDICATION OF
KING EDWARD SHOW
SIDES OF HUMAN NA
TUREWALTON (Continued from Page 1.)
whopping cough. To such people.
Edward has revealed an emotional
immaturity.
Still others see in the affair the
spell of a siren cast upon a noble
H. C. LAVES FLAYS
U. S. NEUTRALITY ACT
(Continued from Page 1.)
view of war prevention, must dis
criminate between aerressor and
ictini. At present the United
States does not make this dis
crimination until tne conflict is
over, and then she merelv denies
recognition to the aggressive
party, a sanction which neither
prevents nor penalizes aggres
sion." Explaining that nations go to
war only as the easiest way out
o fan economic situation and not
as the result of the influence and
greed of a few personal devils,
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namely the armament manufactur
ers, Dr. Laves pointed to the ad
visability of following the eco
nomic policy of the league as a
means of steering clear of such
oppressive international economic
situations.
He cited the recent currency
agreement among France, Eng
land, and the United States as an
example of the value of the work
of the league on the economic
front. This agreement was con
cluded partly as a result of the co
operation and research of the
league, he announced.
In conclusion Dr. Laves re-emphasized
the need on the part of
the U. S. of changing its attitude
towards agressor nations and
working toward some international
agreement on a legal definition of
aggression as well as co-operating
with the permanent peace ma
chinery. DEBATERS TAKE PART
IN MOCK LEGISLATURE
(Continued from Page 1.)
With the "horse play" finished,
the assembly rolled up its sleeves
and began to work. Nearly 20
resolutions were presented frvirinu
before a belated adjournment at
5:30 o'clock. Friday evening seven
committees worked on drafts
which were presented on the floor
Saturday. The high spot of Fri
day's program was the legislative
banquet held at the Hotel Kansan.
Representatives from 25 colleges
in nine states attended the three
day "mock" assembly.
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