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TWO DAILY NEBRASKAN FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1939 Official Newspaper f Mort Than 6,000 Student THIRTY-EIGHTH VEAR Offices Day B7181. Union Nloht B7193. Building Journal B3333 Member Member Associated Collegiate Press. Nebraska Press Association, 1938.39 1938-39 Represented for National Advertising by NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE. INC 420 Madison Ave. New York, N. V. Chicago Boston Los Angeles San Francisco Published Dally during the school year except Mon. days and Saturdays, vacations, and examination periods by students of the University of Nebraska, under supervision of th Publications Board. Subscription Rates are $1.00 Per Semester or 91.50 for the College Year, $2. BO Mailed. Sinole copy, 5 Cents. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice In Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, and at special r.-te of postage provided for in Section 1103. Act of October 3, 1917, Authorized January 20, 1922. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HOWARD KAPLAN BUSINESS MANAGER RICHARD M'GINNIS EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Managing Editors ....Merrill Englund, Harold Niemann News Editors June Blerbower, Richard DeBrovn, Norman Harris, Ellsworth Steele, Fern Steute ville. Ed Wittenberg. Society Editor Margaret Kraus BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Circulation Manager Stanley Michael Assistant Business Managers Arthur HIM. Robert Seidel, Helen Severa. IS MERCY LIMITED? Kutlianasiii, mercy killinr, which created such controversy in the state legislature two years aro, has a train heen brought before pub lic attention, Ibis time in iho interesting allho not particularly enliirliteninj; form of a na tional poll taken by the Institute of Public Opinion. Altho men and young people more gen erally seem to approve such permission with judicial acquiescence, the country as a whole is almost evenly divided with opposition holding a slight edge. A contrast to the vote of the average man and woman it the result of a special survey of the nation's doctors, it reveals a slight majority favoring the plan. Euthanasia as advocated by interested groups thruout the country, obviously is not the economic cure-all suppested by a retired army major who would eliminate all people on relief rolls who are over 70 or 75 years of ape. On the contrary, practice of euthanasia would appear only in the few isolated cases where victims suffer horribly from some malady or mishap from which recovery is hopeless. Science has made seemingly unbelievable advances in the field of medicine. They have produced remedies for diseases which had been incurable for centuries. They have snatched from the very arms of death .thousands who in earlier days would have given up without a baltle. Sedatives and anti-toxins have been dis covered which to a certain exlcnt relieve and offset the tortures of physical pain. But even these are of little aid to the victim who is so weak as to be close to death. Man is naturally a fearful animal. But not financial failure or death itself approxi mates his fear of pain and suffering. Sacri fice with an end in view is admirable and tolerable. But to endure the torments of a thousand hells with nothing but death as the possible outcome, is merely adding torture to unbearable torture. If we believe in mercy, why can't we prac tice it in physical as well as in moral and men tal cases? ('an it really be wrong before the teachings of a just and merciful religion to re lieve suffering because the only method means to die? Legislation requiring consent of patient, doctor, and the court will eliminate any possibilities of criminal use of this permis sion. With such a safeguard, euthanasia can alleviate unnecessary suffering and eliminate the horror of the closing hours of life of a hopeless broken body. If a mother, who knows best in all the world what suffering means, can advocate this movement, then merciful it certainly must be. Dear Editor: ATTENTION!! All men between the ages of 18 and 30! In view of all this recent propa ganda concerning America's "in evitable participation in any for eign war in the future" (as Presi dent Roosevelt says), we think some anti-war organization on the part of the university students the cannon fodder of the next war should be put into action. We think that such measures would tend to avert any such foolhardy meddling in the bloody throat rutting among jealous foreign na tions as was exhibited in 1917. Af filiated and unaffiliated men alike should unite in one integrated or ganization to fight propagandists, munition manufacturers, grasping politicians and pompous war lords who are attempting to increase their personal status at the ex pense of innocent humans. Are we going to stand idly by and watch a handful of schemers use us as chips in their game of fortune ? Yours for a sane America, TWO PEACE LOVERS. Delta Phi Delta sponsors art sale Delta Phi Delta, honorary Fine Arts fraternity, puts a premium on art work next week, aa stu dent paintings go on sale at the Fine Arts carnival in Morrill Hall at 7:30 o'clock May 4. Under the direction of the art honorary, interesting features of the evening's activities include side shows, legal horse racing, refreshment stands, portrait sketching and caricatures. Senior art work will be auctioned to the highest bidders. A special relay race for portly fraternity men has been scheduled for the University of Vermont in terfraternity track meet. New York U. man crashes Hitler caravan in Munich NEW YORK, N. Y. (I. P.i. The story of how a New York univer sity administrative officer unwit tingly "crashed" a Hitler parade in Munich last sumer and "shot" himself out of his predicament with a motion picture camera was revealed to the student body by Harold O. Voorhis, secretary of the university. Mr. Voorhis drove thru Europe last summer, with his family, in an American station wagon. "One day, while driving down a country road in Germany, we tured on the radio for diversion and heard Hit ler exhorting the multitude," Mr. Voorhis said. "A few minutes later we were in the outskirts of Mu nich, inching thru an avalanche of humanity . . . "I thought I could make better time to our hotel thru a side street So I got into a narrow lane and followed it quite a distance until it opened on a broad avenue. There was a line of tin-battred troopers acros the exit I tooted my horn vigorously, but none too hopefully. To my surprise the line wavered and we pushed thru. "Just ahead of us, a large open car was filled with men in uni form. Behind us was a long string of military cars. We had crashed unwittingly into the middle of Hit ler's caravan. There he was in person in the car in front of us. Ours waa car number two as we sped along." When the motorcade finally pulled up in front of Hitler's hotel, officers instantly swarmed at Mr. Voorhis' running board, he said. Pointing to The Netherlands li cense plate, and with some nonde script papers from his wallet, up permost of which was a Jersey Central railroad commutation ticket Mr. Voorhis explained that he was a visiting dignitary from Holland especially invited to par ticipate in the festivities of the day. "I then unslung my motion pic- SEE "MODERN Si by VERSIONS ORCHESIS Saturday, April 29 a p.m. 35c Grant Memorial ture outfit and went into action. It's a well known fact that a Ger man officer is always at his hap piest in front of a camera. Their vinegar pusses began to sugar un der my lens and they were soon trying to soothe my impatience at Hitler's delay," Mr. Voorhis said. Students desire vote on fighting abroad Editor'! not: Timely Indeed l thl survey ot student opinion ( the poiwl blllty of war and American participa tion if war should come. In F-ngland, J'rtme Minister Chamberlain ha Invoked conscription of all young men 20 yeari of age, "war bahles" born In the last year of the World war. Todav in Berlin, Adolf Hitler will make his speech to the relehstag for which the world has been waiting. He Is expected to reply to President Koose velt'a request for a guarantee of no further aggression, in the negative. Will his apeech give greater plausibility to the suggestion In the following article that by fall, American youth will he preparing to enter the trenches Instead of going back to college? ly Student Opinion Surveys of America. AUSTIN, Texas. April 26, Many a college student of fighting age has been pondering the presi dent's Warm Springs statement, "I'll be back in the fall if we don't have a war." And well might these American young men apply the statement to themselves. Will they be back in college next fall or will they be behind one of Uncle Sam's new guns? A startling series of events have focused in the public mind the one important question, "Is there going to be a war, and if there is, how can we stay out of it?" Col lege and university students, ,r4.3 percent of them, join with the ma jority of the people of this coun tryl in favoring a national refer endum before the United States drafts men to fight away from our shores. This is pointed out in the Field company gives book to Colonel Oury A valuable historical lxok of Nebraska, "A Sod House Fron tier," was presented to Colonel Oury by Col. Kermit Hanson, commander of the Comhusker Field company, as a going-away present from the Comhusker company, at their banquet last Tuesday. Colonel Oury gave a talk on his experiences over-seas and Major Ayotte complimented the members of the company on their fine work this semester. About 80 attended the dinner. New competitive sport: S;ilcm College students recently held a Chinese checkers tournamen The Daughters of the American Revolution have given a $110 loan fund to University of Aknn stu dents who are "100 per cent Americans." Fashion Right New Spring Styles tec? HAT SALE $ Two Very Special Groups In This Month End Sale $3 to s5 Straw Hats $5 to 750 Straw Hats Hats from regular stock that we have been selling at the comparative prices quoted. They are wonderful hats and in them you will find inspiration for any costume for now and away into the summer. $7 FOURTH . FLOOR y latest of the coast to coast studies of the Student Opinion Surveys of America, the national weekly poll of student thought of which the NEBRASKAN is a member. However, opposition to the pro posal is quite widespread, for 45,7 percent declared against the ques tion asked, "Should the constitu tion be changed to require a na tional vote before the country could draft men to fight over seas?" In the southern states a bare majority, fiO.9, gave approval, while the west eentrnl group was the most in favor, 61.2. A large portion of college stu dents, then, appear to agree wilh the administration, which 1ms taken a strong negative stand on war referenda. As shown by other opinion polls, the voters of the na tion - 61 percent like the idea even better than the Ludlow reso lution, which would require a vote before congress could declare war, for which they have been polled at 58 percent in favor. The student survey points to this fact: College men nrc ns a whole against a referendum by a small majority; women are for it by a large majority. The attitude of many collegians was neatly phrased by a Wayne university student who said to the interviewer there, "If we have to fight in the defense of our country there will be no need for a refer endum; if it is proposed that we join a foreign conflict, absolute ly!" The sentiment against draft ing men for battlefields abroad evident over the country is closely paralleled in this survey, which clearly exposes the state of mind of many of the young people who may have to interrupt their educa tion should an international con flict arise. Come to Church Sunday, April 30 First Baptist 141k ft CKftoa H. Walertt, sitaMiK 9:4." A. M. Student Class. M.-"A Worthy Cnwreh Coal" M. Roger Williams tuk. Il lustrated travel talk by H. A. Grtm. 10:45 A 6:o0 I, First Christian ICtfc Raj E. Has, Mlatate 9:45 A. M. Three Church Sehool Classes foe University Students. 11:00 A. M "Ho We 4X What We Pay For?" 6:30 P. M. College Orttp, "The Christian Family and the Iloma." First-Plynontb Congregational fth D kayuMMd A. Me MWkt H OD A. M. "Christian CttruMhla." on P. M Youth Rapper. 7:00P. M.-lr Kstherlne Taylor, 'What Is SemrHyT" University Episcopal 13th ft Rev. I W. McMillan. Trie SB 4W 8 30 and 11:00 A. VI.- Hegular Services. First Presbyterian 17th P Or. FdmunJ r. MIDer, Mlafcfc-f 9:40 A. M - Bll.le Class for College Age Prof. K. W. ll. 11:00 A. If ' Heal Religion ana Bold ness." 6 00 P. M. Mr. Jaanea lAwrenee. "The Chamber la la "- lly." Westminster Pesbytcrian Hherldaa ana South Mrlvln V. Oggel, D. I)., MM 11:00 A. M "Meaningless Whirlpool " t lb P. M. Fellowship , Supper with Mother! as Uuesta. 7:00 P. M Chapel Choir Cantata. 7:45 P. M. I'nlversity ptaruaaton. Dr. Pte'ler.