The DAILY NERRASKAN
Sunday. October 22. 1939
We'll standbyour Editor
Publications Board,
University of Nebraska.
Gentlemen :
Our editor has been suspended.
Mystery still shrouds the "true issues involved." (State
ment made by Prof. G. C. Walker in DAILY offices on Fri
day evening.
The facts which we have at our disposal at present are:
1. Editor Niemann, acting on the initiative which
should characterize a good newspaperman, dug up,
wrote and printed in the DAILY (Oct. 13) a story
concerning an action taken by the university senate.
No information, in the form either of a story or the
fact that it was "release-dated" (time of release speci
fied) eame to this office from the university editorial
and publicity service, whose function it is to release
all "official" university news matter.
2. Downtown and outstate papers, which had re
ceived a release-dated story, were thus scooped. (In
the past, this has not been serious; campus events have
been the province of -the DAILY.)
3. Niemann (Oct. 18) was called to task by the
publications board and "probationed" to Chairman of
the Board Gayle C. Walker.
4. Niemann then published a statement of policy
(Oct. 19). Key words "They (the DAILY eds) will
never stand idly by to watch this paper's freedom in
fringed or its independent service hazarded."
5. Niemann was mispended.
On the basis of the facts at hand, we, the undersigned
taiembers of the DAILY NEBRASKAN editorial and business
staffs, wish to make it known that we stand behind our
editor.
We, too, see the dispute as
between the editorial and publicitv service, the administration,
the publications board, and the
see a fight between the editorial
DAlLi over who shall have prior right to campus news.
We ask that, since our right to publish the news while
it is still news seems to be at stake, we be represented at the
meeting of the publications board on Monday by two of our
members.
luspect fully,
Editorial Staff
Managing Editors:
Merrill Englund
Richard de Brown
Business Manager:
Arthur Hill
Morton Margolin
Mary Kerrigan
Elizabeth Clark
Robert A Id rich
Anne Kinder
Peggy Cowan
Joe Siwinski
Hubert Ogdeh
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
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Cornhiifker Btff members will aa
nemMe for a xtsff meeting M 5 p. T
Monday In Uie Comhuker office.
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PI lambda TheU will hold IU repu"
tneetinr fn room 21 In Teachers Colie
Ityj afternoon at 6 o'clock.
. W. C. A. VKSrERS
T. W. C. A. vexperi win meet Tuesday
at & p. in. In Ellen Smith. Prof. Herbert
Tenne ( the speech depart rreot wiil
(peak on "Contemporary Broadway
riayi." There will be a derotlonal pe
riod and mivK.
TAP DN(lNO HOMY C.ROIT
The tap dancing- hory (roup will meet
Tuesday evening- it T In tbe Union ball
room. Harriet Talbot will be the leader,
Mary Kiln the teacher and Mary Bulkork
coed eounaelor board sponsor. The croup
Is open to all pru.
rr.r n.i as to mfict
Cora Coba and Taaaela will bold a Joint
tneetlnr Monday at S p. m. In Union S13.
AH memberi and pledirea of hota pep
loba art expected to attend Uila Impor
tant meeting.
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a four-way misunderstanding
DAILY. But more than that, we
and publicity service and the
News Editors:
Edwin Wittenberg
Clyde Mart
Lucile Thomas
Norman Harris
Chris Peterson
June Bicrbower
Business Staff
Assistants:
Ed Segrist
Burton Theil
Reporters
Paul Svoboda
John McDermott
Harl Hunt
Hugh Wilkins
Louise Benson
Betty Jean Maxwell
Ann Speiker
Mary Louise Simpson
Players need girl
with red hair now
Red hair will be an asset to
girl tryine out for the new Uni
versity Players production, "Fam
ily rortrait.',' The try outs will be
held Tuesday at 7:00 p. m. in the
Studio Theater, 201 Temple.
"Family Portrait" Is a religious
play about the family of Christ
The part of Mary Magdalene in it
calls for a red haired actress.
Registration for the tryouts will
be tomorrow morning from 8 to
12 and Tuesday morning at 8 to
9 and 10 to 12. Men are especially
urged to try out for parts in the
play.
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pact under
criticism
By Woerner and Steele.
Gorman airplanes flew along the
east coast of England again, at
tacks were made upon a British
convoy, and a Norwegian and Ru
manian vessel were sunk, but vig
orous criticism of the Turkish-British-French
mutual assistance
pact was the most significant war
development Saturday.
The nazis prophesied that Tur
key might be carved up for her
'mistake," and declared Britain
could not help them. Russia would
be justified in taking: over the
Dardenelles and even Turkey her
self, Hitler feels. Russia felt the
pact drew Turkey closer to war
and Italy took the cue to assert
her rights in the Balkans.
The allies patted themselves on
the back for the first diplomatic
triumph of importance since the
war began. The Turks were prom
ised planes, war materials and
naval aid by the allies and prob
ably much more. The British and
French very probably had to pay a
price for the Turkish move, but,
whatever the bargain was, full de
tails will not be known for yean;.
The Turkish agreement specific
ally exempts Russia from attack
bv the Moslem power, and the
friendship which has grown up be
tweon these ancient enemies since
the war should not be badly
shaken by it- The German threats
shouted over miles of Russian
dominated territory is only a faint
echo to the Turks. Neither the
Turks nor the Italians forget the
1912 war in which Italy got
Tripoli.
The Italians and Turks are thus
opposed. Nevertheless, the events
of the past month make it increas
ingly unlikely that Mussolini will
go to war. if he can stay out, and
even less likely that he will go in
on Hitler's side. The Russian pact
was a blow to the Rome-Berlin
axis and sent 11 duce into a peace
time building program.
$$$Chri$ Peterson $fr
Now that interest is beginning
to ebb in the current European
war, the nation turns its eyes
toward politics and election. Lake
the rest of us, it doesn t nave eyes
in the back of its head so it will
miss some of the show.
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There are some observations to
be made. Both on voting and poli
tics.
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The third party in 1940 politics
will be about as unpopular as it is
in love. You see what I'm get
ting at
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Politics has been defined as the
art of obtaining money from the
rich and votes from the poor on
the pretext of protecting each
from the other.
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Then we must consider the
candidate. In Blair, there was
50 year old candidate who lost the
election because of his youth. The
voters found out how he had spent
it
Am for the polls, someone once
said that they were those places
where you stand in line for
chan.e to decide who will spend
your money.
I suppose there is one thing to
remember. The cheaper the poli
tician the more be will cost the
government.
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After all, we are sort of look
ing forward to the political bawl
when candidates will say: "These
are not my figures, ladies and gen
tlemen. They are the figures of
man who knows what h is talk
ing about."
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Circulation Manager
AIX DAILY aantjpted editorial! are
r oplnloa la way reflect the aUltode
Niemann
(Continued from Page 1.)
ersity nor do the students read
the local papers for college news.
In his editorial the following day
he stated that the staff "will never
stand idly by to watch this paper's
freedom infringed or its indepen
dent service hazarded." Niemann
was protesting that the university
publicity department with Carroll
Chouinard at its head is closing
news sources to reporters of the
DAILY NEBRASKAN. The fol
lowing day Niemann was tempo
rarily suspended from his $40 a
montn position as editor.
Both sides of the controversy
have not a.i vet been made riublic.
Gayle Walker declined to comment
on ine issue except to say in the
offices of the DAILY that it was
merely a "tempest in a teapot."
The staff of the official news or
gan of the university after a meet
ine in their offices Saturday morn
ing unanimously decided with the
information available to them to
stand behind Niemann.
In a published letter to the pub
lications board the DAILY staff
asks at least two representatives
at the meeting of the board on
Monday when it convenes to give
further consideration on the sus
pension of the DAILY editor. The
staff bases its request on the fact
tnat it has no information con
cerning "the real issues involved,"
the statement which Gayle Walk
er, head of the journalism school,
made Friday.
Carroll Chouinard. to whom Nie
mann's protests were directed, de
nied that his department had ever
made any attempt to suppress
campus news or to keep professors
irom giving news to the reporters
ot me DAIL. i . "This office is ab
solutely in the clear," he declared
At the two meetincs of the publi
cations board the presence of the
eoiionai and publicity director was
not noted.
Editor Niemann, surprised and
bewildered by the publicity his
suspension is irettine. stated that
-me whole thing is getting out of
bounds. It's a four way misun
derstanding among the adminis
tration,, the publicity department,
the publications board and the
DAILY NEBRASKAN that will
have to be straightened out Mon
day." He stands to lose his posi
tion if the board, composed of
three students and five faculty
members, decides to confirm his
temporary suspension.
Student opinion seems to stand
clearly with Niemann altho stu
dents have no complete under
standing of the situation. Staff
members and students alike are
somewhat mystified about the
whole thing as the publications
board declines to make any state
ment until after the board meet-
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AH string instruments repaired.
Tine old violins, Vi llos and J
other intrumrnts for sale or f
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LEARN TO DANCE
Bull room Tap . . . Cm a run Iced To Tench You
Trivate t-eieni by A ppnlntmrnt RrrUtrr for f l.r
Than 7,000 SfudenJi
Union Buildma
year except Mondays and Saturdays,
students of the University of Nebraska,
Board.
Semester or 11.50 for the College Year,
Entered as second-class matter at the
Act of Congress, March 3, 1879, and at
section nui. aci ot uctoDer , '.
Harold Niemann
.....Arthur Hill
DEPARTMENT
...Merrill Englund, RK.iiard deBrown
Norman Harris. Ed Wittenberg, Lucile
Chris Peterson.
June Blerbower
Rex Brown
Jon Pruden
Margaret Kraus
Burton Thlel, Ed Segrist
Lowell Michael
the aplntoa af IU editors. Their vtews
of the administration of the aalveinHy.
ing Monday, and not then if the
meeting is not "definite."
Loewensteim
(Continued from Tage 1.)
torium at 4 o'clock on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday after
noons until Nov. 17, and he will
speak at the second university
convocation Thursday.
Students may take this lecture
course for credit upon payment
of a fee of $1.50. Registration for
ci-edit will be limited to students
who have earned at least 12 hours
of credit in the social sciences and
history, who do i-equisite outside
reading, who can arrange a dis
cussion section each week, and .
who pass a final examination.
Registration Monday.
Registration will be held Mon
day afternoon in social science au
ditorium. Catalogued as history
298, the course may also be taken
for credit toward a major or mi
nor in political science or sociol
ogy. Those who do not wish to
register for the course may come
in and listen to lectures free of
charge arid without preliminary
arrangements.
The Trince is deeply interested
in the philosophy underlying tliV"
nazi movement, in the historical
setting which led to the triumph
of this philosophy in Germany, in
the attitude of the Catholic church
to the problems of the 20th cen
tury, in the development of the
European youth movement, and in
the possibilities of a social, po
litical and cultural reconstruction
of Europe.
Left Germany n 1933.
The value of Prince Loewen
stein's opinions on the present
emergency has been enhanced by
his residence in France this sum
mer. He has been a member of the
Catholic Center party, and an or
ganizer of the Republican youth.
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The Lincoln
Musicians Association
Wishes Te
Announce
"MUSICIANS'
JAMBOREE
an evening of continuous
dancing, fun A entertainment
To Be HrU At The
"Turnpike"
Casino Ballroom
THURSDAY MGIIT
OCTOBER 26
Dancing from 8 to 1
Five Organised Bands!
Admission 40c per person
Advance Tickets at Office of
Srcretiry. 12 to 2 p. m. daily
Door price the same
LUELLA WILLIAMS
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