DAILY NEBRASKAN
Tuesday, March 11, 1941
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The Nazis may be inhumane, but ...
When it comes to down right thoughtlessness regard
ing the welfare of others, the British can be as cruel as
they come. Blinded by her own interests, and ignoring the
pleadings of the small democracies of Europe, England is
once again refusing her needed cooperation for the home
less of France and Belgium.
. Western Europe is largely dependent upon foreign
countries for food stuffs even in time of peace. And due
to the ravages of war on the one hand, and the British
blockade on the other the foodstuffs this spring are so
depleted, that authorities predict serious famines be
fore the harvests are reaped next fall.
Reports from both American relief workers and the
French government reveal that Germany Is doing every
thing in her power to feed the vanquished peoples; but
because of prospects of war she is unable to divert suf
ficient materials from her army and prison camps to give
them the rations they need.
The attitude of Germany, however, Marshal Petain
declares, is far more generous towards his people than
is that of the British. So interested is Germany in seeing
that the Belgian and French are properly fed, that the
Nazi government has given relief workers a free hand
in these countries and has pledged itself not to confiscate
any goods for the use of the Nazi war machine.
England is being asked for nothing. The bona fide
governments of vanquished countries stioned abroad
have secured the materials necessary to avert a famine.
They have the ships necessary to carry these materials
to the points where they are needed. All England Is be
ing asked to do is to let these ships pass thru her coastal
blockade.
Herbert Hoover, one of the greatest relief workers in
the past war, guarantees that the supplies passing thru
the blockade will be used for relief only; and should they
at any time be intercepted by the Nazi government, all
further shipments will be canceled. There is nothing ap
parently that the British can lose. Even if shipments were
confiscated by the Germans, they would last the German
army but three days. It is only the British obstancy that
is preventing humane relief work where it is needed.
Words are today changing to actions. Yesterday the
French government decreed that French warships would
convoy the relief vessels thru the British blockade. In re
ply the British have announced they will enforce the
blockade despite French action. Settlement therefore is
now thrown upon the United States, who alone has the
influence and power to sway England from her obstinate
course.
Thus far the position of this government has been
negative. Tho Herbert Hoover himself is sponsoring
the soup kitchen program, our president has refused
comment on the action of the British. We have been
too involved securing passage of the lend-lease bill help
ing Britain to recognize the shameful acts for which
she has been responsible.
Action by the United States must be immediate and
forceful. Student committees are organizing all over the
country. Last week the action of the Barb Union and
YMCA sanctioned such a committee on his campus."
The aims of these student committees are, first, to
inform their associates of the condition in Europe and
the need for sending supplies, and secondly by petition
or by the vote of student organizations to kick our gov
ernment out of its doldrums and secure its active support
of Herbert Hoovers plan.
Whatever Its program, the end of our committee is
a worthy one. By whole hearted support to It the re
lief ships will reach France. And those people ravished
by war will eat good food again.
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MY COLD DIANE
A penthouse, penthouse, high above the hum; a
goddess on a bearskin rug by the fire, my plump Diane;
a glass of buttered rum between my hands. What more
can man desire.
The burning stuff slides down and fires my heart,
my brain does know rum fires gray ashes make. But
sweet Diane, eternal apple-tart, never so my furnace
flames can slake,
I do adore her so, a million times. To taste the sugar
of her lips this night will only serve to quicken love's
enzymes, increase my longing, and whet my appetite.
This is a golden paradise to hold, yet still I weep.
The gaudy wench is cold.
How shall I storm those undefrosted eyes How
shall I mount those scarlet icy lips? When all her looks
bend on my call, to spite it, my tortured heart she flips.
Beneath the table, crawling there, I find again my
heart where still it sits. The little red thing, empty now,
tou'h in rind, must be so, else it now would lie in bits.
My sweet Diane, while musing: there I sit, goes,
bored and languid, back to where it is hot
To lean across the rail is ecstacy. The terrace over
looks the diamond town, aglister with a blinking mazda
sea. My tears drop down, a hundred stories down.
My dear Diane, my lovely, lovely louse, back on her
bearskin lies she there. To kneel beside her head, a quiet
mouse and probe her eyes; it is despair.
Two star-blue puddles, empty both f heat, stare up
ward at me, gorgeous deadly eyes. My thumbs do tch
to dig them out. They cheat me of everything that I
want, my prize.
Now at her feet I bend to scan the lush, white hunk
of angel ice with yellow capped, I'll stay until the ice
from you does rush, outsit the penguin cold that has me
trapped.
Diane, until the snowball turns to rose, I'll crouch
content and count your painted toes!
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News
Today we conclude our answer to the isolationist
sophistry presented March 6 in the form of a letter to
the Nebraskan from Currln Shields. Aside from his ir
relevant and undomonstrable prophecies, hia position was
that nazi diplomacy differs In no significant respect from
that of any other great nation, and that their treaty rec
ord is on the same level as that of the democracies.
As we have pointed out, their diplomacy is based oo
war, and their record of aggression proves it.
During the course of the years 1933 to 1D39 the ifazi
government concluded treaties and non-aggression pacta
with almost all their neighboring countries in Europe.
(They did not conclude one with France because the
Weimar republic had concluded one in the Locarno pact
in 1925.)
By the genuine test of the location of the fighting,
the record proves that the nazis have deliberately vio
lated all those treaties. They have gone into and ruth
lessly smashed Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Den
mark, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg,
France, Rumania and Bulgaria.
Yet Currin Shields can complacently say, "Germany
has made many treaties and broken a few. This is true
of any nation."
That is the most amazing example of failure to rec
ognize the significance of German actions that we have
ever seen.
Any mind that is unable to distinguish between the
methods of diplomacy used by England and the United
States in the 1930's as opposed to those of nazi Germany
is no doubt impervious to the facts. But if it is not let it
search the diplomatic records, and try to produce one
example of deliberate English or American aggression
that has repudiated a sworn treaty and smashed a neu
tral nation or any nation.
The search will be in vain, for In every case the ag
gression has been by the axis powers. What nation has
even feared that England or the United States would
smash them? If Mr. Shields wishes to rank England, the
United States and Germany as equals let him produce the
Anglo-American counterparts of nazi predatory crim
inality, and if he does not do so he .ought to shut up and
refrain from confusing the issue for such people as do
not have the historical knowledge necessary to indict his
culminations for the clap trap that they are.
However, we wish to make clear that our attitude is
predicated on the assumption that the American way of
life is worth preserving, by fighting for it if necessary.
Those who do not accept this premise naturally will not
be concerned with the operation of the nazi regime.
The . . .
Lincoln
. . . Pulse
Theatre-
This is the first of a series of
weekly polls to be taken by ad
vanced psychology students at the
University of Nebraska to deter
mine by means of scientific sam
pling the opinions of Lincoln people
people on various topics of current
interest. A poll taken by the group
Just before the presidential election
last November showed 97 percent
accuracy when compared with ac
tual election results locally.
Questions will be alternated each
week to concern subjects of gen
eral interest and subjects of uni
versity interest.
Pern yoa think the lend-leaae
bill Rboald be panned? Terrent
Yea No
Male vote 7 t4
Female vote AX 42
Total 6A 80.
! yon think Amerlea win
rventnally enter the warf
Male vote 81
Female vote n 8
Total 91 SS
Passage of the lend-lease bill is
approved by a majority of all
groups of Lincoln persons Inter
viewed except those in the lowest
income group. Lincoln professional
people believe most strongly that
America will eventually enter the
war, while only the highest income
gToup showed less than a majority
holding to the affirmative.
Lees-McRae college students,
Banner Elk, N. C, have organized
the country's farthest-south skiing
club. Members make their own
Bkis in the college wood-shop.
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portray Miss Crews, the ultra-efficient,
rather regal secretary to
Mr. Friday.
Cecil Richmond and Max Whit
taker will be cast in the roles of
Green and Slade a noisy, boister
ous, over-enthusiastic song-wrting
team, who consistently refuse to
not be heard.
Other members of the cast are
Bette Rangeler, William Green,
Robert Vcach, Frank Day, Jack
Hendrix, Joyce Burke, and Poch
ard Putney.
Flash-
(Continued from Page 1.)
formal pictures of the gal's activ
ity on the campus.
For the women is some good ad
vice on how to get and hold a
date. Flash will publish results of
a poll taken among male students,
telling what the men like in girls.
Frischer promises taht the girls
can also get some valuable tips
from another section on the mas
culine attitude toward shaving,
food, dress.
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Capitol
Personalities
ROBERT CROSBY.
Being chairman of what his
senatorial colleagues jokingly call
the "fly spec committee" is the
biggest job of Senator Robert
Crosby. The committee on enroll
ment and review was dubbed the
"fly spec" committee because its
function is to discover and cor
rect any technical defects which
may occur in bills.
Every bill is examined by the
committee three times and each
time, due to added amendments,
errors in punctuation and gram
mar must be corrected. But the
task is much greater than simply
replacing commas with semi
colons; it involves the wording of
a bill so as to make its provisions
clear and consistent
Minnesota graduate.
Senator Crosby is particularly
suited for the job assigned to him.
After receiving his A.B. degree
from the University of Minnesota
in 1932, the senator accepted a
scholarship to Harvard law school
and graduated from there in 1935.
With his brother, who is a Ne
braska law school graduate, he
practices law in North Platte.
So far as legislation goes, the
senator's principal interest is in
irrigation problems. He has done
much work in support of Senator
Mueller's L. B. 17 which is de
signed to make possible an order
ly distribution of the Platte river
waters.
Faculty men
hear Frantz
Discussing Jonathan Swift's
hatred for mankind, Prof. R. W.
FranU, chairman of the English
department, was the principal
speaker at the Faculty Men's
club's dinner in parlor X of the
Union last night.
Taking works and opinions writ
ten by Swift and citing specific
examples, Professor Frantz devel
oped his talk on Swift's attitude
toward his fellow-men.
Professor C. E. McNeil intro
duced the speaker. Following his
talk an open discussion was held.
Chairman of the meeting was
Prof. R. A. Gettman.
Dean speaks in Columbus
Dr. Nels A, Bengtson, dean of
the Junior Division, discussed the
work of the division before a
luncheon meeting of the Colum
bus chamber of commerce last
Thursday.
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