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DAILY NEBRASKA Tuesday, May 20, 1941 foyrwwit Behind the News By Olson and Ordal. Ethiopia and Iraq Overshadowed in the news tfy the more star tling events of the Balkan campaign and the flight of Rudolf Hess, the British forces in Rast Africa have been steadily and successfully carrying out the job to which they were assigned. That job was driving the Italians out of Kthi opia and restoring, to Haile Selassie the ancient kingdom snatched from his by Mussolini in 1935. With the capitulation of the Italian Duke of Aosta and 35,000 troops Monday, the British marked the successful completion of their task. The British, however, will have little time to rejoice over their East African victory, for events in the middle east, particularly Syria, continue daily to grow more ominous. The nazis for several days have been trans porting war materials across Syria and into Iraq, ostensibly preparing for an assualt on the oil fields there. The British, in an effort to stop the nazi infil tration, have been bombing Syrian airdromes and nazi supplies in Syria. Aside from the activity of the Germans the situ ation now is complicated by the attitude of the en slaved French government which is calling upon the Syrians to resist what it called "criminal agres sion" by the British. The French proclamation came from General Henri Dents, French high commis sioner for mandated Syria. " In spite of the fact that the attitude of the French is making it difficult for the British in the middle east, the French probably will not be able to do much in the way of actual fighting should they be forced by Hitler to open hostilities with their traditional ally. The French force in Syria probably does not contain more than 30,000 men, and in view of Free French agitation, and the Frenchman's general dis like for being under the heel of the Nazi boot, their morale is highly questionable. Further complicating the situation is the po rtion of Turkey. Franz von Papen has been woo ing the Turks again, and it Is highly possible that with the help of the Russians Hitler may be able to persuade the Turks that their best interests will I served by permitting the passage of nazi sup plies. In view of the tense situation the collapse of the Italians in Ethiopia is most opportune. General Wavell is reported to have some 500,000 men in North Africa, and now to this force can be added the excellent South African and Indian troops from Ethiopia. Add to this the British fleet and the eastern air force, and they should be able to put up a good fight against the nazis in the Middle Kast. iPrnnmon i-nrinlc 9 ' a WaaaVWA IViAW . . . from oar 11 readers 1 has become most devastating. Also we are at war psychologically with hatred and intolerance everywhere. Only in a military sense are we at peace, and even here we have used our navy to patrol for England's cause. The isolationist should 'ealize that his policy has already been rejected. The issue today is not between isolation and intervention, but between intervention and war. Shall we continue half-way measures or become fully belligerent? My decision for war is based upon the belief that by our present policy of in tervention we are exposing ourselves to most of the ills of belligerency without placing ourselves in tricity is a position to realize the possible benefits. Our eco- countless Household equipment laboratory . iloes slove research test ins: "What points shall I consider in purchasing a new gas stove?" "Would you say that gas or clee- chcaper? ' These and others like them are nomic system is already so devoted to war produc- questions that Arnold K. Barager, tion that the unsolved depression of the past decade who has been directing the uni will return with much deeper implication for the versity household equipment ex perimental lanoraiory kt uie jmm ten years, is expected to answer. future of democracy. We have gained the ill-will of nearly the whole world, including the nations which now appear likely to dominate Kurope, Asia and Africa. By going to war we shall sustain only more important loss the slaughter and of men. I do not underestimate the human suf fering caused by bullets and bombs, but I be lieve that a modern war causes much greater anguish by its economic dislocations than by the murder of men. The economic effects of the first World War were still to be seen in unemploy ment, mal-nutrition, and general disillusionment, in September of 1939. In fact, they had been chief among the causes of dictatorship in Europe and of the present war. As compared to the first World War, this war has been kind to human life. In any case, why should we ask the British to o all of the dying? There are several possible benefits of full bel ligerency. Most important is the opportunity versity students are not ewn aware that this laboratory exists, workers in this field have carried on numerous- valuable experi ments. So well known has their research become throughout the state that homemakers, especially in rural sections, are depending more and more on this department for reliable information concern ing household equipment. Most of their questions can be 'answered by the bulletins published about the research; but some must be given personal attention. Tins service is done free of charge. Bulletins published. Some of the bulletins published hy Mr. Barager are entitled "Se lecting Your Gas Stove," "The Ac- curacy or. i ressure uauges Used on Household Steam Pressure Periling unit announces Cookers." "Your Pressure Cook- er," and "Selected Types of Do ne officers tomorrow mestic Gas Stoves" Mr. Barager's most recently Annual banquet of Company published bit of research deals A -2. Pershing Rifles will be held with the gas stove. In this work, tomorrow night beginning at 6:30 thirteen domestic gas stoves rep p. m. in Parlors A and B of the resenting several types of surface Union, with the feature event of burners and burner assemblies the evening the' announcement of and various conditions of oven newly elected officers who will construction were studied to de serve during the next school year, termine their performance,' pri- Guests of the organization will maruy nom me point oi view or compi enensive sei or lecnnical Many experiments. Although the majority of uni- 'injurJ-Crack ri fleinen hold baiKiuct h Col. Pharleii A. Thuis nrofessor a shorten the war nH th.r-hv ii. ik. .t.i- of military science and tactics: lcm-s: rinaiiy. me performance - ci., v.. . - 1: , Ba HC rn, nH i Y) I warren imv naimnni rnm- w our economy. By war we should strengthen the will Jr"" Rifles, and of Turkey, Spain, and other wavering countries to Major Voigt national adju- resist. As an ally of England we should have a stronger claim to the British fleet if their islands re invaded. As a belligerent we might assure our selves of a seat at the peace conference. None of these benefits can come from our present policy of intervention. I believe that the isolationist should recognize these facts, abandon J of membership at the ban his campaign for a lost cause, and support the policy which seems second best. Our greatest need fjJJiJirg ai mis ume is ior national unity. Norman Hill. the by the technical testa was compared with the per- Major Fred Voigt national adju- lormance ooiaineo. rrom a series tnt ' of cooking tests. Medals will be awarded to the .J' v thidePm"t ,n best competitive drillers and to Z f ,n' members of the crack squad, while L lt m ctns?m members of the rifle team will be h?1011' sUte' N! (An given service bars. Newly initiated ,they ,ea. the mPrUnt features members will be awarded certifi- to Purchasing equip- mem ior ineir nomes; oui ineir increased knowledge also tends to make the manufacturers more careful in the construction of their products. Editorial- (Continued from Page 1.) to any further intervention, and many othei not voting believing the whole memorial business a lot filled 0 (Continued from page 1) manager, one; assistant business managers, two. On the Cornhusker the positions of editor, business manager, two assistant business managers, and two managing editors are to be Aof inflation or intervention rather uar or intervention DEAR EDITOR: My name, among those of other faculty niem lrs. was on the petition sent to Washington for action "not necessarily short of war." I siisjiect that my reasons for signing were somewhat dif ferent from those of other signatories. Believing that those reasons are overlooked in current dis cussions of war ar.d peace and that they have come to le the most significant phase of the problem, I venture to submit them. May I say, first of all, that I have been an isolationist and that I still subscribe to the doc trines of isolationism. I deny that this is a war for ideals, that one side is good and the other bad, and that invasion of the United States is imminent. It is my opinion that involvement in this war will bring us a huge debt and economic tribulations such as America hat never known, and that the consequent poverty and disillusion ment will shake the foundations of our society. In 1939 I believed that our best chance to avert & national calamity was aJheitnc to the neutrality et then in force, arms embargo and alL The act had been passed in the sober days of peace, when our thinking was relatively free from emotion. But our government has Jong since departed from the isolation which that act would have given us. We have been intervening in the war almost since its beginning. Isolation has been dead for many viontha. If there had been any doubt of this be fore, the Lend-Lease law must have dispelled it In an economic sense we are now at war mn4 it is in Hs economic aspect that modern war of foolishness. The administration, believing that the primary job of the university is to educate and to carry on the functions of an educational institution, is not in favor of the circulation of petitions at all among the faculty i! regardless of their content. The proj ect diil not have administrative sanction and there foie cannot be interpietcd as an official petition of the university. The opinion expressed in the memorials was not the sentiment being voiced in the classrooms. Tho there are a few rabid interventionists whose strong feeling on the subject prompt them to dis cuss it with their students, the large number of them urge freedom of expression and keep im partial in their lectures on international affairs. And finally the opinion of the faculty is not typical of that held by the majority of students. Out of almost 2,0 students voting in the spring campus election. 1.1K) endorsed a "short of war" policy, favoied inoie isolation, ami only 123 felt the issues at slake in the war jusljied Americas ent runce. Editor and business manager applications are the only filings required for the Awgwan Flash staff. Bulletin (llHV (llR 4 ra t oh artl- will l:M a ty lin- i rxirlant rntvltnt t4 at ft . m. la rawra I SI .l tlx- I um. 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