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Wednesday, February 16, 1919 Page 2 fHE DAILY NEBRASKAN Nebraska Motto Blasphemed In FEPC Bill Postponement 0 V,-- 1 4 WSviv- DR. EDGAR Z. PALMER, head of the University Statistics depart ment, is shown speaking before the Labor committee of the state legislature. Palmer spok? in favor of the Fair Employment Practices commission. (Editor' not At thr rrqwnt of Thr TIIt Nrrluin. Aartrry Rowihinm h written a rfpnrt oa the branny of thf KKPO bill brforr the l-br commit!- f tbr rurrrnt Nebraska Hntramrral k-rfhlatarr. She has inrludrd brr lnlrprelli. at to why the bill wm Indefinitely postponed.) BY AUDREY ROSEVBAUM. Under the ironic words "equality before the law", the Nebraska Fair Emplpoyment Practices bill was heard Monday afternoon. TO UOTE one of the 35 students present at the hearing, "A cross-section of Nebraska people factually proved the existence of employment discrimination, and the Labor committee hedged on its public obligation by failing to recognize the existence of the problem or to eliminate it by passing the Fair Employment bill (L. B. 117)." According to the opponents of FEPC, the passage of the bill would serve to "intensify group differences and divide the people of the state." Too, according to these opponents, L. E. 117 "interferes with free enterprise." In answer to these charges, however, I would like to point out that in New York, where a similar bill is in effect, there has been no noticible intensification of any differences between majority and minority groups, nor has there been any apparent interference with free enterprise IN THE indefinite postponement of L. B. 117, the Labor com mittee has shown us that, once again, the common good must bow before political considerations. How can the world look to us for leadership when, within our own country, we are unwilling to live by those democratic principles whi h we boast of so proudly abroad? The nation and the world looked to Nebraska on Monday. Nebraska failed them. "Equality before the law?" Quo vadis, little man? Jic (Daily Vbbha&kan MEMBER Intercollegiate Press FORTY-SEVENTH EAR The TtaJIv Netirankaa In published by the ntndeni of the rnlvemlly a an expret4n of Mttdents news and opinions only. Aeeordinc to article II of the By rovernlnK Indent publication and adminiKtered by the Hoard of Pnhllra tlons: "It In the declared pollry of the Koard that publication under il jnrin dirtion khnll he free from editorial cen sorship on the part of the Koard, or oa the part of any member of the faculty of the unlvemity; but member of the ataff of The lally Nebraskan are per sonally responsible for what they Hay or do or cause to be printed' Subscription rate are ft per emester. J.ftO per semester mailed, or $3 for the eolleee year; $4 mailed. Single copy five cent. Published daily during the school year except Monday and Saturday, vacation and examination period, by the I niversily of Nebraska under the unnervlslon of the Publication Board. Kntered a Second Class Matter at the I'ost Office in Ijneoln, Nebraska, under Act of onrrrss, March S. 1H7A, and at special rate of postare provided for in seetioo 1 1 OH. Act of October 2, authorised September 19, 1921. Night N"cw Editor Mlke Cnstafsnn j Jadml Uxsl JjwjiL (pacfSL : By Bruce Kennedy. Even though the warmer tem peratures brought hopes of early spring to the West, a new threat became evident. The large amount of fallen snow in melting could easily result in numerous floods, floods that would soon become the worst in history. The Missouri river is the great est threat. This river is fed by streams in Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas. However, this threat from the Missouri river probably would come later as its tributaries in other states begin to carry the additional water. A FORMER Nebraskan was ar rested by the Russians Tuesday on charges of spying. Dr. Anna Strong, born in Fiiend, will be deported for what the Russian newspapers termed '"subversive activities." FEAR WAS expressed by Brit ish diplomats that the North Am erican Security Alliance would not attain its purposes if the United States continues to "di lute" it. This anxiety came after a statement by Senators Vanden berg and Connally that Congress would reserve the final decision I on whether the United States We Ash the Council . tv rtfton a Riihifrtive critic rather than an obteetivA X UAlrVl aj-a J " J w ' V appraiser of the Student Council, we turn today to the coun cil to help us out Reviewing some of the things we have advocated or questioned editorially, we come to the con clusion that it is within the jurisdiction of the council, not The Daily Nebraskan, to investigate these matters and arrive at a satisfactory solution. It will be the policy of The Daily Nebraskan to ques tion, to inform and to shed light on all issues. We will at times draw conclusions and state opinions. However, any action to be taken must come through the council: It is the Student Council which has the mandate of the student body to work for those things which will benefit the students. Thus we ask the Student Council, assuring it of our complete cooperation, to find out: 1) What can be done about the cheating situation on final exams? 2) What can be done to increase the relations between the U. S. students and foreign students on the campus that is, what activity can be engendered to afford the foreign students with the welcome and hospitality which American students find on foreign soil? 3) What steps can be taken to make enrollment in the University and application for dormitory space on a completely democratic basis free from all discrimination? 4) What can students do to make sure that pre-med students have their applications for Medical college con sidered on a strict basis of individual merit, free from any outside influence or pressure ? 5) What can the council do to provide students with the right of academic appeal? These are matters which we feel are important enough to warrant consideration and action in the meetines and committee work of the student governing body of the Uni versity, the Student Council. On too many occasions we have heard the question, "Well just what does the council do?" Although we have usually defended the council, we have found that our argu ment is not as strong as it should be, considering the possi bilities there are for a University Student Council. We will discuss the council more in later editions. For present, we will rest with the contention that once the council becomes actively concerned with important matters which concern the majority of students, the council will not longer have to consider seriouslv the criticism that the council "never does anything." The ball is already rolling, we've found, and tomorrow we will run a letter from Jack Maxwell, chairman of the council Scholarship committee. should go to war to member nation. defend a Our Forty-fourth Yeai! jHM ill t llji ttj "I KNOW ITS AN EAGLE SUIT, but lo I hafta keep tlie bird?" Believe me, you'll get everything BUT the "bird"", when you wear an EAGLE suit . . . right styling, right fit, right color in our new spring patterns. 60.00 lo $67.50 Exclusively Simon, too!! LLETTERIP Dear Editor: Congratulations on the best issue of the pper since the 1940 Rose Bowl issue. Dean Harpey, A. J. Spew. OF DISCONTINUED AND SHOPWORN ITEMS Vz OFF y3 OFF V LAMPS RADIOS V PIPES V CAMERAS V SLIDE RULES v PENCIL SHARPENERS V STATIONERY yj WATER COLOR SETS V WASTE BASKETS V ARTISTS iMOCKS V NOTE BOOKS - PHONOGRAPHS Sale Efertire Vednendar, Feb. 16, Tiiru Wednetday, Feb. 23 J. J BOOK STORE '
