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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Thursdoy, April 10, 1952 EDITORIAL PAGE ' Same Sfory-Once Again , ... Campus Elections It'i the same old itory again. Campus elections in order to hold an election. Only one man has approaching and no interest risingexcept in the filtd for the representative for the Men's Dorm usual circles of the All University Party and the and Cooperatives. Another applicant is needed. Eifht junior and senior class officer positions are open. Only 13 students had filed by Wed nesday noon. Three offices are unopposed. Un less at feast two seek each office, the election for that office will not be held. Doing some simple figuring, that would mean there will not be a senior class president or rice president. The secretary and treasurer will stand alone. It is possible that some students still will file. In fact, The Daily Nebraskan hopes there will be much activity today in Dean Frank Hallgren's office where filings must be made. But this is only one side of the picture. The new phase of the spring election is selection of Student Council representatives from each col lege. Here the filings Indicate more apathy to ward student government So far only four students, two men and two women, have filed for Arts and Sciences college representatives. In order to have an election at least six must file. Out of the entire enrollment of both the Col lege of Dentistry and the Co!ege of Pharmacy, only one student has filed. Two must file if the election Is to be valid. For the Law college seat on Student Council one student has filed. Here again two must file There is certainly no reason to force students to file for positions in student government. But It will be the students who complain about the student government if it falls. From the indi cations so far, there is not enough Interest among students themselves even to merit a Student Council. A group can be only as strong as its leaders and members. Right now there is not much of a choice as to who will be those members. It is rather dlseouraging, of course, to file for an office which the All University Party seeks simply because it happens to be the only campus group participating in mass in elections. As has been pointed out repeatedly, the only way to eliminate machine politics is to get an all out vote which would be able to override one minority. The situation now does not indicate such an elec tion. Filings for all offices are open until 5 p.m. this afternoon. It certainly will be nothing over which to be proud if some elections must be cancelled because of disinterested students. Commenting about a campus election in which not enough students filed for office, the Daily Minnesotan, student newspaper at the University of Minnesota, very appropriately wrote: It's darn close to anarchy. So is Nebraska. J. K. Rude Awakening . . . UN Teaching Truth. This propaganda scheme of the United States is based on truth; it seizes the offensive and tells America's story abroad. This program, it is hoped, will gain support for the American plan of living and working aIUi its world neigh bors and give nations in difficulty the courage to hold out against the pressures of Communism and Soviet imperialism. The United States, like the United Nations, has turned to the established news channels to reach It would be helpful if classrooms could simulate the P-ple The Voice , oi I America dcasts to committee rooms of the U1C " are Demg usea successiuuy in tening America s What Am I Doing Here? Bob Reichenbach- This reporter took a little time off and trotted up to Chicago over the week-end. If any of you read LOOK magazine, you are probably laminar with the standard articles called John Lardner's New York and John Wilkin son's Washington. This is not going to be Reichenbach's Chicago or anythihf? close to it. Lardner and Wilkinson probably like New York and Washington. I like them both, myself. I do not like Chicago Probably never will. To me Chicago is a dirtv un friendly city with absolutely no personality. They drive pretty risky there, too. I imagine more cars get through on the amber light in Chicago than in any other town in the country. They are iona 01 peaes- 4 Just What Easier Means . . . By the REV. AL NORDEN Lutheran tMissourl Synod) The message of Easter, which tells us of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, is of tremendous Importance. First, it proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that Jesus is what He claimed to be, the eternal Son of God, and that all of His teach ings are true (Romans 1:4.) He had predicted that He would rise from the dead (John 2:19.) His resurrection placed the final stamp of truth upon all His doctrine. . . . University Pastors Comment live to Justice, by whose stripes we are healed. He died for us that, whether we watch or sleep, we may live together with Him. He died that He might be, to all who obey Him, the cause of eternal salvation. Well expressed in the Holy Scriptures is that great change produced in us by the willing and living sacrifice of Our Savior on the Cross: ". . . you were at that time without Christ, being alelns from the conversation of Israel, and stranger to the testament, having no hope of the promise and without God in this world. But now in , Christ it that tt,. fi- has accented Jesus you, who some time were afar off, are made the sacrifice of His Son for the salvation oi tne nign oy me p.m. ana f i LA ue.t editorial, on the United Nation. Editor'. Not.: Thli If the Lit f Dr. Frank Soremon'i In teaching about the United Nations it is not enough to learn only of the machinery. It is equally as important to study the problems and Issues before the delegates when they assemble in council and committee meetings. Where else can the teacher find problems more clearly defined and more significant than in the halls of the United Nations? miniature council and committee rooms United Nations, and procedures used by United Nations delegates. In studying the problems before the United Nations, children can compare their conclusions and recommendations with those of the world diplomats. They can protest if the actions of the senior group are not in harmony with their think ing. Another Interesting experience for the chil dren would be to follow United Nations leaders as they work in committees around the world on their special missions. In making such a study, extensive use could be made of text books, globes, atlases, reference materials and News broadcasts. The statements made by these world leaders would, of course, come in for care ful study. Much more could be said about the United Nations' struggle for the minds of men. This struggle parallels in many ways that of the United States Government, as we shall now see. story. In addition," printed booklets, pamphlets and posters are distributed in quantities abroad. Even the comic book is used successfully in lands where people have little or no education. It is interesting to note that the spearhead of United States propaganda is pointed directly at the hard core of the Soviet Union. It is felt that many people behind the Iron Curtain will resist their present government if they receive encouragement from outside nations. This special effort must be having its desired effect, for the Soviet Union has gone to great lengths to block the broadcasts. The second area reached by American propo ganda includes the satellite countries. In this way millions of oppressed people are brought hope from the free world. Perhaps in time a country like Czechoslovakia will find a way of establishing itself again as a free nation because of encourage ment by the United States. Other areas reached by the new information nroeram of America are the nations bordering the The United States has only recently expanded Soviet Union and its satellites. In some of these its International. Information Program in a de termined struggle to capture the minds of men. This expansion was necessary in order to match the Soviet Union's propaganda weapon used so effectively in its struggle for world conquest. It is- well known that Soviet propaganda portrays the USSR as the world's greatest advocate of peace and the great protector of defenseless peoples. countries their people need to be told that the United States wants their nations to be free. It is important to know that the objective of the American people is to tell its story to the masses and not just to the elite. This story in troduces the peoples in other lands to the Am erican people, their ideals and way of life. This informative program provides an educa- Thelr program goes on to picture the United feature that is xrovm to be highly im States as a warmongering, power-hungry nation portanti u is the educational exchange program, with the Single motive of domination other nations. Hundreds of students and teachers now studv in The Soviets are determined to turn the peoples the United States each year and observe America of the world away from the United Mates ana 8s she is. There is no better way to sell democracy toward the USSR. America has accepted the challenge and in Its determination to win the cold war, has set Into motion what is known as the Campaign of Margin Notes Farmer's Fair backers might receive criticism from the dean of women's office soon if they don't stop infiltrating University student ward robes with "unladv-like" blue jean jackets. It's good ad vertising for the annual Ag College celebration, but tomerence to oe neia at nunier uouege, iNew It hardlv Improves the appearance of campus coeds, York City, January 27-31, sponsored by the United it, iiu. j f r- r. , ht-1! i r : : t fMrcoo f There is much more that could be done through education. In fact, education is the essential com panion of propaganda. It processes go deeper in that more active participation is possible in the formation of action. It is unfortunate that thss American people do not know more about the United States In formation Program, abroad. They would be heartened with it and give more support to those responsible for its further development. Those concerned with such problems as have been presented will be interested in the UNESCO sne might conclude. It is interesting to note that some persons work ing for and sponsoring certain office candidates do more harm to their favorite candidate than States National Commission for UNESCO. Two thousand leaders from all parts of the United States are expected to share in this meeting. The conference theme, "The United Nations Man Helping Man," suggests that delegates will be concerned with ways in which the citizen can par good. If the candidates could get close enough to especially by sharing in the voters, and get to them more often, perhaps this 'necessary evil" might be eliminated. .'"' tt Is rather amusing to see how various state and rational party big-wigs react to the "deci sive' results of the Nebraska primary. General Eisenhower has no comment, but his henchmen call the results meaningless; some regard the Kefauver victory as no example of a real test; Taft-backers regard his victory as the real voice of the people. Every political mouth-piece or candidate Interprets primary results as some thing, indicative of support for their party and candidate. The capacity of men to accept failure or victory is amaslng. " Congratulations are due Jack Solomon, Uni- the work of the United Nations and Its specialized agencies. Out of this conference may come a pat tern of community action that might well guide the efforts of Interested individuals and groups during the years ahead. FIFTY-FIRST YEAR Member Associated Collegiate Press Interoolletiate Press Tho Dally Nebraskan U publtabed bf the student pi the University of Nebraska a exp-ewlon of .tudent.' and opin ion, only. Aeeordln to Article II pi the --" 0"S'n tudent publication, and administered by the Board of Publica tion., "ft It the declared iwllcy of tu Board that publication., under It. jurisdiction .hall be free from editorial een.or.nlp on the part of the Hoard, or on the part of any member of the faculty of the university, out ne memo- oi -" niiv NakmiiiM .r. iwrNnnnllv rc.non.lhle for what they say or . i . i . n L !J ..'I . i . . j .. ' verslty law stuaenx, eieciea - permanent . -rS'ri ,tM . n.M or ss.oo Of the UN Charter Amendment Session Sponsored for the eollere year, 4.00 mailed. Single copy e. Published , " . , 1 , j 1 . dally durtnr the .ehool year eeept Saturday, and Sunday.. bV NUCWA last Weekend. Solomon had enOUgn vacation, and examination period. One Issue published during self-confidence and knowledge of parliamentary S "-AgTi Mffl procedure at his flnsertips to keep the session run- c. M.r ;J-J- ."pf ntna tnoothlv. DeSDite disruptions by the Russians postage provided for In Section UOS, Act of Contra of October . - . " i . j v . 1IH7. authorised September 10. 19x3. delegates, the president did a masterful job in leading the conference. Bather pertinent comment heard following the Friday debate: "People should realize tnat uni EDITORIAL STAFF Editor oan luwver Auoelate Editor y -Both Raymond Managing Editor. .Don Pleper, Sue Gorton Hal HaMelbalch, Sail? Mall Sport Editor Marshall Kushner A..h.4ant sport Editor Glenn Nelson Feature Editor nick Ralston a asativ nny utrius Connie Gordon tl a 9 i A In 4nrtTn VeTSlty BlUUCllo CIXC Vitaiijr 4uvioi.v, ju vwca Af bailor. ... policy but not at an hour when they don't eat Saotogr.IV.: if they're late fof dinner. Daily Thought Absence cools moderate passions but Inflames violent ones. Reporters ...Leonard Zajieek. Sara Stephenson, Bob Flnkerton, Pat Ball, Peg Bartunrk, Ann Carlson, Elaine Miller. Hhlrley Murphy, Terry Barnes, Louis Schoen, Greta Craig, Bob Decker. Natalie Katt, Ron Gibson, Gerry Felman, Darlene Podlesak, Chuck Beam, Mary Jane McCullogh, Jerry Jtobertson, . BUSINESS STAFF Buslneas Manage . .Jack Cohen Assistant Business Managers Btaa Slpple, Arnold Stern, Pete Bergsten Clrentatlon Manager George Wilcox Night New Editor Hal Huseltwlch trians, though The natives tell you that those girders sticking out of the streets around the loop are to hold up the elevated tracks' Just cross South street K n you'll soon Keicnenoacn find out what those girders are for. You'll find out or get killed, probably. Those girders are not used principally to hold up the elevateds. They are the last re fuge available for a trapped pe destrian to hide behind. Every once in a while a car will smash into one of these steel col umns and people will say the driver lost control of his car. I've always had my doubts. My bet is that in most cases where a car runs into a girder the driver had a nedestrian in his sights who was just a half-step ahead and ducked to safety. o What with us Nebraskans just having gone through a hot and heavy political campaign, I natur ally was interested in what Chi cagoans thought about the Illinois primary on Tuesday. "Taft, Ke fauver, Eisenhower who's he?" they answered looking puzzled. But before I could answer they'd start off, "But that Cavaretta's really getting those Cubs in shape; looks like the Sox might cop it this year " And then I'd leave. People are sure baseball-crasy there. I think some people thought of Easter Sunday as marking one more week 'til the Cubs and the Sox come home. At least that's the way they talked in the Follies Interna tionale. On the way home, on the train, an older gentleman was holding course at great lengths, extolling the virtues of one Robert lait. Among other things he said he'd never forgive that bunch of iso lationists like George Norris for getting us into this mess. "Yes sir," said this international citizen, "to heck with these isolationists. I'm going to vote for Taft!" world and that atonement has been made for the sins of all mankind (1 Corinthians 15:17.) Jesus bore our sins and died for them (1 Corinthians 15:3: 1 Peter 2:24; Isaiah 53:6 and 12.) The vork of atonement was completed when Jesus said on Good Friday, "It is finished." By the resurrection it is firmly established. Third, the resurrection proves that Christ had the power to keep the promise He had given His disciples, "Because I live, ye shall live also." Christ's resurrection is the guaran tee of eternal life to every believer. The ressurectlon of Christ, then, is the key note of the Christian religion. This is the con fession of all Lutherans, based firmly, we believe, These divine blessings that are ours in the spilled blood of Jesus Christ Our Savior are sealed in truth by the glorious Ressurectlon of this self-same Lord and Savior. "He is risen" is the cornerstone of our faith, the strength '' whereby we raise our voices in true jubilation, singing "Alleluia!" May everyone this day live in Christ Jesus, and in that life remain forever, more. May the blessing of the Risen Savior be with yau all, and remain with you forever. Alleluia. By the REV. REX KNOWLES Presbyterian-Congregational Scott the explorer, lost in the Antarctic, wrote on Scripture, and set forth in the historic creeds in his diary about his companion: "We are very of Christendom. near tne ena I10W' 1 wa "uw Throughout the centuries the promise of splendid Boll was at the end. Everlastingly Christ rings loud and clear: "I am the Rcsurrec- cheerful, and ready to sacrifice for others. Never tion and the Life; he that believeth in Me, though a word of blame to me for leading him into this he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever mess. His eyes have a comfortable blue look of liveth and believeth in Me shall never die" (John hope and his mind is peaceful in regarding him- jj.25.) self as part of the great scheme of the Almighty., This to me Is Easter: to keep in the eyes the By the RT. REV. MSGR. GEORGE J. SCHUSTER comfortable blue look or nope, in tne mma the Newman Club assurance or an eternal purpose, ana m me Jesus Christ died for love of us. - heart the deep belief of the final victory of He died making peace through the Blood of goodness and God. This is to find We eternal ana to uve unaer the spell of immortality right now. His Cross. He died bearing our sins in Ills Body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should 'Crime In America' Presents Sordid Facts On Gangsterism i .11. I TT tar in By SALLY ADAMS News Editor Crime is big business. This fact has become aonallingly clear to the American people as a result of the work done by the benate crime investigating committee, Sen. Estes Kefauver, chairman of that body from May, 1950 to May, 1951, presents a comprenen sive picture of gangsterism in his kMt 'TVirvio in Amprira." ICLtlil uuufti ' " In a simple, straight-forward manner, the senator from Tennes see traces the pattern of criminal activities imcovered in the recent investigations. Al thou eh not a skilled, pro fessional writer, Kefauver has assembled the astounding and sordid testimonies and facts learned by the committee Into a readable and interesting book. His analysis of the situation is a challenge to decent citizens to take action against gangsterism. The book is fittingly introduced with a brief account of the birth of the crime committee and the scope of its activities. The bipar- tisan committee headed by Ke fanvpr. a Democrat, had for its other members Herbert R. O'Con nor (D., Md.), Lester Hunt (D., Wyo.), Alexander Wiley (R., Wis.) and Charles W. Tobey (R., N.H.). After a year or conaucting in vestigations throughout the. United States the committee reached these major conclu sions: "1. A nationwide crime syndi cate does exist in the united States of America, despite tne protestations of a strangely as sorted company of criminals, self serving politicians, plain blind fools, and others who may be honestly misguided, that there is no such combine. "2. Behind the local mobs which make up the national crime syndi cate is a shadowy, international criminal organization known as the Mafia, so fantastic that most Against Chapel To the Editor: Recent articles in The Daily Ne braskan and in Presby Post have strongly endorsed the suggestion of building an interdenomination al chapel on campus. According to an article pub lished in Preshv Post, such a chapel would: I The fourth argument seems to 1. Remind students "that life is, be based on the belief that church not all work, politics, people and tramps wander around simply De play." 2. "Be a place where we could go for help either for help gained from a few. mo ments meditation alone in church surroundings, or from consultation with our own min ister, priest or rabbi." 3. "Add beauty, character and dignity to the campus." In a previous editorial in The Daily Nebraskan the same writer advanced the following articles in favor of a chapel. It would: 4. "Provide a spiritual home for (Americans find it hard to believe it really exists, "3. Although dishonest politi cians and officeholders are a small minority compared with the hun dreds of thousands of devoted, honest public servants, political corruption in the United States seems to have sunk to a new low. "4. While law enforcement pri marily is a local responsibility, and everywhere we uncovered a monotonous picture of corrupt or passive local officials, much of the responsibility for what is go ing on rests squarely upon federal enforcement agencies. "5. Infilitration of legi t i m a t e business by known hoodlums has progressed to an alarming extent in the United States." With hese conclusions as a basis for the remainder of the book, Kefauver goes on to give evidence, to support them. In spite of the conflicting, confusing testi mony, members of the underworld have shown that the Mafia does exist, headed by one Lucky Lu ciano, with headquarters in Si cily. Many of the mysterious gangster murders probably could be solved if it "were possible to obtain further information of the' control of organized crime by the Mafia. Public Enemy Number One in America, according to Ke fauver, is the Continental Press, a monopoly furnishing racing news by wire to the gambling Industry. He presents evidence showing that most criminal bankrolls are furnished through illegal gambling. In succeeding chapters he traces city by city the close connection between underworld operations. The Tennessean believes that the center of the nationwide crime syndicate is Chicago-con trolled by the proeges of Al Ca pone. The mob, still the Capone syndicate, controls the Continental Press and main tains a profitable policy racket the many 'church tramps' who jits respect. cause they do not wish to become allied with a denomination. In any other respect the interdenom inational church would be the same as any other church in town. The group of migrant students due to fear of denominationalism, however, is very small, I be lieve. The main reason for their shifting is simply to observe a wide variation of religious cus toms, to hear ideas of several min isters and simply to move around. An interdenominational church would be just another church in two chapters to the crime com mittee's investigations in New York City. In the eight days of public hearing there, the crime committee took the spotlight in the national news. For it was during this time that William O'Dwyer, former mayor of New York City and current ambassa dor to Mexico, was called to testify. The committee proved that city politics had been cor rupted by Frank Costello through influence exerted on the former mayor. Indeed Costello was de scribed as "the most influential underworld leader in America." The chairman of the crime committee, however, was not content merely to give evidence of underworld activities. He concludes his book with the committee recommendations made in its final report to the senate. These recommendations for smashing the crime syndi cate offer a challenge to the American public and to its law makers. This challenge seems to be Ke fauver's principal purpose in writing "Crime in America." While it could have been written as a personal appeal for party support in the forthcoming presi- dential election, the senator keeps politics in the background except in instances where it was directly connected with the crime syndi cate. Although slow reading at times, the book is well-worth the time spent in digesting the material it contains. Kefauver Is not a professional writer and at times his sentence phrasing and word ing seems cumbersome to the reader. There are passages in which he seems to loose his trend of thought in the maze of facts. However, his simple style of writ in" avoids the legal descriptions known as and other technical terms which would make it difficult for the uninformed citizen to understand. For Sen. Estes Kefauver, has, The names of the mob's leaders as Senator Tobey states it, "In Jacob (Greasy Thumb) Guzik and Tony Accardo appear again and again in investigations car ried on in other cities. The immensity of nationwide crime can be realized when it is noted that Kefauver devotes only his heart a need of decency in America." His book will, and should, be read. "Crime in America," Estes Kefauver, Doubleday and com pany, 333p., $3.50. v wander from church to church or neglect church entirely." 5. ' Mean that students with ex ams and assignments could dress in school clothes and walk a few blocks to a church on Sunday morning." Let's look at these arguments. I don't believe any of them are very sound. Both arguments (one) and (two) are weak because the func tions of student religious houses on campus include reminding stu dents of spiritual values and pro viding a place for meditation and consultation. Duplication would be the result. In fact, the "re minder" that the writer speaks of is a farcry from the religious programs of the student houses on campus. houses possess proach to a student that an inter' denominational chapel can never have. They can plan services and programs closer to a student's re ligious beliefs than any interde nominational group. In the matter of consultation, the same religious workers now on campus would be available in such a chapel. They would only have to divide their time between two places. In effectiveness would be the result. As for the third argument, concerning .. campus beautifica tion, nothing can conscientiously be said in favor of a chapel that would not hold for a new pharmacy building. If the chap el would ad dignity, as the writer suggests, how would this dignity differ from the dignity of religious houses just across the street from the University? The writer's fifth argument has some significanceat least in a practical sort of way. It seems tp assume, however, that church differs little from week day classes and is simply some thing to attend on Sunday with the least possible effort. I would like to remind the writer that the purpose of dressing up for church is a matter of respect and a desire to look one's best in God's house. When a student can attend church In school clothes, the student Is Inclined to think of church as informal and is apt to think of it as com monplace. One of the most important ar guments against such a chapel is that the program would neees- Denominational;essarily be tempered by a wide ... ( .... I t 1 1 ! - a potential ap- variety or denominational policies The result would be lukewarm re ligion. Although the fundamen tals of religion might still exist, the means to the fundamentals would be lost in an attempt to appease every religious sect on campus. While every attempt should be made to acquaint members of one denomination and religion with the funadmentals of other denom inations and relgions, we must make sure that the program re mains . interdenominational and not non-denominational. Undoubtedly the objectives of such a chanel would be inter denominational. The advantages gained, however, would be sma'l especially in compari son to the threat of non-denom-inationallsm. Sincerely, FRANK PIERSON USE DAILY NEBRASKAN gla&AL (Ma. To place a classified ad Stop in the Business Office Room 20 Student Union CaD 2-7631 Ext. 4226 for Classi fied Service Hoars 7-4:30 Mon. thru frl THRIFTY AD RATES No. words 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 daya 1 week 1-10 $ .40 $ .65 $ .85 $1.00 $1.20 11-15 .80 .80 j 1.05 j 1.25 1.45 16-20 .60 .95 1.25 1.50 1.70 21-25 .70 1.10 1.45 1.75 1.95 26-30 j .80 1.25 1.65 2.00 2.20 MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIENCED typUt. Fut tnd guaran teed iervic. Call 4-0(30 aftar 8:30 pzn. 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