AMI. UrlttffSH''di' 1 1 i' Poge 2 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN Thursday, May 14, 1953 fUSf 06? 17630 (ft . . . By DON PIEPER Obviously, Mr. Wilson thinks that it wouldn't. ' Editor Mr. Wilson is in a good position to come to logical Charley Wilson, the president's hard-bitten conclusions about our defense position. He has Secretary of Defense, said recently that America access to maps, charts, reports, conferences and can get along just fine with less men in the armed advice of all types. Undoubtedly, he uses all forces. We need an army, Wilson said, that will these. At any rate, it would be not a little pre- adequately defend our boiders and help defend sumptious of me, if I tried to Indicate that he the borders of our friends but will not be cap- didn't, able of starting anything. In other words, Charley Wilson asked that But, from the outlook of a mid-western col draft requirements be slashed. lege student, is it wise to cut the draft calls? On the surface, there could be two reasons for From the papers, we see that the Soviets are con Wilson'i decision. We could be answering Com- ducting peace offensive. Very few of us have any munist taunts to provide the world with positive faith in Communist proposals. We know that proof of our peaceful intentions. Or, we could be there is a clamor for a high-power meeting. Col trying to make good the Republican promise to legians from this part of the country are con balance the budget. Now, there is no reason in vinced that it would be impossible to trust the the world why both these reasons couldn't have Russians even if agreements were reached. We helped Wilson make his decision. Let us hope, know that there is a chance that the Korean War however, that the latter wouldn't be used without will be settled in the near future but the talks the former and that neither would be used unless have been going on for so long that it is hard to we actually don't need more draftees. get very excited about some new proposals. We JL- know that Stalin is dead and a new team is run- This is the way Wilson's announcement looks ning the game. But we have seen nothing which looks to the mid-western college student: Sure, has convinced us that the new boys are any more it's good news that we might not be drafted im- sincere than their predecessors, mediately after or before we receive our diplo- In other words, it looks from here as if our mas. But, how about out nation, can we ade- defenses had better be as strong as possible. There quately defend her without more men? We col- is no use being naive about the situation. lege stuaents pay taxes ana we nxe Daiancea budgets but we like America too and we'll endure But, still, it would be nice to have a secure deficit spending if that is the only way to defend future. It would be nice if our graduating sen- her. Sure, it's nice to show Russia that we aren't iors could know what to expect. And, since it building an army ben on aggression but let's not isn't our decision to make, we will have to trust lose our heads and make our walls too thin. Mr. Wilson's judgment. Let us hope that his nast . Would a cut in the draft hurt the defense ef- record speaks the truth about his integrity and fort? administrative abilities. LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS .... ByBiblerl A ' ,N TV Wr 1 r i y J "Hello, coach! Am I gonna have trouble with someone on your Javelin team again this season?" NEBRASKAN EDITORIALS Confidence And Criticism The University chapter of Sigma Delta Chi mond of the Christian Science Monitor, Eire Sev should be commended for its condemnation of the areid, CBS and many others), readers right now national organization's abandonment of a pro- are losing confidence in the press. Right on their posed investigation of press conduct during the heels are advertisers last election. It would appear therefore that American edi- In criticizing the organization's action, the local tors have nothing to lose in an investigation ex chapter has questioned the investigating commit- cept their own misconception of the performance tee's report that no methodology exists to deter- of the press. And they have the world to gain, mine whether the press was objective in its re- Either they destroy the growing illusion that the porting of the campaign. press is not playing fair or they build confidence The chapter's resolution, passed unanimously, through strengthening what the investigation astutely points out: shows is weak. . . The University of Nebraska chapter be- -lieves that the negative action taken by the spe- But editors want no part of a self-examination cial committee involved comes dangerously close The Sigma Delta Chi committee report indicated to an admission that 'fairness' and 'objectivity' in that. And so did the action of the American So news columns are relative expressions and thus ciety of Newspaper Editors, meeting recently in have no universal application since they cannot Washington. After a resolution to investigate be measured, which in turn would leave every criticism of newspaper coverage in the campaign editor free to determine for himself what these was tabled, Walter M. Harrison, of Oklahoma City, terms shall mean in his news columns with no according to the Post-Dispatch, "made it crystal trouble from his conscience." clear that the editors' interest in the people's right to know did not extend to self-examination of the In other words, the chapter is saying that, if charges against the press itself." the press's conduct cannot be determined in the This represents the attitude of the professional election,; there is no way to determine fair news Press. The Sigma Delta Chi resolution passed play in, the newspapers at any time. Denying last November and the University chapter's reso- that a methodology exists is dangerously close to lution appear to represent the opinions of younger saying that no standards exist in the world of journalists. journalism. If potential journalists in our universities are Engineer's Alley Should Blue Print Sales Coincide Willi E-Week The Monday night meeting of the E-Week executive committee was faced with the so-called Blue Print problem. The Blue Print is the Engineering College publica tion dedicated to further the in terests of engineering students. John Marks Week executive committee went on record as recommending that Blue Print sales credit definitely be retained as a part of E-Weelt. The age-old problem of proper judging was again brought up and some very good points brought Blue Print subscriptions are sola out. mere nas always been a in the fall of the year, and the question whether or not a dis society which (1) sells the larg- play was properly classified as est number, (2) sells the largest new, revised or old by the de- number per capita and (3) has partment showing it. Some sug the largest number of subcribers gested that an old display would in the society is given a respective be considered new after being mr. number of points towards the Blue mant for five years. Others won- Print Plaque. . ctered if a new wiring diagram The winning society of this ror an OIa display constituted, a plaque receives points towards revision. the E-Week Open House Award.' Suggestions were voided as to The original object of assoeiat-jhmiting the number of floors of ing Blue Print sales with E-Week displays, number of displays and competition was to provide a re- f using student judges, all of ciprocal arrangement of benefits; which would tend to put all de- in a spirit of co-operation, the parimenis on more equal looting. Blue Print publicizes E-Week to the high school students in return An excellent idea in reference for the added subscriptions ob-tn iuHcinir wa tn inHan nr,i . tained through E-Week competi- W sav six disDlavs in determin. tion. jnflr the winner of fliwn TTnuco nil A recent poll indicated that 75 other displays being constructed per cent of the high sc! ool stu- to make the whole Open House dents asked indicated that they more intriguing to the public, had read of E-Wcek in the Blue Someone suggested breaking It Prints circulated to them. .down further and hideinir certain displays for originality, some for Many students have reached the 2t "J??0". anc! .t.h.?rs 'or !, oi u n. uemuiisirauon or scicntinc Drin- LwiiLiuoiuH n i a i omit: iuc UHlt . . . . . . . .. Print sale has nothing whatso- Evolved. At any rate, the Some 10 days ago the Post-Dis patch printed an editorial which called for the release of the testi mony in the secret sessions of Ihe McCarthy investigation committee at which the Wisconsin Senator grilled James A. Wechsler, editor or the New York Post. We asked the question whether the text of the hearing was being held up be cause Senator McCarthy might have met his match? 1 The text is now belatedly public and it is clear that the purpose The newspapers, supposedly, would be the last s desirous of improving the press as these reso- of the hearing was to try to silence to disavow the existence of a rieht and wrnne in lutions would indicate, rjerhans the mVtnrA nf th critics of McCarthyism by hauling handling news. At least the press is the first to American editor is not so dark as Mr. Harrison support the right of criticism of public officials would cause us to believe. and policy. Unless the press is criticising just for AH we have to do is wait until the old truard the sake of criticising, its stanH imnlino that Dasses from the Tmnt noco and iic of rirrht nA . a vi4nA u nivi with -m.-. :. .... t .... through his adult life, was a mem ,""T. , : . . C1 l ' , 6 llMi tt, we nave of the young Communist Huaimcu ucvKuune wimi is ngni ana wrong. irai in me long run unless present But suggest an investigation of the press to editors succeed in killing off reader confidence in evaluate its morals and ethics and a wave of pub- the press. lishers immediately rises up in indignation at the Iri that case, the new crop of journalists may very thought of invading the private domain of find they have no press to inherit. It's no wonder WORLD REPORT By PAUL MEANS giving the clenched list salute." V' ; problem was re-h a shpri nnrf Staff Writer . . Rep. Short (R-Mo) said Con- fe, tod WlU th, Pr,oduct,.on of Fmpronts are bmjnd to 32 TODAY'S HEADLINES . . . The gress is tired of taking "dictation I P House iteelf, there no Sh" Ji (m U. N. Command has handed the from our so-called allies." . . . He r " A 'Y .'"r" l,vear are recorded fnr nevt n nrmict.ve i Kn-rt Tt ,aeLnMec,-oi MiL ,V- ceptioiial sales of the magazine. This seemed particularly rea- done in the fall, some eight ! " .u' n,t"eie 1,118 soei an armistice in Korea ... It was congressional reaction to state a sweeping 11-point plan for ex-lments in the British House of changing prisoners of war, last Commons that some Americans do big roadblock to a truce ... not want to settle the Korean Anglo-American relations grew i war . . . worse this week ... In the British The quarrel among the armed Commons, Clement Attlee, former i forces over roles and missions prime minister and leader of the land over giant bombers vs. giant opposition, raised the question aircraft carriers became a major Tuesday whether President Eis- issue again as Secretary of De enhower or Sen. McCarthy fense Wilson announced that Adm. Arthur W. Radford will be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of j maintain that without E-Week in Staff . . . Adm. RadforH has hpenicentive to sell Rlue Printc h or mm (Att.ee) in bpain review-'an outspoken advocate of Naval1 magazine would be somewhat fi ing the Communist troops and air power. jnancially impaired because of the fewer subscriptions obtained. suggestions made this vear. Mention was made of the effort being expended to seed Professor T T . m. ... naacus lawn, ine societies are (R-Wis) is running American for eign policy . . . Sen. McCarthy re torted that he recalled "a picture months before E-Week. These students also pointed out that the points assigned towards Open House because of Blue Frint sales placed a handicap on the other societies before they even started E-Week ing either this week or next. Worlr will commence this Saturday aft ernoon at 1 p.m. sharp; those wishing to get a ride, contact Hank Wulf at 3-0595. Let's all turn out this time and do a bang-up job. This is your Those desiring to include Blue chance to meet yur fellow engl Print sales competition in E-Week i neers. NUBB THURSDAY WorKclnr'e HiilTTmn D CrtMl M,r.tU.. Furthermore, the magazine does!, 'Ph V1'. 0m'M feting at wecnsier s wuizzing dv sen. VAcLarthy adequately publicize E-week toi7:30 p-m-Umon' Room i. . . -.-. th hitrh cnhnni w Sinfonia niano rnnrrrt at R n m Constituted Intimidation Of U.S. Press year -so long as the Blue print jUn,jo" Baiiroom. iEDITOR'S XOTK: Th following editorial heran.e "vn hw- t K S."" QOe? 1101 actually hurt ;TT "l P . , ; .f , ;7 ""l-weeK, mose in ravor of main-i -"'"". nor a. to hear all of the testimony." Sen-ltaining the present system could rsl Ch dinrer at 6:30 p.m. Un- a or Symington thereupon told;see no reason for eliminating it ion, Parlor B. McCarthy he would have been at.from E-Week. It was also pointed! Sinfonia luncheon at 12:00 p.m.. appeared In the May :trd edition M the (St. Loot. Tost-Dispatch.) up Mr. Wechsler, as an easy en trance into the area of a free press. "An easy entrance" because Mr. Wechsler, a vigorous opponent communism and its tactics the quill and scroll. It was therefore somewhat of a surprise when Sigma Delta Chi, in its 1952 convention in Denver last November, voted to investigate the press's performance during the campaign. A special. corn- University journalists favor an investigation of the performance of the press. K. R, the first session if McCarthy had said Mr. Wechsler was to be ques tioned. Senator Jackson of Wash ington also sought to inject a note of fairness. Here is a situation which re quires inorough news presenta tion and editorial discussion in the press of this country. It is a sub ject on which the American So ciety of Newspaper Editors should go to work at once if it believes in "the people's right to know." . So far, in the last two weeks, our newspapers have shown more editorial interest in press intimidation by Jose Maria Velasco Toarra in Ecuador than In inrcBS intimidation by Joseph R. McCarthy in the United States. out that the Blue Print is nart nf iUnion, Parlor X. the engineering activities as much I University Flying Club meeting as Open House or the individual at 8 P-m. Union, Parlor X. society meetings throughout the ' Planning committee luncheon at year. ,12:00 p.m. Union, Parlor Y. Participation in the publication! Community health section lun of his magazine is encouraged cheon at noon. Union, Parlor Z. ar -hould be eiven recnnitinnl Citizenshin Club meeting at S with the other engineering P-m. Union, Parlor Z, ah run ons having to do with E- Week promotion. The question was then raised whether the Bine Print Plaque couldn't be awarded separately from the Open House Award, and the answer received was, "No, since the plague had only been in existence for a few years .it would have no signifi- j cance." Inter Varsity meeting at 12:S0 p.m. Union, Room 313. Builders Campus tours meeting at 5 p.m. Union, Room 313. Christian Science Organization meeting at 7 p.m. Union, Room 313. Psl Chi meeting at 5:30 p.m. Union, Room 315. Inter-Varsity meeting at 7:30 p.m. Union, Room 315. Inter-Fraternity Council meet- LIFE IN THE WORLD Ahen a vote was taken, the E- ing at 4 p.m. Union, Room 316, To Open The Meeting Rockv YaDn. the ; rTT DCgm WrK- " met' Student Council- Pened the first meeting of next talked and decided that such a survey "is not year's Council Wednesday with a prayer, feasible." Eldon Park, the new president of the new Just why the investigation was abandoned is Innocents Society, decided Monday night that In- not clear despite the fact that the committee cited nocents meetings ought to be opened with a nie suppuseu lacn; oi a memoaoiogy. The St. prayer. " "1C rmnuiee mere is a trend, an most heart-warming ...B a U1C CU11UIS who were oem on Killing trend, toward a re-affirmation of faith on this off any investigation of these sins of the press." campus. Let us hope with all our hearts that it Are the editors afraid that uncovering "these flourishes because the world needs it very badly una of the press" will destroy confidence in the The Daily Nebraskan believes, like the author of press: reaaersr vr lose advertising reve- the analysis of today's peneratinn n,.huh.ri League in his college days. The New York Times, which last Friday devoted most of a page to exchanges between. Sens. Mc Carthy arid Symington, and the editor, has studied the text care fully. In a leading editorial, "Free- j Of all the women I have known min nanw tv i o,,, dom and Fear," that distinguished Elsie Brfekt stands above Them I Elsie gave Barabv -vt newspaper comes to the conclus-'all. Lt f v . arnaby a good life ion that the Wisconsin Senator Elsie Brfskt was a woman wifhlrVVu"..'! na ie!lJne.T was using "his undoubted right of .unusual capacities. She was aBar n f. rnl . I-ai aam s investigation as a cover for an at- woman who was determined to m'and KhonS sh "8,t?" tempt to harass Mr. Wechsler as'get what she wanted and some-land 39 tafc lg fr hr fathor The Plaintive Story 01 Elsie JERRY SHAPNACK twitwi wnu iii viuxsuy tuu : Luuca uiu. oie was strong-hearted in Wednesday's paper, that it will take faith in God nue? juaging rrom criticisms during the last cam- and man if this world is going to pull itself out uium oens, inn ana iviorse, Koscoe JJrum- of the rut of defeatism. D. P. Yesteryear At MU ... By DICK RALSTON Staff Writer Since the editor deems it advisable to reprint value studies on this generation of ours, I hope I may be excused for bringing up the same insipid ubject, An editorial from the 1933 Nebraskan: in tne great world, philosophers tell us, people spend a great deal of time bustling about such luestions. under the impression that they are busied with "They reply variously, 'Oh, I had a good time,' matters of great concern. The philosophers de- or 'Isn't my meeting Alice enough?' or 'What dif- ride this attitude and many, from Lucian and ference does it make?' Students in short, are Marcus Auerelius to the present, have tried to little concerned with analyzing the fruits of their turn the thoughts of men to more serious things, year at college. Some are indifferent, and some but their success has been by no means complete, are incapable, but almost all unite in caring little in me, tne philosophers pose embarrassing for the spring term introspection. The Daily Nebraskan FIFTY-FIRST TEAR Member: Associated Collegiate Press Intercollegiate Preax Advertising Representative: National Advertising Service, Ine. Z0 Madison Ave New York 17. New York Tfct D!1t NebnMkM fe morlffeeal br Mm tnasmti rke lint, mnia f p.hraaka aa exprewloa of MsdeMt' aem and opinion) ". Mrdia I 4rtlcw il of (be Br-lm ameniim ndrm FMtNffllinaa and administered br the Board of PabllralloM, "It k ku4 mtiet the Board that uMleattou anoer IK tarn w" ae fra rrom odilorlal eenraraiil mm the part of the !, ot on the arl of aa? awadMr of tat tacoltr of the e rttndt mm the mernhen ot the etaff of The DaiLr Ne- an pmnoallr iipaalMe for what that ma ar da ar sm to be artnted." Editorial Pae RdlMe Manaslm r dilor Copy Edltota. ...... Simrea Hoitw , Ain't 8tort Editor Feature Editor Aa ffidltar uncompromisingly opposed Mr. McCarthy." Says The New York Times: The whole tenor of the ques tioning was to show that, inas much as the editor had never had a good word to say for the leadership of the various con gressional committees investi gating Communism, he must be serving the Communist cause. The repeated references to the editorial policy of The New York Post revealed clearly what was in Mr. McCarthy's mind. The Senator has every right to attack The Post or any other newspaper if he wants to, but we think it gets very close to an infringement on one of America's basic freedoms if he uses his vast powers as chair man of an investigating com mittee of the United States Sen ate to accuse an editor of con tinued subservience to "the Communist ideal" because that editor's writings are not U his liking. s The editorial of The New York Times then goes on to point out mat senator McCarthy was un impressed by such facts as Mr. Wechsler's resignation from a newspaper because the editor thought it was being manipulated by Communists, as his participa tion in organizations formed to op pose Communists, as his writing or "innumerable articles and edi torials against Communism." Then says- The .Times: Mr. Webster's crime seems elearly to be that he has also fought Mr. McCarthy's methods, a fight in which this newspaper, too, has been proud to partic Ka Hretroml i o nis credit, ben. Symington . Ton, Won,- tJEL!! miSSin thJ MMtln Tim. Naore Oardlnor ,Mon oecause ne Was not noU- questions about death and the fruits of earthly endeavor. 'What boots (benefits) it?' they ask, 'when in a short time we'll all be dead?' "On the college campus, the editorial writer apes the philosopher with similar questions about the worth of the closing school year to the indi vidual student. There is, however, this differ ence: The students are not a bit embarrassed by and strong-stomached but ahovP! e parrf'by were happv all, she was a woman wS dfd Z IZr' tUt finaliy 30 rise from the depths of degrada-i th!'r marna8e, Barnaby be tion. She did not fight her waVlCame u dlssatlsfld. He became into notoriety because she had(gr0,Uchy' V"ntable d had a gen- rniirarn nnnr!m ... je"" ' un-aown ieeiinff. Hp h amH bottom where things are rough I uiS fissatisfaction on Elsie, who auiune uiai in a woman. i " , """'s mm. Elsie was one of a family of became quite a neuro- forty-two. An alarming situation, in itself, but when one realizes! Something had to give and fin that of the children, Elsie was the ?.y. happened. One night, as only girl, it becomes ridiculous E'sie was comine in from wnvi, Her father was a loafer and a 'arnaby started screaming, beat-,no-good, her mother was in pri- lng her witn a teaspoon (he was ""a since ail the boys were " D"'al man;, and making quite to young to work, the task of Wctacle of himself, rearing the family was all upon) Elsie. And to make Elsie's burden! EMe Uuehed, "Ho!" She had even greater, all hor hmthrd berwim ,.m i hated her because she was a girl, later years. "Stop w-reaminr. So touching was Elsie's plea Sam could hardly speak. "Ah, ahaddup," he said, chokinr down tear. beating me with a teaspoon, and marine quite a hprrUdf of yourself, or I mil shoot you." "I Will not Stoo." Karn!.hu Oka Nelnat Glvpaitl Vaanj tnxM Coffer BFPORTEK8 ... ?. 1. VJI? !2 '"V"' K-S0 "" t tot the Marlnnne Hnon. Kr Nonky. Cynthia Hradoraon. Marilya !JT M f4- " eop sa. eubllbod datl . Hutton, HUH. Dench, Marilyn Mitchell. Both Rohwer. ftraee ?. Monday. mMim n raamlnatloaj v Harvey, Don Hllkemelrr, Nancy etdom, ManM Mlekehni. (fata. R-irjt ol firlmrnkm mdr the auoorvlntnn at th. IMnnii. ' ''' l'tl-ittloiMi. Kntomd aa aeeond elsaa nutter M the f'1 4Jii- l Unroln. Nehnuika. under mat ef Conic ress, Marrk g, v m.i m eoeeial tote of nie oroTlded for la Awtloa II mi, i.wum ot Ktnbr . n. avlhorlied Hentemher 18. ttflt. t EIT0IAt BTAFF 'y SW KItWf, .mm oooo .mm mm. mm m-m hi . BfJ MMf whwrdr, Henry Raiim, Ernie Rnke. f rank flvohoda. Doe Jockum. Don Mhaftoa, Roger Wait, Dick Radlemk. Mm rarrliti and Marlln Krea. KVaiafeiB TAFV Bminen Manaaet . lnM Mtera Aw't Batlnrn Minim rd Rem lr -nnowotr raw rMtsaioa. tn Hlnrie Mglit Mews fJdltnr Chuck Beam fied of ita important nature, at tended the second and stood on the side of fairness and decency. When Sen. Symington told Mr. Wechsler that he was "the most forthright witness formerly inter ested in the Communist party that we have had before this commit tee," the Missourian was in ef fect rebuked by Senator McCar thy. The chairman told the minority member of the committee that was Her father hated her, too, but he hated everybody Elsie worked ot Sam's Bar on lentn street where she ws ruiH saueakort five dollars a month. At the Barl Elsie shot him she waited tables, swept the floor,! This was probably not the lt washed the mugs, wiped the coun- time for Elsie to .hoot her hus ter ana did ud Sam's shirt. Shn b liked Sam eyen though Sam hated ade wag jn progress right outride her Elsie liked just about every-.the door. Upon hearing the "shot n . C" Ule P"cemen ran up to the When Elsie got home from Brfskt apartment and arrested work at nfohr . u r-i:- ""ltu ta k, ... w'r . wr." :."u.,a Ior.. carrying a concealed beat her with the Witrhon ki. because he eould not lift the dresser. At home, Elsie had to do all the cooking, washing, ironing and shopping, besides turning in her regular zz-nour-day at the Bar, weapon, disturbing the peace and wiooung iier husband. Elsie wai electrocuted a few houri later so that the police men could go on with their parade. Her untimely death was a strik- Durmg her spare time she would ing blow to some. R. Sam Jones" go to a movie, or something. (proprietor of Sam's Bar Elsie never knew her mother; choking down Steer teal "Tel she was spnt tn nHcnr. r- n wu,er lea 00 Elsie was born. But it did not At matter as her father told her she' also thought it wa ,too bad iS was catched from a snake egg. .father, who was now 120 vea?K Sometimes Elsie would think, old, was Jess broken ,7 ' She would think about flowers 'merely mumbled somethL t, and birds and bues. Bur ,hn cV.- Si.ir: - -""-.---"-v-u iiRc iazy Droad. T. .wa umiAuig doul a tulip, she dropped one of Sam's beer mugs so he made her stop thinking so much. 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