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- . A ' 4 V 'I J s ; 1 - 4 Friday, April 15, 1955 Ncbraskan Editorials' Organize J Resistance? (Editor's Note: The following editorial was written previously to Thursday night's riot. The Nebraskan has frequently expressed concern over the possibility of a riot occur ins this spring and has made suggestions to both Administra tion and student groups as to ways to prevent such a happening. This editorial is timely in that it proves The Nebraskan was not merely sword-rattling.) Nice weather for a picnic, or a ballgame, or Just sitting outside, or a riot. Let's face it, the forthcoming Spring Event is still forthcoming and so far there has been nothing to satisfy students' spring fever urges but sunshine and fresh air. The exercise will start soon and just what form that exercise has traditionally taken has been the basis of the Spring Event planning. In the past, the spring riots have brought adverse criticism on the University and student body but except for the Student Council Spring Events Committee, no organized group has attempted, by legislation or resolution, to pre ' Tent a riot from occuring again. Planning a party instead of a riot is all well and good except the two are not similar in origin one is organized and controlled, the other is spon taneous and chaotic. The Spring Event has a set date, a riot is a potential presense and day, any night as long as the weather holds out. At this time it would seem constructive and realistic for such groups as the IFC, Pan hellenic, Dormitory Councils and the Co-op Coun cil to urge its members and the groups they represent to discourage any attempts at a spring riot or even participate in one should it start in some unforseen quarter. These groups play a great part in the maintainence of peace and well-being on the campus and have the authority to present such a resolution so that it would appeal to the students. It is difficult for any organized group to take upon itself the responsibility for the con duct of its members. But in the case of a spring riot, these groups are the ones which suffer from bad publicity whether they are actual participants or only bystanders. For this reason these groups should feel it necessary to do everything in their power to see that a spring riot will not occur. The loss of prestige to the University and the entire student body which results from such a frivilous enterprise does not merit indif ference on the part of groups which could do much to relieve the possibility of such a riot. J. H. B. Dead-End Policy i I LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibter I f l I FIRST APPif GIVEN MC IN PHE VEAES- S I I Ml II I I I 1 V. IT'S k CPEM FT FLING TO KNOW SOME I I STUDENT APPflEClATE-S THE PROfESSORJ V. IN HIS TiRflfSS EFFORT TO ' UU 7 tOLOTJH n mm . mmm I I J I 'tTS MI?S SNARF, HE WAS STRICKEN U. QUIT SUPOfcrJLY-THEY'LL PROBARY) 5t4 II USA STOMACH fUMP-it MAY HAVE rt&vvt BEEN SOMETHING HE ATE VrtL The forces of the Free World retreated in Korea and lost face in Indo-China. Civil War may break out at any time in Indo-China. Other parts of the world are in danger of falling under the influence of Communist tyr suiny and the Red shadow begins to threaten Quemoy and Matsu, two islands mostly rock in the Formosan straits. The fear of a third World. War threatens and . terrifies the peoples of earth. This fear is quite natural as few persons are interested in dis covering first handhe effects of the H-bombs and guided missies. Adlai Stevenson, in his recent speech to the nation, capitalized on this natural fear and Polio Victory In a world dominated by armanents races, . H-bombs capable of killing thousands of people at one time and tense international situations, the announcement that the Salk vaccine is effective against polio comes as proof that there are still men working to preserve life not - destroy it. Listening to the many radio, TV reports and "reading the many newspaper stories on the new medical achievement, many people in this country must have received a shock back to ; reality. - With rumors of a possible war in China and . the development of a more .powerful H-bomb ' the American public has lapsed into a despon " dency mostly caused by a feeling of utter fu tility in trying to solve the world's problems and loss of faith that anything humanitarian ...still exists in a world full of potential wars. But that faith should be restored by the gift of Dr. Jonas E. Salk of a vaccine which will serve to check one of the nation's top cripplers and killers polio. Dr. SaJJk has contributed not only a vaccine against polio but an inspiration to millions of Americans at a time when inspiration is badly needed. It is hoped mis inspiration will take the form of renewed efforts in humanitary, projects, both national and international and will result in a more unified nation, unfaltering fa its progress to the ultimate benefits of life. The importance of Dr. Salk's "discovery should cot be shrouded in commercialism. Dr. Salk deserves every bit of praise he may receive and more than this nation could ever give him. Whether the Doctor receives prestige or mon etary compensation, for these awards he should cot be discredited. Too many people have for . gotten that humanitarian reward of inner- sat isfaction and bumble thanks to God which Dr. Calk must surely possess. This is his greatest reward. The Salk vaccine proves more firmly than ever that Americans are first in everything, in cluding love of fellow man. J. H. B. Disatisfying Visit The eleven Soviet student editors, whose trip the United States has caused some furor across the cation, will arrive in New York City today. It is unfortunate that we will never know exactly what the results of the tour will be. At a time like this it would be interesting to fce an tumotidble little mouse who could ac company them oa their tour and listen in on any discussions which they slight hold through cut or after the tour. This, after aU, is a key to the understanding e possible forces which may be working with in Rtroht. It is not wise to underestimate the powers of these ebven men to thin freely. Part of their reaction win not be Soviet-determined. The tour may at least dispel the grasp ing, imperialistic stigma which has been at ' tached to us. The U. 8. government did not like giving these Russian visas. It was forced into it by ' the fact that had we not admitted them we could be accused of having an Iron Curtain ct our own. It is important however, that they be met with more than curiosity and distrust. In any event, the visit of the Russian editors will be dissatisfying because we will cot know he results. K. N. attacked the Eisenhower administration for its policies which might lead the United States into a third world conflict. He also advocated a policy that appears to promote forsaking Nationalist China, a confirmed ally of the United States. He stated that the majority of public opinion in Europe and Asia is against U. S. policy in this area. Many of the remarks made by Stevenson are valid and irrefutable but they were made by the leader of the opposition party the nartv which holds the position of controlling the Con gress, but not the Administration. How easy it is to second guess and condemn the policies of an administration that is oper ating under stress and crisis. The question that comes to mind is "how can the United States withdraw from its Asian position and how can the United States forsake a committed ally?" Admittedly, the position in Asia is tense and unfortunate Secretary Dulles has termed it "quite dangerous" but where will the forces of the free world set up their next chalk mark against aggression? Is it better to toe the mark in Formosa or in Malaya or Burma? The effect of withdrawal from Quemoy or Matsu would be psychological as well as stra tegic. The United Nations arrived -at a "stale mate" in Korea and Communism appears to have triumphed over the "Whole" of Indo China. It is quite easy to condemn war. Most people don't like it, but how many people favor Com unist expansion and exploitation? The United States is no longer concealed in a shell of "is olationism." The United States is the leader of the free and democratic world. A country may follow a "dead end policy" unavoidably and when it reaches the dead end there may be nothing to do but face the wall, stand erect and scale it. S. J. Unsolved Problem Headlines in the Colorado Daily at Boulder brings to reind a problem which the University will be facing again in a few years. At the present time, the parking problem does not exist on this campus; at least problems ar riving from too many cars and too few parking stalls have been reduced to minimum. The Boulder campus recently placed a ban of freshmen bringing cars to the campus. At Boulder they didn't like it. Students wouldn't like it here either. In the days when the Student Council was a "do-nothing" organization they could at least be commended for the Job they did with Un iversity parking. The Administration also has kept the problem continually in mind. The reasoning for bringing this up now is that foresight is better than bind sight and in the next five years the construction of new buildings will again present a problem. We have nearly ample parking space at the pres ent time, but this is because ground destined for new buildings has been cleared and parking made available for the interim. One of these days buildings will be taking the place of pres ent parking space and while the number of cars owned by students will probably increase, park ing space will be greatly reduced. The answer is more parking space or fewer cars, which could result in an action similar to that taken in Boulder. Fortunately, neither the administration nor the Student Council is blind to this. At the present time the parking committee is keeping the future in the back of their minds. But they haven't found an answer yet. Students themselves, however, should not be unmindful that University expansion involves such a problem. This cpuld also be one of the major Issues facing the new Student Council elected in the Spring. Since the problem is a distant one, ft would be easy to put off finding the answer for work on more pressing prob lems. Most students will not be here when parking again becomes the problem it was four or five years ago. However, it would be wonder ful for once to have a problem solved before it arises. K. N. Tho Nebraskan . Ftm-eicoND teas . IXeshen AsdaieJ.Cfcft Press faleref llexlate frees r . r-rteeiaiJvi Ka!aJ Advertising Service, LfpraJe4 . Tim Mtrnwktm I phth.r4 mr mt ta Cat wwsjr mt jr6w nr Ota MtMoMa mt tfct t'oev- ma Affair M M mt mmt WimXm. rsMiwitw tavtrr fc JwtuHctloa at tt Sah matttt mm raWfa-atfcma ttmM fe fra trrnm m-TlwrttJ. mry Mi tfta part mi thm BmbammtMtm, m tb pwtt ml mat mrmhrt mt ta Ivtxitr f Hn I'afrcr. My , mm mm tit pmH mt mmf nmvm mmmmm tw CntKf. 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Sm' 8iTi(L bmb' make them feel that they were not with all its terror, did not carry . , us outside the scope of human af- 10 any daner at aU- fairs or manageable events in Thev too become highly vulner- thought or action, in peace or war. able; not yet equally perhaps, But when Mr. Sterling Cole, the but still highly and increasingly chairman ) of the United States Con- vulnerable. Here .again we see gressional Committee (atomic the va,ue of deterrnts imem gave out a yer ago-Feb. 17, 1954 minst ise and we,f und h!ifrt" "fS" o stood by all persons on both sides the hydrogen bomb the entire foun- repeat, 0n both sides-who have datum of human affairs was revolu- the poWer to control events That tionalized and mankind placed m b why 1 have h d f lon a situation both measureless and time for a conferenc laden with doom. -where these matters could be put What ought we to do? Which way plainly and bluntly from one friend shall we turn to save our lives ly visitor to the conference to and the future oi the world? another. The best defense would, of coarse, ..Then it may well be that we be bona-fide disarmament all shall, by a process of sublime around. We must not conceal irony, have reached a stage in from ourselves the gulf between thfs story where safety will be the Soviet Government and the the sturdy chilo of terror, and sur NATO powers which has hitherto, rival the twin brother of annihila for so long, prevented an agree- tion . . . I?!,?1' ,0? hU!r,r .fd tra' AU considerations lead me dition of Russia makes it repag- to beiicve that on a broad yi aant to the Soviet Government to tte Soviets woud m.advised to f Pr!C,a, 'y'Um 01 to embark on major aggression with ternatlonal inspection. fa the next threJe 0f ycarJ A second difficulty lies in the if, at the end of that time, there circumstances that, just as the should be a supreme conflict, the United States, on the one hand, has, weapons which I have described we believe, the overwhelming mast- this afternoon would be available ery in nuclear weapons, so the to 'both sides, and it would be Soviets and their Communist satel- folly to suppose that they would lites have immense superiority in not be used. Our precautionary what are called "conventional" dispositions and preparations must forces the sort of arms and forces therefore be based on the assump- with which we fought the last tion that, if war should come, those war, but much improved. weapons would be used. In three or four years time it may be even less the scene wil be changed. The Soviets will prob ably stand possessed of hydrogen bombs and the means of deliver ing them not only on the United Kingdom but also on North Amer ican targets. They may then have reached a stage not indeed of parity with the United States and Britain but of what is called "saturation." There are those who believe, or a, any rate say: If we have the protection of the overwhelmingly powerful United States, we need not make the hydrogen bomb tor ourselves or build a fleet of bomb ers for its delivery. We can leave that to our friends across the ocean. Our contribution should be criticism of any unwise policy into which they may drift or plunge. We should throw our hearts and consciences into that. The problem is therefore to de vise a balanced and phased sys tem of disarmament which at no period enables any one of the par ticipants to enjoy an advantage which might endanger the security of the others. Unless a trustworthy and univer sal agreement upon disarmament, conventional and nuclear alike, can be reached and an effective sys tem of Inspection is established and is actually working, there is only one sane policy for the free world in the next few years. That is what we call defense through deterrents. This we have already adopted and proclaimed. These deterrents may at any time be come the parents of disarmament, provided that they deter. To make we must ourselves possess the most up-to-date nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them. I still content myself -with say ing about the power of this weap on, the hydrogen bomb, that, apart from all the statements about blast and heat effects ever increasingly wide areas, there are now to be considered the consequences of "fallout" as it to called, of wind is both aa immediate direct effect on human beings who are in the path of such a cload and an in direct effect through animals, gras and vegetables, which pass on these congagions to human beings through food. However, a curious paradox has emerged. Let me put it simply. After a certain point has been passed, it may be said, the worst things get the better. The broad effect of the latest developments is to spread almost indefinitely and a least to a vast extent the area of moral danger. This should cer a Inly increase the deterrent upon Soviet Russia by putting her enor mous spaces and scattered popu lation on a equality, or near equali ty, of vulnerability with our small, densely-populated island and with Western Eruope. I cannot regard this development as adding to our dangers. We have reached the maximum al- Personally, I cannot feel that we should have much Influence over their policy or actions. Wise or un wise, while we are largely de pendent, as we are today, upon their protection. We too must pos sess substantial deterrent power of our own. We must also never al low, above all, I hold, the growing sense of unity and brotherhood be tween the United Kingdom and the United States and throughout the English-speaking world to be in jured or retarded. Its maintenance, it stimulation, and its fortifying is one of the first duties of every person who wishes to see peace in the world and wishes to see the survival of this country. To conclude . , . there is time and hope if we combine patience and courage. AU deterrents will improve and gain authority dur ing the next 10 years. By that time the deterrent may well reach Its acme and reap its final reward, the day may dawn when fair love of one's fellow men, respect for Justice and freedom, will en able tormented generations to march forth serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch In which we have I dwell. Meanwhile never flinch, never weary, never despair! Hortence 'n Gertrude Why Not Vaccines For Anxiety, Spring? "Hortence, I see that the Salk polio vaccine is considered a suc cess. Another disease goes down the drain." "Isn't it marvelous that scien tists can make such discoveries?" "Seems to me that there are ' some other vaccines that should be worked on. How about an anti anxiety, shct?" "What would that be for?" "Anxiety, naturally. Think how handy such a vaccination would be for a chillblained winter, when the fingrnails are frozen too solid to chew on." "Gads, how frustrating that would be." "The next thing would be im munization ugainst the early spring Yips. This disease is character ized by nonfocusing eyes, deep yawns and rapid sighs." "Is that the disease where the sufferers quote Wordsworth in the phone booth?" "You know 'the still staid mu sic of humanity' applicable on ly to the one quoting the line, naturally." "Pills should be developed to prevent the Ten 0 'Clock Growls. Sufferers from this, sit in coffee shops and spill black coffee on the floor, while grumbling that human nature is incapable of char ity." "Won't anyone buy their coffee for them?" "That seems to be the trouble. Growlers collect sympathetic .au diences, whose main function is Letterip Not Guilty Dear Editor: It is painful for me, as a lawyer-to-be, to admit that I signed a document without reading between the lines. I refer to a letter which appeared in the March 29th issue of The Nebraskan over the names of myself and others. I did not write the letter, and when reading it before signing it, I failed to catch the significance of the im plications of the last sentence of the letter. I would be pleased if Mr. Stromer and Mrs. Beal would accept my apologies for whatever might be implied in that sentence. I concur, however, in the re mainder of the letter, and I wish to make clear that the spelling errors were The Nebraskan's. CLARK NICHOLS, JR. By MART SHELLEDY and JANET GORDON to mop up the spilled coffee." "What happens when cigarette butts get in the way?" "Sizzled dregs, naturally. Ten O'clock Growlers moan for com passion too. The meagerness" of human understanding, they main, tain, is responsible for their ills. With a small blue-violet pill, to be taken upon rising, Growlers be c o m e somewhat understanding themselves." , "Another triumph for modern science." "The next project would be cure for the Tuesday Skitters. Sufferers from this ailment trip over broken bricks in the side walk, curse at lamp-posts, and de face desks." "What color is Tuesday?" "Florid yellow. So are the Skit terers. They have the sallow color that results from eating too much Canadian bacon in Penn Woods." "Canadian what?" "Get back to science, Hortence, Tuesday Skitterers have small bits of dingy paper clinging to the pants cuffs or socks, depending on the sex." "Occasionally."m "No comment. Anti-Skitters vac cinations are avilable In any cor ner of the local pharmacy. They may usually be found behind the single-edged razor blades." "What is the next -grief to be subdued by science, Gertrude?" "Since we're competing with Dr. George Crane, we must be con stantly vigilant. Chillblains of the mind seem to affect the good doc tor, so 1 vaccine must be found." "But who can we test the dis coveries on?" "There are enough second-grade minds around to make a good sampling. 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