Friday, March 16,1934
Pago 4
Daily Nebraskan
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It's over. The ASUN election that
almost everyone thought would end in
a runoff turned out to be a landslide
for the Aim Party.
Although the Daily .Nebraskan did
not endorse a candidate this year, it
offers a hearty congratulations to president-elect
Mark Scudder, his first vice
president, Curt Oltmans, and his sec
ond vice president, Paul Edens.
Aim is to be commended for the pro
fessional manner in which it conduct
ed its campaign. The party's near clean
sweep of the senatorial races proves
how successful the campaign was, but
more importantly, Aim avoided mak
ing accusations against other candi
dates. ASUN would be much better off
if all future campaigns were run this
way.
Aim's sweeping victory was no small
task, but the hard part of the job
fulfilling the pledges made during the
campaign still lies ahead.
Scudder's goal of working closer
with the Legislature on university-related
business is logical One of AS UN's
roles is to serve as an advocacy body
for students. In fact, it is the only con
nection most students have with the
Legislature and the NU Board of Regents.
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But the new ASUN leaders should
not spend so much time being an
advocacy body that they forget their
role of providing student services.
Such things as a typing center may
seem insignificant, but anything that
ASUN can do to provide a convenience
for the students should be implement
ed. The incoming officers would be wise
to continue the projects started by the
current office holders. The develop
ment of student legal services, espe
cially, has been beneficial and should
gradually be expanded.
More than anything, however, the
new leaders face the difficult task of
bringing ASUN the credibility and in
terest it needs to be effective. Scud
der's desire to increase student invol
vement with ASUN and to see that
senators become more involved with
individual colleges and other campus
organizations is a worthy goal He
must now fulfill his commitment and
develop an effective strategy for achiev-
ing that goaL
Considering the apparent lack of
student interest in ASUN, Scudder and '
his party members have a huge chal
lenge ahead of them. It's a challenge
we hope they accept.
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Si, . Letters
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Re-elect Reagan
It seems that anybody that can write
anything comes down on President
Reagan. As an American, I must say
that I'm glad Reagan is in the White
House. I remember when he came to
office. The hostages were in Iran, the
country seemed unsteady, inflation was
increasing. In three years, he has made
some great changes. I pray that he is .
re-elected. We need someone in the
White House who is strong, who is
going to keep our country strong.
Richard Jenkinson
Lincoln
State was negligent
To editorialize is: 1. To express an
opinion in the form of an editorial. 2.
To introduce opinion.
I, like most citizens, realize the need
for freedom of the press, but not at the
distortion of facts. All citizens of Neb
raska would agree that the failure of
Commonwealth Savings Co. lies clearly
with its own mismanagement.
The state Banking Department's role
is not one of service to the banking
industry, as you stated in your editor
ial (Daily Nebraskan, March 5). Its role
is one of regulating against violations
for the protection of all citizens. Its
action in failing to enforce state sta
tutes certainly was not an error in
judgment, but a deliberate act of gross
negligence.
If you haven't read the Meyer work
out plan proposed for net asset reali
zation, I would suggest you look at it. If
there was ever a proposal for turning a
bad situation into an acceptable one,
this is it. ,
The funky transactions of our attor
ney general and unfactual editorials
are not going to restore the badly
needed integrity that is lacking in our
banking industry.
Robert A. Webb
Lincoln
Letter continued cn Pass 5
As the saying goes, those who forget
the mistakes of the past are often
forced to repeat them.
What this old cliche fails to mention
is that learning the wrong lessons from
history sometimes can be worse than
learning none at alL
A timely example is Latin America.
The Reagan Administration would have
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us believe that the problem there is
Soviet expansionism.
Reagan's message is that we have got
to stop the communists from taking
over countries in the same way that
the Nazis should have been stopped
before World War II broke out
Actually, Reagan is correct in draw
ing a parallel to Europe of the 1930's.
However, the lessons that he draws are
the wrong ones.
The real lesson to be drawn from
Nazi expansionism is how the Nazis
were able to gain control of Germany
and much of Europe through raising
fears of a "red menace."
The Reagan administration is merely
trying to resurrect the same old bogey
man that Hitler created and thrived on
in the 1930's.
The United States justifies its inter
vention in Latin America on the basis
of Soviet expansionism. However, the
history of US. intervention in the region
actually predates the establishment of
the Soviet Union and the growth of
communism.
If communism is not the reason for
U.S. interference in Latin America,
what is the real cause?
The best answer comes from a former
Marine commander, Major General
Smedley F. Butler. In 1935, this war
hero wrote the following:
"J spent 33 years and 4 months in
active service as a member of our
country's most agile military force
the Marine Corps. I served in all com
missioned ranks from second lieuten
ant to a major general
"And during that period I spent
most of my time being a high-class
muscle man for Big Business Jbr Wall
Street, and for the bankers. In short, I
was a racketeer for capitalism.
"Thus I helped to make Mexico and
especially Tampico safe for American
oil interests in 1914. I helped make
Haiti and Cuba decent places for the
National City Bank boys to collect
revenues in. . .
Continued cn Pass 5
Did yon vote in the ASUN elections? Why or why not?
