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University of Oregon. Eugene Sterling Green, Editor Grant Thuemmel, Manager Joseph Saslavsky, Managing Editor EDITORIAL BOARD Doug Polivka, Associate Editor; Julian Prescott. Guy Shadduck, Parks Hitchcock, Hon Caswell. Stanley Kobe. UPPER NEWS STAFF uon Lasweii, i\iews j^a. Malcolm Bauer. Sports Ed. Elinor Henry. Features Ed. Bob Moore. Makeup Ed. Cynthia Liljeqvist, Women’s Ed. A1 Newton. Dramatics Ed. Abe Merritt, Chief Night Ed. Alary i-ouiee x.uinger, oocieiy Ed. IJarney Clark, Humor Ed. Peggy Chessman, Literary Ed. Patsy I>ee, Fashions Ed. George Callas, Radio Ed. DAY EDITORS: Bill Phipps. A1 Newton, Mary Jane Jenkins J-fazle Corrigan, Byron Bnnton. EXECUTIVE REPORTERS: Betty Ohlemiller, Ann-Reed Burns. Roberta Moody. Newton Stearns, Howard Kessler. FEATURE WRITERS: Ruth McClain, Henriette Horak. REPORTERS: Frances Hardy. Margaret Brown, Clifford Thomas. Carl Jones. Helen Dodds, Hilda Gillam. Thomas Ward. Miriam Eichner. Marian Johnson. Virginia Scoville, Gertrude Lamb. Janis Worley, Reinhart Knudsen, Velma McIntyre. SPORTS STAFF: Bob Avison, Assistant Sports Ed.; Jack Mil ler. Clair Johnson, George Jones, Julius Scruggs, Edwin Poolcy, Bob Avison, Dan Clark, Ted Blank, Art Derbyshire, Emerson Stickles. Jim Quinn, Don Olds, Betty Shoemaker, Tom Dimmick, Don Brooke, Bill Aetzel, Bob Cresswell. L'OPY’B EADERS : Elaine Cornish, Dorothy Dill, Pearl Johansen, Marie Pell, Phyllis Adams. Margery Kissling, Maluta Read. Mildred Blackburnc. George Bikman. Milton Pillette, Helen Green, Virginia Endicott. Adelaide Hughes, Mabel Finchum. Barbara Smith. Elwm Ireland. VO MEN’S PAGE ASSISTANTS: Janis Worlev, Betty Labbc, Mdry Graham, Joan Stadelman. Bette Church, Marge Leon ard. Catherine Eisman, Marie Pell. NIGHT EDITORS: Ruth Vanpice. Alfredo Fajardo. David Kiehle. Bob Parker. George Bikman, Tom Binford, Bob YSSISTANT NIGHT 1C D1 TORS: Jlenryetta Mumincy, Vir ginia Catherwood, MargiTIe Morse. Jane Bishop, Dorris Bailey. Irma Egbert. Nan Smith. 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Entered in the postoffice at Eugene, Oregon, as second-class matter. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year. A BEPL.Y TO ‘‘VON BBAUNES HAUS” IT must have been astonishing to readers of the Emerald to read yesterday a letter to the editor written in utter seriousness by some student or faculty member, bitterly scoring the action of the Oregon chapter of the Association of American University Professors in submitting to President Roosevelt a plea to relax immigration laws in order to provide refuge for Nazi victims. That such a letter, impregnated as it was with racial prejudice, could have been written by an American citizen is strange; but that it could have been written in a University environment is almost unthinkable. America will gain immeasurably in at least one respect by Hitler’s Jew-baiting tactics. Hundreds of the finest thinkers in the world, Jewish profes sors in German universities, will bring the wealth of their learning and the benefits of their research to the United States. Already many have come and more will follow. In the message of the A. A. U. P. itself may be found the answer to the complaints of the anony mous "von Braunes Haus": "It has been a part of the American tradi tions of individual freedom to offer asylum to those escaping from foreign tyrannies. The practice has been greatly to the benefit of our nation through the addition to its numbers of many of the abler and finer elements among European peoples. "The present harsh dictatorship in Germany is forcing numbers of the ablest of its citizens into exile, men who should be welcomed into the United States of America . . . because of the additions which they can make to our cul ture. . . .” Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of thought, freedom of instruction they are so much a part of the American tradition that we can not conceive of a place where they are ground to earth. But it is a sad fact that intellectual liberty has been beaten out of existence in Italy, Russia, Japan, and now Germany. America seems to be destined to bear the torch of enlightened science for the world. 1..1TVINOY FAYS V CALL MAXIM MAXIMOVICH LITVINOV, Russian for eign minister, is on his way to America to hold a conference with President Roosevelt a con ference that may result in changing the whole complexion of America’s foreign relations and alter the entire international scene. For it begins to appear that in flirting with Russia Uncle Sam is preparing to turn a coldish shoulder toward Japan. An explanation of the situation must start at least as far back as the recent strife between Rus sia and Japan over the Chinese Eastern Railway in Manchuria. The road was built as a Russo Chinese enterprise, with the provision that China was to have the right to buy it after 1936 and was to get it free after 1980. But Russia, whose policy has been timid enough in dealing with other powers, was sufficiently bold to override any claims of weak China, and offered the railway to Japan at a ridic ulously high figure, considering the dilapidated condition of the road. Japan countered with an offer that was ridiculously low, feeling, apparently, that the road could be had at any time by mere seizure. There was furioiggling, and Russo-Japanese relations reached such a crisis that war seemed imminent. Then Presi lent Roosevelt stepped into the picture dnd exprcs ad his willingness to confer with Russia on matters of difference between the two countries. Scenting long-awaited recognition lor the Soviet regime, Russia made immediate preparations to dispatch chubby Litvinov to this country. Japan's reaction was as speedy. Three days after President Roosevelt waved the olive branch at Russia, Japan recalled her ambassador, Debuchi. Under other circumstances this would not have seemed unusual, for Debuchi has been in this coun try five years, and Japanese ambassadors usually enjoy only a four-year tenure. But coming on the heels of Roosevelt’s overtures to Russia, it would appear that Japanese statesmen are alarmed and are planning to go into a huddle over the situation. Undoubtedly the United States will recognize Russia; but Japan knows that the United States has never approved of the Nipponese activities in Manchuria, and is seriously disturbed at the pros pect of the United States backing Russia’s Far Eastern program, at the expense of Japan’s own ambitions on Chinese ground. AMERICANA rpHREE THOUSAND librarians met in Chicago recently and were informed that 43,890,548 persons, 38 per cent of our population, were with out library service of any kind. And the navy yards of Newport News clear the decks for the construction of two gigantic aircraft carriers. And a beautiful gas bag settles into the sea with a few dozen lives and a few billion dollars. And they build another beautiful gas bag for people to throw their hats in the air over. And Congress fans the air at a million dollars an hour. And Morgan won't pay his income tax. On Other Campuses What Price Honoraries $$$ ¥J ACK in the days when our grandfathers entered college with side whiskers on their jowls, hon oraries were something to write home about. When grand dad made "damus plumbus,” it cost little or nothing and carried some weight with the folks at home and outside of the collegiate realm. And even though “damus plumbus” was the only chapter in the country and located at some high water col lege, it still meant something. And if grand pop happened to be a “poor farmer boy,” as Alger would have us to know in his tales of up and com ing paupers, he could still make the old honorary and not be bled to death with outrageous fees to be doled out to some highly organized national office. It's a different story in this day of “inflated dollars.” The toll for honoraries on this campus ranges from ten dollars to twenty-five dollars a head. He who has the twenty or more American rubles to lay on the barrel head is assured of a spiffy looking badge or key and a meal once a month at one of the fraternity houses. He is also blessed with listening to some harangue, dry at times and worse at others, from a big-shot. Per chance cigars will be passed out for a smoke bar rage to lessen the monotony. Other than this monthly and mouthy bull session, honoraries lie dor mant. Not only do they lie in a state of coma for long durations of time, but men having the mental qual ities and not the financial requirements, if they are chosen, cannot take the bid, due to the laci that twenty dollars means a month’s board and room. We suspect, too, that many of the men are not pledged because of political "door slamming.” Honoraries cost, too much. A man being barred due to a lack of funds is all wrong. Nor should he be black balled by petty fraternal politics. Yet after it is all said and done, of what value after college is an honorary? What value is it in college ? One may become round shouldered and rate high on the campus from lugging around a chain full of keys. The gold in the gadgets is of value of course, and one feels good when his lady friend awesomely counts the keys draped across the manly and hairy chest. The honor would be the same, however, il the fraternity is an up and going local and cost less. Honoraries should get in step with the times and do a little deflating. If they don’t, they will lose all the purpose that motivated their beginning and mean less than they do now. Colorado Mines Oredigger. Mannequin By PATSY LEE iRA LA LA have you seen the J new suspenders, young gentle men? They come in the most beautiful shades olue, and every thing, and you may have them initialed in white at no extra charge at the best men's shop in town. And another thing, these new zipper belts are absolutely ihe cleverest things out. The buckle is done away with com pletely, giving a very smooth ef fect with the zipper zipping under neath.0 (This is all at no extra charge, boys.) And now for some last minute tips. Dark blue evening gowns will give plenty of thrills at the coming formal dances The pop ular shade is that dark blue, bu a bright, bright, dark blue, which doesn't look black on the blackest of nights. Some of the extra spe cial ones are fashioned from bun galine and slipper satin. The vel vet creations in this particular shade are sensational. Speaking of velvet Mannequin can’t say enough about it. Quanti ties of velvet gowns, velvet wraps, and velvet gloves are being shown throughout the land no end of velvet and velveteen blouses for daytime wear are being modeled in the exclusive shops, and even the most practical of wool dresses arc flourished with touches of luscious velvets in bright colors. Ah. me! Tis a velvet year. Necks are still high some even stand up on the neck about an inch. Cowl necks are very much m favor, especially when they lie in a drapy fashion half way to one's ears. They are most ele gant and effeminate. Fabric flowers are much in | prominence, and the dinner and evening gowns are boasting of these gorgeous creations right at the base of the neck-line, Not only that, beltless dresses are astonishingly coming back in to style. We hope they do they give that nice slim effect which is attractive, even if we are going' Edwardian by degrees. Mannequin chooses Dean Sehwet ing for the most well-dressed wo man this time, because she ap peared m a lovely coppery gown at the Delta Gamma reception lately. Jean Failing was most at-' tractive in a salmon pink and yel low dress. She carried an armful of creamy talisman roses, and re mained most gracious and charm ing throughout the evening. Watch for tomorrow. 1 am do ing a little research on what the well-dressed Homecoming pajama parader is earing this year That ! is, it he cnoose: to run this year. I The Flying Trapeze - - By STANLEY ROBE WAR 4, vyi - -- ■ - . - ■ ■ ^T| Disarmament: A Lost Cause |'|ISARMAMENT ? Today no re sponsible statesman suggests disarmament. That word is used as a euphemism for the limitation of armaments, a very different horse of quite a different color. The economic arguments for armament limitation are vigorous. Quantities of capital and labor go into armaments which should go into more socially productive ac tivities. But the limitation of arm aments is not a means to end wars. I do not belittle the effect of armament races on national fears, in developing psychologies, but those races come from causes oth er than armament for armament’s sake. The basic cause of modern war lies in the competitions of capi talistic organisms roughly grouped along state lines. In this compe tition the size of armaments does not affect the competition itself; rather it tends to determine the victors in the armed struggles growing out of commercial conflict. Naturally, therefore, the state that disarmed alone would be engag ing in a piece of quixotism which would give its competitor all the advantages in any ultimate clash. I emphasize the problem of a capitalistic world because it is in that world that we live. I am not sure that a communist world would be any better. It seems probable that in a communist world civil wars would be substituted for foreign wars. * * * Today, with the exception of Germany, the nations of the world are prepared for war incomparably > better than they were in 1914. If we compare the armaments of 1914 with those of today, the bombing and fighting planes, the mechani cal land weapons, the submarines, and the immense size of the arm ies, the world was relatively dis armed in 1914. Yet in that year quite a little war did manage to break out. In other words, limita tion on armament now, while eco i nomically desirable, can not be said to be a step towards the re moval of the possibility of war. The political world is composed of a number of units, known as states, which exist together in a condition closely bordering on an archy. Each state acts from its own self-interest, and its last re sort is force. Force is elemental in international relationships. Us ually it is used in its potential sense, as a threat, but at times the threat is not good enough to over awe competitors and force must be used. Then w'e have wars. No greater accomplishment could be made by men than to end the prevailing international anar chy. That has been the aim of all the attempts at international or ganization since the world war. But to each specific project the major nations of the world have given little more than lip service. The great powers, including the United States, have shown them selves unwilling to make the nec essary sacrifices for the sake of establishing world order. To achieve great things great sacri fices are necessary. We won’t make them. So anarchy continues. The necessary alternative to a general international organization is the alignment of groups of states together where interests are similar. This was the practice be fore 1914 in the development of a world balance of power. Such al liances do serve to postpone wars, but only for a time. Their very existence makes wars inevitable. They create larger fighting units, but do lend some elements of sta bility to the prevailing anarchy. Since we won't cooperate on a general world-wide scale I can see no alternative to the development of another alliance system, despite the fact that only war can come out of it. Our only hope is to post pone that war by the creation of allied state units of sufficient size to make immediate attacks by sin Scanning the Cinemas McDonald ‘'Night Flight,” John and Lionel Barrymore, Robert Montgomery, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy. Also, “Torch Singer,” Claudette Colbert, David Manners, Ricardo Cortez. COLONIAL "The Dentist," “Barber Shop," and "The Fa tal Glass of Beer," with W. C. Fields. Also Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Flip the Frog, and Popeye the Sailor. By J. A. NEWTON That Fiend Fields \V. C. Fields going about non chalantly and doing the craziest things as though they weren't crazy, these ami other impossible events are what a w a i t you in "The Dentist,” “The Barber," ami "The Fatal Glass of Beer" at \\. C. Fields the Colonial. A ml as though this weren't enough for one program, you have Mickey Mouse on a ’ Beach Par ty,” ami Popeve the Sailor's init ial appearance in the cinema, an event deserving more thau passing notice. One of the best Betty Boop cornice to Ja:s built around the Saint James' Infirmary' tune iwith Cab Calloway doing the moan : ing. It’s one of the most fantastic j and imaginative comics from Bet ty s studio yet. Good Hallowe'en | fare. * * * “Night Flight" is a sure shot to be one of the best pictures of the year. It has something to tell, and does so. Not only as a story does it stand out. It also has some of the best mountain and cloud scenes to ap pear on the screen in some time. The sequence in which Robert Montgomery is represented as run ning suddenly into a cyclone is refreshing in its novelty as well as being one of the finest individual thrills I've ever sqpn from the flickers. He is sailing along in the beauti ful, quiet mountain air. Just after crossing the crest of a mountain at 10,000 feet, a down-draft drops him to about 5000. He is in clouds. His only way out is through a rocky gorge only a few hundred i yards wide. He plunges into it. i He can t see. He opens the throt tle and points the ship's nose up. And so my frans,—and so—. Helen Hayes’ dramatic scene i falls rather weakly. John Barry more is exceptional, and Lionel has nothing to do. Montgomery is very fine. Don't miss this show. Claudette Colbert does her own "torch singing- in the other show J on the program. gle states on others improbable. Already such alliances and under standings are busily being made all over the world. No doubt the com ing American recognition of Rus sia is a step toward the alignment together of the United States and the U. S. S. R. in meeting a com mon problem in Asia. * * * Where does disarmament come into this scheme ? It doesn’t. Right now the prospect of any limitation or armaments is almost nil. Yet any intelligent man will agree that no modern war can benefit perma nently any participating group. We are fools, utter fools, when we approach the problems of interna tional relations. We know that war is ghastly; worse, we know that it is futile. We know that for the most part it develops out of uncontrolled, anarchic competition of a ruggedly individualistic capi talism. We know all these things, but we cover our shame by per visions of patriotism, a generous loyalty common to all civilized men. In the name of this patriotism we refuse to make those conces sions of national rights which would put any curb on the privi leges of competition. Every time we are put to the test, whether we The Emerald Greets — MARY LOUIEE EDINGER — Our esteemed society editor, and a bright and shining ray at the Al pha Gam hangout. Says that swell middle moniker of hers is a cross between her grand and her great grandmother’s names. Figure that out. DIXIE JUANITA MILLER — Well, it's pretty certain Dixie wasn't born in Alaska: RUTH WEBER BERNICE PRIEST ERNEST CALEF GENEVIEVE CRUM GUS GAIL AS CLIFFORD HARRISON AND—A well-known University prof who is a Ph.D., and who does not want this cat let out. So here we go suppressing again. Heck! he had a wonderful name, too, but this is no time to run around an noying profs. For The Homecoming Game DECORATION'S— CORSAGES— FOR TliE DANCE Chase Gardens 64 East Broadway Phone 19d0 I I are Americans or Japanese, Frenchmen or Germans, we refuse to concede any measure of our sovereignity. We chatter about international friendship, but we haven't it. We are a stubbornly foolish people, we of the modern world. We even measure the de 5fee of progress of peoples like [those of India and China in their willingness to accept our stand ards of aggressive nationalism. Armaments don’t make wars; they help them along. No major power has shown the slightest concrete interest in disarmament since the world war, least of all at the present time. Of all the of fenders I am not sure that the United States is not the most guil ty, for our nation has consistently refused to cooperate even to the extent of participating in an in nocuous organization known as the League of Nations. With ade quate leadership something might have been done to reduce the inter national anarchy in the years of disillusionment after 1918. And had the anarchy been brought into some sort of order, then a measure of disarmament would have been possible. I am afraid we have wait ed too long. Reading -and Writing PEGGY CHESSMAN, Editor A T last, a bookshelf prepared ^ especially for college students! Dean Onthank, Miss Bernice Rise, circulation librarian of the old libe, and Polly Pollitt have col lected more than 100 books chosen to help students of college age to cope with the many problems that present themselves during life on the campus and have placed these books on reserve. Designed for both men and wo men, this college life shelf at the old libe contains literature on how to study, how to succeed in col lege, how to act at the various so cial functions sponsored by col lege groups. There are outstand ing fiction books, collections of poems, biographical selections, and material on the present economic situation as it affects students. Some of the books contained on the shelf are: “The Campus,” Rob ert Corley Angell; “I Like the De pression,” Henry Ansley; “On Un- ; derstanding Women,” Mary Beard, Emerald of the Air w/E bring you a complete report ” of what's doin’ in the football realm and particularly the latest news from Hayward training field. These sports slants come to you via Malcolm Bauer at half past four. The station is KORE. What other one could it be ? The weekly fifteen minutes of drama comes to you tonight at 8:30. The second episode of “Su burban Murder Case” will be pulled off under the direction of Carroll Wells. The cast is as fol low: Bill. Ireland, Hank Roberts. Katherine Eismann, Carroll Wells, Virginia Wappenstein, Bill Rice, and Earl Buckman. The play is written by Howard Kessler. “Columbus—Undergraduate,” J? A. Benn; “A Study of Undergraduate Adjustment,” Robert Corley An gell. “Education of Henry Adams,” Henry Adams; “How to Live on 24 Hours,” Benny; “From a College Window,” A. C. Benson; "How to Succeed in College,” William E. Book; “Religion and the Good Life,” William Clayton Bower; “Personality and the Social Group,” Ernest W. Burgess; “A College Student and His Problems," James H. Canfield. “College Students Thinking It Through,” Charters; “The Tech nique of Study,” Claude C. Craw ford; “When I Was a Girl,” Fer ris; “The Bent Twig,” Ferber; “Through College on Nothing a Year,” Christian Grauss; “Modern Conversation,” Barrington hall; “Midstream,” Helen Keller; "Read ing—A Vice or a Virtue?”, Theo dore Wesley Koch. “Life in College,” Christian Gauss; “The Meaning of a Liberal Education,” Everett Dean Martin; “Ordeal of Richard F e v e r e 11, George Meredith; “Second April,” Edna St. Vincent Millay; “Vogue’s Book on Etiquette”; and “Hands Full of Living,” Kathleen Norris. No shelf for college students would be complete without Baird’s Manual, so naturally that volume is one of the collection. The man ual gives a resume of each college Greek letter fraternity, its history, standing, and chapters. THE College Flower Shop (Formerly Campus Flower Shop) This shop in the same location where for four years you have had flowers of unusual dis . tinction. Phone 3018 James Hartley, Mgr. Lester McDonald, Willetta Hartley Designer Carroll Wells ACROSS FROM SIGMA CHI [ GUARANTEED SILK HOSIERY WILLIAMS SELF SERVICE STORE EVERY l’ALK OF THEM GUARANTEED “Larkwood ’ full fashioned hose are guaranteed to give you satisfactory wear or a new pair free. Here you are assured of getting hosiery values. SHOP AT Williams’ Self Service Store 77 East Broadway
