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California Hysteria
A TRUK conception of the emotional hysteria
which has held the entire state of California
in its grasp for months may he seen in the recent
suspension of five student leaders at the University
of California at Los Angeles for "alleged Commu
nistic activity.”
Each new development in the case has only
made more apparent the unrest and insecurity which
has permeated the Golden State. The suspension of
the U.C.L.A. students can in no sense, it seems to
us, be classed as a strictly campus matter where
the question of academic freedom is the only one
involved.
Were this the only underlying factor there
would be no cause for the upheaval. Robert. G.
Sproul, president of the University of California,
in whose hands the matter of reinstatement now
rests, clearly stated his views upon this subject
in an article entitled “Universities Face Radical
ism," which appeared in the October issue of tlie
Rotarian. Quoting Dr. Sproul:
The university must tell its students
about communism, socialism, bimetallism,
even nudism, in order thaL they may bal
ance different systems, one against the
other and determine reasonably which is
right . . . New conditions demand new rem
edies.
They (universities) should merely furn
ish the arena wherein well-trained comba
tants may oppose each other without fear
and without favor.
They may not properly and legally sup
press either reactionaries, unyielding in
conservatism, or radicals, unreasonable in
proposals for reform. The same guaran
ties of freedom of thought and action
must prevail within a university as in the
country at large.
Even as Dr. Sproul has written so must every
other educator, who professes to live up to the
ideals of his position, think. Either he thinks in
those terms, or he is a hypocrite drawing salary
under the guise of education and disloyal to the
tenets of his profession.
Wc have every reason to believe that Dr. E.
O. Moore, provost at U.C.L.A., unquestionably be
lieves in the doctrines voiced by l)r. Sproul; and
under normal conditions he would have acted ac
cordingly in his official capacity, regardless of his
personal views.
This draws us to the conclusion that academic,
freedom was not the whole problem involved.
in our opinion the mud slinging, muck-raking
political campaign which marked the California
gubernatorial contest is at tire bottom of the U. C.
L. A. controversy. The population of the state was
thrown into a frenzy hysteria drove out rationality.
One great mass of the people believed that
the election of the author-socialist, Sinclair, would
result in a complete breakdown of the governmental
and social structure of the state and that chaos i
would be the inevitable result. |
Another great faction was just as sincere and
just as certain that the election of conservative j
Merriam, friend of tIre capitalists, would ultimately1
lead to a destruction more irreparable than the
EPIC plan Sinclair sought to invoke.
The campaign just ended.—framed on class
distinction and economic policies—resulted in the
constituency of the state being thrown into a seeth
ing turmoil in v.kick clear thought and action
played a negligible part. The situation as whole
was analogous to the munitions dump with the dan
ger of an explosion imminent at every stage. Ra
tional behavior under such tension—comparable
only to that in time of war—is improbable.
Even if the students in question were using
their offices for furthering communism (which we
regard as extremely unlikely of persons who have
proven themselves to be student leaders), they are
certainly guilty of no more censure than is Dr.
Moore. The provost immediately dropped his dig
nity as he flared up against all “red” activity and
“radicalism.” Without defining his terms Dr.
Moore made an appeal for the fraternities to or
ganize on all university campi to wipe out radical
student groups.
It seems to us that under normal conditions
the suspensions would never have been made—
in fact, had it not been for the rabble-rousing cam
paign for the governorship, the students at U.C.D.A.
would have been permitted to have their own opin
ions and discussions without molestation.
Surrounded by capitalistic interests in Los An
geles, subjected to the pile-driver pressure of Hearst
controlled. press and with the probable election of
Republican Merriam staring him in the face, it is
obvious that Dr. Moore did not act with the con
sideration and impartiality which his position de
manded. Apparent it is that the hysteria re
sulting from the weaknesses of an existing scheme
being confronted by a strong Leftist movement was
responsible for the grave injustice.
Another Crisis
rJPHE French cabinet under Premier Gaston Dou
mergue resigned yesterday morning after six
Radical-Socialist ministers had refused to support
the premier in his efforts towards constitutional
reform.
The balance of power in France is of a strange
type. It swings both ways at the same time. About
a month ago Premier Doumergue, just preceding
a national election, broadcast a speech in which he
denounced the Leftists, declaring that democracy
would be finished in France should they win. In
answer to this the returns brought a decided victory
for the premier and his adherents.
Two weeks later the premier proposed certain
constitutional reforms, namely, a tabulation of the
responsibilities and powers of the premier, restora
tion of the practice of dissolving the parliament in
a crisis and bringing the issues to a national elec
tion, making it the government's right alone to
introduce money bills to the parliament, and to fix
the status of government employees and take them
out of politics.
None of these proposals appears sweeping or
radical. They are in line with a rebuilding of the
government which France needs. Yet it was six
Radical-Socialists, who in effect were defeated by
Doumergue in last month’s election, who were the
cause of his enforced retirement.
Thus instead of the issue being settled, it be
comes the cause of another “crisis” in French poli
tics; just another among more than a score of
crises which have taken place since the World
war. Riots arc feared; troops have been made ready
by various political factions to resist fascist move
ments, and royalists are prepared for any windfall
to reestablish the aristocratic government.
France is the “hot spot” on the continent at
present. It has a weak, uncertain government
pressed on two sides by strong centralized dicta
torships in Italy and Germany. Future events there
will be of greatest importance in international re
lations.
DESPITE the minor invective that has been hur
led in the Oregon gubernatorial race, this state
must bow to the supremacy of California mud
slingers in pre-election tactics. Oregon has at least
been spared a Hearst newspaper.
Now that voters have wiped the 20-mill tax limi
tation amendment from the Oregon scene, at least
one of the stumbling blocks has been removed from
the path leading to the appointment of a new chan
cellor by the state board of higher education.
Who was the lad with patch over one eye who
was sauntering' down the street the other day whist
ling “With My Eyes Wide Open—”?
The Passing Show
Democracy
^MONG all the drawbacks and objections that
may be leveled at the democratic system, per
haps the one most injurious and harmful is the
tendency on the part of each individual to follow
the general current of thought without examina
tion. Like the proverbial sheep, many men pursue
his neighbour’s path for no particular reason other
than the fact that he is too lazy to indulge in a
little personal reflection, to study the expediency
or benefits of such popular trends of thought. The
majority of us are mental parasites, and feed upon
the small and often inadequate store of fact and
opinion that is thrust at us from any direction
whatsoever.
In a democratic country, where people are
expected to offer their own decisions shaped after
their own wants, very often the reverse takes place.
fThe public speaker, the demagogue, the press,
these and other similar sources of information be
come, in addition to their real task of edifying the
populace, important forces in the swaying of the
public to their own ends. With the use of oath
phrases, popular expressions and tabs and labels,
they take advantage of an uneredulous folk and
mould them according to their own plan or scheme.
And the victims of this mass scheme are quite
contented or else completely oblivious to the pro
cess which they are undergoing.
It is in the interests of the community at large
that the public be constantly warned against these
attempts ai fashioning them by the tow who pos
sess the reins of power. A more educated people
will gradually realize these matters for themselves,
and they will be instrumental, both by practiee
and preaching, in cultivating a more independent
and self-thinking society. It is furthermore ex
pected that this group will emanate from the uni
versities at large, where students given the oppor
tunity of viewing problems from various angles,
and are consequently forced to formulate strong
personal opinions. This process of changing even
to a certain degree the habits of peoples will no
doubt be a long one, yet eac h individual can do
his share in resisting those who try to prejudice
the pc .pie l',. their popular methods.—Me GUI Catly.
The Day’s
Parade
Ey PARKS HITCHCOCK
A Fascist France?
Mr. Borah Speaks
-_
'T'HE fall of the Doumergue cab
■*- inet shows the world one thing
plainly. France is ripe for the in
| roads of a fascist government. If
a strong popular leader were ‘ o
arise on the Quai d'Orsay today
and advance a, nationalistic anti
[ Nazi program he would be the
hero of the hour.
Chaos vs. Stability
To the Frenchman such a gov
i ernment, obnoxious as it might
j seen to those interested in inter
| national security, would be an hav
en from the rioting and internal
disturbances that have made the
, last year the most critical since the
I founding of the Third Republic at
the close of the Franco-Prussian
war. There is evident in France's
guiding circles a rapidly increas
ing sentiment toward the twin
goals of royalism and a stricter
Catholicism, both in letters and in
politics.
Individual View
The attitude of the average edu
cated and intelligent Frenchman
may be briefly summarized: he be
lieves that government sacrifices
its original goal if it substitutes
libertinism for an ordered and sup
ervised direction of the affairs of
the state. He believes that there
has been too much hat-waving in
favor of unregulated freedom dur
ing the last few years. He believes
that he is willing to give over to
a strong leader certain concessions
and personal liberties in return for
a peaceful realm, a domestic se
curity, and a common integration
of purpose.
New Premier
Whether Etienne Flandin, newly
selected premier, can satisfy this
popular need, is quite another
question. Picturesque enough in
physical appearance (he is six feet
six inches in height) his career ha3
likewise held a great deal of color.
One of the younger school of
F'rench statesmen, he is an aviator,
lawyer, and Anglophile. In politics
he holds a conservative position
and in Parisian social life an out
standing one. It is upon these
shoulders, then, that the tremend
ous tksk of bringing France from
instability to security rests.
SENATOR Borah, veteran op
^ positiunist, has held his finger
up to the wind of public sentiment
and realizes that his party must
undergo a radical reorganization.
Never a man to mince words, he
has wittily yet pointedly told Re
publicans that they must instigate
an housecleaning before they can
hope to put up a strong front
against the New Deal steamroller
in 1936.
Constitution Again
To charges that the Republican
party offered no constructive pro
gram a questioner suggested to
Senator Borah that a great deal of
the Republican campaign had been
founded on a defense of the con
stitution.
“Well," the Senator retorted
rapidly, “people can't eat the con
stitution."
Remodeled Standards
If opposition leaders would fol
low the Senator from Idaho's pre
cedent the nation might see a new
and rehabiliated party in politics in
the nation might see a new and
rehabilitated party in politics in
1936, a party that is the potential
equal, let us say, of the Conserva
tive party in England, a party that
has something to offer rather than
blind negativisms.
It is not enough to say that Re
publieianism has not offered any
remedial plan for the present cri
rather it has refused to recognize
sis, rather it has refused to recog
nize a crisis.
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Matter of Life or Death
By SAM FORT
XL AND
The Hi Yi Yi’s Won the Contest
By FREDERIC S. DUNN
/"OREGON'S capital was agog
with astonishment. The ole
Methodist college, precise and pur
itanic, was deliberately creating a
noisy demonstration, the students
marching up and down the streets
yelling something which, to the
Salem Journal, was reported as
sounding like this:—
Hi! Yi! Yi!
Wah! Hoo! Wah!
Wee-lam-et
The next thing we knew, word
began to leak through the lines,
that similar high jinks were being
indulged in by another denomina
tional college, where the war cry
was:
Booraa laka, Booma laka,
Bow wow wow;
Chinga laka, Chinga laka,
Chow, chow, chow;
Boo-ma-la-ka, Who are we ?
We are all from Albanee.
In fact, there were seven distinct
phalanxes converging in on Eu
gene, and the western front was
far from quiet. But were we ready
for them? WThy! even the heavens
were aflame with fire-works, that
evening of Thursday, Feb. 23, 1894.
A gloriously spectacular aurora
borealis, a marvel because so rare
in this latitude, was in magnificent
display, when Oregon's student
body marched down town to meet
the midnight train and to escort
the visiting deputations on their
arrival.
Eugene did not sleep till late that
night. Students and guests took
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after the dance
possession as they left the depot.
They even stormed the old Hoff
man House, where a famous attor
ney of those days, Judge Martin
L. Pipes, happened to be staying
[ during a session of court. The
I judge finally acknowledged his in
ability to rest and came out to ad
dress them. The daily papers re
ported that “he gave them some
sound advice,” which might be in
terpreted as meaning, “Go home
and go to bed.”
And so, on the next day in the
evening, Villard hall was the scene
of the very first intercollegiate
contest ever held under the auspic
es of th'e University, the represen
tatives of eight institutions of
higher learning competing for ora
torical primacy. It was the spokes
man for the "Hi-yi-yi” that won.
It is most diverting to read the
current newspaper reports, how
Charles J. Atwood, the hero of the
hour, was met at the train on his
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return to Salem, and carried on
the shoulders of wildly “hi-yi-yi”
ing Willamettians, while a brass
band led the way down State
street!
And all this before ever a pig
skin was punted!
(The next issue will contain
“ 'Wictory is ours,’ saith Sam
son.”)
STUDENTS!
While in Portland
patronize the mer
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“Welcome
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Emerald
of the Air
By GEORGE Y. BIKMAN
THIS afternoon the few stu
dents remaining on the cam
pus can tune to KORE at 4:45 to
hear the regular news broadcast.
Frankly, we don't especially rec
ommend it, however. It seems that
even our radio talent is taking the
train, so we qust have to go on
alone. Maybe some potential John
S. Young will give us a ring at
951-W and volunteer his services.
Anyhow the program goes on!
Myrna Loy and William Powell,
famous movie team, will be guest
stars on the Hollywood Hotel pro
gram with Dick Powell, Jane Wil
liams and Ted Fio-Rito’s band at
6:30 over CBS. The Columbia net
work will release the address of
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon
ald at the Lord Mayor’s banquet
in London at 1:10.
NBC highlights: Babe Ruth at
4:00; Phil Harris at 6:00; Phil
Baker at 6:30; the Intimate Revue
with A1 Goodman's orchestra and
Dwight Fiske as master of cere
monies at 8:30.
Another pretty bouquet to Mar
ian Bass and Chuck French who
performed yesterday. They’ll be
heard from again.
We hope history repeats: 1919—
During the game Saturday, the
Corvallis undertaker had a “grave"
look.
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