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All communications ate subject to the discretion of the editors. Anonymous letters will be disrcg.ndcd.__ The Oregon Daily Emerald, official student publication of the University of Oregon, Eugene, published daily during the college year, except Sundays, Mondays, holidays, examination periods, all o( December except the first seven days, all of March except the first eight days. Entered a, second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates, $J.5U a yea.. Japan Cocks Its Mailed Fist Toward Russia and China A YOUNG history professor on this campus, Harold Noble, yesterday offered a lecture explaining the background of the present Jap anese internal dissention so well that it makes the most legitimate and complete block of edi torial copy on the far east that this sheet has had for some time. The Emerald asks the indul gence of that sharp-minded professor if it in cludes in the following editorial many of his observations. • * * * Embroiled in the most critical internal strug gle Japan has had in modern times, the little island of people now holds the eyes of what is left of the democratic world. And whether the Japanese are given the lady of responsible gov ernment or the tiger of fascism is certainly unknown among the jittery populace of that country. Prophecy at this time is both unwise and futile, and an understanding of what has trans pired in Japan is necessary and tremendously interesting. However, knowledge of the back ground that toilay has turned the guns of the Japanese fleet on Tokyo furnishes a basis for evaluating news from the Orient and predicting its impending chaotic future. « * The Emperor of Japan can do no wrong. Ho is considered by the Japanese people as a link in an unbroken chain of divine rulers immortal and springing from the Goddess of the Sun. He is responsible to no person and his rights as a ruler are divine. He can, however, be advised. But, when the Emperor's wishes are at variance with the wishes of any faction in Japan, the Emperor is not wrong. He can do no wrong and, when the bill is paid, his advisers pay it frequently with their lives. * n> * Today Japan’s government includes a parlia ment and a cabinet. Evolving like the English system, governmental precedence has estabished party rule with the head of the majority group selected by the Emperor as premier of Japan. There are. however, two members of the Jap anese cabinet, who unlike the other ministers, are not responsible to parliament. They are the minister of the navy and the minister of war. These men are active officers of the two military factions—responsible to the Emperor. In 1931 the Japanese army started a war with China, an independent army enterprise not ex pressly endorsed by the civilian government. The war was received by the Japanese people with great enthusiasm and nationalistic feeling. And when, in 1932, Japanese army officers murdered the premier and the head of one of the greatest banking houses, the assassins plead "patriotic duty” as a defense. One was released and the other drew but a light sentence. * * * However, on November IS of last year, the Emperor issued a personal command restraining further Japanese invasion into China. Something wrong! The Emperor was ill-advised. With this indication that it might be losing its grip, the army forced from the cabinet Makino, conservative adviser to the Emperor. Hear Admlra Saito, conservative, replaced Makino, much to the disappointment of the mil itary leaders. This Japanese cabinet, prior to the recent murdering, waa made up of statesmen and military men who looked askance on the, army's terrible anxiety to fulfill its own con ception of Japan’s destiny—war with Russia and China for the dominance of Asia. * * * One more screw was placed on the ambitions of the Japanese army a little over a week ago when responsible civilian government was strengthened by the success at the polls of the liberals and the new workers’ party. It seemed impossible for the army to push through this new Diet its tremendously increased military budget. And into the immortal ear of the Emper or, conseravtive mortals were pouring words of conservative advice. * * * Bong! Five days ago a detachment of the Japanese army, scheduled to entrain for Manchuria, broke ranks at the station and proceeded to murder five of those who whispered restraint into the Emperor’s ear, and in so doing wiped out some of the most seasoned and able statesmen in the government. This regiment then stormed the central police station at Tokyo and holed up. * * * In any other military machine in the world, rebels and mutineers of this kind would have been court-martialed and many of them shot. However, Chichibu, brother of the Emperor and an army officer, entered the rebel stronghold under a white flag, negoiated with the mutineers and allowed them to march from the building, fully armed, to the barracks. * * » It appears that the Japanese government is afraid to suppress the mutineers for fear that the mutiny will spread into the ranks of the entire Japanese army. Was this revolt engineered under orders of high army command to reestab lish military strength in the government and clear the way for a battle with Russia? In the meantime, Tokyo and Osaka are under the guns of the Japanese fleet. The military machine is straining toward Russia and China and the stabalizing influences of the civilian gov ernment are resting on the clay of Nippon. What comes next? Junior Week-end Action Is Imperative rPHE University of Oregon has a great tradi tion. This tradition is known not only all over the state, but in other sections of the country. This tradition is the annual staging of Junior Weekend, with its accompanying Canoe Fete, All-campus Luncheon, Junior Prom, and Mother’s Day events. There is a great deal of work to do in making such a huge event successful. Usually the junior class starts work in early Febraury. Today is the last day of February and no steps have yet been taken for this year's Junior Weekend schedule. Lack of an executive head for the junior class is the prime trouble. He makes the appointments of chairmen to get the work started. The present head of the class is ineigible because of scholastic difficulties. The scholarship committee will not meet to consider the eligibility of other potential leaders. The committee chairman declares the whole matter of insufficient importance. The Emerald disagrees with this evaluation of the weekend’s worth. The matter is not only of importance to the class, but to the University as a whole. The entire Junior Weekend program carries extreme benefits for the University. It is helpful publiicty. It is a good-will builder. Immediate action is imperative. The interfraternity council would solve the major difficulty if they would inaugurate a “slowing down plan” instead of a rushing plan. The Safety Valve Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of the Kiuernld. Anony mous contributions will be disregarded. The mimes of oem municimts will, however, he regarded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be brief, the editors reserv ing the right to condense all letters of over 1100 words and to accept or reject letters upon the criteria of general editorial Importance and interest to the campus. Editor, the Emerald: Following so closely upon the Emerald's ef forts to keep the campus front being misled by a small band of radicals, the glaring omission of the names of independent men upon Thursday's straw ballot seem to indicate a grave inconsist ency upon the part of the Emerald editor. If the Emerald is really interested in seeing an expres sion of tiie majority opinion upon the campus why should they not have included the names of a few independents among the list of candidates. The independent students compose approximately half the campus, and can hardly be expected to express themselves accurately when they have only the names of a group of fraternity men, most of whom they do not even know, to choose from. If the Emerald is really interested in seeing ! the activities at the University made the expres sion of a majority of students, they might sug gest that the Greeks consider the “other half" when they are picking' prospective political eandi- | dates, potential members for Friars, Skull and i Dagger, and other student activities. And unless ! the Emerald does this it is geyng to look very much as though they were mainly interested in maintaining the positidH that the Greeks have made for themselves, anti generally retaining the “status quo" at the cost of any progressive changes. Apparently the women living in the organized houses are less conscious of their social superior ity than the men, for the have seen fit to include one independent in the Thespian and Kwama groups and have elected an independent woman . to Mortar Board occasionally. One can remember the time during the fee issue that the Emerald i and the compulsorist forces bewailed the fact \ that the optional fee created a class distinction upon the campus between the students who “be longed'' and those who didn’t. If the powers that be the “upper half,” as it were, are really in terested in seeing the formation of a spirit of unanimity upon the campus, it is time that they acted to include the independent men in their plans to promote the welfare of the University. Fred Gieseke, President of Oregon \ cornea. The Marsh of Time By Bill Mfcrsh Sitting, luiif asleep, in the old libe, we just happened to look up as she came in. And what a lucky move that was, for it’s very seldom one chances to notice a woman whose appearance is, in the true sense of the word, charming. But this one was really attractive. Poise I suppose you’d call it. Good taste. The sort of thing one asso ciates with thoroughbreds. We shoved a note across the aisle to Evelyn Porter, asking her to look over the young lady's shoulder and find out the name of the hook she was reading. We in tended to find out who that was, or die trying. Back came the note and said, “She’s reading the Forsythe Saga. Don’t tell me you’ve actually no ticed a good looking girl? I’ll save you the trouble. That’s Tomm; McCall’s sister. So, if we had a hat, we’d doff it to you, Babs McCall. * * * Movies Paul Muni, who some people think is one of the world’s great est character actors, always stud ies a role intensely for a period of weeks before he begins actual pro duction. Muni, signed to star in Pearl Buck’s “The Good Earth,” has prepared his Chinese role by haunting the shops and streets of San Francisco’s Chinatown. In December, when production was ..scheduled., to ..begin, ..Muni shaved his head and had his eye brows plucked. Production, in the well known Hollywood fashion, has been delayed. And now, since like an isolated hermit ... a bald, eyebrowless hermit who is too em barrassed to receive his friends, and who must simply sit around and wait until production starts and the film is finished before he can let his follicles begin to func tion again. • * * Land Sakes If every single person who is now living in the United States, Canada and Mexico decided to Campus Criticism of Books, Plays GOD AMONG THE GERMANS Paul C. Douglass. University ol Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia 1935. 310 pages. When the Nazi theory of Nordic Christianity is expounded, the pe culiar attitude of German philoso phers is introduced to relate the backgrounds of Herr Hitler’s be liefs. Necessary it may be, bul nevertheless it forms a most dis couraging hindrance to a thorough understanding of present-day re ligious trends in Germany. Paul C. Douglass, pounding along the road of Hitler’s mania, finds himself harrassed by the necessity of shoplifting certain phrases, in tact, from the doctrines of great German thinkers. It is through nc fault of his own, because German thought cannot be easily translat ed into terms of the less ponderous English language. Facts Given The author does, however, give a few ideas and facts that can be handily cataloged. He starts out by describing theological currents of the past 50 years, and following this, breaks away for a brief mo ment into readily - understood terms. This happy revelation, how ever, soon flickers and passes out. Everything considered, the book is disappointing particularly when some of its more enlightening ,'hapters have been read. The least that can be said, however, is that Mr. Douglass should some day find the happy secret of translating jorman ponderosity into the Eug ish language. —G. JONES. MEN ANI) BRETHREN, by lames Gould Cozzens. Harcourt, tlraco. and Co.. New York. 1935. This is the tome which has oc casioned a mild furor among east ern critics. Aside from that, a nild disappointment is recorded by .lie reader as he finishes the latest iroduct of James Gould Cozzens. Not until the last scene opens loes this novel get down to the rood earth, and its conversations. I'he entire book reflects a decided aek of interest in some human re ictions, and the central figure, a veary and middle-aged clergyman, s a very boresome hero to follow it times. Yet Cozzens, by the usual strength of his characterizations, rentes a realistic picture, in its nld way. Not that the portrait could be said to be real or sincere. only that it is interestingly clear. At that, the general situation is true to life. The disillusioned clergyman takes it upon himself to help poor unfortunates outside the parish. As usual, his associates fail to understand him, have a vague pity for his bumptuousness. The chief objection to the story is its artificial conveyance. Here Mr. Cozzens has failed, although not enough to destroy entirely our interest in the tale. At the finish, there is some singularity of pur pose and portraiture. And this jis the climax, the genuine achieve ment of the story. —J. F. WINTERSET, by Maxwell An derson. Anderson House, publish ers. New York, 1036. It may not be such hot “theatre” but Maxwell Anderson's “Winter set” is one of the best poetic dramas that have rolled off the end of a playwright’s pen in well over a century. Under a bridge on the dark, dreary East river water front sev eral characters involved in a trial which sent an innocent man to the chair are brought together by the long arm of coincidence. Mr. An I derson has patterned this case along the lines of the famed Sacco ’ and Vanzetti trial which he has not forgotten since he helped write that fiery tirade; “Gods of the Lightning," against the disputed decision handed down in the noted case. Fate Tragic Mio, son of the innocent man who was sent to his death, has de-D voted his life to tracking down the murderers. Victory seems in his grasp when he finds in the same house the only witness who knows his father was innocent, the judge | 1 who sentenced his father, and the i j murderers. His victory is short t | lived, for his love for the sister of , ■ Garth, the witness who did not tell the truth at the trial, forces him to j give up his chance to clear his j father's name, and his lips are ] j sealed by the murderers. ' Politics Effective j “Winterset’' has more poetry in it than any of Mr. Anderson's plays ! I to date. It is possible to under : stand some of the difficulties en countered in producing the play on j the current broadwav stage, but it < I would be foolish to sacrifice one J ounce of the dramatic weight of i ! the play for a whole bag of theat- j i rical tricks. —D. CLARK. I WINNER TAKE NOTHING, by Ernest Hemingway. Charles Scrib ner’s Sons. New York, 1930. 244 pages. Anyone who reads can’t win if they read this book, for they'll be getting mostly nothing. It’s a col lection of typical Hemingway short short stories. If you like Heming way they're grand stuff . . . but you still have mostly nothing. The style a la Hemingway is the short sentenced, disconnected thought - program, with curses tossed in here and there among the filth just to liven it up. If Sa tan were writing this review he would probably say it was great art. Maybe it is where he lives, or if just being filled with action and terse writing is art. The majority of the stories are sdxy. Some are just filthy. A few deal with just the odd side of every day human life. Sex angle lovers who are probably by this time beat ing a path to the library can get their best reading in ‘‘Light of the World.” For the rest of the read ers I’d suggest a hit and miss skip ping around to find the better stories. —C. J. Not I, But the Wind, by Frieda Lawrence. Viking Press, New York. 1934. 296 pages. $2.75. By far the most coherent of the legion of books seeking to ‘'inter pret" D. H. Lawrence is ‘‘Not I, But the Wind” by his wife, Frieda, j She does not dwell on the abnor mal side of Lawrence but pictures him as an ordinary man, self-cer.- j tered and nerve-wracked by chis life-long, losing battle against tu berculosis. Slights Childhood Mrs. Lawrence has little concern with his unhappy boyhood as the sensitive child of an unfeeling coal miner. or with any of his complex es. She writes complacently of their life together. She is proud of him without understanding entire ly why. The machinery of her story sometimes becomes involved by her use of German construction in English sentences, and by her habit of starting every chapter with the present tense, rebuilding the past on some chance though occurring in those introductory paragraphs. —P. BALDWIN. t move to Texas, there would be more than an acre of land for ev erybody if the land were parceled out equally, # * * A true 100 per cent American was Paul Revere who, in addition to riding a nag through every middlesex, village and farm, was an artilleryman lieutenant in the French and Indian war, took part in the Boston tea party and was a lieutenant-colonel in the revolu tionary shake-up. » « * Neal O’Hara tells one about a chap who tossed a nickle in the general direction of a blind beg gar’s tin cup. The nickle missed and went rolling along the side walk. So the blind man got up and went sailing after it, retrieving it in an instant. "Whoa up,” mentioned the do nor. "I thought you were blind.” “Oh no,” came the reply. “Not me. I’m just taking the regular blind man’s place for the after noon while he’s at the movies.” Group Favors (Continued from page one) and other benefits now derived from the present system, which are an attraction, and give favor able publicity to this school. At present we can offer students tak ing this course “Appointments” comparable to “fellowships” and “Scholarships” that are offered in other courses. 2. Under an optional system there would be falling off of en rollment as there would be in any other course that is changed from required to optional—as would be the case should English composi tion or physical education be placed on an optional basis. This falling off would lead to creating incentives for taking the course which would result in too much glorification of the soldier (namely new uniforms, girl mas cots, etc., as is the case of schools in the East, who have been finan cially able to do away with gov ernment support and are now on an optional basis.) In the meantime, we would be without financial support of the benefits named in point No. 1 above supra. The optional system offers no better plan than the present, and adds an uncertainty of continuance of this course. 3. We have not heard of anyone taking this course, who would ob ject to leaving it under its present status, that did not have selfish motives for this change. They have no kick because it is so easy to receive exemption. The commit tee on exemptions is extremely lenient. Drilling and wearing the “monkey suit” are the only irrita tions voiced, and since they are a selfish complaint, are quickly laughed off in view of the broader aspects of the situation; namely, that of the good of the nation as a whole. By this it is meant that our na tional defense policy is one of edu cating the best group in the coun try to officer our forces in time of conflict. The American people as a whole believe our best group of leaders to be found in the univer sities and colleges. Therefore, grant ing that many of us do not know what is the best for us, we have required our college men to be come versed in military tactics and science, so that we will be prepared! in times of emergency. Not wishing to maintain a large standing army, ROTC has been deemed a solution to pa’-t of the problem of national defense. 4. Many arguing on this issue have not clarified their thoughts sufficiently to eliminate the ques tion of war and the question of military preparedness. The army is no more the cause of war than your fists are the cause of fist fights; the elimination of either one will not stop people from at tempting to force- -their wills upon others. The motives of war are economic and social, and to broad er minds, are the basic reasons for conflict, and not the tools of war themselves. 5. We appeal to the intelligence of the students and faculty to con sider this question in its true light; to not cloud the issue with ques tions of war confused with national I Air Y •> •> ❖ Listenin’? By Jimmy Morrison Emerald of the Air Don't miss the "Soup to Nuts” program over KORE today at 3:45 by "Love and Kisses” Don Ken nedy, versatile comedian-announc er who is a veteran at California microphones; it should be good. The Air Angle Bowing to leap year with an all feminine program, except for the regular members of the cast, the Shell Chateau offers something a little different tonight at 6:30. Elissa Landi has the dramatic guest ; Una Merkel, a comedy rou tine; Maxine Lewis, cafe and pic ture singer, will sing several songs; Mary Naylor, western fancy ice-skating champion, will be in terviewed by A1 Jolson. Victor Young's orchestra, Peggy Gardi ner, and Jack Stanton complete the cast. * * * The Pickens Sisters, popular girl trio, are not worried much about what to do in their spare time. Here is the schedule they are now playing: 1. Five shows a day at the Par amount in New York. 2. Two appearances a night in the Rainbow room atop the RCA building in Radio City. 3. Rehearsals and broadcast on the Bourjois Evening in Paris pro gram. 4. Solo appearances for Jane Pickens on the Texaco show and Sigmund Romberg’s Swift pro gram. * * Armed with a characteristic stogie, Jack Benny will broadcast his regular show from Pittsburgh Sunday at 8:30. Kenny Baker’s solo is to be “The Night Is Young,” while the orchestra will play “Thanks a Million” and “Say the Word and It’s Yours.” * * * Speaking of guests: Kate Smith will be the guest star on the pro gram with George Olsen and Ethel Shutta tonight at 8:00. Ruth Et ting is to be Paul Whiteman’s guest artist during his Musical Va rieties program Sunday. Edna Fischer, diminutive Mistress of the Keyboard, will be Gypsy’s studio guest at 6:00. Arturo Toscanini, generally held to be the greatest symphony conductor of our time, will be guest conductor of the General Motors concert Sunday at 7:00 p. m. Sigmund Spaeth, fam ous tune detective who visited the campus recently, will be the guest artist during the National Barn Dance tonight at 8:00. ISBC-CBS Programs Today 4:15—Palace Hotel Tea Dan sante. KPO, KGW. 5:00—Your Hit Parade. KPO, KGW. 6:00—Rubinoff and His Violin. NBC. Andre Kostelanetz’ orchestra; Nino Martini, Lily Pons, KOIN, KSL. 6:30—Shell Chapeau. KPO. 7:30—Dr. West's Celebrity Night. (First program) George Olsen's orchestra, with Ethel Shutta. NBC. 9:00—Ziegfeld Follies of the Air. KSL, KOIN. defense. We appeal to all Ameri cans who believe that the best way to prevent war is to show the fal lacy and futility of war, and not to the abolishment of our national security by doing away with our weapons of defense, because irre gardless of what the USA is do ing in disarmament, our competi tors, other countries, all of which are potential enemies have not as yet followed suit, nor is there any indications of their so doing. 6. Therefore in view of the harm that will come to this university by an initiative on this question, to the doubtful benefits, if any, of an optional system, and to the loss of an attraction and an advertise ment, of which the university needs many to success we do hereby ask for continuation of the present system of ROTC. Hello Again! Remember Us We Do the Best Laundry Work in Town DOMESTIC LAUNDRY 252