Is Tempo of Times Leading to Pace of War, Dictators?
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Democracies
Threatened,
Author Says
Lecturer Kirby Page
Points Out Danger
Of European Wars
To America
What are you going to do about
Hitler, Mussolini, and the “yel
low peril” of Japan if the democ
racies of the world are to preserve
their ways of life ? That was the
question raised by Kirby Page
yesterday morning at 10 o’clock
when he spoke before an assembly
of students, faculty, and Eugene
residents in Gerlinger hall. ■*
In the past, to combat the dic
tators and aggressors of the world,
the peoples of the world have
usually kept them in their place
by (1) arming sufficiently to im
press, using a certain amount of
blunt language, and “proper ac
tion,” or (2) in the belief that it
is impossible to deal with dicta
tors and militarists, using force,
Mr. Page said.
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Warns Against Legislation
If Americans don’t want legis
lation enacted to prevent a war
time dictatorship, they should
protest now, Mr. Page warned. It
is a fallacy that we can protect
democracy by setting up such a
plan.
Attention was called to a “plan
to set up in the United States a
war-time dictatorship over our
lives,” which is published in the
booklet receiving governmental
endorsement. The dictatorship dis
cussed in the booklet, rather than
ceasing on armistice day or when
the war is over, shall cease “when
the president declares that the
emergency is over.”
“Why not when the war is
over?” asks Mr. Page.
Says War Worst Evil
As for war itself, “it is the
worst evil there is,” declared Mr.
Page. “It is a combination of the
worst evils of our time. If you
say that dictatorship is worse, I
can only say that war includes die-:
tatorship.”
Anyone with religious ideals
should refuse to go to war, or give
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For Hitler and the Fatherland
Adolph Hitler and. Brownshirts . . . menace the peace of mind of
democratic thinkers. Today the Emerald presents the views of a few
Oregon professors on the shifting course of world events.
it support, said Mr. Page, for it
is mass suicide, the best way to
destroy society. The best way to
fight is to stand firmly and not
give in, he said.
But such a negative message is
not deserving of consideration, he
told his audience. “We must build
a solid, positive program of war
prevention. We must deal with
dictators more effectively, but to
do this, we must understand what
produced the dictators, what pro
duced Hitler, and Mussolini.”
Allies Aid Hitler
The dictatorship which Hitler
now holds was produced by the
Allies after the war was over.
Through the Versailles treaty
they were determined to be safe
by making Germany a weak, third
rate power. Other economic con
ditions also contributed to the in
ception of that dictatorship, but
these were minor causes, Mr. Page
stated.
Great problems facing the world
of today, the speaker said, include
the issues involved in economic
questions, imperialisms, armament,
international anarchy, and the
provisions of the treaty of Ver
sailles.
Schumacher Cites
War's Imminence
Democracy Doomed
If Peace Broken,
Professor Says
If there is a European war,
America cannot stay out of it, and
if America enters a war, democ
racy will fly out of the window,
is the opinion ol Dr. Waldo Schu
macher, professor of political sci
ence.
“There is a lot of anti-war sen
timent in the United States,” he
stated, “but as soon as a wave of
patriotism sweeps the country,
that sentiment will all be gone.”
Dictator Threat Seen
Under stress of war, the gov
ernment would have to assume
dictatorial powers, and, once in
the saddle, it would be question
able whether a dictatorship could
be removed. He cited Germany as
an example of a country where a
dictator had taken over the reinns
and had kept them, striking down
all opposition.
“Austria was taken by force,”
he said. "Of course, there is prob
ably a Nazi party in Austria, but
not strong enough to carry the
plebiscite. If not, then why did
Hitler come to Austria just before
the plebiscite ? Why didn’t he
wait?”
Czechs Next?
Will Hitler take Czechoslovakia
by force, as he has taken Austria?
"It will be a slow process,” was
Dr. Schumacher’s answer to that
question. “About 29 per cent of
the population of Czechoslovakia
is German. Probably Hitler will
stir up feeling between this group
and the others, and then he will
step in.”
A civil war in Czechoslovakia
might serve as an excuse for Hit
ler’s intervention, he added.
Although fairly certain that
Franco and his rebels would win
the civil 'war in Spain, Dr. Schu
macher pointed out that, if they
were defeated, Germany would
orobably be slowed up in her pro
cess of taking possession of Cze
choslovakia.
No Intervention Likely
“I do not think France or Eng
land would take steps to prevent
Germany from entering Czecho
slovakia. What Russia might do
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German Situation Likened to
Kaiser Regime, Says Marder
The situation in Germany today closely resembles that of 1914
under the rule of the Kaiser, stated assistant professor of history, A. J.
^ Marder, in an interview recently.
Professor Marder believes that Hitler and the Kaiser have similar
characteristics and uphold many of the same policies. The present
Nazi leader and the ex-Kaiser both advocated pan-Germanism (the
core of Hitler’s policy) and a
sword-rattling diplomacy. Both
leaders fear being encircled by
neighboring France and Russia,
nevertheless.
If decisions had been left to the
Kaiser, Germany might never have
gone to War, for the Kaiser, unlike
Hitler, was a peace-loving man.
When asked if he believed Ger
many wanted war, the answer was :
“Germany doesn’t want war but
will face the prospect without
qualm. Hitler is avowedly pre
pared to resort to war if other
means fail.”
The irrationalism of psycho
pathic rulers is not a factor mak
ing for peace.
Other opinions voiced by Profes
sor Marder included statements
concerning the Spanish situation
and the recent invasion of China
by Japan that largely on account
of recent Italo-German support to
Franco, the Fascist steamroller,
unless France should intervene, is
unstoppable. And French interven
tion. is unlikely since Mussolini,
with characteristic Fascist humor,
has warned the French that assist
ance to the Loyalists would lead
to unpleasant consequences.
May Be World War
“There is a possibility of the
recent Chinese invasion by Japan
involving other countries in war,”
admitted Dr. Marder when ques
tioned. Great Britain might inter
vene if Japan interferes with Bri
tish economic interests in the
Yangtze basin and South China,
There is no immediate danger,
however, of the invasion becoming
an international affair if the
statesmen keep their heads and if
opinion is not inflamed as it was
recently over the Panay bombing.”
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