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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1944)
JletteAA. To the Editor To the Editor: Unless Mr. Dewey’s supporters are hopelessly blinded by partisan ship, they must be appalled by the falsity of his charge that Mr. Roosevelt “did nothing to prepare the American people for the war.” Indeed, this accusation is so far from the truth that it justifies Mr. Roosevelt’s assertion that the Re publican candidate is resorting to Hitler’s technique of having a lie believed by making it big enough and repeating it often enough. How large this particular falsehood is can readily be established by the record. There were three principal mea sures which prepared this nation for war and which saved western civilization from conquest by Nazi Germany. They were: Repeal of the arms embargo, adoption of the draft and passage of lend-lease. Mr. Roosevelt initiated and sup ported every one of these mea sures. From the Republican side came almost overwhelming oppo sition. Here is the actual record: On repeal of the arms embargo, 15 Republican senators voted against and 8 voted for. In the house, 143 Republicans voted against and 21 for. On the adoption of the draft, 10 Republican senators voted against and 8 voted for. In the house, 112 Republicans voted against and 52 for. On the passage of lend-lease, 17 Republican senators voted against and 10 for. In the house, 135 Re publicans voted against and 21 voted for. And on the very threshold ol Pearl Harbor, after General Mar shall had appealed to Congress for retention of the draft, the Repub licans voted this way: In the sen ate 13 voted to demobilize the. se lective service army, 7 to retain it. In the house, 133 Republicans voted to deprive America of her army and 21 Republicans voted against this madness. So there is the record. Had only Republican votes been counted, there would have been no repeal of the arms embargo, there would have been no selective service and no lend-lease. The votes of the Republican party could have destroyed Amer ica. It was against such irresponsi bility and such partisan stupidity that Mr. Roosevelt fought for the only measures of preparedness that we had. BKTTY LEE STUART To the Editor: On Tuesday of this week an in teresting editorial entitled ‘‘Hate Must Go" appeared in the Em erald. Whoever wrote it (it was initialed L. H.) should he com mended for the general thought expressed therein. The author pointed out that, in order to have a peaceful post-war world we must rid ourselves of the hatred we have assumed toward the Japanese peo ple and must welcome home, whole heartedly, all those Japanese-Am ericans returning from the reloca tion centers. It is refreshing to hear such expressions of thought when we have heard, for so long, only the doctrine of hatred. We know that the important factor in war psychosis is neither justice nor reason, but rather, a blind disgust and unreasoning hat red directed not against the poli cies of a people so much as against the people themselves. I would like to take exception, however, to the statement which the writer made, that ‘‘when the military fighting is over, a great reconversion will take place. Fignt ing men will return home to take up relatively normal lives, and in a 'normal,' peaceful world, there is no room for hate.” I doubt, myself, that such a re conversion will be possible. It is (PIcase turn Id fki<yr three) Oregon W Emerald ANNE CRAVEN ROSEANN LECKIE Editor Business Manager ELIZABETH HAUGEN FRANNIE MAIER Managing Editor Advertising Manager MARGUERITE WITTWER News Editor LOUISE MONTAG, PEGGY OVERLAND Associate Editors EDITORIAL BOARD Norris Yates, Edith Newton, Carol Cook Betty Lou Vogelpohl, Executive Secretary Betty French Robertson, Women’s Editor Winifred Romtvedt, Assistant News Editor Darrell Boone, Photographer Jean Lawrence, Assistant Managing Editor Gloria Campbell, Pat McCormack, Librarians Betty Bennett, Music Editor Published daily during the college year except Sundays, Mondays, and holidays and final examination periods by the Associated Students. University of Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the postoffice, Eugene, Oregon. yVa ^imz la Slack . . . AVas is often an elusive factor on a college campus. The word becomes a general term used to explain the lack of cigarettes or the shortage of gas. But it is not a word to cause any thought. However, war loomed up into a much more convincing and realistic object this week on the University of Oregon campus. On Thursday we heard Major Frank Peter Ashton relate his experiences as a commando in the British forces. Friday morn ing UP war correspondent Don Caswell described his job in the southwest Pacific to the senior editing class. This is an appropriate time to have such visitors for the local paper drive reached a climax on Friday and the scrap drive will begin Monday. Soon sixth war loan officials will start the new war bond drive. After the many recent victories, people have been lulled into believing the war is nearing the finish line. But it will be a long time before the bells and whistles will ring to celebrate peace. The visits of Major Ashton and Mr. Caswell reminded us that we are still fighting a war and the need for paper, scrap, and money is even greater than before. We mustn’t stop helping the war effort until peace is assured by the surrender of our enemies. On the contrary, we should redouble our efforts to aid in the final smashing blow for v i c t or y.—M. A. C. Muiic and the. Student . . . If you have ever read the most modern treatise on inter nationalism available to the eollege student today, you have probably felt the first faint wonder at the mind capable of originating- such opinions. Apart from the intellectual ideas in ‘‘One World,” there was evident a breadth and completeness of understanding which has seldom been equalled by any man for the men of every race and creed, and although you admired it you must have realized just how minor the knowledge of the average university student is in respect to the national peculiarities of other races. You experience in the current news and in history has con vinced you that the word “isolation” as commonly used in this war will never be nationally recognized again. You will have to learn about your fellow races because you are going to be talking about them and working with them for a long time to •come. Your knowledge of them will be the ultimate result of your studies in the academic courses relating to national affairs: Hut your understanding of their temperaments and of the way they think will depend entirely upon your acquaintance with their native cultures. In the music of a country moves the soul of the people— their emotions, and their racial characteristics are never so unerringly revealed, as through the symphonies and the melo dies of their national composers. Something of the vigorous energy, the occasionally tender yet sorrowful nature of the Russian people stirs in their music; the extraordinarily beauti ful folk-songs of Norway reveal somewhat, the forces behind their long history of peace and national dignity; and the elusive, delicate songs of the French are the best means we have to their personality. Kvery Sunday afternoon the student has his opportunity to relax before a roaring fire, surrounded by good books and com fortable chairs and hear the voices of all the people on earth speaking to him personally and intimately. It is part of his education, just as much as getting an A in that math final or rolling bandages for the Red Cross, to become acquainted with the cultural side of civilization and the Browsing Room concerts are the best means to that end.—P.F.O. The nitro-paraffin industry had its starts in the chemistry laboratories at Purdue university. From nitro-paraffins come ingredients in the army's raincoats, floor wax, camouflage paints, solvents, cosmetics, and insecticides. QloJudUf, SfiecJzUiXf, By BILL SINNOTT ^ The conferees at Dumbarton Oaks drew up a charter for the international organization to be set up after the war. The United Nations would be an entirely new world state; not a revived League of Nations. President Roosevelt has come out against a permanent seat for the new attempt to preserve world order. He believes the sittings should rotate among the capitals of the various member states. We think it a pity that the mag nificent buildings of the old league at Geneva should not be used. Switzerland is the traditional home of international organizations. Russia is believed to have vetoed any return to Geneva. Stalin can not forget that the League ex pelled the U.S.S.R. in 1939 due to her unprovoked aggression against Finland. The Soviets had previous ly broken diplomatic relations with the Swiss confederation because the Red envoy at Berne had been assassinated by a White Russian. Most people do not realize that the various agencies of the League have carried on their functions since the exodus from Geneva in 1940. The League and the Inter national Labor office, of which the U. S. is a member, moved to Mont real and Princeton, New Jersey. For All Countries The United Nations would con sist of all countries ultimately. The Big Four plus probably France would have permanent seats on the council. Nine other states would be elected as non-permanent mem bers for a fixed term. All countries would have one vote in the assembly. In the new setup, the council would possess the sole power to make decisions. The assembly is not permitted to make recommendations even to the council. An 18-member economic and se curity council takes over the vari ous continuing agencies of the old League, including the I. L. O. A comparison of the United Na tions charter with the old League shows a similar framework but several differences aimed at mak ing the new institution more effec tive. A few of the differences are: 1. The new charter is an inde pendent instrument, unlike the League covenant wrapped in the Versailles treaty. Preventing Wars 2. The United Nations would have powers to deal not only with acts of aggression or war, but would have powers to act when threats of war occur. 3. In the old League, the assem bly and council were responsible for keeping the peace. In the new organization these powers are con fined to a small security council. 4. The old League had no armed forces at its disposal, but the Unit ed Nations may call upon each member state to hold a force avail able to assist League action, and to hold, immediately available, air force contingents for emergency action. Regional Enforcement The proposal that any regional enforcement action must be au thorized by the security council greatly expands the League’s '’Re sponsibility. It gives to the League power to decide whether such ar rangements are consistent with the principles of the United Nations. This raises the question of whether any member state could undertake armed action on its own. The unanimity rule, which so hampered the old League, has been dropped, except on the yet undecid ed question relative to a vote oy the security council on the use of force. Establishment of a military staff committee, composed of the chiefs of staff of the permanent members of the security council would be a new feature. Greater Cohesion Greater cohesion in the various economic, social, and judicial activ ities of the new body is sought by making the affiliated bodies of the old League, such as the world court and the I. L. O., integral parts of the new League. (Please turn to page three) Air Alert By SHUBERT FENDRICK > Greetings, fellow dial twisters—pull up a radio and sit down while we make with the latest radio gab. But before we get hopelessly entangled in radio chatter, we’d like to point out a few of the more prominent stations you can pick up. There they are: The local radio station which clutters up the air waves at 1450 on your dial is known as KORE and belongs to the Mutual broadcasting system. Most radios will at least pick up KORE. KOAC is a state-owned station which comes in on a kilowatt and a prayer from Corvallis at 530 on your dial. Most of the University programs are broadcast from the KOAC extension station here on the campus. Portland Stations You can pick up NBC programs over KGW at 620, CBS programs over KOIN at 970, and Blue net work programs over KEX at 1190. These are all Portland stations and with a little coaxing you may be able to get them in the daytime. Now to maul a few radio pro grams. Last Wednesday night we eluded our books and turned on the radio for several hours as we are often wont to do. (To my instruc tors—please strike the preceding statement from the records.) Time to Smile with Eddie Can tor over NBC came on schedule from 6 to 6:30. With Nora Martin and Leonard Sues’ orchestra, Can tor was good, per usual. A new, song called “A Yankee Christmas” was introduced by Eddie Cantor, Harry von Zell, and Nora Martin, and it sounded as if it might be headed for the Hit Parade. Listen to the program next Wednesday if you don’t get too interested in your supper—Eddie is always good for a few laughs. First Nighter The First Nighter program wri the next show on our list—6:30 to 7 over KORE every Wednesday. If you like romantic comedy, don't miss this program next week— they’ll have a new play and the program is always tops. One hour of music for you hep cats, dispersed with gags, and a quiz program—that’s the College of Musical Knowledge with Kay Kyser and Georgia Carroll. The music was good, Ish Kabibble aired some gags that obviously needed airing, and the quiz part of the program, which for a time re sembled Truth or Consequences, was all right if you like that of thing. NBC, 7 till 8 every Wed nesday — don’t miss it you jive hounds.