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What we do with Germany after the war will be a major
factor in either establishing a lasting peace or laying the
groundwork for World War III. Leading statesmen have
come forth with their ideas on the subject, but the problem
is still a long way from being solved. On this page, the
Emerald has printed the solutions contained in papers
written for Dr. Waldo Schumacher’s international relations
class. In the main, the students were agreed that Germany
must be disarmed, but must be given a chance to improve
her status economically. They all disagreed with Secretary
Morgenthau’s plan of returning Germany to an agricultural
state and Sumner Welles’ desire to break up the country
into three parts. The Emerald will welcome contributions
from other students who either agree or disagree with the
suggestions printed here.—Editor.
PEACE TABLE
After the armistice is signed,
and the United Nations meet to
decide the actual mechanics that
will be used in reorganizing Ger
many, I believe that Germany
should be allowed to be represent
ed. Representation would come
from anti-Nazi and liberal groups
in Germany, f Ardis Jensen)
I do believe that a German
should appear at the conference to
state the German case—explain
ing to the Allies what the basic
needs and desires of the German
people are in order to help the for
mation and maintenance of a last
ing peace. If they were allowed to
appear at the conference, it would
show the German people that the
Allies are not trying to annihilate
them but want to help them be
come a contented, peaceful nation.
(Peggy Skerry)
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OCCUPATION
The Security Council of the Unit
ed Nations organization should be
empowered to administer the af
fairs of Germany until they are
once again an independent nation.
(Dorothy Bruhn)
The first government will have
to be military, in order to com
pletely disarm the country and ad
minister martial law. The policing
should be done by a military force
composed of soldiers of all coun
tries which will gradually be di
minished.
The administrative executives
must be the highest and best
thinkers of all nations in the vari
ous subject of military, psycholog
ical, scientific, economic, and socio
logical fields. One of their chief
duties and responsibilities will be
to see that industry is controlled—
[but not exterminated.! Mary Duf
fy)
The allied armies of occupation
will take over the functions of
state and local government, but
only temporarily. (Bob Schott)
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PUNISHMENT
Until they (Prussian military
class) are punished and their pow
er actually broken, an adventure
into democracy will again be
disastrous. It is possible that the
hope of the people might turn to
these militarists after the war be
cause the Prussians will be in a
position to misdirect all blame for
Germany’s failure at the broken,
disunited Nazi party. (Dorothy
Bruhn)
German leaders, Nazi officials,
the blackguards, the militarists,
monopolists, and big industrialists
who helped Hitler to gain power
must be destroyed. (Virginia
Campbell)
All Nazi leaders should be held
and tried by an international court
of justice. I do not believe they
should be killed. (Ardis Jensen)
The Nazi leaders should be
1 brought to trial with execution or
exile to a remote island as the
alternative. (Fay Rice)
Trials of war criminals should be
held in Germany itself to show the
people the ways of justice and the
futility of Nazi philosophy and
war. Juries should be made up of
both Germans and German speak
ing members from the United Na
tions.
| The army may be effectively
broken up into small groups and
sent to rehabilitate sections of Rus
sia, France, England, and Italy.
The men would remain in the pris
oner of war status and be paid as
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Many University women have proved they are willing to
<lo more than just talk about the war effort. A good example is
found in the campus Red Cross chairman’s report, to the effect
.than 1315 surgical dressings were finished last Saturday morn
ing when more than 77 women volunteered to work at the Red
Uross room on the third floor of Gerlinger hall.
That is more dressings than have ever been rolled in a month
•on the campus before. Naturally the Red Cross is extremely
pleased and the campus proud. Hut what the Red Cross chair
men are now wondering is how soon these same girls will be
You see, rolling bandages isn't something that can he learned
without real instruction. Consequently, when a girl goes to the
Red Cross room to roll bandages she has to be taught to do
it correctly, or her time and the material may be wasted.
At present there are eight instructors on the campus and
they are kept busy every hour that the bandage rolling room
back.
specified by the League of Nations.
(Bob Schott)
Execute the party leaders to in
| sure effective peace. (Betty Lee
Stuart)
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DEMILITARIZATION
All her chemical plants should be
closed, except those making medi
cines. If we demilitarized Germany,
that is, forbade her to make any
weapons at all, for the next 50
years, we would have a guarantee
that she would not be able to com
mit a third great crime in the
same century. Post-war Germany
should have no army, no navy, no
air force and no military naval or
air attaches abroad. (Anita Feld
maier)
There should be a complete dis
armament of Germany, as well as
the rest of the countries of the
world. The only standing army in
the world should be that army re
sponsible to the United Nations
only. If Germany is disarmed
(which I think everyone would
agree is absolutely necessary) and
the rest of the world except Japan
is left armed to the teeth, there
would develop a feeling of distrust
fulness and resentment within Ger
many which she would overcome
by arming secretly. (Betty Lee
Stuart)
REPARATIONS
The Jews should be remunerated
for their losses of property in Ger
many and their untold suffering,
and other groups likewise. Ger
many must assuredly make repara
tion for damage done in Europe.
(George Adler)
In the matter of German repara
tions there will be none. If we do
levy fines we will only be getting
back the very same money we
loaned the Germans. (Bob Schott)
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EDUCATION
Pearl Buck has suggested that
the teachers for the children of
Germany should be the Swedish
people. She explains that they
understand the Germans, and have
no race prejudices or hatred tow
ard them. (Mary Duffy)
Three hundred students from
each country would study the
forms of government and life of
the other. Perhaps a good feeling
toward the countries could exist if
we knew more about the other.
(Signe Eklund)
The victorious United Nations
should send teachers and social
workers to Germany to completely
reorganize the system of educa
tion. (Norman Fletcher)
Rather than having foreigners
re-educate the people, their own
great men should do it. They have
scientists, engineers, writers, etc.,
who are experts in their fields and
who have been in exile, concentra
tion camps, or in seclusion during
the present upheaval. Their leaders
can re-direct the energy and zeal
of the Germans into constructive
instead of destructive paths. (Fay
Rice)
Send in scholars, both theolog
ical and scholastical to educate the
Gerry an youth. (Betty Lee Stuart)
GOVERNMENT
The Allies must not in any way
make the mistake of dealing with
the left-overs of the Nazi system.
No German Badoglios may be tol
erated as state officials. (George
Adler)
The Germans must be allowed to
determine for themselves what
government they will choose to
support and give their allegiance
to. But soon one political party will
rise to lead and prepare for a new
foundation of government. Which
ever party it may be will be com
mitting absolute suicide. In the
confusion of changing and re-settl
ing the first try will be an experi
ment and imperfect.
The new sensibleness and ability
to think more clearly will bring a
government will worth betting on
for a future peaceful and prosper
ous Germany. (Arliss Boone)
me Keicnsrat, or upper nouse or
the German parliament, should be
restored. The Nazi system has
abolished it. Also, the lower house
or Reichstag should be more than
an approval groups for the acts of
Hitler. One of the restraints put
on the Germans should be constant
check on the part of the United
Nations to see that one person
does not get control of the gov
ernment before it gets it roots in
deeply enough to prove successful.
(Betty Jean Johnson)
Representatives chosen by the
people shall go to an assembly
where they will decide what form
of government they want. (Bob
Schott)
There should be a national elec
tion for the people to express their
is open. Obviously the reason these girls are so busy is because
there are novices arriving every Saturday to learn the technique
of properly making a bandage according to army regulations.
Many of the girls have gone once and learned to do the
work and then never come back, or gone back for only two or
three hours during the rest of the term. We agree with the
Red Cross in requesting that every girl who takes the time to
go and learn how to make surgical dressings go back and con
tinue to work so she can put her knowledge to the best possible
use, by using it regularly.
Most of the girls who have been doing bandage rolling have
not worked more than a few hours. The majority of them have
done just enough to meet the demands of their house and no
more. Proof of this is the fact that there are only eight instruc
tors while it takes just 18 hours of work plus a short refresher
course to become an instructor. At present the bandage rolling
station can be open from 9 to 11:30 on Saturdays only, and the
reason for these short hours can be traced almost entirely to
the lack of instructors.
The work is not hard, but it does take patience. It is most
important that the work be done carefully and slowly because
a small mistake can reject anv dressing. And for this same
reason, the more experience a girl has had in doing the work
the more likely it is that her work will be done well. Con
sequently, the Red Cross is interested not only in putting out a
large number of dressings, but also in having a steady number
of girls working every week instead of a fluctuating crew that
will vary each Saturday—girls who will come once, take an
instructor’s time and then never be seen again on the third
floor of Gerlinger.
There is work to be done, and there are instructors to teach
newcomers, so it is up to you decide if you want to really help
in this important work by doing your share and learning to do
I it well and faithfully.—E.A.N.
desires. The form of government
which is decided upon would have
to be ratified by the United Na
tions before Germany could be
come a member of the United Na
tions. (Betty Lee Stuart)
REHABILITATION
Germany must be given eco
nomic opportunity to pay debts.
(George Adler)
It will be necessary to relocate
vast numbers of peoples. Those
who are ethnologically a part of
the German nation, and whose
patriotism lies therein, should
given the privilege of remaining
with the boundaries of Germany.
(Dorothy Bruhn)
She has a large population which
can only be supported effectively
by industries. Of coures, those in
dustries need supervision and
watching for the prevention of
manufacturing further war ma
terials. Their need is one of use
fulness in returning Germany to
peacetime practices. Her scienti
fic inventions have led the world
in some fields and made unforget
table contributions to the progress
of the world. To stunt these is*^
stunt ourselves. Trade relations,
importing and exporting, with
other countries should be restored,
for if she is to be a part of Europe,
she must act the part and be given
a fair chance to regain her status.
(Virginia Campbell)
The Prussian landlords will be
deprived of their holdings and their
land will be divided among the
farmers in their respective dis
tricts. (Boc Schott)
LOOKING AHEAD
If the United Nations could
tiate a program whereby the Ger
man people could attain a decent
standard of living', a banishment of
the “war guilt’’ clause from their
national conscience, and govern
ment deriving its powers from the
consent of those governed, the
original aspirations of the Hitlerite
crowd would suffer by comparison.
(Dorothy Bruhnl
By ORIN WEIR
Notice: Will the one woman on
our campus who has not as yet
been dated by “Big’’ Ed Alljj^
please register immediately.
Seating space problems are
helped being solved at Robinson’s
Sat. afternoons by Bob “Gayer
Dog” Caviness and his new col
league, Betty Davis, ADPi. Amaz
ing as it sounds, we understand
that in a booth made for four there
is .always room for three more
when occupied by this happy two
some! Congrats to Gloria Gren
fel, Theta pledge, who leads the
house by dating ’em over eighteen.
Helping smash attendance rec
ords at a local hotel each Satur
day eve are the “Persian Part
ners,” formerly beckoned as Kappa
Gayle Nelson and Bud Rossum.
Lost Chord ^
After a happy serenade at Pi
Phi, Marilyn Sage and Cliff Malli
coat seem to be having differences
of opinion. Could it be possible li’l
Marilyn doesn’t appreciate the
spirit of the thing?
Part-time sailor Bill Davis of
Portland Dental appeared here
abouts this past weekend and did
a fine job courtin' Tri-Delta pride
and problem, Bobbi Bealer. Little
does the lad realize his wee lassie
is desperately trying to adopt a
plan to entertain both himself and
a fine man from Portland Medical
comes the next Saturday and Sab
bath. Tsk! Tsk! Such is a muddit^
some life of a coed.
Boycotting all-campus closing
hours are “we’ll wait ’til dawn”
(Please turn to page three)