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-Campaign Note Saturday an independent voter made an important decision. It was a decision which a number of people have made during the past few months and perhaps more will make. This decision was more important than the rest because of the person who made it—Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon. Senator Morse said in part: “The demagogery, double talk, and dangerous desertion by Eisen* hower in this campaign of his once professed political principles leaves me with no honorable course of action but to disassociate myself com pletely from his candidacy. “Eisenhower is not telling the truth when in political desperation he now claims he has not entered into unconscionable compromises with the reactionaries in the Republican party. I know he has. “My decision to repudiate Eisenhower has not been an easy one to make because I was the first Republican Senator to declare publicly for Eisenhower. “However, the Eisenhower I supported for the nomination is not the Eisenhower who is dangling and dancing from campaign platforms at the end of political puppet strings being jerked by some of the most evil and reactionary forces in American politics.” Morse will vote for Stevenson on Nov. 4. So will a great many other disappointed independent voters. Noteslloj the Editor; Approval, Censure © VY. D. P. For the Record Dwight D. Eisenhower is a man that is excellently versed on foreign affairs, he has the attribute of, getting people to work for him and with him in close harmony, and he is also an efficient organizer and leader of great bodies of people. There is probably no other man in the world that has a more intimate knowledge of foreign affairs, and has much respect paid to him by foreign nations and their peoples, as does the general. Shortly after the Second World War he proved this when as head of SHAPE he organized the North Atlantic Treaty nations into a group with optimism and cooperation. Not only in Europe does Eisenhower have an unpre cedented record, but also in the far East where he served for four years as senior military as sistant in the Philippines. As he accomplished the impos sible in organization in SHAPE, he did the same in World War II, in getting the full support and cooperation from Russia's Mar shall Zhukov, Britain’s General Montgomery, and France’s Gen eral DeGaulle. Eisenhower proved that you can operate a project with a small and efficient staff for at SHAPE headquarters he had be tween four and five hundred people doing the work for four teen natons. There was no deadwood in this organizaton of Eisenhower’s, something you cannot say about the Pentagon where overlapping and mis-management are very pronounced. You ask “Why hasn’t - General Eisenhower done some thing about the mis-management in the military where 80 per cent of our national budget is al lotted.” You will have to remem ber that General Eisenhower was in an advisory position only, and it is the job of the Senate and president to allot money in the most efficient manner and to keep mis-management down to a bare minimum. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the general, educator, and diplomat, is a man who has a wealth of knowledge and the background that is essential to guide our great nation to a peaceful and prosperous future. Francis Gillmore Dick Lyons John Tonack * * * Republican Ditty The Emerald had an editor, “The best throughout the land;’’ In every kind of issue He took a fair, impartial stand. Elections were his downfall. He took a partial stand, Wrote an editorial, Said, “Stevenson's my man.” The staff was in an uproar; The campus, much the same. Letters, words and 'phone calls Gave Larry lots of blame. Now this gal goes for “Ike,” And so do all her friends. But, this she’d like to say Before the ditty ends. Though, voting for the man, Is quite the ideal way, If Stevenson gets in, The Demo party’s here to stay. What about this, Larry? If the Democrats hold sway, Can’t the party tell their man To go the socialistic way ? By M. A. Allen (Ed Note: Our sense of rime scheme is pretty awful, but .., What Webster says of “social ism” We’d be very glad to note. But we think it’s just another “ism” Over which Ike seems to gloat. * * * Congratulations 818 E. loth October 16, ’52 Oregon Daily Emerald: In regard to the Emerald’s support of Governor Stevenson for president, I wish to commend you upon your wise and sound choice. I have in the past admired General Eisenhower very much, both as a general and candidate for president, until he fell under the power of just a few influen tial men, who are promising the people everything for which their party does not stand. For ex ample, his promises to farmers are highly out-of-bounds. A man of such character should not be "bossed” but should stand on his own two feet and advocate what he himself believes to be right. Governor Stevenson admits corruption, and uses his back bone in defending what he be lieves wil benefit the country and ALL of its people. No one pushes him around—not even President Truman. I further believe that Stevenson’s knowledge of domes tic and foreign policy is much broader than that of Ike, who cannot dig into these problems and present them to the people. If General Eisenhower is un able to tell us now, how will he, if he should become president? Marilyn Jaehnke Fascism Won't Beat Communism By E. A. Van Natta Emerald International Affair* Analyst One of the hottest issues in volved in American foreign pol icy formation is the question of what to do ‘about fascist Spain. To many political and military leaders in the United States Spain should be induced to take an active part in the build-up against the Soviet Union because it would be, they argue, a valu able asset to tlie west, militarily speaking, and also because she is an avowed enemy of communism. Spain Compatible? Other leaders feel that, al though Spain might prove to be a wel( ome addition to any mil itary alliance, her corrupt and brutal fascistic regime is hardly compatible with the western democracies' position in the pres ent battle of the idealogies. The real value of Spain as a military ally is rather doubtful. Her army is reported to be in very poor condition as regards morale and material. While the Spanish soldier leaves little to be desired as a capable, tough fight er he nevertheless has a very limited technical knowledge of machine warfare. Dictator “Deans" on Army Furthermore, the Spanish dic tatorship leans heavily on the army for its continuance in pow er and in the event of a war France would probably be very reluctant to send this maintainor of the "status quo" too far from home. Many American military ob servers see Spain as the logical area in which to concentrate the main bulk of European defensive preparations. They maintain that the entire peninsula could be used as a “redoubt" in case of a Soviet thrust to the West. Little Encouragement This idea does little to encour age faith among the continental allies of the United States. When Western Europe thinks of de fense lines anil barriers she thinks in terms of the Elbe and the Rhine. A successful defense at one of these rivers would mean that these countries would not have to go through another pain ful "liberation” as they did in 19-14-45. The worth of Spain as a "re doubt” can also be questioned because of the miserable condi tion of its rail and highway net works. Other facilities which are needed in any large-scale mili tary movement such as power and harbor installations are prac tically nonexistent. One Billion for Defense One U. S. military investiga tion committee in Spain estimat ed that at least 1 billion dollars would be needed to make the peninsula suitable for limited de fense. Still another factor to be con sidered in using Spain as a bas tion of defense is the question of whether or not a Soviet army which was strong enough to turn Western defenses on the Elbe and the Rhine might not be strong enough and have sufficient mo mentum to pass through the Pyrenees before a retreating al lied army would have time to “dig in.” Acceptance a Crime For the United States to court Spain for her military potential ities would be a big mistake but to accept her present regime, even in a watered-down version, an an ideological ully against Communism would be a crime n crime against the Spanish people who are held in complete bond age by Franco and his rabble. Fascism in Spain, as formerly in Germany and Italy, thrives on the "red menace.” The Spanish people are as apprehensive of Communism as they are of Fas cism, especially since the Keil double-cross during the Civil War. An Automatic Red It is extremely doubtful that, should the people be able to slip out of the Fascist yoke, they would turn around and slip into that offered to them by the few Communists at present in Spain. Hut to Franco and his gang any one who disagrees with the pres ent government is automate ally condemned as being a "Red." The Spanish dictator already lias many admirers in the United States including su< h men an Democratic Senator McCarran of Nevada. And should some of the "Holy Crusaders" behind Kb.cn hovver come into office in No vember, Franco’s stock will prob ably go up to an all-time high here in the United States. Common "sense and decern / should tell most Americans that one can’t expect to win an ideo logical battle against Soviet Communism by using for a wea pon its degrading counterpart fascism. ‘Goodbye to Berlin": Isherwood With shutter open the camera focuses, quite passive, recording, not thinking By Michael Lundy One of the best of recent Rig net pocket reprints is Christo pher Isherwood’s "Goodbye to Berlin,” from which the hit play "I Am a Camera” was drama tized. A College Education “I didn’t realize that you could draw that well ... Worthal—Ever thought of taking some courses over in fine arts?” The Obecon Daily Emerald published Tuesday through Fridiv .. except Sept. 17 and 19; Nov. 27 through Dec. 1; Dec 4 9 and IW w ? C0,!.eSe year March 5, 10 and 11; Mar. 13 through Mar. 30; andMay 30 through 'Toni2^™!^ Jan- 5 : Nov. 8 Feb. 7 and May 9 by the Student Publications Lard of tie fcr’shJ of nU“ 0n Entered as second class matter at the post office. Eugene Oregon c ,i ,ty of Oregon, per school year; $2 per term. 1 ugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the write, -,„.i j represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University I nltisTod'Lrl"1 ■ di° not pretentl to editorial staff members. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor d‘torials are written by Larry Hobart, Editor Jim Shea, Business Manager Isherwood’s book is in the firm of somewhat disjointed narra tives of characters anti events ir. Berlin during tiie early 1930': when the Nazis were beginning their rise to power. First Person It in written in first person, hut as the title of the play i: ’ dicates, the author functions as a camera, “with its shutter open, fjJite passive, recording, not thinking.” The places and people Isle r v, ood sees and knows pass in front of him and he records their crumbling morals and stricken lives without censure or praise. Neither nostalgia nor awkward emotion is allowed to dim the vividness of this chronicle of a period. Booms Conic Alive the author has an extraordin talent for making a room or a street come alive with all its smells, sights and sounds, and lie needs only a short-paragraph to do it. The characters, too, come alive in all the aspects of themselves, their weaknesses and strength, their moral innocence and physical degeneracy. "Characters” is a poor word to use, for these are real people, some of the most sharply drawn portraits we have read. "Goodbye to Berlin” is in six short parts, each one dealing with a different aspect or group of characters Isherwood comes into contact with. They form a‘ roughly continuous narrative. Book Pulls Together The book’s beginning is very fragmentary, as the author’s 1 camera eye focuses momentarily ' on different scenes and people. Gradually the book pulls to- ; gether, the characters touch, the I separate threads of ideas and ' moods knit together, and the _ reader is drawn into the story. Then as the book nears its end, with the coming of the Nazis . and the collapse of Isherwood’s friends, disjointed episodes and fragmentary scenes pull the > reader out of the story, and he is again only an impartially ob serving camera.
