Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1952)
What About Civil Rights, John? One issue lias stood out in black and white in this election: discrimination. Both candidates have taken stands against it. Their methods have differed. Dwight Eisenhower has declared himself opposed to discrimi nation in federal offices and pledges himself to support ''human rights.” Adlai Stevenson has also struck out at discrination. lie pushed a fair employment practices act in the Illinois legisla ture. He has indicated during the campaign that he favors a federal fair employment practices act if the individual states refuse to act. We do not believe that discrimination can be legislated away. Racial prejudices are brought about by ingrained social habits developed through environment. But we do believe that effect ive legislation can push equality forward at a faster pace. We believe that Governor Stevenson’s program offers hope in this direction. We quote in part from a speech on civil rights by Governor Stevenson in Hartford, Conn.: “I have often affirmed my belief in strong state and local administration. I believe ... that affirmative state government can rise to meet many pressing social problems and can there by arrest the trend toward over-centralized federal power. In Illinois I have worked to make the state government re sponsive to the needs of the people so that it would not be nec essary for them to turn to Washington for help ... In the case of equal opportunity for employment. I believe that it is not alone the duty but the enlightened interest of each state to de velop its own positive employment-practices program—a pro gram adapted to local conditions, emphasizing education and conciliation, and providing for enforcement. This kind of law I proposed in Illinois ... ‘‘But our platform favors federal legislation—particularly, I assume, when states fail to act and inequalities of treatment persist. The problem, of course, is what kind of legislation. ♦ ♦ ♦ “Personlly I have been very much impressed by a bill re ported favorably by the Senate Labor Committee. Only three members opposed it, one of whom was Sen. Richard Xixon . .. “It encourages the Federal Commission to stay out of any state with an effective commission; by the same token, however, it encourages the states to act because, if they do not, the na tional government has the power to do so. The bill requires the Federal Commission to undertake a non-partisan and nationwide educational program, to proceed by very careful deliberation and full and fair hearings. Enforcement would be by order of a court, not an administrative body. “You knowr as well as I do that we have reached a sort of legislative stalemate in this field in the Congress. In so far as this is due to real, legitimate objections to the substance of legislation, I think this Senate bill goes a very long way toward meeting such objections. It may be that it can be improved still further, especially in the direction of giving the states a rea sonable time in which to act.” Today John Sparkman, Democratic candidate for vice-presi dent will speak on campus at 1 p.m. in the Student Union ball room. Sparkman is from Alabama, part of the “Solid South.” He . voted against outlawing the poll-tax and against the anti-lynch ing bill while a member of the House of Representatives. The South has traditional opposed federal interference in the matter of civil rights, declaring it to be a problem to be solved by the states. Southerners have emphasized the voluntary edu cational process of removing discrimination rather than legis lation. Senator Sparkman’s views are at variance with Governor Stevenson’s. We think that Stevenson has a good civil rights program. We hope that Sparkman will express his views on this controversial subject when he addresses students today. President Truman has made us wary of vice-presidents who step into a leader’s shoes. Orman daily EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald published Tuesday through Friday during the college year except Sept. 17 and 19; Nov. 27 through Dec. 1; Dec. 4, 9 and 10; Dec. 12 through Jan. 5; March 5, 10 and 11; Mar. 13 through Mar. 30; and May 30 through June 4, with issues on Nov. 8, Feb. 7 and May 9 by the Student Publications Board of the University of Oregon. Entered as second class matter at the post office, Eugene, Oregon. Subscription rates: $5 per school year; $2 per term. Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the writer and do not pretend to represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are written by editorial staff members. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor. Larry Hobart, Editor Sally Thurston, Business Manager Jim Haycox, Editorial Assistant Helen Jones, Bill Gurney, Associate Editors Al Karr, Managing Editor News Editor: Kitty Fraser Paul Keefe Asst. Managing Editors: Judy McLoughlin Sports Editor: Larry Lavelle Asst. News Editors: Laura Sturges, Nat’l Advertising Manager: Carolyn Silva Advertising Manager: Sally Thurston Classified Advertising Manager: Beverly DeMott Layout Manager: Jim Solidum 'The Happy Time' Called Success Emerald Critic Lauds First UO Theater Production By Michael Lundy Horace Robinsons skillful di rection has brought another sparkling comedy to the stage of University Theatre this week. "The Happy Time," brilliantly cast and produced, is certain to be one of the big popular suc cesses of the year. "The Happy Time” is a sensi tive and very funny play about the arrival of pubeity to a young boy, Bibi Bonnard, in a French Canadian family during the twenties. Bibi's folks are the freshest addition to the long line of nostalgic early twentieth cen tury families which began with “Life With Father” and descend ed through "Cheaper by the Doz en.” The attitudes or the Bonnard family toward love and life are somewhat at variance with the prevailing American conception. They are frank, these French, and Bdii is allowed to watcli the ways of the world as they really are. In spite of Amman's losing battle to hide the facts of life from Bibi, he is informed of them with sensibility by some, and with gusto by others. As Grand pere tells him, love is a matter Expediency Prevents an Echo By E. A. Van Natla Emerald International Affairs Analyst The ' surprise statement" of General Eisenhower in Detroit to the effect that he would make a peace mission to Korea if elect ed has been appropriately de scribed as a "grand stand play to win votes." One can be quite certain that the general has no magic for IKE ing the stale mate in Ko rea although his b a c k e rg would like the public to be lieve to the contrary. “First Task” In this same speecn tasennower stales mai his administration would under take “as its very first task, a review and re-examination of every course of action open to us with this one goal in mind: to bring the Korean war to an early and honorable end.’’ It is very difficult to see why Ike should have to journey to Korea “to undertake a review and re-examination’’ of the courses of action which might lead to a solution of the war. Courses Limited The present struggle has set tled down to one of attrition be tween the opposing forces and almost anyone could tell the can didate that the possible “courses of action’’ available to the UN for ending the war are both lim ited and hardly suitable. For instance, the war could probably be terminated (at least for the time being) if the UN were to accept the North Korean plan for the exchange of prison ers. But this must be ruled out since it would be appeasement and consequently not honorable. “Koreans 1' igiit Koreans” Another course of possible ac tion might be to extend the war to Manchuria and the Chinese mainland in order to cut off the North Korean supply base. How ever, this would hardly make for an early end of the conflict but would more than likely start World War III. Finally, the UN could pull out of Korea and let “Koreans Fight Koreans.” To do this would be to hand over the entire peninsula to Communism and to weaken greatly UN and American pres tige throughout the rest of the non-communist world. Even With Ike The opportunities for an “early and honorable" settlement of the war are practically non-existent and one can reasonably assume that the situation will remain as such even if the general is elect ed. Political expediency prevents Ike and his supporters from fac ing the Korean issue squarely be cause they know that in order to do so they would lose much of their emotional appeal. Furthermore, should they at tempt to be logical and realistic about., the whole affair they would only be echoing the posi tion of their Democratic oppo nent, Stevenson, who has had enough intestinal fortitude to ad mit that he possesses no Savior like qualities which would enable him to bring immediate peace to the world. Minor Sport “We’re scoutin’ for th’ wrestling teams an til’ coach here is quite taken with yer style—Interested?” of the glands, the heart, ana the mind all working together. Pupa is a .sentimental and un derstanding man who loves and respects life and its pleasures. One of the finest performances in the play is given by Clarence •Suiter in the role. Ed Itagozzino deserves ap plause for his deft and casual handling of Uncle Desmonde, the romantic young bachelor who collects women's garters us some men collect postage stamps. It is possible that Itagozzino, an old hand, got a trifle too relaxed oc casionally. Men Hetier Though women's characteriza tions were not quite on a par with the men, Cecily Ley was quite convincing as the French fluff who finally pins Uncle L>< - mor.de down. Sally, Bibi't; girl next-door-with-braces, was very enjoyably played by Loin. ■ Smith. Joella Wood, who act* j Maman, Bibi's mother, needed .1 little more maturity for the role. -She seemed self conscious at times. One of the big surprises of the play was Bibi himself, who was played by Ronald Sikes, a l td about the age Bibi should 1 <*, thirteen. He showed as mu u stage presence and poise as mo t of the other actors and outshone all of them occasionally. His ges tures and expressions somethin ; seemed artificial, but Bibi would tend to dramatize himself any way, like most boys of that ag-. J Other Good Jobs Other good acting jobs were turned in by Alan Barzman, wh i • has something of a genius for comedy; Carl Winkleback Uncle Louis; and Phil Sanders as Grandpcre, a roguish old man who refuses to stop living. ! Howard P.aniey's set of t:. e family living room was ideal for its purpose. It blended so har moniously with the charade: i. and action that one was uncon scious of it except as a comfort able room. Lighting too was < x cellent. It is a characteristi of the technical side of play pro duction that few notice it unless* it is poor. Notes to the Editor No Support Emerald Editor: I would like to take this means - to inform the voters of Eugene, Lane County and the Fourth Or. - gon Congressional District that' our group (the University of Oi — gon and Lane County Young' Democratic Club) is not actively , or in any other way supporting the bid of Walter Swanson, Dem ocratic candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives. We feel that Mr. Swanson is . s unqualified and as undesireable , as the Republican incumbent’1 whom he seeks to replace. Care ful consideration of Mr. Swan son’s statement in the voter's Pamphlet leads us to the conclu sion that he is, in essence, asking . us to vote for the lesser of two Republicans. The rather questionable ability * and the one unchallenged distinc tion of the Republican party has been in the general ineptitude’ and inaptitude of candidates they • continue to nominate for high of-., fice. We shall not compound their errors nor aid in their mitigation. Consequently we suggest that, L liberal voters in this district ’ might do well to write in as their candidate for congress from this - district the name of some such well-known and responsible lib eral as Louis A. Wood of Lane * County or David Shaw of Curry. County. Arlo W. Giles President {
