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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1946
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Concerning Dorsett 's Veto
We believe that additional polling places are very necessary
on this campus if future elections are to be conducted smoothly
and correctly. But, we also believe President of the Student
Body Dewey Dorsett has acted properly in vetoing the elections
bill creating four new polling places.
The reason for; our belief is the location of the new polling
places as set up under the provisions of the new bill. Additional
polling places would make for a bigger vote and make the elec
tions run off more smoothly. However, to create polling places
in fraternities and dormitories would only add to the confusion
of the election rather than help. To ask the elections commit
tee to set up four smoothly running polling places inside dormi
tories and fraternities in the few days left them before the elec
tion is asking quite a lot.
If new polls are set up, they should be in such places as Ger
rard hall, Graham Memorial, Lenoir dining hall, and the Play-
makers' theater. Here space and facilities are available and the
danger and confusion of getting things mixed up because of
the continued presence of students would be avoided.
Dorsett is also correct in stating the new bill conflicts with leg
islative rules. Action should have been instigated sooner and
with more forethought.
We sincerely hope additional polling places will be established
in the future for the benefit of the student body. Reducing the
number and location of the polling places to a political feud is
not helping student government. Student' interest in politics
should not be determined by where the polls are. However, the
polls should be in centrally-located spots on the campus to facili
the elections.
More polling places are necessary. We urge the legislature to
establish them for the future but do it on a plane above that of
political intrigue. They will benefit student government and
the student body not a political party.
On World Peace
It is interesting to see the growing movement in this and
other countries favoring the creation of a federal world govern
ment to keep the peace. The basic premise of world federalists
is that the only hope for world peace is to bring international
relations under the control of enforceable world law, just as
activities within a country are regulated peacefully by national
law and within a state by state law. World federalists call for
a legally constituted world government, with a World Congress,
a World Executive body and a World Supreme Court backed by
a World Police, to replace the present United Nations Organ
ization which, they point out, is only a league of sovereign gov
ernments. Until recently, most of us have looked on the world federalist
movement as being of minor importance in the efforts to secure
world peace. It appears now, however, to offer signs of becom
ing sufficiently strong to be taken seriously both by the people
and by the governments themselves. The recent Russian con- .
cessions to the. idea of establishing an International Atomic
Commission empowered with legal authority in matters of
atomic inspection and control offers a real opportunity to move
toward world peace based on world law.
Students and townspeople who are in any way concerned
for world peace have a special opportunity to hear the world
government argument first-handfrom Dr. Vernon Nash, field
director of World Federalists, U. S. A., who speaks at the
Methodist Church at 7 :00 tonight.
In Their Hands ... .
Students Musi Keep Torch
Burning Brightly in Future
By Earl Heffner
"To you we throw the torch. Be it yours to hold it high. . . ." And the
spirits .of American dead from World War I must have roamed restlessly
o'er the world when their flame was extinguished in the Roaring Twenties
as a cynical nation played for selfish gains in a "world made safe for De
mocracy." On a Sunday five years ago the torch was relit by the little xlevils
of Nippon in their historically infamous assault on a sleeping nation, a
country drunk with self importance and stagnant from lack of ideals, of
morals-
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Pet. rights JV?v
World Affairs
Watchful Waiting Continues
On Franco-Spain Question
By Manny Margolis
Student
Government
Topics
Thank God every morning when you get up that you have
something to do that day which must be done, whether you like
it or not. Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will
breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength
of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which
the idle never know. Charles Kingsley.
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BILL WOESTENDIEK
ROLAND GIDUZ
IRWIN SMALL WOOD
BILL SELIG
Editor
Uanag-inff Editor
Sports Editor
T A. , . .
summer a suocommittee was appointed by the U. N. Security Council
r vCogu,c i opanisn question. This committee, after exhaustive find
ings, offered a unanimous resolution cnlli
relations with Franco Spain by each member of the United Nations, provided
that regime were still in existence at the time that the General Assembly
convened. The Assembly is in session and the Franco regime is still in
existence. Why all of this watchful waiting? The excuse, or at least the
one offered, is the same old manna for reaction fear of communism. But
m opaxn, as m ine otner areas where"
this fear has governed our policy, this
has tended to stimulate rather than
stymie communist influence. It has
proved to be both dollar-ous and sen
seless. This week's New Republic makes
this fact painfully clear:
"In France, the French Commun
ist Party is , almost certain to be
given the War Ministry. Jaques
Duclos, the Communist leader, has
told Giral (head of the Spanish
government-in-exile) that if the U.
N. fails to act, France will send
military aid and, if necessary, troops
to drive Franco out of power. If !
Duclos and not the U. N. causes
Franco's downfall, a communist
government will take power in
Spain."
Thus, the very thing we mean to
avoid will have come about through
our own action, or lack of it. More
over, there are two kinds of Franco
American relations one with France,
the other with Franco. And in this
case, the left hand knows what the
right hand is doing. France knows,
for example, ,of Dr. Hermann von
Segerstadt, a brilliant nuclear energy
specialist, who now heads Franco's
own "Manhattan Project" near Oc
ana on the plains south of Toledo
(not Ohio).
It was therefore not at all surpris
ing to find that the French delegate to
the U. N. Assembly, Leon Jouhaux,
was not at all elated over the most
recent U. S. resolution on Spain. The
resolution called for Franco to "sur
render" his powers to a "provisional
government brQjtfly representative of
the people."
Under present conditions of Franco
terror, Jouhaux asserted, a mere dec
laration will have no effect whatever.
He favored, instead, the Polish reso
lution which would isolate Spain dip
lomatically and economically.
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FOR THIS ISSUE
Night Editor: Bill Sexton
Sports: Morty Schaap
In answer to the usual "s.o.p.'
on this question, as to whether such
drastic action might not lead to
Civil war in Spain, the French del
egate pointed to the daily execu
tions and imprisonments in that
country as proof that civil war is a
reality in Spain today. He hotly
queried: "Isn't the Civil War still
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going on in Spain can anyone
By Tom Eller
General Assembly
Friday night: Many of, us who en
tered the halls of the General Assem
bly here at Raleigh for the first time
carried some doubt as to the true
value of the State Student Legisla
ture and no few forebodings as to
what the outcome would be. Fifteen
minutes among the carpets and be
tween the portraits had a remarkable
effect upon all of us. Certainly we be
gan a little shakily, but our agility
of response picked up just the same
as a kitten's does when he finds a
rubber ball won't hurt him.
The racial problem not once stood
in our way. I am now convinced that
insofar as the Student Legislature is
concerned Buddy Glenn and the as
sembly last year which followed his
motion to permit Negroes to attend
its meetings have been proved infini
tely wise in their decision. In almost
every phase we were outclassed by
the men and women who some thought
should not even be there. The record
ing clerk of the House was a Negro;
and he discharged his duties super
bly. Some of the most fluent, practical,
and broad minded bills came from
them. Their conduct was the par in
decorum; their speeches the most
thoroughly planned. Their color dom
inated the gallery from 12 until 10:30
p. m. (the adjournment time). Their
work on committees was harmonious
and vital.
It is a catastrophic shame that the
members of our student body could not
have been present to see the results.
To a person bred on racial prejudice,
it was almost unbelievable. As far
as this writer is concerned, the as
sembly was strengthened 100 per cent
by their presence. They were not
there to have their pictures taken;
ing to use its navy to enforce any such
embargo. It is to be assumed that
While officially our nation is still
at war, peace has nonetheless been
with us for more than a year. Slo
gans of "Remember Pearl Har
bor," "Nuts," and "Send us More
Japs" seem forgotten. Or are they?
Maybe the "Nuts" is remembered.
Trouble seems to be that "nuts" no
longer is a reply to a surrender de
mand. "Nuts" is the answer to re
quests of unselfishness, to demands
for amicable and just settlement of
domestic and world problems.
It is well to pause and consider
where our nation stands, to determine
whether the torch is going out again.
Are we a nation of awakened giants
thrashing out in unchanneled energies
as we seek the glories of just and last
ing peace ? Are we a nation embarked
again on the road to imperialism, the
path of "Manifest Destiny?" Will
ideals be sneered into oblivion by the
"Fabulous Forties?"
The ghosts of World War I probably
slept in contentment during World
War II as they saw their dreams once
more being championed. Will a survey
of the faets indicate that they shall
walk again in miserable company with
Americans who died in this last great
conflagration?
History will answer this question.
Fortunately, or unfortunately, nations
form history and people, nations. In
directly, it seems, individual action
shall be the key.
At first glance the world appears
embarked in the direction of Wendell
Willkie's "One World." We have the
United Nations. The United States
supports the United Nations.
Yea, and verily it does. We have
given it a home. Where? New York
doesn't want it? Maybe Philadel
phia does ! City of Brotherly Love.
Maybe San Francisco wants the
United Nations capital. California
could have been invaded by the Jap.
It's harder to forget.
The veto question. "Keep it!" shout
our solons. Politicos never wish to re
linquish power. Anyway the smaller
nations need the comforting arm of
their Big Brother. They must be pro
tected. From whom? Russia? With
more than 10,000,000 dead as a result
of the fighting, the USSR certainly is
in no position to wage war, probably
doesn't desire to wage war. England?
After the blitz! With problems of In
dia and Egypt! China? In the throes
of civil war. Still we must retain the
veto if not to protect the smaller
nations to protect ourselves. From
whom? Maybe ourselves.
What to do with the atomic bomb!
We've got it, so let's keep it. Sounds
logical doesn't it? Yet, history proves
that such policy will lead only to an
other armaments race.
Ah, but the brightness on the hori
zon is in our students. In (heir hands,
the hands of the educated lie the an
swers to peace.
Here at the University a poll was
conducted to determine whether the
study of foreign languages should
be required. Students voted against
this measure. They want their edu
cation the easy way. A sad commen
tary indeed. Happily, the number
participating in the voting was
small. The faithful contend that the
majority are not desirous of a quick
and easy sheepskin. It is a comfort
ing thought and, I believe, a true
one.
Finally our students have taken ad
vantage of the honor of being rep
resented in a national congress of stu
dents in Chicago. Campus organiza
tions vigorously endorsed the project
upon learning of the receipt of the
invitation. Yet, in a maze of parlia
mentary legalities, a minority in the
student legislature opposed the ac
ceptance and delayed it for more than
a week:
To fail to send delegates to the con
gress would have shorn the Univer
sity of its leadership among Southern
schools. By the grace of God, intel
ligent, far-seeing workers idealists
as they may be branded by their op
ponents pushed the acceptance
through.
If we use this as a barometer of
national action, we may assume that
the torch will flame brightly that our
nation has advanced greatly from the
pre-Pearl Harbor days.
Beset on all sides by selfish in
terests and pettiness, the vigorous pro
ponents of justice and peace seemed ,
determined to push through the ideals
for which two generations of Ameri
cans have died.
In our life time we may see the
establishment of "One World" minus .
armaments with an International Po
lice Force administering justice to'
all nations and peoples. Or we may
see an atomic war. Fortunately, the
former seems probable, the latter only
possible,
they were there to work and my hat
is off!
DTH Editor Displaced
By Josephus Daniels
The Daily Tar Heel has a new edi
tor. The old one didn't know he had
been displaced. Yet, yesterday came
a postcard to Mr. Josephus Daniels,
Tar Heel editor, UNC, Chapel Hill.
'Twas from Billie Price of Selma,
N. C, who says, "Please send me all
the information of North Carolina
for my Scrap Book."
Daniels hasn't been able to answer
as yet. Fact is, he hasn't been seen
around the DTH offices. Meanwhile
the editor, old one that is, is posting
guards at his door. Seems his term
hasn't expired. Maybe he'd better
change his politics or editorial strat
egy.
CAROLINA DAMES TO MEET
The monthly meeting of the Caro
lina Dames will be held in the main
lovnge of Graham Memorial Tuesday
e .ning at 8 o'clock. The sneaker will
be Miss Emily Pollard, who will dis
cuss the ABC's of interior decoration
Crossword Puzzle
ANSWER TO
PREVIOUS PUZZLE
ACROSS
l Root ol mouth
7 They bear
flowers
15 Amatory
14 Path for plane
16 Tantalum
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18 Line labor.) '
19 Abraham
21 Pith helmet
22 A constellation
23 Italian coins
25 Lamprey
26 Grit
27 View
29 Dashes
31 Deface
32 Set of saUt
33 Shamed
39 Strong
39 Top of. head
40 Age
42 Biblical
character
43 Adherent ef
44 Vital organ
48 Quantity of
money
47 Musical note
48 Children's pants
50 Thus
51 Motor
63 Closer
65 Threw rocks at
68 Buckskin sandala
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dare to affirm that the Spanish peo- what he meant was that His Majes-
pie have accepted Franco and peace ty's Navy cannot be diverted from its
reigns in Spain?" present urgent duties in the Aeerean
As for Senator Connally's allega- .Sea, off the Palestine coast, and in
tion that economic boycott would the China Sea.
bring the Spanish people greater suf- Thomas J. Hamilton, writimr
fering, Mrs. Gertruda Sekanikova, the Wednesday's New York Times, points
uzecn delegate to the Assembly, of- to still another fly in Mr. Connallv's
f ered two replies. First, present An- Spanish ointment. He indicates that
glo-American exports to Spain are not the resolution introduced bv the
food, but oil, trucks, airplanes, and American delegate does not seem to
cotton. Spain, she said, has been sell- take cognizance "of the military
mg iooa aoroad.. beccpd, even should equipment received bv the Snanish
such sanctions impose temporary Army, first from Hitler and Mussolini.
hardships, it would be a sacrifice and more recentlv bv rjurchn5P of
wnicn the fcpamsh people would glad- surplus U. S. Army supplies at bar-
y maite in exenange tor ireedom. gain prices."
Sir, Hartley Shawcrbss, however Haven't we yet learned "for whom
maintained that his country is unwill- the bell tolls ?"
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3 Behold I
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discord
6 Hue
6 Resounds
7 Jury lists
8 Insects
9 Land measure
10 Compass point
11 Ability
12 Church councils
17 Tree-liver
20 Hermit
22 Liberal gift
24 Growing out
26 Group of room
28 Sooner than
30 Paid athlete
33 Churrh steeple
34 Open to view
35 Considered
36 Father
37 Sickness
38 Swellings
41 strike
44 Sharpen
45 Trap
48 Jrp coin
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