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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Saturday, February 13, 1932:
Gljeaflp. JEar feel
The official newspaper, of the Publi
cations Union Board of the University
cf North Carolina at Chapel Hill
tfhere it is printed daily except Mon
days and the Thanksgiving, Christ
mas, and Spring Holidays. Entered
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Graham Memorial Building. '
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Ed French Managing Editor
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Editorial Staff
EDITORIAL BOARD Charles G.
Rose, chairman, Don Shoemaker,
R. W. Barnett, Henderson Heyward,
Louise Pritchard, J. F. Alexander,
Gilbert Blauman, William Uzzell,
Dan Lacy, Kemp Yarborough, Sid
ney Rosen.
FOREIGN NEWS BOARD E. C.
Daniel, Jr., chairman; Frank Haw
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tinger, C. G. Thompson, John Acee,
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Woerner.
FEATURE BOARD Ben Neville, T.
W. Blackwell,- E. H., Morrie Long,
Joseph Sugarman, W. R. Eddleman,
Vermont Royster, Donoh Hanks.
CITY EDITORS George Wilson, T.
W. Blackwell, Morrie Long, Tom
Walker, William McKee, W. E.
Davis, William Blount, Jack Riley.
SPORTS DEPARTMENT Thomas H.
v Broughton.
LIBRARIAN E. M. Spruill.
HEELERS J. H. Morris. J. D. Wins
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Bagwell, R. J. Gialanella, W. D.
McKee, Harold Janof sky, S. A. Wil-
. kins, F. C. Litten, N. H. Powell,
A. C. Barbee, R. J. Somers, Frank
Thompson. -
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CIRCULATION MANAGER T. C.
Worth.
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ants: R. D. McMillan, Pendleton
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ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
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H. A. Clark, Howard Manning; Bill
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Joe Webb, Dudley Jennings. "
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dolph Reynolds, R. H. Lewis,: Jim
' Cordon;. . J. W. Callahan, Henry
Emerson. .
Saturday, February 13, 1932
Intolerant
Public
The state of Kentucky, an
avowed foe of free-expression
and liberalism, has struck an
other blow in the ranks of the
defenders of x personal liberty,
this time through one of the
state's educational institutions.
Charles "J. Thurmond, student
editor of the Centre college
Cento was removed from office
Tuesday as the result of faculty
action over an editorial entitled
"Stupidity of Marriage" which
appeared in the columns of his
publication. The editorial, ac
cording to the Danville News, at
tacked marriage as "the stupid
est of all institutions in existence
today" and declares it "ends in
wrecked lives and the casting of
ugly blemishes on young lives
having to come in contact with
it." .
While Thurmond's choice of
subject which is a delicate sub
ject for dissertation in the pub
lic press is not commendable or
condusive to the sanction of his
colleagues, his defense when re
moved f roni office 'is significant.
"The constitutional bill of rights
of the United States gives me
the right to think on any sub
ject I please. It further per
mits me to 'freely and fully
speak, write and print on any
subject'," the deposed editor
stated to interviewers.
Thurmond was dismissed, not
for advocating the practibility
of his theory, but merely for the
publication of his thoughts on
a question that has been opened
to conjecture-by many modern
theorists. The first sin, if it may
be termed such, is unpardonably
reactionary in its implication,
but the latter ' defies no ethical
code or division of journalistic
decorum, Thurmond's right to
print anything within the
bounds of decency is undeniable,
but the question of whether or
not his editorial as obscene is
debatable. Surely such sub
jects are not denied hiagazines
and periodicals who print simi
lar philosophic treatments of
similar, subjects.
The action, nevertheless, is in
dicative of the low ebb of intel
lectual tolerance which the state
of Kentucky is experiencing to
day. The Cento case is paral
leled by the general treatment
given to writers and exponents
of free-expression by Constitu
tional rights, ;who invaded the
strike areas of Kentucky re
cently to test their theory and
administer aid to the starving
miners. Their efforts met with
harsh treatment and immed
iate incarceration on the
charges of "disturbing the
peace" and "disorderly con
duct," followed by a wholesale
ejection from the state. Public
tolerance of the free press in
rural localities is fast dying out
and in its place resides fear and
suspicion. D.C.S.
Possibility Of
World Peace
The crisis prevailing in Man
churia has received for the past
several weeks the publicity and
the comment it deserves, and
Manchuria will doubtlessly and
rightly continue to receive the
attention Of the governments,
the public, and the young man
hood of Europe and America as
long as it remains a . potential
Sarajevo. Yet, notwithstanding
the importance of the Japanese
aggression both in itself and as
a menace to world peace, an ad
ditional significance underlies the
affair which has not been suf
ficiently emphasized. In effect,
Japan's defiant determination to
enhance her status in Man
churia, whether justifiable or
not, reveals strikingly what not
one but many Westernized, mili
tarized Oriental nations will
some day, in the .not-so-distant
future, be capable of doing
what vRussia and Turkey are in
large part capable of accom
plishing even now. -
To observers and travelers in
the East the gradual but steady
awakening of that section of the
world has long been perceptable.
Dissatisfaction, nationalism, and
a realization of its helpless in
feriority before i Western ma
chinery are serving to set into
circulation the dormant energies
of the Orient, and if in many
regions the masses of the peo
pie still labor under the weight
of age old traditions, those in
authority, whether they be
Shahs' and- pashas or Commun
ists and Catnonese Nationalists,
see clearly and are acting with
vigor if not always with imme
diate success. The expulsion of
Amir Amanullah from the
throne of Afghanistan, follow
ing his futile efforts to modern
ize his fierce subjects, is not
typical ; as a rule the people sub
mit, even if they do so with as
bad grace as that with which
the nobles of eighteenth cen
tury Russia shaved their long
flowing beards at the command
of the zealously reforming Peter
the Great. -:
As the East steadily assumes
the mold of our machine culture,
she is bound, by all the rules of
ambition, common-sense, and
elf-protection, to govern her at
titude toward her armaments by
her knowledge of the huge mili
tary forces that now clutter the
West and of the bitter national
istic and economic rivalries that
still prevail among us, rather
than by "the pacific and humani
tarian sentiments expressed by
our civil rulers. She is more
apt to reflect upon the "scrap of
paper" guaranteeing Belgium's
neutrality and upon the Monroe
Doctrine as applied on this side
of the Atlantic, than to trust
fully accept the validity of the
Kellogg Pact and the power of
the League of Nations.
' If the faery Nippon pictured in
Lafcadio- Hearn's "Glimpses of
Unfamiliar Japan" has become
within a generation the stren
uous power that today flaunts its
imperialism, one needs little
imagination to speculate upon
the future policies of communis
tic Russia, wholeheartedly dedi
cated to industrialization and
world revolution, or of China,
long subjected 'to foreign ag-
gression and constantly threat-
ened by Russia and Japan, or of
India, chafing under British do
minion, or of Turkey, Persia,
Siam, and the rest.
From all of which one prob
ably emerges that, if present
circumstances -persist, armed
and industrialized Eastern pow
ers will, with their presence, de
mands, and grievances, increas
ingly complicate the. internation
al politics of the future and give
rise to numerous additional dan
gers to the peace of the world,
even at present only precarious
ly preserved. K.P.Y.
Philippine Freedom
For Selfish Reasons
Just as they have formally
been deceived in the case of
sugar, the farmers are again be
ing hoodwinked into believing
that a state of. competition ex
ists between Philippine coconut
oil and domestic butter, fats, and
oils which is injurious to the
home product. Those setting
forth this idea before the farm
er strongly advocate Philippine
independence so that a duty
could be placed on our imports
from that country, and thus al
leviate the sufferings in our own
country.. Such a view does not
bear the slightest element, of
truth, and should our farmers
allow themselves to be deceived
in this matter a most deplorable
situation would result.
The truth of the matter is
that coconut oil is not competi
tive with any fat or oil produced
in the United States . There is
no native product which will
yield the necessary lathering and
cleansing qualities to our mod
ern types of soaps. These char
acteristics are obtainable only
through the abundant use of
coconut oil. By excluding this
produce we would be forced to
depend on much inferior soap
from domestic ingredients,
whereas if we place a tax on the
oil it would simply cause the
price of : soap, and other articles
which depend on the oil, to go
up. Not only is the importation
of this Philippine product not
detrimental to American indus
try, but statistics prove it to be
highly beneficial.' Through the
use of about four million pounds
of coconut oil, over one billion
pounds of low grade refuse oils
and fats found in this country
were made more suitable for
use. Can the advocates of Phil
ippine independence omit such
facts in their consideration?
Besides being one of the con
stituents of soap, coconut oil is
also an important ingredient in
the production of confectionery
and fancy biscuits. About one
sixth of the quantity which we
consume is utilized in the manu
facture of these products, and
ntf material produced in our
country could be substituted in
this process. A duty would
thus merely serve to raise the
price of products concerned and
would be of no benefit to home
industry.
Such facts bring to light only
two of the one-sided views pro
pounded by groups who in all
probability have some ulterior
motive for such reasoning There
are ; several other points set
forth by them which are equally
fallacious,
' Granting independence to the
Philippine Islands at this time,
would by cutting off our trade
with them paralyze their indus
tries, and then have the boom
erang effect of causing loss to
our own farmers. It is modest
ly estimated that by thus im
poverishing the Philippines, the
producers of cotton, daily prod
ucts, meat, and bread stuffs in
this country would be subjected
to a loss of about fifty million
dollars in the form of decreased
exports. Wherein, then, lies the
justice of such a move? S.H.R.
When Japan gets the Chinese
bandits all subdued will she be
eligible ; for the Nobel peace
prize? Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.
The Age
Of Leisure
The age of leisure is coming,
and it will be brought on by the
multiplication of machines.
What is needed is not fewer
machines, but more. It is true
that leisure is forced on some,
but it is not to be thought that
leisure is objectionable if it is
accompanied by ample means.
The early laborer looked on
machinery with an unfavorable
eye, thinking that it alone was
responsible for his unemploy
ment. Such is not the outlook
shared today by his more mod
ern brother. He realizes that
he owes his increased spare
time to the advent of the ma
chine age. V
The time is fast approaching
when machinery will 'do all our
routine mental and physical
labor. When such a millenium
arrives everyone will be doing
only two hours work a day,
with the rest of the time free to
be devoted to experimental and
educational pursuits.
Dr. C. C. Furnas, in his book
entitled America's Tomorrow,
estimates that each individual
in colonial times, on the aver
age, had three slave-power units
at 'his command. Now the aver
age man has one hundred and
sixty-five such units, and yet
working time today is certainly
not cut to three-one-hundred-sixty-fifths
of that colonial per
iod. It is evident that the
arithmatic is sadly misinform
ing. "
With so many labor and time
saving devices perfected, and
so many more yet to come, there
is only one way in which to
prevent unemployment, and
that is to reduce the working
day. According to Dr. Furnas,
some other field than physical
labor must be found in which
to employ man power. He says,
"While some have nothing to
do but sit down and waste away
and wish for work, for the rest
of us, the laboring hours are
still too long. Then, when we
do leave the manufacturing pre-
jcincts, we spend all the rest of
the time using mechanical
things, so that there will be a
market for manufactured arti
cles, so we can work all day to
morrow. "This keeps on until
heart-failure or a misstep in
traffic closes the account.
; "The guiding slogan of every
industrial superintendent for
years has been 'more produc
tion per man-hour.' Still, the
campaign is only begun. ' Men
and women should be saved for
those places where judgement
and brains are required. Most
of the routine affairs of the
world can be carried on by
brainless robots,, and why
shouldn't they be? There are so
many other interesting things
for humans to do." W.R.W.
Brief Facts
'the George Washington
Bridge over the Hudson River
between Manhattan Island and
New Jersey has the longest sin
gle span, 3,500 feet, of any sus
pension bridge in the world.
Phi Beta Kappa, founded in
1776, is the oldest Greek-letter
fraternity in existence.
In Europe the per capita con
sumption of timber is nearly
one-seventh that of the United
States ; and that of China is only
one-six that of Europe.
Dried and ground mosquito
lava from stagnant pools is
being collected as food for ac
quavrium fish.
According to a professor, the
actual roof of the world is 70
miles higher than was previous
ly supposed. . Ambitious Ameri
can architects are said to be al
tering their plans accordingly.
The Humorist (London).
With
Contemporaries
Out Of -Date
In a recent article, Norman
Thomas stated that few college
students talk about anything of
4- Un KnllflT'OO
fT V r:i . """"r
they limit their conservation to
parties, dates, football, and the;
like. Five years ago this state-
ment might have been appli
cable. Today when college stu
dents are active participants in
national and international or
ganizations and movements Mr.
Thomas7 generalization seems a
bit out of date.
Immediately following
the
war, similar conceptions or mis- of North Carolina and other
conceptions of ' typical college state institutions reflect them
undergraduates were prevalent, selves in a peculiarly personal
In newspapers and magazines, way in the circumstance that
on the stage and sSreen, one there wTere around 400 students
would inevitably happen across at the former who, at the be
the absent minded professor, ginning of the second semester,
ihe "hot-cha" collegiate who faced the necessity of with
scattered his father's wealth drawal on account of the string
with a lavish hand, the highly ency of the times, boys who
rouged co-ed, the pseudo-in- were working their way through
tellectual with horn-rimmed college or who had made other
glasses, and the brawny, brain- temporary arrangements to fin
less athlete, jance themselves through an
While everyone recognized education,
these as being caricatures, they! It is a happy thought that
were nevertheless indicative in when this news spread over the
a general way of public opinionstate, it produced an instant and
And pernaps with some justifi- helpful response, to such an ex
cation. But now the youth of tent, indeed, that many of these
the world, and especially the col- j worthy collegians have been res
lege student, is engaged in the cued from the necessity of giv
serious business of house clean- ing up their educational pursuit
ing the traditions and customs for all times and numbering
that have been their legacies themselves at this time among
war, international rivarly and the country's army of 'unen
iealousy, short-sighted patriot- gaffed.
ism, corrupt politics, dogmatic Alumni, interested citizens,
creeds. And while the new,
forward looking undergraduate
emerges, the old caricatures lin
ger on. Syracuse Daily Orange.
The Liberal
University
A university which is truly lib
eral teaches students to think.
It makes them alert intellectual
ly, and graduates them mature
and conscious individuals into a
new, interesting and intricate
life.
We desire to see the Univer
sity continue the advance it has
recently begun, so that some day
it may attain to its particular
fullness in the liberal ideal of
ah institution of higher instruc
tion. It will have to avoid the
form of a purely Utopian univer
sity which might place no limi
tation on the number of courses
under instruction. Excesses of
this nature in the ideal might
finally expose it to utter failure.
Consequently, , the University
must check the growth of such
flaws by an . intelligent reaction
which will disperse weaknesses
in student application, mind and
utilize knowledge resources, and
cut away the cataract which ob
scures student intellect.
Our new study-freedom weight
ed by its implied and defined
responsibilities will eliminate
those who have an innate lack
of intelligence, . those who are
slothful in mental effort, and
those who are indifferent to
their studies. The University
must next reach out and influ
ence education in secondary
schools so that the mass produc-
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who are imitators, mental
dwarfs, owners, of dormant in
tellects and fact gourmands may
be ended.
The University ought to rid
itself of its flabby scholars, and
take instead critical scholars
who teach the student to ask
and to answer not so much what
but why. Thinkers do n6t de-
i recitati th
analysis instead. Such men can
fee obtained today at less mon
ey and without any cost of that
! vanity, self-respect, for every-
where is going on an awakening
and reorganization in education.
Daily Illini.
Helping Worthy
Students
The restrictions placed upon
the financing of the University
institutions of one sort or an-
other hearing of this situation
and being touched by the pathos
of the plight of so many of these
enviably worthy young men, set
themselves at once to -the task
of giving aid and these combin
ed influences and alleviating
agencies have resulted in the
maintenance of a larger number
of these self-help students at the
University. Charlotte News.
No doubt T. R., Jr., will have
a successful administration in
the Philippines. For one thing,
he will not have to run against
Al Smith. The New Yorker.
H; G. Wells wants all the na
tions to have the same kind of
currency, but we would be satis
fied with some kind. Lynch
burg News.
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