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populaton. Such generalizations, although they may
be clever politics, are nothing better than betrayals
of the confidence reposed by the people in our politi-
cal leaders. Instead of leaders, they are altogether
too often mere folowers, and as such they become Cas h n Ow
so cross-eyed trying to go in different directions at
the same time that they lose all sight of the goal.
Contrary to the opinion of Theodore Roosevelt, ther" tm o ee t s
real "political hermaphrodites" are not those who__________________
bolt the party for the sake of principles but rather
those who stay in the party in spite of them. By
Never have there been so many perplexing prob- WASHINGTON, April 22.-Read-
lems confronting the nation as there are today. The ing the text and noting the place
sweeping changes in economic organization during and time of delivery of Governor
the past few decades demand equally great modifi- Roosevelt's post-d a t e d Jefferson
cations of existing social concepts and theories of day speech at St. Paul, several
government. Will the major political parties provide things present themselves for con-
them? Or will they continue to mouth pious plati- sideration.
tudes? The answer lies with the generation now in One is that Mr. Roosevelt at that
the colleges and universities of the country. Only a time seemed so supremely confident
woefully small proportion of the men now in public of winning the Democratic nomin-
life can be depended upon for the requisite clearness ation at Chicago in June that in
and courage of conviction, reality he made what he regarded
The value of any programs which the undergrad- as the first speech of his Presiden-
uate political clubs may adopt will be small if they tial campaign itself.
are merely guesses as to what the platforms drawn! He was seeking vots in Novem-
up by the major parties this summer will be; their ber, Republican votes from disaf-
value will be great if they express the opinion of the f e c t e d Republican territory, not
undergraduates as to what the platforms should be. Democratic delegates at Chicago.
Whether the platforms are intelligently conservative Another point is that Roosevelt's
or intelligently liberal is not the question. The ques- remarks were designed to answer
tion is whether they will be unmistakably clear, defi- any part of Al Smith's Jefferson
nite and to the point, or filled with various political day blast at political demagoguery
platitudes; and the answer which is given to that that his friend might have aimed
question will largely determine the fundamental pro- at him or that anyone might as-
gressiveness of the University's political activities. sume were so aimed.
---H WHe elected to define what he had
PRACTICING WHAT WE PROFESS j inmind in talking about the "for-
(Daily Tar Heel) gotten man at the bottom of the
Despite' the numerous treaties, conventions, and economic pyramid" and to chal-
peace movements that followed in the wake of the lenge any critic who saw in that
Great War we do not seem far today from another restatement an appeal to class pre-
similar upheaval. The World War was a catastrophe judice.
not only by reason of the havoc it wrought in life Keeping The Peace.
and suffering but because it has done nothing to Yet Mr. Roosevelt very carefully
solve the problems which brought it about. Condi- refrained from a belligerent tone.
tions were changed, but the resulting ones seem as He quoted Patrick Ienry to issue
provocative to trouble as did the old status. Had his defi.
the idealistic principles of Wilson been effected the The immediate reaction among
results might well 'have been more encouraging. Washington s u p p o r t e r s of Mr.
Many of them were impractical, but an attempt to Roosevelt was the p r e d i c t i o n,
put them into action would have demonstrated a breathed no doubt with great relief,
change in the characters of the nations. It is upon that the Smith-Roosevelt incident
a change. and a decided one that lay all hope for precipitated by the former's Jeffer-
permanent peace. son day speech here, was virtually
Looking over the world today we are confronted a closed incident.
with a disheartening picture. The present organiza-
tion of Europe is based upon a treaty which has as They assumed that Mr. Smith
its foundation a palpable and ridiculous lie. The hardly could read into Roosevelt's
war guilt confession extorted from a crushed Ger- St. Paul adress a persistence in
many at the point of the bayonet in such a ludicrous "demagogic appear" against which
nonsensity that even Germany's bitterest enemies do he threatened to shuck coat and
not pretend to believe it. And Germany is waiting vest and fight.
and watching for a release from the intolerabl It takes two to make a fight.
conditions forced upon her. In Russia we find a Roosevelt resorted to argument ra-
system at complete variance from the rest of the ther than belligerency in answering
world and armed to the teeth. In France we see a Smith and the next move would
huge stailding army maintained to back up the seem to be up to Smith.
emasculation of Germany upon which France sup- More than that, Roosevelt neatly
poses her safety to rest. In Italy a chauvinistic and gracefully attached Smith by
dictator is casting covetous glances on the east coas: name to the major thesis of his
of the Adriatic while Jugo Slavia stands ready to vote appeal in the northwest, the
resist. Within Polish boundaries are cities peopled power issue. And he had non-
by Germans and Lithuanians seized in spite of the Democratic backers, both Republi-
League of Nations. Japan is pillaging China and cans and Farmer-Laborites, on the
India is rising against her master. The war cloud platform with him as he talked.
are growing thicker and only poverty stands in the What Smith thinks or ma do
way of some fresh blood letting. | about it was anybody's guess.
The factors that go to make up war are infinite On the face of the record it might
in number. The domination of a nation by a few j appear a bit difficult to press a
such as the Junlers in old Germany and the war demagoguery charge against Roose-
party in Japan keep the fires of war always burning., velt in the light of the St. Paul
Racial hatred and economic rivalry play major roles speech.
in the promotion of war. But the greatest obstacle With Democratic hopeful so ur-
to peace is human nature. Nations are collections gently pleading for h a r m o n y.
of individuals and have the characters of their peo- Roosevelt tactics in meeting the
ples. Due to the pressure of the struggle for exist- Smith threat to his candidacy, if it
ence man is selfish, and under stress unscrupulous was that, may appeal to folks not
The battle to survive has made him so. The task as yet in either's corner
of civilization is the conquering of nature but the Republican Cheer.
predatory animal is untamed within us. And v One thing was clear. Republican
nation being the sum of its people and far morI onlookers were mightily cheered by
difficult to control, will act as selfishly, as dishonest- the Smith speech. They sniffed
NIGHT EDITOR-ROLAND A. GOODMAN
SATURDAY, APRIL 23. 1932
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
SENIORS MAKE POOR MARTYRS!
(Colgate Maroon)
This year Colgate University seeks to incorporatc
o its educational program the graduation require-
nt of final comprehensive examinations-much tc
dismay of certain members of the senior class.
One of the reasons for comprehensives is the
sire to do away with the annual senior let-dowr
ich has always been very much in evidence in the
st. Certain seniors, whose first three years worl
s been very creditable, along about the beginning
their eighth semester, adopt the good old collegiate
gan of "What the Hell!" and nonchalantly proceed
oversleep, overcut and over-gad.
Deep within themselves, these seniors must realize
utility of a conprehensive even when it is to be
:en by themselvA. Nevertheless, for the same rea-
1 that "pipe" courses always have full registrations
d long yells and smiling faces follow a run, they
uld protest.
It is indeed a paradox that members of the senior
ss, both individually and collectively, have spoken
sinst the direct installation of these examinations
rely because they will be affected by them. It
s seem that a group of fourth year students who-
st realize that th e has always been a seriou
ior let-down in the past, and that this final sum-
tion of the work of their college course is an
remely valuable and desirable adjunct to the cur-
ulum, woud have enough college spirit if hot
ugh common sense to accept the comprehensives
their face value instead of protesting in a series
no less than eight whereas paragraphs-just be-
ise they consider themselves martyrs!
POLITICAL PLATITUDES
r
ly, and as brutally as its people are uncivilized. The afar such a row among the Demo-
only hope for peace is the refinement of man's char- crats in June over the nomination
acter. When we have reached a civilization that as would aid their cause.
practices the religions we profess we will have peace. The."y said so out loud. The Roose-
Until then we probably deserve whatever confes. volt show at St. Paul, at first blush
at least, did not seem to contribute
SHIRT SEEVED AL SMITH to Republican elation.
(Ohio State Litern) WASHINGTON April 22.-If Mr.
The political situation becomes more and more Hoover is renominated without any
complicated. This time it is New York's ex-governor. c o n v e n t i o n row whatever, Dr.
.Alfred Emanuel Smith, who has taken down fron Joseph France of Maryland will be
the shelf one of his most effective bombshells. Th1 a disappointed man.
actual hurling was done during the Jefferson Day Unless, of course, developments
dinner in Washington Wednesday. along the prohibition front at Chi-
There were those who thought that the political 'ago should be such as to make a
sits ation this year would be simple. Hoover would desirable running mate for Mr.
be renominated and reelected without any trouble Hoover, and Dr. France should gel
at all, and that would be that. the call.
There were those who were just as certain that Under such circumstances it is
Franklin Delano Roosevelt would not only sweep to be assumed t h e Marylander
the Democratic nominations, but the entire country. would take a more kindly view of
in his march to the White House. Mr. Hoover's eastern anti-prohibitionist the most
presence in the race was just as much overlooked the Hoover candidacy.
as was Mr. Roosevelt's by the Republican clan. An Optimistic Doctor.
Now comes Smith, the man who was almost presi- Dr. France viewed the fruits of
dent. He has threatened to not only take -off hi,, his western tour just before the
coat, but also his vest in fighting any candidate who half-way mark in the primaries was
"persists in . . , an appeal to the working people of reached as highly satisfactorily.
this country to destroy themselves by setting class He declared that he had brought
against class or rich against poor." There was n back some seventy-six Republican
mistaking his reference to Roosevelt's attack on convention delegates legally bound
Hoover of a week ago, in which hf discussed-"man to support him, and locked forward
at the bottom of the pyramid." to annexing as many more within
A fight between Roosevelt and Smith throws an the next few days in states where
entirely new light on the campaign. United, the Hoover's name was not on primary
Democrats stood an excellent chance of being re- ballots.
turned victors in the 1932 contest. Their chances ! That being his view of the situa-
looked bright indeed, even against a united Repub- tion, the doctor was surprised, not
lican opposition. There was even the chance thatj to say indignant, over the fact that
the Grand Old Party might split on prohibition, giv- press tabulations were calmly ig-
ing the Dems an almost certain victory. noring his claims.