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The war spirit of the country continues to be whipped by fear, by anger and by a disturbing negativism. Yet the larger social ideals which are implied in resistance to Fascism can be formulated positively, with both realism and optimism. With this in mind, a committee has drawn up a set of principles upon which a new cam- pus oganization, The Alliance, will be based. The committee, pro- ceeding from the agreement that the question of whether or when the United States. shall enter the war is no longer the most com- pelling one for campus debate, has formulated the following pro- gram: sl vs (1) To defeat Hitler is not enough. (2) We believe that war effort should be directed not only toward defending our democracy, but also toward the creation of a better social order. (3) . In spite of the temporary sacrifices necessary in time of war, we believe that the mobilization of national effort must also be directed toward broader and more enduring social benefits. (4) We will support all measures necessary to efficient prose- cution of the war, providing that they do not conflict in spirit with the principles stated above. (5) Weare determined to examine and criticize: (a) Immediate problems of defense. (b) The implications and possible effects of national legisla- tion and government administration, (c) Peace problems and proposals. (6) We believe that these principles should be translated into action. An open meeting will’be held next week to discuss the organi- ‘zation of The Alliance, and coordinate the activity of the Forum, the work and aims of the Defense Courses, and the organization of volunteers to form Publicity, Writing, Research and Speakers’ Com- mittees. The last two will cooperate with the corresponding com- mittees of the faculty Defense Group. An agenda will be prepared and election of officers will be discussed. Between the Acts The recent publication of Thyssen’s confessions about the sub- sidizing of Hitlerism by the dominant German industrialists should give us pause on this Armistice Day. We commemorate the laying down of arms twenty-three years ago, when the taking up of arms on a scale hitherto unknown is unquestionably the precondition for an Armistice that may in reality prove final: eee ee ~~ ‘While on the one hand it is our manifest duty to bend every effort toward the speedy conclusion of hostilities by the obliteration of the Fascist Axis, it is on the other hand equally essential that the coming peace will not prove to be a mere interval, but will be just and lasting. Such a peace can be attained only when the legions of mankind ordain such conditions that will preclude any possibility of a Thyssen subsidizing a Hitler in any land, in any way, at any time. Much talk will be heard from various quarters about the forms of the good new order to be established when the Axis is in ashes— talk about a “remodeled” League of Nations, “Revitalized” World Court, “genuine” disarmament, “equitable” apportionment of col- onial territories and raw materials, and “effective” guarantees for the rights of small nations. Such sounds were audible during and after the First World War. Unflinching examination of these questions is necessary to avoid a repetition of the tragedy which developed with ever-increas- 4 | Now is the Time for AllGood Men . . . One day, on a vacation at the seashore, I read in the newspaper | that my father was running for Mayor of Pittsburgh. We had been in the habit of drawing up our skirts a little at the thought of taking an active part in politics, But now we were in it, head over heels. What a dirty business, but what a necessary, vital business it became for us. Convinced of: the worthiness of our candidate, we, the family, and we, the Denny-for-Mayor workers, pounded our way to a sensational primary. victory. No money, no political prestige helped us win the primary—it was a long shot. | The downtown office clattered with typewriters and we licked ‘countless envelopes for come-out-and-vote letters to the registered Republicans. Out in the seventh ward, our “home ward,” was the East Liberty Denny-for-Mayor headquarters. People wandered in and out—men engaged in dubious branches of the mathematical profession, crazy politicians ranting about Abraham Lincoln and Harmar Denny, quantities of drunks and little boys demanding cards for some obscure kind of game. Two telephones co-ordinated a fleet of cars with the invalids who had to be taken’ to the polls. Through all this? and much coffee and cigarettes, the dogged friends and family of “Happy Harmar” Denny pushed him into the Repub- lican candidacy. | Then came the big fight. Never has there been: such a close race in the city’s election. | The politicos of Pittsburgh were surprised. On election eve they nodded over the certainty that unless 60-65 per cent of the vote came out, Denny hadn’t a chance. Public opinion was sluggish. .That people could forget about poor garbage collection, unsettled labor disputes and similar local problems, because of ‘dramatic head- ‘lines on foreign affairs, is still amazing to us. This, it was gener- ally agreed, was a dull campaign. Behind-the-candidates were, on the other hand, a well organized- | Democratic party—the party that was in. On the other hand, the |Republican machine was more interested in getting its five-dollar | watchers’ certificates than in selling its candidate. The workers staged a near-riot in the downtown Denny headquarters on election ‘eve. Watchers must be at the polls; checkers must be at the polls, and the watchers’ fee is five dollars, Campaign manager, Grant /Curry, nearly expired trying to satisfy every faction. ] Dirty work at the polls is an old cry at election time, and it is i hard to believe some of the true stories. I heard some of the voters ‘fall for the old gags about the second handle being broken so that ithe first one, only, counts. Watchers are easily induced to-go home iby the offer of five times their pay, and one man started three or four riots at the polls to keep the voters away—safely in jail. Dirty ,work comes from both sides, but the side with the most money and ‘the least scruples comes out on top. ' Money may seem unimportant, but it can organize a party’s victory. Still, even money could not have organized the Republicans lin Allegheny-County._Formerlybossed- by-a-few party dictators, and supported in this election by many individuals with various de- grees of influence, the party resolved into a typical state of disor- ganization. The candidate had a will of his own. Making as many as ten speeches a day until his voice gave out to a whisper, my. father made a desperate appeal. Out for the independent vote, and steering clear of all political involvements, he tried to establish efficient, business- like, and honest government in this industrial city. But it doesn’t work that way. The Democratic party is bossed by Mr. David Lawrence, and there is no individualism in the party; consequently, no disunity, So the Democrats won. Through all this party politics ran an undercurrent of feeling against the present administration. The issues of the campaign were vital: the labor problem in Pittsburgh has been dealt with in a manner calling up much criticism; the department of public works has been condemned because of the unsanitary garbage situation ; the city debt has been exposed by the papers, and the budget has been protested. With these pressing facts behind him, Denny should have been able to win—would have won, if three more thousands out of the two hundred and nineteen thousands who voted had seen it his way. Privately, we are glad he didn’t get this terrific job, but pub- licly it seems a shame that the Mayor of Pittsburgh was re-elected by the minority—one-third of the voters. ANN Denny, ’43. jing gravity from 1919 to 1939. We have seen how public figures, leaders of nations gave lip-service to the defense of democracy, in- ternational order and the rights of small and weaker nations while conniving at the destruction of these very things they were pledged ,to defend. (Witness the behavior of the signatories of the Kellogg- Briand Pact and the League Covenant during the successive viola- tions of China, Ethiopia, Spain, Austria, Czechoslavakia. ) | It is not our purpose at this point to express any views on the ‘relative merits of the various proposals for securing a fair and firm ‘peace. We feel that a series of authoritative speakers of diversified ‘opinions, accompanied by campus questioning, research, and thor- ough discussion will tremendously heighten our understanding of |these vital problems, so that against the day when the cannon cease ito roar we will have adequately prepared ourselves in the period |between this Armistice Day and the next Armistice. as - | WIT’S END Pay Day is Thursday. All cor- rections must be made by Tuesday. Two per cent compound interest will be charged daily. Hot spit! Ain’t it a shame about Mame? My gosh, look at the size of that Pay Day. Let’s go tell her. $16.20—$16.20? Bliss was it then to be alive—adding up the bills. People lurked around corners clutching sales slips. May I speak to you? one of them gasps. Yes, so you take her off into the corner so she can tell you her private finan- cial affairs. My Pay Day is $25.22 jand I only have $16.01. I can’t do it, I can’t do it. But you can’t do it either, so it all ends in a stale- mate peace. Then there are our rivals who have a much more efficient system. Pay Day is up and they will an- swer any questions after dinner be- tween 7.30 and 8.30. There was a time when Pay Day was a dictator- ship.and nobody objected, but now it’s like a representative govern- ment. Why, everybody wants to know, have they been charged 39 cents under Hall Manager. Then you find out it was for having one bath towel washed and stored. Why, why, why. . . . Because I say so dear... The--notorious—thing—about- democracy is that it is inefficient. We can imagine our rivals sitting with little courts about them asking questions that cannot possibly be answered such as why is my Inn bill $15.29? Then 13 cents has to be subtracted from ten places in- cluding the $2,896.17. Some people have no scruples about May Day, i.e., May or No- vember what is the difference. There are other people who think of gun powder for snake bites. But, Miss Jaeger, I thought you rubbed the gun powder in and lit it? There are some more that apply classical . or scientific education to First Aid. They conjure up visions of people falling on swords. Which side to lay the victim on, that is the ques- tion, when there are swords on all sides. * Or, on the other hand, a mere wooden fence-post stuck through one’s stomach (upon which the victim—why is it always the victim—is gazing apprehensively) what if it were iron? But of all those whose inhibitions break down at certain points, is the person with a pay day mania. It shuffles around furtively spying on the people who are cheating it, adding up the musty bills. But you undercharged me seven cents, they say. Add seven cents to six different numbers and what do you get? What do you get? The only way to get away from it all is to bring in the new era when pay day mistresses will just decide what people should pay. Friends have 17 cent Inn bills, foes 50 dollar hall newspapers or parties for the Freshmen. THEATRE HEDGEROW Thursday, November 13, to Wed-. nesday, November 19: Thursday and Friday, November 13 and 14: Anna Christie, O’Neill; Saturday, November 15: Skaal, Johannes; Monday, November 17: Bride of the Moon, Vaux; Tuesday, November 18: Macbeth, Shakespeare; Wed- nesday, November 19: In the Be- ginning, Shaw. VIES ALDINE: Sargeant York, Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie. ARCADIA: Smilin’ Through, Jeanette -MacDonald, Gene Ray- mond, Brian Aherne. BOYD: The Chocolate Soldier, Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens. EARLE: Great Guns, Laurel and Hardy. FOX: Hot Spot, Carole Landis, Betty Grable, Victor Mature. STANLEY: Unholy Partners, Edward G. Robinson, Laraine Day. Phew