IllFacultyHas SayOn WarQuincy Wright(Juincy Wright, consistentI'niversity interventionist andinternational law expert, spokebriefly last night to a Marooncorrespondent concerning theopen declaration of war againstthe United States by Japan.“The Japanese attack on Ha¬waii at the moment negotiationswere being carried on in Wash¬ington” he said, “is an unques¬tionable act of aggression Aviolator of the Pact of Paris, Ja¬pan in its attack on the i iOnds,”Wright added, “is an aggressorin a legal sense.“There can be no question ofthe unity of American opinion inresisting this attack and of itsfull effort in collaboration with(ireat Britain, the Dutch Indies,and the British dominions insuppression of Japanese aggres¬sion,” said Wright.“Further, it is to be hopedthat the program in the Pacificwill not interfere with navaloperations and the sending ofwar materials across the Atlan¬tic.“With the entry of the UnitedStates and several Latin Amer¬ican countries, the war has be¬come world-wide and two prob¬lems face us: first, that of de¬feating the axis powers unitedin aggression; and second, thatof organizing the world for ademocratic peace after aggres¬sion has been suppressed.*’Paul DouglasAs the latest news from thenew and far-flung war frontpoured in last night, Paul H.Douglas, Professor of Econom¬ics and Alderman of the 5thWard, made the following state¬ment:“We are not only at war withJapan, but Hitler under theThree Power Pact is pledged towar against us. It’s up to us togive everything we’ve got to thecountry. Some of us shouldserve in the armed forces, someof us should work in industry,others should protect theirhomes, and all of us should workhard, live simply, and save thatwe may buy defense bonds andsavings stamps, and thus fur¬nish the government with themoney it needs to carry on thewar. 'And as we fight for Democ¬racy abroad, let us cleanse ourgovernment of corruption anddevote ourselves to the publicservice. We shall prove to theworld that humble men andwomen have in them true nobil¬ity and that they can sacrifice toprotect the government andcountry they love.” InstituteReady toTrain MenWith war declared the University isready to train men for defense righton the Quadrangles through the Insti¬tute of Military Studies which sev¬eral weeks ago began a drive to en¬roll men in their extra-curricularbasic military training course whichmeets Wednesday night in the Fieldhouse beginning next quarter.An organization, unique in the edu¬cational system of the United States,gives non-compulsory military train¬ing. The foresightedness of the Uni¬versity in the formation of such acourse is witnessed by the suddenalertness of other colleges in wantingthis organization on campus.Northwestern 'Among the several phone calls tothe Maroon early this morning wasthe Daily Northwestern trying to getpart of the course to move out to theEvanston campus.Plans have been laid in advance toencompass a greater number of stu¬dents in the basic military trainingcourse. Some fraternities have al¬ready been signed up by Jay Ber-wanger, liason officer, between the in¬stitute and the student body. How¬ever, the majority of students havenot been contacted.$5 FeeApplication blanks for the coursemay be had beginning this morning atthe Maroon office. The fee for thecourse is five dollars; a dollar depositwill hold a place open in the course.The course is designed to give Uni¬versity of Chicago men militaryknowledge equal to that of a collegegraduate with R.O.T.C. training. Theappfication blanks contain completeinformation. EITIICampus ExpertsMacNair, ColeAnalyze NewsInt-HouseAwaits U.S.Jap Ruling“We’ll take no action until we'learn specifically the federal rulingfor cases of this kind,” said assistantInternational House director FrankMayer-Oakes in answer to questionsof disposition to be made concerningJapanese nationals residing in theHouse.Only one Japanese National, a wo¬man student, is in residence at Inter¬national House at the present time.Other Japanese had left the Houseduring the summer or earlier in theyear.“We’ll cooperate fully, of course,with the federal laws which refer tothe present situation,” said Mayer-Oakes, “but until we have specific in¬formation, we shall observe the statusquo.”The Japanese student living at theHouse had planned to terminate herresidence and studies'at the end ofthe quarter.Summarizing the attitude of stu¬dents living at the House, many ofthem foreign born, Mayer-Oakessaid, “Naturally, everyone is verytense, and practically all ears havebeen glued to the radio the whole day.But there has been almost no emotionshown, other than excitement, andcertainly none directed specifically atstudents of Japanese descent.” Discuss JapaneseBlitzkrieg MethodIn the PacificStunned Japs,Hawaiians SeekCampus StatusHell of a Fix“I’m in a hell of a fix.” These werethe words of American Francis Uye-^Will ProtectJap Students,’BrumbaughIn a statement released to theMaroon last night. Dean Aaron J.Brumbaugh, Dean of Students, saidthat the University had not as yettaken a definite stand concerning theproblems caused by the presence ofJapanese students in the University.Commenting on Mayor Kelly’s re¬quest that all Japanese students andother nationals remain in their homes,the dean added:(Continued on page 2) matsu, California-born student ofJapanese extraction as he learned thatNippon had declared war on theUnited States yesterday.“I’m an American,” he said, “andmy view? are like yours, but I’m anOriental and naturally I’m undersuspicion.” Uyematsu predicted “alot of controversy” when he was askedabout the relationship with his Issei,or first generation, parents. “I knowthat at least 96% of the Nissei (sec¬ond generation Japanese) are loyalAmericans,” he replied, “and althoughmost of the Issei are grateful toAmerica and her opportunities, Icouldn’t say how they felt.” He ad¬mitted, however, that Japanese na¬tionals feel an unusually strong bondwith the fatherland.Finally, Uyematsu explained that“in a way” he was glad to see thewar. “This is a chance the secondgeneration Japanese have been wait¬ing for for years. Finally, by aidingin the war effort, we can prove we’re100% loyal Americans.” When Japan attacked Hawaii it be¬gan a war between the greatest navalpowers in history in the largest thea¬ter of war the world has ever knownsaid Professor Hugh Cole this morn¬ing. It will be a war of attrition, theyoung military strategist continued,the lengrth of which may be determinedto a great extent by the essential warmaterials Japan has stored or is ableto maintain.“The strategy? Look at the map.”Mr. Cole pointed to the long distanceswhich separated the Japanese fromthe United States bases. There maybe sporadic raids upon Japan, but themost effective strategy will be thatwhich cuts off Japan’s supply lines.“Neither battle fleet will be able torange far from its bases either to thesouth or to the north,” he declared.“The war will probably be foughton a line extending from Darwin,Australia, to Hongkong. If Japaneselife lines are cut, if the Japanese areforced into comparative inactivity, itis quite possible that their battlefleet will take to the high seas merelybecause the Nipponese often seem tolose their heads and attack in orderto create action.”Asked why the Japanese suddenlyattacked Hawaii and Manila in theopening hours of the war, the histori¬an-strategist replied that it was anattempt on their part to keep U. S.forces close to home. “By attackingHawaii Japan hoped to make theAmerican command pay especial at¬tention to Hawaiian defenses,” he ex¬plained.“I don’t understand, however, howthe enemy was able to get in soclose. Of course, there are thousandsof square miles for the navy to patrol,but still it is not easily explained.The possibilities of the United Statesmaking a similar attack are slight.”Mr. Cole explained regretfully thateven our flying fortresses would notbe able to attack from our nearestland bases, and we will not be aswilling as the Japanese to risk ouraircraft carriers.“If the Hepburn proposal to fortifyGuam had been passed,” Mr. Cole Branding Japan’s attack vicious andHitlerian, Harley F. MacNair, Pro¬fessor of Far Eastern History andInstitutions, last night agreed withcolumnists and commentators whodescribed Nippon’s action as “treach¬erous.”“When considered on a basis of thelast three weeks, the title of ‘treacher¬ous’ is quite justified,” MacNair de¬clared. To substantiate his statement,he pointed out that attacks on U. S.ships in the east Pacific can be ex¬plained only by submarine warfare.Stall for Time?Since it takes approximately 12 daysfor a sub to reach this district, Mac¬Nair argued, it is apparent that Am¬bassador Nomura and Special EnvoyKurusu were waving the white flag ofpeace to stall for time while their na¬tion secretly was preparing militaryaction against the U. S. He pointedout, however, that it is possible thatthe Japanese government purposefullywithheld this information from itsenvoys to assure perfect secrecy andan airtight Washington front.As for Japan’s reasons for theirdaring attack on Pearl Harbor, Mac¬Nair mentioned first, the “one in10,000 chance” of such audacity com¬pletely bewildering Hawaii’s military.In addition, he cited the possibilitythat through this action Nippon ex¬pected to throw this country into a^tate of jitters in the hope that wewould sue for a quick peace. Last heexpressed the opinion that Tokyo mayhave anticipated a Trojan Horse move¬ment among Hawaii’s large Japanesepopulation. On this point, he added,“If the Japs believe there is such afifth columnist group in Hawaii thatwill rise up now, they are in for asurprise.”“With whom does the war guiltlie?”, concluded MacNair. “You can’tsay either side is 100% right or wrong.I won’t presume to judge the correctproportion.”concluded, this might all be ended insix months. But then, recriminationswon’t help now,” he said sadly.Padiists ReaffirmResistance to WarPrison veterans because of draftnon-registration for conscience sake,three University pacifists declaredtheir continued war resistance lastnight in a statement to the Maroon.The three, Richard Wichlei, HowardSpragg, and George Houser, are lead¬ers in the campus Fellowship of Rec¬onciliation. Houser is Chicago areasecretary and Spragg is chairman of University Fellowship.Their statement reads in two parts:1) “America should be called to re¬pentance at this hour for making thiswar inevitable by consistently pur¬suing its policy of intervention; and2) we reaffirm our faith in disciplinednon-violent direct action as the onlymeans of meeting domestic or foreignfascism.”(Continued on page 2)Vol. 41. No.“37 Z-149 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. MONDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1941 Five CentsJap students await ruling;pacifists reaffirm faith. DaUa 'Mo/ioofL Faculty talks over war;Institute of Military Studies"ready."THE DAILY MAROON. MONDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1941We Support TheBattle Against<Axis AggressionYesterday we learned the meaning of na¬tional unity. The common realization that ournation is in danger broke the barriers betweenclasses, between economic grohps, between po¬litical parties.Yesterday ended our thin soup policy of “aidshort of war.” It ended the parody of non¬belligerency. Although America has really beenat war since Hitler cracked the Maginot line,popular support of the undeclared war was neg¬ative rather than positive. Industry was toooften unwilling to produce more than the mini¬mum requirements of defense supplies. Laborwas behind the government in principle but wassuspicious that the defense program would de¬stroy its basic rights. The men of draft agewere ready when the army called them butwere not enthusiastic about doing more thanwas required.Japanese aggression has changed all theseattitudes. Tomorrow industry will t.y to pro¬duce beyond production quotas. Labor unionswill try to outdo each other in supporting thenational policy. Men will enlist before they aredrafted. ^A Double WarThe war is really a double war. It is a fightto defend ourselves against the most obvious__^nd unwarranted aggression in our history. Itis also a fight for the freedom of every people^ under totalitarian rule. It is a fight for a newworld order in which law among nations will be backed by a power stronger than any separateaggressor. We have finally come to the end ofthe long trail of appeasement that let Japanhave Manchuria, that let Italy have Ethiopia,that let Hitler grab Austria and Czechoslovakia.We hope that this war will mean that such aseries of tragedies will never happen again. Wehope that America never will nourish with oiland scrap iron another outlaw in the communityof nations. We hope that we will henceforth beready to resist aggression while it is stillagainst weaker nations instead of waiting untilit threatens the last strongholds of democracyand freedom.SacrificesWe will win this war if we are willing tosacrifice more for the values we know are rightthan the people in totalitarian states have sac¬rificed for the values we know are wrong. Wewill win this war if we forget private ambitionsand personal comforts in the interest of thesecurity of our nation and in the interest of thedemocratic tradition. We will win this war ifwe begin thinking now about the necessary con¬ditions for a just and lasting peace.This war can be fought as another move inthe chess game of power politics or it can befought as a world democratic revolution. Towin a real victory we must win not only thebattles; we must also be ready and willing, withall available courage, knowledge and resources,to continue this conflict into the more far reach¬ing struggle for a free and secure world order.Students Shrug andPut Shoulders to WarWheel Against JapanAlert, anticipating, and all Ameri¬can are the attitudes of most studentson the quadrangles concerning theJapanese declaration of war.In general, the opinion of all menstudents is to be expressed as that ofbeing willing to serve in a great andsudden crisis. In addition, there isagreement on the theory that actualwar with Germany cannot now be farin the offing.In the fraternities, an air of “Whatthe hell” prevailed, obviously due to anunderlying shock. In six houses, name¬ly the Alpha Delt, Chi Psi, Beta, D. U.,Deke, and Psi U, only one member,Dan Barnes, Beta, announced definiteplans to enlist in the Naval Air Corps.Several others expressed willingnessto serve but made no concrete state¬ments.Outstanding in the summary of stu¬dent opinions is that of Dave Heller,sophomore isolationist and the premierstudent non-interventionist, who start-ingly stated, “The issue has undoubt¬edly been decided and everybody mustpull together to help win the war.”Heller also declared that the AmericaFirst committee will probably ceasefunctioning. When questioned as towhether or not he was still an isola¬tionist, his reply was a bombshell ofone word, “No.”“By Japan’s sudden treacherous ac¬tions, the United States has beenforced into entering a war which ithad ;tried to avoid up to this point.”These were the word of Gerry Hahn,President of Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity.Gordon Trayger, Deke, remarkedfeelingly, “The entrance of the United States into the war came at a veryopportune time. I feel confident of anAmerican victory.”On the other side of the current ofexpressions was the statement madeby Franklin Wallick. “Our leadershave led us to war believing we wereheading for peace. We have chosen toshortcut our way across fascism. Thequestion remains whether in the endwe shall gain what we now seek bycounter-fascism. I choose democraticnon-violence and intend to pursue itsconsequences in the light of all this.I can do no other.”At an Avukah Discussion Groupfeeling was in favor of action. SaidKinereth Dushkin, “This war willconsolidate public opinion in theUnited States. If we act quickly, thethreat of Japan to weaken and divideour anti-fascist effort will be elimi¬nated, permitting us to consecrate allour efforts against the Axis andtowards the negotiation of an intelli¬gent peace.” Holding to the agreed-upon sentiment were the words ofDave Bisnow, “I don’t like war. Idislike killing people, but in this case,I think it’s necessary.”Concerning the part of Germany inthe future with relation to the wardeclaration were heard the followingcomments:Sally Adams: “I think Germany’shand in this is one of the most im¬portant things about the whole situa¬tion. This will become more obviouslater.”Joe Reisen of the Ellis Co-op: “I ex¬pected war, but not in the form inwhich it finally came. Watch for fifthcolumn activity in South America!”And there it is. The University ofChicago whirlpool of reaction. Adler Says—^MaintainAid toBritain^“The great problem confronting theAmerican people in their approach tothe Japanese war is the simple factthat they don’t know the real reasonfor Japan’s declaration of war,” saidMortimer Adler, metaphysician, mor¬alist, and Hutchins’ cohort, when in¬terviewed last night.If we assume that Japan’s act wasin complete agreement with the otherAxis powers, he explained, it wouldseem that war between the UnitedStates and Japan could be indicatedonly by a great efficiency of Americanaid to the democratic powers and used,therefore, chiefly as a diversion fromthe American lend-lease policy.Japan’s PowerIt is essential not to underestimateJapan’s power in her own sphere, aforce so great as to make almost im¬possible an American victory onJapanese ground, though hardlystrong enough to endanger democraticUnited States, stated Adler.In this light, he continued, theAmerican people must first attemptto maintain the stream of aid to theEuropean democracies and only se¬cond, consider protection of our pos¬sessions in the Pacific, since thetactical importance of the war to theAxis powqfs is less the possession ofoutlying American islands than diver¬sion of our aid to Europe.Terrifying Prospect“However terrifying the prospect ofwar may seem,” he summarized, “itserves to clarify the position of theUnited States on relation to the Axisand, to help as a step toward theultimate attainment of freedom whichdepends upon immediate defeat of thetotalitariair countries.” Doubt Japanese CanTake Oahu-Blumer“The opinion I have is that it isnot possible for the Japanese to takethe island of Oahu, the main portionof the Hawiian group,” declared Her¬bert Blumer, associate professor ofsociology, in an interview with theDAILY MAROON; just ten hours af-^Tarewell, Aloha”Sing toIslands“Farewell to you. Aloha.” Six Ha¬waiian students sat in a quiet groupin International House Lounge lastnight singing “Song of the Islands.”Outwardly calm, a spokesman forthe group said that all the Hawaiiansin the house were deeply shockedwhen they received the news of thebombing of Pearl Harbor.Worried About FamiliesNone of the students were able toexpress themselves or to describetheir emotions. As their spokesmansaid, “We are in no mood for ques¬tioning.” Their first thoughts, afterI the surprise was realized, were ofI their families and friends in their1 land. Although some of the studentsj had been in the Islands during thei pre-war blackouts, they were unableto quite realize what happened.All the Hawaiians were quick topoint out that they were Americancitizens and that their reactions andconcerns were just like those of theaverage American.The Japanese students at IntHouse could not be reached. All pro¬tection from intruders that could begiven them was on guard to protectthem from inquirers. One Americangirl said, “When I was in Japan I wastreated with politeness and courtesyeverywhere. I like to think that hereat Int House, a place founded for in¬ternational friendship, the Japanesestudents can be protected from thelimelight. Their feelings will betrampled on enough at some laterdate.Japs Sit TightNo information from the Japaneseconsul has been received by the stu¬dents. At this writing, instructionsby the police have been only to pre¬vent all Japanese from leaving thecity, and so it is expected that theJap students will sit tight.A Chinese student expressed horrorat “The destruction of those beautifulpeaceful islands.” She added that shecould not help but feel glad to seethe United States allied with China.Fears PrejudiceThe Far Eastern situation wasbrought close to home to the girls inKelly Hall yesterday. As the newsflashes came in over the radio, theirfirst thoughts turned to one of themost beloved members of their house,an American-born Japanese girl,whose name the Maroon has beenasked to withhold.This girl was born in Las Vegas,Nevada, but her parents are Nippon¬ese Nationals, due to the fact thatMongoloids born in the Orient cannotbecome citizens of the United. States.They are, however, registered underthe alien registration act.Forty-two Years ResidentHer father has been in this countryfor 42 years. He works on a farm inNevada. She has two brothers regis¬tered in the draft. One was deferredbecause he supports the family. Theother brother received a six-month de-ferrment from the government tocomplete work on an invention to im¬prove radio reception, which he plansto turn over to the United States. Inview of the emergency, she expectsthem to be called into service in theU. S. army at any moment.The girl is here on a half scholar¬ship and has received a loan from theprofessional women’s society in LasVegas on merit of her scholasticrecord.She and her family are in sympathywith the American cause, as are manyother Japanese students at the Uni¬versity. ter the news of the end of 23 yearsand less than one month of “peace”for the United States came with warin the Pacific.An observant resident of Hawaiiand its chief island, Oahu, Blumer’simpressions indicate that the islandthat is the cite of the city of Honolului^ too well fortified to fall before anytype of Nipponese onslaught.“The Japanese might take someother islands,” Blumer stated, “butthey could not hold those islands un¬less they set up an effective, com¬plete blockade, for the remainingHawaiian isles are not self-sufficientin the production of food.”Shocked CISFears for JapFriends HereFirst reaction to the declaration ofwar by Japan among the students liv¬ing in the Chicago Theological Semi¬nary was one of shock and surprise,soon replaced by anxiety over theirJapanese friends among the studentbody.Howard Broune, an economics stu¬dent, expressed what seemed to bethe dominant opinion when he said,“We have to go along with the gov¬ernment. There’s no alternative.”But most of the students question¬ed, wondered about the purposes ofthe war and why it had come about.ReactionsBut in that framework therewere varying degrees of enthusiasmand many different reactions. Somehad friends, either in Hawaii or inthe armed forces in the area, aboutwhom they were worried.Abraham Akaka, CTS from Hawaii,was worried about his parents inHonolulu. His first reaction, too, wasshock. He would make no commentother than that, however. Fred Nealof the Divinity School also hadfriends on the Islands and was par¬ticularly anxious about his Japanesefriends there.They Got It“Pro-interventionists wanted inter¬vention and, by God, they got it. NowI want to see what they do with it,”said Ronald Dickson of the Seminary.Another Seminary man pointed tothe dilemma of the former non-inter¬ventionists. Whereas before there waswas both non-intervention and pacifi¬cism, now there remains only the lat¬ter. Whether or not to embracepacificism is the question in theirminds.Pacifists—(Continued from page 1)Four Freedoms“We shall continue to work unceas¬ingly for the “four freedoms” on thehome front,” they said, “and desire todistinguish ourselves from isolationistreaction to the war.”American PolicyHouser, who attended Lingnan Uni¬versity at Canton as a sophomore,cited the American policy of supply¬ing 56% of Japan’s war materialsuntil recently. “We have aided, notabetted, Japan’s military" growth,”Houser concluded.Spragg, Houser, and Wichlei aremembers of Eellowship of Reconcilia¬tion, Youth Committee Against War,and the Young People’s SocialistLeague.Brumbaugh—(Continued from page 1)“The University will do all it canto protect the interests of the Japan¬ese on the quadrangles. At the sametime it will do its utmost to complywith all legal restrictions the govern¬ment imposes. At the moment, it doesnot seem necessary to keep them fromtheir classes if they choose to attend.”