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Captain Sir Hubert
Wilkins
In Howe Memorial Hall, on Sunday
evening, March 22. Sr. Hubert Wilkins
once again captivated his audience by
relating many new and startling facts,
the results of his recent travels in the
Far East.
Shortly before the present conflict he
visited Japan. Manchukuo, China, Bur
ma. Singapore, Malaya. Java, Australia,
and other strategic points making an
economic survey.
According to Sir Hubert. Japan
felt unprepared for war but. was ready
to make a good job of it, nevertheless, if
necessary. Furthermore the soldiers and
commoners were weary of the whole sit
uation; they wanted peace. Japan has
made slaves of its own people; 80% of
all the wealth is in the hands of only
twelve families.
Japan realized the value of American
trade but was unwilling for her to dom
inate the Orient culturally and other
wise. Japan claims that her aim is only
to establish brotherly love, cooperation
and co-prosperity for all. It was neces
sary. Japan claimed, to invade China be
cause China would not accept Japan’s
leadership.
“One ruler, one will, and all on be
half of the state” is Japan’s policy. The
Japanese feel that Americans have ex
ploited them and have also persuaded
Great Britain to discontinue friendly re
lations with them. Since World War I.
when they believe themselves to have
been unfairly treated, the Japanese
have felt that nobody cares for their
pride and honor; therefore they must
fight for themselves. The Germans ad
vise the Japanese in every department,
but the Japanese hold a great distrust
for them also.
From Manchukuo, that part of China
which Japan has fully conquered. Sir
Hubert brought back interesting facts.
The Japanese are taking iron, steel,
oil and food back to Japan to store
for future use. Every responsible posi
tion is held by the Japanese. This seems
to violate that part of Japan's policy
which advocates co-prosperity and co
operation, and. a> a matter of fact, in the
territory in China, Formosa, and Korea
under Japanese domination, the Japanese
have shown themselves to be cruel and
despotic.
China wa- naturally opposed to Amer
ica- aiding the Japanese by selling them
oil and iron. The hindrance- to China lie
in her disunity. China believes she must
develop herself and then spread Oriental
culture around the world.
Many of the stories picturing Burma
Hoad a- China - lifeline arc mi-leading.
Founders Day Drive
The large returns of the Founders
Day Drive, in this year when there is
a threat of inflation and economic up
heaval. amply illustrate the love that
Spelman’s daughters have for their Alma
Mater, and the depth and power of the
Spelman spirit.
The student body assembled in Howe
Memorial Hall at 11:00 o’clock on the
morning of Founders Day, for the re
port of the financial drive. The returns
were as follows:
Senior Class
$65.00
Junior Class —
52.00
Sophomore Class
37.00
Freshman Class
35.60
Student Organizations
34.89
Faculty and Staff
699.95
Building and Grounds
Employees
42.00
Dining Hall Employees
3.25
Alumni Association
260.28
Alumni Association
Loyalty Fund
203.00
Friends ..
1010.45
Nursery School
3.25
Earlyn Starling
5.14
Total
$2451.81
Judge illiam Hastie
On April 10. 1942, the students of
Spelman had the pleasure of seeing and
hearing an unexpected visitor, Judge
Hastie, in prayer meeting. He w r as in
troduced by Dr. Mercer Cook, one of his
Amherst colleagues. Judge Hastie ex
pressed his appreciation on being in our
prayer service and spoke concerning
jobs. His stress was on the importance
of getting jobs and he advised the stu
dents to go to Washington to get jobs.
“They are there,” he said, “just go af
ter them.”
Because of graft and dishonesty, as well
a- because of the great difficulties of the
load, only relatively small quantities of
applies can be delivered at their desti
nation. It takes, for example, two truck
oads of gasoline to deliver one to the
front lines.
The natives of Thailand and Malaya
are not loyal to the Allies but to Japan,
but the inhabitants of Australia are
100' < behind the \11 ie-.
Sir Hubert -ays that there are two
t lings we must keep in mind during this
conflict I 1 I the struggle will be long and
lard and (2l we must disregard the
h>--< - which will be great.
Founders Day Morning
Exercises
On Saturday. April 11. 1942, the tra
ditional Founders Day exercises were
held on the lawn of center campus. These
exercises directed by Miss Edna B. Cal
lahan consisted of marching and forma
tion by the classes which w T ere distin
guished from one another by the color
of their suits, the traditional garb of
gymnasium suits and sneakers.
Beginning with the Freshmen, each
class gave a short performance including
marching, line formation, and left and
right turns. The entire group did a se
ries of mimetic exercises, among which
were the airplane, balancing, diving and
leg-stretching exercises.
Under the skillful direction of Miss
Callahan the four college classes marched
into positions and performed a number
of exercises.
These exercises take on a special sig
nificance during the present world con
flict, because of their aid to the health
of individuals. Health, of course, is one
of the weapons in Uncle Sam’s fight for
victory.
At the close of the exercises, the girls
saluted the flag. A more fitting finale to
our Founders Day exercises could not
have been made.
(4)iilit Sforza in Convocation
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percentage—about sixty per cent—who
are still anti-Nazi. These people are
quite ready to rid themselves of Detain
and Darlan. Count Sforza -aid. but their
hands are tied by Germany. Detain, lie
said, is an old man who cannot appre
ciate well what the young Frenchman
of twenty, thirty, or forty feels. Darlan.
he said, is a corrupt opportunist
who thinks that it is quite indecent of
England to continue fighting after
Trance has made peace with Germany.
According to Count Sforza, no matter
how the war ends, Italy will lose. In
case of a German victory, all Europe
will be dominated by Germany. Should
the United Nations win. and lie think-
they will. Italy will lie associated with
the losing side. He i- convinced that the
Italian people have lost faith in their
present government and about sixty per
cent of them would rather see an \l
lied victory. In this respect, he reite
rated. Vichy and Fasci-tic Italy are ju-t
alike two screens which when the\ fall
will reveal that the niujorit) of French
men and Italian- are again-t the-e Nazi
and Fasci-tic regimes.