Evening star., 1937-04-23
2OOAT c. v. Join
IN PEACE STRIKE
Night Students Hear Repre-
sentative Hit House
Neutrality Bill.

Approximately 200 night students
at George Washington University quit
class at pm. yesterday to join in
the final session Of the one-day peace
strike held in the Union Methodist
Episcopal Church at Twentieth and
Pennsylvania avenue.
The group assembled in the small
yard back Of Stockton Hall and heard
Warren Woods OF the Student Peace
Committee assail the effects of war.
The crowd Of several hundred who
observed the program in the court
thinned out noticeably as classes be-
gan and the strike leaders began the
procession up Twentieth street to the
church.
With Woods presiding, Representa-
tive Bernard Of Minnesota deliv.
cred the main speech Of the eve
ming, urging union Of all peace
seeking groups, regardless OF creed or
color. The friends Of peace are the
workers, farmers and youth, he said.
Attacks Neutrality Bill.
Attacking the neutrality bill Of the
House, Bernard charged it discrim-
mated against Spain in favor Of Fas-
cist powers. And yet we have the
temerity to say we are democratic"
he said.
Following Bernard's talk, the group
heard panel of student speakers,
both for and against the strike. inter-
rupted only briefly by heckler who
called "Yoohoo, War" couple of
times from the church vestibule.
Strikes have their faults, Rita Van
Oessen, president of the Student
Peace ConVnittee, declared, but no one
has suggested a substitute. I'VE would
be glad to cooperate with any groups
in any way to get the peace idea
across" she said.
The striking group desired to show
their democratic attitude by including
on the program representative Of the
Anti-strike Committee. A. C. john
son, speaking for the latter group, de-
clared he felt very much like "a
solitary rose among thorns," but de-
sired to say few words Of criticism
Of crusades and particularly chill
dren's crusades. Conceding that
neither Fascist nor Communistic
groups were in the least interested in
what ne thought of them, he never
theless felt compelled to oppose both.
Good -Natured Joshing.
Several OF Johnson's statements
brought queries from the floor and
A ~ OH
joshing and booing.
William Gaussman cited the favor
able attitude of other college ad-
ministrations to the peace strike and
expressed deep disgust and hunilia-
ton" that President Cloyd H. Marvin
had denied the strikers the use of the
university campus for the demonstra-
ton. Howard Ennes, newly elected
editor OF the University Hatchet, as
serted that, although the weekly had
previously expressed opposition to the
strike, such was no longer the feeling
OF the publication. 1t felt DR.. Marvin
was in the wrong in refusing per-
mission.
The morning session Of the double
header demonstration heard Repre-
sentatives Henry Teigan of Minnesota
and John M. Coffee Of Washington.
The appearance Of pamphlets ally
ing the peace strike to comunism
caused considerable disturbance at
the meeting. The peace strike leaders
heatedly laid responsibility at the door
Of the Anti-strike Committee as an
attempt to discredit the strikers. c.
T. r. Bohannon, chairman Of the
anti-strike group, expressed resent
ment at the charge and made the
counter assertion that the Strike Com
mittee was responsible. The issue
had not been settled when the meet
ing broke up.
Both morning and evening groups
passed the same set Of resolutions
opposing the Shepherd-Hill bill for
industrial mobilization in case of
war and any imperialistic war, urging
munitions embargo on all, munition
to all participants in the Spanish
war, and the passage of the American
youth act. They also condemned the
"undemocratic and reactionary" tao
tics of DR.. Marvin in denying them
1.-The right of assembly,"
Bohannon, sitting in the rear of
the hall. conducted a vigorous but