Announcing that it intends to be "a national newspaper devoted entirely to the interests of American students . . . written in a lively and accurate manner," the Student Advocate, new bimonthly journal of the National Student Union, falls short only on the accuracy count. Its news from America's campuses and from France, China, India, and Spain is the most complete coverage of the youth peace movement available. Many of the stories, however, are obviously opinionated and contain unfounded implications; the Student Advocate, like its counterpart The Daily Worker, must be taken by the standard prescription for slanted journals--mix well with the extreme opposite viewpoint and quite a few grains of salt.

Most interesting locally is a news story on "Private Citizen" Conant which describes the remarkable feat Harvard's President has accomplished: his strong advocacy of every White House war move long before the general public has even learned of FDR's intentions. It is clearly shown that President Conant '14 has moved down the road to intervention leading F. D. Roosevelt '04 by a length. Most of those who disagree with the new emissary to London, though, are willing to concede his intellectual honesty. Not so the Advocate, which runs at the end of its article a large box on the "Rulers of Harvard"--with the University Board of Overseers listed alongside of their positions in large corporations. The obviously-intended suggestion that James B. Conant is a Charlie McCarthy for Big Business illustrates well the chief fault of the leftist journal. Written by reporters whose mental imagery consists of David Low cartoons, the news articles by overdone cynicism and mudslinging antagonize rather than convince the reader. The Hearst tactic of headlines which exaggerate and misinterpret the stories is also used.

The Student Advocate will not be a strong force for peace until it puts its opinions in its editorial column and raises its arguments above the level of name-calling. Nevertheless, it should be read by any one interested in getting the diversity of outlooks and facts needed to form an intelligent judgment of one's own.