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Show PROFESSORS ARE on mm Loyalty of Nebraska University Univer-sity Instructors Doubted by State Council of Defense. LINCOLN. Neb., July 5. Further testimony on Jbehalf of several University Univer-sity of Nebraska professors was -non today at the public hearinc being conducted con-ducted by the university's board of regents re-gents into charges by the state council coun-cil of defense that some of the university's uni-versity's instructors have nut been ac- I gressively American in their attitude on the war. ' Taking the witness stand on his own behalf Professor Erwin B. Hopt asserted as-serted that he conscientiously objected to war. "If Nebraska were invaded would your conscience prevent you from ehouldering a gun and going out to fight?" the witness was asked by Attorney At-torney H. H. Wilson, representing the regents. "I think it would." Professor Hopt replied. Attorney W1!.-..n a:-ked the witness how far he would carry his theory o non-resistance in case of emergency and the professor explained that if he were attacked by highwaymen he would allow the robber to kill him rather than take the life of Hie highwayman high-wayman Explaining further, however, the witness stated that his conscientious scruples and applied only to his own conduct and that he had advised those who were able to go to war to do so. Prof. H. W. Caldwell also testified in his own behalf, asserting he was in favor of war as soon as America entered en-tered the conflict Acting Chancellor W G. Hastings gave testimony to the effect that he, had found Professors Paul H. Grum-rnann Grum-rnann and L. B. Tuckerman to be loyal to their government. |