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Friday. April 30, 1954
Election Bill: A Step Toward What?
A big step forward may have been taken by the ASC in formulating a new set of "ironclad" election rules for campus elections. Or has it?
It would appear that the new set of rules is an admission, by the campus leaders, that they are unable to lead the students to an honest way of thought, and are now going to try to force them.
Much has been said regarding the "politicians" who made the last election into a fraudulent faso. But we would like to take issue with that for a moment.
The few "politicians" on the campus could not possibly be the cause of all of the alleged dishonesty in campus politics. A few of them may try to instigate it, but where there is a leader in such an enterprise, there must be followers before it can be a success.
Following this line of thought, who are the followers? Examine yourself closely-you may be one of them.
No person is going to be led into dishonesty unless he wants to take such steps. So does not the fault rest with the student body as a whole?
Another person in campus politics, one who is just as dangerous as the supposed dishonest few, is the person who sits back with a sneer and does nothing.
In many instances there is just as much to a sin
of omission as there is to a sin of commission. The person who takes no part in politics and then sits back and screams his head off when things don't go right is the biggest hypocrite of all.
And then there are people who say there is no use voting because the ASC is a playground for campus politicians and nothing else.
In the first place, the ASC takes care of many administrative details that would, in the absence of such an organization, revert to the administration's hands. This would probably, in the long run, cost you, the student, more money.
In addition, there is more to participation in activities than just being a "glory hog." Experience gained through participation in organizational work with people of your own age can be very valuable in later life, as is demonstrated by the interest employers take in college extracurricular activities of prospective employees.
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A demonstration of ability in one field can very well be considered an indication of ability in others.
Perhaps the people who are sitting back and condemning the people who are doing nothing constructive on the campus level, and the people who say campus politics and campus jobs mean nothing had better step back and take a second look.
They may be missing the proverbial boat! —Don Tice
In the summer of 1948, the nation had its first indication that a political sun had risen in the West—in the form of California congressman Richard Nixon.
A member of the House Un-American Activities committee, Rep. Nixon was elbow deep in the investigation of Alger Hiss. Most of the committee members had decided that Whittaker Chambers was lying—that Alger Hiss had never seen or been associated with the balding paunchy man who had accused him of working with the Communist underground.
But the then Rep. Nixon didn't agree. "I was a lawyer, and I knew he was a lawyer," Mr. Nixon was quoted as saying in Whittaker Chambers"Witness." "I felt he was just too slick. If Hiss was lying, he was lying in such a way as to avoid perjury, with a very careful use of phrasing."
In the second Hiss trial, Rep. Nixon's hunch, coupled with round-the-clock facts gathering, paid off. Hiss was convicted of perjury.
Old Political Sidetrack Is Work Under Nixon
Now, commentators are hailing him as a new and vigorous sort of vice president. One who, at the age of 41, is finally doing something with an office whose promise was unfulfilled even by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John C. Calhoun, and Theodore Roosevelt.
Although Richard Nixon became a national figure in 1948, he already had compiled an enviable record beyond the public gaze.
Richard Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, Calif. He received his A.B. degree from Whittier college and was graduated second in his class. He won a scholarship to Duke University Law School, where in 1937 he finished third in his class.
Emerging from World War II a lieutenant commander, he returned to Whittier—and promptly was elected to Congress. But he was just another promising young congressman when the Alger Hiss case broke back in 1948.
Successful as a handyman, Mr. Nixon gradually assumed the more important role of stand-in for the President. Last October, accompanied by his wife, Pat, he set out on a 45,000-mile, 10-week, globe-girdling trip to spread good will in the Far East and to find some facts. In the process, he shook hands with close to 100,000 Asians.
Today, he serves as the President's handman and stand-in. In the former capacity, he persuaded Joe McCarthy to call off his investigation of Allen Dulles' Central Intelligence agency and his threat to fight against Senate confirmation of Harvard's President James B. Conant's appointment as German high commissioner.
Teddy Roosevelt referred to his election to the vice presidency as "taking the veil." Today, Richard Nixon has taken the office and is up-grading it into a man-sized job. —Letty Lemon
This is an open letter from the editorial staff of the University Daily Kansan to its readers.
To the students:
As has been stated before, we CANNOT carry letters that aren't signed by the writer. We are responsible, according to the law, for everything printed in the paper. In the case of a letter that is signed, some of that responsibility in spirit if not in law, is passed on to the writer.
It is our policy and our wish, to print as many of the letters received as possible. However, in this we are limited in many instances because students submit unsigned letters.
...LETTERS.
In many cases unsigned letters contain nothing that would in any way endanger the position of the Kansan, but for the sake of consistency we can't carry them either.
Many of the unsigned letters we receive show good thought and subject matter, and contain legitimate gries about campus conditions and many other things.
If a letter is printable, we will honor a request that your name be withheld, but not signing a letter is an entirely different matter.
So if you don't feel your letter is worthy of your signature, don't bother to mail it. You will save us the irritation of not being able to run it, and yourself the irritation of having it ignored.
Don Tice
Editorial editor
To the editor:
A while back I wrote about the deplorable condition of the road leading to the parking lots, in the hope that something could be done about it.
Well, I would like to thank any or all parties who had something to do with getting it fixed. It's a pleasure riding up to the campus now. My car still has the usual amusement of being in peace and contentment, unafraid that I might find the motor in back of me soon.
Don Tice
Saul Lassoff
graduate student
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
"Well I've always heard a college education 'Broadens' one."
Publick Occurrences BOTH FORREIGN AND DOMESTICK
April 30,1954
INTERNATIONAL
Don't be surprised if Greece soon joins the Yugoslav-Turkish alliance. This agreement will turn the three powers into a formal military alliance invoking automatic military action in the event of aggression against any of the three powers.
Don't look for settlement of the Korean or Indochinese problems at Geneva. Most authorities agree that it is highly unlikely. The Reds can't allow a free election in Korea because South Koreans heavily outnumber North Koreans. Neither can they withdraw in Indochina since it would mean loss of everything they have been fighting for. With the French over a barrel, they probably will not even consider a cease-fire on their own terms.
There will be a temporary cease fire in the Dien Bien Phu area of Indochina soon to let the French evacuate their wounded. Russia will concede on this point in the Geneva talks.
Expect a "Middle Eastern NATO" to be formed in the near future. Recent U.S. arms aid to Iraq would help to form this regional organization of countries south of the Soviet Union. This would be comprised of Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Iran, as well as Iraq.
Last week's announcement that there are probably at least three Red Chinese Army divisions ("volunteers" they call them) fighting with the Indochinese rebels can be expected to bring fireworks from John Foster Dulles, once the Secretary of State is free of details at the Geneva conference.
NATIONAL
Evidence of fraud in unemployment insurance claims has been uncovered in five states. Nationally, this may total millions of dollars. Look for this to be on the government probe list.
Don't worry about missing a few days of the McCarthy-Army hearings on television. That fiasco will be going on for a long time — you may even get to see some of the closing shots after final week.
SPORTS
Look for the recently suspended tracksters to be reinstated soon. They are badly needed for upcoming meets.
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editorial editor Dion Tice
Assistants Letty Lemon.