Page 2 University Daily Kansan Friday. Nov. 13. 1953
Committee on Spot In White Hearing
Another skeleton fell out of the Democratic closet this week as the House un-American Activities committee prepared to investigate ex-President Harry S. Truman's failure to stop the appointment of accused communist Harry Dexter White to a government post in 1946.
Mr. Truman, former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, now governor of South Carolina, and Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, Attorney General under Truman, have been subpoenaed to appear before the committee and tell what they know of the case.
It seems that Truman was supposedly told of White's alleged Communist activities by Byrnes when White was up for a promotion to executive director of the International Monetary fund, but that the President failed to intervene in the matter.
The accusations came from Federal Bureau of Investigation files which linked White, who died in 1948, with a Communist espionage ring.
This investigation may rake a lot of mud into the open concerning the Truman administration, but we question the high-handed means taken by the committee.
In the first place, it seems rather peculiar to serve subpoenas to Mr. Truman, Justice Clark, and Gov. Byrnes. Any one of these men would probably have appeared to testify on request, as former President Hoover has done a number of times, without being forced by official action.
In the second place, the committee had better be ready to back up the accusations made against White. The fact that he is believed to have been engaged in Communist activities was not brought into the open until the present time, and he was never indicted by a grand jury to answer any such charges.
If the committee can prove that White was allied with the Communists, there may be reason for criticizing Truman for not stopping his appointment to a high office. But if it can't definitely be shown that White was guilty of such actions, the committee, and Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. who brought up the charge, are certainly going to look silly.
In the third place—so what? What is to be gained now if all the things alleged are proved?
It looks like a question of whether the ends justify the means. The names of at least three prominent and respected men may get taken through the mud, and nobody has said, as yet, what the Senate committee hopes to accomplish. More politics?
—Don Tice
Short Ones
The report that one sorority pledge class is holding a walk-out this weekend and won't go to the game would make it seem that school spirit is reaching a drastic low.
The caption under the Jayhawker picture of the football coaches entitled "toasted when winning, roasted when losing" hits pretty hard in view of the present football season.
Note to the Jayhawker: A wheel is a wheel, whether called by that name or "suluted" for achievements. The difference—one doesn't have to be in so much to make it.
The Lawyers had better enjoy themselves while they can, because with cold weather coming on their "biological bait" is going to be covered with heavy coats.
One Man's Opinion
--under act of March 3,187 EDITORIAL STAFF
Anyone could run the Daily Kansasan better than the journalism students, if you don't think so just ask any lawyer or graduate student. The engineers are talented too.
By ED HOWARD
Most of the time we get along with police officers real well, but now we are becoming rather bitter about a farcical situation that finds the campus police and Lawrence city police collaborating on a campus traffic situation.
It seems that when a student overparks in a legal space on the Hill, he is faced with paying the University the fine. But when he parks in a wrong zone while on the Hill, he must pay a steeper fine to the city of Lawrence.
Is there any justice to this? Just what is the main difference between overparking and parking in a noparking space to warrant paying different organizations. Perhaps this pertains only to Jayhawk drive, but if it does, then we still can not see why it would affect only Jayhawk drive. And it still does not make the fine just.
We think it is a gross injustice for students to be faced with this situation. Of course, students are not the only persons who are hurt by this situation. Visitors and faculty do not interfere in the dilemma, even though visitors to the campus are not in a position to be disturbed by the ruling.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
Perhaps we wouldn't complain if only one agency handed out the fines but to have two distinct organizations present us with parking tickets is just too much to take. We think something should be done to remedy the situation—preferably for the University police to take care of all traffic problems, tickets, and fines which violate ordinances on the campus. ..
There is no guarantee that Kansas will have a good basketball season, but we'd like to see anyone, even alums, try to oust "Phog" Allen.
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Publick Occurrences BOTH FORREIGN AND DOMESTICK
CAMPUS
A great deal of discussion will be raised soon regarding a proposed increase in traffic fines after the fifth offense. The problem is now up to the All Student Council.
The Campus Chest, unfortunately, probably will not meet its goal again this year. There are too many people not satisfied with some plans for spending the money.
Expect the KU band to continue its new "fast stepping" formations at the last two football games. There has been increased fan support for the "new look."
It is a good bet that if Coach Sikes leaves Kansas he will be immediately employed by a professional football team. Sikes, one of the best passing offense coaches in the country, would be a valuable asset to any pro team. Sikes, as do pro teams, thrives on a passing offense.
Because of all the controversy over whether Coach J. V. Sikes will return next year, and the "anti-Sikes" feeling demonstrated on the campus, the football team will play much improved ball in its last two games as a vote of confidence for its coach.
NATIONAL
Although they have been saying that the Democratic victories in off-year elections have little political importance, expect the Republicans to cheer long and loud over their congressional victory in California's 24th district.
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Extensive surveys will be made into the causes and cures of juvenile delinquency to see what can be done to remedy the situation. Juvenile delinquency, on the increase, involves more and younger American youths than ever before.
INTERNATIONAL
Yugoslavia's Tito will become more friendly in his relations to the Russians since the Trieste incident. He feels he has lost the support of the United States and Great Britain.
With the riots in Trieste almost over, both sides will feel that they have won a propaganda advantage, while neither actually has done so. The rest of the affair should be handled over the peace desk. England and the U.S. will never regain favor with the common people of either side, however.
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New outbreaks from the North Korean prisoners held by the U.S. will give the Allied command a lot of trouble in the next few weeks. This will put the finishing touches on talks toward a peace conference.
The U.S. and the free world have a new fighter for freedom in Ramon Magsaysay, president-elect of the Philippine islands. After he is formally installed as president, expect him to carry on his fight against communism until the Red-inspired underground is wiped out.
STATE
Kansas Republicans will be all smiles tonight at their $25-a-plate dinner as they try to win back party members who might be straying from the fold. They will probably do a good job of it.
It was a shame that the K-State rooters covered up Touchdown IV, the mascot of sorts. The poor critter missed the greatest event in Kansas State history.
"Becha 3 to 1, one of the next five plays is a 'sleeper.'"
The Union of South Africa has a separate capital for each branch of government—Pretoria, residence of the governor-general; Cape Town, seat of the legislature, and Bloemfontein, headquarters of the national judiciary.
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