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2 University Daily Kansan Monday, March 24, 1952 Interpretive Articles
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Editorials
New Kansan Staff Plans Few Changes
A new staff takes over the operation of the Daily Kansan today and will be in charge for the remainder of the school year.
There will be no great changes either in policies or in purposes. The staff will continue to try to put out an informative fair-minded, readable newspaper.
There will be times when mistakes will be made. When they happen, please let us know. We will try to correct them and then will go back to work seeking to avoid making them again . . . at least not the same ones.
At other times we may do something which will please you readers a great deal. If we do, please let us know about this also. We will try to repeat this sort of thing.
Your help is needed in getting out a good newspaper. No matter how many reporters we might have to cover the campus we still will miss many events if we are not told of them. So if you belong to some outfit which you think is not getting enough play, check to see that that group's news is being turned in.
In editorial policy the Daily Kansas hopes to continue to stimulate student thought and action in matters of campus, state, national, and international importance. Frequently a side may be taken, but at no time does that mean that other views will be left out.
Readers are encouraged to air their views at all times. The Daily Kansan will continue its policy of printing all letters received if they are in good taste, if space permits, and if they are signed. Names will be withheld if the writer requests it.
We will try to give you a good newspaper. We hope that you will be satisfied with the results of our efforts. —J.T.
Cuban Revolt Shows Caribbean Area Is Not As Peaceful As Some Believe
The recent revolt in Cuba was a reminder that things in the Caribbean area are not as peaceful as some might believe.
Fulgencio Batista's forceful return to power in an army-backed revolt is typical of Latin American countries, except that the latest Cuban revolt was better organized and not as bloody as some in the past.
There was no excuse for the revolt not being well planned, because Batista, the "President Maker," is experienced along such lines. He first came to power in 1933 during a bloody revolution which he led as an army sergeant. He ruled as a behind-the scenes strong man from 1933 until he came to the forefront as president in 1940.
He was ineligible for reelection in 1944 because of a constitutional limitation, but his candidate was defeated. At the time Batista commented, "This is democracy in action. I bow to the will of the people."
Batista returned to Havana from Miami Beach in 1948 after being elected to the Cuban senate. He entered the June presidential election to see if the "will of the people" had changed. From all appearances he became over-anxious and quietly but efficiently took over the government. He received his help from the lower ranks of the army, because the chiefs of staff favored President Prio.
Batista has explained the reasons for his jumping the elections by revealing that he had received news from "the most reliable sources" that President Prio, faced with defeat of his candidate in June, was planning a phony revolution for April 15. Therefore he decided to upset Prio's plans by leading a revolt first and abolish the coming elections.
It also was announced that the purpose of the revolt was to suppress corruption and gangsterism, which has been blamed for 30 killings since President Prio took office. A Batista spokesman ha said that army officers had asked Batista to "say the nation from the chaos into which it had fallen"
The question has been raised as to whether the reasons are valid or whether they were given an attempt by Batista to justify his action.
Batista has the intelligence and experience give the Cubans good government. While he was president in 1942 his administration was responsible for many internal improvements, and the people received a somewhat stronger voice in the government.
The big threat in the Caribbean, however. Communism. Guatemala and other neighborin countries have become infested with it.
President Prio claims Batista is a Communist but that seems unlikely. He leans more to the right, being more of a Fascist dictator than a Communist, if a nametag must be placed upon him. It is just a zealous Cuban with too much persons ambition at times.
He is strong enough that he could suppress the Communists, but President Prio points to the fact that when Batista formerly was president he has the first Communist cabinet officer in this hemisphere. And in 1943 Cuba became one of the fissures in Latin America to establish diplomatic relations with Russia.
The biggest threat to Cuba from Communist is that if the country is torn apart by President Prio and Batista, the Communists will have a excellent opportunity to develop and possibly gai control of the government. Such a thing wont present a grave problem to the United States.
Batista is too interested in himself and possibly Cuba to allow the Communists to become powerful. He could do much for Cuba. Whether he wil or not remains to be seen—Charles L. Burch.
Book Review
The Presidency' Examines Candidates; Washington
"The Presidency," by Stefan Lorant, is a book which should be of considerable interest to many persons.
Rich in illustrations as well as printed material. "The Presidency," graphically depicts all of the presidential elections from that of Washington through that of Harry S. Truman, which was the 41st. The book tells the story of how it
The book tells the story of how each president was elected, and what his platforms and campaign methods were. It shows both how the winner carried out his winning campaign and how the loser carried out his losing one.
Careful study of this book shows how each candidate rose to power in his party. Some were strong leaders who gained control of their parties for themselves. Others were weak, unimportant men who arrived at the top through underhanded political methods. This study shows how some men rose slowly to the presidency, while others doggedly kept trying yet never reached their goal.
Not only does "The Presidency" deal with the presidents and their campaigns, but it also gives a good insight into the conditions besetting the country at the times of the elections. Analysis of these conditions and the men involved in many cases will show why certain men were elected to office over more powerful or popular men. The national conditions are helpful in obtaining a good background for each election.
For a source and history book the student of American history and government should find this a good reference. This is particularly true if the slant in favor of the Democratic party is overlooked. It may be the newspapers were more critical of Republican campaigns, or it may have been that the Democrats had more conservative campaigns and
therefore drew less newspaper wrath. Nevertheless, it is an excellent reference book.
All and all, while it is a large and weighty book, it is worth while reading material for persons interested in the development of the presidential campaigns of this country.
It is interesting to note the improvement in methods used by newspapers down through the years. It is interesting to note how vicious and cruel some political cartoons of the past have been. Three men who received especially bitter attention were William Jennings Bryan, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Also of interest is the growth of the use of photography in political campaigns and the present important position of photography today.
Maurice Prather
Comments
GREEK OUTCASTS DISBAND
It has been a long standing tradition at Williams college, Mass., that students who don't get fraternity bids join the Garfield club. Last month Garfield clubbers got sick of the whole thing and disbanded.
The college social system, say the insurgents, is "intolerable, undemocratic and archaic." The club had asked for a plan of total rushing. When no action was taken, it broke up.
STRICT LETTER OF THE LAW
When the student senate of North Texas State college passed a resolution banning all "foreign" letter wearers from the campus, a lot of students were anything but pleased.
The resolution meant that stud ents who had won athletic letter at other colleges or in high schoo would have to keep them in moth balls for the remainder of their stay at North Texas.
The paper there, The Student Chat, found in a poll of 310 students that more than 70 per cent are against the ruling. "It's none of the senate's business what the students wear," said one coed. And another student called the ban "childish."
But a coed advised opponents of the ruling to "put away their toys This is college; high school is over."
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