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University Daily Kansan Thursday, Jan. 10, 1952
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Daily Kansan Editorials
Is Chiang To Blame For China's Downfall?
Those who charge Generalissimo Chiang Kaishek with corruption forget his prewar years, according to James R. Graham in a recent article in the Los Angeles Times. The son of missionary parents in China and a personal friend of Chiang, Dr. Graham should know what he is talking about.
"General Chiang had been in undisputed authority for the decade 1927-1937," he said. "His administration brought an era of prosperity and peace to the whole land from Peiping to Canton, from Shanghai to Chengtu, and efficiency and honesty in the provincial and national governments that had been unknown for a millennium," he added.
"Chiang drove the war lords into retirement, exterminated banditry, suppressed the growth and use of opium, stimulated home industry, road building and construction," he continued. "He established sound civil government throughout the provinces before he turned to build a military establishment for national defense."
Graham said that it was the Japanese fear of competition in industry which started the downfall of Chiang's government. Soon afterward, the Nationalists were having to fight two wars, one with the Japanese and one with the Communists.
He blamed the Truman administration for not sending troops to help Chiang. This goes a step further than the viewpoint taken by John T. Flynn in his book "While You Slept." Flynn insisted that the U.S. failed by not furnishing Chiang with sufficient weapons and ammunition.
As Graham stated it, "When a man is flat on his back and his enemies are sitting on him you do not hand him weapons. There is only one thing left to do, and that is to attack his attackers. Direct intervention in 1948, as in Korea in 1950, could have probably saved South China."
1941-1945, for whose wickedness Gen. Chiang Kai-shek got the blame, were not his old guard at all, but enemies and intruders in his ranks who promptly flopped over to the Communists when they began to roll," he said.
Graham readily admitted that there was corruption in the Nationalist government. He said that the corruption, graft and wickedness was "monstrous and colossal." But he added that Chiang was not to blame.
The truth is that the old generalissimo was losing his powerful dictatorial grip on the country. People were switching by the thousands to the new Communist government which gave promise of supplying the basic needs not being met under Chiang. Since then, the Communists have linked with Russia and the people have been deceived, for they still are not being provided for.
Chiang's government was too flat on its back to do anything about it, as Graham pointed out, because even some of the General's generals were selling out, with their troops, to the Reds. Many men fought on both sides. Anyone who fed them could lead them.
But Chiang himself cannot go blameless.
"The corrupt Chinese officialdom of those days,
In the United States many sandals in government circles have rocked Washington and the voters. The Truman administration already has been referred to as a corrupt group. The president, as leader, has to shoulder much of the fault, even though he may be only indirectly responsible.
The same is true for Chiang Kai-shek.
Little Man On Campus
Senator Taft's backers insist that he will win the 1952 election in a walk, and we are reminded of the famous picture of a small boy whistling as he walks through a cemetery at night.
The 16-year-old bride of a wealthy Swiss industrialist, suing for $10,000 a month separate maintenance and $75,000 for attorney's fees, declares that "money doesn't mean anything to me." Which is a refreshing attitude in these mercenary days.
"Aww, this course ain't so rough—I never cracked a book in it last semester!"
News From Other Campuses
Texas Wins Blood Contest
Students at the University of Texas were the winners of a recent blood-for-Korea drive after being challenged by the University of Idaho. The Texans staged skits, pledged students to give blood and elected a "Miss Bloody Mary" in promotional activities.
Party Honors Foreign Students
Students at the University of Washington were hosts to more than
500 foreign students from Seattle college at an annual Christmas party in which the foreign students were served all sorts of "good old fashioned American chow."
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About KU And Flood Relief
(from Lawrence Journal-World)
Dear Editor:
The people of North Lawrence will never be able to adequately express their appreciation for the tremendous help given us by the sorrowful girls and fraternity boys of KU. From 1951 on, the terms "college girls" and "college boys" will have a new meaning for us. These young people certainly have been generous in their help, both physical and financial.
Even though we saw it happen, we still can't quite understand how these fine girls and boys would come over to North Lawrence and do so much in the way of dirty and heavy work to help us out.
These young people shoveled dirt, mopped floors, washed walls, and waded through muck and mud. They didn't do it for glory, they did it
Some people may think of college girls as flighty, young things in organdy dresses, but over here we think of them as sympathetic and generous young women clad in blue jeans and checker shirts, pitching in to help unfortunate people get a new start in life.
just because they wanted to be good neighbors.
God bless them! We are fortunate to have them as a part of our community.
Not only did they work and work, but some of them came back at Christmas time with gifts of clothing, food and money.
North Lawrence should forever be loyal to our great State University and to the young people who go to school on Mount Oread.
Pearl Williams
503 Elm
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