Editorials
A Few Remarks On Irrational Thought
No one in his right senses would accuse General MacArthur of being "pro-Communist" because early in 1945 he insisted to Secretary Forrestal that the Soviet Union must be induced to enter the war against Japan or because in 1943 on Red Army Day he sent a glowing message to Moscow declaring that the achievements of the Soviet Army "represent in many respects the most magnificent war effort the world has yet seen."
Obviously, those were other days, other circumstances.
No one in his right senses would accuse General Wedemeyer of being "pro-Communist" because at the end of the war he recommended including Soviet Russia in a three-power trusteeship over Manchuria or because in 1947 he complained of the "greed and incompetence" in Chiank Kai-shek's government.
Obviously, those were the days before loyalty to the United States was equated with unconditional support of the Chinese Nationalists.
No one in his right senses would accuse Henry Luce, pro-Chiang publisher of Life magazine, of being "pro-Communist" because in 1944 a Life editorial declared, "The United States cannot ignore the fact that if China's government should become a fascistic, power-hungry, repressive, landlords'-and-usurers' government, it is all too likely to get into trouble with Russia; whereas a government which stands for freedom, reform, and international cooperation is not."
We could go on with a long list of similar statements and proposals drawn from the war and early postwar years and sounding equally bizarre in the context of today's high feelings. Or we could draw up an impressive list of solid, conservative American citizens who took part in friendship-for-Russia rallies or belonged to organizations which were later taken over by the Communists.
But to do this would serve only to remind us how anxious most Americans in those days were to solve difficulties with the Soviet Union through reason instead of force, until gradually they found out that the Kremlin was unwilling to listen to reason unless it was backed by force.
It might be more instructive to recall the congressmen and others who clamored at the war's end to bring the troops home and dismantle the United States Army, at a time when General Wedemeyer was cabling the Defense Department;
"If the unification of China and Manchuria under Chinese National forces is to be a U.S. policy, involvement in fratricidal warfare and possibly in war with the Soviet Union must be accepted and would definitely require additional U.S. forces far beyond those presently available in the theater to implement the policy."
How many Americans can honestly say they would have supported such a policy at such a cost at all time—or now? Yet some of the very people who were then most insistent on bringing the boys home are now ready to brand as "pro-Communist" any public official who several years later, when the Communists had all but conquered China, was in favor of shutting off aid to Chiang in order that no more American arms might fall into Communist hands.
Let there be cool, clear examination of past mistakes, but let it not be made by ripping isolated statements and actions from their context. From The Christian Science Monitor.
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If You're Ever In A Hole At KU, Just Yell For Smith
The next time you stand fumbling for the name when you want to introduce some student, try "Smith."
By JOE TAYLOR
It's the best guess for there are 63 persons enrolled in the University by that name. This makes it the most common according to the 1951-52 University directory. Standing next in line is the name "Johnson" (or "Johnston") which is claimed by a total of 53 students.
If neither of these names sound right, you should try "Brown" (or "Browne"), of whom there are 41 on the campus. If the person looks as if he might have Scandinavian blood, you should probably first say "Anderson" (or Andersen.) There are 34 students who give that as their name.
The name "Miller" is the one which is next most common. Thirty-two persons give that as their name. The "Wilsons" are the next most populous group with 28 representatives. Running close behind them in total numbers are those named "Davis." There are 27.
The usually common name of "Jones" is eighth down the list. Twenty-six persons signed this name
Allen, Cox, Lewis and Scott, all 14; Bell, Hall and Nelson, all 13; and Baker, Campbell, Green (or Greene), Harris, King, and Martin, all 12.
The rest of the 25 most common names on the campus are: Thompson (or Thomson), 25; White, 23; Stewart, 20; Moore, 19; Williams, 17; Taylor and Walker, both 16 and Mitchell, Reed (or Reid), and Thomas all 15.
Peterson, Russell, Wood (or Woods), and Zimmerman, all 11; and Adams, Clark (or Clarke); Fisher (or Fischer), Foster, Owen (or Owens), Price, Ross, and Wolf (or Wolfe), all 10.
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Law Student Accuses SSC Of Seeking Free Publicity
Dear Editor:
pointed pen of former editor Lee Sheppeard defending to his death their right to sell the Daily Worker on campus, if they so desired.
My heart bleeds for the Socialis. "Study" Club!!! Under ordinary circumstances I might have been touched by the boy socialist Norman Gross's sad lament in the Nov. 16 Daily Kansan to the effect that the upper hierarchy of KU was discriminating unmercifully when they refused to allow the New York-published Anvil magazine to be distributed to unsuspecting buyers on Mt. Oread. I think, however, that the 20-odd pinks in SSC have little about which to gripe.
Allow me to enumerate:
1. A two-column spread on the cell—er, pardon me, I meant club—proper.
4. A front page picture of Dan Gallin president (of SSC), looking simultaneously like a martyr and a carnival barker as he sold the magazine off-campus.
3. Another two-column number—this time proudly announcing that the Anvil was going on sale just outside the restricted zone.
I don't personally care whether the pink sheet is sold on the campus or not. I trust that KU students are discerning enough to pass it by. My only emotion is that the almost indecisive percentage of socialists at the University should be satisfied with the free publicity which they have already received and not burden us with further babblings.
2. An editorial from the gold-
As a matter of fact, they and the Anvil have gotten enough publicity through student money via the Daily Kansan to send the most ambitious press agent into an uncontrollable orgy.
Kent Shearer, First Year Law
Thanks From Campus Chest
The recent Campus Chest drive was a noteworthy example of genuine cooperation. Without the combined aid of all university groups the campaign would not have been the success that it was.
meat for a meal in order to increase their group donation.
Dear Editor:
As chairman, I would like to extend the committee's appreciation to every student who contributed. In many cases the students who gave had to make real sacrifices. Deserving of particular praise are the groups who made not only personal contributions but also went without
We wish also to extend deepest thanks to our workers in every organized house, to our faculty advisors, to the Interfraternity Pledge council, the Ku Ku's, and the Jay Janes.
All in all, it has been a successful drive and one which has brought out the best in all of us in our cooperative spirit toward giving.
Loy Kirkpatrick College junior
News From Other Campuses
Four students were suspended from San Jose State college last week after they confessed to searing "JIS" on the turf at Stanford stadium prior to the Stanford-San Jose football game Sept. 28.
The Student Board of the University of Minnesota was urged to lend active support to the founding of a world university last week. Joseph P. Chiozza, a sociology instructor, presented the plea to the board.
Research Center Planned
Uraes World University
A plan to establish a land problems research center at Iowa State college for study of worldwide land problems is being formulated in Ames, Iowa.
Regents' Order Contested
A special student court session last week contested the constitutionality of a regent's regulation forbidding the use of loudspeakers on the University of Wisconsin campus.
-News Roundup
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1951
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Truce Negotiators Seem Deadlocked
United Nations and Communist delegations formally ratified the truce-line agreement and turned at once to the next item on their program arrangements to enforce a truce.
Panmunjom, Korea—(U.P.)—Korean truce negotiations were threatened with a new deadlock today after the ratification of an agreement for a tentative truce line.
The UN demanded the right to inspect behind Communist lines as far as the Manchurian border during an armistice to make sure the Reds do not build a new invasion army. The Communists rejected the proposal.
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Washington—(U.P.)—Ohio State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson charged today that Sen. Robert A. Taft's supporters spent $5,000,000 to defeat him in the 1950 senatorial campaign and "cheated" the government out of tax revenue.
Ferguson said in testimony prepared for the senate elections subcommittee that such expenditures make it "very obvious that a poor man or even a person of moderate means cannot afford to run for high public office."
Taft Accused of 'Cheating'
Czechs Arrest Vice-Premier
Chinese Communists set off a series of brilliant green, red and yellow signal flares during the night. No attacks followed, however, and it was believed the Reds might be celebrating the agreement on a tentative truce line.
Vienna, Austria—(U.P.)—Prague radio announced today the arrest of Czechoslovak Vice-Premier Rudolf Slansky in a purge of Moscow-trained Communists from the Czech government and party.
A broadcast said the 50-year-old former head of the Czech Communist party had been arrested for "leading a conspiracy against the republic." He was relieved of all official government functions and dismissed from all party posts. He resigned from the Communist party, the radio said.
The former assistant attorney general also faces certain questioning about a mink coat which his wife obtained—at a big discount—through a friend from a New York furrier. A House ways and means subcommittee recalled Caudle for another round of questioning in its inquiry into nationwide scandals in the Internal Revenue bureau.
Eighth Army Headquarters, Korea—(U.P.)-U.S. jet fighter pilots shot down four Communist jet fighters and lost one of their planes in a sharp renewal of the air war over Korea today, but ground fighting subsided along the 145-mile ceasefire battle line.
A Georgia Democrat, Carl Vinson, predicted that congress will take the final legislative steps necessary to put UMT into law, ready for use when needed. But other congressional sources were not so sure. Loud opposition to the proposed six-months training program for men 18 to 19 appears certain in the house.
Washington— (U.P) Fresh congressional fireworks on Universal Military Training will start popping Jan. 9, one day after the new session begins.
Washington—(U.P.)—House investigators turned today from T. Lamar Caudle's automobile deals to his airplane activities.
Korean Ground War Subsides
UMT Fireworks Start Jan. 9
'Quickie' Divorces Investigated
Los Angeles- (U.P.)—The District Attorney's office revealed today it is investigating the legality of quickie out-of-state divorces obtained by persons with California decrees pending.
The investigation was ordered after Dr. James W. Fifield, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, declared that such divorces were "threatening the sanctity of marriage."
Check Caudle Airplane Deals
U.S. Steel vs Union Today
Pittsburgh-(U.P)]-Negotiations begin today best tween U.S. Steel corporation and the CIO United steelworkers on a new contract which is expected to drive up wage and price ceilings throughout the nation.
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