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Struggle In China Explained By Lee
The turmoil in China is a struggle between democracy and totalitarianism, Dr. Orient Lee, visiting professor of history, said at the 13th World in Crisis lecture Tuesday night.
Mao Tse-Tung, the Chinese Communist leader, has claimed that 10 per cent of the Chinese owned 70 per cent of the land. Actually, Dr. Lee said, a more accurate study showed that three-fourths of the land was owned by independent farmers
"The Chinese civil war is a struggle of ideals, not of interests," Dr. Lee said. "It is least of all a war between the rich man and the poor man."
Many of the Chinese people accepted Communism, he said, because of the inflation that resulted when the Nationalist government was forced to print paper money to carry on the war against Japan.
"Today Stalin is more imperialistic than any Tsar ever was," he said. He ridiculed the idea that the Communists are only "agrarian reformers."
"Savings were worthless." Dr. Lee said, "All the farmers became bankrupt, and the farmer is the backbone of China."
Although the Communists call China's conflict a class war, he said, it is actually a continuation of China's struggle against imperialism.
Starting at Watkins Memorial Hospital, and visiting the homes of several faculty members, the German Club Christmas choir brought some German atmosphere into the caroling all over the hill Monday night.
He also refuted the claim that Chinese Reds are not under Moscow's control. There are 500,000 Russian troops in China, he said, and
Topeka —(U.P.)— Hubert Brighton, secretary of the Board of Regents, said Tuesday $321,240 has been made available in federal funds for the proposed combination chest diseases and service building at the University of Kansas Medical center.
Medical Center Funds Allotted
Brighton, whose notice of the federal participation came in a telegram from Sen. Andrew F. Schoepel, said the Washington allotment will go only toward defraying part of the expense of the $803,100 chest diseases section of the Kansas City building.
State funds already are on hand, having been appropriated by the 1949 legislature.
Total cost of the five-story structure, with equipment, will be $1.615.057.
German Club Sings Carols
The chair under the direction of Clayton Krehbiel, instructor in education, also recorded carols for KFKU, University radio station. The recordings will be broadcast later in the week.
A caravan of cars brought the 35 members of the choir to Fraser hall and the Christmas party of the German club. There a choir under the direction of Sam F. Anderson, instructor in German, sang Russian Christmas songs and refreshments were given.
the chief of Chinese police is a member of the Russian MVD.
"Mao has been teaching the Chinese people that until America is destroyed, there will be no chance for them to have a decent life." Dr Lee said. "He is drafting three million young men and women from the schools for his so-called 'Youth Army.'"
Dr. Lee pointed out China's part in World War II. The Chinese mobilized 13 million men, he said, and suffered 3,178,000 casualties.
The U. S. loaned China less than a billion dollars through lend-lease, Dr. Lee said, and most of that was repaid by the end of the war. He compared that amount with the 28 billion loaned to Great Britain and the 9 billion loaned to Russia.
Stories in this country about corruption and dishonesty in the Nationalist army are "to ridiculous for an unbounded man to repeat," Dr. Lee said.
Most Nationalist officers are not only honest, he said, but fight for practically no pay.
"There are 500,000 soldiers on Formosa ready to fight for the democratic ideal," he said. "There are also a million and a half nationalist guerrillas on the continent."
The Chinese people are losing their illusions about Communism, Dr. Lee said, and are switching their support back to Chiang Kai-Shek.
Hoover Will Speak On World Crisis
Mr. Hoover announced he would make the speech in response to thousands of individual requests for his assistance to the world and national situation.
New York—(U.P.)-Former President Herbert Hoover will address the nation by radio tonight on the world crisis.
His address will be carried on the Mutual Network from 7 to 7:30 p.m. and re-broadcast later by the National Broadcast system.
UNIVERSITY DAILY
48th Year No. 66
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1950
Lawrence, Kansas
Malott Expresses Season Greetings
hansan
Observe well this Christmas of 1950. Let it strengthen family ties and revitalize friendships, Consider its true meetings—the lesson of Christ rather than the modernized table of Santa Claus.
This Christmas must have added significance, for many of you may spend the next Christmas in strange places. There will be absentees from the family circle formed by those of us at home.
Deane W. Malott, Chancellor
Commission Three Cadets
Despite today's sobering influences the University wishes each student, faculty and staff member a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And if you drive, it will be a happier 1951 if you drive carefully.
Three cadets of the army R.O.T.C. unit have been accepted as commissioned officers in the regular army, Col. E. F. Kumpe, professor of military science, said today.
The cadets, chosen as the outstanding cadets in military science, applied for the commissions last September.
George B. Skinner, engineering senior, will be appointed as second lieutenant in the corps of engineers, effective Jan. 1. Edwin F. O'Brien, education senior, will be appointed as second lieutenant in the infantry effective June 15. Charles E. Gates, pharmacy senior, will be appointed as second lieutenant in the infantry effective June 15.
Choir Responds To Pitch And Sworthout Is Herelded
Donald M. Swarthout, dean of the School of Fine Arts, was leading the a cappella choir in Christmas carols. Monday afternoon in the foyer of Strong hall.
He called for a carol, gave the pitch, brought his arms up. The choir gave forth loudly and musically with "Merry Christmas to you." With it came a new leather traveling case.
UN Bombardment Holds Red Hordes
Tokyo—(U.P.)—An unparalleled land, sea and air bombardment strewed death and destruction through Communist forces besieging the melting United Nations beachhead in northeast Korea today.
Ten Members Of History Staff To Attend Meet
Ten members of the department of history will attend the 65th annual meeting of the American Historical association in Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 28, through Saturday, Dec. 30.
Three members of the department's staff will appear on the program. Professor James C. Malin will participate in a session on "The Frontier," assistant professor James E. Seaver will be a discussion leader on a program devoted to ancient history, and assistant professor O. P. Backus will appear on a program entitled "The Fate of Historiography at Russian Hands."
Carrier-based planes alone killed or wounded 1,300 enemy troops in the past 24 hours. Artillery batteries jammed into the tiny beachhead around Hungnam and the big guns of warships offshore took an almost equal toll.
Others attending the meeting from the University are professors Charles B. Realy, Orient Lee, and George L. Anderson; assistant professors William Gilbert and Ambrose Saricks
Otkar Odlozilik, visiting professor at the University in the spring semester of 1949 and now a member of the staff of Columbia university, will present a paper on "Czechoslovakia" at a session on "Eastern Europe in Modern Times."
Professor Anderson will report to the executive committee of the Mississippi Valley Historical association for the meeting of that group in Cincinnati in April, 1951.
Xmas Customs Vary In Other Lands
By RUDI HOFMANN
Millions of people will celebrate Christmas but not all will have a Christmas tree. It may be because the climate in the countries in which they live doesn't allow any Christmas trees to grow or it might be simply because they do not know this custom which to us is the symbol of these most peaceful days of the year.
And among those who celebrate it the tree has a different look, a different symbolism, and Santa Claus has other names, costumes, and comes on different days.
There, are millions who do not celebrate Christmas at all because they believe in other gods or have lost their faith.
In many South American countries, the tree is replaced by the pinata, a basket filled with candies and cookies. There is no Santa
Claus but the Three Wise Men place presents in the children's shoes. Nine days before Christmas the posados starts. It is a series of parties, celebrated each night in a different house with the traditional breaking of the pinata.
After the dinner a party is formed, dramatizing the journey of Maria and Joseph to Bethlehem and their plight in finding a room. The father of the house leads the procession while carrying a statue of Joseph and another person carries a statue of the Christ Child. Others carry statues of the Wise Men, shepherds, sheep, cows, and mules.
In France, Pere Noch, the Father Christmas, rather than Santa Claus, brings gifts and puts them in children's shoes on New Years Day. After the midnight mass people go home and celebrate Reveillon, a midnight feast of roast turkey, or, as it commonly is in Germany, roast goose.
didn't learn the prayers he asks them to say. But he always leaves some presents for them. On Christmas Eve, the Christ Child brings other presents, and the Three Wise Men visit in January.
The Christmas carols also differ in every country. One song, however is sung everywhere Christians gather to celebrate the birth of Christ. It is "Holy Night", which is sung in Japan as well as in Africa and in America as well as Europe.
In Germany, Santa Claus visits on Dec. 6 and is called Sankt Nikolaus. He carries a sack in which he puts the children that have not behaved well during the year and
Full military censorship imposed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters this afternoon cloaked late details of the beachhead fighting, but at last reports units of the revived North Korean Army still were jabbing at the northeast trim of the beachhead.
U. S. defenders of the beachhead easily parried the attacks, and the rain of shells, bombs and bullets prevented the enemy from mounting a full-scale assault. For the moment, upwards of 100,000 Chinese massed around the beachhead were leaving the fighting to the North Koreans.
On the other side of Korea, South Korean 3rd corps forces ran into strong North Korean resistance yesterday along a 30-mile front northeast of Seoul in their two-week-old limited offensive.
Small-scale fighting flared all along the sector north of Chunchon, 34 miles northeast of Seoul, and 8th Army spokesman said. He said the United Nations line straddled the parallel in that area.
Elsewhere along the Seoul front. Stretching from a point 15 miles east of Kaesong to within 45 miles from the east coast, only light or non-existent enemy contact was reported.
The only American action reported were between an American patrol and a North Korean group eight miles south of Yonchon and 30-odd miles north of Seoul.
President Syngman Rhee of the South Korean Republic told his national assembly at its opening session today that Soul's defenses were "impregnable." He predicted 500,000 United Nations troops would drive the Communists back to the Manchurian border.
His estimate of Allied strength was far greater than that given by any other source. Most have placed it in the vicinity of 200.000.
Mr. Rhee said that his government hoped to increase the South Korean army from 200,000 to 4 million "within a few months" by conscription. In addition, he said, there are 300,000 other United Nations troops in Korea.
The Far Eastern air forces threw their full strength against the Communists, concentrating on Northwest Korea while carrier-based planes supported the defenders of the Hungnam beachhead.
Canuteson Prescribes Sleep
Leave your books in Lawrence,
get plenty of sleep, and have a good
vacation, is the advice of Dr. Ralph
Canuteson, director of the University
health service, but come back
prepared to work.