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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1950
Thought For The Day —
"Equality causes no war!" — Solon.
Today Lawrence! Tomorrow -- The World!
A small-town dentist refuses to perform his professional duty; a small-town restaurant owner hides behind a cowardly sign. "We reserve the right—etc."; a small-town theater owner magnanimously reserves the worst seats in the theater for "certain" patrons; and so on ad nauseam.
These small-town situations are but the local manifestations of a large-scale cancer, a festering infection which is becoming a raging menace to civilization throughout the world. While the so-called "western democracies" point the accusing finger at the so-called "eastern democracies" for their political terrorism and philosophy of oppression, the voices of the victims of the Nazi-like doctrine of white supremacy are drowned-out by the hysterical shouts proclaiming the glories of our democracies.
Ask the American Indian on his lavish reservation what he thinks of democracy! Ask the Negro in Alabama, the Mexican in Texas, the Oriental in California, the Jew in Boston, the Catholic in Ku Klux Klan stronghold, what they think of democracy and equality.
But let us leave these shores and see what others think of the white man's version of equality.
For more than 400 years various members of the white race have oppressed nations throughout the world. The British can certainly be proud of their record in India, China, Africa, and the Americas. The French may also wish that they had acted differently when they so graciously assumed the "white man's burden" in Indo-China, Africa, and other parts of the "uncivilized" world.
The Dutch have learned to regret their treatment of colonial peoples, even though that treatment was always claimed to be a step above the accepted standard for "inferior races."
In South Africa today, while Great Britain deplores the slave labor employed in the U.S.S.R., the condition of millions of South African natives, (the original owners of the land, as were the Indians in our own country.) approach the conditions in Nazi concentration camps in their hey-day.
The Japanese showed the peoples of Asia that the white man was not invincible and we are now feeling some of the effects of this knowledge. We shall continue to feel these effects until we wake up to the fact that the white man never had a burden except his own stupidity and egotism.
White supremacy in all its ramifications is but the myth of Fascism with color effects. It is without foundation in fact and in the final analysis, it is the outward sign of an inward sickness.
"Show me a white supremacist and I'll show you a frustrated human being with an inferiority complex," would be a workable motto for those who would understand these pitiful specimens.
It is not enough for us to point our fingers at Russia and say "They're worse."
We must put the words into action, into thought, and into history.
It is not enough for us to point our fingers at Russia and say They're worse. It is not enough to fill the airwaves and propaganda pamphlets with the flowery phrases of the professional patriots.
We must, if we are to survive and do our part as members of the human family treat all peoples of the earth as our brothers and equals, in word and deed.
As has been said before and can not be too often repeated, "It's One World Or None" IAB
“It's One World Or None!”
Hysterical Logic And Logistics
One American is as good as ten what? A little kid making a fight schedule for his pop could be no more sanguine than Senator Douglas on the University of Chicago Round Table Dec. 7. But, almost as an afterthought, he did state that he had not advocated going into Manchuria. Was that ever an open proposition? Friday morning, Dec. 8, the Skelley radio commentator said, quote, "It would cost us a lot to fight China and Russia, but so what!"
"So what" may be good enough for the airborne civilians but a little arithmetic would reveal the paradox. 100,000 Americans do not equal 1,000,000 Chinese even given the overwhelming factor of air cover, not to mention the additional protection of profound sentimentality at home. A policy which brings us to such a situation, and that with the support of no one but Chiang, Tito, and Franco (quoting Senator Schoeppel in the Dec. 8 K.C. Times) needs a bit of thinking through.
That thought is more painful paradox. Seen from outside our own frame of reference, here is how we must look to be gaining so little and such ineffective support. A monopoly capitalist nation asserts its principles are driving it to protect freedom in war for the preservation of peace in a part of the world where very large principals are at stake. Not content with losing a quarter of our forces, it is advocated that we throw away the rest to save the face value.
Senator Douglas' incredible behavior on the Round Table is symptomatic of our basic difficulties. When men at his level are so utterly hysterical as to be unable to discuss an issue, but feel forced to jam all suggestions of the other members of the panel with a literal flibuster, it is a desperate situation indeed. One is tempted to suggest that the planes be shuttled back and forth to evacuate Korea and Washington
If we have a choice, we cannot see its possibilities in the present hysterical mood. Thought is painful at any time, but it is needed now in proportion to the pain it causes us. And those letters we write to our congressmen in bedlam—we must remember to make their masterpieces of quiet reason! When Senator Douglas loses his head, their is no predicting what Senator McCarthy may be losing.
at the same time. It is hard to admit a mistake, especially when so much has been lost in it already; but is it too late to discover that a quarter of the world's population is a sufficient number to require quiet arbitration, if such is possible? Bluff and bluster frighten secretaries and salesmen, but they only reinforce the determination of a strongly armed opponent. To continue to demand, as we have, that everyone live as we do and do as we say, may lose us even Chiang, Tito, and Franco.
Patricia Lock Graduate Student
Et Tu Brute ("and thou also, Brutus")', the words said to have been uttered by Julius Caesar at the moment he was stabbed by Brutus were probably coined by William Shakespeare in his play about the Roman leader. There is no ancient authority that attributes this saying to Caesar.
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IFC Plans Pledge Council
The Inter-Fraternity council Monday completed plans for an Inter-Fraternity Pledge council, to be made up of freshmen from each fraternity. The organization of this group is to resemble that of the IFC.
The council's annual party for the underprivileged children of Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Community building.
As college students committed to the Christian way of life, we face the present critical world situation with serious concern. Deeply appreciative of the tremendous responsibility that rests with you, we wish to pledge our faith in your motives and abilities to achieve a solution consistent with the Christian ideals. We are mindful that in such a crisis it is the duty of all to formulate and make known their will. Accordingly we submit some proposals for your consideration.
The council is also planning a fall formal, to be held Saturday.
We urge the United States to exhaust every possible means of negotiation, preferably through the United Nations, before making any further use of military force. We do not advocate appeasement but rather a genuine willingness to compromise even if it means "losing face." As part of such a compromise we feel that recognition of Communist China in the United Nations would be essential.
Willingness by the United States
to concede its supposed prestige in the present crisis, done in the interest of world peace, would display true Christian leadership.
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KU Graduate Is Attending Pilot Instructor School
Lt. Charles E. Klobassa, mechanical engineering, '49, is now attending pilot instructor school at Craig air force base, Ala. A veteran of 14 months of duty as an aerial torpedo man in the U.S.M.C. during World War II, Lieutenant Klobassa received his air force commission Sept. 15, 1950 at Reeve air force base, Texas.
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A Letter From Korea
Wonsan, Nov. 20, 1950.
No, we haven't moved north since I wrote last, and since the Chinese Reds showed up, two more squadrons have moved in. VMF 212 is at Yonpo now, near Hamhung and VMF 214, formerly carrier-based, has moved in with us here, also VMF 513.
There is nothing I want or need that would be practical to send in a Christmas box, and furthermore there is no assurance that we will still be here then. There is supposed to be another MAG (Marine Air Group—Ed. Note) on its way out—one jet and two Cosair squadrons and consequently some of the squadrons here will be relieved on their arrival, we hope.
The food is good enough to sustain life I guess, but I don't
think you people would be able to stand it. No fresh meat, vegetable, or greens since we left Hami, everything from cans. But its not really bad, better than the last war. I think most of our troubles and shortages here arise from lack of available shipping.
THU
Have had an acute shortage of gasoline lately which has reduced the flight schedule to almost $ \frac{1}{4} $ of the usual operations, so have nothing to do for three days. Busied myself today cutting curtains out of an old parachute, if I can get someone with a sewing machine tomorrow to hem them we will have the first room with curtains.
Many of the pilots aren't feeling well. Colds, flu, dysentery, etc., have reduced us to 37 available out of 54. Though I suspect many of them are just plain reluctant.
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I would like some literature on the Olds 88 with list price on two-door models, and do they have a backlog? Understand I can order a car from Japan for stateside delivery at quite a saving.
Harry and I are about due for a rest leave back at Itami probably be next month sometime. Will try to give you a call here. Some of the boys have called home from Kobe and said they had an excellent connection.