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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
FRIDAY,OCTOBER 20,1950
The Editorial Page-
Editors' Workshop
Editors, like anybody else, occasionally need and enjoy getting together with their own kind to talk things over. Kansas editors have shown themselves to be, for over a hundred years, an aggressive a group of public servants as any in the nation. Men like William Allen White of the Emporia Gazette and Ed Howe of the Atchison Globe, to name only two, have distinguished themselves nationally and internationally as well as in their own communities. The members of this elite guard of the public's rights have shown that they are capable of raising old fashioned hell when it seemed to be the only thing to do.
To make it possible for them to get together and discuss their problems and progress, the University established a number of years ago as editors' forum called Kansas Editors' day. It serves as a sort of central station for editors to meet each other on common ground and show each other new ways of doing things and new things to do. The name given to the free discussion period sets the tone of the editors' meeting. It is called the "wrangle" period. Here the gentlemen of the press can get down to brass tacks, let their hair down, and discuss policies and innovations which will benefit themselves and the people of the Sunflower state.
A long time ago a man named Paine said, "These are the times that try men's souls." His phrase is more than ever applicable today, and more than ever the public must be fairly and well informed. Our Kansas editors will no doubt be thinking along those lines when they meet here this week-end.
Bill DeLay.
Straight From Japan
Editor's Note: The following is a letter written by a Japanese to Prof. James L.Wortham, chairman of the English department.
Miyazaki is an employee of the Japanese Machine Tool Trades association in Tokyo and met Professor Wortham while the two were working together on statistics for the U.S. strategic bombing survey. They have corresponded regularly. This letter presents the Jap's interpretation of his people's viewpoint toward the Korean war.
Miyazaki's manner of presentation differs from that of the native American, but his letter is being reproduced in its original form.
Mv dear friend.
I can guess how you are busy in beginning of college year and in new position, please do not mind to write to me.
Since Autumn last Japanese machinery industry has been in severe depression by disinflation policy. From Jan. a lot of small firms has been bankrupted and it was not strange that payment of salaries and wages was portponed because employers could not get the fund. Owing to difficulties of getting new job and mental obligation for employer, employees have hardly resigned from their occupations. Communist took advantage for the unstabilized social conditions, then General MacArthur restricted their activity which caused many big strikes.
Public opinion in Japan agrees with United Nations and your country, and hopes that all Korea will be helped by them instead of Russia in order to eliminate the communist threatening for Japan.
The Korean war gave another influence on our economy. For the big consumption of war material and need of reconstruction, a lot of commodities was suddenly purchased by your Army. At the same time there appeared a rising tend of goods all over the world, anticipating of big demand against dangerous diplomatic situation. So most industries were revived by the double reasons. While textile, rubber and automobile industries are very busy getting big profit, most machinery industry is still suffered by their over capacity.
Now let us review the description of Japanese presses on Korean war. All papers, except communist ones, appreciate the all actions of United Nations and appraise their bravery. Sometimes they seem to be fond of fighting and make us remind the past hateful second world war. By the experience of the war, Japan decided not to join any war in the Constitution Law clearly, but world situation does not allow such neutral standpoint. It is the biggest headache for Japanese intelligent people that Japan must defend themselves by their armed forces against communist's attack. Once we got rid of all weapons, but have to keep them again. All presses declared clearly that Japan could not stand in such neutral position without armour, i.e. we ought to join in the democratic party against communistic countries, abandoning the selfish ideal which aims to be alive without arm between democratic and communistic palies.
Japanese government leads the public opinion to the above tendency, and it was promoted by Korean war. The public recognizes that they must go along the above, nevertheless they like or do not like. They have one more reason in mind that they like and owe to America, but hate Russia. It is not too much to say that Japanese public opinion supports that all area of Korea is to be governed by single democratic Government instead of splitting into two sections by Communism and democracy.
Because of hurry and rough writing you may be not easy to understand. By next chance I write to you on any item which you like to read. Please let me know.
S. Miyazaki.
Band Brushes Up On 'File' System
Some time ago, after the opening football game with T.C.U., I read an article in the Kansas City Star which referred to the "faultless formation" of the band and the fact that after the original marching the band "filed" off the field to their seats.
"Yi," I thought, "Another of those reporters that never sees anything that isn't quite nice." Anyone who saw the game would know what I meant, for the band's marching, with all due regard to the fact that it is was very early in the school year, was terrible.
Dear Editor:
But after the second game's performance I think the band really deserves a prolonged cheer. Since I first came to K.U. I can't remember having seen the band do anything but straggle off the field to their seats, and yet at the last game they actually did "file" off the field. Fine! Maybe that nameless reporter did have the right idea. The marching was measureably better, and the band's music was as consistently good as it always has been. Let's give them credit. They did a fine job.
J. R. Brown Graduate Student
Marvin To Address Press Association
Burton W. Marvin, dean of the William Allen, White School of Journalism and Public Information, will address the Inland Daily Press association in Chicago on Monday, Oct. 23.
Dean Marvin will announce plans for newspaper public relations contests for members of the association.
newspaper public relations contests for members of the association. The contest will be sponsored jointly by the University of Kansas and the Inland Daily Press association. The contest is to encourage newspapers to acquaint the public with the services that newspapers perform for them.
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Alumni Invited To Game
Letters have been sent to all University alumni in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, northern Arizona, northwest New Mexico, western Colorado, and Wyoming by Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary, inviting them to the Kansas-Utah football game in Salt Lake City Nov. 4.
Tom Purton, '11, president of the Alumni chapter in Salt Lake City, has arranged for a reunion dinner at Salt Lake city's Ft. Douglas Golf club Friday evening, Nov. 3.
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