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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1950
TUF
The Editorial Page-
Inflation Speculation
Since the outbreak of the Korean conflict, a cloud of speculation has been floating around. It concerns rising prices and the increasing cost of living. Remembering the inflation of World War II, most Americans would welcome any measure to stabilize prices. Current rumors would lead one to believe that costs of most commodities have been running wild since June and that government officials are doing as little as possible about the situation.
A professor of economics at New York university recently made a survey to test the validity of such scare talk. He found that instead of the dizzy speeds at which prices were supposedly rising, consumer goods have actually become only 1.6 per cent more expensive. The survey also found that food prices (which compose two-fifths of the average cost of living) have increased only 1.3 per cent since June. Briefly, the survey results show that inflation rumors simply aren't true.
The same economist warned that among the most prevalent threats to our stability would be a general period of strikes and wage increase demands by labor during the coming months. An election year would be an excellent time to stage such demands, but increased wages could easily set the inflation spiral on its way.
Already the government has set forth a plan that will indirectly control prices. The plan includes harder-to-get credit, less installment buying, marketing government cotton, selling more government bonds, and increasing income taxes by five billion dollars.
If World War II $ _{1/2} $ matures into a third global conflict, a tightening of government controls on prices will probably replace this mild anti-inflation plan. However, with cooperation from labor, management, retailers, and consumers, rigid controls may remain as unnecessary as they are undesirable.
Bill Graves.
Candid Comments ---by Bibler
"The Pioneer" east of Fraser hall is sporting a new coat this time a delicate pink one, and Witty Wilbur wonders whether the contributor may have been a co-ed for whom the little fellow with the spade refused to turn over any dirt.
Lauding a fellow economist, John Ise told his students, "John Marshall's book was the best in the field—until mine came out."
Wednesday's Kansan told of a professor ordering a student to shave before he came to class again. We thought the Gillette Safety razor company finished its advertising with the World Series.
One K,U. fraternity pledge is literally up in the air these days.
Seems like he is an expert pilot and now spends his weekends flying "actives" to their hometowns.
A recent story told of a "whale" in Potter lake. We thought couples who went there were too pre-occupied to notice a little thing like that.
Little Man On Campus
(English assignment: An ORIGINAL composition).
10. A solid sphere of radius 2.5 m is placed on a flat surface. The net force on the sphere is 70 N. Determine the acceleration of the sphere.
DANIEL
BISHOP
Then the fireworks began. The
Student Watches Party Politics
Up to this point the discussion had been carried on mainly by the president; one member named Joe, who was apparently the budget chairman; another member named Roger, who was labeled auditing chairman; and by interested parties speaking for the organizations seeking appropriations. I witnessed no political party delineation.
Dear Editor:
Allow me to describe my impressions of the session which I witnessed Wednesday evening.
I was fortunate enough to be one of the spectators in attendance at the meeting of the All Student Council last Wednesday evening. Had I realized, as very few students do, that A.S.C. meetings are open to all interested students, I should have acquainted myself with the operations of A.S.C. much sooner.
I saw an apparently capable and obviously eloquent president exercising tactics which brought to mind descriptions I have read of Huey Long's control of the Louisiana legislature. For the most part, the session was conducted in a sensible manner. The business consisted mainly in appropriations which the student council made for various campus organizations. From the discussion which ensued over the advisability of these appropriations, I was led to understand that the student council receives funds from some part of the activity fee (what part I was unable to determine) which it alotted as appropriations to deserving campus organisations. I had not been aware of this act before, so the process was very interesting.
question of the council's standing a possible deficit in the Student Union's sponsorship of Harry James was placed before the body. Roger moved that the council refuse to pay for any such deficit on the grounds that the council would be thereby obligating itself to subsidize with student funds any organization who might want to bring a name band to K.U. The discussion of this motion resulted in what appeared to me to be the boldest travesty of democratic procedure I have ever seen.
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The president relinquished his chair to the secretary and took the floor. He announced that bringing a name band to K.U. was one of the principle planks in the platform on which his party was elected. With inspiring eloquence he warned all Pachacamac members to vote for the defeat of the motion, and in the same breath moved the previous question—a motion which silences discussion. This motion, I suppose, was in accordance with parliamentary procedure. But denying a member the right to defend his motion from such an attack as it received in this instance is, I believe, something short of fair play. Since the Pachacamac party seemed to control a majority of the vote, why was it necessary for the discussion to be stifled?
By this time I was in sympathy with Roger, and I applauded with the rest of the spectators when, after his motion had lost, he was allowed to denounce the tactics employed in defeating his motion.
In concluding these observations, I shall say that I really enjoyed attending this meeting, and I imagine that other students who know as little about their student council as I did might likewise enjoy it.
Roy B. Zimmerman College Sophomore
Dear Editor:
More Comment On Crisis Series
I want to tell that College senior fella that he ain't alone in his
fight to preserve the American Way of Life. I want to tell him that Your Old Uncle Henry is behind him, yessir, four-square behind him.
It's nice to see that there still are students on this here campus that have gumption enough to stand up for democracy and justice and attack these here "rookie historians" administrators, and professors at the university who blatantly support Red Fascism, and go out of their way to bring these eastern commie-loving reporters to lecture here. You don't see Andy Schoeppel's name on the list of speakers, do you? And we sent him there to Washington to keep us informed on these subjects. I also want to support Mr. College Senior in his praise of Prof. J. Eldon Fields for his uninductinating activities.
Henry Pinault
Graduate Student
In closing, I wish to remind the chancellor and Prof. Gibson that the only red we want is the red we've got in the old Red, White and Blue!
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