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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1950
The Editorial Page-
Freedom Crusade
Remember when you were a little shaver in grade school on the chill morning you had to stand before a class of your third grade pals to recite the Gettytsburg address? You shuffled first on one foot and then the other, and finally in a trembling voice not quite your own you said the words, "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom . . .." The value and meaning of those words you probably measured only in terms of your own mental agony that day, but since then you doubtless have thought of them more than once as they were intended by their author.
The bell's erection in Berlin on Tuesday, Oct. 24 will be witnessed by representatives of all free nations, and its ringing will be broadcast throughout the world. The peal is expected to be repeated by bells in communities throughout free countries everywhere.
The Crusade for Freedom, of which the freedom bell is a part, is an unofficial attempt by laymen to spread the propaganda of democracies behind iron curtain countries. Director of the crusade is Gen. Lucius D. Clay, former Allied commander in Berlin. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower launched the crusade's first strike against the Communist adversary on Sept. 4 when he delivered a nation-wide address.
Now, when everyone is wondering what course the future turn of events will take, a new paraphrasing of those familiar lines of Abraham Lincoln will be set forth to inspire free men throughout the world. Encircling the base of a great bell representing the passion for spiritual and political freedom of peoples around the world will be the words, "That this WORLD under God shall have a new birth of freedom." The magnificent 10-ton freedom bell will be placed in the western zone of Berlin as a monument to the efforts of those who love their liberty enough to work actively for it.
During ensuing months, millions of Americans will be asked to sign pledges affirming their belief in the cause of world freedom and assisting in the campaign to counter-attack Communist propaganda with truth. Chancellor Deane W. Malott is a member of the crusade's national board and M. C. Slough, associate professor of law, is heading the campaign to solicit support in Douglas county.
To voice the aspirations of freedom crusade supporters, a citizen-supported "freedom station" has been established in Western Germany. Radio Free Europe is the name of the broadcasting outfit which is supplementing the state department's Voice of America programs.
On July 4th, Radio Free Europe went on the air with native language broadcasts to Czechoslovakia and Rumania. Similar programs were soon added, beamed to Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria-right up to the backdoor of the Kremlin—six hours a day, seven days a week. The station is expected to expand into a huge network for programs carrying the message of democratic truth to enslaved peoples.
Bill DeLay.
Butt, Butt, Butt . . .
Enthusiastic to begin his initial term as cub reporter on the U.D.K., a journalism student not yet swamped with assignments decided to do some snooping on his own. He wanted to make a survey and, believing that every kind of survey known to man has already been made on this campus, he began looking for a new subject—ignoring the time-worn checks on how many foreigners are attending K.U. or whether married students accumulate more grade points than do those still free, white, and 21.
While searching for a subject, the new J school prodigy sauntered through the Union building. Looking down, he noticed a number of cigarette butts which had been ground out 'neath the feet of students shagging through the place.
At last, something to survey! Hours later the weary reporter dropped a stack of figures at the feet of the city editor. Persons patient enough to wade through the following figures may be surprised to learn what are the housekeeping habits of University students.
With 52 ash trays in obvious and convenient locations throughout the building, 863 cigarette butts and 4 cigar butts were found therein. On the floor were 432 cigarette butts and no cigar butts. Since janitors sweep the Union $1\frac{1}{2}$ times as often as they empty its ash trays, one conclusion seems obvious. More cigarettes are dropped on the floor than in the ash trays. Also, since no cigars were found on the floor and four appeared in the ash trays, cigar smokers at K.U. may be more thoughtful than those who drag on fags.
Whether the spot check is accurate or conclusive does not matter, but obviously the hustling atmosphere of campus life is causing much of Mt. Oread's population to forget their basic training in neatness and courtesy. It goes without saying that 'twould be wise to consider where you're discarding it . . . . if you've "just got to have another cigarette."
A journalism professor wishing to acquaint his students with the nature of the course opened his first lecture with this statement: "I don't know what you've heard about this course, but most of it isn't true. Besides, I don't like people who use that kind of language."
Bv D. R. Fitznatrick. Reprinted through the courtesy of the St. Louis Post Dispatch
FOR A DARK WORLD
Japanese Interviewer Interviewed
By MARVIN ARTH
Koji Sato, exchange student from Japan, possesses the unique ability of being able to type on an English language typewriter, but not on a Japanese typewriter. To explain this, it need only be said that a Japanese typewriter has almost six thousand figures, and specialists are needed to operate them.
Sato, who said that he has interviewed thousands of persons but this was the first time he had ever been interviewed, was a former city news reporter on the Mainchi Press, one of the two largest newspapers in Japan. He explained that mainchi means "every day" which would correspond to our "daily."
Mainichi Press is a nationwide newspaper with a circulation of four million, and it is published in four Japanese cities of which the two main ones are Tokyo and Osaka. Sato worked in the Osaka branch.
In his seven years as the city news reporter his special fields were education, religion, and—because he was fairly adept at English—the job of interviewing American and English notables.
Some of his interviewees include: Helen Keller, famous American blind and deaf woman; the late Father Flanigan of Boys' Town; Louis A. Johnson, who resigned as Secretary of Defense this month; John F. Dulles, Senator from New York; Billy Rose, newspaper columnist; and Philip C. Jesup, U.S. special ambassador to the United Nations.
Sato said the Japanese press faces a grave responsibility in educating and directing the people. The job is augmented with the serious shortage and the high cost of newsprint. News must be condensed to an incredible extent. Newspapers in Japan have practically no advertising because of this lack of space.
Sato, who was graduated from Kwansei Gakun university near Osaka in 1943, is one of 280 Japanese men and women who came to the
MR. KOJI SATO
United States this summer as exchange students. Sato is on a United States army scholarship. All the students flew from Tokyo July 11, and attended a six week orientation session at Indiana University.
Of the 280 who were oriented at Indiana university, three came to K.U. The other two are Yukiteru Ikeda, an international law student from Tokyo, and Hirohiko Otsuka, who was employed in the Japanese foreign office.
Sato learned English in Japanese schools. He said that all Japanese students start taking English in the seventh grade and continue through high school, but few retain a working knowledge of it.
Sato, who will be here for one year as an exchange student, is living at 1538 Vermont street at the Lutheran parsonage with three American students. He is married and has three sons, but they are residing in Japan.
Concerning MacArthur's occupational policy, Sato said the Japanese were grateful to the U.S. for what has been done, and he believed the occupation plan to be successful. Communists had been purified from Japanese newspapers, and though the Communist party in Japan is small in number, it is very active.
Last year, 95,000 prisoners of war from Russia were returned to the port of Maizuru which is close to Osaka. Sato, who covered the story for his paper, said that they had been inducted with Communism and caused many riots in Maizuru.
Sato said that the most popular team sport in Japan is baseball. He boasted that the team sponsored by his paper—the Mainchi Orions (meaning stars) was one of the best in the country, and a look at the standings verifies his boast. Other popular sports are swimming and tennis—these are Sato's favorites—and football.
Japanese educational set-up has been changed to correspond with American system, and as far as religion is concerned, Buddhism is the largest one, followed by Shintoism. Sato said that in recent years Christianity was gaining more ground, and most of the younger people are Christians.
When the Korean War began, Japan underwent an inflation and prices rose 30 per cent Sato said. There is, of course, much speculation on the Korean affair, but the majority of the Japanese are supporting the United States, if for no other reason than that they fear the Communists.
Life magazine, Newsweek, and Time are read in Japan even though they are printed in English. Sato believes the Readers' Digest with its English and Japanese language editions is by far the most popular American magazine in Japan.