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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1
Guest Editorial
Our Tito 'Triumph'
Editor's note: The following guest editorial is by James R. Jackson, '49, who is now doing graduate work in economics at the University of Wisconsin. Students will best remember Jackson as the man who won the free trip to the Orange Bowl a couple of years ago with the immortal lines:
"Football is Hell, says the 'Ramblin' Wreck"
As K.U. goes marching through Georgia Tech."
For the moment, let's forget our political ideals—as they have been forgotten by those who are willing to accept, as bedfellows, not only Tito, but also Franco and the likes of him elsewhere. For our editorial purposes, we'll get "practical" like our State department and worry only about winning battles in the cold war. Even from this limited viewpoint, we question whether events in Yugoslavia should be considered a victory.
To understand our doubt, try to appreciate what Tito must symbolize to the Russians. He is a "Benedict Arnold". Our willingness—even eagerness—to deal with their traitors will provide the Russians a symbol around which their antagonism to us can rally. Tito's physical usefulness to us could well prove to be far less valuable than his psychological usefulness to Russia. And how far in the choice of allies can we stray from our principles without damaging our own morale? The military attitude does not concern itself with the righteousness of its cause, but at least it should worry lest its forces cannot bring themselves to fight for that cause.
To risk all this, our State department must think Tito has considerable value to us. It may treasure him as an encouragement to other Balkan satellites to follow Yugoslavia as a turncoat. This is unlikely in the face of at least two facts: Yugoslavia differs from the other Balkan states in that she has access to the sea, while the others are largely landlocked—a hindrance to their ever breaking away from Russia. Yugoslavia was largely liberated from German occupation by her own armies, and so emerged less dependent on Russia and better able to assert her nationalism.
Perhaps it is our plan to provoke the Russians into war before they stockpile atomic bombs. Does anybody object to this strategy? —Jim Jackson.
Slowly but surely, a deep, impassable chasm is forming between two large groups of the American public. Daily, the schism becomes more pronounced; daily, the recriminations hurled across the widening gap become more bitter. If the point of no return to amicability has not already been reached, it is hard upon us.
Trouble Ahead
We do not mean labor and management; fair dealers and rugged individualists; the church and secularism—nor even men and women.
We mean cards.
Yes, it is the simple deck of playing cards which has split America asunder and aligned the great bridge-poker-canasta-playing mass against the equally large, but less close-knit group of total abstainers.
Tragically, the battle lines are not clear cut. The dispute rages in families; between parent and child; man and wife; brother and sister; friend and friend. Of such stuff is sorrow and tragedy made.
How many divorces may be attributed to The Cause? How many lovers' quarrels? How many people have been disinherited because they either did or did not play bridge?
The pro-cards people maintain that skills in bridge and canasta have become a necessary part of modern culture; that it is necessary to have these skills in order to promote pleasant associations with one's fellow man.
The anti-cards forces reply that bridge and poker promote exactly the opposite of good will. Many a skull has been split at poker; many a life-long friendship has been lost at the bridge table, they say. "A so-called 'pleasant evening at cards,'" say the anti-bridge people. "is merely an admission that the participants do not have the mentality to engage in interesting conversation without a deck of pasteboards to fumble with."
The fans, on the other hand, point with pride to bridge expert Ely Culbertson, who plans world governments.
The pro-card people seem to be the more highly organized of the two groups. They defend their way of life as the mother lion defends her cubs. In all likelihood, they will emerge victorious in the end.
A photograph in the current Time magazine serves to illustrate the fanaticism of the card cult. Pictured is the new glass-domed "Scenicruiser" bus, the product of years of scientific research in engineering and design. Passengers are shown lounging before great, broad, picture-windows, through which the rolling country-side may be seen.
All the passengers are playing bridge.
Auto Jack Comes In Handy When Sawing Is Done
Austin, Tex.—(U.P.)—A bank vicepresident who likes to "tinker around" in a woodworking shop found that an idea he used in making a home-made power saw also
Eugene Bartholomew built his own table and installed a small electric motor. Then, to permit varying depths of cutting, he mounted the saw on an ordinary auto jack, adjustable in the same way he would use it in fixing flats.
would keep him in shape for fixin flats.
Dear Editor-
At Least $31
Dear Editor:
I don't know Ernie Friesen and don't care to become involved in this squabble as to whether he is worth $108. But I do want to bring you up to date on this matter of the human body being worth 98 cents on the open market.
The 98 cent figure is pre-war. At Northwestern university three years ago, I assigned a student to determine whether inflation had caught up with the human body. It had. The market value of the elements in the body of an average-size man had risen from the pre-war 98 cent figure to $31.04. This was determined by the man in charge of chemical purchases for the Northwestern University Technological institute.
Burton W. Marvin,
Dean of the
William Allen White
School of Journalism
Salaries
Dear Editor.
I should like to ask the A. S. C. why it believes anyone should have a paying job on that organization. I should think they would have realized that the holding of such a position would naturally occupy some of their very valuable time and efforts. If their time is so valuable that they must receive a "salary" for working on the A. S. C. I suggest that they might also convince the University that they should have a salary for the time spent going to school and working on assignments. If money is their ambition while holding an elective office, I suggest they resign from the council as my representatives and start digging ditches.
Patty Lawson, College freshmar
Senate Race
Dear Editor:
The substance of your editorial on the New York senatorial race was that both Dulles and Lehman have proven themselves extremely capable, and that no matter who won, the people of New York State could not lose.
It seems apparent that even a cursory examination of the positions of these two men would reveal vast differences. Mr. Lehman has taken a stand for the repeal of the Taft-Hartley law. On the other hand, Mr. Dulles has consistently expressed his fear of collectivism and is against government expansion of any kind, is flatly against federal aid to education, and proposes a labor law that differs from T-H only in minor respects.
It should seem quite evident that these two candidates represent radically different points of view on basic questions. If the Daily Kansan is to help create an intelligent electorate, then it would seem that emphasis on issues would go a lot further than vague references to statesman-like ability.
A little more conscientious research in the future would go a long way towards making the Kansan a paper of which we would be more proud.
Sincerely yours,
Elliot S. Valenstein
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Professor Osma Shows A Use For Lati
The argument that Latin is a useless subject has been answer by J. M. Osma, professor of Spanish and Portuguese. He told following story to one of his classes when someone criticized study of Latin.
During his voyage to America from Spain, his native land, Professor Osma became acquainted with a group of Spanish monks. When the ship stopped at a small island in the West Indies the monks prepared to disembark for a visit with a group of Dutch monks of their order. Prof. Osma was permitted to accompany them.
Upon their arrival at the monastery, the Dutch monks came out to greet them and began talking excitedly—in Dutch.
Meanwhile the Spaniards and a begin to talk—but in Spanish. Begroups fell silent and looked at each other in despair. Neither knew their's language. Suddenly or bright monk began to talk or more—this time in Latin. We happy smiles they all followed i example and soon were deep conversation.
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