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Friday, Sept. 23, 1949
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UN Awaits Major Speech By Vishinsky
Flushing, N.Y., Sept. 23—(U.P.)-United Nations diplomats awaited a major speech by Soviet foreign minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky today to learn whether Russia has decided to substitute appeasement for its cold war against the West.
Also uppermost in the minds of delegates from the 59-member-nations was Russia's reaction to China's condemnation of Soviet support of Chinese Communists in their conquest of that country.
Vishinsky, the acid-tongued chief spokesman for the eastern bloc, was expected to take the speakers stand in general debate this afternoon. His brief remarks during preliminary discussions in the three-day old assembly session have been markedly mild.
1. China, whose nationalist government is expected to file charges Tuesday citing Russia for violating the 1945 treaty between the two countries by aiding the warring Chinese Reds.
His words will be watched closely on the following issues:
2. Yugoslavia, whose representatives have pressed a campaign to gain a Security Council seat over a Russian-supported candidate.
3. Greece, on which Secretary of State Dean Acheson made an open appeal to Russia Wednesday, urging the Soviet Union to join the West in bringing the bloody Greek Civil war to an end.
The explosive denunciation of Russia for interference in China was made Thursday by Dr. Tingfu F, Tsiang, chief delegate of the Chinese Nationalist government. Although he delivered a ringing condemnation of Russia, Tsang, however, avoided offering immediately a resolution asking the Assembly to censure Moscow.
A high U.N. source said last night, however, that he understood the Chinese nationalists would bring charges against the Soviet Union Tuesday, at the close of the Assembly's general debate.
Such action by the Nationalists was expected to result in a demand from Russia for recognition of the Chinese Communist state proclaimed Wednesday at Peiping by Mao Tse-Tung. ___
Red Peppers Take 212 New Members
Two hundred and twelve freshman women met Thursday night to become Red Peppers.
The newly-organized pep club expects its uniforms to arrive before the next home football game, Oct. 1. The group, sponsored by Jay James, is for freshman women. The group's size will permit only half the members to sit in the reserved cheering section at each game.
Mary Lou Fisher, Jay Jane president assisting with the club's operation until officers are elected, appointed a committee to check possibilities of carrying out the group's decision to attend the Oklahoma A. and M. game with the Jay Janes. Ruth Reid is chairman of the committee, and other members include June McCleenny fine arts freshman, June Porter, Louise Hoffman, Jerry Hesse, and Vivian Miller, College freshmen.
The Red Peppers voted to assist the Jay Janes in sponsoring their annual vice versa dance next spring. The group will meet every other week on Thursday evenings.
Church Season To Start Sunday
The fall church season gets into full swing Sunday with the first week of classes over and most of the schedule confusion disspelled.
Addresses and Sunday service schedules of Lawrence churches are given here to aid student attendance:
St. John's Catholic, 1229 Vermont, masses, 8 and 10 a.m., Newman club, 11:30 a.m.
First Methodist, 946 Vermont,
church school, 9:30 a.m., morning
worship, 10:50 a.m., Wesley foundation,
5:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian, 901 Vermont,
church school, 9:45 a.m., morning
worship, 11 a.m., student program
at 5:30 p.m. at Westminster house
with supper and discussion.
First Christian, 1000 Kentucky,
Sunday school, 9 a.m., worship,
10:45 a.m., and fellowship meeting
at 5 p.m. in Myers hall.
Church of Christ, 1501 New Hampshire, Bible class, 10 a.m., service, 11 a.m., communion at 11:50, and young men's training class at 6:30.
Coed Wins Praise For Summer Acting
Bernice L. Brady, education senior, has been credited by the Denver Post for the "best acting in Denver this year" on the basis of her summer performance in "The Young and Fair."
The play was produced at Denver university, where Miss Brady attended summer school. Margaret Gosney, a K.U. graduate in speech and drama, also had a leading part in the all-feminine cast.
Miss Brady, as Nancy Gear, portrayed a kleptomaniac in a girl's school who steals with the intentions of returning the property when the girls learn to like her. In the third act of the play, she loses her mind.
Miss Brady's most recent part at KU. was that of Harriet in "The Strength of Ten." She has also played Margaret Webster in "Burry the Dead," Ophelia in "Hamlet," Elvira in "Blythe Spirit," and Tessie in "Joan of Lorraine."
Jayhawker Staff Positions Open
Applications for positions on the office staff of the Jayhawker magazine are due at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jean Carpenter, editor, said today.
A staff meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Union building.
Applications can be made at the office or by phoneing KU 472.
Experts Guess On Character Of Atom Blast
By UNITED PRESS
An American scientist said today that the atomic explosion reported in Russia could have been a premature blast in a laboratory; and another said the United States probably learned of it from a tell-tale atomic cloud.
Prof, William W. Watson, head of the Yale department of physics said the explosion was not necessarily caused by a bomb.
Dr. Edward C. Creutz, atomic expert at Carnage Tech, Pittsburgh, said the radioactivity loosened from an atomic cloud could be detected in air currents miles away.
"It could have been a premature blast in a laboratory," he said.
President Truman's announcement that Russia had produced an atomic explosion even caught by surprise some of the men who helped develop the atomic bomb for the United States.
Dr. Harold C. Urey, atomic pioneer said in Chicago that it was "inevitable" that Russia would produce an atom bomb.
"Apparently they developed it faster than most people thought," he said, "but not much faster."
"There is only one thing worse than one nation having the atomic bomb, that's two nations having it."
Gen. Frederick Osborn, permanent U. S. representative on the United Nations Atomic Energy commission, said:
"I am sure the report is correct. I know that we are equipped to know.. we have observers at different points."
Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, Canada's chief spokesman on the Atomic Energy commission, said he was "not surprised" at the Russian achievement.
On that date, Hugh Baillie, president of the United Press, in a teleographic interview, asked Russia's prime minister, Josef Stalin:
If Russia has developed an atom bomb, it has done so since Oct. 28, 1946.
"Has Russia yet developed its own atom bomb or any similar weapon?" Stalin replied:
WEATHER
Kansas: Fair today; high near 75.
Low tonight 45 to 50. Fair and warmer tomorrow; high near 80.
Russia Has Bomb, Truman Discloses
Washington, Sept. 23—(U.P.)—President Truman today shattered the illusion of an American A-bomb monopoly with announcement that the Russians recently set off an atomic explosion.
His disclosure also exploded the notion that the United States still has several years of grace before the Soviets could produce the
'No Comments,' UN Delegate Says
Flushing, N.Y., Sept. 23—(U.P.)-Soviet delegate Amazasp a. Arutianium declined to comment today on President Truman's announcement of an atomic explosion in Russia.
The United Nations delegate listened with a smile when informed of the announcement, then said:
"I have no comment. I have heard this statement for the first time."
“Are you surprised?” he was asked.
"There is no surprise under the sun." he replied.
Russian foreign minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky was not available for comment immediately.
Labor Party To Seek Vote
London. Sept. 23—(U.P.)-Threatened with inflation and pressure from wage increases, the Labor government will seek a vote of confidence in the parliamentary debate on devaluation next week, it was learned today.
Informed sources said the government had decided to present a motion in the debate for support of the financial move which has reverberated around the world. It would be tantamount to a vote of confidence.
Parliament has been recalled from its summer recess for a three-day debate beginning Tuesday, Sept. 27. The cabinet probably will meet Monday, Sept. 26 to give final approval to the government's motion.
The government still was putting up a bold front about being able to hold the line against inflation. Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the exchequer, predicted only a one point rise in the cost of living index.
Malott Notes Norwegian Unrest
But a sharp increase in metal prices, government admissions that social services like the health plan will cost more, and the rush to increase such prices as transatlantic air and sea fares indicated a tough campaign to prevent inflation.
Relaxed and glad to be back, Chancellor Deane W. Malott today described the uneasiness of the Norwegian people that he observed during the 12,000-mile trip that took him almost to the foot of the iron curtain.
"The Norwegian people are nervous about Russia," the Chancellor said. "Universal military training@
"The Norwegian people are said. "Universal military training is in effect and they are doing the best they can to strengthen their country. Many persons believe that if the universal military plan had been in force before the war they might have successfully resisted the German army."
Chancellor Malott lectured in Norway's leading universities in Oslo, Bergen, and Trondheim, and was the guest of the Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific Research and the Forestry and Forest Research organization during the three-week tour.
"There is less individual personal freedom in Norway than in America,"
the chancell "This is probably accountable to both the苏格兰 form of government and the effects of German occupation.
"Marshall plan aid is proving helpful. The chief regret of the people is the requirement that 50 per cent of the Marshall plan material must be transported in American ships. The Norwegians feel this offers little chance for them to develop their merchant marine."
he noted. "In one university, liberal arts courses were held in the gymnasium. American education is broader in scope."
Chancellor Malott defined the "narrow limits" of the Norwegian educational system as compared to the American plan. "All campus activities are limited to the classroom,"
Chancellor Malott was impressed by the rugged beauty of the pine-covered side. He described the cli milar to the climate in the Middle West.
"The seasons are a little late," he said. "Strawberries and raspberries were just beginning to ripen."
On the lecture tour the chancellor discussed "American University Administration" and "What Research is Doing in the Development of American Business."
While in Norway Chancellor and Mrs. Malott visited several alumni of the University including Mr. and Mrs. Ole Stang', '48, Osja; Alas Kiaer', '49, and Mrs. Kiaer, the former Ann Scott, '48, Frederickstad.
most destructive weapon ever made by man.
Most U.S. defense officials had put the deadline year, when America's cold war enemy finally would be poised for an all-out atomic armaments race, at 1951 at the earliest. Not before 1952, they said could Russia begin to manufacture nuclear weapons in quantity.
The president gave no indication as to whether Russia has got to the place where she can manufacture A-bombs. He did not indicate whether U.S. Intelligence knows the extent of Russia's atomic developments.
"This recent development emphasizes once again the necessity for that truly effective enforceable international control of atomic energy which this government and the large majority of the members of the United Nations support.
But he told the people:
"We have evidence that within recent weeks an atomic explosion occurred in the U.S.S.R."
The Russians, pouring all their knowledge and resources into an atomic project of their own, have repeatedly refused to join in a world compact to police the atom.
Mr. Truman revealed the Soviet success in achieving an atomic blast after a meeting of the cabinet at which he told his partners in the government "all the details."
The civilization-shaking announcement was made also in London and Ottawa, capitals of the two nations which were this country's partners in conceiving, producing and perfecting the bomb that shattered Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1845.
There was no announcement on how the United States learned of the Russian nuclear explosion or where the blast took place.
In London, military sources said this country told nations of the Western European union last July that U.S. military authorities had recorded "an atomic explosion" in July.
But the official announcements said the blast took place "within recent weeks."
That it was a terrific explosion, in physical fact as well as politically and psychologically, was indicated by the very fact that it was recorded.
Presumably the Russians set off their explosion in a place sufficiently remote to keep down the hazard to human beings. It has been speculated that their atomic plant lies far behind the Urals and that Eastern Siberia would be an ideal testing ground.
Acting chairman Sumner T. Pike of the Atomic Energy commission said the U.S. high command has known about the Russian blast at least since Wednesday.
At that time Chairman David E. Lilienthal, on vacation at Marta's Vineyard, Mass., was told about it in a telephone call from Washington.
The house-senate atomic energy committee was called into emergency session to hear the president's statement. Chairman Brian McMahon, (D., Conn.), had told Russia was bound to get the bomb the senate only yesterday that sooner or later.
But he had said, "We will still rely upon an overwhelmingly larger stockpile of our own as the principal warning to aggressors."
Now that the atomic weapons race is on, some sources thought the grim facts of life would force the United States, Canada, and Great Britain into closer atomic cooperation.
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