PAGE SIX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 194 The Editorial Page- Repeal And Kansas Youth One of the most frequently used arguments against repeal in Kansas is that legalized liquor would "corrupt the morals of our children and bring about increased juvenile delinquency." This argument fails to stand up against facts and logical reasoning. It is doubtful if anything could increase juvenile delinquency in Kansas since the state already has the worst record in the nation. Government records show that 40 per cent of the male prisoners in Kansas penal institutions are under 20 years of age. None of the wet states even approach this record made by dry Kansans. If the voters of the state should decide to amend the constitution to allow the legal sale of liquor there should be no doubt that the legislature will establish severe restrictions to prevent sales to minors. All of the 45 wet states have such restrictions. Such is not the case in Kansas today. Liquor here is sold only by law-breaking bootleggers who ask only one question of customers: "Do you have the money?" As a result, teen agers usually can get hold of a bottle whenever they so desire. So the kids buy whisky from the bootleggers and drink it in back alleys and parked cars. If liquor should be legalized, the licensed store would replace the undercover peddlers. The owners of the stores would have to obey the law or lose their license. This would decrease, not increase, juvenile delinquency. Finally, it must be said that parents, buying and drinking liquor in defiance of prohibition laws, encourage their children to disregard law and the legal process. Young minds cannot be taught to obey laws when they see their teachers casually violating them. —Richard Barton. Drivers' Education The inadequacy of the Kansas system of licensing motor vehicle operators has long been felt by law enforcement agencies and at last has come to the attention of the legislature. Indiscriminate licensing for a fee of forty cents is as out of date as the horse and buggy days. Lawmakers will find several prerogatives in new legislation. They may well give heed to a type of regulation which will be stringent and enforceable. One plan is to license operators who successfully pass a demonstration test of ability to handle a vehicle. This type of legislation only partially solves the problem, although it would be an improvement on existing Kansas laws. Ability to handle a vehicle on a short test drive is no great indication of a motorist's ability to drive in an emergency, or of a motorist's familiarity with traffic regulations. Ability to pass a written examination is the prerequisite of another system of licensing. The fault in this method is seen immediately. Knowledge of traffic regulations does not prove either ability or coordination required for everyday driving. A third plan does not overlook the necessity of written testing for knowledge of traffic rules, of insuring adequate vision by use of eye charts, and of a demonstration of driving ability. Nor does the plan overlook the need for action which has no remedy at law. This plan calls upon our entire educational system for a long-range program of driver education. —Richard Jones. The number of vetoes Russia has made in the United Nations leads us to suspect that someone has told Stalin that "veto" in English means "have a coke." The kind of prohibition in Kansas which would receive more general approval is one which would keep our money from getting tight. Many a Kansan has gone out for a 3.2 evening, found it 96 proof, and arrived at the morgue 100 per cent dead. With approach of winter and cold weather, we can count on John L. Lewis to turn the heat on one way or another. Liquor Dear Editor: It might be well to look beyond the wet or dry issue and see just what is at stake in this election. Prodded by the private liquor distillers who stand to make millions if prohibition is repealed, the farmers of the amendment have put much effort into the wording that will effectively "hoodwink" the public. An examination of the amendment will show that it is a masterpiece of misrepresentation. It appeals to the not-so-wet wets who don't want their children to grow up in saloons but who honestly believe that Kansas could remain a decent place to live if state-controlled stores are operated for the benefit of those who want to drink while not forcing liquor upon those who don't. But the matter of control is left entirely to the legislature. The legislature, being composed of politicians, is influenced by the enterprising liquor millionaires and the votes of the people. The legislature may well assume that if repeal passes by a large majority, it is an indication that Kansans want liquor by any manner or means. Surely such groups as the Kansas Legal Control council don't want liquor on that basis. Those who support repeal for the increased revenue angle would lose out under such a decision by the legislature. That the public should be so misled in a democratic system as to be blindly led to vote for something which they think they are voting against is in itself a good reason for voting against repeal. Name withheld by request. Two-County Water Survey Is Nearing Completion A survey of the ground-water resources of Wichita and Greeley counties will be completed soon, V. C. Fishel of the state and federal geological surveys' ground water division said recently. Levels are being run to all test holes and to wells on which records of water depth levels have been collected. 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