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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 194
The Editorial Page-
Our American Heritage
The Polish delegate to the United Nations has charged that a group of United States army leaders wanted to drop atomic bombs on Yugoslavia during the Tito crisis in 1946. Only a veto by the secretary of war prevented the use of the bombs, according to his statement.
It is easy to disregard the charges of the Polish delegate as another unfounded accusation dreamed up by his Russian masters as part of their campaign to discredit the United States with the rest of the world. But this statement brings to mind a problem which is not dismissed so easily.
When the first atomic bomb was dropped most of the people of the United States experienced a sudden feeling of freedom and power. We thought we finally had found the way to perpetual peace. But now three years later, our action seems to have condemned us to be forever haunted by the dual spectre of guilt and fear.
At the time of Hiroshima a wise old Frenchman seems to have summed up our present position when he said: "Today, I thank God that I am not an American."
Our fear stems from the knowledge that we hold in our hands the future of mankind, and also from the knowledge that someday we may have to face an American Hiroshima. How can any nation feel free today when it knows that we have the atomic bomb and have used it once? Are they not forced to assume that we will use it again when the occasion arises?
The guilt which hangs over us for the mass murder of defenseless civilians at Hiroshima cannot be dispelled by attempting to shove our responsibility off on President Truman. In the eyes of the rest of the world, every man, woman, and child in the United States equally is guilty for the creation and use of the atomic bomb. That guilt has become a part of our national heritage and we cannot escape it.—J.LR.
Legislative Control
The prohibition repeal amendment which will be voted on by the Kansas electors November 2 provides that the legislature shall have the power to regulate the sale of liquor in the state. This means that if it wants to, the legislature can set up a control system. If the legislature does not want to allow the sale of liquor, Kansas will continue in its present dry condition.
Assuming that the voters of Kansas repeal prohibition, there is no assurance the legislature will go along. In fact there are strong indications that the members will prefer to continue the legal ban on liquor. This is due to the domination of the legislature by members elected from rural areas.
This domination is far greater than the rural-urban population distribution warrants. Since the prohibition forces draw their strength mainly from rural areas, the legislature may be reluctant to approve the sale of liquor and then have to face the consequences at the next election.
The possibility of repeal being approved by the majority of the voters and Kansas still remaining dry brings up the age-old problem of reaportionment. The problem has been debated in the legislature since 1870. The first bill calling for a change was introduced in 1900. Many other reform attempts have been made, but they have failed. There have been no important changes in legislative representation for more than 20 years.
The unequal representation in the legislature has become more evident in recent years with the growth of industrial areas in eastern Kansas and population movements from western rural areas. Under the present organization, members representing only 28 per cent of the population can control the legislature.
There are several methods by which the present inequality in representation could be eliminated, but all of them require the approval of the legislature. So far the controlling members from the west have not cared much for the idea of voting themselves out of office.
—Robert D. Overton.
The downward dip in food prices is only temporary, a news report declares. Another case of a ripple being swallowed by a wave.
Progressive party workers in Georgia were recently ridden out or town in automobiles. Time was that a much harder ride to the city limits was provided.
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Dear Editor:
With the approach of Homecoming, one can expect another large crowd to fill our campus houses, our buildings, and our stadium. Therefore, I feel that this is an appropriate time for everyone to consider and think of just how we want our guests to think of us when they leave.
I know that after the exhibition the students displayed at the Colorado game, in the words of "get number so and so," that to the general public it was a showing of poor sportsmanship.
This sort of thing brings much unfavorable talk against our school and leaves in the minds of our guests the thought that maybe this is what they teach here at the University. I can very proudly say that this is not true.
The team and its coaches are proud they are representing the University. I know they sincerely hope that while they are doing their part on the field the students will co-operate in the stands.
Be good sports. Think before you do anything which may start ill thoughts and words flowing about our school.
"Red" Hogan K-club president.
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Bloomfield, N. J. —(UP)—Mayer William Huck, Jr., said today he was tired of "sweet weeks, pickle weeks and all those other weeks." He said he was through with all of them except important ones.
"From now on," he said, "I'll proclaim only important weeks, and only 15 of those a year."
He said his decision was brought about by a request from cranberry growers that he declare a "chicken and cranberry sauce week."
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New York — (UP) — Patrolman William H. Schneider, 30, began serving an indeterminate sentence today for a $3 liquor store holdup. He testified that he stole the money because he had gone hopelessly in debt playing poker in the "back room" of police headquarters.
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