PAGE SIX UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1948 The Editorial Page Student-Faculty Conference Guest Editorial By Bruce T. Bathurst Speak now or hold your peace! This Saturday some 50 students, faculty, and administration leaders will hold the annual student-faculty conference. For the first time since the beginning of this conference, any student on the hill and any faculty member of the K.U. staff will have a chance to have his problems, gripes, or questions brought before the group on Saturday. During this week individual meetings of the basic topics to be discussed at the conferences will be open for all to attend. Then the various committees will draw up a summary of the ideas which are deemed most important to present to the whole conference on Saturday. If there are any problems not answered, either by the students, faculty, or the administration, it won't be the fault of the conference. The student-faculty conference may present the answers only to those questions which are brought up for discussion. If the committee meetings produce the questions, the conference should produce the answers. Judging from the number of unsigned letters which are passing over my desk, it is a good time to remind such senders that it is the policy of this paper for all letters to be signed with the writer's name, address, and telephone number. Failure to comply with this requirement will speed such letters to the wastebasket—Editor. Dear Editor: Equality Set Back? I hope that CORE will recognize after this that Mr. Murphy and other Hill cafe managers take the stand that they have because WE, their customers insist upon them maintaining their present policies. If they change their policies, we will refuse to patronage those places. I have a number of friends who are colored but I don't feel that I would be acting in their best interest to support CORE because only trouble can be the result of social interaction of our respective races at present. Prejudices of years standing cannot be overcome except by years of education. I believe in equal opportunity, equal education, and in equal rights under the law but I won't associate socially. If CORE persists in its present program, more definite resistance will develop. Please stop now while there is yet time to undo what you have done. Those of you who are colored should avoid CORE like a plague. You are being exploited for publicity purposes of the immature leaders who are directing CORE. In all sincerity, I'm afraid that the cause of equal rights has been set back years all through the country because of such disturbances as have occurred in Lawrence. If not, then this goal is closer to attainment than I realize. Forrest A. Smith College sophomore Cafes and bars in Italy during the election were limited to the selling of beverages containing less than 21 per cent alcohol. When it comes to choosing between community and democracy, how drunk can you get? A 13-year-old boy accused in a sex-slaying had two requests to make of the jail attendant. He wanted to go to a movie and buy a comic book. Of course, there's no connection. Resolved -- Dear Editor: WHEREAS: it has been conclusively shown that individuals are being denied equal facilities within the community at the University of Kansas solely on the basis of their race; and Though we recognize that each individual is endowed by God with potentialities and abilities different from all other individuals, we still firmly believe that in the sight of God each person is equal in worth to every other person and, because of that, must be provided equal opportunities and facilities for advancement and participation in all life; therefore, BE IT RESOLVED THAT we do urge the owners and managers of the Hill restaurants—the Cottage, Rock Chalk, Bricks' and Jayhawk—to cease such unChristian and undemocratic practices as discrimination in serving Negro people; and further. We, as individuals and as a group, shall co-operate as far as possible with any group in the community at the University which desires and strives for a more Christian and democratic life for all people; and, further, Realizing that these establishments are dependent upon student patronage to stay in business, we shall in every way possible—through conversations, letters to the Daily Kansan, and, most important, by our own actions—urge all students to think deeply and then decide whether they can consciously continue to patronize these places which are openly and defiantly unChristian and undemocratic in their daily practices. Signed. Enginer Mary W. Lees Patricia Fuller Jean Francisco Hilda James Laura Mason Wilma Hildegrand Shirley Sondker Courtney Cowgill Joanne Michener Dorothy James Dorothy Hoover Emalou Britton Mary Douglas Jane Ferrell University Daily Kansan Member of the Kansas Press Assn., Na- ton Assn., and the Associated Collegiate Press. Represented by the National Ad- dication Assn., 420 Madison Ave, New York City. Letters To The Editor Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Editor-in-Chief ... David H. Clymer Managing Editor ... Cooper Rollow Assst. Man Editor ... Clare L. Thomas Assst. Man Editor ... Mike Mann City Editor ... John Stauffer Assst. City Editor .. James Beatty Assst. Railroad Editor .. Richard Brew Telegraph Editor .. James Rooonion Assst. Tel. Editor .. Hal Nelson Assst. Tel. Editor .. Brian Mayer Put. Jon Sports Editor .. James Jones Women's Sports Ed. Anna Mary Murphy Feature Editor .. Robert M. Munson Society Editor .. Patricia Bentley Business Manager Bill Alderson Adv. Manager Bill Warner Clr. Manager Don Waldman Mgr. Manager Bill Baldwin Class. Adm. Mgr Ruth Clayton The Other Side The incident which occurred at Brick's can hardly be considered as pleasant although it might have been worse. The participants are to be congratulated on their ability to keep their emotions under control. National Editorial Association A FREE PRESS - YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW Dear Editor: This affair is perhaps a natural sequel to a movement which has been in fomentation in this community for several months. Whereas the movement has previously been characterized by pamphlets, letters to the editor, discussion groups, and negotiations between the different interests, physical action has now occurred. It is to be hoped that action of a more serious nature will not occur. Much has been said concerning the attitudes and rights of one group. This letter is intended to present some concept of the rights of another group without denying that both groups have their rights. Businessmen are engaged in their particular pursuits for the same reason that wage earners hire themselves out to an employer, that is to earn a living. Instead of serving one individual or entity the businessman must face the more complex problem of serving a large number. To accomplish this successfully, he must adopt policies which will satisfy his clientele. If most of his patrons or society dictates that he must refuse service to certain individuals, then he is powerless to do otherwise except at the risk of losing his established good will and bringing financial failure upon himself. If the businessman then follows the dictates of society, he should be bear the brunt of criticism should not be censored for his policies nor should he bear the brunt of criticism or physical manifestation of unsatisfaction arising from individuals not in accord with the opinions of society. The question arises as to whether or not the businessman has the right to deny service to any individual. An individual living in this wonderful country of ours has the right to serve anyone of his own choice. No individual can be forced into involuntary servitude. No man can be forced into a civil service which is distasteful, unsatisfactory, or unremunerative to him. Does not the businessman also have this right? Is he not free to serve those whom he wishes to serve and deny service to those whom he does not wish to serve? To deny one person this right might be only the forerunner of denying all persons this highly cherished right. Americans spend more money on gum than they do on religion. Maybe because it is used every day. Ellis Roberts Business senior JUST IN MEN'S SPRING and SUMMER SUITS IN ALL SIZES $29.75 to $42.50 Empty Seats I have no connection with CORE though some of its members are my close friends, and its actions, though admirable in some extent, do not concur completely with my philosophy in the matter of race relations. I am chiefly concerned with the attitudes of our citizenry in general with regard to this situation and the racial issue in General. Dear Editor: The policy of the management of Brick's cafe is obviously the product of a mind which is in no way concerned with either democracy or Christianity. This is so apparent that it is almost axiomatic. But the real source of amazement to me is not how people get ideas like that, but why so-called intelligent people sit back and eat them up. LITWIN'S 831 Mass. The almost innate stupidity of the American people and their unreasoning way of life is certainly brought to light in situations of this nature. How we can sit and drink coffee in the place of business of a man who is obviously thwarting democracy is more than I can understand. We ransack the home of a Communist in Ohio, and then relax and take things easy when there is an obvious betrayal of our way of life. Why don't we show the ownership of Brick's how we feel—let him look at empty seats until he recognizes the fundamentals of democracy. Name withheld by request Banquet, Program On Cervantes Day The program will include a play by students from Ottawa university and songs by a group from the Kansas City, Kan., Junior college. University Spanish students will give dialogs. 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