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University Daily Kansan OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSA
Monday, March 8, 1948
Lawrence, Kansas
50-Year Pact Ready To Sign Wednesday
Brussels, March 8—(UP)A drafting committee today began putting into final form a five-nation treaty upon which a Union of Western Europe is expected to be formed eventually.
Diplomatic quarters said a 50-year economic and political alliance of Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg would be ready for signature by Wednesday night.
serted, they said. The diplomats speculated that standardization of military equipment and training might be discussed later this month, probably during the visit here of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, chief of the British imperial staff.
Seven of the 12 articles which will comprise the alliance were being dispatched to the drafting committee to be put into definite form. The committee expected to draft the text of general economic principles first.
general economy. Today's meaning of the main declarations is devoted largely to economic portions of the treaty. Political classes of the treaty were said to have been left vague on purpose, but to contain provisions for mutual assistance "in the event of external political infiltration."
British and French diplomats said the military aspects of the treaty would not provide for a military alliance in the technical sense. Clauses would be so worded as to leave room for specific military details to be inserted, they said.
Members of the Faculty have contributed $471 to the University Red Cross quota of $520. The Jay Janes are conducting a special drive among the students, but their report is not complete.
Faculty Gives $471To Fund
By Bibler
is not complete.
The drive will continue this week.
During the past week contributions have been collected from the faculty and the Jay James have given talks at the organized houses and left cartons for contributions. Donation points have been set up in Frank Strong and the Union.
Mr. Henry Shenk, associate professor of physical education and director of the drive, said, "Contributions have been very generous. We want everyone to have an opportunity to contribute to the Red Cross drive either here or at home. Those who have forgotten to make their contributions are urged to do so."
Surface Will Talk To YWCA Group
James R. Surface, graduate student, will talk to members of the leadership training program about "Human Relations and Leadership" at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Pine room of the Union.
Pneumonia Victim Improved
He is second in the series of five speaking sponsored by the Y. W. C. A. All members of the Y. W. cabinet and two representatives from each organization attend the meetings. Anyone else interested is urged to come, Mrs. Christine Alford, executive secretary, said.
moon of the Union.
Mr. Surface is an assistant to Prof.
Hilden Gibson of the department of
political science and sociology.
David H. Brown, fine arts sophomore who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, is greatly improved. Watkins hospital reported today.
Little Man On Campus
Lawrence Controls Traffic On Campus, Attorney Says
"In my classes, cheating is at a minimum."
The city of Lawrence has jurisdiction over certain campus streets, Charles D. Stough, city attorney, told a University Daily Kansan reporter today.
it with the county register of deeds. With a few exceptions the streets on the campus became part of the city, Mr. Stough explained.
"As a result, the campus streets come under city ordinance 2024 which authorizes the chief of police to take any measures he deems fit to insure safety for the streets," he added.
In 1933 the University filed a plat of the streets on the campus with the city planning commission. The commission approved the plat and recorded
Exceptions to the plat are Lilac lane and the one-way drive to the rear of Frank Strong hall. These streets are still state property and come under the sole jurisdiction of the University. Also controlled by the University are the parking zones not on the main streets of the campus.
The money from the red tickets which is received by the Lawrence police court goes into the general fund of the city, while the money from the blue tickets goes to the University.
A son, Morgan Brown, Jr., was born Sunday to Mr. and Mrs Henry "Hank" Brown. He weighed 10 pounds 4 ounces.
campus.
At present the campus police are issued two kinds of traffic tickets. One is a red ticket marked "Lawrence Police Department." The other is a blue ticket issued by the University parking committee.
The blue ticket is given for parking in the wrong zone, overparking in 20-minute zones, and failure to have a University permit. Students who receive blue tickets are fined by the student court.
University parking committee The red, or city, ticket is given for parking in restricted zones, parking in front of fire plugs blocking driveways, parking on sidewalks, speeding, and other offenses on city controlled streets.
Hank Brown's Have A Son
Brown is a campus photographer and photographic editor of the Jayhawker.
Play Tickets Go On Sale
Tickets for "The Trojan Women," Greek tragedy by Euripides, will be available to students Thursday in 8 Green hall. The play will be presented in Fraser theater March 15, 16, and 17 by members of the speech and drama department
To reserve a seat students must exchange the play coupon in their activity books for a ticket or phone the ticket office for a reservation. Tickets reserved by phone may be picked up later at Green or at the University Players' ticket stand on the first floor of Fraser hall on the night of the play.
The ticket office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. It will not be open Saturday afternoon.
Green will present his paper at a banquet of the Kansas City section of A.S.M.E. at 6:30 p.m. today.
Charles H. Green, engineering senior, won first prize at a recent meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his paper on piping layouts. He will receive a regular membership in A.S.M.E. after he is graduated.
McKinney's paper was on the practicality of using various heat sources, and with the efficacy of storing heat for any length of time.
Green Takes First For ASME Paper
James T. McKinney, engineering senior, took second place and received the society's emblem.
March 20 'Must' On Senior Photos
March 20 is the deadline for seniors to have their pictures taken for the commencement issue of the Jayhawker magazine.
All June and summer graduates must arrange for the pictures in the Jayhawker office in the Union by March 20. Each senior will pay the Jayhawker for the picture, then take the receipt to Hixon's studio where the photographs will be taken. No appointments are made with the studio.
Graduate may furnish their own pictures if they desire. Pictures must be 3 by 4 inch glossy prints.
Barrett Speech Is 'Closed Book'
Russell H. Barrett, instructor of political science, who was criticized March 5 by Edward F. Arn, state attorney general, for what he termed a "pro-Russian" speech in Topeka, conferred briefly with Chancellor Deane W. Malott this morning.
After the conference Mr. Barrett said that as far as he was concerned the affair was a "closed book" and that no action was planned by the administration. Chancellor Malott would not comment and told a reporter he had "nothing in the world to say" about the matter. He said no protests had been received about the speech from Topeka.
Ethan P. Allen, chairman of the political science department, when asked if any action was going to be taken, replied, "What action? There's nothing to take action on." Criticizes Speech
Criticizes Speech
Mr. Arn criticized the speech Mr. Barrett made before a Wallace-for-President meeting Friday. Mr. Arn quoted Mr. Barrett as saying the United States might get a few ideas on civil liberties from Russia and that some improvements would have to be made in this country before American criticism could be made of the U.S.S.R.
Mr. Barrett said he had quoted W. L. White as authority for the statement that "Russia has creditably dealt with the race problem and he suggests that we might take a leaf from the Russian book on that score."
Barrett said what he actually said and what the report credited him as saying "two different things." This is what Barrett said he said about civil rights:
'Not Without Blemish'
"And another point—our record on civil rights is not without serious blemish. Our record as set forth in the report of the president's committee and elsewhere is not so pure that we can afford to be self-righteous about it. Our deficiencies in civil rights deserve more than the 'political football' treatment now given them."
"In every corner of America there are important fields in which we can and must carry democracy from the realm of pious theory to that of concrete practice. Only by at-tac-ing our faults in these areas can we stand before the world as the true exponents of the democratic way of life."
Mr. Barrett said he was surprised his speech had created such a furor and only learned it had when a reporter had called him at his home Saturday night. He said he was congratulated by a dozen members of the audience following the speech and that even one conservative Republican told him his speech was well-worded.
K-Union To Be Distributed
The K-Union, official publication of Union Activities, will be distributed in the University Daily Kansan boxes March 15.
Student Veterans Protest Hike In Bus Rates
Representatives from student veterans organizations are in Topeka today protesting a proposed hike in bus rates from Sunflower to Lawrence.
rence. A hearing before the state corporation commission got under way at 10 a.m. on the Santa Fe Trail Transportation company application to raise bus rates from $1.80 to $2.70 for 6 round trip tickets.
John W. Brand, Lawrence attorney representing the veterans housing office, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Sunflower Veterans club, told the commission that the average student living at Sunflower pays 7 per cent of his income for bus transportation each month. The proposed increase would raise this to 10 per cent of the average monthly income, Mr. Brand said.
J. W. Blood, representing the bus company, claimed that the company is now operating 11 round trips daily and that the busses are empty one-way. The company said that it will be forced to cut down on the service if the application for more revenue is not approved.
revenue.
The veterans organizations also claim that many students were losing money on the tickets because of the 10-day limit on the 12 round trip tickets and 20-day limit on the 24 round trip tickets which the company offers at the special low rates.
Since most students make only one trip daily from Sunflower to the University they lose two round trip tickets if am every 12 purchased, Mr. Brand told the commission.
Both the veterans organizations and the bus company were still presenting their arguments to the commission at 2 p.m. Reports from Topeka indicated that the hearing would not be finished until late today.
Seek Formula For Palestine
New York, March 8—(UP)—Big power consultations on the Palestine dilemma begin today with Great Britain standing on the sidelines and the United States, China and France reportedly seeking "conciliation" between Arabs and Jews in the Holy land.
Ordered by the United Nations security council to agree within a week, the chief U.N. delegates of the four great powers meet in the headquarters of Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.
Only Russia's position was completely unknown. Target of the other three powers was a formula for carrying out the United Nations Palestine partition program without use of an international army.
Minister Andrew
The extent of Britain's boycott of the consultations was underlined by the unannounced departure Friday for London of Arthur Creech Jones, British colonial secretary and London's principal trouble-shooter in the tangled Palestine case.
the tinged Ramseson British spokesmen described his trip as "routine" and denied an "bunk" speculation that it was related to an 11th hour attempt at Arab-Jewish conciliation. During his absence, U.N. delegate Sir Alexander Cadogan will speak for Britain.
WEATHER
Kansas—Generally fair today and tonight, becoming partly cloudy tomorrow. Slowly rising temperatures today. High today 25 to 45. Low tonight 10 northwest to southeast.