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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1948
Finnish Parties Approve Offer Of Soviet Pact
Helsinki, March 2—(UP)—The Social Democratic and Agrarian parties indicated today that their parliamentary delegations favored negotiating with Russia—a twin decision which with the already declared Communist stand apparently gave the Soviet proposal a majority in Parliament.
The committee's decision was reached despite advance indications that parliament and deputies were two to one against accepting a full pact of friendship and mutual assistance as requested by Generalissimo Josef Stalin.
The expressions by the chairmen did not, however, represent formal party action, which must be taken as soon as possible. Each party has 48 seats in the 200-seat parliament, while the Communist-dominated Democratic Union has 50 seats.
Committee Approves
The chairmen of the Social Democratic and Agrarian groups made it clear at a press conference that they expected to support the Soviet request for negotiating a pact.
The foreign affairs committee of the cabinet earlier advocated accepting the overture by Premier Josef Stalin.
A source high in the councils of the Popular Democrat party said the committee will urge President Jyho K. Paasikivi to recommend parliamentary acceptance of the treaty. Brings Many Conferences
The public moves toward the decision Finland must make came amidst a hurried round of conferences among the top authorities of government and politics.
governor
Premier Mauno Pekkala and his cabinet visited President Juho K Paasikivi, and some ministers stayed behind after the formal session broke up for private conversation. A little later Mr. Pekkala went back to the presidential palace.
After the second visit of the pre-
mier, observers speculated that政府
conversation discussion of the Soviet
proposal had been completed, and
the reaction of parliamentary groups
was being awaited.
"Higher scholastic achievements should be the ultimate goal of every fraternity throughout the United States."
Fraternities Meet At OU
That is what Col. Ralph Wilson nity councils of colleges attending the Central regional Inter-fraternity told representatives of Interfratern-council conference Feb. 27 and 28 at the University of Oklahoma.
Colonel Wilson spoke on fraternity scholarship, pledge training, rushing, and fraternity management during the two-day meeting. He urged all fraternities to make a drive for better scholarship and thereby attain a higher level of usefulness and service to their own college and community.
The Inter-fraternity council of the University was represented by Joe McCoskie, Albha Tau Omega, and Ralph Kiene, Phi Delta Sigma.
In 1949 the University will be host to the conference in February.
Buehler To Speak At YM-YW Forum
Basic principles of leadership and how they apply to campus and community life will be the topic when talks to the first Y. M.-Y. W. C. A. E. C. Buehler, professor of speech, forum at 4 p. m. tomorrow in the Pine room of the Union.
This will be the first in a series of four forums offered jointly by the two organizations. The others will be March 10, 17, and 22. The other three speakers will be announced later, Fred Henderson, chairman of the personal relations committee, said.
Prince Peter Awed By US; Likes Alert American People
"It's just like coming into a new world," Prince Peter, third in line of succession to the Greek throne, told a University Daily Kansan reporter Tuesday in describing his first visit to the United States.
"It's as different as day and night," the 39-year-old royal visitor said in contrasting conditions here with those in Europe.
"The vastness of the country an its prosperity impressed me very much. Europe is a poor country now. The American people are so alert and wideawake and appear to be interested in everything."
The Prince lectured at the University Tuesday. He was accompanied by his attractive wife, Princess Irene, a Russian commoner by birth. It is her second visit to this country.
The royal couple arrived in the United States by steamship from Holland Jan. 5 and are making a nation-wide tour in support of the Marshall plan.
Following his lecture here, the Prince, speaking fluent English with only a slight accent, was engaged in an impromptu question-answer session with students.
Dinner With Alf Landon
He was finally rescued by Brig. General T. B. Wilson, escort for the royal party and personal friend of Prince Peter. They left the campus immediately for Landepa to keep a dinner engagement with former governor Alf Landepa.
The dark-eyed, auburn-haired Princess, who frequently speaks on the same program with her husband, would have gone unnoticed by the audience had she not been introduced before the lecture.
She confined herself to signing a few autographs and chatting with a companion while her husband lingered 'to answer questions at the close of the lecture.
But when questioned about her second visit to this country, the Princess, who was garbed in black from head to toe, was reminded of a humorous and embarrassing incident that happened while in Kansas City, Mo.
Princess Confuses States
"While visiting there last week," she began to smile, "I kept talking about 'Jayhawker,' 'Sunflower,' and the wonderful state of Kansas in general. Of course, all the time I was under the impression that in Kansas it was firmly, but politely advised that I was in Kansas City, Missouri—not Kansas. The Missourians really seemed quite annoyed by it all."
Prince Peter, who learned how to speak English while in nursery school, said that he could see no
immediate end to guerilla warfare in Greece.
"The rebels are well supplied with arms and ammunition by Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia. Any time they want to they can slip back into these bordering countries to replenish their supplies and care for their wounded."
"I don't see any end to the fighting unless their source of supplies can be cut off. The conflict ceases to be solely a Greek interior problem when Communist guerilla forces continue to be supplied by three foreign countries."
other international complications.
The Prince was asked to explain why some machinery sent to Greece by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation administration was not used.
He added that U.S. military aid could not be used because it might cause international complications.
"Much of the machinery sent us was too large to ship over mountainous country to points where needed. That is why we have been accused of letting farm equipment rust on the docks. However, the food received from UNRRA was well received and put to a good use."
The University concert band and symphony orchestra will present joint concerts March 9 at the Music hall in Kansas City, Mo., and March 19 in Topeka. The performance at Topeka is under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Will Perform Out Of Town
The orchestra program will feature Sally Trembly, fine arts freshman, as soloist in the "Bruch Concerto" for violin and orchestra. Betty Lou Wells, education senior, will play the violin solo in the "Lalc Symphony" for violin and orchestra
The band program will include Bill Sears, 1947, baton twirler, and James Sellards, fine arts junior, as trumpet soloist for the Shostakovich "Symphony No. 5."
Both programs will be presented for music students, their teachers, and parents. Tickets are available in the band office, room 9, Hoch auditorium.
If a student fails to pass the examination the first time, he may take it again. However, if he fails to pass the examination the second time, the student will be required to enroll in English V. This course is not a substitute for the examination.
The English proficiency examination for juniors will be given April 10, instead of Saturday. The and place will be announced later.
Any student desiring help or information may go to his English instructor or to John Adams, instructor in English.
Proficiency Exam Will Be April 10
This examination is required of all students in the College and School of Education before graduation. It will be a test in the writing of simple expository prose.
Four Debate Military Training
"We are in need of minute men all over the country," Bathurst said. "This type of program would not be expensive if it prevented war."
Universal military training will provide well-trained men when they are needed, Bruce T. Bathurst, business junior, declared Sunday. He argued for the affirmative in a panel discussion on universal military training at the First Baptist church.
Jack A. Campbell, education junior, also spoke for the affirmative. W. Hobson Crockett and Elmer E. Kelly, graduate students, represented the negative. Marko L. Haggard, graduate student, was moderator.
Campbell said that "the life of the trainees will not be disrupted," and that "boys who live on farms would be trained in seasons when work on 'he farm was slow.'"
He also argued that with civilians training the men, the relation between students and instructors would not be the same as that between rookies and sergeants in the regular army.
'Life Won't Be Disrupted'
Arguing for the negative, Crockett insisted that "we won't need men who have been trained to shoot a machine or a machine gun in the next war.
Kelly asserted that "instead of universal military training we should have universal disarmament.
'Next War To Be Atomic'
"The next war will be an atomic war, and the methods used in the past war will be obsolete," Crockett declared. "Our only solution is to stay out of war."
"Veterans of the last war are capable of defending the United States for the next eight or ten years," he added. "Universal military training is a detriment to youth. It would take a valuable and a formative year from a boy who could use that year to better advantage."
Radio And Records To Be Dance Gifts
The person winning the radio will have a choice between a portable radio or a 6-tube model. Winning the radio is selected by a drawing of ticket stubs.
A radio and two record albums will be prizes at the Varsity dance March 12 in the Military Science building.
Charlie O'Connor's band will play for the dance, which will be sponsored by the A.S.C. Dancing will begin after the basketball game with Iowa State and will continue until midnight.
Tickets can be bought now at the business office or from any member of the A.S.C. social committee and will be sold at the door for 65 cents each.
Society for the Advancement of Management members will make field trips to Sheffield Steel company, Kansas City, Mo., today and Thursday. The group will leave from the rear of Marvin hall at 12:15 p.m. both days.
SAM To Visit Steel Plant
Truman's Defeat Is Demand Of 'Solid South'
Washington, March 2 (UP)—Southern Democratic rebels angrily rejected talk of a compromise on civil rights today, and listed President Truman's defeat as the price for party peace.
nennessee Sees Another Leader
The Southern revolt against Mr. Truman's anti-discrimination program was snowballing beyond the control of unhappy party leaders. While they clung to hopes of a settlement at the national convention next July, these developments were pointing the other way:
1. The South Carolina Democratic executive committee approved a resolution opposing Mr. Truman's nomination and opposing his election if he should be nominated.
Tennessee Sees Another Leader
2. E. H. Crump, Democratic leader of Tennessee, called on the national convention to deny the nomination to Mr. Truman. If he should be nominated, Mr. Crump said, Sen. Harry F. Byrd, (D-Va.), or "some other fine Democrat of his caliber" would "sweep" the South.
One Southern leader in congress said the South would not be satisfied even with an "inoffensive" civil rights platform plank. Its primary goal, he said, is to unseat Mr. Truman.
3. The Mississippi Democrat committee said the state's delegates to the national convention in June would walk out if the platform and nominee were not acceptable.
The Democratic revolt has been spreading since Mr. Truman asked congress for federal laws to outlaw poll taxes, job discrimination, lynching and segregation in interstate travel.
The house judiciary committee, uniting Republicans and Northern Democrats in an unusual coalition, may approve an anti-lynching bill today. A senate judiciary subcommittee is expected to approve a similar measure later this week. Florida Students Dislike Plan
A group of University of Florida students today called a plan of Southern governors to continue racial segregation in Southern colleges "ignorant and prejudiced."
They sent a letter to all students and organizations protesting against a March 4 meeting to be held at Gainesville to set up jointly financed separate regional schools for Negroes and whites in the South.
Pope Works On Birthday
Vatican City, March 2-(UF)- Pope Pius XII celebrated his 72nd birthday and ninth anniversary of his election as pontiff today.
College entrance examinations were given to 48 students at Lindley auditorium Feb. 28. The results of these tests, according to Glenn Cole of the guidance bureau, are used to determine which courses a student should take.
The group said it may stage a mass demonstration against the plan.
The pope worked as usual. The double anniversary will be formally observed March 12, when the pope will read a special pontifical mass.
All new undergraduate students are required to take these examinations. Mr. Cole said that students who have failed to take the examinations by this time will be required to pay an additional fee to take the later.
All Vatican offices were closed today and Vatican flags were flying for the holiday.
48 Students Take Late Entrance Exams
Correction
K. U. Dames fashion show will be March 17, instead of Wednesday, as was stated in the University Daily Kansan Monday.