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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1947
The Editorial Page
So Much To Be Thankful For
As Thanksgiving day approaches we should pause and give thanks---- For the abundance of our country that feeds us, clothes us, and shelters us better than anywhere else on earth.
For the little things that we take for granted, but which are luxuries to other peoples.
For our unlimited opportunities for cultural, social, and economic advancement.
That most of us can still tolerate opinions and beliefs that differ violently from our own.
We give thanks that most of us can still worship as we please, say what we please, think as we please.
That we don't have to close the door when we talk about our national leaders.
That our countryside is still free from the scars of war.
That we can send aid to others.
For these and many other blessings we should give heart-felt thanks.
French Dilemma
In France there is an agency of the government called the National Alliance Against Depopulation. Perhaps only the realistic French could have selected so grim a title for the organization assigned to solve France's most vexing problem. France faces oblivion if the present mosediving population statistics are not snapped into an upward trend immediately.
Must Raise Women's Birthrate
The number of Frenchmen in the 25 to 35 age group is the largest the nation has known since the first world war. This group, which is the most capable of producing children, is giving birth to 89 girls for every 100 women in the group. If the population is to maintain itself and enjoy an increase, the rate of replacement must be raised to 110 girls for every 100 women. To make things more alarming this 25 to 35 age group will be greatly reduced by 1953.
The present population of France is 39,700,000; that is only slightly ahead of the statistics for 1911. The second World War cost the country 1,450,000 of its active population between 1939 and 1945. The excess of natural deaths over births was 530,-004 during the war.
Today the French government is concentrating upon increased immigration and alleviation of infant mortality to boost population rate, but at the same time they may be working at cross purposes with this program by spurring national industrial development and increasing internal wealth.
Industrialization Lowers Birthrate
Demographers, population experts, say that increased industrialization and urbanization bring about a declining birth rate because other values are placed ahead of large families. In an agrarian society, large families are an asset because all members can contribute their bit towards their upkeep by working in the fields or performing household duties. In the cities, an additional mouth to feed means a drain on the family purse and a compensating sacrifice of the pleasures to be found in burbur centers.
France is, thereby, floundering in a paradox. She is trying to increase her national industrial capacity which means a dropping birth rate, and, at
the same time, she is attempting to cause an upsurge in her population —William C. Von Maurer
Armanav vs AVC
A letter to the editor today reveals the green-eyed monster at work in two University veterans' organizations.
A local squabble has developed between Armanav and the American Veterans Committee. Their main argument is whether or not a veterans' group should be organized on a national basis. A.V.C. is national and Armanav is local.
Dispute Over National Dues
Armanav objects to the dues that A.V.C. has to pay to the national headquarters. A.V.C. logically points out a fact long recognized by labor unions—that a congressional lobby can be for the national good and that money for its support is well spent.
Mr. Martin's letter demonstrates that the rest of the controversy has degenerated into petty disputes over stolen ideas and who did what first. Goals Are The Same
Goals Are The Same
Armanav wants an increase in veterans' educational subsistence now. A.V.C. wants an increase if the cost of living is not lowered, but immediate chances for that are slim. Therefore, their goals are the same.
It's silly to quarrel over agreements.
Cold weather has moved the library smokers (who just stepped outside for a minute) off the front steps. Now they are packed inside storm doors, and anyone trying to pass takes his life in his hands. Helmets and shoulder pads should be issued at the desk.
Now we have a contest offering a $10,000 mink coat for the best definition of communism. Wouldn't it be a better idea to use that $10,000 to fight communism by feeding Europe's hungry?
They say student government offers training for real-life government and politics. In a recent class election 560 students voted in a class of 1,786. Guess they are learning to stay away from the polls just like their elders.
To bad a freedom train can't be rolled across Soviet Russia. It would have to carry a lot of German prisoners of war.
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Dear Editor
Armanav Replies
Dear Editor,
The touching plea for membership voiced by A. V. C. in the Wednesday Kansan was inspiring indeed. But was it anything more than a plea for membership?
Some members of A. V. C. despite their avowed support of the bill which would increase veterans' subsistence allowances, refused to sign the recent postcard on the grounds that it was sponsored by Armanav, who had "stolen the idea" from them. What difference does it make who sponsors a good thing? Actions and results count.
Mr. Haggard is inconsistent when he gives A. V. C. full credit for originating the bill (I hear the American Legion was around) and admits the necessity of an increase in subsistence. Yet later he reversed himself by insisting that the increase should come only in case the cost of living is not lowered.
As a member of Armanav, I sincerely thank the A. V. C. president for commending our "politically ineffective . . action on just a local level" but resent the implication that this attempt to better the subsistence situation comes under the heading of "Red Efforts."
The several thousand veterans who signed the petition hope that the voice of the A.V.C. lobby will be heard. However, those veterans who signed did so because they need a bigger subsidy to stay in school—they could not afford to pay membership fees to support a national lobby.
I'm glad to know how the A.V.C. feels about the veterans who signed the "Red Effort" in the form of the petition to their congressmen. They signed, however, in good faith and I feel that it will be so taken by the senator to whom it was addressed. Further, I hope that these poor innocent veterans will listen with open ears to A.V.C.'s pleas for support.
Lyle B. Martin College Junior
Write Now
Congress is now in session. Economic, foreign, and domestic policies are being determined which will affect us through many years to come
Dear Editor,
I think that students should write now to their congressmen. They should tell them how we feel about many matters. We should watch their subsequent actions in congress and vote accordingly in 1948.
Much of our future happiness is at stake.
Max G. Miller College Junior
A Wise Choice?
If the war dead were to return to select their own memorial, what would be their choice?
Dear Editor,
Would the majority vote for the construction of a scenic driveway and a campanile, or would they prefer that the memorial funds be used for Europe?
Would the beauty of the University campus be more important to them than the possibility of preventing World War III?
Phyllis Rust College Sophomore
The findings in the Meyers investigation are rocking and shocking the entire country. We are thankful that at last some of the fraud and skullduggery that accompanied the war is being brought to light, but at the same time we are reminded of the proverbial answers of members of the Issac Walton clubs . . . . "You should have seen the ones that got away!"
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