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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 1947
Don't Point Here
Blame for the high accident rate in Lawrence is being placed on University students by Lawrence people and the local police department.
The Lawrence chief of police has estimated that 40-50 per cent of the accidents here during the Sept. '46-June, '47 period involved students. He gave figures to show that in May there were 45 wrecks, in June 35, and in July 26.
This last set of figures was supposed to show that when the students are here more wrecks happen. When students are home during the summer months, the wreck rate declines.
We agree. But we ask, just what does that prove? After all 9,000 students make almost 35 per cent of the population of Lawrence. What is so strange about their being involved in their share of the accidents? What is unusual about the accident rate changing with their presence or absence? Doesn't the fact that many Lawrence townpeople are also on vacation and out of town during the summer months figure in the Summer decrease.
No, the question of why so many accidents does not lie entirely in this direction. It lies also with these who allow double-parking, lack of parking lots, stop signs in the wrong places, and other obvious traffic menaces. It lies with the Lawrence police who do not enforce such traffic rules as do exist.
Until these problems are met, we find ourselves little in sympathy with attempts to cast the finger of blame "on them crazy students up to the University." Such blame confuses the issue and covers up direct and obvious abuses.
Between The Horns
The Labor government in England is constantly faced by contradictions in its avowed principles and in what it must do.
Two examples of this only recently are the breaking of the Smithfield market strike and the cutting of drug exports.
In the first, a government elected and supported by the laboring men of Britain finds itself forced to deny some of its backers the right to strike. The reason given was that meat would have spoiled had not the troops been sent in to break the strike. The excuse falls down, because the success of any strike depends on how much the owner being struck against is hurt.
As to the second example, the government found itself forced to contradict its "Export or Die" ultimatums. Evidently the government has allowed export of more of its drugs than it should have. Domestic demand has necessitated that the amount being exported be cut down. The question then arises as to just what other exports of necessities "domestic demand" will ask to have cut.
The Labor government increasingly finds itself in the unenviable position of having to say in effect, "Do what we say, and not what we do."
Liguor Thieves Use Hearse
Houston, Tex.—(UP) — Deputy Sheriff Don Martindale reported burglars used a hearse to haul 14 cases of whisky from a liquor store.
Public Postcard
TO THE ASC CAMPUS
Dear Council Members.
Nice start last night. Keep up the good work.
CAMPUS
Sincerely yours,
University Daily Kansan
Policy Change
A recent news item concerning the sale of coal and graphite to Japan by Russia points to an increasingly apparent about-face in American policy.
The United States had as its announced policy during the war the complete destruction of the "war potential" of its enemies after the war. This was to keep Germany and Japan in line and unable to start another war.
The Stuttgart speech by James Byrnes, the unification of the British and American zones, and the rebuilding of the Ruhr coal production centers all show how this avowed policy of vengeance has backfired in Germany.
The kernel of interest in the sale item, then, is this: The United States is beginning to realize that a strong Asia must be based on a strong Japan. It is, therefore, allowing the importation of items to build up Japan's barge-building and steel-making industries.
These are the industries by which Japan accomplished her aggression and territorial expansion. Not just silk and toys and luxury exports but the sinews of modern industry must now come out of Japan if a strong world is to ensue.
All of that is behind the authorization by the United States of the imports to Japan.
One Good Turn Deserves Another—Plus One Buck
East Fairmont, W.Va.—(UP)—Lowell Morgan did the local fire department a good turn once but never again.
When a small fire broke out in an automobile, Morgan raced from his furniture store with a fire extinguisher and put out the blaze.
A few minutes later a fire engine arrived. Morgan asked the captain if he could re-fill the extinguisher.
"Sure," said the fireman, "for a buck."
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The University DAILY KANSAN
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Managing Editor ... William T. Smith
Asst. Man. Editor ... Marian Minor
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Sports Editors ... Bill Barger
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Society Editor ... Mary Bantam
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1947
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If there is such a thing as University-approved rooms, I think they should go one step farther and have University-approved landlords and landladies.
LANDLADY TROUBLE Dear Editor.
I have had too much experience already with Lawrence's poorer renters. First, I ran across the lady who thought nothing of charging two months' rent through the summer to get the room for this fall, even though I already had another summer room paid for.
I searched the town like mad this summer to find a suitable room for fall, and when I found one settled the deal by paying a month's rent in advance. That was fine—but, when I came back to my room last Saturday, it was already-occupied. My landlady-to-be had sold the house three weeks ago, and hadn't even bothered to notify me that I didn't have a room, let alone return my money.
It all worked out, however. I got my money back, and also a room, thanks to the Chamber of Commerce Housing office.
I realize that the University can't control the situation. But I feel that it might do some good to put the matter before the public.
Bill Salero,
Pharmacy junior.
Writings Not Everything
Norristown, Pa.—(UP) — William McCann conducted a printing shop here for 20 years despite his inability to write. His will—signed with an "X"—disclosed a personal estate of $10,000 at the time of his death.
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