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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 23,1946
The University Daily Kansan
Student Newspaper of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Member of the Kansas Press Association,
National Editorial Association, and the
Associated Collegiate Press. Represented by
the National Association of Madison
Avenue. New York City.
Mail subscription; $3 a semester, $4.50 a year, plus 2% tax (in Lawrence add $1 a semester postage). Published in Lawrence Kan., every afternoon during the school year except Saturdays and Sundays. Unregistered students entered as second, class matter Sept. 19, 1910, at the Post Office at Lawrence, Kan., under act of March 3, 1879.
NEWS STAFF
Managing Editor ... Bill Haseg
Asst. Managing Editor ... Charles Roos
Makeup Editor ... Jane Anderson
Telegraph Editor, Billie Marie Hamilton
Marcel Mintz
Asst. City Editor ... Marian Minnert
Sports Editor ... John Finch
Women's Sports ... Nancy Jack
Asst. Telegraph Editors, Edward Swain,
Societu Editor ... Alverta Niedens
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-chief ... James Gunn
BUSINESS STAFF
Business Manager Melvin Adams
Circulation Manager Bone Bobrake
Blue Danube
On the eve of a tentative settlement of the Trieste problem, another puzzle has been dropped in the laps of the Paris peace conference—the opening of the famed Danube. Although the conference has already voted, against a strong Slavic block, to make the waterway international, overcoming Russian opposition will not be easy.
The valley of this muddy, swirling river is the main east-west highway through southeastern Europe. Through the Danubian cities of Vienna and Budapest pass all the main north-south roads, the railways from Poland and Germany into the Balkans, and one of the principal roads into northern Italy. Before the war, some 3,000 vessels churned its brown waters and carried cargoes amounting to between three and four million tons a year.
Hitler's early strategy proved the adage, "who controls the Danube, controls also the heart of Europe." Nazi possession of Vienna opened the way for the German armies to pour into the Balkans in the spring of 1941. Russian drives up the Danube and the capture of Budapest and Vienna cut Axis Europe and smashed in the door of southern Germany.
Today Russia controls all the lower three-fourths of the great waterway. From Linz in Austria to Regensburg in Germany, American engineers have cleared the river and already three Danube shipping companies are operating along the stretch. But at Enns in Austria, where Soviet occupation begins, the Russians have stretched a cable across the river. Below this cable, the river lies dead and stagnant and few ships move.
Vienna and Budapest were the twin capitals of the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Today their docks are clogged and still. But in any hands, they are the nubs for domination of the Danubian basin. And today seven nations, that might be mending their torn economy, are stagnating on the banks of the Blue Danube.-P.H.
Letter to Editor
'Thanks for Homecoming,' Chancellor Malott Writes
To the Daily Kansan: Homecoming involves so much planning, hard work, and time, upon the part of so many people — students, faculty, staff, and townpeople, that it is impossible adequately to reach each one to say "Thank you" for helping to make the occasion successful.
But I am keenly aware that someone, somewhere, did each of the many tasks, great and small, which went into the production of decoration, floats, exhibits, food, entertainment, athletic events, and the care of alumni, all of which are traditional to Homecoming.
I am, therefore, asking the Daily Kansan for this opportunity of thanking each one of you, and of expressing the University's appreciation of your individual help.
Deane W. Malott Chancellor
U.S. Urges Free Bulgarian Election
Washington. (UP)—The Communist-dominated Bulgarian government was under renewed pressure from the United States today to permit maximum freedom in next Sunday's general election.
The state department's publication of an exchange of notes on the subject was also seen in diplomatic quarters as a move to stiffen the backbone of Bulgarian opposition parties.
The U.S. has refused to recognize Bulgaria because it does not consider the Bulgarian elections of last year representative of the popular will. In addition, Bulgaria thus far has failed to add two opposition members to the government as specified in the Moscow agreement.
Recognition of Bulgaria appeared certain of becoming even more remote if the United States is not satisfied with the conduct of Sunday's elections for a national assembly. This in turn might complicate signing of the Bulgarian peace treaty, which is up for final action by the big four foreign ministers in New York next month.
Kansas FFA Youth Wins National Speech Contest
Kansas City, Mo. (UP)—Marshell Schirer, Newton, Kan., today was the public speaking champion of the Future Farmers of America which is holding its national convention in Kansas City.
Elizabeth Evans was elected county club chairman at a recent meeting of the Statewide Activities committee. Virginia Daugherty was elected student correspondent chairman, and Betsy Shidley was chosen as secretary of the executive council of the committee.
Schirer, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Schirer, spoke on "Soil, Our Wasted Heritage."
HOMECOMING IN MEMORIAL STADIUM
Evans Is Club Chairman
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New Version Of The Blue Danube
—From the St. Louis Star-Times
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