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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MARCH 5,1946
Is Moral Force Effective Internationally? Spain Presents the Test, UP Writer Says
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE (United Press Analyst)
Spain presents a possible test of whether moral instead of armed force can be effective in international relations.
This is the real issue involved in the uproar over the Franco government. Four of the big five powers—France, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States—want the Falam. $ ^{8} $
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The problem confronting the outside powers is what to do if Franco refuses to step down. Franco is the caudillo, or leader, which is the Spanish equivalent of the title Fueher conferred on Adolf Hitler by the Germans.
As such, Franco has military and police forces under his control, plus the Falangist organization which is not unlike the Black Shirts of Beinan Mussolini or the brown and black legions of Hitler—even though the Spanish Falangists are supposed officially to have been disbanded as an armed and uniformed unit.
The opposition to Franco is assumed by the Allied powers to be in the majority in Spain, which would provide a simple solution if it had the power to act in unison. The organized opposition, however, is split into factions of Monarchists, Republicans, Socialists, Communists and variations of the several groups which are unable to get together on a common program.
Some are in exile and those within Spain carry on their activities under extreme difficulties. Beyond them are large numbers of the population who are confused, hungry and uncertain where to turn for leadership to relieve their miseries.
Under these difficult circumstances, France, Britain, and the United States apparently are hoping to bring about a change from within by implying their support of any Democratic group which is able to take over.
Russia is not officially involved for the moment, although Communists abroad and the trade unions within Russia have been the chief supporters of a break with Franco by the other powers. Russia has no relations with Franco Spain and might not enter the picture formally until and if the question is presented to the security council of the UNO.
The three western powers meanwhile are sailing dangerous waters They do not want another outbreak of civil war in Spain. Neither do they want to intervene militarily.
Yet the latest United States proposal for a "caretaker" government in Spain to run things until the people can choose a permanent one seems like an open invitation to revolt.
If Franco has enough internal power to defy the Allies, they either would have to take positive action or back down humiliatingly. The economic boycott, already begun partially by France, would be the most obvious first step. Actually, however, there is not much more moral justification for economic sanctions than for armed intervention.
Either course would be irregular unless voted by the UNO in the name of all civilized nations on the ground that the present Spanish government menaces world peace. It may be that in their devious approach to the difficult problem, the outside powers are counting on this implied threat to bring Franco to terms.
Maddux Will Retire From Holcomb Schools
Holcomb (UP) — Anson C. Maddux announced today that he would retire as superintendent of schools here at the close of this school year.
His retirement culminated 16 years of service as superintendent of the Holcomb school, the first consolidated school in Kansas.
His successor, William E. Jones,
will take office June 1. Jones has been
on the faculty of the Garden
City high school for 18 years.
WASP Ferry Pilot Is First To Own P-38
Moreau to Speak at Carthage
Dean F. J. Moreau, School of Law, will address the Rotary club, Carthage, Mo., Thursday night.
Long Beach, Calif. (UP)—Pretty, slim Nadine Ramsey was the only girl in the world today to own a P-38—one of the twin-engined, twin - tailed, single - seater fighter planes that were the curse of the German Luftwaffe.
And Miss Ramsey, a former WASP ferry pilot, is just the girl who can fly it.
She proved that yesterday after buying the plane from an army surplus stock pile in Kingman, Ariz. and flying it here.
"The officers at Kingman thought I was crazy to buy this plane," she said, stepping out of the cockpit and shaking her curly hair.
"I flew P-38's during the war and Ive always wanted one. But this model cost something like $165,000 then. I paid $1250 for it as surplus property, and they left all the equipment in it—including a VHF radio set."
She said she would use the plane purely because "It's an exciting plane to handle."
Miss Ramsey is a civilian preflight instructor attached to the Sixth ferrying group at Long Beach, has held a pilot's license for nearly 10 years.
Wood Collection Given to University
Wood for everything from bowling balls to airplane parts is contained in a collection of more than 150 specimens of assorted timbers from all over the world presented to the University today by Dr. Joseph C. Shaw, of Topeka, a retired physician.
Dr. Shaw spent 25 years collecting the woods.
The heaviest specimen is lignum vitae from South America, weighing 70 pounds a cubic foot. It is used for bowling balls.
The lightest is balsa wood, one-fifth as heavy as water, and is used in airplane construction.
In the display is desert iron wood from Arizona, North America's heaviest wood, Icelandic birch; mesquite from Texas, ebony from Mexico; zebra walnut from Spain; red mahogany from the Phillipines; camphor wood from Madagascar; and coffey bean wood from Kansas.
"It is a good collection and will be of great value to classes in economic botany," Dr. A. J. Mix, department head, commented in accepting the gift. Economic botany is a study of the commercial uses of plants.
The specimens will be displayed in the botany department in Snow Hall on the K.U. campus.
Dr. Shaw is a former K.U. student and has a daughter, Josephine, who graduated in 1926 and a son, Wendell, who received his M.D. from the University in 1929.
Washington (UP) - Four Kansas towns today held federal advances for completion of plans for public works projects.
Largest of the advances reported by the Federal Works agency went to Parsons with $8,400 to complete plans for an addition and remodeling of the municipal building at a cost of $22,-100.
U.S. Advances Cash For Public Works
Lyon county commissioners will use a $5,425 advance for plans for a nurses' home at Emporia housing 80 nurses. Estimated cost of that project is $174,300.
Nebraska Prexy?
An advance of $1,600 went to Winona for a sanitary sewer system and treatment plant to cost $45,000 and Greenleaf received $2,900 on a similar project to cost $81,000.
This is Pres. Milton Eisenhower, of Kansas State college, who has been in the headlines recently because he is being considered as the new University of Nebraska president.
Pratt May Get On Air Freight Line
Elliott Roosevelt Writes Book On His Father's 'Plan'
Pratt (UP) — A group of former army fliers were surveying Pratt today and considering putting this small Kansas community on a freight carrying air line they plan to form.
The group, from Dalhart, Texas was reported by chamber of commerce officials to consider Pratt one of the major stops along the mainline of the proposed air route.
Pratt business men told the chamber of commerce they favored the move.
Atlanta (UP) — Elliott Roosevelt disclosed here today he was writing a book which will be published this summer under the title, "He Had a Plan."
Roosevelt said the book would be based on the "Big Three" conferences attended by his late father at Yalta and Tehran.
Kansas Boys Included In Juvenile Crime Ring
Falls City, Nebr. (UP) — A juvenile crime ring operating in southeastern Nebraska and into several northeastern Kansas counties has been broken up, officers reported today.
Richardson County Sheriff Vern Adkins and Falls City police chief Judd Ankrom revealed that six Falls City youths—ranging in age from 17 to 20 years—had been arrested. They said they were seeking another Falls City boy and a youth from St. Joseph, Mo.
The law enforcement agents said thousands of dollars in goods allegedly was stolen by the ring in a long list of crimes to which some of the youths already have confessed.
The officers said the operations covered several months. Adkins said the boys admitted the burglary on two occasions of a filling station at Hiawatha, the burglary twice of a Holton shoe store, and the robbery of a Holton filling station.
Adkins and Ankrom have recovered automobile tires, wheels, car radios, revolvers, mechanics' tools and many motor car parts.
The case was broken when Ankrom arrested one of the suspected youths on a complaint that he threatened another boy with a revolver.
A Cappella Choir Gets 17 New Members
Seventeen persons have been admitted to the University A Cappella choir for this semester, Dean D. M. Swarthout, director, said today.
They are Helen Hastings, Bonnie Jean Stock, Ardella Winterburg, and Dorothy Stephenson, sopranos; Shirley Salley, alto; Eugene Penne William Brown, E. M. Brace Charles Byers, and Gus Grimm tenors; Edward Hartrouft, Frederick Reinert, Charles O'Connor, Genevieve Stucky, Norman Wycoff, Marvel Zoschke, and Edwin Tolle, basses.
The choir will give a concert on March 27.
Carpenter Elected President Of Pre-Nursing Club
Lorraine Carpenter, College sophomore, was elected president of the Pre-Nursing club in a meeting this week.
Other officers elected were: Jadene Stickler, College freshman, secretary-treasurer; Maxine Weir, College junior, program chairman; Mary June During, College sophomore, refreshment chairman; and Bertha Louise Morrow, College sophomore, publicity chairman.
Occupational Therapists To Study Textile Printing
The Occupational Therapy club will meet at 7:30 tonight in 312, Frank Strong hall.
Bernard Moffet, district educational manager of the American Crayon company, Kansas City, Mo., will demonstrate textile printing. The public may attend.
Stember To Inter-dorm Council
under To enter dormitory. Martin McIlroy was elected vice-president of the Women's Inter-dorm council at its meeting Monday night.
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