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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1942
The KANSAN Comments...
IF BRITAIN CHANGES HORSES
A late news dispatch from London indicates that Prime Minister Winston Churchill will probably soon be succeeded by the fleet dark horse of British politics, Sir Stafford Cripps.
Cripps, late ambassador to Russia, has led recent opposition to Churchill's government, an opposition so formidable as to cause the recent cabinet shake-up making Sir Stafford Lord Privy Seal.
If and when Socialist Cripps takes charge of the British Empire, we may expect to see a marked change in the war policy of Downing street.
As ambassador to Stalin, Sir Stafford, a leftist by nature, developed great admiration, or perhaps respect, for the Red government and army. He long urged joint Russo-British action against Hitler. As prime minister, it is probable that he would concentrate most English effort on aiding the Russians in their great battle, which he now considers the most pressing of all.
In fact, British aid to Stalin's army might even take the form of an attempted invasion of the Continent to balance the effect of Hitler's expected spring offensive. Such invasion, actually hinted by certain English spokesmen and the arrival of American troops in the Isles, would still British clamoring for offensive action and, if successful, would very greatly hamper Hitler in Africa and the Near East as well as in Russia.
Newly cultivated friendship and collaboration between the U.S.S.R. and Great Britain might affect America as well. Not only would an A.E. F. be used in any invasion attempt, but also we would be expected to extend considerable aid to Australia and New Zealand, who would, under these conditions, be turned over to us as our share in the world fight.
Perhaps an even more far-reaching effect would be the introduction of Russia as a new full-fledged partner into the London-Washington axis, which has taken the lead in planning a post-war world.
If so, Russia's form of government and prewar history would be a disturbing element, one bringing vast complications to men of vision peering into the future.—C.R.R.
---O--judgment. After all the average man in the new army has had two years of high school education and is hardly stupid.
THE ARMY'S NEW DISCIPLINE
Modern infantry fights with troops spread so widely that only radio-telephone can guide them. The sense of mass that bolstered courage in former armies is gone. Now small groups of men are on their own; but yet, there must be perfect teamwork.
The American general staff, after careful study, decided that army training for this war must develop understanding cooperation in our soldiers, rather than uncomprehending, robot behavior. Today, following this comparatively new idea, the army tells 'em why.
The "show 'em" method begins when recruits are taken for a lecture tour of exhibits of equipment. Later they are given lectures dealing with maneuvers, history, democracy and the war. Also, recruits see movies demonstrating everything from the pitching of a tent to the firing of an anti-aircraft gun.
Officers no longer yell at their men to get good results. The barking top sergeant with the big voice and little else is the vanishing American. In the new army, that officer rates best who can give a deft lesson in initiative and
"If you don't like the army, tell the general," is no longer a joke. Recently the War department gave a demonstration of respect for its soldiers' opinions unparalleled in the history of armies. It actually asked a typical group of fighting men questions that added up to: "How can we make you better soldiers and the army a better army?" The answers showed that the new army appreciates its officers' efforts to liberalize discipline and encourage teamwork.
Some civilians and officers feared that freer discipline would increase laxness. It hasn't.
As General Marshall sums it up, the object of the new discipline is "to produce a cheerful and understanding subordination of the individual to the good of the team." That is a good rule for every American to follow.—J.C.K.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Vol. 39 Sunday, March 8, 1942 No. 100
Notices due at News Bureau, 8 Journalism, at 10 a.m. on day of publication during the week, and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issue.
ARCHERY CLUB will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Robinson Gym—Lloyd N. Johnson, Secretary.
SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications for scholarships for fall, 1942, should be made in Room 1, Frank Strong Hall, before April 1.—Lela Ross, Executive Secretary.
A. I. CH. E.-There will be a meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Wednesday, March 11, at 8 p.m. in the Kansas Room. Dr. Brewster will speak.
JAY JANES will meet Wednesday at 4:30 in the Pine Room. Please wear uniforms for pledging. Genevieve Harmon, President.
There will be a meeting of the W.S.G.A. Council on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Memorial Union.-Mary E. Roach, Secretary.
NOTICE TO ALL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-Dr. E. T. Gibson is at the Watkins Memorial Hospital each Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 4:30 P. M. for discussion with students on problems of mental hygiene. Appointments may be made through the Watkins Memorial hospital. Ralph I. Canuteson, Director, health service.
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Editor, Daily Kansan,
Dear Sir:
Think twice before commenting on the present W.S.G.A. situation! Jumping to a conclusion which may easily be wrong is too common an occurance.
Why do I say this? Simply because an erroneous conception of the plan now before the Council seems to be prevalent.
Everyone wants student government—it is inherent in a democratic system—but no one want an unrepresentative student government. Everyone wants a just government but no one wants a totalitarian government. When a situation arises wherein only a minority of the students are represented in the government and wherein that representation is directed by a few—a change is necessary. This seems to be the present situation. A plan aimed to correct this difficulty is now before the W.S.G.A. Council.
This plan will not do away with student government. It will strengthen it by including the support of scattered independents and organized houses which have had little representation.
We all want a fair and just governing system and the adoption of one will show that we are capable of self-government. Let's think twice before we make unfavorable comment!
The faculty members on the committee for choosing nominees from those names submitted will not be a ruling group, but merely a stabilizing factor. Shouldn't cooperation between faculty and students be fostered?
Sincerely,
MARIAN HEPWORTH.
University Daily Kansan survey on "Who Would You Like to be Cast Away on a Desert Island With?", conducted among members of the faculty and student body of the department of journalism. Read your Kansan avidly next Sunday for a comprehensive survey on "Who Is The Ideal Companion to go Surveying in a Telephone Booth With?" conducted among members of the School of Engineering and Architecture.
Question: With whom would you like to be cast away on island?
Answers: Richard Boyce, supervisor of newsroom and censor of University Daily Kanan: "Just any woman and a good crossword puzzle."
Wally Kunkel, advertising manager: "I'm not so hot about desert-irlands, but I wouldn't mind being marooned on Veronica lake."
Dean Sims, Kansan reporter covering Frank Strong hall: "The desi-
land idea sounds CK., but it has to be near Baxter Springs. I like the
design."
Virginia Tieman, reporter covering Green and Fraser halls: to be left out of this."
Milo Farneti, general hanger-on: "Katherine Hepburn, for the intellectual benefits derived therefrom"
John Harvey, no official capacity; "I would just be glad to be cast away... never mind the woman."
Joy Miller, reporter covering Marvin hall: "A black cat, and a shaw to put over my knees."
Elmer F. Beth, chairman of the department of journalism: "Mrs. Elmer F. Beth."
Verdun Daste, instructor of journalism: "The female side of the department of journalism, with the smallest man in the department for competition."
Saralena Sherman, society editor: "A real man . . . something I haven't seen for a long time."
Chuck Elliott, sports editor of the Kansan: "Well, when it comes to national figures, Lana Turner isn't so bad, but there are several girls on the Hill that might prove interesting."
A New Order--but the California novenna theme remains the same—the ultimate triumph of the little people over any force that opposed them.
Steinbeck Marches Off To War in Latest Book
In his latest novel, "The Moon is Down," John Steinbeck, famous for "Grapes of Wrath" and other yarns of the Dust Bowl and fruit orchards of southwestern United States, has marched off to the wars and based his story in a coal-mining village in German-occupied Norway.
The characters have been changed from anti-social Joads and half-witted peasants to Nazi soldiers and simple Norwegian folk, but the California novelist's $ ^{\textcircled{2}} $
The story begins when the German troops, aided by ambitious Quislings, move into the quiet village (it is not named in the story, nor is Norway specifically referred to, but there is no questioning the locality) and ends when the mayor and town historian are taken as hostages and shot because of an uprising of the villagers. But the real story is just beginning when the book ends, because the reader knows that battle
has been joined between the soldiers and the people, and must end only when one side is exterminated.
A Change of Face
For a change, Steinbeck abandons his typical trip-hammer realism and resorts to a restrained description and dialogue, which at times becomes almost poetical. The result is one of the best stories Steinbeck has yet produced, because the effect is created from the story itself and not from salty dialogue.
Good, intelligent reviewers have placed a propaganda tag on "The Moon is Down," but this writer can (continued to page eight)
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