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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME XXXVIII
Z-229
LAWRENCE, KANSAS FRIDAY, SEPT. 20, 1940
NUMBER 5
R. O.T.C. Unit Has Record Enrollment of 706
Enrollment in courses of the department of military sciences has reached 706, which is an increase of 244 over the previous record enrollment of last year, it was announced today by Col. E. D. Baldwin, commandant of the department.
With another day yet to change enrollment, Colonel Baldwin estimated that possibly the final number would reach 720.
With the large increase in students, there resulted a shortage of rifles and uniforms. Orders have now been sent for 200 more rifles and approximately 80 new uniforms. With the uniforms on hand the de-
with the uniformity of hands in the
partment was able to completely
equip only 553 of those enlisted.
Scheduled to take the freshman course in the training are 420 students, an increase of 240 over last year. There are approximately 150 sophomores, 80 juniors, and 50 seniors.
To be included for the first time this year will be voluntary drill,
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which Colonel Baldwin said would probably be held on Saturday or Monday. The purpose of this drill will be to give more experience in command to the advance students, and practice in drill to new students.
Although the enrollment has reached this new high, Colonel
Baldwin expressed concern that the mobilization of the Kansas National Guard would possibly take 30 or 40 men from R.O.T.C. ranks.
The University R.O.T.C. unit will be made up of 20 platoons. Tentative organization of this unit will be completed Wednesday, said Colonel Baldwin.
Hoch Draws 3,000
Nazis Score England for Unfair Attack
BY FRED9RICK C. CECHSNER United Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, Sept. 20.—(UP)—News papers reached new highs today in denouncing Great Britain for bombing "non-military objectives" in Germany.
Centering their blasts on the bombing of a children's hospital at Bielfeld, the newspapers used such headlines as "Consciously Murdered Children." "New Royal Air Force Crime Ordered By Churchill," and "Murder-Contemptible Murder."
- The official news agency, referring to British leaders and their followers said:
"Today German arms are striking until the wind is driven out of this pack, a rotten incompetent unworthy pack of Churchill, Eden or whatever their names are. . we know what they are doing. The dizzy fury of these degenerate creatures does not frighten us. The German sword will smite off the head of this gang bea woman has addressed the opening convocation.
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Japanese Make Military Demands On Indo-China
BY JOHN R. MORRIS
BY JOHN R. MORRIS
United Press Staff Correspondent
Shanghai, Sept. 20.—(UP)—Japan has presented to Indo-China an ultimatum, expiring Sunday night, which demands drastic concessions, it was said authoritatively today.
It was believed here that the demands included permanent airplane and naval bases in Indo-China, a matter which would be of the greatest importance to the United States and Great Britain.
Some diplomatic quarters expressed belief that a Japanese mission to Indo-China had made demands for passage of troops across the French colony to China merely as a subterfuge behind which they had planned all along to demand permanent bases in Indo-China, dominating the Far Eastern ship route and valuable strategically in relation to Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlandsj East Indies and the Philippines.
A dispatch from Hanoi reported that Japanese officials had begun this morning to evacuate their citizens.
Malott, Reigart Stress Duty Of Universities
War, world conditions, and danger to democracy became the center of attention this morning in the seventy-fifth opening convocation in Hoch auditorium which was attended by 3,000 students, faculty members, and guests.
Chancellor Deane Malott and Mrs. Elizabeth Reigert of the Board of Regents were the speakers, and both dealt with war and the world. It was the first time $ ^{4} $
The faculty attended in a group and was seated on the stage.
Mrs. Reigart spoke sternly and deliberately from a prepared text. She opened her speech with a challenge to the youth of the University and America to prove its worth in taking over the reigns of American government in the next few years. Revise Objectives
In connection with modern education, she stated: "In the light of the present world, education has a new meaning. The objectives are new. The world today, even with its advantages found in the last 30 years, can't have peace and finds itself in chaos. Our objectives must be revised to fit the world today
and to fit the job of rebuilding the world anew after the present wars end."
In warning against the dangers of sabotage, she said: "Some factors that caused the fall of so many of the countries of Europe are existing
right now in our own country." Here she quoted from Kipling's "Recessional" in urging Americans not to become drunk with power.
(Editor's Note: See text of Chancellor Malott's speech on page seven.)
"America will emerge only if its people take stock, decide what they want, and decide how to secure it," she added.
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U.S.May Be Involved In Eastern War As Japan Warns Indo-China
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor Europe's war threatened major Far Eastern repercussions—involving the United States—for the first time today as Japan was reported to have delivered an ultimatum on French Indo-China coincident with renewal of mass German daylight attacks on Great Britain.
The German High Command for the first time admitted the loss of more German planes yesterday than British claimed shot down. The figures, however, were insignificant. Three German planes were lost to one British plane, it was said.
What the reaction of the Vichy government of France would be to the new developments was not known. A possible indication was seen in the statement yesterday of Foreign Minister Paul Baudouin that France had been forced to yield in the Far East because of failure of the United States to back up the French position with force. Air Battle Over Britain
The ultimatum was said to have been delivered after French officials had reached virtual agreement on previous but less far-reaching demands.
In Europe the battle of Britain again had become a daylight clash
of masses of British and German planes. The weather was reported good from the English channel and by mid-day more than 200 raiders had crossed over to Britain, some flying from the direction of Belgium.
British bombings of Sidi Barrani, Sollum, Tobruk, Derna, and Bomba were admitted.
Conferences on axis matters continued at Rome where Benito Mussolini scheduled a second conference with Joachim von Ribbentrop, German foreign minister. It was said that in addition to Balkan and Mediterranean matters "military matters connected with the common
The Italian press hinted that the discussions concerned the "new order in Europe," and mention of such countries as Turkey, Greece, Jugoslavia and Albania in newspaper articles was held to be of possible significance.
enemy" were discussed.
Ultimatum to Indo-China
The French Indo-China situation moved toward a critical stage with reports that Japan was prepared to face "a major crisis" with the United States.
Japan, according to reports reaching Shanghai, has set a time-
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'Dependents May Not Help Married Men
Washington, Sept. 20—(UP)—Administration plans for blanket exemption of married men from conscription during peacetime hit a snag today with discovery of a provision in the law which may send some of them to army camps.
Discovery of the clause by selective service committee lawyers caused a revision of the proof sheets of regulations which President Roosevelt will issue when he signs the executive order giving the regulations the force of law.
The provision is among the definitions in the law and reads: "The term 'dependent' when used with respect to a person registered under the provisions of this act includes only an individual (1) who is dependent in fact on such person for support in a reasonable manner, and (2) whose support in such manner depends on income earned by such person in a business, occupation, or employment."
The definition of a dependent was formulated under plans for a draft law to be used in war time. But in this draft, because of the disruption of homes and family life even where the wife is not financially dependent on the husband's weekly pay envelope, it had been planned to defer all married men automatically.
First plans for registration had provided only for men between 21 and 31 years of age, or a total of 12,000,000. The increase in the age span to 21 to 35 by Congress resulted in new orders by Lieut. Col Lewis B. Hershey, chairman of the joint board, to all state adjunct generals directing them to enlarge registration day personnel. No increase is planned in the number of draft boards which were set up at one for every 30,000 of population.
Officials revealed that registration officials will have no easy task. They will register eligibles from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and then be locked up until all cards have been sorted and numbered. The precaution is being taken.
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