PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1935 Comment German Mental Image of America Nearly every American newspaper and magazine of opinion has printed cartoons and caricatures that have lampooned Germany's dictator, ridiculed the government, warned of Germany's impending disaster and bewailed the inevitable war into which Hitler and the German people are said to be plunging the world. Consequently, the American mental image of the German people is one of a horde of brown shirted victims of mass hysteria. But the mental picture of America held by Germans soldom flatters, since the average German's contact with anything American comes from our worst movies, tourists on a spree, and the impression carried over from the Nineteen Twenties of the American bankers who arranged loans and reparations after the World War. Albion Ross in the New York Times magazine describes the German mental image of America as still the land of "whoopee," cocktail parties, country clubs, jazz, Wall street and "big money." Added, however, are stereotypes dramatically changed by the Goebbels' propaganda machine. Besides being the most materialistic of peoples from the German point of view, the contrasting vision of long lines of unemployed, destitute farmers, poverty, and struggling businesses is added to the picture of America. This latter impression has been heightened by the second depression. Incidentally, the German picture of American education paints it as superficial and unequal to their school and university systems with the educated American possessing merely a "smattering of many things and real knowledge of none." Ross writes that "the National Socialist version of our predicament is that we are the heirs of a broken political system and idea of life and must eventually go to school to the Germans and Italians if we are to save ourselves from 'Red chaos', meaning, of course, bolshevism." Such a society as ours "stands on feet of clay." This is indeed a queer attitude for the German people to assume, for all along we have predicted Hitler's and the National Socialists' downfall, knowing full well the Germans could not establish a successful government until it was patterned after our own. However, if one were a cynic, he would ask whose propaganda has been the most effective. Octupus Tightens Its Strangling Grip The phrase, "honor among thieves," receives new interpretation today with the news that Kansas City bookmakers and gambling houses are accepting a 40 per cent lug on their net profits to provide for a score of families whose husbands are on the way to jail or prison following vote fraud conspiracy convictions. They are paying the price, as an editorialized news story in the Kansas City Star informs, for the theft of ballots in the 1936 general election. To be allowed to retain only 60 cents out of every dollar netted is not conducive to joy in the ranks. But the director of the joints has merely hiked the usual 30 per cent requisite. What amounts actually to the proverbial straw is the $12 a day which virtually every house must pay to its "overseer," newly appointed by the boss to check all money which comes in—at a salary of "more than $3,500 a year for supervision not exactly enjoyed." The money dispensed by the gambling houses will not only feed the families involved but will also pay the fines made by Judge Merrill E. Otis, amounting to approximately $14,000. The hike, the supervisor's wage, or both, according to the Star, will force some of the establishments to close. But the gambling houses are understood now to have permission to spread on south past the old boundary at Thirty-first street. Kansas City has long lived under the "protecting thumb of Boss Pendergast. Oiled with graft and fed with bought, coerced, and ghost votes, the machine has continually purred out victorious elections. Then came the vote fraud investigation. The Kansas City papers lifted their respective lids and poured forth the details of the dirty work to any who could read. At the height of the expose, came the city election. This time, with allegedly clean balloting, again the machine candidates were swept safely into office—in a vote of confidence, from the machine's point of view. Resultantly, the gates have gone up past Thirty-first street, figuratively speaking, and the gambling houses stretch out their sucking tentacles to more fertile seas. Following a brilliant and scorching series of newspaper reports exposing the pernicious fraud which characterized the tactics of the notorious machine in the 1936 election, the people of Kansas City voted, in a reportedly honest election, to continue the boss rule. Why? The question's answer rests in the interpretation of one of several views, or a combination of the same. The concept of the "power" of the newspaper has received another disillusioning. The honest voting populace of the city is indifferent to the personnel and method of operation of their local government. The majority of voters believe that a machine with whose operations they are familiar constitutes the lesser of two evils. Or, the reform movement initiated by the vote investigations is slow in realizing its effect—as history has repeatedly shown, the masses, stepped in habit, are slow to react to the stimulus of progress, tangibility of pernicious practices notwithstanding. While the people of Kansas City wait, the octupus grows fat, elongates its coiling tentacles, and tightens its strangling grip. Campus Opinion Articles in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the University. Daily Kaman. Articles over 200 words in length are subject to cutting by the editor. Contributions on any subject are invited. Has the Kansan Changed Its Stand? Editor, Daily Kapsan; A few months ago the Kansan, together with student leaders on the Hill, waged a vigorous and effective fight against the state legislature's proposed incarceration bill. He said the bill on the Campus. Perhaps you recall the occasion. It was a shock, therefore, to see in Thursday's Kannon on the role of social media in the federal investigation of the same nature—the only one being that proponents of the probate probe have in mind the uncovering of Fassett, rather than Socialist Party officials. To me it seems that the Kansan has taken diametrically opposite stands upon the same question: Free-ride. Does defense of freedom imply adherence to the particular group or philosophy whose freedom is threatened? If so, then the Kansan has apparently aligned itself with the leftists rather than with the cause of freedom. If such adherence is not implied, then it implies a negative attitude and no longer believes in rights of minorities. I should be haunt to see the Kansan's present toy amplified in an early issue. J.HR. Official University Bulletin Notice due at Chancellor's Office at 3 p.m., preceding regular publication days and 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 28th. Vol. 35 FRIDAY,MAY 13,1938 No.154 --- HOME ECONOMICS CLUB: The annual club banquet will be held at the Colonial Tea Room or Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Those who are unwilling to attend please sign their names in the office immediately—Nadias Wegmar, President. MATHEMATICS CLUB. The picen is not "ost- poned until Saturday, May 14, at 3:30. Meet in front of East entrance of Strong hall—Charles E. Rickart, President. MEN'S AND WOMENS RIFLE TEAMS: The picnic schedule for May 8 will be held Sunday, May 22 at the same time and place as before scheduled—Virginia Starr. WESLEY FOUNDATION: The hay-rack ride will not be held, as planned for Friday night. -Paul Wilson University Daily Kansan Official Student Power of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAN DAVID E. PARTRIDGE PUBLISHER. EDITOR-IN-CHIFF ASSOCIATE EDITORS MASINE FICCHER and JEAN BROWN EDITOR-PROFESSIONAL MARTIN BENTON Editorial Staff MANAGING EDITOR CAMPUS EDITORS NEW YORK EDITOR SUNDAY EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR SOUTH POINT EDITOR MAKEUP EDITOR RIVIEW EDITOR LEARNING EDITOR BILL TUELLER CAMPUS EDITORS FLON TORRENCIA and LOEH FORKEELER NEW YORK EDITOR GEORGE CLASEN DONATIVITA JANKE DENTITY EDITOR SHIRLEY SMITH JACK McCATTY SNOOT STUDIO News Staff MARTIN BENTON MAGNOLIE GOVERN JANE FLOOD MOHREN THOMPSON ELTON E. CAYER BROOKS T. ARLISON TORA A. FILLS J. HOWARD RUNCO D. PATRIMO D. VAREZI B. DAVID RAYMOND GRACE VALENTINE F. QUENTIN BROWN H. BRIAN LARSON D. MCLAUGHLIN ALDER HADMJAN-LIUM Kansan Board Members 1937 Member 1938 Associated College Press Distributor of Collegiale Digest National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representation ADMISSION AVENUE NEW YORK, NY CITY BOUNDARY PORTLAND, WA LOS ANGELES PORTLAND BRATTLE Entered as second-class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kan. PRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service Inc BUSINESS MANAGER ... F. QUENTIN BROWN R.O.T.C. Will Stage Annual Barbecue By Virginia Lee Roach, c'40 Warning! All young chickens and tender little pigs who value their lives are warned to depart for greener pastures at once. The University army (R.O.T.C.) is out after food for the birds is next. Next Wednesday afternoon. This barbecue is one of the biggest feed events in the country. The plans for the food supply are wc*. under way because the beans a-la-ROOT.C. have been counted by Mary Sigler, c/uncel, who reports that due to a little fatigue she may be mistaken; but she remembers distinctly that she went into a stupor. Gollom of gravity constellation of Spaces, oolies and oolies celtic mint, peppers, and worecestershire sauce will garnish the meat. Absolutely no water is to be used for the gravy. Tontato catap will be the fluid. One of the well-known sargentas observed guilelessly to your reporter, "Douglas county tomatoes are so ripe they are they are to slow to 'catch-up'." In addition, there will be hundreds of buns, pumpkin pies, radishes, onions, and pickles to sat- STUDENT CHRISTIAN FEDERATION FROM Ballet Class At 9:45 the University class will discuss "The Social Gospel." Lynn Hackler's orchestra will play. At 11 the morning worship service will be held. At 6 there will be a social hall, safety door and Blakely. This will be followed at 6:30 by a young people's pro-church service before the direction of Pearl LaMont. These meetings will be held at the Church Center, Center 124. Miss Christian Church The members of the Student Council will have a meeting and refreshments at 5:30 c'clock Sunday at Myers hall. At 6:30 the evening forum will meet at Myers hall to hear speak. William Theodore Paullin, instructor in the department of hisstory and the history of five spiritual autobiographies at the regular meeting of Piresola Forum, Plymouth Congregational Church, Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Suggest British Industries for Canada Commenting on Britain's recent movement to purchase airplanes from Canada, John R. MacNicol, Conservative, Toronto, urged the government to open negotiations with Britain and British industrialists for the establishment of other industries in Canada. A simple invitation, MacNicol said, would lead to the establishment of scores of heavy industries here. British industrialists, he believed, would welcome an opportunity to get out of the congested areas of Britain so long as they could re-establish themselves in the area. But he was largely attractive, he asserted, because it was 3,000 miles away from any possible European war zone. First Showing in Lawrence Sons of the Saddle . . . Riding Down the Trail to New Ad- venture with Six-Guns in the PATEE Little Theatre of Big Hits ENDS SATURDAY All Shows 15c TODAY If Hospital Walls Could Talk ... These Are the Secrets they Would Tell--- "OUTLAWS OF SONORA" — No. 2 — THE 3 MESQUITEERS Maureen O'Sullivan Franchot Tone Virginia Bruce "BETWEEN TWO WOMEN" Also—Colored Cartoon Serial — Painted Stallion SUNDAY Rainer - Tracy "BIG CITY" and - lify the hunger of the men. Loaça cater owners will probably be very unhappy next week because Monday the men will start dieting an appreciation of the good food commun Wednesday. After Wednesday the men will be given a Record in handling the mee line was established last year. About 600 men were served in 22 minutes each man gets he'll want and then more. There is no scarcity or food. The University I.O.T.C spends one win a motion pie prize once to bring the box of its kind. "BLONDES AT WORK" Zoo To Get an Aoudad The affair will take place in the stadium after the annual parade and an exhibition, which will be in full uniform. It is atriely invitational and no women allowed. Boston. (UP)—Because the zoo is auded-least, Park Commissioner William P. Long plans to swap a male emu for a female audet. The two are housed in the House Falls, N.Y., who owns a 3-year-old audet valued at $375. Every Nite A Hit! Tonight - Tomorrow ANY ANY SEAT 15c TIME What a Program! No.1 THE Gals HAD HIM BUFFALOED Big Business Quotified when this man-mouse get into action, burra got of salt blue eyes, put the Indian sign on him it the merrier escapé of his life time. CLARENCE BUDINGTON KELLANDS MR.BOGGS Steps Out Holton Toby CHANDLER • WING No. 2 FORBIDDEN VALLEY NOAH BEERY. Jr. FRANGES ROBINSON No. 3 JACKIE MERKLE "The Boy Wonder' ON OUR STAGE ON OUR STAGE This Boy Is Amazing to All Who See Him. Don't Miss It! SUNDAY That You I never forget Sylvia Joel SIDNEY McCREA Harsh, Gripping Drama That You'll Never Forget! "DEAD END" Ethics Professor Devises Marital Score System Six Girls Daring to Live "Walking Down Broadway" Boston, May 11—(UP) "A marital scorecard" has been devised by Dr. David B. Vaughan, social ethics professor at Boston University, to counteract the "old American custom of marrying just because some young man or woman happens to fall in love." The card lists all desirable qualities which either party should possess to be a first-class martial art. Health, topping the list, gives 5 points toward a perfect score. Other qualities scored include intelligence education, disposition, sense of humility, self-mastery, reliability, religion, courage, ambition self-reliance, faithfulness, appear ance, common interests, business ability, wealth, artistic and esthetic interests, leisure-time interests, ca- reation, family, family-biological inheritance and age. JUST ONE MORE DAY University Graduate Wins Year's Study Abroad Mrs. Guy Hockett, the former Margaret Dremon, 29, was a solist in Denver Sunday and Monday of April as member of the National Music Week program. Mrs. Hoeckett is an instructor in music at the Englewood school in Denver. TODAY AND SATURDAY Mrs. Hockett was graduated from the University in 1929 as a voice major. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, social sorority. She's Scandalicious! He's Scandaliful! They're Scandalious! She's Heavenly—But Houghty! He's Nice—But Naughty! S-h-h-h! DONT TELL A SOUL...BUT CARLO FERNAND CAROLE Lombard and FERNAND Gravet with RALPH BELLAMY ALLEN JENKINS & BEAJEAN JEANS MARCIEL WILSON MARCIA RALSTON X-TRA SPECIAL Nick Stuart "20 GIRLS AND A BAND" LASTEST EVENTS The One and Only at his Funnick with Edgar Bergen in "The All American Drawback" But Not the Way You Think! Charlie McCarthy Ginger Goes Through College But Not the Way You Think! SUNDAY The Story of a Night Club Tempest Who Married a Professor! GINGER ROGERS — JAMES STEWART "VIVACIOUS LADY" ENDS TOMORROW DICKINSON SHOWS 3-7-9 25c Til 7 How to tame a stranger! Stealing a Man's Book and His Pajamas and His Bed Name, What kind of a hustery Was She Anyway? What Kind of a hustery Was She Anyway? MERLE OBERON ALEXANDER KORDA The Divorce of Lady X A COMEDY IN TECHNICOLOR WITH LAURENCE OLIVIER and BURNEN BARNEK • RALLE RICHARDSON • MORTON SELTON DRIEVED by TIM VANMARK • RELEASE 2014 United Artists NEWS FLASHES! See Kansas City's Wonder Horse LAWRIN' Win The Derby The Complete and Authentic Pictures by Fox "Air-Mail" News! GREAT GREAT FOR YOUR SPRING FEVER! CONTINUOUS FROM 1 P.M. SUNDAY 5 GREAT DAYS Bing, That Old Doc of Swing, Has a Rhythmic Remedy That's Sure Easy to Take!