PAGE TWO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1937 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS Comment Lessons Come High-- Have We Learned Ours? American moralists have been in considerable of a dither this week at "sensational" disclosures from British world war archives. Announced in the Sunday newspapers, the big story concerned Allied treaties and maneuverings of a secret nature which were withheld from American representatives until after this country declared war upon Germany. Numerous writers this week have used the disclosure as a take-off to justify a hue and cry against the possibility of America's being sold down the international river a second time. The fact of the matter overlooked by many is that the various secret treaties were common knowledge twenty years ago (having been disclosed in April, 1917), and the only thing news made public this week was a verbatim report of a British minister, Arthur James Balfour, given during a British imperial war conference. Coming as it did when interest is high in the Brussels nine-power treaty conference, in which the United States is participating, the current bit of news pegged a frequently expressed fear that America is being groomed for a second great sucker role, this time in the Orient. While the disclosure of Balfour's report hardly merits the newspaper space given it recently, it stimulates a study of the international situation today as compared to that of twenty years ago, and an evaluation of the various forces leading America toward war then and now. Two decades of intensive war-horrors education has taken place since Woodrow Wilson and his naive adviser, "Colonel" E. M. House, fell victims to Allied propaganda and carried their nation with them into a halocast. The extent and effectiveness of that education is the big factor today which did not exist in 1917. America is anti-war conscious today as she has never been before. It is well-known now that the period from the start of the world war up to the time of America's entrance therein witnessed a battle of wits on the propaganda front—between Allied and Central powers—which was quite as vigorous and elaborate as that between the armed forces. The big prize was America, and she finally went the way of the Allies, for the very simple reason that Allied propaganda was more effective than that of the Central powers. The same forces, presumably, are at work today, exerted by groups which—while essentially changed from those two decades back—nevertheless bear many striking resemblances. The same forces are at work, yes. But the same sort of misinformation is not extant in America today. Twenty years of mudding through in a vain attempt to pay for the last great conflict has taught Americans a thing or two; and they have learned to detect propaganda by its innate stench. The new American attitude was exemplified by President Roosevelt's Chicago speech. In that notable address, he expressed America's eagerness to help rectify the intolerable situation in the Orient and elsewhere. But he did not envision this country as the hope of the world and himself the guiding angel. He put the proposition to the world on a strictly cooperative basis, and that is how it will have to be. Norman Davis' adroit sidestep when he was offered the chairmanship of the Brussels conference is another case in point. A pre-war American diplomat would have welcomed such an "opportunity for service"—he would, that is to say; have swallowed hook, line, sinker, and pole. Lessons come dearly sometimes, but they come at last. The lesson in war cost America many thousands of lives and many millions of dollars. But it is a lesson she will not soon forget. Official University Bulletin Notices at Chancellor's Office at 3 p.m., preceding regular publication days and 11:30 a.m. for changes to the notice. --grade-A wool. Now their altruistic spirit is running over into another field that they securely thought of they started their huge mills running. Vol. 35 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1937 No. 52 CREATIVE LEISURE COMMISSION: The Creative Leisure Commission will meet this coming Sunday. Nov. 21, from 1 to 3 o'clock at hurely House, Mr. Mowery, 840 Walnut Street, New York, N.Y., all those interested in making linoleum blocks f Christmas cards—Ruth Fengel, Chelsea Coolhaugh. FEDERATION OF COUNSELLORS. The Federation of Counsellors will entertain the freshmen at a party this Saturday afternoon at the Memorial Union on Tuesday, April 18. All freshman women are invited - Dorothy Trekell. MEDICAL APTITUDE TEST. The annual medical aptitude test given by the Association of American Medical Colleges will be given on Dec. 3 at 2:30 p.m. in room 101 Snow hall. All premed students who plan to apply for entrance into medical school next fall, take at the University of Kansas or elsewhere, should take an exam. A fee of one dollar will be collected from each person taking the test. Furke Woodard. NEWMAN CLUB: There will be a Communion meeting and breakfast after 7:30 am. The coming Sun is Sunday. "OLOGY" COMMISSION: The "Ology" Commission will meet at 3:30 afton at Henley house PRACTICE TEACHING: Students who wish to do practice teaching at Oread Training School during the spring school should make application in the office of the School of Education at once. R. A. Schwiiger. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION FACULTY MEETING: The faculty of the School of Education will meet Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 3:30 in 115 Fraser—E. H. Lindley, President. University Daily Kansar Official Studiens Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS PUBLISHER ... J. 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Collegiate Digest Going Home FOR THANKSGIVING IS A GOOD CUSTOM TO KEEP The folks are expecting you home for Thanksgiving dinner. Plan to go this year. You'll enjoy the trip in a modern, comfortable bus, and the cost of your ticket will be surprisingly low. Call your local agent for convenient schedules and money-saving fares to any part of the country. SAMPLE ONE-WAY FARES TOPKRA .55 KANAS CITY .65 TAMPA .24 TENNESSEE .15 DENVER .95 CLEVELAND .740 DENVER .35 NEW YORK .140 UNION STAGE DEPOT 643 Mass. Phone 590 GREYHOUND LINES UNION PACIFIC STAGES Oread Training School Holds Annual High Home Tea One hundred fifty students and patrons attended the Oreated Training School annual High Home tea held on Sunday in an honour at the Memorial Union building. A short program consisted of a cornet bowel by Loe Horacec, e4'1, accompanied by Marian Reed, f4'1; a piano solo by Marquette Nurglemmeyer; and a flute solo by Jeanne Mairison. Mrs. I. O. Grant and Mrs. Pai Kennedy poured ten, assisted by 11 Oraid students who served the re- freshments. Continued from page 1 Armenians?-grade-A wool. Now their altruistic spirit is running over into another field that they securely thought of they started their huge mills running. The college girl has now taken up knitting as a time-passer, or pacifier, or something. And she is wearing the knitting mills' scarfs, too. But not where the miller thought she'd wear them. She keeps her ears warm with them. A partial explanation may be found if one harks Hats are dandy things to have around when one wishes to look the part of that mysterious class, called the "best people." But the "best people" are also the stylish people. And to be stylish at the University one doesn't wear a hat—one wears a scarf. 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