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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XXXV
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
NUMBER 21
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State Department Puts Support Back In League In Effort To Enforce Peace Pacts
Washington, D.C., Oct. 8 — (UP)—The United States government tonight threw its support behind efforts of the League of Nations to end Chinese-Japanese hostilities when it formally branded Japan as the aggressor in the conflict and accused her of violating the nine-power treaty and the Kellogg-Briand anti-war pact.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1937
While the statement did not use the word "aggressor," it asserted that Japan's action in China was "inconsistent with the principles which we have outlined between nations and is contrary to the provision of the nine-power treaty of Feb. 6, 1922, regarding principles and policies to be followed in matters concerning China and to those in the alliance-Britain Pact of Aug. 27, 1928."
In a statement striking out at what President Roosevelt described as "world lawlessness," the state department, for the first time since post-war peace money moribund has been withdrawn, said another nation of treaty violation.
League Calls Conference This government condemnation of Japan followed adoption by the league administration for a conference of signatories to the nine-power Pacific treaty, including the United States.
The timing of the state department's utterance was believed to foreshadow the United States' participation in the conference. State department officials said that this government has not yet received an invitation to participate and that its decision would not be made known until the invitation comes through official channels.
The issuance of the statement was not interpreted as indication of possible invocation of the neutrality act, which would place automatic embargo on exports of ammunition and implements of war to both Japan and China. This, in the opinion of diplomatists, is the reason China hasJapan, since the latter has a naval advantage in getting war materials to its shores.
Urged Cessation of Hostilities The Nine-Power Treaty, which Japan signed, bound the powers to respect the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of China The Kellogg-Briand Pact, signed by 15 nations including Japan, and subsequently adhered to by 48 others denounced war as an instrument of national policy.
"Since the beginning of the present controversy in the Far East," the statement read, "the government of the United States has urged the Chinese and Japanese governments that they refrain from hostilities and has offered to be of assistance in an effort to prevent similar parties to the conflict of composing by pacific means the situation in the Far East."
U. S. In Accord with League Recalling previous statements of United States principles, the statement added:
"Among the principles which, in the opinion of the government of the United States, should govern international relationship if peace it to be maintained, are abstinence from the internal affairs of other nations; adjustments of problems in international relations by process of peaceful negotiation and agreement; respect by all nations of established obligations; and the upholding of the principle of the sanctity of treaties."
Then to impress its co-operation with the League, the department ended by saying that "the conclusions of this government with respect to deporting are in general accord with those of the League of Nations."
Japan Resents U.S. Action
Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 7—(UP) The Japanese foreign office today sternly warned that Japan was prepared to take "strongest" measures in reply to the action of the United States
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Association of University Women To Hold Meeting
The opening meeting of the Ameri can Association of University Women will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Corbin hall. A tea will follow the neighborhood conference of the A.A.U.W., which will be held here that day at the Memorial Union building.
Mrs. Gelch, together with the state and local officers, will receive the guests. Mrs. E. H. Lindley will be the speaker of the afternoon. Mrs. A. B. Mitchell will have charge of the dining room.
Thirty Still Owe University
The number of students in the University who have not paid their semester's fees has been reduced to 30. Since the deadline, Sept. 29, there has been a penalty of 50 cents for each day of tardiness.
Tuesday 100 students had not paid their fees, 70 completed payment; today, leaving 30 yet to pay. These persons were asked to report their bills and could guarantee payment of the fees within the next few days were allowed to remain in their classes. A few who indicated that there is no definite right to receive any might pay their money will have to be removed from classes.
This time last year 40 more students had paid their fees thus this semester and accounted for by the number of students who have left school.
Committee To Make Tour Representative Group To Visit Seven Towns Will Disseminate News Of the University
A representative committee of the University will visit seven Kansas universities next week speaking to various Alumni groups on University athletics, the Alumni association, and other information about the University.
To Annear in High Schools
To Appear in High Stree
At Salina, Hill City, Colby, Garden City, Pratt, Hutchinson, and McPherson, they will appear at the annual business groups, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, and the Alumni group meetings.
At Hill City, Oct. 13, the University committee will appear at a chapel program at 11:30 and at noon meet with the Rotary club and Rotary-Anns, business men guests, alumni, and prospective KU. students. C.E. Birmey, '31, is the alumn in charge.
At Garden B, the next day,
Robert B. Reed, 32, editor of the
Garden City Telegram, has made
arrangements for the University
group to attend the noon meeting of
the Kiwanis at the Hotel Warren.
To Be at Colby Wednesday
After leaving Hill City, the next stop will be at Colby Wednesday evening to attend the K.U. alumni meeting arranged by Gus Lauterbach, '23.
That evening they will meet with the K.U. alumni at Pratt. Mrs. J. R. Campbell, the president of Harel University and Harry Turrell, the chairman, will be in charge.
Concluring the committee's tour will be a noon meeting of alumni at Hutchison, Oct. 15, in charge of A. W "Jack" Helling, 32, and an alumni meeting at McPherson Friday, arranged by Jack Green leaf, 33.
Kansas; Fair Thursday and Friday;
somewhat warmer Friday and in west and north-central portion
Thursday.
WEATHER
Offer Prize For New Cheers
The Jay James and the Ku.Ku's student pep organizations, are each offering a $$ prize for the two best entries in the competition by the latter part of next week.
The content is not an effort to replace any of the old yells but an attempt to add to the ones that have been used for the past decade.
A judging committee composed of three Jay Jones, three Kwu Krua$, and Dr Perorest C. Allen will select the players to be turned in to the athletic office.
'Why College'
To Be Topic
Dean Lawson's Lecture
First of Four To Be
Given to Freshmen
"Why College?" will be the topt of Dean Paul B. Lawson's orientation lecture for all freshmen, to be given tonight at 7 o'clock in Fraser theater.
Dean Lawson's lecture is the first of a series of four which is to be presented by the Committee on Freshman Week as a help to the student in adjusting himself to the college routine.
The schedule for the series:
Thursday, Oct. 14, "What is Schol
arship?" by Prof. U. G. Mitchell.
Thursday, Oct. 21, "Budgeting Your Time," by Prof. Bert A. Nash. Monday, Nov. 1, "Correct Methods of Study," by prof. Bert A. Nash. Attendance of all new students at these lectures is required.
Hill Women Hold
Private Swing Session
In Union Ballroom
The skirts of "Josephine College" held full sway in the Union ballroom yesterday afternoon during the Skirt Swing sponsored by the W.S.G.A. and the Y.W.C.A. Trunkerade into the big Apple blossomed ripened, and was picked to the rhythm of Louie Kuih's band.
Secure in the knowledge that their boy friends were not looking, the "gals" shed their self-consciousness and joined in the fun of picking the Big Apple. With swing rhythm, lots of room and plenty of play, the girls curled cut holes with laughter that made a Varsity look like a minuet.
Dorothy Jane Willis, 62, was attentive of the宴请es. Jane Costa, s scarlet jacket and white shirts, apped to the songs of Kukur's band, but she didn't but then swung into it and then swinging into "I Can Live You Anything but Love."
About twelve girls entered the trucking contest. Six were eliminated and the remaining girls contested for the prize. With shuffling feet and flying arms Joanna Young was named captain, the hail 26 received two honor awards.
Election of officers for the Bacteriology Club will be held at its meeting this afternoon in room 502, Snow hall.
Elect Officers Today
Washington, D.C., Oct. 6—(UP)—Uncle Sickl's Indian officials sharpened their scissors today to cut $2,700 of brightly-colored gingham and percale into six-yard strips for gifts to 2,000 dependents of the Six Nations under the country's oldest armistice agreement.
U. S. Cuts Cloth Into Six-Yard Strips For 143rd Yearly Gift to Six Nations
In answer to allegations made concerning Campus organizations in the recent "red scare," the Y.M.C.A. is sponsoring the discussion, "Is there Communism at Kansas University?" at its assembly this afternoon a 4:30 in the Men's Lounge of the Union building.
'Y' Assembly To Discuss Communism
The custom arose 143 years ago on Nov. 11, when the treaty was negotiated between chiefs of the Six Nations and the federal government. By coincidence, Nov. 11 is the date of the Armistice.
A.S.U. President ... p. 24
Greg Hines, c38, president of the American Student Union and associate editor of the University Daily Kamen, will follow, discussing "the Montz" in this month's M.S.C., c39, member of the M.S.C. and president of the "Y", closes the panel discussion by answering the question, "Does the Y.M.C.A. Support Communism?"
Five Representatives Of Hill Organizations To Present Their Stand On 'Red Scare'
"The peace movement, the A.S.U. and the "Y" have all been attacked either by implication or direct charge and therefore are to be given this opportunity to explain fully their position. No evasion is necessary in our opinion, and all present will have opportunity to question the speaker."
Special invitations have been seen to Chancellor E. H. Lindley, Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, who was charged Monday by Ed Henry as being implicated in scheme of death in Spain; W. C Simons, publisher of the Lawrence Daily Journal-World; and Pete Erickson, Kansas City Star correspondent here at the University.
H. Lee Jones, pastor of the Uniartian church, will open the discussion, speaking on the topic, "What is Communism?" "Is Peace Communicative?" will be discussed by Henry Barker, m'41, former chairman of the peace-action committee and peace strike leader.
Zeke Cole, chairman of the Campus Problems commission of the "Y", which is in charge of today's program, yesterday said, "The Y.M.C.A. considers a charge of Communism to be very serious. Although these charges come from one who is not acquainted with the laws of communism, that fact they have been so widely publicized makes them of importance.
Indians Among Best Friends
The 1794 accord, which is irrevocable, was designed for the Indians and friendship of the Indians. Technically, the Indians could "take the warpath" if payments are not made. But the federal government and counts the Indians as among its best friends.
Due to the interest which the discussion will create, the "WI" is inviting not only the men of the University, but also the women to al-
A.S.U. President to Speak
Freshman men and women will be guests of the W.Y.C.A. and Y.M.C.A. at the freshman freshen co-ed picnic, Friday afternoon at 4:30.
The group will meet at Heiden
house, where the place of the picnic
will be announced. Dorothy Caldwell
and Sara are in charge of arrangements.
All Students Invited
The original treaty provided for $4,500 of annual payments in cash, cloth, farming implements or other means.
Annual Co-ed Frost Picnic To Be Friday Afternoon
Descendants of the great warriors in New York State like their share in cloth as a "budge of their Indianiandy" rather than the cash value, Bureau of Indian Affairs officials said. So they collect their
bounties each year in six-yard strips of cloth.
Indians Among Best Friends
Any freshman student wishing to attend is asked to register at Henley house by 6 p.m. Thursday.
The Oneidas, who were included in the original agreement, moved from New York State to Wisconsin. They take the remaining $1,800 in cash. It amounts to 50 or 60 cents per person.
Each year, the cloth payments are made through the bureau's branch office at Salamanca, N.Y. The Indians with great ceremony stream from the building with the shoes and their shoulders, officials said.
Miss Evelyn Pierce, who draws her six yards of cloth annually because of her Indian ancestry and who now is employed in the Dept. of Geography at the distribution has "been going on as long as I can remember."
"It may have been the male chieftain who signed the original treaty," she said. "But we women are having the last laugh. Flowered percale is not so hot for shirts so they can be given to give it to his wife for dreses."
Distribution Costs Most
Bureau officials said that the distribution actually involves more cost in preparations and administration than the monetary value of the cloth.
Print Schedule Forces Directory Delay
"Publication of the 1937-38 student directory is being delayed owing to the unusually heavy printing schedule of the journalism press," said Bruce Cottage, student editor of the directory, yesterday. On the printing schedule of the press at present are the Librarian, Engineer, and several departmental publications of University professors.
Cotter said that as soon as some of these were cleared off the sched-ule, work on the directory would be resumed, and the publication would be ready for distribution at the earliest possible moment.
Party Politics Organized
Initial Pachacamac
Meeting Held in Little
Theater of Green Hall
Clder, doughnuts and Pacchacampe pel talks characterized the initial meeting of the "Rising Sun" party at the large theater of Green hall last night.
Moe Etterson, Pachacamea's chairman of freshman affairs, explained that the purpose of the meeting was to acquaint the freshmen with the political situation on the Campus and the policies of the Pachacamea freshman council.
Any Freshman Eligible
"The freshman council is conducted free from domination of the Inner Circle of Pacachamac, composed of upperclassmen, he said. "Any freshman interested in political affairs would be eligible for membership in the council."
Eddie Rice, veteran Pachaeamac,
presented the historical background
of the party, and explained the ad-
vantages offered to the student who
becomes actively affiliated with a
political organization on the Campus.
Rice further stressed that to his knowledge there had never been any trace of the "red" element in the Pachacamac society.
The political triumphs not only in elections but also in legislation which has been accredited to Pachacamac over the past decade, were related by Dick Jones, Pachacamac leader.
Urge Non-Greek Support
Uge Non-Greek Support
Chairman Ettenson in the closing stressed the importance to the closure of the non-fraternity support as each fraternity is allowed only two representatives and each non-fraternity man has one vote. Because of this the total weight carried by the non-fraternity men on the Hill is greater than that of the fraternity men.
As there was not a majority of the class present it was not possible to hold an election for officers in the freshman council. Those present in the court in audition in order that this election may be held in the near future.
Approximately 125 were served refreshments at the Memorial Union Cafeteria immediately after the meeting in Green hall.
The annual picnic of the School of Pharmacy will be held this afternoon from 4:30 to about 7 o'clock. The food will be provided by the members of the faculty. Each class in the school has a board and the competitive matches will be played off this afternoon.
harmacy School Picnic Today
All women planning to make the trip to Wichita Saturday must sign up in the office of the Advisor of Women, 220 Administration building, before noon Friday.
ELIZABETH MEGUIAR, Adviser of Women.
AUTHORIZED PARTIES
Friday, Oct. 8
Chi Omega, open house, 12 p.m.
Corbin hall, open house, 12 p.m.
Miller hall, open house, 12 p.m.
Pt Beta Phi, open house, 10 p.m.
ballroom, 12 p.m.
Seven Points, dance, 1406 Tennessee, 12 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 9
Limited Date
Gamma Phi Beta, open house, 12 p.m.
Varsity Dance, Union ballroom. 12 p.m.
ELIZABETH MEGUJAR
Advisor of Women, for the
Joint Committee on Student
Affairs.
'Red' Investigation Will Be Continued
Chancellor Promises To Resume Probe of Alleged Communistic Activities on the Hill; 'Scare' on the Campus Beings Varied Comment From Surrounding Newspapers
Chancellor E. H. Lindley, returning late last night from Minnesota where he was called by the illness of a friend, told a Kansas reporter that he intended to continue immediately the investigation of alleged communistic activities among students of the University.
The investigation was launched last Saturday after Ed Henry, Dodge City, said he would request an investigation of the circumstances which led to his son's enlistment in the Spanish civil war in which he met his death last month.
Hyde Park, N.Y., Oct. 6—(UP)—President Roosevelt and today he is considering calling a special session of Congress starting between Nov. 8, and 16 to consider crop control, wages and hours, government reorganization, regional planning, and possibly a new court bill.
The President made his thoughts known at a special press conference on the sunny front porch of his country home here immediately after he returned from a 6,000-mile train and arrived to the Pacific Northwest and back.
Mr. Roosevelt said his definite decision on the special session question would be made between the time he arrives in Washington and when he comes home for morning and when he comes back to his Hyde Park home, the night of Oct. 12.
K.S.T.A. Meets In Lawrence Faculty Members To Appear Before Kansas Teachers Association
fourteen members of the faculty of the University will participate in the 74th annual meeting of the Kansas State Teachers Association Nov 5 and 6.
Sessions of the KSTA. will be held in sectional conventions at Lawrence, Manhattan, Hays, Dodge City, Wichita, and Parsons. At each sectional convention, delegates will meet to listen to noted speakers, examine exhibits, and attend round table discussions. An extensive program is planned for each convention.
Members of the faculty who will participate in the Lawrence program are: Chancellor E. H. Lindley; Paul B. Lawson, dean of the College of Liberal Arts; R. H. Whiele professor of education; F. O. Russell, associate professor of education; J. H. Nelson, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts; A. H. Turney, associate professor of education; Allee Crafton, professor of speech; and Gilbert Mauldseworth, instructor of design; and Gilbert Ulmer, instructor of education.
At the Parens convention, E. B Bayles, associate professor of education, will speak, and at Witchburg High School will lecture the bureau of visual instruction, an Otto Miesner, professor of pub school music, will make address
Continuing the series of weekly student programs, the School of Fine Arts administration building auditorium this afternoon at 3:30.
To Continue Recital Series
The program includes
FANTASIA in D Minor...Mozart
Greta Gibson
Capriccio Sanderson
Ramona Harnar, fa'38
VOICE
When Love is Kind ___ Old English
Lyn Schoelke  fc'40
Benediction of God in the Solitude
Lasz
Lauile McVey, fa'39
Lindley
Lucile McVey, In 39
QUARTET
PIANO
Cavotte Gluck - Brahm
The White Peacock Griffin
John H. Moore
Etude in A Minor, Opus 25, No. 11 Chopin
CELLO QUARA
Song what Words • Klenge
Russallusuit
Arthur Fielder, unl. bus.
Marsi San
Bertin Van Deventer
Frances Ravellette, gr.
had no knowledge of development* here since he left for Minnesota Tuesday and therefore declined to make comments on the situation.
Knew of Salzman
When told that it had been established that Max Salzman, communist leader and organizer of Kansas City, was the Max who had sent Don Henry money in a letter later found in the boy's trunk, Chancellor Lindley and he had been told that fact before he was called away.
Doctor Lindley said he had never heard of Salzman before he started the investigation, and that he did not know whether or not Salzman had appeared on the Campus to speak to liberal students.
No Word From Henry
John L. Hunt, secretary of the Y. M.C.A., said yesterday that he had heard of Salzman and that he knew he was to be brought here on several occasions to speak, although he did not know what speaker Salzman had ever appeared here.
No word had been received here yesterday from Mr. Henry, although he is reported to have written a letter to the Chancellor Tuesday. He did not reveal the contents of the letter.
Kansas City Kaitshon, Ithaca. There is no harm in learning facts but observers will know better. But observers and investigators will do well to keep level heads. In the first place this was only one student in the annual student body of some 5,000. In the second place, the course he chose was very much his own private, personal business. In the third place there was nothing dishonorable in what he did; on the contrary, sacrifice of life to a high conviction, for what he undoubtedly thought was right, always has been admirable and always should be. "As far as the
As the students and faculty members of the University discussed the red" investigation and its ultimate outcome, the press in various parts d the state also has commented editorially upon the situation:
"As far as the 'red' influence is concerned, there may be some. It may or may not be dangerous. But the fact is that alert, inquiring young minds will not be downed by any censorship, nor should they be ...
Deplore Emotional 'Scare'
"...So whatever course the present investigation at KU, may take, it is hoped that it does not become an emotional 'red scare.'"
Kansas City Journal-Post, Oct. 5—) .Chancellor Lindley has begun an investigation. He should be allowed to conduct it unhampered by outside's red-hatting groups or red-baiting newspapers. The study will be in the making at Lawrence. It will be a blight on the state and the University if it is allowed to reach its full, ugly flower, with its false alarms to parents, tax-payers and legislators. K.U. is not a subsidiary of Moscow, nor is it a subsidiary of New York, as the institution known as 'rush week' continues.'
Garden City Daily Telegram, Oct. 5-"...there one place in Kansas where the Communist charge never will be taken seriously. That place is the Kansas State College campus at Manhattan.
Social Caste Prevents Communism "Communist at KU, the state's seat of entrenched greed and playground for sons of economic royalty?" Communism at KU, where a student is snapped by an officer in a cylindrical car and two dozen suits of clothes to school with him? Communism at KU, where the despicable snobishness of fraternities and sororities has established a system of social caste as cruel and unyielding as that set
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