PAGE TWO UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1934 University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS Editor-in-Chief...JAMES PATTerson Managing Editor ROBERT SMITH STAR Campus Editor Melae Heardford Sports Editor R. B. Hage Sports Editor R. B. Hage Exchange Editor Hugh Bradley Music Editor George Lercho Sunday Editor George Lercho Marmarz Gregg Chiles Coleman Kleinman Craig Arroll Kretsman Jimmy Patterson Gretchen Oelupm Larry Sterling Paul Woodsmith Virgil Ficker Marshall South Advertising Manager Chancee E. Mundi Circulation Manager Wollum Leatherman Terminals Business Office N.U. 66 Dormitory N.U. 104 Night Education Business Office 2701 K Cashier Cashier 839 Published in the afternoon of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and on Sunday afternoons. Papers and reports in the Department of Journalism of the University of Kansas, from the Press of the University of Kansas. Subscription price, per year. $4.00 each in inance, $2.25 on payments. Singles, copies, £6.00. Entered as second class matter, September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence, Kansas. SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1934 (Below follows the third in the series of editorials for which the Kansan has asked university economics worldwide interest—The Editor). "THE COMING DARK AGES" By PROF. JOHN ISE A few years ago, when J. G. Wells predicted a coming dark ages, most people thought of it as a typical visionary notion such as socialists are addicted to. At the present time, however, an increasing number of sensible people are fearful of a coming decline in civilization, and all others have to admit that in much of what we used to think of as civilization, the decline is already in evidence. It would hardly be too much to say that much of Eastern Europe has reverted to something approximating barbarism, and that the rest of Europe may yet follow along this bloody trail. Even in America we may well wonder if it will be possible for us to maintain a democratic civilization if civilization crumbles in most of the rest of the world. This unhappy situation has developed as a result of a serious breakdown of capitalism, and the inability of nations to find a workable substitute. No unprejudiced observer can fail to see that capitalism is crumbling; and there is little doubt in my mind that the only way to make capitalism function satisfactorily again is to move in the general direction of socialism. Russia has moved ruthlessly in its march to socialism, or communism, as some people call it. Italy was headed the same direction when Mussolini, doubtsless with the help of the bank of Rome and wealthy capitalists in Italy, established the Fascist government. Germany had a very moderate socialistic government which has been captured by Hitler's silly and barbaric fascism. In most other Eastern European countries the struggle is between the Socialists or Communists and the Fascists, who are trying to preserve the old order. INDIAN WARFARE AGAIN This struggle has ceased to be a humane democratic struggle by those representing opposing points of view. It has become savage warfare, conducted on the plan of the Indian wars in our pioneer history in America, a savage fight in which human freedom is being trampled ruthlessly, in which almost no quarter is given by the victorious party, in which the defeated partisans are tortured and beaten and starved and killed, or imprisoned in detention camps, and where murder is not uncommon. The record of the brutality of Stalin in Russia, Pilsudski in Poland, Bela Kun and Horthy in Hungary, Hitler in Germany, Mussolini in Italy, Dollfus in Austria, reads like a chapter from the dark ages. In a certain sense we may perhaps say that the Communist philosophy is partly responsible for this reversion to barbarism. While we may condone much that the Communists have done, on the ground that their final aim is a society in which every man may live a good life, on the ground that their methods are realistic, they see the immense difficulties in the way of peaceful progress toward democratic socialism and on the ground that they have borrowed methods rather common in the capitalist nations, we may justly charge them with giving wide vogue to the principles of savage warfare, of ruthless murder and suppressions, which have characterized the political struggle in Eastern Europe. The Fascists, in their efforts to preserve a decaded capitalism, have merely adopted communistic methods. LITTLE HOPE FROM FASCISM There is little hope of anything good coming out of fascism. As far as we can see, fascism means nationalism, international hatred and apparently war. If fascism runs true to form, another war seems almost inevitable, and it will, if it comes, destroy most of what civilization has meant, in the countries of Eastern Europe. It is likely that France will be dragged into the maelstrom, and it is not quite certain that even England and the Scandinavian countries will escape from this catastrophe. Even if they should be able to avoid direct participation in the war, they would unquestionably suffer greatly from the chaos that would ensue, just as the United States would. If Germany should come out of such a struggle victorious, and again become the dominating military power of Europe, that would necessitate yet another war, "to save the world for democracy"; while Germany herself, to preserve her new hegemony, would have to maintain a brutal militarism, probably worse than that which existed before the world war. THE PART WE MAY PLAY There may yet be some way to avow the dark ages which are now closing upon Europe. Some sanity may come to the mad men who dominate so much of central and eastern Europe. Or, if the fascist leaders destroy themselves in the next world war, and if Russia is able to stay out of the conflict, Russia may emerge as the great economic colossus of Europe, and Russian Communism may spread through most of Europe, to bring the international communism which Karl Marx thought the solution of our trouble. In what position the United States may be finally is a question to which America may well give serious thought. We should suffer in many ways, just as we are suffering from the present chaos in Europe; but there is reason to hope that the American people have sufficient intelligence to avoid the same catastrophe that has fallen on Europe. If she is able to do this, it will be because the American people have given this momentous problem serious and intelligent thought. UNDERCURRENT --laws and go scot-free. This, in my opinion, is a gross inaccuracy. Last year one of my acquaintances ran through a stop sign and was fined double the amount of a resident of the city. A student slightly under the influence of liquor is treated no better if not a little worse than any other individual in a like condition. As for the pranks that some students might play, the police According to a recent consumer research, the United States has consumed more of that iron food, spinish, since Popeye made his appearance than ever before. We're going to give it a trial, but if there isn't some indication of new strength and vigor, off it goes from our menu just as carrots did when they failed to make us beautiful. There are two types of sorority women. One consists of those who attended a finishing school, and the other of those who received their pink-ribboned diploma from the hometown high school. The chief difference is that the boarding school sisters already know what the others are just hearing about. Some body of public-spirited citizens should do something about those temporary sidewalks in front of the library. Unless we have more than five fingers on our left hand, we can count one normal handful of paths that have been laid and torn up after a few days' service. If the workmen persist in giving us no end of trouble, someone is likely to find an outage guide book—"Chief Routes to the Watson Library, with daily surroupes." That new board walk would plement on the condition of said make a dandy runway for an airplane. Although she wasn't aware of it, Fanny Burney made us mighty happy when she wrote this sentence in "Eve-lina", "A woman's reputation is the most delicate thing in the world; it is at once the most beautiful and brittle of all human things." Now that the depression shows a few signs of becoming a memory, the manufacturers of red ink are going to be holding the sachel. Bob Entriken has an idea that might help use up the surplus. He goes to class now armed with two fountain pens, one filled with red ink and the other with black. He uses the red to jot down the rare bits and types of ink which are of value and then vls in the rest of the page with the black. He reports that besides making a pretty page, his trick is much fun. "The only objection," he says, "is that I want to use the red all the time. Maybe I'll have to switch the purpose of the pens." Our heart goes out to Elliott Penner, who is wading through "Ulysses" and "Anthony Adverse" simultaneously. Such patience! .. Does Wm. Wrigley, jr., have any Theta daughters? .. The new orange-colored, water tower is looming over the Chi Omega house . A beautiful structure it will be. Campus Opinion Flotsam: In a recent issue of the Kansan my attention was directed to an article lauding the Lawrence police force and "panning" the author of the most excellent editorial "Looking Backward." In this letter on "The Farewell" friends were told that all of them were extolled. According to this article the students are allowed to break all of the Editor Daily Kansan; OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Notices due at Chancellor's Office at 11 a.m. on regular afternoon publication days and 11.28 a.m. on Saturday for Sunday issues. ADVANCED STANDING COMMISSION: The Advanced Standing Commission will meet Tuesday at 4:30 at Henley house EMILY LORD. No. 103 Sunday, March 4, 1934 APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 1934-35: Applications for scholarships for 1934-35 will be received in room 310 Fraser hall on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, March 5, 7 and 9; at 10:30; on Tuesday and Thursday, March 6 and 8, at 9:30; or appointment may be made by telephone. E. GALLOO, Chairman. BASKETBALL STILEMEN AND USHERS; BASKETBALL STILEMEN AND USHS. Please report at the Auditorium for the basketball game Tuesday night in the following order: Stilemen, 6:20; Ushers, 6:40. HERBERT G. ALLPHIN. There will be a meeting of the Cosmopolitan club today at 4:30 p.m. at 1227 Ohio street. CARLOS ALBERTO PATTerson, Secretary. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION: The Christian Science organization will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Myers hall, room C. Everyone interested is cordially invited. LUCIENE THOMAS, President. KAYHAWK CLUB: There will be an official meeting of the Kayhawk club Monday evening, March 5, at 7:30 o'clock in the basement of the Memorial Union building. TD. THOMAS, Vice President. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: LE CERCLE FRANÇAISE: Le Cercle Francais se reunira mercredi a quatre 306 Fraser hall. Tous ceux qui parlent francais sont invites. RUTH BARNARD, Secrétaire. PHI CHI DELTA: PHI DELTA will meet Tuesday, March 6, at 5:30. Helen Kerr and Martha Peterson will lead the meeting. Please be on time as we are having pledging services. ELEANOR FROWE, President. There will be a meeting at 4 o'clock this afternoon in the Green Room. Bring a poem. MAURICE S. RICE, President. RHADAMANTHI: SENIORS IN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS: Seniors in the School of Business will meet Wednesday evening, March 7; at 8 o'clock in room 210 Administration building. The purpose of the meeting is to fill out personnel reports and to receive general instructions concerning interviews and other placement activities. F. T. STOCKTON, Dean. WOMEN'S RIFLE TEAM: Picture for the Jayhawkner will be taken Monday noon at 12:30 over Miller's Furniture Store, 936 Massachusetts street. ROWENA LONGSHORE. Y.W.C.A.ELECTION. The Y.W.C.A. election will be held Tuesday from 9 to 5 on the balcony of central Administration building. All members are urged to take part in the election. FRANCES BALLARD, President. Y. W. C. A.: There will be a meeting of the Girl's Industrial discussion group on Monday at 4:30 at Henley house. All those interested are cordially invited. Mr. Gist will speak. DORIS C. WESTFALL, Chairman. fail to interfere only when they fail personally to enjoy the situation. However, I like to see the Lawrence police on the front row at all of the football games and to ride them up and down the streets. I don't find fault with the police in the fortunate mistake at Rowlands', but I do think that A.G.G. spread it on a little thick about our dear friends, the policemen—C. R. THE ONE AND ONLY QUEEN CHRISTINA John Gilbert - Ian Keith Lewis Stone - Elizabeth Young with A Ronben Mamoulian Production A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Picture - ADDED GEMS - Natural Colored Novelty "DAVY JONES LOCKER" Jack Denny Band Act News Events 25c 'til 7, then 35c Kiddies 10c Come early for choice seats and avoid standing in line. Attend the Matinees A mighty, spectacular romance has come to the screen at last—a fitting vehicle for the return of glamorous Garbo! You've waited almost two years for it! And now you bear the weight of that love to the girl who left her throne to seek the love that is the birtleigh of womanhood! SUNDAY SHOWS 1:30 - 3:30 - 7:00 - 9:00 NOW! 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