PAGE TWO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1930 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS University Daily Kansan Official Student Paper of THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas EDITOR-IN-CHEIF CLARENCE RUPP Associate Editors rank McCleland Sara Thomson MANAGING EDITOR WILLIAM NICOLLS Makupo Editor Milwaukee Correction Sunday Editor Green Point Monday Editor Green Point Kathleen Editor Kansas City Sporting Editor Kentucky Huston Sunday Editor Kentucky Huston Sunday Editor Kentucky Huston Alamont Editors Hermann Allen Alamont Editors Hermann Allen Alamont Editors Hermann Allen ADVERTISING MGR. ROBERT PERSON Advertise Assistant Iris PitlSimmons District Assistant William B. Smith District Assistant William B. Smith Grandmother Manager Jack Martinez Robert McCallen Rickel Pleerson Mary Bartram Carter Cooper William Nichol Vincent Williamson Iris Flieshammon Jacob Morris Wilmer Holmes Telephone Business Office K. U. 60 News Room K. U. 20 Night Connection 2701K3 Published in the afternoon, five times a week, and on Sunday morning, by students in the Department of Journalism of the University of Kunzue, from the Tree of the Experiment. Subscription price, $4.00 per month, payable in advance. Single insurance, in case of entered as swimmer, in case of office at Lawrence Kanaan, under the act of the March 3, 1879. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1930 AN INADEQUATE PROPOSAL Thoroughly unaccented second the speech last night on the crime situation in America. It seems presumptuous, perhaps, for one to say so when the speaker is a man of 30 or 40 years of experience as a criminal judge. But nevertheless, the reforms advanced for handling were on the whole inadequate, trivial, and demagogic. Poverty, drunkenness, and ignorance are the usual causes given for crime, declared the speaker—but not in America, because of course, America has little poverty, drunkenness, or ignorance (if one will only subtract the elements of Negro and immigrant groups). American ideals are still the same, he assured his audience, as they were when the flag waved over the ragged soldiers of Washington at Valley Forge. But somehow America is today the greatest criminal nation in the world's history. And the causes of this phenomenon—quite simple and obvious to the distinguished jurists—are, of course, technicalities in law, too mild and too infrequent punishment, a public opinion which disrespects and disobeys law, a prejudice against the police, an inadequate police force, the mixing of the police with politics, the general loss of respect for religion and God, and a general attitude of emotional sympathy for criminals. And what are the causes of crime? No one knows. But certain conditions must be pointed out: In short, the speaker had nothing to offer in criminological procedure but the obvious. It was unfortunate; his audience had a right to expect more. Criminalists have long known of the importance of broken families in crime; most criminals come from disrupted homes. Many criminals are feebleminded. The vast majority of them have been institutionalized somewhere before the age of 23. Present modes of treatment of criminals, by failing to understand each case and to study the background of each case, fail to have any preventive or curative effects. Prevention of crime is indefinitely more important than changing the rules of the game, necessary as that may be. To point to European systems as better is not conclusive; for so expert a man as Clarence Darrow, in "Crime, Its Causes and Treatment," suggests that American legal rules are fairer than English—at any rate, there is room for question as to the merits of any mere procedure. Prohibition, the war, ecological factors, broken homes, mentality, physical disabilities, group standards, lack of understanding, unfortunate and vengeful public attitudes, the idea of punishment rather than individualization in treatment, the lack of adequate psychiatric and social work officers, and many other points must be considered before one can say anything at all about crime in America. Let Judge Kavannag examine such books as Shaw's "Jack-Roller," Gleuck's "Five Hundred Criminal Careers," Wexley's "The Last Mile," Healy's "The Individual Delinquent." Sutherland's for less annoying are more science. We have a "Crime Crisis," to be sure; but it will not be solved by having our fathers take their children on their knees and tell them (reverently, seriously, and honestly), "I believe in God." THREE DAYS AFTER Our minds having been filled with rumors (or facts, as the disseminators of these rumors call them) of every imaginable kind, concerning every person connected in any imaginary way with the recent Big Six sensation, we are miserably confused. Only one fact is certain. K. U. was expelled from the conference and has now been received back in it again. We trust that this has not been another "war to end war," and that the members of the Big Six, including Kanas, will seize this opportunity for wiping the slate clean and writing sincerely. "We follow the rules of good sportsmanship." FREE SPEECH Bishop Manning and Judge Ben Lindsey are both considered by newspapers to be good "copy." Taken individually they are, and taken collectively they are extra good. Newspaper reports of the doings of such illustrious men of our times are particularly apt to be exaggerated. Any good Episcopalian will stoutly assert that the little set-to involving Bishop Manning and Judge Lindsey last Sunday was greatly exaggerated by the newspapers. Perhaps it was. But the fact remains that Judge Lindsey was roundly demoned from a church pulpit, and that when he attempted to reply to the charges hurled so promiscuously at him he was denied the chance. Whether anyone actually assailed him with verbal threats of lynching is extremely doubtful, but even when the whole thing is minimized as much as possible the fact still remains that the audience strayed a little from the teachings people are expected to receive in a house of worship. What would the greatest Teacher of them all have done if he had been in the pulp? Probably he would have given Judge Lindsey a chance to defend himself. Jesus himself argued from the floor of the church. The audience might have been reminded of the commandment that urges them to love their neighbors. Certainly, a man's right of free speech would not have be curtailed at such a time—and in such a place. People like to assert the right of free peech. They like to assert it, but they don't want anyone to practice it—if that peech happens to deceive a little from he single-track train of thoughts that sees through their heads. Theoretically we have free speech. But there is a adminority bread-minded enough to sten when anyone attempts it. BONE DRY OR SLIGHTLY DAMP? The opposing forces on the issue of prohibition have now thrown out the challenge of unconditional surrender. Almost coincident with the decision of prominent wet leaders in Congress to renounce such half-way expedients at light wines and beers and declare for complete repeal of the eighteenth amendment, the Methodist Board of Temperance unites with the Anti-Slavery League to stand pat on a boney-dry basis, against the advice of Dr Clarence True Wilson, the president of the Methodist Board of Temperance. Doctor Wilson suggested to his colleagues that it would be good strategy at this time to accede to the wets' demand for a national referendum, since in his opinion the wets would not be able to agree on a statement of the issue to be submitted to the people. But his condescended votes thumbs down on such a move, so the Doctor's plot went for naught. No matter which way we prede- pendance of national sentiment may lie, the decision of the supporters of the proba- bition amendment to stand on a bone- dary basis should have one decided effect. With their opponents demanding unconditional surrender, the wets be- yond doubt will be able to come to an understanding as to the policy they will pursue. Agreement on a referendum at this time, as suggested by Doctor Wilson might have demoralized the wet interests by causing internal contention. But with both sides moving toward a policy of unconditional surrender, the issue of prohibition should speedily be placed before the nation in an unequivocal form for permanent solution. OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Vol. XVIII Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1936 No. 70 Convection will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock for meetings of be County club groups. E. H. LUNDLEY. CHRISTMAS VESPER CHORUS; COUNTY CLUB CONVOCATION: CHURCH WEEKEND will be hold Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 eck in room 32 Administration building. A full attendance is required. Dean, DELTA PHI DELTA: A meeting of Delta Phil Deltie will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in room 3, basement of the Union building. Prompt attendance is expected. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS: Le Cerulee Francaise soit renunciée mardi, 356 Fraser, a quatre heures et demie. Tous ceux qui patient sont invités. INFORMATION AFFECTEURS PEN AND SCROLL: There will be a meeting of Pen and Scroll this evening at 8 o'clock in room 216 west administrative building. ELIZANETH BRANDT, President. PI SIGMA ALPHA: P. Giama Alpha will hold initiation services at the home of Professor F. H. Guindi 1412 pauisna street, on Thursday afternoon at 3:50. All members are welcome. JAY JANES: Special meeting of Joy James will be held on Wednesday at 4:30 in the Orion building, room 2. Come if all possible. SHIRLEY CASEBIER, President. QUILL CLUB: There will be a meeting of Quill club Wednesday evening at 7:20 o'clock in the rest room of central Administration building. Snow Zoology club will meet at 6 o'clock Thursday, Dec. 11, in room 201 snow hall. Initiation of new members will be held. SNOW ZOOLOGY CLUB: KATHRYN HAYES, President. SOUR OWL SALES STAFF: All members of the sales staff of the Sour Oil will meet at the Kappa Sigma house Wednesday night, Dec. 10, at 10 o'clock. All members are requested to be present whether they filled their quota of the last issue or not. KENNETH N. SLOCUM, Circulation Manager. KENNETH A. SLOCUM, Circulation Manager. The Wednesday dance at the Union building will be held from 7 to 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Please bring dates. DAVID NEWORMEER EL ATENEO: La reunion tendra lugar el jueves 11 del presente a las cuatro y media de la tarde en la sala de reuniones. ROSARIO TUGADE, Presidente. FENCING CLUB: The K. U. Fening cell will have an important business meeting Thursday, Dec. 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. All members are expected to be present. NORMAN W. NEMSHTT Y. W.C.A. SOCIAL COMMITTEE There will be a meeting of the social committee of Y.W.C.A. at Henley house, on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. OLETA MARKHAM, Secretary. New Plan Would Increase Convocation Attendance Hays—(Special) A new plan to encourage attendance at student assemblies has been introduced by President Bush. The student council decided that assemblies were not indicative of the students' abilities, the plan for promoting better attendance without making it compulsory was formulated Each one of the four classes of the college has been assigned a special section of the auditorium for assembly and the college will be appointed to check roll at each assembly and a banner will be given to the class having the greatest percentage of attendance. The class who wins the banner will get to keep that month's banner. "Naught Can Compace With Gifts to Wear!" If you want to select an impressive gift, don't fail to see our large stock of lounging robes for men. The prices will appeal to you— So will the quality. $5 to $25 Jayhawks Flown "Gifts to Wear Leave You Money to Spare!" M. Pearl Masar Johns, fa%o%, of Parrots and her daughter Mary have spent the past year at the farm. They are now back at their home in Parrots. 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