THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1928
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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"War Is Possible," Says Former Army Officer in Speech
Whitten Advocates Proper Preparedness in Order to Avoid Waste of Time
"If history repeats itself, war is possible. Past wars have chiefly been fought over the mastery of trader John Whetten. Whitten, LL1P 16, presides of the reserve Officers Association of Kunawa City, Mo., as expressed at the conference, O. T. C. banquet held next evening in the basement of the Catholic church.
Whitten, who served during the World War with the 80th division and is now a major in the Officers' Reserve corps, joined his address by a discussion of how it is now and was before the war. "Before the World War we were not considered a great commercial competitor," he said. "We had nations in world wars" he said.
In leading up to the subject of armament Major Whiten said, "Preparedness is linked with militaria in the minds of many people. It is up to the nation to serve to show the masses that this is entirely wrong. National defense is assurance against national stagnation and it is also an indication of classes of people classified according to their idea on the military subjects; the pacifist, a middle group and the militarist. You know the obvious dangers. The militarist is it. The in-between group which is dangerous; not because they are not patriotic and willing to serve in time of emergency, but because they have the power of the power of the United States.
"This group believes that the United States is too powerful a nation for any foreign power to attack or even care to engage in war with our troops," he said. "They have brought about an alarming situation because they believe that it is possible to raise an army overnight and repel them." The defense officials said Major Whitten.
Must Be Prepared
The speaker then went on to say that proper preparedness is the only way in which we could defend an army if we were attacked by him, so he himself think twice before attacking us "we want no German military machine in this country. We do not want to attack us," and "we want to be prepared to meet any emergency and be able to protect our national integrity. We do not force an invasion, but use education to bring it."
Major Whitten then traced the errors which had been shown in each war in which the United States had defeated its enemies, and called the Revolution until 1830 to make this country realize that a definite military necessity was needed. He said there were only two real battles in the Revolution; the second, which it required seven years for 3,000,000 people to expel a force which was never greater than one-seventh of an American city.
Valuable Time Wasted
In 1914 when the World War began, military leaders of this country foresaw that we would sooner or later be called in the struggle, yet for two and one-half years not a thing was done toward national preparedness. "Had we been more ready to stand as an officer at the time of our entrance into the World war, it wouldn't have been enough to supply our army. We had to take young professional men and waste valuable training them, and Major Whitten.
The National Defense Act of 1920 provides for the Organized Reserves, the National Guard, and the Regiment of industries in the United States. This is the first definite military policy which the United States has adopted. It aims to counteract the evils and errors which have been prevalent in our national military history. In order to combat these errors one of the principals and we will have no one to hold the enemy in check as did the Allies from 1914 to 1917.
Major Whitten explained how America was hated by some nations and that we are now looked upon with distrust. "The time has not yet come," he said, "to down together. We do not fear we will lack manhood in case of another war." Give them a chance by the training of welltrained officers", he concluded.
Short speeches were given by Demn Frank T. Stockton of the School of Business; George O. Foster, University of Illinois; and Mike Dick, vice chancellor of the Universi-
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First "Good-Will" Ambassador Was Great Favorite of Ladies at Court of France in 1776
Our first "good-will" ambassador arrived in France in 1776. He didn't make the trip in a day, but he accompanied him on his many days, and that have direct benefits upon events of today. He was a benevolent old gentleman, Benjamin Franklin, who left his imprint on the book judgment, ability and popularity.
Franklin was received at the court of France with a great deal of favor. The entire nation joined in honoring him, and his family was only allowed by that received by his fellow countryman, Lindenberg, one hundred and fifty years later. He was not well known; that he was better known than either Voltaire or Leibnitz. This is probably an exaggeration, but there were hints of his own. He made up of him at this Time, and his features were known all over the western world. There were hats, robes, and other clothing named in honor of him. He wore a fur cap in the streets of Paris, and was very slouchy in his dress. Simply fitting and fur caps soon became the style.
Franklin not only received public acclaim but he was welcomed by the scientific world. Three editions of his work were published in Europe, and he was a member of practically all of the scientific bodies of Europe. He was one of the eight forefathers of Sciences in Paris, and a manager of the Royal Society. The recognition of papers he had written on account of natural phenomena, such as whitewinds. He had also advances in his laboratory on the cause of the Gulf Stream.
He was as welcome in fashionable levis as he was in a scientific meeting. He was a favorite of the ladies, and with all of his seventy years, he was partial to them, thereby showing that he liked fashion. He listened to many things with their help, that
he could not otherwise have done.
Much of the business of the French Kingdom was carried on by intrigue in the drawing rooms of fashionable houses. In society his wit and drollness helped him forge friends for himself and for his cause.
A meeting was once arranged between Franklin and Voltaire. The covered dean of French literature had invited both to the court of Frederick of Prussia. The two old men talked together for three hours, but Franklin cannot cause, and made plans to meet again. Voltaire was too weak to receive visitors, however, and died soon after.
Franklin was in a very peculiar position in regard to his mission during his first two years at the French navy, and he was a member of the French government without arousing the enmity of England towards France. After the capture of Burgoyne's army in 1778, he was able to negotiate with the privatists with the official sanction of the government. Money was needed in large amounts and he got it. He borrowed $60,000,000 from the French government for large amounts from private individuals.
July. Two variety wrestlers from New York squared up and entered an impressive exhibition of boxers from Haskell fight three rounds. Cadel Captain J, E. McMahon.
Franklin's greatest service to this country, however, was the fusing of his own personality. He made them his own always are pruney to personify their causes, see the colonists as a million men; he had made them a jerked over all of his fellow countrymen. Of course, his diplomatic ontangling of France into the Colonists made him more than anyone were helping a man they loved and admired more than any other one thing. There was one thing that the colonists valued in Franklin is in praise of "le Grand Franklin."
Congress accepted his resignation, as ambassador in 1785 and he resigned in 1792. Pemberton earned varicels when he attended the service of his country until his death in 1790.
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Starchford, Eng., March 15. The hide of 25 shillings, about $8 which was provided by the company, attributes to each unemployed person, apparently holds up for appeal one hundred times.
The man's mother recently complained that, although her son had been living with her several years he, the wife of his father, told the jureter that his son was "too lazy to get up and for the dole." The probation officer was instructed to set it to it that the son collected his奖金 and turned it over to his mother.
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Dr. G. S. Wendt to Talk to Chemistry Students
The damage toll mounted as further checks were made. Conservative officials around 15 million, and it may run much higher. It will be days before the government can make. Identification of many will be impossible, so mutilated were their
Pestilence New Fear of Stricken Region As Relief Continues
Weather conditions were such that pestellence once started soon would gain tremendous headway, health authorities said. Water in the region and the rain and preparation were made to accommodate all food survivors for typhoid.
"The Creative Artist in Research" is the subject of a talk by Dr. G, S. Wendt, dean of the School of Chemistry and the research school of Penn State College, which will be given tomorrow after the commencement room 305 of the Chemistry building.
Health Authorities Investigate Water and Give Typhoid Inoculations
Meanwhile authorities in Los Angeles speeded an investigation to determine the responsibility for the catastrophe, and relief parties graduated. They were part of a regional region. The sufferers are being clothed, fed and housed temporarily.
Doctor Wendt's lecture will not be technical but is intended for advance students and those interested in scientific research.
Santa Paula, CAiff, March 15—Pestilence, the inevitable visitor of flood-w-eep cities, brought new fear the stricken Santa Clara River valley.
While searchers continued treasure for more bodies in cravings, debris, and flood, health authorities moved swiftly to avert the spread of 300 bodies already recovered, the death list was expected to mount still higher today. Relief parties will go for the first time into the more remote area, where the toll taken by the St. Peter dam disaster yet is unknown.
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Washington, March 14—Prehistoric inhabitants of southern Florida may not have known the fountain of youth that the Spaniards sought in Florida, but they were an extraordinarily healthy lot, judging by bones which have been taken from a burial mound near Ft. Mi. Ormany. Only one diseased bone was found in the mound, according to the archaeologist, the pcologist of the United States National Museum, who excavated at the site.
Mr. Collins has just returned to Washington with 80 skulls from this mound. The skulls are pronounced as if they had belonged to the tribe which first greeted Ponce de Leon and roared the youngish-spanned Spanish with a shower of arrows. They were among the first Indians to encounter cannibals and fierce warriors, but t
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