SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1928
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Social Conditions Debated Before Student Meeting
Midwest Conference Hear Blanshard and Huggins Argue Problems of Labor
Opening the third annual Midwest Student conference held here for the discussion of economic questions, Friday and Saturday, Paul Blanham, Staff secretary of the League for Indiana, and William L. Hoggan, judge of the League for Industrial Court, and counsel for the League for Industrial Rights, engaged in a debate upon the question, "Is the Present Economic System Best Suited to the Needs of the United States?" in an administration building Friday evening.
In support of the present order of society Judge Huggins opened his remarks by pointing out that this system is based on human experience, under it had grown the highest type of support which has been supported this be pointed out that under the capitalistic system the United States is the wealthiest nation in the world, that 85 per cent of the automobiles in the world were owned in the United States and, that the United States has the greatest standard of living in the world.
"The present order has stood the test of 6000 years." Judge Huggins said in closing. "No order can be perfect until the race is perfect. You cannot distinguish between liberty and private property."
Blanshard Indicts System
Mr. Blairshard presented five indictments against the present system. Unemployment caused by an efficient factory age was his first indictment. Waste through competition was the greatest of banks and natural resources was the remedy offered. His third indictment was the unequal distribution of work under the prevailing system. "Work is not the way to success in the job," he declared. "The secret of success is to bring someone to do the work for you."
Unequal distribution of wealth was Mr. Blanhard's fourth indictment. One per cent of the people in the country were the nation's wealth, 1 per cent get 29 per cent of the nation's income, and the lowest 25 per cent get 3 per cent of the nation's income. A part of this contention. A stiff inheritance tax, social ownership of land, and the giving of wealth to the workers who have created it, were the greatest charges.
His final indictment was the class control of industry, which Mr. Blissard characterized as "industrial
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In robbtal Judge Huggins spent most of his time denouncing socialism which he said Mr. Blanchard was ardent and pointing out that it had failed in every instance where it had been tried.
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Mr. Blanchard in reply reminded the audience that the fact that under the system the highest civilization is present has little to do with the chief argument for slavery before the Civil War. In answer to judge Huggins' statement that socialism had failed in all instances, he mentioned the present public school systems which are based on a road system, which are successful under government control. "I am advocating a system under which no man shall get a living without earning it, and no man shall earn a life without getting it," he said in inclusion.
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THE MAGAZINE SECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN for February 26. 1928
The Kansan Gets Debunked By The Little Pink Birdie
If the latest issue of the Dove was enjoyed as much elsewhere as it was in the Kansan office, the increased sale (Reported Friday night in the Kansan, where "The whole scheme of news reporting is carried on in a very inefficient manner.") that increased sale, under those circumstances, was easily explained.
First, some things seriously. (We want to get the serious part of this over so we can start laughing again). The "remedy" promised by the writer putting a full-time man in charge of the Kansan news room has been proposed for a long time by members of the faculty (who are "almost equally innocent") as the "campus journalists"). Whenever the state legislature can be convinced that an increased appropriation to pay such a full-time man would be a good thing, the journalism faculty will no doubt receive their new colleague with much more than formal cordiality.
The second serious thought concerns the statement that "the Kansan is not run in a manner pleasing to the more important members of the faculty." Frankly, there a few members of the University faculty who appear to have the idea that the Kansan is published solely to seek their pleasure. Just as frankly, it is not. It is run to be of service to the students of the University. Newspapers have always been critically, and always will be, for not publishing something which seems of utmost importance to the critic but is of only minor or of no importance to the general body of readers. The campus opinion and advertising columns of the Kansan are always open to persons with an axe to grind.
On the other hand, the great majority of the faculty members are graciously patient with the Kansan's errors—errors which no one is more painfully aware of than are those most intimately connected with the paper. One member in particular of the University faculty can be cited who from time to time goes even so far as actually to compliment the paper for a particularly good piece of work, something which few if any others ever conceived of doing, apparently.
The Journal-World, to which "often one must look___ for campus news," on Wednesday night published a story saying the Dove would be sold Thursday. The Dove was not sold until Friday. Now such an error can be, and often is, made by the best-regulated newspapers. The Kansan did not have a story Thursday saying that the Dove was to be published. Why? Because a reporter spent over half an hour trying to get in touch with a member of the Dove staff, and when one was finally located learned that no decision had been made. The staff member promised to give the Kansan a story at noon when the decision had been made. That promise was not kept.
As for responsibility (now we're through with the serious part of our early), the story of "national significance" mentioned, if memory does not fail, was a "personal" item announcing that a certain professor was to attend one of the meetings of learned societies during Christmas vacation.
If our friend knew anything about professional newspaper offices he would know that only in the very largest office is a more complete record of a reporter's work kept than is kept for the Kansan. (His lack of knowledge, is, of course, excusable, since his only experience has been a smester's work on the Kansan). A faculty member might be assigned to follow each reporter all the time the reporter is on duty (wouldn't that just be too cut for words); in which case the writer would undoubtedly be willing to pay the apps' salaries in order to prevent any burden of increased taxation upon the citizens of the state. Or a regular newspaper might be organized by our critic to serve the Hill. He could charge the same subscription rate as the Kansan does, since the "subscription rates of the Journal-World and the Kansan are approximately the same," (Kansan, $4; Journal-World, $8. What's a little matter of 50 per cent?). And, while supporting a full-time professional newspaper on the price of a student paper, he would be more than glad to pay the deficit each year, we feel sure.
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Finally, (and we return to the serious mood for a moment), no group on the Hill has more consistently supported the Dove than has the Kansan. Our viabilities are not titlated by that periodical as such, but by some of the obviously uneweighted statements made by this one contributor. Those in charge of the Kansan have thought, and still think, that the Dove fills a necessary place in Hill journalism, a place which cannot be taken by the Kansan for the simple reason that, dislike it as we may, any statement made by this newspaper is likely to be considered by those not living in Lawrence as an official statement of the University administration. To return, for the finale, to floppy, we are held responsible, the Dove is not.
Sean Reed of Missouri gave more when he spoke the following piercing evidence of his now famous eternal barbed tongue and pointed remarks words at a campaign speech in Tulsa the other day; "I say the farmers who would vote the Republican ticket ought to straddle a barbed wire and ride it through the ceaseless cycles of an endless eternity."
INTERVENTION
The campaign against intervention by the United States in Nicaragua is gaining force and constituency in the Latin-American countries as shown by the actions of the delegates to the recent Havana conference.
Criticism is directed against our imperialistic attitude in forcefully occupying a supposedly sovereign state whose entire population is only slightly more than that of Kansas City. And this criticism is coming most sincerely from the 20 Latin-American countries who, looking into the future, perceive what to them appears the specter of a dominering hyphite from the north.
The theirs may well be justified from the point of relative power; the population of the entire 20 Latin American republics is only 91,189,937 while that of the United States is well over 120,000,000; and their wealth is less than one-tenth that of their professedly well-meaning administrator of the Monroe Doctrine.
Latin-American spokesmen may well point out that under the present system, the United States in effect constitutes itself sole judge of Latin America's obligations, in other words, the money-lender is the judge of his own case. They content, on the other hand, that the debtor state alone should determine the extent of its liabilities, a position which is equally untenable.
Thus from all intent it appears that we are being narrow-minded as a result of our economic growth; while they are being equally obstinate from fancied necessity. No conference, however well diplomatized, can ever hope to achieve an understanding cooperation between the two Americas until both factions are willing to see beyond the ends of their respective noses.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
Probably congress made Washington's birthday a legal holiday not because of his superiority but because of his priority. If vacations were made legal on Lincoln's birthday a host of other holidays would strive to follow in line. Roosevelt, Wilson, Taft and many other presidents would probably be honored in the same way.
Why does the University of Kansas give a vacation on Washington's birthday and not on Lincoln's? The answer is simple: Because Lincoln's birthday is not a legal holiday. The cause of the answer, however, is open to discussion. Why should Congress discriminate in honoring one great man and not the other?
Although it is difficult to compare the greatestness of two men who have lived in different ages and under different conditions, it is fairly safe to say that Washington and Lincoln are about equal in the work they have done and the sacrifices that they have made for their country.
It is too bad for the hard working student that more famous names are not legally celebrated but for the business man a holiday two or three times a week would spell disaster.
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AT THE CONCERT By Charlotte Thompson
Editor's Note:
We wish to take this occasion to absolve our music critic from any responsibility, and to two follow-up criticisms in earlier issues of the Kannan. She faithfully covered the concerts, turned in her work and in every other way did her duty.
When "Mac" walked out on the stage last night to direct the first number of the University of Kansas Band's show, he noted its recent success and probably a good share of the audience had a desire to rise also to pay himage to this man who seems so truly to have the "spirit" of an athlete. He recalled memories came of football and basketball games, of important gatherings where "Mac" and his band are present, and with this frame of mind, after a well played program, it seemed very appropriate that he should send his audition to the band and then send an "Blue" ringer in their ears.
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The audience enjoyed every number that was played. Overture, "Ruy Blas" by F. Mendelssohn-Bailey伍德斯诺·贝拉斯在“西班牙舞衣” in a lighter vein, by M. Moszkowsky, followed. Franz von Suppe's Overture, "La Burlesque" was catty and melodious. Novelty and artistry were the kind indeed novel in the unusual combinations and effects produced. The group of four negro spirituals played were familiar to most of the audience and for that reason gave special pleniority.
Fantasia, "Nero," (The Burning of Rome) b Carleton L. Colby was a descriptive piece in which the audience could follow the journey to the palace of the Emperor Nero, the fanfare announcing the arrival of the guests, the march of the Preontarion Guards, the entrance of the church, the dance of the Ethiopian slaves, the dance of the flower maidens, the alarm of the fire, and the continuance of the festivities as Nero reacts a homecoming his own composition and Rome burns.
Miss Faye Crowell, who sang two numbers, had a charming stage presence, but at times her voice seemed less confident. Her ditrium with a band accompaniment an dit was difficult for those even halfway back to hear her. Miss Faye Crowell was the sweet Voice by C. Saint-Saens and the "Heart Bown Down" by Baffe.
It is to be regretted that more persons did not hear the organ recital given by Laurel Everette Anderson Monday evening in the auditorium. Mr. Anderson played a varied program of technical skill and imaginative feeling.
His first number, "Introduction,
Passacaglia and Fugue" by Healy
Wilson is, of the program stated, "undoubtedly one of the largest of contemporary works," and was a selection of contrasts, of changing moods, of restrained passages which swelled higher and higher to mighty climaxes and then melted away. The organ was given the chance to display its power in playing a deliberate and restraint. This number towered above the remainder of the program.
"Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor" by Bach, which was played last, resembled to solemn dance, beamed before he was majestic and moody. "De Profundia Chamari" by Roland de Lassus, which is a setting of a meditative choral work, was representative of medieval choral art. "Basse et dessus the Trombone" by Jacques Bocard, "La Chanson du Berges" by Georges Jacob were both in a lighter and more dramatic manner than Jacques Jørgen was sober and dreamy.
The printed programs for the recital were worthy of comment in that they were written in a language given in connection with each number, thus aiding the average listener in his understanding and appreciation of what was certainly of a high quality.
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