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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. 1927
University Daily Kansan
Official Student Paper of
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
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Entered as second-class mail matter September 17, 1910, at the post office at Lawrence Kansas, under the act of March 8, 1997.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1927
POLITICIANS, KEEP OUT!
"Politicians, Keep Out," is the sign that goes up in the Kansas news room today.
The editors of the Krenn (Ty) to be strictly fair and independent. They are fallible, like other human beings; but they are not made any more nasty by having political hedonism of both parties watching them work. And attempts at "dirt work" have not been unknown in the past.
If you have political advertising,
take it to the business office. If you
have complaints about the handling
of news, take them to the editor-in-
chief. But stay out of the news room
THE MISSOURI PENALTY
FIG. 15. What is this new statutory enactment of the Missouri legislature? Is this provision—the law fixing the death penalty for bandits who rob with the aid of deadly weapons—is this another bit of frank legislation which will grace the statute books, unforced, like the repeated ignored law in Kansas, or will it be entered against those who are unable to buy their freedom?
The death penalty is too stringent for the offense. There is considerable truth in Governor Baker's assertion that armed benefits are potential murders, but it is a social crime for the state to murder a potential murderer in order that his punishment may be an example for others to fear. Does the Missouri legislature contemplate death for the first offenders in order that they may be an example?
Crime has reached astounding proportions in Missouri. It must be curbed. But would a jury convict very many armed bandits if it were known that the penalty would be death? A surely not, Graft would become more practical than it is now. The criminal without friends, without money, without knowledge, would be affected by this piece of legislation. This is the type of criminal that would receive the supreme penalty.
Missouri, this is the time to look at Kansas. The "Baume" law, such as enacted by the Jawahar state, is far superior to the armed-bandit-denalty scheme, and the Kansas law should accomplish the same purpose that your bill, sent to Governor Baker to sign, contemplates.
THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY. 1775-1927
Bunker Hill is a long way from Shanghai, but the motive which stirred the Revolutionary patriots to throw off the yoke of Great Britain is essentially the same motive which is guiding the destinies of the Chinese patriots today. In each instance a liberty-denied people has revolted against foreign domination.
Perhaps it is the fate that accompanies the course of empire that makes Great Britain the aggressor against liberty in 1775 and again in 1827, but it is a mockery of the stirring words of Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry which a century and a half later impels the young experimenter in democratic government to align himself with its former enemy against the freedom aspirations of other countries.
In 1775 the conquest for empire kept England fighting "defensive" battles in two corners of the globe—
India and the American colonies. The British forces divided, the colonies of the West went their freedom; India lost.
In 1927 the British empire—more extensive than in 1775—is again threatened with disintegration. The revolt of China against British commercial domination is the severe blow to the imperial prestige of Great Britain since the American Revolution; India is still chafing, and should the Chinese nationalists be successful, British control of that country would be the next to pass.
Above, Britain cannot maintain her present empire; the United States, unconscionably but surely, is embarking upon the course of empire—already the Philippines, Nicaraquan, Haiti are imperially governed—and so it is not natural that a British warship is despatched to the Caribbean for a quid pro quo policy in China.
The warship was not needed in Niicararam, for 5000 American marines are more than sufficient to make that small country safe for capital, but it was a token of support of the Kolloq policy and it impressed doubling American public opinion with the gravity of the situation. Probably as for as armed force is concerned the United States could be dispensed with in China, but if the traditional friend of liberty can be joined into a united front policy, imperial prestige can be lifted to a new high plane to properly convince darker hooded peoples of revolutionary tendencies of the divine right of whites to rule. In unity there is strength—even for imperialism.
Gindya, the office girl, says that since the river is now in good condition she can expect more row-annances.
Campus Opinion
Editor Daily Kansas. There is a ruling at the University of Kansas which I believe should be abolished. The rule eliminating Sunday tennis is only on nine against a part of the situation in recreation for Sunday afternoon.
The individuals who made the rule eliminating Sunday tennis, are in all probability spending their Sunday afternoons on golf courses or are mathering in the country. These two sources of amusement are too expensive for the working student and the college student of average means.
Perhaps it was from a religious view point that this ruling van pass. If that be the motive, why do churches establish tennin courts and allow people to play on their courts Sunday afterwards? I do not believe that playing tennis is any more of a vicious of the Sabathi than playing golf and the numerous other activities in which people indulge on Sunday.
There are numerous working students who do not have any time for recreation except Sunday afternoon, and those with more chance for recreation as the other students of the University. It is only justice to the working student and the student of average means to the rate eliminating Sunday teams.
I believe that the tennis courts at the University of Kansas should be open for play from one to six every Sunday afternoon.
There are a great many people who do not understand politics and who do not have an interest in politics, but they can help but sit up and take notice.
V. E. C.
Editor Daily Kensan:
For instance, we notice that one of our noted political parties has come out with a rash statement to the offspring of the party and sponsored by their party will change the Sunday tennis rule. They do not seem to recognize their limit. They do not recognize that the legislature is under a fixed budget. The improvement of Potter lake is another mention of the platform. The council cannot do that, because again that must be taken to the administrator to be done. We as a student body all want these
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The budget conferences scheduled for Thursday, April 7, are as follows: 0:30 - English; 2 - Speech and Dramatic Art; 3 - Journalism; (1): 0:50 - History.
BUDGET CONFERENCES:
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN
Vol. VIII
Wednesday, April 6, 1927
No. 154
K. U. PHILATELIC SOCIETY:
There will be a meeting of the K. U. Philatelic Society tonight, Wednesday, at apartment 304, 1539 Tennessee street. The different kinds of precancel will be discussed.
GILES MITCHELL, President.
The regular meeting of A. I. E. E. will be called to order at 7:30 this evening. Mr. Holtz of the General Electric Company will give a talk on flow-meters. The plans for the expoion will be discussed.
A. I. E. E.:
ELMER L. BAYLES
K. U. SYMPHONY:
The regular rehearsal of the K. U. Symphony Orchestra will be held at 7:20 Thursday evening in the auditorium of the Lawrence Memorial high school. K. O. KUERSTEINER, Director.
ENGLISH LECTURE;
Dr. J. H. Nelson will give an illustrated lecture on "The English Lakes Country" to English majors and others interested on Thursday afternoon at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., or 4 p.m. at the Library.
JAY JANES:
W. S. JOHNSON, Chairman of Department.
There will be a meeting of the Jay James Thursday afternoon in the rest room of central Administration building. It is important that every member be present. MARY ENGEL
BOTANY CLUB:
The Rotary Club will have an Easter party and initiation on Thursday, Aug. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at 600 Indiana street. STATING INDUSTRY Prep
EL AVENEO:
La reunión regular de El Atenco, tendrá lugar juvenil, el sidere de abril en 105 cum lait Administration, building. MAJORÍE TAYLOR, Presidente.
FRANCIS F. STERLING, President.
improvements but the student body is not crying for some high sound platform which is improbable to be delivered—Give us something practical.
R. J. M
Editor Daily Kansan:
editor *Unity Kansan*]
The farsege goes on! U is soon to have an election on January 1, already one of the party's main parties" on the hill has come forth with an amazing platform heralded as "nine vital issues." Read it, fellow students, and weep! Read it and wonder just what type of morons they must take us to be if they anticipate our swallowing each pure, unadulterated, pitiful driven youth, and that they will be happy if he could locate its author. He would have material for a chara
ter such as would put Elmer Garner to shoal, so would asd wdab Babbitt, and make such a title as the "Great American Asx" seem entirely too mild to be correctly piece of thing. Take this remarkable piece of nothing, piece by piece and try to make anything of it, but you can't do that because ment that means anything; try and discover even a trace of "vitalness" in the thing; and then failing in this, note the evasion, the pandering to certain groups, the impracticability of certain "vital" points of insight. Sunday teenn greets our eye. Ah, an attention catcher! Can't you just see the great brain who concepted this "thing" both real craft and to say yourself "Hitchcha that gets 'on'!" But you must also many of us.
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would like to use the University courts on Sunday, but previous investigation has determined that action of the judge on Monday was not only possible way in which the present ruling can be amended. And yet this party ensures us that if put into power it will work to effect a change with the judges' advice, gentlemen with the eliciting of the present session the legislator re does not meet again for two years. But this is more typically used in the usual cases, 'Bank, mere and simple!
When a political party is ready to come out with really constructive as well as possible issues, then we shall be quitted to listen to it, but really, much stuff as presented by the platinum line will probably be left alone, let alone prompt our voting for an organization fostering such moronish erosion.
R. B
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