UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 105.
VOLUME XII.
800 MEN PLOW THROUGH STORM TO HEAR ROBINS
Pep Enough to Start a Football Rally Breaks Loose Before Second Men's Mass Meeting
INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM NEXT
Have Won Religious and Political Liberty Now Fighting for Economic Democracy, Speaker Says
Through snow drifts and a Kan-sas blizzard, eight hundred men pleowed up Mount Oread to hear Raymond Robins lecture on industrial problems in the Gymnasium last night. And there was pep够 shown on the way up the Hill to start a football rally. Even the old song consigning Missouri to a warmer climate was there but the residence of old Nick wasn't mentioned through courtesy to the Mott campaign.
Mr. Robins discussed problems of industrial democracy and following his lecture, answered a broadside of questions from students in the audience until time was called by Cor Hoffmann.
Dr. John R. Mott will speak to the men tonight at 7:15 in the Gymnasium and Mr. Robins will talk to women in Fraser chapel.
Mr. Robins' Speech
"The great struggle of your generation is the struggle for industrial democracy," said Mr. Robins. "The other two great struggles of modern history, those for religious freedom and for political liberty, have been won in most of the nations of the earth.
Production for Profit Now
"This is the first time in the history of civilization that production has been for profit instead of for use. Production for profit is social production and involves the consumer. The central issue involved in the industrial struggle is the conflict between feudal and democratic institutions.
Economic Problem Not Basic
"Side by side with the change in the relations between employer and workman has gone on the elimination of the frontier. We have no unbroken industry that has endured for thousands of years is gone. The unemployed workman going west meets the unemployed workman going east. Immigration increases the pressure. The issue can move run away from. It must be solved.
"Suppose I am the Caar of all the Russians, with the Black Hundreds at my back. I am going to force every man on this Hill to embrace my religion. Many men here would rather die than do so. Under such a condition economic relations should be forgetten. Again if I would try to do without political freedom, you would not sit and think on economic problems. There would be no economic question on Mount Oread tomorrow morning. Do your follow me? What mean to say is this, that the fundamental issue of life is not found in economic relations. These other problems are more important. Industrial problem is at the front now because the others have been solved."
Mr. Robin then discussed strikes and lockouts leading to social and civil war as he has seen them in Michigan, Colorado, and the city of Philadelphia. He praised the Australian plan of having a government conciliation committee for the settlement of labor disputes.
"In Altoona, Pa., after being forbidden to speak to a labor meeting in a public park, I decided to conduct a labor service anz. preach a book on labor." He was also legal. In the pouring rain, I preached to 1500 men. The meeting, in a strenued state of affairs, was peaceful and had no bad experience. Do you know him or other than him, member and of the Galilean that could have held that situation?
"We have made gains in the past, but much remains to be done. You must be intelligent, courageous and willing to master the industrial problem."
Answers Questions
After the address, 500 men stayed to ask questions and discuss industrial problems. Mr. Robins answered questions from all angles and with dignity and the utmost precision. Among his conclusions were the following:
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 5. 1915
WILL CHASE COUNCIL DEBT
Picture Shows Are to Give Profits Tuesday Night to Union Deficit
K. U., students will get another chance to help lift the Student Union debt on Tuesday, March 9, when the proceeds of the show at the Varsity Theater are to be given to the cause. Students of the University, will date up and step forth to the Varsity where, as each lits out a film flits over the screen, the dime will click in front of the theater. All money above expenses is to be given by the management of the Varsity towards the payment of the debt.
A .second benefit will occur at the Barnstock Theatre on Monday.
DRAMATIC CLUB IS
DRAMATIC CLUB IS
TO HAVE NEW LEADS
Two changes have been made in the ast of "The Man From Home." Janet hompson supplants Madeline Nachtmann in the leading role of "Ethel ranger-Simpson," and M. C. Reid akes the place of Cecil DeRoi, who was to play the character of Ethel Ranger. Both students were compelled to withdraw from the cast on account of extra work.
"The Man From Home" is to be
played at the Theatre on
Wednesday, April 14.
Rehearsals of the play have been postponed during the past week, owing to the Mott meetings, but will be once on time. Two rock 'n' roll 7 in the Green Hall theater, "The Man From Home" is to be given at the Bowersock Theatre on
BILL WOULD HAVE K. U.
EXAMINE ACCOUNTANT
If a bill now before the state legislature becomes a law, all professional accountants operating in this state in the future will be required to have a certificate from the department of economics of the University. The bill further requires that the department of economics of study be accorded in accountancy.
The bill was presented in the house and passed, and is now in the senate.
Typhoid vaccination in basement of
Monday afternoon from 4 to 5 o'clock
Plans of the Sigma Xi banquet to be given March 18th are now on foot. The location of the banquet has not been determined upon.
"The closed union is absolutely tyranny and abuses it. It is a grim realization of the crime situation."
The American Federation of Labor can be called a group movement, even though it includes only a small percentage of those eligible for membership. The Federation argues that arising in a primary election where only a small percentage of the voters take advantage of their rights."
"The closed union is absolute tyranny and force for it. It is a very extreme situation."
"Industrial democracy as I have described it is by no means impossible under the conditions of production for profit."
"Violence and bloodshed are always wrong. But we must remember that the churches of Europe have blessed the arms of the countries involved in it."
"Capitalism has solved the problem of the production of wealth. The problem today is the distribution of wealth."
"The minimum wage law raises the standard to a living point. I believe
Treating of the immigration problem, Mr. Robins said: "Intelligent distribution and control will solve the immigration problem. Under present conditions, free immigration is a menace. Here are some things to consider. This nation was formed by immigrants. We are the least skilled people in the world. The making of a man is costly business."
HAVE ELECTIONS ALL TOGETHER SAYS MERCER
WhenScattered Through Yea They Upset Curricula, Y. M. Man Thinks
"Too many school elections upset the curricula of a university and I am in favor of grouping all of them together and holding a general election once a year," said Ted Mercer, one of the Mott leaders today.
"The whole tendency in colleges and universities is to work students harder and to place the standards of scholarship higher. Here at Kansas you have recently limited the number of low grades a student may have to get his degree, for this reason, every effort to be made to elimine unnecessary activities which would interfere with the work of study.
"It seems to me that the idea of a good one here at Katmandu, would be a good one here at Katmandu."
And this tightening of courses is responsible for a marked elevation of the moral tone of college students and the learning last generation, Mr. Mercer thinks.
"Besides this increased attention to the course of study in American universities, the high plane to which athletics has been raised is an important factor. A majority of coaches are now Christians."
He has travelled all over the country visiting fraternity houses and is in close touch with what students are thinking and doing.
Coaches are Christians
"But the chief cause for the decline of looseness among college men is an economic one. A man who dissipates can't hold a job any longer. He can't graduate, know which it. So he forgives the pleasures which former students indulged in."
Big campaigns like the Mott meetings also have a treme dose influence toward better condition among college men, he thinks. Yale, Pennsylvania State, Kentucky, North Carolina and campaigners have recently had campaigns similar to the one being held here. These meetings are bound to have their effect."
THOSE WERE PIONEER DAYS AT K. U.
Women Made Own Party Dres es
"There's one thing and about the only one that hasn't changed at the University and that is the democratic spirit," said Uncle Jimmy Green, talking to students in his twelfth- century social life during his thirty-six years on the faculty.
"Students are more extravagant but it is an extravagant age you know. Anyway that desire to spend has not affected the Kirkpatrick team," Men of the highest social standing are now working their way through the University just as they were then. This I consider a mighty good thing in school, because students willing to avoid otherwise would be afraid of an over-exclusive society.
"They didn't have any high school thirty years ago; and the boys and girls used to come right from home to their farm clothes, coowhide boots and all. It was only a few days, however, until the boys would begin to black their boots, comb their hair and straighten their hair, bunch of one, one of them; they would be.
"Yes, and the women made their dresses then. I remember well one girl who cut out a dress pattern from a new piece of organdie because she was going to a party the next night, and she looked as pretty in that dress as any of the women today skirts and satins. Of the women which are dresses for the kind of parties which now demand skilled workmanship.
"Of course the men did not have automobiles either. Some brought their Indian ponies from the farm with them, the pigs from the farm with them; these were few."
"Why I remember a boy in my college days who had a white flannel suit to wear in the hot weather and he was the envy and admiration of every other student. Two suits a year and one a white flannel—we could never get used to it. One suit a year and the regular allowance in those days."
PAUL TEETOR ELECTED
TO CERAMIC SOCIETY
The honor of being elected an active member of the American Ceramic society has just been conferred on mr. Paul Teetor, an assistant in the laboratory in the School of Engineering. This honorary society is a membership of only about sixty members in this country.
Mr. Tector was also, just recently elected to the Sigma Xi, an honorary engineering fraternity.
PAUL TEETOR ELECTED
Send the Daily Kansan home.
UNIVERSITY'S FATE IN HANDS OF COMMITTEE
House and Senate Can' Agree and Submit to Conference
The fate of the University's appropriations is now in the hands of a conference committee of the house and senate of the legislature. Five representatives and three senators compose the committee and a majority vote of the representative will decide whether to take this decision. This will require that three representatives and two senators vote in favor of a measure before it passes.
The bill which the house submitted provides for a general appropriation of $1,220,000 for two years, $70,000 of which is to be used for improvements and repairs on buildings and grounds, and the remainder, $1,150,000, to go for salaries, maintenance and the School of Medicine at Rose-
Senate More Liberal
The house bill says nothing about the $250,000 which the senate bill provides for the erection of a wing of the Administration Building. The senate bill provides $1,186,000 for expenses other than new buildings.
Mott-Robins Program
Friday, March 5
Friday,
4:30 Women's meeting, Fraser
chapel, A. J. Elliott.
5:30 Faculty meeting, Fraser 110, J.
6:00 Fraternities, sororities, and
clubs.
7:15 Men's mass meeting, John R.
Mott, Robinson Gymnasium.
7:15 Women's mass meeting, Fraser
chapel, Raymond Robins.
7:30 J. Elliott.
7:30 Life work conferences.
7:30 K use meetings.
Saturday, March 6
9:00 Conference and prayer.
10:00 Interviews begin.
10:00 Pastors' alliance. Robins and Mott.
10:30 Emergency men, Ted Mercer.
10:30 Athletes, Heinzman and Wheaton.
12:30 Committeemen's luncheon, J. R. Mott.
12:30 Fraternities, sororites and clubs.
12:30 Interviews begin, J. R. Mott.
3:00 Meeting for women, H. S. Elliott, Fraser chapel.
4-6 Get acquainted meeting, Robinson Gymnasium.
6:00 Fraternities, sororites and clubs.
7:15 Mention meeting, J. R. Mott and Ted Mercer.
7:15 Meet for women, H. S. Elliott.
8:30 Life work conferences.
Sunday, March 7.
9:00 Life work conferences, Myers
Hall J. R. Mott.
10:30 Church services, Methodist, J. R. Mott; Congregational, Raymond Robins; Presbyterian, Ted Mercer; Christian, A. J. Elliott; Lutheran, C. G. Lord; Friends, K. A. Kennedy; United Brethren, E. E. Pierce; Baptist, Dr. Ozora Davis was assigned but cannot be here; one of the other leaders will be assigned
3:30 Men's mass meeting, Robinson
Gymnasium. R. Mott and
Robinson Robins.
1:00 Fraternities, sororities and clubs.
5:00 Committee conference, Haskell A. L. Fellott.
8:00 Community mass meeting,
Methodist Church, Raymond
Mountain
4:00 Meeting for women, Mrs. K. W.
Eddy.
8:00 Big joint meeting in Robinson
Gymnastics. J. R. Mott.
8:00 Congregational church A. J.
"Dad" Elliott.
8:00 Morning prayers, F. H. Ridge,
W. Waddell, Matt and Robins
Monday, March 8
12:30 Conservation for conservation,
concrete program.
12:30 Workers; Boys and Girls
12:30 Conservation for conservation
concrete program.
4:30 Men workers and decisions.
4:30 Men workers and decisions.
Raymond Robins.
4:30 Pastor, opportunity for service in city churches.
4:30 Deputation and gospel, team, H. H.
  Heinmann.
Women to Give Tea
The University Women's Association will give a spring tea all women in attendance. University March 11, from 1 to 5:30 o'clock in Heworth Hall.
No Bird Trip Saturday
WAR SHOWS STRENGTH OF CHRISTIANITY—DR. MOTT
The regular field trip in ornithology for 8 o'clock Saturday morning will hell on account of the weather. Class, Science or o'clock for laboratory work as usual.
Leaders of Religious Work Have Agreed to Resume Activities When Conflict is Ended
RECORD CROWD PACKS GYM
Men Sit on Floor in Robinson to Hear Leader Discuss Problems Now Confronting Civilization
To Resume Constructive Work
"The favoring effects of the present war in Europe far transcend the adverse effects," said Mr. Mott.
No crowd ever assembled in Robinson Gymnasium has exceeded the size of the one which heard Dr. John R. Mott at 10:30 o'clock this morning. Every seat was filled and people were standing in the aisles. At the request of Chancellor Strong a number of men sitting near the front left their seats and sit on the floor near the platform to make room for women who were standing.
To resume this work, "This war has revealed the strength of the world-wide Christian movement and especially the student movement. The leaders of these movements in the warring nations have determined to resume constructive work along religious and ethical lines as soon as the war is over and the political disagreements are settled.
"It has revealed the helpfulness of the pure Christian forces in all the nations of the world. The neutral nations are sacrificing themselves in an endeavor to help their fellow men in which they has never before been seen in history.
No Strife After War
"The war is showing the necessity of an international Christian bond. After this war will not come the years of strife and hate such as followed the France-Prussian war, but now the nations have been laid by the Christian workers of the nations for a quick return to see.
"The shortcomings of the worldwide Christian and missionary movements have been revealed to us. It is well for us to know our shortcomings, that we may the more easily correct them.
"Capacities for suffering, sacrifice and heroism greater than ever before have been revealed in this war. The student volunteer movement asked for only 20,000 strong men in the next thirty years. Many hundreds of them are summoned today in the times of European battle-fields. From now on we shall demand many more than formerly for the evangelization of the world.
Men are Thinking Now
"This war is trying the faith o men by fire. The faith of Europe is being purified, and at the same time simplified, low manly stature. They have the necessity of centering and riveting their faith on the personality of Christ.
"We are offered an unparalleled opportunity for selflessness. Believe me, my friends, the Earth is ours. Europe is from a source we hear much of these few days.
"A great opportunity for reconstruction is ours. Little did I think a year ago that I should ever be able to stand before a university audience and say that the mations of the news of the far east. But that is true today, Europe is a whole. It is in the melting not."
Dr. Mott's address teemed with information concerning the war. He spoke at times with great emotion, as of sights he had seen in Europe.
Never Knew Europe Before
"I am a much older man than I was a few months ago," said Mr. Mott. "For the last 25 years, I have gone to Europe at least once each year, and most years more than once. But I have never known the great heart strain that has once come upon those people has enabled us to look into their very souls.
"On both sides of the conflict, the people are absolutely united. There are riffs of division underneath the surface, but they are not apparent now. All forms of religion have been subordinated to patriotism.
"Each nation involved is absolutely determined. Nowhere are to be found traces of flabboness of purpose. The people of France are now characterized by a complete poise. The same thing is evident in all countries."
"Each side of the conflict is confident of victory. Here and there"
founded a German who doubted if his nation should win on the sea, but that was exceptional. Even every Balkan nation had a confident of the triumph of his cause.
Appeal to United States
"All the nations are eagerly seeking to justify their position before other nations, especially before the United States. In what other war the world has ever seen there has been this evidence of a troubled continent, whose provocative statement that the war shows the breakdown of Christianity.
"In each country, the war is spoken of as a holy war. This is especially true in Russia. The religiosity of the Russian masses has always been a striking thing to me. Even in North America, we are usually indifferent on questions of religion, this is true. The German soldiers sing more than any other song the hymn of Luther, repeating it again and again they march. An English officer, invalided home from France, he was killed when he it was hard to turn the guns on the German regiments as they charged singing that great hymn."
Revival is Sweeping Europe
Dr. Mott said that 70 per cent of the wounds are received as the result of shell fire. The explosion of shell shatters the nerves and causes a complete breakdown. In the French army, 50,000 shells are fired each day.
"An old testament test is sweeping Europe," he continued. "It is a turning toward the God of hosts, the God of battles. The leaders of European religion are trying to turn it to ethical reform. The stamping out of vodka in Russia and of absinte in France are only indicative of many sweeping movements for social betterment.
"I had always looked upon England as one of my peaceful homes. My last visit there showed it to me as a great armed camp. Even in the recesses of Scotland and Wales, Kitchen is drilling his men.
"Crossing Germany, I passed 200-000 soldiers in one day between Berlin and the Dutch border. They were bound for the French frontier. Blisse armies, one on the east, one on the west, and one on the railroad." This is true now in every sense. The masterly strategic arrangements for transportation was one of the greatest in von Hindenberg's recent victories.
A Colossal War
"Believe me," it is a *colossal war*. To tell the story of our arms in the warring nations. Four million more are mobilized in neutral countries. It is a costly war. I estimate the daily expenditure for purely military and naval purposes at 87%, 39%, and 10% of the cost of demolition and destruction which is everywhere. Twelve thousand and towns have been destroyed in Poland. The industry and commerce have been devastated. Five hundred and thirty Hamburg-American ships are now marooned.
"Seven hundred thousand men had been killed when I left Europe. The number is now well past a million. Of this we can not estimate the cost.
Rivers of Pain
"My friends, I began to take it in. I went from one house of tears to another. It is a suffering Europe. Three million men had been wounded when I left Europe. They are sent home, patched up, and then back again to the front. Trains from the station to two sections, the first for the wounded. Everywhere are hospital trains, rivers of pain. But worse than the physical pain is the pain of wives, mothers, and children.
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