Daily hansan
Thursday, Oct. 29, 1959
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
57th Year, No. 30
Labor Leader Says Docking's Shoes Are Cheap
The executive vice-president in charge of political actions of the Kansas Federation of Labor said last night the Saturday Evening Post article omitted that Gov. George Docking wears cheap shoes.
H. J. (Jim) Yount told the members of the Douglas County Democrat and University of Kansas Young Democrat Clubs:
"The article said Gov. Docking wears drip-dry shirts and cheap suits, but it neglected to say he wears cheap shoes and does not shine them."
Author Worked for Eagle
"The Governor Leaves Them Gasping" by Peter Wyden appears in this week's Post. Mr. Wyden was formerly a reporter for the Wichita Eagle
Mr. Yount said wherever politicians gather in Topeka people are commenting on the impact of the Post article.
He said:
"The great majority feel this article is not only very well written, but also presents a lot of the abilities and attributes of Gov. Docking. He still stands out strong as a leader in this state."
Labor and the Steel Strike Mr. Yount also spoke on the position of labor in the steel strike.
He said it has become "a battle for survival" between the unions and management.
Asked whether the Kaiser breakthrough would have any affect on the other companies, he said:
"I think the strike would be over now if that injunction were not hanging there."
The Kaiser Steel Co. broke from the other steel companies Monday and signed an agreement with labor.
The injunction is an order to work to the union members which was brought about through the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Law. The injunction is "hanging there" waiting for the Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of it.
Mr. Yount said the other steel companies are holding out waiting for the injunction to go through.
400 Freshmen Vote in Primary
Little more than 25 per cent of the freshman class voted in the freshman primary election held yesterday and Tuesday.
Lynn Anderson, chairman of the All Student Council elections committee said 400 out of 1,899 freshmen voted.
President. Bruce Robb, Mission; Donald McKillop, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Francis Lohman, Kansas City, Mo.
The candidates on the general ballot are:
Vice-president. Bruce Brewer. Kansas Citv, Kan., and Richard Rousselot. Shawnee.
Secretary. Jenean Hendrickson. Kansas City, Mo., and Stanley Kranzler. Brookings, S.D.
The two Vox Populi candidates for ASC representatives are Ann Miner, Kansas City, Mo., and Nancy Borel, Falls Church, Va.
Treacurer, Susan Shotliff, Kansas City, Mo; Robert Ash, Lawrence, and David Knudson. Goodland.
There are two positions open on the ASC. However, freshman women may be given only one representative. The number of representatives is allotted according to the number voting.
The general election is Tuesday and Wednesday. The polls are located in Strong Hall.
MAKING HIS POINT—Jose Figueres, former president of Costa Rica, as he discussed Latin American politics at a press conference yesterday.
Beckman Says China Won't Overtake Russia
A KU authority on East Asia says that the Chinese Communists will gain in world power but will never pass the Soviet Union.
George M. Beckman, associate professor of history in charge of the University's East Asia program, spoke yesterday at the faculty forum in the Kansas Union. He said:
"After three or four 5-year plans China will still be following the Soviet Union."
He explained that the Chinese were not pushing transportation development, and that 70,000 Russian technicians and engineers were helping build China's industry.
"The Chinese Communists are almost completely dependent on the Soviet Union." Prof. Beckman said
He explained the Chinese have neither military aircraft nor missiles manufactured in their own country. Only recently have they built their first automobile.
"Historically, China has had cultural superiority," Prof. Beckman said. He continued:
"China seemed to be more civilized than the rest of the world. It was the first nation that utilized intellectuals as its leader group. At one time in history, the people of the world were either considered Chinese or barbarians." He continued:
"However, modern technology forced China to submit to western rule until 1949 when it again became a world power. China's self-sufficiency makes her a serious threat."
Figueres Calls U.S.Iceberg
The former President of Costa Rica said yesterday that the United States is an "iceberg of indifference" in its relations with South and Central America. This benefits Communist attempts to influence Latin America.
Jose Figueres is on campus to further a 10-year program of cooperation between the University of Costa Rica and KU. He made his charge during a Daily Kansan press conference.
As an example of U.S. indifference, Mr. Figueres told of a native ballet group from a mountain village in Bolivia.
"The 180 dancers and musicians in this group are among the few remaining persons practicing pre-Columbus art. We tried to arrange bookings in the United States, but could not. The Russians, on the other hand, took the ballet troupe to Moscow."
U. S. Slow to Recognize Mr. Figuerez said that the United States is slow to recognize Latin American revolutionaries who are fighting for freedom. This causes resentment.
Mr. Figueres said that the Cuban struggle for freedom is founded on the same ideals for which Figueres's military junta fought in 1948.
Mr. Figueres was the leader of the military junta which seized power in Costa Rica in 1948. He established a constitutional, emergency government and was elected president in 1953.
He said:
"My country was Communist controlled from 1946 to 1948. We organized resistance. This required
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many months. Fighting lasted only five weeks.
"The Communists would give the peasants a bottle of rum, arm them with rifles, and tell them to fight for social justice. We had to kill thousands of those poor people. It was terrible. We had to bury them in mass graves.
"Our university students led the revolt. They fought only when they knew they could not win without fighting.
"No one realizes what a country loses in a revolution. The finest and most brilliant students are killed first.
"I, myself, ordered a group of students to go out when I knew they would not come back."
Mr. Figueres' eyes reddened and filled with tears. He wrestled a white handkerchief from his suit pocket.
He termed the Dominican Republic as a major trouble spot in Latin America.
"The people there are ruled by a mania," he said.
"The Dominican Republic and Nicaragua are dynasties of torturers," he said.
"I think that we are at last awakening to the fact that we must work together to stop Communism." Mr. Figueroa said.
He will be in Kansas for a total of ten days during which he will travel to Kansas State University to consult with agriculturists. Mr. Figueroa said he is pleased with the 10-year exchange program because it will be carried on in a state which is geographically isolated from his own country.
KU Will Trade Students
The educational exchange program between the University of Costa Rica and KU will start next summer.
Mr. Figuerees said that the University of Costa Rica is owned and supported by the Republic. Ten per cent of the government's total budget goes to the school.
"This frees the school from political influence and allows the University to make long range plans," he said.
Starkie Recalls James Joyce's Life
A visiting professor of romance languages told a group yesterday that an understanding of Ireland is necessary to understand the author James Joyce.
Walter Starkie analyzed the works of Joyce, in particular "Ulysses," at the Modern Book Forum in Kansas Union.
Prof. Starkie knew and worked with Joyce in Paris between 1918 and 1919, and grew up in the Dublin of which Joyce wrote.
Knew Jovce Personally
"In order to understand Joyce as an author and 'Ulysses' as a book, you have to understand Ireland as a country." Prof. Starkie said.
"I knew many of the characters and places of which Joyce wrote personally," Prof. Starkie said.
"Ireland was not conquered by the Romans as the English were. It has gone through a long period of struggle for freedom. The people are primarily Celtic, but there is a great mixture of races, with a strong English influence."
Prof. Starkie then spoke of the Jesuit influence on Joyce.
He said that Joyce was educated by the Jesuits, and continued to feel their influence throughout his life and in his work.
Speaking with a soft brogue, and gesturing frequently, the short port-
ly Irishman told of the influence of Joyce's father on his life and work.
"By that the Dubliners mean a man who does a number of things. Joyce's father was a man who had a number of jobs but never did well at any of them. He was also a drunkard."
"Jovece's father was what is called an artist in the pubs of Dublin," Prof. Starkie said.
Prof. Starkie explained that Joyce came from a poor middleclass family. The family had 15 children, he said, many of whom died in infancy. Because of spending money for drink, he said, the father was unable to support the family.
Failed to Flee
"An idea found throughout Joyce, is the idea of flight—flight from his father, flight from Dublin and the struggles of Ireland, and flight from his religious background," he said.
Prof. Starkie then noted that Joyce never actually succeeded in fleeing from any of these things, and that eventually in his later life he returned to all that he had renounced as a younger man.
"He did nothing all his life but brood about Dublin. When I saw Joyce in Paris he always asked about people and places in Dublin."
Prof. Starkie explained that Joyce's
work is more auditory than visual. He said the Joyce was afflicted by an eye disease which caused him great pain and affected his vision. He said that Joyce consequently became more concerned with words and sounds.
Prof. Starkie pointed out the events which were in the Dublin newspapers on June 16, 1904, the day which "Ulysses" portrays in the minds of its central characters. Many of the day's events are recognizable in the book, he said.
Walter Starkie and moderator Bruce Brient, Kansas City, junior