UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOLUME XIII.
NUMBER 120.
WAR NOT INEVITABLE
International Peace Possible Through Compulsory Arbitration Says G.L. Dickinson
AGAINST PREPAREDNESS
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 23, 1916.
"The most vital problem Europe faces today is to keep the men who made the present war from drawing up the terms of peace at the conclusion of the war," said G. L. Dickinson of the U.S. Army during "International Reconstruction after the War," yesterday afternoon in Fraser Hall.
Believes the People Have No Influence on Foreign Policies
"The men who make war must not be allowed to make peace," said Mr. Dickinson. "If they do it will not be peace but armed true, with one man at the front and two host; the other fighting as hard to retain its share of the spoils of war. Peace to be lasting must be made by the people not by the government's diplomats. And to accomplish this the aim of every far-sighted pacifist.
"The only treaty insuring permanent peace will come when every nation that does not want war will agree to refer questions that cannot be settled diplomatically to an International League. And every nation will wait for this league ever成立 the question of war. A joint armament except for national internal policing would settle the preparedness problem."
WAR NOT INEVITABLE Mr. Dickinson thinks the theory that war is "inivitable" is all humbug, "War will not harm fact war such as the present war would not exist if the people of the different states had had any choice in the matter. The people of a state don't have any choice in making war.
"Do you think," said Mr. Dickinson, "that the electorate of England or France or Germany knew that war would be declared 24 hours before the ultimatum was issued? Do you think that the mass population of any of these nations wanted war, or even realized the real cost of war? Do you insist a neighboring state twenty-four hours after war was declared?"
"Even in your United States the people do not have any choice in the state's foreign policy. If the United States were to engage in war, the common people who suffer most would fight for what they term self protection. The fact is that nationalistic defense for a nationalistic foreign policy means little to them. That is exactly the spirit of the fighting mass of the belligerent nations in Europe.
NAMES REAL WAR-MAKE
"The real war-maker is that thing consciously or unconsciously known as the governmental theory. And this governmental theory is a system of state but by emperors, diplomats, civil staff, historians, and journalists of the state. The governmental theory is all false.
"The theory presupposes that the world is divided into states. These states are in perpetual and inevitable antagonism. They form only temporary alliances with other states and sometimes with opposing or aggrean diments of some other state or states. States are bound by moral or physical obligation to expand indefinitely each at the expense of the other. They are national enemies and force is the only arbitrator between them." The common man has no chance to refute this idea. History, press and popular opinion all support the theory. But the idea is basically wrong. States as a political unit are not the world divisions. The mass of men and women who compose these states are the real units of division. These states are not in perpetual and inevitable antagonism except as it is fostered by the power of the ruling party to say that the masses of any two states in time of peace are antagonistic to one another.
With conditions as they are at present, peace will be hard to obtain Mr. Dickinson thinks. One of the most dangerous doctrines is that of preparedness. The idea that to keep peace you must prepare for war, is that peace requires every nation at every moment must be stronger than every other nation.
PEACE FAR AWAY
If a permanent peace is to be secured the idea of war for national agreat defence. The boundaries of states must be made nationalistic not political. The case of Alliance Lorraine proved that. There was no chance of an international judicial authority.
Above all the present militaristic mood must be destroyed if International Peace League ever becomes a logical working force in the world.
Dean L. C. Marshall of the School of Economics and Administration at the University of Chicago was entertained Friday with a luncheon at the Club by Prof. H. A. Mili and the members of the department of economics.
Plain Tales from the Hill
One of the students who was granted a "KF" last year in the high jump, got the shock of his life when, after springing nimbly to the ceiling to see if he could climb, he confronted by the landlady who sternly but politely requested him to come down stairs and assist in replacing the chandelier.
H. A. Lorenz modestly admits that he is some shot. Hesitate a moment and listen to this story of his: "Last summer before I attended the training camp I had never handled a gun to any great extent, nor did I know what its various parts were intended for. The first time I shot I could not find any mark on the arm. I shot three shots without result. My next three shots almost hit the bull's-eye. Wondering where my first two shots had gone, I went up to the target and found that they had squaredily hit the mark."
H. A. Lorenz and Lewis Foster, 191
College, were stricken with spring
fever Monday afternoon in the form
of an unconquerable desire to go
swimming in Potter Lake. Mr. Loren-
z says that the water wasn't half
bad, and that he felt fine after the
plunge.
One freshman fears that he is taking on one of the attributes which has long been considered as being excluded—that is, absent-mindedness. He found himself studiously lugging to classes one morning, a big red book of hymns. He had masterfully exerted力 for his textbooks during chapel.
Pattie Hart was elected president of the University young women's class at the Christian church, Sunday. This class is taught by George O. Foster. It was originally organized for the purpose of social uplift in the University. However, he wanted to extend their activities to charity work among the poor people of Lawrence and will be able to do some effective work by next winter.
Instructor: "You may hand in your problems on a blank piece of paper."
Prof. Goldwin Goldsmith of the department of architecture, has made the remark that the first appearance of the New York Botanical spring was Tuxedo tobacco boxes.
Someone has suggested that as their gift to the University, the senior class should upholster the stone bench given by the class of '14. Said is bench of no practical value now, because, whenever a student tries to sit on it, he immediately arises, chilled to the marrow.
John Cope, 17 College, is now travelling in Billings, Mont., for the Swift Packing Company. He says that wages are high but that board and room are much more expensive there than here. John likes the country so persuaded his brother, Newton, to come out there and take a position.
Prof. Dykstra: "Many senators who try to vote on a subject who get a pair."
Jesse Kabler: "A pair of aces?" P. D. "O, no, not this time. It would take a royal flush to win a pot in the senate."
Prof. R. M. Ogden in the department of psychology, while lecturing upon tone said, "All of you have heard the whistle blow but probably never thought of its having a musical quality." One student was heard to whisper to his neighbor, "Sure sounds like music to me."
The state is getting rid of the rocks on the campus as fast as possible They will be used in the construction of walks and buildings. At present, teamsters are hauling rocks to the green house of the department of botany, there to be used in the construction of a cement floor.
Along with the names of the many overworked college students let the name of Sidney A. Moss be included, Moss, who is a senior law is not only a candidate for a pitching position on the baseball team but also has been awarded the head of the senior class, play, "Coping the Grapes."
Sid Moss, senior law, who has the lead in the senior play, has more nicknames than any man in school, his name is Chinan Mongolian,ellations that he answers to: Shanghai, Shang, Chink, Mossback, Siddie, Chinaman and Mongolan. It should be a nickname. Mome comes from Shanghai, China, where his father is in business.
Not all of the K. U. students liable for service in Mexico, belong to the University company of the Kansas National Guard. In addition to the town company, which has several K. U. students in it, there are nearly half a dozen in the hospital corps, which has its headquarters downtown.
Harold Cooke, '18 College, returned Tuesday evening from a short visit to Burlingame.
ALUMNI WANT MILL TAX 400 TO GET DEGREES
New England Grads Send Tele gram to Governor Urging Passage of Bill
Banqueting Jayhawks Strike Blow for Alma Mater
CALL MILL TAX SOUND
Topeka, Mar. 23.—In a telegram received this morning by Governor Arthur Capper members of the New England Alumni Association of the University of Kansas, composed largely of people living in Boston, urged the passage of the proposed mill tax law. The message was framed at a banquet at the hotel, in Boston, last Saturday night and was signed by all of the New England alumni. It asks that the University be supported by a fixed tax of one-tenth of a cent on all the taxable property in the state.
The message to Governor Capper reads thus: "To His Excellency, the Governor of Kansas—We, the members of the University of Kansas—have joined together in a society having naturally a deep interest in the welfare of the University—perhaps the greater interest in view of the fact that so large a number of us are still residents of Kansas—beg to express our earnest belief in the soundness of the mill tax principle and our hope for legalization adopting it may be enacted."
Informal addresses were made by many of those present, including E. W. Davidson, J. C. MacDonald and W. C. Minor. The Rev. Lyman V. Rutledge of Cambridge was the toastmaster. Others present were W. M. Burkholder. Ernest W. Baildon. Roy Lee A. Murray. Waina. Frederick E. Lee R. M. Perkins. W. H. Cowell, B. Becktell, Mrs. L. H. Perkins, L. A. Morgan, Harriet T. Whitehill, F. Pairfaird, Mrs. W. F. Faragher, W. F. Faragher, W. F. Faragher.
TO ADOPT WAR BABIES
More Fraternities and Sororities Plan to Foster War Orphans
Following closely in the steps of the Phi Psis, other fraternities are making plans for adopting a French war baby. A number of the fraternities have expressed their intention of passing a resolution to do this at their regular meetings next Monday night. This idea is a new one and most of the Greeks are interested in it but they are serious about the matter and apparently it is only a matter of time until they will each have a protege.
The fraternities are not the only ones that are following this plan for practically all of the sororites expect to adopt a French girl. One of the sororites has already decided to adopt a war orphan and the others have expressed their willingness to do likewise.
Two English women have been instrumental in working out this scheme for finding homes for war orphans. The plan is to let whoever adopts a war baby, name it and choose the profession of its family and be general guardian of the child during the war. The guardian is to pay 10 cents a day for its support. The French government also pays its kids a day for its support. By this means these two women have brought support to over one half of the 150,000 orphans and if the Americans support continues it will only be a short time until all are cared for.
Although not original with the fraternities at Kansas they are among the first who have started this custom. Thus Greeks at Chicago, California, and a few of the other big colleges of the country are helping solve one of the big questions of the war.
Clara Goblilowitsch, the contralto concert singer who will sing at the opening concert of "One of the three daughters of Mark Twain, and the only surviving member of the family. While studying abroad she marries Goblilowitsch, the contralto concert singer."
DARK TWAIN'S DAUGHTER
TO SING IN LAWRENCE
Prof. Chas, S. Skilton, who knew her in Berlin, says she has a voice of splendid quality. This is one of the few occasions in which she appears alone in concert, as she usually appears jointly with her husband.
Prof. F, C. Dockery of the department of psychology has received an appointment in the Southern Summer Institute of Tennessee, at Knoxville. As Knoxville lies halfway between the Cumberlands and the Smoky Ridge, Professor Dockery is expectant a pleasant and interesting summer.
Many Seniors Will Leave University in June, School Authorities Say
ANNOUNCE THE PROGRAM
Plans for Banner Commencement Week Being Perfected
The biggest change in the usua commencement program this year when more than 400 seniors are to receive degrees, will be the loss of the customary dinner which has been made impossible by the attitude of some men who waited after the dinner had been given, in accordance with the long-standing custom. Mr. Davis refused to approve the bills.
This University dinner will probably be replaced by an alumni dinner which will be paid for by a speeches hearsal. The head of the abolition of this dinner, are quite indignant. Heretofore their five dollar fee has covered the dinner. Now they will receive nothing in recompense; their money but their diplomas.
MAY LIMIT TIME NEXT YEAR
The Chancellor's cabinet at one time this year decided to limit the commencement time to two days, but this idea was abandoned for the present least. After a meeting notation, the time will be definitely limited to two days. The reason for taking this action is that three days is too long to make every minute interesting, the authorities say.
Sunday, June 6, baccalaureate sem-
man 8 oclave
The commencement program will be as follows:
Monday morning, (open) Monday afternoon, regatta and class picnic.
Tuesday morning, class breakfast,
:15 0'clock, class exercises, 8:30
'clock, alumni meeting 11:30 'clock,
senior and alumni class lunchon
12 'clock. Tuesday afternoon, business
meeting alumni association, 1:30
'clock, fine concert, 3:30
'clock, seniual alumni hall, 12:30
'clock. Tuesday evening, Chancellor's
reception 8 'clock, senior-
dumml ball 9:30 to 12 'clock.
Wednesday morning, commence mail address.
Nellie Kennedy, senior college, is chairman of the committee in charge of commencement arrangements. Erle Burcham is chairman of the program committee.
WILL GIVE APRIL PARTY
Y. M. and Y. W. to Give First Spring Party in Gymnasium April 1
A real spring party will be given by the Y. M. C. A, and the Y. W. C. A. in Robinson Gymnasium on the evening of April Fool's Day, according to an announcement made by J. H. Herrington this morning. He presented this year and the first spring party to be given by the men's and women's associations.
It will be conducted by the men's and women's social committees of which J. H. Herrritt and Hazel Carson, respectively, are chairmen. Both men and women are required to use for the entertainment of the men and women of the University.
The party will begin with a receiving line in which one can easily recognize the celebrities of the University. After every one has run the gauntlet of the receiving line "Chancey" Strong, not the Chancellor, will lead the grand march. An intermission will follow this during each month of the whole week. The next part of the event will represent a week of University life with all the studying left out. There will be picture shows, hikes, operas, Wiedie's and many more frivolities which appeal so strongly to the average student. The best of local talent will be there to help one crowd
Beverly, the great photographer on natural scenery, will reproduce Estes Park, the National playground of America, in colors upon a screen. This number alone is worth the price of admission which will be twenty-five cents for each "date" and fifteen cents straight for all others.
A much needed clock has been welcomed on the second floor of the library.
A display of the things that the women of Lawrence are gathering for the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers of the European war is being shown in the window of the University Press, ages and binders, gauze pads and binders, sponges for abdominal operations, absorbent oakum, and stuffing for pillows make up the display. Mrs. T. H. Chalkley and Miss Edith Snow leading the gathering of this material, Lawrence for the Red Cross Society.
PROF, R. F. A. SCHWEGLER
LECTURES TO STUDENTS
"Science versus Revelations of the Bible" is the subject of the lecture to be given by Prof. R. A. Swegwler, Hall Thursday evening at 7 o'clock.
This is the third of a series of lectures given by Prof. Schwegler under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A, and the Y. M. C. A. The attendance of 250 to 300 speaks for the success of the meetings.
"Essence of the Gospel," is the subject for the fourth and last lecture. Thursday, March 30.
SPRING MINSTREL IS OFF
K. U. Dramatic Club Decides Not to Compete With May Fete and Senior Play
The idea of a spring vaudeville and minstrel show was abandoned for this spring by the Dramatic Club at its regular monthly meeting last night in Green Hall. The Committee that owns the club considers the intopossibilities of giving such a show this spring reported that the senior play, the K. U. Follies and Prof. Shostaca's play at the May Fete would furnish enough dramatics for the University for the coming spring, and the staten would be abandoned for this year.
it was voted unanimously, however, to start early next fall on the work for the big show of the year, and to begin plans at the same time for the valueue and minstrel in the spring.
John Dykes, president of the club,
announced that spring tryouts for the
play next year would be held some
time within the next month, and that
a committee would be appointed in a
few days to decide on the play to
be given next year. The club is heartily
in favor of giving such play as
the two that have been given in the
last two years, and in all probabilities
the students of the University who
will see a play of the same caliber
as "The Man from Home," or
"The Witching Hour" given by
Dramatic Club during the first seme-
mber next year.
The entertainment provided last evening consisted of two farces, the first entitled "Not on the Program," given by Duke Kennedy, J. D. Elliott, Bess Murphy, Ethel Scott, Mary Growier, and Jared Jackson. The second farce was a playlet in two acts, entitled "Mrs. Oakley's Telephone," with a cast of four young women—Paulina, Dorothy McKenna, Cecile Burton and Rose King. Light refreshments were served to the members of the club and their friends after the regular business meeting.
TRIANGULAR DEBATE TIE
Affirmative Team Wins In All Three Contests
In the triangular debate between the State Universities of Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado, the affirmative of the proposition: "Resolved: that the United States should permanently retain the Philippine Islands," won in each instance. This came as a surprise as the negative was usually used to describe the stronger side before the debates were held. Tl three schools will stand on a par this year as far as winning laurels in the league is concerned.
K. U. BRANCH OF I. P. A.
TO MEET TONIGHT AT 8
The local branch of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association will hold a meeting following the lecture given by A. Schwegler in Myers Hall tonight.
It is the intention of the leaders of the movement at K. U. to hold meetings every two weeks from now on to the end of the semester in order to furnish a nucleus for a strong organization next year. They contemplate the sending of a delegate to the state convention of the I. P. A, which will be held at Salina on March 30 and 31. The local league hopes to have D. Leigh Colvin, president of the national Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, and 2 for Sunday services and chapel talk on Monday morning.
Van der Vries to Leavenworth Prof. J. N. Van der Vries will go to Leavenworth Friday to act as one of the judges of a debate between students in high school and Atchison high school Friday night on "Preparedness."
Lectures to Geology Club
**Lectures to Geology Club**
Paul Teetor, analyst in the clay working at the Geology Club yesterday afternoon on clays. He discussed the various kinds of clays and their commercial value. The talk was illustrated with lantern slides which showed the texture of the various Kansas clays.
K. U.'S PASSING SHOW
University Women to Stage Big Performance in Gymnasium April 4
SIXTY KEEN CO-EDS—SIXTY
Toe Dancers, Pi PhI Orchestra,
and Kappa Farce
COULDN'T KEEP THE SECRET
COULD'T KEEP THE TIME
Placards announced a few weeks ago that the school would end its 41." But not until this week was there a hint dropped as to whether it was to be a prize fight or a tornado. The women couldn't keep the secret any longer.
It's a hummer, this, the K. U. Passing Show—presented by the sixtiest, prettiest girls on the Hill. That it is wild, unsafe and unsane, the girls admit. The program will be a general mixture of music, dances, farces and dances of girls that can really sing and dance to the headliner for the evening.
A few things have leaked out, however. That every women's organization on the Hill will take part is cerebral; that a comical "take off" of the real thing. Combs, cornstalk fiddles and tin cans will blend in harmonious concords of sound. The wildest number on the program will be a chorus of college queens in gorgeous costumes led and trained by Marie Buchanan and Alva Tennant. You'll get training the past week and expect to make ordinary musical comedies ishamed of themselves. Helen Toping will do some toe dancing.
The Kappas will present a farce, and anyone who doesn't laugh can't get his money back. The other organizations are all making plans along these lines. Men will be admitted on condition that they buy a ticket.
An admittance of twenty-five cents will be charged, the tickets will be on sale next Thursday. The show will begin at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, April 4. It is to be held in the Gymnasium. The proceeds will go to finish out the budget of the Y. W. C. A. for this year.
The Passing Show is managed by Virginia Lucas and the following committee: Pearl Carpenter, Leah Jennerson, Itaaca Hillsman, and of Marie Buchanan.
DR. G. E. PATRICK DIES
Vas Former Professor in Department of Chemistry
Word has been received in Law-
rence of the death of Dr. George Ed-
ward Patrick, former professor of
Chemistry at the University of Kansas,
who died in Washington, D. C.
March 22.
Dr. Patrick was born in Hopedale, Mass., on October 22, 1851. He was educated at Cornell University, taking his bachelor's degree there in 1873 and his master's degree in 1874. He then went to a private university during the year that he received his master's degree. He came to the University of Kansas the following year, 1874, where he was professor of chemistry until 1883. He was the immediate predecessor of Prof. E. H. Bailey, who died in 1903. Dr. Patrick was married to Hattie E. Lewis in Lawrence, June 19, 1879.
After leaving the University of Kansas Davis, Dr. Patrick was professor of chemistry and agriculture at the Iowa State College and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. He remained there until 1895, when he left to accept a position as assistant chemist in the U. S. Department of Agriculture. In 1903, he joined the position of chief of the dairy laboratory in the Bureau of Chemistry. He has written numerous papers on chemistry and agriculture.
Dr. Patrick's remains will be returned to Lawrence where they will be interred beside the remains of his wife who is buried here.
Sorority Gives Musical Tonight
Mu Phi Epsilon sorority will give their annual spring musical at the Unitarian church tonight. The following are on the program: Mary Jarvis and Margaret Frederick, organ; Ruby Whitefort, Helen Weed and Alta Smith, voice; Viola Jones, piano; Beth Dunn, violin; Dorothy Bell, harp; and Elsen Van Allen, reading.
The Weather
Rain tonight and warmer, east portion probably rain and cooler
east portion
MORNING PRAYERS
Week of March 20-24
Leader; Edwin S. Stucker.
General subject; Good News for
Everybody or a Complete Salvation,
May? Paradise for the Life to
Come.