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Conger SUNDAY, JULY 34, 1932 Prohib itio-t The recent mov9 of the prohibition forces to attenpt to keep the question of repeal of the state pohibition amendment from: the ballot this next November is one which merits attention only as an example of a group trying to withhold from the citizen his right to vote on vital questions. The amendment repgal petition, drawn up by ab Detroit lawyers, contains nothing init con- trary to the'>Federal Constitution. It is designed, to test the' strength of prohibition in, the state of MIchigan, and as such, regardless of the question of whether or not we should: l eep prohibition, is. no ,sore unconstitutional. than. petitions by which prohibition measures have been \placed on the laws of religious conformity, the necessary belief in the ability of an economic structure to readjust itself to all expected and unexpected, phenomena? Such imply definite attitudes--assuming a belief in education as salvation. In other words, would it not be wiser that a college should teach so- that it should be "practical" in a wide sense of the word, (For one cannot do Mr. Akers the in- justice 'of assuming that he believes there should be a correlation between the liberal arts and con- temporary conditions analagous to the correla- tion between the problem of a profession and a knowledge of show-window display.) lir. Akers undoubtedly means that instruction shbuld give practical aid towards the guidance of one's life amidst the problems of life. He means also that such education should change according to the demands of exterior conditions. The first objec- tive might certainly be the locus of instruction; it is to be doubted if the secondicould be accom- plished. To sum up: a shaping process should be given to the scholar's mind, the motive force of which would be the energy derived from the teacl'er's impact with conditions not fully compatible with seclusion and stringent self-development. But there are two ways in which this can be done, as I have already intimated. There can be a stock program of preceptual influence; there could be an altogether different program of teaching act- ed upon by contemporary conditions. The latter is impossible. There could be no forthrightness, no directness, no concreteness about any program acted upon by the multiplicity of modern civili- zation. The former undoubtedly would prove of great value to the undergraduate student: he would know what information to apply to what incident or accident. There would be some dang- er, of course, that his desire for constructing his life in clarity would conflict with the turmoil and fury of a world indisposed to deal amicably with self-equanimity. "The world is too much with us," might be his and his fellows' plaint when they tried to apply Professor Eliot's true-and-firm way of dealing with an economic equation. But the remedial value of such a program of knowl- edge could not wholly be impugned by a few such difficulties. It would be a godsend to us bewilder- ed students. We ,would know what education was for. We"-could apply our education in a "practi- cal" way. I hope I have kept myself strictly to the field of argpment arranged by MA Akers. I do admit his suggestions are rather vague. I have merely tried1 to, work-out iore clearly his points about the connection of "life" and "education." I know that there are still incorrigibles who would fly intoa mighty unrest at the above sug- gestions and analyses: who would say that edu- cation has nothing to do with European war debts, the grain market, sanitation in Sotth Aearica, starving people in SantFrancisco; 2who would say that the above discussion is but va- pouring because education is a matter of the in- dividual and not of the institution; that some- thing is done to the mipd of the student rather than merely put into the mind of the student; that education creates a weapon and not- vic- tory in questions of ethics and morality; that the teacher need not make connection between what he 'is teaching and w at is going on in the world, because in most instances the only connection that can be. made is one based on the fact that the teacher is a human being as well 'as the starv- ing Armenian; that in cases where a correlation can be made it is made and must be made, and that the courses involved partake more of the na- ture of information than of education; that a student who is worth' his salt is better prepared with his cultural background (which adum- brates a trained mind) to deal with world events than the student who itches for .a lecture on Communism in a Shakespeare class. But these are incorrigibles. J. W. McC. Editorial Comment THEY STILL HANG ON (Daily Illini) exclusion of cattle from other markets they were running squarely up against a practical difficulty. Ever since the World War Great Britain has been assiduously cultivating Argentine trade, do- ing so as a hot rival of the United States. And one of the things that has enabled it to achieve a considerable measure of success in its effort has been the fact that it is a big purchaser of Argentine beef. Suppose Great Britain should now transfer a materiql part of its meat import trade to Canada, what would happen to its general business in Ar- gentina? Probably a lot of it would come'to the United States, which would be waiting with open hands to receive it, and quite properly. We advance this situation as a single indica- tion of the sort of study, adjustmient and com- promise that may be made in a large number of instances before the Ottawa Conference can close with a record of success, and also as an indica- tion that in the end the British Commonwealth may decide that a determination to live within itself is not quite as practical as it seemed to be during the early days of planning for the gather- ing. THE SERVICE OF THE PRESS (Oregon State Barometer) When the reader hastily scans the newspaper noting first one item of interest theni another, he seldom pauses to consider the time, expense and thousands of hands merged in the writing and publishing of one small news story. The recent kidnaping of the Lindbergh baby illustrates vivid- ly the specific the multiplicity of. activities engaged in by the newspapers in meeting the un- quenchable news thirst of the public. To keep the world informed of the kidnapifig metropolitan newspapers and pres ' associations have sent more than 200 representatives to cover the crime. Not only are. these men sent to report daily new developments, but several large news- paper syndicates have offered special investiga- tors to assist in the capture of the kidnapers. For this service to the police and'-the publ they re- ceive no. monetary compensation. Special wireless communications have been set up in Hopewell, N. J., where live Cblone' and Mrs. Lindbergh. The expenses of installing this' bit of increased news-serving efficiency amounts to, sev- eral thousands of dollars a day. Although the newspaper is subject occasionally to strong condemnation, it contributes neverthe- less an indispensable service to the reading public and the waiting world. A Washington BY ST ANDER By Kirke Simpson WASHINGTON, July 30.-A -It will be four years, to the day, from his first nmination/ac- ceptance speech when President Hoover again makes his confession of political faith. That first scene at' Palo Alto, with 75,000 peo- ple gathered to hear him in Stanford stadium, must still be registered indelibly on the tablets of his memory. That was on August 11, 1928. When Mr. Hoover steps forward on the night of August 11 to ac- knowledge the great honor done him by his party, it will be in utterly different surroundings-Con- stitution Hall, a large auditorium near the White House. It took Mr. Hoover some six or eight columns of close newspaper print in 1928 to draw the pic- ture of what he planned to do if elected. A Matter of Space This year, with a four-year accounting to make covering the most momentous peace-time emer- gencies the nation has ever faced, it would not be strange if he found even that space too limit- ed. Yet already there is evidence that again, as in 1928, one p'aragraph 6f all Mr. Hoover has to say will focus national attention. That will be the statement of his attitude on the prohibition plank of his party. Going back now over that Hoover 1928 accept- ance, one finds ample evidence of the painstak- ing cre the candidate lavished on every word he u ed. Yet out of it all what has lived to be quoted and requoted was this one paragraph: "Our country has deliberately undertaken a great and far-reaching in purpose. It must be worked out constructively." Two Important Matters Two inportant political matterssynchronized in such fashion in late July' that it was impos- sible not to conclude that campaign strategists for both presidential 'nominees were focussing at- tentiorr on Ohio mighty early in the campaign. President Hoover named ex-Senator Atlee Pomerene, Ohio Democrat, chairman of the Re- construction Finance corporation, vice General Dawes, resigned. A virtual decision wxs reached by Governor Roosevelt's advisers on Ohio as the place for the governor's first major campaign speech, to come soon after President Hoover's acceptance speech --and in answer to it, no doubt-in Washington, August 11. Likely Battle Ground That is by io means all the political signifi- cance promptly attached to the surprise selection of Pomerene for the R. F. C. job. It serves to draw sharp attention to the fact, however, that Ohio is apt to. be a very special battle ground this year. Why not? Be is recalled that the victory. of Senator Bulkley, "wet" Ohio Democrat, in the home state of the main drive for constitutional prohibition had a lot to do wkith starting the wave of Democratic prognostications for a 1932 presi- dential victory, It also had a vital place in the happenings that made possible the blunt repeal plank adopted by the Democrats at Chicago. More than that, the reference books will tell you that Ohio's electoral vote has mothered i lot morQ, Presidents than merely those numerous Ohio-born or reared White House incumbents. The last two Democratic presidential victories, those of Wilson in 1912 and 1916, saw Ohio in the Democratic column. True, Cleveland'lid not carry the state either time he was elected, but he did carry New York,' vhich offset Ohio's importance as a presidentiak election pivot. Brand New Idea The Pomerene appointment, aside from its spe- cial Ohio slant, is an interesting thing. Even as- suming, as many observers did, that President Hoover hoped to put a Democrat on the job Dawes started and thus still some. erhaps. of the our 'I r I w'"ort 71 p I'> TI / / 6 'IS, .C- I to 1 s i is 5 ", Y, 1 statute books. Should the proposed repeal measure pass th state by the necessary vote, Michigan will be ir the same position as several other states now are There will be no state enforcement of prohibi- tion, but federal officers will have complete charge were the legislature to pass an act under the amendment granting licenses for the manufac- ture or sale of intoxicating liquors, such a meas- ure would be, of course, unconstitutional. But since the proposed amendment, merely gives the state the power to create a control commission should the 18th amendment l e repealed, there certainly is nothing in the proposal. contrary to the Constitution. An advocate of prohibition who spoke in Ann Arbor several years stated that prohibition could be enforced much more efficiently were there only one agency in charge.' The question is, of course, debatable. ,Yet in this particular instance, the charge that the petitions are unconstitutional ap- pears to be nothing more than a subterfuge of certain. prohibition forces to keep the question from coming "to a vote before the people of the state, a right all the citizens may have upon taj,- ing. proper steps as tle Crusaders andd Women's Organization for Prohibition Reform have done. To, attempt such. a method as enjoining the sec- retary of state from placing the question on the ballot next November is sheer politics to confuse the voter, Regardless of whether or not the state prohibition amendment is repealed, the citizen e ,, t 9 It 'ill skillvewothOne lrn1idredI ce-1tts ".. true enough... * but he chanIces i~e thatit won't buy asS rurch in mer- chiandise in.t'6 antar fuure as it will ri - inow . . . today. Some time soon pr ices are going start climbing and when that time comes we ar~e going to Wish that we had laid in a good stock of nearly evervthinr at thelow prices l has a right to vote on the question, a right which the "board of strategy" of the, prohibition groups is trying to withhold from him, and which action therefore appears to be as unconstitutional as the bpoard claims the other measure is. If these groups believe Michigan still approves of prohi- bition they could accomplish more by campaign- ing openly against the proposal and defeat it in November. Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous commications will be disre- garded. The names of communicants will, how- ever, be regarded as confidential 'upon request. Contributors are ask~ed to be brief; conining them- selves to less than 300 words if possible. TEACHER AND STUJDENT We make a motion, whether it is in order or noti that Pelham D. Glassford, superintendent Sof District of Columbia police, be given a medal of one kind or another in recognition of his serv- ices in handling the bonus-seeking veterans. Al- though it is now clear that the lobbyist movement is not supported by the majority of ex-service men and steady moves are being made to clear the capitol of the ragged army, Glassford is due a great deal of credit. He probably would not appreciate anyone ever tendering the thought of such. recognition, but here it is. He is sincere in his efforts to handle the bonus-army to the best advantage of all. He seems to be between his duty and his love of fel- lowmenwho were in the great- war with him. This puts him in a precariously difficult position, es- pecially when both sides are being so quick to push their advantages. This man, from his own pocket, has paid for and donated a great deal of food and supplies for the army. They should, if for no other reason, recognize his position on account of his lenient treatment. Any other'man could and probably would have. dispersed the entire bonus-army when it first came to the capitol, and run the organization out of town for disturbing, the peace. Any officer act- .ing in such a way would have been entirely with- in his legal rights as the boius-army has definite- ly constituted a menace to the peace in Washing- ton. Within sight of the capitol and upon the grounds of the capitol this great multitude has gathered, a source of constant worry to Glassford and his men, y'et this magnanimous officer has handled the whole situation as though he were taking care of a bunch of spoiled infants. Coercion has no place in the American system of government. Although it has come to be the almost universal idea that American government is run by coercion of one kind or another, the facts fail to bear this out in the national govern- ment.\ The national government is probably the most .efficient and free from graft of any gov- ernment in the country. Pressure groups are now recognized as essential parts of our government,' but the bonus-army has gone too far and should retreat gracefully now that it is plain that the majority of ex-service men are not behind the move. whtichprevail now. GOODS ARE WEA LTHII NOW IS THE TIME TO BECQM WEALTHY . j S A I i 4 To The Editor: I Mr. Akrs has come out indomitably with an indictment against modern education secretly cherished, I dare say,' by not a few connected With university life. The world now is in the throes of many crises-economic, political, relig- ious. What are the satellites of our colleges doing to amend conditions? Surely there must be a better way of applying the words progress and ameliogation to contemporary existende than the way of the anchorite. The fault, Mr. Akers apparently believes, is that there is no direct connection between what we r , Te , , PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES AT OTTAWA (Detroit Free Press) In making a forecast of what probably would occur at the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa a person who wrote with some authority remarkid that there might be times when it would look as though the gathering would end in 1 i1 ily I 4 '1"