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SENATOR LONG’S OBJECT LESSON
Huey Long seems to have done the students of Louis
iana State university a double-barreled favor—quite unin
tentionally.
The unrest which seized the student body, or a part of
it, when the student newspaper was gagged may not last
very long. It may not bother the Kingfish in the least,
and it may do absolutely nothing toward freeing the uni
versity of his domination.
But it is giving these young students the best possible
kind of object lesson in two kinds of freedom.
First of all, it is teaching them—in the most approved
laboratory manner-—just what this famous old freedom of
the press argument is all about.
When the staff of the student paper resigned after dis
covering that it would be les majeste to criticize the sena
tor they learned something that newspaper editors of all
times and places have known, to wit: that a newspaper is
worth nothing whatever, to its readers or to its publishers,
if it be not free to express opinion and present facts with
out interference from above.
They will not Wed to be told, any more, that a people
is not free if its newspapers are gagged. They have learn
ed that much by sad experience and the lesson will stick.
So much for the first object lesson. The second one
runs parallel; it is a succinct and memorable demonstration
of the nature and value of academic freedom.
If there is one place above all others where men’s minds
are broadened and culture is developed, and becomes—a
country club, a political organization, an athletic associa
tion, or what you wish; anything at all but a university.
And when that transformation takes place, the insti
tution is no longer worth what it costs.
Now a person who has succeeded in imparting these
two important lessons in freedom has accomplished some
thing noteworthy. Many people grow old and die without
ever learning that, if freedom can be squelched in the edi
torial rooms and on the campus, it is in danger everywhere.
Senator Long, amazing as it may seem, has actuary
broadened the education of the youngsters at Louisiana
State.—Exchange. .
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U. S. IN ANTARCTICA
The United States seems to have received title, or
something resembling it, to a considerable quantity of new
land. Admiral Byrd, having explored a large stretch of
hitherto undiscovered land in the Antarctic, claims it for
the United States in the traditional manner.
All in all now, this country has a more or less valid
claim to some 200,000 square miles in the vicinity of the
South Pole.
To be sure, there is precious little to show that this
land is ever going to be worth anything to us. Even if the
frozen soil should be found to be rich in mineral wealth,
for instance, Antarctica is a mortally cold sort of place that
might easily resist development to the end of time.
Still, with the world almost completely mapped and
surveyed, it is somehow thrilling to be able to claim new
territories in the time-honored way—by right of discovery.
LET OUT TO SHOOT—QUAIL
A great deal of the complaint about “coddling prison
ers” is stupid and prejudiced. However, the state of Okla
homa has just provided an excellent example of the sort of
coddling that is really worth beefing about, by releasing
Matt Kimes, notorious bandit and killer, for a six-day
quail hunt.
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Kimes was ordered released without a guard. His
attorney said that authorization for the release came from
Governor Murray, who, he said, felt that Kimes was en
titled to a leave of absence because of his excellent con
duct while in the penitentiary.
- It is gratifying, of course, to know that a desperado
has been behaving himself well in prison. Still, it is a
little bit hard to see just why this entitles him to a vaca
tion. It is worth remembering that this gentleman’s good
behavior, so far, seems to have been confined to one spot—
the interior of the penitentiary. ' - _
TELLS STORY ALASKA
THOUSANDS IN STATES
WITT E ON LONG TRIP
Completing a tour of thousands of
miles, with Anchorage as the start
ing point, and extending down, the
Alaskan coast and across the contin
ent from ocean to ocean,Father Fenn
of the Episcopal* Church got back to
his home here recently, says a re
cent copy of the Anchorage Times.
During his extended tour he per
formed an unusual service for Alas
ka by delivering scores of lectures
on Alaska and the work of his
church in the territory.
Leaving here daring the summer,
Father Fenn was engaged almost
constantly in telling the story of Al
aska and her great attractions and
possibilities, and at the same time
carrying on his church work.
“I was two weeks at Atlantic City
attending the national church con
vention,” says the father, ‘‘and met
many clergymen and others there
who were intensely interested in
Alaska. I lectured in Baltimore,
Philadelphia, in various places on
the eastern end of Long Island, on
Staten Island, in lower New York
State, Connecticut and New Hamp
shire, appearing before various
church guilds, and also before as
semblies of Rotary, Kiwanis and
other clubs, Boy Scouts, fraternal
societies and the like.
“Alaska was a theme to which
they all listened intensely. In
every instance they were eager lis
teners and often asked me many
questions at conclusion of the ad
dresses.
Bishop Rowe Coming.
“Bishop Rowe of the Episcopal
Church also was at Atlantic City,
and is now back on the coast. He
plans to return to Alaska in April,
on his annual tour, and to cover
much of the territory again.
“Among the Alaskans whom I met
while lecturing in the east were Col.
and Mrs Miller, formerly of Chil
koot Barracks, Haines, where the
colonel was in command. They
came to call on me while I was in
New Brunswick, New Jersey.
“The keen interest in Alaska every
where I visited indicates many will
come to see the land if and when it
is possible for them to do so, and
the tourist travel this way for the
future no doubt will be large and
a permanently important factor to
the territory.”
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