Show A A- A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND PROGRESSIVENESS AT AI THE U. U OF U. U Salt Lake City Utah March 4 1915 The Editor Telegram City Dear Sir SIr SIr-In In last nights night's edition of ot THE TELEGRAM I I 1 read your our article rethe ro re rothe rothe the trouble at the to university I I. I am Inclosing a co coupy Dy of the Utah Chronicle of November 6 5 G. G 1914 on the tho fret first page of which I have ve marked tho the article Democratic Rail Rally and on the of ot Speech second page pas Freedom which ma may Interest you A A- SYMPATHIZING G STUDENT DEMOCRATIC RALLY From tho the University Chronicle November November Novem Novem- ber C 5 G. G 1914 An n aft attempt em t to hold a rally on the campus Tuesday was nipped lipped In the bud by President Kingsbury Kings Kings- bu bury jur who explained that no political meetings of any kind would ge allowed on the university premises About fifty students had gathered around the rostrum rostrum ros- ros trum rum to listen n to the speaker and Roscoe Ros- Ros coo coe oo Ashworth was Just In the midst of an Introductory effusion when the president made his appearance and dispersed dispersed dis- dis persed the gathering despite tho the protests protests pro- pro tests ests of those pres present nt Seeing that argument for their rights rights' would avail them nothing the tho crowd adjourned to the west entrance and held their rally Just outside the gates The speaker was I. I B B. B Evans of Salt Lake SHOULD POLITICS BE TABOO l From rom tho the Utah University Chronicle November 6 5 1914 A spirit of rebellion has existed amon among the tha students of the tho university this his week as a 0 result of President l ent Kingsbury's attitude toward tho the holding hold- hold ing nir of political meetings on the cam cam- pus A great Krent many maTlY Interpret tho the l presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's action as a direct curtailment of I freedom of speech amon among tho the students of ot a n state Institution In a n. country wh where ro freedom of speech In la one of the fundamental fundamental fundamental funda funda- mental principles of government Tho The at attempt attempt attempt at- at rally Tuesday wa was not nn an tempt of political leaders to Induce students students stu stu- dents to vote oto the tho lJ Democratic ticket Mr l Evans n was Wl Invited b by the students to la explain to them the political situa ailua- situation tion In Utah In our opinion they not only acting within their rights but displaying an Interest t In affairs of government fo which should be fostered In n every possible wa way There Thera Is something radically wrong wrone with an Institution In which students nr are taught In the classroom that It ItIs ItIs Itis Is one of tho the first duties dulleR of good citizenship citizenship citizenship citi citi- to become familiar with political political cal issues and anel take part h In their settlement settlement set set- and nd ar are arc then prohibited from doing either cither while under that Institutions Institution's Institutions Institution's tion tion's s control If the University of Utah Is to produce Intelligent citizens sho she must encourage them and even help them to stud study the conditions existing In Utah The Tho college student who Is endowed with average averages human Intelligence cannot cannot cannot can can- not h help lp but be deeply Interested In politics It Is 18 proper r that he should be The more so EO the better It 1 is not only his right but his dut duty to Investigate Investigate gate hate political questions from every po possible pos pos- sible angle The college e that most ef effectively effectively ef- ef encourages this attitude IH is the theone theone theono one ono that will turn out the most valuable citizens Most largo larg lar n universities un have hac regularly regularly regularly regu regu- organized political clubs among their students Tho The Democratic clubs and Republican clubs at Harvard and other Important Eastern colleges are powers to be reckoned with Do the college authorities s Interfere with V them We believe we are safe safe- In saying that the they do not and furthermore that the they could not even were they Inclined to do so se Such organizations here at Utah ml might ht prove a R benefit to the university and ultimate ultimately to the state at lar large e FREEDOM OF SPEECH From the Utah University Chronicle November 5 o 5 1914 One must severely decry th the tho condition condition condition condi condi- tion which made n necessary the ejection from the campus of th the political meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing planned by the stU students of our university Judging from fromm person personal III observations made both before beor and after the rail rally Incident one cannot but tee feel 1 that such Buch actions will tend to Increase the feeling of antagonism which Is now nov being directed against present college collego regulations by dissatisfied students student When rights held to be Inalienable are ared d denied thinking pro progressive full grown young young- men dissatisfaction and rebellion rebellion rebel rebel- lion arc are only to be bo expected Utah with all nil her conservatism m am and alleged has always stood for tor freedom of speech and freedom freedom free free- dom of thought Even Eon the most radical advocates of political and social lIodal reforms 1 I. 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W organizations organization etc have found an open forum In our state to voice their opinions and objections objection for forwe forwe we wo have over ever been loath to bring down tho the accusation of speech and thought The students of our comprise a group that Is presumed to be he beof beof of at least average intelligence It is Indeed in indeed indeed In- In deed difficult to understand how It can n be bo thought that such a body can he be so devoid of Interest In local state and national affairs that politics In Utah will have no effect on on their thoughts and actions It Is only natural that students who study the theory of le legIslation legislation leg leg- and Ad md government and the Ideals held out for each will divide as s to party arty preference It would indeed be a n. diseased diseased dis dis- dis- dis eased cased state of affairs where no rio decided action cUon would result from all this study of practical politics and all the discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion of ot conditions In Utah A great reat number of our students are arc given the tho right of the ballot yet ct the they are denied doniel the right to voice their opinions con con- corning It on premises owned b by the slate whose welfare they are arc attemptIng attempt attempt- Ing to further Thoughts of Issues far Car more vital vita than our own student affairs are In- In In a a. pro progressive university Yh Why we should be forced to go b beyond yom the tho Jurisdiction of those thos In authority to voice our thoughts is beyond compre compre- hension If an Institution such as ours is to have one ono policy which stands ou out all others that policy should bo ho Tho The suppression lon o of student thought and opinion can cnn lead leai only to narrowness Those ThoRe In authority who are ara responsible responsible sible for such actions as those of last las Monday Monda must soon become aware that tha such procedure will be bo received with a feeling of revolt by students who feel fee that their thoughts and actions concerning con con- corning vital Issues must no longer be bo censored either cither on or off ort the campus |