The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-04

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PROPER OCCASIONS FOR FEAR
Light forever follows darkness, good often
comes from evil, and courage is often born OF fear
Fear is one of the strongest of human instincts
and one of the first to develop in the child. There
is no reason to be ashamed if we are afraid, for
our ancestors have "wished' this horror on us
down the ages But to be ruled by fear is no
credit to an intelligent man or woman. The less
an individual fears, the more civilized he is. i
"The progress from brute to man is character
lied by nothing so much as the decrease in fire.
quency of proper occasions for fear,' wrote Will
liam James, first among American psychologists.
There are, evidently, a few proper occasions"
for fear but still it is quite possible for compacent
and unimaginative persons to live through their
generation without experiencing the feeling at ALL
Even the atrocities committed by the Hunnish
hordes do not touch certain minds and hearts.
James, although he died some years ago, hit such
cases in this paragraph:
eve conclude (if we know no fear) that the
horrors hear of are but sort OF painted tapes
try for the chambers in which we lie so comfort
ably at peace with ourselves and with the world"
Evidently fear must have very positive value
if it can rouse an individual from such lethargy.
And in fact, fear has often benefited man. Fear OF
hunger forced man to SOW and reap. Fear OF pain
drove him to cure disease Fear Of poverty drove
him to thrift. Fear, like most elemental emo
tons, has it's positive and it's negative values Un
doubtedly, it is an instinct to conquer when a
burglar invades the home, or when soldier faces
the enemy. But undoubtedly, it is an instinct
which will strengthen righteous hate-when a
kaiser draws the sword. . .~... ....ss
Unless you know what fear is you cannot ap-
preciate courage, and you will not sufficiently
honor the brave who fight your battles overseas.
Don't fear your fears. Don't be ashamed OF
your fears Control them as you love your coun-
try and it's defenders Conserve them as you hate
the Hun.
THE CONSERVATION OF THE BOY CAMP
We have never taken our "boy problem" seri-
ousy. Usually we were inclined to view it from
the angle, Boys will be boys" and most Of them
turned out all right, good, honest, useful citizens
and for the rest we built PRISONS
Now, however, we must take it seriously We
must conserve the boy crop. For from this crop
we must grow the men Of tomorrow. We are los
ing man power "Over There" and we will go on
making heavier and heavier sacrifices of life to
the end that all the world shall be free from the
hand of Hunnish despotisnl. America is just be-
ginning to give of her man-power.
Back of this man-power, coming up through
the paths of boyhood are millions of lads, who wills
be the makers of future America, the husbands
and fathers and presidents in the years when this
world war has been written on the pages of his
tory. While we are backing the boys who go over
there, we must keep our eye on the younger broth
ers they leave behind. The eye only isn't enough ;
we must keep helping hand ever extended to
them. There isn't anything more important than
our boys-the fighting boys and the growing boys.
It is Of supreme Importance that we engage in
an energetic and intelligent movement to save
every boy.
War not only costs in man-power, but it in
creases juvenile delinquency. Juvenile court rec
ords in many large industrial centers show an in
crease in youthful law voators within the past IL
months. Chicago, alone, shows a IS per cent in
crease. European nations face the same alarming
condition. Why more boys should go wrong in
war time no one seems to know, but it is fact
that they do It isn't theory; t'ssa matter of
court records and police blotters.
In Chicago they are trying new boy expert
ment. There they have formed "Boys Brother
hood Republic" designed to draw bad boys, lads
who roam the streets, and the homeless, into chan
nels which lead to honest manhood and useful
citizenship. There they believe that the way to
reform bad boy is to let loose his boyish energy
and pent-up enthusiasm in ways wholesome and
up-building. They have met with remarkable sue
cess in not preaching to boys, or furnishing them,
but in leading them.
And what will make good boy out for bad
boy will keep good boy good.
Try it on your boy.
This community will do we'll to try it on mo
body's boy.'
Frances deputy high commissioner to the
United States is Mr.. de Billy. We hasten to in
form everybody that he is related in no way to