Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-10
FREE YOUTH MOVEMENT
BY Frederic j. HastIn

In ~, ana they feel that they owe
nothing To nnyone. Further, they as
sert that they are out OF synpsthy
with the old military system and that
they do not fear any threats Of force
from the Allies which might be rnads
In an effort TO collect. The Allied
statesmen ind themselves in the po-
sition OF man striking at a soft pii-
low. There is nothing TO resist
reports show that the underlying
causes OF the FREQ Youth Movement
are deeper than any questions OF tho
war or the reparations. The revolt Is
against the entire system N repression
of which the mllitsrism which caused
the war was but a part. The world is
familiar with the exacting discipline
OF tho German army and the mechani-
cal precision of German efficiency.
From One Extreme to Another.
The Free Youth throw off tho en-
tire yoke and. as might be expected.
nave gone TO the opposite extreme Il
absolute liberty. 10 Is certain that a
middle ground will be found but Il
is declared TO be equally certain that
the Free Youth Will never return 10
tho old strict discipline. Il is reported
that bands OF them walk through TIM
spring helds singing aid folksongs. and
picking UP recruits from the farms and
| villages es they pass. Eyerywhers
| throughout the land these groups df
the Freie Deutsche Jugend can be
found and all OF them are jolly ann
napier than ever they have been IN
their lives. 10 is national lark for
part OF the new generation,
Fantastic as IL may sound, the move
ment has impressed itself upon re-
sponsible officials so thoroughly that
J lengthy reports have been forwarded
not only TO our own state Department
at Washington, but to the chanceI-
J ierles and foreign offices II all Euro.
pesn nations interested in Central
! European affairs.
Tho writer has seen an official ozhis-
! gram more than thousand words ion =
' reporting 20 Washington On an e4pec.
. OF the movement. This is mentioned 70
, indicate that It Is regarded seriously
: by tho highest officials.
n An Interesting aspect Of the yno-,e.
nent Is that Il Is being supportas
Dy certain adults Of Germany and Aua-
lria. College professors. leading soo-
: ialists and others Of a liberal ,.r-
oency are giving II public epoor,ra ys-
mont. This has resulted in a cbsrgs
that ths innovation has been stfrr,,,-
iated by tho old military regime ar a
device to escape payment NJ the repar-
z atoms and that. in reality. tho old
3 eerInan idea is slcu1king behind IN.
.. frocks Of children. However tho IN.
Is Vestgations which have been rosds
= una no foundation for such a charge
It mo movement appears 70 be a anon.
q taneous revolt.
y - larger aspect Is that ifs leaSars
g tsiented young students and lib.arsl =
20 are seeking to have the youngsr gen.
N Grafton In all countries Join a world.
J. VIDE Free Youth Moven1sn, tba ,ur
- pose OF which will be ernanctr,a. .,o,
- from o1itworn traditions. and f,,r,h,,.
tne end OF war. The members os N.
=, free Youth say that better una.-
!, standing among the new generation,
"a In al countries will bring peace roor,
a quickly than all the treatja. IN N.
"a world '' '"'
I. The whole extraordinary pharo,,.
:. non Is being watched closely by states
men, soc'ologiets and poiitical econo
In'sts In all countries, who agree Tho
'e bolshevLsrn Ia not the only nues- .t,r,,
II IN the world today,