The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-21
Frederick Haskin's Letter
YOUTH AND WAR
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Germany. The sense Of repfen.ef
there was % strong that .who ~
chance came for greater 49,
the reaction was violent, ana r
much talked OF tree youth mon
ment Started.
Great Britain, like Germany. n.
. free youth movement, in yhich
all those concerned call one anoth-
or comrade,, But there the pro,er4
10 on Q smaller and less iutsnss
scale. The members Of the con-.
rade circles and guilds meet veekl,
for lectures. debates and sports
In this country the reaction n
youth to the war has been still lar
obvious. A study Of colleges hsre
shows that students seem to be tai.
ing more serious interest in inter.
national questions. And som.
groups Of students are interestaS
In the various peace organization
What Colleges Are Doihe.
The National Council for Redue.
ton Of Armaments wrote a letfs,
to colleges all over the country
! asking each whe< 1t is doing to fur.
Their the cause of pet6r intern..
tonal understanding. Out OF aoa
answers received only q colleesi
reported they we're not interested
in the proposition. Most Of thu
others described classes in intern1.
tional relations, student sroups
where such questions were dis
cussed. or scholarships for foreirn
study. A few said that they lad
no funds for courses of scholar
ships but expressed a hope that
means would be found to give their
students some understanding Of the
economic, social and political coai.
ditions Of the modern world.
International exchange IF. stu.
dents, popular of late years, Is b.
ing used to further understanding
between different countries. Tia
National Student Forum, an orgau-
ixation Of college students, is nov
raising q loan of $4,000 among COL
lege boys and girls in order to
bring eight student leaders" from
European universities to this coua.
try for a year. These students viii
visit the colleges Of this country
to exchange ideas and attai
classes.
Leaders Of the young ssriou
thinkers say that youth has come
into its own as . vital factor in the
progress Of the world" They
quote Sir James Barrie's recent
statement that college students have
more in common with the youth Of
other nations than with the older
generations at home. This Is en-.
couraging to the peace advocates.
They hope that the greater frater-
nalism Of youth which has arisen
since thea war, will not be forgot
ten when the students become
workers and settled heads Of fam
lilies.
/! The National Council for Reduc.
ton of Armaments and similar or
CARNATIONS In Europe are deter
mined that the people shall not for.
get the European war. Each year
the anniversary of its outbreak b
being marked by "no-more-wu'
demonstrations, and each year tho
| demonstrations spread to new
! countries. Last year 200 cities Of
Germany and France adopted the
idea, and this year 10 nations u
Europe and IT. states in this coun-
:. try are planning to remember the
war on July 20 and 80.
Over night, posters with mo.
more-war" in staring letters will
spring up all over the cities and
!. out into the countryside. Their,
? will be mass meetings and relA!
professions. In Washington, th'
president will be bombarded witt
a steady stream Of messages from
people and organizations who wan
: to show their enthusiasm for peace
BY impressing their slogan eacl
year peace organizations hope tina
!, the children will grow up to re
/ member "no-more-war" as one
5 the thrilling, outstanding phrase
+ of their experiences rather than tn
5 history books Don't fire until yo
, see the whites of their eyes," o
/ some such militaristic bombast