The New York herald., 1922-06-18
Time for the Young to For.
mulate New Philosophy
for New World.
MANY ON ANXIOUS QUEST
But Those in College, Factory
and Shop as Yet Are With
Ouc Program.
BY SIR PHILIP GIBBS.


sseeiai ca6ic to rHn New YORK HERALD.
LONDON June 17.-Apart from Ire
land, where hopes of peace have been
betrayed by murderous bigotry, there
is an actual truce in the political
strife of Europe. There is at least a
breathing space between alarming
crises for mental and moral stoclItak-
ing. The Russian delegates who came
10 Genoa are sadder and, perhaps,
wiser men, and from what ! hear,
they are preparing new proposals
which will prove their desire to satisfy
the western code of international mo-
rality. They will have to convert. the
inner gang of Communist leaders to
this necessity, and this endeavor is
now being made. with what result no
one can yet say.
Behind the scenes. France. under
Poincare is thinking very seriously
OF her increasing danger and isolation
and is endeavoring to smooth the way
for new Anglo French pact based
on a more reasonable attitude toward
world economies The French Govern
ment has swung round to the convic-
ton that invasion of the German in
dustrial cities to enforce reparations
must be dropped from its program on
account of the general hostility to
that threat, led by Great Britain and
the United States, and some other
kind Of pressure-economic, not mill
tary-must be applied in case Ger
many defaults in payment.
Meetings OF the bankers committee
in Paris with Morgan as advisers has
had an immense effect upon French
financial experts apart altogether from
its political reactions which may be
serious Faced with her own financial
deficit France as represented by the
present group of administrators, is
deeply anxious TO obtain the support
of England and America for any solu-
tion which VIII tide her over the
financial crisis without forcing her to
renounce her claims under the treaty
of Versailles.
Temper More Reasonable.
s.. All this is producing slowly but quite
a
discussions and has between France
and Great Britain eliminated for the
time being at least that passion which
was becoming dangerous in France
One may use this lull in the state oi
Europe to examine certain questions
larger even than Anglo French friend
ship, German reparations or Russian
reconstruction. What, for instance. is
the present trend of thought among
European peoples regarding peace and
war? Are they formulating any new
philosophy of life, which will bring
pressure on their leaders? What is
youth doing. if it is doing anything
toward building a new faith, new
world?
a Perhaps everything is summed up ir
that last question, which many people
find. are now asking Perhaps il was
Barrie's beautiful speech on youth and
its need OF courage which has brought
this inquiry to the front again. But
l find to my pleasure a chapter called
"The Chance of YOUTH which wrote
i'm my last book. More That Must BE
Told" as it is called in the United
States and from THE Hope of Eu-
rope" as ii Is entitled i'm England
brings me letters and visitors from
many parts of the world on this very
subject.
During the last few DAYS. for in
stance, have been visited by two
young men--one from Canada. ono
front the United States-who have
come over to Europe for extended
tours in order to find out precisely
10 1at
about doing as the next adventure. In
which they themselves are keen &c
take a hand. A splendid quest II
seems 10 me like a modern errantry
and | should like to set out along the
road with them.
The Canadian boy amused me by
his eagerness and impatience. After a
week or two i'm England he could not
find out that English youth was doing
anything yet felt there must be d
great game on somewhere in which
he could play center forward. The
American boy from Boston was more
Philosophical ready to wait longer
and go further before making up his
mind. He is going to all sorts of ode
countries TO find out what youth is
thinking and / am keen to see the re-
suits of his inquiries.
Visitors Critical.
There are others like these two ro-
mantics. ] find American visitors
with n bit OF gray on each side of the
temples asking me what about the
boys, how are they coming along. and
they watch and listen to the lads they
come across with critical. observant
ev~s as though waiting for little
revelation on this point. which Is. OF
course, enormously Important Because
what youth is thinking to-day the
world will be tomorrow and If /
could get at that could tell in my
weekly articles far more of the future
than now | dare do
n II Is obvious TO me that these Amer
lean visitors and others are disap-
pointed with English youth. They do
They do nv seem to be getting to-