The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-11
EARLY START OF
 REPUBLICANS TO
 KEEP RANKS FIRM
They Are Making Strong Appeals to Keep the Younger Element From Breaking Away
HY RAYMOND CHAPTER

1rnited Press Staff CorespondenD
 Washington, June 11.-(UP).- The much -berated younger genera tion. otherwise known as raHins yonth md blamed for almost every fhinp since the World war ekcept nrohibition, is enjoying the pleasant experience of being rushed inc collegiate sense-by the two DIE political parties ~ ,ooa
 Republicans have taken the leaa with their national conference VI young republicans which opened hele to- Democratic speakers, and re publicans too. have made nuii,ot' o. nf anpeals recently to the young vot- CTS. the latest being by Mrs. Nellie Tayioe Ross. vice. chairman or the democratic national committee at Knoxville. Tenn, last night.
 The reason for this unusual soiicl- tude over the young folks is that py November, 1892. about S,000,O0o VIII ha elicible to cast their first votes for president. With a close race an ticipated by managers in both par ties. both republicans and democrats are out after the new voters.
 About 300 delegates, a numper ol them holding political jobs nere' were signed up for the republican, conference to listen to speeches py Mrs. Dolly Gam, sister and hostess of vice-President Charles Curtis. Senator Simeon D. Fess, chairman or inc republican national committee, Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley Postmaster General Walter F. Brown. Secretary of Agriculture Ar thur M. Hyde and other party ng- ures.
 necially to pound in the old reliable party doctrines and to vaccinate the voung republicans against the infec- ffon of unrepublican tenets which are abroad in the land.
 Robert H. Lucas. executive direc- tor of the republican national com mittee, in arguing the necessity or this activity among the younger gen eration, recently spoke of a ten dencv to stray from republican prin- ciples, under the influence of high CT education.
 "It is a matter of common in- formation and deep concern that many of our universities and col leges are literally saturated with radicalism," he said. Moreover. the text books, the class room lectures and the private conversations or a great part of our teaching force in our institutions of higher education are antagonistic to tho traditional policies of the republican party"
 Inasmuch as 1t seems to be nope less to expect a reform In the text books which teach free trade, inter- natIonalism. public ownership of pri- vate industry, abolition of party gov ernment, etc., and inasmuch as 1t is apparently equally hopeless to ex-- pect the teachers in institutions or higher education to abandon their radicalism and soeiaiistic theories, the approach to the young man and tho young woman who is about to become u citizen must be made inde. pendent of our educational system"
 Mrs. Ross appeared to support the diagnosis Of LueAH but regarded lt ID moro hopeful light
 "ilight now 10 thiH country, among the young people, there is Q mAni- fastation Of interest in libeFnI gov ePnment that amounts almost Co n mOvament--eapenlnil among kOnnR college people" thls former demo- cratic governor Of Wyoming said in her Hpeeoh Rt Knoxville,
 "'rhis Anaira well noi only fOp ihn o,nn03nA Of the election in ipBa bili for lha future 0f democracy"
 The worst republican fears ha in iha pnAiaAiisBs nf some Of the R0lnH' eV genfsRilon appeared ie have hnan n0flhFhd iD reAent FhmHFhs hp Horl llas i,als 0nl, Columbia nnignrAliY pro- feANof nnd son of 1Iiplaau w tai'