The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-15
AMERICAN MUSIC BEING HEARD IN
 SOVIET RUSSIA
Two Years Ago the Youth of That Nation Crowned
 on Jazz

(Copyright 1888, By United Press)
 Moscow, Dec 15. (UP)-Until two years ago, the serious-minded 5,OO0,OOO members of the com munist youth movement-thec com somol-frowned upon jazz music. fox-trotting, syncopation and the movies as evidences of ''bourgeois degeneration"
 To-day, Alexander Kosariov, head of the movement. told the United Press, such pleasures have been accorded full civil rights and another revolution in philoso- phy has bee accomplished.
 "We do not want to be monks, and we do not encourage the mon- astic cult" Kosariov said succinct- ly.
 Thus 1t is that American music is heard everywhere. Jazz bands play in restaurants and cafes pat ronized by proletarians. Musical comedy films are seen. The young people fox trot.
 The turning point in the struggle came through speech made by Kosariov year ago, in which he startled the younger generation by bidding them shake off some of their antiquated notions. From the public tribune he declared boldly that there was nothing intrinsical- ly wrong in dancing, love-making, beauty, modish clothes, and other things once believed symbols of the effete nations.
 We do not like sulking people" Kosariov said. "On the contrary We want people to enjoy them selves, to work when necessary and to relax when necessary. We want music. theater, art, dancing. We want to meet girls and enjoy the thrills of being young in young country. But our youth must be cultured and literate and capable of enoying to the full the best that life and art have to offer.'
 Kosariov decried the Soviet "fiapper" of the era before the five year plan-the girl with the heavy soldiers boots, severe hair cuts, sloppy caps, overalls.
 Where communist girls are still dressed badly, it is not from prin- ciple, he said, but from lack of good clothes. There is no prohibit ton against cosmetics or other art full aids to beauty. A girl is at lib- erty, as she chooses, to enter a millinery store and spend a week $ wages for the copy of some Paris frock or hat.
 The leaders of communist youth are setting an example. Kosariov was neatly, fashionably dressed Proletarian firmness, he pointed out, is no longer proved by going unshaved or wearing rough clothes Summed up, the changed philos- ophy holds that being commu- mist, in the 17th year of the revolu- tion, need no longer be a solemn and painful business.
 On the other hand, in politics and political thought, the com somoI demands one thing-implicit obedience to. leadership.
 We cannot afford to weaken the dictatorship" Kosariov delcared But this obedience is not really blind. We use every possible means of explaining to our population the reasons for our policies. The people are not asked to accept just theories. but gigantic, practical realities.
 Considerable of the training of the comsomol is along military lines.. Nearly 5,O00,000 of its mem bers have training in one form or another. Preparedness is emphas- izde, in posters and in activities. Every parade has its contingents of militant youths, armed and in rigi military formation.
 The ordinary Soviet youth is firmly convinced that if he is ob- liged to fight, it will be in a war of defense-for ''the outside world is filled with enemies waiting an opportune moment to bounce on the Soviet Union. Therefore, more than 35 per cent of the red army is in the comsomol league.
 The share of these 5,000,000 boys and girls in the life of their coun- try cannot be roverestimated. They are being trained deliberately to in herit the dictatorship of the pro- letariat' from the older hands that now run it.