The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-09-21

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Not q Plea for Help
Closing . letter to the editor, which
appears In this issue Of The Tribune
and In which he defends the proposal
for . third political party in North
Dakota, Philip Heiling Of Valley City
asks for advice as to what the youth
Of the state and nation can do under
present circumstances.
The question is . difficult one and
no one can answer In the full assur-
ance that his view Is correct. It Is
. good deal easier to tell what not
to do than what to attempt, and even
here the most conscientious adviser
may easily be wrong.
In such circumstances, the best adj
vice Is to be found by study Of con-
ditions Is they are and q review OF
what men have done in the past. In
this circumstance, about the only ef-
Sective thing IN unemployed young
man can do Is to keep plugging away
In the effort to obtain employment.
II he has persistence enough to ask
enough people and Is not too particu-
lar q to the kind OF work he wants,
be eventually will get . start.
As Mr.. Heiling points out, the plight
OF American youth under present
conditions Is deplorable. A vast store
Of energy is being permitted to 60 to
waste which might be Of tremendous
benefit to the nation. Young men
who have been denied experience in
the agricultural commercial or In
dustrial worlds are no better fitted to
hold jobs now, probably. than they
we're two or three years ago when
they first began to look for opportun-
ity.
But one Of youths troubles, as re.
Elected In Mr.. Heiling's letter, Is that
1t expects too much Of society. He
expects society to do for him things
which he should reasonably expect to
do for himself. It Is true that oppor-
tunities for Z job are limited. But,
then. society never provided anyone
with . Job. It merely gave the seeker
opportunity to obtain one. Admit that
opportunities are fewer than they
should Be, the fact remains that not
eu Of them have vanished.
It = only natural that ! young man.
Temporarily thvarted In his ambi.
tions. should turn his hopes toward
. new order Of society. that he should
cay bitter things and believe them in
his heart. In times much better than
these youth has been known to In
dulge IN like speculations. similar out
bursts against the existing order. It
Is one Of the signs Of youth.
It Is natural. too, that Mr.. Heilins
and others like him. lacking experience
and believing that the future can hold
nothing worse than already he's been
endured, should condemn efforts to
patch and brace" our present eco
nomic system and Join In . call for q
cooperative democracy"
A. In all such discussions, 1t Is best,
first Of all, to agree on q definition Of
terms. II cooperative democracy"
means Communism. and the inference
that it does seems clear. it should
b 80 stated and the matter consider
ed on that basis. Insofar Is our Joint
affairs are concerned we always have
had . cooperative democracy. joining
together for purposes Of government
but carefully refraining from inter-
fering with Or offering public help to
the average individual in normal
times.
A very real consideration, in any
discussion Of third party, Is whether
the move can be effective: whether
the best course Is not to seek particu-
lar aims within the framework Of one
o. the old parties.
It may be that a'third party could
advance aims superior to those Of
either old party and which would, In
themselves, be capable Of winning
widespread support. But practical
questions arise which make the course
long and difficult II not impossible
How Is such party to be organized
Who win finspce the inevitable ex.
peuses Of such "a organisatton7 How
= the party to be kept from the clutch
. Of those who provide such finances
How much Of the idealism which I
third party might profess could b
nanslated into actual achievement
even Il "a opportunity we're given I'll
orsuted that it, aims were popular
would confidence In third party lead.
ers be sufficiently widespread to give
4 . chance7
i Mr.. Heiling. IN the ebullience o.
youth. feels that such questions Cal
b answered favorably, he should &
ahead In his present course. provided
h. Noelly believes that neither Of thu
~ p4ttaes offer anything to pleas.