The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-07-18

w the longing of young peO-
pie who find circumstances
.thwarting their dreams and ideals.
1t Is important, then, that In times
like these, with political changes
threatening around the world, this
government has done two striking
things for youth: one Is the CCC
camps, which take many hundred
thousand young men from listless
lOafing and transforms them to an
active peace-time Americanized
work camp. The other comes under
the broad head Of the New National
Youth administration, a 100000
effort to get American boys and
girls tand young men and women)
out of inactivity and set them on
their way.
This sounds like one of those
dreamy ideals talked about and
never put into action; but this
youth administration now starts
with s50.0OO.0OO in cold cash at its
disposal in the treasury; with Jo-
sephine Roche, assistant secretary
of the treasury, at it's head, and
Aubrey Williams, expert organizer
and aid to Harry Hopkins, FERA
chief, as its executive officer.
Significantly enough, Miss Roche
Is there to look out for the young
women In this era when young folks
have been educated and turned
loose In a world where opportuni-
ties appear to have been lost. Jo-
sephine Roche will now undertake
to do a good turn for high school
girls and college women at loose
ends: waiting to get somewhere and
who are stopped by lack of a little
money. .-. -s -.. a..
The National Youth administra-
tion. now just starting, will initiate
and administer a program of prof.
ects to provide work, relief and
employment for boys and girls,
young men and young women, six
teen to twenty-five, who are no
longer In regular attendance at
school, and not regularly at work.
This plan will be organized by
states: and the great objects, as
outlined by the President himself,
are:
To find employment In private in
dustry for young people ready and
willing to work but who can't find
Jobs. r.s.a .s~ -: .. fiji.
To train young people for pro-
fessional, Industrial and technical
employment opportunities. Many
young fellow will, by this means,
step up into the life work for which
he has been longing.
Provide for continuance at high
schools and colleges.
Provide work relief on projects
designed to meet the needs Of
youth; this includes work on
schools and recreation centers.
There Is planned q special pro-
vision for young people who want
to continue school and who can't
ION account Of money for such
:triffng things as carfare, bus fare,
lunch money, etc. This includes
both high school and college stu
dents. K.
] There Is to be special opportu-
nifty for young men and women who
want to go Into government service
as q career. Government suffers
from hordes of workers who look
on the Job as a mere aid to exist
ence. The National Youth admin
:istration will be used to train a
new type Of public employee and
official who will look on the op-
portunity as life work. rather than
merely add to the immense crowd
of men and women who regard gov
eminent as a political pie to which
they are entitled because they voted
right.
HOLDS WORLDS INTEREST
Roosevelt continues to hold the
worlds interest. Other countries
are watching him for he is stepping
ahead carrying his country with
him. His objective, as he expresses
1t. is ITO try to increase the secur-
.ity and happiness of a larger num-
Der Of people" That Is the rea-
son for every Roosevelt move.
Small political explosions mean no
more to the progress Of this pro-
gram than firecrackers tossed at
the advance Of an army.
Therefore there Is not q piece of
news from Washington not related
to Roosevelt; for or against him.
the newspapers must report him,
At present, In a Juror of q closing
session which has been muddled by
the great power trust lobby. Roose-
welt Is a puzzle to many people who
don't comprehend the social objects
of his program. The man Roosevelt
appears to have learned something
that the rest Of US have not vet
found out; and that possibly &C.
counts for his puzzling smile. The
smile, too, plus a heartier laugh
than ever, Is characteristic. Stories
from here that Roosevelt has be.
come irritated and petulant do not
present the facts.
Because he Is the most interest.
ino and the biggest man We have