Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-01
Americanism for Youth

president GEORGE BARION CUTIEN OF colgate
l University gave interesting emphasis to recent
speech on 1.-THE Role of Youth in the Defense of Democ
racy' by relating little known fact about the early
history of America.
There were two bands of Pilgrims which came to
America" he explained "both, far can ascer-
tain, of equal character and ability.
Zone landed in West India island where every
thing was easy and comfortable and heard of
aferward far influencing its time on environment
1.-The other landed inhosptabe shore. was
met by savage Indians and was forced to obtain susie
from too fertile land.
THE latter became the spiritual and economic
foundation of nation and of our democracy"
Doctor Cutten obviously told this story in order to
make the point that modern American youth will make
more valuable contribution to democracy if is taught
initiative and serelance than if it is encouraged to rely
on an indulgent government and social system to fix its
place in the national life
In other words, he believes that conditions of life
have not changed very much and that people put under
the hard necessity of providing for themselves much
more likely to have habits of industry and thrift and
resourcefulness than people made soft by easy living
NOW Doctor Cutten probably does not intend to say
y American youth should be raised in an altogether
Spartan manner being thrown out on the world at an
early age to fend for itself entirely and either survive
die in accordance with its instincts and talents
But what he does clearly mean and correctly, is that
in order to always have intelligent industrious and
patriotic young generation of Americans coming up to
replace older generations must adhere closely to the
practices of principles of American life and faith that
made and kept intelligent industrious and patriotic
nation for than century and half
He does not want youth raised in economic environ
ment which promises Shower them with everything
and demand of them nothing impress upon them that the
country owes them living :. that they will be en-
couraged to become irresponsible and Indifferent
He particularly does not want American youth taught
philosophy of taking away the earnings of the indus
trous and the efficient and giving them to the lazy and
the incompetent"
For that is false and vicious philosophy, unrelated
to any of the fruitful accomplishments of Americans In
the past and wholly undentfable with the liberties and
rights enjoy heritage from our democratic
American past.
ssT EFT us publish abroad to the youth of the land"
l. says Doctor Cutten, that success will not be
signal for Misrepresentation abuse and persecution but
that on the successful our richest gifts will be
bestowed.
eff given the assurance of unhampered oppor-
tunty for initiative and industry our youth would
respond by unbOunded loyalty"
Certainly it the opportunity for industrious and
resourcefu living which made the Pilgrim Fathers OF
Plymouth colony and thrive and not just the hard
necessity of their environment.
But as Doctor Cutten plainly indicates and properly
warns it dangerous and disastrous to nst in American
youth today the malicious and false doctrine that there
is neither need for industry survival of opportunity in
this land.
1t is historically sound and morally sound and his
torcally factual AMERICANlSM which Doctor Cutten
would have youth taught in the United States today and
tomorrow as if has been in productive past
Let this be done by all educators and in all schools,
lest there ultimately be democracy to defend America
let alone "roe for youth the defense of our free
institutions