The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-23
2nd Vice.presideSit

f~ WG bbuUy HlC GOl1bB1AbV uI~ creating conflict itl the world to. day, we wonder just how perfla- tlent af1y national boundaries are. Probably the cnIy boundaries which viii remain unchanged are the great ard ifnnlovablc barriers Of oceans. America, alone Of the great nationg is at peace and t seems aS f VIC should De able 10 maintain that state Of peace,
 For with two oceans between Us ard the War-tnrn countries Of Europe ard Asia, we should have little to fear regarding our phy- sicai safety and # we adhere strictly 10 our polfcies Of f1eu- tFality ard freedom from foreign ef1tangIefnentg, 1t should be vir. tuaIly Impossible for Us to be ip- veigted into another mas giaugh- ter. The majority Of our people are united by q common bond of voluntary patriotism and c strong love Of democracy, therefore we Americans feel relatively safe from the fear Of Gelf-destruction, We firmly believe that the American way-Dcnocracy--is the best way afid that aIi other forms Of gov- crnf1ent are stibvcrgive to it--that itS very strength and greatness lie iii the generous freedoms which 1t grants 10 all regardicss Of race, creed, or color, By safeguarding these principles, and by refuefng to submit to the worthless ideas Of radicals found everywhere from the soap-box orator to the crack brainCd college pfofcEyor, VIC can help greatly iil the building Of the Ideal America.
 Serious Problems
 But our nation great ard strong as 1t Is, i1ae gerioug problems be- getting it-unCmpIoymcnt--waveS Of religious intolerancc-attcmpts to foment racial aflimoSity--Etrife within the rankg Of labor 1, c. be- tween labor ard capital and be- tween the government and busi- rcEg Tie correcting of these should form the EastS of a great national crusade for until internal faults arc abolished, We will not succeed in convincing others that the democratic system is the best way Of life. It seems to mo that the nf1ding Of the correct solution to thcee problems is Americas most important task today and fcr best answer to the various "isms" which are trying 10 con- vince us to change our way Of life for theirs.
 Digcouraging as, the uflemplOy. inent situation seems, 1t is not without hope. for it has been as- certained that there are at least twenty thougand ways Of earn- ing a living at the present time in America. Positions which re- quire skilled labor are open once more and the nation ig again be- ginning to realize the dignity of all labor and to lose the false gerse of social importance that they have attached to the So- called white collar position. Then the invention of such new s1ib- stances as piastics, has led to the demand for trained workers and these as well as the old industries which have become more complex in the interim flor example the cotton mili) will demand employees who are skilled in the use of mod- ern equipment.
 We, the youth of today, must learn to stand upon our own feet and to get along with federal as- sistance. The government aid of- fered to Us through such orRaniza- tions az the c. c. c. and The N. Y. 4. offered uS a refuge in the darkest days Of the depression, 1t is true, but now that we are out of this gloom. youth must against claim its place in the world.
 Field of Science
 Tn the fields of science and re- cearch alone there are scores of opportunities for the analytical individual we have yet to find the cause and cure of such dis eases as cancer, infantiie paraly- sis, and countless other diseases which take go great q death toll annually. Then again in the fields of the American arts there arc numerous developments to be made in the branches of music. painting and sculpture which will give is q real chance to blend ti,c great variety of ideas such as are found in America.
 We must not, and cannot say that there are not placeS for those who seek them. for as have pointed out. America is still the land of opportunity and if we have faith in the future and the cOlir- aaM fN fakA khM RekhaRkn wshfcd