The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-28

Junior members of the Y. W. o. A. believe that, assuming United Na- tions victory, all nations should par ticipate in making the peace and should join together in a world or ganization to assure future peace; that provision of food for starving peoples and reconstruction of indus try to provide jobs for all should have first consideration in the post war period.
 The results of a poll taken among 15,000 members of senior high school Girl Reserve Clubs in all parts of the country to secure cross s-section of opinion on fourteen questions re- lating to war prove conclusively that the 347000 junior members of the Y. w. c. A. are giving serious con- sideration to problems created by war and the reconstruction period which will follow.
 War Activities
 The questions covered participa- ton in war activities, family separa- ton and mobility; attitudes on race, nationality, world government and postwar social measures. Answers to the questions were "Yes" or No" Less than fifteen per cent failed to give decisive answers.
 Eighty-one per cent of the Girl Reserves questioned feel that, as- suming vcitory by the United Ma tions, all nations should help in making a permanent peace settle ment. Nineteen per cent said that only victor nations should partici- pate in making the peace. Ninety six per cent agreed that nations must act together in some kind of world organization to assure future peace and eighty-five per cent felt that all nations should have equal access to food supplies and essen tial raw materials after the war.
 Seventy-nine per cent voted "Yes" and sixteen per cent No" to the question Should equally qualified Negroes and white people work to- gether on defense jobs?" Answers showed less certainty about Negro and white men serving together in all branches of the armed forces. Sixty-eight per cent voted "Yes" and twent-seven No" to this ques- ton. Separate tabulations of ans wers from southern states showed that six out of every ten girls voted "Yes" and three NO" to the two races working together in war in- dustries; five "Yes" to their serving together in the armed forces and four "No."
 Enemy Aliens?
 Approximately fifty per cent thought that naturaliZed citizens born in Japan, Italy or Germany should not be permitted to work in production industries. Forty per per cent said that they should. Sev- enty per cent thought that citizens born in enemy countries should be allowed to work in other industries but twenty-two per cent were op- posed. Girls in western states showed a higher percentage of op- position to employment of citizens born in enemy countries in war in- dustries. Fifty-nine per cent of the girls in this region voted against such employment and only twenty seven per cent approved 1t. Sixty four per cent felt that they should be permitted to work in other in- dutsries and thirty per cent that they should not be permitted to do so.
 Asked to put themselves in the position of official United States representatives at an international conference when hostilities cease, the following measures were voted of primary importance in the order of their listing: first, feed starving people; second, help reconstruct in- dustry SO that workers can find em- ployment; third, light disease; fourth, return refugees to their homes and fifth, maintain order in War-torn areas.
 Forty per cent of the girls ques- toned were working . special war