The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-30
WE'RE A BAD EXAMPLE


Exclusion by Los Angeles Boord Of Education OF
o. Junior hioh school students who demonstrated
with pIocords few weeks oeo in protest o9o'nst
(,eroId l. K Smiths use Of the school AUDITORIUM
brinos up oooin whot we choose to coll the problem
of juvenile delinquency
There is much more to the picture. or course
Frank Sinotro wos booed by students at South Bend
school recently when he tried to talk them out OF
demonstration Of racial intolerance and the scene
wos repeated in q Brooklyn school where sirnilor
situation existed.
The younger generation is getting out OF hond'
Is the prevailing opinion and whot-to-do is ques-
tion thot has been answered thus tor only by horsn
disciplinary measures confused inoction.
There is no disputine the obvious foct thot the
hioh school and junior high set is out Of hand But
the blame can't be simply dropped on their shoulders
and punishment meted out accordingly. There is
need for deeper understanding and that understand
Ina lies in q seIf-exomnotion by the older genera
lions.
The news Of the doy-every doy-s sufficient
evidence that our actions ore setting the example
for juvenile msbehovor.
We preach Of racial intolerance. yet we hedge
and stoII and talk some when presented with
the problem Of homeless Jews.
We preach freedom for all, yet involved
In preventing independence from reaching coIonioIs
of the Far Eost.
We ottempt to teach our children honestly. ro
coI tolerance straight thinking but our octons
show only confusion in putting into practise the bosic
principles Of world peace and international brother
hood.
! The older generations had best discipline Them
seIves and set proper example before throwing up
their hands at the youngsters misconduct.
ORGANIZED TEMPERAMENT
The recent trouble at New York's Metropolitan
Opero gives you rough idea Of what can happen
when labor relations get mixed up with ortstic tenn
permanent. 1t seems that the operas chorus got into
dispute with its own union the American 0ud OF
Musical Artists, about some contract clauses the
chorus members wouldn't sign.
When the contracts foIed to come back AGkAA
by way Of punishment suspended one Of the chorus
officers who-is also nonber Of AGkAAs own board
Of governors
So whot did the chorus do? 1t served notice on
the Metropolitan management thot there would be
no more reheorsos until the suspended member
renstoted. 1t gave the management short time in
which to oct otter which, it sold I'VE shall conclude
thot the management proposes to lock out the
chorus"
Maybe you'd like to 90 back and read that again.
Finished? Then let's 90 on. The opero management
wosn't party to the dispute. 1t had right to
instote the suspended chorus member II it had tried
it would have had to go the unions head and
the risk Of losing not only its chorus but its eod
ing singers most Of whom belong to AGNA for the
same reason that most Of the famous instrumental
soIosts belong to M. Petro's American Federation
Of Musicions-beoouse they have to.
So the opera management didn't renstote the
chorus member. and the chorsters, who walked out.
now consider thot the management locked them out.
The whole thing makes about os much sense as
most Of the plots Of the operas in the Metropolitan
repertory. So maybe it's all perfectly eIeor to the
folks at the Met.
LET'S SKIP TOTO
Apparently someone mode the proposal in all Sc
& riousness thot TOTO be brought to Washington from
Tokyo to testify ot the congressional Peor Horbor
y hearings.
Was it expected thot TOTO is in position to put
his finger on the couse Of American derections thot
mode the Jop sneak ottock success? Or does sone-