The people's voice., 1959-12-18
Editorial
Who Are the Real Delinquents? -.
Symptoms of A National Sickness

"BeatniEs", juvenile delnquents, "payola" rugged Ty
shows unconsconabe profits human suffering by the drug
industry-a1 in the today
Why?
latter may be understand. They
part of the bill of goods Payoa rugged
TV essential ingredients of the now job Madison Avenue
hucke have been unloading the years. whether
promoting cigarettes tooth paste condemned
by dentists miracle drugs which don't always work miracles
phony politicians who little dog the head and
out "cean as a hounds tooth.
Beatniks although necessarily denquens
thing else Their antics may disgust but fundamentally they
extreme of OF youth as they rebel
against the conformity mtabg business government
has been attempting to impose upon all of us.
That have juvenile delinquency problem to be
denied We had similar problem when was kd-in fact
if doesn't do tricks contributor to that
problem back in the hell-roaring Twentes
surprised don't have of juvenile delinquency
problem today than do encouraged that young
people by and large developing into reasonably good c
spite Of rather than because Of the leadership who
are the parents of the present crop have provided
We've them two decades of shooting and "cold
war; We've turned heads the other at dishonesty
high places (unless happens to be in union affais We
haven't allowed ourselves become too the double
standard of morality observed by colleges in ubrosa
mens to supposedly amateur athletes We hh the sharp
practices of the fast buck operator while at the time wish
the fellow who openly behoden get
ting the almighty dollar by whatever method
We haven't nation did pennance for the numbering of
hundreds of thousands of Japanese and children
at Hiroshima and Nagasah.
We have not in righteous wrath repudated the top Army
general who few years told nationwide radio
network that "What want killers.
We have accepted hate and fear of Communism our
credo instead of putting best brains to developing posi-
tive program which would show American democracy
light other than the "decadent tengy used by the
Communists they forge ahead firm in their conviction that
theirs "is the of the future"
We accede to the spending of hundreds of millions
ses which most times failures yet refuse to provide
sufficient cassrOoms and adequate salaries to attract
the teaching profession that children
grandchildren be able with increasingly
complex world.
We prae about love for feowman whatever his
color yet black Americans at BEST as
second class citizens.
We shr from the housetops devotion Christian
cples most better acquainted with
hood of Man. concept than with the teachings of
and Engels
We place emphasis nationally y-advertsed brand
of drinking kker than providing adequate
tional facilities for children.
We must participate in nconsequena club affairs the
ht, matter if kids the
home to provide them love and guidance. &
We cannot understand why American boys became
tuncoas thousands of them military brass tell us) after
being taken prisoner in the Korean War.
Yet it is most understandable.
What have given youth other than pretense
and makebeef in recent to inspire the highest ideals
free capable Of deveopng AS have failed
vide positive leadership in the world community
also failed by example, to provide youth with
Seems to there's parallel dilemma history
books something about the latter days of the Roman EN- liz
ore and the roenness within which made that
target for the vre horde from the north Me-
hnks if would avoid nundation by 'the the OF
uture should take the lessons of history heart and st
houd hand to youth standards they with pride
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