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Show YOUTH LOYAL TO U. S. GOVERNMENT A recent poll of American youth by the American Institute of Public Opinion revealed young people between ages of 10 and 24 years in the United States us being tough, ioyul and optimistic, optim-istic, more than willing to work and carry a fair share of any burden. The questions asked in the poll as listed in a current issue of the many, or gel ready to fight the Germans? Bingham youngsters favored yetting ready to fight, C8 percent per-cent opposed to 32 percent willing will-ing to try appeasement. The older old-er Gallup poll group was of divided di-vided opinion, 50 percent believing believ-ing in every attempt at peace and 21 percent desiring a combination comb-ination of preparedness and ap- Headers Digest were put to the nixty students in the sixth grades at Bingham Central school by Principal R. R. Bell with interesting interest-ing results. Questions and comparative com-parative results were tabulated as follows; Do you think you have as good chance to get ahead as your parents had? Bingham youngsters, 93 percent affirmative, as compared with 87 percent youths with faith in the .future in the Gallup poll results; Do you think jobs are obtained ob-tained on a baiii of ability, a basis of luck, or on a basil of 'pull'? Bingham group, 95 percent atbility; 16 plus percent luck; 16 plus percent ability and luck; 1.6 plus percent pull; Gallup poll results, ability SO percent; 'pull' 31 percent; luck, 6 percent; 10 percent a combination. Do you think every able-bodied able-bodied young man 20 years old should be made to serve in the army, navy or air force for a yoar? Bingham results, yes, C6 2 3 percent; as compared to 68 percent per-cent of group contacted in Gallup peasement. In the recent war between Russia and Finland, 90 percent of Bingham youngsters sympathized sympa-thized with Finland, 10 percent favored Russia. The group contacted con-tacted by the institute voted 82 percent favoring the Finns; 6 percent sympathizing with neither neith-er group, 1 1 percent with no opinion opin-ion and 1 percent favoring Russia. Rus-sia. Do you favor government ownership of electric companies: compan-ies: Bingham group: 81.6 percent for government ownership, 184 percent against. The Gallup poll results showed 33 percent for government ownership; 44 percent per-cent opposed and 23 percent with no opinion. Would you favor changing to a different form of government in this country if it would promise you more in the way of a job? Bingham group, 83 percent no, 17 percent yes. Gallup poll 87 percent no. If you were president of the United States, what would you do? poll in favor and 32 percent opposed. op-posed. Under selective conscription, will you. personally, have any objection to spending a year in some branch of the military service? Bingham group, 85 percent no objection; 13.5 percent, object; 1-5 percent no answer. The Gallup Gal-lup group voted 70 percent no objection. . What should the United States Stat-es do if Hitler defeats England and takes over the English navy na-vy try to get along with Ger- Over a third of the Bingham youngsters said "keep out of war". Next most frequent answers an-swers were "prepare for war", "get jobs for men", "do duty", "prevent war", etc. The Gallup poll replies, in order of frequency, frequen-cy, were: build up defenses; keep U- S. out of war; reduce unemployment; unem-ployment; strengthen government finances; help the poor; halt the trend away from democratic principles; prin-ciples; maintain New Deal reforms; re-forms; eliminate slums; improve relief administration; help the 1 farmers. |