Show Soviets Worry Over Morals r of Russian Youth Too Much Freedom in Sexual Relations Brings Severe Burden for State By WILLIAM HENRY CHAMB CHAM CHAM- B ER LAIN MOSCOW May 23 UP The UP-The The The older Russian Communists sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times show a disposition to feel concerned about about- the morals of the younger generation Power is a sobering force in the moral as well as in the tho industrial field fjeld Before the revolution the Communists Communists Com Coin attempted to lead the workers In strikes for higher wages and shorter working hours Now Now- one of the chief tasks of the Communists Communists Com Corn party is to stimulate the workers to higher productivity Formerly also Communists spokesmen were apt to be eloquent in their denunciation of the re restraints restraints restraints re- re imposed by bourgeoise morality Now they are more in interested interested interested in- in in setting up some new system of restraints which will counteract the extreme free love tendencies which have manifested themselves among the present day Russian youth The vice president of the soviet union has Just sounded a warning along these lines Addressing Addressing Addressing Ad Ad- dressing himself especially to the students in in- inthe the workers workers' high schools and universities he at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts to combat the idea that all restraint in sexual life is Petit bourgeoise The idea according to is quite prevalent among the youth of both sexes and leads to many irregular and un unhappy unhappy unhappy un- un happy connections h sharply criticises the conduct of young men who pass from one union to another without feeling any sense of responsibility for their children alleging in excuse that the state will provide for them He lie observes that whatever may be the ideal theoretical solution solution solution tion of the problem the soviet state is too impoverished to assume the obligation of maintaining all chil chil- dren The care of the orphaned and homeless children already overtaxes its resources The vice president attempts to turn the tables on the people whom he is addressing by asserting that reckless self indulgence Is a peculiarity peculiarity peculiarity of the bourgeoise character and expresses the present decadent I character of bourgeoise society I Promiscuous sexual relations he observes are natural in the early period of primitive communism which Is is' sometimes found among the most undeveloped savage tribes But the ideal soviet marriage Is a afree afree free tree union of two human beings who enjoy equal rights and share equal responsibility for tor the children born of tho the marriage |