Show Y Advice and Consent Instead of seeking advice from outs drop as did the Poverty Czars in their TV appeal Its What's Happening Baby Federal officials would do well to take some somo counsel from the high school students who assembled in D C re- re recently for the convention of Boys Nation That is a Federal Government Studies Program sponsored annually by the tho American Legions Legion's Amor- Amor And since this Nation a assembly sem ly had been heen elected by sonic somo classmates in Boys State a related program on State Gov- Gov Government they can be said saia to represent a responsible element clement of our teen age citizenry citizenly During a week of on the observation of the Federal ill in action these young Sena tors themselves debated some current issues and elected their own Pre President mul and Vice President front from their own ranks The of the Federalist and Nationalist parties in Boys Bays Nation make mako in- in interesting interesting reading The Tho Federalist platform noted some settle faults in present welfare programs and nud advocated study und and possible reorganization of the tho system of distribution and use uso of national and state state- statewide statewide wide welfare funds Also these political heirs of Alexander Hamilton believe that the basis of our monetary system is that our coins have real value They would retain silver in our coins in its present proportions The Nationalist platform unequivocally supports equal opportunity for all citizens noting that any group which sincerely seeks that goal must be willing to disassociate itself with violence With respect to human liberties elsewhere the Nationalists called for full mobilization of the United States resources in defeating the enemies enemies of democracy and freedom in Viet N Nam mn and denial of any sanctuaries for those enemies in either South or North Viet Nam that these Senators for Considering Considering- young week were calling for their own mobilization to fight the enemies of freedom far from home should not their elder counterparts take heed of the sanctuaries for the conditions no enemy under which they feel Americans should serve in Viet Nam T In View of the pressures upon him from others to make muke a deal with the Communist enemy President Johnson should welcome advice of this sort from young men willing to stake their own lives on n a firm finn policy in Viet Nam Evidently lie he could make it in some Rome ways more firm and still count on the con sent of the Boys Nation Senators |