Show A newspaper poll finds that Americans as a don't know too much about the governmental affairs of the How much do you What Do You Know Americans have fought through six major wars and in countless life-taking disputes to win and defend their a good percentage of the citizenry is not interested jn knowing what this government they are fighting for is all Evidence the figures recently published in an We Don't Know is Likely to Hurt in the New York Times Approximately one American out of every three doesn't know if the Japanese now occupy the Philippines less than half know if the United States was ever a member of the League of Two out of every three do not know how a peace treaty is Four out of every five are unable to define a Three out of five don't recollect ever hearing of an Atlantic Charter and two-thirds of the nation do not know if the United States is receiving reverse lend-lease from Questions Continually discussed Not only have these questions been discussed time and time again in newspapers and but they are continually altering and re-shaping the lives of all They send his son to war Send him to the polls to elect a congressman Put English commodities on an American market or give his the a fancy It takes a person with no backbone to unconcernedly allow himself to be pushed around by someone or something he doesn't in a that is exactly the attitude a good portion of the population is are concerned when they see the bottom of a stocking plastic handles on their automobiles or hear that their neighbor's son has been killed in they aren't especially concerned what is causing this or that to Some Don't Know Own Business A sane scientist would never strike a match to an unknown He's a scientist and it's his business to Approximately million persons in America are citizens of a government and it's their business to know something about figures show they do How many of these question can you How many other questions of government can you As you have the best opportunity to know what the business of citizenship And if you know the you can guess and suggest a Because it's the future you're going to live you might as well have something to say about how it will |