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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1957)
Statesman, Salem. Ore.', ThursM Nov. 21, '57 (Sec. II)-17t" Trust Reds? Not Teen-Agers,But I hey Doubt War Coming Up Br FXGENE Gil RFRt f the Gilbert Veulk Rtirarrk c. The most important internation al relationship in the world today is the sometime! hot, sometimes cold diplomatic struggle between the United States and Russia. Perhaps the generation with the most at stake in the ups and downs of American-Russian rela--tions are the teen-agers of today the soldiers and soldiers' wives ot the future who have spent their entire lives in the shadow of war. What do they think of U.S.-So-viet relations? Of the possibility of war? Of nuclear weapons? Our polltakers questioned a seg ment of American teenaeers the Russian youngsters weren't avail able to us on those very matters. They told us: The United States just cannot trust Russia. A third world war is not in evitable. But, if it comes, it will be nu clear war at its worst. Girla More Trustful Distrust of Russia is rampant among American young people. Nearly nine out of ten told us they feel the Soviets can't be trusted. "Russia wants to rule the whole world," said a 16-year-old girl. 'They're too sneaky," in the The Questions Asked Can we trust Russia? Should we keep trying to negotiate .a disarmament pro gram with Russia? Do you see any hope for eventual disarm ament? Do you think a third world war is inevitable? If yes, what are your reasons for thinking so? Do you think Russia is strong er or weaker than the United Slates? Do you think Russia is stronger or weaker since the death of Stalin? If there is another world war, do you think the hydrogen bomb will be used? Do you think anybody influ ences your opinions? XtS NO DON'T KNOW tors S 93 J CMS t $4 t , WS MO DON'T KNOW IPrS " 29 1 GIUS 37 47 16 TK NO DON'T KNOW tors 3St 7 CIMS 43 23 U opinion of Roger Smith, 17, of Bloomfield. N.J. Jimmy , Smith of Sioux Falls, S.D., summed up his distrust in one word: "Greediness." The girls are a little less aus picious than the boys of the So viets. Nearly I per cent of those in our poll expressed some degree of trust. I On the other hand, less than S I per cent of the boys said we can trust Russia at all. Teen-aged thoughts on the pos- ; sibility of a third world war show ed a vastly different opinion. More than "half (55 per cent) said they do not think another general war is inevitable while I only one in three expressed the : feeling that world-wide hostilities I are bound to come. I We queried the minority quite j closely on this. J DnH WarM War HI i Why is World War III inevit- 1 able? "Russia will only be stopped by a defeat in an out-and-out war," ' answered an- 18-year-old. ! "The prophecies of the Bible point toward two great wars," said Francis McLue, a New Jer sey teener who apparently doesn't count World War 1 as a great war. "Russia is too bull-headed to think of anything but war," said 18-year-old Judy Wilkens. "The poor people under Com munist rule are going to rebel and we will help them," said another 16-year-old girl. Girls Fatalistic Strangely, the girls who are more trustful of Russia have a more fatalistic attitude toward a third world war than do the boys. About three out of eight girls said they think a general war in evitable while only two out of eight among the boys feel the same way. Roughly, three out of four teen agers feel that, should another war comTit -will r 1e an-all-out affair with the hydrogen bomb used by both sides. Only 17 per cent of the boys said they-think the- B-bomb will not' ' be used, but 23 per cent of the girls predicted that the dread hydrogen device would remain in the stockpile. Bait Haste far Ditarmameat On the question of disarmament. American teenagers hold inconsis tent attitudes. Three out of four feel that the United States should keep trying to negotiate a disarmament pro gram. Perhaps this stems from the fact that the young people, distrustful of Russia in the first place, feel that we are still stronger than the Soviets. Only 17 per cent of those polled said Russia's military strength is greater than that of the United States and half of them feel Rus sian power has gone downhill since the death of the old dictator, Josef Stalin. Our survey on the thoughts of teen-agers about U.S.-Soviet rela tions also bore out a point which we have noticed many times dur ing our polls: Opinions of young people are very easily influenced. i I t W i 1 HAVE YOU FIGURED IT OUT! With tht new lower down payments on F. H. A. home financing, you may now be able to buy a home more easily than you think! j- See the "Homes for Sale columns in the Classified section and youH be amazed at the variety of places available. 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