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.
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