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Newspaper Page TextTHURSDAY. JUNE 13. 1163 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Teeiro-Age Morals Woiriry Pcareinitts Aroymid the. World By United Press International Concern about "that young generation" if nothing er unique to American society, Parents the world over with few exception are worried - some more, some less about how young people are thinking and acting on moral questions. In such scattered places as London, Frankfurt and Sing apore, to cite a few, elders are disturbed about the ap parent tendency toward sex ual freedom among adoles cents. Delinquency is rising in many places but the gravest concern involves sex stand' . ards. That is the consensus of United Press International cor respondents living and work' ing in countries around t h globe. Their reports range from "a hot house of sex in Britain to parental misgiv lngs in Japan about declin ing reticence and modesty among teen-agers. In Europe especially, sexual promlscu ity among teen-agers is the major worry of adults, In a country-by-country sampling, a varying pattern of teen behavior emerged, but there was one constant change. ' Britain When it comes to discuss ing teen age sexual morals in Britain, adult eyebrows go up and worry frowns appear Britain today is in the midst of the most public debate in its history on sex, and much of it concerns the youngsters. "We are living today," said the mass circulation London Daily Mirror recently, "in the greatest hot house of sex the world has ever known. And we have a generation grown to sexual maturity earlier than any other." Because of sexual looseness, illegitimacy is high. Roughly one birth In 16 last year was out of wedlock and largely among girls between 14 and 18. . "Youngsters are having a jolly tough time today," re ported Mrs. Margaret Bram all, general secretary of the National Council for Unmar ried Mothers. 'There is too much stress by society on sex - in literature, films, adver tisements and the like." of today," one spokesman said, "will have at least three or four sexual experiences before marriage." A recent poll by the news paper Frankfurt Rundschau found that 85 per cent of teen age boys and 75 per cent of the girls thought that sexual intercourse before marriage was permissible; many Ger man teeners reported they saw nothing wrong in unwed couples going hoiidayiiig to gether or on camping trips, and sleeping together on such outings. Italy In Italy, the major worry about the present teen gen eration is in the area of mor ality. Sexual license always has been kept within bounds in the country by strong fam ily ties and strict parental guidance. Dating by teen agers Is still mostly surrepti tious and both parents and prospective grooms expect a bride to be a virgin - or if she is not, to marry the man in the case. But in the last few years this moral code has begun to break down somewhat in a mass population shift to the cities. It still, docs not ap proach the problem in some other countries, however. Franca French teen-agers present no great national problem In Catholic France a close parental eye is kept on young girls and dating in the early teens is frowned on. In the country boys and girls "go out with parental consent But In the cities, where par- enlal policing is harder, dat ing is not uncommon among 15 and 16-ycar olds. But even among city teens, sexual pro miscuity is not common. The attitude generally Is that of the Catholic church. A spokesman for the cor rective education section of the National Justice Ministry told UPI sexual looseness was not a problem in France; Of course, there are excep tions to the general rue. Most recently all France was shocked by the disclosure of "sex orgy" club north of Paris which Involved arrests of 100 Paris university stu dents, and stories of "sex les sons" given by and for youths of both sexes. Pan Marnlltu Swtatn The Sunday Observer, com- Morally, the Swedes do not mcntine on sexual freorinm feel they have a teen-age amona teens, reoorterf recent problem. A much more broad ly: "These (unmarried teen, minded attitude toward sex nan mnthiM-ai airli r (h in. than In most Western coun heritors of a new Danan mor- trle ' "" reason. Dating Bitty, gleaned from the pop song, the ad man and Holly' wood culture. They mature at an age when their mothers did not know where babies came from. They get drunk, make love In the backs of cars, front parlors, deserted classrooms. They are the prod uct of a culture that holds out sex as the ultimate orgiastic glory." Dating among boys end girls is common from the age of 14 and even these young sters, said one newspaper, live in "a hothouse of sex. (The girls) wiggle their bot, toms, thrust up their young breasts and thrill at the re action they produce in the 'superior' male." A by-product of the sexual license is a steadily rising In crease in venereal disease among the young. Wast Carmany nnuu uermana are wor ried about their youngsters' morals, sexual Indulgence in particular. Thus an official of the health ministry attribut ed the declining rate of Il legitimacy not to Improved morals but "io increasing so phistication, care taken dur ing copulation, and the use of contraceptives and contra ceptive devices." Oerman boys and girls start dating at 15 and 16 and sociologists say teen-age girls nowadays place no great pre mium on virginity. "The average German girl Four Appear in Circuit Court Mclvin Edwin Snodgrass, 25, of 803 North Main at., Ash land, had Imposition of sen tence suspended for four years n circuit court this week for burglary not in a dwelling. He was directed to make restitution. He had pleaded guilty earlier to entering the Jcddcloh Brothers Swecd mill Gold Hill, on March 16. Imposition of sentence was suspended for five years on Warren James, 35, of 86 Vtshti Way, for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He had pleaded guilty earlier to the charge. Herbert William Prosser, 21. of 421 West Tenth st appeared In circuit court on cnargea oi burglary not in a dwelling and John Dubay, Medtord lawyer, was appoint ed to represent him. Prosser Is accused of entering Tom's Texaco at Eighth and Grape sU. on May 8. John Robert Stevenson, 55 of 460 Siskiyou blvd., pleaded guilty to uttering and publish' ing a false check and was sen' tenccd to 4'i years In the Oregon State penitentiary. He was charged with giving a falso check to an Ashland scr- vico station. generally starts at 14 and 15 and is accepted No . educator In Sweden would be dismissed or even get into serious trouble if he advised one of his young stu dents that permarital rela tlons are not necessarily wrong. One teacher told UPI that if he told a 15-year-old girl it would be better for her to have sexual relations with her boy friend than re. press herself, "somebody from the Child Welfare soci' ely might come to have 'chat' with me about it, but there would be no trouble." Rather, he said, the circum stances of the advice given and the reasons, would be examined - and quite possi bly approved Sexual relations between teen-agers are not encouraged any more in Sweden than in any other country; on the other hand, they are not re garded as being of necessity immoral or evil, tnougn per haps ill-advised. Japan ' Ihe older generation in Ja Dan probably realizes more than anyone else in the world that there has been a tre mendous change in the young er generation. Reticence and modesty, formerly "the standard for teen-agers, is fast disappearing. Teen - agers today are known as "gendaikko," lit orally "modern children," and they enjoy life to the fullest. They frequent tea rooms, ice and roller skating rinks and Sunday amusement centers. There are some arrests for illicit acts," usually Involv ing girls. Juvenile delinquency Is on the rise and authorities say the indulgence in what they call "illicit acts" Is increas ing every year. They blame the rise in delinquency on American influence (movies and television primarily) and the lack of restraint of some magazines which specialize In sex. Hong Kong Teen-age morality has de clined in recent years in Hong Kong and the blame has been laid on the influx of American movies and mu sic, coupled with booming dance hall and small hotel business. According to an unofficial study, at least one third of the students at English lan guage schools and colleges here have experienced pre marital Intimacy, Korea Korean authorities impose strict restrictions on junior and senior high school stu dents, banning them from tea rooms and movies. Military authorities have forbidden teen-agers to date. But authorities, as well as parents, admit students of to day are getting more violent. An example is the 1960 stu dent uprising which toppled former President ' Syngman Rhcc. Juvenile delinquency usually takes violent forms. Some sexual Incidents are re ported, but they are not as frequent as in other coun tries. Philippines - Authorities in the Philip pines trace hooliganism to in fluences of movies and tele vision programs dealing with sex and violence, broken homes, formation of teen-age gangs and other causes. Some teen-agers begin dating ear ly and necking and petting docs occur. But, In the main, youths cling to traditional at titudes favoring harmless dance, picnic and movie dates and chapcronngc. Widespread membership in musical com bos and singing groups Is re garded as a wholesome sub stitute for teen gangs. Malaya and Singapore Teen-age morals in Malaya and Singapore have been on the decline with delinquency Increasing A university professor re cently advised his (reshman class to stay away from brothels and he admits there is some venereal disease among his students. According to one oldtimer: "The things present day youngsters do were never heard of in our days." Social workers attribute the downward moral trend to un employment, low intelligence, educational equality, rapid so cial change, broken home, ne glectful parents and a de cline in religious influence. Mexico Mexican young people be gin dating in their early teens and pre marital sex is re garded as about as common as in the United States, pos sibly more so. This is attribut ed in part to biological fac tors of earlier maturing in tropical regions. Sociologists attribute rising delinquency and sex patterns to poverty, which sends mi nors into the streets to seek a livelihood, and to some extent to the Influence of free-spending tourists who point up the contrast in living standards. Places like Acapulco and some border cities attract peasant youths for economic reasons and they are exposed to immornl influences. Mexi can authorities say tourists from the United States influ ence moral standards by their personal deportment and by creating demand for prosti tution and other forms of commercial vice. Brasll Crime, rather than sex, is the biggest problem among Brazilian teen-agers, simply because many of them must steal in order to eat. Poverty is rampant and It is virtually impossible for a teen-aged boy to find a job. In contrast, girls of 13 and 14 can easily obtain employ ment as maids but being away from their homes they fre quently fall astray. Hundreds of illegitimate pregnaneies .oc cur among these girls yearly, the exact number uncertain because of the many illicit abortions performed on teen girls and women in their early 20s. Juudfjes and sociologists warn that th government must divert more resources to education and easing the economic plight of youth to meet the problem of juvenile delinquency and immorality. Argentina Argentina Is fortunate in having few problems with teen age morals. Various fac tors contribute to this, includ ing strict family discipline, religion, avid sports interest and strict control of public morality. T1iis is probably the most sports minded country in the world and athletics of all kinds provide a useful outlet for youthful energies. Argentina is a heavily Cath olic country and the church has a powerful influence on family life and teen culture. The church has led a success ful fight against reopening of brothels closed a generation ago and it imposes unofficial influence over allowable standards in plays, films, mag azines. Ban Magasines Volunteer inspectors with city credentials confiscate pornographic literature, even "girlie" magazines, off news stands in Buenos Aires and authorities deal harshly with prostitution. Teen-agers seldom date be fore 16 because of stern par ental control. Family life is strong in Argentina and there is no divorce law and few broken homes. Argentine youth are not subjected to barrages of sug-and roll, the twist and even gestive advertising, radio and television programs. Risque films and publications are not permitted. Uruguay Uraguay has a generation of teen-agers who are romp ing through life with zany and zestful devotion to rock night clubs. It is a healthy, enthusiastic generation bor dering on the frivolous but not immoral. Uruguay became a socialist state a century ago and while it is a lay state, with separa tion of church and state and the only country in South America with a divorce law. it is a land of staid bour geois. The schools in this country are noted for the excellence of their moral training. Teen age delinquency is growing somewhat, but no where near the rate of many U. S. 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