THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954.
Soviet 'Jeunesse Dorée's Causing Some Alarm
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By ELISABETH HUNKIN
NEW group people is growing up up his time to orgles.
of child, ceased to study and gave ond have little time in which to help form the characters of their children. It has been pointed out in the Soviet Union On the first stage of this that the decree of September slope were some lads 105: regulating working hours, and causing a good deal of slippery
with alarm. In fact, It must described in the Soviet Teachers was promulgated partly
Gazette of December 10, 1953, this in mind.” have scandalised the gen- when the paper carried a long eral public or 50 much article on the undisciplined be publicity would not cur- haviour of a group of 18 or 19 rently be given to it. It is year-old louts in one of the top forts of a school at Kaluga made up of the 80119 of
near Moscow. often distinguished atic] successful Soviet citizens,
These boys used bad language freely. drunk anu smoked. young men who, though Daring lessons they would Mart members of the Commun- singing or boxing or organise a ist Youth League the s exodus from the classroom. wear foppish They worked only when they felt like it, which wasn't often, intolerably rude tu
Komsomol waistcoats
luxury
money.
and were
and live in other people's their teachern. Their irrespon-
lend sible lives often vice and even crime.
to
But there are deeper causes tou. Nepotism, graft, the strug- to secure advantages, are fle famillor features of Soviet life, and they are aggravated by the shortage of many things, and particularly of houses.
DISQUIET
The Literary Gazette blames the moral corruption of the According to the Teachers' "good-time boys" to some ex- Gazette, this was partly the tent on the readiness of their No hoal's fault, since
the laws premises parents to transgress were inadequate at the staff of Soviet society on their be
more half. The highly placed official. 'The Soviet Literary experience. But stil
the fact that it pays, who abuses his position Gazette
the important wh has given these boys had been brought in build himself a private house case histories of two such up like "crown princes. The
from State funds and Staln of parents, who themselves tind materials, will be branded young "parasites," one
had
to work hard, had tried 12
Corrupt
and degenerate, But them the son of a very
protect their children from it. what of the fnther who well-known Soviet
com- a result of which the intter w
to think they had manages to get a room for his poser of popular songs, had begun
son from Accommodation unearned right natural,
to allotted
10 the Dunaevsky.
young
department the benellis for which re
where he works? What of the parents had inbourel,
father who assumes that thero the
is one rode of behaviour for Soviet ettizens as a whole, but another for himself and his own child?
This
mun used his father's putation to get into
Institute of Cinemato- graphy, where he received special
treatment. Only after a painful and ukly inclient in which he
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NO ESCAPE ANYWHERE
FROM
'THAT MAN'
But who were thr parents? One was a high official in locul
Young pople brought up in this atmosphere think it quic government, vice-chairman involved did the directorn the Kaluga Provincial
legitimate to ignore the "norms Atlantic City, Tuesday. Atlantic City celebrated its from McCarthy here, or any-
"If Communist behaviour"
A where in the U.S. for that their ve Committee,
CAME to this year- 100th birthday, we had of the Institute *Ce
chief engineer of a factory and their father's position, соп-
round resort to get big deal 11,000 in the matter." mistake.
third nections of a Party member, and a
money can help
away from "that man" convention hall alone." the major in
Soviet them do I. The result is the WIN # Army-all
for a couple of days and see highly respected emergence
well-to-da of the people
of In their respective young
America's "aply," who is causing how
the Soviet favourite grave disqulet to
playgrounds is spheres.
publie at the present lime.
standing up to the alleged recession.
PRIVILEGES
Whee
Another young man,
We know
to nothing father was also highly placed, about the sons and daughters of had commistently received excep- the top Suviet leaders them- tional treatment; he had enjoy
Their careets are care- selves.
The not all the prominent Soviet
ed special privileges at school. fully shielded from the public.
had been admitted into various And of course, Institutes, and, when he morried, children had been given a room to which people become "parasites he was not entitled. No
But won society." der, said the
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some obviously Literary Gazette, do, and this is not a coincidence. that he began to regard himself
as
Soon
exceptional person.
Part of the trouble is that drove PLAT his wife and highly placed parents are busy
His appearance, although Soviet theorists deny it, is in For it is B e inevitable. peculiarity of the human parent to want his children to gain ain some benent from his own suc-
cess.
And wealth and position are bound to be particularly corrupting in a soclety which
thrown overboard spiritual values.
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Atlantic City in March is a bit bleak and barren. The wind howls down the almost deserted boardwalk, the fun- fairs are shuttered, and the restaurants
cocktail and lounges are only about one- fifth full.
Jo
"I bet you didn't expect
"Do you know how much ind souvenirs like this here, did make a year-I mean myself?" I said I didn't know. The man, you?" she said.
The days when Atlantic City short, dark, intent, said: "A was a mad mermaid, a good fortune. Yes, sir, a fortune. I am afraid Mr Bruni is time girl on the make, a gang- Not bad, ch?" I said: "Not
ster's moll and gambling hellion bad." right.
are over. Reform has hit the resort. There has been a great clean-up.
Mr Bruni added: "We are already thinking of We plan
During the past few days 1955 and 1956. ahead. We are booked up a lot of liberals have been is the for conventions all this year saying that this and next year. Don't judge beginning of the end for section-one-quarter of Atlan-
by superficial appearances. But, say, have you ever met Senator McCarthy ?"
'Guy has charm'
I ask George Bruni, the TOLD the hotel manager general manager of the that I'd come here to have Claridge, which calls itself a short holiday from the "the skyscraper
by the senator and look into bugi- sea," how business was. ness, or lack of it. "Very, Mr Bruni said: very good. We expect to do us well or better than There's no let- last year. up in spending-don't sell Atlantic City short."
McCarthy.
I only wish the town behind the front, the squalid coloured tic City's 80,000 permanent po pulation are Negroes-had been I doubt it. His term in the cleaned up. A great pulling
and building-up are Senate doesn't expire until down
necessary before Atlantic City 1958; you can expect him becomes an elegant lady. around for a long time,
Impressive
21 1.
and
almost There are
DS many luxury shops on the front
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Tho mon said: "Now I'd like to have your views Senator McCarthy. ..." 1 fled.
While I have been here
the
new unemployment Ogures were announced jump of 584,000. in February, making a total of 3,871,000 idle for the entire of And the Congress nation. Industrial Organisations came out and demanded that Eisen- hower act immediately to avert a full depression.
I mentioned these Sgures to a group of business men." One said: "Atlantic City will still do all right whatever happens, and I'm not sure anything is going to happen.
"We draw every sort of con- from the National Cemetery Association to the Grain and Feed Dealera. Plum- bers, clergymen, psychiatrists, bankers. sonoolteachers, bar.. bers, musicians, lumbermen, isundrymen, boys' clubs, they all come here."
Miss Ada Taylor, the director of sales, a much- travelled woman of English
hotels the Dennis, huge background, said to me: THE boardwalk, Uned with "McCarthy is fighting the the Troymore, the 1,000-roomed Communists better than Chalfonto Haddon Hall, the Mr Bruni said, with some anyone, isn't he? He's the Brighton, the Ambassador,
a lot more-1 impressive vention, thing that sounded a little star attraction, that's what enough. like awe: "I had dinner here he is."
I with Joe some time ago, wasn't a McCarthy man-I I managed to lure Miss on New York's Fifth and Madi- thought his methods were Taylor off the subject and son Avenues or London's Bond wrong and maybe innocent give me some information Street.
I dropped into one shop people were getting hurt, about Atlantic City. While
specialised in British but I don't know.
we were going through her which Mr Bruni aail: "You
papers she suddenly pro- goods. No one was in the place except the man behind the happen to have caught "The guy has charm and duced the Golden Daily Mail counter, and he turned out lo
between conventions. conviction. He put the spell of June 28, 1897, and a copy be the owner. He said: Next week and the place on me. A very convivial of the first issue of the Daily are empty nowwe will be
jam-packed Easter. I'm not handed will be jumping, and at the feller, likes Bourbon-on-the- Mail, May 4, 1896, both in complaining, and I can tell you
British goods move well, beginning of March, when rocks. You won't get away excellent condition,
I said: "But where are the people? Where are the customers?"
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THE BANDITS WITH ONE ARM LEAVE A MEMORY
UPPOSE MacColl
is
Sylos relaxed on the
A
couch of fashionable psychiatrist (heaven for- bid).
By Rene MacColl
If you think Las Vegas who quickly turn back is glamorous,
with I can only own machines The practitioner is play say that I don't agree with dedication.
It is one of the ing the little game of you:
dingiest towns I was ever "thought
association,"
i. It resembles the tat- whereby the patient, on hearing a word rapped out test end of Broadway re- by the doc.. has to come built in the middle of
desert. back with the first thing that enters his head.
to
a
"We
Build-up
NE of the reasons why they
come is Atlantic City's ebullient booster spirit. I was shortly a pamphlet after I arrived. It said: "Did know that Atlantic City
you
built the first airport In The
world and introduced the name airport to the English language? That Atlantic City was the first community In the world to have a boardwalk and gave the name boardwalk to the dictionary? That Atlantic City was the first city in the world to have an amusement pler? That Atlantic City was the first city to have foot policemen re- celve their orders by a radio in their caps?" And a great many more, "firsts."
I did not know these things
Now and again some one hit the juckpot. But in the interests of decorum, there was no
The and am not so sure that I can ensuing crash of silver.
nccept then without question,
to their lucky player went and told on but you will agree that the place. renewed omeint, who verified that there did not inkeat the bushel
hide its glaring light under it..
were. Indeed "three of a kind" nestling side by side on the face of the machine. Whereupógí ho would pay out the jackpot from the club's cashbox,
It's a lulu pIGHT. So't read a 'nows item : But now the alb force
which says that Mr Win- been given three month notice throp Aldrich is to move into to quit. And by the end of the a splendid: new ambasadorini yok Winthrop Aldrich will be home In London..
install.
It's a Itdu all right-Winfield
in the 'thirties it was the home
In reverse
OF
The Miss America contests did undoubtedly originate here. Every year 28,000 single girls has between the ages of 18 and 28 compete in contests all over the country, and the 50 winners corne here to seek the title of queen. Beauly of face and figure used to be the only tests, but
now the girls have to be able to sing, dance act a little, and demonstrate that, they are not liliteraio.
rutey are going to spend nearly £70,000 getting it back into
It costa cool half million shape for the ambassador. And I don't suppose they will leave younds to bulld-when half a
De
זי
- Stab at culture
But you can gamble legiil- Cries the doc.: "Win- ly
the and right round throp Aldrich!" Returns clock. And that is enough House, in Regent's Park. Back MacColl, quick as the pro- for most visitors. There of Barbara ("Rich Little Rich verbial flash: “Las Vegas!" are baccarat and roulette, Girl") Hutton, the Woolworth
chemin de fer and faro for heiress. That one' is going to give the Hollywood set. In the the psychiatriat pause. brilliantly lit places along
TLANTIC CITY hasn't ex How bas MacColl managed the Strip." Those games million pounds was a whole lot even ond fruit machine" for him
to idle away an hour or so actly gono highbrow; it is link the name of are the caviar of Las cooler, thas it is today. America's present ambas Vegas. But the bread and
But in these days when, all having a stab at culturo after sador to London with the butter, the lure which re · Time * marched on. There wer desert gambling town? gularly, remorselessly pulls then in 1981 the United States
#wart Then a cold war And over the country noble houses years of razzle-dazzle. are being reduced to the status Incidentally, more Mr Aldrich personifies in huge sums in little de Air Force took over Wind of museums, and the nostalgic paper, newsreel, and television respectability. Las Vegas nominations, are, the One House as an odons club And reduced to saying with cameramen turn up to cover
Armed Bandits."
the Ono-Armood Bandits invaded High: "I can remember, the great the Miler America pageants tha mildly 'embodies the
Regent's Park.
it is rather amusing AD 11789, airy other event in Americs, "in" days when this place reputable.
There they are, the "frikt machinos," at which even tha; khyostand, igast Rourist" can have,.a
AS
So dingy
a former chairman of
MA
for helpingïthe citizen
conserve his audos
whole. Idea of La
part you from it;://a
occasionally
'Jackpot.5-A)
of aliver; obn -the machine and
lenced
The M
that here in Regent's Park
reversed,
news
cluding a Presidential Prem conference or a world, heavy-
Eas *been eg, abruptly. | weight championship fightë
A local editor told me: