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ree as ee cent eel nn ee ee la 2... Return Acdress a Addressee . i" oS garria,°L.,As8., V-7,-2. Spb. Josesh lash -: Kew York, Fev. “USNR. EELSOS. #7 SC! er, G, 1943 Postmark oo 2% 57 John Jay | Barracks 4-30 © 0. 21 PE a. «Ho CUSER Kidshipments School Chamte Field ~... - Free. 0 20°. oS Rew York, Ne Ys 0 0° Tllinots i Statlon | en oe a ee ee Sb oes y ix, Pi er ae J. reel ce REC MEE Sy De, eons the poe eS BRT John Jap. 7 eS as . USER kidshipuents School ~ - .. Kew York, B.Y. So, os Keren &, 1943 oe Dear Joe, | _ ..Your letter was such a full one that I tecided to weit yntil _..,1- nad some time to answer it. -. 0 . an a : a ORR ERR oo pte ve a Sie et ca a a re “7, -- Let me just take your letter point by point. I con't know 2: exactly What you mean when you say the ISA has no progran,. “yi think they must extend into the field of south and insist on youth's voice in the peace, I think they snould taxe . positions on larger international problens, and they shovld state clearly how they think democratic youth cen contribute —-. to a United Netions victory. fowover, first they mst cet... student backing im an‘organizational form. ~ I-think it can - - be said that the difficulty with ISS wos that they tretred ~ young student leadershipy but had no organization or no toe- hold"té which they could apply themselves, This “is alvays a tregedy, for it inevitably means thinking in terms of |. “personalities, whichie always fatel, °° 088.00 ceo Aas wee res, statement about the young people losing enthusiasm when 0. ty and fan-fare are removed puzzled m@ ofa: * , i recall shat Roger baldwin said, at Camp Lello| , abdout-men being duelly mot: vated by personal ambition ang <0. ~etrong convictions and that the two must be reconeiled, for” |. _tey eZ think you will admit that the martyr ig reall+ Up BS “7. @gotist. I think the students in ISS were motivates too efteh ~~ inct. ‘c» by the hope of staying at the White Houses too eeldom by the -:.. i. . fire to fight and to teke it on the chin if need be. Ag-qgue.-: . matter of fact, I think thet the foundation of those who Gig “believe in a democratic youth movement was grest not only >. | ., because of organizational blanks, but also because of a real ~ feillure on the part of adult prorressives to wake their caves — '& real one. Xow it becomes Clear thet the President has °°") 27>: actually been handicapped by labor, rather than helped. ... oe Because labor has kept its ranks apart and has-confined its == «= hinking to mere loca Tike grievance machinery and:.~).. se. 6 eile RAPE A GE, iy cee Js oS , Bu Tepire ste