METHODS AND MEDIA OF YOUTH INDOCTRINATION

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• Publication Date: August 9, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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TITLE: LCothoda and Media of Youth Indootrlnatjon
SOURCEs Chinono nowopporo, poriodioai~, 12rOu.19~1.
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ONF1OENTI AL
lODra ANflM1Ik 0?
h- no 1? Jun h1
;%i(; 1C UDR FIon, Xon
i etnw ao Je p a
V~.ttttAl~ 0t} too Central COttQO,
Cantons 1b June -~ At the in
rosenta~ivo-~ it'oaI th+~ ~,hin~ Young
Kor~sAr~ol in aoViet lJr~ion, 21 r?~ ,
~ ~ Core lci' ~ Pei~~~in on til June for ,av1t Ur~iaTa to ~~ond
~i.on?c~
YAW PiOnQ~r" t th~ 11?Arh~t~o
h~ of ?nnp li.~~o With Itueeian ~ .
2 n,ont
(1rtiak? ) i Criiii
~- olo`ted 1z'om noun PjorirtorJ Corp
~`fio ~ro~antativet~ ~'~`?~t- ~ar-ton ~e~c~ ~
~ ~
u1tus"a send ?;du~ation Uuroau of
~~ious ~~ri~~-ary schools by tl~ a C
In v
Ui,ni oip:4i / oo pi ' ~t0 vtrnJfC t
C~ntan
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~EtJ~NOHAI . -.. ~~ airtu~i l~oa-rtian E~~ , 21 May
Li J ~ ~.~~~~fi~ ~Y -~LCuA~i-j ih ~s
IaCE~IL CAIwlit'
,oo t,orlay
1 June (h~.lth'on' Day PropM'atory
Tha ~-har~l~ai
ise ~trre ~nt?~r~nntic~~ta1 ~;~ltlre~~~s ~~-Y-~
a
ued the foUov.nI ''Col?o 1 J
slogrrn; for Shan1,kia. e
une lriterrt,tional Chilchren~a Cayl
if Celebrate 1 J 2. sprees zratit ~~;?1
ude to our `oe1ovad 1ouder, Chairman
orish our boauti~ul Fathr1andl
3. Ch
Nardi
Ccrrolop healthy Lodi es and study
siVe war snd ~tefond world poaool
~. Oi~pose aggres
YOUNG PION W I4 CUTA - Pnipin Jrr~r11ln JihMpa?) 1aY ~~.
IQ l~1L~~~AC~
,z ?2 i.l'J,iot1 cih'l~~ron nt flew china,
~'eipin~, 28 day f ~~ait~-hua~ w.. ~ m
green t~ia ale of 9 ar-d 15, ha~ria o id the Yc~urt~ x'.nr~eorc~ carps n~,raoe
acct
~,ei ~rxtin~ ire ~ariaua ~cti~rities ~
d.~-bion in pctobsr 19L9. Bpart ~
its noun
o are deVblopi.n~ thomaelves to b a valult)lo olti~one of Wow China
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rint;ohcol tcrmu troy visit ftactoriea, public utiiitiua, r41waya,
i`armo, yea thur kitutiona, arut obaervAtcrios, -old rQup raacin a and
faopular tJaiauoe pc rtie~o. They otudy anti nlsko geo nphioa~l pro ioi-~,
lidos, work out rizt thtnatioal prok~iciv to;uthor, burn abuut natur ,
aoionos and literatu'e, and rnak? botanical and ~oo1o ica1 saurp1es.
ter rtg nohoo1 holi.dayn, thay ;o to aurnt r catr,po, hike, play
tames and hold ath1utio ano~rts, nkate, viuit scenic spots ror pienioa,
and have marry holicLay outirrs,
Dy performing intoroating rtnJ oducativa tanks auoh as doer and
trop planting, growin voatab1Qe, and holping poasantn during harvoat
tirno, Lhoy loam to ro poct labor.
The Young Pionuora ~tro xoarni nt a wart rr lovo L or China and a strorn
~onse oL into2?tiutia1j .
Thoy haavo their fortrti;htly magazine called Chunwkuo Chao-nion
h,rh't 1 un (Chinctio Yow~r Pionoaru ), illus tratod i ri color aru ;vtth a
circulation of 70,000. In its cur:c~nt ,icouo, the L1st, it contains
articlnn on urrent afi'air, , scieritific ritoriuc, artia1os on sc1coo1
lira, games, puzz 1bs, lively pietures and cnrtoons.
Chief guiding principles of the Your Pion?era are love of their
motherland, of the people and labor, intern.Ationa1ism, golf-help,
Land rnutua1Mhe1p, At oohool they try to be the boot pupile and to help
their schoolmates in work, atudy and play. They are playin, a very
active part in the natiori.'wide drive to eliminate i11iteraoy by
teaching both other children and adults. Their activitjos are winning
the rospectn of their frionds, teachers, parenbs, and people.
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Thoy havo thoir awn !1, anthen, ssemer u r ee~ oaluteQ, and
aio ana? `rho fl. is rep; with a yellow 5 F~ointe~t atsr and torah
t
in Lh eot tQr QyLfli)oli ini} er~l htenrnont.
XPCUN E T1: `, i~f r,C c ; V~ l TUB iWLI!IWf~ UG} , OUTri i i ATICN
\tU) 11i I:tt 1 t~L CUi'ii U!'t
LK1I uortc off" nCb1eh rodition ; navo app rut (F)fl V '1ODU flaws aourcos
pertaining to to Gaut ;-icuo 1 u.irr-ol u h ' t C lr .tr~.en~ 'ua~~n
(rI 1 j- ) China Wcw th rocracy Yount orpEj and
thn Chun ,-hua Ch' uan "kuo Mirhu Ch' in ?hien Leon-ho t u r -l c
Ail-China Ueoeratic Youth F.dora'
Lion). To ci ariCy the cons usi on, t-ho "19 C Y ; ~rl~ook" & n ct th o "L9 O
Handbook" wac cortau1tod acs l tiro i ollowifW tnrorrnation was o tained $
(Wtiuriera ire par~mth.ocea r?for to appencieri :rouraea. )
The China New Donroaracy Youth Corps is ~- political party. The All-
China De1nocreLtic Youth F deration is a peoplo' c3 ortaflixat nh. (1) The
former is .iol~reviated Chin wrthgt"t'uan ( Youth corps),
and the lattor Chi uan-kuo Ch' irr en (~ National
Youth Federation). (2)
he afi'ilia'l~oa o " the lattor arc usually ivcn in Chicao o papers
as Ch' irg' (lien P'unCwmeng Youth Luague(e7.
OUfC~3
1? "l9 d, ~ en?r n Nlon -ch' ien, t' Jan 19 C, Hone i~ut~ , Ta Kung A ookstoro.
a, Apr l9~U, 1 ht r thai, '1'a Kurng Pao.
2. "19 O, Jen .n ;thou- tag' "
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' }n N 11 TI i i YOU F U CO EN ' ANTI-US, A: i ico & MO Y EM Nt wur
Pai,pin Joel"mite Jih-paa, 2 Mar 1
27 MLLrc - - iJ raft 191 i t'oooLutiorn way pawed ~t
thu ndin cormmitton moot fl } of the d111 china t oorati0 Youth Fedu ow
u a to all tJ~o amof~r rtic Yo~t)i Lisa ;ueu ti their at'fi1iatoa
t21art to maka pp
t-e Raoit1t4fl4 3 j did-Korea Movement as hhoir cezitra1 theme during
tc~ mtxlcQ t
~' T h c~;olutiof appgalod to youth :t 4 u+,r~ rt every locality to hold
t11e mooting
f ,ta~t~ (id-Koroa youth af,~i ~ fltM fCeran oo or roue a
a
rnl and urd tranomit proN~inm rc~lat'th o +;eit-U, i t-Koroa (fair t,
;
ari,l encaura~Q rouh t,o voiir~tt~rilY yet up pt~tt'otic lecfo to oolitify
this patriotic fervor off' ho hoes
ni',er such confnr~auflce or - eattrt~, tkra youth iea~ uc ttould orf;artiZO
,i
aid tho tCJ rrti+c~nt ctivkao whu at-On 1od tho cotiEcronco or u+c tim, to
~cnc.
transmit the proceO Ltr1b to iroa;t masoe tai' youth. T caa~diUon to this
the youth oaguo ahould hold lectures, exhibits, banquate~, atcw for al].
i
circle ,;youth anm'. unurgrriized youth. In lat c April, youth :ta ue of various
localitios should arouse youth to conc1u3iaf of peace treat; ~,;atur9
caU )ai ~ n oi;Caostn , rar rn,tn1; of Japan, ai'-d r~ortclude overall justifiable
~ ~,
Japanose peace treaty.
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IZC C JTR\L COttMTTT 15Ut OIR1i;TI TO YOUTH CORPS IN 1ZU AL M. M3 Poipir Jets-'min Jihwpao, 2? lMr l
On 2~ March 19, the Central Cori+ittee of the CM.na New Co~aioc.racy
Youth Corps iaeuc a directive to youth corps in rur?il areas to thoroughly
brinC to roali~atian the Government Adtjjniotr ition Cauncii reso1ut On
+ Decioinn CancarniA rricultural and Forestry Productiou hiring i9l."
t~ ~
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Ui ' t i4wt - Peiping Jon-atin Jth-pao,
22 Mari 1
The ioUowin a rtrivEtr ~' Q~s~n aia~ osrotl or 1e potpin , Jsn-rain Ji h-pao,
ot 22 March L91 s
pant?~ StuOsltt totend tho ittiutry of Transportation C,dros
achool of to Central Pop'j overrtmont. Two-hurtdroct sooondary-c13
e
or,~Pir-QOrc to train Ott auOOU~ truly, Sb tictit, Wi I utcrit1~ clauses at
Hank n~- tar 12 riort r a~rvl NCO o i tnoors Go M ut y icr ?uipiti ; for o ronthe.
~rali: iortti~ n: Ark rna1o or fornalc 1? to 30 cart old, r r ur~te ni' t
1M Lr4t 41 :Low z' mi. d1o drool or with agiv~-i rtt ?iuoo Uot~. arrinations
r_11 bu hoU ort nation 1 tan uu Eo, rriathmatica, and political knowiedg.o.
YOUth Go tl~ ~ C 1GKING ;owJ tioM+! ,' ",i~ ;0 10,0~Jo 'r'ECH,~IC1ANai )Ui1?N+
19yO PQipir~, Jonwrrrin Jilt-pao, 21 Apr 0
5inco the closing of he Ce;rcrarics' ConV'orence of th~- National
Youth Corps Forking Corilrriitteos on 26 Jactuary 1950, various committoea
hive t, r anstnitted rho docisiona of to cuitfurertco to corps mo baro and
have formulated progrann at various cadt'aa rnaetinge.
During 1950, the Northoat R Youth Corps Working Comrnitoo plane
to (1) train 7,159 young tochnicians, ( 2) obtain 30 to I40 percent of
the corps rnombera to become the memborra of the T'ieh-niu Unit (i ditor rs
notes rr,emkiera of the T' i eh-niu Unit rei'er to model railroad workers in
thv Northoart) (3) bold a nub-branch chief's production education con-
ference it April, (ii.) formulate a concrete working program to develop and
soidir'y youth corps in old wtd now1y-1iboratud areas.
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Th' qi? old h Corps orkin8 Oornmittoe plene to (i,
aaerot?~ri a, (2) 31 varioue lower levo1 otfaee~
train ~ub-tn ~rflah
~onamttty a rni orcI, (.) t/ m A ~ oC L1QtottOf tut'UbliVidt~? ~!'it`Ix- 1!f/
1
ntuthort, t~ itfl carp ?2a iu >c?ittc tiot? , (l-
o ;-X{t-~arc*h ' 9U c-ir~vuy oL' thu c~L1t 'a1 1ave1a or r t~ ~ ~a
ca~~~lotc~ t'0' t
. that1 try k uitJ1a r1ttcna1 x,31 r~ cal, tura1 t;u picui ta2''y
c1 4: vo X11 .aoT ; ~cra to i hu bo'.it~on Pr o t t' dur L
~lk~a~t
the ritot eix i~nt,hi a~' l9O attd t,Ile 1?tiatorical r:torialic~~~, to
~
aid woretIre o? the y i, r1
n =R Youth Carpo r-urkinu Cra t~ ittoc a1W~n to (1) organize
Tito `rierrtei
ure into a maat,er~a'Ar"t~ti~~ica contrast, (2) orani~e
3,L20roun~ u~ot k
to ut,u~: y at t ;p12'?Lime a~u;pri1 ty~o.
The cot~f r;ror7cc will dop't the corLetitutio:t E'er di Chirut Your,
iofoc is Corr+: , and f14, can ,, niutc, am r1ogy.tr1~, tdc.
Youth Corpc' ?ouriz ?irnnet r n workin cx4ruk~, primarY sr~1ioo1 and
hood. terichero r pcriontud in idAnra 7iork, band shirt" of he
middle tic
ounc Pionecre Carpe wi1i utten~i the carrforertoei
Nwtrbor EttendirLFrom di:eront regiaft and citioc trci aJ fo11oiv~ a
49 t rare et Chtn&, Northc aet, North China, CentrA1w5outh ChLrt&, Northwest,
rio 'eipixij, ;3hartgh i, Tiorrbuin, Mukdext, :Au"hGtf, Harbirns
Cauthwa ZJ " fm.
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~Q~+~ ~lEOflAt
Narc:Ln(;, C nton, r i nan, Sh h-chit*-ahu4rr ., % -ii JniZ'orr,
II ai yuart~ cn ti 20 rrom rural, nroao, ?ac'torit u, railroatio, anU auah units.
Pho announac~nant ctaterl that ouU (;orpa activity c ocr ~ tteoc ?n
v ~rioua iocalitiorr r cut vomit euCfC;aationa for i'i?t , aonj, aa1utuct,
Uh o, otc., artcl r112oa Lt aativtty roport pr rtainin ? to prei ar >Uon and
orppani atlon of Youn& ionaora Corpt~. Thu r sport rmrat also irtolude
otratiatic dnta~ prrtrdntn 4 to a MrTi nurtibcr of pr ruary anti prirn ry
4%ir d1e school otu4on4, nunibb r of oarivea, rrwnuor o,L' corps rnentuo,
proLiwts portaini ; to mnrnhere aotivity ~onditton ann rtotiviti a, tho
~v i U1t! Uum ar ot` ptriU try -, drool to chora for uiciuncu work, uc~ ~ eetianra
fnr iawa en' CenLLW, rd n ttcriu,lcI ttrt t opimtocw urtairurr t tLYu con-
t'orcnco a11Q Lt1a, ,tstd , uL mtt thous to tho Oortt'a1 ~ominittnu a xounC; Pionoor3
xteprrtrc u y :4ai'c t 19O. A1MO c~d- od who ~ru to ~perticip~tte at the
coni'orcncc arc rcquira~ to t 'tort itr k-uij4n by 1$ April.
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