THE YOUTH LEAGUE IN ITS WORK MUST TAKE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUTH INTO CONSIDERATION: June 30, 1953

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the youth league in its work must take the characteristics of youth into consideration. The youth league's assertion of independence from the party is already a thing of the past. Today, the trouble with the youth league is its lack of independent activities, not its assertion of independence. The youth league must coordinate its activities with the party's central tasks, but in so doing it must have its own independent activities and take the characteristics of youth into consideration. In 1952, in a talk with comrades of the central committee of the youth league, two questions were for it to think over— how the party should lead the league's work and how the league should do its work. Both involve consideration for the characteristics of youth. Young people between 14–25 age need to study and work, but as youth is the age of physical growth, much is imperiled if their health is neglected. The young need to study much more, for they have to learn many things older people already know.