ticipation in management or in the determin-
  ation of policy.  In our program every ef-
  fort is made to secure the widest possible
  participation through sponsorship, community
  councils, and through cooperative arrange-
  ments with independent orginizations such as
  trade unions.
 
 Social Implications:  Their program is based on a concep-
  tion of class alignment fundamental to the 
  Nazi philosophy which compensates through the 
  theory of racial and national unity and super-
  iority for the suppression of working class 
  interests as recognized in a democracy.
 
    The class character of the Strength through 
  Joy program is emphasized by the exclusion of
  Jews, the limitation of its benefits to lower 
  income groups, and the payment of membership
  dues in proportion to income.  In our program 
  every effort is made to emphasize the democratic
  principle that all individuals are entitled to
  public benfits, at the same time imposing no
  barriers to the recognition of the special inter-
  ests of working people and their right to promote
  those interests through orginizations or other
  means.
 
Conclusion:  Disagreement with the fundamental philosophy of National
 Socialism should not blind us to the interesting aspects of
 their activities in the recreational field.  It should be pos-
 sible to adapt what is good in their leisure time program to
 our own democratic institutions without confusion of purpose,
 so long as the fundamental distinctions outlined above are 
 clearly recognized.  Actually, most of their activities have
 been simultaneously developed in this country, without dominant
 stress on centralized control and standardized practices.