The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
A Message to Garcia.

A Message to Garcia.
In all this Cuban business there is one man
| stands out on the horizon Of my memory like
Mars al perihelion. When war broke out between
Spain and the United States II was very neces.
sary to communicate quickly with the leader Of
the insurgents. Garcia was somewhere In tho
mountain Businesses Of Cuba no one knew
where. No mail nor telegraph message could
reach him. Tho President muss secure his 90
operation. and quickly.
What TO dol
Some one said 10 the President, There's fell
low by the name Of Rowan will find Garcia for
YOU. IL anybody can
Rowan was sent for and given a letter to be
delivered TO Garcia. How the fellow by tho
| nnmc Of Rowan" took the letter. scaled II up in
AN oil-skin pouch, strapped II over his heart, in
four days landed by night of tho coast Of Cuba
from an open boat, disappeared into the Jungle
and In three weeks came out the other side
| Of the island. having traverscd hostile country
on foot. and delivered his letter 10 Garcia, arc
things have no special desire 10 tell in de-
tail
The point wish 10 make is this: Mckinley
gave Rowan a letter TO be delivered TO arcia:
Rowan took the letter and did not ask. where
Is he Az By the Eternal! there II whose
form should be cast in dea,hlcss bronze and the
''"'uc p'oSVu III c'crS 'ohtko vi INC iohu' ~
IL not book learning young men need nor ins,ruc.
non about this and that but suhenng OF the
vertebrae which will cause them 10 be loyal to a
trust TO act promptly. concentrate their energies
do the thing-"carry n message TO Garcia,"
Gen. Garcia Is dead now, but there are other
Garcias.
No man who has endeavored 20 carry out an
enterprise where many hands were needed. but
has been we'll nigh appalled, at Zines by the i'm
becility Of the average man--the inability OF
unwillingne6s to concentrate on a thing and do
H. Shpshod assistance, foolish inattention,
dowdy indifference, and half-hear,ed work seem
the rule: and no man succeeds unless nv hook
n, c,oot y, ,b,.., h. ,,o.. a, hr;,,oe o,h., me,
VI uooh' VI uiea' no ,o'oes OF oilors o'ne' men
!" assist him. or mayhap TOD IN HIS goodness
performs a miracle, and sends him an Angel OF
e' ioi on a'"Noh@ iou' "ooef' pun 'h's
matter 10 test; You are sitting now in your
office six clerks are within call Summon
any on, and mako this request. -p,o... i'll
in the encyclopedia and make a brief mem memoy.n.
dun for me concerning the life Of Corrrgsio-
the TASK
On your life he will not. He will look At you
w, o. hSns eye anu ask one or more oil The
'onowihe aueSnohs'
Who was he9
Which encvclopcdi,,
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Where Is me encScl"pedin'
Was hired for that
Don't Won mean D,sma,cl-
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Is there any hurry,
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Shnn'i bring you the book and lie, you look
Il up yourself
what do vou wan, ~ l,rov to,.
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H"u ! wiz 10Y you " '" 'hn' a''"r you
have answered the questions, and explained how
to find the information, and why YOU wan, Il,
III. clerk vii, 90 IN and s., nr. ~ n. o,,., w.
'"' "n' too' anu se' one OF inc o'h'r clerks
to help him try to find Garcia and then come
NAV los, nv hc, h,, ,ccn,d,n,, =, ,,,a -
ayefSrc, viii not OF" '"' "''''"'"S 10 the Ia" OF
- NM Nm ~ you you, are WIS., you WI not bother to
JJNphi'n w ."uI aSISthhl maj ortrsEl" isln.
smile sWnctIy and saw even ~ .r Mind pu. you VII
- w., "''u say >'''' "'ihu' anu 20 look
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,h NnI ny inc;n|PnGi t%r indcpcgdent action
@ M M o. H,uP!u"S NlS ilHrnilS n me VIII lhls
un" III 70 chettluiy eaten hold and lit
,e me ,n,hgS 'nat PUT pure socialism so far into
Wnat Wiz thcy do when The benefit o. their effort
n.c. on al III nav" WIN knnuea cup seems
Saturday night holds " To bs Snc
huyerust Tor stcnographer; and nine out Of
and do not Sp thn nSssSl @
lens zen such one write a letter To Garcia
m. IN gu sr wa, n"okSeeIr'' s"id The foreman to
les ncs what about him
We'll ne iinc accountant: hutifld send him
uptown on an GRAND he might accomplish the
s s, u, nm I,Ehl ana on the o'hcr hand. might
slo2 az i"u, saloons on thc way, ana when he got
70 mhn street "ouid forget what he had been
sem Iot
an suoh man DC entrusted To carry message
'oHarr Ga ,,, ,-,
We nave recently, been nearing much maudlin
sympathy expressed for The down trodden dcni.
zen oI ,ns swcatshop ana the Homeless wand
erer searching Tor honest employ mcnt" and with
u al often go many hard words for the men in
power
oil, ShH.ng IS SAID about the employer who grows
ne cruo wells To do intelligent work; and his long
patent striving, with help" that does nothing
but LOAF when his back lis turned. In every store
and factory their Is constant we,SinG out pro
cess going on: The employer IL constantly send
ing away help that have shown their inoapaCty
to further the interests Of the business and others
are being taken on. No matter how good times
are, this sorting continues only II times an hard
and work s scarce, the sorting is done finer
but 2m, and forever out the incompetent and un-
worthy 60 II IL the survival Of the fttcsl Self
interest prompts every employer 10 keep tho best
th9sc who can carry message 10 Garcia.
! know one man 81 really brilliant parts who
own and yet who il absolutely worthless To-
any one slsc, because he carries with him CON