The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-11
MESSAGE TO GARCIA.


and owner OF the Phii!stine, an artistically
prepared little periodical OF protest" had
an article In his magazine under the title
OF "A Message to Garcia" 1t was 80 apt
that the entire edition OF the magazine was
sold. and among those interested was
George n. Daniels, general passenger
agent OF the New York Central railroad.
Mr.. Daniels was so pleased that he or
dered a thousand copies of the article for
distribution among the railroad employees.
and they went so fast that he ordered an
other thousand. and third. Then he got
the right to publish and issue a hundred
thousand, which were distributed broad
cast Two hundred thousand more were
called for and disposed OF. and now Mr..
Daniels Is getting out an edition OF bV000.
Applications are coming In for It from ev-
erywhere, and It has been Endorsed by en-
ployers Of labor. preachers, teachers. law
yers. doctors and everybody. The article
In bulk ID as follows, and IL well worth
reading and preserving:
Jas A HessaEc to Garcia.
In all thiB Cuban business there Ia one
ory ike Mars Il q When @
broke out between Spain and the United
states II was very necessary to communi-
cate quickly with the leader Of the insur-
gents, Garcia was somewhere In the noun
tain Businesses OF .Cuba--no one knew
where. No mail nor telegraph message
could reach him. The president must Sc
cure his cooperation, ana quickly,
se ssv one Sy ' ts to the ssss nes ss
Garcia poM, for YOU Il anybody 3ys can an, ,.,,.r
TO be delivered 70 Garcia. How the fellow
by the name OF Rowan" took the letter,
sealed II up in an oil-skin pouch, strapped
night of the coast OF Cuba from an open
boat, disappeared into the jungle. and In
three weeks came out on the ,other side
ss hs s ia os aynF ysrsS A. hN ses
to Garcia. are things have no SPECIAL de-
sire now to tell In detail.
The point wish to make 10 this: McIin-
ley gave Rowan letter to be delivered to
Garcia: Rowan took the letter and did not
ask. Where Is he atT' BY the Eternal!
there Is a man whose form should De cast
in every college Of the land. II is not book
learning young men need. nor instruction
about this and that, but a stiffening of the
vertebrate which will CAUSE them to be 10y
their energies, do the thing-''carry mes
Gen. Garcia is dead now. but there are
other Garcas.
No man who has endeavored to carry
o,rt an enterprise where many hands were
needed but has been 'well-nigh appalled,
at times by the imbecility Of the average
mantle inability or unwillingness to
concentrate on thing and do It. Slip
shod assistance. foolish inattention,
dowdy indinerence and haif-hearted
forces or brides other men to assist him;
or mayhap, God IN His goodness per-
ferns q miracle, and sends him an angel
put this matter to test: You are sitting
now In your office--six clerks are within
call. summon any one and make this
request: please look In the encyclopedia
and make a brief memorandum for me
concerning the life of Correggio.,
VIII the clerk quietly say, "Yes, STR"
On your life. he viii not. He VIII look
at you out Of fishy eye. and ask one
or more of the following questions:
WhS Ts s,,e Nj
Where Is the encyclopedia? e.ag
Was hired for that? Az
Didn't you mean Bismarck?
What's the matter with Charlie doing
Is he dead?
Is there any hurry?
Shan't / bring You the book and let
you look 1t up yourself?
What do you want to know for?
And I will lay you 10 to that after you
have answered the questions and ex-
why you want 1t. the clerk will 20 of
and get one of the other clerks to help
him try to find Garcia-and then come
OF course, | may lose my bet. but. ac-
cording to the law OF average, will not.
Now. II you are wise, you will not bother
to explain to your assistant" that Cor
reggie is indexed under the Cs, not in
the KS, but you will smile sweetly and
yourself
ton, this moral stupidity, this infirmity Of
the will, this unwillingness to cheerfully
catch hold and lift, are the things that
put pure socialism so far into the future.
vvStI1 80 ank To-. Nav ~vxt. .t.uk
will they do when the benefit of their eff
fort Is for all? A first mate with knotted
club seems necessary, and the dread Of
getting "the bounce Saturday night holds
many q worker to his place.
Advertise for stenographer. and nine
out of ten who apply can neither spell nor
punctuats and do not think 1t necessary to.
Can such one writs letter to Gsrcias
foreman to me IN large factory.
Yes what about him?"
well. he's fine accountant; but II I'd
send him uptown on an errand he might
the other hand. might stop at four saloons
on the way, and when he got to Main
street would forget what he had been sent
for" s,sfrfs n sf .,5so,.% NJ
! Can such 2, ma, man be trusted to carry
We have recently been hearing much
maudl.n sympathy expressed for the
.'down-trodden denizen Of the sweat shop
and the "homeless wanderer searching for
honest employment" and with 1t all often
go many hard words for the men in power.
Nothing is said about the employer who
grows old before his time in vain at
tempt to get frowsy ne,er-do-wells to do
intelligent work. and his long patient
striving with help that does nothing but
loaf when his back is turned. In every
store and factory there Is constant weed
ing out process going on. The employer
is constantly sending away help" that
have shown their .ncapacity to further the
interests of the business and others are
being taken on. No matter how good times
are, this sorting continues, only IL times
are hard and work is scarce, the sorting
is done finer, but out and forever out the
incompetent and unworthy go. 1t IS the
survival of the fittest. Self-interest
prompts every employer to keep the best
those who can carry message to Garcia.
I know one man of really brilliant parts
who has not the ability to manage busi-
ness of his own, and yet who Is absolutely
worthless to any one else, because he car
ries with him constantly the insane sus-
picion that his employer is depressing or
intending to Cypress, him. He cannot give
orders, and he will not receive them.
Should a message be gwen him to take to