The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-07

OetouSS II Ae4pS Cnly those fnat heip
themselves, because It does not sap the
foundation of manly independence. be-
cause It does not psuperize. because It
stretches a hand to the aspiring and
places a ladder upon which they can
only ascend by doing the climbing them
selves. You cannot Soost a man up
ladderl This is not charity, this is not
philanthropy, it is the people them
selves helping themselves by taxing
themselves. They owe no man anything
OF moment.
To Make World Better.
7 have more than once referred to
my article upon wealth In the North
American Review The then editor.
ThOTndyke Rice. came to me With the
manuscript and said he would like ts
hear the author read it. You remember
what Mrs. Browning says. ladies and
gentlemen, the poets never read their
lines 10 their own worth but did read
this prose to him, and when I came to
the statement that of every thousand
dollars given in so-cslled charity. nine
hundred had better be thrown into the
sea. Mr.. Rice exclaimed, Make that nine
hundred and fifty. and I did go, and II
so reads. I am more profoundly i'm
pressed with the wisdom of Dir. RiCe's
correction today than when / wrote it.
While appTeciating the good motives
which lead people to devote time and
money to many causes, see IN most of
~
branches Of the upas tree, which grows
stronger by pruning. We must get at
the roots of the poverty, the misery and
the crime, which still darken human
society, but which, let US gratefully re-
member, become less and less under
the great law Of evolution, which ena-
bles US to take a wide survey Of all
things and pronounce with deep salts
faction. All is well, since all grows
better
Each to His Own Work.
The submerged tenth, which in the
census we designate as delInquents, do
not appear to be properly the objects Of
private benefcence. These should be
the care OF the State. The habituaI
criminal dTiDker, Ioafer, needing the
neoessaries OF human life, should be
cared for, being human, by the State,
town or community as whole. and
some day when we have gone further in
the path of genuine civilization, though
these will still be clothed, fed, housed,
nursed, educated and reformed as far
as possible. they viii be isolated from
their fellows. as unworthy to wear the
Tevered name Of father or mother Some
Of Us see It more and more as We gain
knowledge Of life to be clearly our duty
in our day and generation to labor to
prevent, wishing others Godspeed who
see It their duty to labor in the direc-
ton Of cure.
Distributors Work Hard.
Every worker to his own department, |
and let US never forget how much Is
gained by the giver or worker for him
self who tries 20 benefit human society /
as a whole or any part thereof, in any
way which commends itself 10 him The |
end in view sancudes the means. I re- |
joice for my part that I have found |
a field which still occupies my thought |
and my time. and keeps me. although i
retired from business. as busy a nan. /
think. as I ever was in business, which /
always was more Of q recreation than
a burden. It was easy compared with I
the life now lead, mere holiday making I
in comparison Verify the way Of the /
distributor is hard: now realize in /
all its hitherto unknown intensity the +
strenuous life.
1T has a new meaning 70 me since /
I retired. but I dread still more the /
coming of the day when I shall have
TO look out for new fields OF distri- 7
button, for we have now, so to say. |
stereotyped library giving. 1t will be /
a great plunge. Between four hundred /.
and five hundred letters a day now reach .
my secretaries. and most of them also /
promptly reach the waste basket.
Fortunately, many are written in /
languages which my secretaries cannot 1
These are favorabIy received !
because they give no trouble All conceiv- I
able and InconceivabIe suggestions are
made, some OF which they show me now
and then which bring to mind that the /
humorist has well said that one thing F.
which wealth does which nothing else I.
could do as weII-it develops the fools. A /
man who has surplus wealth and escapes /
making a fool Of himself once q week
or so, in view of all the temptations f.
he has to resist. and all the foolish +
things he IS urged 10 do, should be /
at least. above the average /
in wisdom.
Grateful for Privileges.
Mr. Chairman of the Library Com
mlttee. ladies'. and gentlemen. although /.
my wish was that I should not be here
today. yet am bound to say that, being +
here. I am glad that the Commission
insisted upon my presence. 1t goes
without saying that I must be deeply /
grateful TO the kind fates which have
given me the privilege Of doing some
thing for the Capital Of my country.
Various cities have various claims,
but the Capital is part of every Ameri-
cans life and pride. 1t is a source of
great satisfaction to me. therefore. to-
day. to feel after seeing this building,
upon which 7 warmly congratulate the