The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-09
KIND OF WORK
THE WORLD WANTS.

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ono hears q great deal OF trashy sentl.
chta' 'alk ABOUT people who are need
Ing work and who5aro unable to got IL.
The observation-disclosures OF the other class
of people who, having work, refuse II
to the needy.sls held up for tho ubhor-
renee or MI truly charitable and kind.
hearted men md women, and the woes
of the unfortnnates who arc the victims
of such Observation-Disclosures are depicted
in exaggerated colors.
Now, the truth Of the matter is that
there was never n greater demand for
good. honest work along all lines OF oc-
cupation No one who is willing and
qualified for work need be out of employ
mcnt for a day. sa
That is Clearly not where the trouble
lies 1t, is to be found. instead In the
fact that many people apply for and
accept situations without tho falntcsl
idea Of what they are due their employ.
er. They have keen perception, in
decd an eXtrnvagnnt and misleading IDEA
or thcl, own rights and privileges, and a
nglyfnhrrowcd estimate OF the
rH
TO begin just at the bottom of the lad
der: The housemaid Ir rather tho aver
age housemud. may enter n household
where ts,lao has,,falr wages good food. n
comfortable room and kind treatment.
Does this, as n rule, create in her mind
determination to make herself, by
her usefulness, E.neatness and politeness.
a axture in such n place? Does the kind
treatment received cnscndor q desire OF
ocio to,, -, Urn sonnet hing
that money and service cannot buy, and
that comes from n heart willing and
anxious to give pleasure to Others and
render daily environment as happy as pos
sihe?
Too often any such concessions on the
pnrt of the employer are looked upon
with Indifference or contempt, and work
is regarded solely from the standpoint
of considering Just how much may be
done in the worst possible manner, or
left undone altogether, without leopard
,zinr and bringing about an actual dis
missnl. -,
olso of the cook, the nurse and the butter.
When the day Of reckoning comes, now
ever and the present system..which al
efficient and right-minded people asreea
must undergo sharp revision and correc-
t,on-Is nut on a different basis, the out
cry Will not NC llOiH liz 'A'eSAA 80
class. who Rave borne with Incidence
and neglect until their patience has
PASSED into proverb. and ceased to
be virtue, but from their employees,
who have long since refratned from
recognizing any rights but those which
they have assumed in their own special
and peculiar province.
The socialistic spirit, indeed. has begun
to pervade all Glasses of workers. The
question asked to-day is not How much
can do to advance the Interest OF my
employers? BY what means can rem
der most effective and remuneratlve to
them the especial part of the work COM
mitted to my charger"
All, no the question asked, instead, Is:
Glow little in work will satisfy the poo
pie to whom am responsible? To what
extent can make this position source
of profit and advancement to myself?'
The result of such an attitude Is evi-
dent to the thoughtful mind in much of
the dissatisfaction and restlessness that
had invaded the sphere Of the worker
It is shown in poor work, in spritless
effort, in lack Of energy, and in conse-
quent failure.
TO return to the beginning: The man
or woman who seeks employment with
an honest intention to fulfill given
duty, to do a human best and to con-
slider in so doing the rights of others
as well as those Of self. in whatever
sphere they may be placed. need not
fear n lack of opportunity and full
measure of employment.
The worlds work must be done. The
world weighs its applicants, and the scale
goes up or down, according to merit or
demerlt.
Only let humanity be honest. Let tho
worker, who works for greed and gain.
lay failure to the right cause when
an over-reacher is rewarded in propor-
ton to the rule used to measure the
acuteness or the astuteness of others
Tho Editor