Arizona republican., 1907-12-11
THE LEISURE GLASS OF FOREIGN
 COUNTRIES.

In England. in Germany and in France there is a substantial leisure class: in America it is only now in for nation. And. with the spread of the movement in America. every year will strengthen the bond of sympathy be- tween those who arrange to devote themselves to true living. In England there are some men who live on their income and give all their time to hunt ing. fishing and other sports; but a comparatively large number enter pub lie life actively. throwing their effort and their influence in the direction of municipal and national betterment.
 In Germany. while there are some men of the leisure class who spend their time at the coffee house and beer gardens. there are many who lead most useful lives, always ready to lend helping hand wherever needed. in pri- vate or public affairs. In France. though gambling and other dissipations attract many who have achieved lei sure, others In large numbers interest themselves in the field of art in phil anthropy and in public matters.
 Here. ;hen, is the opportunity. the mission of successful business men. As soon. as they can afford it. let them retire from the pursuit of gain. Joining the true leisure class, devoted to the patriotic work of highest citizenship. Their children may not receive as large a legacy in the shape of fortune as they would if the father had slaved all his life. but they will have a much dearer and more enduring inheritance in the proud memory of a parent who CO., operated with them to work out the best that was in them. and whose life was spent in developing the highest ideals of humanity.
 No one with reasonable competence should be afraid to retire young. I do not mean retire like an oyster in its shell, to a narrow sphere, but retire from the detail and routine of busi- ness to do what is best for his own higher development, best for his fam fly. best for humanity. If man re- tire young. he can properly work out his life's problem. If he wait. he may be too old, his habits too firmly formed his ability or even desire to adopt a new manner of life gone.
 If d man should decide to withdraw
 
 carefully laid and carried out with judgment to supply to the organiza- tion the equivalent of the talent and energy that are to be withdrawn. It will take time and thought to shift duties and responsibilities gradually and wisely upon the shoulders of others. A corresponding increase in the share of the profits of the business and of the honors of it's management should compensate those who now as- sume these added cares. The founders of a business as well as the ones who have led 1t to success are entitled tO fair consideration for their important constructive work. Whatever the good will of the business is worth should properly be credited to them. But the new managers should not be handi- capped: they should be-liberally dealt with and encouraged. for their own sakes and for the safety and earning power of the investment which may remain in the business.
 If the business has been well organ ized. there is reason to expect that the withdrawal can be effected without appreciable loss and without changing the personnel of the juniors; but if there has been too much concentration of authority in the hands of the one who now contemplates retirement, the process of reorganization will not be SO simple. New blood may have to be infused by acquiring one or more men experienced in similar undertak- ings. But with patience. skill and de- termination, there is usually a way to solve the problem in a reasonable time. Marcus M. Marks, in the American Review of Reviews.
 -O-