The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-08-21
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The / OTHER ! | ] FELLOW |. |
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Our 6 Contribution to the Work Of
the World An Exchange
|s:2SS. E. .# Not a Giving. . e: i:
Service end Exchange the Sum
and Substance Of the Social h
- 2 =. :@ .',.' Question. ''.s: i ~.

The other fellow-what should be
our relationship to him? - ~ faaE /
This is the sum and substance of the
social question. There was a time
when some rnen-the so-called privil-
eyed classes-beHeVed that the rest of
the world was created for their especial
benefit. All others were made simply
to serve them, to make life soft and
easy. They could not bear to think of
hardship or of suffering Such things
were intended only for, the "lower
classes" those who We're so related to
the beasts Of the field, so close to the
Gods of 1.-The earth, that all the finer
sensibilNies were absent from their
lives! ~ - e.. -: a
- ''fT Given a Chance - IT,. =
Well, most of these have seen a
great light. They discovered that the
Sclods" were capable of better things,
SO they began to help them on to the
higher things of life. Amazing was the
degree to which "the man with the
noe could attain. when he was given
half a chance. That he could hold his
own with the best of those who form
erly regarded themselves as Of superior
clay, of (Hbluer" blood, Of finer grain,s
was a discovery which came as a
great SURPRISE. Be it saidsto the credit:
OF most of them, they welcomed the
revelation that the common people
were made Of the same material that
they were-that their ideals of life.
their heart hungers, their sorrows and
their griefs, their loves and their lows.
were very much like their own. All
the more willing were they to give
their lives In service in behalf of their
more unfortunately situated neighbours
Step In Advance. *
But now we're ready for another
step In advance. 1t wa sa fine thing
TO help the man who was so readv to
help himself, or even the chap who
d1dn'e. - It was a Christ-like thing to
| bear the burdens Of those who were
heavy laden. There will always he
such in the world. Misfortune and
accident the lack Of responsibility on
| account of liability or illness. and a
good man yother. things, i'll always
leave in. our midst those who should
be given helping hand.
A Real Service.
however, the normal man, be he rich
or poor, educated through books or
through experience; be he black or
Wnlte, yellow or, red, no matter what
MS c1rcumstances-so long as he's a
man who is doing mans Job in the
! world, is "helping,: the other fellow in
a way which is rarely appreciated.
The poorest, neediest man in the
world, who is doing his .best,'is rem
! oer1ng a real service to the richest
| man In the world. He is making CON
! trlout1on to the orld's work which. mere
| wages do notsrepay.' Even the despise1
! immigrant who. doesn't fund erstand ~
/ word of Eng fish, but who is .contrib,,t-
ing his share to the common good nv
| snovehng dirt in a construction camn
IS making debtor of the man who
Will later ride over that railroad track
IN his comfortable Pullman, mad.
smooth-running because the italian
made a good job Of his shoveling. Rnt
everywhere in human life, in the low
nest places, in shop and factory on
the street and on the road, everywhere
linen and women and even little chill
oren are bringing their contribution to
the great treasure house to which we
all come and freely draw-some more
some less; but he who draws mos+
becoming the greatest debtor to ali
| mankind. "4A
/ The Point Stated.
Here's the point, then-let's us talk
less about "helninpn O ho,4 .... - :,