Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-18
DEAL WITH CAUSE
IN CURING EVILS
OF PRESENT DAY
DR.. William J. II. Boetcker Tells
Audience at Illinois Theatre
to Go Beneath Surface.
COST OF WRONG LIVING
Enough Wasted Last Year to Build
12s5oooo Houses Costing
s2,5oo Apiece.

II you want 10 solve all your prob
lens. you must go beneath the surface
70 the inside: YOU must deal with
causes and not with cases" declared
DR.. William J. II. Boetcker in his ad-
dress at the Illinois theatre last even
ing. Dr. BOetcker Is touring the cOuu-
try under the auspices OF the National
Inside Association Of America. and
gave an outline OF what his organiza-
ton Is trying 20 accomplish
Men and women in all walks Of life
should give their fellow beings a square
deal. continued the speaker. There
are four sides 70 a square deal. but the
average manufacturer and business
man is standing so close TO the
square he can only see one side OF Il.
his own. The paramount Issue OF to-
day is success. Eight ont OF ten men
fail because they start with the i'm
preston thar they must go after money
20 succeed. Accommodating wealth alone f.
does not bring success. \ man is
judged by what he is. and no; by what I
ne possesses.
Problems 70 be Solved. /
There never was a time when people .
were confronted with as many prob
lens as today. But TO solve these We
must deal with the causes and not
with cases. Treat a problem as a dis
ease and get al the cause and you will
not fad any difficulty IL solving il, the
lecturer declared.
a young boy must start 10 look after
the future When he f. Il years OF
age he must begin 10 learn. 10 prepare.
20 work hard. then you would not find
his family in want when he grows mp
and marries. Short hours will not
remedy the conditions Of child labor
II IS what the boys and girls do after
working hours that causes them trou- !
bic. II
Parents to Blame.
Many parents OF today use a wrong s
method In raising their children. ar
gued Dr.. BOctcker. The more you do
for your boy or girl. the less you can {
do with them when they grow up. Put
t.ihcuitics and responsibilities in their
Va y and you viii have better results.
only 4 per cent OF the capitalists are J
employers OF labor. Ni1ety-six per
cent Of the employers are captains OF {
Industry. who employ capital and who !
employ men TO work with.
In referring 10 labor. DR.. Bsetcker l
said. the kind OF living you get out of
the work. you must put ilfo IL. Labor Z
.aE classes OF today have been taught !
By INSCRIPTIONS leaders that they =
must hate their bosses. These leaders
10 not want the labO-ing men and q
bosses TO know each other. because II &
hey did. they might like each other; h
hen The leader would lose his position .
md have 10 90 10 work. e
Cost Of Wrong Living. j
In touching the great problem OF to- !, !,
lay. the high cost Of living. the speak =
r said. the consumer IS the cause. =
The real problem is the cost OF wrong =
living Enough was wasted in this :
country last year 70 build 12.35O.0OO >
iouses at a cost Of $500 each. We ,
ak too much OF political economy and :
Tot enough about domestic economy. "
Twenty years ago So per cent OF the "
population were producers and % per =
.ent consumers Of foOdstuns Today
= per cent are producers and So per .
.cnt are the consumers. Last year the y
american people spent $4,000. 100000 :.
or moving picture shows and theatres >.
go 100000 FOR chewing tobacco and =
.igarets, S2SO.oO0,U0O for chewing gum, =.
i9G. 900. 900 for face powder and creams. !,
$50. 600. 900 for stimulants and dope, :
md $4,000. 900 for patent medicines. :
We must start al home and solve this
;reat problem. =
White Slavery. n
We sacrifice into white slavery every q
ear $1,000 girls and 100000 are max e
ug their living that Wav TODAY II is o
m insult 10 womanhood 70 say that by
aising a girls wages s. a week she o.
would not go wrong. Leu must look a
pom every woman as some ones sis d.
er, wife. daughter or mother. II all 10