American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-04-06

to punish the dusky savage who had
insulted and maltreated him. II was
a splendid deed; but the chances r
ten to one that the citizen, after having
been rescued and brought home, might
have starved TO death for want of a
place to work.
In Democratic American the citizen
has a perfect right to do any legiti-
mate thing, to aspire to any honor, but
the state having extended these privi-
leges to the citizen, in effect says to
him: "Now go out and rustic for
yourself" and If the news ome that
a citizen is, or a body of citizens are
IN jeopardy in a foreign country, the
rule of late has been to send him or
them word that he or they had better
come home. Then on arriving the
former message is repeated to "go
out and rustic"
But In inspired Germany affairs are
managed differently.
The thought that governs there Is
that preparedness must begin in the
cradle, that there must be sanitary sur
r~oundings for he child and sufficient
food, that 1t may be physically per-
feet.
When gchool age begins all child
rem must be sent to school and by
stringent laws employees are compel
led to grant all lads and lasses be-
tween the ages of fourteen and eigh-
teen years attendance in continuation
schools. BY this method the German
child gets far more schooling than the
American child.
The children of the very poor are
fed. An essential thing is to see that
work is provided for all the people.
The Bismarck idea is followed. Said
he: "A man is entitled 10 say: Give
me work. and the state is bound to
give him work"
This is secured largely through CO
operative labor exchanges throughout
the empire. The result OF this for the
eight years ending in 1911 was that
the unemployed in Germany ranged
from IL per cent to 2.9 per cent of
the total wage-earn1ng population,
while In New York and Massachusetts
for u like period, 1t ranged from 6.8
per cent TO 28.1 per cen
OF course in citing the above one
does not forget that Gormany's indus
tries are thoroughly organized and no
800, 900 new people enter there an
nually, most of whom need work.
This, however. is n vital question
FOR an army of habitual oilers cannot
for a long time be trained into an eff
fective lighting force. Great Britain
is wrestling with this situation right
now.
Again, in Germany insurance for
w~orkingmen has been a law for more
than thirty years, which insurance ex-
tends to illness, accident, old age, and
pensions for widows and orphans.
Machinery is guarded at every pos
sible point to protect the people who
run 1t. The German government has
spent more money on insurance for
ner workers than on her navy.
Experts are employed by the gov
eminent to teach the people how to
get the utmost from he soil. This in
thirty years has resulted in nearly
doubling the product of the soil cul-
tivated. In the same way ARTISTS and
designers are engaged in every fact
DRY to produce the best product pos
sible and have 1t ready to present IN
the most attractive forms.
She pays a great bounty ON every
valuable discovery In chemistry OF
mechanics. To utilize In the highest
form for the benefit of all her people
the railroads, she bought them. She
pays her farmers subsidies and pro-
tccts them against 700 evere compe-
tition by tariffs; she has established
model system of waterways to run IN
connection with her railways; SHE
loans her farmers money at 4 per cent
The military training OF her men
Is but one branch of their training
The thought behind all has been eff
fectivencss for all the people In every
useful thing and this has been carried
on In n way to unite the people and
the work of the people, In "A prepared
ness that is all embracing in its Of
~fensive power and well-nigh impreg-
nablc In defense, and from 1t u own
people can see how much remains
to be done In our own land. In some
respects France eXcells Germany
Chiefly where her exquisite art-the
study OF a thousand years-is brought
into play. Every state and city should
begin this preparedness.-Goodwin's
Weekly.
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