The Washington herald., 1916-07-04
The Man and His Job.
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARDEN,

Earl Kitchener, as every one knows, was a
tremendous worker. His latest achievement in
recognizing the British army. increasing it from
comparatively insignificant force to an army
OF 100000 thoroughly equipped and efficient
men, even If it stood alone, would make the
reputation Of any as a commanding spirit,
an organizer and worker of the first class.
1t is quite natural that such man should
respect and admire grit and energy and the ca
pacity for hard work wherever they were mani
fest 1t seems that he had special admiration
tor the American brand of grit and industry
hibited by young American engineers and others
VINO had worked for him in the Sudan.
In republished interview of Richard Barry
with Lord Kitchener when he was commander
ln-ehiet OF the Indian army, the great taciturn
British war lord expressed himself with unusual
freedom this subject
I'd sent those chaps out into the desert on
job" he said to Mr.. Barry BLESSED hard jobs
they were, too, sometimes, and they always went
on without a whimper or question l remember
once was sending young chap out, railway
constructor | think he came from Pittsburgh;
slght wlry youngster, all nerves end snew quite
different from any of the English chaps. 1t was
ABOUT the worst go Id had up to that time. I
remember as he left said to him, to show he
was going with my sympathy:
That's bad billet you've got there
So,' said he but you want it done"
1t must be done said I, Somehow
III do it, then, said he and started.
liked the way he spoke, and called after him
How are you going to work it off there in
the desert without any communication
He hardly stopped, but said over his shoul-
der: oh, guess we'll put the whistle up 6rst
and tie the engine to that
never forgot him. He appealed to me-"
That is the sort OF young man who appealed
to every employer, to every earnest man.
lhe man who enjoys his work who goes
al II with will, who concentrates on the Job
in hand, whatever it is, cannot be held back
Charles NJ Schawb says he made his success
by flinging his life and all of his energies into
his work and playing the game for all it was
worth. He has played it just as football PLAYERS
play the game. They fling their whole being
INTO IT, focus their minds upon the ball, and
for the time, forget everything else 1t is this
concentrated effort that wins
Sometime ago Mr.. Schwab told me he had
an enormous offer for the Bethlehem Steel
Works. an amount which exceeded his widest
dreams He went home and told his wife that
If he accepted the offer half Of the money would
he hers, and the sale would rid him of a tre-
mendous load of responsibility and cares and
asked her what she thought about it, Mrs
Schwab's reply was, What would do with the
money and what would you do without the
work.
There is no doubt that great part Of his
happiness would go with it. for Mr.. Schwab
believes that a man must find his iov in his
work or he will never find it anywhere The
greatest satisfaction which has come to him. he
says has come from doing things. from the
rN7sclousness that he is creating real values in
the world, doing something which will tend to bet
Ter the condition OF his fellow men and advance
civilization. Though he would get out from
under heavy load OF responsibility BY selling
the Bethlehem plant, yet here was rhere he had
found his JOY, his greatest satisfaction, not onIv
IN furnishing work for thousands OF peonIe but
also IN ntusing enthusiasm into them, in getting
them interested in calling out the best in them
by encouraging and sufficient motive for giving
him their best efforts
The consciousness of doing ones best work
as ne goes along, OF seeing those under him de-
velop, and unfold their possibilities. the GOOD
will and admiration of those he is he1ninq n
hnd themselves giving them an opportunitv TO
call out their powers, gives a pleasure and salts
faction which nothing else in the world can
give.
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