The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-01-21

and maze tour OIL Tue Country un
der the personal direction of Mr.
Daniels. The Prince saw the little
book and was interested in 1t, more
because Mr.. Daniels was putting 1t
out in such big numbers, probably,
than otherwise.
In any event. when he got home
lie had the matter translated into
Russian, and copy of the booklet
given to every railroad employee In
Russia.
Other countries then took 1t up,
and from Russia it passed into Ger
many, France, Spain, Turkey, Hin
dustan and China. During the war
between Russia and Japan, every
Russian soldier who went to the
front was given copy of the Mes
sage to Garcia.
The Japanese finding the booklets
In possession of the Russian prison.
ers, concluded that 1t must be a
good thing, and accordingly trans
lated it into japanese.
And on an order of the Mikado, a
: copy was given to every man In the
employ of the japanese government,
soldier or civilian.
Over forty million copies of "A
Message to Garcia" have been print
ed This is said to be larger cir
culation than any other literary VEN
ture has ever attained during the
lifetime of the author, in all history
thanks to a series Of lucky acci-
dents!
A Message to Garcia
In all this Cuban business there Is
one man stands out on the horizon
of my memory like Mars at perihe-
lion. When war broke out between
Spain and the United States, it was
very necessary to communicate quick
ly with the leader of the insurgents.
Garcia was somewhere in the noun
tain Businesses Of Cuba-no one
knew where. No mail nor telegraph
message could reach him. The Pres
ident must secure his cooperation,
and quickly. What to do!
Some one said to the President,
There is a fellow by the name of
Rowan will find Garcia for you, If
anybody can"
Rowan was sent for and given a
letter to be delivered to Garcia.
How the fellow by the name of
Rowan" took the letter, sealed it up
in an oilskin pouch, strapped it over
his heart, in four days landed by
night off the coast of Cuba from an
open boat, disappeared into the jun
gle, and In three weeks came out IN
the other side of the Island, having
traversed a hostile country on foot,
and delivered his letter to Garcia
are things | have no special desire
now to tell in detail The point that
wish to make Is this: Mckinley
gave Rowan letter to be delivered
to Garcia; Rowan took the letter and
did not ask, where is he at
BY the Eternal! there is a man
whose form should be cast In death
less bronze and the statue placed In
every college of the land. 1t is not
book-learning young men need, nor
instruction about this and that, bat
a stiffening of the vertebrae which |
will cause them to be loyal to trust,
to act promptly, concentrate their en-
ergies: do the thing-"Carry a Mes
sage to Garcia"
General Garcia is dead now, bat
there are other Garcias. No man who
has endeavored to carry out an en-
terprise where many hands were
needed, but has been well-nigh ap-
palled at times by the imbecility Of
the average mantle inability or
to concentrate on
thing and do it. Slipshod assistance,
foolish inattention, dowdy indiffer-
ence, and half-hearted work seem the
rule; and no man succeeds, unless
by hook or crook or threat he forces
or brides other men to assist him;
or mayhap, God in His goodness per-
forms a miracle, and sends him an
Angel of Light for an assistant.
You, reader, put this matter to a
test: You are sitting now in your
Summon any one and make this re-
quest: please look in the encyclo-
pedia and make brief memorandum
for me concerning the life of Cor
reggie"
Will the clerk quietly say, Eyes.
SIR" and go do the task?
On your life he will not. He will
look at you out OF fishy eye and
ask one or more OF the following
questions: