The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
Word for Dreamers
ny "a. ADDINGToN HRI CO
Author ~ The niddle ~ Person
alltN, Psychology ana
Farenthood etc.

The other day / met a most inter
r.ting man Possessing wealth he
possessed also delightful person
alify lie had none of the insoleuce
,c often found in men OF wealth. Iie
was sincerely democratic. and Was
irccrely DESTROYS Go bee of service
100 ms fellow men
A. an earnest 10 his desire he va,
devoung bis time and money 10 tho
development OF move! idea in $50
Cial organization
In beautiful region ~ hills and
/ ponds be- had started lt'le COLONY
II builders % Was hi. hope.
! DE told me-. hat this colony would
become nucleus Tor The gradual
rowlh ~ his idea 10 acceptanc by
society in general
WheA ! said good bye 90 him :
came away feeling really refreshed
hy my visit To him and ga his colony
To mutual acquaintance I spoke
of me pleasure 81 had given IA, 20
meet him.
"Ah. yes. was The comment ! got
As you say. he IS indeed interest
ms But bits heads pretty Tar up
IN me clouds IT'S 700 bad De is such
"a dreamer
Now ann fairly pracucalmlnded
myself Yet never Tor an instant
would hold il against man ,haf
Dee can dream dreams and have Wis
ions of bigger better world shan
The world az TODAY
Perhaps This particular dreamer
dream Is impossible 90 realization
30 matter The main ihtng Is nor
that he may be- dreaming yainy
/ but that he Is dreaming AZ an
The world As We know d rs Ger.
'ainy NOT a finished product But e
would long sEo have been a finished
/ product and miserably finished
one. n it were not for the dreamers
that have arisen generation after
generation
II All men had been content with
taking things as they dnd them
I consider where Re actually would
Doe oday
We would still be IN the ago q,
/ pre- historic barbansm We would
,H Do lodging about naked or
Semi naked. dependent for eyistrnr
solely on our Eeenness of "y0 heot
ness 81 foot. strength % arm. aua
| "a frf
BUT for dreamers OF other days
our vet imperfect civilization ~ the
tWentieth century could NOT have
come into existence And ciyit
cation Is 20 progress We must Din
| our faith dreamers OF today and
tomorrow
Dreamers have led us out Of The
/ animalism. feudalism and slavery
into which an atavistic European
] monarch would again plunge The
world Dreamers have made posi-
bic the glorious achievements OF
art. literature. science. invention OK.
I ploIeton and discovery
r Columbus. remember. vas "A
dreamer 20 the men % bis ia,
What would be the condition OF The
America We know and love 10 BE- had
Tot been for the dreams ~ Colum
/ bus?
Decidedly. e is not the sisest
thing tn tho world 20 scorn and scoG
"a dreamers
The dreamer, rather a. man We
should honor Instead Of persecut
ing him as still is sometimes done
instead Of deriding him for bis
lack ~ common sense" 40 should
attenuvely consider the nature OF
his dreams.
n they hold promise OF real
benefit 70 mankind We should on
courage and aid him In his efforts 20
bring them 70 realization Only IN.
less his dreams are demonsrably
hurtful should we interfere 10 check
! his dreaming
Dreamers. ! repeat have made
possible the progress we OF today
cherish. Give dreamers ample op-
portunity to help US progress fur
/ Their