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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
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With intercommunication dra wing
the world together in one centralized
community. the act Of the individual
can affect large number of people,
therefore, that form or freedom which
is simply another expression for H.
cense to do as one pleasese can no
longer exist
When Manhattan was sparsely set
tied and most of the people lived on
msttered much had there been case
OF smallpox at the north end The pa
tient could have done pretty much as
he pleased without endsngering any
one else
Rut q case Of smallpox 10 the north
err end nf Manhattan today must he
uuarantined immediately TO protect
other people
When was a boy there was no So
cietN for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals and had an, one suggested
thar man could not whip his horse as
u,,icl, ~ he pleased be would have been
ridiculed indeed in those days the
idea that man had not the right u
beat his own child as he pleased was
given little attention
When we we're all driving horses and
buggies there was 10 speed limit and
man did act bave TO procure q
liceilse to drive horse With the ad-
vent Of the automobile license has
become necessity The public must
know that the man who operates an
automobile knows first how to operate
1t and second, to control it
Society lie finding it necessary to take
away much Of what has hitherto been
called freedom Of the Individual In
my judgment this process is only In its
infancy
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

The agricultural revolution which
is going on in the state OF Mssissip-
pi, is part of the sweep of the nation
wide movement which has been fos-
tered for years by our leaders in thai
line for more intelligent and econ
omic use Of the soil 10 feed and en-
rich millions of our american folks.
Especially is such movement TO b.
encouraged and helped on in every
sensible way in Greene county, as
we are passing from one industrial
condition to another-from the tim
Der to agricultural pursuits
the transformation which IS being
made is hurried forward in the effort
to escape that period of poverty
which comes to any people who are
too slow about falling upon some
thing else after the resources are ex
hausted along one line and another
industrial movement is clearly in or
der
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

The freedom Of the business man to
do as he pleases is now being seriously
challenged. and | most heartily agree
with what Mr. John D Rockefeller. Jr,
said recently al Cornell University to
the effect that one OF the CHIEF quail
fications for d manager OF o large bust.
ness concern Is rapidly coming to De
the human quality and ability to ad
just differences between capitalist and
laborer and 20 understand their rela.l
uonsbip
Cntil recent years little broad think
ing was gwen TO this problem and diff
ferences were settled Oh the basis Of
''mlgnt makes right All this is rap
idly changing and we are entering 4
period Of new Industrial relationships.
In the long ago the relationship be-
tween capital and labor was that OF
owner and slave then came the period
Of master and man then the period Of
employer and employe, each period
being decided step forward
In my Judgment we are just now en-
tering a period Of copartnership,
where the tool user will be part tool
owner and where capital and labor viii
share more equitably In the profits of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
EDITORIAL

The que Stion of securing 100 per
cent assessment this year with con-
seqaent assembling of thelegislature
in special session to make Il reduc-
tion in the state levy, has been put
up TO the supervisors of each county
by Gov Biibo, The Herald hardly
thinks that the movement will meet
with that general adoption over the
state necessary toinsure that step
by the Governor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
Entering Nov World.

When Abraham Lincoln way Presi
dent il took four days or more for u
nois to New York 1t took him several
days 10 go from hts bone to Washing.
ton to be- inaugnrsted Aud yet only n
few weeks ago young womau uu-
aided and alone. travelled IN u flying
machine from Chicago TO New YORK IN
eight hours aud fifty minutes
We are just entering new electrical
world where everything is done, as II
were on the instant
Our fathers had none of the modern
machinery with which social and bust.
ness Intercourse is now carried on
Their sons are wrestling with the prob
lem Of how 10 use these new methods
OF intercommunication and Still adhere
10 the laws. the presidents and the
book learning Of their fathers
This Is OUR great problem It Ia a
difficult complicated problem and is
causing b struggle Of titanic proper
tions-s struggle to throw off iD a
night as it were. the precedents OF an
cid world for the realities OF new
Precedent makes towards OF us all
But the educator The scientist and the
inventor bave left US no choice We
must adjusr our thought and action 70
new CONDITIONS
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
aRlENE COUNTY HERALD, LEAktsv1ILr, MISSISSIPPI

Freedom 10 a point where, In many
phases of our life, 1t has amounted to
license to do almost anything that we
pleased or that brought profit or
fancied renovn, regardless of its effect
ioE s,fellowmen
In the.early days, when instantaneous
INSTRUMENTATION did not exist. when
education was meagre and science un-
developed, what the individual did was
of comparatively small consequence. for
his deeds did not reach very far and
did not affect many people.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

tOrily or permanently by merely rails
ing mans wages
It Is inevitable because II gives sta
bility to business and because it is as
advantageous to capital AS to labor.
AS matter of fact. when working
man strikes it is not merely TO obtain
an increase in his wage; that is what
the papers tell us the trouble is all
about and that is what he asks for. but
way down underneath what he, is really
striking for is a larger percentage Of
the profits of the business
He may nat realize this, but. sub
consciously this is precisely what he
Is doing
No mere increase 10 wages can ever
can he solved only on The basis of
profit sharing
BY profit sharing / do noi mean
bonus giving mean sexual profit
Sha ring plans based On the earnings
Of the business. WIN fan percentage
To, capital ana fair percentage To
labor afte, ordinary wages aud inter
est have been earned
Profit sharing .3h be done salts
factorily only when the bnslness con
Germ makes pubhc its transactions SO
that the laborer and the stakeholder
can know as much about the business
as does the manager himself
In the adjustment OF difficulties he-
tween capital and labor ! am conf
dent that open books will accomplish
much more than open shops.
These changes are fsrreaching and
fundamental What are we going to
do about III What ls to be our men.
tai attitudef How are We going 10
handle these problemst
Can we approach them from the
same point Of view as did our fathers,
who lived IN strictly individualistic
agei Can we approach them from the
knowledge we have gained from law
books which were written 10 the in
dividualistic agef II we do we Will
be combating the mighty onward
rush Of new thought and new condi-
tons provided in large measure by
the scientist the educator the inven-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

tion---fhese three great factors account
for the stupendous progress this coun-
try has made In the last twenty-five
years
They hsve Sweep away old prece
dents. old customs and they will even
tnally sweep sway many OF the lnws
now on our statute books
The man of uday who does not
fully comprehend all this is doomed To
lie hat of n failure while the
man who does comprehend II will hive
taken long stride toward success
II Is NOT many yenrs since | was a
lad and vet at that time there WIS no
such thing rs telephone The tele-
graph was IN very nengre use: fast ex-
press trains did not exist IL took
several weeks to cross the ocean. and
the only flying machine we knew about
was the much derided one possessed
by Darius Green
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

OF the exchanges which come to
our desk we notice That four, name
ly. the Collins Commercial. the
Waynesboro News Beacon, the
Southern (RipleY) Sentinel and the
Carthage Carthagenian, each pub
lished the Federal Registration
List under Consumption Act in their
respective counties. his request
was made Of the newspapers in every
county, but was too large an under
taking gratutonsly for most of them,
as it meant in most cases about ten
dollars worth of work at least To get
such lot of matter set in type to
say nothing Of the trouble Of running
it. Three Of the ab DVe named had
typec Asting machines We are not
sure about the Leake county paper
as to that, bat the list was not so
long IN his county. They were lib
orally sure in giving their work in
that line. The Herald regretted
that we were mot in position to run
the list. but felt that it did not have
sufficient news value, nor was the
purpose great enough TO be served in
seeking out the unregistered, to run
it in our county, as nearly if not
quite all showed up at the polls and
left their names We have given
liberal chunks OF space in patriot
ic way since the war came on and
expect TO continue, but we haye a
weekly limit beyond which we can /
go much as we may regret II, and it
is somewhat comforting to note that
most OF our newspaper brethren Of
the state are similarly situated and
inclined.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22


The Herald does not stand with
those who say we have made no pro
gress at this point. We believe
some good progress has been made,
while we are frank to say we believe
it has not been made fast enough,
but we think its coming neverthe-
less Let US say again in this con
nectlon we believe county demon
stratlon agent is imperative. Well
the federal government has started
a recent move that may give us one
quickly despite the slow motions of
our supervisors on this point,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

the governments employ IN the rail-
road business he Is as consci -ntio'rs Ne
he would be were he entering the gov-
eEnment's service In time of war.
IL our railroads were to be taken
over and operated by our government
at this time, how many u you think we
would duplicate Germany's successf
Government ownership Of railroads
may be as desirable In this country as
1t is in Germany, but we must first
have public servants who will at least
come somewhere near the standard OF
Germany's public servants In efficiency
and honesty.
Look at the spectacle we are pre-
senting to the world at this very mo
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
The Day of Individualism Gone.

The changes of the last twenty five
years socially. industrially and econom-
icaAy have been greah, yet believe
they are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO the
changes that are coming
believe these changes are going to
deal most largely with the relation
ship Of man TO man
In this country we have been living
in an age OF the utmost freedom 10 the
individual II has been the Individual
lstic period when the order Of the day
has seemed to be every fellow for him
self and the devil take the htndmosr"
We have gloried in the freedom OF
the individual and have practised this
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

peace He is much more apt to be
faithful. conscientious servant than II
he had not had military training. He
enters public service in time OF peace
In more nearly the same spirit that he
would enter military service IN time OF
waE-namely from sense Of patriotic
duty and desire to serve his country
and his fellowmen.
In recent years we have been bearing
great deal about government owner
ship of our railroads. We are told that
In Germany the railroads are owned by
the government and that their opera
ton is most successful This is true,
but in Germany conditions are vastly
different
The military training of the youth, in
fact, the entire trend of education III
Germany is to impress upon the young
men of that land that they owe service
their country. When q man enters
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

the business in winch they are Jointly
engaged.
This advance is inevitable because OF
our educational system. which teaches
the workipgman to think for himself.
1t is inevitable because intercommuni-
cation has told the workingman in one
community what the nottingham in
other communities are striving for and
achieving
Ii is inevitable. because strikes and
lockouts can never be settled satisfac
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
What the Future Holds Forth.

What is the outlook Il il o sad.
pessimistic future that unfoids7 Does
life hardly seem worth living under
the new conditions or does It hold out
an optimistic future, With finer OPP
portunities and more worth while
goalst
Let me see If ! can picture it as I
see it. First, just glance into the
past
About the only goal we have had
has been the almighty dollar. The
first question asked when man dies
is, How much was he worthY' with
scarcely thought as to how much
he did for bis community. or his coun-
try.
But what has it all amounted /, Z:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22


ment In our pork barrel legislation!
Could we afford to have our railroads
operated by the same type Of public
servantsf
II our government Is to endure. u
we are to take our proper place among
the nations of the world In the new CIV
ili2ation, the man Of the future must
i've not for himself alone but for
others.
Consi1A-t zion for one another u
speedily becoming q social, Industrial
and economic necessity.
Capitalization is the order Of the day.
The telegraph, the telephone. the snto-
mobile and the airship are the causes.
They have wiped out not only old prec-
edents and customs but State and ma
tionai lines as we'll
A man living in Boston who wishes
cisco simply rings a bell, puts little
instrument to his ear and proceeds to
talk There is hardly a miracle In the
Bible more wonderful than this
The doctrine Of State rights 10
being rapidly demolished The ma
ton Is being obliged to assume many
Of the functions Of government here
tofore performed by the State. and
this tendency is growing
The State. viewed as All individual
with the right to do as 1t pleases with
in itself without regard for other
States, can no longer be tolerated
Only the nation can act In matters
that affect interstate relations and
With accommodation and trans
portation developed to their present
stage n considerable percentage Of q
States activities are interstate In
their effects and consequences.
The World Is Drawing Together.
We must therefore take on a new
nationahsm. The world has been
drawn very closely together by the
cable and the transatlantic liner, but
it is on the verge Of being drawn in
finiteiy more closely together By the
wireless, the airship and the subma-
rine telephone.
When these are practical. everyday
instruments Of INSTRUMENTATION
and transportation the social prac-
r1ces and the Industrial methods Of
one nation will quickly and seriously
affect all other nations. This win re-
Quire the yielding BY nations Of GER
tin Of their individualistic rights and
p~rogatives in order to safeguard and
benefit the world e. q whole.
THIS opens up great, new vista
1t presents problems that are In
tenssly interesting snd Of fsr-rsach-
ing importance.
The period that u upon u offerv
large opportunities for Individual
thought, initiative and action, for con-
structtve work and for Constructive
craftsmanship
The mighty changes taking place In
Europe tell Us with unmistakablo
voice that the rsconstruction period II
at hand. The man Of the future
must realize 1t. He must be ready to
adjust himself To the nav conditions
he must have sufficient vision, intel
ligencs and courage to cast aside the
methods and presidents Of bygons
age he must let the dead past bury
its dead. He must not look back to
the setting but forward to the rising
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

Lave the men who have lived and
worked simply to acquire great for
tunes obtained peace OF mind, happi-
ness and honor2 How many of them
could answer "Yes"
Has the country been benefited by
the course they have taken? A very
large majority of our eountrymen
would answer No"
On the whole the individualistic
age has not been success. either Tor
the individual. or the community in
which he has lived. or the nation.
We are beyond question. entering
on period where the welfare OF the
community lakes precedence over the
interests of the individual and where
the liberty Of the individual VIII be
more and more circumscribed for the
benefit of the community AS Whole.
Mans activities will hereafter be
required to be not only for himself
but for his fellowmen
To my mind there is nothing IN the
signs of the times SO certain as this.
How the Rewards Win Come.
Our only decoration--the almighty
dollar--is receding into the background
The man of exceptional ability Of
more than ordinary talent, viii here
after look for his rewards. for his
donors, not in one direction but la
foremost--iD some
public work accomplished and, sec
ondarily in wealth acquired
In place of having 1t said Of him at
bis death that he left so many hundred
thousand dollars it will be said that he
rendered a certain amount of public
service and, incidentally. left a certain
amount of money.
Sueh a goal win prove far greater
satisfaction to him, be will live q more
rational, worth while life and he will
be doing his share to provide a better
country In which to live
have two reasons for believing that
future conditions will be as | have
briefly sketched them:
First, because the world 10 being
drawn together in one centralized
community through the wonderful de-
velopment in science and the marvel
lous work Of the inventor /
Second, because in our country
especially we are entering upon a new
stage Of development which calls
loudly for men who will render dis.
Interested public service9 < 4
We face new conditions, ana in
order to survive and succeed we will
require different spirit Of public |
service
Une reason why am strongly for
military training IL that II |
lie, elops in the youth sense Of all |
.iround responsibility To his country, |
n,d only IL time OF war but In time of |
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

as Il young schoolboy of day.
Thomas A Edison typifies the scien-
fist of our time. but the gap between
the man Of the Edison type and Wash
ingtou is probably greater than the gai,
between Washington and the man
whose bones were recently discovered
near Trenton, n. j., said to have lived
$4,000 years ago
The advances In science, intercon,-
municstiou sud in universal educa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

A II A RECENT public hearing
on certain proposed food
legisla ton which Mr.. Perkins fav-
ored and which recognized the
necessity of cooperation some one
remarked that the legislation was
violation of the principle OF
individualism.
Mr.. Perkins retorted, "lndivid-
ualism is as dead as snelt."
Mr.. Perkins reasons for his be-
lief are outlined in the following
article
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

The changes of the last
twenty-five years socially, in
dustrially and economically
have been very great, yet | !
believe they are infinitesimal !
compared to the changes that !
are coming. Precedent makes !
towards of us all. But the !
educator, the scientist and !
the inventor have left us no
choice. We must adjust our J
thought and action to new !
conditions,
GEORGE w. PERKINS. !
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
Great Changes Taking Place Rapidly

The changes that occurred from the
close of the Revolutionary War to JEFF
Persons old age made a deep impress
sion on his mind: yet as we look back
at them from this distance they seem
infinitesimal when compared with the
changes that have taken place in the
world the last quarter Of century and
the tremendous changes taking place
now
George Washington was representa-
tive Of the best type of american a
century and half ago. He was q
scholar. soldier and statesman, yet
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22
WHY
|ND|v|DuAL|SM
IS AS
DEAD As A
SMELT

George w. Perk in S,
Chairman Of the New
York City Committee
on Food Supply, Finds
That Science and In
vention Are Forcing
R e 70 III t 0 n a r y
C h an G e S in t h e
Worlds Industrial Re-
lations, Whether We
Like 1t or Not.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-22

CLOSELY, we liHu IL uIliiSuit " stilh
out along entirely new lines
Thomas jefferson, in bis old age.
wrote letter In which he said
Some men ascribe 10 the men of the
preceding age wisdom more than
human, and suppose what they did 20
be be-. onj amendment. knew that
age Iof the Reyolutionl well ] be
longed to II and Iabored aith il. Ii
deserved well of its country. Ii was
yer. like the present, but without the
experience Of the present, and forty
years OF experience is worth cen
fury OF book reading and this they
would say themselves were they to
arise from the dead
The mirror., 1917-01-11
Chapel prngran,
Sunday, JAM, 7th.

The following is the Program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Rev. Ben
son officiating:
March, Call to Arms Orch
Holy, Holy, Holy y---- Cong.
Invocation Chaplain.
Gloria --------------------- Cong.
Scripture --------------- -, Chaplain.
Hymn Whittier Than Snow Cong.
Prayer Chaplain
Meditation Pond Lilies Orch.
Sermon Chaplain.
Hymn Blessed Assurance Cong.
Benediction -------- ------Cnaplain.
March Swinging into Line Orch
r. j. Reichkitzer, Musical Director
population
Number of Inmates at Prison..............997
Number in First Grade..... ..............8I6
Number in Second Grade. 147
Number in Third ade.........34
Received During Week.. ...............l9
Discharged ......... ............... ..........10
Last Serial Number. ......................5448
The mirror., 1917-01-11
The Trail To Yesterday

What is dream, and what does one mean,
And when does the heartache and sigh,
Why do we long for the old folk we loved
In years that have long since gone by?
With the cleaning yearn to greet some
ones return,
And long for the knock at the door,
For l know they'll appear, when sweet
dreamtime is near,
sTis then greet old friends once more.
Oft as the shadow of nighttime nears,
sit by the fires soft glow,
Dreaming of days of the yesteryears,
Of faces knew long ago.
Ghosts of mother, a sweetheart or
friend,
Come to kiss the tears away,
With heart filled with pain, travel
again
Ger the trail to yesterday.
Mem ries are mine of an olden time,
A voice softly whispers to me,
Don't you remember day long ago
When we stood meath an old apple tree?
While the village bells rang, and the oriole
sang,
We told of our love by the stream,
And kiss you again just as kissed you
then,
Although it was only dream.
The Castle.