The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-01-18

be encouraged to conduct its affairs
energetlcally. and. in legitimate and
reason Rle ways, to make money, SO
that / may support the government,
direct through its own taxes and con-
tributiI ns, and indirectly through the
taxes znd. contributions of employees
and of stockholders who profit by its
|prosp Pity"
Thai is good point. To encourage
busindss i to be patriotic. The coun-
try nIlst not only supply men to win
the WAR, but money, which is 'the sin
ews / war" and without business and
indu Ery there can be no money. By
thes means the great wealth Of the
cour y was acquired, and if business
and idustry stop, thrift win be like
wis., impeded.
NY! Parlin, in his pamphlet, urges
IAN alert business nation" during the
prof fess of the war as a means to mil
itaf success, and he believes that the
conditions will support business. He
further says:
"For business men to doubt, to hest
tatej to shrink their business, means
low ebb of national earning. For bust
neYs men to make the best of all avail
able materials, fuel, transportation
anil labor, means a business nation,
aliFt, confident, prosperous, to back
this government in the most gigantic
industrial undertaking of history. The
u ted States is the last great bulwark
i3the last great bulwark of allied fin
alice. Europe depends upon US. We
must depend upon ourselves. We must
keep ourselves industriously fit. I'M
derneath our vast credit operations
we must maintain a foundation of
sound business prosperity"
I 1t is recognized in this pamphlet, as
It generally is, that labor and trans
portation are the great problems to be
encountered and solved. 1t is urged
that everybody should work, that la
Dor should be intensive now and ev-
Iery worker should do more than his
usual share. Mr.. Parlin doesn't say
so, but the deduction may be drawn
from his argument that this is not a
good time for the eight-hour propa-
ganda. He does say;
"A Labor must be encouraged to earn
more money. For labor to devote all
its surplus earnings to government
needs would be ideally patriotic, but
lacks the stimulus to further effort
that comes from anticipated pleasure
of possession of coveted merchandise.
For labor to spend on itself all the
surplus of its efforts might indirectly
help through stimulating industrial
profits, but would fail to make that di-
rect contribution which patriotism i'm
pels.
"The practical solution seems to be
somewhere between the purely ideal
and the selfish appeal. Let labor be
encouraged to earn more money, as
much more as possible-to devote the
major portion of its surplus earnings
to government investments and war
charities, and to apply the rest to
whatever merchandise has long been
desired-a talking machine, a bit of
jewelry, better furnishings for the
home-any wholesome purchase that
will make the laborer more ambi-
tious workman"
The central idea of the pamphlet ia
to make all possible needed contribu-
ton to government needs without in
jury to the vast productive capacity
of the country in varied forms Of manu-
acture needed to keep business active.
Let the main idea be patriotism, and
couple with that the fact that it is
necessary for the patriotic ends the
country seeks, that its much-taxed
citizens be allowed to make all the
money possible.
The aggregate individual wealth is
the country's wealth, and wealth is
needed to win the war.