El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-07

Is The world fools paradlses
Once the world Tesembed great bottle OF some
clear liquid standing placdly the apohecarys shelf as
noted writer said But today this same world re-
sembes that bottle after the hand Of fate has
shaken II and made its contents murky-
Everywhere even in our Owl Ameuca We md cnaos
The orderly way Of the world Of few years ago has given
away IN nearly every section Of the planet to disorder ID
Russia country that covers, II We+lneae rs AsalS q
wen as its European provinces nearly ttth Of the earlAs
surface is no longer nation but not Germany Is
cropping in fog England is no more me neLl= Ing
IndH Ct romance but battle ground Tor labor ana cap
ifsl The Balkans have never ceased seehing. Although
Americas foundations have not been shaken the super
structure Of our civilization IS rocking IN the wind
These things are not reviewed as mere Pessllls Z. y
srDings but to point to condition that must be met II
ANYTHING worth while is to be saved Paul WarouIg
former vice governor Of the federal reserve board VINO mas
lust returned from tour Of Europe, says the people OF
the world living N fools PARADISE ne mas Weu x
pressed It. Greed and selt1shness are Teay tnOuel ~
some Instances not altogether consciously behind me the
ones advanced BY political faddsts as solutions IoI the
worlds SIS We have the habit Of believing something
Iii +1 n, or that things can lust right themselves. Or
we believe this OF that ism VIII work ike charm VI
we refuse to mike personal sacrifice to the coan COCO
These idle hopes and dreams are only making things worse
Nobody has a patent the cure for the worlds us.
The remedy consists Of the simplest imaginable inreal-
ents-so simple that we overlook them IN our seaIen L
some hOkus-pokus that VIII restore the HoIle 10 Ho-
The worlds economic ills can be cured within ten
wears bv diqent production honest distribution ana TEN
erate living By diligent production IS meant gooa o1
fsios5 hsr5 work not for thirty hours week but for
at least f0rtyeight hours week Moreover We must nOt
look at work heavng and tugglng Dur We nus
learn to make work efficient oy hsiPlns INC "oiA- ~
come proficient - a., ~
With distribution back to what 1t was before me va
there must be an equitable distribution Of the profits OF
labor mental and physical The workers VINO nov aPPeL
10 be II the saddle must recognize originality inventive
Genius and the responsibility which the eapltalst assumes
M i've these things their share Furthermore DIS
trbution must be geographically equitsDle- an e1nanse
of surplus products with other nations must be gwen en-
courageruent country can live wholly INTO itse
Consuuption Of what IS produced and distributed must
ts IN tulv economic basis. Rotous living and waste
~ antisoca and although have been deceived II me
~ goetiss into believing that the production OF any
Hing md everything helped society, the war and Ieeenl
ezperences have taught US that such IS not ne -
T7i7g within ones means gives wider scope 70 As
worlds legitimate credits Paying 1oI oeao nolSs Is ~
business rrless the hide is worth the investment
We have leaned that the booze business for instance
- not "A economic benefit, although hundreds o. Lnou-
5s IF nersous used to make their hvlngs IN II Inese
oDs n time VIII become readJusted 10 new eo1allle
sr5 baoeme producers Of something that VII De 9se!
AZ fine qoss On other nonessental productions VII give
a before essential productions With The increase y
1ulaton and the rush Of populations toward elns plo
Junction VII have to become limited presently 70 SUN IN
5ifies as are Of actual benefit to all the people re-
~ lie number Of persons engaged in me less aIo4ol-
@ of distribution VIII be essened by the forces OF nus
Il possibly IS the duty Of the government to take tns
Ia = errF read7ustment- The government ms lhS
rsrvs to see the needs and the ability to meet ne
llirb no individual organization v1tnln tne
has Not that should form habit o. lellng nc ~
eminent do it. We all form the material Win winch q.
-T7srt must work In this after war work We "oul'