Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-16
Letters From the People
THE OUTCOME.

NO matter what the outcome OIL the
present strikes, which side wins or
loses, so to term 1t, the unrest and dis
content of the country will not have
been permanently settled. No settle
ment except one on basic principles
will stand The skyscraper requires
safe foundation; so must the recon-
structed relationship between the
workers and employers stand.
Work. productiveness. creativeness by
physical exertion and it's equivalent
recpmpense in money, better living
conditions mostly more money for
shorter hours of work. Now, what Is
work? If we could eliminate work in
the universe we would eliminate the
cosmic urge. If we would eliminate or
retard it in the human family we
would deprive ourselves of the primal
commodities to sustain life. Now all
necessities and commodities are Great
ed by work. and being the product Of
work are graded as to quality.
I herewith quote what my friend,
DIR. j. H. Tilden of Denver, has to say
about work in PHILOSOPHY of Health,
July, 1918:
"All nature cries out against nom
productiveness. Man was turned out
of paradise-out of the home of his
birth and youth--that he might be
blessed by work. The idle spirit has
called mans dismissal from Eden a
curse sent upon him! Work is looked
upon as curse until man labors
enough to secure the blessing, which is
love of work--until he learns of tho
blessings of labor. Unto everyone
that hath Learned the joy of work.
shall be given, and he shall have
abundance Abundance of what2 or
Joy in work--abundance of work. Not
l.. Nd to n
material way. Indeed, love of work is
natures reward, and it is only for the
true worker. This reward is always a
blessing The same cannot be said OF
material reward. When man fails to
get the material reward and then re-
fuses to allow nature to reward him
by making him a creator-by securing
the happiness of self -development-he
Is poor indeed--a misfit.
$50 happy is everyone who has
found Joy in Work that he excites the
envy of those who look upon work as
curse sent upon man. Envy gives
and not the least of these children
is a belief that those possessed OF
happiness could, if they would, be-
stow some of their happiness on thoe
who haev none. Happiness is not
transferable--not assignable. 1t is for
everyone who goes after it in the right
way. Happiness is a state, not con
dition. When the mind has found Its
work. 1t is in a state of contentment
This Is happiness. Mans condition
may be such as to command all luxu-
ries of life, and still he may be in q
state of unhappiness. Or he may not
have short to his back, yet be
happy"
Work, health and happiness are in
separable and health and happiness
can only reach the zenith when worii
Is performed on a one hundred pei
cent scale. Our educational system IL
far from being perfect. We don't ex-
pect to harvest Rome Beauties from
crab apple tree. and weak or dui
mind with no conception of compre
hensiveness turns out to be danger
Gus urge when put under more edu-
cational pressure than the facultie:
will digest. Thousands. yes, hundreds
of thousands of young women go Il
business college. to meet diappoint'
ment in their future journey through
life, within few exceptions. A plair
learning of how to run a househoic
| would obviate thousands of divorces
| in time to come. Don't we hear or
all sides when mother says. oh.
don't want my child to work; ! had t.
slave all my life, ana right theh ano
there the matrimonial harvest Is hkt
the crop on a dry farm with sis
months Of continuous sunshine. Yes
we can dry up with mollycoddnna
many bright healthy and sensible
prospects of a family, community
county and state; and even go bet.
ter than that. railroad track won,
spread when new. but neglect .ne
spikes and tie and see the result. Too
many people get off on the wrons
track with lack OF understanding
plenty OF educational knowledge, but
little practical understanding. Under
standing IL not obtained alone py
clean living. thinking and eating.
must be encouraged by assimiiatine
desires Of knowledge obtained In con-
crete form by others valuable expe-
Renee while passing the many mile,
stones during the journey OF useIu'
life.
Man must know that his work shall
~ GRADED In other words, man must