South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-02

the storm center for the formulation OF the needed
building program. and il is handling II we'll though
not well might handle it IL its membership
were four thousand-or half Of four thousand-In-
stead OF four hundred. II IS alone the member
ship fees that are needed though they are in
dispensable Cooperation. and widespread interest
drawing the people together. TO rub elbows and by
participation in the work being done having their
prejudices overcome is quite as important as the
money
South Bend have a Chamber OF Commerce
fun OF public spirit constantly striving for the
growth and development Of municipal life just as
well other cities can: as we'll as Flint can FOR
instance. pontiac. for a still larger example
take Detroit The old CLOSED corpora ton idea can
not maintain itself when enough people get together
to break in the door: people big enough that hav-
ing broken in the door they do not try to close it
again.-and here the door need not be broken in It
is thrown open. The Chamber wants the coopera-
ton Of the whole community. in head hand and
heart as well purse We reaching the stage
in our communal life, and that is what it is when
more and more realize. that the larger prosper
it's from that which serves best the greater
number.
Every South Bend citizen should be quite as ready
to JOIN the Chamber Of Commerce when the mem
bership campaign opens Monday. as he ever
to Join the Red Cross or subscribe to the War
Chest" II is but to repeat but we say it again that
the patriotism that asserts itself only when danger
turks around the corner. patriotism at all.
such is only sef-preservatOn. first law Of nature
but true patriotism is atruistic and serves
In the of humanity generally Patriotism gives
well takes It sacrifice self Inter
alone. even as first consideration, but just
for equal chance
We do not like the snile but know OF no bet
ter descriptive of the man who is not willing to
do his share for the upbuilding Of the community
that he lives in. than the epthet organized
labor ascribes TO his unorganized brethren The
business man. professional man. dependent for
his larger welfare upon the growth Of the city in
which he lives. and fitness as a place fcv the
people to live with whom he does business: we'll
We would hardly call him a "scab." but ne is a
'leach'-just in proportion he profits from other
peoples community investment in Of his own
rightful proportional investment. II he is here en-
joying the results of Chamber of Commerce activity,
without cooperating in it, he is leach" upon the
Chamber of Commerce. and upon the community it
self, proportion
The Chamber of Commensurate center OF the
community,-has a great work before it, beneficial
to everybody. and the purpose of the campaign
along with the reduce the number OF
teaches to minimum They used to call them
"slaekers' in times, with reference to war ac-
tivities OVERRIDING the use of the term little we
sometimes think-and anyhow teaches is a better
descriptive. The Chamber of Commerce has set out
to for civic life, advancement and growth
in unofficial way, exactly what the Red Cross Y
w. G A. etc. did the war in unofficial way
the difference being only the natural differences be-
tween peace and activities Let us get together
now and do something worth wilhelm peace.