The Arizona copper camp., 1919-09-20
Social Service Higher Law
Of Business Says Authority

service, 1t is often a duty to refuse
to advance wages when advancing
wages would be an easy and tempo.
rary solution of the problem Euv I,
may be a dishonest solution, placing
the employer the employed and the
public in false position, making dis
organization and discomfort in all
neighborly relations
Honesty Only Safe Way
inefficient labor is a bad invest
ment; well.directed labor is a good
Investment. Honesty and value in mu-
tual service is the only safe way. Hon
esty begets honesty; confidence be-
gets confidence. The employer who
expects honesty in a days work must
show himself honest. Profit-sharing
may be dishonest, or an easy settle
ment, or yielding to so-called black
mail. Profit-sharing, when it is found
ed upon values rendered, may be a
good investment Profit-sharing where
it is added to wages has been founL
Ito be failure Profit-sharing where
the profit is created as something
over and above wages is honest and
helpful
'The great problem is how to per
form your social duty and obligations
with the least offense and the greatest
usefulness. God has implanted in
every man the defense of his person
ality or individuality and to trespass
upon that is personally resented. II
you say, Mary Jane, your hat is not
On straight Mary Jane may resent it
But if you say, Mary Jane, is your hat
on straight? you have not offended
her personality. She thanks you and
looks in the glass.
Always put your offensive truth in
the interrogative form Raise your
question, but let the person answer
it in his own way and preserve his
individuality.
you are your brothers. keeper, but
you must not be his keeper often
sively.
"All social service should spell JUS
tice rather than gain or gift. All
service should be service to man, and
this is service or worship of God. You
have a social service to render to
your church, your family, your coun
try, your business, and to all those
who serve you. You cannot receive
spiritaal gain honestly from your
church unless you honestly contribute
to its financial support. Service is not
all in the same plane. You can rem
der business service to your church.
and you can render a spiritual service
in your business.
Social service requires that after
thinking of the foundations which are
under Yourself you forget yourself
and think only of the service you are
/ TO render. Too many men say: I
have spoken ana done my duty and it
/ Is HOW up W Altf' otuCI 1SIlON. Ms
is only the beginning Of service. You
should think for the other fellow and
think through and see that he under
stands what you say, whether he is
your equal, your employer or your em-
plCye
"All service is perfected by educa-
ton and organization, and the mainte,
nance of the organization is the funda-
mental principle of service.
"All the strivings in this world, in
dividually and nationally, arise from
the ondeavor to bring organization
into more perfect form and service.
Every man and woman should strive
to find out early in life what they
may best do for the common good.
/ Seeking perfection in that service,
they will attain the highest of which
they are capable both here and here,
after, and may learn that in service
to man is worship of God"