The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-20
IN THE OIL FIELDS
OFF,, e24l w. H PECK Residence 2442

nnmo of Rowan was given the let
ter for Garcia, which ho sealed III
an oilshin pouch, strapped uN"r hlA
heart. and after thtoo weeks spent
In travorsing hostile enemy coun-
try, encountctinE the most deadly
perlls In tho junRlca ana swhmpH,
ON foot. he delivered his message
to Garcia. The message reads Ia |
part. .I
"Ucnoral Garcia IN dead now, but
there are other GarCiaH No man
who has cndcnvorcd 10 carry out an
enterprise where many hands wor"
needed, but has been well nigh hp.
pnlled at times by the lmbcciliiy ot
tho average mnnH-tho inhhhity or
unwiilingnoss 20 concentrate on q
thing and do II.
"Slipshod assistance. foolish mat
tention. dowdy indifference, ana
halt. hearted work seem the rule,
and no man succeeds unless by NOOK
| or crook or threat he forces or
! brihes other men TO assist him, or
/ mnyhap, God In his goodness per
| forms a miracle. and sends him an
angel Of light for an assistant
you reader. put this matter 10 q
test. You arc sitting now ih your
office. ak clerks are within 'hll
]
quest Please look In the cucyclo-
! pcdin and make a brief mcmprnn
durn for mo concerning the lifc OF
! Corregio.'
"yvil the clerk quietly say Yes,
sir and 20 do the task -,
"On your iifc he viii not. tlo VIII
look nt you out Of flhhy eye ana
nsk one or more Of the following
questions;
"'Whu was ho-'
"'Whicn encyclopedia
"'Whcro IN the encyclopedia
''wus | hired for that"
"'Dont YOU mean Blwmark2'
what's the matter with Charlie
doin. it2'
lis he dead
) "1s there any hurry
. "'Shnn't bring you the book
and let you look II up yoursclfY'
} "'whnt do YOU want 10 know
} for?'
And I will lay you IN TO one
that before you have nnawored the
! quostlous, and explained how TO find
! the information. ana why you want
, II, the clcrk will 80 off and get one
, OF the other clerks 10 h"lp HIM Try
! 10 flnd Garcia and then como back
and toll YOU there Is no such man
: or course may lose my hot, but &C.
cording to the law OF average. ! VIII
not Now II YOU are Wise YOU VIII
not bother 10 explain to your assist
, anti that Corregio is indcNcd under
: tho C'a not In the KS but you VIII
gmile very swectlv and say, never
mind" and go look II up for your
self And this incapaciiy for indc'
pendent action. this moral stupidity
, this infrmity OF tho viii, this unwill
| ~ .N.sN I.lI ~
' llft-theae are the things that pu
pure socialism 80 far into the future
IN men will not act for ihcmaclsc
what viii they do when the hencfl
OF their effort ~ for all?
v "a first mato with knottcd clu
scoms necessary, and the dread q
getting tho bounce Saturday nigh
holds many n worker To hls pace
Advertise for a stcnographor an
v nine out Of 10 who Apply can nolthc
"a spell nor punctuate. and do not thin
y, II necessary 10.
j. "Wo have recently been hcarin
much maudin sympathy eSpresse
for the 'downtroddcn dcnizens OF IN
sweatshop and tho homeless wan
derer searching for honest employ
- mont and with II all often 10 man
u hard words for the men In power.
!, Nothing ~ said about the en-
~ ployer who grows old before his tim
in u vain attempt to get frowzy nee
do wells to do Intelligent work, an
his long, patient striving for hell
" that does nothing but loaf when IN
T. back II turned, In every store AN
= factory there IN "a constant wecdinl
= out process going on, Tho employ,
u is constantly sending away 'hel
that havo shown their incapacity
further the interests Of the husino
and others are being taken on. y
pr matter how good times are. this sor
" ing continues; only, II times arc han
" aud work IN scarce. the sorting
a. done finer. but out and Gorcv'
out the incompetent and unwortl
20. II Is tho survival of the fit'e'
70 Solf-intercst prompts every employ
y to keep tho best. those who ca
v, | carry a n1cSsnEc to Garcia"