El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
GOOD TIMES AHEAD FOR THE
MEN WITH FAITH AND SANITY

NDREW CARNEGIE used = say Don't bear the United
n States; don't sell the United States Short Never
was such counsel wiser timely than now In all
ages especially following any great social shock such as
war famine, peslence, there has been tendency IN
mankind 70 predict the fan Of the world the oesIuco1
Of the race the coming Of civilizations endless night Ana
today the weepeTs and The coakers are predicting ese
Of all IN the United States terrible conflicts, destruc
Such tsIk has no place IN FL Paso OF the southwest It
IS time to laugh at the who takes the dark view; no
get angry at him. for he VIII be the worst loser ana
the condition may create around himself VIII poison
him TO death The pessst stngs himself until he eurls
up and becomes food for worms He IS nuisance but no
law reach him, and the surest way to get No Of him
is laugh at him Martin Luther wrote IN his oary tha
after trying all other methods to get nd Of devils and ia
ing pleasantly and good uatured raeTy" invariably de-
n vour ordinary daily contact with men, watch the
ones who face the world with confident sie-these are
the winners The men with the seowl and wrinkle and
drawn-down mouth betray their weakness and incapaty
they blame the world for their deficiencies.
One cannot help being amused bit BY the stones OF
the @overal clubs organizing everywhere YET these haFs
significance that should not be overlooked They are
good natured protest against clothing prices that have
gone beyond the limit Of IeasonabenesS They Indicate
willingness Of and women to forego useless expendi-
lures pocket bit Of pride and save the dollars that used
20 for forgery. II is healthy sign The same sort OF
tactics widely adopted as to many other things Of COM
mon use would probably bring about break IN prices
Wormen who have succeeded in forcing up wages be-
vond the point Of any reasonable return for service rnd
cred VIII lind that the demand for their labor win tend to
decrease until far level IS found tactoIes VII Close
producers Of material VIII have to take less OF 90
broke commerce and trade VIII have TO ADJUST themselves
on new basis But ali this is natural and healthy,
change uessstated by the furious pungng and demanding
and spending and wasting Of the recent past.
The national government has been run extrsvaganty
for years; its contracts and expenditures waste
fuI and the should not be denied excused It
part Of patriotism to attempt to justify waste and IN
Justice The business Of patriotism IS to attempt to bring
about change IN the direction Of economic administration
Fortunately there is every TO look for complete
change IN the national administration next March.
Until then citizens VIII best ther interests by
looking after their own expenditures and checking waste
all along the line IN personal expense and IN business
They not escaps paying the excessive taxes but they
can escape burdens they lay upon themselves BY their own
careless habits and lack Of thrift And there IS not the
slightest cause for worry that anything dreadful Is going
10 happen to the United States Recent events have strong
" indicated return to sanity The sensible and eonserva
tive views are prevailing, and the dsurbers not going
make much hsadWay this time. Watehfuness VII pay,
now as always.
It Is said BY vel informed writer's IN financial and in
dustal periodicals that production cannot keep up with
consumption One way correct this condition IS to reduce
onsuuption-smpy quit buying anything not absolutely
necessary until prices substantially cut It IS easy
nowadays to find profitable investment for every spare
dollar Men and women who have the saving habit see
their money gov from Insignificant balance the
pass-book to figure that means home something
else Of permanent value
One cause Of high prices is the reduced production PEI
man and per hour and per dollar IN all industries In an