Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-07

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'nese men leave the dsor Of the school
llnerent men In aspirations and am
"'i"hs' Take them back 10 the fac
tories and IN nine cases out OF ten you
VIII AAd that you have made mana
~'>' lorenen, experts out of them,
ana mat they are conscious Of It.
mere "lll be some few whose great
'de"llSH will inspire them to 60 back
INTO ire shop and work for the com
mon good, Such men are the eXcep-
| Nths IL the rule The great majority
| VIII insist upon recognition OF their
greater skill and demand compensa-
/ uoh for II. Their thoughts would be
Now that | am skilled and educated.
10" mat ! take on my shoulders a
larger and more important responsible
IVY am entitled to incres sed COnsId-
GRAFTON aud a larger reward. Why
Shouio ] be put on the level with the
| men who haven't the capacity l have
nnd who do not shoulder the same re-
Sponstoiiity do" Trotzky's plan re-
minds me Of the intensely maternal
hen, that after praCticing on white
I door knobs. discovered some eggs in
barn, and with great enthusiasm be-
gan 10 set. In the course OF time her
patience and motherhood were reward
ed. As soon as her brood was able
| TO walk she took them on an excur-
sion TO the river bank TO give them a
worm banquet. When she reached the
water edge she was startled at seeing
her young ones paddle into the water
! and without even so much as a good
by, swim OF
The test OF the communist theory is
whether or not, when put to practice,
1t Increases production. The theory
Of the communist Is that II will in
crease production by inducing men TO
work because they are their own
bosses and are guaranteed an equal
share In the production. The prac-
teal fact which upsets the theory IS
that human beings are moved TO work
by their desire for gain, Human be
! ingS have this strain In their blood.
II is organic; II is a part of them.
do not refer to greed. ! mean that all
experience proves that human beings
are individualists. The average man
thinks of himself and his interests a
dozen times TO the one time he thinks
| Of the general Interest Of society. Thls
{ a. hn Two
much thought and has much concern
! for the common good. He may he
| generous to q fault, but he wants to
acquire the thing and then give It.
/ Competition. Notwithstanding all the
/ theories Of the idealistS TO the con
trary, quickenS life, stimulates men
/ to work, makes for progress. Every
where about us we see In our daily
/ experiences evidence Of this fact. Lire
! Is n gamble in the sense that every"
/ thing IS uncertain; life itself Is uncer-
! tain. No man can plan or program
! his tomorrow. While | am not a
! fatalist, | can see from my own life
| and from the lives Of others, that many
things come to pass over which we
have no control. 1t is the effort OF
man to provide against unfavOrab1e
contingencies, to compete with chance
which makes him baslcally a competi'
tor with every other man.
Element of Human Nature.
Take the poker game. Men who
play the national game" will tell you
that they play for the fun Of the game
not for the money. and they are speak
ing the truth. Try an experiment
play a game for matches instead OF
for money. and observe the effect upon
the ambition and skill of the players
Maybe II should not be so. but we
are not dealing with should not be's.'
The life problem must be handled
from the point of view Of things a.
they are.
While the theory of communism Is
beautifully ideal, human beings are
not. The ugly fact is that selhshnes'
IS at the bottom Of nearly all persona
endeavor. 1t stimulates men to work
It is the will to WORK.
Two years experit nee with com
munism in Russia proves that the ex
periment is a failure. 1t disorganizeC
life, demoralized people and dimin
ished production. Instead of curing
poyerty, It made poverty universal
Instead of removing the spots of can
cer-Poverty-from the body of civ
ilization, communism is causing de
creased production, is making the en-
tire social body cancer.
fCopyr,ght. 1920. Western Newspaper Union