The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-26
WORK

Ever the armsIcc signed have been talking
writing about and rehabilitation and there
have been theories advanced the best way to bring
about normal conditions In these columns II has been insisted
that the solution lay everyone going work Codde
this class that and teaching people depend else
will do People learn do for themselves Young
Americans who went across the seas aoderinr gave good
OF themselves and they all emergencies home
If put Out in Kansas this proven There coal
famine Water plants and and electric plants about to
shut down for OF coal The called Tor volunteers
in the coal mines and the returned soldiers responded and while
they had dug coal they work and short time
produced abundance OF coal for all purposes Manufacturing
plants continued operations homes were heated and the crisis
passed. 1t only required work
In similar way the value OF work demonstrated Ger
many When Germany had to reduce her standing
army and when she did 100000 young who had been Off
and pvae found themselves returned home with money
and nothing to do They could find no heterevey house
crowded Berlin had compulsory housing and any
who had attic, cellar empty room had to
young captain Detef Schmude who had been severely
wounded finding that there houses and
OF which to build them resolved solve the problem his own
way Pulling oil his brilliant uniform and calling about him 50 of
his former soldiers he work digging coal His friends
thought he and the miners who were on strike
received him nhospbv These he soon concated and selecting
mine that being kept by he and his associates
went to work Soon the output of reached the normal and
part OF It used burning bricks made by other soldiers
government made small aoments OF land and the soldiers with
their hands used these bricks build small houses to live in
and in lew months things going nicely Other soldiers
cultivated the plots ground and there abundance
vegetables some OF which were sold exchanged for other forms
OF food and years time these people instead OF being de-
pendent on charity were sefsuporng and Of their own
homes
What done by Capt Shmude and his associates was
duplicated IN other places and many thousands OF returned SOL
ders instead OF mope about and looking for jobs living
charity have become home owners and selpportinq Thew
went to work and work solved all difficulties
Work will do the thing countries Food and shelter
being the Chief needs OF humanity they be produced BY
In this country the task simple because have an abundance
land Other countries are not so fortunate in this sn
The trouble with that despse the day OF small things
and young would think beneath them to work farm
Of less than 1000 when 1000 feet square would be all
sufficient ii properly cultivated
When the French in distress Rousseau cried out
Back to nature, just nowadays Back the farm
Another French philosopher said Give back the peo-
pie meaning give them the soil OF which come
food and most all other kinds OF wealth The French people we're
the land small and from being poorest nation
they became OF the richest in the world Work
did It, Work ntelgeny directed along productive lines is all
that necessary The should look for great wea,
What they should strive for competency that they may
live comfort and happiness and their children to be self
dependent and good citizens,
Over in England where big found necessary the
farms stripped OF all abocr There do the
work There organized the woman, land army. Young
women took the places made by the and they did
work OF the They poWed and sowed reaped and hood
worked IN the diaries and gardens and they paid
wages by the farmers The furnished woman
Kit heavy boots and mcechc and gloves When
order disband this army the farmers protested They
preferred the They rendered better service than the
they organized independently the government and
remaining the farms Many OF them have acquired land Of
their rented land and farming their own ac
count They work work with their hands, all people who care
to be independent and prosperous must
Work the solution Labor noble and there i, DIGNITY
that is eevating uplifting one should be idle and
should wander about seeking for fancy Job Work on
the farm IS healthy and natural and learn
who has ordinary strength and ordinary intelligence In all
European countries women perform manual labor In this favored
country It not necessary that they should do men work.
and the American and will work. should made to
do Crowdng to the cities is evil that should be abate
essened Humanity thves out in the yrc fresh a,
where there plenty OF room and plenty OF without 1rudgry