Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-12-01
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER /. 1920
Today is the Tomorrow you a0or-
RED about Yesterday and 1t neUer
happened. ANONYMOUS.
rhe sweepina Reformer

Inc young Massachusetts man who rejected
million dollar legacy that his uncle had left him
gave the worst possible reason for doing He
save, in fact. reasons. one of them immateral-
the money was not his. If all heirs intended
heirs looked at requests legacies there
would be such thing as descent of property and
81 would all revert to the state. But the chief OBJ
lection of this young to the system which
starves thousands while hundreds stuffed" and
IS thereby condemned.
But what Roadway is made against the system
By the action OF the young in turning away a
gift of million dollars? Certainly though he
could not have fed all the starving with million
dollars he could have fed many and though
that would have abolished the system Of
which he complains it would have in some
degree moderated the evil effect of it. But he could
not serve God and Mammon."
The fact is that young Garland did not need
million dollars. He of family to which mil
lions do not necessarily a great deal 1t is
doubtful whether it is his credit that he
little for money that is his yet, but intended
for him. He happens be Of those constituted
that cares for money only satisfy his needs
for the mere accumulation Of it.
We suppose he has wealth of his own which he
might apply, not against the system with hope of
but for the benefit Of the victims of the
TEN. We do know how much money of his
young Garland had employed in this way but from
the that he refused large bequest of money
which he admits is tainted, judge he had done
very little the victims the system he depores.
He is one OF those sweeping reformers, of the
mouth or pen; one Of the self-appointed consulting
engineers TO the Almighty who deplore things they
and thus visit reproach upon the Divine admin
stration. Like most of his class Garland takes it
out in deploring in doing.
We all recognize the existence Of the system
which is abhorrent to young Mr.. Garland. We
wish It might be displaced and yet IL it should be
displaced cannot be that it would seri-
ousIy disturb the universal PLAN II every man in
thte world could be his food. shelter
clothing there would be much less initiative exercised
and much less produced the common good
Necessity the mother Of invention and the
spur of industry If all fed by perfect Gar
land automatic system there would no play
OF those sympathies which so ennoble men and wo-
men. and make the world better and which have so
expanded civilization that more and more, the evil
effects Of the system being neutralized.
But we do not suppose that the system win ever
be substantially changed while men and women are
in the flesh. We may like it but we do not like
earthquakes tornadoes and great onflagratons Nor
DO like those elemental storms Of passion which
take the shape of We like cholera yell
low fever and other forms of plague But the best
do ameliorate the effects of those dis
turbances and that is what is being by practical
PEOPLE
We will suppose that when the world war broke
out the and of the Red Cross, the Saliva
ton Army the Y. M. c. A. and the knights of Co
lumbus had said: I'VE do not approve of this sort
thing therefore, will have nothing to do with
St; will not give It recognition; we will withdraw
stand aloof from it. We might it is true relieve
some suffering by the but the great
cause OF it. the system, would remain We viii there
fore give recognition the effects the system
by going to the relief Of its victims. We cannot
serve God and Mars
Garland appears to be a half educated young
man and his views of things in general or in particu-
lar are not of great moment But he is type one
~ many thousands who are as foolish as he thinking
and talking only of doing big impossible things when
go. .,,ros lie all around needing to be done.