Milford chronicle., 1921-05-27
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
TEAM WORK MEANS A WINNING
TEAM-PRESIDENT HARDING
A REAL CAPTAIN.

"I've got it right here" said Jacl
as he opened one of his school books
IF you will be still long enough II
read it to you
The matter being discussed b.
Ruth and Jack had to do with thI
oath taken by the President whel
inaugurated. Ruth was trying to re
member it but had failed and Jacl
was anxious to read it to her because
he had been saying that Presiden
Harding was more than living up tt
it.
Now listen," began Jack, az dC
solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully
execute the Office of President of the
United States, and will, to the besI
of my ability, preserve, protect anC
defend the Constitution of the United
States
That's the oath, Ruth, and believe
me, President Harding is doing it
too. Another thing 1 found in the
Constitution is where it says that the
President may require opinions from
the cabinet officers upon any subject
in their departments"
Had you noticed, jack" interrupt
ed Uncle Ted, that President Hard
ing is doing that, too, and many
other things mentioned and required
by the Constitution, all of which goes
to show that he is working hard to dc
as he said when taking the oath, that
he would, to the best of his ability
preserve, protect and defend the Con-
stitution. Now let me tell you a
short story along theses same lines.
"Oh gOodie!" exclaimed Ruth.
Riddles, to begin with, haven't you
ever noticed that any kind of an Or
ganiaztion, business, club, or any
thing else must have what is generally
known as team work before very
much can be accomplished. Why,
Jack, you know right now that un-
less you, as manager of your baseball
team, and the members of your team
get together and talk over your trou-
bles and differences and come to
agreements that mean progress, you
can't win very many games"
You best 1 know that" answered
Jack. "The boys come to me with
ideas to improve the team and I talk
1t over with them and listen to what
they have to say. Sometimes they
are good ideas and some times they
are not, but I always listen and try
to use the good ideas to help us have
the best team"
You have really told my whole
story, jack continued Uncle Ted.
Your way of running that baseball
team is President Harding's way of
running his job. His job is Just like
yours, only in bigger way. He is
captain of his team. The members
OF his cabinet and the members of the
House and Senate are the leading
players and the 110,0OO,OOO people in
the United States are the enthusiastic
rams and many times. turn out to be
players. Now how could President
Hard1ng's team succeed in it's games
with the other countries of the world
and in handling home problems if
there wasn't real genuine teamwork?
IL couldn't. That is why our govern
ment has drifted so far away from the
constitution during the last ten
years. There wasn't team work be-
tween the executive and Congress,
not to mention the members of the
cabinet. 1t is really remarkable
when you stop to think that in a lit
tie less than three months Mr.. Hard
ing has succeeded in making the re-
lat1onship between Congress and the
White House one of respect, independ-
ence, and cooperation. That, of
course, means teamwork. This all
means good government and for that
reason it is a big accomplishment.
Just think what it must mean to
the Members of the House of Repre-
sentaJiVes and the Senate, too, for that
matter, to be able to go right to the
White House and not only see the
President but be able to place their
problems and suggestions before him
and receive a kind reception and close
attention! 1t is a mighty new eX-
perience for most Members and they
not only like it but the good it does
is being reflected in every phase of
our government machinery.
Another mighty important thing to
remember, Jack, is this: It is easy
enough for you to listen to the mem
bers of your team when they bring
you new ideas or ask that certain
things be done, so long as you agree
in your own mind that they are in
the right. It is easy then to send
them away feeling good. But how
about when you don't agree and don't
feel that what they suggest is for the
best? Then it is not so easy to send
them away with a smile.
But that is what President Hard
ing is doing. Even those men VINO
go to him for something and come
away without it leave with a smile
because he has been courteous and
attentive and shown them that 1t
could not be done. The one big thlng
TO me that Mr.. Harding has accom-
in so short time is that he
has found a way to talk things over
with the leaders of the House ana
Senate. to get their views and give
them his own, letting them know
what he thinks best, and at the some
time not becoming a dictator. any
man can sit up and say, do that OF
do this and then go on with some
thing else. But to get things done by
friendly cooperation is to be real
leader. and a real leader makes Tor
team work-and team work means
winning team. e4o4o :.
going to win. We have needed team
work badly in the last few years. ana
. leader instead of a dictator, for the
1,,Ies of this team will not allow
dictator. the rules being Whap h9tn:
"The Constitution" answered Nu'n'
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