Democratic messenger., 1921-06-18
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WALKER
JENT ON OTHERS.

nlD you ever stop to realize how
~ dependent you are upon the
thoughts and efforts of your fellow
men?
Did you ever try TO imagine just
what would happen TO you II you we're
left alone on this round globe with all
its wealth, all its resources and all its
possibilities!
II might teach you lesson In
humility If you gave il the proper con-
sideration.
The money would he worth nothing
TO YOU for there would be no person
from whom you could buy.
You could not even be charitable
and give il away for there would be
none to accept 1t.
What would happen to you then
happens in lesser measure every
day now.
Let us suppose you are million
aire with plenty Of money and desire
TO spend II, we will say. for beauti-
ful home.
SUPPOSE again that the masons ard
the carpenters and the plasterers and
the hundred and one other artisans
whose handiwork 20 into Il fine home,
refused to accept your money or do
your work. How would you get your
home?
You might by dint of hard work
build yourself shelter, but II would
not be NJ all what you wanted nor In
the least what you could afford.
You see. then. that although you
were millionaire you are dependent
for your home comforts upon the will
Ing efforts Of others.
Suppose, on the other hand. that
you are poor man. not poverty
stricken. but poor in the sense OF mod
ern fortunes.
You have saved few hundred dol
lars. bought a bit Of ground and wish
to build yourself home.
In order TO do II you have TO bor-
row money Suppose the bank, or the
building association. or whatever or
ganization you apply TO just plainly
and bluntly refuses to loan you a
penny.
You will find yourself in the same
predicament that the millionaire was
In You cannot have the kind OF
home you want and can afford. You
are dependent OH others for that.
Every morning when you eat your
breakfast you are eating. in part, the
labor of hundreds Of men and women.
The clothes you wear. the shoes you
walk in, the hat that shelters your
head. all the necessities. TO say moth
ing of the luxuries, you enjoy are the
fruit Of your dependence upon other
people.
If you could analyze your needs for
one day and count the human beings
that labored 10 satisfy them with
either toll or money. you would find
that scores and scores Of people had
been indirectly in your employ and
working In your behalf.
And. on the other hand you have
tie satisfaction of knowing II you do
an honest days work that you have
lahored To help scores Of others.
II is the lack OF recognition given
10 the fact that we are all dependent
each upon the other that leads TO our
greatest troubles. II is that that pits
capital against labor and labor against
capital. Ii is that that causes the war
between classes and the wars between
nations.
II YOU fully recognized your indebt-
edncSs 10 your fellow man. you would
want To help him because by doing so
you would lie Indirectly helping your
self.
II everybody In the world set out
10 gouge and cheat everybody else In
the world. il would he only short
time before there would be utter chaos,
commercially, and morally.
II Is because only comparative
few try III one time 10 get all they
can regardless of methods or results
that keeps the world ON an even keel
and society from toppling TO destruc-
iion.
The more We recognize that We must
rely and depend upon each other. the
higher consideration we have for the
good Of the world as a whole and the
more nearly We come Ia heing truly
civilized
God In His wisdom made no one ab-
solute.
The only such power that has ever
been bestowed has been placed ana
recognized by subjects who thought
they needed to he ruled. which was Il
conclusion not very complimentary to