The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-05-26


them fairly. My men have been gen
hesitated to destroy my property and
to use guns and knives and clubs and
stones to prevent the plant from fill
ing Its contracts and to force their
will upon me. How do you explain
t1 What have I done or failed to
do that has caused this bitterness1'
Mr.. Bing, I am glad that you ask
me that question" the old Judge be-
gan. ut gives me a chance to pre-
sent to you. and to these men who
work for you. a conviction which has
! grown out ~ impartial observation of
your relations with each other.
First, | want to say to you, Mr..
Bling, that ] regard you as a good cit
lien. Your genius and generosity
have put this community under great
obligation. Now. in heading toward
| the hidden cause OF your complaint, I
beg TO ask you a question at the out
set DO you know that unfortunate
son Of the Widow Moran known as
the Shepherd Of the Blrdsy"
Il have heard much about him."
Mr.. Bing answered.
"Do you know himr'
"No. I have had letters from him
acknowledging favors now and then.
but | do not know him"
I'VE have hit at once the source OF
your trouble" the Judge went on.
The Shepherd is q representative
person. He stands for the poor and
the unfortunate In this village. You
have never gone to see him because
well probably IL was because you
feared that the look OF him would
distress you. The thing which would
have helped and inspired and glad
dened his heart more than anything
else would have been the feel OF your
hand and kind and cheering word
and sympathetic counsel. Under those
circumstances, think may say
that II was your duty as a neigh
Dor and human being to go TO see
him. Now, he never needed money.
In the kindest spirit. l ask you II that
money you sent to him In the best
OF goodwill was not. In fact, a species
OF bribery Were you not. indeed,
seeking 10 buy immunity from a duty
incumbent upon you as a neighbor and
u human belng?"
Mr. Bhg answered quickly.
There are plenty OF people who have
nothing else to do but carry cheer and
comfort to the unfortunate. have
other things to do"
That, sir. does not relieve you OF
the liabilities of u neighbor and
human being. in my view. II your
business has turned you into a shaft
or a cog wheel II has done you a great
injustice. | fear that II has been your
master-that II has practiced upon
you a kind Of despotism. You would |
better get along with less-far less |
business than suffer such a fate. l /,
don't want TO hurt you. We are
looking for the cause OF a certain re- !
suit and ! can help you only by be-
ing frank. With an your generosity
you have never given your heart TO
this village. Some unkind people
have gone so far as to say that you
have no heart You can not prove Il
with money that you do not miss.
Money Is good but II must be warmed
with sympathy and some degree of
sacrifice. Has II never occurred to
cheering word In season are mere.
vastly more than money In the i'm
portant matter Of making goodwill
Unconsciously, you have established
a line and placed yourself on one side
OF IL and the people on the other
Broadly speaking. you are capital and
the rest are labOR whereas, In fact,
you are all working men. Some Of the
rest have come TO regard you as their
natural enemy. They ought to re-
gard you AS their natural friend. Two
kinds OF despotism have prevented Il.
First. there Is the despotism Of your
business In making you a slave-so
much of slave that you haven't time
TO be human; second. there In the
despotism Of the labor union In dis
individual excellence, In
demanding equal pay for the faith
full man and the Stacker. and In deny.
ing the right Of free men TO labor
when and where they will. All this
is tyranny AS gross and un-American
as that OF George the Third In try
ing TO force his will upon the colonies.
II America is to survive, we must
Get our faces against every form OF
tyranny. The remedy for all our
trouble and bitterness is real democ-
'aey' which is nothing more or less
han the love OF men-the love OF
Justice aud fair play for each aud all.
(C0Dtiuued Mart Waakl