Evening star., 1921-10-16
Native as Well as Foreign Born
Need to Be '"Americanized'

lOuS.
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1t will not do to assume that be-
cause this is q democracy every
one is to have similar mental train
ing. do the same thing in life. and
be possessed Of like property. Yet
there are men among those who
are trying to reform our system
of government who rail at the in
equalities in the possession of
property and boldly avow that
what one man has another should
have also.
! remember conversation on
this subject with a seedy individ-
ual in Washington. who was COM
planning against the government.
He did not agree with my view that
success depended upon the individ-
ual. Suddenly he inquired: Have
the government provided one for
my use. Then I am entitled to
one" he said. Certainly. l
agreed. Have you chauffeur?
he asked. and when 1 told him the
government gave me the services
of one, he said. Then am entitled
to chauffeur" Again my Ger
talnly ateTteQ controversy.
Our discussion of economic prin-
ciples led me to suggest that he
would probably admit his theory
would be no better than the pres
ent system if his theory disclosed
an injustice and he readily assent
ed, SO put this to him: If you are
entitled to an automobile and
chauffeur, your chauffeur would
likewise be entitled to an auto
mobile and a chauffeur, and so ON and
so on. Ultimately you will reach
the man who would get an automo-
bile but who would get no chauf-
feur."
4 man in America is entitled to
what he honestly gets and it Is the
business of the government to see
that he has chance to get things
honestly and to punish those who
get anything dishonesty.
The colleges and universities OF
America are pouring into American
life a stream Of young people. Who
according to Mr.. Edison and others,
know nothing and who are an
swering in defense of themselves
that the people who taught them
knew nothing. They are the fin
ished products of our common
school system. which is said to De
the hope of America. To deny TINS
would be next to treason. but IN
,ernose a reservation. II this sys-
tenn is turning out young men ana
women trained to believe thar Ia
bor Is dishonorable, that democracy
means an even distribution OF the
property and pleasures OF NE. tnen
The common schools of America
will in time prove to be curse
rather than blessing.
University education usea 10 nc
advocated as the means OF MAX
ing leaders of men and furnishing
=, nhilosophy Of life. But no man
can become a leader who lacks the
natural qualities OF ieauersnip.
and no man can be phiiosorher
unless he is endowed with pnll-
osophic mind. University trainlns
than training to hit blows on
bass drum would be good for every
eIenhant. Poodle dogs may be
trained to sit on their hlnd iegs
and hold pipes in their mouths. oue
this does not make them oetter
poodles. 1t just 1a enables les mem preat at
world IL we all were philosophic
and contented. But we are not
alike and in these practical days
differeut persons should be trained
for active life in different ways.
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IT would be we'll for the states to
spend more money for the kind OF
training which would enable
young man of mechanical mind to
procure a position in Mr.. Edison's
factory after graduation and less
money for classical training. This
country is crowded with institu-
tions of higher education, colleges,
both denominational and unde-
nominational, which offer training
to those of literary bent. They may
we'll do part of the work that the
universities of the various states
are doing. This would enable the
states to develop real uniVe1slties fatn e,
where brain and mana may JOIN III
original research,
No one can be an ideal citizen
under any government who has not
the opportunity and the Quaiinca-
tions to follow along those paths
Of life which nature and nature s
God ordained him to walk in. lie
is educated who knows what he
ought to do and how he ought to
do il and has the will to do 1t. Just
as much trouble is liable to come
to the republic from the false ed
ucation Of the American-born cit
fxen as from the ignorance OF the
immigrant.
Copyright. 1921. by Thomas r.. Marshal)