Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-08


erably cooler, and to-day, outside of
work at the hotel, taking care of the
live stock, and other necessary daiIv
duties, no work is being done. And in
order to fill to-day's diary, want to
explain a point of view that puzzles
many people; and when the question
Is raised by you, it causes us to won
der Just where you stand. The question
Is often asked, in many different WAYS,
May come and visit the Colony and
try 1t out before join YOU'D" And we
always answer yes, we are glad to have
you do SO. Now, want you to anal
we yourself and see just why YOU ask
that question. | know you have been
cheated and robbed. deceived and be-
trayed under competition; but that is
the basis of the system and YOU are
still In it. Do you like it. Does 1T
give you any choice, or are you forced
to stay and play the game against YOUR
better self and conscience, Do Won
really want to help establish a new
form of society in which the driving
power in that society is SERVICE. in.
stead of acquisitiveness. IF you really
want to do this thing, if your motive
IN coming to investigate us is to bet
ter mankind and render service to your
fellow co-operators. then come and be
welcome, and am sure you will find
an opportunity here to cooperate with
people who are here for that same Dur.
pose. Now, if your motive is to get
better living for yourself at the jex-
Pense of others, if your motive is sell
FISH, then you are wasting your money
IN making trip here-unIess your
curiosity in seeing a bunch of coon
orators In action will be satisfied bv
your visit. We will be pleased to have
any OF you come at any time, and we
are open to inspection to all at all
times; but the point | wish to make is
this: No one guaranteed the founders
or wor kers of this community any,
thing when they joined it. Thev real
lied the hopelessness of the working
people in the profit system and thew
made up their minds to start another
society, in which every man, woman
and child would have an equal right
to all the wealth and social opportun-
tiles, produced by the collective efforts
OF all the people in the community
Now why do you expect us to guaran-
tee your security. We have taken the
big chance to start this and make il a
success and have won; are YOU NOT
able to lay aside your own selfish in
terests and work for the common good
OF those who wish to serve you, Our
problem here is not economic in the
man; it is psychological. and your at
tltude helps to assist or retard the
movement. The world with its work.
ers has proved. through all the ages
that if our production were fairly por-
toned, there is more than enough for
us all to live upon, even in luxury dur
ing this age of machinery; but our
greed, suspicion and jealousy have
caused us to steal, lie, cheat, and even
murder, in order to take from each
other even more than some can use.
What's the use? We are sincerely con-
structing a society in which all enjoy
equal privileges, and, unless you Join
us with your mind made up to render
service to the best of your ability:
to fully cooperate with your comrades
and not try to play politics or take an
unfair advantage Of the institution or
OF those in it, you will be as much out
OF place as a SNOWFALL in h well,
IN blast furnace. Here is a chance
for you to throw aside worry of the
present and feaPof the future, to abol-
lsh suspicion, jealousy and greed, to
live as nature intended you should
1--we among your fellow creatures-to
be real man or woman, serving so
ciety as you should. What guarantee
do YOU care to give that you can and
Will do this2 If enough Of US will do
It. strife. poverty. fear. selfishness, and
all the other ills of the world will be
wiped out. Your guarantee is not re-
CURED here. but the chance for you to
come to visit Us. put your worldly
goods with ours, and become a bro
ther. or sister, in the new. common
wealth. is open to you. Do you ac-
eePt it OF will you close your eyes to