Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-07-28

AAe'f~ LN~A Ffe+AA4lAss anu AlG oAtANEN al
lust the right time. Comrade Davis
sent him on ahead, while he expect.
to come next week. Foxy Davis; he
wanted to be sure Daniel had his hand
on the cook Job before he Davis
comes. Well, Comrade Davis. we
have you slated for a job. too, anc
lyou will enjoy your old cooks repast,
too. So hurry on in. Comrade Krech.
ner returned to New Jersey well pleas.
ed with our efforts at Newllano. The
carload of mattresses has arrived anc
been unloaded. and many of them are
in use by this time. We are lining up
a mattress sale for next week. The
kiddoos and | took our outing at the
swimming pool and had our usual pic
mic lunch and then good swim. In
the evening the dancing school was
held as usual, and after it, the dance
which was well attended and enjoyed
by many outside people. The only OBJ
jections anyone can have to dancing
is in the conduct of the dances. We
teach the International system of
dancing and insist that all who dance
obey the rules of the correct position
during the dance, and we have been
complimented great deal upon the
good department and dancing at our
| place. We are social beings and need
good wholesome social pleasures and
our dances on Saturday nights offer
this amusement to ourselves and our
neighbors, who are always welcome.
Sunday, July 24.-After a weeks
hard work, the fellows were glad to
see Sunday arrive and they took adj
vantage of the days rest. Of course,
we always want to, but there are times
when affairs are such that we must
do work on Sunday in order to save
time and much expense. We are not
so crazy to work that we want to
work all the time; but - well, if you
fully understood our position you
could appreciate what we are up
against. We are pioneering big pro-
position. We are not working to
make ourselves rich or to bring into
existence a small community of peo-
pie who can gain an easy living for
themselves and stop at that. We are
trying to abolish greed, and selfish
ness and suspicion and see if we can
not point to a better way of living
and methods of getting it for all who
are willing to work to attain it. To
those who don't want to work and
serve humanity, this is no place to
come. Of. course, those who are too
old or in other ways unable to per-
form service, we do not expect them
to work and some few come here ag-
ed, but able to pay their own way
and are welcome among us, if they
possess the cooperative spirit We
EXPECT to create a better living for all,
and afford the opportunity for each
individual to educate himself or her
self and develop their natural abili-
ties, and we expect them to make use
Of their capabilities in the interest Of
all. The question is often asked, how
soon will | be able to afford vaca-
ton at the Colony expense? AS for
me, | refuse to accept it, unless all
others can have it, too. We want bet
ter homes = FOR ALL. We want
the best of clothes = FOR ALL. We
want the best of food - FOR ALL.
The best of music, art - nothing less
than the best labor can produce =
and for all who will work. And
don't want vacation or a privilege
that others can't have. Millions of
workers are now taking a vacation
UNLIMITED time) at the expense Of
their very lives, in many cases.. If
you come to join us, come to serve
humanity; and forget yourself. There
are starving millions to feed, clothe,
house, and educate, in a world of
plenty, but am sorry to say-a
world of selfishness, suspicion, and
jealousy. We have tackled the Big
Job, and if you don't want to help
carry it through. there is no place for
you here; because you will be a
source of hindrance and will retard
our progress. The world wants SOL
ution; we are. sure we have it. and
we are anxious for more of our com
rades to come to help us prove it. If |
you believe as we do, you belong here
and should come; all your private
wealth and energy should be brot to-
gether to bring about the cooperative
Commonwealth you believe in. Sew
eral of our people went fishing, or
Il Il