South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-13
Forest And Judge Ebert H Gary Differ With
Young Mr. Rockefeller On Wealth AS A Handicap Success

the United steel corporation when
asked to give his opinion Mr.. Rockefeller remark.
replied that wealth lack Of wealth a birth had
nothing to do with the success OF mans career IL
in his opinion. the personal equations that of
Importance.
The problems or conditions which tho rich boy has
fight less great ;han those the poor boy
counters" said Judge Gary. They different is
true but they obstacles in the path mis-
nevertheless The rich mans may have fght
overinduIgence to his wishes; the poor
fight Indifference TO his The point OF tho matter s
spirit individual forth battle
in both instances 1t is the spirit in both instances
that wins It is the desire prove that he rise
above the things that bind others his kind.
Wealth has nothing to do with It, in so far az great
is II is important only the point
of of the service it render
From the point of service IL is certainly
the rich mans who is handicapped Everything
being equal but the wealth the family which
boys born, II is the boy with million dollars who
render the most service 10 mankind. The oppor-
tunites make changes and Improvements offered
him the means tackle these opportunities.
Provided he has the inclination and the desire go
take his place the sun. there is nothing prevent
him from doing the things that his less fortunate
brother dreams about.
Poor Boys HandIcaps.
Dreaming about things is about all the poor boy
until ne has pushed himself beyond the pale
want Once he has arrived there he can begin making
those dreams realities you speak terms on
handicaps he who has suffered and not the rich
boy He has @ his eyes TO the visions of s-
deavor which the other could realize when
You speak Of the rich mans son losing ut in tho
Fighting obstacles is not finding adventures. Tho boy
who born a lovyly fauliy doesn't think them SUCH
They just part his existence they
Let make myself clear that When SOU
speak about a mediocre Circumstance who
been poor family. you do ~ him that
he has had an adventures0me life. You say he
OF lowly parents and IS a clerk o. fore
lawyer He may have suffered. he may have
gone without necessities fe
out its comforts and uSuTes; he may owe % himself
the only education has nobody speaks OF
his adventures II only when his efforts crowned
with success that the halo Of adventure placed
G. Cd
IF the truth were told IL the rich bov with un-
usual endowments who has the real adventures of
if such YOU wish call them. Getting ~ the
OF things IN which people about living and
possessing the means 20 sep clearly and widely and
whenever you wish-yhat greater adventure there
than that? John y. Rockefeller jr. did NOT have
follow the footsteps that his father going. he
might have become a waster and a Brighter. But De
didn't Why Because he chose 10 follow the course
that MS father adventure
in itself. adventure because 81 was different
that hundreds and thousands Of young
me Of wealthy parents following
venture because Il ~ Up ty definite aim and
desire be service certainly
adventure because il empowers him today 90 do the
things others Of his kind have been able
do.
Judge Gary's Own Case.
7 should not have felt Handicapped ~ 7 had been
born with a legacy of a million dollars Go know
should have gone any further than have gone
today but most certainly should have stayed be-
hind in the I suppose some people would car my
life one o. adventure / never thought % There
certain things wanted and 7 went after trf-a-
should wanted them Just badly 81 hal been
born m happy circumstances ] probably should
them.
II was born on a farm about 25 miles out ot Chi
oago NJ father NOT poor man. bur he never had
an overa abundance OF money We had enough est u
adventure. 7 can't say always had enough 70
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