The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-05-13
The Colony Diary
Being Daily Report Of Colony Life as LIano.

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unable to reach out and grip your heart
strings and show you the goal we wish
10 reach, the unselfishness that the
workers are showing In this daily work.
working for a common cause, that you,
our comrades and fellow workers,
might realize the hope Of the future.
thru a cooperative system Of produc-
tion and distribution, and by learning
that we can live as brothers and sis
ters on worldwide scale BY abolish
ing suspicion, greed and jealousy. The
ownership of'land must be gained by
The workers and It is sure each worker
should be willing to help US buy if buy.
we must. The tools of production
must be owned BY US in common and
each worker should be willing to pay
his equal part if he has the money to
do it. Those who are fairly well-fixed
financially should be willing TO assist
those who are dispossessed and jobless;
that is, if they really want to help to
build a new society. 1t is not good
judgment to sit idly BY and let US DO.
all the work and each year sacrifice
much Of our valuable timber and 9TH
er assets to prepare a home for you
in the future. | say (but | am only a
lady reporter) that to carry out our
IDEAL we must be willing to sacrifice
everything for it. Can you do it? All
right-then we can go ahead hand
in hand up the grade and over the
top. But right now is the time to start
to demonstrate it. We should meet this
years land purchase when it is due,
May 18th, and unless YOU do some
tall hustling, WE shall not meet it on
lime. Now, it isn't worrying US; we
have land and equipment enough for
ourselves. But we want you in with
us. In fact. all workers must get the
idea and do all in their power TO at
tain the end in view. IF we the work
ers ever expect to do the big job. we
ourselves will have to do it. Intelligent
action will bring it about nothing else.
And if yea allow your money to lie
idle in capitalistic banks or you invest
it in interest or dividend-bearing secur-
tiles don't fail TO remember that your
fellow workers will pay the interest or
the dividends), you are only laying a
heavier burden upon the shoulders Of
your comrades. IF you help US carry
out our ideals we can do what we
should dc OWN THE EARTH and
run ii for the general good Of all who
work and we should see that every bo-
dy works. Even to father. We are
several thousands Of dollars short on
this years payment and we want you tc
raise it now. Send in big money OF
little money; we can use it all thi:
year. Next year; and on and on un-
til We have completed our world own.
ership. Books from Harry Tamperi
and Sam Ragendorf, have arrived fol
the Library, and from Morris Rapa.
port comes box of one dozen book:
and some beautiful ladies collars, cap.
and other fancy wearing apparel thai
would make the heart of any girl o.
woman flutter. Many thanks to you
comrades, for your beautiful remem
brances.
Thursday. May 4. - A comrade
asks: What can your Colony offel
me as an inducement to join you?
The writer is no doubt sincere; bu
as see it he fails to see the point NJ
man or woman can be larger than thei
ideal; and, as we are a group Of peo
pie working for our ideal. it is not pos
sibIe to offer the writer anything al
an inducement to join US. May be tha
is not good answer; so | will put j
another way. If we wished 10 onh
develop our present holdings we woulc
not need another cent Of money; but
as we wish to enlarge and spread out
we call upon those who wish to jon
us here Of to help the movement t
further finance our enlarging. Their
is no safer investment to be made any
where than right here, to those who be
lieve in this form Of society. Finan
cialIy we are sound; psychologicalE
we have advanced q believe) beyon'
any other community in the country
Now. from this premise believe il j
not up to US 10 offer any one anything
to get them TO join US; but we shoulC
want to know what the prospective
member has 10 offer us to be permittec
10 come here among us and live. Wha
can you offer as builder Of our com
monwealtha What are you capabll
Of doing to make yourself an asset t
a.. ,..,.nr.,r,r,;tua Each indiuid1al her.