The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-04-08

land three towns with good improve
Inients. Don't you see how easy it will
be for us to establish large groups in
these places. just as soon as we can
raise the funds TO keep up our pur-
chase payments, One thing We are al
most free from and that is paying in.
terest. What little we do pay IS to our
own comrades, and doesn't amount to
much. This Colony is 4 great school,
where cooperation is being taught and
Ipracticed; where men and women are
lbeing trained to point the way 10 the
future cooperative commonwealth. Ii
lis necessary schooling to prepare our
selves for practical method OF estab-
fishing a civilization that can and will
junction in the interest of all human
kind. What difference what Others say
about us when we know we are doing
the best we can and are sure our ideal
is right9 Justice for all with no favor
ltlsm to any. 1t is not hard to get, if
the individual will educate himself to
service and not ask for more than he
expects to give. Can you do itl If
you can, you are ready for co-opera-
ton. If you can't, your path will be
hard in the very near future until you
learn the game. Honesty of purpose is
the first necessary thing to become a
real co-operator; without the motive
being right, the individual can not adj
Just himself to right condition in So
ciety. This has often been proved by
those who have left us, sometimes in
the heat of anger; Others who have
ben wrongly advised; some who have
allowed false ideas to take hold of
them for the moment-but these peo-
pie nearly always come back, or at
least hold true to the ideal, and some
day will come back or at least help us
In carrying out our general plans.
these are the ones whose motives are
right. The other type who are looking
for self-betterment. or their own self
agrandizement, take fighting attitude
and seek out every little fault to mag
nifty and advertise to others who are
not in sympathy with our ideals at all.
We are always puzzled to know what to
do with such cases; we do not wish to
work a hardship on anyone, and yet
these persons sometimes stoop to al
most any depths in their desire to rule
or ruin. Your motive is the determin-
ing factor as to whether you will be
co-operator or not. Those who are
still greedy. suspicious and jealous
should conquer their fault before COM
ing here. We have too much work 10
do at present to take the time of adj
justing your personal faults. Yes! We
are willing to spend the time if it will
do any good; but the individual is the
only one who can really do the job. As
our economic condition becomes bet
ter, We know this self-adjustment will
be easier.
1888
tuesday, April 4. = This weeks
diary has been hard to write as many
other duties as well as unlooked-for
responsibilities have fallen upon the
shoulders of we lady reporter" and
she heartily begs your kind indulgence
if she has garbled the job in any way.
Sometimes these things must be done,
and they are done only thru forced
condition which is unnatural, and are
likely to be little off-coIored. So,
again, pardon for this weeks effort.
Now, to you, my comrade, who are in
terested in what we are doing, are you
really interested in seeing new civil
ization started? Do you believe in the
brotherhood of man? If 50, what are
you willing to do to bring it about
Think for minute what this group Of
people are doing. They are giving all
their time, their energy, their finances
and many personal luxuries, in order
to carry out their ideal. They are not
asking any one to insure their future
success or happiness. They are striv-
ing to make world success of this pro-
ducing cooperative scheme. that all
may see a better life and enjoy it.
Now, if you believe it, why don't you
back us now with your finances (alI
Of which will be invested in product
i've property, and later you owe the
members here you physical assistance
as well, in carrying out your ideals.
Comrades, this is no idle appeal. Cap
italism is breaking down. banks are
failing, business firms of long standing
are now financial wrecks. that few
years ago thought themselves financial
giants. Labor is being deprived of its
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