The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-02
Golden Middle-of-the Road
to Successful Cooperation

oI mankind from an ehurely new an
gle. 1t accepts as a self-evident propo-
sition that the institutions of a people
should be so constituted as to meet
the imperative, inherent natural human
requirements Of full, complete, and
satisfying livelihood for every man,
woman, and child of all races without
any qualifying reservation, discrimina-
ton or undue advantage in favor Of
any one, regardless Of creed or polit-
ical utilization.
Through more than eight years Of
actual experience, the Llano colonists
have grasped the indisputabIe. funda-
mental fact that the modern world
problem is essentially psychological in
character, and that the ideas and mo-
tives with which people are imbued
must be taken into account in any so-
luton that is attempted if satisfactory
and practical results are to be realized.
When, in connection with the consid-
Grafton Of this subject, freedom to
teach is claimed, demanded. and exer-
cised, freedom to learn or to decline to
learn any particular subject must also
be conceded. For it surely shows a
woeful deficiency Of psychological In
sight, thoughtful consideration, lack Of
tact and discretion on the part of any
one. to attempt unwisely to compel
others to listen to some subject or 9TH
er in which they take no interest, do
not care to consider, and at time
and place when they have come to con-
slider matters of immediate concern, vi.
tai Of their immediate concern, and to
which the subject thrust in is entirely
foreign and has no visible relation al
all.
Every one who writes or speaks up
on subjects Of public interests for tn,
/ information Of the general publ,
should possess a due sense of respon
sibility and assume full accountable,
for his utterances. He who speaks to
or writes for, the public is doubl,
bound to test the objective truth an,
useful applicability of that which h
expresses. The obligation to be accur
/ tate, to say no more than he can objec
lively and concretely demonstrate,
most obligatory. Juggling with word.
mcoherent mouthings. are as soundin
brass and a tinkling cymbal. Their
is no method Of self-discipline bette
calculated to clear ones own idea
about a difficult subject, than thu
| which arises out of the effort to pu
them forth, with fullness and precision
without threats or offensive ridicuIe, i
language which all the world can III
derstand and appreciate. and capabl
Of being experimentally demonstrated
Accurate, painstaking thinking make
easy, reading, hearing, learning an
practice.
4 In advocating productive and cor
structive cooperation on the basis {
reciprocity, advanced by us as bein
non-sectarian and non-partisan in an
way whatsoever, we must draw cles
line of demarcation, as to the subject
discussed at our general gatherings b
tween accurate knowledge indispen,
able in the operation Of our industrie
and social life,, and essential to huma
( wellbeing in general here and now
that has been successfully demonstr;
ted and is calculated to make us hon
ogeneous with respect to our worl
be verified by any number of applics
lions; and merely assumed truths, thu
are only more or less well founde
speculations, but are not in any wa
related to and have no practical use
fulness either in our enterprises or i
our social life.
Newllano is a great school, but tn
courses to which the grown-ups de
vote themselves are entirely elective
Freedom of choice is predominant
and must be respected, All kinds 9
classes can be organized for any pal
ticular subject and students may be er
listed for them. but no one can b
compelled to attend any one of ther
or be compelled to listen to any sui
ject antipathetical to him. The psy
chology meeting on Thursday nights
not devoted to any particular class {
subjects, but it is generally understoo
that only such subjects are to b
brought up that will assist in DRAWN
all the colonists closer together an
knit them indissolubly in the bonds {
fraternal fellowship. And this as
matter of course excludes any and ev