The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-12-30
The Necessary Foundation
of Cooperative Reciprocity

Truth is a word which means agree
ment with reality, the quality Of being
true, an eternal principle Of right, Of
an immanent law of order, a self-evi-
dent fact. The constitution Of the uni-.
verse, the laws Of being are one thing.
what we know concerning the world,
may believe or teach about it, is quite
another thing. 1t may be true, partly
true, or entirely untrue.
knowledge, or truth. is not law,
lit is only words expressing a correct
statement Of fact. We can only speak
the truth Of anything when we know
it TO be SO and can demonstrate It.
In physics we can say thus and 50
is SO and 50 and prove that we speak
the truth concerning it, because we and
others can demonstrate that ii is SO.
But where we are unable to say that we
believe, our explanation of a phenom-
enon, it is permissible only to say that
we believe our explanation of phen-
Iomenon to be true. There can be no
difference of opinion OF any dispute
about positive demonstrate knowledge
for all yho really, truly, and fully
the same way and can prove it in the
know subject must know it exactly in
same identical way
The word truth is often used with
the import of including all possible
knowledge concerning everything IN
the whole world, But no human being
is capable Of containing or knowing
truth in that sense. Everyone may
know some things, some laws o. pro-
cesses Of phenomena accurately as
facts, but not all principles OF beng.
Truth must in each and every instance
be a concise, definite, accurate sta
ttement of each phase and particular
of the facts involved. Believing some
thing firmly does not make that some
thing firmly believed-in an actual fact
or contingent possibility. Only a legi-
innate purpose in agreement with the
known inherent laws or principles OF
the universe, tenaciously relied upon
and persisted in, faith in the benefi-
cence of useful labor, should never
be surrendered and will ultimately
overcome all obstacles whatsoever that
may oppose it; for labor conquers all.
In so far as it does not conflict with
human welfare we are justified in
holding to reasoned faith that some
teachings may be true-but until we
really know it to be SO, we must always
be ready to modify or even discard
such belief, when convincing evil
dence to the contrary is produced, that
is if we really desire to learn the truth
and nothing but the truth.
In view of the foregoing statement
and with knowledge of the require
ments of human well-being, we must
oppose on principle the declaration that
might liability to inflict the maximum
of violence) is right" Human wellbeing
can be secured only by harmless, use
full and constructive labor. Only that
which makes for human well-being is
right; right for the individual, right
for groups and right for nations.
Everyone objects to being the goat
Of human i'll will. And what everyone
objects to when inflicted upon self,
must be, and is inherently wrong, With
respect to social and economic rela-
tons there is no insoluble mystery in
the way to prevent peaceful and just
of pending difficulties. The
proper application of known useful
processes and productive power now
available to fully supply the es-.
sential necessities of everyone Of the
is an easy matter, and when
told in plain words can be readily un-
derstood by the unlearned.Th COM
knowledge of agriculture.
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