The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-09-09

cooperative colonization depends
for its success upon the people who en-
gage in il. Any and every type of man
or woman will not find themselves in
their right situation in cooperative
colony, no more than everyone. either
man Of woman, is readily adapted to
every kind Of work, vocation, position
Or environment that are available in The
world at large. Such disqualification
on the part of any one for certain
work. position. economic relation or
community, does not reflect unfavora-
IDLY upon the one d the othes i is
simply case where 4 person has been
enormously misplaced. A western
miner, for instance, may Be 4 very good
miner. but he certainly would be liz
adapted to a bookkeepers job.
| People have not all reached the same
plane Of evolutionary development, and
lthat being the case, they cannot be
expected to respond TO a given. situa-
| tion in the same specific way A saw
age who has not yet become conscious
Of the fact that every other human be-
ling is naturally constituted like him
lself, and would also prefer agreeable
lsensaticns instead Of painful and harm
| full experiences; had rather be truth
fully, honestly and equitably dealt
with than to be lied to, mislead, rob
bed or exploited such a savage. we
Isay, viii feel uncomfortable and out Of
his element where a conduct Of KIND
consideration, mutual service. truthful
mess and honesty is expected and in.
SISTED upon.
| Cooperative colonization is not az
abstract proposition, on the contrary /
is a concrete undertaking, engaged il
By very much alive human people, no
in every respect perfect, having the or
binary failings, and having definite
conditions and circumstances to NEE
! and to deal with, and who are re
sponding to them to the best Of thei
ability. 1t is not an imaginary castl
in the air, and will not respond or con
form to any preconceived Utoplan nc
ton. Anyone engaged in studyin
bookkeeping in business college ma
assume 10 be carrying on almost an
kind Of an imaginary business but whe
empIoyed as a bockkeeper in bus
ness enterprise he is expected to cor
fine himself strictly to the concrete bus
ness affairs actually transacted in max
| ing up his accounts.
Theorists IF all kinds may and w
theorize to their hearts content, cor
A Icerning anything, and to the end {
time, and build all kinds Of air castle
z but when it comes down to brass tack
I they will have to deal with concret
: facts and situations and will have t
e adapt their actions to meet and soly
t them as best they can.
$ 1t is a well-known truism of moder
psychology that we learn only what W
a practice. And for that reason, if any
e Lone wants to assist in ushering in tn
mutual service, altruistic co-operatiy
e economic system, practice IS the on.
s feasible way by which it can be estal
< llished. And only as people respon
e with pleasurable or imperturbabl
e feeling to every situation and requir,
e ment that may arise, will correct co-ol
n eratiye and social habits be formed.
,. Anyone who is unable or unwilln
Isl to face and undergo pioneer condition
y that every new venture involves do'
q not belong in Llano Colony and vi
9 not feel at home here.
e The question Of freedom of actic
Y in connection with cooperation is vel
At often raised. Now, freedom is not
IS matter Of arbitrary capriciousnes
" IWith respect to an object. we are fir
" only insofar as we have ways ar
u means to do what we will without di
y agreeable reactions upon ourselye
e or harming anyone else.
% With respect to an undeveloped cou
of TRY and pioneer conditions, these niece
e sarily determine to a large extent t
N activities in which the people thus S
e uated can engage in. A phone
IL l, community cannot possibly have all i
. lconveniences Of a well-established mo
ne ern city, and yet in its opportunitl
op and nrospects It NAV offer far mo
10 favorable future to an aspiring wor
Sc er than the old settled communiti
7 with their wage labor system can eV
q yield.
IS Parasitism, naturally, is not We
all much in favor in the Colony, and tho
TO Who wish 10 be idle and prey uopn tn
en- fellows do not find this a very congo
.ur ial field for their exploits. Useful s.
'e e, vice or work is the keynote Of coop
IS alton. What we practice we may he