Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-28

Upon what is the whole structure of
civilization built? Why. confidence.
There Is far more meaning contained In
that word thnn the average person i'm.
agines Take confidence from the peo-
pie and there would he ruin, desola-
zion, despair, suffering-homes would
he wrecked and nations destroyed. We
lave Il fair illustration of whn, hap.
pens when the people lose confidence
Icy turning I" Russia. II nation of starv-
Ing suffering, penniless people.
You walk into Il bank and deposit
your money. You ask no security he.
cause you have confidence in that
bank and in the banking system of the
nation. You want to borrow money of
that bank. In certain cases and for
certain sums, security is sought to
comply with certain legal requirements
Of the banking iuws, hut the banker
/ does not pay half as much attention to
the value of the security us to the
moral risk: that is, he lonns far more
on the confidence he has in the bor-
rover than on the real value OF the
security. You walk into store and
secure bill Of goods. You hnv. not
the money to pay but you have the use
OF the goods until you can pay, be-
cause the merchant has confidence I'm
you.
You have physical aiment and you
! e TO a doctor. You do AS he tells
you. You have a legal matter that re-
cuires attention and you go to a law
yer. You follow his advice. Your
watch stops running and you take II to
matchmaker And you do these
things and dozen other things every
day of your life. because You have con
fdence in the men with whom you
Geal.
Cence In his fellow men. and ruInation
follows. Just stop and do II little rea-
roning with yourself and YOU will see
IL could not he otherwise.
Suppose you wanted to ruin this ma.
iion and all Its people. How would you
s'art! You probably would figure that
n II you could. In the end. destroy the
confidence Of each person In all others
In the nation-the confidence Of one
neixhbor In another: the confidence Of
one group In another: the confidence
Of all In their public officials, the job
would be complete. And ~ Il would.
That would ruin any nAtiOn-when
this lack of confidence became wide
enough.
Probably you do not know It, hut
that 10 just what IL being done In this
country. There 10 a large movement
engaged In the work of causing the
people to iOse confidence In each other
This work is skiilfully handled and
cieveriy presented. Suggestions reach
the people in many forms every day
that have Ms their purpose the des,ruc-
ton Of confidence. Thrs. suggestions
are 80 vnried and So temptingly given,
that they are accepted by large num-
Der Of people.
Attorney General Daugherty In his
recent report to the President chilled
special attention To the radical move
kind Of work, pointing out their meth
ods and how they work under cover
They dare not come frankly into the
open and say they propose to induce
revolution. They have To work along
other lines. They must cause distrust
I'm the tnin'!s Of those who would boot
the man who talked revolution. They
have adopted a. one Of their lines
tropS ganda which has for It's purpose
the undermining Of confidence, the
Eonfidence Of the farmer. for instance
IN the banker. the merchant and others
With whom he does business: the con
fd-ace Of the merchant and the bank.
~ In the manufacturer, the transpor-
'stion systems, the public utilities:
che confidence Of the people US y
whole In their public Officials.
In carrying on this work those en-
rnred In II. com. with clever stories
Ehlch ARE freely passed from IN. 10
another and often printed. TINT this or
that line of business j. taking too great
Y profit that this or that Industry ID
ffaudui.nily conducted: thn' this or
That enterprise l. living off ia. earning
NJ Others. They always play on III"
passions and prejndiccs of those to
whom they mr.. talking or for whom
fhey nrc writing h..nus" s"-wh.n u mnh
has preJudic" against another that
man l".rs his sense Of reasoning and
<sn not lie fnir.
; No man Just naturally goes out and
contracts " serious disease. but many
uhAnowingiy do things that result In
hsir having serious diseases. No one
just naturally acts IN things which
,eauas him 10 lose his confidence In
NthSfn and athsrs thsir confidence 10