Evening star., 1923-12-13
The Team Play
of the World
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

The very best seat at the concert
or the opera is In the front row and
right behind the conductor of the
orchestra. This is stated in all ar
rogance, for it is purely a matter of
taste. and taste is the one thing in
which one can be safely arrogant,
Tor no one can prove you are wrong.
The beauty of this location is that
one can see the orchestra people, as
we'll as hear them. And an orchestra
is the most perfect human machine
in existence.
When twenty fiddle-bows move as
one, when the flute. that seems to
be lelsurely discoursing as IL pleases,
whistles precisely at the harmonious
moment, and when the whole troop
or instruments make a mad race at
the finish and come to the climax
racing like cowboys and Indians in
the circus. nobody stumbling. all
Keeping perfect lipe, then there be-
gins TO come to you some realization
OF the breadth and depth and beauty
and wonder of the word-co- operation.
This team play which reaches its
here and there through life and al
ways II Is point of cheer.
A good part of the fascination of
soldiery Is the thrill of drill 1t is
easier to shoulder a musket syn
enormously with hundred other men
than to lift il alone, and one can
walk much longer keeping step than
shambling forward by ones self.
Even killing men If you go one-two-
three-fre. and all kin at the same
time is somehow glorious. while
numbering your man tete-a-tete is
rather unpleasant
And what brighter spot in college
nyhn fR
fellows make their fresh and youth
full howls into one interviewer noise.
In church the imposing psalms of
David gather new increments of
majesty when recited in concert by
the whole congregation.
Who shall say, also. how much the
edge of tolls fatigue is dulled. how
much the section hands or hod car
rier's darkness is frightened by the
sense of community?
The railway or factory or depart
ment store or mail order house is
successful and the air of its working
force is CHEEKY in proportion the
teamwork is good.
The city prospers when citizens
work together, the nation is strong
when all its people are united in
common spirit, and why not carry
the theme farther?
What will the whole world be
when all men everywhere shall play
in America will feel the enthusia SIN
Of keeping step with them in China.
when Chile and Turkey shall unite
in common policies. when there shall
be no more bristling tariffs al
frontiers. and when we shall be as
interested in protecting the interests
OF the JaDanese manufacturers as
those of our own. and in getting fair
wages for Hindus as well as for
Irish?
The whole problem Of civilization
is to get together.
AS for religion. its manifest aim is
to realize a universal brotherhood.
Christtanity's best claim TO be the
one faith of mankind is the fact that
Jesus never advocated patriotism.
hut desired His followers to regard
all mankind as their brethren, and
the world as their fatherland."
Art is universal. Commerce is uni
versal
The one unconscious impulse be
meath all art and commerce and re-
ligion is to break down the parti-
tions that divide men into castles
sets. sects. states. nations or races.
till We all come into the unity of
trust and of knowledge. unto a per-
feet man, the whole body fifty joined
together and compacted by that
which every joint supplieth.'