New Britain herald., 1924-01-09
WORLDS GREATEST
 NEED..LEADERSHIP
Hartford "Y" Official Emphasizes
 Importance Of Influence

'"rbe one great need of the world today is leadership" according to Joseph Palmer of the Hartford Y. NJ. C. A. who spoke to gathering of Sl members and prospective members Of the New Britain Kiwanis club at the regular weekly meeting Of the New Britain club, today
 Mir. Palmer quoted Roger Babson in fl statement that only two per cent or inc men today are leaders. He illus trated this point by citing as an eX- annie a group of men who enter a restaurant. After reading the menu cards through a few times, one man orders roast beef or ham and eggs or something he gets at home and grum- bles at frequently, and every other man usually says, '1'll take the same.
 He said many men are like sheep following wherever their leader goes "I am not concerned with the ques- ton as to whether we came from aust or monkeys" he said, but good many of us must have come rom monkeys because we are always apihs some one else"
 
 life, businessmen and men oi tne type who become kiwanians are looked up to by the boys or the com munity who are naturally hero wor- shinners and he told the men they assumed an enormous responsibility in ,his connection which they little realize.
 He said the one outstanding thing in leadership IS something which can moi be defined, that Of personality "A mans clothing, the expression on his face. the man who walks Tn ms own shoes, does his own thinking and wears his own hat" all these are in dications of personality, he eSpiaiheu'
 He told his hearers to go pack Ill their memory to the time when the! were boys and pick out the boys who stood out as distinctive characters m inc community. "They were laughed al called fools, but they were the outstanding individuals with the courage of their convictions. he fold them to go back to their home towns today or to wherever these mon have driftcd and they Will hnu ,hom leaders in community life' rms is the day when men are needed wno have backbone enough to do the'f own thinking he said. ..-.
 We arc living in a day, ne con ,inued. "whon the whole moral lap- ,ic has broken down. I've been tolu ,h.t nrohibition has caused more neon,a to drink than ever before.
 "This is not true. Men arc drink ,pr women are smoking cigarettes and n wave of lawlcssness, crime ana disrespect for the laws is sweeping oyer inc landN But we had laws pe- .ore nrohibltiSn aud these laws arc ho,np broken. Tho whole moral fap- ric has gone down because men are not standing out for law enioree-
 ue told the men about the "eom- m,ttee of 100" which has cleaned up considerable lawlessncss in diHeren' communities and said 1t wns spread : inc into Connecticut and ho expected ,o sec the day when every tomm would have committee or loo. This committee usually conslsus ol e,tizens of prominence who give their n, oral support to police officials in controlling crime.
 "The leader must be man of Nis- ion, who can sec beyond the horiSoh. !. The lure of the near is the course o, ciyilization. The leader has great unconscious influence. You can't go ,o hell yourself without dragging somebody else down with you'' ne said.