The Washington times., 1928-01-10

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Charles M. Schwab in New II,
The biggest cheers were aroused,
not by ringing declarations con-
corning patriotism, not by any
determinations OF the Importance Of
making fortune, not by preach
ments concerning the necessity Of
dealing fairly and squarely n
business.
The Ioudest and most enthusiast
&c cheers came when SchWab de-
clared that. more to be valued
than anything else. are the friends
one makes In the journey through
life.
Few Young Men
The majority 81 those At the
luncheon we're either middle-ased
or elderly. There were very few
young men and hardly any,
should saw. who have not climbed
at least two or three rungs UP
the business ladder. Had the
audience consisted mainly Of
younR men, schwabss emphasiz-
inr of the pricelesstiess Of friends
would have ELECTED distinctly less
cheering.
THE tragedy Is, that after leaving
school or college. most men enter
fine battle of life without realizing
The svorthwltilenesA 0f maintaining
ana ctlItivatirfg friends Often the
mace is extremely strenuous. OFTEN
precious little time is found for
ANYTHING but wrestling with each
davis problems aud planning how
u overcome them
IN the 40 or rs years between
school Or college lays End the win.
ming az 4 more III. less responsible
position IN the world OF affairs, the
making III friends 40 often Is
either totally neglected. or treated
as 4 matter Of the most secondary
Importance.
After that. what happens7
intimate Touch
Bv the time men have fought
their way toward the top and are
ready to turn their thoughts to
getting something OUT oi life Be.
sides material possessions they offs
cover that they have permitted
their garden of friends to BECOME
overcome BY weeds.
They are shocked 10 find that
they have conipIstely lost The old
intimate touch with almost every
one ot their schoclnases and that
on reflection. most 0f fine arQllaiIlt
ances Of more recent years are
merely acduaifatAnees and not
really deep-ro0ted friends
i rather think It was because
Il great many Of those who listened
To Schwao,s pronounceme1its about
the value of friendships. now sense
that they have wholly of partly
neglected Ia win friends and prove
frieais, that his philosophy an
peafed so strongly to them,
He Made Friends
Happily. all men do not have
such sad experiences. Take
Schwab. He declared truthfullv
that The best friends he had In
the world had been made during
hts half-century's business life.
Because Charlie schwAb an the
way along has rAdiated friendli.
ness ami. In turn, has attracted Il.
Certainly he has encountered
about AS many disappointnlents
and trying experiences as any Big
man iii America. For 10 years he
never opened the door of his New
York mansion, 50 completely tied
up was he In the problem Of rails.
ing Bethlehem Steel from small,
dilapidated, bankrupt concern to
a gigantic, profitable enterprise.
But all this, as he remarked the
other day. did not sour him on hui
ri1anity. He kept on smiling while
he was toiling. He had h CHEEKY
word and warm grasp Of the
hand for everybody. He took time
to tell good story.
Genuine Success
Doubtless there were among
Schwab's hearers millionaifes who
had it brought home to them
that their lives have not been
genuinely successful, that they
are SnterinS the evening Of life
rich only in money and poor in
deed in friends.
Is not the moral Of it all simply
this? We should not allow our
selves, no matter how busy we
are, no matter how numerous
and perplexing our difficulties. to
become callous towards others,
to become utterly bereft OF senti-
ment, to become coldly mercen-
airy and self-centered, but should,
for our own sakes--to say nothing
of the sake of others-so live
and act day by day as to win
friends and prove ourselves true
bluA friends.
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