Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-21

And nearly half of ----'s people
are special inspectors paid double when
| they find single blade that won't do
a superb job of shaving" said the
advertisement.
| Here we have an example of men
paid to find fault What hnc job that
must bel
| Come To think Of 1t, that would suit
US right down 10 the ground. Such a
| JOB would suit lot of people. too. but
| we will confine 1t for discussion.
Yes, sir. we think we will go get us
a job with that factory, and specialize
/ IN finding imperfect blades, SO that we
might get paid double.
Thu magnaminity of that factory
strikes US as exceedingly pleasing in an
age when the crouch and the fault
nnner often are cenSured for the virtue
! which this wise establishment pays men
double for.
| Decent criticism is good for the soul,
| not only Of the person speaking but Of
others as we'll. 1t clears out mental
/ cobWebs and gives every one quite new
slants on life. If 1t were not for the
''griperS" and fault-finders at large
there would b. no progress.
The inalienable right of the indi-
vldual to speak his mind, whether it
comedies with the minds Of others, is
still too little recognized In this
country.
Those holiering liberation the loudest
| generally practice it the least the par
tisan In one line Is willing that he
| should be allowed to criticize men and
things. but is seldom willing that the
| thing shall work tn other way around.
This condition Is due to the lack OF
appreciation BY the general public of
those who find the imperfect blades in
life, abe dull. rusty blades, whether
mental, physical or spiritual, that won't
do superb jobs.
| We bsiteve We are particularly suited
to hold down job as. official Fault
Finder. There are so many things and
conditions we don't like we feel that Il
Is up to us TO speak UP from time to
time, anyway.
II we had a regular job and were
paid double for every fault we found
no doubt VIC could do particularly neat
job of 1t to the satisfaction OF every one
except those hit by our special activities.
We would begin on the tree murders
committed In the District Of Columbia
! Progress is progress. Of course and
| traffic must be served, but we think ii
all wrong to cut down Washington's
beautiful trees.
Recently We were with several resi-
dents who had just got back to town
| from their vacation. and each and every
one said: What a beautiful city this
Is, after all!' And to each We put the
! following question. do you know what
one thing 1t is that makes this city
| beautiful" And each and every one
knew. The trees'' they all said.
There Is another feature OF Wash
| ington's trees we would find fault with
| lin relation to their care. We don't
know whose fault 1t is---perhaps II
doesn't MAKE so much difference. The
| point is that trees slowly dying get
practically no attention.
We personally know two thorough
| fares where street PAYERS came In and
cut on roots of fine Norway naples and
| elms In order TO get the curb In. There
was, so far as We could discover, nc
co-ordir tit. by municipal officials tc
stop the bleeding wounds Of the roots
and Their. has been no attempt TO feed
the trees since. The result Is that some
OF these fine trees. carefully planted
years ago, today are dying. while house
holders are forbidden to attempt to dc
anything about 1t. and the Government
does nothing at ALL
We call that q faulty blade.
4 y y
This new left hand-turn business Is
another one, but We pass that up. being
pedestrian with troubles of our own
and having enough kicks without seek
ing out new ones.
As A. bus rider we protest the small