Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Ford's Prosperity Views
Manu- actmer Says Country Is Coming Into Honest
Situation Which Honest Men Can Share and
Gamblers Cannot Disturb.

out of a stock market collapse such as
we had last year to convince us that in
business and industry and real pros
perity there is no Santa Claus. We
get what we honestly WORK for, in the
long run-juSt that ana no more. So
far as employment and ready money
are concerned, we got just what was
best for US IN view or our general
notion about earning money and en-
jcying prosperity.
There is world of difference be-
tween making money and creating real
wealth wealth is not mo.-~y. Real
wealth is in use, not In D. session.
Wealth is not money, but the facilities
for a secure and comfortably. life.
Zeal prosperity is the uninterrupted
flow of commodities from those VINO
make them to those VINO use them.
Money has nothing primary to do with
IT, II money assists TO maintain a
Sufhcient how. It Is useful; If it stops
the now. It Is q detriment. There is
no other meaning Of prosperity except
the ministry Of supply to the use of
need Money simply goes back to the
realm Of statistics, or counters, or
wooden pegs-something you count
with.
Gamblers Cannot Disturb.
Nov. with this in mind. will you
say we had prosperity a year ago? I
think not The present situation is
vastly preferable because it is a step
toward an honest prcSp rity which
hon-St men can share and which
gamblers cannot disIurD. The country
was on the wrong track and mighty
sick at the very moment when it
thought high prices and quick returns
for httle or no effort were a sign of
great prosperity. That was merely the
high temperature of a bad fever. But
now there is every sign of returning
health. But the people don't know.
Let our people clearly perceive that
they were absolutely deceived in their
general impression that we were at the
peak of economic health when, as a
matter of fact, we we're suffering severe
economic arrangement, and the wailing
over this period of recovery will cease.
There is great cause for thankfulnesS
that we can recover from such pro-
longed and violent economic bad living.
"Of course, you can't persuade mere
money-makerS or spectators of the
truth of this. To their distorted minds
fever will always appear as health.
Their wrong slant can never be cor
rected until they are inoculated with
the germ of healthful, honest work.
We'll, some of them have been
inoculated during the past year. They
have been compelled to take a dose of
that fine, old-fashioned medicine, real
work. But they are still convinced that
the medicine is worse than the disease.
They still have their very unhealthy
point of view. They win 60 on in this
delusion until an unwise generation per-
mits another fever to come along. Then
l. Al
Of false prosperity. and not know that
then they are sickest.
No Economic Santa Claus.
This Nation will never go forward
ON q gambling basis. II you can get
that into the heads of capitalists and
spectators YOU will be great doctor
But doubt it can be done. The only
hope for this country Is that gradually
the common people will learn there is
no economic Santa Claus, and stick to
their honest jobs.
II suggest to the people and news
paper writer's and clergy to take the
view that this Nation has been saved
from o great clamity of false prosperity.
It is now the duty of citizens to see that
this period Of return toward a sane
basis of living is used to the utmost.
1t is just as foolish to follow the cry
Of depression as it was 10 follow the
cry Of prosperity ta o
Some people called us pessimists
when we did not praise the prosperity
of the last three years. Now they call
us strong hearted because we do not
join In the mock griefs of the publicists
over what they call hard times. / per-
Sonally am very hopeful, because think
the country has ceased being sick, is
now well, and will soon be strong and
active again"
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