The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-02-01

justice even III RHssid- iHtif htaih
complaint against lis is that their dol
lar a day men get only thirty cents
here. while their thirty dollar a day
men get thirty thousand dollars a day
in the United States
Still. even the Russians do not dis
pute the principle that a good man IS
entitled to more than bad one. they
only dispute the greater American re
wards for decency and steadlness
| call attention to the history OF lvar
Kruger again So long as he was an
honest. Industrious. efficient and polite
man. he had no trouble making
good living or attracting the helpful
respect and friendship OF those with
whom he associated Indeed. while
ST. ordering his fife. Ire became noted
not only In his own country. but
abroad For years the policy OF hon
esty for Its own sake. industry for It's
own sake. combined with efficiency
| and polIteness. not only earned ivar
| Kruger good living. but made MIN
| we'll do. even rich It earned him
| the respect and confidence of the hest
| people everywhere And the distinc-
| ton he enjoyed enabled him to be
| useful man; In his various well-man.
| aged organizations he gave employ
menf and good training to thousands.
Ii was only when he became dis.
honest that his troubles began.
/ | do not know how It happens when
/ any man getting along we'll In the
| practice OF n successful life. throws
II all away In becoming drunkard.
wanton or thief. hut such thing hap.
pened to Iyar Kruger.
He left a record as great scoun-
drel when he might have easier left q
record as an honest. successful and
useful man.
Another man called philosopher
has been found He Is eighty years
old. very poor. and lives In the IN
saved part OF big town. One day
a citizen called on him. and asked:
"Have you any friends5"
Ibid you ever know poor man te
have frIends?" was his reply. mo
I have only acquaintance.
The visitor discovered that the phil
osonher was quite comfortable. anC
that the owner of the house In which
he lived charged him no rent: had II
fact. spent some money In making /
more to the liking of his tenant.
The candidate for the lanrels of {
philosopher also confessed that youni
men working In filling station near
bv had been good to him for months
had regularly supplied him with food
fuel clothing. newspapers Anothe
man had given him q stove; other
had riyen him money. Once when tn
philosopher was Ill, a doctor called
and made no charge.
This man. fear will not finall
qualify as a philosopher. His state
ment that he has no friends, that n
poor man has. Is not only untrue. blu
ungrateful And no true nhilosophe
tells falsehoods. or is ungrateful TIL
mans own story shows he has friend.
and that this Is friendly world. tina
everywhere acquaintance are easil
made. and acquaintance easily deve
oned into friends by behaving reason
ably well.
correspondent writes so we'll an
is so unfair. mistaken and sent
mental. | believe him to be a preache
lie says: "Your philosophy that
succeed In material things, regardle.
of duty 10 those less fortunateA HI
the nope Of some of us that we ma
contribute something of>laNing~Sall
to posterity, brought about the prAspl
fearful world failure." TIL
quotation displays the unfarness
charge, for never In my life have
taught that one should live regardle
of duty to others. or neglect to 60
tribute something OF lasting value
posterty Indeed. | have special
recommend these virtues; 10 practi
them ls the heart of the doctrine
simple behaviorism.
In few casci have had In II
measure all the JOY there is TO be e
: tracted from compliments. | have h,
them from an occasional woman
: well as from an occasional man: b
], thev hnyp never turned my hea