Evening star., 1938-06-06

persons IN the
national scene Of today. And so the
dream;
Seated on a dais was a white-halred
father, the features of his benign race
almost dimmed at times by the move
ment of the fieeey mists that separated
him from the millions Of human beings
who, ill-clad and ill-nourished, stood
silently as their spokesman, his clothes
tattered, his face unshaven, his eyes
blinking before the strong light tnat
shone upon the scene, said
"I have tried to help these people,
I have twice been elected President
of the United States by them and by
their more fortunate brethren, have
instituted reforms. have condemned
greed and selfishness, have ordered
legislatures and courts TO do my bid
ding. My purpose has been benevo-
lent, I have been criticized severely
and have in some quarters become
hated. It is true I have hated. too.
I have refused to listen to some who
have approached me because thought
them selfsh-I have distrusted them,
It is true also have spent billions
Of dollars and l am about to spend
billions more. But somehow l do not
feel that we are finding our way out
of the wilderness. What can We. O
white-haired father do?"
Two More Speak,
There was a full minute OF silence,
No answer came from the dais Sud-
denly from the right side of the first
spokesman arose a tall man we'll
clothed, his face a tense study of
energy and eagerness. He said:
I'VE have found in America but
one real way to create johs-inventive
genius, alert management and fair
wages for the investment of dollars,
We want to make work for all these
people but the first spokesman will
not listen. Time Is being lost as goods
are not being produced, We are get
ting nowhere fast"
Again a silence and third spokes-
man arose from the left, He is
brawny, muscular, his face is covered
with blood. He speaks haltingly as
with diffieulty he tries to suppress the
emotion of his appeal; ....
I'VE. too, want to see produce
ton uninterrupted, But our second
spokesman here forgets too often that
masses of men cannot be treated like
ingots of steei-molded to suit his
will. We are helpless as individuals
so We try to act together, When we
do 40 our leaders are sometimes beaten
hrutally. So we turn to brutality. too.
Yes, we have made mistakes, We
have been selfish and short-sighted,
but the second spokesman and his
kind are largely to blame"
The Conversion.
Then came the great interruption,
The white-haired father began 10
speak
II have heard enough. You merely
blame one another, In your SELFISH
ness. you pile up within you more and
more resentments. You hold your
selves blameless and put upon others
the burden of conforming to your
own views. You--ail three spokesmen
are intolerant and selfish. You
think of your own political or eco
ron1ie selves, You talk and act as
II the people all around you were
slaves to toy with, TO use for your
experiments, DO. you ever think of
acknowledging your wrongs. making
restitution to each other, trying really
to serve each other without thought
OF reward7 Why not try that9 Why
not cast out the resentments within
you which are mere sin, why not look
upon your feliowman as equally en-
titled with you to the pursuits of life,
liberty and happiness--9"
Again a silence, A newspaper eorre-
spondent arose, He said!
II wish to apologize, have con-
demned perhaps uniustly have
helped to fan the fires of hate. I
have sensationalized these auarrels.
have not helped to heal--to con-
ciiiate. A have done wrong, o
te-haired father forgive me-"
Then q strange thing happened.
The first Spokesman arose again and
az he began to speak there was un-
furled In the breeze the Aag of the
President OF the United States and
he said:
Repentance.
"t have made mistakes. ! shall
pu,lieiy acknowledge them. ! shall
call on others to acknowledge their
errors. too. We shall begin at once to