Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-17
Fighting Through


WITHIN few DAYS will graduated from many
w schools thousands upon thousands Of boys and girls
young many Of whom have read been told
that the world terrible FIX and that little nothing
j be done
There are many older persons too who have mistakenly
TO the belief that the day OF opportunity Of getting ahead
is closed
William E. Holer sales of Chevrolet of the
greatest statesmen the worldhes sold millions of
has something say that every should read The follow
Ing Mr. Hoers message the excellent Chevrolier
Every in while any trips around the country
in planes trains hotels Offices certain
people who impress being perfectly normal capable.
wideawake citizens in all but And You meet
them, too
They intelligent They have good jobs Their
families well cared for The! reasonably prosper
They seem to be in good health In brief all
appears be well with hem-untiI talk with them for
few moments-and then you realize The truth
ss7-HE thing wrong with thcm-and its hard
l imagine ANYTHING much happening anybody
lis simply this:
They have undergone what You and | may call the
psychological operation the SOs failed
from the ordeal They have had all the mental and moral
spark plugs from their maleup by the grim
o times They say,
1.-THE world is of Joint.
Wars raging all sides
Ominous PHILOSOPHERS abroad in the land.
There's power anywhere in the world capable of
saving civilization from destruction
And then these people shake their heads sadly, throw
up their hands gesture hopeessness sigh
taccordng type the dismal words What's the use:'
And that's where you and pick up hats smile
politely and bow ourselves of their presence For
and have work to do And You and / know won't
find inspiration for or help for the rest of the
world, either-n the company of people like these.
ss7HE real starting point of all ACHE, is right down
inside ourselves and not in the outer world around Us!
III isn't necessary. to he eaons Indifferent to the
grim happenings in other parts of the wordor unmndul
of the problems and necessities of ownto reject
the philosophy of those who chant What's the USE the
rankes kind personal industrial national deeatism
course there problems OF course there
difficulties OF course there obstacles There
always have been and there always will be-
But the TO problems-the TO solve diff
fcultiesthe way obstaclesis to rise above
them by performing and better work each at
his task, each man in his sphere
THE little army what's the users have -dOne
tha-and consequently have helped anything
body including themselves, at time-and they aren't
doing today.
"What pioneer, standing the border of land
has got anywhere by surveying the racess wilderness
ahead Of him and saying, What's the use?
ZVTHAT scientist successful expert
wv ment-perfected any formua-by looking idly at
his test tubes and asking What's the use?'
What engineer has designed any product-per
ected de,ceby looking down at his bueprnts and
drafting board and complaining, What's the usc:'
What production facing tremendous work sched
succeeded breaking log jam getting
rolling by pointing TO his problems and crying What's the
use:'
What salesman has attained high quotase
selling record-by about the many calls he will
have to make overemphaszing the strength of competition
and muttering, What's the use?'
"What in any field endeavor, facing important
test of his Abilities has accomplished worthwhile
objective by adopting the defeatt attitude of What's the
use?
So VERY one knows the answer to that We know
L. there is whatever in asking What's the use and
throwing the when the fight just getting under
We know there Is all the in the world in asking,
What's the job? and measuring every test that
along fight through until the victory is
THAT is the have always followed That is
= the plan to follow in the sheadl
THE only II help to make others strong
by first becoming strong within ourselves"
P.ee;vJ Traitors