The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-03-19
COURTESY AND
BUSINESS TODAY
Released by western Newspaper Union

COURTESY AND
BUSINESS TODAY
IT WAS Observation-Disclosures"
"all-the -traffic-will bear"
''freeze ckholders-in-the.-
elfish-interests-of- the manipulation
policies of the railroads Of third
Of century and more ago that cost
the roads the respect and confidence
of the American people. The ef-
ficiently operated railroads of today
are paying for the sins of past
generation. The American people
are representative of, and own, the
railroads, and the American people
are paying.
Rail rebates, treating labor as
merely commodity to be exploit
ed to the fullest possible extent. and
other forms of "squeeze" play on
the part of many corporations at,
and before the turn of the century,
are other sins committed by past
generation and which we are paying
for today.
Such things have produced the
growing socialistic tendencies in the
nation. Such things are the founda-
ton on which is being built the de-
mand for a change in our American
way of life, our American system
of free enterprise.
Those things are gone today, but
the evidence has not all disap-
peared. The attitude Of some en-
ployees lacks that element of cour-
tesy needed to convince us that the
old order has passed. The discour-
tesy of such employees keeps the
old fires of hatred burning and con-
| stitutes disservice to their employ
ers and to the system which makes
their employment possible.
The same attitude Of discourtesy
is found among some merchants in
some cities and towns. They are
prone to make service to the public
| favor to the patrons and to sell
to them grudgingly. Where such an
attitude dominates the stores of a
town, that town is on the downgrade
as a market center. It but drives
| the business of people OF one COM
munity to other trade centers.
Courtesy, a smile, welcoming
hand, an evidence of interest, is an
asset to the business Of both the
| great corporation and the individual
merchant. A general attitude Of
courtesy treatment to the public will
disarm those who would change
| our American wav.
FARM EDITOR
POINTS A WAY
| IN AN UNUSUAL STATEMENT
in the Farm Journal, Wheeler Nc
Millen, editor, points way, through
the application of power and sci
ence, to that world prosperity and
peace hoped for in the future.
He says that but little more than
one-tenth of the people of the world
have profited, as has America, from
the advances made in the develop
ment of power and science. AS our
| gift to the underprivileged peoples
Of the world, he proposes that we
aid them in the application of these
two elements as means OF raising
their standards and as a means Of
increasing world markets for prod
ucts.
The idea Mr.. McMillen advances
is practical, but decidedly revolution
airy. It would call for higher ideals
than a selfish world has evinced at
any time in the past. It is not an
easy or a quick time job, but it is
possible. To attempt it, we need q
wiser, more far-seeing statesman
ship than we have known since the
Founding Fathers wrote our Amer
lean Constitution and our American
Bill Of Rights. It would mean the
death of international selfishness and
exploitation of the weak by the
strong. We might pay a price for a
time, only to reap a rich reward
in the future.
It can be done il we will forget
and forego partisanship and utilize
to the fullest the best minds, the
wisest practical craftsmanship the
nation possesses. In one brief state
ment: Wheeler McMillen has point
ed the way to that practical idealism
we have hoped to find.
CAN WE PAY THE BILLS
OF AN IDEALISM
A PROVISION Of the peace pro-
gram now being prepared at WASH
ington is to rejuvenate all Of Europe
and Asia. to rebuild all that has
been DESTROYED by war in both Allied