Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1944-04-21

lnaL II is the &S~S'SS% s'esSessss
yen o n e Clayton w.
w h i C h in Fountain
spires people to n o t a b | e
achievements.
Well, l will admit that the
mad dash for the rolling dollar
has had some good results.
The huge industrial plants,
and the chronological wizardry
by which they operate, are in
a sense fruits of mans gallop
after the golden coins.
l grant that Hank Ford had
his eye on his first million
when he designed his jalopy
and worked out mass produc-
ton methods by which to turn
out cheaply and give Shank's
Ponies a much deserved rest.
OTHER MOTIVES
But l insist that the bountieS
of industry which our pluto
Gratis have doled out to a needy
world have been a by-product
of the lust for liras.
There have been other mo-
tives involved in the march of
mankind along the path of
progress.
Sure, it is true that money
gets things done. | know of
a lot of detectives that are
achieved by the greasing of
palms and the sprinkling of
sugar. But the plutocratic
philosophers do not boast of
these.
You can get a guy bumped
off for a price. Or you can go
to legislative body, with
your pockets full of dough,
and purchase the passage of a
law favorable to your Interests.
Or you can get your picture
on the front page by romano
ing with a movie star and then
filing suit against him for
violating your virtue.
NUMEROUS EXAMPLES
There are indeed numerous
examples of accomplishments,
both good and bad, in which
the mania for mazuma is the
moving force.
But, on the other hand,
there are countless other ex-
amples of very worthy things
being done without thought of
personal financial gain.
In the worlds of music, liter
ature, science and education,
most of the fine contributions
to civilization have been in
Spired by the will to humanize
the world, rather than the
urge to get rich.
Religion is another field of
human endeavor in which
great people have achieved
creditable performances with
out the benefit of the bankroll.
Christ flayed the money
changers; and He divided the
loaves and the fishes among
the hungry multitudes. No
one can say that He performed
this miracle with one hand
while He worked the cash reg
lister with the other.
Other religions, in addition
to the Christian faith, have
been guided by spiritual val
ues, rather than the image OF
the golden coin.
CURRENT CASES
There are current cases,
even in the realm of COM
merce, where service to hu-
manity supersedes the pecuni-
airy philosophy of featherlng
your own nest.
The consumer cooperative
movement is most notable
example of philosophy which
works in the market place
without becoming infected by
the lust for riches.
CooperatorS own and oper-
ate grocery stores, insurance.
companies, fisheries, factories,
hospitals, oil refineries and
lunch counters-and all Tor
the common good, instead of
for personal financial gain.
Nobody gets rich in the CO.
operative movement.
Credit unions are another
good example of collective
commercial activity. They save
up your money and loan it
back to you if you need it,
not to enrich some idle pluto
crat, but for your own good.
For my money, the world
would be one hell of a lot bet
ter off if we converted the
temple of Mammon into re-
lief station for diShinherited
plutocratS.
than compete with DR.. Gallup
and try and educate its mem