homes and ; they had traveled lives, if need be, enemies allied against dangerous. Pervasive self-seeking us are more insidious but not less and corruption, which the chosen In the battle i bewildered. citizen I mean a great many men ership, a3 well as the larger number who possess no qualifications for It. In fact, classes too of all and do assume that crime, and even economics, are no business of theirs. It does not occur to them that they are, every one, indi- vidually, Why is it that patriotism burns so brightly in times of war, so dimly In times of peace? It is just as neces gary in meeting the complex obliga- tions peace, but obligations do not stir the imagination “like the primitive emotions of war. The av- erage citizen feels that, somehow, the problems of peace will be solved for him, and falls to realize the pos sibility that lealamity may result from his own Indifference, till Can Be Proud. We have as much reason now as we had fourteen years ago to feel proud of our country and to love it. We be lieve, with some justice, that It is the greatest republic in the history of the world. Under no flag in the world does a people enjoy more freedom or find greater happiness, We boast of public education, universal suffrage, liberty of speech and the press. We enjoy rights undreamed of in ancient Greece and Rome, Yet even with the under principles upon which to base the hope of permanence of our insti tutions, we too may some day go down, as did these older republics, unless we recognize and live up to our civie ob. ligations., It cannot be strongly impressed upon every citizen In a democracy that it is bis duty to help actively help—in the task of govern. ment, The other day 1 was talking to a sub- stantial business man from New York. We were discussing an issue of in creased taxation then up before the house of representatives. “By the way,” 1 said, “who is the representative from y~ ur district?” He grinned sheepishly. “I don't know,” he said. My friend pays a goodly share of taxes to support the government, and yet he doesn't know who votes for him on the tax question. He relles on “a substitute” and doesn’t even know who the substitute is! This is something of a retrogression from an earlier period, When our government was founded, our forefa. thers did not let unknowns represent them. They made it thelr business to know all about the character and achievements of the men they elected to public office. Then the outstand: fog men In the country took part in often citizens polities, responsible of these too Jy average politics, and most tions were held leaders, then, ers. of the high posi by Political were chosen by the vot. Now, through the apathy of the voters, they are often chosen by other politicians, Changing Social Life, This change changing social them. is partly due to our life. Many of us do not even know our next-door neigh- bors. But it Is a manifestation of a deeper and more sinister change—the tendency of the average citizen to let somebody else do his thinking for him. That tendency threatens the very foundations of democracy, “let some one else do the thinking.” That easy doctrine is injuring us not only in politics but in other fields Under it crime flourishes and business languishes, Some International bankers, since the war, have been careless in lend ing other people's money on foreign securities. Others have been charged with something worse than careless ness. But the citizens who, against sound business principles, put up the money were not without blame. In their eagerness for gain, they too oft en refused to think for themselves They preferred to delegate that task to some one else. It was well known to all who read the newspapers that certain governments had already de faulted on debts to their own people Greedy investors did not balk because of that, but cheerfully put up billions to loan to states, municipalities, and industries of those same governments. This Is not an essay on economics. 1 am not an economist, 1 did not fore. see the depression, nor do | know when it is going to end, though past experi- ence teaches me the upturn is bound to come, perhaps slowly, perhaps sudden ly when we least expect it, “No matter how sure you are of vie. tory, never fall to make full provision for a reverse.” This rule Is axiomatic with every capable military leader, but it was ignored by most of our business lead. ers during the boom years. Few made plans for anything except triumphant advance from one objective to anoth- er, Many burned their bridges behind them. Then the advance was halted and the recession began. It eannot be sald that they were to blame for that recession, Tor apparently our puny hu. man minds have not yet solved the riddle of the business cycle. They were to blame for having made no plans to keep the retreat from turn ing into a’ rout. Business might profit. marching men ably write that military axiom the years to con into its books for We have m blunders. We mating the strength of the enemy, and progressed that to overestimatl- ing it. The cry. “We are just turning the corner,” of 1920.30, was the equiva. lent of “We will have the boys out of the trenches by Christmas” of 1014 15. And our “This country is going to the dogs,” of 1932 is the equivalent of "The Central Powers are Invinci- ble” of March, 1918 1 have heard leading men, given uver to fear, prate of nationa' failure, bankrupicy, and other military by underesti. nde two began from Luiled Into Complacency by Prosper ity, Our Citizens Passively Accepted This Poisonous Growth With Small Concern, Bolshevism This is no time for cra- ven eringing. Looking out of my win. dow, 1 see the shaft of the monument to Washington. 1 think of Valley Forge, and wonder how those who now lament and wring their hands would have enjoyed that winter. This fs Washington's bicentennial. It Is time for a new reckoning, a new re sponsibility, a new courage. During the winter past many a good man, willing and able to work, has gone through a hell of unemployment and uncertainty. Remembering that, we may also find that some good, along with the evil, comes out of all depres sions, 1 am not a stranger to depressions. Feonomists tell us that the panic of 1873 was the closest analogy which history furnishes to our present trou- bles. My father, a well-to-do business man and farmer {n Missouri, was caught in that general disaster. 1 was just thirteen years old. One day my father told me the whole story. “John,” he said, “everything 1 own has been swept away except the farm, which is covered by a heavy mort gage” (We finally lost IL) “1 must try to make some money by traveling as a salesman, Whila 1 am away you must take care of the family and man- age the farm.” During the next three years my brother and I ran the farm, We plowed, sowed, and reaped. We took our produce to market. Those days were not so different from these for the farmer. 1 remember we had a field of timothy hay which was par- ticularly fine. I baled it up, cariond of it, and sent it by rail to St. Louis, hoping to receive a top price, but it did not bring to cover the freight charges, During those years my ‘attendance at school was limited and 1 had to do the best 1 could to keep up with my classes by studying at night were certainly hard times. Yet, "sweet are the uses of adversity,” and it was the best thing that ever happened to e, It taught me more, gave and a bility than anything else enough Those me great gt confidence keener sense of or respons could have done, Unsuspected Powers. { cite my own experien and ain 8 new strength and courage when thrown resources responsibility in times of crisis ce merely to how men women actually and : hey find in themselves powers they never suspected. The life of a mi man furnishes another example valuabl: in times like the present. In every army there come occasional times of dull ness. The officer, at some remote army post, has his routine do ties to perform. When these are com- pleted he finds the temptation almost overwhelming to give over his leisure to cards, light reading. social evenings, painless time wasting. It is the officer who that temptation, who spends hard hours each day studying the latest advances in artillery technle, ir transport, in tactics—it is this offi. cer who receives recognition when the opportunity for active service comes, 80 it Is in business upon their own Career stationed resists gunk But 3 4 extreme have back into a the wise b dullness, many kind of HRinesEs man, entious in his leisure to prepare for the battles to He is devising econoinies of production and distribution. He Is studying the problem of how his prod uct may be varied or made more at- tractive. He is getting ready to take advantage of the upturn when it comes. He is not accepting gloomy defeatism. He is thinking fer himself lethargy like the conse officer, using present Come new I have touched at some length on the depression because 11 has so glaringly shown us the folly of carelessly dele gating our thinking to others, It has also thrown a bright cold light on the flaws in our political methods and on our crime During the years of prosperity following the war an underworld of gangsters and racketeers unparalleled in any other cwilized nation, grew up and flour ished In our cities, The criminals who manned this underworld were of a new type. They were not the masked and shabby plug-uglies who filled the Jails in earlier years. They were ex- pensively dressed; they owned ma. chine guns, high-powered cars, and speed boats; they had money in the bank. With this money they were able to establish a relation with corrupt officials and police which seemed to make them immune from prosecution. © 1232 Rell Syndicate «WNT Bervice To Be Concluded Next Week. problem, Association With Sage Not One-Sided Honor That's a grand Shaw story, The one relating to his trip to Russia, Stroll ing along the banks of the Volga, he encountered a beautiful girl playing in the sand. He stopped to chat with the child, who Immediately took a liking to the bearded sage. They walked along the river for a while, her hand In his, Shaw, enjoying the trivialities of which they talked. Finally the little one in. formed the Shavian body that It was time for her to go home. “GGood-by, my dear,” he sald, “and when mother asks you where you have been, tell her you have been walking nlong the Volga with George Bernard Shaw.” y The great name was absolutely un- known to the child, but she recognized the courtesy In the words of her strange friend and was not to be out. done, Her pleasant smile and bow acquired a quaint gravity, plied: *And when you go home and they ask you where you have been tell them that you were walking slong the Volga with Katberina Ivanovona Fyodoro viteh,"—New York Morning Telegraph. 2 | SR ATINS are coming. We say so many varieties, The list gating, lustrous satins and the In fact they S pl . a here. dull of rough surface, on one side with a back, for evening but There Is starcely returning in black # cahle or snting,. However, one realls from COMmes 4 vi dy ment W in movemens The wm 4 now on. the of others, revelation out-of-the-ordinary ns tually in the midseason or early 8 with a satin yoke, the in these the confined way gleoves helt, satin satin Is to ever appearing into aps, ahout the sat! and repented, The unique thing trimmed gowns is without sel The frock worn by th pert the an imost exception the bodice, fom if on the skirt young woman to the right in the plc ture illustrates the Black =a considered goo Ides dea. woolen Is The th sheer 1 style tin w dress How ion of conserva which ost outstand sketched in ever there tive sireel col the o is typical, is a select re being shown are most beguiling, the 1 ch are tete de negre vine red and bottie green new COO $ st of these wating in the revers MIDSUMMER VOGUE By CHERIE NICHOLAS it is difficult to conceive of anything more charming for midsummer wear than this dainty frock of white or gandie which is so delightfully cool fooking and which Is so artfully pat terned with delicate durene embroid ery. The simple jumper bodice 18 beautifully worked about its edges with «cut-out embroidery which gives it an exclusive air of fine workman ship. The leghorn hat tells a story of wide brims such as are gracing the most fashionable garden party scenes and formal summer fete, Classic Sports Frocks For hot days in the country the de gigners univergal offering 8 the sleeveless sports frock of cotton pique, shantung or silk pique in col org ns varied as a box of bonbons ffowder blue. daffodil jeiiow, water green, shell pink and saffron are In buyer the how smart sel dainty piping of tive insets of white. As to the o sy st - flaunting white decora- it Is voguishly very with wine is Is 8 per days. The the trend is so character The hand some olvan crepe of which it is made intriguing satiny sheen a satin so definitely tured as a trimming at the present not is not Up ther dress as it of beige colorful, does the new ination red. You will agree that th fect dress for first autumn surplice collar emphasizes com diagonals which istic of the newer styles tn has an Ye ge is being fen does mean that it for the dress entire moment being used modes siress trimmed in evening { white satin gown to-the-moment the a snowy ostrich @. 13931 Western Newspaper Union riot these summer an impression eof Red iays arth wWaArmia. ig running and giving are red, trimmings are the game. Several women have even been sporting red gloves. Beads, belts and shoes come in all the warm red tints. Drilliant scarlet is one of the favorite shades and another is of even madder variety and is lovely for soft chiffons and evening muslin Polka dots on a red ground make many sports accessories and red is put with green and navy, with black and white on marocain, satins and silks. A new rust-red threatens to usurp the color calendar for early autumn wear. It makes a number of the very new velvet hats appearing at the smart modistes, The reds seem all but certain to oust the blues which have had such clear sailing since early spring. fats bloody Bias-Cut Frocks Are in Favor for Sports Wear Whether you are an ardent tennis player or not, the new tennis frocks are proving a great boon to the all around sportswoman. All allow for great freedom of movement. Many of them are backless and sleeveless and all are made of some cool, washable fabric. The most popular model has a bias. cut, slightly circular skirt and =» bodice that ties in bows over each shoulder. Another of pinstripe seer sucker has pleats between the shoul der blades and kick pleats in the skirt, If sour shoulders get sunburned more viciously than the rest of youn, there is ¢ model with sleeves, but they are cut out under the arm to allow for coolness and action. Pique Hats No wonder giris are buying them by the half-dozen, for these new hats of stitched pique come in every pos sible color combinati»n, are not too large to wear with comfort In a motor and have brims sufficiently wide to shade the eyes, Figured Coats Sometimes the jacket or coat is fig: ared, the dross beneath It is pial That's a reversal of the usual fa that is both decorative and amusing.
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