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BASIS OF PROSPERITY
By DR. CHARLES STELZLE
Executire Director, Good Neighbor League
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Practically everything that is hap
pening to us today happened to others
thousands of years ago—according to [
the archeologists who found the rec-1
ords on clay tablets, baked 5,0001
years ago, or to the historians who be- (
gan to write some 2,500 years later.
They tell us about sit-down strikes,
hours of labor, salary bonuses, col
lective bargaining, cost of living, old
age pensions, silver standards, crook
ed politicians, women’s rights, and in
the Bible itself we have the stoi'y of
Egypt’s seven years of plenty, and
seven years of depression with “bread
lines" and a "food commissioner.”
During all of these experiences
panaceas were suggested to meet the
problems of the times. Some of
them worked out, but many failed.
It’s a strange thing that some delud
ed leaders are today offering the same
old quack remedies that were tried
and failed in the days when they had
to be written upon clay tablets instead
of typewriters.
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But it is still more remarkable that
plans and principles which were ba
sically sound are being disregarded
today.
We have learned that dictatorships
and autocracies are not conducive to
the freedom and happiness of the
whole people.
We have learned that the character
of a nation’s greatness is determined
by the character of its individual citi
zens.
We have learned that no question
is ever settled permanently except
upon the basis of justice.
We have learned that right human
relationships are more important than
the creation of great organizations
and Corporations and machine pro
duction.
We have learned that the source of
happiness depends not so much upon
what we have as it does upon what
we are.
We have learned that character is
more vita) in building up a perma
nent basis of prosperity than reputa
tion, for a man’s reputation, dishon
estly earned, may quickly be smashed,
whereas his character is eternal, and
cannot be taken away.
All of these things which history
has taught us may be applied to every
problem facing us today—as individ
uals, and as nations. They may be
applied to personal relations, to the
labor problem, to national questions,
and to international affairs.
When politicians get lit up, they’re
like a match—lose their head.
It’s in “horse sense” where the luck
is, and not in the “horse shoe.”
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American Legion
Is Opposed To
Aiding Jews
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Dec. 6.—
Stephen F. Chadwick, of Seattle, na
tional commander of the Ameriatn
Legion, said yesterday the Legion
was “opposed to any move which
would make America an asylum for
refugees.”
Chadwick spoke at the annual mid
winter conference of the Kentucky
department.
“While the Legion sympathizes
with these oppressed people,” the
commander said, “it is opposed to ad
mitting immigrants at this time be
cause of our economic situation and
the fact that many aliens already
here have not been assimilated.”
Chadwick said the Legion is not a
“selfish” organization, but one “in
terested in preserving for future gen
erations the things we have enjoyed.”
State Conference of
Bricklayers To Be
Held Here Sunday
There will be a meeting of the
North Carolina State Conference of
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers
Union held in Charlotte Sunday, Dec.
10th, at 2 P. M., in the Moose Hall,
South Tryon Street, between Trade
and Fourth.
This information is sent The Jour
nal by Albert Beck, secretary-treas
urer, Wilmington, N. C.
N. C. Building
Trades Council
Meet In Gastonia
H. L. Kiser reports a wonderful
meeting of the State Building Trades
Council in Gastonia Sunday. He
stated that much progress is being
made and that at the meeting (the
last one of the year) stock was taken
of good accomplished during the past
year, and plans laid for a greater for
ward movement in 1939. Wage in
creases made possible by the organiza
tion during the past year was forcibly
impressed upon the delegates.
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Men’s White Broadcloth
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hand styles.
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Sweaters
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Robert Bruce and
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Holiday Showing
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Genuine Harris Tweed
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Thaw topooats were Bade
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brown, tan, green.
Other Smart
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$1975
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Other Students Suits, $19.75 to
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$4^5
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Carefully selected capeskin,
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“Model” Boys’
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95c
Complete stock of these won
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