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Show The Crowd The mnyor of New York lms discovered what so many nnn lwiow, Ihal, tin; workinp; places of public men seevery little work accomplished. Mayor Walker says that he cannot can-not work in City Hall. Of course he cannot. He can go into conference there, he can meet callers, he can hear the multitude of tales and apueals of which there seems to be no end, but he cannot work. If there are researches into 1 city business to be made; if there are documents to be studied; stud-ied; if there is creative work of any sort to be done, the City Hall must be abandoned. Work there is simply impossible. im-possible. So, Mayor Walker makes his excuses, and fades fiv-ii i ht to do a little work. dm; ii the amazing- features of our times is the number num-ber of loo', loose people who are running around interrupting other people. l!y doorbell, by telephone, by office call, by battalions, regiments and armies they come heaven knows from where! the great swarm of Time Eaters whose mam business teems to be to interest someone else in their business. busi-ness. There are men who meet this modern plague one way, and some men another. Some men do not pretend to do the work they are supposed to do, but engage others to do it while they themselves meet the endless procession of callers. Others prfcr to do the work themselves and engage patient substitutes sub-stitutes to meet the callers. Neither way is best. Human contacts are necessary for the worker, and should not be entirely dispensed with. On the other hand work is neces-i.ary neces-i.ary for him too. A moderate policy would be best were it possible ! But where in America is it possible ? |