| Show I WE MUST PRESCRIBE FOR OURSELVES ES At the low point In a de dc depression de a man whose personal affairs were In bad order wrote The big business leaders leaden have made a horrible mess of things It did not occur to the man to accuse himself and explain I have made a horrible meSS mesa of ot things He lie had had six she years of uninterrupted ed prosperity in which to put his house la 1 1 order He lie might have utilized the cream from those fat years II Ha Ira uld have paid off the mortgage on ou his hb retired his business obligations obligations obliga obliga- and accumulated a surplus to tide him over hard times If It he had hart done clone these things and if It several million others h had d been as frugal the thel the I IA crisis that hat later distressed ed A might not have Too many of ot us WI are disposed to I blame the system when we are In ln difficulty The system under which we operate is based on freedom of individual ln In in- I l enterprise Each of ot us is nil Allowed owed a Il loose rein In the management management manage manage- ment of his affairs We may save money or spend it We may work or loa loaf We may Insure our lives or take A chance on leaving our families des des- The government and public opinion exercise only moderate con con- When everyone Is happy and well well- fed we hear hurrahs and hosannas for the genius of our business leaders leader Some of at these leaders come to ro believe that they are really Napoleons of fl fl- i nance and Industry They become ra ra ra- cular The wise man however discounts discounts dis dh counts I such uch nonsense because he realizes realizes real real- izes that all nit men are human and that r excessive ambition leads to Waterloo ih Instead of relying relying- on the wisdom of others he puts his faith in hs his own common sense acme If his earnings double and triple in good rood times s. s he takes the surplus and puts pats it where he k blows blow's s io it is 11 safe Farr While others are borrowing at the peak of prosperity he Is rapidly rapid rapid- ly I getting etting himself out of ot debt jJ How many have haN the courage and ard ardI andI I J I foresight and Independent nt judgment r to follow this obvious procedure History His His- t i tory Cory reveals tha that t such common sens sensa i 1 is rare Too m ry men pay In hardtimes hardtimes hard hardtimes times the debts acquired in good times Its It's no use relying on busness business leaders leaden lead lead- ers era or government to save us from the consequences of ot folly Each of ot us must be his own 11 physician If we will di diagnose dl dl- our condition and prescribe the remedy promptly we can enjoy permanent permanent per per- l manent economic and financial News health News Van Vao Nuys Calif |
