| Show BETTER BETTE R DAYS by george B lockwood there are arc always many ex explanations pla of any given period of hard times there are as many theories theodies as to what causes recovery but in every organism there are latent powers of recovery which if given a c chance bance to operate will restore health healt h after illness depressions continue so long and they have a tendency to terminate by the a assertion of powers of recuperation such tendencies to recovery are arc now in progress in the american business world the recovery is is not rapid but it is progress progressive sive recovery it is probably just as well that normal business conditions should not return too quickly else there might be a relapse things are arc better than they were six months ago six months hence it seems certain they will be much better than they are arc today the year 1932 ought to be a fairly prosperous year thereafter it is to be hoped that this country will have no more boom periods such hopes have been blasted after every former period of hard times which have been succeeded by good business conditions but the american people have learned some valuable lessons during the present depression which may not be quickly forgotten they have learned that speculation is no safe substitute for work and conservative investment they have learned that something cannot usually be had for nothing they have had impressed upon them the importance of thrift as protection against the rigors of the inevitable rainy day it seems certain also that this period of depression P has created a more general feeling of sympathy for the plight of the economic under dog the best way to learn human sympathy and understanding is to practice it as the american people have been compelled to do during the last eighteen months A fine spirit of fraternity revealing itself in practical good works has been been manifested the end 0 of f the depression will not end the need of that spirit there are always those who need a helping hand band from their more fortunate fellows there is is a great deal of talk about social justice the best form of see social ial justice is to so arrange matters that there is useful and well paid employment for every man and woman w wanting to work it is to this end that our national and local policies should be directed it is essential that in so doing we should not embrace visionary schemes whose only merit is that their proponents claim that they are directed toward this end measures may be advocated in this cause which destroy the very ends they are expected to serve sympathy divorced from common sense has done more harm than good in the world the abolition of poverty is perhaps an unrealizable dream there will always be with us the unfit the unwilling the vicious the lazy whose controlling tendencies ies will make that attainment for all impossible but poverty for all those willing to give in in return for what they receive in accor accordance daneo with their capacities is an evil which can and should be abolished and there should be in a country like ours a constantly rising standard of living and an increasing amount of leisure for all this americans car can acco accomplish malish if they will turn aside from visionary S schemes bot both h domestic bestic and international and ir in a spirit of realism look to the proper ordering of their own national household |
