WELFARE THOUGHTS FROM THE WELFARE LEAGUE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 January 1921, Page 12

WELFARE THOUGHTS FROM THE WELFARE LEAGUE.

LINCOLN’S ADDRESS TO WORKMEN. “Property is the fruit of labor, property is desirable, it is a positive good in the world.” That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement and industry and enterprise. “Let not he who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently arid build one for himself thus by example securing that his own shall be safe from , violence when built.” Down through the halls of Time comes ringing the speech of Webster—“ God grant liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.” Excess and success are the two poles in life. No man can sidestep trouble, so why not have the trouble to-day and end it? Either lick trouble or get licked. While the trouble is on your mind you will accomplish little; so fight it out to a finish and then go to work. “The surest plan to make a man is to think him so.”—Lowell. “It’s up to you.” That-is a good motto for each of us to adopt. In the morning when we start out and throughout the whole day, instead of blaming others. let us say to ourselves—“lts up to you.” It isn’t the hardships we meet, but only those we lie down to, that jump on us. There is no price set on a smile, but it pays the owner all the while. The biggest blunder in all the is to make the mistake of doing nothing. Genius means perspiration, a few! drops, of heart’s blood, years of self-: sacrifice, all stirred in with hard work. Genius is the answer you get to the things you do while the world sleeps. OUTLOOK FOR '/HE YEAR 1921.

After the holidays, in which we have been blessed with most beautiful weather, we return to the routine of the every-day struggle. How shall we face the problems and cares of this year? Let us hope that it will be with cheerful confidence. There are big issues of industrial trials, deep problems of finance and general government, and the greatest municipal questions of finance and management all before us. It is by pulling together as one people that we can succeed in overcoming all our national, municipal and industrial difficulties. To have faith in our country and people is a good foundation to build upon. It is indeed a splendid little land full of natural resources and rich promise of ever higher greatness. The people are no slouches, as was evidenced by their work and sacrifices in the great war against tyrannic subjection There are those 'in our midst, unfortunately, who revel in commumcatiijg everything evil that can be said against the British Empire To abuse their own country appears to these people An exhibition., of superior knowledge. That cult of anti-national-ism should have no place in a country such as ours, where the people have power to mould affairs to the end of their desires In this year, 1921, we look to see the general desires expressed by the people the practical affirmation of courage, sincerity and a general mutual toleration are those that will carry for us'the best results in this, another year of enterprise. At the time when there is general rejoicing we remember that there are many who dwell amongst us who sigh for the father, son or brother who comes not again because he made the supreme sacrifice for all of us. Amongst those thus left there are many noble examples of high courage which may put to shame the petty complaining of those of us more favorably placed There is service yet to be rendered to the returned soldiers; to tlie dependents of those who went, and to all who mc.de special sacrifice in the warmay it be well rendered. The year 1920 left us witli serious industrial problems unsolved, but courage! There are none that arc yet beyond us if we face, them with sincerity. In entering upon this further year may we each hud all haye the courage to say to ourselves, “It’s up to you,” then go into it with the smile that pays all the way through, and in this way we will find our tasks have become pleasures, for our work will be inspired by the conviction tKat we arc “making gotnl”; a wonderful sustainer. Good wishes to all for the year 1921. (Contributed by the N.Z. Welfare