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Saturdaynight,holdsmanyaworkertohisplace.
Advertiseforastenographer,andnineoutoftenwhoapply,canneitherspellnorpunctuate-anddonotthinkitnecessaryto.
CansuchaonewritealettertoGarcia?
"
Youseethatbookkeeper,"
saidtheforemantomeinalargefactory.
Yes,whatabouthim?
Wellhe’safineaccountant,butifI’dsendhimuptownonanerrand,hemightaccomplishtheerrandallright,andontheotherhand,mightstopatfoursaloonsontheway,andwhenhegottoMainStreet,wouldforgetwhathehadbeensentfor."
CansuchamanbeentrustedtocarryamessagetoGarcia?
Wehaverecentlybeenhearingmuchmaudlinsympathyexpressedforthe"
downtroddendenizenofthesweat-shop"
andthe"
homelesswanderersearchingforhonestemployment,"
&
withitalloftengomanyhardwordsforthemeninpower.
Nothingissaidabouttheemployerwhogrowsoldbeforehistimeinavainattempttogetfrowsyne’er-do-wellstodointelligentwork;
andhislongpatientstrivingwith"
help"
thatdoesnothingbutloafwhenhisbackisturned.Ineverystoreandfactorythereisaconstantweeding-outprocessgoingon.Theemployerisconstantlysendingaway"
thathaveshowntheirincapacitytofurthertheinterestsofthebusiness,andothersarebeingtakenon.Nomatterhowgoodtimesare,thissortingcontinues,onlyiftimesarehardandworkisscarce,thesortingisdonefiner-butoutandforeverout,theincompetentandunworthygo.
Itisthesurvivalofthefittest.Self-interestpromptseveryemployertokeepthebest-thosewhocancarryamessagetoGarcia.
Iknowonemanofreallybrilliantpartswhohasnottheabilitytomanageabusinessofhisown,andyetwhoisabsolutelyworthlesstoanyoneelse,becausehecarrieswithhimconstantlytheinsanesuspicionthathisemployerisoppressing,orintendingtooppresshim.Hecannotgiveorders;
andhewillnotreceivethem.ShouldamessagebegivenhimtotaketoGarcia,hisanswerwouldprobablybe,"
Takeityourself."
Tonightthismanwalksthestreetslookingforwork,thewindwhistlingthroughhisthreadbarecoat.Noonewhoknowshimdareemployhim,forheisaregularfire-brandofdiscontent.Heisimpervioustoreason,andtheonlythingthatcanimpresshimisthetoeofathick-soledNo.9boot.
OfcourseIknowthatonesomorallydeformedisnolesstobepitiedthanaphysicalcripple;
butinourpitying,letusdropatear,too,forthemenwhoarestrivingtocarryonagreatenterprise,whoseworkinghoursarenotlimitedbythewhistle,andwhosehairisfastturningwhitethroughthestruggletoholdinlinedowdyindifference,slip-shodimbecility,andtheheartlessingratitude,which,butfortheirenterprise,wouldbebothhungry&
homeless.
HaveIputthemattertoostrongly?
PossiblyIhave;
butwhenalltheworldhasgonea-slummingIwishtospeakawordofsympathyforthemanwhosucceeds-themanwho,againstgreatoddshasdirectedtheeffortsofothers,andhavingsucceeded,findsthere’snothinginit:
nothingbutbareboardandclothes.
Ihavecarriedadinnerpail&
workedforday’swages,andIhavealsobeenanemployeroflabor,andIknowthereissomethingtobesaidonbothsides.Thereisnoexcellence,perse,inpoverty;
ragsarenorecommendation;
allemployersarenotrapaciousandhigh-handed,anymorethanallpoormenarevirtuous.
Myheartgoesouttothemanwhodoeshisworkwhenthe"
boss"
isaway,aswellaswhenheisathome.Andthemanwho,whengivenaletterforGarcia,quietlytakethemissive,withoutaskinganyidioticquestions,andwithnolurkingintentionofchuckingitintothenearestsewer,orofdoingaughtelsebutdeliverit,nevergets"
laidoff,"
norhastogoonastrikeforhigherwages.Civilizationisonelonganxioussearchforjustsuchindividuals.Anythingsuchamanasksshallbegranted;
hiskindissorarethatnoemployercanaffordtolethimgo.Heiswantedineverycity,townandvillage-ineveryoffice,shop,storeandfactory.Theworldcriesoutforsuch:
heisneeded,&
neededbadly-themanwhocancarryamessagetoGarcia.
THEEND-
ByElbertHubbard
AMessagetoGarcia
InallthisCubanbusinessthereisonemanstandsoutonthehorizon
ofmymemorylikeMarsatperihelion.WhenwarbrokeoutbetweenSpainand
theUnitedStates,itwasverynecessarytocommunicatequicklywiththe
leaderoftheInsurgents.Garciawassomewhereinthemountainvastnessof
Cuba——nooneknewwhere.Nomailnortelegraphmessagecouldreachhim.
ThePresidentmustsecurehiscooperation,andquickly.
Whattodo﹖
SomeonesaidtothePresident,“There‘safellowbythenameofRowan
willfindGarciaforyou,ifanybodycan.”
RowanwassentforandgivenalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia.How
“thefellowbythenameofRowan”tooktheletter,sealeditupinan
oil-skinpouch,strappeditoverhisheart,infourdayslandedbynight
offthecoastofCubafromanopenboat,disappearedintothejungle,and
inthreeweekscameoutontheothersideoftheIsland,havingtraversed
ahostilecountryonfoot,anddeliveredhislettertoGarcia,arethings
Ihavenospecialdesirenowtotellindetail.
ThepointIwishtomakeisthis:
McKinleygaveRowanalettertobe
deliveredtoGarcia;
Rowantooktheletteranddidnotask,“Whereishe
at﹖”Thereisamanwhoseformshouldbecastindeathlessbronzeandthe
statueplacedineverycollegeoftheland.Itisnotbook-learningyoung
menneed,norinstructionaboutthisandthat,butastiffeningofthevertebrae
whichwillcausethemtobeloyaltoatrust,toactpromptly,concentrate
theirenergies:
dothething——“CarryamessagetoGarcia!
”
GeneralGarciaisdeadnow,butthereareotherGarcias.
Noman,whohasendeavoredtocarryoutanenterprisewheremanyhands
wereneeded,buthasbeenappalledattimesbytheimbecilityoftheaverage
man——theinabilityorunwillingnesstoconcentrateonathinganddoit.
You,reader,putthismattertoatest:
Youaresittingnowinyouroffice
——sixclerksarewithincall.
Summonanyoneandmakethisrequest:
“Pleaselookintheencyclopedia
andmakeabriefmemorandumformeconcerningthelifeofCorreggio”。
Willtheclerkquietlysay,“Yes,sir,”andgodothetask﹖
Onyourlife,hewillnot.Hewilllookatyououtofafishyeyeand
askoneormoreofthefollowingquestions:
Whowashe﹖
Whichencyclopedia﹖
Whereistheencyclopedia﹖
WasIhiredforthat﹖
Don‘tyoumeanBismarck﹖
What‘sthematterwithCharliedoingit﹖
Ishedead﹖
Isthereanyhurry﹖
Shan‘tIbringyouthebookandletyoulookitupyourself﹖
Whatdoyouwanttoknowfor﹖
AndIwilllayyoutentoonethatafteryouhaveansweredthequestions,
andexplainedhowtofindtheinformation,andwhyyouwantit,theclerk
willgooffandgetoneoftheotherclerkstohelphimtrytofindGarcia
——andthencomebackandtellyouthereisnosuchman.OfcourseImay
losemybet,butaccordingtotheLawofAverages,Iwillnot.
Myheartgoesouttothemanwhodoeshisworkwhenthe“boss”isaway,
aswellaswhenheisathome.Andthemanwho,whengivenaletterforGarcia,
quietlytakethemissive,withoutaskinganyidioticquestions,andwith
nolurkingintentionofchuckingitintothenearestsewer,orofdoingaught
elsebutdeliverit,nevergets“laidoff,”norhastogoonastrike
forhigherwages.Civilizationisonelonganxioussearchforjustsuchindividuals.
Anythingsuchamanasksshallbegranted,hiskindissorarethatnoemployer
canaffordtolethimgo.Heiswantedineverycity,townandvillage—
—ineveryoffice,shop,storeandfactory.Theworldcriesoutforsuch
:
themanwhocancarryamessagetoGarcia.