The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-29

a general increasing buying capacity and particularly for the case of the un- developed peoples of the earth. by in- creasing their opportunities to work for the worlds market. and to make the wages necessary to purchase the pro- ducts. If we could only be sure that peace is to prevail, so that the market of China would be restored. and could go on increasing, I would not hesitate to urge against any reduction in acre. age. On the contrary I would urge a steady increase. for no matter how great the increase, the supply could never keep up with the growth of de- mand. As conditions now stand, how advisable. Action that would lean rather toward the side of preparation to store up for future use. the surplus, if war should come. than to materially reduce the acreage, and my advice to the. in- dividual farmer is to become indepen- dent and diversity his crop. and then plant his usual acreage in cotton.
 It may be pointed out that one ef- fective. way to offset the losses from low priced cotton is for the South to invest more and more in cotton mills that benefit from those prices. and the logic of the situation would have cotton growers invest their availible capital and saving in cotton manufacture. The true aim of the South should be not only to produce the cotton, but the clothing for the world. And every country in the South should have cot ton mill industries organized with local capital and should develop and educate It's labor for the high grades as well as coarse
 Hobson's Conclusions.
 Summing up. the general conclusions and recommendations are as follows:
 First-The cotton grow~es should have a wide. permanent organization with general convention once a year.
 Second-A standing committee com posed of say two members for each cot ton growing State. should be appointed to investigate and report each year upon the existing and prospective con dttions of supply of cotton. Third-A similar committee should bc appointed to investigate and report each year upon the existing and pros pectiye conditions of the demand for cotton.
 Fourth-This convention should not issue until it has worked out a compre- hensive and carefully organized storage warehouse system
 Fifth.--The great agents for increas- ing the price of cotton are peace, pros perity and civilization.
 Sixth-The arch-enemy of the cotton growers is war.
 The permanent course of cotton must LOOK to lands beyond the seas especial ly to China. The fate of China hangs upon war or peace. War or peace de- bends upon America. Americas in- nuence depends upon her navy.
 Resolutions Introduced. Therefore, as delegate from the State of Alabama, beg to introduce the following resolutions:
 Whereas. The market of China Is a factor of great and growing importance in determining the demand for cotton, and. therefore, the price of cotton; whereas. A condition of war Is now Intervening with and axtnndad largely destroy this market; Whereas. The general use of cotton, and, therefore, the demand and price, depend on the ability to purchase, or the condition of prosperity of the peo- pies, and thus goes hand in hand with civilization and progress; and, Whereas, War not only interferes with commerce, but exhausts the buy ing capacity of the nations and peoples. particularly in the case of conquest and oppression of undeveloped lands, Therefore. in the interest of the Cot ton Growers in particular and of the people of America and of the world In general be 1t
 Resolved. by the Cotton Growers in convention assembled, That the United States in it's foreign relations should adopt as a general policy q course of activity to bIkg about as speedily as pA pAe1StiSoOlC ttiN OpCllHS tU and civilization of the lands of unde- veloped peoples and should stand, as far as practicable. against the unjust op- pression of these peoples and against any course that would interfere with the right of all nations to an equal op- portunity to trade with these peoples. F That the United States which has no inherited hatred, but is the blood rela- ton of all nations and occupies a neu- tral geographical position, should take the logical part as peacemaker among the nations and should strenuously aid and advance the movements for arbi- tration, for the establishment of an adequate international tribunal and ih- ternational parliament and other ma chinery of an international organiza- ton for peace, and should use all prop CT and practicable means to reduce to a minimum the causes and occurrences of war.
 That the United States should take steadfast stand against any movement to extend the operations of the present war further into the Empire of China or any movement towards the seizure of China by any power or combination of powers.
 That the United States should seek in every practicable and proper way to speedily restore the Chinese province of Manchuria 10 the commerce of the world on an equal footing for all na- tions. Bt 1t further
 Resolved. That the chairman of this convention is requested to name committee of three to notify the Pres ident of the United States. Senators and Representatives in Congress of the passing of these resolutions.