The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-27
HERE IS THE PLAN
FOR ORGANIZATION
Presented to the Conference as
Per Promise of the Com
mercial Club.
GENERAL PUBLICITY
Is THE FIRST THING
Campaign of Education Is to Be
Waged Throughout the
Country.

Country.
In accord with the promise made by the
Salt Lake Commercial club, when the call
for the Sec America First conference
was sent out. prominent publicity men
OF the West prepared the following plan
and submitted It to the conference;
Preamble.
See Europe II You WIN. But Sec
America First" Tcrsc in form Of eN-
precision. broad the breadth OF Con-
OF progressive peoplc-thls expression
Is the best possible cpitome of what is
now known TO the Continent as the Sec
America First movement
1t has been well said that this move
ment was born of patriotism but In
truth II goes further and means more
than this most noble or all sentiments
II reaches TO the very heart and center
OF the industrial and social life of great
Continent 1t comprehends the lntiucnc-
Ing power OF force that Will make for the
future greatness of three great Nations,
already united by ties of kinship and geo
graphical proximity. The United States.
Canada and Mexico nrc one for veal
or woe. especially In this movement. In
the greater consideration OF continental
concern international boundary lines
must be and should be forgotten.
he lThmsTS OF tnIS BtulSHn'nl, WsllCH
Is of immediate and most vital interest
to the gentlemen who compose this con
ference. assume that those here present
are familiar with the underlying causes
OF this movement and the circumstances
leading up TO its inception. 1t Will be per-
missible. however. TO briefly review these
matters.
Immense Sum Spent Abroad.
In the month OF September. 1905. tho
attention OF the board OF governors OF
the Commercial club OF Salt Lake City
was called to a statement made editorial
ly by prominent Eastern financial pub
llcauon to the effect that American sight"
sccrs spend annually In foreign lands the
great sum of $3.50. 600 coo The Significance
OF this constant and permanent diversion
OF homo money into foreign channels,
with reference to It's effect on national
finances generally and its possibilities
with regard TO the development OF count
less Intent resources, was quickly apprc-
ciatcd \ careful and thorough Invesu-
CATION OF the correctness OF the statement
referred to Immediately Instituted.
with tho result that the sum named was
demonstrated TO be ultra conservative II
was found that Approximately 500, 0nO,00
had been spent by our citizens while
abroad In 1904 but something like 800
coo OF this had been expended In the
mined In order to be on the safe side,
to take $3.50 100000 as the sum actually d.
verted.
Awakening Is Real.
All that has so far been accomplished
In this movement has been done inside
OF three months. In prospect II appeared
an Hcrculean task. In retrospect IL
seems ike a ftful dream. But the awak
ening today Is made real and optimistic
by the presence here of ono OF the most
representative bodies of Western men
ever gathered for a genuinely public pur-
pose, backed by an endorsement of the
newspaper and magazine press unparal-
leled in the history OF the new world.
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must be recognized and considered.
Briefly stated, they arc as follows
Essentials for Consideration.
First-Thls continent is annually drained
OF an immense sum OF money spent In
foreign travel
Second-That II would mean much to
the United Statce Mexico and Canada II
even a portion of this money could be
diverted into home channels OF circula-
tion.
Third-That we possess scenic attrac-
tions surprising those of any other por-
tion OF the world, and that scenery and
climate are assets capable OF conversion
into dollars and cents.
Fourth-That the failure OF Americans
to appreciate home scenery and climate
is due largely. though not entirely, to a
lack of knowledge OF these attractions.
Fifth-That II is possible. ~ concerted
action of some sort. to correct this con-
dItion and TO accomplish thereby q vast
amount OF Spou LOT lnh elll1C continent
OF North America
Propaganda Of Education.
Accepting the premises as true and
reasonably stated, We must plan somc-
thing I'm the nature of a vast propaganda
of education-something absolutely new
I'm the worlds history, magnificent In pos
sbillties unlimited In scope. With It we
must not alone make our position secure
at home, but we must invade foreign
countries and conquer the artistic and
aesthetic centers of Europe. just as our
great manufacturers. merchant princes
and fnanclers have successfully laid siege
to foreign marts OF trade
Patriotism and Selfshness.
To make easily possible the victory at
home. we must appeal to those two great
est emotions OF the human heart
patriotism and selfshness. We must
point out the loss of National pride
that comes through belief In the
existence OF better conditions OF any sort
elsewhere In the world We must appeal
to patriotism TO pave the way for a
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