The Washington herald., 1912-03-23

the South particularly relative to its unoccuped acres the Southern
thar x desire the arrival ~ pOaesm @ men e Of d intent ~ IT, to share r
Southern Commercial Congress might with equal aecuac,
be called the Southern Renaonazaon Congress- for the
set it the broad that through greater South arise
e Of emphasis @ has been laid pon the naona
significance of these and their development for following
the reuning tendency of the Spanish American and following
the the the Pacific
the mind of the South clearer view of its national Importance
The great meetings Southern Commercial Congress
Washington and elsewhere have always emphasized the be-
tween conditions they and conditions they But
cay during the 1911 to 1915 viii emphasize the contrast
conditions of fifty years ago and those of now.
The five meetings the years mentioned will five
scenes the great drama of the Sout The stage the
carried of he physical recovery
Nashville in April 1872 will out the idea of he souths ag
from other States The along the Gulf South Atlantic
using the completed Panama Canal of defining the ncreas
ing Importance of the Southern States related the of
idea development rapid growth Oklahoma
its twenty-five of life being regarded type OF the growth
tury The 1915 will Washington Richmond
and will express all that involved in the words he victories of
Such constructive move so broad in all its purposes never
been undertaken for other portion the United States and indeed
To make this clear that the division of the United States
North South East and West indefinite relative North East and
West but definite only relative to the South
resident of California going East might stop Colorado and
have complied with the purpose of his journey resident of
going West might stop Ohio considered
that he had declared he would make resident the old South
gaded having North When however
used significance attached to for two
tabhng regarding South many years ago
that announced he going South and there many
he going danger for the with which the word South
e9at be 5 ssed e relation @ 6 5 thee o -pu public G
strange Diseases of social disorder of educational bawardnes and
not know they knew not The
with which the word the South has been used attached
outbreak physical moral the very by South
Commercial Congress right nation The
congress does deal with Alabama such any than deals
South" before the nation expecting that truth will drive
that knowledge will supant and that through truth
of the South and yield its offerings of opportunity thus
bringing their lot with the already there working
and building the great civilization that predcated upon the
marvellous inherent resources of the South.
Those who have directed the work of the Southern Commercial
Congress exercising influence that practically irresistible
by avoiding all and complications with definite business and
the South has become fact that no anywhere could Question
the of what ad take the negative side regarding
aratons proved by the governmental researches of the nations
The air which breathe be pushed We
rounded side by unsOught To resist simply
greater activity in the air itself If close
still there and take the wings of the morning
goes with US The work Of the Southern can be
and ressb the Congress has always chosen keep of po
cuy in Washington It uses the facts of the South
and again. through kaleidoscope changes made of the self
that each may understand the other and that through the language of
and OF development there arise the
years the understanding of the old South and
respect for heyoung South.
The congress- within sixty days after its first meeting in Wash
ngton in December 19OS moved its efforts Washington and has
remained active there since Washington chosen in order that
the efforts of the congress might actually bring pass physical
of the South to the Nations Capital and in order that using the
natural advantages of Washington for research might the
pagn for the South into touch by correspondence and through
the Southern exhibit with minds from places and thus
send all portions of the nation the broader understanding of the
South which the nation needs in order increase its strength An
additional choosing Washington That the
highly organized of modern times is located there
though highly organized faulty artcuated and the oppo
tuniy seen for behalf of the South in
touch with governmental activities supply the necessary correlation
then the researches of the nation of the South for the
Sou internal benefit and for its external influence upon the nation
Enagng earlier statement 1t fact that without money
with without official guarantee of support by Southern
States tm and without following in the first
years of its existence this movement Originating from ideas formed
Montgomery Aa has, in three years. begun deliver the
nation from the South that contrasts skng with
the message that went out from Montgomery in 1861
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.