Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-13

o. the responsibilities which lie upon
you as Representatives OF the people in
America. The business future of this
country does not depend upon the gov
eminent of the United States 1t de-
Sends upon the business men Of the
United States.
The hope Of America is in the
changing attitude of the business men
OF this country towards the things
when they have to handle in the fu-
ture. L thought and temper had not
changed, the things could not have
happened which have happened in re-
cent months. For what you have Wit
messed within the last two months is
not merely a political change; it is a
change in the attitude and judgment
OF the American people. One OF the
reasons why there were not two par
/ ties contending for the supremacy at
/ tho recent election; one reason why
! the field of choice was varied and null
/ tiplied, was Tat the old lines are
breaking up where they are oldest, and
! that men are no longer to be cata-
| logued
RESOURCES FOR COMMON BENEFIT
There are some perfectly clear lines
that may be laid down. There are four
sets of things which have to be done
In the first place we have to husband
and administer the common resources
OF this country for the common bene-
IT..
Now, not all business men in this
country have devoted their thought to
that object. They have devoted their
thought very successfully to exploiting
the resources OF America, but very
few business men have devoted their
thought to outstanding the resources OF
America. And very few, indeed, have
ter great trust in administering
those natural resources.
Until the business men OF America
make UP their minds both to husband
and to administer as If for others as
we'll as for their own profit the nat
ural resources OF this country, some of
the questions ahead OF us will be i'm
mensely difficult of solution.
why is II that the government of
the United States up 10 this moment
has not hit upon a consistent policy
OF conservation? 1t has not. You
must be aware that a mere policy OF
reservation is not policy of conserva-
tiCn. II is in one sense policy Of con.
servation, for II conserves, but no ma
ton can merely keep out Of use its re-
sources in order that they may not be
squandered and dissipated
GOVERNMENT WAS SUSPICIOUS"
We must devise some process OF
general use. And why have we not
done so? Why, If am not very much
mistaken, because the government al
Washington was TREMENDOUSLY suspi
ciuus Of everybody who approached il
for rights in the water powers and for
est reserves and mineral reserves Of
the western country which the fedora
: government still controls.
, Then there is another thing that
is 10 be done. The raw materials OBJ
tainable in this country for every kline
: o: manufacture and industry must be
. AZ the disposal OF everybody in the
I United States upon the same terms.
, y do not mean that the government
! must determine upon what terms the,
, must be available, but merely tina
T. tkey shall be available upon the SAM
terms TO whoever applies TO use then
I or to purchase them; that there shaI
Z no. be discrimination among those WHIT
are TO have access to these resources
= WANTS SUSPICION DISSIPATED.
Z II want 70 take sternness out of thi
n country. ] want to see suspicion dis
i sipated want to see time hrough
: about when the perfectly artificial cor
dition now existing--when the ran
and file OF the citizens OF the Unite
4 States have a stern attitude towar
l. the business men Of the country
i shall be absolutely done away with an
, forgotten.
a There are business problems whic
d It would be easy - deal with If III
p people were in the temper TO deal wit
q them. but they are not, and we mus
4 ge; them in the temper. That Job
yours. not mine You are conduCtin
4 the business of the country. | al
p not.
r. There is a third thing you must
V which has not yet been done. 70
, must put the credit OF this country &
s the disposal OF everybody upon ECU;
q elms. Now, | am not entering int
IL an indictment against the bankin
\. methods OF this country. The bankin
a system OF this country does not nee
Ia TO be indicted. II is convicted.
II This country is not going TO gro
n. rich in the future by the efforts of III
r. men who have already got in It
" going to grow rich by the efforts Of II
e men who have not yet got in. A TT
10 Ism; IT is going to get rich by the e
@. sCrts Of future generations after III
generation is gone
CREDIT MUST BE on Equal TERN
o. Generations do not come on /
81 sharp cleavage. One generation doe
rs not end today and another begin I
u morrow They are interlaced. IT.
ht next generation is now struggling Il
h focthold. and the next generate
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