The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-09-15
TINE FOR DOING THINGS.

Il i a country in which there has been no hes
itancy in going up against big propositions. The
past is clear in the record that We are a people
unafraid.
1t is this same unafraidness which is being
shown by the men Of grit in this country right
now when the shock OF battles in Europe has
had it's effect on the business Of this country.
They are facing all that is threatened with
American confidence that we have the ability
in this country to meet great odds and come
off the victor. They are optimistic because they
have faith in what our country can do and be
cause Of its unbounded resources.
The lead they set should animate every in
terest in this country. Out of all this haze of
doubt about US now the far-sighted are seeing
a greater America grow, and men outside OF
America see this with a clear vision. Sir George
Paish, editor of the Statist, of London, than
whom perhaps there is no higher economic au-<
thority living, in discussing the economic phase
of the war in Europe says:
"A great war in Europe will probably bring
economic advantages to the United States. 1t
will enable it to sell its great crops in places
which will give a much greater income than
if there was no war.
almost every industry will derive more or
less advantage. American investors and bank
ers should get IN much profit from the ablllty
to buy back from Europe great quantities OF
securities at attractive prices in payment for the
foodstuffs and raw material exported from the
United States.
1.-The United States can become, as it has
this week, the worlds greatest market for
capital.
For the United States to gain benefit from
the position as the wealthiest nation in the
world 1t is essential that American investors
should not only have confidence in the future
OF their own country, but also believe that, war
or no war, the world will continue to progress.
In brief, a great war in Europe will give the
United States an opportunity of assuming the
post of world banker by supplying capital freely
to countries and individuals in all parts of the
globe who need it and can provide the required
security. Should the American people take
advantage of the golden opportunity <$forded
them by the outbreak of war, it will mean, not
diminished, but increased prosperity for the
United States
That's an outside view which should stiffen
up the backbone Of our business men. And it
is a view which says directly to the men of the
South that they must not get faint-hearted
about our cotton crop, but that they must pro-
tect it, and hold it up, till the hand of the war
in Europe is taken from off the throat Of this
great product. Cotton is a commodity, a re-
source, a financial asset, a necessity for the
world, which cannot be kept from coming into
it's own. Confidence! That's the need.
Well says the Manufacturers Record: Now
is the time for the real men Of this country to
S1O LnclI lditu III themselves ana n the COOn-
try and in our business possibilities" That's
the spirit which we urge. And most heartily we
commend the position taken by the Manufac-
turers' Record, and pass on to others it's exhor-
tation as it emphasizes the need that our people
have faith in themselves, and declares:
The faint-hearted, affrighted by shadows,
rush to cancel orders. They are afraid OF
themselves and of their ability to win victory
from disadvantages. They become burden
shirkers at the first moment possible. II every
body followed their lead, the country would go
tobogganing down to ruin headlong.
BUT
bloOded corporations that are not frightened by
every storm. They stand by their contracts to
the utmost limit Of ability, even if to do so does
involve temporary loss. They are builders, up
builders, burden bearers, and they save the
country and themselves by their backbone and
courage.
This is a time for doing things-a time to
run up your flag instead of hauling IL down.
q time to get your share Of all the business
going-a time to let the world know you are
not frightened out Of your boots, and that YOU
are in business to stay"
That's talk with the right ring to it. Ameri-
can business must let the world know that it is
not gym Shy' that II ia not running au-ay