The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-09
VIM. A.. BRADY ON
THE GREAT WAR
BELIEVES UNITED STATES WILL
BECOME COMMERCIAL POWER
OF THE WORLD.

The greatest war In the history OF
man Is being waged by Germany and
Austria on one side and England.
France, Russia. Servia and MonteRe-
gro on the other, and there Is no
telling mt what moment other Euro
pean and Asiatic powers will be
drawn into the conflict" says William
A. Brady. the New York manager
Just back from Paris.
How many Of us have stopped to
consider the immense volume OF
traffic that is carried on between ma
tons to and from every quarter of
tho globe, and in shorter space of
time than 1t takes to tell II the
arteries of the worlds commerce are
severed. paraiyzing not only ocean
traffic, but railroad traffic as we'll
Every industry in England and the
continent Is paralyZed, because OF the
withdrawal of millions of professional
skilled and common labor for military
purposes. The warning nations are
now unable to supply their immediate
wants, and turn to the giant OF tho
western hemisphere, the United
States. as their only salvation, and
we. as an up-to-date and up-to-the-
minute nation, are taking the ad-
vantage of Europe's plight and are
striving our every nerve of industrial
ism 70 not only supply the wants of
The warning nations, but to supply the
needs of South America and Asia, as
well as supply our own country win
the numerous and essential articles
Of food and clothing, classed as
necessities and Injuries for years I'M
ported to our shores from across the
waters.
Already our great financiers have
risen to the needs OF capitalizing and
incorporating companies to manu-
facture articles we have heretofore
been dependent upon Europe to sup
ply us with. True our merchant
marine. has been sadly neglected in
the past thirty years, but with num-
Der Of steamship companies, owned
and controlled by American capital
pennant Of rnc1e Sam, and the fed
era1 government. about to purchase
q fleet Of foreign merchantmen to
assist in moving our bumper crops to
foreign shores, we have every reason
/ to feel optimistic of the future
supremacy of our country In the com
mercial world.
Aside from the present industrial
/ and commercial loss of the warning
/ nations of Europe and the huge In
/ demnity which goes with defeat, there
| is a blow which will stagger every
warning power for years to come and
| that blow is the loss of thousands and
/ thousands Of sturdy men upon the
| field OF battle.
THE United States government has
/ placed an average value OF $4,000
! per capita upon every one OF Its sons
| between the ages of twenty-one and
/ forty-fve years. This figure Is his
monetary value To his country. In
other words II is his average earning
| capacity to the commercial world.
! When one stops to consider the
loss that will be sustained by the
! European warning nations through
the loss of thousands and thousands
| of its male population, while the
United States is conserving its sturdy
sons, who are taking advantage OF
the Industrial stagnation abroad, IT
is plain to be seen that this country
will pluck the plum Of commercial
supremacy
II am in favor of the United States
| possessing the largest navy in the
| world because 1t would be the de-
Gliding factor in favor of the worlds
peace We are n Just and righteous
people and with a powerful navy we
/ could teach our neighbors that In
spite of our tremendous power our
! slogan will always be right is might
"In spite of the upheavel abroad !
I look for a most prosperous theatrical
season. OF my large list of produc-
lions this season | have chosen THE
Things that Count" to blaze the trail
In every city in the United States. be-
cause it is the most powerful. whole
some and Fascinating American drama
ever produced The play that led
the people back to stage decency."