The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-02
BUSINESS AS USUAL


Among the best discussions of the
war in Europe, and tile most opti-
mistic may be mentioned those edi-
torials on the subject appearing in
the Charleston News and Courier.
The following is worth careful
reading:
John Bull knows that there are
other perils as serious as those with
which the Mailed Fist OF the Kaiser
threatens him. He knows, for in
stance. that no matter what happens,
he must keep his business going. A
financial panic or a general business
collapse in the British Isles would be
| more disastrous than a defeat of the
British army In France. It would do
more to paralyze Englands resistance
| to her enemies than anothe. success
| ful submarine attack upon the British
fleet. So John Bull Is taking the
greatest care to keep his business So
Ing In spite Of the war, and he is pur-
posely keeping enough men at home
to run the shops In his absence
Business as usual" has become
sort OF slogan throughout the British
Isles; and Reginald Arkell has made
this slogan the title Of some verses
which are fecited each evening at
the Strand Theatre, before the cur
tain goes up, by Mr.. Mattheson Lang,
the actor AS Mr.. Arkell puts it,
John Bull on leaving his shop to go
TO the @'2r 7t
wrote on his window a message for
all to read,
Business conducted as usual, while
alterations proceed
Left his Missus and kiddies to carry
the business on;
Sailed for the sound of the shooting
Good bye, and God bless you,
Johfi!''
lldBhe .bua ainess as usual m..vemene'
II one'maY call 1t such, zRsenas to be,
success end there iseh no sign Of conl-
mercial collapse I'M tile British Isles.
A Charlestonian recently returned
| from England. was strucE with the
quiet optimism OF the British people
regarding the commercial crisis with
which they are confronted. and was
much impressed by the, manner in
which business In general, In, London
and throughout the british Isles. has
withstood the shock OF war. The ut
most care on the part OF the Govern!s 1
ment to provide against e commercial
| collapse would not haves ayailed if.
the Government had been, in dealing
With q, people nan!cky by aatrte artt,
subject to stflAen alarms II an IN
herent optimism and a determination
to make the best Of things is keeping
British business on an even keel, and
tiding att successfully through the
WORT storm 1t has ever experienced,
the same spirit ought to have an even
better effect here in this country
wherr the conditions making for de.
preston are not anything like as
grave, Of a. difficult.
WsnGsed q business as usual"
movement over here too. We could
use at. present a good deal larger
quantity nof optimism than Is appar-
ent among us Just now. The way To
make hard times worse It to talk
about them until they get ON the
nerves. One way to improve then, Ia
To irecosaize clearly that they can be
impf0ved: If England and the same
thing is probably tfus of Geffiany@1
has kept, goingb simply because her
people refused to lose hope or heart|
In ise. face of oonditionslJfar, WORSE
than those which, confront us. it WIN
be stfange indeed, it, the, Same, spirit
>snnot help Us overcome the iobstGavy
lee Sshich, seem to threaten our we'll
teing. Our incentive Is all the great,
er. because We know that this period
Of stress is Certainly going to be fol-
lowed by period of unexampled
prosperity.
The British motto. Business condi-
tions as usual while alterations pro-
ceed". ought to be adopted and lived
up to by US with all the better spirit
because II Is as sure as anything can
oe that. when the alterations over
our business Is going to be better
than it has been before: