Evening star., 1915-11-30

We face the opened door Of a new
national life.
In the ruins of a worlds war long
esta blished routes of trade, systems OF
credits. interchanges of commerce-aii
the ma chinery by which the world does
business-have been set out OF Ja' =
While the Panama canal oroihariis
would have exacted a readJustmeht oi
the ocean lanes of Commerce, Europe
ca taclysm of life and industry mas
caused an utter disruption of reiatiohs
among nations In all TINS terrio'e
wretchedness the United States. prae-
,icaliv alone. is left to enjoy what men
term peace.
1rronh,esome DAYS of reconstruction
and rehabilitation of the sartn -
fairs will soon be at hand. li.s
will above all national unoertahinss'
test the commercial future o. faith IN
aa il will test the worlds 1anth III
America. its institutions and It's men.
AZ nation we have malntaineu
under difficulties. indeed. su,..pld
equilibrium. We have swlttE aioe' ei,,
our national aims to meet, with cour
teous consideration, each rising inter
national exigency. Withal.> our ma
tional life has remained undisturoed.
We have upheld our traditions. IN tne
future looms a glorious vista o.
can halt a.,
Facing this prospect. it is plainly me
duty of Americans everywhere -
hack of bona fide movements. caicu
lated to optimize trade conui',oms h,si,ass as'a
upbuild courage in American business.
Perhaps more than any other 1ac.or 10
date electrical prosperify week mas
shown the way by hitting directly az
the heart of hard times,
Proud of Achievement.
The electrical industry will be proud
Of this achievement. These far-seeihs
business men. who have been dominant
factors in the fifty million dollar com :
pany just organized to extend Ameri-
can trade in foreign countries. as far
bac cl, as last February sensed the need
for this celebration. They We're IN
clined to adopt the view that the de-
preston of the early months OF 1919
was largely psychological.
Where the country has confidence in
the sta ability of the country and the IN
tegrity of its institutions and the cour-
age of it's men, panic conditions are I'M
possible We got depression by fret
ting and worrying about the war. which
diminished our faith in business. This
brought retrenchment. AS quickly as
we began to look on the bright side OF
things, prosperity returned More than
any other agency, perhaps, EieClIicdl
Prosperity week FASTENED this day OF
i country wide cheerfulness and, hence
business boom.
| The campaign was started last Jan
| uary, when a group of men, including
Henry L. Doherty, A. w. Burchard, l.
| A Osborne, Gerard Swope, ]. II. Strong
| Frank w. Smith, James NJ. Wakemar
and those foremost in the industrys
| branches. sat about a table in the ex.
ecutive Offices of the Society for Elec-
trical Development and studied condf-
tions. These Industrial leaders decid.
ed on a countrywide stimulus to bust
| ness
The response. as everybody observes
has been a tidal wave of enthusiastic
approval. Electrical Prosperity week
has become a national event. Its mes
sage OF optimism, its gospel Of courage
and its voice of Thanksgiving ha.
spread over the nation.
In advance Of its date, this week ha
| achieved an unparalleled record in trad,
! campaigns. There will be no doubts o
it's wisdom, OF its opportunity or of it
benefit everywhere when the returns o
the week, in courage and cost. are bal
| anced.
! Cooperation has been its chief facto
of success as it is the handspring in tn
| appeal of every campaign. The electrica
| industry. from the smallest shopkeepe
| to the presidents oftthe big companies