Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-01-07
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE
UNITED STATES


The above caption would indicate
that this country Is not awake TO its
opportunities and not preparing 10
take advantage Of the great tidal
wave OF prosperity tina. Is setting IN
IN this direction. The above question
was propounded by Herbert y. Car.
son. who has been living in London
and who has interpreted the trend Of
the giant developments that mus,
inevitably follow the European war
lie asks many other questions and HIS
discussion OF the subject which fol.
lows is full Of interest:
What is the matter with tho
United statesT
AS | have been residing IN London
since the beginning OF the war / have
oeen hearing this question asked on
all sides. have never heard apy
satisfactory answer No one seems
TO know.
why are not the American fac.
tories not running night and dave
Why are the railroads NOT opening nm
new territories and getting readv fo,
me millions Of immigrants who have
already made mp their minds TO leave
europe as soon as the war IS overo
why are there not fifty American
drummers in London right now trying
to sell s2OO,OOO,OOO worth of American
goods in place Of the goods that wero
Austria?
why have advertisers become anti.
ters Just at the time when their ad.
'ertsements were most needed and
most effective in cheering on the brsi
ness forces of the United States9 !
From the European point of view
the United States is a haven Of neaco
and security and prosperity. II has
no troubles that It dare mention 70
Belgium or Austria or France or Cor.
many or servia or Great Britain or
Russia.
Every tenth Briton has enlisted
Every tenth Frenchman is at tho
'front.' Every tenth Belgian is dead
what does the United States know of
trouble?
II ! could afford 1t ! would char.
Ter the Mauretania and Lusitania and
convey a party of 5000 American ad.
Vertisers to Europe for a trim of edu.
cation would give them a week in
LONDON week in Paris and a weel,
in Antwerp. ~
l would let them look at the
united States from the scene of war
i would give them look NJ roo,
trouble would let them see trains
ten at a time, five minutes anar,
packed with the manned and tbo
dying. '''e
would let them hear. from frag
mehtary survivors, the incredih,o
story of battlefelds $50 miles wide
ana armies that are greater than tbo |
ehtire population of Texas. q
would let them SEQ gro,o. ,oo S
yards long and full, and Belgium tho '
o oou mat was nothing now but -
cVO square miles of wreckage /
Then when they began to under
stand to some slight extent the moa
nitude and awfulness of this war :
would say to them: I
Now go back and appreciato .ho q
united States. Realize your onnor.
'unites' Don't start digging trenches S
wnen nobody is firing at you Don't !
IAN down when you have not been hit
Don't be blind to the most glorions
cnanee you have ever had in vour v
life. =" your r
TO back and advertise Get randi, Il
Tor the most tremendous bpsinoss a
Doom that any Nation ever had BuiId
your factories bigger. Train moro
'aiesmen. Borrow more money CO q
ahead and thank God that Won arc e
awe and that your family is alive I,
ina that you are living in a land that s.
5 at peace, at a time when nearly the I,
Whole world is at war;"