The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
Rising Scale of Corporation Earnings
and Bank Clearances Disclose
Good Times in All Parts.

International peace. which has not
teen Interrupted for the United States
since the war with Spain In 1898 for
the liberation Of Cuba, has had seven
teen years Of frultion In this country
and abundant is the prosperity that
has resulted.
Many a time in this period 1t has
seemed that the slate could. be kept
clean no longer. Many a time there
has appeared to he p~rovocation for
a conflict, or danger of one with a
foreign nation, but each time the
crisis has passed without a rupture
Of friendly relations, or developments
which this nations calm attitude al
ways facilitates have showed that no
crisis really had existed.
Circumstances, no doubt, have often
favored the country In these matters,
bnt the greatest comfort from the
baby condition Of these many years
Il to be derived from the fact that
International peace has always been
not only a policy with the United
States but a habit. II that be a
stronger word. as II seems to be. the
aim Of diplomacy here never being
10 find a cause for war hut a way
10 friendly settlement or amicable
understanding. IL pcrchance n diner
ence or dispute arises.
That is. the United states. unlike
me proverbisl bully, is never going
around with a chip on its shoulder,
and so, while v afraid to Tight,
e always in a position to satisfy Its
primary inclination TO weigh matters
4, carefully and go any reasonable length
4 10 preserve cordial relations with the
rest of the world.
There have been moments during
tiese seventeen years when It has
looked as If this conciliatory attitude
must be abandoned. moments for in
stance when Mexico has seemed 10
a'A'l DION OttllOU lOI Lltu
moments when Japan has appeared as
spelling for a fight" to drop into
the v~ernacular. and moments when
tNls or that partisan. this or h a &C.
Iurrence in the present European
ronfagration has urged or seemed 70
lead 10 this country's participation In
lat s%tupendous struggle. On each
OCCASION. however. the country has
held back. drawn back or restrained
'self, approaching nearest TO comba
when Mexico defied its protests las
year, but even then not going thu
iength Of declaring wal.
And so il has come to be felt thai
extraordinary will have TO be thu
cause to lead to a violent rupture OF
International relations by the United
States.
Business, the word that includes
iericu'ture. industry, trade am
~ nee, can have no better basis thar
SncA a Condltion-pcacc All thc tim
and the possible assurance
" a continuation 81 II. Busines
oeve,ops, spreads and prospers hes
nnder that condition, Is II a dom
% these many years of peace whicl
ne United States has had. and bust
ness rere, by reason OF these lnri
Years Of International peace, l. NOR
wrongly lntrenchcd to-day than eve
oeiore in the history of the country.
Phenomenal Development.
Not a line or industry that has no
Tad A pbanppnApat d.,FaInnpnants aUrt
culture, which is incompatible az
oaSs for a nations wealth, has grow.
" proportions throughout the lengt
ana breadth Of the land that are be
N'uerlne nowhere else in the uni
verse does trade or commerce, domes
ur and foreign, offer such advantage
ana guarantees, while finance, II
nahnnsidcH Of them all-agricultur'
"dustry aud trade-has reached OF
,a.l L has freed Itself from foreig
1ofh.nation and invaded fields ia
away from home.
truly a wonderful showing fc
pace y wonderful argument for cor
.Huatlon Of peace, = wonderful exam
we Tor all the other nations OF III
world,
PhNilfSS tndl was Oftu !
msnIy by the country being a peaC
ntn all tho world was not TO contin,
'''houI the injury that war Gun inNI'
~ commerce, and that injury can
''en tho nations Of Europe few
~, DINERS throats nearly a year ag
r commerce Of this country su
m,e' WITH the commerce of all Il
"'r' countries Of the world, but he
'u' United States the recovery ".
.e"'r from the shock than an,
..'e'se, Tor many months. howevs
'"us depression ruled In most bar
WIS country and unemploymer
".a Nin"- aud distress were wild
'9' IN" South, perhaps, suffer,
m.sl ny reason Of thc.stoppage of Il
80 movement, practically the so
S'ppolt OF those States.
Out The South too mas rallied a,