Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-15

mans home and promising his chill
dren future that seemed impossible
before.
During the last four years this
country has experienced steady and
continuous improvement in business.
Wealth has increased q per cent, the
value of manufactured products, SO
per cent; capital, d per cent; wages,
81 per cent, and exports, " per cent.
The hood-tide OF our prosperity has
risen 10 such an unprecedented height
that the only limit to trade Is our
ability to make and transport the
commodities demanded at home and
abroad. Our fields and our factories
cry aloud for men and unemployment
has ceased to be a problem. Wages
have advanced, building operations
have resumed, real estate has recov-
cred its worth.
There is not an idle car on our
railroads or an idle ship at our docks
For the first time in history Amer
ica's greatest port has become the
worlds greatest port.
Purchasing Power Of Money.
"The purchasing power OF our peo'
pie is greater than that of any other
people on the globe. Never was
there as much money in our vaults
as today. The aggregate resources
OF our national banks are three thou
sand millions more than the aggre-
gate resources OF the Bank OF Eng.
land, the Bank OF France, the Bank OF
Russia, the Reichbank OF Germany
the Bank Of the Netherlands, the
Swiss National bank and the Bank Of
Japan. We have four hundred and
one millions OF money more than We
had a year and a half ago and ouI
gold supply exceeds by many hun
| dreds OF millions the gold supply
Of any other nation on earth.
This avalanche OF money poured
into our pockets by the rest of the
world as a tribute to our nationa
resources and our fidelity to peace
full industry is not the measure Of oul
prosperity. 1t is only the symbol
Compared with our trade at homt
this foreign trade is a mere pittanee
| Our domestic commerce today II
larger than the foreign commerce o
all the nations Of the world combined
| Against this actual condition oul
opponents raise an argument OF IFS.
| With greater truth we can also entel
1.-The realm OF conjecture and declare
that il another candidate had beer
elected four wears ago the Unitet
States would be at war today. A tor
! OF ifs do not weigh as much as
single fact. Our opponents forget tina
if the flight Of the seagulls of tn!
coast OF the West Indies had not di
rected his course, Columbus woult
not have discovered America when h
did, But the seagulls were there-ifs
cannot Danish thern--and Columbus
found our land"
Tribute to Wilson.
Chairman Glynn concluded witt
, praise for President Wilson, who, h
said, has measured up to the best ira
ditions OF great office.
He has been wise with wisdom
that is stepped in the traditions OF hi
. country, with wisdom that has bee
, disciplined by training and broadene
by instruction.
"He has been firm with the firm
{ ness that proceeds from deep convicc
: ton, with. the firmncss that
grounded in duty well defined.
. "Hc has been patient with the pa
thence which believes and trusts tina
truth crushed to earth will rise agar
with the patience that can endur
and wait, watch aud pray, for the eei
tain vindieation Of justice, humanit
! and right.
"He has been patriotic with a patri
! otism that has never wavered, patr
{ otism that is as pure and strong a
! the faith that moved the fathers whe
they made our country free.
"And when the history of thes