The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-30
COL. HERRICk IN
BEllAIRE ADDRESS
MAKES SUGGESTION
SAYS " is THE DUTY OF UNITED
STATES AND is EXPECTED
IN EUROPE.
Former Ambassador TO France Dis
eusses our Foreign Relations"
Before COMMERCIAL Club.


Advocacy OF a fund OF $780, OO. 900 or
even a billion dollars 10 AID the dis
tressed people OF Europe after the
close of the present war, was the key
note Of the address on Our Foreign
Relations" az the Bellaire Commercial
I yesterday AT oon By Hon. Myron
I. Herrick. OF Cleveland, ex-governor
of Ohio. former ambassador TO France
and at present candidate for the Re
publican nomination for United States
senator from ohio. The establishment
of such a fund. according 10 Mr.. Her
rick. is the duty Of the United States
and an act which European countries
are expecting OF this country. BY SO
doing. he said. we al win their friend
ship as in no other way.
How TO compete with the factories
OF Europe after the war r. over is an
other thing for which this country
must prepare, according to the former
ambassador TO France. Contrary 10
public opinion which believes that the
European nations Will be crushed at
the close OF their long conflict. MI.
Herrick asserted that his country will
face keener competition than ever
before because OF great efficiency that
has evolved rs a result OF the war.
Organizations such as commercial clubs
must bring action 70 bear upon con
gress to provide adequately TO meet
this condition. he said
Didn't Mention Mexico.
Although speaking upon our foreign
relations, Mr.. Herrick did not touch
upon the Mexican situation. His dis
course dwelt entirely with our foreign
relations as concern Europe n the
United States. Common Pleas Judge
Charles J. Lynch. OF Belmont county,
presided at the meeting and introduced
the speaker About $50 attended the
luncheon and address.
Mr.. Herrick spoke in part as FOL
lows:
a new demand is 20 be made upon
the United States TO meet the require
ments Of the age Commercial clubs
have come inyisihly 20 perform a great
part in our government. The supreme
moment Is coming for the United
States from observations which ] made
while abroad. Are We TO assume a
new impOrtantance in the world We
are moving toward that supreme time
and all the countries OF the old world
are expecting MS 20 do something.
| We ave not determined what our
! relations viii be because We have been
TOO occupied in tending 20 our own al
fairs. We nave been TOO busy making
money. We have been left alone DuJ
THAT period OF isolation is now past
In a New Position.
The European war has put US In a
new position both as regards our ma
tional and International relations.
Commercial clubs and similar oTgani-
cations which are found eyeryw here
will bear a relation 10 the whole world
n have already evolved the Amer
can Chamber Of Commerce. Their
strength lies In the fact that they
have grown ostensibly. Like the grass
or tree grows. These organization
are going 10 play al important part N
our foreign relations. We have not
vet determined our national purpose.
but 10 Is through such organizations
that We are going TO determine both
our national and international pur.
poses.
The war has determined certain
fundamental economic questions that
are as necessary for settlement as the
Notifications Of our coasts or other
forms OF preparedness He illustrat
ed one OF these questions by tcllIne
az a conversation which % place be
tween him and LlOydLGeOrge when fhe
noted EnElIshman had occasion 10 visit
Paris. LloydGeorge propounded A
doctrine known a. the dlluflOn pro
cess. This dilution process is simply
this. according 20 the former ambassa
dor 10 France. Where formerly sew
eTal skilled men were in charge OF me
manufacture Of an article. the wO-l
has now been placed IN charge OF one
skilled man. n partially skilled man
and several ome Under the new
system. he said. Is breecn OF a gur
thai used 20 require several men one
hour and 81 nut 10 manufacture
H. nov being manufactured in stl
minutes. Work that required two
years is now being done IN one mont
It's Meaning to America.
What rs the meaning Of all this q
America" asked Nj. HerriCk. "Wha
will happen after p war; DO yol
imagine that all this will be aid dow
and that things viii proceed az the
did before the war? No" he said. "fh,
Counfrie- ~ the old world will not To-
80 that combination. What does fha
mean 90 happy 90 lucky America
That, gentlemen. 10 what we hay q
meet All organizations must awake
for We will not meet The old cheap Ia
Dor after the war that W had prsvi0u.
10 a.. Whatcvcr administration is ID
power after the end ~ me war shOul.
lay aside all political prejudice an.
work together vIfh The AID ~ -oienNfI
mon 30 that We ran keep me vince.
~ industry turning over here Brf0r.
the war The countries ~ Europe couil
have put The United States into bank
rupfCr Without fhe EriT What VIII
they d0 after rho war;
we are shining away our day ~
grace each daV that We DO not as.
congress fO meet that situation .r aN