Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-09-19
HOKE SMITH PREDICTS
PROSPERITY IN SOUTH
WHEN WAR IS ENDED
Demand for Cotton viii Be In
creased and Supplies Need
ed by South viii Be No
Higher in Price

Senator Hoke Smith, who with Mrs
Smith. is at home for a snort stay
prior to making a speaking tour through
several western states in behalf OF tne
reelection of President wilson, Satur-
dsv expressed the opinion that condi-
lions will continue to improve IN the
south after the close of the European
war because the demand for the ex-
portatIon of cotton and naval stores will
be greatly increased.
senator Smith rccouuted some Of the
great, achievements Of the present
Democratic administration and declared
that the administration Of President
Wilson and the Democratic congress
the past three and a half years is the
most brilliant and serviceable that has
ever been given in the same period of
time to the American people.
The National Democratic Executive
committee has arranged for Senator
Smith TO deliver six speeches in Mis-
souri, and six i'm Indiana, after which he
will probably be sent into Ohio for a
series of addresses.
HIS SPEAKING DATES.
In Missouri the state Democratic or
ganization has secured a mammoth tent
to be used in communities where there
are no big auditoriums. Senator SmlIh
will make four speeches in this tent
i'm the rural sections of Missouri and
will speak in two of the large cities of
that state. He begins his tour of Mis-
souri, early i'm October and will go direct
from that state into Indiana during the
same month. On October 18th he will
address the Farmers National congress
in indianapolis on recent federal legis-
lation affecting the farming interests
of the country
Senator Smith has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver an address at Royston,
in Franklin county
On Friday Senator Smith received a
telegram from the chairman of the
Democratic Speakers bureau advising
him that a very important Democratic
rally in lieu of the state convention of
Oklahoma would be held in Oklahoma
City on September 2Sth, and insisting
that he deliver the speech of the day.
he was, however, compelled to decline
the invitation as he has arranged his
plans to remain in Georgia until the ST
of October.
Discussing the readjustment and con-
ditions which it is expected will fol-
low the ending the European war
Senator Smith said
Il am aware that there is a differ
ence or opinion as to what will be the
business outlook in the United States
at the close of the European war Son1a
views are optimistic, some discourage
ing
Il have no doubt that conditions will
continue TO improve in the south. and
the close of the European war will add
TO the improvement of conditions in this
section. Of course there are places in
the United States where large energies
have been given to munition plants, and
many men are employed in these lines
Of industries. They will stop, and the
capital and the men engaged in them
5nust be turned to other work.
II believe tn eend of the European
war, while it will cut off sales of mu-
nitions of war from the United States,
viii turn such forces into reconstruc-
zion of waste places in Europe that the
demand for exports from the United
States will not considerably decrease.
The close of the war will increase
the demand for the foreign exports of
the south, which consist almost exclu-
sively of cotton and naval stores. 1t GER
tainly will not increase the price of
those things the southern states buy,