The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-28
LEARN THRU WAR
U. S. Should Stop, Look and
Listen to Europe.
New York Banker Advocates
National Military Training.


ever a people should pause; if ever
they should look abroad and profit
by the experiences of others, should
comprehend their national dangers in
the light of the terrible realities that
are being enacted before their eyes
in other nations, it is now and we are
| that people,"
In those words, Frank A Vanderlip
| of New York, addressing the annual
convention of the American Bankers
they should not take too easily the
| present great wealth of this country
that seems dangerously likely to
submerge US in our own prosperity.
Rather, he said, with an opportunity
before US, such as no country ever
had to lay the sure foundations of a
great future" we must not be so IN
| tent upon dividing the proceeds OF
present prosperity that we fall TO sa1e-
guard its permanence.
| Mr.. Vanderbilt, after speaking of the
wars cost in Europe and outlining the
financial status of this country. de-
| clared:
I'm a word. I believe the greatest
need of the day-and a need so funda-
mental as to make other matters IN
consequential in compartments the
need of universal military, industrial
and economic preparedness.
He asked for training in military
service for all men, greater savings
of all classes and greater efficiency IN
| industrial pursuits.
| IT once thought you could count
universal military service as an
economic waste he said. 81 feel con-
fident- in the light of events OF the
last two years, that it is not only
military necessity of superlative i'm
portance, but that our national life
would draw a unity, our democracy
would receive a refrigeration, anu
our youth would obtain a physical
training and comprehension OF the
| Of a
votion to the welfare of the nation
which could be obtained in no other
way
Need for United Nation.
Mr.. Vanderlip's title was THE Need
| for a United Nation" and TINS does
not embrace military unity alone.
Back of physical training, there
must be moral training, ne declareo'
] There must be the creation OF pup
lie opinion that will think deeply and
| clearly regarding the great fnterna-
tional questions that we are racing
We have need for developing clear
i cut, clearsighted public opinion that
will see things as they are and tnat
will have courage without audacity.
firmness without impetuosity- we
need to have what we nave not now
IA public opinion that would not per
init a shuffling attitude in regard 10
international issues, an opinion tha'
would make temporizing in the han
ding of foreign relations lmposslpie
!. where fundamental principles are IN
u volved. -
+ Ffficiency in industry must come SC
no men will be idle but that all Will
have continuous work, the speaker
] said. and to make possible the crea-
tion of new factories, new railroads
and other labor producing eleIleoS ?
/ all persons must practice economy any
! save some part of their wages and in
comes. +oba6
unon the banking business except te
saw that he believed the federal re
, &C., oct ..enbodies sound fundamen-
tal PRINCIPLES too valuable, indeed, toe
essential to be abandoned, the Iree
working of which. however, mas peel
entangled and hampered in It's lncep
lion INV nolitical considerations am
!. administrative attitude to such an ex-
|, tent as to endanger the success o.
tent as to endanger the success OF VIVA
portant step ever taken III <Aiiei Aooi
Tired From Big Picnic.
Bankers showed indications OF IA
d +ieue today as result of their picnic
as i've Yesterday. Twelve hundred
motor cars carried six thousano
guests to the Longview farm, where
Miss Loula Long exhibited her liz
: thorobred horses. Thirty-flve prize
winners in all classes were SHOWN OF
the half-mile track. Then, aftel
viewing ZZ0 PRIZE cdl'io' eiic 81,
| sand bankers made rush for the fv'
Thousand box lunches, while emery
ency autos tore toward Kansas Cit!
= for food for the unexpected extra
thousand.
Featuring the first session of The
convention proper was an address b!
Frank A Vanderlip. president of tn
8 National City bank of New York Al
;. may not be harmony in the bushes
session. The demand of country bank
ers for elimination of the free clear
ance of checks by the federal reserv'
banks is certain to meet opposition
S from city bankers. T. H. Dickson, o
Vicksburg, Miss, said administrator
supporters, however, were trying t
= stave off attacks on the federal re
= serve act and if their wires are lait
: ficiertI1z well the outbreak NAV b