The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-10-09
UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES

The attitude of the business men
of the United States toward the GOV
eminent is most inspiring at this
time. Like everybody else, business
men are suddenly forced TO look at
old habits and relations in a new
light. The war is shaking Americans
into new consciousness, and COM
polling them to readjust themselves
and their affairs TO an entirely novel
situation. The new situation is
changeable, as well as novel, and this
fact requires men to be ready to ex-
pand their minds still farther; to be
receptive to truth, however strange
it may be; to look ahead as far as
possible, and to be resolute as well
as circumspect.
Without any military or naval
struggle to thrill the blood, American
business men have quickly under
stood the nature of their duty to the
country and have promptly prepared
themselves in mind, heart and for
tune to perform that duty. The pro-
portion of slackers in industry is very
small Here and there is a would
be proteer whose duh brain has not
caught fire from the divine spark Of
patriotism He is despised by his fell
lows, and if he fails to get under
standing he will be cast out or crush
ed
One after another, the industries Of
the United States are wheeling into
line, like magnificent divisions Of a
tremendous field OF battle They are
taking their places in defense Of the
American flag as instinctively and as
efficiently as thought they had al.
ways been organized for possible war
1t is inspiring to see American lads
march under the Stars and Stripes.
and it is also inspiring to see Ameri-
can industry turn aside from profit
making to marshal its resources for
the arming and protecting Of the boys
under the flag. The hard, practical
spirit of American business had been
ashamed Of revealing its heart. The
leaders reserved their emotions for
their private hours But when Ameri-
can business men saw their own
sons marching away, and began to
realize that a failure to deal fairly
with the government meant mistreat-
ment Of their own flesh and blood the
spirit of patriotism swept through ev-
cry factory and counting house in the
country
In building the Panama Canal the
industries Of the United States CO.
operated with the government in an
attack upon natural obstacles, and
loriously Won the battle. The same
audacity that split the mountains and
whipped rivers about like a Whiplash
is now challenged by a cunning, saw
age and powerful enemy, This enemy
is skilled in warfare, Yields absolute
authority over at least 10,000,000
fighting men, and occupies q position
of immense defensive strength. Is
American industry daunted? Is il
faint-hearted at the prospect?
On the contrary, the gigantic
forces Of this nation respond eXult-
ingly to the challenge The Ieyiath-
ans Of coal and electricity begin to
throb and glow; the wheels turn, the
lights flash the chimneys lombard
the skies with smoke Labor bares
the arm that tore the continent in
two and takes up the hammer Of
Thor. The field marshals Of industry
are in Washington, reporting for duty
as punctually as any sentinel. Ameri-
cas- industrial millions, the indobit-
able brain and Drawn that have made
this nation the granary and the pow
erhouse of the world, are ali massed
behind the government of the Unit
ed States
Blow, bugles, blow!