The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-17
UNITED ACTION
IS ESSENTIAL
Resolutions Adopted by Ninth Annual
Convention of the Southern Com
mercial Congress Held in
New York October 1917

New York October 1877
The Star takes pleasure in printing
the following, sent it by Senator
Fletcher, who is president of the con-
gress, and recognized as one of the
country's most level-headed and use
full men:
/. The Southern Commercial Con-
gress insists that the outstanding
fact that we are in the most stupen-
dous war of all time is the controll-
ing fact which precludes all argu-
ment as to the cause and reasons and
admits of no contentious as to why
and how.
United purpose and action are es.
sential, ard we call upon all people
for not only loyalty but patriotic ef-
fort. Our companions and associates,
as well as ourselves, wish it deter
mined that all free states and people
shall enjoy the right of self-develop-
ment, that the principles of aggres-
sion shall not be recognized as civil
ization's highest law; that it shall not
be the test of a nations greatness
that it can mobilize the most terrible
force, and use it in the most savage
way; that it shall not be established
that might may conquer and control
right. We have no doubt as to how
these questions will be settled, or as
to the result of the conflict.
The Southern Commercial Congress
stands for winning the war. 1t points
with the deepest satisfaction to the
united, the courageous, the determined
support that is given to that end by
the sixteen states represented in the
congress. They stand in alert and
resolute loyalty behind the great
leader of the nation, the commander
in-chief of it's army and navy, the
president of the United States.
When the war is won and Germany
made "powerless or free" the South
ern Commercial Congress devoutly
trusts, as does the nation, that a
peace may be secured that will be
just and righteous, and that it will
be so safeguarded by a league of
honor among democratic nations" or
by some other plan that it shall be-
come the permanent bulwark and
hope of civilization.
2. Whereas: The Southern Com
merciaE Congress, having organized
the American commission that made
the Investigation of agricultural or
ganization in Europe, and secured
the evidence and conducted the ma.
tional effort to secure federal legis-
lation, solving the problems of Am
erican agriculture; and
Whereas: The congress has been
successful in its plans in having the
Congress of the United States write
into federal law legislation, for the
purpose of solving the problems of
agricultural finance; and
Whereas: 1t is recognized that the
most definite need of American ag-
riculture is an adequate system of
distribution or marketing, standard
lied ami effective; therefore be it
Resolved: That the Southern Com
mercial Congress, in convention as
sembled, instructs its president and
officers to continue aggressive steps
| in the effort to secure federal law
that will supplement the present
marketing provisions of the agricul-
tural department in the establish
ment of national plan of agricul-
! tural distribution and standardiza-
ton.
8. Resolved: That the develop
ment of the wasting water powers of
the country is vitality and immediate
ly necessary in order to conserve
our fuel and labor supply, and to in
crease transportation facilities by
means Of inland waterways improved
| by power dams, and the Southern
| Commercial Congress, in convention
assembled, therefore, urges the Con-
gress of the United States at the en-
suing regular session to enact such
| legislation on the subject as viii
bring about extensive water power
development In navigable streams
and on the public. domain, while al
the same time properly safeguarding
the public interests; and
Further: That a copy of these res.
olutions be presented to the president
l-of the United States.
A. Resolved: That on account o.
present conditions of the country
and in the interest of more humans
and reformative treatment Of the con
yicts of the states, this congress
memorializes all the legislatures o
the Southern states to utilize the la
Dor of their convicts IN the construc