Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-30
VALOR ALONE IS
NOT ENOUGH TO
WIN THE WAR
Chamber of Commerce Hears
That Economic Conditions at
Home Aid Victory or Defeat

This war will be ended on an eco.
nomic basis" So declared DR.. Clar-
ence ]. Owens. Washington. manag-
ing director of the Southern Com
mercial Congress. in his address at
to-day's membership luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce. held in the
Board of Trade Building. His sub
ject was The Importance of the
Chamber of Commerce to the Winning
of the War"
Wars have never been ended by
Nalor by courage. nor by sacrifices
alone, he said. EVERY conquered
nation has fought valorously. cour-
ageously and made sacrifices, but they
have been settled by the breadlines.
And breadlines will settle this war"
he added.
The Chamber of Commerce in Har-
risburg and in the whole United
states, he believes, must be organized
TO prevent the institution of bread
lines in the United States. Their or
ganization with various departments
devoted to various sources of ac-
tiVity. will do much to establish such
an economic basis that breadlines
Will never form in the United States
to bring with them military disaster.
he maintains
The Chamber of Commerce can aid
in 81, 81,
countryman, too. he said. 1t should
be so organized that il may cooper
ate closely with the countrymens so
that their efficiency may be placed
upon as high plane as possible.
The farmer as an asset to the
world and as a person to be aided by
the Chamber of Commerce. he en-
phasized by telling the story of the
farmer who. after the doctor. the
lawyer, the banker. the merchant and
others told what they had done and
were doing. said:
And I feed the whole burned
crowd"
And its almost true" DR.. Owens
commented.
Speaking on the Federal Farm
Loan, in which he was instrumental
in having passed. he said: Some day
that trade follows the flag, but trade
follows the loan"
High tribute to the Yankee soldiers
was paid by DR.. Owens. The Yankees,
he firmly declared. are to be the
weight that will swing the balance
in this might conflict.
"Joffre stopped the Germans at the
Marine, the Italians stopped them at
the Piave. but the boys in khaki have
81 nf hn 40
crossed 1t too, and are driving the
Huns on and on. he said. They are
going to continue to drive them on
towards the capitals of the Central
Powers in Europe until the conflict
ends" he maintains.
This mighty war will be of bene-
fit to America, he contends, for it is
war of ideals. In our great his
tory of 142 years there have been
| tive great wars, he mentioned.
1t is resulting in new ideals OF in
terdependesce in DR.. Owens mind
TT is teaching that we must inter
nationalize the cooperative efforts
of nations and communities of the
EARTH" the lunchers were told.
Two great Revolutions have been
ended by the united efforts of the ma
tions against the Hun. The first rev.
olution was ended some months ago
he said. when, as the boys in khaki
from the north and from the south
marching side by side were proudly
saluted by President Wilson on the
reviewers stand.
Another Revolution was brought to
an end. DIR. Owens told his audience
when the boys in khaki from every
sectios of the United States, in Lon
don, passed in review and were sa-
luted by King George at Buckingham
Castle.
Previous to introducing the speaker
OF the OCCASION President Andrew j.
Patterson, of the Chamber of Com
merce, announced that preliminary
plans were beisg laid for a Chamber
of Commerce picnic
This picnic, President Patterson
said, will be in charge of commit
tee which includes Mercer B. Tate,
chairman; Boyd NJ. Oglesby, H. H.
Bowman, J. C. Thompson, and H.
Floyd Hopkins. The picnic. Chairman
Tate announced, will be held at the
cabin of John w. Reilly, near Rock
willie, on Thursday. August 15. Mem
bers will be charged for themselves
and each of their guests at the rate
of $3.50 each.
During the luncheon the first num-
ber of the new but bright bulletin
of the Harrisburg" the official bull
letin of the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce, was distributed among the
lunchers.