The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07

enant wealth OK the southern ID
nent Not only II the genero1
ductivfty OF the soil being incvU0n419s
everywhere to meet the worlds ins1p4e9
ent demands, but new PASTORAL ana X
affiliated Industries are springina ~
there, favored by the need for subntt.
tuted or new sources of supply az
many commodities.
But this development az yet In not
proceeding along organized. compre~
hensive lines. South America Ii too
large and It's population too small.
its means of transportation too limited
and imperfect, its labor too unskiIied.
it's banking facilities too inadequate,
to permit rapid systematic develop
ment of its resources.
To recognize this fact. however, n
to realize the immense possibilities
which these regions offer to the patti
ent EXPLORER. and promoter, be he In
dlvidual or corporation, be he backed
merely by his own energy and capa-
city, or by the millions of powerful
interests; be he forester, cattle bred
err, engineer, merchant. banker. Or
investor
American Leadership.
Germany forced on the world this
conditions which suddenly converted
the American people into bankers for
the world We alone will be able to
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dollars which the future will require.
| But IL we are to avail ourselves In full
of the great opportunity before Us we
/ must be ready to meet II with thS
united strength of the whole nation.
| II we are to maintain our hold on
foreign markets and extend our inter-
national commerce we must become
/ lenders OF wealth on large scale. for
trade invariably follows capital
abroad And. with practically all the
world Indebted to us. 1t will be de-
cidedly 70 our interests to help de-
vstop other countries and to promote
| their prosperity.
/ To do this We must develop within
ourselves n broad spirit OF enterprise
which will comprehend the needs Of
the world itself We must be actuAted
by high principles OF humanity to CO.
operate with other nations for gen
| erai prosperity and for common pro-
gress Most important of all, there
must be cooperation within our bor-
ders between government ana BUSH
/ ness. thorough and, constructive.
| which will include the diplomatic.
executive. legislative and judicial de-
partments OF government. Business
must be freed from the shackte0 Of
false economics and selfish politics
ne 1t Is 10 win supremacy abroad.
Sanity. wisdom and courage In largest
measure arc htItHuhSus
| In the future there must be no ter
ritorial aggression. which has fire.
quently begun with foreign invest
m ents and through them led rapidly
to extra-territorial concessions. to po-
iitical control by the creditor nation
of the foreign relations OF the debtor
nation, and ultimately to the control
of domestic politics and to the COM
piete domination OF the debtor nation.
There must be no overrunning OF
small nations by INSCRIPTIONS larger
and stronger nations; there must be
no annexing of neighboring fields, or
conquering border provinces, no colo
MEL exploitation, no imperialistic
economic aggrandixement by any ma
ton or government.
! Americas strength and influence.
Iindustrially, commercially. financially.
and. If need be. militarily, must be
pledged to the support of that pro-
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