The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-02
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[ lift the struggling nations there out of their despair.
 We cannot only finance by credit and 1 by other means the needs of Europe. but we can supply much of the raw material which is needed for the worlds industries. As an example there is world demand for cotton. It is so great that the wonder is whether 1t can De fully met 1t present. But the cotton plantations of the south will be ade- quate to meet the demands that will come in the future and will furnish the raw material needed for the quicken ing of the textile industries of Great Britain France and Belgium
 Our men of science and our intelli- gent farmers have discovered that in some hitherto undeveloped sections in Arizona and California the soil is of the peculiar quality which is required for the production of long fibre cot ton. That is one of the resources which is to be greatly developed.
 This morning information was brought by man of affairs who has recently been in Alaska which gives encouragement to those who have been somewhat apprehensive lest our pro- duction of petroleum be less than the worlds demand upon us for it. This man reports that the evidences are plentiful of the existence of very large pools or reservoirs of oil in Alaska and that capital will speedily find its way there in order to develop these resources. Some think that Alaska's oil may ultimately be found to equal the rich deposits of Oklahoma.
 They are extending transportation in Alaska and iwthin a short time rail- road will reach within two miles of a pomising gold field thereby furnishing transportation, so that the gold yield of these mines can be easily taken to
 
 WHAT FARMERS ARE DOING
 little over 20 years ago the pre- diction was made that the American wheat belts were all substantially un- der cultivation. Some went so far as to forecast the day would come when we would be compelled to import wheat. But science energy. the stimulus of adventure and the counsel of able men made it clear that we had by no means exhausted our wheat belts. This sum mer we are to harvest unless bad weather comes, probably a billion and a quarter bushels of wheat, certainly more than a billion bushels. We shall have enough to feed our own people and to meet those imperative demands for food which come from the people of Europe, of which Henry P. Davison a few days ago spoke We have con- quered the dye stuffs and almost con- quered the potash problem Capital is pViHS iHNSSteu eNSfyWn neIe m the aeN- ploitation of natural resources.
 Our-industries. according to Judge Gary, are to be driven to their ca pacity, provided we aid Europe AL most all the industrial leaders are now makscg expenditures so that they may be ready for future business that is sure to come if we confont and over come the desperate situation in Flu rope.
 Sometimes in treaties between na- tions there is contained so-called favored nation" clause But MT. Davi- son says we need no treaty to bring us into the list of favored nations for we have been abundantly favored in the possession of unexampled resources of all lxinds
 Therefore all that is necessary in order to adequatley and speedily meet the European crisis is the mobi- lization, so to speak. of all of our re- sources and something of that kind is already under way. Intuitively and by voluntary association mobilization has begun and we are likely to see a vast increase in it as soon as the treaty of peace is signed.
 The greatest opportunity in all his- tory not only for material supremacy but also for very great moral influ- ence now Is open to the United States. if we accept as accurate the views of men who have recently spoken, MT. Vanderlip, Judge Gary, Henry P. Davi- son and others.