The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-30
ContempIates the Universal
brotherhood of Man.
TEN PARAGRAPHS WHICH
ALL NAY WELL ENDORSE
Son Of Great Yinsneier Reads Pro
foundly Thoughtful Paper Before
Convention Of Insurance Agents
Which They Heartily Endorse.

A convention of life insurance
agents, recently held at New York,
before whom John ID. Rockefeller.
Jr., discussed the principles of his
industrial creed, at the conclusion
OF his. address adopted the follow
ing resolution:
The convention heartily endorses
in letter and spirit the principles
of the industrial creed SO clearly
and forcibly stated in the paper
read to it Thursday morning by MIR
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., and urges
upon all units of industry where
they may not now be employed
the application Of such principles
The creed as referred to in the
above resolution is included in Mr..
Rockefellers address, which voiced
the spirit of the congress as whole,
and is given below: /,
At length the war is over. Less
than a month ago every nerve was
being strained toward the enlist
ment, training and equipping Of g.
100000 men, to be added as rapidly
as possible to the battle-worn but
unyielding forces OF our allies. Ev-
cry wheel in industry was turning
ut top speed to supply munitions
and the necessities OF war, while the
people engaged in the conflict stood
ready to stake their all on the out
come of the struggle. The future
of civilization hung in the balance.
Should the iron heel trample ruth
lessly on humanity or should right
triumph over might?
In the contest millions of lives
have been sacrificed: billions OF dol
lars have been expended; rich treas
ures destroyed; cities, towns and
villages laid waste; vast stretches
OF country des0latcd, while no one
can estimate the human suffering,
misery and sorrow which have been
involved. But now, thanks to the
indOmitable courage of the allied
nations, backed by our gallant
troops the issue has been finally
fought out, and tyranny and op.
preston utterly crushed.
One of the most useful lessons
which the struggle has taught is
the; value of cooperation. The sue
cessful outcome of the conflict was
made possible largely because of
the cooperation of the many inter.
ested elements. Irrespective of race,
creed or color, men have fought and
died; and worked and suffered side
by side. The kinship of humanity
has been understood as never be
fore. Common danger, common toll,
common suffering have developed
the spirit of brotherhood as moth.
ing else could. Today we stand at
the threshold of the period of re-
construction, and as we turn from
the problems of war to the prob
lems OF peace we may look for such
success in solving the latter as has
been obtained in dealing with the
former only as we are animated by
the same spirit of cooperation and
brotherhood The hope of the fu-
ture lies in the perpetuation of
that spirit and its application to
the great problems which confront
us nationally as well as internatiOn-
ally.
Only as those who sit around the
peace table are imbued with dom
mating sense of brotherhood of man
Will their efforts result in an out
come justifying the price which has
been paid for peace. In internatiOn-
al afafirs America sees clearly the
fundamentals of reconstruction, and
has sought to enhance human we'll
being by cooperation among ma
tions and the establishment of con.
ditions which make cooperation
possible. So. too, it is to be hoped
she will bring to bear the same
clearness of vision and the same
high purpose on the problems of
national reconstruction. Among all
these problems none is more impor-
tant, because of it's ramifying rela-
tiOns, or more pressing, from the
fact that it touches almost every de-
partment of life, than that of in
dustry.
Obviously the day has passed
when the convention of industry as
primarily a matter of private inter
est can be maintained. To cling to
it is only to lay up trouble for the
future and to arouse antagOnism.
In the light of the present. every
thinking man must adopt the view
that the purpose of industry is to
advance social well-being rather
than primarily to afford means
for the accumulation of individual
wealth. 1t must be borne in mind,
: however, that industry cannot be
successfully carried on unless not