The sun., 1919-10-23

MP the sentiment that has been devel-
oped IN the conference this week. He
assured the delegates that American
businsss man had n full consciousness
of the new solidity and interdependence
Of the world. that they realised the peril
Of Bolshevfsm and that its remedy was
the restoration OF the world TO business
and labor. Rivsiries. he said. had been
developed In the conference. but they
were without exception friendly rival
ries based on patriotic interest
This war has taken us q step further
IN the development Of our thoughts" he
said. I'VE now realize that Il 10 not
only necessary TO sell TO the nations Of
the world and 70 buy from the nations
of the world. but that we have a direct
interest In actually prompting ON Its
own account the prosperity Of the world.
not alone Of that part Of II comprised
within our national boundary lines, but
quite a. much the prosperity Of lands
remote from our own
Society stau TArsatsnsa.
AT this moment, although Germany
has been vAnuuishsd, civilization 10 still
threatened ny instdious forces not from
without but from within Strange doo-
trinss are abroad. The serious depriva-
tions OF war have given rise to counsels
of despair: ths reaction from the spirit
Of unseiflshnsss and comradeship of war
has been toward suspicion and expecta-
lions that cannot be fulfilled. We nnd
people who speak ~ though the destruc-
ton Of our whole moral and social fab
rio wus impending. Not for q moment
DO sympathiss with such pessimism,
and yst Cardinal Msrcisr before the
Chamber OF Commerce Of New York q
few days ago spoke significantly of the
Sinister and destructive ideas which
were failing on fruitful soil In his own
native belgium.
To accomplish the reconstruction Of
the world the United States must CO.
operate primarily with the key nations
whose representative meet here and
which Just a. In war the protection Of
these nations represented the safety Of
the world. 20 to-day their rsvivtfcation
and prosperity represent the salvation
Of civilization
The American people have q direct
and selfish interest in bringing about
the promptest possible return to pros
perity Of England. France, Italy and
Belgium There In however, no desire
on our part to BE- other than helpful
and no wish to undertake. but rather
70 fBkthiu hOtn ~ NhCApntfckh IA esAo c<a1k
ing of policies In matters purely Euro
pean-
This return Of prosperity can be 90
complished frst Of all By cooperation
between our business men. The petty
jealouasss, tho short sighted efforts to
obtain temporary advantages through
Questionable methods-anything else
than wholehearted mutual confidence
and cooperation--cannot endure against
the obligations of the new day. We shall
be competitors. but let US be friendly
competitors
Second. by q return by our people
to q realisation Of the dignity OF labor.
No nation that puts . minimum OF its
strength into labor can hope to COM
pete with another that works at full
blast: to live the world must produce
more and talk less"
He said he believed that not only is
the worlds commodity market merged
into one, but that the same will soon
be true OF tho markets for the world .
securities
Schneider Speaks for France.
In accepting the welcome from ths
American delegates. Eugene Schneider.
head of the Creusot Works in France
and chairman Of the French mission.
quoted Premier Clemenceau's high es-
Innate OF the importance of the gather
ing. When the Premier received the mis-
sion before. It's departure he told NJ.
Schneider. 1T 10 up to you now to lead
the Government in those paths which lead
directly to the general welfare. More
and more diplomacy will vanish before
direct agreements which will be reached
between the peoples, for victory has
opened the era of universal democracy
NJ Cannon-Legrand spoke for the Bel
gian delegation. He 10 responsible for
the plan Of permanent organization OF