Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-07
AMERICAS OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THE WORLD.

Here is a fine piece of optimism, expressed by the
Manufacturers Record which is worth reproduction;
Fields of human endeavor fortified by the sorrow
and the sunerngs millions of people will blossom
forth richer harvest to the betterment of humanity
than the world has known if the people of America
are opportunity.
This time if peace is time OF danger unless we
wisely utilize it. make the most of the opportunity
this time of peace will of the greatest in
American history and from the boundless prosperity
will be created here, prosperity will spread to all
world and the fearful losses of the war will to some
extent forgotten in the benefits of activities
IF we have faith in ourselves and in country
sufficient go ahead with construction activities, we
will start movement which will help the whole world
Faith begets faith work stimulates work. confidence
breeds confidence optimism radiates optimism and if the
American people will display these characteristics
they will the wheels of trade and in
dustry throughout the entire world,
at is ours to lead. ours to stay social of
the world by bringing prosperity back to the world.
I'VE can do it. Are we ready and willing to sacrifice
something order to bring this great achieve,
ment?
Every labor organization do the biggest
work that it ever did in human history aborng
in other If labor leaders will be broadmnded
and urge laborng everywhere enthusiastic
ally and wholesouledy cooperative work, into the
avoidance of strikes and unwse agitation it will be
possible for them to help the wheels in motion which
will pour a stream of prosperity to enrich all the
earth and to create employment for aborng men every
where.
Business have tremendous responsibility to
lead out in this work to start world prosperity.
"In every community from the small village to the
big CITY, public meetings should be held of business men
and laboring men, of men and women of all classes, to
discuss how best to stimulate local activities and make
construction voice the patriotism and the faith in
country
Everything which stimulates this spirit of optimism
and construction activity whether it may be whitewash
ing fence, the building of chicken coop, a cheap
dwelling costly one the improvement of sidewalks
the building of highways the painting of house. the
cleaning up streets construction or great hotels
and factories everything, indeed which shows that the
people alive and energetic and enthusiastic should
be pressed ahead.
Into this work men and women can enter with the
same degree of patriotism which they threw into
work. This work would be than work, in one
sense for it would be work to help to prevent other
work to develop community spirit, to create
ployment to advance and beautify every and city,
and to lay deeper and broader foundation all the
patriotism of the land and the progress of all mankind
Amy man who opposes needed building operations at
present on the ground that bv waiting year or two
lower and lower prices for building materials may
be obainabe is endangerng civilization and to the ex-
tent OF his influence is alphabetically aiding to create
social unrest and is putting the dollar above humanity.
This policy is unwse from the standpoint of the nations
morale the nations prosperity and the nations influence
upon the world.