The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-28
THE RUSH TOWARD GOOD TIMES.

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There is fact which speaks volumes to every Amer-
can who can think. 1t tells him to awake from the
trance of war and resume the work of peace at the ear
est possible moment 1t reminds him that however great
the consumption of may be, the peace needs are
vastly greater During the last five years the countries
of Europe have created shortage which must be filled
by the redoubed work of everybody in both hemphere
but in the same period the normal growth of the United
States has created shortage three four times great
period of furious energy in rebuilding is now before
u.s. The world broadly speaking, is famished uncothed
unsheltered and unfinished with transportation. The
United States ragged and hungry giant loaded down
with gold.
1t quite clear that the most urgent necessity of these
times is a clear brain. Cool and balanced minds are a
scarcity in Europe They predominant in America The
shock of war has added many good intellect in Eu
rope The wars excitements have temporarily befudded
some American brains but those that have collapsed and
turned Bosheviki very few. Poor Europe is going
through mental struggle that is little appreciated IN
America DR.. John R. Mott, an acute American obser
YER has recently surveyed Europe and this is his report
We are not through with yet All peoples
are on CnelT nerves. WHICH nl0 WIN oHu "iiN"AO'
The spirit of criticism prevails everywhere. On the
other side it is everywhere in evidence. Nations
whether victors or vanquished torn and en-
Uttered We have the bolsheviki and deep chasms
not only exist between nations, but between classes
within nations The people of the world are awaken
ing to the price they must pay 1t is bewildered
world confused world This all means an imper-
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that leads to destruction.
! pessimist could make banquet on that paragraph.
and have good cold luncheon left But Americans
are not pessmist and have no occasion for shuddeng
at predictions of further and universal dlsegratlon
few points stand clearly such these There will
be no big war Just now no matter how bitter the wcrd
is for the nations are too exhausted to fight Bitterness
will subside conditions improve, and conditions will
improve as the wars effects off. quick turn from
war to work will do wonders in plotting out war mem
cries, smoothing tempers and healing war scars.
The words everything dsntegrating' do not neces-
sary mean Everything going to pieces" by any means
Many old evil conditions needed dsntegraton The peo-
pies of Europe have gained something that they did not
have before 1914 and the struggle to get it and the
city of possessing it make this for the moment "a Devil
dered world confused world' That possession
is liberty-the control of their governments and
their own destiny.
With this priceless possession the peoples of Europe
will fairly leap forward into better times Every man
will have an incentive to work and build The aggre-
gate of millions of eager free energies will make Won
ders far surprising the bounds of present imagination
The time is distant when the United States instead
of plying Europe will be hard pressed to keep up with
the procession of free nations in all the achievements of
civilization
1t is up to Americans to thrust aside thoughts of uni
versal chaos-there isn't any such thing Their duty is
to get busy with the tasks that cry to be DONE The
country needs clothing for its added population and
houses to shelter them 1t needs railroads to new
sections that developing wonderful riches in agrcu
ture, OIL COAL timber, god silver, copper and other ma
terals The country has all the necessary to sup
ply its needs 1t lend money to all Europe and have
plenty left for home requirements.
There is ignorant talk of unemployment" and silly
chatter of American soldier boys becoming bolshevki
because of failure to get work The truth is that the
acute shortage in this country within few months will
be in labor. There will not be enough men to build,
tunnel dig, rvet sail, thrash reap, sow, cut stack trim
hammer and drive The army lads will be absorbed be-
fore they know it, and the country will call for more
millions like them One manufacturer already has sent
out call for 10000 doughboys, The unemployment"
existing is similar to the gathering of group of
individuals waiting for train. When the train comes
the platform will be emptied in twnklng.
The world will recover its equilibrium, fear 1t
will be better off than before the war; for it has gained
something precious. But it will be reflection upon
American enterprise and if the United States
does not take the lead in the rush toward good times
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