Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-26
NATION FUTURE TO
DEPEND ON FOREIGN
TRADE, SAYS CLARK
Congressman Also Tells AID
Men Profit-Sharing Plan
Will Alleviate Differences
Between Capital and Labor

NEW ORLEANS. - Increase of
Americas foreign trade, opening
up of new markets for increased
production, establishment of the
spirit of cooperation between
employees and employers with the
statement that he believed the profit
sharing plan was the solution of
trouble between capital and labor
featured the principal address deliv-
cred by Representative Champ Clark,
of Missouri, at the annual convention
here of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World.
Mr.. Clark supplemented his pre-
pared speech with a plea for the
people of the United States to enter
into trade relations in a large way
with Latin-America.
Champ C1ark's Speech.
The solution of the differences be-
tween labor and capital lies in the
scheme for profit-sharing Mr..
Clark said in his speech.
''The plan for profit-sharing," said
the speaker, 80 far as I know, was
first preached and put into practice
by N. o. Nelson, of st. Louis and
New Orleans. It will require much
pains and thought to work out the
details of the plan and bring it to
perfection, but it certainly is not
beyond our ability for doing things.
Labor, capital and consumer should
be friends, not enemies. They are
necessary to each other. Labor
without capital would be futile.
Capital without labor would be as
useless as a painted ship upon a
painted ocean. Without consumers,
capital and labor would be with
out occupation.
"The thoughts and efforts OF all
good citizens should be directed to
fair play for all three. The high
class of American labor is q matter
for national congratulation and
should be universally cherished. On
the other hand, nobody should have
any prejudice against a man be-
cause he has acquired capital, pro-
vided he secured it honestly: What
people really and reasonably object
to is being skinned within an inch
Of their lives.
Some time next month President
Wilson will call a convention of
labor, capital and farmers in Wash
ington for a free exchange of opin-
ions in a laudable effort to establish
justice and abiding peace among
them. 1t is tremendous under
taking and all men and. women of
good sense and patriotism hope and
pray that it will result in complete
success.
SO far as we are concerned, one
of the principal questions with which
we should wrestle is how to in
crease our foreign trade-a problem
that should interest every citizen of
the republic from the highest to the
lowest, from the poorest to the
richest. Upon the increase OF our
foreign trade rests in largest meas
ure the future prosperity of this
mighty republic" ~-
Declaring the United States must
find new and enlarged fields for
products of farms, factories, for
ests and mines. the speaker said:
Our best hunting grounds for
trade. are lin Central and South
America. right at our doors. Those
amazingly rich countries are our
neighbors and friends. We may in.
crease our trade with that marve-
lousy rich land by establishing bet
ter banking facilities which fit in
with their business habits; by
packing our goods and merchandise
in manners and styles to please
their taste and above all by hav-
ing a course of Spanish in all our
universities. colleges and business
schools so that our merchants and
travelling men can read, write and
speak the language of their GUS
toners and \clients. 1t should be
remembered \all those countries
speak Spanish except Brazil. which
speaks Portuguese"