Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-22

people of Nebraska is against the
bill. We have had hundreds of pc
titions from people throughout the
business wants to cooperate. Meet
ings of this character do a world of
good in the way of producing better
understandings between the various
representatives of the various walks
in life.
MAYOR SMITH-The Transmits
sissippi Readjustment congress did a
world of good. The delegates all
went home full of optimism regard
ing the future. They caught the
spirit of peace progress here. 1t
taught us allsthat we will be behind
the procession unless we get busy,
and we believe that an era of pros
perity is just before US. Times, you
know, are good or bad largely ac-
cording as people think. There was
so much good on the program. One
of the finest things was the address
of Mr.. Frey, editor of the Interna-
tional Moulders Journal. That was
the best labor address | ever heard.
CITY COMMISSIONER URE-
The congress opened up many new
fields of thought and it set people
to thinking. Ali these influential
men will carry the seeds of pros
perity back to their communities
and there they will continue to grow.
We got new ideas from the visitors
and they got new ideas from US and
from each other. 1t was a con-
spicuously successful enterprise
and | am glad we had it.
c. c. GEORGE-The conference
held in Atlantic City last December
was very helpful to the business men
of the country. The after-war spirit
of get-together for a common cause
was manifested there, which was
felt should be echoed in the great
middle west. 1t was felt that the
big ideas expressed there by big men
should be put in motion again.
F. A. BROGAN-I was impressed
by the spirit of the occasion and the
class of men who attended the con-
gress. The direct way in which
they attacked the problems OF the
hour also was most satisfying to all.
l believe the congress illustrated
capacity for bringing together ele-
ments in business life and fusing
them in a common purpose, which
can only spell success for co-opera-
ton of the various interests OF the
country. 1t marks the beginning of
a new method of dealing with bust
ness interests and the government.
w. D. HOSFORD-"I cannot
speak too enthusiastically OF
the good accomplished by
the congress. Omaha never was
advertised like it before. Our
city has been given a pub
licity, which will prove more
lasting than anything else under
taken before along this line. There
is no way of measuring the great
good accomplished by the splendid
address delivered by John P. Frey,
of Cincinnati, the labor leader In
deed it was a mastery effort and
created a profound impression, alike
among employers and employees. 1t
was certainly fortunate thing for
Omaha that the program contained
the name of John P. Frey.
ROBERT H. MANLEY, Commits
mission Omaha Chamber of Com
merce-The value of practically all
business conventions may be meas
ured by the character of the men
who take part in its delibera-
tons. The declarations of the
Transmississippi congress show
clearly that the men who
assembled to voice the attitude of
the west on problems of agriculture,
business and labor were men who
view big problems from a broad
angle. The delegates to the con-
gress were selected with great care.
Prior to the meeting successful eff
lcart was made to impress the leaders
of each community with the inn
portance of the congress and the re-
suits clearly indicate how we'll the
real leaders of western thought and
action responded.
"Ths first task OF the congress has
been achieved. The second task of
equal Importance with the first is
to see that the spirit of the congress
is carried forward throughout the
entire Transmississippi country. The
declarations represent the composite
thought of nearly 1000 representa-
tive men. These declarations must
not rest on paper; they must be put
into action. The task of carrying on
the work now that the congress is
over is organized just as completely
as was the task of assembling the
representatives of the Transmissis-
sippi states who comprised the con-
gress."