The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-23

/ possible return to prosperity of Eng.
land, France, italy and Belgium.
/ There is. however. no desire on our
, part TO be other than helpful and no
wish to undertake but rather. to re-
frain from participation in the
shaping OF policies in matters purely
/ European.
This return of prosperity can be
accomplished
First of all by cooperation be-
tween our business men. The petty
I tealousies. the short sighted efforts
to obtain temporary adva ia res
through questionable methods-any-
thing else than whole hearted mutual
1 confidence and co-operation--canno
endure against the ohliea tons Of the
| new day. We shall be com petitors.
but let us be friendly competitors.
Second. by return nv our peorle
70 realization of the dignity Of la
| Dor. No nation that puts a mini
mum of its strength into labor can
hope TO compete with another that
works at full blast. Ito live the
world must produce more and talk
less
The spread of electricity and i'm
!
development of transportation the
oDenlng up Of opportunities for IN e
vestn emit IN every part of the world
the activities Of security markets in
u the great commercial capitals
all are tending to make trade less
and less regardful of national lines.
! lust as labor is coming 70 see that
| the perm anent welfare of labor in
one country lifts the lot Of the work
| ing man throughout the world. so
@usiness men are seeing that the de-
Volopnent of their own interests can
| rot be confined within mere geo
faphical limitations.
This conference. If II accomplishes
| nothing else, will, hope, result in
| giving TO the business men of the ma
! tons here represented more than
ever before a world point Of view A
realization that business In the fu
ture will call for the highest stand
| ard OF efficiency and cooperation
will make for the destruction Of ig-
! norant selfshness and merely per
sonal profit, and will be recognized
! TO have succeeded just 70 the extent
| that II makes men of all nations re-
| lize their interdependence one upor
| 'he other. and acts upon the En- h
that an Intelligent self-tnterest com
mands upon the part of each Of rs
n active regard for the hapotne-7
and welfare of every land on this
! small earth.
AT a critical moment Of the war.
| Glenn enceau said that victor, would
| lie with the side which held out the
! - quarter of an hour Bur at tho
! moment when the arn1istioe vas
man. very aptlv remarked The
! last quarter OF an hour is beginning
! now
/ The end Of the war has heen only
| the beginning OF strife and we mus
{ face the problems as they come with
steadfastne~s. courage and with an
! open mind in the realization that
only those nations car remain or DO
| come great who are willing TO face
ana solve these problems and who do
not hesitate TO endure IN order that
| fnal success NAV be achieved
| Surely here is call to all Of us
! 20 determine to make this gathering
worth while It's basic note is pa
| triotic love. each for his own coun-
| try that love which inspired US all
| to give OF our utterrn ost during the
war. and which shall find its highest
and best expression irf struggling -
realize the coming of the day when.
by whatever means, it really becomes
| true, that
| THE war drum throhs no longer and
the battle flags are furled.
In the Parliament OF Men. the Fed
GRAFTON Of the World"
We welcome you, and we look for
yard TO united efycrtg growing out 81
! this conference which will prom oto
Z tho prompt recon struction OF eco
| nonic life in Europe and the estah-
! lishm emit Of our civilization upon
such foundations OF trust and good
will among nations as en- never be
shattered
goouf
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1872 william Hehenzollern discov-