The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-18
The United States-A Going Concern.
(Washin gton Post.)

Washington Post)
 There is a passing uneasiness in the public mind in the United States which is manifesting itself Tn various ways The war has shaken individuals out of their easy habits of thinkng-or not thinkng-and the acquisition of knowledge is prov ing acutey painful to many kinds of brains. Some of them unequal to the strain of absorbing truth They turning sour pessimistic or bolshevist ac- cording to the temperament Of the 1ndlVldual. Ohe type mind that to be increasing in numbers is that which would throw away all the good that has been acquired through a century of effort, to embrace notions that cannot stand ten minutes of quiet analysis. This kind of hair-trigger American is reveling in the chaotic state of affairs hop ing complete overturn in which he will stand chance of grabbing some advantage which he can not hope to acquire in honest competition with his fellows
 The fault, however, does not lie with the shallow pated or the merely unripe intellects Some of the strongest business men in the country are be- having though their brains had deserted them. Instead of concentrating upon the problems that are presented and quietly conferring upon ways and means to cooperate on a sensible course of action, they are throwing fuel upon the bolshevik bonfres by il-consdered speech and unwise acs Others have drawn into their shells refusing to loosen their minds their pocketbooks for the sake of keeping the wheels turning. They excuse this turtle-like man euver by asserting that mo knows what is com ing,' and i've must wait to what the Peace Con ference will do," similar nonsense.
 Of course, knows what is coming. But is it presumabe that the richest strongest, most solvent most active and independently placed nation in the world will continue the map? Sure ly that is violent assumption although strict ly speaking, it is more capable Of demonstration
  however, for the ordinary American if he will but stop think he and his fate are bound up in the fate the country If the United States is to go down, the average American would just soon go down with it; and if the United States is to go forward the citizen is satisfied to go along, rather than seek his fortune in other countries.
 The banks bulging with money. The people of this country rich Their Government bor- rowed billions but it borrowed from the people who have recovered most of the money in business and at the time hold the bonds, which are drawing interest. The bankers of the country are cautious "a good trait in bankers, if it does not degenerate into sheepish timidty. Would it not be well fer the bankers to examine themselves and the country and ask whther they are not bit too eau tous for the best interest of all concerned? Does the United States depend upon the Peace Conference after all? Is it not rather fact that the United has been held back too long in its normal do- nestle development until 1t is too cramped! The 100 900 900 individuals of this country want more railroads buildings, more homes, more schools, more churches, more suburbs more farms, more gar dens of everything that brings comfort. Why shouldn't the people have what they want when they have the money to buy it?
 With all due respect to the strength of the late German empire, it that many Americans conceding too much to the prowess of the enemy when they afraid to go forward in business be- cause of unsettled conditions Are they afraid that Germany will back and start another war? Not chance! Nor will anybody else start a war that need bother the United States. This mighty, eager nation is suffering from nothing more than false of mind the part of its own people, They have been shaken and uneasy. Let them think twice and they will perceive that the old United States is intact, bigger and richer than with greater prestige abroad and greater markets both at home and abroad than before. The victory of liberty did not hurt the United States however terribly it wounded Germany. The free tions will give better market than Germany ever dreamed of giving All that Americans need to do if they wish prosperity, is to cut for eign notions of government, throw away their worry the Peace Congress and the settlement foreign questions, roll up their sleeves and get busy