The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-01-22
CALVIN B. BROWN SPEAKS
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ment of living conditions and to parks
play grounds and schools. We want
cOntented working class, stores so ex-
cellent that they will draw all the
trade in our tributary territory, and
ample school facilities And we want
city plan. Every city, no matter
now small it is, should have city
plan, no matter how simple it may be.
You should vision your city as you
want it to be, and with this in mind
you will be constantly striving to
make that dream come true. There
should be committees for all of these.
eff you can plan so as to increase
production, improve transportation
facilities, bring about better relations
in industry, increase and improve re-
tail trade, and better living, educa-
tional and recreational conditions,
you will have done your part in the
national program.
| 81 have recently completed a tour
of the principal cities of the east and
middle-west in company with commits
sions from England, France, Belgium,
and Italy, during which we discussed
business conditions here and abroad.
During these discussions it became
increasingly apparent that the con-
tinued prosperity of our country di-
rectly depends upon the ability of the
world to put what we have to sell and
IN our willingness to trade with the
world on a fair basis.
F'While conditions in Europe are
bad every one of the countries there
will be restored in time, but without
our help it will be long hard road
for them. The chief difficulty to trade
is the rate of exchange. If the coun-
tries of Europe can buy from US on
long time credits, so that they will
have had time to recover when the
bills fall due, they will be able to
meet their obligations in a fair ex-
change. If they cannot get this Gre
dit they cannot continue to buy from
US, and if they cease to buy from US
duction in our country and many
men will be thrown out of employ
ment. We cannot afford to desert
our allies in the hour of their present
need. We have very practical in
terest in their return to normal con-
ditions, and we have the means to
bring this about if we can only get
our people to see the need and sup
port the plan.
America today is the creditor ma
ton of the world 1t is the only ma
ton that can pay its trade balances
in gold. 1t has a compact domestic
market making for quantity produc-
ton and can produce much of what
the world needs at lower cost than
any other country and at the same
time pay the highest wages. In 1914
we had 1 ) ships of 1000 tons or over
in overseas trade. Today we have
PAS per cent of the merchant ton
mage of the world, and our ship yards
are turning out ships faster than all
other countries combined We are
today the richest and most influential
nation in the world.
America helped win the world
from ruthless conquest. It must now
help save it from bankruptcy. 1 have
visited over eighty cities during the
past year, and the more I see of or
ganized communities the more faith
have in the answering common
sense of the people and the more con-
fidence I have that the spirit which
helped win the war will help maintain.
peace at home and restore order, and
ultimately prosperity, to stricken
world. We may each do our bit,
working in our own communities with
the tools at our command, always
having in mind whatever of better
ment we bring to ourselves, we bring
to the nation of which we are a part;
and remembering that the nations
with whom we fought are still our
allies and entitled to our friendship
and our help"