Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Sees Brighter Future
Awaiting This Country
Proper Utilization Of Natural
Resources Held Answer
To Our Problem

To the Editor OF The Star:
The nations of Europe struggle fo-
wealth-America has wealth. The nations
abroad strive for land-Ameriea has
land. The nations on the continent
conserve with all their energy foodstuffs,
raw materials and natural resources
America fears too much of the good
things, seeks to avert over production
and under-consumption. Europe is head
ing toward conflagration and oblivion
America is heading toward new destiny
as the focal point of modern and future
civilizations.
America has travelled long and pre-
carious road since the World War. To
many nations the previous depression
which We have Weathered and are still
fighting to conquer would seem trivial
In countries preparing for war, preparing
for national collapse and disaster an
economic disorder is only an accompany
ing problem. In the United States it
seems like the end itself Maybe it is
because we are like the poor little rich
child, not used to many hard knocks.
Perhaps we are a sissy nation, afraid to
meet the world half way.
The United States in age is an infant
We have had few of the children's
diseases, but really never had serious
illness. We were officially born in the
year 1887. AS the last members at the
convention, ho
DR.. Franklin looking toward the presi-
dents chair, at the back of which a
rising sun happened to be painted, OBJ
served to few members near him, that
painters had found it difficult to distin-
gulsh in their art rising from a setting
sun. 1 have. said he, often and often in
the course OF the session, and the vicissi-
tudes OF my hopes and fears as to it's
issue, looked at that behind the Presi-
dent without being able to tell whether
1t was rising or setting. But now at
length 1 have the happiness to know
that 1t Is rising and not setting SUM-
We must have been Sorry-looking
sight prior to the constitutional con-
Ventlon. Thirteen loosely federated COL
onies stretching along the Eastern Sea-
board. Crude and provincial to the
landed arlStocracy on the continent.
we probably didn't improve much, in
their view, even after We set up the new
Government. The target for jeers and
knocking, the early settlers and pioneers
must have had to swallow their pride
and look to the West for consolation and
comfort.
The purchase of Louisiana in 1903, the
annexation of Florida in 1919, of Texas
IN l845, OF the Oregon Territory in 1916,
the acquisition of the Southwest in l848
and the Gadsden Purchase in 1853
brought to America an empire of agri-
cultural and industrial wealth I'M
dreamed OF in previous world history.
Today larger in territory than &c Euro
pean nations, the United States pre-
dominates IN industrial production. We
produce "a per cent of the worlds coal:
% per cent of its corn; so per cent of its
cotton; Is per cent of its wheat; 81 per
cent OF its oil: IS per cent of its electric
power: 80 per cent of its copper; % per
cent Of its iron: "a per cent of the worlds
mileage III railroads; 43 per cent of its
timber, and possess only 6 per cent of
the worlds total population.
This We do and this We are in the
world today Nation No l in a world of
nelghbors, but Sinking miserably an
obligation to ourselves and posterity.
In this great land of ours, abundant in
minerals and virgin soil we have failed
to work out system of production and
distribution by which all this good can
reach the people. Ten million men and
women idle; 100000 men, women and
children underfed, ill-clothed and housed
and not. receiving adequate medical care.
And lot of this in America, our native
land land of promise and plenty.
We must work and plan, plan pro-
gresslVely balanced economy if we are
TO accept our rightful destiny. We are
the melting pot, the cosmopolitan empire
through which the worlds hopes and
prayers move. We possess the inherent
genius of every race, every creed. We
are the leader in arts and sciences for
we are combination of all. If ever
Utopia could emerge from a people. it
should spring forth here 1t can happen
here and I am firmly convinced in the
years to come its long awaited manifes-
tatlon will become realized. Let us not
pray for light burden, but for strong
back BENJAMIN r. STTCKNEY, Jr.
June S.