Evening star., 1941-12-11
Trade Board Is Told
u. ). Must Lead in
World Peace 10 Come
Should Begin to Plan
For Fro, Says Officer
Of Chamber of Commerce

The United States must prepare
to become the dominant nation in
the world when the war has been
won, Glen D. Johnston of Roanoke,
Va. told the Board of Trade at a
meeting held last night in the Will
lard Hotel.
Mr.. Johnston, vice president of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce, said that America was the
best bet as world leader and
world stabilizing force that the
world through all its history has yet
produced"
He expressed the belief that we
may be on the verge "of something
big-a whole new era-a golden age
for the world-a near millenium-if
only we can get the best of us to
dominate and not let the worst of
Us get the best of U.S."
He told how he had visited Eng
land in 1899 and found men there
making plans for the peace that
was TO come after a war which had
not yet started. He said this co1n-
try, too, must begin making plans
for peace.
Sees Threat in Closed Shop.
Before We can assume our posi-
ton as world leaders, he said. we
must set our own house in order.
DO we have the character, the
fortitude, the self-restraint. the
understanding, the self f-discipline
and the capacity for enduring toll,
hardship and adversely that will
enable us to meet successfully or
even gloriously the challenge which
lies ahead?"
He said that the recent trend
toward establishment of closed shops
by labor unions was threat to ou1
free way of life, adding that the
people must face this problem i'm
mediately.
Mr.. Johnston said that when the
people got in the habit of looking
to the Government for gifts, de-
mocracy would die. He also said
That we must establish a fair meth
cd Of price control and criticised the
measure now before Congress.
An American possessed of the
spirit OF humility, sacrifice, self
respect, courage, initiative, dar-
Ing, fair play; an America which
carefully selects for its positions of
trust and honor men of understand
ing and integrity, men of tenacity-
such nation can give to a despair
ing world a new beacon light of
hope"
Blood Donations Asked.
Mr.. Johnston was introduced bv
Fred Smith, president of the board
The group heard a brief talk by
Paul D. Guernsey who appealed for
contributions to the Christmas seal
campaign of the tuberculosis Asso-
citation, pointing out that "tubercu-
losis and war are allies"
Courtland D. Fergp' IN of the Red
Cross urged mepn'- -ers of the board
to report to '..4e Naval Hospital as
quickly =. possible to make blood
DOS Ions for our fighting men. He
said that the need for plasma in the
Far East was urgent" and that
American soldiers, sailors and ma
rines may die for lack of it."
The Public Schools Committee
made report to the board. through
the committee chairman, George E
Keneipp, which discussed defense
and other problems facing the
school system. Among the recon-
mendations was one which called fol
the schools to require that patriot
ism, love of country and respect fol
the Government" be taught.
| Lawrence E. Williams appealed tt
the group to buy and promote the
sale of Defense bonds and stamps
and asked for creation of commit.
tee to aid in this work. "I call or
each and every one of you to do YOU
part" he said. IF you believe in de.
mocracy, If you believe in the Unitec
States, buy bonds"