The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 1, 1919, Page 9

WHAT IS AHEAD OF US? The big problem that confronts us today is the same that we faced during the war--Increased Production. Without it the war could not have been won. Today prosperity is impossible without it. War taught us many things. We are not an isolated nation. We must assimilate the differences in trade practices the world over and square them with ours if we are to meet the present chance to build and grow. THE WAR IS WON! . Shall Civilization, for Which Nations Fought, Crumble to Ruin in a Clash Between Classes? The United States today is the battleground of new ideas. The world awaits the decision of America on the peace treaty, foreign loans, international commerce, immigration, industrial reorgani- zation and governmental reforms. All of these important prob- lems must be decided before Europe can begin to return to nor- e Everything Depends On America! n merica. mal. The storm has already passed over Europe and left a cha- otic state of affairs there, and the fragments there are held to- gether only by the supreme faith of our ability to weather the storm. Let Us All Put Our Shoulder to the Wheel and Push! During the war, when our country needed ships to carry men and materials “over there”—we built ships—hun- dreds and hundreds of them. The project seemed greater than human enterprise could possibly contract for, and yet, as though in response to a magic want, astounding results were speedily reported. We, of Seattle, all know of the wonderful work done here during the war. The practical work was done by men with a set purpose and determination to win. Why not this same determination today? The pride of achievement, the sense of duty, the spur of competition and the spirit of the game—all of these elements are present just as strongly today. Let’s all put our shoulder to the wheel and push! | World production today is far behind the demand. Leaders in America and world industry realize this and the { chief trouble today is that there is too little of the spirit to keep the wheels of industry turning at topmost speed— which, in turn, will bring an era of prosperity greater than this country, or any other country, has ever known. AMERICA FIRST It is easier to destroy than to construct. Destructionists must not dominate the future of our country. They are making the most noise today, but the constructionists have just begun their work, while those who would destroy and tear down have been at work for a long time. Our country is not an international boarding house, or an anar- chistic cafe. Apparently the crisis has been reached—the leadership of foreign-led radicals must end! Ours is a country of ig) freemen—where the will of the people, as a whole—not the will of a few radicals—will triumph. cptgunana This Page Contributed by Prominent Seattle Business Concerns