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Show SAYS WAR WIITBE j Dr. James A. B. Seherer' Foresees Greatest Nation of All History. PEOPLE ARE UNIFIED Economy and Co-operation Will Result in Vast Industrial In-dustrial Growth. That the ps.velioIot;i''al effeet of Hie world war upon thn United Stntca will lie of permanent and incaleulnldo value tu the Amoriean people., is the opinion of rr. .lames A. B. Seherer, spevial representative rep-resentative of tlio national euuiie.U of defense, who arrived in Salt Lake yesterday yes-terday for a conl'ereni-o with officers and members of tho Utah state conneil of defence. "The entry of the United States into the world war was u signal for an immediate im-mediate and nation-wido praetiee of thrift, economy and co-operation which piobably could not have been brought about by other means in more than half a lenturv," said Dr. Seherer. "The 'people of the United States lire fully awake to the crisis which confronts con-fronts the nation. Thrift, economy and co-operation have been preached in vears none bv, but the people of tho country as a 'whole declined to. listen. Now thoy not only listen, but they practice prac-tice each and all. Things Have Changed. "Jn manv instances the governments of our states and of tho country have heroine no more than political machines. ma-chines. Big men, men of efficiency ami ability in the business life of the conntrv, were prone to forget their duty toward government affairs. But with the cntrv of the United States into the war things have changed. The biggest men of the country have laid aside their business affairs and tendered ten-dered their services to the government and things are being accomplished which would have been practically impossible im-possible under other conditions. "But the big men aro not by themselves them-selves in recognizing and doing their dutv. Tho nation is awake, and there is a concerted and uniform movement in progress, the initial purpose of which is to win the war. but which, I believe, will bring the various factions of the country together with a better understanding under-standing and appreciation of each and result in the building of the greatest great-est and most prosperous nation of all times. It will bring about better relations rela-tions between capital and labor. Problems Worked Out. "Problems whieh have appeared insurmountable in-surmountable to these classes are now being worked out on a scientific basis, because it is realized that every effort must be put forth to bring the war to a successful conclusion. "Where in times gone by capital and labor, each arbitrary, sought to win by force, their representatives now meet around the council table with tho realization that the lack of such action on the part of i lie European mouarchs precipitated the bloodiest conflict of all times. "During the past few months I have visited and conferred with the councils of defense of fourteen different states and by October 1 I shall have conferred with half a dozen more. From these visits I have gained accurate information informa-tion as to what is being done by the people in the various sections. What is being accomplished is little short of marvelous. Utah Among Leaders. "In most of the states visited I have found' the state councils of defense made up of the most able and representative repre-sentative men and women, who have done things for themselves and now are doing tilings for the government. But in all the states visited I have found none which excels and few which equal the Utah state council of defense. "lu Washington wo knew that Utah was among the leaders in the great forward for-ward movement, but it was not until I met with members of the Utah council this afternoon that I realized what great work had been done. The organization organi-zation here is a model which other states would do well to follow. Its members are men of marked ability and chosen from widelv different fields and the organization with whieh they have surrounded themselves would be difficult diffi-cult to improve upon. But Utah knows tho value of organization, its very conception con-ception being based upon those principles prin-ciples and its growth made possible by their practice. From the days of the pioneers its people have practiced thrift, economy and co-operation, and under such training it was easy for Utah to forgo to the front and have its work well under way before other states had begun their organizations. Marvels at Thoroughness. "When the members of the Utah council of defense explained to me their plans this afternoon 1 marvelled at the thoroiirhness with which every detail of the work hail been gone into. Where 1 find wide awake and working organisations organi-sations I do not tarry and that is the reason 1 am leaving tomorrow for Colorado. T am not needed here." Dr. Soberer, when at home, is president presi-dent of the Throop CollcLrc of Technology- at Pasadena, Oil. During the period pe-riod of the war, however, he has been ioaned to the federal government. He has been assigned to the section on co-operation of states of the council of national defense. Dr. Seherer, with members of the Utah state council of defense, plans to go to Bingham this morning to see the workings of the Utah Copper company and other mine properties in the vicinity and to leave Tor Denver tiiis afternoon. |