Show fuller participation in public affairs affair s by all business men one need of nation ily B JI JOHN N A bopping iOP TOPPING PING Chair churmusi manof of aoud d P republic iron steel compoy I 1 believe eliat ono of our national weaknesses is a lack of understanding by a largo part of our people of what constitutes our national ideals thi this s lack of understanding and want of unity of purpose is not who wholly lly confined to our born for through ilia influence of our patriotic in indifference ditTer once thi this s spirit has been communicated to many of our native born the remedy for this condition of public mi mind alfid is to bo be found I 1 think in a broader education of tho ilia people As aa a stop step in this I 1 direction thero there should bo be fuller publicity givon given all matters affecting tho the national welfare and a fuller participation in public affairs by all business men so BO that some borne practical ability will at least supplement tile academic thought upon which we have wen too dependent heretofore for ilia solution of national problems if wo we aro are to have a government by ilia people for the ilia people the alio people should bo be moro more fully qualified for their responsibilities for fod in no other manner can the legislative initiative bo be taken away from tho the demagogue it required tho ilia stimulus and responsibilities ties of war to awaken E england to ilia possibilities of lier her present accomplishment conf confronted as wo now aro are by the great economic problems resulting from tho the war is ir it liet timo time to arouse ourselves to our and issue a call lor for volunteers to assist in lie work of reconstruction the lessons taught by england and other belligerent countries respecting tho the application of operative cooperative co methods not only for national defenses butto but to enforce ceon omy and increase productivity also for tho the conservation of national resources clearly points the ilia way to us ua for preparedness and peace to emphasize tile contrasting princ principles 1 of governmental policy employed at homo home alid and abroad it may bo be said that wo we enforce under antitrust laws wasteful and destructive competition weilo our prin principal ci pal rival nations legalize pools and syndicates and oven governmental participation in ili tho ilia management of industry is given when necessary to conserve national resources or promote national welfare tile objection may bo be raised that european operation cooperation co is socialistic but this objection is it if by tho the application of tho the principle plo of operation cooperation co oo wo we can advance the tho spiritual and material well being of our country such a 0 change in in policy being only tho the natural ev evolution suggested by experience tather rather than a revolution for many of our political traditions born of other conditions should bo be cast aside |