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Show World's Potential Wealth Sufficient to Assure Universal Prosperity By JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, American Engineer That wo may profit by the lessons of the past, the philosopher oJ today seeks an epoch in history for a parallel, but he searches in vain fo u period where the calamity of war, with its aftermath, is comparable in magnitude to that of tho Great war of our day. i Wo are all now agreed that what government can and should do id to assure to all men and women a chance to work and win, according to) their talent and diligence and their moral fiber, and to guard the path to success from obstruction of trickery, fraud, oppression or monopoly I The fact is recognized by economists who have studied tho world'd natural resources that the potential wealth is sufficient to nssuro a staW of universal prosperity. There would be, in short, an abundance of cvery-n thing necessary for tho comfort and well-being of the billion, seven hundred hun-dred 7111111011 people who inhabit the earth, if tho world's resources wera utilized. What is rcquirod aro the means for the development of these court tries together with facilities to transport their products to markets whera they would be welcomed. America is the only nation competent to undertake un-dertake the financing of this great project. |