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Show FAIRBANKS ON WAR AFTERMATH Louisville. Ky., Oct 22. Warning that the United States should prepare pre-pare for a commercial invasion as well as for a military Invasion was voiced by Charles Warren Fairbanks, formgr vice president, in an address before a political meeting here tonight. to-night. He said: "Tho present prosperity of certain Industries based upon war orders is Inherently temporary. Within the period of the next administration our own national life and the markets of the world are going to be profoundly anecteu Dy tne great conflict now raging abroad. We must meet that with a constructive pro-American, program pro-gram which consists of: First, the restoration of the protective tariff; second, adequate preparedness for national na-tional defense; third, the restoration of the American flag to the oceans . fourth, organization to market ouf wares in tho world markets. "We must not only have our own ships; wo must establish ample banking bank-ing facilities at strategic points in Both hemispheres so as to effect credits cred-its more and more through our own agencies, and to extend credits. Wo must send young ine'n to the different countries to learn the languages of the people, to learn their wants, whims and prejudices. If we are to win new trade, wo must do business as others desire rather than to try and force upon them our methods." After the war, Mr. Fairbanks said, only one rich neutral market in tho world will present Itself America. He added: "To our shores will roll a tide of commercial Invasion which will be paralyzing under a free trade or a tariff-for-revenue-only policy. We are oven more unprepared to resist commercial com-mercial than military invasion. The weapon of cheapness, wielded by our impoverished commercial rivals, will be irresistible. "Military Invasion Is remotely possible; pos-sible; commercial invasion is deadly certain. We believe in adequate military mili-tary preparedness but to prepare for uncertainties and not for certainties Heom3 inconsistent. We are horrified by the distresses nrislng from war, but are they to bo more dreaded than the despair and hunger that arise from industrial panic?" nn . |