| Show united states must avoid being drawn into trade war at end of hostilities na by JAMES 1 1 A IELI FARRELL t united a a autes sti steel corporation Cor it Is a debatable question whether cheth er tho the united 1 1 states can become a member azember of an international infection ai league A of peace for the prevention of future war but it is not at all do doubtful that wo we can render an invaluable service to the establishment of lasting accord armra am among 0 na tho peoples people of the earth by setting our face against anything that looks to the perpetuation of commercial war in 1 it is difficult to realize tho colossal scale on which europe will have to borrow tomake to make goods good the destruction of war adleat at least 5 worth of prop arty will have to be replaced aced and the demands of the work of reconstruction willbe will be too vast to bedet be met by y private enterprise co operation cooperation on the broadest and mosta generous scale and in the most sympathetic spirit must be ba the th erule rule if economic recovery is to tb be quick tand thorough we shall greatly facilitate international welfare of the world by establishing a operative cooperative co system of selling gelling in forai foreign agn trade among our relves pelves we shill shall greatly lessen the probability of perpetuating in the domain of commerce the bitterness and hatred haired engendered engender edby by the war if iffe we refuse 40 to tc be bawn drawn into any convention agreement or understanding that would make us parties to a boycott I 1 of the commerce of I 1 any of the nation nations snow now arrayed ag against ai rest each other to meet any attempted discrimination against the exports of the t united states we shall bedree be free to choose choos our own weapons andio invoke I 1 the aid olour of our own government but the american people will be prompted to recognize the fatt fact thit that the ahe poverty of europe cannot contribute to their welfare any mare more than the ibe misfortunes af pf of I 1 their commercials commercial and industrial rivals can promote thear the prosperity of their foreign trade I 1 see no reason to doubt that t they will prepare todo to do their partin laying the foundations of 61 a permanent peace on the firm basis of mut mutual ud a respect eat find avee evenhanded even handed impartiality and fairness in tho dea dealings lingg of commerce comfere |
