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Show IF PEACE HHOULD COME Although it may be premature to speculate on the possiblity of peace being consumated anyways soon, still the action of Russia, and added to this the utterances of Premier Loyd-George and President Wilson, have set many people to wondering what would be the effect on thiB country should peace be declared. This is a contingency we should be always ready to welcome. It can work only good to us, and not any harm. Those who pessimistically refer to "war profits" are short sighted sight-ed indeed. The business of the United States is in no sense dependent depend-ent on war profits. True much of the national energy is being put into war preparation, but when peace is declared this force will welcome the opportunity to transfer to arts of peace." These have suffered neglect and are in great need of attention. We could stand a falling off in prices' of all commodities and be the better off. We could also benefit by an enlarged supply of everything that enters into the life and activities of the people. Surpluses in all lines have been swallowed up, and even with the world at peace, it would require years to reach the point where the surpluses would materially affect prices. This fact is our guarantee guar-antee that for a long time to come the needs, of the world will call for our utmost exertions, and at high prices. The United States is not only the great creditor nation of the world, it is also the supply depot of the earth. All nations are now looking to us for the implements of peace as well as war. The war has greatly enlarged the field of our custom, because be-cause we have taken the trade of many of the warring countries, whose every energy is devoted to war. It is a great mistake to suppose that our energy is being expended on war activities. ac-tivities. Our production and manufactures manu-factures in the arts of peace are far greater today than ever before. Peace, if it can be had with honor, will be welcomed by every soul in this country, because it will release for the beneficient service of mankind, man-kind, forces that now are employed in the arts of distruction. It will take a generation for our greatest efforts to place us back where we were in 1914, as far as concerns the available supply of all the necessaries of life. Peace, with honor, is the prayer of every earnest soul in this country. |