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—V'. i*** 'A • J . \ y V ■ c» / i^^PACE ax A THE CLINTON CHRONICLE 7 ?? ’ El 1 I Lad; of Ccurr.:2:oii3 Lcrxlcrchip One Cause of World, Depression I^W^7A. Traylor, of Chicago Ciitea Human Failure in , World War Criaia INIvin Traylor “New Era’* Iteory a Mjth Sppakina before the IMemational Chamber o( Comraefce at Washincton, V iriu A. Traylor, Pr^ident of^thd First National Bank of Chicago, in part: ReamaJiaTe been written, countlesa, addrrasee hare ^en made, and more ' will follow in the a^ch for the genr e^ of the present wotld - depression; and, llk>ly recop* ery will come and the crisis he ottly-a memory^ a’It bout there haviiiK been found a universally accepted cause or unanimous agree ment on methcnls for the prevention of future defaults. But I cannot es* cape the conclusion that the dawn of the present situation broke over the world in July. 1914. and it oame^not from Ignorance of the ultimate remits of the course chosen, but because of a complete breakdowTrof world politi cal sanity. There was no lack of knowledge of the consequences, but rather of cour age to face the facts, to throttle na tional pride, and to demand common counsel in an honest search for a basis of peace. Such a search nitgUt have failed, but. unfortunately, history does not Indicate that It was honestly made. Leadership Was Lacking 1 am not a .pacifist. Until enll.'sht- ened understanding points m to the i-ouncil fable of peace rather than to the battlefield, there will be a need for armies and navies. But let us not say that we choose the latter course in Ignorance ol the tremendons <-ost8 of the game, ftather let us admit gen erally the lack ot courageous leader ship which dares to align Itself with the right at thP'risk of being unpopu lar. The point I would make-Is that, without prejudice as to guilt, the hu man element did fail in 1914, and the world then began* ita march .to the tragedy of 1930-31, For It is tragedy when in a world of plenty there should ba so much poverty, and when. In. a nation which boasts ot its riches, five million or more people willing to work should be uuablp to find employment. It is a challenge to the world, and especially to American business and political leadership, which *'cannot be ignored and must not be / shirked. Causes must be determined with some, degree of accuracy affd remedies dis- cpvered and applied. - The task is largely that of business leadership., We would follow almost endlessly the literature on causes and remedies fOi the world situation, most of them d'>HHng with the purely economic or the semi-pcrtltco-economlc side of the q-tesaon. To the lay mind it is all jxiomju: leas cenfuslng. and to the man at the desk frequently beyond the realm of the practical. Human Angle of Problem In speaking more particularly of the character of responsible leadership.in America, I am 'assuming that human conduct has differed little..,, in most countries of the world. It is my pur pose to talk about the human side of the problem. . If it is the responsibility of business and political leadership to promote the economic and social welfare of the combiunity, it may be worth while ta take stock of our conduct and see how we have measured up to our duty in recent yeara This much, however, seems certain. The ’‘new era” theory current In the days of our inflatfKi prosperity was a myth, pnd is equally valueless in our search of relief. The forces that have been and are at work are as old as the history- of economics. /Why should there be In this land pf plenty, with unllmltedi fa^^ilities for production, abundant har vests. and a surfeit of rredit, millions of hiwigry and unemployed? It is not the fault of those who would work, but j;un find no work to do. They have little or 110 choice in shaping their course and while it is true tha’t society owes no one a living, society as far as hunianly possible does owe every one an opportunity to earn a living. _ In that obligation we have' failed, and until we know wherein we have failed and why, we will not have found that stability which the universal de-. sire of mankind, today. . THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1932 il . \ ) WhenBusi Is Good Ik: \ IS an C...' When Business Is Bad Necessity \ C'HrRCH . ► Years ago an. eminent economist had an i^lLa. Selecting one Protestant denomina tion whose records had-hoi'ii care’’uliy kept, he set down th*e nnml)cv \)l’ new ", r .,u * u* * made us feel that we ought to lift ine!m>ers aaded eacIT^TCUl ."'Oppu.'-iLc' t-t t: -xr —r 1 ~. eyes and be active, lest, these g this, in another column, he c.assilied ^ , j .* each >year from an ecoribWlr^Ttant^ —i » ■ 1 j without our mognizing them, point as prosperoirs .or bad. - » ^ » fh# year ISfia was an «’)nriulioii year; nineteen thou.^and peopU joined better image. I.et us Ix’Stir ourselves and go forward.” The sermon lifted us. It was a clear prophetic voice announcing that the Power which made the world has hot deserted it, is still working in it. It our ^'reaL this particular church. In lK6(i came panic, and new members juinpei to thirty thousand. Then years of “good” times, but bad times for the church, until the panic of 1873, when up shot the membership, reaching a ‘‘new high” in 1877, w'hen pro.sperity registered a ‘‘new low.” Panic in 1813 was follow’ed by a church gain 1K‘J4; the pinch of 1907 by a boost in membership in 1908. .\rid so on. 1 fanc;j,’ the same thing is happening today; at least our church has been full recently. Last Sunday the pastor chose this unusual text: •'And when I>avid inquiry of Je hovah (as to whether he should at tack the Philistine.-;) Jeovah said: And I advise all preachers theke days to preach.a positive faith. To piit aside any sermons that criticize peitple or discourage them, and preach confi dence, and courage and hope. Men need this now. If the church can provide it, the church will make great gains. Bad times have always been its best times. Funeral Yesterday For Mrs. Weathers Funeral rites for Mrs. Farniie S. Weathers, widow of Thomas J. Wea thers, were held yesterday afternoon at three o’clock at the home of-her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. ” Kugene Rowland, in Laurens, . . , , , . . . conducted by the Rev. Kdward Long It .hall thou hfareat sound Interment followed in the of marching .in the tops of the mul berry trees that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then is Jehovah gone out before thee.” -■ — The preacher said that religion con- Rocky- .Springs church cemetery. Mrs. Weathers died Tuesday morn ing at her daughter’s, home,^.after a brief illness. She had been up and ' about during the day before and_ap- in .iats iir V.nit ablo to "cogniio tho' ^ *iai »ordinjiix^htLjU3tnarj thjn*i^ -been- very ' ■ j • au i l obust for some time. Many people hear the wind in the before marriage Miss F'an- nie Sumerel of the county. For a long period of years the Weathers family ,, , , ^ au at their farm home near laees- Many people see Lie turmoil ville church. About twenty years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Weathers move4l to their new home in Lkurens. Later they returned to the old home where trees, and say; ‘‘It is the wind in the trees.” l^ow and then comes one who says: ‘‘It is the footsteps of Jehovah.” present, and say: ‘‘It is confusion; it is anarchy; it is hopeless." But those who are wiser say; ‘‘It is (lod re moulding His world into a new and Weathers died several years ago. Mrs. Weathers was a life-long:| member of ^he Baptist church and aj woman of many'l)eautiful 'Christian i (traits of character. Her life was one' (of unselfish sersice and many were ; her acts of kirfdness. . i Mrs. Weathers is survived by two llBe of Heavy Groceries. We will daughters, Mrs. E. L. Blakely of Clin- bc glad to i^rve you. ton. and Mrs. Euge{>e Rowland of Laurens; one son, Victory L. Weath- Complete line of Feeds of all of ^his and three brothers, kinds. Ji,rr Sumerei of Russell, Ala., W. M. . I Lumc'.el of Clinton, and M. A. Sum- Alime Sulphur for 8prayln><|ertf’ cf Laurens. _ fruit trees. Announcement ^ • ■' f We have put in a complete \ / •‘v/* No establisliment can wait for IS too rJeKwX*t>ci I— I II r I ■in-r n i %y mi n i competition too keen. _ * store must present , an argu- nient for and must rf._ argumeut to a Tnat’s advertising. 7^ Cull 157 for Quick Delivery. FARMERS EXGHANGE CLUB 18 APPRBC lATIVE The chairman of the civic commit tee of the Woman’s club, wishes to ^exnress thanks and appreciation in behalf uf this organization to the F'astside Greenhouse of Laurens, for flow'ers, and J., B. Fruntis and The Book this city, for table dec orations io the aerving of the Pan-Hellenic banquet at the collegeIJm;; last Friday evening. Lays A Wide Field:Wide Open 7 For Your Message 17 '.'i i fc: c _ - - c-r:! J 11 £~il crrJtrr' i r- 7/ •7 .7 V- \ - 7