THE BATTLE FOR
BIGGER BUSINESS . .
T T 7 A R S MAY COME AND WARS MAY GO but
the battle for bigger business goes on forever.
Ever since man has had any form of social organiza-
tion, however crude, he has had to have some kind
of business system. One of man's continued strug-
gles has been for bigger business as well as better
business. It is beginning to sink into our general
thought that better business will create bigger busi-
ness.
This cartoon by the famous artist, Graham Hunter,
shows some of the main enemies with which the busi-
ness world has to contend almost constantly.
See "Phobias" knocked out and crumpled up against
one of the ring posts. Now "Phobias" is a very ancient
pest. He is the disliker of everybody; the very oppo-
site of "Philias" who is everybody's friend. "Phobias"
has an aversion for anyone who is able, hard working,
and hence successful. The ancient Greeks gave this
name to "the passion that dislikes and finally takes
the form of madness." "Phobias," to go on speaking
in personal terms, sometimes dislikes all other nations
but his own; all other professions but his own; and
all other businesses but his own. Because of these
dislikes he often creates conditions of law and senti-
ment that are barriers to progress.
The next formidable fighter against better business
is "Doubts." He also has received the K. O. The
professional doubter can pour enough cold water on
our spirits in a few minutes to chill almost any good
business proposition. There has been an unreasonable
amount of doubt in our midst in recent years. Doubts
have arisen about everything from the fertility of our
soil, the drying up of all our oil wells, the disappear-
ance of all minerals, the sudden shrivelling of all our
brains, to the immediate bankruptcy of the United
States.
But America is still full of marvellous natural re-
cources ; and Americans are still here and full of in-
genuity, force, and ambition; and the United States
is still the most solvent country in the world. We
never used to doubt our American birthright. Why
do so now ?
"Inhibitions"—the Romans gave us this term, mean-
ing to check or hold back. We get all ready to do
something or to go somewhere and then someone or
something holds us back. There are a number of ex-
ternal forces such as foolish laws, exorbitant taxes,
and wild agitation that frequently act as checks upon
our progress. But such things always have existed in
any highly organized society. The thing for us to do
is not to be held back but to land a strong body blow
on "Inhibitions." The American businessman has
always had the courage to carry this nation forward
to a fuller, more vigorous, and happier life, and there
is no reason on earth why he cannot continue to be the
leader of progress.
The last enemy in this cartoon to receive the count
is "Fear," who is taking it on the chin from "Confi-
dence." There are many sneaking fears that beset us
today, and the worst feature of Fear is that it often
gets right into our individual minds and does us more
harm from within than from without. When we
Americans recall the tough problems we have met and
solved, the difficulties we have overcome in our his-
tory, how can we be afraid? If we continue to fear
it is evidence that we do not possess the stamina and
courage of our fathers.
Let us add to the cartoon this idea; that behind
those two hands marked "Confidence" and "Hope"
there must be a clear mind, a stout heart, and forceful
action. Americans still have these fundamental quali-
ties. American businessmen can succeed. They will
succeed.
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