The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-26
TRADE \ PEACE

touriaS Canada with : view 20 look
ing Up opportunities FOR investment
Canada IS a political dependency %
Grea. Britain. O.. i The Ca-seians
do net, ike that way - putting Il a
arr Of .he British empire. Relations
between Germany and Great Britain
are in G chronic state ot strain and
many people are constantly seeing
visions Of Ea- between the .wo u
uaes The situation suggests 4 thought
Of the influence Of trade on peace
and war.
A good many wars have had trade
ss their bass. The RICH, 20 bug n
sell in various parts & the world has
been the suhjec, OF much wo7oy con-
-oversy ard many armed conflicts.
Trade. ve are told, follows the flag,
hence the Gag must be planted II the
u,fermcs. paris Of the earth. Eng
land has waEe6 var ana been ready
20 ware war n defense Of her trade
n the Indies. Germany has assumed
A hellicoee attitude in order - secure
trade extensions n Africa and other
places. And SO OF. Sut trade has
also an influence Of a positive char
sc,er on the maintenance % peace.
There is a s;oy Of 81 i1are Eng
iishman who tel, aEz-,eved by s1le-
thing that the United states govern
neat had lone. He vas deaounciEE
the United States and all his works.
~ .A~l --~1aS --.h 6.- .-S
suggested thai: the proper course
would be 70 send the navy over and
lombard Nex York. "Bcrta-d New
York" exclaimed shs Englishr.aa n
horror. "Iha, would never &c. Why,
have two SINS II business there.
Tina, story tells a s-ea, deal We
Will talk Loudly ard aavily. bu:
when II comes 10 1he adoption q z
course which VII, destroy Guy own
property CT ,has Of ply friends or
endaneer thar lives~ we hesitate.
Suppose ;hcsa Germans make heavy
investments II Canada. as maav other
Germans have done. They may share
the national antipa-hy toward Eng
land and the English. but they vii.
be slow 70 approve 2 course which
OWL investment
4 ~-.;e- or :he fu.i.iiy Q. va.
points OF: that as mcde-n business
IS conducted j, g impossible even :o-
the victorious nation to VIZ anything
even II a victory. Re pa.D,s OUT ;aa.
the Annexation % territory 6oss aot
heaeA, a nation commercially. for .he
Inhabitants % the annexed territory
viii continue 20 buy where they ear
buy and sell where they ca. Sc. 70
the hess advantage, JUS, as they d!d
before. The coacusCaz nation does
20, devaSa,e The territory o. IS En-
envy. because, ASIDE from the h1-
MaaitArian aspects % .he subject
such an &C, would destroy The pro.-
pects 1or business i Il defeated
country. AS he points ou,- = Ger
many should make way OF EaE:sad.
and capture .he city % London. sire
could close Up tie bank 9. England.
bu, she would DO nothing q tie eo--,
G-% 49, GN-IS S6.s -. bG...A
would Immediately close -. doors. 50
close are tie relations between The
E-eai hank. e various countries ore
ct the grea, European nations. rsza-
60 20 war with tie United S.a.es nu,
every ahc- fred e. ,he c:aes O. s.:o~
ct this cern-r would Re q she. fred
.. the e-cu-,y q. TIE .arez-eas G.
come Of her owI people.
There was = In II ,he history q
the world Ehes e genera: marched
his armies through another oou.-
and his troops came home laden with
spell There was 81 se.azi profit =
II vas worth ne price. 81. ". no
longer dc things i raz, way. sn6 ss
conducted according 70 modern
HsaSes va seems Z game IN which
both PLAYERS always AID inevitably
lose