Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-04

uoupteoiy Will be Warded off during
the entire war, said Herr Delbrueck'
placing Germany in a far better nosi'
ton after the war than that of states
whose industrial life is affected by a
moratorium
Empire United for War.
In opening the interview Vice Chan
ceilor Delbrueck. who also holds the
office of imperial minister Of the in
terror. referred to unanimous demon.
STATIONS by representatives of labor.
agriculture. commerce. industry and
trade September %. Of the determine
ton Of the German people to see the
war through to successful conclu-
SION. and declared that this was no
bluff. but was justified by the spirit
and preparation Of the country. The
currency crisis which Immediately
preceded hostilities. was quickly and
was an abundance of circulation media.
Herr Delbrueck then described the
loan institutions, where funds may be
obtained on negotiable securities. such
loaning to mortgage holders. small
tradesmen and artisans, until now no
class Is without an opportunity of
adequate credit. Accordingly. he said.
moratorium, to which resort has been
had by all other combatants as well
as by some neutral countries.
Finding Work for Idle.
"One serious consequence of the
mobilization" said the vice chancellor.
was the lack of employment, despite
the fact that the call to the colors took
from 100000 to 100000 able-bodied
men from the industrial field into the
army. The fdleness was due to the fact
that the curtailing of industries caused
local unemployment. The provincial
employment agencies then were merged
IN an imperial employment bureau,
with the immediate result that the
question OF employment was solved by
putting the man and job together, The
dead center passed every day produces
an Improvement because the representa-
proves are working In patriotic CO.
operation In this bureau. without re-.
gard to partisanship or creed.
Labor and capital, conservative. So
clanst and liberal trades unions have
worked hand in hand in the interests
or the fatherland with the imperial
labor bureau. An an efficient interme-
diary, the bureau has obtained harvest
workers who are gathering Germany u
promising harvest. This is an instance
showing how the job and the man have
been brought together. The same is
true in the mining and shipbuilding
| industry In the case of the textile
industries. the hours of labor have
working most efficiently in this equali-
cation. They have selected only men
adapted for the kind Of work assigned
by the imperial labor bureau. Thus
STA at the opening of the war to labor
on Notifications, not a single man
| proved unfit.
For con%a1+ad pson1a
Behind battling armies we must have
| only contented people. Communities must
take steps to have the population en-
ployed despite the war, not allowing suf-
fering and distress. and providing en-
ployment on various public works. such
as railroad and canal building and the
| drainage of swamps The latter i'm
| provement Is resulting in the conversion
| OF waste land which means that the year
| 1915 will see instead Furnishing fields
Unemployment since the outbreak Of
the war has been steadily decreasing At
present all industries supplying the
| army are working to their utmost
capacity. Our production of anthra-
cite coal Is generally meeting the
demands of Germany. Austria and
several neutral countries. Other indus
tries which are natural world monopo-
|
necessary to neutral countries, who
suppose, will buy them during the war.
There is a certain difficulty regarding
raw materials One of the first steps
taken when the war began was to form
an organization to institute a careful
stock-taking and take over certain neces-
sary materials. the same to be later
served out to the industries in need Of
them. We found the supplies greater
than had been expected and certain ar.
ticles have been obtained in considerable
quantities in countries occupied by our
| armies
Il do not doubt that neutral countries
create markets for their goods mar.
ticularly the United States for her cot
ton. Our population can be starved out
as little as can our industries. Germany
produces almost the whole of her own
consumption Of breadstuffs and meats.
Certain deficiencies in fodder supplies
we are prepared to counterfeit by "a.
tional use of our large crops, particular.
ly potatoes"
| Borrowed From q, 8.
Herr Delbrueck described the method
of converting potatoes into meal that