TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-23
GERMANY PROSPEROUS DESPITE
TIE WAR.
STARVING OUT IMPOSSIBLE.
Insight Into GermAny's Commercial
Condition With War In Progress.

BY Philip Heineken,
Director General Of the North German

Berlin. = We have now I'll
months of war behind us. How mucl
longer will the war lasti The answe
ON that question depends entirely OF
the development OF the military opera
tions.
The word OF our leading ststesnei
and generals that the war win las
under sny circumstances until W,
have won Is taken by the entir,
German nation as granted.
CAN FIGHT AS LONG AS HRc
ESsARY.
Our enemies believed. as did aiss
certain enthusiastic pacifists, that th'
economic structure OF modern great
power would be unable 70 endure 9
prolonged war, especially II IL werl
possible TO cut off the economical fac
tors of that country's commerce more
OF less from the oceans. Thus Eng
lands starving out theory originated
This theory, however, proved faI'
laeious, and our experiences Of the past
six months warrant the confident be.
lief that we can fight as long a. 10
necessary 70 attain victory.
BY system and organization we have
preserved our economic life, our bank
ing system, commerce and industry.
By systematic organization II was pos
sible successfully 10 adapt our economic
activity TO new ways under changed
conditions. The result is that the det-
rimental effects which appeared sporadi-
cally in the first weeks Of the war have
to great extent disappeared today and
that in many respects improvement Il
manifest.
NO DOUBT OF VICTORY.
Three months ago I advocated the
slogan, "stick TO it, That principle
has actually been adopted everywhere
with great success
Nobody doubts that Germany shall
emerge successful from this war, no
matter how long II may last, and with.
out the serious disturbances OF our
economies which our enemies predict
ed and desired Nor does anybody
doubt that as soon as peace has been
established we shall not alone regain
by hard work and doubled energy the
fields from which we had temporarily
to withdraw, but shall also capture
new ones in renewed battle with our
jealous competitOrs.
Evidence OF this grounded sentiment
was found in the resolution passed by
the two biggest German steamship
not TO consider the muen
American offer 10 purchase
German steamers interned in the
United states. Despite the involuntary
forced ON German shipping,
our shipowners are fully convinced that
this cessation is only temporary and
that after the war traffic under the
German flag viii be as lively as ever, 40
that we shall need every cubic foot OF
tonnage at our disposal.
WILL CHALLENGE ENGLAND's
SEA RULE.
The London Times need not have
assured It's readers that the proposed
purchase Of German ships had many
opponents in America and it's realiza-
ion had therefore become doubtful.
Il is too obvious that the Times did
rot like the proposition, for the thought
,f revival Of the American merchant
marine must have gone against the
rain Of our Anglo-Saxon cousins from
be very beginning. as they did not by
my means intend 10 see their American
Colleagues take the place Of German
Supremacy on the seas i
he British dream. We. however, shall
10 everything in our power to relleys
'ur enemies Of this responsibility, and
oon they shall meet cur nag again
"The German people viii not let
themselves be destroyed" When the
haneellor uttered these words he
DICED the sentiments OF the whole Ger
nan nation. Even as our army and our
Ieet are forestalIing the plans OF de-
truetion which our enemies are laying
gaipst us, so in ell branches Of our
rades and Industries leading men ~
'ell as individual citizens are doing
heir duty in the defense Of our eco.
onic interests BY perseverance and
daption, reorganization and remod-
ling. Thanks 70 close cooperation all
yer the empires our economic arina-
lent has been strengthened TO mn ex.
snt that has been greatly undsrratei
y our enemies.
GOLD RESERVES DOUBLED.
II is OF the utmost inipottanee and it
as nowhere been overlooked abroad
rat the gold restrses Of our Imperial
ank have been doubled in recent
ears and have now reached total ,.
1oO, 900 marks 1850 .OOl.O .OoO). with
ne war in full blaze. There Is every
respect that because OF the thought.
i measures taken the reserves will
further increased, thus establishing
safe foundation for the development