The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
Great Britainis dreadnoughts

necessity. Great Britain's dreadnoughts
have done more to bring about this
manner. of existence than can he esti-
mated. They have brought about "A sit
uation in which householders not only
go themselves or send their sons to the
front hut likewise tear out the copper
and brass from their lamps, their
kitchens and their churches and give
1t to their Government, and where cities
and towns taxi such materials from
their p~olicemen's helmets. from their
telephones and telegraphs and turn IL
into the general fund.
This order. published just one week
ago to-day. deals especially with the ne
cessities Of life, notably grain and fod
der. The empire is divided into four
districts, instead of the t~hirty-two de-
partments. In which prices vary accord
ing Ia the special Local conditions. Bar
ley. 10 he used AS fodder. and oats are
placed at a uniform price In all dis
tricts. and the price is below that Of
last year. Corn prices are kept as be-
fore the price of rye is $50 a ton for
the Berlin district, slightly less in other
districts and more in still others.
LivrstOck Performs Service.
Not the leas, remarkable part Of the
orders Is the creation of an imperial
fodder board, whose duty is TO supply
al. classes OF cattle, kline and fowl
raisers with oats. barley and molasses
substitutes. SO not only is each human
heins a cog in "A great machine but
even each hog has his duty set apart
and his share in the general plan 70
bear.
To just the extent that Germany is
aided by her occupation OF oil and grain
fields in Poland. and also OF manufac.
turing centres such as LODI. the Pitts
burg of Poland, and OF The great coal
mines and MANUFACTURING centres OF
Belgium and northern France, by JUS,
so much are Russia. France and Rel
glum depleted To make up these de-
tciencies recourse has again been had
To- system, France has been no les,
stalwart than Germany and has met hel
great problem as well. perhaps ever
better. considering her lack of prepa.
ration for crises. Her whole life hal
been systematized, women have taker
the places OF men, her trained worker.
have been removed from the trenches tc
the hops, her scientists are %inventinl
substitutes for commodities Of which sh,
mas been deprived and she is workins
out her salvation with CHARACTERISED
courage and resolve.
Italy has not been long enough II
the war to estimate the extent OF he
adaptation OF intensive economies. al
though she had better preparation tina,
did France or Great Britain. Her price,
were fNcd To some eXten; before he
entrance, and the proportion Of suppl,
TO demand was more nearly exact. ]
must he remembered, however. that tn,
Allies keen TO themselves the freedom
OF the seas. and so are not forced I,
the extraordinary efforts of their enemy
Russia's problem is not of food, hu
OF munitions and of making up the los
of revenue resulting from the abolition
OF the vodka monopoly, not forgettin,
the necessity Of providing for the por
t!ons of the country devastated by tn
enemy. This has been solved some
what by loans from outside and by tn
ordinary means Of commerce and ex
change.
For the Germans and Austrians, ther
the situation canno grow hettcr. Thel
machine Is ut its finest working nov
and can weaken only with further use
Perhaps II will last long enough, per
haps not.
For the Allies. as long as they kee
control of the seas, the situation shoul
remain measurably good. But the,
must nave money with which 10 hu,
and in 81 doing they are mounting u
a terrifying debt against the future
The forcing of the Dardanelles and tn
release of the stores of grain Russi
has in her Black Sea provinces woul
prove n great help to them-a create
than Germany now has in store for hei