TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-02-23

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money realized from the war loan re
mains In the country and becomes pro
ductiye. Our enemies are mistaken ii
thinking that the general prosperity o
Germany has materially decreased dur
ing the war. This is disproved by tn,
fact that, after mastering the difficul
ties Of the first ono or two months o
war, In November tile condition Of I'll.
German labor market had become pos
itively favorable. There were enly l3l
applicants to one vacancy as sgainsi
III in November, lDl3. II Ia true thsi
the absence of many men has sons
thing to do with this condition and
that the situation Of the female laboI
market ia less satisfactory. But The
main question is. after all, Have We d
complain Of great lack OF employment
and tho consequent distress or mott
ivc ean fortunately answer in the neg
ativc.
CONDITIONS IN ENGLAND.
How things look In tho countries
with which we are at war we knos
only too well. In England II IL almos!
exclusively the requirements Of the
army which keep the wooden mills
busy, while millions OF spiHdles arc
idle In the cotton mills, with hundreds
OF Thousands Of workers jobless. No
energetic steps are taken TO improve
conditions. Indeed, Il is the very lack
Of employment which adds more men
TO Lord Kiteheners army. The pro.
,luction OF the cotton industry, tile
Laskbons % Ensland's export, has suf.
iered 10 such an extent that Il has be
come necessary TO restrict cotton grow.
ing in igypt-nay, almost to forbid IL
altoeether--ior England today would
be unable to pny up the next crop ana
the government would expect grave
unrest among the egyptian population
as the res'iit.
DOMESTIC MARKETs INyINCIBLE
Walter Rathensd. president OF Gen.
eral Electric company. Berlin. recently
declared that since the war started we
have approached FIchte's ideal Of A
aclosed commercial ststs.o Surely the
'closed commercial state Is not the
ideal form of economic life Tor a great
modern nation. Its field Is the world,
and that will always remain so under
normal conditions. We shall not allow
the condition Of closed commercial
state TO be forced permanently on US.
Bot the wonderful adaptaiility which
perInlt us temporarily TO move under
present restrictions shows to what de.
gree our economic orRaniza tion exeeis
that OF our enemies.
As;da from The n,odio;ous d.yelop.
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nd o,er.ea eamme,ee yo prepared
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'hali illustrate by one example.
AZ the last meeting OF 'he board o.
directors OF the RUSSIAN railways II
vas announced that IN oo,ooer iast
rear, despite the uniayoraoie effects
u tho war and repeated tnriI redue'
.ions, the Prussian railway receipts
we're but ~ per cent less than what
hey were IN the preceding year. This
s Indeed a striking proof oil the con-
siderable power oi resistance oi our
economic organism. II is fact which
hows that the English calculations to
uin us economically by SSasitory IN