The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-21
ITALY'S WAR TO HIT
RI Man FACTORIES
Would Close Last Door to Raw
Materials. Already short
in Empire.
NEUTRAL GIVES OPINION
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LONDON. May 2i.-"Neutral,' the
Times correspondent. Who has returned
from a visit to Germany. continues his
observations In to.day's issue OF that
newspaper.
lie quotes a German university pro-
fcssor. who. he says. has kept his mem
tai balance throughout tho war and has
not repudiated his long connection with
English scientific men and English
thought. This professor said. according
to Neutral" that the educated men OF
Germany now generally believe that
the war could have been prevented. ono
would have broken out In " or three
years In any case. he adds. when Ger.
many. comparatively speaking. would
have been In n less strong position than
she Is now
writer continues. have an ineradicable
belief. which the authorities foster. that
Germany was attacked on three sides
at once AT the i~nstigation OF Great
Britain. who aimed to crush Germany
for the purpose OF Kidding herself OF a
hated commercial rival.
The authorities" he writes. "manip-
ulate and censor the press to "a degree
never before known. Ridiculous stories
and assertions are printed and abuse
is showered on the enemy. Many doubt
less see through them, but the masses
do not"
short OF Raw Materials.
The writer found everywhere con-
firmation OF the view OF h PROBES
sor mentioned In the foregoing and
ascrlbes the unity OF the empire and the
readiness to bear sacrifices to that fact.
He advises their opponents TO Initiate
this. Everything IL economical. ne
SAYS. All mourning Is hidden. and the
care for the soldiers Is everywhere dis
played.
He aserts that the weakest spot IN
| Germany's economy lies in the Indus
trial and commercial situation. Bus''
ness Is kept going. but with a greatly
reduced personnel.
.pespite all efforts and notwithstand
ing the efficiency of the German or9ani'
z~ation.'' he explains. "it IS
true that the important raw materials
are becoming increasingly scarce Thu'
the textile industry In the Chemnitz dis
,rict is affected by a lack Of cotton the
| electrical industry is affected by Il lacl
OF copper and other metals. -
far AS could be ascertained ther,
Is no real lack Of copper for th'
manufacture OF ammunition There /:
"A considerable stock OF that
II was not until a fortnight ago, he
continues. that the authorities ordered
an inventory of the stock OF copper
and other metal articles which may be
used for ammunition. II has been or
dered hat none of these articles b'
sold hereafter without authority, bu'
such "A Measure is chiefly precautions
airy, like the former bread regulations
which were designed 10 keep down tbs
price Of bread and subsequently, wal
used against E~ngland's so-called stlrva'
tion policy In the hope OF arousin; IN,
compassion Of the world of neutrals.
The writer foresees serious conse
quences In the famine OF raw ma
terials. German industries will no
improbably be reduced to the condition
of Hamburg. which to-day is a deaf
city," he saws. ''The country Is nov
consuming its stored commoditie.
which cannot be replaced. while pro
duction is gradually slackening excep
with regard to the materials used II
military operations. Even anoni
manufacturers and business men wh'
regard the military situation will
complacency I found a perception o
the great danger impending which NJ
paper money. no system of credit a
home. can possibly avert"
This chief cause OF apprehension M
neutral observer found to be over italy
All the military contingencies In rela
ton to that country. he declares, hav,
long since been foreseen, but thr Jugl
Italy Germany has had access to man,
neutral sources OF supply. especially IN,
two Americas. He found similar mis-
givings with regards TO Rumania.
The Offices OF the Hamburg-Americal
Line and the North German Lloy'
throughout Germany have becom. IL
agencies OF Italian shipping companies
With the intervention OF Italy IN ~
wal this door. practically the last one
will be closed.
The newspapers. he says. are not nj
lowed to attack italy editorlally or 4
their news columns lest It imper.l n
diplomatic situation. but private v,
tuperation and the most violent doct-ia
OF hate against England. preached eve
in pulplts. Ia nothing compared wit
the unmeasured language used priva'el
against Italy.