The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-08
AMERICA 4 subject NATION
Ahs7rditv Of the Famboyant Announcements That Cur
New shipbuilding Nearly Rivals Great Brtaln's'
By P H. w. ROSS
Irln THE National Marine League Of the United States

-, co-,o whom tEe foreign tonnage now
uthrrwisn occupied IL released LOT peace
mi traG..: when the nations no" At war
viii 30, striving with all the newborn
m.,;ioral efficiency cnGcndcred by th4
.nnt,f,f "a rc:.ajn their lost com
ADVANTAGES: whcn every shipyard or
Falkland and Germany. no" ehSaSeo III
Tho building az war vessels. IS again &C.
,.n..-I 20 turning out Vessels LOT the
rra!n war that is not only suspected Dull
announced?
M- Walter Runr!man. British Caol-
mo, \Tiriqt,r and President of the board
Of Trade, paced his country on record
when he sai3 recently in tho farllA-
men':
go far rs commerce !s concerned.
.;rrman, Is a beaten nation. and 1t Is
r,.r 1,s ~ So. that she does not recover.
,rho %rw. York '"TimcS' designated
this as Britain Planning FOR the Lh as.
ing Ruin Oi German Trade. ~ Is tnat
for England to DO. rs witness the paSes
-: TuIi,.n. French. and American history
which amply atios; that fact. Britain
has always "p!amn"d for the capture
ami retention 81 "FrrTi, ONT nI u n;r.rs
,nuef. 50 long rs t5.h00.040 intelligent
, inrcrfiIi human beings insist on 4iNins
on q little island that can "ntE suppoEI
. u coo 900 IN 4 nat"rai way the govern
men: Of that 45.00".3"0 group Is com
,,,llrI % lis. all manner Of restrictive
measures on other human beings VINO 90
not live on that island in order mat
ihE a aforesaid 45.nu0.c00 may be kept
alive. ,s l.,
"" n.y. = subject nation; so far
! as oar foreign commerce ana mari
time affairs are concerned.
; We. Hike Germany. ar" "bcaten ma
lion. 50 far rs foreign commerce Is con-
,.rrrod." and ". ma hc absolutely and
. uositiyclv c"r:ain thHt Great Britain
; will he forced $50 20" that W" don't
! vent us: with 40 particular feeling OF
hostility towards is. but simply be-
. ca.rsc she must ill British Stomachs Dc
! fore she fills American.
Wr have had orr warning and should
I heed II. We must not hc Iu!lcd INT" Il
false sense Of security because we nave
made 4 littl" progress: W" must NOT nc
dnIuded iNto the belief that W" rival
! wnr, When the war comes to an end
! then will come our trial. Ar' w." ready
! for i;o Arr VIZ preparing for IL our
/ surplus productions grow tar NOR" ThP-
! idly than our "wr hon" marker Is hn!e
! IN cone,r7,1o thrm. We must find Tor
. ric,r markets in order 30 keep our poo
: pIa constantly employed in our indus
! tries all over Tn" United states EEcn
more wo must iucroHS" our Drodnctlon
! II u.r are, 10 take UP he slack when inc
/ hravv manufacture" Of mnnitions ceases.
! These dangers arc v"rr real. NOR
: fraiIv we have, been selling about five
: nov cont. Of orr owl products OUTSIDE
D nf our own national workshop. while
/ Trr,~Iond has hccn scllinn fifty-tivo per
! cent, Of hcrs to other rno7l" and getting
other 7con!"'s money in return: ana
| Germany has been doing ;hc same with
! rortv-hvo rar cort. OF her production
! When England and Germany again CLASH
| for thc resumption Of that trade. where
will wc aS :. SuhirC: nation CONNER
; ciaIIv speaking. stand? Heretofore we
! have had tho use Of tho surplus ocean
! Tonnage of both or these maritime ma
; :iors in marketing our small amount on
/ Goods. Is anyone 50 har"-hrained as TO
! think We shall get any willing help
| from cith"r Of them in tho future?