The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-11
PLAN WORLD WAR
ON GERMAN TRADE
British Call Upon Allies to
Join in Crushing All
TeutOn Commerce.
OMMONS TAKES ACTION
To Control Coal and Oil Is One
Objcct--.Amcrica as
Competitor.
COMMONS TAKES ACTION
Special Cable Dsspa,ch TO TnE srS


trade was taken IN the House of Com
mons yesterday when - resolution CALI
ing for the cooperation Of all the British
domnions and The Allies of Great Brit
ain IN this gigantic task was passed
without division. The resolution.
which was proposed by william A. $.
Hewins. reads as follows;
That. with view to increasing the
power of the Allies In the prosecution
Of the war. his Majesty's Government I
should enter into Immediate consulta-
ton with the Governments of the do
min!ons In order with their aid. to ,
bring the whole economic strength OF |
the empire in cooperation with the /
Allies in policy directed against the /
enemy.
THE KEY 10 the whole German diplo-
macy is economic. and the whole OF he
aim is the economic subjection OF the
country she occupies declared Mr..
Hewins
"She wishes to create great central
European system. and 1t must be alto
gether a western system OF trading
America n Competitor.
Sir Alfred Moritz Mond thought that
America would he a much more for
midable competitor OF Great Britain than
Germany. which would not be In po-
sition Immediately after the war to
flood the world with her products.
To this John Halford Mackinder.
rnionisi for Glasgow. replied. expressing
he affection of Great Britain for America
THE member has spoken OF America
as ~ dangerous commercial rival he
said. but cannot conceive Of that COM
petition taking the complex scien'ihc
and destructive form Of Germany's com
petition.
Walter Runcimau. President Of the
board OF Trade, who said recently that
the war against German trade must be
continued after the peace treaty is signed.
said:
There are signs that Germany IL
feeling the pressure Of our blockade. Her
food supplies are depleted. ours are IN
crcasinI
when peace j. concluded Il must be
made clear that We viii not permit the
economic war which Germany wouh
wage against ourselves and our allies
We should not be prepared to wait FOR
the end OF the War before dealing with
the matter. I, has always been tNe
policy Of the hoard Of Trade - capture
German trad. during the war In the
ras, u9 South America We have deNcI-
oped trade since the beginning OF the
war which IL is hop.d Will he continued
after the cessation of hostiiti"s. II IL
agreed that We must ask the coopcra-
ton of our dominions In view OF the
necessity Of keeping control or the
worlds coal and securing control OF
It's oil"
Vuncimnn's rian.
Nj. Ruuciman declared that III" brit-
ish Empire would cooperate after the
war taste than any other country.
Then II will he our duty he added
"to aid as far as We can France. Russia
italy and our other allies would even
. add GERMANY At the bottom Of the lis
for no man would wish to see 4 petlo'
Of u, p,olongrd poverty in Gerlnan!.
, "Hu, We have the right To demand
that in tn. recuperation OF GERMANY
nothing he d ne to mako Italy. Franco
Russia or Great Britain sune''
, Moreover I am not prepared to wal
|, for the end of the war to take steps "
' deal with this matter. II has oeeh II
z along the policy of the British hoard q
a Trade to capture German trade "hll
e the war is still on.
, .In the case Of South America W
e hay. since the war began developed
r trade which I hope will continue lon
v after the cessation of hostillties.
= German Trade Captured.
, "BrItish traders despite the handl'a
u Of the war, have worked wonders l
:, trade development We have complete,
:, broken down the German monopoles !
: optical glass, dyes. electrical apparatu
e and certain chemicals ana these moho'