Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-12
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QUIT FREE TRADE
CHANGE IN POLICY coMrEM.
PLATED TO cRusH GERMAN
INDUSTRIES.
WILL ABANDON SYSTEM
AT CLOSE OF WAR
addresses made in tiouss OF Commons
Bearing on suhjset Greeted BY Grsa,
Applause Germany Declared to 81
Feeling Pressure Of British Block
ado olsniss May object. Z.

London, jan 12.-Breat Britain, after
the close Of the war, win abandon its
free trade policy as one means Of wag-
Ing commercial war on Germany.
This was the inference drawn from
addresses by Walker Runcimaa, pres-
( ident Of the board Of trade. and Albert
Samuel Hewins. members for Hereford,
in tho commons.
Funciman made the assertion in the
form OF pledge that no German prod
ucts will b. allowed In England that
can be purchased elsewhere than in
Germany. "As regards chipping" Mr..
Rrncinan added. I'VE must see that
foreign subsidies shipping shall not
nave free run OF our ports"
Germany Feeling Pressure.
Mr. Runciman won tremendous app
plause when he declared:
There are signs that Germany IL be :
ginning to feel the economic pressure
OF our blockade Her food supplies are
becoming depleted, while ours are in
creasing. Attic our exports have fallen
ana our imports have risen, there is no
doubt that the economic strength of
Great Britain is SO well founded that
We can stand the strain far better than
the central powers. 4E.
Bread riots iii Berlin and in nearly
every other big German city do not oc-
cur without good reasons We have
deprived the enemy of many necessi-
ties Of warfare and possibly some of
the necessaries Of life. Her stocks of
raw materials are giving out Econom-
ic pressure. possibly better than any
other means, viii ultimately persuade
Germany of the fruitlessness OF con-
tinuing the struggle.
IL We husband our resources, the
disaster that will fall upon Germany
will be almost irreparable. We must
make 1t clear, however, that when
peace comes we will not permit the
outbreak of the economic war which
Germany would wage against ourselves
and our allies
Colonies Stand by Tariffs.
Discussing the suggestion OF free
trade within the British empire. Mr..
Runciman remarked that the dominions
OF Great Britain are not likely to alter
their methods ON their attitude toward
the mother country. The colonies were
dctermined to raise their revenue and
10 foster their industries in their own
way. And he was afraid the idea OF
FREQ trade within the empire must be
dismissed.
y FEEL the same way of the proposed
zollyerein to include all the allies. but
II such an ARRANGEMENT proves essen
tial to end the war successfully, we
shall have it, for there is no arrange
ment that the allies are not prepared
to make to that end"
He declared that the British empire
would recuperate after the war faster
than any other country.
Then it will be our duty" ne added.
ITO aid, as far as we can. France Rus
STA. Italy, and our other allies. I would
even add Germany at the bottom of
the list. for no man would wish to sec
q period Of prolonged poverty in Ger
many.
But we have the right to demand
that In the regeneration Of Germany
nothing be done which will make Italy,
France, Russia, or Great Britain SUI
fer,
Ask Aid Of pon,iniors.
The board OF trade Is looking
ahead he continued 1--WE must ask
the cooperation of our dominions: we
must see that control of the metals of
the empire passes entirely from Ger
man hands; we must keep control of
the worlds coal; we must secure con-
troll Of the supply OF oil.
As regards chipping. we must see
that foreign subsidized shipping shall
not have free rum OF our ports to the
disadvantage OF our ships. While the
war Is on we must do everything in
~
credit. and trade.
1.-THE motion which the house Of
commons 10 discussing today has
plowed fruitful soil. Il will show the
enemy that we are not at the end of
our ingenuity In winning the war. Tho
work Of the board of trade shall be to
see that after the war Germany does
NOT have the opportunity of reorgan-
izing her commercial system before our
trade has begun to flow in ever In
creasing volume, 10 see that Germany
has no chance to reconstruct her war
machinery
Ready For Trade Fiaht.
To meet the menace OF German eco /.
nomic warfare after the guns have had
/ their say. Is the object of a motion
I made by Mr.. Hewins.
'sThe key to the German diplomacy
4 is economic. and the whole OF her aim
! is the economic subsection Of the coun-
try She occupies" declared Mr. He
wins. "She wishes to create a great
central European system and II must
% altogether western system at
trading
Mr.. Hewins asserted that Germany,
; by . clever treaty system, had been
able to establish the machinery to sup
part these aims and that behind the
8OYeen or n6r iiaOv 81
wes carefully reorganizfng the coun-
tries she had occupied.
The speaker advocated preferential
treatment Of British imperial trade and
that .of Fyance: LITIGATION to the cen !.
/ trel empires that the British intended
10 wreck the Germanic system and.
y - he put 1T. to prevent German ex-
4 of the resources OF the Brit
ish empire In German interests.
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