The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-10
The WAR and TRADE
CONTINUED from column one.)


profitable trade between nations that the pur
chaser shall also be seller Such
manufactured goods the
Great Britain and Germany prior 0 the
Now. the United of materials
cept few scattered lines such hides wool limited exen
and 1t is producer One of the first things the United
States do in order the realm
successfully with either Great Britain Germany boh
and aid the only
manufacture all of products but absorb the
ducts OF oner countries IN their American de-
mand and consumption be manufactured by American labor and
tailed other change
in the attitude of the
ward big radical
These changes inevitably the when
taxed increased the United
to be producer nation and becomes instead That
time not distant first tho evident from the fact
that in the have fallen from first place the
of beef and wheat fourth in wheat production 1914
uay imported more beef than exported The question is them
not will change attitude so-cad big businesfor
that will become the in
advantage opportunities created by
War.
Another competition
OF the world the establishment merchant
scale sufficient handle such hope
nation while dependent ships for
The American people the idea subsidies
Our laws such that privately owned Amer
merchant marine financial mpossb There solutions
to this probem ownership
marine laws President Wilson has advised owned meh
marine Opposed him the subsidy crowd No author
atve position have thought of the adequate
marine laws calculated meet day conditions One
the other must be TAKEN and the United States to become
world trader
final essential participation n world
leader the establishment
policy of dollar diplomacy The has been used epthe by
partisan poian until the has significance
from the vepal trucking the of
business by the American Department of State But has
different broader Significance 1t diplomatic
and consular aid in the legitimate trade in other
and aid in the establishment of
American banks other countries and diplomatic and consular
support foreign Investments provide work
ing credet base o support trade is established
Can America leading position in the world trade and
maintain after the The lies with
people and the they Washington them and
government Audit is not alone matter of INTEREST to
poprietors industries those who actively
If the United States the leadership the world of
trade through opportunities opened War;
decreased living though the essentials and luxu
life being brought the higher through the
home manufacture of goods previously manufactured aboad and
educational dependent
resulting the industry which
have rmusto follow of world.
Engineering Your Life
On every cry up" Why the need of
bracng? Fifty
and why should they need today,
thing radically with mode of living. If the
continually up perform
portion of the worlds work. about time effort
made and the OF such conditions? social
physical which needs continual bracng doomed
of
bridge building JAM
with this problem many people
which living They
which conditions that have before
experienced that the which the business world
which bracng up
sary should have foreseen these things
ton
In planning building orbrdge, the engn
eer allows everyday jols