Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-09
PLAN OSTRAC|SM
OF ALL GERMANS
Movement in France to Refuse to
Have Dealings With leu
tons After War.
FEELING EXISTS IN RUSSIA
Schemes to Avoid Sending Goods
Through Kaiser's Realm
Also Being Suggested.
FEELING EXISTS IN RUSSIA

PARIS. July s.-There is a strong
movement afoot in France to refuse to
have dealings with Germans after the
war Is over. Not only do the advocates
OF the ostracizins OF Germany intend to
try to close the frontiers of France to
all products OF German industry, but
they also declare that no goods Of
French origin en- route for Russia shall
he sent over German railroads Ger
many, after the war. is to find herself
cut of enti-c!Y from the ne.ghbor
whose homes she invaded.
That the same feeling exists in some
leading Russian circles is evident from
an utterance Of the president of the
Duma while he was visiting this city
Neither nor my children nor my
grandchildren" he said. speaking Of
Germany, ever shall put foot in that
accursed land"
1t is the merchant fleets Of the North
Sea. the Baltic and the Mediterrauean."
says the Petit Journal, which In the
tuture are 10 be the means by which
our people and merchandise. in ever
increa sing volume. will go to Russia
VIA Riga. Libau. Petrograd, Constants
nople and Odessa. y service of fast
boats Will be able 10 cover the distance
between Dunkirk and Petrorrad almost
as quickly as the trains do
is there any one among us who
would not be delighted TO be able to
avoid the trip through Central Europe
and arrive board Russian or
French boat straight in the country OF
our allies?
l.,
cover the distance between Brest and
New York in less than FIVE days. AT
this rate of speed II would take only
sixty hours TO travel from one capital
10 the other or at least from Calais
10 Cronstadt. the port OF petrograd
There is no reason why the annual
value OF our trade with the Russian
empire, which IL AT present no more
than sloo,ooo,0oo. should not reach the
same hgure as our tiade with the
United States, which is over $3.50. 600 600
year. Passengers should he even
more numerous, since the twp is only
one-third as long
SUGGESTS BUILDING
NUMBER or SHIPS
The president OF the Compagnic
Generate Transa tlantique. Charles
Roux. advises the formation OF -
pose of building number OF steamers
which should he ready 10 start i'm
mediately on conclusion OF peace.
The idea has been taken up en-
Enthusiastically by the Paris Chamber OF
Commerce. whose president David
Monnet. is working hard for the foun-
dation Of college where the Russian
language IS 10 be taught free of
charge to young Frenchmen
The political remodcllinE which will
follow after the war should be ac-
companied By veritable economic
revolution" writes Raphael-Nieorges
Levy, member of the French Institute.
The allies will no longer be foolish
enough to leave the greater part of
their commerce in the hands OF the
enemy. They have discovered that
they can supply each other mutually
with all the raw materials and manu-
featured goods which they formerly
received from Germany and Austria.
They know that the sO0.00O.0O0 hu-
man beings who inhabit France. Eng
land. Russia. Japan, Belgium and Ser
bia. with their colonies. form inn
mense field OF consumers, capable OF
absorbing the entire production of the
allies.
1T will be difficult and exceedingly
laborious task TO arrange their future
custom policy. but this work will be
insignificant in comparison with the
combined effort they are now making
OH land and sea.
THE essential thing will he to APP
, proach this part of our common task
In broad minded and liberal manner
and always keep the goal in sight
which must be rea ched--to seal the
+ military compact, concluded in the face
Of the German danger. by a close and
dehnitive economic entente In The
field, too, as on the battle field. we are
sure OF victory"