The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03

largng the social political theories OF FredercK
the Great, again created unified Germany.
Now let follow these widely separated
@@ threads of Social political, economic ideals IN the
various great nations where they are all knotted
in a single srand-trade.
England the Island Empire, for geographical
alone is dependent trade for existence and she has
pursued by of what may be termed autocrat'c
democracy home and by consistent and persistent dollar
diplomacy abroad 1t has been said that England the center
of world trade because she mistress of the Exactly
the Engands is but adjunct
world trade She the worlds middleman, importing
cheap material and exporting goods 81 per
the value of which consists British abor SO that
Engand trade and thereby England subsists not on her own
needs the products and the needs
of the rest of the world.
True she must draw her food uffs from foreign count
ries but it is from countries which English dollar dplom
acy" and the investment and OF British capital 60 Tar TO
make production Of foodstufs for export possible
Bran trade consists of the necessities of e cereals meat
leather WOOL cotton lumber on for her IMPORTS manu-
facurers of those products for her exports.
In France the traditions of the Revolution still vital,
any other country Switzerland
ceeded making of herself sefsatsfyng nation Her trade
therefor though great sOundy based that OF
other country she importer largely of foodstus and
other necessities and exporter of uxurles Ihe manu-
France employing about Is cent OF the
uaon largely of CLOTH linen and silk feathers cloth
ing lingerie lace artificial flowers jewery perfumery,
ee leather goods and wine of them ndispensabes and
all of hem therefor dependant prosperity IN other count
for their MARKET often whms of fashion The
Lyons silk industry supporting the city of Lyons and It's env
irons cut 2 cent when the skirt came into
fashion.
Germanys rise to power among the nations has been
wrought principles opposite those England and
France could well conceive The German social and
tca theory drawn primarily have from Frederick
the Great form of government socialism, IN which the
responsibility all of citizens and demands
unquesonng acquiescence state benevo
despotsm short Working this theory Germany has
built supendous commercial organization the world
haCo know aDdU ont tO
through its trade.
Conceving it to be the duty the advance the
interests citizens, Germany has hesated grant
aid industries their fight against for
eign competition, both home and abroad For instance If
German finds that cutting down the cost of
production he successfully compete foreign market with
his goods will that he has all reasonable
aid in reducing values The railroads and
subsidized steamship lines will give him special the banks
will adjust his credits according the value of his increased
ducton and consular will attend to the details OF de-
verng the goods collecting payment if he wishes
And from foreign competition in home markets the
equally ready protect him. by tariffs by sub
sidies by price regulation if Such
ca organization coordinate and cooperative with the sta is
unknown other country in the world Tin the United
States most of these practices criminal ofenses In view
of these there be any doubt of Germany ability u
maey and maintain control of the worlds trade
less she with like organized system of competition from
some other nation nations?
The Empire, before the war, producing 95 per
of necessary consumpon imports consisting almost entire
B of materials its exports of manufactures representing
the of 60 of their total value German labor
fits
Only country Great Britain greater factor in
international trade the outbreak of and Germany
perceptby gaining her rival that stasicians
both countries had tme far the future when the
Central Empire would outstrp Britain the
of other nations and absorber of their surplus products
Russia trade factor, has yet to be developed All
that has done the world of trade has been by way of
exchange of necessities her foodsu lumber OIL minerals
demanded other peoples the of
other countries which she could produce for herself
Austria Hungary to being self-supporting
naton-barely that and The Dual Monarchy had
comparatively less foreign trade the outbreak of the Great
War than under Joseph H. century and half ago.
Italy ALSO has her trade future before her, but unlike