Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-12-19
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARE
ALARMED.
They Have Caused the Tidal Wave OF
state Socialism in Europe by
ProiOnglng the War.

ProlOnglng the War.
The Railroad Managers are willing
now 10 come 60 an understanding
with the four brotherhoods. They
want to stop the Congress of the
United States from enacting any leg
islation In regard to wages, hours,
strikes and lockouts, and they want
the Adamson law repealed, which
was passed by Congress shortly be-
fore adjournlng for the Summer re-
cess.
Why this sudden change in the
attitude OF the railroads towards the
demands OF the brotherhoods? The
answer to this question is furnished
by Frank A. Vanderlip, President Of
the National City Bank of New York,
in his rcmarks to the Bankers' Club
of Chicago Mr. Vandeilip said he
feared tLat after the war we would
see state socialism in Europe, which
would give US perplexing problems to
solve, and he urged the bankers to
study the problems and be ready to
help solye them.
1t is the threatening State social
ism which makes the railroad man
ayers and the bankers behind these
managers willing to come to an
amicable understanding with their
employees They want to avoid any
further lawmaking in regard to the
relation OF employer to employee
BY satisfying the demands of the
four powerful brotherhoods Of loco
motive engineers. tlremen, conductors
and trainmen they hope to get their
aid to stave Off State socialism in this
country. No doubt from now on the
aim of Big Business Will be to satisfy
labor when ever it makes demands
for better wages and shorter work
days. Tnat Is about the only way to
keep away State socialism.
II the Vanderlips, the Morgans, the
Schwabs, the Ochs' The Pulitzsrs, the
Roosevelts, the Roots. the Lodges
and all the other British-Americans
had known that the prolongntion Of
the Worlds War would produce state
socialism even in dear Old England.
they might have hesitated to lend
Great Britain billions OF dollars, to
turn America into an arsenal for the
Entente powers, and to openly lend
all possible moral support to the en-
omies Of the Central powers With
out Americas S money, ammunition
and mo al support the war would
have ended in 1915. The Entente
powers would have been glad to lis
ten to peace proposals after Hinden-
burg's and Mackensen's great drive
through Poland and Curland, and
State socialism would never have re-
ceived lts present impetus in the
European states, not even in Ger
many
the Vanderlips, the Morgans and
the rost Of the British-Americans
who haze becn 80 ready to sacrifice
American interest for the interest OF
Great Britain arc alarmed now over
the results. They never dreamt that
their action would create tidal wave
Of State socialism in Europe Their
concern now is not that the Allies
win the war, but how the tide OF
State socialism can be prevented
from also sweeping over the United
States.
Commenting on MI vanderlips
utterancos Of alarm the Washington
Post says:
FRANK A. Vanderlip performs a
good service for the country wher
he calls upon American bankers tc
study the conditions that are develop
ing in europe IN order to prepare for
changes that will profoundly affect
the United States. He shares with
other far-sighted observers the oDin-
ion thar state socialism In Europe
may pr ssent problems for Americans
the like OF which was never presented
to their minds and which will require
the moat careful consideration by the
national government. Among the
socialistic tendencies of Europe Mr.
Vanderlip notes collective buying,
state-aided industries, state control
OF shipping and state cooperation in
international finance.
"On the day whom MIR Vandcrlip
spoke Great Britain announced that
its population would be put on war
bread rations Beginning January 1.
Travel in England viii be restricted
to absolute necessity, and the people
viii be placed on an allowance Of
sugar. Further restrictions Of inn
ports are made with view to cutting
down expenditures for luxuries
Everything that will tend to keep up
the national credit will be resorted
to- Tho Individual must yield to the
state.
I'm many respects marvellous ef-
ficiency has been gained by the state
socialism which war has imposed
upon Europe BY exercise OF the war
power society has been welded into
a mass in each country whereby
united action is obtained, with tho
government suporseding individual
action for the common good. Social
ism Is no longer a theory in Europe
1t is q living fact Probably many
drastic occupations Of individual ac-
tiyities by the government will be
abandoned after the war, but some
Of the revolutionary expedients have
come to stay.
England is not likely to abandon
the policy OF governmental superyis-
ion Of commerce, shipping and indus
try when its chief rival, Germany,
continues to exercise this supervision
with remarkable success. Assuming
that tho war win end with both Of
these empires intact and ready for
business, Great Britain will be CON