Imperial Valley press., 1916-03-27

lines, he SAID. lnlS can only mean
] that she intends to follow up the pres
ent conflict with an economic war.
"If this is the deliberate object, we
and our Allies will know how to meet
an aggressive war Of that nature just
as we have met hostile action for the
last 20 months. But we will be bet
ter prepared for the threatened eco
nomic war. We are much obliged to
Germany for warning us beforehand.
THE economic war which she
threatens would be permanent bar
rier to the peaceful development of
Europe. l have myself used language
hostile in character in regard to Ger
many's trade. l did so, believing that
crushing the enemy's trade was an
essential step to victory in this war.
"Germany's power of resistance. as
we'll as ours, depends upon the extent
cf her material resources. These we
must as an act of war diminish IN
value. We must do everything in our
power to prevent her from accumu-
lating stocks or adding to her wealth
abroad. We are doing everything IN
our power to prevent this. We can
not allow our citizens to trade with
German firms in China, from whom
we are Withholding supplies. That is
only one of many instances. We want
o make it clear to Germany that the
longer the war continues the less will
be her chance of recoupment out of
the profits of foreign markets. We
aim at shortening the war"
Recently" it was recalled to Run
ciman, "you said in Commons that you
were determined . prevent Germany
from again raising her head
What l really ought to have said
was that it was a question of her
raising her helmet Runciman replied.
We in England lave not grown SO
'oolish as to believe one nation en-
riches itself on another's poverty, or
that Bismarck's policy of bleeding
your enemy white, as he did France
in 1871, is good either for individual,
nations or for Europe as a whole
"The coming conference in Paris
will approach all these questions with
these points. We are all determined
o resist Germany wherever we find
her trying to establish political pre-
dominance in foreign countries by
commercial means.
Gre at Britain has clean record
on this subject. We've never used
trade relations for warlike purposes
or for preparation for war. Cur free
rade is traditional. We have at all
lines discouraged government assist
ance or direction of commerce. We
have allowed our manufacturers and
raiders to develop thier business rela-
ions wherever they could on their
own merits and for purely business
reasons. We have competed against
ourselves as much as against foreign
ars.
you ask what effect this will have
on our commercial relations with
America. | reply that we will con-
tinue to be good commercial neighbors
to the United States on the American
continent. Of course we will compete
against your traders and manufac-
turers whenever we can with renewed
vigor, in neutral markets, when the
war is over. But the competition will
be that of honest merchants seeking
no end but the exchange of commodi-
ties for mutual benefit. We will al
ways be ready to make friendly en-
gagements with neutrals, especially
the United States, in the interests of
peaceful commercial development.
"In preparation for the return Of
peace we are making plans for re-
newed internal organization and ex
ternal activity. This can and will be
done along lines neutrals will regard
as friendly. The efficiency of the
British workingman has been praised
during the war. The possibilities of
increased output have been expert
enced. With an immense fund of la
Dor set free at rehabilitation, we
count on renewed activity in every
important trade. The potentialities
of female labor are now being tested"
"Do you expect much labor trouble
after the war;" he was asked.
"Those who speak for organized la
Dor are not FOOLS" Runciman replied
"They know perfectly well that only a
complete cooperation Of all classes
will enable US to recuperate from the
industrial and financial exhaustion of
the war"
DR.. Amy Lyons, Osteopathic Physician,
1916 Dunaway Bldg. Phone 145.-Adv
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