Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-22
WHAT FRANCE WILL
ASK OF GERMANY

q consolidation Of an impregnable
military and economic unit stretching
from the North sea to the Mediter-
Eanean. cutting Europe permanently
In half, controlling the Dardanelles,
the Aegean and the Baltic and even
tually forming the backbone of a
Prussian world empire, France is
planning for square deal" when
the war ends. and she expects the
United States to help her get 1t. In a
Paris dispatches Maurice daily ID
Vernenil says:
America, with her well known views
on fair play, from her seat at the
council table when peace is finally
declared, will be able to help France
get square DEAL" in Americas own
parlance, as far as the safeguarding
of our industries are concerned.
The allies, from their position Of
vantage, will be able to insist on a
heavy money indemnity from Ger
many, but It is not entirely ques-
ton OF monetary PREPARATION with
France and our Belgian neighbors.
Commercially, unless special pro-
visions are made to the contrary, we
shall be impoverished for yearE to
3 come and our trade rivals. particu-
larry Germany. will be enabled to
steal a march on us.
This, in my opinion, is the real Sc
cret Of the savage destruction OF our
country by Hindenburg. He wants
to remove rival from the after-the-
war trade. The peril is indeed grave
but 1t can be met without great diff
hculty IL our allies will insist upon
certain conditions before granting an
Hungary.
First, we must by all means in our
power restore our Industries to the
same state of production they were
capable of before the war, and that
with the least possible delay. By
the same token we must retard our
~ enemies In their industrial progress
and prevent them from occupying our
place in the trade world.
The problem presented is capable
of natural and easy solution as
SNwell as a practical one. The duty Of
our allies will be to impose upon the
Teutons the heavy task of repairing
themselves the damages they have
caused during the war to France, Bel
GUM, Russia, Rumania, Serbia ant
Montenegro. The application Of these
principles would thus be worked out
First: That the Germans and Aus
TRANS be required to send into the
devastated countries a number o
workmen sufficient to level thu
ground, to I'LL up the trenches, t
destroy the deep-dug military shel
tiers and actually prepare the de
stroyed ground 80 that 1t will b.
capable of being titled.
Second: That the enemy be re
quired to furnish sufficient workme
and actual materials for the immed
ate Reconstruction Of the houses, forts
edifices and monuments they hav
- destroyed.
Third: That they be required I
sf replace not only the furniture an
household objects they have stole
and destroyed, but the agriculture
instruments they have either carte
OF or rendered useless, as well a
the machinery that will enable on
miles, our factories and our worl
nI,A 10 loS al
in manner that will give pr,
duction equivalent to pre-war times
Fourth; That they be required
put into immediate re-exploitation a
the mines in the invaded district
and during tho time required for III
repairs they be forced to reimburs
the owners to an extent equivalent
their ordinary output, either in none
or equivalent product; that they
% forced to reimburse the owners 70
the amount Of mineral extracte
during the war; that they be force
to turn over to the owners sufficier
minerals to enable them TO make in
So mediate delivery of orders until tn
properties arc again In good workln
order.
Fifth; That they be forced TO r.
pair all the railroads, furnish III
necessary labor and actual material
20 rectify the damages they hay
2 caused and In this same manner re
place all the rolling stock they hav
seized; that they replace all the ship
they have sunk by vessels Of equiv
aient or superior tonnage; that, in s.
far as possible, they be required 4
replace trees from their own forest
those destroyed In our own, or, a
least, that they be forced to ship Il
as each year an amount OF timber
adBiyaIcnt 10 that which we nigh
bare gathered from our own forests
IN tliIs manner can the allies fore,
Germany to disgorgs the huge stocks
! OF yarious materials she has been as
sembiing during the war and IN This
siaencr provide against feeding OF
4 the neylfrai markets. hy German noodg