The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-30

a year because there has been no raw
material. many OF tn" big, factories Of
Germany have been closed or they have
been given ammunition making machin-
cry and ordered 10 make supplies for the
government.
The fear which SO many reorl" have
in the United States that Germany has
hren busy manufacturing millions ct
dollars worth ui articles for export
, lnn"diAtrly. after III" war Is entirely
umt"unded. lnv"s,!sators Tor ih';
! American government who hay" studied
! Iii" situation thoroughly dcclar" there
| arc only TWO things which Germany
, Will hr able TO export when rrar"
comes. one is L stock of womcnS hiTn
| price sill; stockings and womrn's leather
gloves. Tn" ether is Il limited supply "I
medicines and dye SUMS. Tho belief
! that Germany has store houses Nltcd
/ with unlimited supplies ready 20 h''
! dumped upon the world market ~ not
| based on facts. Before the war Germany
manufactured great mt.lhy toys. the
| first Christmas of IN" war there We're
! thousands ~ new toys displayed. Tn"
had dropped at least half in number.
| and last Christmas there was not new
Toy displayed any place in Germany
! There were not even toys made especial
! " for that Christmas. Every toy shop
| offered for sale only the toys which had
! been manufactured year before.
| Last fan one OF the biz retail stores
! of Philadelphia sent a buyer to Ger
! many to purchase million dollars
worth of linen for delivery after the
! war. This firm had heard that GERMANY
had practically unlimited supplies which
| she was ready to sell when peace was
made. II desired 70 get III on the
ground floor" and contract for German
| linen before other buyers arrived. This
merchant WAS much surprised TO find
that ne could not purchase rs much ~
| 100000 worth Of linen already made.
| but he found firms willing IN take a
J million dollar order to manufacture the
| linen when peace came lie was given
! to understand that 1t would be some
months after the arrival of peace before
the linen could he delivered.
The German government. however.
| Is already making extensive prepare.
| tons for the control OF all exports and
J imports after the war. Before I left
| Berlin the plan which business men and
| financiers were discussing was about AZ
| follows:
all German ships. The owners were to
he paid 10 per cent on their capital In
! vested. The government was TO send
commissions to neutral countries. espe-
| cially to the United States and South
! America to purchase raw material. Ger
| man merchants were to he forbidden
from making any purchases outside of
| Germany. These government commits
| IL Il
! fixed price for the government. The
| Eovernment-controlled ships were 10
carry these materials to Germany, where
| q government import department was TO
! take them over and sell at profit TO
manufacturers. Then the manufacture
| ers were to BE- prohibited from selling
| goods to any one except the government.
| The government was to pay from TO 10
! per cent TO the firms for manufacturing
| the articles and then the government
was TO do all exporting Even German
| citizens were to be prohibited from pur-
chasing anything outside OF Germany.
! IT a German wants an automobile. or a
safety razor, or shirt when peace
many manufacturers make them.
BY this system of controlling all I'M
ports and exports the government plans
| TO pay off the enormous war dept which
has been accommodating since August,
1914.
While the food conditions In Ger
| many are terrible when compared with
/ conditions IN other countries. the gen
era economic condition is even worse.
! While the people can raise potatoes and
other food, and lin this way add to the
| food stocks on hand there Is no possible
! clothing and materials now in Germany.
| This is the reason the government Is
so careful in regulating the clothing
cards. They are 80 cautious now that
for instance, one has 10 bring the old
wornout towels TO the city magistrate
! and give them up before per1nIissi is
/ granted to buy new ones The same ap-
plies tn stockings. shirts, clothing and
other pieces of wearing apparel
|
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