Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-13

Undsrly modern material achieve
ments.
HAD PLACE IN THE Sun.
Her men Of science had made her
industries prehspS the most cOmpe-
tent industries ia the world. and the
label Made in Germany WAS
guarantee OF good workmanship and
Of material she had access TO all
the markets OF the world and every
other man who traded Ia those
markets feared Germany because
Of her effective and almost irresis-
tible competition. She had a place
~ the sun Why was she not salts
fieds What more did she want
There was nothing in the world Of
peace that she did not already
have and have in abundance.
We boast OF the extraordinary
pace OF American advancement. We
show with pride the statistics OF
the increase OF our industries and OF
the population OF our cities Well.
those statistics did not match the
recent statistics Of GERMANY Her
old cities took on youth. grew faS-
ter than any American cities ever
Crew. heF old industries opened
their eyes and saw a new world
and went out for its conquest. and
Yet the authorities Of Germany
We're not satisfied. Iou have one
part of the answer to the question
why she was not satisfied IN her
methods OF competition There i mo-
important industry in Germany Up-
on which the government has not
laid its hands 20 direct IL and, when
necessity arises. control IT,
Tou have only 10 ask any man
whom YOU meet. who X familiar
with the conditions that prevailed
before tire war in the matter OF in
ternational competition to lind out
the methods Of competition which
the German manufacturers and eN-
pOrtsrs used under the patronage
and support Of the government Of
Germany. You will find that they
were the same SORTS OF competition
that We have tried 10 prevent h. law
within our own borders IT they
could not sell their goods cheaper
tHsn we couId sell ours. Al a pToat
70 themselves. they could get a
subsidy from the government which
made Il possible 10 sell them cheap
-. anyhow. and the conditions Of
competition were thus controlled in
large measure by the German gov
eminent itself But that did not
satisfy the German government
WISHED POLITICAL CONTROL
All the while there was lying be-
hind its thought. en- its dreams OF
the future. political control which
would eAble IL in the long run TO
dominate the labor and the industry
OF the world. They were not con-
tent with success by superior
achievement. they wanted success
by authority. I suppose very few
Of sou thought much about the Ber-
Iin-to-Ba gdad railway. The Berlin
to-Bagdad railway was constructed
in order to run the threat Of force.
down the flank OF the Industrial
undertaking. Of half dozen OF other
countries. so that when German
competition came in IL would not be
resisted too far-because there was
always the possibility of getting
German,armies into the heart of that
country quicker than any other
armies could be got there Look at
the map OF Europe now Germany.
In thrusting upon US again and
again the discussion Of peace. talks
about zhat3 Talks about Belgium.
talks about Northern France. talks
about AIsace-LOrraincs Well. those
are deeply interesting subjects to
Us and TO them. but they are not
talking about the heart OF the mat
ter.
Take the map and look at IL.
Germany has absolute control OF
Austria-Hungary. practical control