The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-26
GERMAN hLl.S FOR
after THE WAR
Government Will Hold on to
Much That it Has
=; Seized.

(By Associated Press)
WARRINGTON, ydne 26.-ReOnomic
OomobihEatiOn after the war, the I'M
OcTambling Of the oqielOtte made BY
pouring all a natiO6'G resources into
re frying pan Of W., 10 beginning TO
occupy the attention Of oeFmany's
statesmen and hnancieFS. First state
meRtS on what the public may expect,
made only recently and transmitted
here n official dispatches, show that
the government Of the HohenZollerns
plans 10 retain q great part OF the in
du0tTial control seized under the guise
Of national necessity and that this con
troll may be expected 10 be used as a
weapon against foreign competition.
when the government declares that
. state organization will not be neces.
EaFy N all directions, but that on the
contrary II is hoped that a great part
Of the economic life will be left free,
then It IL undoubtedly we'll not TO take
too optimistic a view Of the size Of this
free domain says the Berlin Tage.
blatt IN reporting the governments
plans. Government organization is
planned definitely only for the textile
industry, especially, and for groceries,
rubber, fats and oils. hides and leath.
or, and shipping space. The organiza-
tons IN question will be built on the
baaiS Of the present war organizations,
not, however, in the way that these
WIN simply be taken over, but more in
the way Of simplified amalgamations.
"The 'Wirtschaftsstellen. as the
peace organizations will be called, will
not be compulsory syndicates with fl
nancial participation. but more in a
way that all industries involved in a
certain district through their cooper
Gtive associations appoint delegates,
who become members OF the 'Wirts.
Chaftsstellen' In connection with the
textile industry, for instance, the spin
uers, weavers, garment manutactur.
UFS, wholesale and retail dealers, as
well as the employees, would come into
consideration. The 'Wirtschaftsstel-
lem must in the first place take care
Of money matters, that is, must divide
the money which is at disposal for the
enterprise in question. It should not
DO independent business, except in
cases where the circumstances abso-
Iutely demand II. Real business miriN
be transacted, as for instance with for
eign countries, such as now the
Ukraine, where II is necessary TO TAX
q common stand.
1.-THE shipping trade Is probably tina.
which will have the froe1t possible %
sition inside of this organization. The
tact that the position of the Gerl.n
tonnage and means Of transporta.i1l
IN the transition period is entirely IA
the dark has caused the steam5iip
owners to also be drawn into the C5m-
rulsOTy organization. This should be
handled by an office, which would see
that German tonnage first and fore.
most is used for German import pur.
poses.
while the least possible compulslon
will be exercised with regard to steam.
ship owners, It Is the intention to make
L very strict toward the textile indus.
try. The reason lies mainly in the
great shortage OF raw materials. The
plan Is to establish offices for control
Of the various materials. such as cot
ton, wool, jute. hemp, flo-, elk, etc,
and these offices, apart lrom their
main work Of dividing the manufac-
ture. should distribute the raw mate
RAILS.
"a simpler thing Is with regard to
groceries, as there Is no lack of them
on the world market, but rather an
overflow. The regulation should be
On the hands Of a board Of interested
parties. under state control, and in
each case permit should be given in
order to prevent foreign firms enter
ing the German market by aid Of in
land Legitimate trade. With regard
10 coffee and tea. coffee import union
and q tea regulation office viii be es-
tablished in Hamburg. The rice or
ganization will be more severe. as the
Dutch mills are said 10 have amalga-
mated. Here a state purchasing agen.
cy viii be formed"