The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-21
WILL REVOLT STOP
GREAT TRADE WAX?
BY STANLEY JOHNSON.

". 6. A. Washington Bureau.
Washington. D. c.. Nov. 19.-What ef-
| feet will the socialist revolution have on
German after the war trade plans?
This is g vital question not only TO
every American, British and French bust
ness man but to the coming peace con-
| ference in Brussels.
Plan Trade War.
! The German autorefacys had complete
set of plans TOR worldwide trade war to
start with the cessation of hostilities.
These plans were adjusted for the con-
tingencies of German victory or defeat.
That these plans existed was known
to every government at war with the Gen.
trail powers.
One thing the German plans did not
take into account was the possibility of a
German political revolution. AS usual
with Teutonic plans there was a fatal
omission in them.
The fallen German government had in
working shape new and separate min
iSterlal bureau created and Unsigned TOR
the express purpose OF Geaiing aurnoria-
lively with aiter-war traoe and industrial
problems. This was the reichswlrthscnaft-
SAINT.
According to a recent outlying of DR..
Helfericb, now among the bosses that
were and are not, it was to have arbitrary
powers to deal with problems OF demobiii-
cation, elimination of woman and child la
gor, questions of labor supply, exchange
and credit, supplies of raw materials and
powers of the fallen autocratic tyranny
were to be placed behind it.
But will the new regime attempt any
thing more than internal readjustm emit for
a few years? Won't it be too busy at
home to hunt for problems abroad?
Recently fallen autocratic Germany
formed a huge corporation to centralize
and control foreign and domestic enter
prises copied after the British Trade Cor
poration. This body was to undertake
construction and operation OF rallraos,
'su9lsks IBugo puB UoTlHSILI! pus sstIo1oB
conduct rinse md PLANTATIONS ana husl-
nesses of all kinds to be established all
ever the world. It was huge ana sHlter-
ing program.
Of course, these plans were semi-socIal-
istc in character. They We're a form OF
state socialism And all these schemes
are in skeleton form, in the hands Of the
revolutionists. What they may do or try
to do with them will depend, OF course, on
several factrs.
it may happen that attempts will be made
70 revise and onerate the trade plans Of
the throttled autocraey.
Colonial Slavery.
If the freed German people are Wiling
to undertake the colossal EXPENSE of push
inc these schemes, something may be
lone with them
Before the military defeat and the revo-
Tuition complication comprehensive pro-
gram for creation Of state monoplies had
been drawn up in Germany 1t 1nciuded
about everything in Germany from which
money could be ttgoneA 12S45 l234o2
money could be gotten. A German econo-
mist estimated tina the annual revenue
from the German state monopolies would
be 5000. o00 900, marlss( more than bill
lion doIlars) In this he included tobacco,
shirts beer sugar, tea. coffee, cocoa,
coal. electricity, nitrates, bread, meat and
exploitation of colonial LABOR.
GERMANY had a scheme aid whereby she
hoped to make the natives or colonies she
had nav her war bills. Professor Ballod
figured out for the German government q
plan of enforced labor whereby Germany
could collect a billion marks every year
Natives were to be required to labor four
years for German rulers in lieu OF mfhtary
Service under this slave PLAN
What will the peace conference nave TO
do with German trade matters!
Well, it will discuss and arrange the
standing and privileges of Germany IN the
--r-s,e.s Of the world. IT viii have some
s.zE,*sgz -. So n tHa / ssrs sutton of raw
8. 4arseiss -, r1ats.es zaeSsrg them in re-
ssas.ssfsaafsoys seoYk Anl ~ decisions as
Il. raaa ss-s- ills VITA Unrest whatever
es4.tess4 s-erFs.s=~ ygay aaYs sest after four
II . a ,...-.y sst us
of the effect of revolutioH - sE9a an
trade-war plans.
Perhaps there may never e 80 oc
war.
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