Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-26
Hun Government to
Retain industrial
Control After War


rehabilitation after the war. the un-
scrambling Of the omelette made by
pouring all a nations resources into the
frying pan Of war, Is beginning to &C.
cupy the attention Of Germanys states
men and flnanciers First statements
on what the public may expect, made
only recently and transmitted here in
OFFICIAL dispatches, show that the gov
eminent Of the Hohenzollerns plans to
retain a great part of the industrial
control seized under the guise Of ma
tional necessity and that this control
may be expected to be used as q
weapon against foreign competition.
when the government declares that
q state organization will not be neces-
sary in all directions. but that on the
contrary it is hoped that great part
Of the economic life will be lett free,
then it Is undoubtedly we'll not to- take
too optimistic a, view Of the size of this
free domain" says the Berlin Tageblatt
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 leather, and
shipping space. The organizations in
question, will be built on the basis of
the present war organizations. not
however in the way that these will
simply be taken over but more in the
way of simplfied amalgamations.
1.-THE Wirtschaftsstellen,' as the
peace organizations, will be called will
not be compulsory syndicates with A.
tot h,,xA tn q
way that all industries involved in a
certain district thru their co-opera
tive. associations appoint delegates. who
become members of the 'Wirtschafts-
stellen. In connection with the textile
industry, for INSTANCE, the spinners
weavers, garment manufacturers
wholesale and retail dealers, as well as
employees, would come into considera
ton NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 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. 1t should not do independent
business. except in cases where the cir
cumstanaees absolutely demand>tt. Real
business might be transacted. as for
instance with foreign countries. such
as now the OkTdluc, WueIe IL Is Aet
essary to take a common stand.
THE shipping trade is probably that
which will have the freest possible
position inside of this organization. The
fact that the position of the German
tonnage and means of transportation in
the transition period Is entirely in the
dark has caused the steamship owners
also to be drawn into the compulsory
organization. This should be handled
by an. office. which would see that Ger
man tonnage first and foremost is used
for German import purposes.
while the least possible compulsion
will be exercised with regard to steam
ship owners. it isthe intention to make
lit 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, suoh as cot
ton, wool jute, hemp, fax. silk, etc.
and these offices. apart from their main
work Of dividing the manufacture
should distribute the raw materials.
"a simpler thing is with regard tc
groceries, as there is no lack Of them
on the world market but rather ar
overflow. The regulation should be in
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 entering the
German market by aid Of inland illegit'
innate trade. With regard to coffee and
tea, coffee import union and ties
regulation office will be established II
Hamburg. The rice organization vii
be more severe. as the Dutch mills ar.
said to have amalgamated. Here state
purchasing agency will be formed"