The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-16
c., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY le, 1913
I WlRAINe TO GERMANY.
BASIS OF FUTURE RELATIONS
WITH GERMANY OUT. =
LINED.
Chamber Of Commerce OF United
States Proposes Warming to Tcuton
Industrial Leaders.

WdSHiHBtOn, Jan. l3.-Amerlcau
business men are asked in q refereh.
dunn submitted today by the Chant
ber Of Commerce of the United States
to pass upon Z proposed warning To-
Germany industrial leaders that they
can not hope to resume friendly com4
mercial relations with the United
States after the war unless the GAra
man government has become a re-.
sponsible instrument Of the people. 4
1t Is proposed that the Germans be
told that the United States In com
mon with other nations, supplied raw
materials with which Germany made
ready to start the world war and
that the lesson has been learned.
Newspapers and, business men of neu-
tral countries will be relied upon to
carry the message.
The referendum suggested by tie
Boston Chamber OF Commences and
now laid before half million busi-
ness men through their commercial
organizations. submits this resolution !:
Whereas, the size Of Germanf' 8
present armament and her militarish C
attitude have been due to the f1et
that her government is a militSE'
autocracy, not responsible to the Gen
man people: and
Whereas. the size Of the Germ) h
armament after the war will be II
measure Of the greatness Of the armk
ment forced on all nations; and,
Whereas, careful analysis Of eco
nomic conditions shows that the size
Of Germany's future armament will
fundamentally depend on her after.
war receipts Of raw materials and
profits from her foreign trade; and,
Whereas, in our opinion the Amer
lean people for the purpose of pre-
venting an excessive armament will
assuredly enter an economic cpmbina-
ton against Germany IL governmental i
conditions in Germany make 1t neces.
sary for self-defense; and,
Whereas, we believe the American
people will not join in discrimination
against German goods after. the war
If the danger Of excessive armament
has been removed by the fact that the
German government has in reality be-
come, responsible instrument con-
trolled by the German people: there
fore
BE 1t resolved. That the Chamber
OF Commerce Of the United States of
America. earnestly calls the attention
OF the business mon Of Germany to
these conditions and urges them also
to study this situation and to cooper
ate to the end that a disastrous
economic war may be averted and tina,
lasting peace may be made more
certain"
IF the proposed action carries
says statement from the chamber s
headquarters, the industrial leaders
OF Germany who, with the military
party. constitute the most powerful
caste m Germany will be bluntly told
that Germany must choose respon-
sible government to conclude q Just
peace or suffer the consequence of an
outlaw after fhe wor
She will be denied economic inter.
course with he best customer-the
United States. The MESSAGE could not
fail OF Its purpose as Germany can
not hope for years to come to rees-
taolish satisfactory trade relations
win Great Britain. Italy or France.
NO single action by the United
states can be calculated to go fur
ther than this proposed action Of
Americas business men. 1t is more
potent in it's authority. perhaps. than
any similar warning coming from
official sources.
The further fact should be borne
In mind that the proposal to discrim.
mate against German trade after the
war Is not at variance with the pres
'dents announced policy not to con-
uhue atter the war policies which
would engender hatred among tho
nations Quite the contrary, it might
Do said TO constitute the second great
drive to compel responsible govern
meht In Germany. the first being di-.
rected to the constitutionalsts within
the empire"
FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.