Arizona republican., 1918-07-15
ECONOMIC
 ASSOC|A AT|0N |S. CONGRATULATED
Association of 24 Nations for After-war Trade May
 Not Include Germany, Cecil Says In Statement

| LONDON, July l4.-An economic as sociation of A nations comprising the entente allies already is in existence, laccordng to Lord Robert Cecil Brit ish under secretary for foreign affairs, and minister of blockade, in a state ment regarding the worlds trade after the war, which was issued today. Whether Germany eventually shall be admitted to this economic assoca tion, he said, would be determined by the test established by President Will | son.
 The president said. December 4, if the German people should, after the war, continue to be obliged to live under ambitious and intriguing mas ters.' it might be impossible to admit them to the partnership of the nations or to free economic intercourse.
 Germany is the one obstacle to this economic partnership, said Lord Rob- ert-the Germany described by Presi- dent Wilson.
 \ Germany All Wrong. l "Germany's economic policy toward all the groupings of peoples from the Arctic ocean to the Black sea-" he continued, lis absolutely contrary to our principles. Economic independence and free choice are tue last things which Germany will ever allow the peoples within her reach.
 So long as this is the policy of Germany, how can we admit her to membership in the free association of nations to which we already belong? asked Lord Robert. Before we can offer her any participation in our re- lcn victims from the economic slavery that she is imposing upon them
 He concluded with the expression Of the hope that the time was not far off when the allies would meet at the tcouncil board to discuss in detail the economic association which will com bine the resources of the civilized world in the -oint work of reconstruc- tion and the restoration of prosperity. , On Ravaged Territories. q have been much interested in the series of addresses and discussions at , the recent meetings of commercial as sociations in the United States, such as the chambers of commerce and the foreign trade council regarding trade after the war. The tone of these dis cussions seems to show clearly de- sire for settled arrangements for mu-
  associated in the war against Ger many. These are also the feelings in Britain.
 "The Paris conference was a de- fensive agreement of those then en- gagged in the war to secure their own peoples against starvation and unem- ployment during the period of recon struction and to provide for the resto- l, ration to economic life of the ravaged territories of Belgium, Poland, Serbia, | France and Italy.
 , Should Be Prepared. , These objects retain all their old importance. It is, for example. still i, essential that we should forestall the Iaggressive efforts of the central pow , CTS to use their money power to snatch on the morning after the war the raw materials needed for the reconstruc = ton of the people in the western and leastern theaters of war whom they themselves have despoiled.
 But while the essential needs of ourselves remain unaltered, the aill- f ance of eight has expanded into the association of A nations, of which President Wilson spoke in his recent , laddress to the Red Cross. It is no f longer a question of forming some mar q row defensive alliance, but of laying q down the economic principles of the
 association of nations, which is al- h ready in existence.
 Tells of Principles.
 What are these principles to be
 The president has stated them in
 memorable words. On January 5 he
 advocated the removal so far as pos :, sible of all economic barriers and the Il establishment of an equality of trade
 
 :, peace and associating themselves foi it's maintenance On December he :, had already defined the qualifications u for membership in this association. IL that speech he corsid red what would III be the situation if the German people e should still, after the war was over l. continue to be obliged to live under = ambitious and intriguing masters in n terested to disturb the peace Of tho Il world and pointed out that 1t mlgn d then be impossible to admit then l. either to the partnership Of nations
 which must henceforth guarantee th' a worlds peace or to the free economi' 1t intercourse which must inevitabl, r. spring out of the other partnership
 of real peace
 Give "Warmest Consent"
 "To these declarations we give ou 2 Warmest assent But do these decla
 rations necessarily mean that we-th IT association nations-are to have m n protective tariffs and no internatlona el competition in trade after the war a No. Everyone is agreed as to that. Il 1T the words of the program of the inter h. allied labor conference the right 0 ,- each nation to the defense of its owl s economic interests, and. in face of tn
 world shortage hereinafter mentioned e to the conservation of sufficiency O )f foodstuffs and materials, cannot be de 0 nied.'
 = Suggests Brotherhood o s'Each member of the association ( m nations may have to protect it's citl l zens in way or another after the wa
 but our one aim must be a comprehen
 siye arrangement of liberal intercours
 with all members of the association b
 which each one of us while preservin his own national security, may cor Us tribute to meet the needs and aid T. the development of his fellow mem II bers.
 III "There is but one obstacle to tn .e economic association of nations. Tn; "a obstacle is Germany-the Germany dc ;u scribed by President Wilson in tf "a "a words which have already quoted ,e a Germany living under ambitious an intriguing masters You have see
 the provisions of her commerei; n treaties in the east and with all tr T groups of peoples from the Arct
 ocean to the Black sea. Her econom
 policy towards these groups is abse | Iutelv contrary to our nrincinles 1hs