Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10
Will the World Buy German Goods After War?

reality. We cannot get away from
this" he said, land therefore the
economic problems Of the period after
the war will be more urgent ana more
German business men, he asserted.
had been playing dishonest game.
while their competitors played the
game according to the rules. II, ne
Continued. "they desire to take their
competition they will have to do So
under the conditions Of playing fairly.
else they will have to stay out OF the
game" s
No one nowadays accepts the word
of a German-of any German In Ger
many, from the emperor. downward.
some business men outside of Ger
many have long known about the
corrupt practices, the trickery ana
greed of the business men inside OF
Germany. When, however, common
business methods as followed ,o IN t mar
and diplomacy the world was pro-
foundly shocked and surprised.
~
Were kings and statesmen ana
great generals no more than vulgar
liars? civilization asked. Whether the
German code of criminal behavior
was built up by business or py lne
government may be discovered some
day. No matter whence IL CANT,
seems to control the conduct OF the
high and low. The man In the RANKS.
grenade in hand, cries "ka meraa!
and then murders the soldier VIII
spares his life. Treachery or the
same kind in principle. at least, Is %
be found in German business MI ,1;shH
man a F'renchman or an Americam,
hut he will cheat one OF his own
countrymen II no other person Is III
sight. S c.r,,on
army has copied from German buslness
is known to military writer's as innl-
tration. A hundred German soldiers.
hidden in the brush, will watch, like
indians. for a hole in the French or
British front. Seeing an opening, tney
20 through 1t one by one. Other groups
are doing the Same elsewhere. Unit
ing. they fall upon their enemy iro'i'
behind. .,,.
German business men employ the
same tactics in every country tnrousnn,
out the world. "Quiet penetratioh.
Mr.. Snow terms this method OF attack
Mr.. Palmer, the custodian OF alien
nroperty, has shown by his investtga-
tons that hundreds Of millions OF dol-
bars of German money were hard at
work all over the United States IN ex-
tending German business ana IN op-
tanning funds for the war that had been
planned against Europe and this couh-
try. . ,;,
lions that were disguised by Amerl m
trade names, as many m1lnons else
where are hidden under EngLsn'
French, Spanish, italian. Swedish Nor
wegian and other names.
"People everywhere" Mr.. Snow says,
..are now awake to the German meth
DDS but the mistake must not be maze
of Understanding the recuperatlve
power of the Germans and or overese
timating the effects of the burden OF
billions resting on Germany as eho
result of the war"
The chief industry Of Germany. when
at peace, is agriculture, for which II
must have phosphates bought else
where. Its second industry Is the
manufacture Of textiles. Cotton Is Cd.
tanned, for most part, in the Unlteo
States; wool in Australia and south
Africa and silk in France and Italy
For its metal industries Germany must
have Bolivian tin, American copper.
French aluminium and Australian zinc
and lead. 1t can get jute only IN india
and rubber only through Great Britain
Industries as we'll as armies can be
put into pockets. Business as well as
fletes can be bottled up. Only by the
grace Of the allies and the United
States will Germany ever again become
q great world trader. And, given cop
per and cotton, pottery clays and rub
Der, wool and lumber, will there be any
great rush Of international buyersf
Washington is wondering-and read
ing the news Of the night of the Teu-
tons back to their own borders.
Copyright, 1913. by James B. Morrow.)