The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-01

every town and city In the COUNTY,.
Americans. II each lights sinS1"-handco
ard i"C ms uWn end. from falling ho-
:orr ;hc united. rfficirn: ;ud hitter as
saul, - German trad. rivals.
TIN wa has brought new power and
now responsibility 70 women. Armed
with the franchise. ;il"y VIII demand
not only equal rights hut -quHl pay.
In G7rat Brian alone. before thr war.
there were fewer than 500. 900 women
workers wherH now more than 1000. ono
cary IN" burden cven OF the VA indus
tries q: the country.
Unless ;hr war ends with q victory
so decisive tn- the allies that an era
oc unusual n"lC"S hall dawn for the
world. each nation W,ll constitute itself
uu armed camp. fearing always that The
herman. with his IuS; for war and con
Quest. Will again ternnrizc the world by
u sudden assault.
And n noccssary sequence Of this rr'-
7tra,inn Tor war Will T." IN" dcSi7" 81
.ayll nation I" h" Sclf-suffirj"nt {" pro-
,iuc" Within itself th"@" materials III
Gisp"nslhi~ for ~" wa%iuE Of war. Car
al will ~, wasted ln'rauS" each nation
,vill store M quantities oF ihCSc mater
,,is rrrr.*Earv 10 war which = - com-
pril,,i - i,np"r; from other countries.
hn- irStanc" Germany viii always car
r. Crca; stocks nf grain and Of taiS. "'
rrrrrr Hni cotton ard wool. al 81 In"
materials for thr lack nf Which $h" s!t-
fc-"d dusirE tho present wa7.
In my Ci-@, book ! touched on the
change II tho industrial - stem thar viii
l." hruuch: about by th" S"cialiHed buy
;nc and selling introduced first ny Ger
many AID which mus: ~" copied ny TN"
other nations = hey dcsir" {" compete
nr .vcn terms With that II In
Germany. FOR several wears after the war
4, l"aS;. ami r"-hrH; n 4 permanent
~ equation. thc purchase OF all Injuries
outside ~ Germany will b" forbidden
h.~ausc "F ';hH G"5ir" to Keep German
gold and credits ~ home.
Germans haze even stated 70 mo that
th"y do no; Far in I rad" way any pro
Iudirc created against them In ether
countries BY their actions during n"
war. The say hat Il man alwayS wiil
lr;v where he Gun buy the cheapest and
that however much u merchant ma hate
IN" G., rrnanS :ifte" Inc q Il hr can buy
;hc goods he wants Cor his use from
,irrmacy a. = cheaper ca;n than Ray
w:or" else Ii" will forget his prejudice"
in tho interest Of his rock"thuok.
This is u question which "nch reader
will have 10 solve for hi1ISait. Person
ally. l believe that in England. in France
ard in America too. If the war should
last Il long time. TN" rrcJudiC" against
G;orulau t-lckrrT and bru:Iil;H IN WHY
will become So great thaI many Il mc--
chant will prefer tn lose q !:tlc money
than d"al with German sellers. How
eyer. the appeal o. tho p""&c;!"n"k Il
always So earnest and :" lnSIStent thai
IN. Germans may be right n III" vow
that financia! considerations VIII weigh
down the balance ~ ne;trrs; tn" proJi-
H;ce crccndrrcS! in THIS struggle. Ani
If there comes Il chance" 81 government
in Germany. If the tioh"nzoi!crns n"
longer cnrtonl or If IN = lIb"r1li@cd
tho ministers arc ~r">pon%ihic
10 Il popular parliament. while Xmas
sink Ia m" political position or ~"
kings Of Great Er;tun or q; Spain. tEcn
tho commercial prejudice" certainty VII
no: last l"nE. TIL" boycott "i ''"TnELaY
for flIi!- Years suggested rr ;he An"~'-
an Chamber Of Commerce Is Il nl"St
powerful weapon.
And why. Il wars a~c 10 c"utinu" alt"T
ibis one, Shru1G wc rortiH1'" I" German
profits and consequently ~ Ger
man preparations for another war" N
nations OF the Allies must -"ckrn. TOO.
with the bitter. hitter - f"ir t0r them
hv The whole German p""pi"-hnd "ni!
ono who has been IN Germany sine"
the var can realize rs Intensity.
Factor in Forcing a Change.
ON" great factor ~ Forcing u change
~ recruitment will y" "a" desire o: tie
,uJtyiGu1l German after ia, "::ir :" SAY