Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-10


were only little less.
So Germany. insane. began war on
the countries that were keeping Its
fires burning and its machinery run
ming and were enormously increasing
it's wealth. Mr.. Snow. one OF this gov
ernments's ablest experts in foreign
and domestic commerce, says that
Germany imported more than billion
dollars worth of raw materials an
nually. receiving only per cent OF
the total from Its present allies"
Moreover, 30 per cent of the capital
Germany employed In it's industries
was borrowed in London.
1T Is taken for granted In Berlin
and Potsdam." Mr.. Snow says further.
German merchants will enable them
to succeed in obtaining suficient
quantities of raw materials for their
Industries after the war Is over"
And Lord Robert Cecil, British min
lister of blockade, voices the warning
that 1t is Essential for us to forestall
the aggressive efforts of the central
on the morning after the war the raw
materials needed for the reconstruc-
ton of the people in the western and
eastern theaters of war whom they
have themselves despoiled"
Germany cannot do business out
side of its borders unless 1t has raw
materials. Can 1t rebuild Belgium and
permitted to obtain such materials?
Statesmen will decide that question.
after the armies of the United States
and the allies are encamped around
Berlin.
And, given raw materials, will Ger
many be enabled to sell its manufac-
tured goods to the Americans, the
ho Itn1
Belgians and the other associated
peoples Of the world? Treaties may
grant Germany the necessary license
But, to repeat the inquiry. can trea-
ties bind individuals? Can they bind
the man or the woman at the counter
or the man behind the counter?
Washington Is puzzling its head for
answers that will meet these two
interesting questions.
49,
1--WE know" says Mr.. Snow, and he
has studied the Teutons on their own
ground, that Germany is coming out
of this war with vast losses She has
lost in trade prestige-good within
all parts Of the world. She has sad
died herself with losses Of capital and
men. Her stocks Of raw materials and
finished products are depleted. Her
for a long time.
When the war is over, however,
there is still going to be located ad-
vantageously in the center of western
Europe great and populous nation,
through which will continue to pass
many of the most important routes
to trade. Germany is still going to
have her great natural wealth of coal.
iron, potash, lead, zinc and other less
important minerals.
Further, Germany Is going to have
as before population of hard work.
ers. showing remarkable aptitude and
capacity for agriculture, industry,
trade. shipping. engineering and
finance.
This will continue to be the same
country that In little more than a gen
Grafton. with it's comparatively poor
soil-one-tenth unproductive, one
fourth forested and only about one
half under cultivation-was able to
produce foodstuffs sufacient for the
maintenance Of q surprisingly large
proportion OF its own population.
while rising to the position of the
greatest sugar-making nation in the
world and the foremost manufactur-
ing nation of continental Europe In
trade. Banking. shipping and indus
the earth"
At o meeting in Milan of Italian
business men Encardio Momigliano.
an eminent lawyer, advised his coun-
trymen ITO look the facts calmly and
squarely in the face" Though Ger
many would be defeated. its ''popu-
lation Of 10000 900 souls will not be
destroyed and will represent for all
time in Europe formidable economic