The sun., 1918-07-15
BIG TRADEPAC
0MITS TEUTONS
Lord Robert Cecil Says Ger
mans Must Shake OFF In
triguing Masters First.
STANDS WITH WILSON
British Under Foreign Secre-
tary Declares After-War
Association Exists.

LONDON, July 14-An economic as
ISOLATION of twenty-four nations COM
prising the Entente Allies already IL In
existence. declared Lord Robert Cecil.
British Under Secretary OF State for
Foreign Affairs and Minister of Block
ade. in a statement regarding the
worlds trade after the war which was
issued to-day.
WI ether Germany eventually shall be
admitted to this economic association.
declared the British Minister. will be
determined by the test established by
President Wilson. when the President
said on December 4 that II the German
people should still. after the war was
over. continue to be obliged to live un-
der ambitious and intriguing masters in
| terested to disturb the peace Of the
world" it might be impossible to admit
them to the partnership Of the nations
or to free economic intercourse.
In Accord with Wilson.
Lord Robert described this statement
by tie President as a definition of the
qualifications for membership In the As
ISOLATION of Nations. and added: ITO
these declarations We give our warmest
assent" Lord Roberts statement In full
follows:
Il have been much interested in the
series of addresses and discussions at the
recent meetings of commercial associa-
tions In the United States. such as the
CT ambers of Commerce and the Foreign
Trade Council. regarding trade after the
war. The tone of these discussions seems
to show clearly desire for settled ar
rangements for mutual help between all
the nations now associated in the war
against Germany. These are also our
feelings in Britain. and | 81 ould like to
make some acknowledgment OF these
recent utterances Of prominent American
commercial men by trying to describe
roughly the state of British policy at
| this moment in regard to such matters.
The resolutions of the Paris Eco
nomc Conference have been much dis
cussed during tie last two years When
they were written we had an alliance OF
eight nations. six OF whom had suffered
the immediate ravages of war. The
world outside, including the United
States with It's vast resources, was neu-
trail. and nominally. at any rate. the
neutral world at Il e conclusion OF peace
would have sold its products where they
would have fetched most money.
ITO borrow the plain words OF the re-
cent inter-Allied Labor Conference. al
these vast resources would have gone tc
those WI o could pay most, not to those
who would need most so the Paris con.
ference was a defensive agreement OF
their own peoples against starvation and
unemployment during the period OF re-
construction, and to provide for the
restoration to economic life OF the
ravaged territories Of Belgium. Poland
Serbia. France and Italy.
Measures of Self-preservatiOn.
These objects retain all their old i'm.
portance. They are simple measures OF
self-preservation. II is, for example
still essential that we should forestal
the aggressive efforts of the Centra
Powers TO use their money power tC
snatch on the morning after the war thu
raw materials needed for the reconstruc
ton OF the peoples In the western anC
eastern theatres of war whom they hav,
themselves despoiled.
But, while the essential needs OF our
selves and of the nations which ar,
fighting with us the battle OF liberty anC
justice remain unaltered. the Alliance o.
Eight has expanded into the -Assoc!a
tion OF Twenty-four Nations OF which
President Wilson spoke in his recent ad
dress to the Red Cross. 1t Is no longe
question OF forming some narrow de