Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-11
BY Biulio Dell 'Arno.

OC1dlOJd AFTER war pfOOlenlS
in italy in a book issued from the
Zanichelli press.
THE condition Of peace, which will
be made Immediately after the war"
he says, lin many respects will be
more difficult for us in it's economic
aspects than the actual state OF war,
since while the greatest productive
activity directed to winning the war
is sustained substantially by loans, es-
pecially from abroad, the greater part
Of the needs to which our production
is devoted will cease forthwith. We
shall be compelled to rely on our own
internal powers. and it will be a seri-
Gus mistake to be ~unprepared.
Senator Scialoja believes the imme-
date problems of peace will be es-
sentially economical. In fact, he
says:
The treaties which will put an end
to this world war, in which whole
populations as we'll as the armies
have taken part with the full force Of
their productive and economic capa-
city, cannot consist only, like the
treaties which ended former wars, in
territorial changes of states, nor can
they be limited to regulating interna-
tional relations on the basis Of right
strictly speaking.
They will be instead true and
proper commercial and industrial
Of which will try to advance and es-
tablish its WI especial interests to
secure the greatest advantages in
economical and commercial competi-
ton "t 's
All Must Treat Germany Alike.
Passing to the examination of the
economic policy Italy must follow in
dealing with Germany and Austria.
Senator Scialoja maintains that the
same course Of action must be adopt
ed uniformly by all the Allies. The
efforts and the sacrifices sustained in
common during the war should nave
their effect on the period to follow.
The same economic n financial re-
lations established during the war
make a close and lasting union in the
field Of economy necessary hereafter.
W should provide for obtaining
concessions from our friends for the
moment when peace is declared and
for the period to follow" he says.
1T will be difficult during the critical
time all nations will experience after
h war, for our friends to divert
from their W compelling exigencies
a part of their own resources to give
them to US. We will come out of the
war with heavy debts and will be
obliged to intnesify production. We
should therefore above all provide
raw materials for our industries. ma
chinery for agriculture, and food
stuffs for the people. We shall find
transportation.
Wants American Shipping.
These conditions must be met, and
we shall hoIo ~ acI, Tho A lila. 70 rr0-
vide US whatever is Indispensable for
our economic life and the resumption
of u commerce. On these agree
ments largely will depend our possi-
bility to pursue hat economic policy
we shall agree upon withour Allies.
1t is evident that certainty to have
what is necessary to us will put us in
shape to follow a strict line Of con-
duct. .
THE problem Of merchant shipping
after the war may find its solution in
the building carried out in America"
he says, but it will be a sad thing
arranging to take over from the
United States a share Of the new tom
mage to form the nucleus Of our fu-
ture mercantile marine"
The problem which will follow the
return Of troops from the front is
truly complex and the author dis
cusses it from every aspect. and Of
fers several partial solutions, about
which he is not wholly convinced
himself. He finally arrives at the
common place, and easy, II not the
only way Of escape by suggesting en-
migration. He suggests that foreign
hood. will make a large demand for
Italian labor at top-notch wages.
Labor Italy's Chief Asset.
Senator Scialoja therefore looks for
a great stimulus to immigration. and
asks whether italy will be in a con-
dition to spare the labor he expects
will be demanded. Will we have the
juridical and economic right to stop
It? he asks. Certain elementary rules
of prudence require. us to prevent
emigration from assuming propor-
tons likely to transform the crisis
due to over-abundance into a crisis
due to lack of labor, for in that case
the agricultural and industrial de-
mands Of the country would suffer.
I'm any case" the author justly OBJ
serves, manual labor forming u
principal asset, and the one supply in
which we find ourselves better off
than u neighbors. we should stipu-
late for its use not only to obtain good
terms for our emigrants, but also that
our permission to emigrate which will
supply foreign countries with this
wealth of men, shall be exchanged
for the raw materials ana the tonnage
OF which we are short"
Senator Scialoja asks the govern
ment to have a vast labnr program
prepared for usa AZ soon as the troops
are demohilized; bht ttsis,t to be feared,
he thinks that Aftsrft5s sfeverish rush