The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-29
H%OHENzOLLERNS TO
CONTROL BUSINESS
That Is Plan Now Being Evolved
to Meet Competition
After the War.

Observation-Disclosures demobiliza-
ton after the war, the unscrambling of
the omelette made by pouring all a ma
tfon's into the frying pan Of
war, Is beginning to occupy the atten-
ton Of Germany's statesmen and imam
cters. First statements on what the
public may expect, made only recently
and transmitted here in official dis
patches, show that the government Of
the Hohenxollerns plans to retain a
great part Of the industrial control
cessfty and that this control may be
expected to be used as a weapon
against foreign competition.
when the government declares that
a state organization will not be neces-
sa.y In all directions, out that on the
contrary II Is hoped hat a great part
Of the economic life will be left free,
too optimistic a view Of the size of this
free domain says the Berlin Tage-
blatt In reporting the governments
plans. Government organization is
planned definitely only for the textile
industry. especially. and for groceries,
rubber. fats and oils, hides and leath-
er, and shipping space. The organiza-
lions, in question will be built on the
basis Of the present war organizations,
not, however, in the way hat these
Will simply be taken over but more in
the way Of simplif1ed amalgamations.
THE 'Wirtschaftsstellen.' rs the
peace organizations will be called. will
not be compulsory syndicates with fl
nancial participation, but more in a
way that all industries involved in a
certain district through their cooper
alive associations appoint delegates,
who become members OF the Writ
schaftsstellen." In connection with the
textile industry, for instance, the spin
ners, weavers, garment manufactur-
ers. wholesale and retail dealers, as
we'll - the employees, would come into
consideration. The 'Wirtschaftsstellen'
must In the first place take care Of
money matters, that Is must divide
the money which Is at disposal for the
enterprise in question. 1t should not
do independent business, except in
cases where the circumstances abso-
lutely demand 1t. Real business might
be transacted, as for instance with
foreign countries, such as now the
Ukraine, where II Is necessary TO take
a common stand.
'"The shipping trade is probably that
which will have the freest possible po-
sition inside Of this organization. The
fact hat the position Of the German
tonnage and meSns OF transportation
In the transition period Ii entirely in
the dark has caused the steamship
owners to also be drawn into the com
pulsory organization. This should be
handled by an office, which would see
that German tonnage first and fore
most IN uscd for German import pur-
poses.
while the least possible compulsion
win be exercised with regard to steam
ship owners, 1t is the intention 10 make
1t very strict towafi the textile indus
try. The reason lies mainly in the
great shortage of raw materials. The
plan Is to establish offices for control
OF the various materials. such as cot
ton. wool. jute. hemp, flax. silk. etc.
and these offices, apart from their
main work Of dividing the manufac-
ture, should distribute the raw mater
falls.
"A simpler thing is with regard to
groceries, az there's ne lack of Thorn.
on the world market. but rather an