Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-14

others are prcNlnE.
The Nolkshlatt makes tht ..
in long article upun "Ih.
OF Economic Morals
The opportunity for rH..
has promoted a fcatWr. ,. ...
ethics that not only disgust. ...
son who Is Vet frec uf 90 .. ....
makes him despair. .nu-.H..... ...
extent To which 81 has sr.H.
this war. Tho lust nr w... ..
simply destroyed a.I hu.,....
and even tho appeAfN.n u. .....
Even the church has u. ...... ...
slightest Influence uu '".
Whoever L. caught . ... ...
eerinE makes all sorts ". .H.
dications and excuse.
dealer. without much w..
fluence. ultimately r..a",. ....
meut as unavoidahl.. .....
self that next uuic lt ~ a
IL differently Rut Tic
and manufacture aH..
all government orrau..H....
hers Of commerce. irrU, ....
In order 10 prnt,u, N. |...
punishment IN an N.r....
he expected that the u....... ....
of the middle GLASSES. .i .......
Hud wholesale dealers ,'."..
commerce. retail dealers.
tions. manufacture aa......
etc. would cNhuri aud n. ..
members to- refrain f..
courses ~ action Sud o., .' ....
Rssistance TO the fath'rHuH So.
one hears Of auythmg .U. ,... H
the contrary these institution. ....
protection to such ut.pI. n..... .
cNpelling them and l,tur .U.. oh.
the responsibilities of lHr. .".
tricks,
we hear of s1uo nr tH. r .
kind OF court decisions UN.. ...
clare that a profit ~ a. r.. .,.E ..
even more TX only normal .UH .H.
tomary In business We EU.ruu# ~
IN the Schondorr case. lu 'Ml. ...
a halL "A dozen decisions We're ...,I
all OF which were of ,pu.0. 'H.m.
able to the offenders Tt. uu.'
which originally came tu 80 u@ cent
WIS cut down 23l4 per cent lud
this rate WAS not considered So, .rI.N
Herr Schondorf porkcteu bits ,rNr
nous profit while posing a- H Nu1
Cross benefactor. 81 ir a ft.y Iuti
he was fully aware that his NlN u'
transacting business wts Not l,g.N.
mate, for he sought a certain StguN
mann. who loaned his name f1r tu'
dirty deal The court being driven
10 1t on all sides. WAS finally forced
to declare the man not guilty n,ug
afraid to render decision unA.
orable To commercial men
The former recorder of the Master
Mechanics union. Herr Heinz puU
hoff. in dn article w the iItc rr.
ports among other things 'Nhuu
army contractors sugar factories
breweries and establishments drd
ing In food products, declare div.
dend Of 20 per cent 80 per cent. 900
per cent and more and double aud
triple their capital transfer their
property, and present their stock
holders with new shares so 8s not
10 declare dividend iu excess o'
such rates-it Is war profitccring
! Gntil We make people realize this
no change Is possible Mere laws VAL
not do Il. ON the contrary tho
| supera bundanCc OF instructions
spite OF all failures. ! consider tho
| principles OF economic regulation
necessary and iust But since the
tlust and NECESSARY moral priuTrl,
| are neglected, the regulations are
met everywhere with opposition
because there Is q lack NJ respect toi
orders. instructions become ulWays
longer. more inmate and strictcr-
until they become meaningless, h.
cause no one can Keep up with them
| an" longer A. tho present time
there is no offender IN Gcrmany who
could be put intoe prison because ui
violation OF war regulations Nha'
a condition
That this condition involves the
| highest in Germany. as wen AS the
slowest. has been shown hN the rr-
cent exposure OF the Daimler Motor
com panY whose directors are among
those "unlmpcuchahlc' classes ot
| whom Germany was once go proud.
| That company has teen making "a
profit 0f l73 per cent ON a capital
stock that had been waicrcd from
! 5000. 600 to 1000 600 marks the
rifmor OF legal proceedings against
the company caused a panic ON lh
Bourse. because $50 many other com
panies have been guilty ~ the SAM"
sort OF profitcerinc ON government
contracts In q debate In the Nelrn-
stag on the Daimler hCnnda. lh'
charge was made That work for the
army ani navy could 200 many cases
be accomplished unlN hv means ~
bribery" And 10 is significant that
The Governments att'Idc toward
the motions I'm the l(eirhs'nE Twas
somewhat cool
The government cannot quarrel
with the big prouteers who are ut
most loyal supporters IN war i"I
international pmndcr 10 e'nh",
quarrel with them fur reasons ln''
are indicated in the demand or an
indencndent Socialist ln the k'ph
stag that the WaEuaies who thT'''
ened a strike against IN" govern
ment should he dealt with ln the
same w1v that striking workm''
have been dealt with ,Geiwah'
having entered upon a war of piracy
Is Mt the mercy Of l's own domestic
pirates The whole people are steal.
ing from one another. and they arc
courts to permit the plund"'Nr.
Now finally the lower classes has"
learned the lesson. and the cities tl'
terrortZed bv crimes Of Nl'I'
This is tho state iu which they have
arrived wiki their holy w"f ''l.
their God init uns.' Germany s'"'"'
Ike ID tree dCraycd az the h'iI.
supported bv the strength nf lnA.
outer shell which Is the armN Ih'
shell Is still as strong as ever Nu'l
ing but military diastcr can 'I'lN
IL But let 10 once crack unA'f To p.
strain OF Acknowledged defeat ana
the whole rotten orEaulz1 1'Ion uf iw-
pcrial Germany promHas 90 come
down with a crash.