Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
LACK OF RAW MATERIALS
WILL HANDICAP GERMANY
chairman Hurley Tells of Prepar,-
ions to Facilitate Fair World
Commerce After War.
VIEWS OF ALBERT BALLly
1ead of Hamburg-Amcrican Line
victim of System OF Militarism.
Peace Must BE Lastinp whon r.
Comes.

me building and operatin- ~,
nnIv LOT me United States is not the
ing to create ana develon a 49,, Is 40
,h hant marine. Linked to this work is
-, me work done by the board in hcinins,
nal facilities. ""u port termi-
hoa port and harbor commission has
nv n. 'pbbointed. with Edward +. Car
VIM ,b eha.rman. and in cooperation
tr,,i .ne army. navy. railroad adminfs-
, ,ra,ion and shipping interests, we eS :
hors 20 uevelop and organize our har-
r; T,s , so tnat the great merchant ma
i, III, Tor speedy loading and unload .
iimt ana M ior the dispatchng OF cargoes
,.rvo ne nnterior and the receiving of
e"TEoeS from the interior
w ith that development of dry docks
"i,a,t 'i iinS and repair facilities w..
,ncnis nave ve,a the most modern improve
opsration with the railroads. to load
Eng unload ships quickly, preventing
deiays of ships in port
All the warning nations now rncou
ni|e that the chief issue which Or
many VIII raise wnen compelled 10 sue
1Tr peace e: VII be that of raw materials.
principal fear of the German indus, ria
and financial leaders
NO nation can participate Important
@ III .he commerce OF the world with
oui an adcquate supply Of raw mate
t,tis. manufacturing nations must
nave OIL, cotton. copper, steel and iron.
- lheS are 10 survive lnduStrillly
y neutral diplomat who has spen,
some time in Berlin recently brought
, nack TO washington a report of the
h mamasinr 0rs1kdoMn Of Albert BALM
american Line. once the shipping mas
ter OF Germany. Prior to the Euro
pean war ne was one of those who rec
leaders were set upon trying out their
military organization.
Baliii had expressed the opinion that
1T Was ineonceivable that The Kaiser
would agree to such cold blooded
project, especially as Germany had
such q great merchant marine and all
me place In the sun that any reason
able nation could desire. He did not
:cckon with the character of Il nation
which mad been taught for generations
that Whatever il wished TO do could be
achieved by military power alone
GERMAN MERCHANT MARINE
SWEPT FROM SEAS
i'allin is one of the victims OF the
merchant marine which he built is
swept from the seas. The instrume nt )
which might have been of service to
The German people had they used their
strength for peace instead of war are
now stripped from them. Balm. we
are told. is a physical wreck.
Germany herself must become n
wreck. by her own acts, if tho war con
tinucs. She has been forced recently
10. commander the copper from house
hold plumbing. the doorknobs. kettles.
al
suits of clothing possessed by her c!ti-
Zcns. This Is her internal struggle for
raw materials.
In peace, as we'll as war she cannot
recover industrialIy. In the end raw
materials will mean more to her than
the military map to which Hindcrburs
and Ludendorf have glued their eyes.
We, as individuals ana as Il nation.
must develop all the strength that God
has given us. We must become more
and more powerful for the good that
we can do. We have always been will
ing that other nations should work out
their destiny in their own way. We
lave not attempted to impose our own
free institutions upon any of them.
1t is only when they Interfere with
our Tree institutions or seek to oppose
Eeople who want to be free that We
have ever unsheathed our sword
Americas character has taken on
world proportions as the result of the
present war. Always recognized by
foreign nations as Il lover OF fair play
on this side OF the continent, America
play into larger sphere. Other ma
lions are agreed that there can be no
temporary peace; that al that has been
sacrificed would be in vain If there
world conflict
The heroic role which America must
therefore, play is that of a clear headed
nation. which, knowing the essential
tice is maintained internationally as
we'll as domestically.
In the great laws which were enact
ed prior TO the war under the leader
assured in American business. The
same fair play must he assured among
the nations of the world. and ii is only
through development of its own
strength and character that America
can stand firm in her position of moral
huSincSS leadership.