Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-05
NATION WARNED
TO LEARN FROM
GERMAN DEFEAT
Sound Advice Given Recon
struction Congress as to
Maintenance of Trade
BY Assoeiated Press

Atututtc (ltys -. J's DSS' - ~
sibility of perpetuating in the do
main of commerce the hatred and
bitterness engendered by the war
will be greatly lessened If the United
States refuses to be drawn into any
/ agreement or understanding that
would make her a party to a hoy-
colt to the commerce of any nations
] who have been arrayed against each
other was n declaration contained
! in an address prepared by James a.
! Farrell, OF, New York, and read IN
| his absence to the reconstruction
congress here to-day.
Foreign Trade Reviewed
/ Mr.. Farrell's paper was devoted
| to a review of the foreign trade sit
uation. "In this matter of economic
, warfare after the war" Mr.. Farrell
said, there should be no ground for
misunderstanding our positions. An
unrepeant Germany, still wedded
to her idols of militarism and the re-
lentless application of superior force
can establish no right to demand the
raising of an economic blockade
which has been a most potent in
strument in ending the war.
combining national and commercial
interest, the German nation thought
itself entitled to plunder its neigh
bors for her own economic or COM
mercial needs. But when We have eX-
posed German ambition and de-
nounced German methods. it would
be a curious way of preventing their
revival by committing ourselves to
the acceptance of German principles.
Only on the theory that the menace
of Prussian militarism must sur
vive can there be any reason found
for looking to the future security of
the world in the waging of a per-
petual bloodless war. inspired by the
same enmity, suspicious and fears
that but lately divided the world.
Casualties Divided
"Nor can the fact be ignored that
in a trade war. as in this clash of
military force, the balance of slaugh-
ter must be recokoned with since the
casualties cannot all be on the other
side.
1T is certain that if Germany is
to be compelled. as she ought to be,
to repay the wanton destruction she
has wrought in Belgium, Northern
France, Poland and Serbia, she must
have access to the raw materials or
manufacture by conversion of which
into finished products she may earn
the money necessary to pay her
debts.
"As a matter of fact, given the
frank acceptance by Germany of the
terms of peace which will be dictated
by the Allies, there can be no reason
for separating her economic wants
from those of the rest of Europe.
These will be sufficiently imperative
TO use up all the surplus foodstuffs
and raw materials that can be spared
for many months to come
Must Provide Capital
Referring to foreign trade gener-
ally, MIR. Farrell said: There can
be no great revival of trade in the
countries where we hope for it most,
unless we are ready to provide cap
ital for their development. We must
enter into the industrial life of those
countries, engage in enterprises with
them and create out of their re-
sources the new wealth from which
will come our pay"
An industrial creed for "the four
parties to industry man
agement, labor and the community
was outlined by John D. Rockefel-
ler, Jr. 1t included advancement,
by industry, of social as we'll as ma
terial well-being of employees; op-
portunity by employees to earn a liv-
ing under conditions OF fair wages,
reasonable hours and proper indus
trial environments; reward for initia-
tive and efficiency; machinery for
uncovering and promptly adjusting
grievances; adequate representation
of all the industrial parties with an
nual joint conferences, to assure in
dustrial harmony and prosperity, in
each plant, with this system extend
ed "to include all plants in the same
industry, all industries in commun-
ity, in nation, and in the various
nations"