The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-15
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Purposes of Destruction

Back Of the wanton destruction of houses and
their furnishings, factories and their equipment,
railroads and their rolling stock, which has char
acterized the German invasion of France, Belgium
and Russia, is a purpose greater than that of
military exigency and necessity.
The kaiser is seeking not only military power
out also industrial power. He realizes that he
must have markets for his home industries after
peace is declared. The dumping place for the vast
output of his industrial concerns, he believes is
the territory he has ravaged, for the houses
factories and machinery must be replaced, and
why not let Germany be the nation that sells
the commodities to these nations, is his argument
The Guaranty Trust Company of New York
presents this phase of after-war rehabilitation
thus:
Many of the things done by Germany during the
which other nations have denounced of insignificant
military Importance disclose themselves during careful
reading Of Germanys aferwar preparations as merely
part of her general plan of national rehabilitation For
example, there believe that neutral ships not
engaged in traffic to from beigerent country have
been destroyed only because Of the danger of their
suppanng German ships in certain routes. but Also and
especially to reduce the total of world tonnage
and thereby increase the proporonae share of it which
Germany will have when the ends. If Germany can
reduce the total world tonnage point where the
conclusion of the available ship will be
enemies and their colonial German
ships will be able concentrate neutral countries
revive transportation to countries whose
necessities great to dull the edge of their
And other nations lack of ships combined with
Germany's geographical position will be conducive to
expansion of business with Belgium, Nor
way Sweden Finland, Poland, Russia Ukrania Rouman
ia Serbia Albania. Montenegro, and even France and
Italy. which the Germanc economic prophets look
the foundation for the gradual building up of indus
trial and commercial supremacy.
The systematic stripping of such of these adjacent
have been conquered by the Central Powers
and their allies is the initial step in long and carefully
devised Every possible of wealth in these
countries has been destroyed where
ton was impossible, ruined not to serve present
military purpose the result Of blind mad hatred
hut in accordance with the plan Of creating there
cessy for goods great to compel the welcoming Of
German products. According the calculations the
Germans their needs and the lack of ships will op
crate to curta the abilities of her present
much for the denuded countries adjacent to the Central
Powers Her estimate of the character and purposes of
America, Great Britain, France and Japan
relieved of the burdens turn
Immediately to the revival business their
rich colonies or neghbors and leave Belgium, Poland
Russia, Roumania Serbia Albania and Montenegro to
regain their feet as best they Having stripped these
countries of their wealth and having but sen
der means of creating it, Germany has pre-
pared an excellent dumping ground for the quantities
of cheap manufactures which she is organizing
dustries and her distributing machinery produce
market So certain her leaders of their opportunity
In this direction that they affirm Italy may counted
with the other Immediately prospective buyers
position and long custom of her people Germany
her natural source OF both and finished materials
Because this is Germany's avowed purpose
and her guiding spirits of industry and finance
perfecting plans now to carry out these am
bilious plans-the allied nations are giving
thought and attention to thwart the scheme The
declarations of many organizations in the United
States and allied countries to refuse to buv Ger