Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-01

in anything approaching normal guam
titles.
"ETective control Of the worlds
food supplies can be used properly and
inirIy without tTightfunesS' by tn.
allies ~ threat 10 make tue people
OF The central empires understand that
they mast end the war. The longer
the var remains unsettled the more
perfect viii! bn this ncw organization.
and the more dependent on IL viii Ger
many become. Germany will have 70
come I" 1t ns hessar. or as a Junior
partner Let the people Of Germany
.ully appreciate this.
lf THIS Is true, is 1t not also certain
mat liS Influence can be carried fur
liner until IL shall extend into the
further wars?
Have made clear just what 4
me-, ne nj "nen | declared my belief that
thr creation OF the interallicd fcod
touncil ~ OF paramount imDortaHccy
III the allies really learn the de-
, ,hi,s of ne worlas rood supply
81! '"hic. through daily intercourse
ana continuous consultations they viii
come TO realize how vitality intcrde-
pendent the countries are upon each
"'her Tor their means of living ana
t.ltt war between them is not only a
sighted. proceeding.
rEHFECT TE:AM-wORr<
NECESSARY TO WIN our
Pcrfect framework will need To be
s rs hii*heq !. food control is to realize
t-:
work is established in this i, wiii lie
comparative easy to apply ana ex-
'cnd IT IN other directions
MI ne possible then u leave
the German people To conform to ;h..
same standards az those recognized H.
,he nations now represented by the
aoyd touhti! TIA; is to sag. the stand
aras essential TO the future progress
OF the world. "'
,,n W. ar, are going 10 heat Germany in
me he!d. We are going TO chastise
a mi
when mat ~ accomplished we mis-,
see 20 II tina, in future She shall h.
!, "",", ntishhor That She will never
oe uh'ii Sin" ceases 10 feel herself de-
,'ehu'n NJ 'non military party. bu,
oeTSoncs dependent instead as each
my !. freely and willingly dependent
uupoh thc good Will and peaceful in
uuS,r! OF The producers Of the ciyilizcl
World organized through the co-opcru
Ion "i civilized governments to serve
'"" ,nccds and interests of consumers.
""cA mas been printed in the Ger
, ,han ana the allied press TO the effect
p DOM; nit GGiina nv has been preparing
naIsn with which She means TO foilnw
:" ~" var end. IT has been said
m ,,;,i on" mt Germany herself KNOWN.
WIN what actual truth that sho VIII
n+ i3'ind ready when the wsr ends vim
',"c" new *h!pning perfectly orEanizeI
:, com"Ict WIN an Unprecedented vigor
"'ii'tr'i"l campaign against The
Hi'ph"e or tue world. -
GERMANY WILL FISD
SELF IN NARROW SPACE
bn' nc such Efforts on the part NJ
wn, n,"IlH can AFFECT her dependrnce. %
III nave Spokcn. uDon the civtli,rI
World Sin" may send out her si'fns
" ~, u We HES do their duty in their
,:oi. she viii find that III" .s.'s,, ,"n
:" r ~" ard industry outside the mar
served ,f nn, 2 ;nsd msr b"unda,i-s are r.
o! the allies. bn, for those nations
T Tnpr., TO whom rresiden; Wilson re-
Natlons c0nsenting 10 the peace and
.ss".laiins themselves Tor its main
SUCH 81 control would very ou;cL,,.
;r'nrcss upon the German pc0plt cvnn
- II !aitcd TO Impress upon the Ger
VIVA S;Gnsrnmrn'; what the civilized
iHn! would surely then see thar ~.
im,'!i."ry system bcneath which they
~ mrospcrsd and 50 desired TO live.
-, - 'ohser Offers 10 them a rrotcc-
ZION comparable to that offered by RI.
in wh S"in'n IN unity OF economic interests
,oscthcr. and they would have ii,tla
HnrSiati9n in making the choice which
nsmn ni,;a ana An1eriea and the Euro
cnoice between living under the RUE Of
Il 1u or living under the reign OF
The InterAllied Food Council" Ma
lor AStor continued. began work
quickly. and even now is bringing into
ioIm us program for next wear
IT probably is true that If We could
send TO the worlds distant poi,,ts fnr
S S'rnn,:e the allied shortage would he
.jia, IN each community. but to send 10
uistant points for fooGstuffs wouid
ha nhic: such use OF tonnage as woH;d
troops That we canno; afTord evan
lnouEh we are compelled to sacrifice
cision. vi our de-
Thus it becomes intensely necss-
% ,TiS unat we should examine ali re-
Us mat which we exercise in compiling
our survey Of possible supplies.
BASIS OF 4 PRICELESS
MACHINE OF GREAT FORCE:
th;nrsw we =. succeed in doing. these two
ton we Shall create the hasis or -
i FL machine which will be absolute
"Ad iES e wnen ni TIE wa, war ends
s snii,, ms apparatus may be made to
s s,.n not only those great problems
nection with our present actual needs
nut some or those which loom befor,.
US \" f fng i1 n,h ana many which con
Take for example, the great Russian
puzzle. III the present dissolution OF
IL , bonds or society in Russia. she
But it is difficult 10 see how any stohIe |
form OF society in her vast territories
regain security of subsistence and en-
ployincnt.
IN the last resort it was the threat |
OF famine that overthrow the Czarist
regime and it is economic pressure of
a similar kind which continues to rack |
the country. with the throes Of dis. |
tmrbancc after disturbance. /, is not |
our busintss.it is not even the bust.
ness OF the whole civilized world band
ed together In economic association OF !
mic forms of government 10 the Rms
sian people. but it is our business@it |
nationS--to dictate political or econo-
Is the business OF such an association
h,A
OF civilized life.
That we can do without any in
prevention in her domestic politics, and |
it is this effort. which must be a Joint |
one one, eo I n by the organized good
main incentive and constitutes the CEN |
iTal purpose sc s of our intervention in
proclaimed, and II will penetrate with
speed into the darkest corners not only |
OF Russia. but OF al other disorCaniZed |
peoples. and an association Of nations
able to offer benefits TO distressed |
peoplcs will surely become the center
of Tho wnrl6'S