The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-08-29
HOHENzOLLERNS TO
CONTROL BUSINESS
That Is Plan Now Being Evolved
to Meet Competition
After the War.

shington-Economic demobiliza-
ton after the war, the unscrambling Of
the omelette made by pouring all ma
tons resources into the frying pan OF
war, is beginning to occupy the atten-
ton OF Germany'S statesmen and flnan-a
cters. First statements on what the
public may expect, made only recently
and transmitted here in official dis
patches: show that the government Of
great part OF the Industrial control
seized under the guise OF national me-
cessity and that this control may be
expected to be used as weapon
against foreign competition.
When the government declares that
a state organization will not be neces-
say in all directions, but that on the
contrary it is hoped that a great part
Of the economic life will be left free
then it is undoubtedly well not to take
too optimistic view Of the size of this
free domain says the Berlin Tage-a
plans. Government organization is
planned definitely only for the textile
industry, especially, and for groceries,
rubber, fats and oils, hides and leath ;
er, and shipping space The organiza
tons in question will be built on the
basis Of the present war organizations,
not, however, in the way that these
will simply be taken over, but more in
the way Of simplified amalgamations.
"The Wirtschaftsstellen, as the
peace organizations will be called will
not be compulsory syndicates with fl
nancial participation, but more in a
way that all industries involved in a
certain district through their cooper
ative associations appoint delegates,
who become members of the Writ
schaftsstellen" In connection with the
textile industry, for instance. the spin
ners, weavers, garment manufactur-
ers, wholesale and retail dealers, as
well as the employees, would come into
consideration. The .Wirtschaftsstellen'
must in the first place take care of
money matters, that is must divide
the money which fs at disposal for the
enterprise in question. 1t should not
do independent business, except in
cases where the circumstances abso-
lutely demand 1t. Real business might
be transacted, as for instance with
Ukraine, where 1t Is necessary to take
common stand
'The shipping trade is probably that
which will have the freest possible po-
sition inside of this organization. The
fact that the position OF the German
tonnage and means OF transportation
in the transition period il entirely in
the dark has caused the; steamship
owners to also be drawn into the COM
pulsory organization. This should be
handled Dy an Office, winch would see
that German tonnage first and fore
most il used for German import pur-
pcses.
While the least possible compulsion
will be exercised with regard to steam
ship owners. it is the intention to make
livery strict towaf ! the textile indus
try. The reason lies mainly in the
great shortage Of raw materials. The
plan is to establish offices for control
of the various materials. such as cot
| ton. wool, jute. hemp. flax. silk, ETC.
and these offices, apart from their
! main work of dividing the manufac-
ture, should distribute the raw mater
ials.
"A simpler thing is with regard to
| groceries, an there IS no lack OF them
on the world market, but rather an