The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
For the Good of
the Community

the OOmmua1ty
n HE present industrial crisis in the United
States holds out threat of disaster that
may keep this country out of the world trade
until it is captured by other countries.
German factories, not damaged by war. men
who have Travelled in that country since the
signing of the armistice, tell us are running, some
of them "a hours day.
The German laborer is getting from 80 to 81
cents an hour-that is almost double his pre-war
wages. He is contented and industrious. Ger
man agents are in South America selling German
wares.
There is threat of closing down American
factories at the time their opportunity for CAP
turing the trade of other nations is brightest:
Frederick H. Wagner chemist of information
al reputation who served in the nitrate division
OF the United States army during the war, writ
ing to the Manufacturers Record of Baltimore:
says:
Industry in America cannot afford to stop
now! not even for few weeks. Neither capital
nor labor is in position to take rest while Ger
many and other countries are busy and reaching
out for trade.
The greatest desire of the today is based on neace and
work. we have made of kind treaty has as vet not
been adopted and work hand for everybody but few
W grasp he necessity OF working in which will make
peace real boon to mankind without thought of war fill
ing everybody mind work will be possible the waste caused
by almost five of this ghfu holocaust can be renaced
only by honest toll toll which will bring peace contenment
to everyone.
This should be possible but thousands of men here and
Great Britain ceneng their thoughts and actions upon an nd
TRIAL war within their confines which can lead IN on1
more waste nothing for the rehabilitation of the world can be
comphed and nothing but follow Cooperatve Of
tort needed more today than before mans mind hd
now DE concentrated building tearing down and IN
the buldngup of the ills with which the world is
now suffering will be oblierated
THE United States which has always taken mart
renewing suffering the world today engaged in an indus
1a war which Will prevent her catching with the required nr
auction OF fes necessities and could onv he esta
shed the minds these industrial wrecer he
world would again become filled with peace which industry alone
can produce.
Conditions existing ultimately lead onv to SUFFERING
not s0e IN Europe which must supply with many necessities
out also IN our land which has provdenay escaped e all
devourng of but whose have bled and died in
or peace might once reign and the the sorrow
winch has to American homes with the nouodoo
that dear buried midst the batefeds France ts
American spirit OF strife comparable only with the Pssan war
sps OF 1914 This spirit which believed that by force
everything could be accomplished unfortunately it has de-
scended upon many workers. in spite being
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Special privilege and supreme power which is now henp de-
manded by SO many of labor organizations will wreck all
OF meeng the German for conquering
markets within the next 10 years. which
Will certainly succeed continue our present path This
condition m1sbe we'll considered by ALL foundation of our
savatOn and industrial depend upon our heed
ing the warning and dismal defeat will follow the WARNING
is permitted to pass unnotced.
I'VE did not enter Germany and place the hard hand If
war upon innocent villages did defeat her
armies even hough the average German does not recognize the
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