The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-23
Allies Yield Some
Points to Germans


intensity OF our agricultural produc-
ton would diminish considerably. On
the one hand. the importation Of GER
tain taW material Indispensable Tor
the production Of manure. such a.
phosphatca. would be- hindered. on
the hand. this industry would suf-
Tor like an other Industries from lack
Of coal, The treaty OF peace pro-
Vidss Tor the loss ~ almost "a third OF
the production Of " coal mincs.
Apart from this decrease Ne are
forced Tor ten years to deliver enor-
nous consiGnments OF coal 10 various
allied countries.
Moreover. In conformity with tho
treaty. Germany viii conccde 10 her
uciFnbora nearly three quarters %
hef miuUrnl production and more
than three-nnhs of her zinc product
After this diminution of her pro-
duets, after d economic depression
causcd by the loaa q her colonies. OF
her merchant ncof and of her puas-
esaioua abroad, Germany would not
be- in "a state 90 import from abroad
"a sufficient quantity Of raw material
Az enormous part of German indus
to would. therefore. Inevitably Doe
condemned % destruction Al the
sam, time tho necessity " import
INK fuodutuffa would increase con-
~osIdeUuiy whilst tho possibility OF
satisfying that demand would dimin-
tn ln the same proportion
~ the end of "a ven short time
Germany would. therefore, not be- lu
"a position 90 give bread and work 90
nor numerous millions Of Inhabitants
who would be- reduced to earning
their livelihood hos navigation and hS
trade Those persons would have
10 immigrata. hut that h. "a material
lmponsih.ity 40 the more 30 hecnuHs
many countries. ~ the most Import
ant onca Will oppose German i'm.
migration. Moreover hundreds VI
thousands Of Germans expelled from
the territories OF the powers now at
war with Germany, from tho colonies
and territories which GemanN must
surrender viii return 90 their native
land
Tho putting iuto execution Of tho
conditions ~ pence would therefore.
logically hrinr tiout the loss of sc,
crnl millions ct persons in GermauN
This catastrophe would mol ho long iu
coming about ssrinT that the health
Of me population has been broken
down during the wnr hV me blockade
and during the armutico hy the az
eravr Of the blockade % famine
No holm however important or over
however long u period 10 miFnt b,
distributed. would prevent These
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pose on Germany numhDrsHa human
anrrinccH that this wur Of -four Yeifr
and d half did not demand of he
pride N.TfnI 900 KILLED. nearly one
million dead. victims ~ DO" block
ndel
We DO not know md. indeed wt
doubt whether tho delegates ~ ~
niied ana ~nfaocftod powers re1liz
the inevitable consequence Whith
win take place iu Germany An iu'
duainal state ssrs thickly populated
closely bound up with the economy
svstem Of tho world and reduced "a
the Obligation 10 import onormou'
uunniiticn of raw material and food
aiuffs suddenly finds herself puHh'.
back ln the phase Of her t~evelopm'n'
which would correspond 90 her eco
nomir conditions n h numbers col
her nouuintlru AZ they were hair
coutury ago. Those who viii siri
thl- treaty viii agn tho death sem
tonrs OF many millions Of German
men. women and children