Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-14
GERMANY COMING BACK
Def Defeat In war viii Win B By Indus.
try.
KEEPING HER HONEY At home
Thoroughly Understanding, that Pro-
duetive Labor is the Only Real Source
of Wealth, am Prosperity, the Peo-
pie Have Gone to Work Like Storm

ductlVe LABOR IS tne OnIy heaI source
of Wealth, am Prosperity, the Peo-
pie Have Gone to Work Like Storm
ing Trenches. r.!.
Buying without money, but not going
in debt, appears to be the latest wrinkle
in German efficiency. We are told by
William G. Shepherd, foreign cores
pondent of the New York Evening
Post" that Germany is "plaunging into
the worlds markets with her multi
tudinous needs" but not spending a
single mark. In fact, it seems that the
German government has placed strict
prohibition on the removal of the mark
from Germany, much to the consterna-
tior. Of numerous foreign statesmen hov-
ering hungrily about seeking to dispose
of their wares, but baffled by the firm
determination of the Teutons not to let
go their coin. Only If he can make
use of German labor, or will agree to
spend in Germany all the money he
may receive for his goods, can the
salesman do business with the Ger
mans. We gather that the latter favor
especially the exchange Of labor for
commodities. All Germany has gone to
work, it is reported. and so labor is her
principal stock in trade. Says Mr..
Shepherd. &c.. .. a.. 49,. .-.
"A simple instance of. this German
scheme Of trading work for goods Is
seen in her purchase of leather from
Holland. The Germans are. sorely in
need of leather, The rates they pay for
it--in the coin or labor--are exceeding
high. But great as Is their need, they
will not, buy leather with German
marks, and send the marks oat of the
country. They insist on paying for
leather with labo:. A leather deal with
Holland goes like this:
"The raw hides are shipped to Ger
many on credit. In Germany the work
men and the tanning factories are call
ed into play. They tan the leather.
And then they send back to Holland
enough Of the tanned leather to pay
for the crude leather. This permits them
to keep for themselves a portion of the
original shipment. Thus, without hav-
ing spent a mark, expect in payment OF
wages to their own German workmen,
in the tanneries, their railroad men for
shipment, and their steyedores for
handling, they have secured leather for
which they have spent only human
labor. ....
But the leather deal does not end
here. The Hollander, who has received
the tanned leather from Germany may
wish to sell it to Germany, The Ger
man takes it gladly, on credit, with the
understanding that he is to pay for 1t
not in marks but in finished products.
The tanned leather is shipped back
to Germany in some instances, though
it often remains in Germany from the
start, and is made into boots and shoes
in the German factories. Enough or
these boots and shoes are shipped back
to Holland to pay the leather merchant
for his tanned leather. There is mar
gin of shoes left over for the use in
Germany. Not a mark has been spent
of German money for these shoes, eX-
cept in wages, not an ounce of German
raw material has gone into them. Ger
many has secured them by using the
coin OF work alone"
One wonders what would happen in
certain country where there has re-
Gently been much wailing and not
little gnashing of teeth over alleged
interference with personal liberty
IL the government should insist that
everybody go to work and also quit
spending money. That is practically
what has happened in Germany, we
learn. 1.-The German government has
drilled into the head Of German work
ingmen that it is only by their work
and their hearty toll that Germany can
again take her place in the world" says
Mr.. Shepherd. We are further Informed
that the Germans all understand this,
and in some factories the workmen are
so enthusiastic that after working
eight hours for themselves, they put in
three extra hours for the sole benefit
of the Fatherland. Further:
"They all comprehend the new scheme
whereby Germany is not to spend any
of her money but only their work for
what Germany needs from the outside
world, and the statesmen with whom l
have spoken all express their surprise
at the enthusiasm with which the Ger
man workmen are producing the Ger
man coin Of toll.
The Germans are watching with
rs,eaj interest the course Of French
!r..ish and Italian money. The recent
declines in value have made them real
ize more fully than ever before the high
value of their own trade-medium-
work. They believe that by keeping
the mark out of world finance they can
bring it back toward its original value.
with other nations spending money
in international trade-a money that is
falling in value and IS not backed to
any great extent, enthusiastic labor
they feel that Germany will shortly
hag:n 10 reha hlitate herself. She does
not iur.ud t. hay a Sim@I" luxury from
On. .,j,l,. world. she does not |t"ud.
iDdeod IN huv ANYTHING for which she