Evening journal., 1919-09-19
TRADE NOT DEPENDENT ON TREATY.

our exports was three and one-half times that for
the period December 1918 to July 81 1914 the last peace
month in Europe The total for the period ended jury
81 1912 was S4s9s 100000; for the period ended July 81
1914 about 81 3i0OOOOO The European countries took
rs per cent exports during the period ended july
last and 65 per cent for the period ended July 1914
Germany was one Of the richest nations the world in
1914 when her average monthly bill for American goods
was about s2OOO0OOO. The first month after the war
Trade Board had removed ITS clutch exports to Ger
many, that nation, bankrupted by war; took nearly
S9OOOOOO worth Of our products
Germanys merchant tonnage practically wiped out
by the war During the fiscal year 1911 nearly 100000
net tons OF vessels entered and cleared United
states ports For the fiscal ended June last nearly
iEeeo tens entered, and none cleared
our co-belgercns are helping themselves first TO the
products which this country has for sale and which they
need
Germany comes last in the reckoning and this condi-
tion Of affairs would not change II the pending peace
treaty were ratified tomorrow, that Senator Hitch
cocks appeal TO speed the treaty through as It was
drafted in order that trade with Europe and particularly
with Germany may resume is utter nub-dub and betrays
colossal ignorance Of the very document on which he
renders a report
The whole peace treaty is sown with plan and design
10 shackle German trade for the next generation This Is
10 be part OF her punishment.
But for Hitchcock TO try to befudde the public into
lhe belief that we rich in trade with Germany
80 soon as Mr. Wilson's unholy is sadded onto
lhe necks Of the American people is to attempt the i'm
possible there is any reasoning power left in this
country and large majority giving evidence Of pos
Iessng it.
The figures showing exports for the eight months
period above referred TO- however present some inter
esng suggestions instance exported sis95OOOOOO
worth of foodsufs crude and prepared, average
of s3 100000 worth OF American foods leaving our shores
monthly to feed populations which Mr. Hoover is ex-
horting and valny It would seem, TO to work and
produce.
And the man who argues that such a draft on our
substance does not affect domestic prices weird sort
OF economist
During the similar eight months Of 1914 we exported
s270OOOOOO worth Of these foodstufs monthly aver
age OF less than s3i,OOOOOO.
OF crude materials for in manufacturing and FOR
futher use in manufacturing" exported si,5260OOOO
worth compared with s67OOOOOOO worth during the
i9i3-ii period and we will undoubtedly hear from some
OF them in the Of fully manufactured goods before
the year is out
Europe alone had bill against for imports of
s296OO0OOO on July 81 with Belgium, Germany, Austria
Hungary and Russia practically non-competing, yet
Those four countries s27OO0OOO worth of goods
during the nrst seven months of 1911.
or ready manufactures exported si6i2OOO0OO
worth compared with s67OOOOOOO worth during the
1914 period but large part Of them in the
nature Of goods the industrial rehabilitation Of Europe
In TRUTH the country already selling too much to be
worried about Mr. Hitchcocks calamity howlng because
of his fears that the hidden evils OF the treaty will be
exposed by careful investigations and the country saved
from many entanglements thereby.