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with Such capital would be drawn from
here. but it would be in American hands or
under American direction over there"
The new plan amounts to an Endorsement
of Mr.. Hoover's views set forth in his
recent statement advocating private credits
instead Of further government loans to Eu-
rope, thinks the SIOUX CITY TRIBUNE
Qndl, and the NEW YORK SUN Qnd.),
while admitting that the scheme may not
be perfect" suggests that "a plan only so
per cent right, or no more than 25 per cent
right, that gets going can accomplish some
thing from the beginning, and with brains
and power behind it, improve as it works"
A lesson in thrift is drawn from the situa-
ton by the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Qnd DEM. The call for conference II
says, shows a general recognition OF the
fact that unrest and extravaganza are in
separately linked as a world problem, which
cannot be solved finally by any one country.
To the BROOKLYN STANDARD UNION
(ReDO however, it is only another appear
ON behalf of Europe, always after our cred
it's" and though this time the appeal is 10
the private investors, who are "at liberty TO
make this kind of investment II they oeem
it prudent The NEW YORK CALL (Soc.)
thinks the "bloated fnanciers are not willing
to risk their enormous gains to pull these
stricken nations out of the ditch" and that,
therefore. they are after 1.-The savings OF the
masses Get the small fellows to sub
scribe and if the whole thing talls the ulS
fellows have risked nothing and Will lose
nothing"
REylvING TRADE WITH GERMANY
The value of our imports from Germany
in August was only $236,000. 1t was more
than five times as much in September ana
nearly ten times as much IN Octoper' Wnlie
in November it reached $3,228,O00. Inls
last compares with $14, 256,000 in the same
month of 1913, which was less than in either
~ IA months that year.
Still more significant is the record OF our ex-
ports to Germany, considering the exhaus-
ton which it's credit is supposed to have UNI
dergone. In the month Of August the stated
value of these was $11,674, 900 compared with
$21,301, 900 in that month of 1913, or more
than one-half the amount In November
this had nearly doubled, being $25,044,OOO,
but that was less than half the amount IN
1913, when it reached $48,072,O0O. That If
due to the fact that our exports in the
months of harvesting are always much larger
than in the summer months.
Considering the exhaustion that Germany
had gone through and the comparatively
small revival of it's productive energies last
year, this seems to be a promising sign for
her people, although the coming on OF win
ter and the lack of fuel has caused greater
unrest than appeared for some months be-
fore There are evidences OF q gradual re-
vival of manufacturing industries in Ger
many, in spite of the difficulty Of getting
duction was fairly well kept up, considering
the effect Of the war on labor and fertiliZng
by work on the land by the aged, the women
and boys under military age, because there
had been no destructive invasion by enemies
Beet sugar, however, was an exception
There seems likely to be q much more pro-
gressve advance this year.-NTW YORK
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE (Ind.)
THE PARTIES AND THE PEOPLE
Senator Harding, of Ohio, who lis himself
a candidate for the Republican nomination
for president, insists that "the WORLD has
made mistake in declaring that it would
support an independent candidate" because
parties in this country are necessary" and
and the people should stick to their political
organizations.
1t is true that parties are necessary in
theis country, but they must be hon.
est parties that stand for honest issues;
otherwise they are a menace to the political
stability of the nation.
The senator from Ohio is quite mistaken
when he says that ''the people should stick
to the people. 1t is because the organizations
have failed mserably in this duties that
voters everywhere are demanding new deal
The party organizations today are mere
patrOnage-brokers, as Senator Harding we'll
KNOWS. Left to themselves, there is mot a
principle to divide between them. Except for
the brains and character of President Wilson,
there is nothing left of the Democratic marty
except the name. Except for the money Of
the great business interests that have so long
sustained it, there is nothing left of the
republican party except name and an ap-
petite.
The Tribune sadly and sorroWfully tells US
that it is not true that there is no difference
between the parties TT may not be easy to
catalogue the differences but there is a pro-
found consciousness of them" In other
words while the Tribune is quite sure that
there are differences, it cannot tell what thev
are. Nor can anybody else.-,NEW YORK
WORLD (Dem.) O+ 'o'