The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-08-26
Germany is
Benefited by
Spa Decision
By CARL D. GROAT

Y
BEPLIN, Aug. 25.-While many
industrial chieftains predict calami-
tous ,t; ults from the Spa zeal agree
ment is bringing Germany certain
blessings in disguise.
Fir q, 1t has stimulated the nation
to water power development.
Seccr d, it has shown industrial
leader, the need of unified effort, and
has forced development Of plan for
dividing the nation into Economic
distrctr' for economic use of waiter
gas atG electricity.
Third, IL has stimulated national
unity moro than any evenh since
the Yer, and is helping give the
separatist movement in south Ger
many serious black eye.
Development Of water power, par
ticularly in south Germany is no new
thought Keen engineers have been
studying this problem for long time
and hsve previously taken steps to-
ward utilizing water as supplement
ito other power.
But with signing Of the coal agree
ment in Spa, the nation came face
to face with the problem-more pow
er, w'.n less coal. It is realized that
it Is aoing to have shorter coal ra-
tions this winter than before. Hence
the 'dea of water power development.
The Observation-Disclosures body
of the trainiest business and indus
trial leaders Of Germany sitting
soon sfter Spa, had before 1t a resol-
ution which said:
~For relief Of the emergency SIT
uation, created by coal deliveries to
the Az sland, the government will
imm.d ately take steps for building
up water power as fast as possible
and n the best possible manner
especially in south Germany"
A companion resolution called for
creation Of a committee Of experts
whose DUTY it wo6ld be to draw the
lines for division Of the nation into
eeonor,e units. In these subdivi-
sions, 4 unified system of power,
waite, gas and electricity supply
would be worked out.
AS fer the third point-stimulatio
Of national unity of spirit-it can be
said that the north and south are
realizing that they must pull togeth-
er if Trey are to avoid foreign occu-
patton of the Ruhr and infinite re-
sultant damage to German business
therefiom.
AMI the miners themselves are
hanging the threat Of freezing and
starvation over the heads of the sep
arat,sts agitators. Herr Hue, miner
leader. has served notice n no I'M
certain terms that any portion of
the country indulging in separatist
movement will he shut off immedi-
ately from any further supply Of
coal
The ration as whole is taking the
Spa ~: eeens in good spirit, despite
many voices which say thai It spells
industrial stagnation this winter,
with the consequent throwing out Of
employment several thousand work.
nrs. Germany doesn't like the Spa
agreement; it has been tald that It
is more than Germany can bear, but
insofar as one can see, the whole
count-c is determined to do its best
to fulfill the treaty. Then, 1t hopes
that Liter the Entente will be ready
for r,nrs modification Of the Yer
sailles yact.
An interesting phase Of the whole
subjec. is that many observers are
incline to think that the measures
now being taken toward fulfillment OF
the Goa, part curtailment o. coal u.s.
age. api utilization Of other means OF
powe. are eorerunners Of an earlier
socia,i7ation Of coal and water power
that otherwise might have been the
case. The coal mines have long
since lost their original strictly prf-
vate character, and stand under con-
siderable government control. But
as things now trend. there are signs
that sctual specialization will be &C
com ,i:. hed-and that tho day has
been moved forward by the Spa con-