Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-30
GermanB0SS,
Is MIghher Than Kaiser
Dy ROGER BATCHELDER,

NEW YORK.-Hugo SHINES!
A composite Rockefeller North
cliffe. Morgan.
A German octopus, to whom defeat
meant victory; sinister thing that
has embedded itself in the heart of
spread on and on, to West phalia, to
England, and even to New York and
Virginia. And as they spread, and
drink the life of all things which
they enmesh, marks-millions and
millions of marks-faI into the cof~
fers of Europe's master mind"
Here is a man whose fortune was
built on his country's defeat, who
shrieked with JOY when the armies
of the kaiser gained a league, and
came near to Haris, yet who smiled
even when the British, the French,
the Belgians and the Yanks took
trench after trench, when London,
Paris, Brussels and Washington
tolled the knell Of imperialistic de-
feat.
Here is a man who urged the alb
dIction of Belgian labor, who cried
with theatrical anguish when the
armistice came, and Snarled when the
terms of peace were established,
while in that same country which he
trodden, economically annihilated, he
had hundreds of millions-billions,
even, of boarded marks.
And today that man controls Ger
many. He controls 70 per cent of
the country's iron and steel produc-
ton, a considerable part of the coal
output, owns many ships, cellIlose
factories, paper factories, electrical
of his ffty-seven newspapers, and
has a seat in the reichstag.
Herr SHINES controls German
labor, Germany's economic situation,
it's policies, and has more ready
money than any person in the coun-
try-possibly more than any per-
son in Europe.
An article of February, 1911, which
tells of the extent of German for
tunes, merely mentions Hugo SHINES.
"In 1904 his income was not more
seven millions"
Makes Els Fortune.
Even then he could not take rank
with Germany's richest men,. Yet
he had made his mark, and had
quietly planned the development of
that power which he knew would be
his.
Before the war one had to go to
the coal regions to learn of Hugo
SHINES. He had come from an old
mine-owning family and had inner
tied a small fortune. When he was
81 ne began W Ouy up oil Ilo lllalG0
which were on the market; then fol-
lowed steel mills, to furnish an out
put for his mines. He had long cast
aside his family fortune, because he
could not stand interferepce from
anyone. His new acquisitions be-
longed to Hugo SHINES, and no one
else.
From steel and iron he. went to
forest and ships, with which he could
transport his iron and coal. Then
came car lines and other means Of
transportation for his products.
Finally the war broke out out , ana
one else, would suffer. But Hugo
SHINES did not suffer, He allied
himself for a time with the Krupps
and the other industrial monarchs;
The kaiser himself was presented
with stock in his companies ana
thereby profited with every order
which went to Hugo SHINES. 1t was
even said that materials were made
for the FatherlandS enemies ana
sent to them through Scandinavia.
To SHINES the prospective victory
of Germany did not mean new terri
tory for Germany; it meant more
coal mines, more iron mines, more
factories and ships for SHINES. II
Germany won, he would win; if Ger
many lost, he would still win-that
was his reasoning. To help Ger
many's industries, he urged THAT
thousands of Belgian factory work
ers be abducted and interned in Ger
many. 1t is said that SHINES expect
ed German defeat from the beginning
and that he planned to cash in" on
it. BY anticipating the defeat OF ms
country he was able to make $5OJ.-
OOO. OOO-at least those were his prof
it's during the war.
The war ended; SHINES had evad-
ed the income taxes by saying 10
Germany: 'fTake my mines and
property and run them yourselves.
Germany knew that she could not
run them and forgot about the taxes
which would have crippled her fl
Trouble developed in the mines.
Take them all and run them" Stin-
mes told his workers. You know you
can't do it, and in three months
you'll be asking me to come and
help. I will at my own terms, ana
you know what they'll be, Now take
them-and go to hell"
The peace came. SHINES went to
the conference, insulted the other
ministers, and stated cOldlY that Ger
many could not and would not pay
thousands of workers who could
produce the coal that France de-
manded
1T will not be DONE he conclud-
ed co1dIv. and the word of Hugo
SHINES was that of Germany
Buys Newspapers
At Berlin there was opposition
toward Hugo SHINES. Newspapers
spoke of his enormous profits, ques-
toned his patriotism. Legislative
bodies rebellcd against his control.
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