Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17

blood lies In foreign trade. have
Just had a talk with DR.. Butcher, the
head of the Union of German Induss-
tries. along these lines.
Said he: Germany has an entirely
different place from that OF America
in the world of manufactures. God
has given you enormous resources.
You have q large part of all kinds of
raw material and your agricultural
wealth is such that YOU can feed and
clothe your whole nation. Germany
has but few raw materials and our
food resources are such that one
third OF the people must rely on
their nourishment from the outside.
We have twenty millions who have
to be fed in that way, and the only
means of feeding them is by exchang-
ing the goods we make for that food.
Moreover, we have to work for
our living and the good Lord has
given US but little outside our brains
and muscles to work with. Before
the war we succeeded, but only by
working two hours more every day
than you did. Now our socialistio
government has cut down the ten
hour day TO eight hours and It is
/
| own. We certainly cannot do so IL
we are to be treated as slaves rather
| than men,"
| I'VE were getting on fairly well
before the war came" continued Dr..
Bucher. 1--WE studied the wants of
| the nations, and were trying to sup
ply them. We had large colonial pos
sessions which we had begun to de-
velop. They gave US much Of our
| raw materials, and were gradually
| furnishing markets. Now these colo
MES have been taken away. We have
lost the greater part of our capital
and an enormous number Of our most
valuable men. The loss of man power
which occurred from the war is our
greatest loss. Included in 1t were
moro than two millions of our best
| educated laborers, and thousands OF
students, doctors, chemists and other
Industrial scientists. We had one
regiment of 1900 men which was
made up of intellectuals, including
| experts Of all kinds. Not one came
back. We lost 1900 such men during
the battles of Ypres, and we were
losing specialists all the time. The
building up OF our factories and the
resumption Of our INDUSTRIES, when
conditions become normal, can be &C
complished; but it will be a genera
ton or more before we can get back
the brain power, the experience and
the skill embodied in the educated
among our best soldiers.
"As to America and its part in
Europe" DR.. Butcher continued, II do
not see how you can keep out. Mod
ern wants and modern communica-
lions have made the world one vast
whole. Distance has been annihilated
and q blow struck In Paris or Berlin
Is felt the next moment In Picking or
Bagdad. America is only six days
from Europe. and the wireless and
cable bring the whole world TO ones
ears. The diplomacy Of today has
not recognised the change In condi.
tions 1t needs International organi-
cation and international understand
ing for the business OF today and the
future. Emperors, kings and diplo-
mats have passed away, and we have
in their place a business world that
must be managed along economic
lines so as to supply the wants OF all
the people. We should all work to-
Rether, and this believe will be the
condition OF the world OF ths future -
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