The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
PROSPERITY IN GERMANY

often we hear the statement that no matter what
crimes Hitler may have committed in the field Of
international politics., he has certainly improved the
economic lot of thc average German.
sitler himself has challenged the demooracies on
te ground that Germany, under the Nazi regime has
demonstrated a greater efficiency
The facts, as reported by the German Institute
for Business Research (Institut fur KonJunkturtor-
shung), these:
Unemployed who numbered 5.58oooO in 1882, de-
creased TO 100000 in 1888 under the National Socialist
economy But the German workers day heightened
in the same period from 691 hours to TIC hours
Where was he working? On the highways, largely,
the report showing that though only 100000 man-days
of work were put in on the Reich highways in 1888
the al last year was than 100000.
Value of industrial production in 1892 was $780,
900 900 marks, last year 1t reported as between
IS and 90 billion marks. however much that may be.
Similarly the value Of agricultural production rose
from 87OO 100000 marks to 12600000000 marks which
in real money just about anybodys guess More than
one German economist has worried himself into an
asylum trying to figure just what Hitler mark Is
worth
In the field of foreign trade from having had to
import OOOO 900 marks worth of goods in 1882 Ger
mary was forced to import 5,44900000O marks worth
last year the 1888 figure excluding commodity trade
of the old Reich with, Austria since April and with
the Sudeen- German territory bordering on the Ger
man customs frontier since October Exports over the
same period decreased from 5739000000 marks to
5,2570 100000 which considering the decline in value
of the mark is avery heavy loss
Though figures are not available before that time,
since 1925 industrial profits of the important cor
porations slmnped from 3.3 percent of sales to "a
percent last year
Income Of the Reich from taxes, customs and other
fees-a figure ominous for the German taXpayer-was
1900 100000 marks last year compared to $780,
100000 in 1892
In Germany in 1898 the number OF automobiles
reached the figure Of 222800 whereas in the United
States we have nearly S0OO0OO0 The report lists the
number of radio listeners in Germany as increasing
from 564O0 1882 27640O in 1888, whereas in the
United States we have 408O00O0 radio sets with
listeners of many millions more.
Yet when this has been said, it is to be observed
hat ermanys index of industrial production has in
creased from zee in 1923 to 1875 at the end of last
year while our index of industrial production fell from
III in 1923 102 at present The value of industrial
production in Germany in 1888 giving the reich
the benefit of every doubt S36OOO00Oo00 at the
most Our national production for 1887 even in year
in which had recession valued at S670O0O00-
600 in real money The value OF our industrial produc-
ton in 1929 was S81,000,000000.
These figures show that production in America
does not suffer by comparison with Germany, while
in the conveniences of life represented by automo-
bies and radios there is comparison whatever be-
tween the condition OF the democratic American peo-
pie and the condition of the SO called national So
ctslistic Germans.
Unemployment It is true, has been reduced COM
sldefabiy IN tie Reich while have not yet solved