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The following interesting artele la from here is of our opponents does ont develop into an vronomie ofensive The Spectator
alliance, astiat is. His far of the Germany, exhausted by war intenselynomic offensive alliance in man desires pouse, and yes is plainly in terror fest, and those Germans, who study the of what peace may bring with it. The economic cutlook have ample reason for mass of the people do not understand. large territories upon the map in German occupation, and concalve thai at the worst their Government will be able to use its conquests to secure its war aims. But the instructed fow are under no such illusions. To them tho danger of the future in the Allies power
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Our valuable contemporary the New Europe contains extracts from the candid speech delivered by Dr. Dembur before the Conference of the combined Economie Associations of Germany, Austria, and Hungury at Buriupeat in Inne last.
The ex-derman Colonial Secretary revealed his mind clearly, and spoke with the emphasis of one who knew what he was talking about. A dictated fact, be little better than an srmistice ne peace at all and would necessitats a continuance of the existing ecstamie con ditions. Any one, therefore, who speaks, of transition runciny must some that ye shall cuburk upon a pesce by agres meart in the sense of the Austria Emperor's Speech from the Throne.
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reconciliation of the nations. It must served our position of acetomic advan- at dine she now talks of a pecs of reconciliation. The shortage of ship play, which is already very severely felt. and will be still more saverely felt after the war, is largely Germany's work: She has destroyed by her boots since the war began at last four million tons of our changing ships, and of the world's shipping perhaps twice as mach. In doing thin whey has indefinitely postponed her own chance of industrial reconstruc- ion We shall need all our own for reconstructing our own industries, and for bringing in material with" which to restore the devastated regions of Francs and Belgium We shall hava or to spare for the needs of the Central Power Gerany begun the war with five and a half million tons of shipping: she has lost by sinking, capture at sea,
millions tone. In the Baltic and in the harbour of Germany and Austria, she has now some two million six hundred, thousand tons. Not one of those ships can proceed to sen without the permission of the Allies Chir control of sea cam munications after the war is the most. potens and in our hands, worik, mône to But ever, the question in not easy. The us as we than all the Genom
The Central Powers have mod up their naturalulonies, which we hare wized. resources to a greater extent than the Central Powers will remain cut off them Enteater the Fatyntej On the other hand, the outside world till we unlock the s has thrown a great strain on its credit. doors. Strategically and economically the the Centen Power could not live. No In every country the means of production war was won by the Allies when their nclitory successes which are still possible haveiras exped to a trendous strain of the world and the babile at the Marte Fleet hat dominated the maritime fabes to the Germans can bring to them what . - . The world' means of transport. they must have now fist the world out-are, to a large extent, destroyed by sea had savel France from destruction. No side, which possesses the raw materials and rendered ineffriest by land. bere land saces which Germany has since of industry, has joined the circle of their will be an immeasurable and world-wide and is any ast-off against the grip whink hunger for fur material and commodities hold-upsa bez menga of afterwar enemies, and all sea communication of all kinds, Can it be sathuded initenge Germany, kagus this and except in the. Ralticare dominated by short time? The answer, is No. trembles, Flences the talk of a peace of the Fleets of the Allies
Leaving out of account the difficulties of conciliation, and the sager des It was easy for the Germack to sufransport and exchange, the fact pains to get to that peace before Company's reserve of materials becoram still further that all untries will compete for raw at the resolutions of the Paris Conference, materials." De Dernborg then went on depleted and the carrying capacity of the dealing as they did with restrictions onto point out that Crazy could not world's shipping all farther dizziahed. EMERTY LAMLATY OF
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Dr. Michaelis terrried it in the Reichstag and to cut off the Central Powers from the raw materials which they must have il their saunomic life is to be resumed after the war and their working popula tion employed. A German peace
even if is left the Central Powers with s and control stretching from the North Sen to the Persian Gulf, would be useless, for within tbise land and "es froosters, if still cut off from the use of the wen.
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demobilize her Army until places in exports, so long as North and Sath
industry had been found for the men, and America and a large part of Asia remised could not had the places until w Arutrul. They were less immediately materials had been obtained wherewith courerned with exports than with imports, to food her industries, Neither could she and, provided that they gould buy and establish her foreign exchanges upon a
HONGKONG HOTEL: more the materials which they will need tolerable basis until she was able to export Mr G. E. Anderson Mr and Mrs
goods, even if in order to do so the civil Miss A. G.Anderson Laurymen after the war, could wount upon a wide population had to be denied the reces. Br Geo. S. Archbuttr
G. Guidon "tracket for their exports in other than saries for which it clamoured. There Mr B. Murray Bain Lavallee Allied' countries, But not only has the would be great domestic difficulties, and Mr J. EF. S. Mr and Mrs J. J.
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„Leiria, maka Crated States joined the Allies. One would lead to disastrous manifestations," Mr J. W. Baesekoa Mr.S. Longfald
partial period of unemployment Mr 3. H. Baring Mr C. Little after another the South American States Though he did not say so in precise wheils, Miss de Bassgoi Capt. H. F. Longland are following, and China has definitely Dr. Dernburg clearly had in mind their and Mrs. H. A. Bir G. Ludin mange herself on the side of the world's impotence of Germany to effect any of freedom. Whither can Germany look the purposes which he described except Master
MrC.E. MacFarlane now for the supplies which she will need by race of the Allies, her present barfeld Mr and MELENDON BANKLES-LONDON, COUNTY AND
ESTMINSTER BATX, Eratyzo. -cotton, copper, rubber, and all the enemies. "I assume." said he, that strC. D. J. Bell. MrJ, Marlow
Mies P. R. Belition Maitland other vitally necessary products which the the resolutions of the Paris Economic Mr R J. Birbeck Dr. and
and airs Allis and their adherents control Conference will be entirely dropped, and
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Marriott abanlutely Ard even it these supplies that there will be no boycott in any H. B. Forgersen Mr H. Maslin
Mr. A. F. McKenna shonly be available, how are they to be quarter. The poivemal noctesity will Me 0:1 Roswell carried to Germany? The prospect of a undoubtedly impose this."
Mr and Mrs. A. L. MF. van Maines
M. J. Bonet
Molenico P. But will the necessities of Germany, peace with free access to the seas, and
Mr C. Brown Mr J. Merecki without free access to the world's my and of the Central Powers generally, Jenver H. Boylan Mr. R. Moulder materials, may well give the more intelius other than cold? Shall we not rather Capt & Mrs Branch Me.S: Neubrik gent and far-dering Pussions the ictest first have regard to the needs of our Mr W. G. Browell Mr JS. Nicolson of shivers down their backs.. For they are friends, and let those of ong inte enemies M J. E. B. Braun Miss L-E. Odenwald Calderon. Mrg 7. B. Deare MLA beginning to realize that the boat-after the war-take care of themselves? campaign which they began in such levity | Of, course, we shall and, it is because MrE, A. Vaper " Oldin. ***
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Mra Carpmsel Capt and Mrs L of spirit is a terribly double-edged weapon, Germany realizes that we shall do just Me F. Cheers
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and that every cargo-carrying ship sunk what she would has done it she had Mrs C. W. Clifford Mr C. H. v. Otterloo by them is- ship the less available for Germany's needs when she seeks to re- establish.her industrial life.
The economie problein, the problem of what is to follow the war. is rarely exertising the minds of preveries. Dr. Michaelis did not advocate what he described as give-and-take" peace because he felt any tenderness bensardą the Allies, He saw that unless the Allies, who control ses communications now and will continue to control them after the war in over, can be reconciled " to the Germans, and will open to the Central Powers the markets of the world in raw materials and provide the shipping means of replenishing and restoring German and Austrian industries, sit their land con- quests will be tain. He saw that Ger- maay must seek to buy reconciliation"
with the most ample concessions, "and" that it the Allies refuse to be cajoled, the German Empire upon the Continent of Europe and overseas will cease to exist. Peace," said he to the Refchatng. must build the foundations of a lasting
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