1939-09-18 — Page 11

EMBER 18, 1939,

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That the Reich has no reserves of coal, and cannot quickly increase out- put to meet demand and supply its is to be new synthetic industries, learned from any daily paper.

ECONOMIC GENERAL STAFF We have an economic general staff to-day, which we lacked in 1914," de- clared Herr Landfried, Secretary State for the German Ministry of Economics, when he opened the "East- ern Fair" at Koenigsberg, East Prus- sia, to-day.

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He was taking the place of Dr. Funk, Minister of Economics, who had been prevented at the last moment from opening the fair himself.

We know that we cannot win a war militarily if we lose it economically.. Herr Landfried continued. Therefore, we have armed and prepared ourselves well economically in order to set the vital fighting power of the nation in its entirety immediately into motion if a hostile world should compel us to do so.

Referring to the trade and credit agreement concluded with Poland last year, he said: "It is not our fault if this agreement, which would have re- lieved the dire distress of Polish farm- ing, cannot become fully effective. But this settlement, made for a longer period of time, is a proof that Ger- many has always believed in a peace- the ful and reasonable solution of pending German-Polish questions."

Trade was always possible between countries which had differing forms of government and economic systems as long as both showed good will.

products accumulate, and cannot be DISPUTE turned into finished products and sold remembered because certain materials indispens- Schacht and able for finishing off are wanting." ht demanded In other words, industrial produc- olicy, while tion is being more and more hamper- belleve that ed because there is a shortage of raw Herr Landfried described - Germany of the at the

As the bulk of industrial as the "ideal trade partner same materials. under the production in Germany to-day, direct- Eastern countries," and mentioned the would make ly or indirectly, is for military pur- increase of trade since 1933 with se- ports by the poses, it would be absurd to accumu- veral countries, including Estonia,

Schacht re- late reserves of raw materials for Finland and Lithuania: r-Year Plan some hypothetical emergency, if, by so doing, urgent army orders had to could have be left unexecuted. then is evi-

serious in- a

GERMAN PAPER CURRENCY Herr Landfried also said, according to the Exchange Telegraph, that the amount of paper money in circulation in Germany was well within the bounds internationally observed.

The increase in the amount of paper

FOOD SUPPLY in 1939 the Similarly with food. Beyond ques- bok place by tion, bread grain reserves are ample; enland, Me- but what Germany lacks is fats (50 ctorate were per cent.), meat and dairy produce.

creasing the An increase of the inland production money in circulation In Germany dur- raw mater- of these things is a question of labour ing the first seven months of this year In the same period was 9.8 per cent. rting power. and fodder. They are already strictly

her lucra- rationed to a degree that makes their America had increased her paper cur- ss and Cze- economical use compulsory. Figures rency by 3 per cent., England by 3.2 arket in the recently published by the Reichsge- per cent., and France by 12.8 per cent. He called attention to the fact that sundheitsamt showed LACKING crease in certain diseases attributed in Poland the increase in the circula- tion of paper money was in the same tabulated chiefly to poor nutrition. On August heets of Afty 11, "Der Deutsche Volkswirt," in its period no less than 36 per cent.

total capital leading article explained that con- stocks on sumption must be accommodated to eturned at imports, and suggested that "potatoes Rim.1,235,- for the hot evening meal and sugar in m.1,554,000,- cakes and jam can to a considerable espite mea extent replace the bread and fat or

The gconsump- sausage sandwich."

"Deutsche replenishing Allgemeine Zeitung".of August 2 sug- gested the recovery of fats from coffee- explanation grounds, grape seeds and beech-nuts. port of the Last month, hotels and restaurants in stocks," were again compelled to simplify their

not of an bills of fare.

and due to If the Reich had large reserves of ater home edible fats to fall back upon in the extent, of. event of war, would there be any gain and alloca- in withholding them from the broad at quantities masses at the risk "tter-finished their stamina?

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