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THE NOME TRI-WEEKLY NUGGET, MONDAY JULY 14, 1919
WISE COUNSEL PREVAILS.
The administration decision to resume trade relations with Germany
immediately Is probably a Blent disappointment to that host of patriotic souls
who subscribed to the theory that Germany should he punished for her sins
h.v being walled up behind a barrier of economic reslrnlnts which would cl
her off from participation in world trade after the war: as well as to that
equally numerous array of embittered persons who decided to refrain for a!!
lane from using any form of commodity of German production. Hut to those
who entertain a true appreciation of the moral aspects of the present situation
if wise counsel is to prevail in the world’s ..ttltudr toward the Gorman
people.
Laying aside for the moment the necessity of permitting Germany a
of a policy subjecting Germany to a form of commercial ostracism which
would bar her from the trade marts of the world, la the first place how
Wonhl such a policy agree with that cardinal principle of Ihe Allies peace
harriers and the establishment of an equality of trade conditio,is nmong^M
Of one of the main objects for which the war was r.uglit- namely the
of conditions which would tentl to provoke inti.h i.ion..I discord ai d still.- I,
van protest.,lions that their war . .foils ..hen. I ag.iiiist . Imperil
for reparation has made i, necessary Imp'oa.astir l„r',a."',',,' p
upon the German people because of the nets of their imperin! w. ... < to,
hi the ease if Germany was made the object of a trade embargo.
Ihm demands are made on the principle accepted by all civilised nation , that
chasing nations of the earth would not he asking payment for damages Imt
object than a desire for revenge. However, hitter one may feel against
satisfaction than the appeasement of a debasing passion Is one that can hardly
rhe establishment of a trade embargo would also have the effect <>f do.
priving tens of thousands of Germans of their means of subsistence by crip
1 ling the national industries. Thus the real brunt of the embargo would fall
upon the women and children—those who even the most bitterly resentful must
c oncede are the least responsible for Germany’s war acts. Can any reasonable
mind conceive justice in an act which would savor of war upon the innocent
and helpless? How could we reconcile such an inhuman infliction with those
lofty expressions of humanitarianism voiced by the leaders of cur own and
other countries? If America and the Allies are to preserve the spirit of
confidence reposed In them by other nations by reason of the principles and
practices advocated during the war period, they must square their deeds with
Justice and morality demand that whatever material punishment is
inflicted on the Germans should he defined in the terms of the pence treaty,
end should he made no harsher than a strict interpetation of justice will permit.
To extend the punishment imposed to the degree that it will strike at the
very means of existence of a major portion of the German people and possibly
icsult in the death of thousands from starvation and underfeeding savors too
much of downright murder to be condoned on the score that it is coming to
them, as a punishment for Germany’s crimes. Yet, this would unquestionably
be one of the principal results of a long continued trade embargo against
German goods.
However much we may feel like forcing Germany to pay for the reign
of bloodshed she inaugurated, it is clear that other considerations than the
necessity of permitting her to resume her foreign trade in order to secure the
indemnities should bo taken into account before resorting to a form of punish
ment which is neither consistent with the principles we profess or compatible
with justice. If it is believed right to cage the German people behind their
own borders, we should at least grant thorh the same treatment accorded a wild
beast by seeing that they are properly fed and housed—something the hulk of
the German people will not enjoy for long unless they are permitted to sell
their wares at least in a limited degree.
The decision of the government to resume trade relations is a wise
end humane judgement and will go further toward establishing a spirit of
amity and good will between the Germans and their conquerors than any
thing that could be done short of a remittal of the war penalties. Germany
will be amply punished by the opprobrium of humanity and the payment of
the collosal indemnities without inflicting punishments which strike at the
very existence of the German people and defy every principle of justice and
righteousness.
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