Show rt J Process of Readjustment I if f. f 1 T THOSE HOSE who are in iii a hurry for the return turn of normal conditions i. i especially in relation to costs of living must remember that tha world d affairs regulate to a greater extent than ev ever r before the I economic status of a any y given count country y X s Some countries as was the ase case with the United States tates t i I profited immensely from a commercial point of view as a r result o othe of the he world war war while the same sam agency reduced certain other u countries Jt to an industrial and financial condition never before I 11 experienced J i M i Jt J might have been very niCe nice i in a a way for th the thc Ur United ite tates to keep on breaking rec records in the exportation of raw materials ma- ma f and manufactured goods but certainly it it would have hav been heen a at fr the Ie expense of of the the gene general al public through a continuation of the the ther r high cost ost of living Neither would it have been desirable for the United States i 2 keep piling up up upa a trade balance against those countries aff affected mo most t ser seriously by the war war for it would mean that such countries ld become hopelessly hopelesslY- involved and land unable to r recover cov th their ir economic feet Ji At present t there ere is being leing experienced d a turn in the the trade tide tide v Which sho shows s that th the p process oc ss of f world re reconstruction is is under h f 1 v V ay y and is progressing In in a natural and conservative manner r I American exports to several European countr s involved d directly f t jn the he war now are gradually declining and the impo imports ts from such 1 Countries are increasing which gives evidence of th the e fact that thai ir those ose n nations t ons a are e r recovering covering from the effects of the war var ar f f This his s. s situation tu tion holds holds good with A Americas America's erk s sev several ral all allies but not nol I l lU U with YI h its its' principal enemy In connection with Germany however there h re is is being experienced a change in in th the trade affairs t that at proves prove provest I t. f-t. t that the leaven of reconstruction i is at work even in n that nation j jr r r Although Am American rican exports ports t to Germany are increasing sing arid and sti still l I v are not l three times imes th the amount o of imports th the latter fI r constant 1 1 il ng J l The trel trade In in the e direction of normality p i ij 1 undoubtedly already y has had an effect upon prices es in this thi country t tI t a ind unquestionably will have a continuous effect until tI the e w whole t r I I e orld J approaches hes what once was the old old normal or which maye may J I cove to be b. b e L new C-new new one I t 1 a 01 J 1 1 l |