Show MUST ADHERE TO TEST OF PRESIDENT WILSON Germany Will be bo Excluded From Trade Trado of World After War If Sho She Follows Her Present Masters lasters An economic association of twenty- twenty four bur nations comprising the entente allies alUes already Is in existence according accordIng accord- accord Ing ng to Lord Robert Cecil British undersecretary undersecretary un- un un 1 for foreign affairs and minister of blockade in a statement the worlds world's trade after acter the war which was issued this week in London Whether Germany eventually shall be he admitted to this economic association association tion he said will wUl be determined by bythe bythe bythe the test established by President Wil Nil son sen Th The president said on De December ember 4 that if It the German people should after after af af- after ter the war continue to be obliged I Ito to live under ambitious and intriguing Intriguing ing ins masters interested to dl disturb disturb the peace of the world 1 it might be impossible impossible im im- possible to admit them to the partnership partnership partnership part part- of the nations or to free tree economic economic economIc eco eco- intercourse Interco Germany Is the one obstacle to this economic association said Bald Lord Robert the Robert the Germany described b by President Wilson Nilson Germanys economic eco eco- economic policy polley toward all the groupings groupIngs groupings group group- ings of peoples from the Arctic ocean to the Black sea he continued Is Ia absolutely contrary to our principles principle Economic independence and free tree choice are the last things thing which Germany will wUl ever allow the peoples TJ within her r reach aeh So long as this Is the policy polley o of G Germany how can we admit her to membership membership in the free association o of nations to which we already belong belong belong be be- long asked Lord Robert Before we can offer otter her any participation In our resources we must release her victims from th the slavery that she is Imposing upon them He concluded with the expression o othe of at atthe the hope that the time was not far tar off bit when the allies alUes would meet at th the council bo board rd to discuss in detail the e economic association which will combine combine com corn bine hire the resources of the civilized world in the joint work of reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction recon recon- S and the restoration o of at prosperity w The statement In part follows I have ha been much interested in the series of addresses addre and discussions at t the recent meetings meetings meetings meet meet- ings of or commercial associations in in the United States such as the 01 oi of commerce and the foreign trade council regarding trade after the war The tone of these discussions seems to show clearly a desire for settled arran arrangements for mutual help between all the nations now associated associated associated as as- in the war against Geiman Germany Gormany These are also our feelings in ill Britain The Paris conference was a defensive agreement ment of those then engaged in the war to secure secure secure se se- cure their own peoples against starvation and unemployment during the period of reconstruction tion and to provide for the res res- to economic life of the ravaged territories of oC Belgium Poland Serbia France and Italy These objects reta retain n all their old importance It is for example example example exam exam- still essential that we should forestall forestal the aggressive efforts of the central powers to use their money power to snatch on the morning after atter the warthe warthe war the tho raw materials needed forthe for forthe forthe the reconstruction of the peoples in the western and eastern theaters theaters theaters the the- aters of war whom they have themselves despoiled But Dut while the essential needs of ourselves remain unaltered the alliance of eight has expanded expand expand- ed into the association of twenty-four twenty nations of which President Wilson spoke in h. h his recent address to the Red Cross It is no longer a 0 question of ot forming some narrow defensive alliance but of laying down the economic principles of the association as association association as- as of nations which Is already al already already al- al ready In existence What are these principles tobe tobe to tobe be The president has stated them In memorable words On January 8 he advocated the removal removal removal re re- moval so far as possible of all aU economic barriers and the o of an equality of trade among all the nations consentIng consent consent- consent consent- lag ins to peace and associating themselves for Its maintenance On December 4 he had already defined the qualifications for membership In this association of nations In that speech he considered what wo would ld be the situation if the German people should still after the war was over continue to be obliged to live under ambitious and Intriguing in intriguing In- In Intriguing masters Interested to disturb the peace of the world and pointed out that It might then be Impossible to admit them either to the partnership of at nations which must henceforth henceforth henceforth hence hence- forth guarantee the worlds world's peace or to the free economic intercourse which must Inevitably inevitably In Inevitably In- In spring out of the other I of a real peace To these declarations we give I our warmest assent But do these declarations necessarily mean that we the we-the the associated nations nations are are to have no protective protective tive tariffs and no International competition in in- inthe the trade after the war No Every one to is agreed as to that In the words of the program of the labor conference the right of at each nation to the defense of Its Ita own economic interests and in face Cace of the world shortage hereafter hereafter hereafter here here- after mentioned to the conservation conser conser- conservation of a sufficiency of ot foodstuffs foodstuffs food tood- stuffs and materials cannot be denied i Each member of the tion of or nations may nave have to 10 protect protect pro pro- pro protect its cl citizens in one way or another an another another other after the war but our oar aim must be a comprehensive ar sr arrangement arrangement of liberal Intercourse with all members of ot the I tion by which each one of ot M tl while preserving his own national notional na no- national security may contribute to meet the needs and aid In the development of fellow mem- mem v bers bels There Is but one ono obstacle to this economic association of na na- That obstacle Is 13 Ger Oar Germany many many the tho Germany described by President Wilson Nilson In the words which I 1 have already quoted quoted quoted-A A Germany living Under under under un un- der ambitious and Intriguing You have seen the provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of her commercial treaties trea trea- ties in the east and with all aU the groups of peoples from the i Arctic oc ocean an to the Black sea I Her economic policy towards t these groups Is absolutely contrary contrary con con- j I to our principles s. That 1 policy began by systematic and lawless plundering In Poland In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Ukraine and elsewhere Now j everywhere she ehe has legalized this blunder by placing the weaker nations under one commercial com- com mercial tribute to herself j j |