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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1919
Page
16
Arthur B Chapin and Simon Swig discuss a postwar readjustment in 1920s America. The first warns that wages and prices must adjust, taxes rise, and labor tensions linger, while banking remains sound and food supplies steady. The second foresees strong industrial expansion, restored credit, and rising foreign trade as gold from war allies fuels domestic investment.
The article argues government war order cancellations threaten New England with losses as suppliers and raw material vendors suffer from abrupt cutoffs. It urges fair treatment, warns of unemployment until tariffs restore protection, and notes Ford’s Detroit expansion as example of postwar readjustment and potential economic boom. It emphasizes industrial capacity, plant repurposing, and the need for a square deal from Washington to revive prices and production.
Max Mitchell argues that the nation should inventory its postwar assets including cash, manufacturing, merchant marine, and efficiency gains, then remove price restrictions to restore supply and demand. He urges public building to ease readjustment and predicts a rapid rebound in peace materials demand once prices become attractive to builders and buyers.
New York trading on December 31 shows a calmer final session with heavy yearend cash offerings to adjust tax income accounts. Oils lead gains with Mexican Petroleum up sharply, rail and utility issues mixed while United States Steel holds gains, bonds irregular as liberty issues strengthen. total sales reach 935,000 shares.
Massachusetts investors may favor small local industrials as tax relief and rising dividends tilt preference away from troublesome bonds. Until recently experts advised avoiding industrials, but recent trends show robust labor relations and steady stock rewards in well managed firms.
The text extols the enduring quality of industrial work in New England praising established runs on proper lines as a source of local pride and noting the skilled workers and manufacturing traditions. It lauds Massachusetts shops and mills including Sullivan Machinery, Plymouth Cordage, Pacific Mills, Naumkeag Steam Cotton, Ludlow Manufacturing Associates, and Merrimac Chemical for intelligent management and conservative, honest finance.
Baron Nobuaki Makino of the Japanese Peace Commission said Japan will pursue a policy of peace and an open door in the Far East at the peace conference. He stressed cooperation with allies and a just lasting world peace, noting Japan’s role in restoring stability and keeping the Pacific open to commerce. Makino and delegates plan to visit Washington and sail January 4 on the Carmania after London and Paris stops.
Louisville report shows Mrs Mary Lily Bingham estate valued at 99,584,866.44 with final inheritance taxes estimated at 4,537,418.98. Result would pay state debts of 8,165,106.19 and leave 1,372,312.79 in the treasury. Increase from prior valuation attributed to untold gains and affects niece Louise Clisby Wise of New York.
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