Demobilization and Trade Revival Ahead Says Wilson
The Department of Commerce and Department of State urge business leaders to expand now, citing stock depletion, labor shortages, farmer buying power, and new foreign markets in Latin America Europe and Asia. They credit rebuilt shipping and credit systems, warn against hesitation, and tie reconstruction to renewed postwar prosperity.
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Department of State
United States
Latin America
Germany
France
Kanteen Europe
Russia
Department of Labor
South America
Pennsylvania
Congress
Taft
Japan
Western Front
Paris
Chateau Thierry
Berlin
Texas Oil Boom Spurs Riches and Limousines in Ranger
The Ranger Burkburnett and Cisco area sees a wave of sudden fortunes as oil leases surge. Landowners fetch high royalties with many investing in churches and missions while limousines flood the streets and former farmers reshape their lives. The story notes rising unemployment and broader economic readjustment after war.
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Ranger
Burkburnett
Cisco
Desdemona
Fortuna
Country Church
West
Texas
Baptist Church
Methodist
Sid R. Anderson
Sung-kiang
China
Mr. Anderson
A Loke
Rising Star
Anderson
Time after war may bring labor shortages and readjustment
The speaker estimates 1.5 million troops on rolls now and after a year could drop to 0.5 to 1 million. He warns businesses to strengthen industrial organization during readjustment to rebuild later. He argues democracy preserves higher living standards and rejects forceful revolutions or isms in a democracy.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
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