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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1920
Page
2
An American correspondent reports on postwar Germany, noting a shift from famine and chaos to relative normalcy. Emaciation gives way to steadier living, trains run on time, food improves, and people pursue calmer, productive goals while avoiding radical agitators.
The discussion notes a government that will permit work and grow exports while imports lag. Germany plans to rebuild its industry, shoulder debt with exports, and avoid autocratic reversals as the public acts with intelligence. Foreign orders flow to Krupp and other mills, cotton works operate, and exporters contend with export taxes and currency decline, yet trade value now surpasses prewar levels despite distortions.
Reduced freight rates announced for household goods shipments. Contact Crockett Scabey at Barat for details on routes and pricing.
A Berlin report critiques American aid gifts to Germans as a manipulation under a new U S backed plan. An analyst notes dollars converted to goods buy more with German marks, while officials insist payment terms are private between sender and receiver. The piece warns of worsening conditions and continued trade schemes.
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