Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-25
The Necessity of Colonization for Ger.


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 From the National Review
 A like necessity for making up lost lee way dominates the simultaneous movement toward commercial extension Germany en- tered the commercial arena long after Eng land had covered the globe with the network of her shipping routes and credit system. To reduce the advantage gained, and to bring up her own lines to level, a subvention is to be paid out of the national revenues. An examination of the four subsidized lines orig inally proposed, to China, Australia, Bom- bay and South Africa, shows that they were meant to compete directly with existing Eng fish routes. In the same way the projected Transmarine bank is to contend with the ubiquitous English banking and credit organ ization, of which the Germans are forced to avail themselves. Indeed, the Cologne Ga zette has lately computed that by the use of English carrying ships, and by the payment of bank commissions, &c., Germany contrib utes tax of 925, 900 day to the wealth of this country Handicapped however, German commerce has been, it has lately made great strides over the seas, thanks to it's distinguishing qualities of thrift and in dustry German competition is felt severley
 
 Hong Kong to minimum. And though the bulk of the foreign trade of China remains with the English the coasting trade is rapid ly passing into German hands, In South America they have secured still larger share of her trade; their agents are active in the Pacific, and, besides the new territory of Luderiizland, more than sixty factories have recently been established along the African coast, from Sierra Leone to Ambriz, while German influence had apparently gained temporary advantage in Zanzibar The de- mand for new markets is the more urgent now in Germany because the largest of her previous markets, Russia, is being closed against her. Not content with having shel- tered themselves already behind an almost prohibitive tariff, the Moscow manufacturers, alarmed at the success with which their Ger man rivals have transferred their talent into Russian Poland, in spite of the difficulties and expense, now clamor for @ customs line to be drawn between the Polish provinces and inner Russia. The loud demand for new markets is not, however, really urgent, or sustained by such pressing causes, as the cry for colonial settlements. It may be doubted whether Germanys penurious soil possesses in itself sufficient mineral and other resources ever to allow her to contend with | this country as the great manufacturer of the raw products of the world. It is rather Eng land who must seek new outlets for her com merce, as her old markets are exhausted or l SuaI6u aiAOuS h0W COu1potieoloy WlAiAC oAS | amount of human energy she supplies, and it's more than proportionate productiveness, | steadily increase, owing to acquired skill and l improved machinery. Germany's first need, | on the other hand, is for habitable and az ricultural colonies, where her surplus pop ulation may be planted, and may not be lost | to her. There is, therefore, no immediate l cause for hostile rivalry; and German expan- | sion, with its orderly and commercial in- 1 stinot may be regarded valuable infu- | ence in the spread of civilization. Saturdays ball game between Waterbury and Hartford on the Ward street grounds, Hartford, 1 was postponed until to-day at D. m If the home l nine win that game Hartford will have the lead as
 Springfield and New Britain will probably play Fri day next
 Fitch Smith, of Birmingham, has made another eXporatlon among the ancient papers and docu-
 ments left by his sister, recently deceased, among which he finds deed of land to his grandfather, Abraham smith, in the year 178-, the said land | Delng what was then known the Leman Stone meadow, now the site of the Derby Building | date so swampy that a cart could not be driven l across it. There found also a document signed I III a very John Hancockish sort of a hand by Gov
 ernor Oliver Wolcott, appointing AblJan onnIh + Son of Abraham and father Of Fitch as captain oi
 militia.
 It is said that there are seventeen miles of metal
 f,1has in the boilers condenSers etc.. or the old wal 1 snip Florida, being broken up near New Lon don EH | On account of dull times men out of employment | work on the new Catholic churcn In Iorrlngton na 1 been postponed until next faii.
 cantiy with the party from Goshen to work on on \ Se tt,s s,raat wheat farms have died,