The Lamar register., 1899-10-18
[RMANY is ANXIOUS
.,ep BECAUSE OF AMEH,-
rcAn TRADE RIVALRY.
,,.. Of the Big United States
and our sueces.tui Compsu-
/ !. The Market. OF the World BE
:. Attract Attention

,Iat Frankfort, Mr.. Hsnauer. bSs
nitted to the state department,
d rCparts Of these commercial
vhlrh betray not little anxiety
prospect Of losing the biggest Of
arts.s for German products The
.ta,t chamber Of commerce draws
tI5n "a the fact that
Nv the United states looms Sp
greatest producer OF bFcaistufis.
in al the factors Of gigantic
lspmsal in metal production II
oirel4y attained such a position In
ap.hss OF Industrial power as 10
Z /, to boldly take up the gauntie;
conps,!tiou IN the International
Germany has co special treaty
he galted States. the mosi-fa-
s.ss,ioa clause Is the naais ot the
M trade. hui tpgs prcsuppoaes that
nations maintain toward each
sssa tariffs as nc, TO make the
[aaEs Of goods grohibi,cry. Tbs
tjsr ,aFla has affected German ct-
izlmIeaRy- Gsrmany's imports
tie UaI,cd States in 1895 exceeded
= Of the previous gear In twenty
lsatlaE llHes, whereas she export
. the United States considerably
ia t~trty important lines ihan In
he question arises, is the most
-st cation clause without tariff
aI7a OF the part OF the unltsd
- q any value 10 u.s.
Be Dresden chamber OF commerce
= ,st TACT that. owiug 10 the ad-
asss sn!oIed in specializing and
Grltlzs the m4antaesrrc Of arti-
"a re immense eagi,ai employed
stsr- traneh OF trade, and liz the
t-re5a q American consular on
TIE United states Is enabled TO
Al loser prices. ihonkh paying
s,f uagrs tkRn isS European ri.
EEt adds
Tss opinion is prevalent in various
tsEy TIA, It the present tariS coz
ls4 ss must fAmiilariEe ourselves
tAr thought that our export 10 the
,,l states will some day eeasc alto
AsG. Azt that II ~e wsnt TO do busi-
s!;A ikat country ~e mast cstab-
5rEssh factories there"
he Chamber Of commerce Of Hagep.
s-,sr q iron and steel manufaetuE-
] gsu forth Giznal ~AiI regaFd,ns
\ s,ialnei conditions which e1ist in
sire and wire-;aek trade. all be
has q tie competition Of the United
.ss
NE iF0a trade there has developed
4 s,upStyiux manner. making the
tz,ry a Profrstiye power OF the nrs;
- TIE condition OF this trade In
R-sazy hAI. during ,he last year.
~ note and NOR. unfaYorahls. be-
rss tie Americans have steadily tax
9Jsssasioa OF the markets In Japan.
ia and Australia. which heretofore
stsn supplied mainly By German
(b&scA The prices abroad have at
close Of the year declined so low
p srsn German works that produce
llsa sire have to give mp taking
|t,racts. on account Of the cost OF the
= Material Nor Is the outlook for
lately established wire-taek trust
III Aaspielous, as i, must submit to
laVy saer!nees in order 10 snatch at
~ ieE ordera from the claws of
|nsrisAn eompetitlou."
soiiaEsn's eamplain; Is that its cut
F! Industry Is in a bad way, because.
Piss 10 the closing OF the American
F'kst, the competition at home has
lsons so intense as TO undermine
'ets, diminish pronts and produce a
fSiins In the quality OF the goods
PIE The manufacture OF scythes. It
-o'ed vas sufficiently active: but in
Z future this branch Is threatened
ias Increasing import Of American
'ass mowers"
Thus Es ind that in many lines OF
ius;rial activity German producers
iisr seriously because Of the oompeti-
pn Of the United States--firzt, In the
'asioH Of the German home market;
cond. In the Invasion OF competing
ArksU upon which Germany has
'fetotore had Arm hold: and. third.
'he diminished demand for many OF
ffmany's products in the valuable
afTican market Il Is a condition
y likely TO be Improved by any recip-
eAl treaties which the United States
VI BE- willing TO make. and still less
aspect Of relief is apparent in the
feclioR OF tarirf notifications. The
aiied States some time ago ceased
4king sarirrs tor the benetit OF foreign
npsu,iors There Is, however, one
'a'loI" help fos Germany-that sug-
S'ed IN the report OF the Dresden
amber OF coClmerce--viz.. to estab-
"a branch factories In the United