The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-10
tE DISCUSSED EXPORT TRADE.
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HAVE LOST BUSINESS.

today is controlling the business metz
ods and financial system OF Russia, and
Is exploiting the incalculable riches OF
Eastern Russia. But Germany sends
experts IN commerce and business 10
Russia TO do this work, while an unfor-
tunate thing abott Americans ana
Englishmen is that they haze A ten
dency u think that what IL good
enough for them il good enough Tor any
foreigner. This. however, is NOT the
way 10 make trade. Germany studies
what other people want and then ,hey
make il, and they are the greatest imi-
tatoTs in the world
The Germans have also original. con-
structive and inventive genius far
ahead OF any people in Europ'. and are
today No. in the scale OF inventive
people. whereas they were onoh No "a.
They are making tremendous prOgrcss,
and have no fear Of England. In fact.
they rather scorn her but their fear IS
OF the United States. for they recCg-
nize our immense resources. Germany
today controls the business influence In
South America. Last year we exported
1856 ND0.O 900 worth of goods TO Germany
and 10 that immense continent II South
America we only sent $4,000, 600. The
vast tide OF immigration from Germany
10 this country is being diverted 20
South America and South Africa. and
II the Germans once get their stand
ards plarted i'm South America II VIII
take years and years TO get them out
OF IL.
TINE GERMAN METHOD.
The German goes along the lines Of
the least resistance and on the lines OF
social intercourse, and IN TINS way
captures trade in several parts OF the
world, and IN this way they have DOM
mated South America and Russia.
They have established cotton mills and
locomotive works In Russia, and work
ing all the time. What. however. Rus
sia offers as a field OF operations TO
Germany 81 offers to this country. only
more intensified. and We should send
agents there. but the right KIND OF
agents.
IL Providence should improve its har-
bcr IL would be a greatstep towards in
creasing shipping facilities between
this city and South American ports,
and IL IL is necessary subsidies should
be granted TO steamship lines. Ger
many gives aid To her steamship lines,
and while the speaker did not favor
government aid as a rule. he thought
that IL might be good under present
circumstances.
Germany has accomplished so much,
not because her resources are large, for
tneN are not. Inc AgGiUldlS NOtilllldlI
that the cotton from the Southern
states when IL arrives i'm Germany is
very badly packed. and they are will
ing to pay little more for well packed
cotton Germany has accomplished
much because il has had the intelli-
gent aid of the government. and be-
cause il has been breeding statesmen,
while we have largely been breeding
politicians. Germany always calls up
on it's ablest experts to settle all ques-
tions OF Importance, and then Ger
many has It's industrial schools, which
are a tremendous factor1n the progress
OF the nation.
Mr.. Monaghan then explained briefly
certain instances OF how these schools
are consolidated and how instruction
is given 10 the pupils. and he said that
many foreign commission had reported
upon returning TO their respective
countries that the almost phenomenal
success of the German nation was very
largely TO he attributed TO the excel
lence and thoroughness OF her indus
trial and art schools.
A MARVELLOUS SYSTEM
Is IL any wonder that these people ara
sending millions of dollars worth of
textile and other goods all over the
4
marvellous system of doing business
must be as closely duplicated as posi-
bic. The time is ripe. and we shall b.
forced TO adopt commercial higf
schools. The resources Of this country
are so immense thar there must be
expansion for our commerce. Ploddine
perseverance is the genius of the Ger
man people. and in order TO emulat
them we must build the schools and
must build the navy.
Mr.. Monaghan said he hoped the day
would come when he would sail up the
harbor of Providence in an ocean
steamer and would see the hills sur
rounding the harbor covered with in
dustrial schools equal TO those OF Ger
many.
At the close of Mr.. Monaghan's ad-
dress. which was most heartily ap-
plauded the following resolution was
offered bv James Lewis Pierce and il
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. that the thanks Of the
Providence Board OF Trade are hereby
rendered TO the Hon. J. G. Monaghan.
a native Of our citv and the United
States representative as consul To
Chemnitz. Germany for his very inter-
esting and instructive address this day
delivered upon the subject of Export
\Trade."
The meeting was then dissolved. the
members all individually congra tulat-
trv Mr. Monaghan on his very able ad-
dress.