The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
THE INDUSTRIAL STRUGGLE.
l Distinguished German Places the
United States In the Front Rank.

Distinguished German PIaccs the
United States in the Front Rank.
Writing to the State Department about
the struggle Of the various nations foc
Industrial supremacy, Frank w Mahin,
the United States Consul at Reicnenberg,
Austria, quotes from DR.. Alexander Won
Peez, a distinguished German, as fol-
lows:
Not China and not the Transvaal war,
but the race between the great industrial
countries England, Germany, and the
United States-forms to coolly calculating
politicians the foremost, weightiest, and
most-endurins interest of the future.
Slowly has England grown commercially,
more rapid has Germany risen after gain
ing political unity and establishing the
protective system, but like a storm is the
forward movement of the United States
After reviewing the progress of Eng
land and Germany in commerce and NAH
ufactures- Dr. Won Peez passes to tbs
United States. rising in the New World
with sinister rapidity." He says:
Its nationality has its roots in Ger
manic traits 1t received, either from its
Celtic mixture Or as a characteristic Of
American soil, its qualities Of unrest as
sertiveness and unexpectedness of action
The American has had the good luck,
besides, to draw to himself from his two
competitors a share of their own skill and
of their own acquisitions through emf
grafton from Germany and England.
From the combination of all these quail
ties has resulted the undoubted supe
TioTity of a mighty land, stretching from
ocean to ocean, full of coal and iron and
treasures of the soil, inhabited by
spiritually and morally undistracted, and
ardenuy devoted to their various pur-
suits"
The three competing countries now
suffer from obstacles which hinder their
free movement. Germany has China.
England the Transvaal, America the Phil
ippines- From appearances the United
States will be the first to throw off its
burden. After that country shall be free
from the Philippine war, its industrial
advance upon Europe viii be fsiIy mani
tested"
Referring to the matter, Mr.. Mahin
says:
DR.. Won Peez then considers the vari-
Gus commercial treaties and tariff sys-
tens Of the European countries, specially
noting their defects. and concludes that
upon the termination of existing CONNER
ciaI treaties the relations of European
nations to the United States should be
carefully studied with a view to reel
procity in tariff duties and other interna-
tionaI dealings The United States dis
plays a consciousness of victory. he AYERS
It designs TO bring agriculture. as well as
manufa curing, to the highest possible
state Of development In marked con-
trast with Germany and Great Britain,
which are both great markets for the
farm products of other lands, the United
States shuts out any possibility Of that
nature. Commercial treaties with that
country have therefore, in this regard, no
value. What America can accomplish on
agricultural lines has been sufficiently
shown since 1880. The present shattered
condition Of European agriculture is
mainly her work. Now. she contempIates
war with other European industries, hav-
ing already sent out an advance guard Of
coal, iron steel. and machinery
Equally strong in manufacturing and
agriculture, and pushing her exports with
great energy, the United States is now
absorbing Europe's money. The cash bal
ance in her favor in the last three years
amounted TO S1,G09, 900 600. Through this,
that country can exercise a very. frnpor-
tant influence on Europe-s rate of inter
est
After enumerating variety of manu-
featured wares which our country is send
ing to different parts of the world, Dr.
Won Peez exclairns:
And with all this, the United States
has not yet unbuckIed one piece Of the
almost impenetrabIe armor IN which she
is incased, while demanding open doors Of
others everywhere Our opportunity
comes with the commercial treaties WHAT
should first be done in defence is to fol-
low the example in regard TO tariffs and
trade treaties, which the United States
has set for US. At the European seashore
England is included herein). a tariff
should be established counter to that of
the Union. while the European nations
should arrange tariffs touchingseach other
which would not materially differ from
those now existing. But only the restora-
ton Of the tripartite imperial alliance
would offer all those guarantees which
are requisite in a matter of such great
importance. It Is probable that the yet
powerful but much-threatened Great Bri-
tain would not remain far from such a
union.
% What viii the United States do? That
is her affair. We only follow her exam
pie. Perhaps she will propose an under
standing. But what says Ranke? 1T is
not in the nature of predominant forces
to restrict themselves; boundaries must be
established for them" 4 people so young.
acute, and rich in future possibilities as
the citizens Of the Union will find bound
aries TO their aspirations only when they
see that attempts At further conquest