Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-23
OPPOSED TO FOREIGN GOODS
AntREOnism Has Sprung Up Through
out England Against All Out
side Products.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Mr. Frederic
Emory, chief of the bureau of foreign COM
merce, today made public the following
interesting extract from Commercial Re-
lations for 1901" showing the state of our
trade relations with Great Britain.
Most noticeable, perhaps, of all prevailing
trade conditions in England, says Consul
G. Mcfarland of Nottingham, is the per-
vous antagonlsm against foreign goods
which has sprung up among the British
people. There has long been prejudice
against German products, but the recent
enormous growth Of American trade in all
branches has forced itself on the attention
of British newspapers, manufacturers and
the public These people are nothing II not
loyal and they inherit the belief that the
British trademark is a guaranty OF quality,
for which they have some reason. There
Is disinclination to purchase American
or German wares, unless by reason of nov
city of design or economy the latter ap-
peal is irresistible. The retailer, there
fore, is chary in his offerings and many
lines of goods are now sold without COM
ment which one or two years ago were
advertised as of American make or Amer
lean style" The Diamond Match company
parades its goods under the old English
name of Bryant G. May the American
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bacco company and advertises its goods
as made in England by British workmen;
the proprietary medicines, which were first
introduced as American discoveries, now
blot from their advertisements everything
except method which might identify them
as importations from the United States
With every international ailment, from the
apparent effects of the South African war
to the idleness of labor in certain localities,
attributed to American competition, the
prevailing prejudice can be understood.
American Goods Are Sold.
But despite all prejudices, continues the
consul, and solely because Of merit and
cheapness. American trade in every line
continues to develop. That 1t might double
or quadruple at a bound, II our importers
would only study and conform to the pro-
prieties of British demand, still goes with
| out repeating. In shoes, hosiery, farm and
general machinery, shelf hardware, oil
stoves, coal ranges, furniture Of all classes,
dress novelties. canned fruits, vegetables,
meats, etc., the volume OF trade grows
| gradually and surely. Leicester. which a
| few years ago exported shoes to con-
siderable extent. now not only does not
| export, but uses a great deal of American
| finished leather, while three-fourths OF the
shoe machinery In use is either of Amer
| ican make or from American patterns and
| American shoes are successfully retailed
| throughout the district. Certain American
underwear, hosiery and women's special
ties also are finding sale in Nottingham,
the home OF the British industry in this
! line. Our soda fountains have made their
appearance this year and In almost every
store, of whatever character. American
wares are gradually and surely finding
place.
Even American street Cars.
The above remarks, Mr.. Emory says, are
confirmed by the reports OF other consular
reports in England. list Of the American
products sold in Devon and Cornwall, Con-
! sui ]. G. Stephens OF Plymouth says, would
comprise all varieties Of commodities, from
street cars from Pittsburg and Philadelphia
| to apples and beef from Michigan and Chi
| cago Three American beef companies are
! located in Plymouth; the sale Of our office
| furniture is constantly growing and Amer
| lean merchants are missing but few oppor-
| tunities Of advancing their sales in south
| ern England. The consul notes, however,
! the danger OF United States firms trusting
too much TO their head ofices in London.
! American goods, he says, can always be
| best sold by Americans and an American
| traveller will secure twice as many orders
| as an Englishman in the same district. The
simple fact that he is from the United
| States will often gain him an interview
with the head OF Arm when native Of
England would fail.
Consul James Boyle OF Liverpool reports
large increases IN the imports of canned
| fruits from the United States. The pack
ing Of green fruit has improved notably, TO
the general satisfaction OF the trade In En-
gland. Since the process OF chilling" beef
has been adopted there is practically no
competition from other countries in this
trade. Efforts have been made to send
chilled beef from Argentina, but they have
not been successful. this beef being frozen
and not chilled.
Consul w. II. Bradley of Tunstall reports
that our carpet sweePers, coffee mills. lawn
mowers and other light machinery are seer
on every hand.