Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-18
DOCUMENT MADE PUBLIC.
Shows Supremacy O. This
 Country in Worlds Market

Imports from United States are In-
 creasing Rapidly in Austria Hungary
 The Report Was Written by Fred
 erick Emory, and He Says That
 American Invasion of Eur5os Has
 Ceased for Time.
 Washington. Feb 1S.-The import ant document entitled Review of the Foreign Commerce of the United States in 19O1," showing the pace at which this country ran during the last calendar year in the great race for SUI premacy in trades worlds market has been made public by Frederick Emory, chief OF the bureau Of foreign con- merce of the state department
 It is stated that the commercial re ports of our diplomatic and consular officers Inst year record continued growth in the sales of many lines of manufactures from the United States in foreign markets and the increase of the general concern throughout Europe as to the possible results of our indus trial competition. Although the fig ureS of our exports compiled by the treasury department show consider able falling off i'll the total value of manufactured goods sent abroad, it is stated there seems to be a steady and uninterrupted spread in the popularity Of what may be termed American novelties. all over Europe By the word novelties are meant not only
 
 cry which are strange to most Euro peans, but q great variety of articles of merchandise. all of which possess distinguished points of excellence and relative cheapness, new to Europe. which commend them to purchasers there in preference to similar articles of home manufacture. In other words while the aggregate of our exports or manufactured goods has shrunk, the variety of our sales i'll Europe is being extended and the territory upon which l they .1e encroaching is being steadily enlarged.
 A striking example of this is in Aus tria- Hungary, where imports from the l United States are increasing rapidly. That country originated the idea Of a European combination against 4Amerl- can trade and there the hostility or the l industrial classes is most pronounced The United States again heads the list Of countries selling to Germany. and is causing the economists of that nation much concern. Indeed, it is pointed out this same concern is felt i'll France, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland and the other highly developed manu- facturing countries of Europe.
 l It is shown to be a fact that we are now supplying European nations with goods which have for years been dis i tinctive of the countries themselves l and which we used to import from ] them We export silk to France, tin plate to Wales. cottons to England, ana our California fruit is making such headway in Spain as to provoke the query in | Spanish newspaper: shall we live to see American oranges oll I the Valencia market irself?" Ill Bel i gium more American goods are being consumed than ever before.
 Mir Emory says it is evident that l '.the American invasion of Europe has ceased for the time being to be of that sweeping character that dlstln- guishei it at first as an economic phe- nomena. He recalls what was said in 1 the review a year ago of the danger of more strenuous European compet1- l ton, the use of new processes and our own models of machines, but he says that Europe has not made any sensible 1 progress in that direction. AS 10 re :. strictive legislation, pending measures in Europe might be abandoned, says the review, if the United States modi fled it's tariff policy and perInittet more imports from Europe. As fac
 tors making in our favor, the review points to alleged obstruction by Bri tish, labor, which increases our trade
 opportunities: to the combination of Ia
 bor and capital here as shown at the
 recent conference of employers anc I employes in New York, and to the fac1
 that our competitive energy Is so fal
 but partly developed.