Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-17
Toys and Farm Tools,

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You would not think American toys could
he sold in Germany. the country which has
posed for years as the great toy shop of
the world They are. AMI the Yankee nov
elites now copied by the Germans and
sold as American toys
In farm machinery half a dozen nations
are copying he American patterns and sell
ing them under one name or another. Swe-
den VIII copy anything. and the Germans
likewise. Trade marks are protection,
ana IN some cases the american names are
Clipped off and American tools sold as for
eign tools. Where the name is valuable it
Is left ON. or possibly used to sell a Euro
pean-mlde imitation | have described how
SWISS factory labeled of its reaperS
and mowers the CorInick. and sold it as
such until suit being instituted by the
American Mccormick. they changed the
name To the Helvetia
In many places in Europe our firearms
are initiated and their patterns pirated.
Germany and Belgium import certain parts
or American firearms of well known makes
ana insert them in their homemade guns.
selling the whole American. One German
firm has been making a cheap imitation of
an American revolver. using trade mark
which is almost a copy of the American.
The case bears the words Smith and Wes-
son cartridges may be used with this re-
volver, the name of the firm being in such
large letters that the ignorant customer
who cannot read believes that Ii is the
American article and buys II. 1t is the
same with other goods. Cheap imita lions
or American products are made for China,
Africa and South America, and are shipped
there TO be sold as American in competition
with our higher-priced, but far better prod
uct.
How the Governments Fight Us.
Such limitations are dishonest and are car
ried on only in an underhand way. The gov
ernments are fighting their battles more
above board. but not much In Germany I
was told that secret Instructions had been
sent out 10 the local authorities to give no
information concerning German products
TO American consuls, implying that Ameri-
can goods were to be Disseminated against
This was especially so as to American
meats.
Our importers tell me that inspection ia
sometimes held off until the meat suoiIs
and that meats marked with the approved
examination of our Agricultural Depart
ment are often thrown out as bad A few
years ago the importers offered a thous md
marks for case of trichina caused by
American meat in Germany There has
been plenty Of German trichina since then.
but so far the prize for the American arti-
Gle has yet 10 be claimed. The German
oilclaIS try to keep out American lard but
the Hamburg chamber of commerce had it
assayed by noted German chemist and
then passed a resolution that all charges
against 1t were based on prejudice or gross
ignorance.
The agrarian parry, composed chiefly of
the land holders and the officials of the
German government Is making a syste-
matte war on American food stufrs 1t
throws them out on the slightest irregu-
idrity ana on every possible pretense.
Fighting American Fruits.
This Is so not only as to the ordinary
food stufs, but TO fresh and canned
fruits The canned fruits are criticised on
account of the method of packing The
fresh fruits Disseminated against on
the charge that they may bring tree dis
eases or noxious Insects into the countries
AS to apples. the Germans try to keep them
out on the ground they may bring In the
San Jose scale. and IL Is the same as to
pears. Otherwise this market might be
worth great deal TO our orchardists AS
1t is now American baldwins russets and
greetings are bringing from ST to Sl1 a
barrel. and 1t Is not uncommon for one
TO pay from cents to % cents for fine
pear Our apples also sell at high prices
In England and they might be sold in
France. Belgium and Holland. The best
way 10 pack apples for shipment to Eu-
rope Is To pick them one by one and wrap
them in fine tissue paper. They should be
put In ventilated barrels or cases Re
Gently keller pears have been shipped sue
cessfully in this way
Fighting the American Shoe.
The American shoe has It's enemies in
the shoemaking establishments of every
European town, and numerous strikes have
been caused by its Importation. / know
one man who tried to open an American
shoe store in Vienna, but was told that he
would be mobbed If he did So Leicester
the chief shoemaking center Of Great
Britain. Is up in arms against the American