Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-03-17
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AGGRESSION OF AMERICAN TRADE

AGGRESSION OF AMERICAN TRADE
The American danger, otherwise
the American invasion, is still largely
talked of in Europe. The Europeans
are not only losing their market in
this country for many kinds Of manu-
facturers. but home markets are be-
ing ruthlessly entered by American
manufactures. The following article
recently appeared in a German news
paper:
"A fierce competition is waged with
the United States in the markets of
the world, and too much attention can
not be given to this subject. Our
eyes must be opened and our knowl-
edge generalized, so that we may not
be obliged to succumb in the CONNER
cial struggle ..
SO far England has been one of
the keenest rivals of Germany in the
expansion Of foreign trade. The Unit
ed States has become. however, a dan
gerous competitor In the commercial
race of nations, shown by her increas-
ing trade with China. Even chemi-
Gals, an article hitherto almost mo-
nopolized by Germany in the Worlds
markets, shows increased exports from
the United States to the neighboring
dominion.
: "A similar evidence is furnished by
the Central and South American re-
publics with which trade has been sue
'cessfully built up and maintained for
many years by German diligence. skill
and perseverance, and in spite of
English endeavors for superiority.
Omitted States enterprises in Mexi-
co are increasing from day to day.
Americans are building railroads and
are engaged in mining. Machinery
and supplies for mines come from the
UNITED States.
1.-The Introduction of all kinds of
machines into the Argentine Republic
keeps pace with the development of
this country, but it is especially the
importation of United States thresh-
ing and sewing machines, railway
supplies, vehicles of all classes. and
manufactured goods in general which
shows material increase.
'tIn Bolivia, where Germany holds
the first place in both imports and ex-
ports, and where Germans had almost
exclusive control Of trade generally, it
is the United States which is begin
ming to make herself most seriously
felt in commercial undertakings.
IA like tendency prevails With re-
gard to commerce with Columbia,
Haiti, Costa Rica. Guatemala, Venezu-
ella, Brazil and Ecuador
But, aside from the American con-
tinent, increased efforts of the United
States manufacturing and exporting
interests are made in the Far East,
and this with remarkable success.
Since the occupation of Formosa by
the Japanese larger exports to and
imports from the parent country are
to be observed, but the retrogression
of German imports into Formosa is to
: be attributed in the main to American
competition.
2. @tAs to trade with South Africa,
hopes have been entertained by opti-
lnists that the end OF the war AMI the
new regime would not impede German
imports On the other hand, it has
:, been expected, however, that quite a
= number OF German articles would
cease to be exported to that country
and, in fact. the American agricul-
tural machine carried OF the prize and
large Chicago manufacturers control
the trade therein. Moreover, Ameri-
can competition makes itself felt in
I electric undertakings, and it is princi-
pally the American mining engineer
who paved the way for the introduc-
4 ton Of United States products int
South Africa" 9~z
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