Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-13
OUR TRADE IN TURKEY
Great Opportunity for Ameri-
can Manufacturers.
GERMANY LOSING GROUND
Her Commerce Suffering Because of
Politics.
RAILWAY SUPPLIES MARKET
Ambassador Leishman Calls Atten-
ton to Advantages Offered for
American Goods.
RAILWAY SUPPLIES MARKET
DOCOOOCOOQc
BY WILLIAM l.. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM T.. CURTIS
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald
John F. Leishman, the American am.
| bassador to Turkey, who is one of the
ablest business men in this country. has
written the Secretary of State that the
present conditions in Turkey are very
| favorable for the extension of Ameri.
can trade, and urges the manufacturers
of this country TO send agents over
there at once to establish connections
and introduce their goods. The German
influence, which has been dominant for
many years past, has suffered an abso-
lutte check The Emperor of Germany
| was regarded throughout Europe as the
only friend the sultan had. and since
the institution OF constitutional gov
| eminent the Germans have been handi-
capped by that prejudice. This antag-
! onistic feeling has been aggravated by
| the action of Germany in supporting
| Austria in the annexation Of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, which were formerly
| Turkish provinces. England is now re.
| garded as the safest and most disin-
| The triple alliance Germany. Austria
| and italy,, whose influence has been
| paramount in all matters. commercial
as we'll as political during the reign
of Abdul Hamid, has been displaced by
the triple entente ENGLAND. France and
Russia). which is more advantageous to
| the United States and guarantees ar
| open door'for trade.
Austria, as every one who reads the
daily papers knows, has been under a
| boycott by the Turks in every form OF
| trade relation, commercial and politi-
| cal, because of her forcible annexation
| of Bosnia and Herzegovina in defiance
of treaty agreements. 1t will be a Sc
we're lesson, particularly to the CONNER
! cial and manufacturing interests of that
empire. This generation at least will
! have little use for Austrian merchandise
| suppose that Mr.. Leishman bases his
opinion concerning the opportunities for
| trade upon these facts For in his letter
! to the Secretary of State he says:
Americas Opportunity.
TT is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good, and l shall be very much. surprised
| IL our people do not get q fair share of
the trade which has been cut OFF from
| Austria, and 10 some extent from Ger
many and once they get it they are like
| " to hold it., as there are few staple ar
| ticles that we cannot make as cheaply as
Europe, and. as a rule, the quality and
the finish of American goods are vastly
superior to those of continental manufac-
ture.
Il can notice a great change in the lasi
/ few months, and the increased number OF
agents that have appeared on the scene
| leads me to believe that the American
manufacturer is at last waking up to tile
| fact that the government has preserved
good, free, open market for him In the
orient as we'll as in the far cast, and
| shall be very much surprised !f our COM
MERGE here does not increase by leaps
| and bounds. The outlook al The pres mi
! time warrants the opinion jhat our OK
ports to Turkey. which have been rather
| insignificant in the past. will. at least, be-
| doubled during the coming year.
| The same opinion has peen expressed
by all Of the American consuls in the OF.
toman empire. and particularly by Mr.
| Ozmun, consul general at Constantinopie
Ernest l.. Harris at Smyrna, Mr.. Ravn-
dial at Beirut and Mr.. Jackson al Aleppo
Recent numbers of the bulletins OF the
bureau of manufactures have contained
reports from all of these gentlemen,
urging American manufacturers and eX-
porting firms to take advantage of the
unprecedented opportunities offered them
in the Turkish market.
! Mr. Harris has recently sent the bu-
reau Of manufactures Ver" interestin
| account of agricultural conditions in ASH
| attic Turkey, and has described in Il p. ac-
i teal way the opportunities offered there
| for the sale of American farm lnachin-
cry and implements. 1t should be said
| also that there is an equally i,oou la. T.
ket Tor hardware anu otHsi ioa ana Stee
manufactures, for drugs and medicines.
leather goods, paper and stationery. and.
indeed. almost everything that is manu-
featured in the workshops of the United
States The Turks. like the citizens OF
other nations. have discovered tina.
American goods look better and wear bot
ter than those from Germany or othet
parts Of Europe. Mr.. Harris SAYS:
| 1T is in the further development u
this viiayet in particular. and Asia Mino'
| i'm general, that fine opportunities are