The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-31

world for customers. IndustriaIIy, Ger
many IS capable. assiduous. tenacious.
methodicaL and unscrupulous German
manufacturers will initiate anything we
make. and then counterfeit our name
No shoes are equal in style finish. and
wearing quality 10 our own. GERMANY
copies our shoes and then falsely saws
on tho labels that they were made in
the United States. Technical colleges
are scattered all over the empire. and
hundreds Of strong young men are rradu-
ated each year and are Immediately taken
into iron and steel works. factories. ship
yards. and other manufactures.
Moreover. the German who has served
his period in the army. where he is
taught order, cleanliness. obedience.
patriotism, and self-respect Is a steady.
thrifty. and competent workman. whom
all employers Of labor are eager to get
Emperor William has sent commercial
attaches 70 his embassies and to most of
his important legations-two OF whom are
stationed in New York land they report
10 Berlin by cabe-not by letter. mind
you, as IS done by our agents abroad
whenever there is an opportunity 10 pro
mote German business interests. In
deed, Germany Is smoking and roaring
like gigantic factory, and IS threaten
ing the Industrial proeperity Of the rest
Of mankind. The courage, daring and
| talent once given TO wars and military
science are now largely concentrated
upon the pursuits OF peace. German
methods. too. are worked out scientifically
and by the rules of common sense and
mathematics.
Trade Treaties Needed.
When treaty Is written in this coun-
try the Secretary Of State does the work.
He and the President discuss the situa-
| ton and the document goes to the Senate
for ratification or rejection. In Ger
many the foreign minister calls around
him the minister Of commerce and the
minister OF agriculture Experts in all
of the departments are put TO the task.
In course Of time. and plenty Of time IS
| taken, treaty is prepared that is as per
feet from German standpoint as human
wisdom, foresight, and skill can make it.
And in every line Of the contract are the
words, Germany forever"
can the United States" I INQUIRED
successfully compete with those coun-
tries where the standard Of wages IS low
er than that which prevails in America %
The inequality In wages is overcome
by our greater capacity. man for mar. -
Maj Carson answered The American
can do more than anybody else Each
country, moreover, has its own natural
or acquired advantages. Good wages
create impulse and give an energetic
swing TO trade and industry Besides. ours
is nation of adaptable, resourceful. and
ingerious people. In my opinion, Amer
fco Gre far T
part of Europe. Yet the law Of general
average I'm its distribution Of favors and
/ opportunities. while preventing any one
country from monopOlzing that which is
needful, makes competition pretty gen
eral. and thus quickens the pace and
sharpens the wits OF everybody. We
make linen-so do other countries-but no
linen Is so good rs that produced in Ire
/ land. where water. soil, and climate fix
1 the quality Of the flax SO each nation
has its own peculiar advantages. but the
! United States. as I have said has moro
than any OF the rest. :"
'Ts Great Britain losing its rank a the
leading industrial country OF the world?'
Germany Is Gaining.
1T is losing TO Germany and 10 rs in
certain directions. but It is a very pow
erful nation for all that. and its business
men are wonderfully able and watcbfpl
and even daring in their enterprise. Moth
ing IS too little for the English II Il
contains any Of the elements Of value.
and everything new is given a fair trial.
One OF our agents visited dairy in scot
land and saw twenty-five COWS MIXED
by machinery In less than an hour and
half. At the celebrated smithheld Cat