The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
By LOUIS ID. EDWARDS.

Flushed with the wonderful stride
made by her commerce and industry il
the last thirty years. Germany has Sc
herself the task of becoming the mistres!
of world trade. AS a step toward realiza
ton of these aspirations. she has beef
making a strenuous effort TO diminish tbs
quantities of foreign goods offered in hel
markets.
The German market for the Germans,
is the motto of the Pan-German Union
and this is continually being advertised
all over the country for the benefit OF
small traders and the consuming public
Frequent circulars are sent out by the
chambers of commerce in all the German
cities. calling upon the retailers to handle
only German products. where these car
be procured. and leave the foreign pro-
auctions strictly alone. In all cases, the
German retailers are expected to endeav-
or I" sell a similar German article be-
fore offering a foreign one for sale.
Press Is strong Ally.
The efforts of the Pan-German Union
find a strong ally in the German press.
Notices appear in the daily papers with
great frequency, calling upon the German
public TO give preference TO articles manu-
featured by home labor and capital, and
emphasizing. wherever possible. the su-
periority of the home products.
Stamp out foreign competition in our
home markets" is the slogan of the Pan
Germanists. Their slogan represents
more than an empty watchword: II
characterizes a well organized movement,
in which the press. the manufacturers
through their associations. the chambers
of commerce throughout the land, and
the German government are working
hand in glove.
haD oil
into every market of the globe. With
steady painstaking persistency. they
have worked their way from the bottom
Of the commercial ladder until now they
are fighting it out with America and
England for the exclusive possession of
the t"p rung.
German progress has been steady. The
growth Of her industries rapid and sure
Now German wares are sold in every
quarter Of the world. aud where former
Il markets were entirely in the control
Of England or the United States. now the
German product completes on a basis of
equality
German steel. textile. chemicals. ma
chimes. carpets. leather goods. and novel
ries have been Systematically pushed and
developed until now they are competing
no; only in world marts where they are
produced. but in the United States
and England German goods are finding
steadily increasing markets.
Her textiles and SteelS are yearly eX-
ported in great quantities to America and
I, England. two countries in which these
industries are highly developed. OF course.
America in turn sends large yearly values
in these lines into Germany. but II Is
chiefly American specialties. American
tooi-maklnC machines and other tnVen-
tIons which are mt as yet produced in
Germany.
Commercial Bodies Active.
In the development of their commerce. |
the German have the aid of the best |
rrga nized chambers Of commerce in the |
world These bodies are semi official. and |
are uffiCered by experts in the various !
trade lines. Each chamber is closely re- !
lated 20 every Other chamber in the En- |
lire. and has their cooperation. in all its |
efforts I" extend or develop the German |
trade.
These bodies conduct the special investl- /
cat!rns Of trade conditions. Of foreign |
credit systems. of frreisn tariffs. and of |
the possibilities held out by foreign mar |
kcts. The mediate between the Ger !
man government and the manufacturers, |
bringing before the government the needs |
Of commercial and trading bodies. pro- |
roeirg helDfII legislation and making