Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-27
'Expect to Lead All Nations
10 Trade Following the
Opening
Uoited States Has Best Posi-,
lion But Germans Have
Most Ships

Berlin, Nov. 26.-Germany, aboy'
all other foreign nations, expects t
profit by the opening of the Panam
canal. Maritime experts here poin
out that while the United States nat
urally will receive the greatest ad
vantage, owing to it's lack of ship
it will not be in a position to prof
by the great increase in the carry
ing trade which the German ship
owners have foreseen and prepared
for.
Orders placed by three of the lead
ing German companies for new YES
sells designed particularly for ser
vice by way of Panama, large in
creases of capital stock by the same
companies, and the announcement
that the four big lines now running
to the Orient, Australia and the Pa
cific coasts of North and Soutl
America will be diverted to pass
through the canal as soon as it is
open to commerce, speak plainly OF
the importance attributed in this
country to the new waterway.
German authorities say that the
effect Of the opening of the canal
will manifest itself chiefly in a great
commercial boom in western Canada
and the Pacific coast states, from
which shipping interests generally
will profit; in increased freights as
a result of the opening of hitherto
undeveloped or slightly developed
states on the wetsern coast of South
America stored with raw material;
in the diversion and expansion OF
the streams of European emigration
to regions on the Pacific, coast well
suited to settlement but of which the
European emigrant hitherto has had
slight knowledge; and, finally, in
the opportunity offered to the indus.
tries of the United States to com
pete under highly favorable condi.
lions in the markets of the Orient,
western South America, Australia
and New Zealand.
Though reluctant to venture de-
finite prophesies, In view of the diver
gence of expert OPTION. Count Ernest
zu Reventlow, the we'll known Ger
man naval writer and student of
American conditions, reviewed the
subject recently, as follows:
There is no doubt but that the
United States viii derive the greatest
benefit from the canal. Furthermore,
there will follow grea changes in ,ex-
listing American trade conditions. The
most important result, from the Ger
man standpoint, is that the Ameri-
car east and the American west will
be brought much nearer to each 9TH
er. The distance between San Fran
cisco and New York will be shorten
ed more than 5000 miles.
"The west Of the United States
will experience a strong business and
commercial development. The immi-
grafton from Europe will probably
turn itself far more than before to the
Pacific coast. now that the immi-
grants are not deferred by the ex-
sense Of the railroad journey from
New York. That separation of the
east fro mthe west of the United
States existing up to the present in
the business field will gradually dis
appear, making the United States a
commercial and business whole and
in this way much stronger. San Fran
cisco will lose it's present Importance
for the east Asiatic trade but in re-
turn score a great gain through It's
new position in the trade with the
western United States and with the
western states of South America
Here, on the west coast of South
America, lies the greatest Importance
of the canal for the United States
and this Importance will manifest it.
self not only economically but pro.
badly in the political field as we'll
"The canal will make the United
States a very dangerous competition
of all natidns that engage in com.
merce with the South American ano
Central American states, for it's 20.
sition will become, through the canal
even more favorable than it was
The same is true as to the far cas-
and Australia. The canal will also
PAoNS IAO SIiOASSot COIApCClIOI VI lut
American railroads.
"The canal will bring an interesting
political Importance to the West In.
dies and the Tonga islands, which
are owned by Great Britain, France
and Denmark. In so far as these
islands already possess harbors, theil
Importance will be augmented, eth.
er as maritime bases or as ports o
call, and their economic position.
and their commerce will be greatly
increased. It is possible. too, tina
this development may create new 20,
litical consultations and thereby Civ,
occasion for International friction.
"Oue cannot yet say what tn,
rlans of the great shipping compan.
les will be. Naturally these compan
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