Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-02
GERMANY BEGINS ACTIVE
+. WAR FOR WORLDS TRADE
Organization Of Every Branch of
Trade Is Being Formed with
Purpose.
HAS SET HERSELF TASK OF
DOUBLING PRESENT VOLUME
VIII Invade Hitherto Unexpected
Lands with Language and
Commerce.


ing the most tremendous war for trade
conquest of modern times. Organiza.
ton upon organization in every branch
Of trade and industry is being formed
with definits, specific plan and pur.
pose of capturing new market, ex
tending trade already in existence or
crowding out the trade of some other
country. The Captains of Germany's
industry are planning movement that
in effect is leaf from the famous az
gressive tactics of the German army
applied to the peaceful conquests of the
worlds marts. At home efforts are
being concentrated on ousting foreign
made goods and replacing them with
domestic manufacture whenever pos.
sible, while abroad Germany's CONNER.
cial guns, backed by the vast resources
Of the Empire, governmental and rri.
vate, are to be trained on every marker,
gigantic crusade against America, Eng
French trade may now enjoy an ad-
vantage.
Germany has set for itself the task
of doubling its export and import trade
which at present is approximately
*, 0,000,000. 1t has chalked up the
figures $l0,500, 100000 as a trade tar
at which to aim.
Like the famous "Grosse General
StabN Great General Staff of the
German army which has every move
outlined and planned in advance fer
war, so the German Captains of Indus
try are mobilizing the economic forces
of their country, not defensive but Of
fensive for world conquest. 0rgan;z-
tions which have been at loggerheads
for years, are being induced to drop
their differences and join in one united
gigantic crusade against Amreica, Eng
land and France.
Field Is the World.
Within the last few weeks there has
been organized tho "'Institute for Sea
Traffic and World Trade; "''rhc
League of German Foreign Trade Asso-
ciations', "The German American
Economic Union," "The German China
Institute" and now as sort of "gen-
eral staff" to scientifically direct all
the other organizations, there is being
formed the "German Association yof
World Commerce." This latter Is
headed by Arthur BALM, direetor,gen.
eral of the Hamburg.American Line
whose motto is "Mein Field is die
Welt" ("My Field is the Worldly
The markets of the world are being
plotted out for those different organi.
zations like gigantic battle map
The German-C China. Institute composed
of the industries have trade in China
or see the possibilities of trade. for
their respective branch of commerce or
manufacture, will command and direct
the divisional commercial army
which is to Develop and capture China s
trade for Germany. 1t will include
among other colonial trade organiza.
tions, the powerful German, Asiatic
Company, the Hamburg East Asiatic
Concern and the German Colonial Com
panyy with millions Of dollars back of
them
Among the outlined plans of the cam
paign for invading China, are the estab
fishing and financial support of a chain
of German-Chinese elementary gram
mar and high schools, manual and in
dustrial training schools aud medical
institutes, teachers for all OF which arc
to be sent from Germany. German
newspapers are to be founded in several
Of the principal cities in China Whore
ever possible, German language insti
tutes are TO be opened to give the
Chinese an opportunity to learn German
at smfdl cost. The sending of Chinese
students to Germany il to be encour
aged and supported In fact, every
possible effort is to be mado to win the
sympathy of the Chinese for Germans
Germany and German goods.
South American Trade.
/ There is German-Argentinp Associa
tion, German-C Chilean Association, 3
German Brazilian organization, each Of
which is to further relations, interests
and trade with these South American
countries. For the purpose Of concen
trating and unifying the efforts o.
these organizations for a more aggres
sive and scientifically directed cam
paign in South America, there has beer
formed the " League of German Foreigi
Trade Associations" This organiza
tion of Captains of Industry, will b,
another divisional general staff" 1t
, principal battlefield viii be Mexico ant
South America. II also will organic
propaganda in every country not al
ready covered. The German. American
( Economic Union organized since Feb
d ruary has for it's purpose the fostering
Of better trade relations with tn
United States and Germany Of course
the furthering Of German exports Il
America. Each of the Organization
named will have much to say abou
the reciprocal trade agreements wit
the different countries in the trade o
which they are specialists. They vii
examine all new proposed trade treatie
and make suggestions TO the govern
mcnt.
The Association Of World Com
merce", will be the general headquai
tiers and central directive agency of al
the other organizations. One Of II
principal missions will be TO hunt dow
and eounteraet the alleged SANDERS
On German trade by French, Englis
and American rivals. A sort of "ir
telligence Department will be one o
the subdivisions in the World AssC
citation. Through the Association
will keep every German manufacture
minutely posted on trade conditions i
all parts of the world, so that quic
and prompt advantage can be taken o