The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-11

loser by tina war. lHls Teid'ts
to the presumptive loss of terri
tory Ii is assumed there also Will DE
a great loss of trade. This assumption
is not warranted by the nature Of the
Austrian industries.
Flags may he changed. but the prod
ucts for which Austria is noted will not
be altered The temporary loss from
the war through the interruption of in
dustries is. of course, appalling. But
this does not mean permanent loss or
"A shifting to o.her countries in "A large
degree OF the trade which is now COM
passed within the borders of the dual
monarchy.
Austria is similar to France in many
Of it's industries. 1t produces high class
specialties which the rest of the world
may get along without for a year or
So, but the manufacturing basis of these
speclalties is not easily transferable.
.lany of them are the product OF cot
,age or household Industries.
Among the Austrian speclalties are
bohemian glass. Carlsbad china. dress
fasteners. Syphon bottles, imitation
precious stones, musical toys, Christ
mas tree ornaments, beads, gold and
silver mounted leather goods. women's
purses fine shoes, Brentwood furniture,
artistic woollen goods, fancy colored
knit goods, pearl shell ware, passe-
menterie, meerschaum pipes, velours
and other felt hats. porcelain and trav-
elers' requisites. The red fezzes worn
10y the Mohammedan population of the
Mediterranean countries are made IN
Austria.
The aggregate Of these articles and
similar commodities forms surpris-
ingly large proportion Of the 5000, 0OO. 900
Of AuStro-Hungarian exports. Manu-
facturers who undertake to turn out
specialties of this class know the diff
Guilty of creating new industries. In a
few instances the shutting off OF these
articles on account of the war may
result in an ultimate loss OF trade to
the territory of what is now Austria
Hungary, but the industrial life of the
region will not be snuffed out.
British manufacturers were reported
to be pushing the manufacture of lead
pencils, because the Austrian factories
were unable to reach the world market
1t may be that after year or two the
Britons will have their own lead pencil
market for their own factories, but this
is only an isolated case.
The Austrian industries in their d.
versity reflect very largely the diver
sity Of the different races and peoples
who make up the heterogeneous popu-
!ation Of the dual neutrality-suspicious.,
CZechs, Maygars and Slavs. II any
division of present territory takes place
the different industries will remain
rooted. They cannot be transferred
by partition treaties or international
agreements.
In many cases they are due TO the
possession of certain natural resources.
In other instances they are the growth
OF generations Of industrial life. orlgi-
nal inventive genius with practical APP
plication also has its place. Budapest
was the first city in the world to utilize
electrical traction by the underground
system.
bohemian products are the best
known in the worlds markets. How
far afield the antagonism OF the CZechs
to the Teutons will lead the Bohemian
population in the tribulations OF the
Austrian empire no one can now Ven-
ture to predict, but an unmistakable
tendency is to secure grea recognl-
ton for Bohemian products independent
of any relation to Austria.
Bohemian decorated and engraved
glassware is a chapter in itself, and has
made the Czech industries better known
than almost any other product. Deco
rated chinaware, pearl shell ware and o
variety of similar articles are also Bo'
hemian products which have world
wide reputation,
Grasltz and SChonbach are centre:
for the manufacture of musical toy,
which reach every corner OF the globe
Re!Chenberg, which Is section Of
northern Bohemia, has reputation
which is universal for specialties in por
ce.ain and pottery. linens. textiles anC
imitation precious stones.
The Gablonz district is the larges
producer Of cheap iewelry of artist
design, This is an inherited industrial
skill, for it dates back to the Middl
Ages.
Prague, as the centre of industria
lfe' takes the leading place in the hg
class textile specaltes for which BE
hemia is noted. 1t has the largest co,
on spinnery in the dual kingdom. Bot