The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-25
TRYING TO CAPTURE
GERMANY's TRADE
Although Making War at Tremend-
Gus Cost, Britain Hopes to
Profit in the End

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vast world trade is one of the prizes
of war which England is trying to
capture. While Great Britain's army
is lighting the Pruss1an military ad-
vance in Belgium and the British
fleet opposing the Kaiser's warships
in the North Sea and with Ger
many's commerce swept from the
oceans, those remaining behind in
England are initiating a movement
German and Austrian trade by in
vading the world makets to procure
for Great Britain a great increase of
the earth IS commerce.
The vastness of Germany's ex-
ports demonstrates the opportunity
which is at hand and suggests the
possibility that the United States,
too, may profit commercially, by the
great war. 1t is obvious that German
commerce will be paralyzed for many
months, possibly for years, during
which time the far reaching require
kments of the whole world, hitherto
largely met by Germany and Austria,
must still be met. If the worlds
wants heretofore filled by Germany
and Austria are no longer so filled
the work must be done by others.
England is already after her share.
The United States, too, probably has
an eye ON the situation.
The British movement to capture
Germany trade is being taken up
with great vigor. The Board of
Trade, which in England, is a gov
eminent department., is doing every
thing possible, while the colonial
Office is gathering all available infor-
nation from the dominions, as to
the character of all previous German
imports. The chamber of COM
merce. at the same time is arranging
Injecting between the manufacturers
and erstwhile importers of German
Iproducts.
Another epur ITO the British am
bition to capture German trade is
the fact that the war is causing "a
loss to the English markets from
i Central Europe and this deficiency
must be made up elsewhere The
most likely places are those where
Germany and Austria formerly pre-
dominated
When England shortly after the
start of the war, began to investi-
gate the situation, figures were pro-
duced which astounded the public.
1t was shown that Germany's total
exports were nearly $4,000, 900, 600
annually, which was rather discon-
Icerting to those who had been taught
to believe that England was really
the greatest manufacturing country
in the world. 1t was also shown con-
clusiyely that England had been i'm
porting large quantities of goods
made in Germany, even such pro-
ducts as could be manufactured in
the United Kingdom.
/ One characteristic jolt was a dis
coVery of which the public knew
nothing, that Germany imported
twice as much cutlery as England,
which heretofore had been held up
the world over to predominant in
that line.
The government and the bust
ness men are now entertaining the
idea that Great Britain's loss of
trade in Central Europe, due to the
war, can more than be compensated
by invasions elsewhere, by capturing
world trade heretofore held by Ger
many. They are even discussing
the possibility of England taking
over the German trade with America
amounting to over $40, 900, 900 an
nually.
Another thing that is being en-
phasized is England's opportunity in
China. particularly Kiau Chan,
which has the distinction of being
| Germany's greatest colonial center.
The German toy trade, on which it
has had almost monopoly, is an
| other field which England certainly
viii invade. 1t runs into many mil
loins. England alone Imports mil
lions Of dollars worth of German
toys.