Evening star., 1914-10-11
warranted by the

warranted by the nature Of the Aus
trian industries.
Flags may be changed. but the prod
ucts for which Austria Is noted VIII
not be altered. The temporary loss
from the war through the interruption
of Industries il, of course, appalling.
But this does not neon a permanent
loss or a shifting to other countries in
a large degree of the trade which is
now compassed within the borders of
the dual monarchy.
Austria is similar to France in many
Of its industries. 1t produces high
class specialties. which the rest of the
world may get along without for
year or so, but the manufacturing ba-
sis of these specialties is not easily
transferable. Many of them are the
product Of cottage or household indus
tries.
Among the Austrian specialties are
Bohemian glass, Carlsbad chinal, dress
fasteners, syphon bottles. imitation
precious stones. musical toys. Christ
mas tree ornaments. beads. gold ana
silver-mounted leather goods. ladies'
purses. fine shoes, bentwood furniture.
artistic wooden goods, fancy colored
knit goods, pearl shell ware, passe-
menterie, meerschaum pipes, "velours"
and other felt hats, porcelain and trav-
l.
by the Mohammedan population of the
Mediterranean countries are made in
Austria
The aggregate of these articles and
ly large proportion of the s600.o00.000
of Austro-Hungarian exports. Manu-
facturers who undertake to manu-
facture specialttes of this class know
the difficulty of creating new indus
tries. 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
Hungary. but the industrial
life of the region will not be snuffed
out.
British manufacturers were reported
to be pushing the manufacture of lead
were unable to reach the world market.
1t may be that after a year or two the
Britons will have their only lead PEN
ell market for their own factories. but
this Is only an isolated case.
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The Austrian Industries in their di-
versity reflect very largely the diver
sity of the different races and peoples
who make up the heterogeneous popu-
lation of the dual neutrality-suspicious.,
Czechs. Magyars and Slavs. II any di-
vision of present territory takes place
the different industries will remain
rooted. They cannot be transferred
by partition treaties or international al
agreements
In many cases they are due to the
possession of certain natural resources.
In other instances they are the growth h
of generations of Industrial life. Origi-
nal inventive genius with practical ap-
plication also has its place. Budapest
was the first city In the world to utilize
electrical traction by the underground
system
known in the worlds markets. How
far afield the antagonism OF the
Czechs to the Teutons will lead the
Bohemian population in the tribula-
tions of the Austrian empire no one
can now venture to predict, but an
unmistakable tendency is to secure
greater recognition for Bohemian prod
ucts independent of any relation to
Austria.
Bohemian decorated and engraved
glassware is chapter in Itself, and
has made the Czech Industries better
known than almost any other product
Decorated chinaware, pearl shell ware
and variety of similar articles are
also Bohemian products which have a
worldwide reputation.
Graslitz and Schonbach are a center
for the manufacture Of musical toys
which reach every corner Of the globe
RetchenberE, which Is a section OF
northern Bohemia, has a reputation
porcelain and pottery, linens. textiles
and imitation precious stones.
The Gablonz district is the largest
producer of cheap jewelry Of artistic
design. This is an inherited industrial
skill. for it dates back to the middle
ages.
Prague. as the center Of industrial