Mountain advocate., 1914-09-04
BIG PRIZE OF WAR
England Is Moving to Capture
Germany's World Trade.
Vastness Of Latter country's Exports
Demonstrates the Opportunity at
Hand for Manufacturers Of
Great Britain.

London.--Germany's vast world
trade is one OF the prizes OF war which
England is trying TO capture. While
Great Britain's army is fighting the
Prussian military advance in Belgium
and the British feet Is opposing the
kaisers warships in the North sea.
and with Germanys commerce swept
from the oceans. those remaining be-
hind In England are initiating a move
ment of greatest Importance to cap
ture the German and Austrian trade
by invading the world markets to pro
cure for Great Britain a great increase
OF the earth's commerce.
The vastness Of Germany's exports
demonstrates the opportunity which Is
at hand and shows 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 re-
quirements OF the whole world. hlth.
erto largely met by Germany and Aus
tria, must still be met II the worlds
wants heretofore filled by Germany
and Austria are no longer so filled
the work must be done by others. Eng
land is already after her share. -
The British movement to capture
Germany's trade is being taken up
with great vigor and the British gov
eminent is giving its full official sup
ri he NJ N
England is a government department,
is doing everything possible, while
the colonial office Is gathering all
available information from the do
minlons, as to the character OF all
previous German imports. The cham
Der OF commerce, at the same time
Is arranging meetings between the
, manufacturers and erstwhile import
ers Of German products.
Another spur to the British ambition
to capture German trade is the fact
that war is causing a loss to the Eng.
lish market from central Europe and
this deficit must be made up else
where. The most likely places are
those where Germany and Austria for.
merly predominated.
When England, shortly after the
start Of the war. began to investigate
| the situation, figures were produced
whach astounded the public. 1t was
shown that Germany's total exports
were nearly s2.500.000,000 annually
which was rather disconcerting to
those who had been taught to believe
complacently that England was really
| the greatest manufacturing country in
the world. 1t was also shown conclu
sivcly that England had been import
ing large quantities Of goods made
| in Germany, even such products as
could be manufactured in the United
| Kingdom
One characteristic Jolt was dis
covery OF which the general public
knew nothing. that Germany exported
twice as much cutlery as England
which heretofore had been held the
world over to predominant in tha
line.
The government and the business
men are now entertaining the idei
that Great Britain's loss of trade II
central Europe due to the war cal
more than be compensated by invas
ions elsewhere, by capturing worl'
trade heretofore held by Germany
Another thing that is being emphs
sized is England's opportunity II
China, particularly Kiauchau, whicl
has the distinction of being Germany
greatest colonial commercial center
The German toy trade, on which it ha
had almost monopoly, is anothe
field which England certainly will IL
wade. It runs into many millions. Eng
land alone imports millions OF dollar:
worth OF German toys.