The Washington times., 1914-10-07
COTTON CONSUMPTION
MUST GO ON, WAR
OR NO " Ar.

in Europe, sees ahead of this courtr!
only blue ruin, has I short vision
His gaze must be fxci on nothing
bat cotton; for wheat and other
foodstuffs have been shipping across
the seas for some weeks in record
breaking quantities and values. Re
cent steel exports have been OF
normal volume. The foreign demand
for general manufactures is begin
ming to make itself felt enphasically
Yet when the blue ruin pessimist
looks at cotton, with exports since
the war of only $1,000 900 ss against
$50, 100000 in the corresponding
period last year. there is no hope.
But the cotton situation has not
been irretrievably ruined by the war
Cotton will not be fat on it's back
indefinitely. There will be revival
of cotton exports to the world and
there will be huge business in the
manufacture of cotton in this coun-
try.
The worlds great consumers of
our cotton, manufactured and ua-
manufactured, are not shut off by
the war from our exports. Neutral
nations and the allies, with their
colonies and dependencies, are free
tc import our cotton. Their mills
and factories are not destitute Of
operatives because so many millions
of men have been drawn from in
dustry to the battlefields; for very
great part of the labo: in the cotton
industry of foreign countries is IL
ready done by women and children.
Much more of it can be done, must
be done, by women and children as
the men continue to march away,
month after month, perhaps year
after year.
Austria Hungary IS shut off from
our cotton supply, and in the fiscal
year of 1913 Austria Hungary took
nearly $7,000,000 of ou- cotton. Ger
many is cut off, and Germany took
more than s144,O0O,00O. Russia in
Europe is cut off, and Russia in Eu-
rope took s4,5o0,OO0. 1t may be
said that Belgium is cu: of in the
sense that Belgium is now a desert
waste, and Belgium took more than
$4,000, 900.
But if the machinery in the mills
and factories can be kept turning in
France by the women and children
and the women and children in
France are doing nearly all the work
isn't cut off from our
cotton, of which, in the fiscal year OF
1918. she took nearly S64,0OO,OO0.
England isn't cut off, and she took
more than S22O,0OO,0O0. Scotland
ard Ireland aren't cut off, and they
took about s4.COO,OcO. Canada isn't |
,:ut off, and Canada has been taking
from 100000 to s11, 100000. Japan
isn't cut off, and Japan took 5,00O,-
900. Italy took more than s30,00O,-
900; Sweden took S2,6O0,00G. They
Iced cotton now as before the war;
and they can get it.
OF cotton cloths, unbleached, all
Europe took only S500.000. Rut
Oceania took nearly s1,O0O,OO0,
Africa more than S1,0O0.00o, South
America more than 81 500, 900, North
America nearly $1,000 900 and Asia
more than ss,OOO,OOO. They want
nose goods now as before.
Of bleachcd cloths Europe took
from US only few thousand dollars.
North America took S1.200,00O,
Oceania took 81 ,4OO,0OO. and the rest
If the world outside If Europe took
s5OO,O00. They want those goods
now.
OF colored cloths Europe took less
han 100000, South America look
81 100000, Oceania took S4.4O0,000,
North America took S6,200,000, Asia
md Africa took 100000. They want
hose goods nov.
Out Of S546,278,921 Of exports of
cotton in that year
# 1918, Germany bottled up, and
Austria bottled up, and Russia bot
led up, and BELGIUM as bad as bot
led up, took Sl68,OO0,000. Thought
# by itself that is vast sum. but it
S not large, it is not even a small,
raction of $546, 100000 +,
OF the nearly $15,OOO.0OO of un-
plcached cloths exported by us, the
558,00O which went 20 all Errope
g trif1ing. OF TIE more than $1,000
100 of bleached cloths exported the
mere $35,000 which went 10 all En-
ope is negligible. OF The sl2,6OU,- {
100 Of colored cloths exported the
5000 which went to all Europe
sn't worth thinking about. Nor is
he $4,000 of wearing apparel
other than knit goods) ont of a .
otal Of S6,20O,000. No more is the |