Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-27
BRITISH AFTER
 GERMANY'S TRADE
While Armies Are Fighting Britons Are Going After
 Business.

London, Aug. 26.-Germany's vast world trade is one of the prizes Cf war which England is trying to cap- ture. While Great Britain's army is fighting the iPrussian military ad- vance in Belgium and the British fleet is opposing the kaiser's war ships in the North sea and With Ger many's commerce swept from the oceans, those remaining behind in England are initiating movement of greatest importance to capture the German and Austrian trade by invad- ing the world markets to procure 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 suggests the possi bility that the United States too, may profit commercially, by the great war. It is obvious that German com merce will be paralyzed for many months, possibly for years, during which time the far reaching require ments 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's trade is being taken up with great vigor and the British government is giving it's full official support. The Board of Trade, which ment, is doing everything possible, while the colonial office is gathering all available information from the dolf1iniops. as to the character of all previous German imports. The ChaJiiher of Commerce, at the same time is arransing meetings between the manufactufers and erstwhile inn porters of German products. Z Another spur to the British ambi tion to capture German trade is the fact thatswar is causing loss to the English market, from Central Europe and this defiqtssmust be, made :, up elsewhere. The most likely places are :thnsesS where Germany and Austria IoItuCIIy ' 9VfcOOfIlllldtCu. -'' si"~'"---.- -
 When England, shortly after the start of the war, began to Investigate the situation, figures were produ
 which astounded the public It was shown that Germany's total exports were nearly $2,5O0,OOO annually which was rather disconcerting to those who had been taught to believe complacently that England was really the greatest manufacturing country i'll the world. It was also shown con clusively that England had been im- porting 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 reretofore had been held up the world over to predominate in that line.
 The government and the business 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 invas- ions elsewhere, by capturing world trade heretofore held by Germany. They are even discussing the DOS sibility of England taking Over the German trade with America, amount ing to $l70,OO0,OOO annually.
 Anuother thing that is being em- phaszed is England's opportunity in China, particularly Kiauchau, which has the distinction of being Germany's greatest colonial commercial center. The German toy trade, on which it has had almost monoply, is another field which England certainly will in wade. It runs into many millions. England alone imports millions of dollars worth of German toys.