Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-09-10
BIG PRIZE (F 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 10 capture. While
Great Britan's army is fighting the
Prussan military advance in Belgium
and the British fleet is opposing the
kaisers warships in the North sea,
and with Germany's 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 Il 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. hith.
erto largely met by Germany and Aus
tria, 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. 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
port. The board of trade, which in
England Is a government department.
Is doing everything possible, while
the colonial office Is gathering all
available Information from the do
previous German imports. The cham
Der Of commerce, at the same time
is arranging meetings between the
manufacturers and erstwhle import.
ers Of German products.
Another spur to the British ambition
to capture German trade Is the fact
that war Is causing loss to the Eng
fish market from central Europe and
this deficit must be made up else
where. The most likely places are
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 $2,500000000 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.
sively 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.
knew nothing, that Germany exported
twice as much cutlery as England,
which heretofore had been held the
world over to predominant 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.
Another thing that is being empha.
sized 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 1t has
had almost monopoly, is another
field which England certainly will in.
wade. 1t runs into many millions. Eng.
land alone imports millions of dollars
worth Of German TOYS.