The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-22
GERMANY SEEKING
TO REGAIN TRADE
Is Reported to Be Building
Steamers to Replace Those
Captured.
NEWS OF THE HOTELS

r. r. Woo. president Of the Han yes
Ping Iron and Coal Company " CN.r,
and director Of many industrial corro,.
tons in the Far East. and Welding Eng
OF the Arm OF MAILER a. Qucrcag o,
New York were the principal spcat.-s
yesterday at the monthly luncheon o.
the American Manufactures Exrar
Association at the Hotel Blltmor.. Nh.
r. Johnson. president OF the BALDWIN
Locomotive Works, presided. Nj Woo
told OF going to the top OF the Wool.
worth Building several days ago TO TAX.
a peep at our city and It's skyscroiers
Il marvelled at the wonderful prog.
ress your people have made and The
beautiful buildings" he said "and
thought OF the huts in China and real.
ICED that 1t wa. up TO me TO tell my
people that it was this sort OF thnz
they should strive for"
MIR. Ring spoke on Causes OF Pres.
ent Shipping Conditions and OUTLOOK
for the Future"
Some believe that the German no.
pie will be so greatly reduced In their
activities that II Will be a long period
before they can carry on export trade
in any volume" said Mr.. Ring, hut
do not think such will prove the case
AS ono instance. a large German
shipping company IL now building eleven
fine steamers on the Weser 10 take thu
place OF a number that have been cap
tured during tho war. Other owrer
are doing tho same thing. and with the
large amount OF German tonnage tina,
still remains and with the well known
activity and persistence OF the German
people they will even with greater
energy seek for new markets in foreign
fields.
II think they will make special Of.
forts for the South American Central
American. West Indies and China trade
where there is no unrrlend,y feeling
toward Germany or Austria, and they
will be welcomed with open arms on
the other hand ! believe for oons!i.
cradle period they will not care 20
seek business with English or French
colonies, knowing there will be strong
pretudices against tonnage under N.
German flag
while We are all anticipating A great
Improvement In trade TO South America
vet that VII! without doubt depend
largely upon facilities for ararcinr
trade. which have been so seriously IN.
terfered with by the impossihi,tv o, =.
curing additional capital from England
Whether this country IL prepared ~
finance those Southern countries To- any
large extent Is matter 20 he deter.
mined by bankers, but II is earnestly
hoped they may see their way 10 Ao
so.
For the past few weeks the frssh'
market has hesitated In Us upward
course and remained for time STA
tionary, but recently has shown a s0we.
what easier tendency. |. however 40
not look for any real decline for = mo
months TO come There tr" reasons
against (. in the high cost os operating
and the lessened volume OF tonnage .~
account OF the large amour, thai rs
been destroyed and which ceases 20 s.
available"
Ricardo c. Aldac, "A lawyer and -
tcrnational jurist OF Bucnos Avres ara
Y. r. kalimatitun. q representa-. -
the Russian Association Of Comro-.s
and Industry OF Moscow. were sT'or.
the guests. At the next mee'.rr
the association, in May. the Crr-,.
Minister 10 the United States will ne 'as
guest OF honor.
the Misses Eliot OF Cambridge. Mas
haitian.
Judge and Mrs Robert Lov.r mo
'ored up from their country p,ars
Woodfold. AT Locust Valley, l. I ar
ar. at The Gotham for brief VS.,
Representative II. p Snyder OF L..
tie Falls. " Y. and Mrs Snyder a..
at the Hotel Knickerbocker.