The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-06
TO REPRESENT
 WILSON AT EXPOSITION

Washington. March 5.--Vice President Marshall will go to San Francisco 10 rep resent President Wilson at the formal dedication of the Panama Pacific exposi- tion on March 20. The President still hopes to visit the exposition later.
 The vice president left tonight for cleye- land. and later will go to Indianapolis before leaving for the coast. He had planned a trip to Arizona, but has aban- dored this part of his journey Assistant Secretary Phillips, of the state depart ment, chairman of the government ex- position board. also left for San Francisco tonight to take part in the exercises in honor of representatives of foreign gov erlments.
 President Wilson gave up his plans for going to the coast this month with re- luctance. but decided he was needed in Washington to direct the negotiations for 
 the United States manufacture, and es- pecially those which they export. were not of the kind for which there was an immediate demand by the belligerent na- tons Later on in the fall there began considerable demand for products of this kind, and there was rapidly increasing call for steel which enters into the manu- fracture of implements and equipment for war. When it is borne in mind that the American industries which were able to meet the demand of England, Russia and France for equipment and ammunition were driven to their capacities by Novem- ber il is evident that these industries must have in turn made considerable de- mand upon the steel manufacturing in- dustries. Since about November 1 the steel industries of the United States have found more gratifying condition than had prevailed for six months earlier
 For instance, the manufacture and ex- port of automobiles, for which the great demand came from England and France, have in turn caused demand for steel products which enter into the manufac- ture of automobiles. Detailed informa- tion from Washington published a day or two ago fixes at 600 the money value of the automobiles which have been sold to France and England This, however IS not the end, but the beginning of ex- ports of that kind and presumably through the spring and summer the sale and de- livery Of automobiles, principally of the commercial kind of five and lotion ca. pacity, will be continued
 From the port of New York alone there has been sent to neutral and belligerent nations an enormous amount of material since December 1. The figures are so large that the experts, both national and those who are employed by the leading banks, now venture to say that it is reas- enable to expect that these exports will in the present calendarVear create fav- orablc trade balance fof the United States of not less than s1.000,00000O, and recently the disposition has been strong to increase the estimate to as much as $l 250 GOO OOO or even S1. 500, ,0O0O00
 The Effect of Blockades
 There seems to be no great apprehen- sion in commercial circles that the ef- feet of blockades, so to term the recent attitude of Germany and of Great Brit ain and of France respecting commerce. will materially harm Amtrican commerce. For there now seems to be a belief com monly held that Germany will not be very successful in her attempt to reach commerce intended for the allies by means or submarine attack. On the other hand our shipments to Germany are, rela- lively speaking, small, although some of the shipments recently made to neutral countries may have been designed for Germany. On the other hand if the new measure of the allies which was an- nounced by the prime minister of Great Britain proves fairly effectual, then the United States customs receipts are likely to fall off by reason of the stoppage of exports from Germany to the United States.
 The statement from Washington which appeared on March gives in impress sive detail some of the figures showing the money value of exports, most of which would not have been made had it not been for the war The Washington authorities figure the amount at little over $400000,000 up to February l, and probably within a few weeks we shall be informed by Washington that the aggregate up to the middle of March or first of April will be considerably in excess of 500,000000. This is for manu- factured commodities and does not in- clude the unprecedented export of wheat or the recently heavy exports of cotton.
 How thoroughly equipped the United States was at the beginning of the war to meet emergency demands from Great Britain Russia and France for war ma terial is made clear by the detailed statement showing the money value of some of these manufa ctured commodi- ties. We were able to manufacture and deliver arms and ammunition of the money value of nearly $110,000000 We were able to deliver garments such as