The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-31
GERMANY BIDS FOR
TRADE AFTER WAR
A.. II. Marsh Of Economic
WOrld' Tells of Plan to Rush
Goods to Market.
GETS PRODUCTS READY

German bankers and manufacturers.
despite the fact that their country IL
surrounded by armed enemies. are taxi
ing steps already to reestablish Ger
man products in the big markets OF
the world the moment peace comes.
This vas the statement made yes
terday by A. ". Marsh. editor Of the
Economic World. formerly the Mnrke,
World. OF so Wall street. Mr.. Marsh
said that Germany Is working out plans
To dump 100000, 900 worth OF her
products In the United States when the
blockade Is ended and thus enable Ger
many to buy raw materials without ex-
| porting gold.
Mr.. Marsh. who spent many years In
Germany az n student. gathers his In
formation from technical and scientific
magazines published in Germany. He
said that representatives OF German
firms were In this country seeking In
formation as TO the most salable goods.
while II is true" said Mr.. Marsh.
that Germany is handling her financial
affairs In a very clever manner, yet what
has been happening IL that she has been
turning her stocks of raw commodities
into more credits at the banks or into
hank notes. For instance. II the Ger
man Government buys copper from a
dealer the seller is paid I'm credits In
a bank or In bank notes or In German
bonds. In he same way cotton men,
who had been laying up huge amounts
OF cotton before the war. have unlOaded
their cotton and have obtained credits
which can be used In Germany hut not
outside the borders OF that country.
What will be the situation at the
close OF the war Germany will hay.
no cotton, no copper, no zinc, no tute
no tea, no coffee: In fact she will have
none or the great raw materials which
she VIII need to get her industrial syS.
TEN started again. All the stocks which
n had on hand at the beginning OF
the war will have been turned into
credits that are available only In Ger.
many.
But she will have certain finished
products made from the raw commodi.
ties. She will nave iron aud steel prod.
ucts ready for sale outside 'of Ger
many. for when the iron and steel mill.
have not been required TO work on wal
orders they have been busy turning
out products that are In demand ia tn,
big markets Of the world. Next. sh,
has been storing up her potash. She
also will have a vast supply of d~yestuffs
though some Of the materials needed
for the making of dyestuffs are helms
diverted at present TO the making of mu.
nitions OF war. Sti1. Il considerable
mounts Of dS estuffs will have been ac,
cumulated when the wal ends. Ger.
many also Will have toys and other
articles that can he made Of wood.
THE Government ~ backing up tn,
manufacturers in order to keep all pcr,
sons not in the army busily At work. Til,
Re ason for this is clear. At the enc
Of the war Germany must have. as
estimate II. about 81. 900. 0O0. 900 WORT
Of raw materials with which to star
her Industries again.
IF Germany can dump suddenly or
n great market like that Of the tn!taC
states the articles which she has beer
making during the war. such a. see
and iron products. dyes, &c, a very larg.
amount Of cash Will be available viii
which to buy raw materials.
Germany is already busy in that H.
rection. II has come to my knowledg,
that representatives Of German iroI
and steel factories are already in tn,
country. They are visiting large user,
Of steel and iron. They are asking for III,
specifications Of semi-manufaCtured iroi
and steel products. such as piping, boilcr
tubes. steel rails and the like. The,
have ~canvassed many buyers and hay,
said to them
"lf YOU will give u an idea of wha
You want we promise you tina; ~ 500,
AZ peace is declared we will OFFER yui
materials al a price that nobody ca,
touch"