Evening journal., 1916-08-28
GERMANY MAY Take
CAR line COPPER
Shortage of Metal Likely TO
Compel Empire TO Con-
fiScate Material
ONLY ENOUGH
FOR FIVE YEARS

Germany's present shortage In cop
per may be remedied by government
conhscstion Of copper used in trans
hitting the current TO the electric
car systems in the German Empire
thus providing enough TO last five
years, according 10 an interview with
A. s. Wertheim, Hamburg merchant
appearing in the Norwegian trade
journal Farmand Mr.. wertheim is
quoted as saying
AS far as copper is concerned. II
is true that there is no abundance in
Germany and that Is the reason the
German government, foreseeing a long
duration OF the war ~ voluntarily
buying household copper, II. however,
there should really ensue a scarcity
OF copper. the Government need only
turn 10 the street car systems In the
provincial towns, which, with some
little Inconvenience to the public.
would alone yield more copper than
Germany could consume for army pur
poses and industry IN FIVE years.
Mr.. Werthelm was equally optimis-
tic regarding other problems now con.
fronting Germany according to the
interview In which he Is further
quoted as saying;
"As for want of raw materials in
Germany on account Of the Interrupt
ton OF supplies by England. quite
wrong ideas are being spread abroad.
Apart from the fact that the consump-
ton OF cotton In Germany has greatly
fallen on in consequence Of its being
replaced by other materials. Il is gem
orally known In England that the
German Government holds stocks Of
cotton intended for army purposes
sufficient 10 last for several years. AS
you know, however. from English
trade papers, high explosives are made
in Germany OF chemical wood pulp so
that the German Government does not
need even these stocks OF cotton and
Is distributing them to cotton inter-
ests. But even n the cotton industry
should later get short OF cotton 4
could only inconvenience some cotton
spinners, but never hamper the con-
tinuation Of the war.
Science 0vercOmes Shortage.
resin, which at the beginning OF
the war was used 10 a small extent
for army purposes, but which has
since been replaced for these purposes
BY a cheaper and more suitable ma
terial, Is now used chiefly In the paper
industry Through the recent inven'
ton Of Professor Heuser. by which
an extract Of wood tar IL used for
paper industry. except for the finer
classes OF paper, and the small guam
tity necessary Is easily found In the
German forests where the German
-Abrechnungsstelle, assisted by
the Ministry OF Agriculture. has re-
Gently organized the collection OF
resin. Works producing the tar-slze In
accordance with Professor Heusers
system are now being erected on the
Rhine and will be In working order in
a few months, so that then Germany
will be almost independent Of foreign
resin.
Then take raw iute which before
the war was largely imported into
Germany from British India. Every
body in Germany expected great
calamity on account of the INTERRUPT
ton Of this importation, but what DO
you see in reality? Textile works
which shortly before the war has
commenced to replace goods manu-
featured from jute on a small scale
have since been geatly enlarged, and
arc not only supplying Germany
With all the lutte goods Il consumes
but are already commencing to eX-
port. Germany thereby has not only
become entirely independent OF jute,
but. in consequence Of the lack OF
iute. has started up powerful new
industry which will surely survive
tho war and render the competition
az lutte. which is one Of the principal
articles Of export from British India
very difRcult in future.
"rhe same remarks apply TO a grea
MANY other articles, and whenever yo'
look IN Germany You see new industrie
cropping up. This commercial war ia
from damaging German Industries, vii
in NV opinion, render Germany stil
more independent and strengthen he
power of competition. The effects
Eneland's interruption of Germany's i'm
portation Of raw material will thus b
similar TO the famous 'Aiade-in-Gei
MANY act. introduced by English poll
ticians. much against the will of far
seeing English merchants in order I
drive out German manufactures trol
the worlds markets. nut Whl'h Uhu JUS
the reverse effect
"rhe idea Of starving out Industrial
country in modern times. conslderin
tho great achievements of science IN a
the countries. is altogether msoun'
You ran kill lives. hut you cannot h
bv this vpr the sense OF enterprise an
the results Of labor and science achieve
~ a people during forty years Of har
work
Regarding conditions of trade afte
the war. Mr. Wertheim Is quoted a
saving;
eth, only nations which might reS
some benefit from this tremendou
struggle in Europe are Japan an
America, TO the detriment of both Ger
man and English trade. This Is prof.
ably one Of the chief reasons why thes
two countries in pitc Of much tenn
iation. are holding aloof from the wa
~ Europe"
TWO MEN ARE MISSING.
InrrT nT AZ SI-gnETrEV