The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06

Paris, May 6-The proposed boycott, after the war, of German products in France and other countries of the Entente might, until recently have been looked upon as the manifestation of a spirit that @ reasonable peace treaty could overcome. The idea is now apparently so deeply rooted in the minds of individuals as to const1- tute a menace that may resist any sort of a peace treaty, The only of fcia1 action regarding trade between citizens of France and the Central Empires applies. only to the period of hosti1ities. Private initiative, however, has gone far in the direction of @ permanent ostra cism of merchandise from countries now at war with France. If it continue to develop along the same lines, it may make lof- fcial action superfluOus.
 Nearly every French trade corpora tion that has felt German competition in the past is not only spreading the doctrine of preference for articles made at home or by the French allies, but is organizing for the eventual boy colt with an ardour of initiative that was rare in French business circles prior to 1914. It involves the sys- tematic education of consumers as to what German articles and products they bought before the war without knowing it, and what French, British, Russian and Italian articles may re- place them. Starting with the char acteristic Partisan industry which makes the minor articles called ''arti- c1es of Paris local manufacturers were shown in detail how the Germaps lowered the manufacturing cost and competed with them even in their home market; this was done by pub lie exhibition of German-made tarti- cles of Paris'' and by explanatory e5 he manufac cturers There is perhaps no other industry that is so important in Paris; although the articles are of minor importance, they are made in immense quantities by a great number of small manufacturers. Following this propaganda, with the manufactur- CTS. the movement extended to pro- paganda with the families, showing them the difference between the French and the German made articles.
 t'The scientific and medical commit tee of the allied nations" is being or ganized for the purpose of exposing to scientists, chemists and medical men the reasons why before the war 5 per cent of the products and apparatus used by them came from Germany, and how they may be replaced here after. Most of the French manufac-I turers of surgical instruments had be- come simply commission merchants handling GermanF made articles; for instance all of the medical thermo- meters came from Germany, nearly all the fine graduated glassware used in laboratories, and eight-tenths of all the microscopes came from either Germany or Austria as we'll as a great proportion of eyeglasses, opera glasses and field glasses sold by French opticians. The preponderance of Ger man chemical products, drugs and dyes on the French market was well
 
 not so we'll known that Germany fur nished nearly all of the synthetic remedies. \ All of the allied countries since the war began have been obliged to devel- op their facilities for the manufa cture of explosives. The raw materials enn- ployed are quite the same as those that must serve in the preparation of the dyes, perfumery and medicine. It is concluded, therefore, that there is nothing whatever in the way. of re- placing these German products after the war since the conSiderable mum Der of works constituted for the pre- paration of raw material for explosives will be obliged to turn to some other indusery and can be immediately utilized in the production of chemical products.
 The scientists interested in the or ganization of this committee have dis covered in many different obscure corners of France men who are manu- featuring on a small scale scientific instruments that they declare are equal in every way to those made in Germany. In the past these little manufa acturers have satisfied them selves with a small output without endeavoring to make the merits of their production generally known. The French contingent of this committee is already practically formed, com prising many, well known names. The English, Belgian, Italian, Japanese and Russian contingents of the inter national committee are being organ ized, and working in common with the French contingent will prosecute a thorough propaganda with the general public as. we'll as with doctors, aeien- lists and opticians.
 As far as transpires at present, this committee has no official sanction. Its works, however, is being seconded by the government so far as concerns cor porations for development of chemical and other industries. The minister of commerce has constituted in his de- partment a technical service charged with the examination of questions re- lating to supplies of raw material and