Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-22
PLAN BOYCOTT AFTER WAR
French Merchants and Manufactur.
er Will supplant All German
Z Made Articles.
BAR MEDICINES AND SCIENCES

after the war, Of German products In
France and other countries Of tho en-
tsnts might. until recently, have been
looked upon as the manifestation OF
spirit that reasonable rsace treaty could
overcome The idea IL now apparently
so deeply rooted in the minds or lndi-
viduhls as 10 constitute menace that
may resist any sort Of a peace treaty.
The only official action regarding trade
between citizens Of France and the cen
trail empires applies only 10 the period
Of hostilites Private initiative. how
ever, has gone far In the direction Of
q permanent ostraeism Of merchandise
from countries nov al war With France.
II II continues 70 develop along the same
lines, II may make official action super
fluous
Nearly every French trade corporation
that has felt German competition IN the
past Is not only spreading the doctrine or
preference for articles made NJ home or
by tho French allies. but Ia organizing for
tho eventual boycott with an ardor Of
initiative that was rare in French busl-
ness circles prior TO 1914 II Involves
the systematic education Of consumers 49,
to what German articles and products
they bought before the war without know
ing n, and what French, British Rus
sian and Italian Articleai may replace
them. Starting with the characteristic
Partisan industry which makes the minor
articles called ARTICLES Of Paris" local
manufacturers we're shown IN detail how
tho Germans lowered the manufacturing
cost and competed with them IN their
home market; this was done by public
exhibition OF German made articles Of
Paris" and by explanatory documents
spread among the little manufacturers.
There Is perhaps no other industry that Is
20 important In Paris although the ar
ticlos are Of minor importance. they are
made IN irnenhe quantities by great
number Of small manufacturers Fol
lowing this propaganda with the manu-
faotnrers the movement extended TO a
propaganda with tho families. showing
them tho difference between the French
and the German made articles
THE scientific and medical COMMITTEES
Of the allied nations" IL being organized |
for Tho purpose Of exposing 10 scientists.
chemists and medical men the reasons
why before tho war rs per cent Of the
products and apparatus used by them
came from Germany. ana how they may
be replaced hereafter. Most Of the
French manufacturers OF surgical instrii-
ments had become simply commission
merchants handling German made ar
ticlas; for instance. all OF the medical
thermometers came from Germany, nearly
all the fine graduated glassware used In
lsboratorios and eight-tenths OF all the
microscopes came from either Germany
or Austria A. well aa great proportion
or eye glasses. opera glasses and field
glasses sold by French opticians The
preponderance OF German chemical
products. drugs and dyes on this French
market was well known even before the
war, but n was not 40 well known that
Germany furnished nearly all tho syn
thetic remedies
All Of the allied countries since the
war began have been Obliged 10 develop
their facilities 10 the manufacture Of OK
ploaiyes. The raw materials employed
are quite the same ~ those that must
serve In the preparation OF the dyes, PER-
fumery and medicine. II IL concluded,
therefore, that there IL nothing what.
ever IN The way Of replacing these Ger.
man products after the war since the
considerable number Of works constituted
for the preparation Of raw material for
explosives will be obliged 20 turn to some
other industry and can be Immediately
utilized in the production Of chemlesI
products
Reproduce Scientific Instruments.
The scientists interested IN the organi-
Eatton OF this COMMITTEES have discovered
in many different obscure corners OF
France men who are manufacturing on a
small scale scientific Instruments that
they declare are equal in every way 10
those made in Germany In the mast
these little manufacturers have satisfied
themselves with a small output without
endeavoring 10 make ths merits Of their
production generally known, The French
contingent Of this committee is already
practically formed. comprising many we'll
known names The English. Belgian.
Italian, Japanese and Russian oontlngents
81 the International committee ara being
crganized. and working In common with
tbs French contingent viii prosecute a
thorough propaganda with the general
public As well as with doctors. scientists
and opticians
AZ far a. trAnsrlrcs At present, this
eommitioe has no official sanction. ts
work, however. IL being seconded by the
government 80 far as concerns eorpar
atlons for development Of chemical ana
othnr industries rhN ministar Of com.
meren has constituted IN hts department
technical service charged with tha ex /
animation 81 questions relating 10 sur.
plies n rsw material and 70 The operation
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