The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-08
British are Busy With Preliminaries for
Bitter Commercial Vendetta at
Close Of Conflict; Strangle
Germany is Object
LABOR AFFILIATED
WITH MOVEMENT
NOn-POlitcal Ministry Of Commerce Advo-
Gated; Reciprocity Between Parts Of
Empire and Tariff Walls Against
Enemies Proposed
BY WILBUR S. FORREST.


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent.}
LONDON, March S-Preliminaries
to the greatest commercial vendetta in
history are en- in England today. Ii
England was unprcpared for war in
August, 1914, there is no indication she
will be unprepared for the great trade
war against Germany which is to fol.
low sterner hostilities.
British commercial manufacturing
and financial institutions are rapidly
welding themselves into central or
ganization which will have for its sole
purpose the strangling OF German
trade everywhere. This central or
ganization, as already outlined. during
great meeting just held at the Guild
hall, London, has for its purpose also
an affiliation with British labor which
will give the British worker the most
powerful voce in history of unionism
for the promotion of his welfare. Reso-
lutions adopted agree that labor shall
have a place in the organization and
administration of the anti-German
campaign on an equal footing with en-
ployers.
Labor has been asked to join in a
great demand on the government for
d non-political ministry Of commerce
A remodeling of British technical and
commercial education is to be demand
ed OF the proposed ministry. That the
British consular service throughout the
world shall consist of the best edu-
Gated and most practical business pen
that England can produce, IS another
demand British consuls, it was agreed
by the hundreds of leading CONNER.
cial and financial heads attending the
meeting, shall be paid high salaries
with substantial cash bonuses for any
considerable increase in British trade
in their respective localities.
Allied with more than 100 Chambers
of Commerce representing practically
every commercial center in the Brit
ish empire. the London Chamber OF
Commerce presented the following
recommendation which were unani-
mously adopted:
For reciprocal trade relations be-
tween all parts of the British empire;
preferential trade with England's al
lies; penatizing enemy countries by
tariffs and otherwise.
A committee of the government
Board of Trade commissioned to inves-
tigate and recommend changes to the
advantage of British commerce today
also is ON record WITH lengthy list
Of vital reforms designed to protect
| the British producer against foreign
competition. The recommendations bar
German mechanical toys from import
and place heavy duties on enemy
glass and leather year. The govern
ment is asked for a vigorous enforce
ment of foreign patent laws and among
ether things, for laws making 1t oDlI'
gatory that foreign goods be plainly
stamped as such.
representatives from more than 100
British Chambers of Commerce met IN
London recently to frame further
"stumps" for German trade This
meeting combined the voices Of So.-
IOoo manufacturers and merchants
British bankers are planning meet
ing to discuss financial aid for aew
commercial enterprises to fill the gaps
left vacant by missing German i'm
ports. The great munition factories
now making shells for the army, are
10 he refftted with proper machinery
for the manufacture Of divers things
that formerly came from Austria and
Germany
When England's great commercial
) financial and manufacturing ring Is
finally wehlea. II will not alone en-
deavor to crowd out German trade IN
} the British isles and England's colonies
according to best information today
It's influence will be felt more strong
D Iy at first in the countries allied viii
4 England. but will eventually spreat
to the four quarters Of the globe.