Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-03
COMPETITION !
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TO Be GREAT
AFTER:THE WAR
Great Britain Must Meet
Much More From u. S..
Japan and Holland.

Bradford. Eng. April 3.-(corre.
spondence Of the Associated Press.)-
Warning that Great Britain must pre-
pare to meet an enormous increase in
the competitive powers Of the United
States. Japan and Holland after the
report to the Bradford Dyers' associa.
ton Of which he Is president The in.
crease Of the wealth Of those coun.
tries. he declares. was almost beyond
computation.
A to Germany" MI. Sharp a0srt-
ed, you may be sure that she already
is as thoroughly prepared for peace
as she was for war; committees GOV.
ering every trade having been form.
ed with the government aid to con.
slider the best means Of exploiting sv-
take. h competition Of Germany In
all neutral markets will BIO intensided
in a degree far beyond anything We
have ever experienced in our history.
Unless we are prepared, II will son.
stitute a grave danger to Q very Iasse
percentage Of our export trade.
The consideration t~ranscending an
pendent upon Germany for anytldne
essential to our industries and sur
national safety.
"All the German color maksss and
the auxiliary trades have become unit
cd IN n company with . combined
capital Of more than 4o,ooo.o 900
pounds. Tho greater. therefore, the
interests in this country.
1T is beyond question thai. naxt 70
Krupp.. the great color works havs
been the most powerful aid 70 Ger.
man 'frightfulnsss.' poison gas and
other denominations. But for the pow.
er Of the color works to make high
explosives to q virtually unlimited en-
tent. the war would have been ovo1
long ago
when travelling about this o0un.
try you see tho immense works which
have been erected during tho war for
the manufacture Of high explosives,
you can dtmly realise the almost Inn
measurable advantage Germany had
at the outset by her ability almost in
the twinkltng Of an eye to divert her
color works to that purpose.
Great Britain, Mr.. Sharpe said, is
on the road to freedom from Depend
ence upon Germany for dyes, for the
British production Of dyed goods last
year created q new record and the
exports of dyed textiles reached ''the
stupendous total" Of 1,121, 900. 900
yards. an increase Of 81 per cent over
the previous year.
0 kA88 0OLDV4x8xls
ment Of the aniline dye industry 10 o.
sential to Great Britain's coumercia.
as we'll az to her national safety and
that great progress has been in the
manufacture OF aniline colors in this
country. He advocated consolidating
all the color-making companies in one
concern to prevent waste Of effort.
One company. he said. had not only
been able to make but to improve ono
color Of vital importance Of best
German make. This, he said. proved
there vas ne insuperable difficulty in
covering the whole field Of German
production.
England now 10 tho only serious
producer Of dyed textiles for export,
said MI. Sharp. The aboundin9 pros
pertty Of the American people enabled
them to consume virtually the whole
Of their production. Neutral markets
now are compelled to aooept the limit
ed range Of colors England has TO Of
fer. about 80 shades, but immsdiatsly
after tho war the English ~ produce
ers must be in a position to offer the
widest range Of colors or THAR export
trade would be jeopardixed-