Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-27
IBy Aaaociated prea.-l

WASHINGTON. August 26.-"what-
ever may be tho outcome Of the war.
Germany is going to mako as active
canvass for the export trade as It's re-
sources and financial condition at tho
end of the war will allow" is the
warning given American business mon
to-day by the Department OF Com
merce
Tho aims Of Germany to captur. the
great neutral markets OF South and
Central America. spain and tho Near
East, as well as neiGhboring countries,
arc disclosed in report just made
available to American business by the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. written by Chauncey d. Snow
after thorough Investigation and
study. Mr.. Snow was In Germany In
vestiEatins industrial conditions when
tho war broke out.
Writers In tho German press" says
Mr.. Snow, 'at this time acknowledge
that there Is bound to be prejudice
against German products in the mar
kets of the countries now hostile to
Germany. With an assured commercial
hOblIllty III buCn VAST u12ThSI0, IL Is
obvious that German export trade must
make the most OF the few remaining
neutral markets. In the great neutral
markets Of South and Central America
in which American exporters arc
moro than ever directly interested-in
Spain. and In other countries not ac-
lively involved in hostilities. German
competition after the war will be par
ticularly severe. At the present time
German oversea commerce is reduced
to practically nothing. The German
exporters. however. are endeavorInE to
keep in touch with their foreign mar
kets. and are doing everything they
can to preserve their good will in those
markets. In the neutral countries OF
Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Swift
xerland. Germany has continued to do
n considerable export business. Manu-
faeturcrs In some lines. since the out
break Of the war. have paid special
attention to these countries. and have
actually won a larger share Ct tho
trade than they had before. because
OF the difficulties those countries have
had in obtaining ample. prompt and
regular shipments by water.
ALREADY PLANNING TO EXTEND
BUSINESS IN NEAR EAST
German exporters are already plan
ming for extending THAR business in
the Near East. Some Of tho German
writer's on foreign trade urge tho ad
visibility Of making the most OF the
German opportunities in that region.
and are pointing out that II sufficient
energy were bestowed on tho develop
ment of Mesopotamia 1t would become
a second Egypt. They are pointing out
that the thing for Germany to do is
to establish itself 80 firmly In the coun
tries to the East that In any future
contingency Germany would have over
land communication with big ana
nourishing markets and sources OF sup
ply tor raw materials all tho way east
to the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
The German Levant banks are already
there. Germany has already taken a
hand in the construction OF railroads
In the Near East. and II the Germans
can further irrigation and the growth
of industries in that section. Germany's
future in world trade will be moro
secure. The Near East Is apparently
one Of the great fields where German
competition will be keenest.
among the preparations for tho pc
Rod following the war. the interna-
tional movements between Germany
and Austria Hungary are most inter-
esting. In the common cause Of war
the two empires have been brought
very close together, and II is felt gem
orally that following the war they Will
remain In the closest or economic-pos-
sibly. also. political-relations Bull
garia and Turkey likewise, have been
brought closer to tho two great CEN
trail powers by tho war. and less clear
ly formulated efforts are being made
to align them with Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary when tho war stops"
TN looking to the future. tho United
States has many OF the same problems
as Germany and the other warning ma
tions. Like the German exporters. the
American exporters have to face Pc
Rod Of sharp business competition in
foreign countries such as, probably,
has never before been met. In Ger
many the individual business man. all
the local and srest national aesoci-
atoms OF business men, and tho gov
eminent departments are even now
frtrenuously occupied with the problems
THAT must be worked out. The Amcri-
can business mems associations and the
government departments nre allvo to
the importance of these matters, and
upon their individual and co-opera-