The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-19
"MY four YEARS
IN GERMANY"
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, German Government when no imposed
this prohibition against export OF goods
. 70 America. Many manufacturers Oh
. textiles the users OF dyeStu11s. meot-
ctnes. seeds and chemicals In all forms
we're clamoring for certain goods ana
I chemicals from Germany. But II was
| the prohibition against export or the
Germans which prevented their receiE-
ing these goods. Had 1t been the British
blockade alone L cry might have arisen
! in tho United States against this block
! ade, which might have materially chang
! ed the International situation.
; The Germans also refused permission
! Tor the export OF potash from Germany
They hoped thereby to induce the
! United States to break the British
! blockade and offered cargoes Of potash
! in exchange for cargoes Of cotton or
! carcoes OF foodstuffs. The Germans
! claimed that potash was used in the
! manufacture OF munitions and that
! therefore in no event would they permit
! the export unless the potash was con-
, signed to the American Government.
with guarantees against its use except
! in rho manufacture OF fertilizer. this TO
| DO checked up by Germans appointed
! as inspectors.
All these negotiations. however. fel!
through: no potash has been exported
| from Germany 10 the United States
! since the commencement or the war.
Enough potash however. Il obtained in
! the United States for munltion purpose
| from the burning OF seaweed on inc
| Pacific Coast from the orines IN lake
! In Southern California and from a rock
called alunite In Utah. Potash Is also
| obtainable from feldspar. but I 90 not
know whether any plant has been estao-
! lished for It's production from this rock.
I recently heard OF the arrival OF some
! notash from 4 newly discovered field IN
Erozil and there have been rumors or
its discovery In Spain. I do not Know
| how good this Spanish and Brazilian
potash is and I suppose the German
| potash syndicate will Immediately en-
deavor to control these fields In order
70 hold the potash trade OF the world
! in It's grip.
1T wa, a long time after the com
r,enceuent Of the war before England
declared cotton contraband. mink
this was because Of the fear OF lrrltat-
ing the United tSates. but in the mean
time Germany secured great quantity
of cotton. which. Of course. was useo OF
stored for the manufacture OF powder,
Since the cotton imports have been cut
Off tho Germans assert that they are
manufacturing a powder equally good by
using "OOu puip' W N'~-S-
been able to verify this absolutely.
American Goods Kept Out Of Germany.
Germany had endeavored before the
war I'm every way to keep American
goods out Of the German markets. and
even the Prussian State railways are
used as I have shown In the article
where I speak OF tho attempt to estao-
lish an oil monopoly in Germany. IN
/ order to discriminate against American
mineral. oils. This same method has
J. been applied to other articles. such as
food. which otherwise might be I'M
ported from America and in some
cases regulations as to the inspection
Of meat etc. have proved more effec-
tive in keeping American goods out OK
the market than a prohibtive tariff.
The meat regulation is that each In
dividual package of meat must be open
ed and inspected and. Of course. when
sausage had been individually made to
eit up and bark no one desires II as an
article Of food thereafter American
apples were also Disseminated against
in the custom regulations Of Germany.
Nor could induce the German govern
mcut to change tho tariff on canned
salmon. an article which would prove
a welcome addition 10 the German diet.
| Th.. German workinGrnan. undoubtedly
! the most exploited and fooled working
man in The world. is compelled not only
Ia work ~ low wages and long hour1.
! but to purchase his food ut rates fixed
ey the German tariff made for tho
benefit of the PruSsinu Junkers and
laudlolders.