The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-07
GERMANY AND THE COMING
COMMERCIAL STRUGGLE.

which Germany IL waEing war. II t.
kecnly alive 60 the necessity " pet
feeling plans now for the rehabilita-
tion and svcn the ~tensi Of its
foreign trade following the restora-
iion Of peace German exporters are
wei aware thar they viii face a de-
eree of business competition in all
parts of the world such. perhaps. a.
has never been witnessed before. and
nv American exporters will he called
upon TO face much the same situa-
ton It is well for them to keep IN
formed of tho steps which German
exporters are taking to meet II.
In a publication entitled German
F~oreign-Tade Organization which
has just been issued by our W Bn-
reau of Foreign and Domestic COM
mercc. we are told tina In Germany
the individual business man. all the
local and rational business organiza .
iions and vart Us government depart
merits are even now zcalously occu-
pied working out the problems that
are hound 20 arise after the war r.
convey some idea Of the almost amaz-
ine t-horoughness with which the Ger
man nation is preparing Itself for tho
post-hellum struggle the publication
describes the mi In which the
commercial education 81 the German
youth is being perfected. The de.
tail. for Il is hound 10 furnish the
American with an abundance Of food
FOR thought.
In the German commercial high
schools at the present time" we are
told. emphasis Is more than ever be-.
ing laid on tho higher courses in prep.
taration 90: foreign trade. AZ the com.
mercial h'eh school in Berlin, for tn,
winter semester isis-i7. iis separat,
courses of instruction were offered
These included practice. introductor,
oourses In business practice. course.
In adiministration, factory orpnnizl-
ton' banking. transportation. insur.
ance. foreign policies. law, marketing
chemistry and chemical technology
physics ana mechanical technology
geography, foreign languages. com.
mercial education and Stenography
OF special interest are the courses OF
the general science Of world trade
specialized international business SCI
fence Ctra H. Of middle and westcr.
Europe with q revicw 81 the trade ~
trans Atla1''c productsl: the scienc,
OF International trade. bank organiza.
lion IN EAelard, France and Ger.
many money markets and hanks IL
lsuine notes in the belligerent coun
ltries. German banking technique f.
war; railroad traffic and rate-mak
ing; Insurance practice. with -pccin
reference Z" International r%eiatiorf
the economic importance of the Ger
mans abroad. commercial pulicie.
the prnhiems 81 international eco
monte policies. German policies IA
tho prien'; h political and eco.
lnomic org nizations OF the world va.
land their effect upon is operation
practical exercises in commerce au,
industry; commercial law and into,
national organization as Il result at ~,
war; coal and iron; the economi
chemistry of vegetable and auiue
products valuation treatment an,
utilization ~ grain and the establish
mont ~ grain elevators the study %
machinery. visits "a Industrial an.
other technical establishments. gen
eral geography. commercial gooe
raphy' the commercial geography o
France and iialy. elementary ana ad
Naneed conrs' az practical exercise
in commercial GEOGRAPHY; cconomi
conditions In Russia Russian Ian
guaae; courses ia French. Italian an,
iSnanlsh elementary and advanced
Turkish and artistic advcrtisint
twith liant rr slidesl."
!, The t-horodFhness with which IL :
training ~ young men Is typical q
everything else mat Germany is do
ing for the promotion of its foreig.
trade. So far as possible Gcrmai
manufacturer and exporters hav
kept In touch with market condition
1.-The world oyer md hs,.. h,a.,, .,..a
ily engaged In shaping their gree
ily engaged IN shaping thelr grea
business structure to meet them
They are turning their affection 4
the possibilities offered by the aeA
east ana believe that Mesopotnmi'
J can be transformed into y secon,
Egypt The German Levant hanks ar.
already there md German capital IN