The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-27

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.--"WhateVer
may be the outcome OF the war. Ger
many Is going to make as active cam
vass for the export trade as its re-
sources and financial condition at the
end Of the war will allow is the warn
ing given American business men to-
day by the department Of commerce.
The aims of Germany to capture the
great neutral markets Of South and
Central America Spain and the near
east as we'll az neighoortng countries,
are disclosed in report just made
available to American business by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. written by Chauncey D. Snow.
after a thorough investigation and
study. MI Snow was in Germany in
veetingating Industrial conditions when
tho war broke out
Writers in the German press" says
Mt Snow. at this time acknowledge
that thcre Is bound to be prejudice
against German products IN the mar
kets Of the countries now hostile to
Germany. With an assured commercial
hostility in such vast markets. 1t Is OBJ
yious 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 are more
and in other countries not actively in
volved In hostilities. German compcti-
tlon after the war will be particularly
severe. At the present time German
oversee commerce Is reduced to prac-
tically nothing. The German exporters,
however, are ondeavortnS to keep In
touch with their foreign markets and
arc doing everything they can to pre-
serve their good will in those markets.
nfrta ~
via, the Netherlands and Switzerland,
Germany has continued to do constd-
| cradle export business. Manufacturers
| In some lines. since the outbreak or the
war, have paid special attention to these
countries and have actually won
larger share Of the trade than they had
before, because Of the difficulties those
countries have had in obtaining ample,
prompt and regular shipping by water.
German exporters are already plan
ming campaigns for extending their bus
mess in the near east Some Of the
German writer's on foreign trade urge
the advisabflity Of making the most OF
the German opportunities In that re-
gion, and are pointing out that II SUI
ficient energy were bestowed on the de-
yelopment Of Mesopotania 1t would be-
come a second Egypt. They are point
ing out that the thing for Germany to
do Is to establish itself so firmly In the
countries to the east that in any future
contingency Germany would have over
land communication with big and flour
tshipE markets and sources Of supply
for raw materials all the way east to
tho Persian gulf and the Red sea. The
German Lavant banks are already. there
Germany has already taken 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, Gernanys future IN the
world trade Will be more secure. The
near east Is apparently one Of the great
fields where German competition VIII
| be keenest.
| Among tho preparations for the Pc
riod following the war tho international
movements between Germany and Aus
| trla-Hungary arc most Interesting. In
tho common cause Of war the two en-
pires have been brought worry close
together, and 1t Ia felt generally that
following the war they will remain In
the closest Of econonic-possibly also
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Bulgaria and Tur-
key, likewise, have been brought closer
to the two great central powers by the
war, and less clearly formulated efforts
nre being made to align them with Ger
many and Austria-Hungary when tho
war stops.
I'm looking to the future. the United
States has many Of the same problems
az Germany and the other warning no
lions. Like the German exporters. the
American exporters have to face O Pc
Rod Of sharp business competition In
foreign countries as. probably. has never
before been met. In Germany the indi-
vidual business man. all the local and
great national associations OF business
mon and the government departments
are even now strenuously occupied with
the problem that must be worked out
The American business mems associa-
lions and tho government departments
arc alive to tho Importance of these
matters, and upon thotr individual and
cooperative efforts. through tho COM
ing critical years will depend In lurgo
measure tho nations future in lntor-
national commerce.
I'm the German commercial high
schools at the present time emphasis
Is moro than over being laid on th~
higher courses In preparation for for
eign trade. Al tho commercial high
school In RcrliN. for tho winter semstcr
1861, IFS separate courses In instruc-
ton wero offered or special interest
urc tho courses ON thu yenoral scloncn
of world trndc: tho political and eco