The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-12

I sion Of their distribution VIII work ~.
fectiveIy. according to tho GsrnaA,s
view. whether Nfltte,-BurQpa reYaine
| ~ much Of n fact sy q d todaI of
Ailethes by barsiinins her. COM nests
aud her own raR materials Germany
obtains equal privileges With her com.
tetIlors IN the markets for raw ssat6-
rats. Utiiess she Gun hoth hold her
coI,quests and Obtain The desired priv
leges-an unlikely situation now
Gernany would prefer etluinty Y S0t
privilege, trusting to her business
ability and the wOrld,hunger Tor
goods" to overcome prejhdlces and :.
hatre,ls stimulated In the outside
world b; the war. and to her superb
organization and the needs isof her
leighhors to worISher way into actual
domination on adjacent territory.
it Is Interesting to compare Aittei-
europa and ths.outsides world as--pf1-
ducers OF raw materials for Germany.
Tile imports of raw materials In 1913
aggregated $l.lS9.OOO.U0O in value.
More than one-half OF this value was
represented by cotton, hitieS md skins.
wool, copper. wood, iron ore and coal.
Other raw materials Imported were
fur skins. Chilean saltpeter, silk, India
ruhfIer. t0hac eco, Iinseed., copra. mineral
oils. palm nuts, jute, brown COAL tin.
flax and phosphate Of Time. Among
the countries which furnished mate
rials valued, ct S2O,0OO,OOO or more
we're: United States, $l7OO00.OO0:
British India. SOC, 0OO.OO0; Argentina,
ST.. OtO.Q0O: United Kingdom, Sex. OO0,-
600; Australia. $5G 900 900: Chile. $ae,.,
OO00tW: Italy. $4,000, 900: France,
$44,OVl.OOO: British, Africa. $4,000
900; Dutch Fast Indies sal 100000;
Sweden. $2SOO0,OOO; Egypt. ST y0O0,-
600; Spain. $26,0OO.0OO; China. $24,.
OOO. 600. and brazil. so3000,0M. These
are now enemy or neutral sources Of
raw materials which are outside Nit
tel-Enr9pa as2at present constituted.
OF the countries dominated by Ger.
many now only Russia and Austria
Hungary furnished raw materials val.
ueo at SO. OOO.OtU or more In 1918.
The value OF Russian raw nufer!u!s
imported was S125OOO,UtO and that OF
raw materials from, tria-Hunsary
$7G,OOO,ON. ImpOrtatiOns from other
countries OF the present 1eutontc
group were nevertheless considerable.
The figures III round Numbers are:
Belgium, $1,000 900: Bulgaria. $780,.
600; Finland, $S,UOOU1U: isuInunia,
ST ,O00OtW: Serbia. $b3O.OOO: Turkey,
$S,OUu,0t)O. These figures do not tn.
clu,e foodstufs. large quantities. OF
which are Imported by Germany IN
peace tunes. The imports of raw ma.
terials Into Germany 10 1913 were val
ned sus follows, according to CONT.
nents: Europe. slSoOn0 ,0tnl: America,
1854 tNW. 900; Asia. $751; 0WWU: Afr'-
Gu. $1Ol ,0UO, 900, and Oceania, $G3.OO0,.
600. g.. t}
These figures mike 1t appear that
there Is moi much comparison between
the amounts OF raw materials which
Germany can obtain through her con.
quests or affiliations and those which :
would be oblainable from her pres
ent enemies or neutru, countrtes&it
the blockade were lifted aud equality
OF privilege restored. But it must b.
that what her Immediate
ne.hhors supplied to Germany 10 1918
IN hardly criterion by which to meas
IRE what they Gun he made 10 supply
II organized and developed solely for
the Jul'I,OSe OF Servin" GerInQny.