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iron and steel Industries. But outside
of Alsace-Lorraine she has little iron
ore, and that principally in oinerene
locality. To keep A1sace-Lorraihe pe-
cause of the ore and to get her ciaws
on larger fields by annexation OF inc
adjacent territory with its richer ores
has been one of the dominating mo-
tives of German war policy.
She will not succeed in this piah,
and then it becomes a question OF the
other sources of supply. Germany can
which is easily imported because OF
geographical contiguity, and after the
war she may be able to resume ner
importations from Spain. But this VIII
be far from enough.
What Russia offers is not large
contribution as means OF supplying
the deficiency, even assuming that
Germany keeps complete control, al
though the controt of the Don region
has not yet been made complete. TnAt
Is one part of the country which the
bolsheviki have not been able to turn
over to the Huns.
The iron ore Of southern Russia,
taken with the coal deposits OF the
Don. forms an important national IN
dustry, but the mere Transportation
of the iron ore would prevent 1T from
becoming a reliable source OF raw
material to the German iron and
steel mills 49,
Manganese is something that Ger
many might depend on through her
control of the Caucasus. She would
not be allowed to get manganese from
India, which is the principal source OF
British supply, and she might have
difficulty in obtaining it from Brazil
which is an important source OF supply
to the steel industry of the. United
States. But an abundant source OF
manganese Is of little value unless
there is a far more abundant source
of iron ore, and the Caucasus would
be sufficient for her needs
Tin, until the development of the
tin mines in Bolivia. was almost a
the tin Of Cornwall. Australian tin
and the much more plentiful supplies
of the Malay straits, which are q
British protectorate. British impe-
rial policy will have little difficulty
after the war in determining what
countries the empire shall supply
with raw tin.
Before the war German interests
were strongly entrenched in the Boz
1ivian tin mines, but American cap1-
talists, who established smelter on
the Atlantic coast. took pains to as
teriaI from Bolivia for an indefinite
period. Consequently, even though
after the war Germany should sue
ceed in re-establshing friendly COM
mercial relations with Bolivia, she
would find that the supply of raw tin
was very short.
Copper is not produced in large
quantities in the British possessions.
Yet the quantity which comes from
these possessions is not neglble. The
British electrical industries and the
affiliated industries which use large
quantities of copper can depend on
ample supplies from friendly coun-
tries. The United States produces
one-half the worlds output Of copper.
The Spanish copper mines are con-
trolled principally by British capital.
In South America, which in what
cipally Peru and Chile, the American
control is predominant. Most of the
Mexican copper mines are also under
American control. So there does not
appear an encouraging outlook tor
should the United States adopt q
policy similar to that of England. and
refuse Germany raw material Tor her
industries.
The sources on which Germany
might depend for copper are insig-
nificant Her own production does not
reach 10000 tons annually. Should
she be able to keep her grip on Serbia,
that would mean no permanent con-
tribution OF great value since the
Serbian copper output is a trif1e when
considered as a factor in a national
Industry such as the German electrical
Industry The Russian copper de.
posits which Germany will control II
she keeps her claws on the fragments
of the czar's empire is equally IN
significant as a source of supply.
In some of the affiliated metal in
dustries the position of the British
colonies is a dominating one. Canada
is the principal source of nickel, and
Canada has vowed that hereafter not
a pound of nickel shall find its way
to Germany. Canada also produces
lead, but that lead is not for Germany.
Australia has zinc that formerly
was an important element in the
German metal industries. After the
war broke out the Australians learned
to their dismay that their zinc and