South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-15
FRENCH To BAR
TEUT0N PRODUCTS
Seek Closer Cooperation in u.
S. and Countries of En-
tente Nations.

PARIS. March Inflammation
of German products from the
French market and closer CONNER
cia contact with the entente coun-
tries and especially with the United
States is the goal toward which the
republican committee of commerce
industry and agriculture is stirling,
Sen. Alfred Mascuraud told the As
sociated Press today.
Founded in 1914 under the aus
pieces OF the ministry Of commerce
and with sen. Mascuraud OF the
Seine as its president. the commit
tee. with a view % dispensing with
German im-pOrtations after the war
has been making an extensive study
Of economic conditions IN France
and has been trying 20 ascertain
what friendly countries could fur
nish France with the products for
merly imported from Germany.
ct sounds very Well said Sen.
N@ascuraud. Ito hear brilliant ora
tors speak Of driving the Germans
from the foreign markets but in orr
der 20 do so other supplying markets
must be found. Goods formerly
purchased in Germany viii be need
ed after the war and unless other
countries among our friends are pre-
pared 20 supply US with them, in
evitably the business eventually will
ever 10 Germany"
The committee has discovered
that France. during the last fiscal
year previous "a the outbreak of
hostilities. imported machinery 20
the value of 431. 900, OO0 francs. Ger
many headed the list OF exporting
countries in that commodity by "A
comfortable margin. Then came
Great Britain, Switzerland and the
United States. i'm the order named.
The Committees Plans.
The idea Of the committee. as ex
pressed by Mr.. Havy. its secretary.
is TO intensity the production I'm the
three latter countries in such ratio
that with the German share of ths
impOrtations disappearing from the
French market. industry in France
shall not suffer from lack OF ma
chinery
Before the war a large percent
age OF agricultural implements came
from Germany. There is no reason
in the world why the United States
should not supply France with az
OF its needs in that line" said Sen.
Mascuraud.
In exchange we shall attempt t.
furnish the United States with such
merchandise as was formerly pur-
chased I'm Germany and which is be-
ing or could be manufactured In
France" ne added.
I'm reply 10 a query as 20 whether.
in his opinion. Germany could b.
dispensed with in the market for
dyes and dyestuns. Mr.. Havy ex-
pressed himself as confident that.
with the recent discoveries i'm Eng
land and the experiences and Won
derful improvements achieved i'm the
United States since the beginning or
the war. Germany could well be ig-
nored when the matter Of dyes was
taken up.
Germans stole Secrets.
"AH the secrets relating to the
manufacture Of these dyes were
stolen from The United States. Great
Britain and France originally. sa!d
Mr.. Havy.
The same view. II is pointed out.
could be taken with regard TO surgi-
cal instruments. chemical produces
and other commodities Of which
Germany appeared 70 have more or
less the monopoly before the war.
What will France do for beer2"
asked the correspondent
~ is a matter of statistics that
more than so per cent of the bee
consumed I'm France i'm times OF
peace was OF German brew.
we have done without German
beer since 1914,a n 7 presume We
continue. At any rate America
is a great beer producing country.
replied Sen. Mascuraud.
when we have AlsaceIorrame