Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-19

ana Germany. tho allied delegates al
confronted with q Hobson's choice os
States for such supplies or frankly
trading with the enemy" by placing
their orders with Teutonic concerho
Ono Of the interesting developments
at Atlantic City this week Will pc
determination Of the adaptive fachlty
to apply their war directed proeucsioh
to the arts Of agriculture ana inous-
try
OIL: A statement issued within the
last few days by DR.. Van II. Manning.
director OF the United States bureau
Of mines. which says that extensive
research is a growing need In the
American Industry. emphasizes the
Importance Of q careful world survey
Of oil resources as a groundwork Tor
tnterallied trade computation. Ut.
Manning says: I'VE know that the 90
nestle output does not meet the pres
emit consumption and that the amount
Of this deficit will probably continue
to increase. A diminishing output win
increasing consumption will make the
United States more dependent upon
foreign fields"
The European delegates to the con-
ference who are interested In the
fuel oil BIZ
Facts as to Oil uation VIII
be able to
Resources Of Europe. rive tn e
American oil committee definite facts
and figures dealing with the fuel oil
resources Of Europe as Of today. One
of the things that 1t 10 necessary TO
know Is how far the Rumanian and
other Balkan oil wells will be able
to supply continental needs. The pos
abilities OF Russia a. . source OF sup
ply must be ascsrtained. before deter
mining Just how far Americas dwin-
ding supply will be drawn upon. In
connection with the whole fuel stu
alton (both coal and OLD 1t 10 inter-
esting to note that various European
countries. italy especially. are active
ly endeavoring to substitute water
power and the application OF electric
ity to the solution Of their power fuel
problems.
Metals: Tho consideration Of metals
will conflne itself almost exclusively
to the raw products-stsel. copper.
lead, zinc. pig iron. etc. In their work
Of general devastation the enemy de-
stroyed enormous amounts Of valu-
mine machinery in all sections of in
dustrial Europe which they occupied.
SO painstaking was this destruction
and 80 deliberate and systematic was
their vandalism, that expert metal
lurgists and highly skilled engineers
and machinists were purpoaely sent
from Berlin to wreck effectually every
piece Of specialized machinery which
came into their possession This was
especially so in the case of the large
units which they found impossible to
destroy in their entirety.
While the exporters and manufac-
turers are organising a campaign for
improving the foreign service of the
United States, and while the Amerl-
can business leaders are entertaining
and counseling over the table with the
under the direction OF the Chamber of
Commerce Of the United States, trade
scouts are going on missions over
seas to get hrst-hand information on
certain countries and specific agents
are reporting on the demand for
American goods in particular markets
and what the American manufactures
and exporter as well as the United
States government should do to get a
strong grip on this foreign trade.
Poland Is one country where q spe-
cial Investigation Is to be made. Louis
r. Van Norman.
Special Inquiry who held an smpor-
ns tant position of
a. Y" 4VAa0o' trust with the War
Trade Board in Warrington during
the war. has been sent to Warsaw as
the frat United States trade commits
sioner to Poland. James J. Converse
Of New York. formerly acting secre-
tary Of the United States Shipping
Board. left q week ago for an extend
cd tour throughout Poland and other
parta Of Europe to survey the oppor-
tunities for the use Of American
banking facilities there and to lay
the foundation for ship transactions
between American shipbuilders and
foreign purchasers He accompanied
Constantine Radkioweits. general
manager Of a navigation company,
who came to this country to buy
boats for Poland.
Mr.. Van Norman goes forward to
his post numbering among his per-
sonal friends some Of the best known
Polish leaders ana convinced that
Poland stands once more al one of
the outposts Of western civilization.
Tho Polish people. who have always
been q sentinel folk. are today not
only the geographical. but the spir-
ituai frontier of bolshevism." Poland
lean goods. ana 10 able to export large
amounts OF raw products. These peo-
pie have coal. sugar. leather, grain
ana salt. They need Z multitude Of
things that We have to ofYer-our
manufaetured goods. fabrics. tools
this they need American help in cred
1t, banking. and in other ways to re.
gain their feet as an Independent ma
ton.
When the American liquidation COM
mission sold to the French govern
ment for $780,
Tools Now Being 100000 about
Sold by France. IN ~ t e-auar TT 81 $
in France large part
OF this was machine tools which had
been sent over by the War Depart
ment. Some Of these tools are now
being sold by the French government
to manufacturers in the devastated
areas and some are being used else
where. So far these sales have not
affected the demand for
American machine tools. according to
advices from Trade Commissioner
Alexander Lqchars in Paris. He re-
ports that many dealers say their
volume OF sales for 1919 IN far sbaaa