East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-08-02
GERMANY SEEKING
OUTLET IN RUSSIA
Believe Business Growth
Will be Heavy in That Di-
rectiOn,-G00ds Ready.
ny CARL d. GRoAT.

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BERLTN. July 31.-Germany JUST
aow is striving hard revive the sio'
gan, "Business as usual. when
plagued several nations during tne
war until they learned that the "as
usual" didn't TT with war.
With Germany at present Il Is
struggle between many cohtnctihs
clements not tie least or which are
decreased raw materials. roilins stoch'
narkets-and an impaired labor sup
ply due to war conditions. lowefeu
food. and industrial unrest
But while the government has been
wrestling with Spartacus and near
Srartacus troubles; with strlkesi po~
litical agitation; new CONSTITUTIONS
and so on, German business men h"Nc
been casting about to get back TO
ork and trade.
The first concrete evidence of this|
iss,s just come TO light with the ne,
mort that a business mems commis.
sion has been making three weeks
investigation in Russia with view
to finding an outlet for German pro-
ducts in that war-wearied LAM.
While much of Russia Is IN cnaos
the business men we're reported 10
feel that tneTe Is IL idNoinSAS
for them in that country.
Germany has considerable machlh'
ery which she can export. One bie
electrical supply horse, according 10
incarnation. has sufficient products
on hand for nearly q year 70 come
In This field. Germany has been go-
ing onward. and viii soon be in tho
market to do business with other na-
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mort many articles TO foreign markets
and undcrsell home products. is
probably will be rather more difficult
hereafter. because OF limitation OF
coal and raw materials. and a con-
siantly increasing los: Of labor duo
Ia constantly recuri ing strikes and
constant growth "f the sociarstlc .pr"-
cess. i
One factor overlooked In Senefai
discussion of German business pres
poets is her supply af potash rms
supIv is unaffected by the peace trea-
~. and the weld Is clamoring for
this for fertilizer purposes. And Ger
,,.anv can get this product out at Only
slightly increased cost over her prer
vious price. while, at the same time.
She can. demand mora marks for II
an before in view OF the lowered
value of the mark. IN TINS way, sne
1; u DIS to gain considerably from this
ORC source aloae. 4,
This business shol prove Vas'
acain within q shct. time, thus en-
atling the count " TO cptain credts
for materials frJn. foreign countries.
Ierrnan business foresees that
viii he under a vast load for i"ns
NJ riod of years, due 10 war debts ana
,,c, ninity taxes But the ascra go
perman business man Is prepared TO
10 at his task anew II he can get Z
!: able labor maraes and prospect
II profiting later or.
Specialization, however, may upset
many of their plans, for there can
,e no question that there is a con-
.tantly increasing trend toward So
,ialization of many lines Of business
Until the time comes, however, IN \
which business Is state affair. tho
,erman business man intends t9 go
.fter fresh trade, as evidenced by TINS
reshly completed Russian props.
Germany believes that it can reach
nut out to the east for business. ana
his move shows that there Is where :,
he trend is first going to be.
1t was reported that Russia could
give SOME agricultural
PRODUCTS particularly eastern Russian 9
.otton. goods. This, however VIII +.
probably depend largely on transpor-
alton facilities which at present ap-
,ear to be in bad shape.