Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-22
GERMANS PLAN
TRADE CONQUEST
Defeated i'm Warlike Meth
DDS, Scheme for Com
merce in Peace
AWAIT THEIR CHANCE
University Courses and Busi-
ness Organizations Pro-
NOTED for ''the Day"
AWAIT THEIR CHANCE
BIZ a STAFF Correspondent

Washington, March 22.--The Germans
are laying their plans to begin as soon
as peace is declared the process OF
building up great foreign trade equal
TO or exceeding that existing before the
German war lords plunged the world
into war to gain by the sword complete
dominance of woNd markets THAI could
not be achieved by peaceful means.
The steps being taken by the Germans
TO open UP trade with other countries as
soon as peace is declared and the Allies
restrictions on German imports and ex-
ports are removed have been reported
TO the State Department and Commerce
Department by travelling trade and in
vestigation agents.
These reports coming from different
points in Germany to the Washington
officials indicate clearly that the ravages
: Of war have not greatly interfered with
the ability Of the German manufacturers
to produce and export their goods on
tho same large scale as before the war.
The German Government through the
Prussian Minister of Public instruction,
has made large appropriations to col
leges and universities to finance courses
of study and investigation with regard
to foreign markets. That government
Is also financing the organization Of
special commissions attached to the uni
versities to undertake scientific studies
Of trade conditions and opportunities in
other countries The ministries of Ba-
varia, Wurtemberg and Baden are work.
ing along the same lines.
The building up in Germany of a
"veritable network of organ, cations
along commercial-scientific and purely
commercial lines" is reported from
trade commissioner of the commerce
department.
- Trade Organizations Formed
An organization known as the Tech
nical Fair has been formed in Leipzig
to promote trade interests of manufac'
turers Of mach merry, electrical appara-
tus, tools. chemicals. factory equipment,
railway rolling stock.
Another organization, formed in Ham,
burg. known as the Home and Foreign
Undertakings, with a capital of s6,000.-
600, is laying broad plans for reviving
Ntrade and the placing of German goods
abroad. This organization plans the
establishment of German boards of trade
in the principal centers Of foreign coun-
tries.
The remarkable prosperity and devel-
opment of the automobile industry in
Germany during the war is cited by
Mr.. Anderson in a report to the Com
merce Department as evidence that the
German industries have not been i'm
poverished financially nor weakened
from product on standpoint. The
Daimler and Bayerische motorworks
for instance. increased it's capitalization
by 100000 marks in the last two
years. The Hans Lloyd Motor Company
increased it's capitalization from AGO.
600 to 20,000,000 marks
Breweries Hard Hit
Conditions in the iron trade in Ger.
many are very favorable, all the plants
working to utmost capacity. A great
demand has arisen for structural ma
terials, agricultural machines and tools
of all kinds from all parts of Germany
the neighboring territory of Russia and
from foreign neutral countries.
Contrary to general supposition, Ger
many is well supplied with leather as
the factories producing shoes obtained
twice as much leather last fall as they
got last spring.
The brewery industry throughou
Germany suffered heavily from the war
and out of $4,000 breweries before II
began there now remain only 5000.