The Washington times., 1919-03-20
WHAT THE ENEMY
PLANS FOR FUTURE

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than the average that has come 70
America IN the past; for these emf
grants are TO be commercial mis-
sionaries.
Seek New Markets.
Germans explain that u they lose
their colonies and the greater part of
former markets. they win not be able
to support their present population,
and that the flrst need for Germany,
therefore, Is the opening OF new mar
kets. Accordingly, the people are b.
ing told that they may best serve tie
fatherland By going 10 America and
there opening up markets for Germsn
goods BY the simple expedient OF bus
Ing only things made In Germany IL
immigration - unrestricted In the
United States there IL no doubt a. e.
but that the Germans are coming over
IN millions.
"Of course, restriction OF immigFa-
tion would keep them out OF the cOuu
try, but Il will not prevent then
from selling razors and dyes 81 they
sell better razors and dyes than We
do and for less money. The only real so
luton would appear to be TO beat them
st their own game; that Is TO make
better razors and dyes than they do.
Germans have reconciled themselves
70 the fact that they mist pay for
the war. They realize the only way
tC pay for IL is TO, get control OF the
markets OF the world: get control ~
putting In cheap stun but good stuR.
They understand that for them to
Hood the world with cheap articles Of
poor quality would close the markets
OF the world against them more ef-
feetively than any tariR could. And
they think, too, that war or no war.
the people are going TO buy whsFo
they can get the most serVIceable
things cheap"
COmmereial Agents.
Germany is going to convert her
former officers of the military estab-
lishment into agents OF the CONNER
eial army. They viii also send their
keenest business men, commercial
and scientific men. They viii at once
begin their efforts to provide . mar
ket for German goods BY the simple
process Of having q million imml-
grants demand such goods.
practically all Of the German fac
tories are ldle-at e. completes stand-
still. The greater part Of them were
converted 70 the manufacture OF war
materials and the many substitute
materials the war forced them to de-
VeIop.
But all the processes for the man-
ufaeture Of substitute materials VII
not be scrapped. Some Of them have
great possibilities OF commercial de-
veiopment. For example. the urgent
necessity for a supply Of motor spirit
- FW, - - -
cess OF distillation Of gasoline substi-
tuts from the hitherto useless soet
brown coal which Is 20 be found IN
large deposits In SaxOny aud WuP-
temburg.
"AHd many substitutes have proved
quite as good as the aTticle which
they were designed 70 reDlaee, and -
they can be manufactured a. q con-
sdeFably smaller cost It seems likely
that they will replace the original
article.
Paper oIOtkihg.
E Take -elothing. for instanee. as the
supply Of cotton and wool has been
almost entirely exhausted. IL has been
TO develop paper cloth.
This Is not nearly 50 bad Is II sounds,
for the paper Is spun into threads aDd
woven into cloth. Much Of the eOtton
mill machinery has been converted
20 spin paper cloth, and even were the
supply Of cotton increased enormous-'
~, q would take some time before the
mills could be recouVerted to the use
OF cotton. as the difference between
the two Installations Is considerable.
They manufacture q fairly good
sort Of un6erclothing out OF papsr
that will stand washing eight or nine
times.
'aThe scarcity OF sugar in a sugar
country was caused by the
necessity OF using sugar for the man
ufacture OF the glyeerine required for
the manufacture OF munitions GeP-'
many has now found q way TO make
glycerine out OF certain waste pro-
ducts, which has enabled her 70 In
crease the sugar ration within the
year. Another increase Is expected
shortly.
'The tire substitutes were ingeni-
Gus and many but all were unsatis-
factory.
"Some heavy sole leather Is still On
hand, but wooden soles. With iron
hob nails. are the commoner; and
one sees children with shoes entirely
OF wood.
most Of the millinery shops had
little but black hats and mourning
bonnets Most OF the cloth on dis
play in the Women's shops Is black.
One notices a considerable difference
between the provision for men and
women. II seemed that such real
cloth as remained was being reserved
for mems clothes. and that women
used the substitute cloth for the
most part.
Meals COst High.
Germany fares badly in regard to
food. but you can get anything yQu
want II you have the money. In
Berlin, Hamburg. Bremen, and any
OF the larger cities you can get an
excellent meal, but at an exorbttalt
price. However, this is not an in
dication OF the amount Of food In
Germany because few people can buy
food at such prices. The mining dis
.ricts are the worst off-the large
titles are next. Small cities are com
oaratively better off and rural dis
.ricts suffer the least.
The German people speak OF their
lrmies as undefeated by the allies,
although they state quite frankly