The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-27
GERMANS ARE
LAYING PLANS
FOR FUTURE
oRgAT FOREIGN TRADE CAM
pAloN - TO ~ LAUNCHED ~
SOON 40 PEACE % SIGNED.

00ON ~ PLACE. - 0u0NeOs
- GEORGE ~ MANNING.
wAshinstnn. March 3s-The Ger
mans are laying THAR plano to begin
- soon - peace - declared 70 build
uD . great foreign trade equal to or
exceeding tha< existing before the
German war lords plunged the whole
world into war TO gain BY the sword
complete dominance Of world mar
kets that could not be achieved by
peaooful means.
The steps being taken by the Ger
mans 10 0pon MP trade with other
countries - soon ~ peace II declared
ana ne allies' Testr1ctions on German
imports and exports are removed.
have boen reported to the state de-
partment and commerce department
b. travelling trade and investigation
agents.
these reports coming from differ-
emit points IA Germany to the WASH
ingfon officials indicate very clearly
that the ravages Of war have not
greatly 1nterfered with the ability Of
the 0eTmAn manufacturers to produce
and export their goods on the same
large scale ~ before the war. or
checked their desire to control tho
major portion of the worlds foreign
trade.
The German government. through
the Prussian minister Of public in
struction has made large appropria-
tons to the various colleges and uni
versities to finance courses Of study
and investigation with regard to fore
ign markets. The German govern
ment II also financing the organiza-
ton Of special commissions attached
to the different universities to under
take scientific studies OF trade condi-
lions and opportunities in other coun-
tries. The ministries Of Bavaria,
Wurtemberg and Baden are working
along the same lines and have made
liberal appropriations for pushing the
foreign trade propaganda.
The building up in Germany of
"veritable network of organizations
along Commentaries and pure
~ commercial lines" Is reported from
Stockholm by Norman L. Anderson, a
trade commissioner o. the commerce
department.
An organization known as the tech
meal fair has been formed in Leipzig
to promote trade interests OF manu-
facturers Of machinery. electrical ap-
paratus, tools, chemicals. factory
equipment. railway rolling stock. etc,
Mr.. Anderson reports. This organi-
zation expects to develop and encour-
ago the German inventive genius and
through q subsidiary bureau will adj
vertise new technical ideas and at
tempt to make commercial applica-
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tons
Another organization formed in
Hamburg, known as the Home and
Foreign Undertakings. with a capital
of 100000 IL laying broad plans for
reviewing trade and the placing of
German goods abroad. This organize
ton centers OF foreign countries to
Cooperate with the home organiza-
tions.
The remarkable prosperity and de-
velopment of the automobile indus
try in Germany during the war is
cited by Trade Commissioner Ander-
son in a recent report to the COM
merce department, as evidence that
the German industries have not been
impoverished financially or weakened
from q production standpoint by the
war. The Daimler and Bayeresche
motor workers, for instance. increased
it's capitalization by 100000 marks
In the last two years. The Hans
Lloyd Motor Co. increased its capitali-
zation from 100000 to 10000 900
marks.
These automobile manufacturing
companies which before the war real
ly made no profit, reports to the COM
merce department say. have recently
been distributing net profits Of 16 per
cent. The automobile companies ex-
banded so rapidly and made such big
profits that the German governments
attention was called to 1t. and FUR
Their increases in the capital of the
companies was prohibited.
Conditions in the iron trade in Ger
many are very favorable, all the plants
working to their utmost capacity.
great demand has arisen for structural,
materials, agricultural machines and
tools OF all kinds from all parts OF
Germany, the neighboring territory of
Russia and from foreign neutral
countries.
Contrary to the general superstition
Germany is well supplied with leather
as the factories producing shoes OBJ
tanned twice as much leather last fall
as they got last spring.
The brewery industry throughout
Germany suffered heavily from the
war and out OF 10000 breweries before
the war began there now remains only
5000. The principal reason for this
was the action of the government In
reducing the amount Of barley allow
ed the brewers from 100000 tons In
peace times to $4,000 during the lat
ter part Of the war period Many Of
the breweries have been converted into