Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07
ENGLISH INDUSTRY BENT
ON SPEEDING PRODUCTION
british AbIo to Make Many Kinds OF
Goods More Chcaply Than
L. S., Expert Thinks.
PLANNING NOW FOR FUTURE
Diminished Production Of CouI and
Higher Price Render Export Situa-
ton Difficult ut Time When Foreign
Trade Is Badly Needed.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-'rhc atten-
ton o. English industry is focuScd on
speeding up production in orucr 10
restore tho balance OF trade, and there
are Indications that England viii De
able TO continue to manufacture many
lines OF goods moro cheaply ihan inc
United States. according 10 IL. u. Bfoch
acting asaistan, chief ~ the Bureau
or Foreisn and Domestic Commerce.
who has jus, returned TO America
sf.er fifteen months residence in Eng
land. whcro he was commercia! at
tache.
place to say that there is An awakened
interest in England as TO the desira-
hiiit%, indeed tho necessity, OF an in
creased cxpor; trade" MIR. Brock said
The diminished production OF coal in
that country, however, coupled with
'hc recent decision TO adds6 shillings
ton TO the price, hare served TO
especially focus the attention or En-:
''shmcn on the difficulties Of the cX-
nori situation. In prc-war gears Eng
an aoiiity 20 export coal had. OF
:ourIe' Decn an important factor in
mo dcFeiopmcnt oil hcr foreign trade
Al The present time when the bal
HhEc OF trade is SO adverse TO the
I Tsn6 no, aon n q, viii amount TO
greatly incrcasin: total exports i,
ncfominS more and more apparent. Nu
nnSnsp man has any excuse for not
ec>n d!nncd into his cars conSta}ij,.
inc the armisticc. Through the cdj
lorial and news columns OF the daIi,
49, wen. as through the medium o, ~"
1odrcsses OF public men. this sclf-ey;
.tu,n mas been empha sized ana
Awake to Future Needs,
Il gan DC taken for granted. th.n
tnir BritiSh commerce and indn"i -,
arc a"akc TO the needs OF the future
10 par; OF this program a .Tvai
,h~ med s fnr ISIS IS being placed Oh.
nn INC point IL made tina, This is no.
rnnnf.y an employers question or an
' nar,o question. blu, a national
.nattcr, IN which every citizen .1,,t.,
SINK or Irwin together
IN tac mater OF production Eng
,a asn Is prooabiy better prepared t.
nan any other belligcrcnt European
sountry. For one thing the labor
sco[city Que 10 tho demands OF the war
Yn,, De.n IN large measure rcmedicd
~. o. m sni on aerrices--army. navy aud
hr-J,oVo,o 900 men have already been
nsmo1ilized, and from this huge mas
Nav. 80; poured men only about $4,000
try ~ 'hous-
The continuation Of the in,por, re-
,, n'E''SnS on numerous commodities
.. or, seP,emcer ! gave the industries
change from WAY conditions 10 peace
nondi ions and shielded industry dur
ne lnc period OF GENERALIZATION. The
20. ca led unstable key Industries are
sun 10 be protected for an indefinite
t!me ~ the prohibition against the
d.n er ,,ca.sn h OF such goods except UNI
Emergency Power Provided.
dumping is likewise TO be pro-
N!dcd against b. suitable le-islario1
md the Board or Trade is 10 he
"be eapPea NIP cmsrsency powers to
ION , o, goods a prices altogether be-
i iSo% INC cest of production in the
or ga cxsb: nInsaom: owing 10 the collapse
There the sovereign brings ). m; aJy:
rs against 20 before the war.
The deprecated value OF tho SOW
nreiEn. which means that Amerjcan
products imported into the United
insdo'h cost The Importer consider
no o,y n''5e mn ,,,r when exchange 10
!ate bEitiSh production in comuctiny
ines England can. therefore. nn.1
,in on speeding up of produc.
cNortS arc certainly being made al
ready in this direction.
viii ENGLAND be able 20 manu-
r H,ITe ma, TsnE ~, lines Of goods more
!uture as in the past: Some Rrj,ish
Maautacturers With whom have
tr..Neu arc convinced that she will.
oinnrs are equally. pessims,ic i'm Their
.sWsi so many factors influence the
SITUATION or both sides OF the Atiantic
"a. il IS scarcely possible al his
.ine 10 prophesy with any degree NJ
31rcuracy as TO the ultimate ansner
ln!S much is certain howay.,. go e.
iiSh manufacturers uporos.; suS
nave every Incentive Ia .ttsrn =, 'oiIaoiy
,oreirS LIS ..dts result. And America
permanent place in the van Of wnr,t
.ninine rce; must make up its mind ono.
snd tor ~ that production costs mus
&c Pafeo Gown TO the last penny"