New-York tribune., 1919-12-29
Local Aftcr-War Demand
Has Been Supplied and
Manufacturers Prepare
to Seek World Business
Russia Vast Storehouse
Huge Stocks Of Raw Mate
rials Arc Waiting To Ne
Exchanged for Products
NcW York Tribune
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Copyright 1915 New York Tribune lnc)

tIppN1lZlll, 13lS. NeW 1cfk Tribune Incl
LONDON, Dec 29-British indus
tries have concentrated for grand
attack on foreign markets to coincide
with the beginning of 1920. Manufac-
tarers hitherto have been 4auinly
occupied in replenishing home supplies
and in meeting the needs OF the Christ
mas season, which has ius5 ended in
on orgy of purchasing at fantastic
prices. But nenccfyrth all industries 8
arc 90 set asidc portion of their
output to compete III the .gorld trade
race expected to begin with the new
year.
China and South America are not to
be neglected. but Fng1ands chief
Interest IS now turned in tha direction
of Russia, which IS the greatest po-
rentisl source OF the raw materials
England most REQUIRES
Raw Materials Await Buyers
Under the auspices Of NJ Anglo
Denikine alliance Iingllsl1 business
men are passing back and FORTH be-
tween E-glsrl and South Russia, lay
'ne the foundations fr' = great Anglo
NussiAn trade machine. OF two evils
which have overtaken most countries
as result of the war, only one has
seriously affected Russia. The value
OF her money may have van shed, but
she possesses sreG- stores OF materials
fol which the world is crying.
Interior Russia is lard flowing
with milk and honey. whose stores are
waiting tc be tarpsu by ..nyore bring
ing in cxchange any tind OF manufac-
tured article Whatsoever While har-
vests in other paris If The world are
mere or less scaAty, interior Russlr
nerer had euoh yields. Granaries are
bursting with wheat, the supplies Of
which arc so bountifu that it Is Being.
used for fuel. The tragedy of The
Polshoviki IS INT .hoy have ncthirg
to Offer the peasants in exchange for
this food, VII ich is fed to fres to 80
vent its loss by rnttjng. Tic peasants
will not have The wo't thless money
poured from tho printing presses OF
the Lenine regime, and lhcy are adopts
who would corfiscate it or take it bv
forced sale. BIZ any manufactured
with an article o. use can easily draw
out supplies.
Britain to Tap Reservoir
The British have not been slow in
recognizing this, and are rapidly ma
turing plans to make the utmost use
of the knowledge. They have begun nv
supplying more than $2,onOOoo worth
o1 railway material, which viii be of
Immediate use in tapping the sources
Of 'naterials they require.
Great '3rltair also ,NtlciNntoc 1orcro
trade IN 1920 with Finland, whose tim
Der can be Imported in large quantities
at the present low value of the FIN
nish MARI
The English. in fact. are expecting
1920 to Cd a wonderful year n I'll linas
Of commercial and Industrial develop
mcri and expansion. Dc sl.i-e the slight
~ clouded effett produced by ,ahor
troubles The strike ot tho ron mold
ers, which has been dragging on ior
weeks, is still paralyzing :he British
engineering trades, rs nine-te h of
the machinery required IN the making
Of engines coue from the mol1ers.
Nevertheless, in spite CT the now dead
lock III ncgotia lions, the prospects, of
settlement are growing ttcr
great crisis n tha british labor
world is also due in Febr1ary. when
mo labor leaders propose to cali Il
gencrai strike unless the government
agrees to nationalze the Goa, mines,
Nthe: dangerous pitfalls likewise lie
ahead hut British indu :try already has
weAthered 50 many storms that Dusi-
ness men are confident Premier Llovd
George viii manage to steer clear Of
tne threatening shoals, and hey pro
oac- srnnG "excoodine'y ;uir FOR
prospective"