The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-17
BRITAIN ALL
SETTOCRAB
WORLD BIZ
Network OF Banks, Monopo-
lies and Boards Covers
the Earth

American business men realise what
wonderfully perfected machinery for
international trade Great Britain
now possesses. according 20 Il. Har.
wy Middleton, assistant manager or
tho foreign trade bureau OF the
Guaranty Trust company OF New
York. who has Just returned from
Europe. where he made n particular
study of british foreign trade or
EaniratiouS
No American authority. either gov
ernmentai or private, has published
. report describing the British net
work OF associations. combinations,
monopoiies, banks and governmental
departments so ingeniously con
!. structed for the capture OF trade In
every part Of the world. civilized and
savage
BRITISH DETERMINED
10 RECAPTuRE TRADE
The British business man Is today
determined to recapturc the trade
won from him In prcwar days by the
Germans Grca, Britain today has
enormous resources 10 draw upon.
Mcsopotamla Is certain to become
one OF the great rranarics OF the
world as a result OF the irrigation
/ system planned by British interests.
The absorption OF German East
Africa will enable the British rail
!, road builder TO realize hts dream OF
i = line from the Cape TO Cairo. Ger
man Southwest Africa and other Ger
man colonies will yield rich returns
10 the British miner and agrlcul
turist-
The new treaty with Pcrsia--frc.
Quentiy described as the greatest
diplomatic stroke since the acquisi'
: ton OF the Suez canal shares by DTS
, yaeii--wili give the British govern
ment a controlling interest In the
Persian oil fields. which may well b.
one OF the big factors in paying OFF
the British war debt
A typical example OF the method
by which the British plan to recap
ture their overseas trade. Is the or
eantxation known a. the British
Trade corporation. Incorporated In
!. 1917. with an authorized capital OF
$50. ooo. 600. OF which 100000 Il
fully paid up. Since Its Incorporation
this company has facilitated the ex
: port Of goods Of many millions value
J Aitho Il was anticipated that II would
be beneficial chiefly to the small
merchant. its policies have been free
" awaited OF by some OF the largest
). British manufacturers
; DIFFICULTY IN GETTING
DELIVERY or GOODS
In conjunction with the Londor
and Westminster. Lloyd's. and In.
!. National provincial banks. the Brit
tsh Trade corporation also has an In
vextmen, in the Portuguese Trad
corporation. which was specially
= started TO compete with German In
tererts. Another subsidiary 10 th'
Anglo Brazilian Commercial ans
Agency company. which has oprne,
/. branch houses In Brazil. particularly
at places where German influence IN
the past was strongest Aitho they
had experienced difficulty in EettinE
delivery Of goods ordered by manu-
factNers. satisfactory progress Il
now being made.
Another undertaking I'm which th'
British Trade corporation has In
vested. Il the Levant company. Ltd.
which seems toh avea promising ia
ture as the representative OF British
influence Int he Near East. In THU
& Connection. the British Trade corpor
alton has acquired the entire capita
= stock OF the National Bank % Tur
key. The Levant company has pur
& chased a substantial interest In IN.
business OF j. W. Whitall a Co. Ltd
Of Consiantinople. and has ops ne,
branches. or established aubsidiar,
companies. in Batoum. South Russia
: Serbin. Romuanla. Bulgaria. Bagdad
4 Greece. Egypt and the Sudan. OF
fees Of the National Bank Of Tur
: key are in operation la Constant
nople and smyrna
The Anglo. Danubian association
Tor the purpose Of promoting trad
between the Austro Hungarian Hus
cession states and Great Britain an
her allies. was recently formed 4
London IL Is proposed 70 supply raq
materials on trust to these states, IN
finished products being reexported.