El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-12
GREAT BRITAIN FEELING PRESSURE
OF COMPETITION ASKS PROTECTION

WITH the United States and Germany breaking into
W British markets, strong movement is under way in
the British isles tavorng protective tariff Britain unt
recently has been great exporter Of Manufactured goods
ws she has imported much raw material Now there is
actual fear that Americans and Germans going to IN
oetseu ner NOT only N the ISLANDS but THROUGHOUT Ins
empire in manufactured staples in which British manu-
facers have held almost market monopoly. The British
are worried.
To obtain true comparison tonnage not money values
must be oousdered for example British imports have IN
creased 172 percent 1913 and exports is percent IN
money value but tonnage Of imports for the first eight
months Of this year less than 100000 compared
with s65s4ooo tons in 1915 and tonnage Of exports for
August this year vas 100000 compared with 7zo11O
tons IN August 1913 The falling OF IN experts Is cnleiy
in fuels, t tonnage Of all other exports general manu-
faCtes chsy) $4,000 in August this year compared
with 1871 900 tons n August 1913.
Il has been estimated that if al the machinery IN the
kingdom at work 10000 more people would be en-
poyed But the machinery that is working and the labor
that IS employed not producing anything IKE the PIE
aq averages per hou- unit OF wages he Guaranty
Trust company has been collecting interesting facts.
IN some lines American manufacturers are underseIng
British England and ab1oadi this IS attributed 70 closer
attention to foreign requirements and greater efficiency n
selling methodsn-quite change from other days when
Americans were made 20 believe that they could de-
Tsp foreign trade because they were not built that way
American locomotives are selling IN ASA and south
America below British prices The British manufacturers
say their engines better than ours, but seem to
DO the business American wire nails are selling IN England
about the prices that the British pay for their raw
material the Wire rods made IN British mills Of British
steel American and Belgian sheets and b1ets are beng
sold n England under the British market British labor
troubles accountable for much Of this difficulty IN COZ
trolling the British home market.
American motor trucks selling in England at prices
With which the British admit they cannot compete Amer
lean ears and trucks dominating the market in British
India.
in cutlery always British speciality, German COMPETE
ton Is keen and It is said that the Germans turning
ont better goods than before the Mor German pianos
being sold ia England than before the In the
toy market the German pressure particularly hard, and
June this year the British bought 100000 worth more
Of German toys than they bought in June 1913.
Toys are olly line in which manufacturers de-
manding q protective tariff Photographic goods and
chemicals ard dyes being sent from Germany at
prices which the British houses assert below the British
Of production They call the German eommsrcal in
Vasion dumping process and ask government aid
The other side e shown by the large and increasing
demand from Australia, China India, Egypt South Africa
the Balkan states, and South America for British made
b0ets and Shoes gaddy and harness. hosiery and under
wear aluminium goods small tools and builders hardware
Exports Of general electrical supplies double those Of
1913 Commercial airplanss being made for the United
States and Soandinayis-
Textile machinery and machine tools are II heavy de-
nand, Belgium and China leading.
Tie afer-war 1eadjustnents in trade conditions must
be watched most carefully by Americans. Fl Paso
factursrs and merchants vitality interested IN rendering
such excellent service to the trade IN Mexico that British
and Germans VIII Be shut ont Of Fl Paso territory. The
pressure is already being felt and Fl Fasos big DIVE
started too We have tremendous advantages at
the moment AID only gross neglect could lose these
markets to people Much depends getting there
frst5 then Il becomes question Of superior service prompt
delivery, watchfu adaptation close pricing and satisfac
tory credits.