The Washington times., 1921-03-24

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lishmen who started out to play Santa
were appalled, at the price. and finally
carried away, without being too crit
ical, toys bearing no trade mark, but
unquestionably made in Germany.
Therein arises another cause OF dis
satisfaction. German goods are pour
Ing into England with no markings
as To origin, or carrying made in
Holland" trade marks.
NOT CONFINED TO INDUSTRY.
AS trade agitations in this country
are unified thing. everybody pulling
together for an effect upon the gov
ernment. or propaganda pressure
upon the people at home or abroad
the first rumblings OF the "protec-
ton" battle have not been confined to
the Industrial field.
Sir Alfred Booth, chairman of the
Cunard Steamship Company, has done
little viewing with alarm" having
IL mind the field OF Britain's unchal-
lenged power, her merchant marines
"lf the North German Lloyds, the
Hansa, and Hamburg-Amerika ship
ping lines be indeed dead" he de-
clares, their ghosts are surely highly
substantial specters."
These German shipping compan Is
are popularity supposed to have been
KILLED effectively by the peace treaty
1T is true" Booth adds, that the
prc-war Teutonic tonnage OF five and
quarter millions is today shrunk
to one-thirteenth Of that total, and
that under the peace treaty Germany
must build so many ships for other
nations that she would find il hard
to build for herself. And yet-there
comes the newly issued German Ship
ping Annual to tell the world that
nine German steamship lines are
again at work
FEAR GERMAN REsILIENCE.
Certain it is that partly by blend
ing chartered foreign steamers with
he handful that was left to them,
partly by an alliance between Ger-
mans with experience and no ships
and Americans with ships and no
experience, Germany is preparing to
i"turn To her old place in the ship
ping world"
TN" British shipping and manufac-
turing industry is in that nervous
state of apprehension-the result cf
falling tradc-in which
they look with suspicion on trade
advances from whatever quarters
Hl'HouSh' considering the handicap
Cf the rate Of exchange. they have
Little to fear from America at the
moment the newspapers still chroni-
C!e such items as statistics on I'M
portation of American motor cars.
and the Importation OF 2, 900. 900 pairs
n boots in one lot.
Parliament and the cabinet. IL is
'af" to say, will have difficult
'mc in mapping out course OF pro-
'ctlon against dumping. England
: by tradition free trade nation.
England Is in a position where r"-
aliatory protective measures by
.ther nations can he very hurtfu.
And yet the industrial world clamo-s
or protection against dumping. and
h." various industries are, hgura-
,NeIy, at each others throats ani
'htangllng tn" movements of gov
I nmcnt chiefs in their efforts to
rove their special branches to be
>"E industries. Key industries. by
tie lessons Of the late war. must
'c fost"r"d so that the nation. in
he event Of another war, may l."
~ nearly self-"ontaincd as posi-
lie. That principle has been cnun-
rated 10y the govcrnmcnt. hence, a,
he date OF formulation Of that fos-
erinE and protective bill draws
,car III" Clamor Of industrial propa-
,anda grows each hour.