Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-19
COMES TO MAKE
BUSINESS PEACE
Edmund Runpler Ger
many S First Trade
Envoy
BY f. M. THIERRY.

first big commercial envoy is in the
United States.
He is Edmund Rumpler, electrical
and mechanical wizard, pioneer auto,
mobile and airplane builder.
He won't talk politics. He doesn't
want TO Interest American capital. .
And he isn't talking about Establish.
ing big creditsW
Il have come to America as a pio-
neer N the restoration of business
relations between America and Ger
many he said at the Waldorf. "I'h
here as private individual-a man.
MISUNDERSTANDING to set the wheels
running again"
Rumpler, who is 49 and small and
chunky, struggled with his English
to make a violent denial of a report
that he was here to spend 100000,
600 for machinery.
No, now he exclaimed, 81 am
not going to spend $10O,00O,0 for
machinery. We haven't got great
sums like that to spend. s-.z---..--
Germany will have goods to sell
if she can really get to work. The
hldooSo III Gcllldily nave d ueSlEG u
work.
'We want to restore our industry.
For only SO percent of our industry
is operating now.
The only way to restore our in
dustry is to make new trade pacts
with America. Germany needs
Americas commercial friendship.
World problems can be settled only
by that.
"a world crisis continues because
there has been too much politics, not
enough business. The masses in
Germany are tired of politics, sick
of the haggling, DISCOURAGED because
such things keep them idle
owe hope to fulfill all our obliga-
tions. But while we are making a
politicians peace, we must make 2
business mans peace.
Business ought not be tied up
with politics. For politics is the curse
Of industry-particularly in Ger
manv's case now"
What did Herr Rumpler think of
the reparations negotiations?
Not much-certainly little that
was flattering Judge by his snort
of disgust.
"Our people are tired of all tho
talk about reparations, he said.
''There must be and will be repara-
tions. But the payment of them is
being held back as long as politics
continue to cripple our industry.
"We hope for a quick settlement.
We hope for the best Otherwise
there will be an end to commercial
Germany.
"Mv mission here in America is
to find a market for German goods.
And to arrange for a German mar
get for so many things America has
that Germany needs.
eve are not seeking the invest
ment of American dollars. We seek
no great credits here. We seek only
market-resumption of CONNER
cial relations.
"America is the master workshop
of the world We need your finished
products, especially high-grade steel
and tools and agricultural imple-
ments, and special parts and ma.
chinery used in the motor industry. "
Rumpler will visit American in
dustrial centers and talk with man
ufacturers in all lines. But ne Is es-
peciaIly interested in automobiles,
airplanes and wireless telephone and
telegraph equipment.
He is accompanied by Hermann
kumer, director of the Rumpler
Works, where 5000 men formerly
were employed in the designing and
building of airplane motors. He
started in this field IN 1903 and de-
signed the famous Rumpler Taubc
nlane, the most ponular of his inven-
tions. but in his opinion not his best.
He holds records of first place in all
the important air races before the
war.
Credit is given R"umpler for de-
signing Germanv's first two-cvlinder
autonaobns as far back as 1897. He
now has an experimental station for
the perfection of airplane motors.
motor cas- and refrigeration machin-
erv.
With due modestv, Rumpler de
niee he is the "scout" for any army
of Germany's big business men plan
ming a commercial invasion OF Amer
lea.
mo" he smiled, 81 am here