Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-10-14
koxubee Student
Visits Germany
Roger Moore Writes His impress
sions Which He Gathered
This Summer.

pa summer, it would probably be
I~eR to caution the reader chat my
IyieRs of that country and Of its pco-
pl@ were those of a seaman and not
ofta tourist and that my rance was
relatively very small, being confined
TO the ports of Bremerh&ven and
HaInbug A few of the things that
impressed me however, viii pro-
babiN be Of interest to other Ameri- [
cans and these are the impressions
that ! shall tI. 10 We Rather than
tEfolze on matters that all the world /.
Is today theorizing on | shall try to
confne myself to impressions brought /
about by own actual experience or at I
least by the actual experiences of .
others with whom / was in contact, I
Being on a merchant ship, of course .
was interested in the u. S. Mer-
chant Marine Whether the Ship /
ping Board system now in use will .
prove itself a success remains to be .
seen There are, however, a few .
facts that one cannot help but notice.
According to sailors who absorb such .
matters before the war, the stars and +
stripes were rarely seen in Euro +
pean ports. Altha American ships .
were very numerous in the Pacific .
practically all American trade across
the Atlantic was carried by chartered
fofeign ships. Now American ships
have jumped in world classification
tonnage from fifth to second place and f.
seen as numerous in European ports
as those of the British who still rank
first American seamen are today
,the best paid the best quartered, and
he best treated of all the seamen Of
the world.
I'VE Americans We're naturally in
tefested in the attitude Of the Ger
NAT, people. We generally found
them desirous to forget the war and
reluild that wonderful industrial and
Commercial oranization that was
theirs before their defeat Altho
great numbers Of them We're without
w0tk, an atmosphere Of energy in the
face Of difficulties was felt every
who're. Given their way, the
j. 4ple nf Germany intend g again
place Their codntly where she viii De
a powerful factor in international
affairs.
From the statements Of those who
have been in Germany since the war,
imports there are increasing every
month. This has been made possible
largely thru the advancement OF cred
it by American interests. These I'M :
ports are mostly of raw materials, :
the cargo of the ship | was on beng :
tvpical / believe of those going to
Germany at this time. 1t consisted
of cotton, tobacco, phosphate logs,
and planed timber.
Germary's exports, on the other :
hand, are very few and confined l
understand, for the most part to
TOYS and steel manufactured goods.
The few ships Germany now has can
wen handle most Of these restricted
exports with the result that our :
ship, like practically all other Amer
lean ships, came back in ballast.
Considering the great amount of
docking space N brem-
anhaven, it seemed that that port was c
in bad way. When Hamburg was t
reached, however. we found shippl"S Y
here to be much more heavy bu,
hon, Hamburg is the biggest ana n
most important port IN Germany ~ v
t is very possible that trade was G
OF being carried on here up 70 Ioi'h- a
II capacity. v
One could not but be impressed OI d
he tip-top condition OF the 1e'l,l|i man
ng boats ana oarseS, ,,, -1'""S" s,rn'.d ta u
lanted ana poaSAeo' VIZ .,,I a,Ioo, S
ypity the Hefinal spun II ~, =, tin,air o
mess, hrSt, iast' ana an ''ts lt-.a '''', ,or o
ound everywhere, even ~ &c c4ato. b
1dhs Whlch III 'ne O''''' tt
would be sums, ...;.o, il
AS rs generaily htp" H. ,.., en- ,,,',ay h
aoney Is tne hlgle3V WI" ,l ',ig, t;,,a. il
y the world today III lolii,'' th .,tnttIT t,i Fl
he German mark was worm G..s. 9l'S'S,S Ky {,
ver . American Genus D"'''.E 't, s.' b.
middle Of the summer II was Eoi;I .i.;' ot
j IA cents, ana at l'e 'ii"e 81 Ii''s O.,
,ritirg 1t has fa,len 10 even 41sa irsa lc