The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-20

true of France. In general 1t isn't a question of price any more, but of quality. Good merchandise Is finding a ready sale, and everybody is more hopeful for the futurt'
 Only 4O,s64 Unemployed
 France" MT. Halsey said. "has reduced unemployment to 40,S64 tn- dividuals. From the 1st of June to the 1st of July there was reduction there of 37 per cent in unemploy- ment.' As compared with this, the United States Department of Labor pn1y last week issued a bulletin es- tfmating that 5,735, 900 persons were out of work in the United States. "One sign of prosperity in France MT Halsey added, 'is that everybody is painting. Many old bank buildings are being sandb1asted. The Louvre is building a big addition and the Bon Marche is constructing an addition a whole block in area.' .,. France Fears British Statesmen The most striking impression Mir Halsey has of his A,:sit to France was an interview he had with M. Donckele of G. Donckele ct Cie, the largest manufacturers of broad silks in France. M. Donckele's views were expressed so forcefu1ly that MT. Hal sey declared that he wouldn't care to repeat all of them, and they were of added importance in MT. Halsey' S l opinion because he considered them | typical of the general attitude of the l French leaders of business MT. Donckele asserted that the greatest fear France had today was the part Great Britain was trying to play in | alternating American friendship for France. which MT. Donckele attribut- ed to Great Britain's desire to pre- vent France from forcing Germany to pay up her war debt.
 | Hotel Men Expert Profiteers Hotel bills in France and Italy" MT. Halsey said, would appall you. An ordinary room that one could get for eight line day before the war costs forty now. On top of this is a charge of Is per cent for services rendered charged on the bill, and then you have to dig down and tip to get | the service" Another instance o1 price imitation quoted by NIT. Halsey was the charge for conveyance from the station to the hotel, which has risen from five to thirty lire.
 Swiss Prices Sky High
 Switzerland, Mr. Halsey found tc be the highest priced country in Flu, rope, due to the fact that their ex. change hasn't dropped and yet theil prices have gone up in about the same proportion as other countries as com. pared with pre-war charges in theil
 own currency. Switzerland he found very busy.
 England Behind On Orders ..
 England is away behind on order'
 for many kinds of merchandise. MT
 Halsey found. A typical instance wal in Nottingham where g firm which 1. , the largest manufacturer of one lint ) Of wool hose is a year and a half be hind its orders. This condition. MT : Halsey said, was preceded by pro longed slump in business durini } which many of the factories wer
 working only two days week, ant 5 England was further set back by tn
 coal strike which tied up industry fo
 five weeks. , Krupps Make Washing Machines Startling was the state of affair which MT. Halsey found in Germany l The great Krupp plant, the forme } backbone of the German war ma t chine, has been turned over to tn : manufacture of washing machine. s cash registers, kodak material am E harvesting machinery. and is work