The Washington times., 1921-10-23
u. S. TRADE INVITED
BY CZECE4OSLOVAKIA
Vast Resources Await Development American Capital Says Edward
Vac Back From Tour Member OF Pebisce Commission Dur
Ing Which HE Compiled Data Now Submitted to Business Men Of
United States for Extending Commerce Into Section Europe That
Offers Unlimited OppOruniy-ew Country Rich Minerals

glass is sold. There are ias fac
tories devoted 10 the manufacture
OF different styles Of glass employ
ing over 10000 people. The Cab.
lenz Ware. which Is known through
out the world. produced the follow
ing estimate output for 1920: 420,.
900 tons of hollow glass; l43.5s0
tons of table glass; 10000 tons Of
bottles.
Porcelain and pottery also played
an important part In the country's
industries. the potteries employing
more thar 10000 people and maru
featuring $4,000 tons annually. The
glass industry can be classed Rs FOL.
lows: Ordinary hollow glass. cnst
glass, machine cast. cut glass. bars.
and tubes for Gablenz ware. crude
glass for the Haida industry, spe-
cial and colored glass and varieties.
watch. chemical. window, smooth,
ribbed. fluted. cast and blown. mir
ror. Photographic. bottles. etc.
IMMENSE GLASS WORKS.
There are also thousands employed
in what is called the home glass in
dustry. turning out articles such as
imitation jewels. coral buttons and
bangles. beaded bags. necklaces and
kindred articles.
Marienbud. Pisstany. and Tatre
and Lomnica. famous the world over
as health resorts, containing cura-
tive mineral and thermal springs,
are In Czechoslovakia. These places
are visited by people from all over
the world. The royalty and nobility
Of Europe visit these places very fr.-
quently.
There are excellent hotels. such
as one can find In an up-to-datc
American city. The food ia unex-
celled and excellent service is to b.
had. 1t Is almost ridiculous how
little II costs in American money at
the present rate Of exchange to live
at these places.
There are also about 10 other
mineral springs in different parts of
Czechoslovakia. Most Of them re-
quire developing. These mineral
waters are exported in large guam
titles. but more could be done along
these lines. as there is a great abun.
dance Of II.
MINERALS - Czechoslovakia is
extremely rich in minerals. It has
the richest radium mines in the
world. 1t 1t only recently that cza.
choslovakia has learned few
grammes of radium is worth over
100000 to England for scientific re.
search work.
RICH IN MINERALS.
This radium has been loaned for
fifteen years and at the expiration
Of that time 1t is to be returned to
the Czechoslovak Republic. 1t also
has gold silver, iron. tin. graphite,
Ignite, coal. table and rock salts.
Wolfram sulphur mines. besides oil
wells. Most Of these mines are in
their infancy and require capital for
development. 1t is only recently
that great outside oil interests have
begun to develop some of tho oil
fields.
Czechoslovakia produces more
than she can consume. 1t 10 there
fore necessary for her to seek for.
eign markets for the disposal of her
goods.
SEEK TRADE WITH U. 8.
1t is the intention Of Cxechoslo-
vakia and it's business men to elini.
nate the middle men Of other coun-
tries In Europe and bring into
direct contact the business men Of
their country with those of .he
United States.
With her great Industrial facili-
ties 1t 10 only natural that she
requires a great deal of raw mate
rial which tho United States can
sell to her. However. we must give
her an opportunity to market her
goods hero. Extending Ions-term
credits to her for raw materials
bought here. while essential, is not
her sole salvation. She needs us to
purchase the manufactured article
from her in order to create a
demand for the raw material.
Czecho-Slovakia has bought mil
lions Of dollars worth Of Goods
more from the United States than
she has sold her.
Czecho-Slovakia, besides possess
ing approximately IS per cent Of
the Industries of former Austro-
Hungary, now has . population
that overlaps the combined present
population of both Of these ooun-
tries. 1t was able to balance its
books last year. an accomplishment
which no other country was able
to do. She is by far In better
financial condition than any Of her
neighbors.
Her rate OF exchange IL more fav.
orabe to us for selling her our
goods than co,ipfrIss borderipU an