The New York herald., 1922-07-05
NOTES OF GERMAN
TRADE MOVEMENTS
Foreign Office Removes Rule
Requiring Statement Of
Visitors Purpose.

Special Correspondence to THE New YoRK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. June "a
In an effort 70 increase the number of
foreign commercial men coming into
Germany and promote trade the Foreign
Office has removed the rule which here
tofore has forced all prospective visitors
to show good cause for their visits be-
fore receiving passport visas. Hence
forth visas will be granted except in
cases where the travellers presence
would endanger public order or economic
interests
There Is one great thing for Ameri-
can tourists and business men alike to
remember In coming to Germany" said
Arthur e. Dunning. executive secretary
OF the American Chamber OF Commerce
in Berlin. "and that is that the laws OF
this country are different and that they
are enforced as strictly as the laws OF
any other, country. Thus both in trad
ing and visiting those who comply with
the seemingly strange regulations will
fare best"
Many Orders Unplaced.
A large number of American business
men who came to Germany prepared to
buy extensively returned home without
placing orders as result of being un-
able to secure definite guarantees as to
delivery and price terms which would
make their trading anything less than
pure speculation. Representatives OF
Sears. Roebuck of Chicago, Filene &
Son of Boston, the Bon Marche Of ST.
Louis and Strawbridge & Clothier of
Philadelphia indicated that they will cam
eel orders for textile wares II German
manufacturers further delay filling or
ders which are now overdue for months.
Other American and English firms al
ready have cancelled orders for the same
reason.
The German commercial law which
provides that notice of cancellation must
be given at the expiration of the deliv-
cry date agreed upon will prevent most
of the American firms from obtaining
satisfaction.
Obstacles to Trade.
"There Is one thing that all the world
must remember and that is that Ger
mans are born to love hard work." said
Col. Richard Lieber. of Indianapolis.
member OF the department of conserva-
ton. "As I view the present situation.
there Is bound to be a crash within
few months. The position Of Germany
trying to maintain its industries and
other institutions without outside COM
munication. is untenable and in spite
of willingness to work and work that
Is now being provided. the situation can
not last. / find a general tendency OF
merchants and industrial people to do
their part toward the settlement of obli.
cations IL complex political situations
are averted."
Present conditions In Russia and
Germany make trading impossible to
any great extent" said Maj. A. S. Merz.
Of Madison, Wis, who represented an
American locomotive concern. These
countries, and Russia especially. need
our goods and they have been obliged
to buy to some extent in spite of the
heavy exchange balance, but extensive
trade Is impossible"
A joint stock trade company has been
organized in Danzig for the purpose of
trade between Russia and western Eu-
rope The company has capital stock
of 20 million marks and is backed by
a group Of Russo-Polish and German
bankers, among whom are S. Bleich-
roeder of Berlin. and NJ NJ. warburg
and Company of Hamburg.
An export bourse is being organized
in Berlin. Two associations have come
together to form this exchange board.
the Berlin Business Representatives AS
sociation and the Association of Berlin
Exporters. German members in turn
can under certain rigid restrictions rep
resent foreign buyers. This bourse will
facilitate relations between German
manufacturers and exporters, and is in
tended to eliminate much of the costly
domestic competition in sales abroad
which is now general 1t will also tend
to standard export prices.