The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-21
TURKS PROMOTE
FIVE YEAR PLAN
Vast Development to Be
Made Under Rigid State
Control
BY j. d. QUIRK

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Istanbull - Turkey has a five
year plan, but the government dis
claims and intention of following
the Soviet scheme. The policy
resembles more President Roose-
velt's experiment in managed
economy"
Industry will be largely run by
the state. Private capital will be
encouraged, but only under the
supervision of the government,
which will determine and direct
the extent of operations of the
privately owned companies. Ma
tional profit from all industries
will be paramount, and the pri-
vate companies will be required to
obtain state sanction for their
operations.
Anatolia, that-vast stretch of
rich unexpected territory which
the Turkish government has crisis
crossed with railways, will hum
with factories during the next five
years. The whole of Turkish in
dustry will be guided, governed
and ordered by the state.
Private industry is to be given
the opportunity to set up supple
mentary factories, even in the
branches of industry especially
exploited by the state. In this
way the government hopes to
make Turkey industrialized up to
the limit of its most vital ma
tional requirements. Citizens of
the country will be appealed to
by the government to contribute
their savings to help finance this
scheme.
Disclaiming any intention of
competing in the export market,
the government is determined to
wipe out the present condition
whereby raw materials from Tur-
key are shipped abroad for manu-
facture and reimported into the
country. The raw materials will
be manufactured at home, and it
is hoped the extension of mining
and agriculture will bring about
a large increase in internal pros
perity.
The cotton industry will be the
first to receive the attention of
the state. BY 1887. four state fac
tories will be in operation, all in
Anatoia, and on large scale.
simultaneously, wool will re-
ceive state attention. Turkish
sheep are being crossed with me-
rinos to produce q finer product.
The factories will manufacture a
good costume from this which
will probably sell for about 81, and
eliminate the competition of gar
ments now imported from the
United States.
Natural silk factories have
been one of the strongest indus
tries in Turkey. To supplement
these, and provide cheaper mate
rails for the Turkish housewife,
the government will establish M
artificial silk factory in Istanbul
The setting up of nationalize'l
heavy industry will be one of the
most important experiments I'M
der the new plan. Iron will re-
ceive first attention. At Zoun-
gouldak, in the coal area, coke
and coal by-product industry
will be established to provide fuel
for metallurgical operations and
for domestic consumption.
Factories for the manufacture
of paper. rope. cordage, sacking,
porcelain. bottles and glass are to
be erected Immediately in Anato-
liza. Sulphur mines are to be ex-
plotted near Smyrna. A railway
will be completed this year to the
new copper mine at Egani, and
large distributing stations for
electricity will be set up, both in
the coal area and later in areas
where water-power abounds.
1t is estimated that under pres
ent conditions the treasury can
afford to contribute six million
Turkish pounds per year for the
next six years, without disturbing
the budget, and for the remainder
the populace will be appealed to
for subscriptions to internal loans