Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
j. ). Is Called Leader
In Supplying Japan
With War Materials
More Than Half Shipped
From America in '3S,
Report Reveals

or all countries furnishing war
materials to Japan during 1898,
the United States led the field, hav-
ing supplied sl7l,574,167 out of
total $3O6,393,s5o worth of these
materials contributed by the nations
OF the world, according to a report
issued here by the Chinese Council
for. Economic Research.
This figure for the United States
represents decrease from the 1887
figure given in the report as $l73,-
OO9,621. This decline, according to
the report, is due to price drops in
the metal materials groups. particu-
larly scrap iron and copper. DR..
HUI Tun-yuan, executive secretary
OF the council who drew I'D the
report, points out that the figure
does not mean decrease in the
volume OF war materials to Japan.
Running second to the United
States, as listed by the report, is
Great Britain, which it records as
contributing $63,379,547 worth of
war materials to Japan in 1898
as against $70,842 ,563 in 1887. This
decline, the report explains, was
due to reduction in shipments of
rubber, hides and skins, leather, lead.
zinc, scrap iron and steel and ores.
The Dutch East Indies take third
place on the reports list with a
1898 figure of s26,417,42O compared
with $29,648 1892 in 1887. A reduc-
ton IN rubber shipments caused
this decline. according to the re-
port.
Fourth on DR.. Hus list is Ger
many, whose exports Of war mate
ials totaling $9,679, 486 in 1887 jumped
to s23,522,50O in 1898. This in
crease. according to the report,
was marked by gains particularly
in the sale of Woodworking ma
chinery, automobiles, parts and &C.
cessories, aircraft and parts, and
internal combustion engines.
Figures of the remaining coun-
tries are comparatively insignificant
as listed by the report. Italy. an
axis power, supplied only $1,417,-
02l worth of war materials to
Japan in 1898 and as against $685.
427 in 1887. Russia supplied nothing,
according to the report.
The United States, the report
continues, also led the field in the
export of the six materials particu-
larly essential for Japanese war
purposes. Those articles listed are
oil, all iron materials, working
machinery, copper. aircraft and
parts, and automobiles, parts and
accessories. DR.. HUI points out that
American shipments of these six
great essentials" totaled $l64 ,9O4,-
900 in 1898 as against $167 AS 900
the proceeding year and accounted
for 96 per cent of all war materials
exported by the United States to
Japan in both years.
While the United States is listed
as the largest seller of six essen
tials,' the report points to the
British Empire as the leading pro-
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metals, rubber, leather. ores. as
bestos and mica. 1t took second
place in regard to copper, scrap or
old iron and steel, and other iron
and steel semi-manufactures. Dutch
East Indies figures in the report
mainly as Japan's second largest
source of oil. Germany, according
to the report, contributed principal
ly heavy manufactures such as air
craft, automobiles, Woodworking
machinery, aircraft and parts, and
automobiles, parts and accessories.
OF the remaining countries, Switz-
erland and the Philippines figure
as most important. The former, &C
cording to the report, supplies metal
working machinery, internal COM
bustion engines and aluminium. The
Philippines, it shows, supplied ores
including iron, manganese, chrom-
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