GERMANY AHEAD.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 15, 31 December 1912, Page 3

GERMANY AHEAD.

UP-TO DATE l'A< TCP IE 5. PCVEIiTY IN ENCI .WD. ■‘l’..-*.. ;s no place like Aust: a’:.'., '-rid M-. ID try M.-iks. <-!' the Al, 1bonrnc. firm o!' Mo-rir, ::.■•! M; tk \ wo:, mctobanis, and a lirothor.i.f Mr A. W. Meeks, M.L.C., of .Sydney, t-v a lift'; l group of iiisnds who gnt.ied him on his arrival 1.-y the Maktira from V anfonvi. r on Saturday after-i noon. ' ■ Mr. Mirks was ear i f the Vi-i t'.-rian delegates io the cone-ress. in London of the Chrmbers of Corn-’ merce of the Empire, lie went to; France, to (k-rmany. ail through the’ I nititoi Kingdom, and to the prim;-' pul cities of -he United States. "D went over a number of English f.”c-| tories.” he said, "and I also mad?! point of learning all I could about German manufactures. What I saw convinced me that as far as many 'ines are ctinctmod Germany is m advance. One (ior-s not like admi'ting that, imt it. is no use .s:n;tiin,g| our eyes to facts. They are mor; i systematic, and tin ir buildings and j machinery are m<toe up-to-date. I) think that their system of military! has a great deal to do with! die advance the Germans ark ■miking; It nuiki s for a br. ttrr .■•'.■;■ ) • f employee, and tkrd is one ci' tin’j f ast.ns why lam in favour <.f eom-i .also: v training in the ( ommon-l ivealtb. It is bound to have a markd effect < n oar youth, but it v.i.i be ■i veral yca-s before the difl'vrerto ;v x ill be noticed.” Mr. Meeks went on to ray that 'hiti,h factor.', s v<.-.' wo kn g at

Uh jr.s suire, ai-il n: lurfricl r.( ! ■•ere going throng!’, a period of pros-' •fiily. They sail! that even it they lesired io extend their operations I here would be a (iiilictilly in g, King killed I'lboii.'. The American facories were rigt-r. up-tc d:;h‘. V. hat lie saw in the ():<{ Co;-, a try •no rather a pcss.niis.ic ting;? to Lihoughts. There w.-w, i.e tonsidir<l, no uuprovt iiient i;> the < c.monde onditions. One could nut help, Mr.

leeks i.’iservtd, being sirui-'c io oruc of the large cities vkh 11;■ hno.it grinding poverty which cxi'-l-<1 i.i spite ot all the wealth. Thoro ad. oi course, always bur, a t i ;i- | cdcv ua the part of the riih to helpj te poor; but the sc; ini legislation nil had 1.1 <. n carried and was cuniiiplatep was ennipk t< iy turning Kin. They felt that more than a til" thing was being extracted from icir pockets by ceßip'.ds-ii.-’.i. and ice ui’s -i g a,: al di : ’. i:: atiot io istain now from piling that r.i.'uniry assistance that was generally: ■rthcoaiing when needed. Air Job.il ib- v. r.'i .’m in i ercantlie circles in iSidm-v. who M. ret I.rm d by the Aiaku.m. ?..!-1 , wed iij. Air. Micks’ remarks with ference to German manufacturers. : v said that their splendid system ; technical educai.ii.n gave the derails a great advantage. England >t all the trade she wanted without < wing to .run afur it. but there I is no qur stiun that (<■; rnir.ny was i c w.dily tv.-ging aherid. ;