TRADE OFF GERMANY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18519, 2 October 1923, Page 5

TRADE OFF GERMANY.

RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.

MARKED INCREASE CLAIMED

PROPAGANDA IN LEIPZIG.

The extent to which German trade with England is approaching the pre-war rate is illustrated in a. somewhat remarkable article; by Dr. Kurt Proeppen in the English ;-,' supplement ; of ///-the/ Leipzig. Neueiten Nachrichten, which has a circu-; lation of three millions. . ';:,;■. "English /politics resulting from economic life are of great interest to us," says the /writer, / "because.we greatly depend, upon' England in our oppressed situation. ■ For. the comprehension of the political constellation it is essential for us to inform ourselves with respect to the English economic life, and specially of her export trade. * Besides the 2 political view wo also have a great ■ economic interest"; for the development of .the English trade, because we need England as. well as it was the case before the Avar, as export country. ..On the other hand, ; England too has an interest in the economic situa-, tioh of Germany, as Germany is' a great consumer of English merchandise. and. of, th raw material from the English Dominions. ■ - "Germany's trade with England, and the Dominions - before the war,' "was," .. says the writer, ''valued at 1849 million gold marks, and this brilliant development would have continued, but for" the war." Germany instigated -the foreign countries to .buy, on account, of the depreciation of the mark. A natural obstable was first of/alii the power to buy weakened in all, countries of Europe, but much larger, 'he says, were "the obstacles put to the export to England by / the arbitrary measures dictated by "English politic.-' Incite of the difficulties of the Treaty of Versailles, the revision of the English .tariff and the 20 per cent, of reparation duty, the trade with England ( had again increased. German goods could not be entirely dispensed with, in England, and specially in the Dominions,, on account of their quality/The import. to England ." increased from 20.5 / millions in 1921 26.5 millions in 1922: . "Before the war,.' Germany occupied the second place in the import countries. In 1921, it worked itself up to the ninth place, after it had occupied .nearly the last place, and in 1922 up to the eighth place, surpassing 8e1gium...... .1 / In support of his contention that German trade ,is • growing, "the/writer'compares the export to England for the first quarter of various- years: — ..„ ,

/" *' , Million pounds. - 1913 '■::■'..-. ;,.-" •,. 20.1 . ■ "■. 1920 , ... . .. >-'« 4.1 -." , 1921 : . . . . ' •i ■ 7.9 • 1922 '/..,..». 5.4 % " 1923 - .» ; . .-/-/;. J 8.6 /"•/,; ;. Comparing the trade in various articles of export from Germany to' England, he shows the following:— '■.--' : .?-. ' , :.i ■■■■'■ """.- Tons //Tons. '; ,' ';- 1913. -~; 1922.' Dyes colours,' varnish 36,009 12,925 Toys ' •'/-,'."'•■: . . .'•" 14,809 I 19,414 Packing paper .•• '. -. . 32,487. / 20,760 Hollow glass .. . . 23,938 v 17,264 '•In this ' list it is remarkable," says Br. Proeppen, by no vfbj, as one means, there took place a •. : diminution against 1913 in all articles the export in tovs 'has considerably, increased, : compared 'td . ■ the ; pre-war. <-■ year/': : But • also other articles have": attained if not, the full heigth as in 1913, but, compared to! 1920, have considerably; increased. ?;/,/ • "In.the beginning the English industry thought it' was, possible for it^to'dispense with its principal market. (Germany),;but the missing of markets in 'Central; Europe and East Europe capable'to buy has.curtailed the English economic; life.'/ ; The spelling and composition }in these extracts pro as ;Ithey;, appear V" in - : 'the ; . original. ' ' ,_ \ ■ ■ *