Show Trading Trailing g With Germany IS n TION of trade with Germany is the tIle nest nex JA- JA RESt Blanket h- h li licenses 1 J step in healing ng g tho the wounds of war censes are arc already available for American firms inn in- into to enter business relations with German interests The The action i is tho the beginning of the effort to help Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many to her lIer feet Under the terms Perms of the peace treaty Germany is is required re re- to fulfill many trying obligations to the allies Without a resumption of trade relations bankruptcy would follow and the failure would ultimately defeat the obligations laid down in the treaty Ge Germany is is in the position of the man in in debt If he cannot have work the obligations never can bo be met Consequently there can be no high moral objection to the resumption of trade relations although the tho ceremony ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony might have been deferred until after the season of mourning Complete establishment re-establishment of tho the trade relation however howe cannot follow the tho official announce announce- ment Evolution will play an important part in in the future Germany cannot continue trading with the United States Stales indefinitely unless she also finds fillds markets here bere She Sho will require considerable timo time to establish these marts marls by reason of the prejudices born of war Only last Christmas the United States was was aroused against j the purchase of German toys then in the country I This feeling feeling- against German goods has not entirely disappeared There is a natural boycott against goods boods I bearing the thc mark Made in Germany Germany however has a keen business acumen and we may expect ex- ex Pe et the trade mark to disappear from goods manufactured tuned for foreign n consumption The official German nr mark marlc has lies passed from a sign of merit to a signal of warning aming I i Germany no doubt realizes this and will adjust her reconstruction program accordingly The first eff effort rt of Germany in the resumption of trade relations must be given to removing the prejudices which now exist This is not to be accomplished in a day and requires convincing reforms The American people arc forhing forgiving ing lug but the they will not rush the shops for German goods gods v until the German Gennan people offer some tangible 0 evidence of their reform |