Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-25 | Page 9 | Hopes to Expand Trade in Turkey

HOPES TO EXPAND TRADE IN TURKEY BERLIN". March i:!. "The possibilities possibili-ties for German industry ;mi Gcrn,;i: capital in Turkey are almost tniiiii.it-ed.' tniiiii.it-ed.' ric-lnred a member of the conimit-tr-H of niiJiiiifaetiirPris, bankprs and in-.icrriai in-.icrriai expert which went to A-ia Minor two months a'o and h;is ;nt rn-tu rn-tu mod. "Tho rcpult of our in vp-tiMtio'is was ii guryirie to ourselves,'' the -iioket-!)'an of the cominitrep r-nntinu'1;!. " W'v found the cocuitiuns for ni.'iunj';t"turing enterprises fnr more favorable than wo expected. The necessary raw materials can be obtained at a very small cost after the systematic development of the country is 'started. Armenia and Syria contain enormous mineral treasures, which mav be. utilized with little trouble. trou-ble. The 'building of railroads does not present any great difficulties and in some of tho mountain districts there is abundant water power for manufacturing manufactur-ing purposes. To start the planned industries in-dustries it will be necessary to brine; a lar;;o number of skilled workmen from Germanv and Aiistria-llunyary, but the Turks are a very intelligent race and there is no doubt that within a few years a larye army of efficient industrial indus-trial workers can be trained.'' of tho fight before the summer comov and that the Hal liana will bo cleared of the enemy. "In the meantime the German submarines sub-marines will bring England to her knees. It has never been mv custom to make idle linnets or to chase rainbows. rain-bows. When I say I hat the end of the war is near and that we will remain re-main victorious I speak with tho full knowledge of tho situation. Tho events of the near future will confirm mv prediction. pre-diction. ' '