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Show DUMPING PROHIBITED. German preparations to reconquer American markets have received another an-other S'-thaH-. bv the aimouiH-einent of - tee alien property custodian thut users lit dy s, chemieah, f'ertili.ers and other products originating in Germany have hern nntified that in' port a t ions from Germany hereafter will be subj''t to prosecution as i n f ri n eienent s of pntents licene-l under the trading with the enemy act for use by American manufacturers. manu-facturers. : The possibility of dumping of great . surplus stocks which Germany is reported re-ported to have accumulated, with the intention of underselling and perhaps stifling infant American industries in ; the same lines, thus has been blocked j effectually before shipments are begun. The great chemical plants in Germany ; which were not devoted to turning out I war materials were operated full blast for a period of four years, the purpose j being to pile up huge quantities of 'goods for shipment to foreign markets j immediately after the conclusion of I peace. The American market before ; the world war offered a very profitable field for Germany's chemical products. This industry bas been essayed by American manufacturers with promising promis-ing success, and the future is certain to . witness a great expansion of the ven-jture. ven-jture. Great Britain has turned to the , manufacture of dyestuf f s and other chemicals, and has likewise erected a barrier against German products. Now the American manufacturer is to receive the benefits of similar protection. Not the least of the penalties tho German must pay for the folly which prompted the crime of the world warj is the loss of the French, British and American markets. The utmost endeavors endeav-ors to regain that advantage by exploiting ex-ploiting tho neutral markets will not compensate for that loss. The path of the Hun in the trading world is certain to be beset with vexations and disappointments. disap-pointments. The shutting off of German Ger-man supplies has taught the foes of Germany a lesson in self-reliance which has not been lost upon their manufacturers. |