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Show COPPER PII 11T DOMESTIC MARKET Declare America Should Not Depend on Europe to Take Goods. Two well-known copper men S. It. Gupgf nhfiim of tho Arneiican Smelling & Rcfinlns company nnd Stephen Birch, president of the Kennecott Copper corporation cor-poration says the Boston News Bureau, who went to Europe with the tour representatives repre-sentatives of the Copper Export association associa-tion some weeks ayo, returned home on the "Mauretania Thursday. The Bo.sion News Bureau correspondent in New York met them at quarantine and lea.ned something of metal conditions abroad. ; First ?.nd 1'oremcst they brought back , no orders for copper metal, making 11 j plain along1 with this admission that they were not identified v. tth thu committer from the Copper Kxport association who went abroad for the specific "puiposo of establishing agencies, smdying conditions and booking such orders as they could secure. "What American business men must learn to do," said Mr. Guggenheim, to build up a domestic market for their products and also try to firmly establish themselves in neutral countries. This should be the-ir first thought and effort instead of depending upon iSurope as an outlet for their goods. "Europe is sick, very feick, and, while reconstruction will mean big demands for products of all sorts, this will not develop lor some time to come. "Another thing for Americans to learn is that they arc not wanted abroad at this time as tourists or travelers. Europe Eu-rope is not leady for them and will not t-e for some time. Prices are high, the weather is disagreeable and conditions in general arc not conducive to comfort or pleasure. 'We had forty days straight of rain in England. The strikes were at their height, lighting in the hotels was poor, and, taken altogether, it was not a bit pleasant. There is no business and there-; can be none for some time to come." i Mr. Birch told of an interesting 500- ; mile trip through devastated France, ; which included Chateau Thierry, the A.r- gomie and other spots where important : battles were won by American troops. "We learned that the Germans used aluminum instead of copper in manufacturing manufac-turing some- of their munitions, while the shells which crdinarily have copper bands were strengthened by zinc bands. The underground habitats v of- the officers, boom-proof and with most of the comforts com-forts of home, were very interesting. We visited one which had been occupied for a long' time by the former crown prince, it was built about forty feet below ground." |