Show I DEPENDS ON NATIONS fOR I IMPORTS 1 l Id Be Embarrassed If plies From Old World Were Cut Off St Sm rite to p he e Tel Tele om ne YORK No Nov 27 Although ittie it tie Ue possible for the United States 1st st without Imports from the na na- na now at wear War this nation would embarrassed If It supplies s the belligerent rent countries were cut his Is the conclusion of oP the then n nal I Foreign Trade council in a aLion aLion Lion the results of or a a. special ln- ln which was as made public today todar report report s says says' s 's commo commodities itie each of an im- im of oC more than in n were principally imported nations of ot the allied group In- In British colonies while white only nine principally came carne from the powers In Ia but four forty cases calles t countries were the source of ot otil ofal al il supply This from front the United States' States exe ex- ex importations e eTI from the British Cs n si T The Tiie e l United d Kingdom jf i the British c colonies lon s appears six times among the countries supply and Germany forty forty- times mes es in such sources are from the European alitT alit- alit T says tho report Increased cost ply of ot the material concerned h changing it is held may re- re l or both hoth the entente and Dallied economic groups seek to tove tove ve their own materials for their wild o ld seem that policies policies' directed abUsh sufficiency self in either would tend to a a. rear rear- nt rather than to a denial of the rear rear-I reIn reIn re- re o of r raw w material says a s 's In other words if the th allies all es iVor voi ot otto to dra draw drab their raw materials I ively iV ivel l from flom among among themselves 1 In sources of ot s supply supply- will ill be relied I nations no now nos' depending th thA allies l dependence 1 of this country upon t tf pt the world worl 1 for foodstuffs is hat interruption of supply would serious Importations ai specIalties There is no actual lence ence for foodstuffs upon either group gr b by this country Tea and amI andare are re possible exceptions to the theal theal theal al independence of ot this country may rs for food s secure cure supply s of ot r raw w materials rUy manufactured goods goods' is ei EIto eIe- eIe to tb the future export trade Jes eLs es the report The shortage supply of ot I several eral materials used purposes in this country He outbreak of ot the war has dis- dis I the fact that the United States during industry industry- Is not corn com elf report refers to the efforts to 0 toco I co coal a J t tar tat dye 5 hereto here ber to these hese e products from 5 cubes the sources sources' of ot other othe artir arti- arti r the United States deon deother deon de- de on other countries From From Brazil th the case of manganese where and ana Russia during 1913 ho he principal suppliers supplies s ng Increasingly drawn from front Bra Bra- Bra I continues For nickel el h however weyer I iced td St States tes Is practically practical y entire entire- 1 upon allied aWed sources From nickel was imported only anada and to an extremely small smalle e also from Belgium Also Atso in strong dependence upon foreign st s1 exists and attention is being the development of neutral reThe reThe reThe re- re The silk consumed by the then n silk Industry comes mostly pan and Italy China supplying one-eighth one of the present that none of ot the goods imported into this country dur- dur 3 really need be imported andey and hey icy ey could be done without for period b by using ac umu- umu tocks It If It I should l become ImIn ime Im- Im re e In ip the int interest rest of ot the th nation pense ense with such imports The ment meat of ot American Industry has DT tiP ng e of ot opportunity convenience onomy American manufacturers ore re have abstained frequently Waking aking goods the manufacture of ot I did not seem profitable under n conditions and have left it in to supply auppl the real or ory orry orry ry y needs of ot the country |