Show NITH CHINESE SHOWS Nationalist Propaganda Against Britain Gives Germany Opening ENGLAND IS LOSER I Traditional Trade With With II I Far East Slumps Slump By FRED FREDERIC RIC KUH United Press Staff Correspondent BERLIN July 16 United Press German trade in the Far East notably in China Is experiencing an unprecedented boom Markets lost to Germany during and after the World war have been recaptured and in many instances enlarged Germany is evidently winning considerable considerable considerable con con- trade from Britain in n China besides competing success successfully s- s U- U fully with America and Japan Japan l i ithe in the Chinese markets market Undoubtedly the present political and military struggle in China is r re rebounding rebounding re- re bounding to Germanys Germany's advantage The Chinese nationalist propaganda against Britain affords German goods a preference over British Then Then too Germany defaulted her special privileges in ChIna in 1921 and thus voluntarily forfeited those rights which the the Chinese are now attempting to gain from rom t the te e other powers Germany has known how to make the most of this favorable political politic position in China Owing to the Inability of ot German manufacturers and exporters to reenter reenter reenter re- re enter China immediately after the war war America Japan and Britain secured many German customers in n China In 1920 British exports to China were three times Umes larger than before the war vaC Americas America's exports to China hina are still reported report d to be five flY time ne the prewar level BEGAN IN 1924 It was wag not until when Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many stabilized he her currency and put her house in order that German German German Ger Ger- man merchandise reappeared on the Chinese horizon A thorough Just lust completed by the Uni UnD UnU- ed ed Press disclosed the the the- fact that Germany has generally rea reached hed and andIn andin andin in certain branches surpassed her prewar exports to China In reply to an inquiry Inquiry- by y the United Press the spokesman of the German Federation of Industries de declared declared de- de dared Since the reappearance of Germany in the Chinese markets the marketing of British and and nd Am Amer American r- r lean ican goods in China has slumped The striking success of German commerce in China is illustrated by bv Germanys Germany's continued net gain in ex exports exports ex- ex ports to th that t country at the very verv time when Chinas China's total Imports were dropping rapidly Finished manufactured products predominate in the list of German wares warea shipped ped to China Exports of German machinery electrical appliances appliances appliances ances paper rubber goods and watches showed a per cent and andIn andIn andin In s some me cases a per cent rise in 1925 26 German chemical supplies alone have lagged in the general rise of German trad trade In China and thiais this thia is unquestionably due to Japanese and American competition in the the dyestuffs trade CHEMICALS FALL OFF Except for dyes in which Germany enjoys a virtual monopoly in China G German chemical exports to the Far East are everywhere encountering encountering encountering en en- countering stiff rivalry from Japan and the United Stat States s. s It is striking that Germany occupies occupies occupies pies first place among the nations from which China is importing armand arms arm and munitions however It must b be emphasized that Germany has frequently fre frequently frequently fre- fre served merely as transit territory for Other countries in this trade Moreover the Hamburg ASsociation Association Association As As- of or Shippers and Far Eastern Traders recently placed an nn n embargo on the shipment of arms and munitions to China Germany Is also ahead of all other countries Including Engl England nd and America In the supply of most textile textile textile tex tex- tile goods to China Germany leads in the sale of important metals as well INVADE JAPAN Bu this astounding boom in German German German Ger Ger- man oriental trade is not limited to China German commerce with Japan and India also discloses a TeI re remarkable Te- Te remarkable I ascent German e exports Ro to Japan in 1913 totaled marks in 1924 they established a anew anew anew new record with marks in 1925 this figure rose rose to marks and in 1926 broks all kIt precedents precedents precedents prece prece- dents with marks Meanwhile Germanys Germany's trade with India has by no means merely been marking time It has kept pace with the rising tide of German business business busi busl- ness nesa throughout the Far East Thus in 1924 with I marks worth of exports to India ermany passed in currency value the amount o of her prewar business in India in 1925 1926 German exports rapidly mounted to marks and Jn in 1926 reached a total of marks Imports from India have virtually attained their prewar standard |