Show r America Trade Goat I ITHE THE HE persistent decline in American exports during the past few 1 months until they have reached a low point of less than a quarter of the record totals of July and Aug August s gives rise to a s sus suspicion pic o that America is bei be being made madeth the trade goat goar of f some Europ Euro- Euro p peah fit During the war the United States made loans to the extent of more than to its allies i including cl ding France but principally to England yet h a a member of the French chamber of deputies recently urged that the people of France borrow from the United States but buy from Germany On the part of England which has paid only a s small all part even p of the interest on oil the American loan and which has just floated another loan of in the United States the activities of the British chamber of commerce commerce are just becoming known This chamber of pf commerce which was established in Cologne last April has a membership covering a capital or of nearly 1500 representing industries which employ more more than people in England Within five five months after the establishment establishment establish establish- establishment f ment o of the British chamber of commerce in Cologne there had been shipped to that city about worth of British goods belonging to members of the chamber of commerce r ready ady for sale to the Germans It is stated that more business has been done in Cologne duffing the the- past two months than in the entire year previous to the war and the announcement is made that the British chamber of commerce plans plans' to establish branches in all of the principal cities of Germany In the meantime strenuous appeals have been made by Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and other European countries for financial assistance from the United States but judging from Americas America's declining imports and the feverish activity in restoring trade relations with Germany by various V. other European countries it would app appear ar t that at the he thead hea a ad Q e of the member of the the French chamber of deputies is being fol wed d generally to the trade detriment of the tile United d States I |