Show economic highlights happenings that effect the dinner vails palls dividend cli checks eclis and tax tan bills bilas of every individual the effect of bi the war abroad on american business gradually becomes clearer and for the most part it la Is different than was expected when hostilities began last september yep paul mallon recently published a brief analysis of the situation furnishing it with facts of considerable interest first war has tipped lipped our exports r but curiously enough the rise in sales to io belligerents has been less than to neutrals total export rise Is almost 30 per cent ceaf but in ciensi cre in goods going to haa gaie been only 10 per cent nor way ways demand fur for american Amei ican su supplies p plies has ads shawn the startling rise of per cent swedish buy buying ingis Is up 67 per cent dutch 47 per cent cani and italian 11 41 per cent no one believes that these countries tire using all Q ot whit what they buy bay for themselves logical explanation Is that thai it a large laige pert oi of the purchases pui chases is being transshipped trans shipped to germany which is unable to trade directly with ua us because oi of the allied blockade in id spite of tile the sharp total rise in our exports ep oits a comparatively limited num number berof of american industries are blooml booming ug because of it foreign demand ter for agricultural agil cultural esporas es em ports including tobacco is drop ping toward the point of non existence and strange as it seems foreign buying of automobiles and trucks necessary ns as these are to wars war ihas has shrunk materially ap patiently parent ly file he belligerents nie ara able to produce their own machines maaen es of transport without spending their carefully hoarded lioard ed gold for the Aine american rican product biggest vugest increase for lilly any export commodity is shown by aluminum aup up 33 per cent that Is corn coin plemely understandable as ag alum lanum anum is being used more and more corb in planes and other instruments of war A aircraft exports have risen close to par per cent and cheina chemicals and leather have all shown advances of 60 per cent or more the allied purchasing commission seems to be doing a capable job by eliminating the competitive bidding between france and england which early in ili the last nai war ft fit has helped to fo hold boo prices dowland down dow nAnd and it if Is working efi with this government so that our own national defense needs will not noi be impaired by foreign buying war var buying hera will undoubtedly increase as time goes on though no sudden jumps are an tiel if commercial credits tire me given finland and china through the hank bank tins tells of s of dollars worth of orders will flow lutu into american industry we arent experiencing a war nar bholi but we s tire no making money out of the conflict unfortunately it seems to be the verdict of that we ui or anoni else must face the fask of rebuilding building shattered it has haa long been said bald that time works with tho the allies that is certa laly true tine in ili out very vital inetter it is generally in limed believed that thai allied plane prodoc llull imd and purchasing yui chasing has haa bi ought brought british and french air ah forces very lose to those of germany and that by the end of tile tho acar tai the leili lei li wilt will bu be well in ili another way hoeun time works with alth littler jer jermais jerm maii tu tech jil clans and a ii d eclea fists always among the best iu in uie the bild world have becu otilit to russia to speed up soviet product lou andio facilitate transport the amazing of the in III producing find aud delivering tile the goods the delell ill nw dalias has been one of hillers Hit lers mot serious problems in another eight or 01 tn tell months the experts feel the grimau engineers ww ivill hae leave effected a great change aud and supplies will be flowing into germany lilly across conque conquered rea poland lu in a 11 kt steade caly a and nd heavy stream bilsland Bil gland is obi obviously loudly extremely worried i 01 lied by the mie apparent fact that flitter Is getting supplies from the balkan countries counti ies which being neutrals can purchase whatever they want from italy us or anyone elie ei e and ht is worried too by bahe the potentialities of russia as a source of food machines oil and other ae cesary commodities ties tills this the observers say explains britland Brit lan lans recent violations eo lations of international la law and her refusal to make amends buc ads to norway NO flay for the Alti nark incident tho the allied high command lg Is apparently convinced that nica rules annot be permitted to stand in the way nay of their prosecution of the war 0 puniner welles the presidents peacie emissary certainly reached europe nt ai a discouraging moment just about tile tho ume time his boat beai was docking was was making his ni most 0 st aggress lv antl anti i reech and hitler in turn was raking england over the coas coals in III ills usual manner it seem scein possible now to find any coni com nion ground for negotiation tation england la definitely on oil re record cordas as being out to destroy the nazi regime and hitler says he be wont stop until germany gets living space apace abid her old colonies it still looks like a long war 1 |