Show GERMANS SEEK AUTO PARTS A Automotive Automotive Products Barred for Years Soon to Be On Markets It will interest American auto auto- aut automobile o mobile manufacturers to learn that tha t Germany barred to American au automotive au- au automotive products for or years may ma y become again an open market 1 a few months Herbert Hoover secretary at o i commerce reports that n on the part of ot German motor car ca r dealers points to 10 an early R ot of Import restrictions and a re renewal renewal newel newal of ot business In American a cars carl and trucks American motor car manufacturers manufacturers are now placing first eon contracts tracts with automotive dealers dealer i In a Germany contingent on the lifting R ot of present rigid Import restrictions That Important s only awaits such a 3 change Is In Indicated by the number Dumber ot of trade trail e opportunIties Just received fro m Germany by the automobile dl di- di divIsion vIsion ot of the d department of ot eom eom- fierce merce An officer of ot the Association a i German aGerman Automotive dealers Is ex- ex ex expected petted to come to the United I States shortly to give tint first hand ban d Information on gen general ral conditions condition I In the trade and the b best st means mean of ot American automo- automo automotive automotive tive prods prod In Germany Says the department of ot com com- commerce merce The present situation In Ger Ger- many macy RS as regards automotive Im Imports ports Ins involves olves olvea three groups man groups man dealers and the public The manufacturers who wield a powerful Influence In the foreign trade council board have opposed relaxation or ot of o the tho lm- lm Import Im Import port restrictions on the tho grounds domestic that It sill nil 11 curtail sales of domes domes- tic cars and result In higher prices and extensive unemployment WANT U S PARTS The dealers on the tho other hand believe belleve comprIsIng about 2000 firms be- be be lieve lIeTe that prohibition of ot automo automo- tive automotive Imports is 18 harmful to all concerned In shutting out Amer leas Ican cars the prices of ot v range from third one to three German fourths as high as prices of Ger man cars care of ot corresponding types and sizes numerous potential con con- cone sumers consumers ot of o low priced cars care are deprived de of ot advantages arising from theIr use The dealers declare that presence of ot these cars care jn in Ger Ger- many Germany CerR would promote commerce in general and would change the as as- as aspect poet of at the automobile from that of a luxury accessible only to a few afew to that of a utility This is 19 also the attitude o of tho the public which holds hold with the dealers tha that t the popularization of the tho auto auto- automobile automobile mobile will have a general ener Baer effect on German Industry and commerce There Thera appears apposes to bo be no doubt that the position of ot the dealer dealers s and stronger consumers Is growl growing OK strong strong- er and that In the near future the manufacturers organization sill III glue give Its assent to the raising othe ot of the prohibition without first be- be beIng beIns Ins Ing assured of ot an upward revision of at the tariff pp 00 |