Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 36, 21 December 1920 — Page 3

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. RICHMOND. I ND., TUESDAY, DEC. 21, 1920.

Commercial Development Trend Makes America World Center

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. The United States has been made the heart of the world's business by the westward trend of commercial affairs and has reached the stage In Its industrial and commercial development where the maintenance of foreign, outlets Is necessary to continued domestic prosperity. Director It. S. MacElwee. of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the department of commerce, announced today in his anunal report. Declaring that the presenet stagnation In the business world was only a passing phase insofar as this country was concerned, Director MacElwee urged that the development of foreign markets be taken up with renewed vigor. "Our foreign trade In the fiscal year of 1920, with a total value of $13,349,661.401, was larger than in any previous year," he said. "It exceeded by

$3,000,000,000 the former high record in 1919. and was more than three times the value of the combined imports and exports in 1914, the last year before the war. Many People Interested. "Many people are more interested now than they were a year ago in foreign commerce. There were a few firms who had the foresight to take out life insurance while they were in good health. Others now wish they had done so. The only real insurance that will spread the risks of depression between the crests of the waves of domestic demand is the alloting of a substantial quota of the firms product for foreign commerce and the building up in the world's markets of a selling organization and clientele that will not necessarily fluctuate with

the waves of demand at home. "A depression regularly follows a

fTeat war, and its time of occurence

may be estimated, from historical

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for American commercial effort at this time, the report stated. Going back 3,000 years. Director Mac Elwee traced the center of commercial supremacy from Phoenicia

westward to London where it had been since between 1651 and 1700 and said the last war had moved the center of ! commerce westward again, the pre-, dominant interests at the present time being on the Pacific in addition to the; Atlantic. Analyses show, he said, thej

reason ior tne rise or nations mai successfully dominated the world's commerce to be that they were situated at the crossroads of transportation; that they developed their merchant marine and a navy to protect it; that they possessed the raw materials needed to supply the wants of man, and developed the artisans to chape these raw materials into the form in which man could use them. . "We are spread out across the paths of the westerly movement in the destiny of commerce," Director MacElwee said. "As to natural resources imd the skill of our artisans, there need no comment. Despite high wages, Yankee ingenuity and American ability to organize mass production with improved labor-saving machinery have made it possible for us. for many years, to dominate the world's commerce in such articles as harvesting machinery, sewing machines, cash registers, typewriters, office supplies, automobiles, and many other kinds of goods. German Civil Service Asks Large Wage Increase (By Associated Press.) HAMBURG. Dec. 21. Ten thousand civil service employes here have unanimously adopted a petition to the Berlin government for wage increase

j amounting to 70 per cent dating from

"Believe me! These guys up here know how to treat a fellow right," said one of the 60 boys who were the guests of the dormitory men of the

Y. M. C. A. at a Christmas party Monday night in the gymnasium and lobby of the association building. Santa Claus, a Christmas tree, and a big bag of gifts formed some of the chief matterB of interest to the boys. Games were played in the gymnasium under the direction of Karl Harding, physical director of the "Y." The penny scramble with the dormitory

men showering the coins from the balcony, was an interesting affair. The boys estimated their scramble results from 25 cents to $2. The party was perfectly arranged. Harry Smith, Fred Butler and Sidney Hayes being in charge of arrangements. They were ably assisted by every man in the dormitory. The Christmas tree was brought in by the

Boy Scouts of troup 5. It was gorgeously decorated with a galore of varicolored lights. 1 Each boy was given a bag contain ing two pairs of stockings, a woolen cap, pair of gloves, sack of candy, oranges and cookies, with two passes to the Washington Theatre, which were given by Manager Bell. Automo-

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biles took all the boys to their homes

immediately following the part?. ' This is the second affair of its kind and it is the plan of the boys to make the affair, an annual Christmas party. Thirty boys were taken care of last year and 60 this season.

The salary and allowances of tho president of the French republic amount to about $240,000 a year.

analogies, as about two of three years J October 1. for a minimum salary of after the close of hostilities. We are I 7,000 marks a year and 100 per cent

not going to have a panic in the Unit-i increase in family allowances

All other German government em

ployes have been urged to unite and force the granting of the demands by a strike if necesrary. The petition says that the need Is urgent net only for an increase of sal-

bureau of foreign and domestic com- aries but for a general revision by the raerce $1,493,270 was asked of con-1 government of the cost of living which Kress for the next fiscal year. That is is endangering the nation's economic

ed States, but we certainly feel the

kind of reaction that the surgeons call shock after an operation." Increase Asked. To meet the luereased demands of business and carry on the work of the

an increase of more than half a million dollars over the present year's appropriations. Of the total for next year $1,100,000 would be spent for commercial attaches abroad and for the promotion of commerce. It is proposed to double the number of commercial attaches making 24, and to increase the number of trade commissioners abroad by 17, making a total of 56, while commercial agents would be tripled with a total of 33. Estimates include $300,000 for com

mercial attaches, $500,000 for promot-, iig commerce in general, $150,000 fori promoting commerce in Central and ' South America and $150,000 for pro-r-otins commerce in the Far East. The! irr reared appropriations would per-) ,,,- -rpatly intensified development of: '""ts for American goods in Latin-i '"I and the Far East which are v. the most promising fields

existence.

" We find ourselves in the predicament where we must either have government aid or try to endure the im-

i possible living conditions, the petition J states.

has several millions of members.

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LONDON, Dec. 21. There is no I abatement in the high cost of living j in the United Kingdom. The average j level of retail prices including food, I

clothing, fuel, light and rent, on Nov. 1, was about 176 per cent above that of July, 1914, as compared with 164 per cent on October ( 1, the official Labor Gazette states.

Last month's 12 per cent increase is i

mainly duo to the higher prices of flour and brpad.

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