Berlin, Oct. 13.
Facts are emerging that indicate] that recent informal economic negotiations which have been going on in all parts of Europe are bearing! fruit, especially in the direction of Jcombining the steel industries of all Europe except Russia, It is now known that negotiations {for the formation of an East Europen steel trust composed of Czecho-Slovakia, Austro-Hungary and Rumania are making favourable progress. This body is said to be contemplating an alliance with the recently formed combine of German, French and Belgian steel At the same time, the Swedish steer industry is rapidly forming itself into a trust and is also tentatively, discussing joining the combine.
It is also expected that the report} of the conference at Ramsey on October 19. between British and: German industrialists representing banking, shipping, wool, cotton, coal, fron, dyestuffs and other interests, when published, will reveal a mea" sure of British ce-operation, though much depends upon the formation lof the international railway trust for: which negotiations are opening in London on October 16.
Interested optimists believe that! the steel combine will be' extended to allied industries and form the foundation stone of an economic "United States of Europe."—Reuter,
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